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Mohapatra S, Kumar PA, Aggarwal A, Iqubal A, Mirza MA, Iqbal Z. Phytotherapeutic approach for conquering menopausal syndrome and osteoporosis. Phytother Res 2024; 38:2728-2763. [PMID: 38522005 DOI: 10.1002/ptr.8172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2023] [Revised: 02/06/2024] [Accepted: 02/11/2024] [Indexed: 03/25/2024]
Abstract
Women face a significant change in their reproductive health as menopause sets in. It is marred with numerous physiological changes that negatively impact their quality of life. This universal, transition phase is associated with menopausal and postmenopausal syndrome, which may spread over 2-10 years. This creates a depletion of female hormones causing physical, mental, sexual and social problems and may, later on, manifest as postmenopausal osteoporosis leading to weak bones, causing fractures and ultimately morbidity and mortality. Menopausal hormone therapy generally encompasses the correction of hormone balance through various pharmacological agents, but the associated side effects often lead to cessation of therapy with poor clinical outcomes. However, it has been noticed that phytotherapeutics is trusted by women for the amelioration of symptoms related to menopause and for improving bone health. This could primarily be due to their reduced side effects and lesser costs. This review attempts to bring forth the suitability of phytotherapeutics/herbals for the management of menopausal, postmenopausal syndrome, and menopausal osteoporosis through several published research. It tries to enlist the available botanicals with their key constituents and mechanism of action for mitigating symptoms associated with menopause as well as osteoporosis. It also includes a list of a few herbal commercial products available for these complications. The article also intends to collate the findings of various clinical trials and patents available in this field and provide a window for newer research avenues in this highly important yet ignored health segment.
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- Sradhanjali Mohapatra
- Nanotechnology Lab, School of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (SPER), Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, India
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- Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited, R&D Centre, Gurugram, India
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- Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited, R&D Centre, Gurugram, India
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (SPER), Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, India
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- Nanotechnology Lab, School of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (SPER), Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, India
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- Nanotechnology Lab, School of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (SPER), Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, India
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Chen X, Song H, Zhou S, Yuan C, Li J. Exploring separation patterns and mechanisms of proanthocyanidins in grape seeds and pomace with diverse molecular weights, compositions, and structures. Food Chem X 2023; 20:101008. [PMID: 38144768 PMCID: PMC10740050 DOI: 10.1016/j.fochx.2023.101008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2023] [Revised: 11/13/2023] [Accepted: 11/13/2023] [Indexed: 12/26/2023] Open
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The function of proanthocyanidins (PAs) relies on their structure and requires high-purity PAs. Though Sephadex LH-20 gel permeation chromatography (GPC) is expected to separate PAs based on structure, its usage rules and mechanisms remain unclear. This study delves into the PAs separation patterns on Sephadex LH-20, first confirming the purification mechanisms of PAs with various mean degrees of polymerization (DP) using the adsorption kinetic model. The study found that an increase in the molecular weight or mean DP of PAs results in decreased polarity, reduced hydrogen bonding actions, and intensified hydrophobic effect, causing delayed extraction of PAs on Sephadex LH-20, with galloylated PA as an exception, which was extracted first despite its high DP. Additionally, the principles for separating specific composition, such as monomers, dimers, etc., were evaluated. The study sheds light on enhancing the purification efficiency of PAs, thus advancing the precise separation technology of diverse proanthocyanidins.
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- Xiaoyi Chen
- College of Enology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China
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- College of Enology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China
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- College of Enology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China
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- College of Enology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China
- Ningxia Helan Mountain's East Foothill Wine Experiment and Demonstration Station of Northwest A&F University, Yongning, Ningxia 750104, China
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- College of Enology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China
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Jia R, Hou Y, Feng W, Nomingerel M, Li B, Zhu J. Multi-Omics Analysis to Understand the Effects of Dietary Proanthocyanidins on Antioxidant Capacity, Muscle Nutrients, Lipid Metabolism, and Intestinal Microbiota in Cyprinus carpio. Antioxidants (Basel) 2023; 12:2095. [PMID: 38136215 PMCID: PMC10740959 DOI: 10.3390/antiox12122095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2023] [Revised: 12/07/2023] [Accepted: 12/09/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023] Open
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Proanthocyanidins (Pros), a natural polyphenolic compound found in grape seed and other plants, have received significant attention as additives in animal feed. However, the specific mechanism by which Pros affect fish health remains unclear. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the potential effects of dietary Pro on common carp by evaluating biochemical parameters and multi-omics analysis. The results showed that Pro supplementation improved antioxidant capacity and the contents of polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 and n-6) and several bioactive compounds. Transcriptomic analysis demonstrated that dietary Pro caused an upregulation of the sphingolipid catabolic process and the lysosome pathway, while simultaneously downregulating intestinal cholesterol absorption and the PPAR signaling pathway in the intestines. Compared to the normal control (NC) group, the Pro group exhibited higher diversity in intestinal microbiota and an increased relative abundance of Cetobacterium and Pirellula. Furthermore, the Pro group had a lower Firmicutes/Bacteroidetes ratio and a decreased relative abundance of potentially pathogenic bacteria. Collectively, dietary Pro improved antioxidant ability, muscle nutrients, and the diversity and composition of intestinal microbiota. The regulation of lipid metabolism and improvement in muscle nutrients were linked with changes in the intestinal microbiota.
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- Rui Jia
- Key Laboratory of Integrated Rice-Fish Farming Ecology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Freshwater Fisheries Research Center, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Wuxi 214081, China; (R.J.); (Y.H.); (W.F.)
- Wuxi Fisheries College, Nanjing Agricultural University, Wuxi 214081, China;
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Rice-Fish Farming Ecology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Freshwater Fisheries Research Center, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Wuxi 214081, China; (R.J.); (Y.H.); (W.F.)
- Wuxi Fisheries College, Nanjing Agricultural University, Wuxi 214081, China;
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Rice-Fish Farming Ecology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Freshwater Fisheries Research Center, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Wuxi 214081, China; (R.J.); (Y.H.); (W.F.)
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Rice-Fish Farming Ecology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Freshwater Fisheries Research Center, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Wuxi 214081, China; (R.J.); (Y.H.); (W.F.)
- Wuxi Fisheries College, Nanjing Agricultural University, Wuxi 214081, China;
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Rice-Fish Farming Ecology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Freshwater Fisheries Research Center, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Wuxi 214081, China; (R.J.); (Y.H.); (W.F.)
- Wuxi Fisheries College, Nanjing Agricultural University, Wuxi 214081, China;
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Wang Y, Zhang Y, Wu X, Ren C, Zhang Z, Yang Q, Li X, Chen G. Feasibility of applying a noninvasive method for sleep monitoring based on mouse behaviors. Brain Behav 2023; 13:e3311. [PMID: 37932957 PMCID: PMC10726919 DOI: 10.1002/brb3.3311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2023] [Revised: 10/06/2023] [Accepted: 10/24/2023] [Indexed: 11/08/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Currently, electroencephalogram (EEG)/electromyogram (EMG) system is widely regarded as the "golden standard" for sleep monitoring. Imperfectly, its invasive monitoring may somehow interfere with the natural state of sleep. Up to now, noninvasive methods for sleep monitoring have developed, which could preserve the undisturbed and naïve sleep state of mice to the greatest extent, but the feasibility of their application under different conditions should be extensive validated. METHODS Based on existing research, we verified the feasibility of a sleep monitoring system based on mouse behaviors under different conditions. The experimental mice were exposed to various stresses and placed into a combined device comprising noninvasive sleep monitoring equipment and an EEG/EMG system, and the sleep status was recorded under different physiological, pharmacological, and pathophysiological conditions. The consistency of the parameters obtained from the different systems was calculated using the Bland-Altman statistical method. RESULTS The results demonstrated that the physiological sleep times determined by noninvasive sleep monitoring system were highly consistent with those obtained from the EEG/EMG system, and the coefficients were 94.4% and 95.1% in C57BL/6J and CD-1 mice, respectively. The noninvasive sleep monitoring system exhibited high sensitivity under the sleep-promoting effect of diazepam and caffeine-induced wakefulness, which was indicated by its ability to detect the effect of dosage on sleep times, and accurate determination of the sleep/wakeful status of mice under different pathophysiological conditions. After combining the data obtained from all the mice, the coefficient between the sleep times detected by behavior-based sleep monitoring system and those obtained from the EEG/EMG equipment was determined to .94. CONCLUSION The results suggested that behavior-based sleep monitoring system could accurately evaluate the sleep/wakeful states of mice under different conditions.
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- Ya‐Tao Wang
- Department of Neurology (Sleep Disorders)The Affiliated Chaohu Hospital of Anhui Medical UniversityHefeiAnhuiP. R. China
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- Department of Neurology (Sleep Disorders)The Affiliated Chaohu Hospital of Anhui Medical UniversityHefeiAnhuiP. R. China
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- School of Life SciencesUniversity of Science and Technology of ChinaHefeiP. R. China
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- Department of Neurology (Sleep Disorders)The Affiliated Chaohu Hospital of Anhui Medical UniversityHefeiAnhuiP. R. China
- Departments of Anesthesiology, General Practice, or Critical CareThe First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical UniversityHefeiAnhuiP. R. China
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- Department of Neurology (Sleep Disorders)The Affiliated Chaohu Hospital of Anhui Medical UniversityHefeiAnhuiP. R. China
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- Departments of Anesthesiology, General Practice, or Critical CareThe First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical UniversityHefeiAnhuiP. R. China
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- Department of Neurology (Sleep Disorders)The Affiliated Chaohu Hospital of Anhui Medical UniversityHefeiAnhuiP. R. China
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- Department of Neurology (Sleep Disorders)The Affiliated Chaohu Hospital of Anhui Medical UniversityHefeiAnhuiP. R. China
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Jiang T, Wang J, Wang Y, Jiang J, Zhou J, Wang X, Zhang D, Xu J. Mitochondrial protein prohibitin promotes learning memory recovery in mice following intracerebral hemorrhage via CAMKII/CRMP signaling pathway. Neurochem Int 2023; 171:105637. [PMID: 37923298 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuint.2023.105637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2023] [Revised: 10/26/2023] [Accepted: 10/31/2023] [Indexed: 11/07/2023]
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Prohibitin (PHB) is a mitochondrial inner membrane protein with neuroprotective, antioxidant, and apoptosis-reducing effects. This study aimed to explore the role of PHB in pathological symptoms, behavioral deficits, and cognitive impairment in a collagenase-IV-induced intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) murine model. In this study, mice that received collagenase IV injection were pretreated with PHB or saline 21 days prior to modeling. The role of PHB in memory and learning ability was monitored using the Morris water maze, Y-maze, and rotarod, social, startle, and nest-building tests. The effect of PHB on depression-like symptoms was examined using the forced swimming, tail suspension, and sucrose preference tests. Subsequently, mouse samples were analyzed using immunohistochemistry, western blotting, Perls staining, Nissl staining, and gene sequencing. Results showed that collagenase IV significantly induced behavioral deficits, brain edema, cognitive impairment, and depressive symptoms. PHB overexpression effectively alleviated memory, learning, and motor deficits in mice with ICH. PHB markedly inhibited the number of terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated deoxyuridine triphosphate nick-end labeling-positive cells and protein levels of ionized calcium-binding adapter molecule 1, glial fibrillary acidic protein, and interleukin-1β in the perihematomal region of ICH mice. PHB overexpression also remarkably promoted production of neurologin1 (NLGL1), and upregulated levels of Ca2+-calmodulin-dependent kinase II (CaMKII) and collapsin response mediator protein-1 (CRMP1) proteins. In conclusion, PHB overexpression can effectively alleviate the neurological deficits and neurodegeneration around the hematoma region. This may play a protective role by upregulating the expression of NLGL1 and promoting expression of CaMKII and CRMP1.
