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Diosmetin Suppresses Neuronal Apoptosis and Inflammation by Modulating the Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase (PI3K)/AKT/Nuclear Factor-κB (NF-κB) Signaling Pathway in a Rat Model of Pneumococcal Meningitis.
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- Diosmetin Alleviates MRSA-Induced Pneumonia in Mice by Inhibiting NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation and NF-κB Signaling Pathway.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Computational Investigation of Flavonoid-Associated Molecular Pathways in Astrogliosis Modulation.The Yale journal of biology and medicine · 2026Article
- Exploring the Multifaceted Potential of Natural Flavonoid Diosmetin in Human Diseases.Current pharmaceutical design · 2026Review
- LY294002 and LiCl Mitigate Neonatal ExPEC Meningitis Through Akt/GSK3β Signaling Modulation.Mediators of inflammation · 2026Article
- Diosmetin alleviates osteoarthritis through modulating the polarization of macrophages by inhibiting the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway.Journal of natural medicines · 2025Article
- Role of Flavonoids in Protecting Against Neurodegenerative Diseases-Possible Mechanisms of Action.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Role of 5-Hydroxydecanoate in the Neuroprotective Activity of Diosmetin Against Rotenone-Induced Dopaminergic Toxicity in Rats.Protein and peptide letters · 2025Article
- Recent Advances in Diosmetin: Pharmacological, Pharmacokinetic, and Toxicological Profile.Current topics in medicinal chemistry · 2025Review
- The multi-pathway treatment of flavonoids as natural compounds in neurological diseases: achievements, limitations, and prospects.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2025Review
- Anti-Inflammatory Properties of the Citrus Flavonoid Diosmetin: An Updated Review of Experimental Models.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- An updated review summarizing the anticancer potential of flavonoids via targeting NF-kB pathway.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2024Review
- Unveiling the Molecular Mechanism of Diosmetin and its Impact on Multifaceted Cellular Signaling Pathways.Protein and peptide letters · 2024Review
- [Diosmetin regulates intestinal immune balance by inhibiting PI3K/AKT signaling to relieve 2, 4, 6-trinitrobenzene sulfonic acid-induced Crohn's disease-like colitis in mice].Nan fang yi ke da xue xue bao = Journal of Southern Medical University · 2023Article
- Role of Plant-Derived Compounds in the Molecular Pathways Related to Inflammation.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Review
- Beneficial effects of natural flavonoids on neuroinflammation.Frontiers in immunology · 2022Review
- Diosmetin exerts cardioprotective effect on myocardial ischaemia injury in neonatal rats by decreasing oxidative stress and myocardial apoptosis.Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology · 2020Article
- Diosmetin alleviates hypoxia‑induced myocardial apoptosis by inducing autophagy through AMPK activation.Molecular medicine reports · 2020Article
- Expression of cysteinyl leukotriene receptor in brain tissues of rats with Streptococcus pneumoniae meningitis.International journal of clinical and experimental pathology · 2019Article
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Abstract
Bacterial meningitis has a high mortality rate and can be challenging to diagnose and manage. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of diosmetin in a rat model of Streptococcus pneumoniae meningitis and to investigate the mechanism of action. Forty rats included a treatment group (n=30) that underwent intracisternal injection with S. pneumoniae, and a sham group (n=10) that underwent intracisternal injection with normal saline. In the treatment group, four days before the inoculation of the bacteria, rats were pre-treated with oral diosmetin 100 mg/kg (n=10) and 200 mg/kg (n=10), and the negative control was pre-treated with normal saline (n=10). Bacterial meningitis was confirmed one day after inoculation by cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) bacterial titer and neurological score. In rat brain tissue, levels of inflammatory mediators were determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and western blot for protein kinase B (Akt), phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K), myeloid differentiation primary response 88 (MyD88), and nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB), and the TUNEL assay for apoptosis was performed. In the diosmetin-treated group compared with negative control group, the CSF bacterial titer and the level of pro-inflammatory mediators, and the neurological score, were significantly reduced (p<0.01). In the rat hippocampal tissue, levels of Akt, PI3K, MyD88 and NF-kappaB, and the number of TUNEL-positive apoptotic cells were significantly reduced in the diosmetin-treated group compared with negative control group (p<0.01). In a rat model of bacterial meningitis due to S. pneumoniae, diosmetin reduced neuroinflammation, and neuronal apoptosis by modulating the PI3K/AKT/NF-kappaB signaling pathway.
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