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ArticleJournal of cellular and molecular medicine2020

Dl-3n-butylphthalide improves traumatic brain injury recovery via inhibiting autophagy-induced blood-brain barrier disruption and cell apoptosis.

Fangfang Wu, Ke Xu, Kebin Xu, Chenhuai Teng, Man Zhang, Leilei Xia, Kairui Zhang, Lei Liu, Zaifeng Chen, Jian Xiao and 3 more

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Article in Journal of cellular and molecular medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers.

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27 citing papers in PubMed, 43 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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13 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Fangfang WuDepartment of Emergency, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.
Ke XuKey Laboratory of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.
Kebin XuDepartment of Pharmacy, HwaMei Hospital, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, China.
Chenhuai TengDepartment of Emergency, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.
Man ZhangDepartment of Emergency, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.
Leilei XiaDepartment of Emergency, Wenzhou People's Hospital, The Third Clinical Institute Affiliated to Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.
Kairui ZhangDepartment of Emergency, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.
Lei LiuDepartment of Emergency, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.
Zaifeng ChenDepartment of Neurosurgery, Affiliated Cixi Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Ningbo, China.
Jian XiaoKey Laboratory of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.ORCID 0000-0001-7374-6506
Yanqing WuThe Institute of Life Sciences, Engineering Laboratory of Zhejiang province for pharmaceutical development of growth factors,Biomedical Collaborative Innovation Center of Wenzhou, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, China.ORCID 0000-0001-6535-6655
Hongyu ZhangKey Laboratory of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.
Daqing ChenDepartment of Emergency, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.
Wenzhou Medical University · CNWenzhou University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Blood-brain barrier (BBB) disruption and neuronal apoptosis are important pathophysiological processes after traumatic brain injury (TBI). In clinical stroke, Dl-3n-butylphthalide (Dl-NBP) has a neuroprotective effect with anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidative, anti-apoptotic and mitochondrion-protective functions. However, the effect and molecular mechanism of Dl-NBP for TBI need to be further investigated. Here, we had used an animal model of TBI and SH-SY5Y/human brain microvascular endothelial cells to explore it. We found that Dl-NBP administration exerts a neuroprotective effect in TBI/OGD and BBB disorder, which up-regulates the expression of tight junction proteins and promotes neuronal survival via inhibiting mitochondrial apoptosis. The expressions of autophagy-related proteins, including ATG7, Beclin1 and LC3II, were significantly increased after TBI/OGD, and which were reversed by Dl-NBP treatment both in vivo and in vitro. Moreover, rapamycin treatment had abolished the effect of Dl-NBP for TBI recovery. Collectively, our current studies indicate that Dl-NBP treatment improved locomotor functional recovery after TBI by inhibiting the activation of autophagy and consequently blocking the junction protein loss and neuronal apoptosis. Dl-NBP, as an anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidative drug, may act as an effective strategy for TBI recovery.

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ApoptosisAutophagyRecovery of FunctionAnimalsBenzofuransBlood-Brain BarrierBrain Injuries, TraumaticCells, CulturedDisease Models, AnimalMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLNeuroprotective Agents3-n-butylphthalideBenzofuransNeuroprotective Agentsautophagyblood-brain barrierDl-3n-butylphthalidemitochondrial apoptosistraumatic brain injury

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PMID31840938
PMCPMC6991645
OpenAlexW2995198224

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