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ArticleScientific reports2017

Effects of the TLR4 signaling pathway on apoptosis of neuronal cells in diabetes mellitus complicated with cerebral infarction in a rat model.

Chao Li, Li-He Che, Tie-Feng Ji, Lei Shi, Jin-Lu Yu

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Article in Scientific reports, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It has been retracted, and should not be counted. Cited by 22 papers.

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22citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed, 49 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Chao LiDepartment of Neurology, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130021, P.R. China.
Li-He CheDepartment of Infectious Diseases, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130021, P.R. China.
Tie-Feng JiDepartment of Radiology, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130021, P.R. China.
Lei ShiDepartment of Neurosurgery, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130021, P.R. China.
Jin-Lu YuDepartment of Neurosurgery, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130021, P.R. China.
Jilin University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study aims to explore the effects of the TLR4 signaling pathway on the apoptosis of neuronal cells in rats with diabetes mellitus complicated with cerebral infarction (DMCI). A DMCI model was established with 40 Sprague Dawley rats, which were assigned into blank, sham, DM + middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) and DM + MCAO + TAK242 groups. Superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity and malondialdehyde (MDA) content were measured. A TUNEL assay was applied for detecting cell apoptosis, and Western blotting was used for detecting the expression of TLR4, TNF-α, IL-1β and apoptosis-related proteins. Compared with the blank and sham groups, there was an increase in cell apoptosis, expression of Bcl-2, Bax, cleaved caspase-3, TNF-α, IL-1β and TLR4 proteins and MDA content and a decrease in SOD activity in the DM + MCAO and DM + MCAO + TAK242 groups. Compared with those in the DM + MCAO group, rats in the DM + MCAO + TAK242 group exhibited an increase in SOD activity and a decrease in cell apoptosis, expression of Bcl-2, Bax, cleaved caspase-3, TNF-α, IL-1β and TLR4 proteins and MDA content. Inhibition of the TLR4 signaling pathway reduces neuronal cell apoptosis and nerve injury to protect the brain.

Indexed as

ApoptosisSignal TransductionAnimalsApoptosis Regulatory ProteinsBrainDiabetes Mellitus, ExperimentalInfarction, Middle Cerebral ArteryInterleukin-1betaMaleMalondialdehydeNeuronsRats, Sprague-DawleySuperoxide DismutaseToll-Like Receptor 4Tumor Necrosis Factor-alphaApoptosis Regulatory ProteinsInterleukin-1betaMalondialdehydeSuperoxide DismutaseToll-Like Receptor 4Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha

Identifiers

PMID28272417
PMCPMC5341048
OpenAlexW2592268566

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