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ArticleActa cirurgica brasileira2023

Astragaloside IV alleviates stroke-triggered early brain injury by modulating neuroinflammation and ferroptosis via the Nrf2/HO-1 signaling pathway.

Chunlei Zhang, Zhonghua Shi, Qinyi Xu, Jianqing He, Lei Chen, Zehua Lu, Qiaohua Huan, Yuhai Wang, Gang Cui

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Article in Acta cirurgica brasileira, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Chunlei ZhangSoochow University - First Affiliated Hospital - Department of Neurosurgery - Jiangsu, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7893-1479
Zhonghua ShiAnhui Medical University - Wuxi Clinical College - 904th Hospital of Joint Logistic Support Force of PLA - Department of Neurosurgery - Wuxi, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2754-3684
Qinyi XuWuxi Huishan Peoples Hospital - Department of Neurosurgery - Jiangsu, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0012-214X
Jianqing HeAnhui Medical University - Wuxi Clinical College - 904th Hospital of Joint Logistic Support Force of PLA - Department of Neurosurgery - Wuxi, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8641-2740
Lei ChenAnhui Medical University - Wuxi Clinical College - 904th Hospital of Joint Logistic Support Force of PLA - Department of Neurosurgery - Wuxi, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0017-6877
Zehua Lu904th Hospital of Joint Logistic Support Force of PLA - Department of Radiology - Jiangsu, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5880-7120
Qiaohua Huan904th Hospital of Joint Logistic Support Force of PLA - Department of Radiology - Jiangsu, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7528-0703
Yuhai WangAnhui Medical University - Wuxi Clinical College - 904th Hospital of Joint Logistic Support Force of PLA - Department of Neurosurgery - Wuxi, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9222-3161
Gang CuiSoochow University - First Affiliated Hospital - Department of Neurosurgery - Jiangsu, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5014-6249
Wuxi People's Hospital · CN81th Hospital of PLA · CNSoochow University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeStroke is an acute cerebrovascular disease. Astragaloside IV (AS-IV) is an active ingredient extracted from Astragalus membranaceus with an established therapeutic effect on central nervous system diseases. This study examined the neuroprotective properties and possible mechanisms of AS-IV in stroke-triggered early brain injury (EBI) in a rat transient middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) model.

methodsThe neurological scores and brain water content were analyzed. 2,3,5-triphenyl tetrazolium chloride (TTC) staining was utilized to determine the infarct volume, neuroinflammatory cytokine levels, and ferroptosis-related genes and proteins, and neuronal damage and molecular mechanisms were evaluated by terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dutp nick-end labeling (TUNEL) staining, western blotting, and real-time polymerase chain reaction.

resultsAS-IV administration decreased the infarct volume, brain edema, neurological deficits, and inflammatory cytokines TNF-α, interleukin-1β (IL-1β), IL-6, and NF-κB, increased the levels of SLC7A11 and glutathione peroxidase 4 (GPX4), decreased lipid reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels, and prevented neuronal ferroptosis. Meanwhile, AS-IV triggered the Nrf2/HO-1 signaling pathway and alleviated ferroptosis due to the induction of stroke.

conclusionsHence, the findings of this research illustrate that AS-IV administration can improve delayed ischemic neurological deficits and decrease neuronal death by modulating nuroinflammation and ferroptosis via the Nrf2/HO-1 signaling pathway.

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Brain InjuriesFerroptosisStrokeAnimalsCytokinesInfarctionNeuroinflammatory DiseasesNF-E2-Related Factor 2RatsRats, Sprague-DawleySaponinsSignal TransductionTriterpenesastragaloside ACytokinesNF-E2-Related Factor 2SaponinsTriterpenes

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