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ArticleActa pharmacologica Sinica2025

p-Coumaric acid alleviates neuronal damage in ischemic stroke mice by promoting BACH1 nuclear export and degradation.

Meng-Lu Song, Yun-Yun Sun, Hai-Jun Yin, Yi Li, Hua Yang

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  1. CRM-1 Aggravates Stroke Injury by Promoting BANF1-Mediated Unfolded Protein Response Through Inducing Nuclear Export of ALKBH5.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2026
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Meng-Lu SongState Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, School of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 211198, China.
Yun-Yun SunState Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, School of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 211198, China.
Hai-Jun YinState Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, School of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 211198, China.
Yi LiState Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, School of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 211198, China. liyi20087598@163.com.
Hua YangState Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, School of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 211198, China. yanghuacpu@126.com.

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Oxidative damage induced by glutamate triggers neuronal death in cerebral ischemic/reperfusion injury. BTB and CNC homology 1 (BACH1) is a major link between the cellular heme level, the redox state and the transcriptional response. p-Coumaric acid (p-CA) is a natural antioxidant that has been shown to ameliorate ischemic/reperfusion injury. In this study, we investigated whether and how p-CA regulated BACH1 in ischemic/reperfusion injury from the perspective of BACH1 subcellular localization and function. Middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) model was established in male mice. MCAO mice were treated with p-CA (50, 100 mg/kg, ip) twice 5 min after MCAO and 5 h after reperfusion operation, respectively. We showed that p-CA treatment exerted dramatic neuroprotective effects, which were associated with the inhibition of BACH1. In HT22 cells, treatment with p-CA (20 μM) ameliorated OGD/R or glutamate-induced oxidative damage and mitochondrial dysfunction through decreasing the protein level of BACH1, the beneficial effect of p-CA was blocked by BACH1 overexpression. We demonstrated that BACH1 level was markedly elevated in the nucleus of HT22 cells under glutamate stimulation, and transcriptionally regulated NADPH oxidase 4 (NOX4) expression, thus mediating ROS outbreak. p-CA treatment activated the activated Cdc42-associated kinase 1 (ACK1)/protein kinase B (AKT) cascade to facilitate the phosphorylation of BACH1, augmented its interaction with chromosome region maintenance 1 (CRM1), thereby leading to the export of BACH1 from the nucleus and degradation mediated by heme-oxidized IRP2 ubiquitin ligase-1 (HOIL-1). In accord with this, administration of ACK1 inhibitor AIM-100 (20 mg/kg, ip) 5 min after MCAO significantly attenuated the neuroprotective effects of p-CA in MCAO mice. We concluded that ACK1/AKT/BACH1 axis may serve as a promising therapeutic approach for the management of ischemic stroke, thereby broadening the clinical utility of p-CA.Keywords: ischemic/reperfusion injury; p-Coumaric acid; BACH1; NOX4; ACK1/AKT; AIM-100.

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Basic-Leucine Zipper Transcription FactorsCoumaric AcidsIschemic StrokeNeuronsNeuroprotective AgentsPropionatesActive Transport, Cell NucleusAnimalsInfarction, Middle Cerebral ArteryMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLOxidative StressProteolysisReperfusion InjuryBach1 protein, mouseBasic-Leucine Zipper Transcription FactorsCoumaric AcidsNeuroprotective Agentsp-coumaric acidPropionates

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PMCPMC12274441

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