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- Tianlin Jiang
- Department of Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China; Institute of Translational Medicine, Medical College, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, China
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- Institute of Translational Medicine, Medical College, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, China; Department of Anesthesia, Affiliated Hospital of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225001, China
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- Department of Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Translational Medicine, Medical College, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, China; Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Experimental & Translational Non-coding RNA Research, Yangzhou University, YangZhou, 225001, China
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- Institute of Translational Medicine, Medical College, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, China; Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Experimental & Translational Non-coding RNA Research, Yangzhou University, YangZhou, 225001, China.
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- Department of Pharmacy, Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No. 16369, Jingshi Road, Lixia district, Jinan City, Shandong Province, China.
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- Department of Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
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Monchaux de Oliveira C, Morael J, Guille A, Amadieu C, Vancassel S, Gaudout D, Capuron L, Pourtau L, Castanon N. Saffron extract interferes with lipopolysaccharide-induced brain activation of the kynurenine pathway and impairment of monoamine neurotransmission in mice. Front Nutr 2023; 10:1267839. [PMID: 37867499 PMCID: PMC10585275 DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2023.1267839] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2023] [Accepted: 09/05/2023] [Indexed: 10/24/2023] Open
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Background Although activation of inflammatory processes is essential to fight infections, its prolonged impact on brain function is well known to contribute to the pathophysiology of many medical conditions, including neuropsychiatric disorders. Therefore, identifying novel strategies to selectively counter the harmful effects of neuroinflammation appears as a major health concern. In that context, this study aimed to test the relevance of a nutritional intervention with saffron, a spice known for centuries for its beneficial effect on health. Methods For this purpose, the impact of an acute oral administration of a standardized saffron extract, which was previously shown to display neuromodulatory properties and reduce depressive-like behavior, was measured in mice challenged with lipopolysaccharide (LPS, 830 μg/kg, ip). Results Pretreatment with saffron extract (6.5 mg/kg, per os) did not reduce LPS-induced sickness behavior, preserving therefore this adaptive behavioral response essential for host defense. However, it interfered with delayed changes of expression of cytokines, chemokines and markers of microglial activation measured 24 h post-LPS treatment in key brain areas for behavior and mood control (frontal cortex, hippocampus, striatum). Importantly, this pretreatment also counteracted by that time the impact of LPS on several neurobiological processes contributing to inflammation-induced emotional alterations, in particular the activation of the kynurenine pathway, assessed through the expression of its main enzymes, as well as concomitant impairment of serotonergic and dopaminergic neurotransmission. Conclusion Altogether, this study provides important clues on how saffron extract interferes with brain function in conditions of immune stimulation and supports the relevance of saffron-based nutritional interventions to improve the management of inflammation-related comorbidities.
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- Camille Monchaux de Oliveira
- INRAE, NutriNeuro, UMR 1286, Bordeaux University, Bordeaux IPB, Bordeaux, France
- Activ’Inside, Beychac-et-Caillau, France
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- INRAE, NutriNeuro, UMR 1286, Bordeaux University, Bordeaux IPB, Bordeaux, France
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- INRAE, NutriNeuro, UMR 1286, Bordeaux University, Bordeaux IPB, Bordeaux, France
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- INRAE, NutriNeuro, UMR 1286, Bordeaux University, Bordeaux IPB, Bordeaux, France
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- INRAE, NutriNeuro, UMR 1286, Bordeaux University, Bordeaux IPB, Bordeaux, France
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- INRAE, NutriNeuro, UMR 1286, Bordeaux University, Bordeaux IPB, Bordeaux, France
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- INRAE, NutriNeuro, UMR 1286, Bordeaux University, Bordeaux IPB, Bordeaux, France
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Wang P, Si HX, Zhu DY, Xing KK, Wang J, Cao TT, Zhao H, Liu XD, Zhang MM, Chen T. Proanthocyanidins induce analgesic and anxiolytic effects in spared nerve injured mice by decreasing in vivo firing rate of pyramidal cells in the insular cortex. Front Mol Neurosci 2023; 16:1174125. [PMID: 37426072 PMCID: PMC10327562 DOI: 10.3389/fnmol.2023.1174125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2023] [Accepted: 05/22/2023] [Indexed: 07/11/2023] Open
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Neuropathic pain is one of the most common symptoms of clinical pain that often accompanied by severe emotional changes such as anxiety. However, the treatment for comorbidity of chronic pain and anxiety is limited. Proanthocyanidins (PACs), a group of polyphenols enriched in plants and foods, have been reported to cause pain-alleviating effects. However, whether and how PACs induce analgesic and anxiolytic effects in the central nervous system remain obscure. In the present study, we observed that microinjection of PACs into the insular cortex (IC) inhibited mechanical and spontaneous pain sensitivity and anxiety-like behaviors in mice with spared nerve injury. Meanwhile, PACs application exclusively reduced the FOS expression in the pyramidal cells but not interneurons in the IC. In vivo electrophysiological recording of the IC further showed that PACS application inhibited the firing rate of spikes of pyramidal cells of IC in neuropathic pain mice. In summary, PACs induce analgesic and anxiolytic effects by inhibiting the spiking of pyramidal cells of the IC in mice with neuropathic pain, which should provide new evidence of PACs as the potential clinical treatment of chronic pain and anxiety comorbidity.
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- Pan Wang
- Department of Human Anatomy, Histology and Embryology and K.K. Leung Brain Research Centre, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Human Anatomy, Histology and Embryology and K.K. Leung Brain Research Centre, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, China
- College of Life Science, Northwest University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Human Anatomy, Histology and Embryology and K.K. Leung Brain Research Centre, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, China
- Department of Human Anatomy, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Human Anatomy, Histology and Embryology and K.K. Leung Brain Research Centre, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Human Anatomy, Histology and Embryology and K.K. Leung Brain Research Centre, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Human Anatomy, Histology and Embryology and K.K. Leung Brain Research Centre, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Human Anatomy, Histology and Embryology and K.K. Leung Brain Research Centre, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Human Anatomy, Histology and Embryology and K.K. Leung Brain Research Centre, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Human Anatomy, Histology and Embryology and K.K. Leung Brain Research Centre, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Human Anatomy, Histology and Embryology and K.K. Leung Brain Research Centre, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, China
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Adeoluwa OA, Nneda OJ, Onyinye AG, Akinluyi ET, Racheal AF, Adedamola F, Kate N, Edem EE, Taghogho EA, Badamasi A. Quercetin abrogates lipopolysaccharide-induced depressive-like symptoms by inhibiting neuroinflammation via microglial NLRP3/NFκB/iNOS signaling pathway. Behav Brain Res 2023; 450:114503. [PMID: 37209878 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2023.114503] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2023] [Revised: 04/28/2023] [Accepted: 05/17/2023] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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BACKGROUND Major depressive disorder is a serious psychiatric illness having serious damaging effect on the quality of life of suffers. Quercetin is a plant flavonoid, mostly used as a constituent in dietary products. This study evaluated antidepressant effect of quercetin on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced depression in rats. MATERIALS AND METHODS Twenty-one male rats were randomly assigned into three groups (n= 7): group 1 (vehicle only), group 2 (quercetin), group 3 (LPS). Rats were treated with vehicle (10mL/kg, p.o.) or quercetin (50mg/kg, p.o.) for seven days. Sixty minutes after treatment on day seven, all animals were injected with LPS (0.83mg/kg, i.p.) except group 1 (vehicle only). Twenty-four hours after LPS injection, animals were assessed for depressive symptoms using forced swim, sucrose splash and open field tests. Animals were sacrificed; brain samples collected for bioassay of pro-inflammatory mediators, TNF-α, IL-6 and IL-17 were measured using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) while expressions of NF-κB, inflammasomes, microglia and iNOS were quantified by immunohistochemistry. RESULTS The LPS significantly (p<0.05) decreased mobility of rats in FST and decreased sucrose preference, which is indicative of depressive-like behaviours. These behaviours were significantly (p<0.05) attenuated by quercetin compared to control (vehicle only). Following LPS exposure, the expressions of inflammasomes, NF-κB, iNOS, proinflammatory cytokines and microglia positive cells in the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex were significantly (p<0.05) elevated. All these were attenuated by pretreating animals with quercetin. CONCLUSION Quercetin exhibit antidepressant-like property, which may be related to inhibition of neuroinflammatory signaling pathways.
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- Olusegun Adebayo Adeoluwa
- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Faculty of Basic Clinical Sciences, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Afe Babalola University Ado Ekiti, KM 8.5 Afe Babalola Way, Ekiti State Nigeria.
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- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Faculty of Basic Clinical Sciences, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Afe Babalola University Ado Ekiti, KM 8.5 Afe Babalola Way, Ekiti State Nigeria.
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- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Faculty of Basic Clinical Sciences, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Afe Babalola University Ado Ekiti, KM 8.5 Afe Babalola Way, Ekiti State Nigeria.
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- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Faculty of Basic Clinical Sciences, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Afe Babalola University Ado Ekiti, KM 8.5 Afe Babalola Way, Ekiti State Nigeria.
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, Afe Babalola University Ado Ekiti.
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, Afe Babalola University Ado Ekiti.
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, Afe Babalola University Ado Ekiti.
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine and Health Sciences Delta State University Abraka, Delta State, Nigeria.
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- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Faculty of Basic Clinical Sciences, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Afe Babalola University Ado Ekiti, KM 8.5 Afe Babalola Way, Ekiti State Nigeria.
