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ArticleBMC neuroscience2020

Dl-3-n-Butylphthalide promotes neovascularization and neurological recovery in a rat model of intracerebral hemorrhage.

Ewen Tu, Qiong Chen, Li Tan, Yan Wang

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Article in BMC neuroscience, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Ewen TuDepartment of Neurology, Hunan Brain Hospital, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, 410208, Hunan, China. tuewen612@163.com.ORCID 0000-0003-3598-5455
Qiong ChenDepartment of Neurology, The Fourth Hospital of Changsha, Changsha, 410006, Hunan, China.
Li TanDepartment of Neurology, Hunan Brain Hospital, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, 410208, Hunan, China.
Yan WangDepartment of Neurology, Hunan Brain Hospital, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, 410208, Hunan, China.
Hunan University · CNFourth Hospital of Changsha · CNHunan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CN

Funding

Hunan Provincial Development and Reform Commission 2012Hunan Provincial Development and Reform Commission Project Xiang Gai Gao Ji #1493
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCerebral stroke occurs following ischemic and hemorrhagic lesions in the brain. Survival and recovery of stroke patients depend on the severity of the initial injury but also the therapeutic approaches applied for emergent lifesaving and continuing post-stroke management. Dl-3-n-Butylphthalide (NBP), an active compound derived from Chinese celery seeds, has shown clinical efficacy in the treatment of ischemic cerebral stroke.

resultsIn the present study we explored the therapeutic effect of NBP in a rat model of intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), focusing on its potential role in promoting neovascularization in the perihemorrhagic zone. ICH was induced in male Sprague-Dawley rats by unilateral injection of autologous blood into the globus pallidus, with sham-operated (Sham group), vehicle-treated (ICH) and NBP-treated (at 10 and 25 mg/kg/Bid, p.o., ICH + NBP10 and ICH + NBP25, respectively) groups examined behaviorally, macroscopically, histologically and biochemically at 1, 3, 7 and 15 days (d) post operation. Rats in the ICH + NBP10 and ICH + NBP25 groups showed reduced Longa's motor scores relative to the ICH groups at the 3 and 7d time points, while the hematoma volume was comparable in the two NBP relative to the ICH groups as measured at 7d and 15d. In the perihemorrhagic zone, the numeric density of blood vessels immunolabeled by CD34, an angiogenic marker, was greater in the ICH + NBP10 and ICH + NBP25 than ICH groups, more so in the higher dosage group, at 1, 3, 7 and 15d. Levels of the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and angiopoietins-2 (Ang-2) proteins were elevated in the NBP groups relative to the sham and vehicle controls in immunoblotting of tissue lysates from the injection region.

conclusionThese results suggest that NBP can alleviate neurological defects following experimentally induced local brain hemorrhage, which is associated with a potential role of this drug in promoting neovascularization surrounding the bleeding loci.

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AnimalsBenzofuransBrainCerebral HemorrhageDisease Models, AnimalMaleNervous System DiseasesRats, Sprague-DawleyStrokeVascular Endothelial Growth Factor A3-n-butylphthalideBenzofuransVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AAngiogenesisNeurorehabilitationNeurovascular unitPhytotherapyStroke

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PMID32471341
PMCPMC7257157
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