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ArticleMolecular and cellular biochemistry2014

Neuroprotective effects of vitexin by inhibition of NMDA receptors in primary cultures of mouse cerebral cortical neurons.

Le Yang, Zhi-ming Yang, Nan Zhang, Zhen Tian, Shui-bing Liu, Ming-gao Zhao

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Article in Molecular and cellular biochemistry, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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18 citing papers in PubMed, 43 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Phytochemicals with potential NMDAR-inhibitory activities: a review of neuroprotective mechanisms against excitotoxicity.Saudi pharmaceutical journal : SPJ : the official publication of the Saudi Pharmaceutical Society · 2026
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  5. Beneficial Role of Vitexin in Parkinson's Disease.The Malaysian journal of medical sciences : MJMS · 2023
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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Le YangDepartment of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, China.
Zhi-ming Yang
Nan Zhang
Zhen Tian
Shui-bing Liu
Ming-gao Zhao
Air Force Medical University · CNUrumqi General Hospital of PLA · CNXi'an Jiaotong University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The accumulation of glutamate can excessively activate the N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors and cause excitotoxicity. Vitexin (5, 7, 4-trihydroxyflavone-8-glucoside, Vit) is a c-glycosylated flavone which was found in the several herbs, exhibiting potent hypotensive, anti-inflammatory, and neuroprotective properties. However, little is known about the neuroprotective effects of Vit on glutamate-induced excitotoxicity. In present study, primary cultured cortical neurons were treated with NMDA to induce the excitotoxicity. Pretreatment with Vit significantly prevented NMDA-induced neuronal cell loss and reduced the number of apoptotic neurons. Vit significantly inhibited the neuronal apoptosis induced by NMDA exposure by regulating balance of Bcl-2 and Bax expression and the cleavages of poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase and pro-caspase 3. Furthermore, pretreatment of Vit reversed the up-regulation of NR2B-containing NMDA receptors and the intracellular Ca(2+) overload induced by NMDA exposure. The neuroprotective effects of Vit are related to inhibiting the activities of NR2B-containing NMDA receptors and reducing the calcium influx in cultured cortical neurons.

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AnimalsApigeninbcl-2-Associated X ProteinBlotting, WesternCells, CulturedCerebral CortexExcitatory Amino Acid AntagonistsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLNeuronsNeuroprotective AgentsReceptors, N-Methyl-D-AspartateApigeninbcl-2-Associated X ProteinExcitatory Amino Acid AntagonistsNeuroprotective AgentsReceptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartatevitexin

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PMID24141792
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