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Jiang X, Yan Q, Lao W, Lin Q, Cao H, Chen L, Chen J, Yu X, Liu F. Irisin attenuates ethanol-induced behavioral deficits in mice through activation of Nrf2 and inhibition of NF-κB pathways. Metab Brain Dis 2023; 38:1643-1656. [PMID: 36947333 DOI: 10.1007/s11011-023-01202-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2022] [Accepted: 03/11/2023] [Indexed: 03/23/2023]
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This study aims to investigate the effect of irisin on ethanol-induced behavioral deficits and explore the underlying mechanisms. A mouse model of ethanol addiction/withdrawal was constructed through chronic ethanol administration. Depressive-like behaviors were evaluated by the tail suspension test and forced swimming test, and anxiety-like behaviors were evaluated by the marble-burying test and elevated plus maze test. The expression of Nrf2 was measured by western blotting. Levels of inflammatory mediators (NF-κB, TNF-α, IL-1β and IL-6) and oxidative stress factors (ROS, MDA, GSH and SOD) were detected by ELISA. The ethanol-induced PC12/BV2 cell injury model was used to elucidate whether the effect of irisin on ethanol-induced neurological injury was related to anti-inflammatory and antioxidant mechanisms. Ethanol-induced ethanol preference and emotional deficits were improved by chronic irisin treatment; however, these improvements were partly reversed by cotreatment with the Nrf2 inhibitor ML385. Further results implied that the improvement effect of irisin on behavioral abnormalities may be related to its anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects. In detail, irisin inhibited ethanol-induced abnormal expression of ROS and MDA and upregulated the expression of GSH and SOD. Meanwhile, irisin treatment inhibited ethanol-induced overexpression of NF-κB, TNF-α, IL-1β and IL-6 in the hippocampus and cerebral cortex. The regulation of oxidative stress factors by irisin was reversed after ML385 treatment. In the in vitro study, overexpression of oxidative stress factors in ethanol-treated PC12 cells was inhibited by irisin treatment; however, the prevention was reversed after the knockdown of Nrf2 siRNA. Moreover, ethanol-induced overexpression of inflammatory mediators in BV2 cells was also inhibited by irisin treatment. Irisin improved depressive and anxiety-like behaviors induced by ethanol addiction/withdrawal in mice, and this protection was greatly associated with the NF-κB-mediated anti-inflammatory signaling pathway and Nrf2-mediated antioxidative stress signaling pathway.
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- Xi Jiang
- Zhejiang University Mingzhou Hospital, 315000, Ningbo, China
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- Shaoxing People's Hospital, Shaoxing Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Shaoxing, 312000, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Zhejiang Pharmaceutical University, 315000, Ningbo, China
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- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Department of Pharmacy, Zhejiang Pharmaceutical University, 315000, Ningbo, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Zhejiang Pharmaceutical University, 315000, Ningbo, China
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- Zhejiang University Mingzhou Hospital, 315000, Ningbo, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Zhejiang Pharmaceutical University, 315000, Ningbo, China.
- Department of Pharmacy, Zhejiang Pharmaceutical College, No.888 Yinxian Avenue East Section, Ningbo, 315000, China.
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- Department of Pharmacy, Zhejiang Pharmaceutical University, 315000, Ningbo, China.
- Department of Pharmacy, Zhejiang Pharmaceutical College, No.888 Yinxian Avenue East Section, Ningbo, 315000, China.
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Health benefits of proanthocyanidins linking with gastrointestinal modulation: An updated review. Food Chem 2023; 404:134596. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2022.134596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2022] [Revised: 09/23/2022] [Accepted: 10/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Spohr L, de Aguiar MSS, Bona NP, Luduvico KP, Alves AG, Domingues WB, Blödorn EB, Bortolatto CF, Brüning CA, Campos VF, Stefanello FM, Spanevello RM. Blueberry Extract Modulates Brain Enzymes Activities and Reduces Neuroinflammation: Promising Effect on Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Depressive-Like Behavior. Neurochem Res 2023; 48:846-861. [PMID: 36357747 DOI: 10.1007/s11064-022-03813-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2022] [Revised: 10/10/2022] [Accepted: 10/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Major depressive disorder (MDD) is one of the most common neuropsychiatric disorders with high rates of prevalence and mortality. MDD is pathophysiologically complex, and treatment options are limited. Blueberries are rich in polyphenols and have neuroprotective potential. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of blueberry extract on neuroinflammatory and neuroplasticity parameters, as well as Na+/K+-ATPase, monoamine oxidase-A (MAO-A), and acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activities in the cerebral cortex and hippocampus of mice subject to lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced depressive-like behavior. We also analyzed the interaction between anthocyanins and indoleamine 2 3-dioxygenase (IDO). Male Swiss mice (60-day-old) received vehicle, fluoxetine (20 mg/kg), or blueberry extract (100 or 200 mg/kg) intragastrically for 7 days before intraperitoneal LPS (0.83 mg/kg) injection. Twenty-four hours after LPS administration, the mice were subjected to behavioral tests. Both fluoxetine and blueberry extract (200 mg/kg) decreased the immobility time in the forced swim test, without affecting locomotor activity. Fluoxetine attenuated the decrease of Na+/K+-ATPase in the cerebral cortex, while blueberry extract promoted this same effect in the hippocampus. Additionally, fluoxetine and blueberry extract attenuated the decrease in the activity of MAO-A in the hippocampus. Blueberry extract (200 mg/kg) also prevented LPS-induced increase in AChE activity in the hippocampus as well as LPS upregulation of relative mRNA expression of tumor necrosis factor alpha, interleukin (IL)-1β, and IL-10 in the cerebral cortex. Molecular docking analysis revealed binding sites for malvidin 3-galactoside (- 7.8 kcal/mol) and malvidin 3-glucoside (- 7.9 kcal/mol) residues with IDO. Taken together, these results indicate that blueberry extract improved depression-like behavior and attenuated the neurochemical and molecular changes in the brains of mice challenged with LPS.
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- Luiza Spohr
- Centro de Ciências Químicas, Farmacêuticas e de Alimentos, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioquímica e Bioprospecção - Laboratório de Neuroquímica, Inflamação e Câncer, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Prédio 29, Campus Capão do Leão, s/n, Caixa Postal 354, Pelotas, RS, CEP 9601090, Brazil.
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- Centro de Ciências Químicas, Farmacêuticas e de Alimentos, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioquímica e Bioprospecção - Laboratório de Neuroquímica, Inflamação e Câncer, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Prédio 29, Campus Capão do Leão, s/n, Caixa Postal 354, Pelotas, RS, CEP 9601090, Brazil
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- Centro de Ciências Químicas, Farmacêuticas e de Alimentos, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioquímica e Bioprospecção - Laboratório de Biomarcadores, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brazil
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- Centro de Ciências Químicas, Farmacêuticas e de Alimentos, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioquímica e Bioprospecção - Laboratório de Biomarcadores, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brazil
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- Centro de Ciências Químicas, Farmacêuticas e de Alimentos, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioquímica e Bioprospecção - Laboratório de Bioquímica e Neurofarmacologia Molecular, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brazil
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- Centro de Desenvolvimento Tecnológico, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biotecnologia - Laboratório de Genômica Estrutural, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brazil
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- Centro de Desenvolvimento Tecnológico, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biotecnologia - Laboratório de Genômica Estrutural, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brazil
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- Centro de Ciências Químicas, Farmacêuticas e de Alimentos, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioquímica e Bioprospecção - Laboratório de Bioquímica e Neurofarmacologia Molecular, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brazil
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- Centro de Ciências Químicas, Farmacêuticas e de Alimentos, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioquímica e Bioprospecção - Laboratório de Bioquímica e Neurofarmacologia Molecular, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brazil
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- Centro de Desenvolvimento Tecnológico, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biotecnologia - Laboratório de Genômica Estrutural, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brazil
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- Centro de Ciências Químicas, Farmacêuticas e de Alimentos, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioquímica e Bioprospecção - Laboratório de Biomarcadores, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brazil
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- Centro de Ciências Químicas, Farmacêuticas e de Alimentos, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioquímica e Bioprospecção - Laboratório de Neuroquímica, Inflamação e Câncer, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Prédio 29, Campus Capão do Leão, s/n, Caixa Postal 354, Pelotas, RS, CEP 9601090, Brazil.
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Phytochemistry, Pharmacology and Molecular Mechanisms of Herbal Bioactive Compounds for Sickness Behaviour. Metabolites 2022; 12:metabo12121215. [PMID: 36557252 PMCID: PMC9782141 DOI: 10.3390/metabo12121215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2022] [Revised: 11/24/2022] [Accepted: 11/25/2022] [Indexed: 12/07/2022] Open
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The host's response to acute infections or tissue injury is a sophisticated and coordinated adaptive modification called sickness behaviour. Many herbs have been studied for their ability to protect animals against experimentally induced sickness behaviour. However, there is a lack of knowledge and experimental evidence on the use of herbal bioactive compounds (HBACs) in the management of sick behaviour. The goal of this review is to provide a concise summary of the protective benefits and putative mechanisms of action of phytochemicals on the reduction of lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced sickness behaviour. Relevant studies were gathered from the search engines Scopus, ScienceDirect, PubMed, Google Scholar, and other scientific databases (between 2000 and to date). The keywords used for the search included "Lipopolysaccharide" OR "LPS" OR "Sickness behaviour" OR "Sickness" AND "Bioactive compounds" OR "Herbal medicine" OR "Herbal drug" OR "Natural products" OR "Isolated compounds". A total of 41 published articles that represented data on the effect of HBACs in LPS-induced sickness behaviour were reviewed and summarised systemically. There were 33 studies that were conducted in mice and 8 studies in rats. A total of 34 HBACs have had their effects against LPS-induced changes in behaviour and biochemistry investigated. In this review, we examined 34 herbal bioactive components that have been tested in animal models to see if they can fight LPS-induced sickness behaviour. Future research should concentrate on the efficacy, safety, and dosage needed to protect against illness behaviour in humans, because there is a critical shortage of data in this area.
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Wang N, Chen W, Cui C, Zheng Y, Yu Q, Ren H, Liu Z, Xu C, Zhang G. The Peanut Skin Procyanidins Attenuate DSS-Induced Ulcerative Colitis in C57BL/6 Mice. Antioxidants (Basel) 2022; 11:2098. [PMID: 36358470 PMCID: PMC9686776 DOI: 10.3390/antiox11112098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2022] [Revised: 10/12/2022] [Accepted: 10/21/2022] [Indexed: 08/10/2023] Open
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Polyphenols from peanut skin have been reported to possess many beneficial functions for human health, including anti-oxidative, antibacterial, anticancer, and other activities. To date, however, its anti-inflammatory effect and the underlying mechanism remain unclear. In this study, the anti-inflammatory effect of peanut skin procyanidins extract (PSPE) and peanut skin procyanidins (PSPc) were investigated by a dextran sodium sulfate (DSS)-induced colitis mouse model. The results showed that both PSPE and PSPc supplementation reversed the DSS-induced body weight loss and reduced disease activity index (DAI) values, accompanied by enhanced goblet cell numbers and tight junction protein claudin-1 expression in the colon. PSPE and PSPc treatment also suppressed the inflammatory responses and oxidative stress in the colon by down-regulating IL-1β, TNF-α, and MDA expressions. Meanwhile, PSPE and PSPc significantly altered the gut microbiota composition by increasing the relative abundance of Clostridium XlVb and Anaerotruncus, and inhibiting the relative abundance of Alistipes at the genus level. PSPE and PSPc also significantly elevated the production of short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) in mice with colitis. The correlation analysis suggested that the protective effects of PSPE and PSPc on colitis might be related to the alteration of gut microbiota composition and the formation of SCFAs. In conclusion, the current research indicates that supplementation of PSPE and PSPc could be a promising nutritional strategy for colitis prevention and treatment.
