Celecoxib induces functional recovery after intracerebral hemorrhage with reduction of brain edema and perihematomal cell death

Kon Chu, Sang Wuk Jeong, Keun Hwa Jung, So Young Han, Soon Tae Lee, Manho Kim, Jae Kyu Roh

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Abstract

The selective cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibitor has been reported to have antiintlammatory, neuroprotective, and antioxidant effects in ischemia models. In this study, the authors examined whether a selective COX-2 inhibitor (celecoxib) reduces cerebral inflammation and edema after intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), and whether functional recovery is sustained with longer treatment. ICH was induced using collagenase in adult rats. Celecoxib (10 or 20 mg/kg) was administered intraperitoncally 20 minutes, 6 hours, and 24 hours after ICH and then daily thereafter. Seventy-two hours after ICH induction, the rats were killed for histologic assessment and measurement of brain edema and prostaglandin E2. Behavioral tests were performed before and 1, 7, 14, 21, and 28 days after ICH. The brain water content of celecoxib-treated rats decreased both in lesioned and nonlesioned hemispheres in a dose-dependent manner. Compared with the ICH-only group, the number of TUNEL-positive, myeloperoxidase-positive, or OX42-positive cells was decreased in the periphery of hematoma and brain prostaglandin E2 level was reduced in the celecoxib-treated group. Celecoxib-treated rats recovered better by the behavioral tests at 7 days after ICH throughout the 28-day period, and the earlier the drug was administered, the better the functional recovery. Evidence of similar effects in an autologous blood-injected model showed that direct collagenase toxicity was not the major cause of inflammation or cell death. These data suggest that celecoxib treatment after ICH reduces prostaglandin E2 production, brain edema, inflammation, and perihematomal cell death in the perihematomal zone and induces better functional recovery.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)926-933
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism
Volume24
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2004

Keywords

  • Brain edema
  • Cyclooxygenase-2
  • Inflammation
  • Intracerebral hemorrhage
  • Neuronal death

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