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ArticleActa pharmacologica Sinica2019

CZ-7, a new derivative of Claulansine F, ameliorates 2VO-induced vascular dementia in rats through a Nrf2-mediated antioxidant responses.

Dan-Dan Liu, Xia Yuan, Shi-Feng Chu, Chen Chen, Qian Ren, Piao Luo, Mei-Yu Lin, Sha-Sha Wang, Tian-Bi Zhu, Qi-di Ai and 7 more

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Article in Acta pharmacologica Sinica, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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23citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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5 · Who and what money

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17 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Dan-Dan LiuState Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Functions of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica & Neuroscience Center, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100050, China.
Xia YuanState Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100191, China.
Shi-Feng ChuState Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Functions of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica & Neuroscience Center, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100050, China.
Chen ChenState Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Functions of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica & Neuroscience Center, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100050, China.
Qian RenState Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Functions of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica & Neuroscience Center, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100050, China.
Piao LuoHunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, 410208, China.
Mei-Yu LinHunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, 410208, China.
Sha-Sha WangState Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Functions of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica & Neuroscience Center, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100050, China.
Tian-Bi ZhuHunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, 410208, China.
Qi-di AiHunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, 410208, China.
Ying-da ZangState Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Functions of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica & Neuroscience Center, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100050, China.
Dong-Ming ZhangState Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Functions of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica & Neuroscience Center, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100050, China.
Xin HeTianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, 300193, China.
Zhi-Hua HuangUniversity of Toronto, Toronto, ON, M5S 1A8, Canada.
Hong-Shuo SunUniversity of Toronto, Toronto, ON, M5S 1A8, Canada.
Zhong-Ping FengUniversity of Toronto, Toronto, ON, M5S 1A8, Canada.
Nai-Hong ChenState Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Functions of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica & Neuroscience Center, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100050, China. chennh@imm.ac.cn.
Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College · CNHunan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CNUniversity of Toronto · CAPeking University · CNTianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Vascular dementia (VD) results from accumulated damage in the vascular system, which is characterized by progressive impairments in memory and cognition and is second only to Alzheimer's disease (AD) in prevalence among all types of dementia. In contrast to AD, there is no FDA-approved treatment for VD owing to its multiple etiologies. In this study, we investigated whether CZ-7, a new derivative of Claulansine F (Clau F) with verified neuroprotective activity in vitro, could ameliorate the cognitive impairment of rats with permanent occlusion of bilateral common carotid arteries (2VO) and its potential mechanisms of action. The 2VO rats were orally administered CZ-7 (10, 20, 40 mg/kg) from day 27 to day 53 post-surgery. Morris water maze tests conducted at day 48-51 revealed that CZ-7 administration significantly reduced the escape latency in 2VO rats. After the rats were sacrificed on day 53, morphological studies using Nissl and terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling (TUNEL) staining showed that administration of CZ-7 markedly attenuated the pathological changes in CA1-CA3 area of the hippocampus, including neuronal cell loss, nuclear shrinkage, and dark staining of neurons, and significantly decreased the chronic cerebral hypoperfusion-induced cell loss. Klüver-Barrera staining study revealed that CZ-7 administration significantly improved the white matter lesions. 8-OHdG and reactive oxygen species (ROS) immunofluorescent analyses showed that CZ-7 administration significantly decreased oxidative stress in CA1-CA3 area of the hippocampus. Finally, we found that the CZ-7-improved oxidative stress might be mediated via the Nrf2 pathway, evidenced by the double immunofluorescent staining of Nrf2 and the elevation of expression levels of oxidative stress proteins HO-1 and NQO1. In conclusion, CZ-7 has therapeutic potential for VD by alleviating oxidative stress injury through Nrf2-mediated antioxidant responses.

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AnimalsAntioxidantsCarotid Artery, CommonDementia, VascularMaleMolecular StructureNF-E2-Related Factor 2RatsRats, WistarAntioxidantsNfe2l2 protein, ratNF-E2-Related Factor 22VO ratschronic cerebral hypoperfusionclaulansine FCZ-7HO-1NQO1Nrf2oxidative stressspatial memoryvascular dementia

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PMID30382185
PMCPMC6461961
OpenAlexW2898927705

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