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ArticleFrontiers of medicine2021

Astragaloside IV suppresses post-ischemic natural killer cell infiltration and activation in the brain: involvement of histone deacetylase inhibition.

Baokai Dou, Shichun Li, Luyao Wei, Lixin Wang, Shiguo Zhu, Zhengtao Wang, Zunji Ke, Kaixian Chen, Zhifei Wang

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Article in Frontiers of medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Baokai DouSchool of Basic Medical Sciences, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 201203, China.
Shichun LiSchool of Basic Medical Sciences, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 201203, China.
Luyao WeiSchool of Basic Medical Sciences, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 201203, China.
Lixin WangSchool of Basic Medical Sciences, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 201203, China.
Shiguo ZhuSchool of Basic Medical Sciences, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 201203, China.
Zhengtao WangInstitute of Chinese Materia Medica, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 201203, China.
Zunji KeAcademy of Integrative Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 201203, China.
Kaixian ChenInstitute of Chinese Materia Medica, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 201203, China. kxchen@simm.ac.cn.
Zhifei WangSchool of Basic Medical Sciences, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 201203, China. zfwang@shutcm.edu.cn.
Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Natural killer (NK) cells, a type of cytotoxic lymphocytes, can infiltrate into ischemic brain and exacerbate neuronal cell death. Astragaloside IV (ASIV) is the major bioactive ingredient of Astragalus membranaceus, a Chinese herbal medicine, and possesses potent immunomodulatory and neuroprotective properties. This study investigated the effects of ASIV on post-ischemic brain infiltration and activation of NK cells. ASIV reduced brain infarction and alleviated functional deficits in MCAO rats, and these beneficial effects persisted for at least 7 days. Abundant NK cells infiltrated into the ischemic hemisphere on day 1 after brain ischemia, and this infiltration was suppressed by ASIV. Strikingly, ASIV reversed NK cell deficiency in the spleen and blood after brain ischemia. ASIV inhibited astrocyte-derived CCL2 upregulation and reduced CCR2

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SaponinsTriterpenesAnimalsBrainHistone DeacetylasesKiller Cells, NaturalRatsastragaloside AHistone DeacetylasesSaponinsTriterpenesastragaloside IVbrain ischemiahistone deacetylasenatural killer cellsnuclear factor-κB

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