Evidence map›Paper›PMID 30587922›Full record

ArticleDrug design, development and therapy2018

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Ningyuan Chen, Zhibing Zhou, Ji Li, Bocheng Li, Jihua Feng, Dan He, Yifeng Luo, Xiaowen Zheng, Jiefeng Luo, Jianfeng Zhang

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Article in Drug design, development and therapy, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers.

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32citing papers in PubMed
2.5field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

32 citing papers in PubMed, 64 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ningyuan ChenDepartment of Pathophysiology, School of Preclinical Medicine, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, People's Republic of China.
Zhibing ZhouDepartment of Emergency, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530007, People's Republic of China, drzhangjf@163.com.
Ji LiDepartment of Emergency, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530007, People's Republic of China, drzhangjf@163.com.
Bocheng LiDepartment of Emergency, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530007, People's Republic of China, drzhangjf@163.com.
Jihua FengDepartment of Emergency, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530007, People's Republic of China, drzhangjf@163.com.
Dan HeDepartment of Emergency, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530007, People's Republic of China, drzhangjf@163.com.
Yifeng LuoDepartment of Emergency, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530007, People's Republic of China, drzhangjf@163.com.
Xiaowen ZhengDepartment of Emergency, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530007, People's Republic of China, drzhangjf@163.com.
Jiefeng LuoDepartment of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530007, People's Republic of China, drluojiefeng@163.com.
Jianfeng ZhangDepartment of Emergency, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530007, People's Republic of China, drzhangjf@163.com.
Guangxi Medical University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThis study examined whether the neuroprotective drug, 3- MATERIALS AND

methodsPC12 neuronal cells were pretreated for 24 hours with NBP (10 μmol/L), then exposed to oxygen and glucose deprivation (OGD) for 8 hours as an in vitro model of ischemic stroke. Indices of anti-oxidative response, mitochondrial function and mitochondrial dynamics were evaluated.

resultsOGD suppressed cell viability, induced apoptosis and increased caspase-3 activity. NBP significantly reversed these effects. NBP prevented oxidative damage by increasing the activity of superoxide dismutase and lowering levels of malondialdehyde (MDA) and reactive oxygen species (ROS). At the same time, it increased expression of Nrf2, HO-1 and AMPK. NBP attenuated mitochondrial dysfunction by enhancing mitochondrial membrane potential and increasing the activity of mitochondrial respiratory chain complexes I-IV and ATPase. NBP altered the balance of proteins regulating mitochondrial fusion and division.

conclusionNBP exerts neuroprotective actions by enhancing anti-oxidation and attenuating mitochondrial dysfunction. Our findings provide insight into how NBP may exert neuroprotective effects in ischemic stroke and raise the possibility that it may function similarly against other neurodegenerative diseases involving mitochondrial dysfunction.

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AnimalsAntioxidantsApoptosisBenzofuransBrain IschemiaMembrane Potential, MitochondrialMitochondriaMitochondrial DynamicsNeuronsNeuroprotective AgentsOxidative StressPC12 CellsRatsSignal TransductionStroke3-n-butylphthalideAntioxidantsBenzofuransNeuroprotective Agentsischemic strokemitochondrial dynamicsmitochondrial dysfunctionneuroprotective

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PMID30587922
PMCPMC6298396
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