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- Na Wang
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China
- College of Food Science and Technology, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China
- International Joint Research Center for Animal Immunology, Zhengzhou 450002, China
- Key Laboratory of Nutrition and Healthy Food of Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou 450002, China
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- Key Laboratory of Nutrition and Healthy Food of Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou 450002, China
- College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China
- Key Laboratory of Nutrition and Healthy Food of Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou 450002, China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China
- Key Laboratory of Nutrition and Healthy Food of Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou 450002, China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China
- International Joint Research Center for Animal Immunology, Zhengzhou 450002, China
- Key Laboratory of Nutrition and Healthy Food of Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou 450002, China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China
- Key Laboratory of Nutrition and Healthy Food of Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou 450002, China
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- Key Laboratory of Nutrition and Healthy Food of Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou 450002, China
- College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China
- Key Laboratory of Nutrition and Healthy Food of Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou 450002, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China
- International Joint Research Center for Animal Immunology, Zhengzhou 450002, China
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Hu P, Lu Y, Pan BX, Zhang WH. New Insights into the Pivotal Role of the Amygdala in Inflammation-Related Depression and Anxiety Disorder. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms231911076. [PMID: 36232376 PMCID: PMC9570160 DOI: 10.3390/ijms231911076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2022] [Revised: 09/19/2022] [Accepted: 09/19/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Depression and anxiety disorders are the two most prevalent psychiatric diseases that affect hundreds of millions of individuals worldwide. Understanding the etiology and related mechanisms is of great importance and might yield new therapeutic strategies to treat these diseases effectively. During the past decades, a growing number of studies have pointed out the importance of the stress-induced inflammatory response in the amygdala, a kernel region for processing emotional stimuli, as a potentially critical contributor to the pathophysiology of depression and anxiety disorders. In this review, we first summarized the recent progress from both animal and human studies toward understanding the causal link between stress-induced inflammation and depression and anxiety disorders, with particular emphasis on findings showing the effect of inflammation on the functional changes in neurons in the amygdala, at levels ranging from molecular signaling, cellular function, synaptic plasticity, and the neural circuit to behavior, as well as their contributions to the pathology of inflammation-related depression and anxiety disorders. Finally, we concluded by discussing some of the difficulties surrounding the current research and propose some issues worth future study in this field.
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- Ping Hu
- Institute of Translational Medicine, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330001, China
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- Department of Biological Science, School of Life Science, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, China
- Laboratory of Fear and Anxiety Disorders, Institutes of Life Science, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, China
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- Department of Biological Science, School of Life Science, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, China
- Laboratory of Fear and Anxiety Disorders, Institutes of Life Science, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, China
- Correspondence: (B.-X.P.); (W.-H.Z.)
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- Department of Biological Science, School of Life Science, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, China
- Laboratory of Fear and Anxiety Disorders, Institutes of Life Science, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, China
- Correspondence: (B.-X.P.); (W.-H.Z.)
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Sonidegib Suppresses Production of Inflammatory Mediators and Cell Migration in BV2 Microglial Cells and Mice Treated with Lipopolysaccharide via JNK and NF-κB Inhibition. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms231810590. [PMID: 36142500 PMCID: PMC9503982 DOI: 10.3390/ijms231810590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2022] [Revised: 07/28/2022] [Accepted: 09/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Our structure-based virtual screening of the FDA-approved drug library has revealed that sonidegib, a smoothened antagonist clinically used to treat basal cell carcinoma, is a potential c-Jun N-terminal kinase 3 (JNK3) inhibitor. This study investigated the binding of sonidegib to JNK3 via 19F NMR and its inhibitory effect on JNK phosphorylation in BV2 cells. Pharmacological properties of sonidegib to exert anti-inflammatory and anti-migratory effects were also characterized. We found that sonidegib bound to the ATP binding site of JNK3 and inhibited JNK phosphorylation in BV2 cells, confirming our virtual screening results. Sonidegib also inhibited the phosphorylation of MKK4 and c-Jun, the upstream and downstream signals of JNK, respectively. It reduced the lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced production of pro-inflammatory factors, including interleukin-1β (IL-1β), IL-6, tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), and nitric oxide (NO), and the expression of inducible NO synthase and cyclooxygenase-2. The LPS-induced cell migration was suppressed by sonidegib. Sonidegib inhibited the LPS-induced IκBα phosphorylation, thereby blocking NF-κB nuclear translocation. Consistent with these findings, orally administered sonidegib attenuated IL-6 and TNF-α levels in the brains of LPS-treated mice. Collectively, our results indicate that sonidegib suppresses inflammation and cell migration in LPS-treated BV2 cells and mice by inhibiting JNK and NF-κB signaling. Therefore, sonidegib may be implicated for drug repurposing to alleviate neuroinflammation associated with microglial activation.
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Effect and mechanism of peanut skin proanthocyanidins on gliadin-induced Caco-2 celiac disease model cells. Clin Immunol 2022; 245:109100. [PMID: 36038099 DOI: 10.1016/j.clim.2022.109100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2022] [Revised: 08/16/2022] [Accepted: 08/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Proanthocyanidins have been shown to inhibit the signaling pathways related to oxidative stress and inflammation, also improved cell membrane integrity. The effect of peanut skin proanthocyanidins (PSPc) on CD remains unknown. In this paper, the effect and mechanism of PSPc on glial protein-induced Caco-2 cytotoxicity were studied. The results showed that PSPc may inhibit oxidative stress in DPG-induced CD model in vitro by regulating SIRT1/NRF2 pathway. By regulating SIRT1 and IκB signaling pathways, inhibit the phosphorylation of NF-κB and the deacetylation of NF-κB, inhibit inflammatory response, reduce release of inflammatory cytokines (IL-1β, IL-6, TNF-α), the cell survival rate was and the expression of TGM2 were improved, avoiding the damage of cell monolayer model. This experiment proved the prominent effect of PSPc on CD intervention. Studying the mechanism of PSPc in the treatment of CD injury will contribute to explore new therapies for CD which will be of great significance to supplement or replace gluten-free diets.
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Grape Seed Proanthocyanidins Exert a Neuroprotective Effect by Regulating Microglial M1/M2 Polarisation in Rats with Spinal Cord Injury. Mediators Inflamm 2022; 2022:2579003. [PMID: 35966334 PMCID: PMC9371824 DOI: 10.1155/2022/2579003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2022] [Revised: 07/04/2022] [Accepted: 07/16/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a highly disabling disorder for which few effective treatments are available. Grape seed proanthocyanidins (GSPs) are polyphenolic compounds with various biological activities. In our preliminary experiment, GSP promoted functional recovery in rats with SCI, but the mechanism remains unclear. Therefore, we explored the protective effects of GSP on SCI and its possible underlying mechanisms. We found that GSP promoted locomotor recovery, reduced neuronal apoptosis, increased neuronal preservation, and regulated microglial polarisation in vivo. We also performed in vitro studies to verify the effects of GSP on neuronal protection and microglial polarisation and their potential mechanisms. We found that GSP regulated microglial polarisation and inhibited apoptosis in PC12 cells induced by M1-BV2 cells through the Toll-like receptor 4- (TLR4-) mediated nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) and phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/serine threonine kinase (PI3K/AKT) signaling pathways. This suggests that GSP regulates microglial polarisation and prevents neuronal apoptosis, possibly by the TLR4-mediated NF-κB and PI3K/AKT signaling pathways.
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Qi Q, Chu M, Yu X, Xie Y, Li Y, Du Y, Liu X, Zhang Z, Shi J, Yan N. Anthocyanins and Proanthocyanidins: Chemical Structures, Food Sources, Bioactivities, and Product Development. FOOD REVIEWS INTERNATIONAL 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/87559129.2022.2029479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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- Qianqian Qi
- Plant Functional Component Research Center, Tobacco Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Qingdao, China
- Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, China
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- Plant Functional Component Research Center, Tobacco Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Qingdao, China
- Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Plant Functional Component Research Center, Tobacco Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Qingdao, China
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- Plant Functional Component Research Center, Tobacco Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Qingdao, China
- Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Plant Functional Component Research Center, Tobacco Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Qingdao, China
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- Plant Functional Component Research Center, Tobacco Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Qingdao, China
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- Plant Functional Component Research Center, Tobacco Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Qingdao, China
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- Guelph Food Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Guelph, Canada
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- Plant Functional Component Research Center, Tobacco Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Qingdao, China
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Wang Q, Sun YN, Zou CM, Zhang TL, Li Z, Liu M, Shi BY, Shi SS, Yu CY, Wei TM. Regulation of the kynurenine/serotonin pathway by berberine and the underlying effect in the hippocampus of the chronic unpredictable mild stress mice. Behav Brain Res 2022; 422:113764. [PMID: 35051489 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2022.113764] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2021] [Revised: 01/15/2022] [Accepted: 01/15/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Depression is a common mental disorder and is one of the main causes of disability. Berberine (BBR), the major constituent alkaloid originally from the famous Chinese herb Huanglian (Coptis chinensis), has been shown to exert antidepressant-like effects. This study was to investigate the hypothesis that BBR treats depressive-like behavior by shifting the balance of the kynurenine (KYN)/serotonin (5-HT) pathway toward the 5-HT pathway through downregulated indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase 1 (IDO1), monoamine oxidase A (MAOA) and upregulated dopamine decarboxylase (DDC) in hippocampus. METHOD A chronic unpredictable mild stress (CUMS) mice model of depression was established via 21 days unpredictable stimulation. Then the mice were randomly assigned into six groups, namely control, model, fluoxetine [FLU, (10 mg/kg)], BBRL (25 mg/kg), BBRM (50 mg/kg), and BBRH (100 mg/kg) groups. Behavioral assessments were conducted to evaluate the antidepressant effects of BBR. The levels of 5-HT, KYN, tryptophan (TRP), and 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA) in hippocampus were estimated using high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). The mRNA and protein levels of DDC, MAOA and IDO1 in hippocampus were detected by real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) and western blot (WB), respectively. RESULT The results showed that a successful CUMS mice model was established through 21 days of continuous unpredictable stimulation, as indicated by the significant decrease in locomotor activity and increase in immobility time, reduction in body weight and sucrose preference rate etc. Compared with the normal group, the concentrations of KYN/TRP had significantly increased (p## <0.01) and 5-HT/5-HIAA had decreased (p#<0.05) at day 21 in the control group, but then improved after drug treatment with FLU and BBR. Compared with the normal group, the mRNA of IDO1 and MAOA were significantly upregulated (p#<0.05) in the control group, MAOA and IDO1 gene were downregulated by FLU and BBR treatment. Protein expressions of IDO1 and MAOA was significantly increased (p#<0.05) and DDC downregulated (p##<0.01). BBR treatment downregulated IDO1 and MAOA, upregulated DDC. CONCLUSIONS BBR reversed the abnormalities of the KYN/5-HT pathway in depressed mice and achieved an excellent antidepressant effect. Its direct impact may be observed as changes in biological indicators in mice hippocampus tissue.
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- Qi Wang
- College of Pharmacy, Harbin Medical University (Daqing), Daqing 163319, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Harbin Medical University (Daqing), Daqing 163319, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Harbin Medical University (Daqing), Daqing 163319, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The People's Hospital of Daqing, Daqing 163319, China
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- Department of human resource, Harbin Medical University (Daqing), Daqing 163319, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Harbin Medical University (Daqing), Daqing 163319, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Harbin Medical University (Daqing), Daqing 163319, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Harbin Medical University (Daqing), Daqing 163319, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Harbin Medical University (Daqing), Daqing 163319, China.
