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ArticleMetabolic brain disease2018

Oxymatrine attenuates brain hypoxic-ischemic injury from apoptosis and oxidative stress: role of p-Akt/GSK3β/HO-1/Nrf-2 signaling pathway.

Xu-Hua Ge, Li Shao, Guo-Ji Zhu

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Xu-Hua GeDepartment of General medicine, Yangpu Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200090, People's Republic of China.
Li ShaoDepartment of Neruology, Xuzhou First People's Hospital, The Municipal Hospital Affiliated to Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221116, People's Republic of China.
Guo-Ji ZhuDepartment of Internal Medicine, Soochow University Affiliated Children's Hospital, 303 Jingde Road, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215003, People's Republic of China. biozhuoguoji@163.com.
Soochow University · CNTongji University · CNXuzhou No.1 People's Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

To investigate the potential neuroprotection of oxymatrine in hypoxic-ischemic injury in rat's brain and the associated underlying mechanisms, modified neurological severity scores (mNSS) for neurological functional deficits, 2,3,5-triphenyl-tetrazolium chloride (TTC) staining for infarct volume, TUNEL assay and flow cytometry analysis for apoptosis were assessed. The expressions of Akt, glycogen synthase kinase 3 beta (GSK3β), phosphorylated Akt (p-Akt), phosphorylated GSK3β (p-GSK3β), nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) and hemeoxygenase-1 (HO-1) were measured by western blot. Our results showed that infarct volume and the apoptosis of NeuN-positive cells were significantly reduced in rats that administrated oxymatrine, with a corresponding improvement in neurological function after H/I. Upregulated p-Akt, p-GSK3β, Nrf-2 and HO-1 expressions were observed in response to oxymatrine treatment. Moreover, the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) inhibitor LY294002 counteracted the protective effect of oxymatrine, evidenced by western blot and histological outcomes. To conclude, our results suggested that oxymatrine could exert efficacious neuroprotective effect against H/I injury by inhibiting apoptosis and oxidative stress, which might be related to the activation of Akt and GSK3β and modulation of Nrf-2/HO-1 signaling pathway.

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AlkaloidsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornApoptosisGlycogen Synthase Kinase 3 betaHeme Oxygenase-1Hypoxia-Ischemia, BrainMatrinesMembrane ProteinsNeuroprotective AgentsNF-E2-Related Factor 2Oxidative StressProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktQuinolizinesRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyAlkaloidsGlycogen Synthase Kinase 3 betaHeme Oxygenase-1Hmox1 protein, mouseMatrinesMembrane ProteinsNeuroprotective AgentsNfe2l2 protein, mouseNF-E2-Related Factor 2oxymatrineProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktQuinolizinesAkt/GSK3β pathwayApoptosisHypoxic-ischemic injuryNrf2/HO-1 pathwayOxymatrine

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