Shigeki Ono    Department   Kawasaki Medical School  Kawasaki Medical School, Department of Neurosurgery 2,    Position   Professor
Article types	原著
Language	English
Peer review	Peer reviewed
Title	Endothelial nitric oxide synthase-11R protein therapy for prevention of cerebral vasospasm in rats: a preliminary report
Journal	Formal name：Acta Neurochirurgica Supplement Abbreviation：Acta Neurochir Suppl ISSN code：00651419
Volume, Issue, Page	104,pp.165-167
Author and coauthor	Tomoyuki Ogawa, S. Ono, T. Ichikawa, S. Arimitsu, K. Onoda, K. Tokunaga, K. Sugiu, K. Tomizawa, H. Matsui, I. Date
Publication date	2008
Summary	Background In one of our studies we found that enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP) fused with consecutive 11 arginines (11R), one of the protein transduction domains (PTDs) [1–6, 11], and effectively penetrated into all layers of the rat basilar artery (BA). We examined whether eNOS (140-kDa) fused 11R (11R-eNOS) was also transduced into the BAs and had a positive effect on the attenuation of cerebral vasospasm. Method 11R-eNOS or saline was injected into the cisterna magna of male Sprague-Dawley rats. Two hours after the injection, the BAs were extracted from the rats and transduction efficacy of 11R-eNOS in the BA was evaluated by immunofluorescence staining. To examine the effect of 11R-eNOS on the cerebral arteries exposed to SAH, we measured the post SAH BA diameters six hours after the injection of 11R-eNOS. Findings Immunofluorescent study confirmed the presence of 11R-eNOS protein in the layers of the cerebral arteries in vivo. 11R-eNOS had a positive effect on attenuation of cerebral vasospasm. Conclusions 11R-eNOS was effectively transduced into the walls of the BA. 11R-eNOS inhibited the vasoconstriction after SAH. These results suggest that 11R-eNOS protein therapy has a potential in treating cerebral vasospasm.