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ArticleMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2019

Neuroprotective Effect of Dioscin on the Aging Brain.

Yan Qi, Ruomiao Li, Lina Xu, Lianhong Yin, Youwei Xu, Xu Han, Jinyong Peng

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Article in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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15citing papers in PubMed
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 15% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed, 32 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yan QiCollege of Pharmacy, Dalian Medical University, Western 9 Lvshunnan Road, Dalian 116044, China. friendqy@163.com.ORCID 0000-0002-3168-4332
Ruomiao LiCollege of Pharmacy, Dalian Medical University, Western 9 Lvshunnan Road, Dalian 116044, China. gulinadalian2009@163.com.
Lina XuCollege of Pharmacy, Dalian Medical University, Western 9 Lvshunnan Road, Dalian 116044, China. xulina627@163.com.
Lianhong YinCollege of Pharmacy, Dalian Medical University, Western 9 Lvshunnan Road, Dalian 116044, China. yinlianhong1015@163.com.
Youwei XuCollege of Pharmacy, Dalian Medical University, Western 9 Lvshunnan Road, Dalian 116044, China. xudlmedu@163.com.
Xu HanCollege of Pharmacy, Dalian Medical University, Western 9 Lvshunnan Road, Dalian 116044, China. Xuhan0118@163.com.
Jinyong PengCollege of Pharmacy, Dalian Medical University, Western 9 Lvshunnan Road, Dalian 116044, China. jinyongpeng2008@126.com.
Dalian Medical University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Our previous works have shown that dioscin, a natural product, has various pharmacological activities, however, its role in brain aging has not been reported. In the present study, in vitro H₂O₂-treated PC12 cells and in vivo d-galactose-induced aging rat models were used to evaluate the neuroprotective effect of dioscin on brain aging. The results showed that dioscin increased cell viability and protected PC12 cells against oxidative stress through decreasing reactive oxygen species (ROS) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) levels. In vivo, dioscin markedly improved the spatial learning ability and memory of aging rats, reduced the protein carbonyl content and aging cell numbers, restored the levels of superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione (GSH), glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px), malondialdehyde (MDA) and nitric oxide synthase (NOS) in brain tissue, and reversed the histopathological structure changes of nerve cells. Mechanism studies showed that dioscin markedly adjusted the MAPK and Nrf2/ARE signalling pathways to decrease oxidative stress. Additionally, dioscin also significantly decreased inflammation by inhibiting the mRNA or protein levels of TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-6, CYP2E1 and HMGB1. Taken together, these results indicate that dioscin showed neuroprotective effect against brain aging via decreasing oxidative stress and inflammation, which should be developed as an efficient candidate in clinical to treat brain aging in the future.

Indexed as

AnimalsAnti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-SteroidalBiological ProductsBrainCell SurvivalCytokinesDiosgeninGalactoseGlutathione PeroxidaseHydrogen PeroxideMaleNeuroprotective AgentsOxidative StressPC12 CellsRatsRats, WistarAnti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-SteroidalBiological ProductsCytokinesdioscinDiosgeninGalactoseGlutathione PeroxidaseHydrogen PeroxideNeuroprotective AgentsReactive Oxygen SpeciesSuperoxide Dismutasebrain agingdioscininflammationneuroprotectionoxidative stress

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