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- College of Pharmacy, Harbin Medical University (Daqing), Daqing 163319, China.
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Song L, Wu X, Wang J, Guan Y, Zhang Y, Gong M, Wang Y, Li B. Antidepressant effect of catalpol on corticosterone-induced depressive-like behavior involves the inhibition of HPA axis hyperactivity, central inflammation and oxidative damage probably via dual regulation of NF-κB and Nrf2. Brain Res Bull 2021; 177:81-91. [PMID: 34500039 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2021.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2021] [Revised: 09/02/2021] [Accepted: 09/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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This study aimed to investigate the antidepressant effect and mechanism of catalpol on corticosterone (CORT)-induced depressive-like behavior in mice for the first time. As a result, CORT injection induced depressive-like behaviors of mice in behavioral tests, aggravated the serum CORT, adrenocorticotropic hormone, and corticotropin-releasing hormone levels, and conspicuously elevated the phosphorylations of nuclear factor kappa-B (NF-κB) in the hippocampus and frontal cortex, and down-regulated the expression levels of nuclear factor erythroid-2-related factor 2 (Nrf2). Furthermore, CORT exposure dramatically augmented the levels of inflammatory factors (interleukin-1β, tumor necrosis factor-α, nitric oxide synthase, and nitric oxide) and lipid peroxidation product malondialdehyde, and attenuated the levels of antioxidants including reduced glutathione, glutathione S-transferase, total superoxide dismutase, and heme oxygenase-1 in the mouse hippocampus and frontal cortex. On the contrary, catalpol administration markedly suppressed the abnormalities of the above indicators. From the overall results, this study displayed that catalpol exerted a beneficial effect on CORT-induced depressive-like behavior in mice possibly via the inhibition of hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis hyperactivity, central inflammation and oxidative damage at least partially through dual regulation of NF-κB and Nrf2.
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- Lingling Song
- College of Pharmacy, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, 450046, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, 450046, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, 450046, China; Co-construction Collaborative Innovation Center for Chinese Medicine and Respiratory Diseases by Henan & Education Ministry of P.R. China, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, 450046, China.
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- College of Pharmacy, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, 450046, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, 450046, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, 450046, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, 450046, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, 450046, China
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Jiang X, Yu X, Chen J, Jing C, Xu L, Chen Z, Liu F, Chen L. Ferulic acid improves motor function induced by spinal cord injury in rats via inhibiting neuroinflammation and apoptosis. Acta Cir Bras 2021; 36:e360705. [PMID: 34495140 PMCID: PMC8428671 DOI: 10.1590/acb360705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2021] [Accepted: 06/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Purpose To investigate the effect of ferulic acid (FA) on spinal cord injury
(SCI)-induced motor dysfunction and to explore the possible pharmacological
mechanisms. Methods Adult male Wistar rats were used in our study. SCI was achieved by clipping
the spinal cord T9 of the rat by a vascular clip for 2 minutes. The motor
function of the rat was evaluated by Basso, Beattie, and Bresnahan scoring
method (BBB) and inclined plane test. Hematoxylin and eosin (HE) staining,
NISSL staining, and transmission electron microscopic examination were used
to evaluate alterations at the histological level. Polymerase chain reaction
(PCR), Western blots, and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA) were
employed in biochemical analysis. Results The BBB score and inclined plane test score significantly decreased after SCI
surgery, whereas chronic FA treatment (dose of 90 mg/kg, i.g.) for 28 days
improved SCI-induced motor dysfunction. HE staining showed that SCI surgery
induced internal spinal cord edema, but the structural changes of the spinal
cord could be reversed by FA treatment. NISSL staining and transmission
electron microscopic examination confirmed the improvement of the effect of
FA on the injury site. In the biochemical analysis, it could be found that
FA inhibitedSCI-induced mRNA and protein overexpression of pro-inflammatory
cytokines (IL-1β, IL-6, TNF-α), as well as iNOS and COX-2 via the modulation
of NF-κB level in the spinal cord of SCI rat. Moreover, the SCI-induced
decrease of Bcl-2/Bax ratio was also reversed by FA treatment. However, the
effect of FA on the expression of Beclin-1 was not statistically
significant. Conclusions FA showed a therapeutic effect on SCI, which may be associated with the
regulation of neuroinflammation and apoptosis.
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- Xi Jiang
- Zhejiang University Mingzhou Hospital, China
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- Zhejiang University Mingzhou Hospital, China
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- Zhejiang Pharmaceutical College, China
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- Zhejiang Pharmaceutical College, China
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- Zhejiang Pharmaceutical College, China
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Automated home-cage monitoring as a potential measure of sickness behaviors and pain-like behaviors in LPS-treated mice. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0256706. [PMID: 34449819 PMCID: PMC8396795 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0256706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2021] [Accepted: 08/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
Abstract
The use of endotoxin, such as lipopolysaccharide (LPS) as a model of sickness behavior, has attracted recent attention. To objectively investigate sickness behavior along with its pain-like behaviors in LPS-treated mice, the behavioral measurement requires accurate methods, which reflects clinical relevance. While reflexive pain response tests have been used for decades for pain assessment, its accuracy and clinical relevance remain problematic. Hence, we used automated home-cage monitoring LABORAS to evaluate spontaneous locomotive behaviors in LPS-induced mice. LPS-treated mice displayed sickness behaviors including pain-like behaviors in automated home-cage monitoring characterized by decreased mobile behaviors (climbing, locomotion, rearing) and increased immobility compared to that of the control group in both short- and long-term locomotive assessments. Here, in short-term measurement, both in the open-field test and automated home-cage monitoring, mice demonstrated impaired locomotive behaviors. We also assessed 24 h long-term locomotor activity in the home-cage system, which profiled the diurnal behaviors of LPS-stimulated mice. The results demonstrated significant behavioral impairment in LPS-stimulated mice compared to the control mice in both light and dark phases. However, the difference is more evident in the dark phase compared to the light phase owing to the nocturnal activity of mice. In addition, the administration of indomethacin as a pharmacological intervention improved sickness behaviors in the open-field test as well as automated home-cage monitoring, confirming that automated home-cage monitoring could be potentially useful in pharmacological screening. Together, our results demonstrate that automated home-cage monitoring could be a feasible alternative to conventional methods, such as the open-field test and combining several behavioral assessments may provide a better understanding of sickness behavior and pain-like behaviors in LPS-treated mice.
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Prophylactic effect of myricetin and apigenin against lipopolysaccharide-induced acute liver injury. Mol Biol Rep 2021; 48:6363-6373. [PMID: 34401985 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-021-06637-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2021] [Accepted: 08/10/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Liver has an important role in the initiation and progression of multiple organ failure that occurs in sepsis. Many natural active substances can be used to reduce the liver injury caused by sepsis. For this aim, the effects of myricetin and apigenin on mice model of acute liver injury was evaluated in this study. METHODS AND RESULTS Thirty-six mice were randomly divided into six groups as; control, lipopolysaccharide (LPS) (5 mg/kg), LPS + myricetin (100 mg/kg), LPS + myricetin (200 mg/kg), LPS + apigenin (100 mg/kg), and LPS + apigenin (200 mg/kg) groups. Myricetin and apigenin were administered orally for 7 days, and LPS was administered intraperitoneally only on the 7th day of the study. 24 h after LPS application, all animals were sacrificed and serum biochemical parameters, histopathology and oxidative stress and inflammation markers of liver tissue were examined. Myricetin and apigenin pre-treatments increased serum albumin and total protein levels, liver GSH level and catalase and SOD activities and decreased serum ALT, AST, ALP, γ-GT, CRP, total and direct bilirubin levels, liver MPO activity, MDA, NOx, PGE2, TNF-α, IL-1β, and IL-6 levels, iNOS and COX-2 mRNA levels, phosphorylation of NF-κB p65, IκB, and IKK proteins but not p38, ERK, and JNK proteins in LPS-treated mice. Myricetin and apigenin administration also regained the hepatic architecture disrupted during LPS application. CONCLUSION Myricetin and apigenin pre-treatments led to reduction of liver injury indices and oxidative stress and inflammatory events and these flavonoids has probably hepatoprotective effects in acute liver injury.
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Catorce MN, Gevorkian G. Evaluation of Anti-inflammatory Nutraceuticals in LPS-induced Mouse Neuroinflammation Model: An Update. Curr Neuropharmacol 2021; 18:636-654. [PMID: 31934839 PMCID: PMC7457421 DOI: 10.2174/1570159x18666200114125628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2019] [Revised: 11/26/2019] [Accepted: 01/11/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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It is known that peripheral infections, accompanied by inflammation, represent significant risk factors for the development of neurological disorders by modifying brain development or affecting normal brain aging. The acute effects of systemic inflammation on progressive and persistent brain damage and cognitive impairment are well documented. Anti-inflammatory therapies may have beneficial effects on the brain, and the protective properties of a wide range of synthetic and natural compounds have been extensively explored in recent years. In our previous review, we provided an extensive analysis of one of the most important and widely-used animal models of peripherally induced neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration - lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-treated mice. We addressed the data reproducibility in published research and summarized basic features and data on the therapeutic potential of various natural products, nutraceuticals, with known anti-inflammatory effects, for reducing neuroinflammation in this model. Here, recent data on the suitability of the LPS-induced murine neuroinflammation model for preclinical assessment of a large number of nutraceuticals belonging to different groups of natural products such as flavonoids, terpenes, non-flavonoid polyphenols, glycosides, heterocyclic compounds, organic acids, organosulfur compounds and xanthophylls, are summarized. Also, the proposed mechanisms of action of these molecules are discussed.
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- Miryam Nava Catorce
- Instituto de Investigaciones Biomedicas, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM), Mexico DF, Mexico
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Biomedicas, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM), Mexico DF, Mexico
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Dal-Pizzol F, de Medeiros GF, Michels M, Mazeraud A, Bozza FA, Ritter C, Sharshar T. What Animal Models Can Tell Us About Long-Term Psychiatric Symptoms in Sepsis Survivors: a Systematic Review. Neurotherapeutics 2021; 18:1393-1413. [PMID: 33410107 PMCID: PMC8423874 DOI: 10.1007/s13311-020-00981-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/23/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Lower sepsis mortality rates imply that more patients are discharged from the hospital, but sepsis survivors often experience sequelae, such as functional disability, cognitive impairment, and psychiatric morbidity. Nevertheless, the mechanisms underlying these long-term disabilities are not fully understood. Considering the extensive use of animal models in the study of the pathogenesis of neuropsychiatric disorders, it seems adopting this approach to improve our knowledge of postseptic psychiatric symptoms is a logical approach. With the purpose of gathering and summarizing the main findings of studies using animal models of sepsis-induced psychiatric symptoms, we performed a systematic review of the literature on this topic. Thus, 140 references were reviewed, and most of the published studies suggested a time-dependent recovery from behavior alterations, despite the fact that some molecular alterations persist in the brain. This review reveals that animal models can be used to understand the mechanisms that underlie anxiety and depression in animals recovering from sepsis.
