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ArticleBrain sciences2021

A New NF-κB Inhibitor, MEDS-23, Reduces the Severity of Adverse Post-Ischemic Stroke Outcomes in Rats.

Elina Rubin, Agnese C Pippione, Matthew Boyko, Giacomo Einaudi, Stefano Sainas, Massimo Collino, Carlo Cifani, Marco L Lolli, Naim Abu-Freha, Jacob Kaplanski and 2 more

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Article in Brain sciences, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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12 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Elina RubinDepartment of Clinical Biochemistry and Pharmacology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, P.O. Box 653, Beer-Sheva 8410501, Israel.ORCID 0000-0001-7058-7554
Agnese C PippioneDepartment of Drug Science and Technology, University of Turin, 10125 Turin, Italy.
Matthew BoykoDepartment of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva 8410501, Israel.ORCID 0000-0003-3116-1643
Giacomo EinaudiPharmacology Unit, School of Pharmacy, University of Camerino, 62032 Camerino, Italy.
Stefano SainasDepartment of Drug Science and Technology, University of Turin, 10125 Turin, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-5010-8536
Massimo CollinoDepartment of Neuroscience "Rita Levi Montalcini", University of Turin, 10125 Turin, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8782-3496
Carlo CifaniPharmacology Unit, School of Pharmacy, University of Camerino, 62032 Camerino, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-6180-828X
Marco L LolliDepartment of Drug Science and Technology, University of Turin, 10125 Turin, Italy.
Naim Abu-FrehaInstitute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva 8410501, Israel.ORCID 0000-0002-4844-3308
Jacob KaplanskiDepartment of Clinical Biochemistry and Pharmacology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, P.O. Box 653, Beer-Sheva 8410501, Israel.
Donatella BoschiDepartment of Drug Science and Technology, University of Turin, 10125 Turin, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-4929-4460
Abed N AzabDepartment of Clinical Biochemistry and Pharmacology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, P.O. Box 653, Beer-Sheva 8410501, Israel.
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev · ILUniversity of Turin · ITUniversità di Camerino · IT

Funding

This research was supported by University of Turin [LOLM_RILO_19_01, BOSD_RILO_20_01, BOSD_RILO 18_01 and PIPA_RILO_20_01].
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimNuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) is known to play an important role in the inflammatory process which takes place after ischemic stroke. The major objective of the present study was to examine the effects of MEDS-23, a potent inhibitor of NF-κB, on clinical outcomes and brain inflammatory markers in post-ischemic stroke rats. MAIN

methodsInitially, a Toxicity Experiment was performed to determine the appropriate dose of MEDS-23 for use in animals, as MEDS-23 was analyzed in vivo for the first time. We used the middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) model for inducing ischemic stroke in rats. The effects of MEDS-23 (at 10 mg/kg, ip) on post-stroke outcomes (brain inflammation, fever, neurological deficits, mortality, and depression- and anxiety-like behaviours) was tested in several efficacy experiments. KEY

findingsMEDS-23 was found to be safe and significantly reduced the severity of some adverse post-stroke outcomes such as fever and neurological deficits. Moreover, MEDS-23 significantly decreased prostaglandin E2 levels in the hypothalamus and hippocampus of post-stroke rats, but did not prominently alter the levels of interleukin-6 and tumor necrosis factor-α. SIGNIFICANCE: These results suggest that NF-κB inhibition is a potential therapeutic strategy for the treatment of ischemic stroke.

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depressioninflammationischemic strokemortalityNF-κBstroke

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