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ArticleJournal of natural medicines2015

Chinese herbal medicine formula tao hong si wu decoction protects against cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury via PI3K/Akt and the Nrf2 signaling pathway.

Li Li, Na Yang, Ling Nin, Zhilong Zhao, Lu Chen, Jie Yu, Zhuyun Jiang, Zhendong Zhong, Daiwen Zeng, Hongyi Qi and 1 more

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Article in Journal of natural medicines, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers.

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11 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Li LiCollege of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southwest University, 2 Tiansheng Road, Beibei District, Chongqing, 400716, People's Republic of China.
Na Yang
Ling Nin
Zhilong Zhao
Lu Chen
Jie Yu
Zhuyun Jiang
Zhendong Zhong
Daiwen Zeng
Hongyi Qi
Xiaoyu Xu
Southwest University · CNSichuan Academy of Medical Sciences & Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Chinese herbal medicine formula Tao Hong Si Wu decoction (THSWD) is traditionally used for the prevention and treatment of ischemic stroke. Transcription factor NF-E2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) regulates a battery of phase II enzymes and is known as the major mechanism of cellular defense against oxidative stress. The present study aimed to explore the potential effect of THSWD on the Nrf2 signaling pathway and the consequent effect during cerebral ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury. We found that THSWD reduced infarct volume and improved neurological function in a rat stroke model induced by middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO). Additionally, heme oxygenase 1 (HO-1), a key endogenous antioxidant enzyme regulated by Nrf2, was significantly further induced by THSWD in this in vivo model. In neuronal-like PC12 cells, THSWD remarkably up-regulated HO-1 expression and promoted Nrf2 nuclear translocation. Furthermore, phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt kinase was found to be involved in the upstream of Nrf2 regulation. In an in vitro oxygen-glucose deprivation/reperfusion (OGD-Rep) model, THSWD treatment significantly reduced cell death induced by OGD-Rep insult. Importantly, the protective action was attenuated while PI3K activity was inhibited by a specific inhibitor, LY294002, and the Nrf2 signaling pathway was blocked by antioxidant response element (ARE) decoy oligonucleotides. Collectively, these results demonstrated that THSWD exhibited notable neuroprotective properties in vitro and in vivo and activation of PI3K/Akt and the Nrf2 signaling pathway may be, at least in part, responsible for the protection. This study provides a better understanding of the molecular mechanism underlying the traditional use of the Chinese herbal medicine formula THSWD.

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AnimalsBrain InfarctionDrugs, Chinese HerbalHeme Oxygenase-1MaleNF-E2-Related Factor 2Oxidative StressPC12 CellsPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinaseProtective AgentsRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReperfusion InjurySignal TransductionDrugs, Chinese HerbalHeme Oxygenase-1NF-E2-Related Factor 2Phosphatidylinositol 3-KinaseProtective AgentsTaohong Siwu decoction II

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PMID25149059
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