Role of stress-inducible protein-1 in recruitment of bone marrow derived cells into the ischemic brains.

ABSTRACT: Stress-inducible protein-1 (STI-1) is the proposed ligand for the cellular prion protein (PrP(C) ), which is thought to facilitate recovery following stroke. Whether STI-1 expression is affected by stroke and how its signalling facilitates recovery remain elusive. Brain slices from patients that died of ischemic stroke were collected for STI-1 immunohistochemistry. These findings were compared to results from cell cultures, mice with or without the PrP(C) knockout, and rats. Based on these findings, molecular and pharmacological interventions were administered to investigate the underlying mechanisms and to test the possibility for therapy in experimental stroke models. STI-1 was upregulated in the ischemic brains from humans and rodents. The increase in STI-1 expression in vivo was not ce

SUBMITTER: Lee SD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3944463 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature