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ArticleFrontiers in pharmacology2020

Berberine Ameliorates Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Injury

Xiang-Hua Zhang, Lei Peng, Jing Zhang, Yi-Peng Dong, Cheng-Jun Wang, Cang Liu, Da-Yong Xia, Xiang-Sheng Zhang

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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. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 29 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Xiang-Hua ZhangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Lei PengDepartment of Neurosurgery, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Jing ZhangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Yi-Peng DongDepartment of Neurosurgery, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Cheng-Jun WangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Cang LiuDepartment of Neurosurgery, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Da-Yong XiaDepartment of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College (Yijishan Hospital of Wannan Medical College), Wuhu, China.
Xiang-Sheng ZhangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Capital Medical University · CNWannan Medical College · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Excessive cerebral inflammation plays a key role in early brain injury (EBI) after subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). Berberine, an isoquinoline alkaloid isolated from Chinese herb Coptis chinensis, possesses anti-inflammatory, and neuroprotective effects. Here we evaluated the beneficial effects of berberine against SAH-induced inflammatory response and the subsequent brain injury. Our data showed that berberine treatment significantly inhibited microglia activation and proinflammatory cytokines release. Concomitant with suppressed cerebral inflammation, berberine mitigated the subsequent brain injury as demonstrated by improved neurological behavior, reduced brain edema, and decreased neural apoptosis. Moreover, berberine significantly inhibited high mobile group box 1 (HMGB1)/nuclear factor-κB (Nf-κB)-dependent pathway and enhanced sirtuin 1 (SIRT1) expression after SAH. Treatment with ex527, a selective SIRT1 inhibitor, reversed berberine-induced SIRT1 activation and inhibitory effects on HMGB1/Nf-κB activation. In addition, ex527 pretreatment abated the anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective effects of berberine on SAH. Taken together, these findings suggest that berberine provides beneficial effects against SAH-triggered cerebral inflammation by inhibiting HMGB1/Nf-κB pathway, which may be modulated by SIRT1 activation.

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berberineHMGB1inflammationSirtuin 1subarachnoid hemorrhage

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PMID32754040
PMCPMC7366844
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