ArticleNeurochemical research2018
Irisin Peptide Protects Brain Against Ischemic Injury Through Reducing Apoptosis and Enhancing BDNF in a Rodent Model of Stroke.
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- Therapeutic intervention with sinomenine and irisin to preserve cardiac function after ischaemia-reperfusion injury.Experimental physiology · 2026Article
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- Disrupting FOXO4 function confers neuroprotection against oxidative stress and ischemia-reperfusion-caused neuronal injury.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- Remote Ischemic Preconditioning Exerts Neuroprotective Effects Via the PGC-1α/FNDC5/BDNF Pathway in Focal Brain Ischemia of Rats.Translational stroke research · 2026Article
- Central Irisin Administration Attenuates Hypothalamic TLR4/MyD88-Mediated Neuroinflammatory Signaling in Diet-Induced Obese Mice.Molecular neurobiology · 2026Article
- Recombinant Irisin Therapy Alters Brain Transcriptome and Protects Against Ischemic Damage in Middle-Aged Rats.Stroke · 2026Article
- Exercise-induced myokine irisin protects against obesity-associated ischemic stroke via integrin αVβ5 signaling.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2026Article
- Skeletal Muscle as an Auto-, Para- and Endocrine Organ: The Role of Myokines in Muscle Metabolism and Other Metabolic Organs.Physiological research · 2025Review
- Therapeutic Potential of Irisin in Neurodegenerative Diseases.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Critical Role of the Endothelial αV/β5 Integrin Receptor Signaling Pathway in Promoting Irisin-induced Hippocampal BDNF Expression.Molecular neurobiology · 2025Article
- Irisin deficiency exacerbates cardiac dysfunction and enhances hemorrhage injury in hemorrhage/resuscitation.American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology · 2025Article
- Exercise training enhances myokine release and reduces brain insulin resistance: insights into muscle-CNS metabolic cross-talk.Metabolic brain disease · 2025Review
- Exercise-induced irisin ameliorates cognitive impairment following chronic cerebral hypoperfusion by suppressing neuroinflammation and hippocampal neuronal apoptosis.Journal of neuroinflammation · 2025Article
- Potential role of FNDC5 in exercise-induced improvement of cognitive function.Journal of Zhejiang University. Science. B · 2025Review
- Role and Functions of Irisin: A Perspective on Recent Developments and Neurodegenerative Diseases.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Ischemic stroke rehabilitation through endurance training of varying intensity and duration in male Sprague-Dawley rats.Iranian journal of basic medical sciences · 2025Article
- Intestinal ischemia-reperfusion and blood-brain barrier compromise: pathways to cognitive dysfunction.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2025Review
- Intracerebroventricular administration of the exercise hormone irisin or acute strenuous exercise alleviates epileptic seizure-induced neuroinflammation and improves memory dysfunction in rats.BMC neuroscience · 2024Article
- Impact of Exercise Intensity on Cerebral BDNF Levels: Role of FNDC5/Irisin.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Article
- FNDC5/Irisin in dementia and cognitive impairment: update and novel perspective.Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologica · 2024Review
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Abstract
Evidence has shown therapeutic potential of irisin in cerebral stroke. The present study aimed to assess the effects of recombinant irisin on the infarct size, neurological outcomes, blood-brain barrier (BBB) permeability, apoptosis and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) expression in a mouse model of stroke. Transient focal cerebral ischemia was established by middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) for 45 min and followed reperfusion for 23 h in mice. Recombinant irisin was administrated at doses of 0.1, 0.5, 2.5, 7.5, and 15 µg/kg, intracerebroventricularly (ICV), on the MCAO beginning. Neurological outcomes, infarct size, brain edema and BBB permeability were evaluated by modified neurological severity score (mNSS), 2,3,5-triphenyltetrazolium chloride (TTC) staining and Evans blue (EB) extravasation methods, respectively, at 24 h after ischemia. Apoptotic cells and BDNF protein were detected by TUNEL assay and immunohistochemistry techniques. The levels of Bcl-2, Bax and caspase-3 proteins were measured by immunoblotting technique. ICV irisin administration at doses of 0.5, 2.5, 7.5 and 15 µg/kg, significantly reduced infarct size, whereas only in 7.5 and 15 µg/kg improved neurological outcome (P < 0.001). Treatment with irisin (7.5 µg/kg) reduced brain edema (P < 0.001) without changing BBB permeability (P > 0.05). Additionally, irisin (7.5 µg/kg) significantly diminished apoptotic cells and increased BDNF immunoreactivity in the ischemic brain cortex (P < 0.004). Irisin administration significantly downregulated the Bax and caspase-3 expression and upregulated the Bcl-2 protein. The present study indicated that irisin attenuates brain damage via reducing apoptosis and increasing BDNF protein of brain cortex in the experimental model of stroke in mice.
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