Using immunohistochemical method, it was demonstrated that neurons of the cerebral cortex have the capacity to express hypoxia-inducible factor-1 alpha (HIF-1α) in normoxia. Intensity of this process is different for rats having unequal tolerance to hypoxia. Basal HIF-1α expression in neurons of rats with low-resistance (LR) to hypoxia is higher compared to rats with high-resistance (HR). Bilateral photochemically induced focal ischemic insult in the rat prefrontal cortex completely suppressed HIF-1α neuronal expression the in the ischemic zone and only partially--in the area of the penumbra. Neuronal injury was more pronounced in cortex of LR rats compared to HR rats. These findings suggest that functional significance of HIF-1α is greater in neurons of the cerebral cortex of LR rats compared to HR rats.

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