Neurotrophins are growth factors expressed by cells of the nervous system both during development and in adulthood. The Nerve Growth Factor (NGF, the English- Nerve Growth Factor), brain-derived neurotrophic factor (English- BDNF- of Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor), Neurotrophin-3 (NT-3), Neurotrophin-4/5 ( NT-4/5), have many functions related to aging and response of nervous tissue to the pathology such as vascular accident (CVA). In this pathology, the increase of the neurotrophin expression can interfere with the degree of neurogenesis in the sub-ventricular zone (SVZ) and redirect the rostral migratory flow of Adult Neural Stem Cells (CTNAs) to the ischemic region. The presence of neurotrophin receptors TrkA and p75NTR in the CTNAs of SVZ indicates that they may participate in the regulation of neurogenesis in this region. Here we describe the influence of an experimental ischemia by microinjection of a vasconstritor Endothelin-1 peptide, which is restricted to the striatum adjacent SVZ; on the pattern of immunoreactivity for TrkA and p75NTR receptors in different survival times. The histopathological pattern of ischemic striatum and the cytoarchitecture of the SVZ, followed by immunohistochemical analysis to the receptors were analyzed. Numerous p75NTR + cells were found in the ipsilateral SVZ and against the injection site, with had a reduction in immunoreactivity at first and third day after ischemia. Few TrkA + cells were found in SVZ of both groups, however, many TrkA + axonal terminals were saw in the ischemic ipsilateral SVZ. Soon after the ischemic process, there was thickening of the SVZ, the concomitant reduction in immunoreactivity for p75NTR and TrkA + arisings of axonal terminals.
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