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ArticleBrain and behavior2020

The effect of pentadecapeptide BPC 157 on hippocampal ischemia/reperfusion injuries in rats.

Jakša Vukojević, Borna Vrdoljak, Dominik Malekinušić, Marko Siroglavić, Marija Milavić, Danijela Kolenc, Alenka Boban Blagaić, Lovorka Batelja, Domagoj Drmić, Sven Seiverth and 1 more

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Article in Brain and behavior, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 43 papers.

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11 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jakša VukojevićDepartment of Pharmacology, Medical School, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia.ORCID 0000-0003-4215-6743
Borna VrdoljakDepartment of Pharmacology, Medical School, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia.
Dominik MalekinušićDepartment of Pharmacology, Medical School, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia.
Marko SiroglavićDepartment of Pharmacology, Medical School, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia.
Marija MilavićDepartment of Pathology, Medical School, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia.
Danijela KolencDepartment of Pathology, Medical School, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia.
Alenka Boban BlagaićDepartment of Pharmacology, Medical School, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia.
Lovorka BateljaDepartment of Pathology, Medical School, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia.
Domagoj DrmićDepartment of Pharmacology, Medical School, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia.
Sven SeiverthDepartment of Pathology, Medical School, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia.
Predrag SikirićDepartment of Pharmacology, Medical School, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

background and purposeWe focused on the, yet undescribed, therapy effect of the stable gastric pentadecapeptide BPC 157 in hippocampal ischemia/reperfusion injuries, after bilateral clamping of the common carotid arteries in rats. The background is the proven therapy effect of BPC 157 in ischemia/reperfusion injuries in different tissues. Furthermore, there is the subsequent oxidative stress counteraction, particularly when given during reperfusion. The recovering effect it has on occluded vessels, results with activation of the alternative pathways, bypassing the occlusion in deep vein thrombosis. Finally, the BPC 157 therapy benefits with its proposed role as a novel mediator of Roberts' cytoprotection and bidirectional effects in the gut-brain axis. MATERIALS AND

methodsMale Wistar rats underwent bilateral clamping of the common carotid arteries for a 20-min period. At 30 s thereafter, we applied medication (BPC 157 10 µg/kg; or saline) as a 1 ml bath directly to the operated area, that is, trigonum caroticum. We documented, in reperfusion, the resolution of the neuronal damages sustained in the brain, resolution of the damages reflected in memory, locomotion, and coordination disturbances, with the presentation of the particular genes expression in hippocampal tissues.

resultsIn the operated rats, at 24 and 72 hr of the reperfusion, the therapy counteracted both early and delayed neural hippocampal damage, achieving full functional recovery (Morris water maze test, inclined beam-walking test, lateral push test). mRNA expression studies at 1 and 24 hr, provided strongly elevated (Egr1, Akt1, Kras, Src, Foxo, Srf, Vegfr2, Nos3, and Nos1) and decreased (Nos2, Nfkb) gene expression (Mapk1 not activated), as a way how BPC 157 may act.

conclusionTogether, these findings suggest that these beneficial BPC 157 effects may provide a novel therapeutic solution for stroke.

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Peptide FragmentsProteinsReperfusion InjuryAnimalsHippocampusIschemiaMaleRatsRats, WistarBPC 157Peptide FragmentsProteinsBPC 157cytoprotectionhippocampusischemiaischemia injuriesnitric oxidepeptidereperfusion

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PMID32558293
PMCPMC7428500
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