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ArticleFrontiers in pharmacology2025

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Shangjia Ma, Jianxin Jia, Lie Wu, Kai Tian, Lu Wang, Hua Li, Jiayu Lv, Dewang Gao, Zhanjun Yang, Xia Guo

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Article in Frontiers in pharmacology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. A review of animal models of vascular dementia.Molecular biology reports · 2026
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  2. Phytochemical Diversity and Antioxidant Potential ofAntioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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10 authors.

Shangjia Ma *Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Baotou Medical College, Baotou, China.
Jianxin Jia *Department of Human Anatomy, Baotou Medical College, Baotou, China.
Lie Wu *Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Baotou Medical College, Baotou, China.
Kai TianDepartment of Psychological Rehabilitation, The Third Hospital of Baogang Group, Baotou, China.
Lu WangDepartment of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Baotou Medical College, Baotou, China.
Hua LiDepartment of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Baotou Medical College, Baotou, China.
Jiayu LvDepartment of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Baotou Medical College, Baotou, China.
Dewang GaoDepartment of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Baotou Medical College, Baotou, China.
Zhanjun YangKey Laboratory of Human Anatomy, Education Department of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Baotou, China.
Xia GuoDepartment of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Baotou Medical College, Baotou, China.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: This study aims to elucidate the neuroprotective effects and underlying mechanisms of total flavonoids of Methods: The network pharmacology was used to explore the mechanism of TFDM to improve VaD. A rat model of VaD was established using permanent bilateral common carotid artery occlusion (2VO). The Morris water maze test assessed spatial learning and memory capacities. Nissl staining was used to examine the neuronal damage. Western blot and Immunofluorescence analysis was employed to evaluate protein levels of factors associated with neuroinflammation, blood-brain barrier integrity, and angiogenesis. Results: The network pharmacology suggests TFDM may combat VaD through TNF-α/NF-κB p65 signaling pathways. TFDM treatment may attenuate memory deficits associated with 2VO and reduce neuronal damage. TFDM improved blood-brain barrier integrity and promoted angiogenesis by downregulating MMP-9 and upregulating ZO-1 and VEGFA. Moreover, TFDM exhibited anti-inflammatory properties by inhibiting TNF-α and NF-κB p65 production, thereby mitigating the neuroinflammatory response in VaD rats. Conclusion: TFDM demonstrated significant improvement in cognitive function in VaD rats. This improvement was attributed to the multifaceted effects, including the improvement of blood-brain barrier integrity, promotion of angiogenesis, and reduction of neuroinflammation. These findings suggest that TFDM may represent a promising therapeutic approach for VaD management.

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blood-brain barriernetwork pharmacologyneuroinflammationTNF-α/NF-κB p65 signaling pathwaytotal flavonoids of Dracocephalum moldavica L.vascular dementia

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PMID40843367
PMCPMC12364899

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