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ArticleNeurobiology of disease2018

Bliverdin reductase-A improves neurological function in a germinal matrix hemorrhage rat model.

Yiting Zhang, Yan Ding, Tai Lu, Yixin Zhang, Ningbo Xu, Lingyan Yu, Devin W McBride, Jerry J Flores, Jiping Tang, John H Zhang

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Article in Neurobiology of disease, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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15citing papers in PubMed
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 15% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Biliverdin reductase A is a major determinant of protective NRF2 signaling.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Yiting ZhangDepartment of Ophthalmology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China; Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA, USA.
Yan DingDepartment of Physiology and Pharmacology, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA, USA.
Tai LuDepartment of Physiology and Pharmacology, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA, USA.
Yixin ZhangDepartment of Physiology and Pharmacology, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA, USA.
Ningbo XuDepartment of Physiology and Pharmacology, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA, USA.
Lingyan YuDepartment of Physiology and Pharmacology, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA, USA.
Devin W McBrideDepartment of Physiology and Pharmacology, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA, USA.
Jerry J FloresDepartment of Physiology and Pharmacology, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA, USA.
Jiping TangDepartment of Physiology and Pharmacology, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA, USA.
John H ZhangDepartment of Physiology and Pharmacology, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA, USA; Departments of Anesthesiology and Neurosurgery, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA, USA. Electronic address: johnzhang3910@yahoo.com.
Loma Linda University · USFirst Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University · CN

Funding

Cerebrospinal Fluid Dynamics in Posthemorrhagic Hydrocephalus in NeonatesR01NS103822 · NINDS · LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY · PI ZHANG, JOHN H · 2017 to 2021
$1.7M
Harness Germinal Matrix HemorrhageR01NS078755 · NINDS · LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY · PI ZHANG, JOHN H · 2012 to 2016
$1.7M
NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS078755NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS103822
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Germinal matrix hemorrhage is induced by stereotaxic injection of collagenase into the germinal matrix of P7 Sprague-Dawley rats. Hemoglobin assay, western blot, immunofluorescence and neurobehavioral tests were used to test the effects of BLVRA on hematoma resolution and anti-inflammatory response. We showed that BLVRA triggered a signaling cascade that ameliorated post-hemorrhagic neurological deficits in both short-term and long-term neurobehavioral tests in a GMH rat model. Specifically, BLVRA inhibited toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) expression by translocating to the nucleus in an endothelial nitric oxide (eNOS)/nitric oxide (NO)-dependent manner. BLVRA also induced the upregulation of CD36 scavenger receptor level in microglia/microphages, of which the prominent role is to enhance hematoma resolution. However, the beneficial effects of BLVRA were abolished with the knockdown of eNOS, indicating that the eNOS/NO system is an important downstream factor of BLVRA. Our results demonstrate a mechanism of BLVRA modulating hematoma resolution and suppressing inflammation through eNOS/NO/TLR4 pathway in the GMH rat model.

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AnimalsAnimals, NewbornCerebral HemorrhageDisease Models, AnimalLateral VentriclesOxidoreductases Acting on CH-CH Group DonorsRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyRecombinant ProteinsOxidoreductases Acting on CH-CH Group DonorsRecombinant ProteinsGerminal matrix hemorrhageHematoma resolutionInflammationInnate immunity

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PMID29203281
PMCPMC5747982
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