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ArticleScientific reports2020

The effect and mechanism of combination of total paeony glycosides and total ligustici phenolic acids against focal cerebral ischemia.

Junfei Gu, Liang Feng, Jie Song, Li Cui, Dan Liu, Liang Ma, Xiaobin Jia

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Article in Scientific reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Junfei Gu *School of Chinese Medicine, School of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210046, P.R. China.
Liang Feng *College of pharmacy, China pharmaceutical university, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210023, P.R. China. wenmoxiushi@163.com.
Jie SongSchool of Chinese Medicine, School of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210046, P.R. China.
Li CuiSchool of Chinese Medicine, School of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210046, P.R. China.
Dan LiuSchool of Chinese Medicine, School of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210046, P.R. China.
Liang MaCollege of pharmacy, China pharmaceutical university, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210023, P.R. China.
Xiaobin JiaSchool of Chinese Medicine, School of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210046, P.R. China. xiaobinjia_nj@126.com.
Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine · CNChina Pharmaceutical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The root of Paeonia lactiflora Pall. (Chishao, CS) and Ligusticum chuanxiong Hort. (Chuanxiong, CX) were widely used as a drug pair in Chinese Medicine, and the combination of CS and CX showed a more significant inhibition on neuronal apoptosis in our previous study. In the present study, total paeony glycosides (TPGs) from CS and total ligustici phenolic acids (TLPAs) from CX were combined to evaluate the synergistic effects against focal cerebral ischemia both in vitro and in vivo. The combination of TPGs and TLPAs at 7:3 had the best anti-oxidative stress and anti-inflammatory effect on OGD-induced HUVEC. Additionally, the infarction area proportion and neuron apoptosis of rats by TPGs:TLPAs (7:3) was significantly lower than their alone in MCAO rats. Moreover, TPGs: TLPAs of 7:3 showed a more significant effect on decreasing the expression of MMP-2 and MMP-9, and increasing the protein expression or mRNA level of TIMP-1 than other combinations. The optimal ratio of TPGs and TLPAs at 7:3 could bring more remarkable protective effects against focal cerebral ischemia in MCAO rats by alleviating oxidative stress, inflammatory and neuronal apoptosis to protect the blood-brain barrier. Overall, the present study provided benefical evidence for clinical application of CS and CX as a "drug pair".

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Brain IschemiaAnimalsGlycosidesHumansHuman Umbilical Vein Endothelial CellsHydroxybenzoatesLigusticumMaleOxidative StressPaeoniaPlant RootsRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyGlycosidesHydroxybenzoatesphenolic acid

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PMID32111871
PMCPMC7048792
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