Expression of cerebral monocarboxylate transporters was determined 1 and 24 h following transient ischemia in mice.
After 1 h, MCT1, MCT2 and MCT4 expressions were upregulated in the ipsilateral and contralateral striatum and cortex.
Neuronal MCT2 but also MCT1 expression, astrocytic MCT4 expression and microvessel MCT1 expression all increased at 1 h.
After 24 h, overall MCT2 and MCT4 expressions decreased in the ipsilateral and contralateral striatum and cortex.
Neuronal MCT2 expression was reduced but MCT4 expression appeared while microvessels exhibited MCT2 expression at 24 h.