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ArticleTranslational psychiatry2024

Oral antioxidant edaravone protects against cognitive deficits induced by chronic hypobaric hypoxia at high altitudes.

Yuan-Yuan Ma, Xin Li, Zhong-Yuan Yu, Tong Luo, Cheng-Rong Tan, Yu-Di Bai, Gang Xu, Bin-Da Sun, Xian-Le Bu, Yu-Hui Liu and 5 more

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Article in Translational psychiatry, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed.

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  5. Stroke in High-Altitude Areas.Brain and behavior · 2025
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  6. The role of antioxidants in facial nerve injury.Frontiers in molecular biosciences · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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15 authors.

Yuan-Yuan Ma *Department of Neurology and Centre for Clinical Neuroscience, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, 400042, China.ORCID 0000-0002-4545-4546
Xin Li *Army 953 Hospital, Shigatse Branch of Xinqiao Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Shigatse, 857000, China.ORCID 0000-0002-0863-6244
Zhong-Yuan YuDepartment of Neurology and Centre for Clinical Neuroscience, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, 400042, China.
Tong LuoDepartment of Neurology and Centre for Clinical Neuroscience, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, 400042, China.
Cheng-Rong TanDepartment of Neurology and Centre for Clinical Neuroscience, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, 400042, China.
Yu-Di BaiDepartment of Neurology and Centre for Clinical Neuroscience, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, 400042, China.
Gang XuInstitute of Medicine and Equipment for High Altitude Region, College of High Altitude Military Medicine, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, 400038, China.
Bin-Da SunInstitute of Medicine and Equipment for High Altitude Region, College of High Altitude Military Medicine, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, 400038, China.
Xian-Le BuDepartment of Neurology and Centre for Clinical Neuroscience, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, 400042, China.ORCID 0000-0002-2331-3339
Yu-Hui LiuDepartment of Neurology and Centre for Clinical Neuroscience, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, 400042, China.ORCID 0000-0001-7320-8353
Wang-Sheng JinDepartment of Neurology and Centre for Clinical Neuroscience, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, 400042, China.
Yu-Qi GaoInstitute of Medicine and Equipment for High Altitude Region, College of High Altitude Military Medicine, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, 400038, China.
Xin-Fu ZhouSuzhou Auzone Biotech, Suzhou, 215123, China.
Juan LiuDepartment of Special Medicine, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, 400042, China. liujuan961@163.com.ORCID 0009-0000-2886-6701
Yan-Jiang WangDepartment of Neurology and Centre for Clinical Neuroscience, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, 400042, China. yanjiang_wang@tmmu.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0002-6227-6112

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 92249305
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chronic hypobaric hypoxia at high altitudes can impair cognitive functions, especially causing deficits in learning and memory, which require therapeutic intervention. Here, we showed that mice subjected to hypobaric hypoxia (simulating an altitude of 5000 m) for one month experienced significant cognitive impairment, accompanied by increased biomarker levels of oxidative stress in the brain and blood. Oral administration of a novel formulation of edaravone, a free radical scavenger approved for the treatment of ischaemic stroke and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, significantly alleviated oxidative stress and cognitive impairments caused by chronic hypobaric hypoxia. Furthermore, oral edaravone treatment also mitigated neuroinflammation and restored hippocampal neural stem cell exhaustion. Additionally, periostin (Postn) is vital in the cognitive deficits caused by chronic hypobaric hypoxia and may be a molecular target of edaravone. In conclusion, our results suggest that oxidative stress plays a crucial role in the cognitive deficits caused by chronic hypobaric hypoxia and that oral edaravone is a potential medicine for protecting against cognitive deficits caused by chronic hypobaric hypoxia in high-altitude areas.

Indexed as

AltitudeCognitive DysfunctionEdaravoneHypoxiaOxidative StressAdministration, OralAnimalsAntioxidantsBrainDisease Models, AnimalFree Radical ScavengersHippocampusMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLAntioxidantsEdaravoneFree Radical Scavengers

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PMID39362869
PMCPMC11450176

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