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- Felipe Dal-Pizzol
- Laboratório de Fisiopatologia Experimental, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Saúde, Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense, 88806-000 Criciúma, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Fisiopatologia Experimental, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Saúde, Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense, 88806-000 Criciúma, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Experimental Neuropathology, Institut Pasteur, 75015 Paris, France
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- Laboratório de Medicina Intensiva, Instituto Nacional de Infectologia Evandro Chagas (INI), Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ), 21040-360 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Fisiopatologia Experimental, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Saúde, Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense, 88806-000 Criciúma, Brazil
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- Laboratoire de Neuropathologie Expérimentale, Institut Pasteur, 75015 Paris, France
- Laboratory of Experimental Neuropathology, Institut Pasteur, 75015 Paris, France
- Department of Neuro-Intensive Care Medicine, Sainte-Anne Hospital, Paris-Descartes University, 75015 Paris, France
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Li W, Ali T, He K, Liu Z, Shah FA, Ren Q, Liu Y, Jiang A, Li S. Ibrutinib alleviates LPS-induced neuroinflammation and synaptic defects in a mouse model of depression. Brain Behav Immun 2021; 92:10-24. [PMID: 33181270 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2020.11.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 35.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2020] [Revised: 09/14/2020] [Accepted: 11/05/2020] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Previous studies have demonstrated a close association between an altered immune system and major depressive disorders, and inhibition of neuroinflammation may represent an alternative mechanism to treat depression. Recently, the anti-inflammatory activity of ibrutinib has been reported. However, the effect of ibrutinib on neuroinflammation-induced depression and its underlying mechanism has not been comprehensively studied. Therefore, we aimed to elucidate the potential anti-depressive role and mechanism of ibrutinib against neuroinflammation-induced depression and synaptic defects. Our results showed that ibrutinib treatment significantly reduced lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced depressive-like behaviors and neuroinflammation via inhibiting NF-kB activation, decreasing proinflammatory cytokine levels, and normalizing redox signaling and its downstream components, including Nrf2, HO-1, and SOD2, as well as glial cell activation markers, such as Iba-1 and GFAP. Further, ibrutinib treatment inhibited LPS-activated inflammasome activation by targeting NLRP3/P38/Caspase-1 signaling. Interestingly, LPS reduced the number of dendritic spines and expression of BDNF, and synaptic-related markers, including PSD95, snap25, and synaptophysin, were improved by ibrutinib treatment in the hippocampal area of the mouse brain. In conclusion, our findings suggest that ibrutinib can alleviate neuroinflammation and synaptic defects, suggesting it has antidepressant potential against LPS-induced neuroinflammation and depression.
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- Weifen Li
- State Key Laboratory of Oncogenomics, School of Chemical Biology and Biotechnology, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen 518055, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncogenomics, School of Chemical Biology and Biotechnology, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen 518055, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncogenomics, School of Chemical Biology and Biotechnology, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncogenomics, School of Chemical Biology and Biotechnology, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen 518055, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncogenomics, School of Chemical Biology and Biotechnology, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen 518055, China; Riphah Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Riphah International University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
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- Department of Neurology, Affiliated ZhongDa Hospital, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, China.
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- The Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, 628 Zhenyuan Rd., Guangming Dist., Shenzhen 518107, China.
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- Department of Physiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncogenomics, School of Chemical Biology and Biotechnology, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen 518055, China; Campbell Research Institute, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, ON, Canada; Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
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Sun Q, Jia N, Ren F, Li X. Grape seed proanthocyanidins improves depression-like behavior by alleviating oxidative stress and NLRP3 activation in the hippocampus of prenatally-stressed female offspring rats. J Histotechnol 2021; 44:90-98. [PMID: 33427592 DOI: 10.1080/01478885.2020.1861907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Over several decades, there is a growing evidence, which has shown that prenatal stress (PS) contributes to depression in offspring. Grape seed proanthocyanidins (GSPs), which contain dimers, trimers, oligomers of catechin and epicatechin, are known to possess antidepressant effects. The present study aimed to investigate the mechanism of antidepressant effects of GSPs on female juvenile prenatally stressed offspring rats. The results showed that the female juvenile offspring rats exposed to PS exhibited depression-like behavior manifested as longer immobility time and lesser consumption of sucrose solution. Prenatal stress reduced the number of hippocampal neurons and increased the level of the reactive oxygen species (ROS) in the hippocampus of the female juvenile offspring rats. Furthermore, the expression of PYD domains-containing protein 3 (NLRP3) and its downstream cytokines, Caspase-1, and interleukin-1β (IL-1β), were increased in the hippocampus of the female juvenile offspring rats exposed to PS. Administration of GSPs not only improved depression-like behavior and enhanced the number of hippocampal neurons, but also abated excessive ROS generation and inhibited the activation of the NLRP3-Caspase-1 signaling pathway. Taken together, GSPs counteract PS-induced hippocampal neuron loss and depression-like behavior by alleviating oxidative stress and NLRP3 activation. The present study provides a new insight for GSPs as an effective therapeutic agent for adolescent depression.
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- Qinru Sun
- Institute of Forensic Medicine, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an Shaanxi, P.R. China
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- Department of Human Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an Shaanxi, P.R. China
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- Department of Human Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an Shaanxi, P.R. China
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- Department of Human Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an Shaanxi, P.R. China
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Izumi T, Terauchi M. The Diverse Efficacy of Food-Derived Proanthocyanidins for Middle-Aged and Elderly Women. Nutrients 2020; 12:nu12123833. [PMID: 33334009 PMCID: PMC7765374 DOI: 10.3390/nu12123833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2020] [Revised: 12/04/2020] [Accepted: 12/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Middle-aged and elderly women are affected by various symptoms and diseases induced by estrogen deficiency. Proanthocyanidins, widely present in many kinds of fruits and berries, have many beneficial effects, such as antioxidative, anti-inflammatory, and antimicrobial activities. We researched the effects of proanthocyanidins for middle-aged and elderly women, finding that it has been revealed in many clinical trials and cohort studies that proanthocyanidins contribute to the prevention of cardiovascular disease, hypertension, obesity, cancer, osteoporosis, and urinary tract infection, as well as the improvement of menopausal symptoms, renal function, and skin damage. Thus, proanthocyanidins can be considered one of the potent representatives of complementary alternative therapy.
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- Toru Izumi
- Department of Production and Quality Control, Kikkoman Nutricare Japan Incorporation, Nihonbashikoamicho 3-11, Chuo, Tokyo 103-0016, Japan
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +81-3-5521-5138; Fax: +81-3-3660-9222
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- Department of Women’s Health, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Yushima 1-5-45, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-8510, Japan;
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Chen T, Zheng M, Li Y, Liu S, He L. The role of CCR5 in the protective effect of Esculin on lipopolysaccharide-induced depressive symptom in mice. J Affect Disord 2020; 277:755-764. [PMID: 33065814 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2020.08.065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2020] [Revised: 07/18/2020] [Accepted: 08/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether Esculin could improve the depressive symptom induced by LPS in mice and explore the role of CCR5 in its potential mechanism. METHODS Mice were stimulated with LPS to establish depression model and treated with Esculin. The emotional alteration was assessed via behavior tests. The ELISA assay and western blot analysis were applied to detect the expressions of inflammatory cytokines and correlative proteins. RESULTS As a result, Esculin played a protective role in LPS-induced depressive dysfunction, which was possible through the reduction of M1 microglia, and elevation of M2 microglia by inhibiting TLR4/NF-κB signaling pathway regulated by CCR5. Besides, Esculin led to up-regulation of the CREB/BDNF neuroprotective pathway, and suppression of inflammatory cytokines both in the central and peripheral system. BV2 cells were stimulated with LPS to further elucidate the accordant mechanism in vitro. Molecular docking results suggested that Esc bound to CCR5 at amino acid residues TYR187 and THR105 through hydrogen-bonding. LIMITATIONS Transgenic animals might be useful for the further investigation. CONCLUSIONS From the overall results, we concluded that Esculin might exert a beneficial effect on LPS-induced depression in mice and represent an effective treatment for depression.
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- Tong Chen
- Department of Pharmacology, China Pharmaceutical University, Longmian Avenue, Nanjing 211198, China.
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- Department of Pharmacology, China Pharmaceutical University, Longmian Avenue, Nanjing 211198, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, China Pharmaceutical University, Longmian Avenue, Nanjing 211198, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, China Pharmaceutical University, Longmian Avenue, Nanjing 211198, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, China Pharmaceutical University, Longmian Avenue, Nanjing 211198, China.
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Jiang X, Shen Z, Chen J, Wang C, Gao Z, Yu S, Yu X, Chen L, Xu L, Chen Z, Ni W. Irisin Protects Against Motor Dysfunction of Rats with Spinal Cord Injury via Adenosine 5'-Monophosphate (AMP)-Activated Protein Kinase-Nuclear Factor Kappa-B Pathway. Front Pharmacol 2020; 11:582484. [PMID: 33312127 PMCID: PMC7701590 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2020.582484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2020] [Accepted: 09/25/2020] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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The aim of the present research was to investigate the effects of irisin, a skeletal muscle-derived myokine, on spinal cord injury (SCI) in rats and explore the possible mechanisms. SCI model was constructed in male SD rats. The effects of irisin on SCI rats were assessed via behavior tests including Basso, Beattie, and Bresnahan (BBB) scoring method and inclined plane test, followed by histomorphology tests including HE staining, Nissl staining, and transmission electron microscope examination. Biochemical analyses including PCR, Western blots and ELISA were employed to further evaluate the changes at molecular level of SCI rats. In addition, lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced cell damage model was established in PC12 cells to verify the mechanism of irisin's effect on nerve cells in vitro. Results showed that the BBB score and the angle of incline significantly decreased after SCI surgery, however, chronic irisin treatment improved SCI-induced motor dysfunction. HE and Nissl staining assays showed that SCI surgery induced histological injury of spinal cord, which could be reversed by irisin treatment. Morphological abnormality of nerve cells caused by SCI also could be alleviated by irisin. Further biochemical analyses showed that irisin inhibited SCI-induced overexpression of Interleukin-1β (IL-1β), Interleukin- 6 (IL-6), tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α), inducible nitricoxidesynthase (iNOS) and Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2)], as well as nuclear factor kappa-B (NF-κB)p65 in rats, and the positive function of irisin could be reversed by Compound C treatment. In our in vitro study, LPS-induced declines of cell viability and neurite length of PC12 cell were inhibited by irisin treatment, and irisin inhibited LPS-induced overexpression of NF-κBp65, IL-1β, IL-6, TNF-α, iNOS and COX-2. These changes could be reversed by activated protein kinase (AMPK) siRNA pre-treatment. Taken together, irisin could protect the rats from SCI, and its protection is associated with the regulation of adenosine 5'-monophosphate-activated protein kinase (AMPK)- NF-κB signaling pathway.
