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ArticleJournal of cellular and molecular medicine2023

Saikosaponin A alleviates Staphylococcus aureus-induced mastitis in mice by inhibiting ferroptosis via SIRT1/Nrf2 pathway.

Lihua Zhao, Lei Jin, Bin Yang

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Article in Journal of cellular and molecular medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers.

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26citing papers in PubMed
9.6field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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26 citing papers in PubMed, 40 citations in OpenAlex.

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  15. Mechanism of Ferroptosis and Its Role in Disease Development.International journal of biological sciences · 2025
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  16. Potential role of SIRT1 in cell ferroptosis.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Lihua ZhaoDepartment of Breast Surgery, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Lei JinDepartment of Anesthesiology, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Bin YangDepartment of Breast Surgery, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.ORCID 0000-0002-4366-0792
Union Hospital · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mastitis is a common and serious bacterial infection of the mammary gland. Saikosaponin A (SSA) is a triterpenoid saponin isolated from Bupleurum falcatum that has the ability to treat various diseases. However, little is known about the role of SSA in achieving mastitis remission. Here, we found that SSA alleviated Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus)-induced mastitis by attenuating inflammation and maintaining blood-milk barrier integrity. Furthermore, S. aureus activated nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) pathway by upregulated p-p65 and p-IκB. S. aureus also induced ferroptosis in mammary gland in mice, mainly characterized by excessive iron accumulation, mitochondrial morphological changes and impaired antioxidant production. However, S. aureus-induced NF-κB activation and ferroptosis were prevented by SSA. Moreover, SAA could upregulate the expression of SIRT1, Nrf2, HO-1 and GPX4. And the inhibitory effects of SAA on inflammation and ferroptosis were reversed by SIRT1 inhibitor EX-527. In conclusion, SAA protected S. aureus-induced mastitis through suppressing inflammation and ferroptosis by activating SIRT1/Nrf2 pathway.

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FerroptosisMastitisAnimalsBupleurumFemaleHumansInflammationMiceNF-E2-Related Factor 2NF-kappa BOleanolic AcidSaponinsSirtuin 1Staphylococcus aureusNF-E2-Related Factor 2NF-kappa BOleanolic Acidsaikosaponin DSaponinsSIRT1 protein, humanSirtuin 1ferroptosismastitisNF-κBSaikosaponin AS. aureus

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PMID37644785
PMCPMC10660613
OpenAlexW4386271879

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