[Significance and expression of FKHR and AKT after subarachnoid hemorrhage in rat brain cortex].

Objective: To study the significance and expression of FKHR and AKT after subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) in rat brain cortex.

Methods: Twenty-four rats were randomly divided into three groups: sham, SAH and SAH plus nimodipine (n=8 each). A reliable SAH model was established by double injections of blood into cistern magna in Wistar rats. The neurological scores were measured by Loeffler and the expressions of FKHR, P-FKHR, AKT and P-FKHR detected by Western blot.

Results: Compared with sham group, the neurological score of SAH group obviously decreased (P < 0.05), the expression of FKHR became elevated in rat cortex (P < 0.01), the expression of AKT had no change and the expressions of P-AKT and P-FKHR obviously decreased (all P < 0.01). But the neurological score markedly increased (P < 0.01) and the expressions of P-AKT and P-FKHR became elevated (all P < 0.01) after administration of nimodipine.

Conclusion: Both P-AKT and P-FKHR are involved in the process of brain cortex damage induced by SAH. The protective effects of nimodipine on brain injury induced by SAH may be related to the elevated expressions of P-AKT and P-FKHR in brain cortex.