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- Xi Jiang
- Zhejiang University Mingzhou Hospital, Ningbo, China
- Department of Pharmacy, Zhejiang Pharmaceutical College, Ningbo, China
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- Zhejiang University Mingzhou Hospital, Ningbo, China
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- Zhejiang University Mingzhou Hospital, Ningbo, China
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- Zhejiang University Mingzhou Hospital, Ningbo, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Zhejiang Pharmaceutical College, Ningbo, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Zhejiang Pharmaceutical College, Ningbo, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Zhejiang Pharmaceutical College, Ningbo, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Zhejiang Pharmaceutical College, Ningbo, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Zhejiang Pharmaceutical College, Ningbo, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Zhejiang Pharmaceutical College, Ningbo, China
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Ma X, Wang R, Yu S, Lu G, Yu Y, Jiang C. Anti-Inflammatory Activity of Oligomeric Proanthocyanidins Via Inhibition of NF-κB and MAPK in LPS-Stimulated MAC-T Cells. J Microbiol Biotechnol 2020; 30:1458-1466. [PMID: 32876071 PMCID: PMC9728330 DOI: 10.4014/jmb.2006.06030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2020] [Revised: 08/19/2020] [Accepted: 08/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Oligomeric proanthocyanidins (OPCs), classified as condensed tannins, have significant antioxidation, anti-inflammation and anti-cancer effects. This study was performed to investigate the anti-inflammatory effects of OPCs and the mechanism underlying these effects in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated bovine mammary epithelial cells (MAC-T). Real-time PCR and ELISA assays indicated that OPC treatment at 1, 3 and 5 μg/ml significantly reduced the mRNA and protein, respectively, of oxidant indicators cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) (p < 0.05) and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) (p < 0.01) as well as inflammation cytokines interleukin (IL)-6 (p < 0.01), IL-1β (p < 0.01) and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) (p < 0.05) in LPS-induced MAC-T cells. Moreover, OPCs downregulated LPSinduced phosphorylation of p65 and inhibitor of nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) (IκB) in the NF-κB signaling pathway (p < 0.01), and they inhibited p65 translocation from the cytoplasm to the nucleus as revealed by immunofluorescence test and western blot. Additionally, OPCs decreased phosphorylation of p38, extracellular signal regulated kinase and c-jun NH2-terminal kinase in the MAPK signaling pathway (p < 0.01). In conclusion, the anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activities of OPCs involve NF-κB and MAPK signaling pathways, thus inhibiting expression of pro-inflammatory factors and oxidation indicators. These findings provide novel experimental evidence for the further practical application of OPCs in prevention and treatment of bovine mastitis.
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- Xiao Ma
- Chongqing Engineering Research Centre for Herbivores Resource Protection and Utilization, College of Animal Science and Technology, Southwest University, Chonqing 400715, P.R. China
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- Chongqing Engineering Research Centre for Herbivores Resource Protection and Utilization, College of Animal Science and Technology, Southwest University, Chonqing 400715, P.R. China
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- Chongqing Engineering Research Centre for Herbivores Resource Protection and Utilization, College of Animal Science and Technology, Southwest University, Chonqing 400715, P.R. China
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- Chongqing Engineering Research Centre for Herbivores Resource Protection and Utilization, College of Animal Science and Technology, Southwest University, Chonqing 400715, P.R. China
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- Chongqing Engineering Research Centre for Herbivores Resource Protection and Utilization, College of Animal Science and Technology, Southwest University, Chonqing 400715, P.R. China,Y.X.Yu E-mail:
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- Chongqing Engineering Research Centre for Herbivores Resource Protection and Utilization, College of Animal Science and Technology, Southwest University, Chonqing 400715, P.R. China,Corresponding authors C.D.Jiang Phone/Fax: +86-023-68251196 E-mail:
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Locateli G, de Oliveira Alves B, Miorando D, Ernetti J, Alievi K, Zilli GAL, Serpa PZ, Vecchia CAD, Mota da Silva L, Müller LG, Roman Junior WA. Antidepressant-like effects of solidagenone on mice with bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced depression. Behav Brain Res 2020; 395:112863. [PMID: 32818537 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2020.112863] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2020] [Revised: 07/23/2020] [Accepted: 08/11/2020] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND Considering the pharmacological potential of solidagenone from Solidago chilensis, the present investigation was carried out to evaluate its antidepressant-like effect in mice with bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced depressive like behavior and its mode of action through the measurement of neuroinflammatory and oxidative markers. MATERIALS AND METHODS In the prophylactic test, the mice were pretreated with solidagenone (1, 10 or 100 mg/kg, p.o) and after one hour received LPS. In therapeutic test, the mice received LPS and after 5 h were treated with solidagenone (1, 10 or 100 mg/kg, p.o). In both experimental approaches, the animals were submitted to OFT and to the TST after 6 and 24 h of the LPS administration, respectively. One hour after the TST the animals were euthanized, the blood was collected, the cortex was removed and biochemical analyzes were performed for measurement of the inflammatory and oxidative stress markers. RESULTS The LPS induced sickness- and depressive-like behaviors and increased the cortical activity of myeloperoxidase (MPO), as well as the IL-6 and TNF amount. Interestingly, the pretreatment with solidagenone at 100 mg/kg avoided the behavioral alterations in OFT. In the mice post treated with solidagenone, all tested doses of resulted in an antidepressant-like effect evidenced by the decrease in immobility time in the TST. This effect was accompanied by a decrease in the MPO activity and in the IL-6 and TNF levels in the cortex in parallel to the increase in catalase activity. CONCLUSIONS The solidagenone has a promissor antidepressant-like potential, which can result of its beneficial action in the neuroinflammation process and due its antioxidant capability at the central nervous system.
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- Gelvani Locateli
- Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Comunitária da Região de Chapecó, Chapecó, SC, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Farmacognosia, Universidade Comunitária da Região de Chapecó, Chapecó, SC, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Farmacognosia, Universidade Comunitária da Região de Chapecó, Chapecó, SC, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Farmacognosia, Universidade Comunitária da Região de Chapecó, Chapecó, SC, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Farmacognosia, Universidade Comunitária da Região de Chapecó, Chapecó, SC, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Comunitária da Região de Chapecó, Chapecó, SC, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Comunitária da Região de Chapecó, Chapecó, SC, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Universidade do Vale do Itajaí, Itajaí, SC, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências Ambientais, Universidade Comunitária da Região de Chapecó, Chapecó, SC, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Comunitária da Região de Chapecó, Chapecó, SC, Brazil; Laboratório de Farmacognosia, Universidade Comunitária da Região de Chapecó, Chapecó, SC, Brazil.
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Spohr L, Luduvico KP, Soares MSP, Bona NP, Oliveira PS, de Mello JE, Alvez FL, Teixeira FC, Felix ADOC, Stefanello FM, Spanevello RM. Blueberry extract as a potential pharmacological tool for preventing depressive-like behavior and neurochemical dysfunctions in mice exposed to lipopolysaccharide. Nutr Neurosci 2020; 25:857-870. [PMID: 32954970 DOI: 10.1080/1028415x.2020.1819104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Major depressive disorder is a debilitating and recurrent psychiatric disorder. Blueberries have several biological properties, including neuroprotective effects, through antioxidant and anti-inflammatory actions. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of blueberry extract on depressive-like behavior and lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced neurochemical changes. METHODS Mice were pretreated with vehicle, fluoxetine (20 mg/kg) or blueberry extract (100 or 200 mg/kg) intragastrically for seven days before intraperitoneal LPS (0.83 mg/kg) injection. Twenty-four hours after LPS administration, mice were submitted to behavioral tests. Oxidative stress and neuroinflammatory parameters were evaluated in the cerebral cortex, hippocampus, and striatum. RESULTS Our data showed that blueberry extract or fluoxetine treatment protected against LPS-induced depressive-like behavior in tail suspension and splash tests (P < 0.05), without changes in locomotor activity (P > 0.05). LPS induced an increase in the levels of reactive oxygen species (P < 0.001), nitrite (P < 0.05) and thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (P < 0.01), as well as a reduction in total sulfhydryl content (P < 0.05) and catalase activity (P < 0.05) in brain structures; blueberry extract restored these alterations (P < 0.05). In addition, blueberry extract attenuated the increase in tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) levels induced by LPS administration (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION This study showed that blueberry extract exerted antidepressant-like effects, protected the brain against oxidative damage, and modulated TNF-α levels induced by LPS.
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- Luiza Spohr
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioquímica e Bioprospecção, Centro de Ciências Químicas, Farmacêuticas e de Alimentos, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioquímica e Bioprospecção, Centro de Ciências Químicas, Farmacêuticas e de Alimentos, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioquímica e Bioprospecção, Centro de Ciências Químicas, Farmacêuticas e de Alimentos, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioquímica e Bioprospecção, Centro de Ciências Químicas, Farmacêuticas e de Alimentos, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioquímica e Bioprospecção, Centro de Ciências Químicas, Farmacêuticas e de Alimentos, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioquímica e Bioprospecção, Centro de Ciências Químicas, Farmacêuticas e de Alimentos, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioquímica e Bioprospecção, Centro de Ciências Químicas, Farmacêuticas e de Alimentos, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioquímica e Bioprospecção, Centro de Ciências Químicas, Farmacêuticas e de Alimentos, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioquímica e Bioprospecção, Centro de Ciências Químicas, Farmacêuticas e de Alimentos, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioquímica e Bioprospecção, Centro de Ciências Químicas, Farmacêuticas e de Alimentos, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil
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Fritz M, Klawonn AM, Zhao Q, Sullivan EV, Zahr NM, Pfefferbaum A. Structural and biochemical imaging reveals systemic LPS-induced changes in the rat brain. J Neuroimmunol 2020; 348:577367. [PMID: 32866714 DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2020.577367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2020] [Revised: 08/18/2020] [Accepted: 08/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Despite mounting evidence for the role of inflammation in Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), in vivo preclinical investigations of inflammation-induced negative affect using whole brain imaging modalities are scarce, precluding a valid model within which to evaluate pharmacological interventions. Here we used an E. coli lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-based model of inflammation-induced depressive signs in rats to explore brain changes using multimodal neuroimaging methods. During the acute phase of the LPS response (2 h post injection), prior to the emergence of a task-quantifiable depressive phenotype, striatal glutamine levels and splenial, retrosplenial, and peri-callosal hippocampal cortex volumes were greater than at baseline. LPS-induced depressive behaviors observed at 24 h, however, occurred concurrently with lower than control levels of striatal glutamine and a reversibility of volume expansion (i.e., shrinkage of splenial, retrosplenial, and peri-callosal hippocampal cortex to baseline volumes). In both striatum and hippocampus at 24 h, mRNA expression in LPS relative to control animals demonstrated alterations in enzymes and transporters regulating glutamine homeostasis. Collectively, the observed behavioral, in vivo structural and metabolic, and mRNA expression alterations suggest a critical role for astrocytic regulation of inflammation-induced depressive behaviors.
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- Michael Fritz
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94304, United States of America
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94304, United States of America
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94304, United States of America
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94304, United States of America; Neuroscience Program, SRI International, Menlo Park, CA 94025, United States of America
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94304, United States of America; Neuroscience Program, SRI International, Menlo Park, CA 94025, United States of America.
