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ArticleFrontiers in pharmacology2020

Protective Effects of the Soluble Epoxide Hydrolase Inhibitor 1-Trifluoromethoxyphenyl-3-(1-Propionylpiperidin-4-yl) Urea in a Rat Model of Permanent Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion.

Linlei Zhang, Shasha Xu, Xiaoxiao Wu, Farah Mohamed Muse, Jiaou Chen, Yungang Cao, Jueyue Yan, Zicheng Cheng, Xingyang Yi, Zhao Han

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Article in Frontiers in pharmacology, 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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3 · Its place in the literature

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11 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Linlei ZhangDepartment of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.
Shasha XuDepartment of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.
Xiaoxiao WuDepartment of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.
Farah Mohamed MuseDepartment of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.
Jiaou ChenDepartment of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.
Yungang CaoDepartment of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.
Jueyue YanDepartment of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.
Zicheng ChengDepartment of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.
Xingyang YiDepartment of Neurology, People's Hospital of Deyang City, Deyang, China.
Zhao HanDepartment of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.
Second Affiliated Hospital & Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University · CNWenzhou Medical University · CNDeyang Stomatological Hospital · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Acute ischemic stroke is a serious disease that endangers human health. In our efforts to develop an effective therapy, we previously showed that the potent, highly selective inhibitor of soluble epoxide hydrolase called 1-trifuoromethoxyphenyl-3-(1-propionylpiperidin-4-yl) urea (TPPU) protects the brain against focal ischemia in rats. Here we explored the mechanism of TPPU action by assessing whether it could preserve blood-brain barrier integrity and reduce apoptosis in the brain during permanent middle cerebral artery occlusion in male Sprague-Dawley rats. TPPU administration at the onset of stroke and once daily thereafter led to smaller infarct volume and brain edema as well as milder neurological deficits. TPPU significantly inhibited the activity of soluble epoxide hydrolase and matrix metalloproteases 2 and 9, reducing 14,15-DHET levels, while increasing expression of tight junction proteins. TPPU decreased numbers of apoptotic cells by down-regulating the pro-apoptotic proteins BAX and Caspase-3, while up-regulating the anti-apoptotic protein BCL-2. Our results suggest that TPPU can protect the blood-brain barrier and reduce the apoptosis of brain tissue caused by ischemia.

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apoptosisblood brain barriercerebral ischemiatight junctionTPPU

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