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Hyperbaric oxygen preconditioning ameliorates blood-brain barrier damage induced by hypoxia through modulation of tight junction proteins in an in vitro model
Aim To explore the effects of hyperbaric oxygen preconditioning
(HBOP) on the permeability of blood-brain barrier
(BBB) and expression of tight junction proteins under hypoxic
conditions in vitro.
Methods A BBB in vitro model was constructed using the
hCMEC/D3 cell line and used when its trans-endothelial
electrical resistance (TEER) reached 80-120 Ω · cm2 (tested
by Millicell-Electrical Resistance System). The cells were
randomly divided into the control group cultured under
normal conditions, the group cultured under hypoxic conditions
(2%O2) for 24 h (hypoxia group), and the group
first subjected to HBOP for 2 h and then to hypoxia (HBOP
group). Occludin and ZO-1 expression were analyzed by
immunofluorescence assay.
Results Normal hCMEC/D3 was spindle-shaped and
tightly integrated. TEER was significantly reduced in the
hypoxia (P = 0.001) and HBOP group (P = 0.014) compared
to control group, with a greater decrease in the hypoxia
group. Occludin membranous expression was significantly
decreased in the hypoxia group (P = 0.001) compared to
the control group, but there was no change in the HBOP
group. ZO-1 membranous expression was significantly decreased
(P = 0.002) and cytoplasmic expression was significantly
increased (P = 0.001) in the hypoxia group compared
to the control group, although overall expression
levels did not change. In the HBOP group, there was no
significant change in ZO-1 expression compared to the
control group.
Conclusion Hyperbaric oxygen preconditioning protected
the integrity of BBB in an in vitro model through modulation
of occludin and ZO-1 expression under hypoxic conditions