摘要
Preconditioning-induced cellular adaptation is a new therapeutic strategy for ischemic stroke. This research aims to examine the role of peroxisome proliferator activated receptor (PPAR)-纬 co-activator 1-伪 (PGC-1伪) and hypoxia induced factor-1伪 (HIF-1伪) in hypoxic preconditioning-induced protection. In this study, rat artery endothelial cells and neuronal PC12 cells were preconditioned with hypoxia before oxygen-glucose deprivation (OGD) insult. Cell viability, protein expression and oxidative stress were then evaluated. PGC-1伪 and HIF-1伪 were knocked down by RNA interference. We found that hypoxic preconditioning significantly reduced cell damage, enhanced the expression of PGC-1伪, HIF-1伪 and VEGF and attenuated oxidative stress in endothelial and PC12 cells in OGD model. The protective effects of hypoxic preconditioning were hardly detected in HIF-1伪 or PGC-1伪 deficit cells. The loss of protection was accompanied with a significant loss of VEGF expression in HIF-1伪 or PGC-1伪 deficit PC12 cells and PGC-1伪 deficit endothelial cells as well as a considerable decrease of anti-oxidative effects in PGC-1伪 knocked-down endothelial cells. The present study demonstrated that both PGC-1伪 and HIF-1伪 played crucial roles in hypoxic preconditioning in endothelial and neuronal cells.