Simvastatin and Atorvastatin Improve Neurological Outcome After Experimental Intracerebral Hemorrhage
- 1 October 2009
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) in Stroke
- Vol. 40 (10), 3384-3389
- https://doi.org/10.1161/strokeaha.108.544395
Abstract
Background and Purpose— This study investigates the effects of statin treatment on experimental intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) using behavioral, histological, and MRI measures of recovery. Methods— Primary ICH was induced in rats. Simvastatin (2 mg/kg), atorvastatin (2 mg/kg), or phosphate-buffered saline (n=6 per group) was given daily for 1 week. MRI studies were performed 2 to 3 days before ICH, and at 1 to 2 hours and 1, 2, 7, 14, and 28 days after ICH. The ICH evolution was assessed via hematoma volume measurements using susceptibility-weighted imaging (SWI) and tissue loss using T 2 maps and hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) histology. Neurobehavioral tests were done before ICH and at various time points post-ICH. Additional histological measures were performed with doublecortin neuronal nuclei and bromodeoxyuridine stainings. Results— Initial ICH volumes determined by SWI were similar across all groups. Simvastatin significantly reduced hematoma volume at 4 weeks ( P =0.002 versus control with acute volumes as baseline), whereas that for atorvastatin was marginal ( P =0.09). MRI estimates of tissue loss (% of contralateral hemisphere) for treated rats were significantly lower ( P =0.0003 and 0.001, respectively) than for control at 4 weeks. Similar results were obtained for H&E histology ( P =0.0003 and 0.02, respectively). Tissue loss estimates between MRI and histology were well correlated ( R 2 =0.764, P Conclusions— Simvastatin and atorvastatin significantly improved neurological recovery, decreased tissue loss, and increased neurogenesis when administered for 1 week after ICH.This publication has 35 references indexed in Scilit:
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