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94304, United States of America; Neuroscience Program, SRI International, Menlo Park, CA 94025, United States of America
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Bello-Onaghise G, Wang G, Han X, Nsabimana E, Cui W, Yu F, Zhang Y, Wang L, Li Z, Cai X, Li Y. Antiviral Strategies of Chinese Herbal Medicine Against PRRSV Infection. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:1756. [PMID: 32849384 PMCID: PMC7401453 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.01756] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2020] [Accepted: 07/06/2020] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Bioactive compounds from Traditional Chinese Medicines (TCMs) are gradually becoming an effective alternative in the control of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) because most of the commercially available PRRSV vaccines cannot provide full protection against the genetically diverse strains isolated from farms. Besides, the incomplete attenuation procedure involved in the production of modified live vaccines (MLV) may cause them to revert to the more virulence forms. TCMs have shown some promising potentials in bridging this gap. Several investigations have revealed that herbal extracts from TCMs contain molecules with significant antiviral activities against the various stages of the life cycle of PRRSV, and they do this through different mechanisms. They either block PRRSV attachment and entry into cells or inhibits the replication of viral RNA or viral particles assembly and release or act as immunomodulators and pathogenic pathway inhibitors through cytokines regulations. Here, we summarized the various antiviral strategies employed by some TCMs against the different stages of the life cycle of PRRSV under two major classes, including direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) and indirect-acting antivirals (IAAs). We highlighted their mechanisms of action. In conclusion, we recommended that in making plans for the use of TCMs to control PRRSV, the pathway forward must be built on a real understanding of the mechanisms by which bioactive compounds exert their effects. This will provide a template that will guide the focus of collaborative studies among researchers in the areas of bioinformatics, chemistry, and proteomics. Furthermore, available data and procedures to support the efficacy, safety, and quality control levels of TCMs should be well documented without any breach of data integrity and good manufacturing practices.
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- God'spower Bello-Onaghise
- Heilongjiang Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Pharmaceutical Development, College of Veterinary Medicine, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China.,Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria
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- State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biotechnology, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin, China
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- Heilongjiang Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Pharmaceutical Development, College of Veterinary Medicine, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China.,Department of Animal and Veterinary Science, Chengdu Agricultural College, Chengdu, China
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- Heilongjiang Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Pharmaceutical Development, College of Veterinary Medicine, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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- Heilongjiang Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Pharmaceutical Development, College of Veterinary Medicine, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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- Heilongjiang Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Pharmaceutical Development, College of Veterinary Medicine, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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- Heilongjiang Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Pharmaceutical Development, College of Veterinary Medicine, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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- Heilongjiang Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Pharmaceutical Development, College of Veterinary Medicine, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Chinese Medicine, Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanchang, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biotechnology, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin, China
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- Heilongjiang Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Pharmaceutical Development, College of Veterinary Medicine, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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Li JM, Zhao Y, Sun Y, Kong LD. Potential effect of herbal antidepressants on cognitive deficit: Pharmacological activity and possible molecular mechanism. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2020; 257:112830. [PMID: 32259666 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2020.112830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2019] [Revised: 03/30/2020] [Accepted: 03/31/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Cognitive symptom is a "core" symptom of major depressive disorder (MDD) patients with clear deficit in memory, social and occupational function, and may persist during the remitting phase. Therefore, the remission of cognitive symptom has been considered as one of the main objectives in the treatment of MDD. Herbal antidepressants have been used to treat MDD, and there has been great advances in the understanding of the ability of these herbs to improve cognitive deficit linked to brain injury and various diseases including depression, Alzheimer disease, diabetes and age-related disorders. This systematic review summarizes the evidence from preclinical studies and clinical trials of herbal antidepressants with positive effects on cognitive deficit. The potential mechanisms by which herbal antidepressants prevent cognitive deficit are also reviewed. This review will facilitate further research and applications. MATERIALS AND METHODS We conducted an open-ended, English restricted search of MEDLINE (PubMed), Web of Science and Scopus for all available articles published or online before 31 December 2019, using terms pertaining to medical herb/phytomedicine/phytochemical/Chinese medicine and depression/major depressive disorder/antidepressant and/or cognitive impairment/cognitive deficit/cognitive dysfunction. RESULTS 7 prescriptions, more than 30 individual herbs and 50 phytochemicals from China, Japan, Korea and India with positive effects on the depressive state and cognitive deficit are reviewed herein. The evidence from preclinical studies and clinical trials proves that these herbal antidepressants exhibit positive effects on one or more aspects of cognitive defect including spatial, episodic, aversive, and short- and long-term memory. The action mode of the improvement of cognitive deficit by these herbal antidepressants is mediated mainly through two pathways. One pathway is to promote hippocampal neurogenesis through activating brain derived neurotrophic factor-tropomyosin-related kinase B signaling. The other pathway is to prevent neuronal apoptosis through the inhibition of neuro-inflammation and neuro-oxidation. CONCLUSION These herbal antidepressants, having potential therapy for cognitive deficit, may prevent pathological processes of neurodegenerative diseases. Furthermore, these herbal medicines should provide a treasure trove, which will accelerate the development of new antidepressants that can effectively improve cognitive symptom in MDD. Studies on their molecular mechanisms may provide more potential targets and therapeutic approaches for new drug discovery.
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- Jian-Mei Li
- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, PR China.
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Wang W, Zheng L, Xu L, Tu J, Gu X. Pinocembrin mitigates depressive-like behaviors induced by chronic unpredictable mild stress through ameliorating neuroinflammation and apoptosis. Mol Med 2020; 26:53. [PMID: 32460706 PMCID: PMC7251698 DOI: 10.1186/s10020-020-00179-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2020] [Accepted: 05/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The majority of patients with chronic fatigue have a risk of comorbidity with depression. Pinocembrin (PB) is a kind of flavonoid molecule isolated from honey and propolis and has antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and anticancer function. The purpose of the current study was to determine the possible function of PB on treatment of depression. METHODS A chronic unpredictable mild stress (CUMS) mouse model was established to mimic the depressive-like behaviors in vivo. The depressive-like behaviors of CUMS mice were measured by sucrose preference test (SPT), open field test (OFT), forced swim test (FST) and tail suspension test (TST). The concentration of reactive oxygen species (ROS), malondialdehyde (MDA) and the activity or superoxide dismutase (SOD) were detected by commercial kit. The inflammatory factor including interleukin (IL)-1β, tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, IL-10 and transforming growth factor (TGF)-β were examined. RESULTS We found that PB alleviated the decreasing of sucrose preference and body weight. CUMS mice significantly increased the immobility time but decreased latency to abandon in FST, increased the immobility time in TST, and reduced crossing score and rearing score in OFT, whereas these changes were reversed by PB treatment. More importantly, PB decreased the concentration of ROS and MDA, but increased the SOD activity, suggesting that it could protected against oxidative stress in CUMS mice. Interestingly, PB inhibited cell apoptosis and regulated inflammatory factors expression in hippocampus of CUMS mice. Moreover, PB activated Nrf2/HO-1 signal pathway but inhibited the phosphorylation of NF-kB. CONCLUSIONS In conclusion, PB mitigated CUMS-induced depressive-like behaviors through ameliorating neuroinflammation and apoptosis. TRIAL REGISTRATION Not Applicable.
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- Wei Wang
- Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, No.1 Minde Road, Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province, China.
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- Department of Pharmacy, Jiangxi Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Nanchang City, 330006, Jiangxi Province, China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, No.1 Minde Road, Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province, China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, No.1 Minde Road, Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province, China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, No.1 Minde Road, Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province, China
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Jiang X, Lin Q, Xu L, Chen Z, Yan Q, Chen L, Yu X. Indoleamine-2,3-Dioxygenase Mediates Emotional Deficits by the Kynurenine/Tryptophan Pathway in the Ethanol Addiction/Withdrawal Mouse Model. Front Cell Neurosci 2020; 14:11. [PMID: 32116558 PMCID: PMC7026684 DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2020.00011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2019] [Accepted: 01/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Objective Our study was designed to investigate whether the indoleamine-2,3-dioxygenase (IDO)-mediated kynurenine/tryptophan (KYN/TRP) pathway participates in the development of emotional deficits from ethanol addiction/withdrawal mice. Methods The expression of proinflammatory factors, including tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α), interleukin-1β (IL-1β), and interleukin-6 (IL-6), was tested by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The IDO levels in the hippocampus, cerebral cortex, and amygdala were measured by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and western blot, and the neurotransmitters were tested by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Emotional deficits of mice were evaluated by behavioral tests. Results Expression levels of inflammatory factors (TNF-α, IL-1β, and IL-6) were increased in mice after 4 weeks of alcohol exposure. As for indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) expression, only the subtype IDO1 was found to increase at both mRNA level and protein level in all the tested brain regions of ethanol addiction/withdrawal mice. In behavioral tests, mice exposed to alcohol showed gradually declined memory function accompanied by anxiety-like and depressive-like behaviors. Meanwhile, increased expression of KYN, decreased expression of 5-HT, and abnormal expression of 3-HK and KA were found in the hippocampus, cerebral cortex, and amygdala of ethanol addiction/withdrawal mice. Interestingly, the IDO1 inhibitor, 1-methyl-L-tryptophan (1-MT), reversed all above alterations induced by ethanol in mice. Conclusion Our results suggested that the TRP/KYN pathway, medicated by IDO1, in the hippocampus, cerebral cortex, and amygdala, plays an important role in the development of emotional deficits caused by ethanol addiction and withdrawal.
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- Xi Jiang
- Department of Pharmacy, Zhejiang Pharmaceutical College, Ningbo, China.,Mingzhou Hospital, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, United States
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- Department of Pharmacy, Zhejiang Pharmaceutical College, Ningbo, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Zhejiang Pharmaceutical College, Ningbo, China
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- Shaoxing People's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Shaoxing, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Zhejiang Pharmaceutical College, Ningbo, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Zhejiang Pharmaceutical College, Ningbo, China
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Wang X, Xiu Z, Du Y, Li Y, Yang J, Gao Y, Li F, Yin X, Shi H. Brazilin Treatment Produces Antidepressant- and Anxiolytic-Like Effects in Mice. Biol Pharm Bull 2020; 42:1268-1274. [PMID: 31366864 DOI: 10.1248/bpb.b18-00882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Increasing evidence shows depression relevant to oxidative stress and inflammation. Anti-inflammatory strategies or antioxidants have led to the development of new antidepressants. Brazilin is a natural product from the Chinese traditional medicine Caesalpinia sappan L., exerting anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, anti-platelet concentration, and anti-cancer effects. While the antidepressant effect of brazilin is largely unknown. In present study, we investigated the effects of brazilin on H2O2-induced oxidative injury in PC12 cells and on depression- and anxiety-like behaviors of chronically mild stressed (CMS)-induced depression mice. It was found that brazilin pre-treatment (both 10 and 20 µM) significantly increased cell viability and decreased cell apoptosis in H2O2-treated PC12 cells. Furthermore, repetitive administration of brazilin to CMS-induced depression mice by intraperitoneal injection (10 mg/kg) made the mice significantly lose their latency of feeding in novelty-suppressed feeding test (NSF), have more the sucrose preference in sucrose preference test (SPT), and more time spent in the central zone without affecting their crossing activity in open field test (OFT). These results suggested that brazilin can play a role in antidepressant and anxiolytic-like behaviors for CMS-induced depression mice probably through inhibiting the oxidative stress. Therefore, brazilin is worth to be further explored for treating depressive and anxiety disorders.
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- Xi Wang
- Neuroscience Research Center, Institute of Medicine and Health, Hebei Medical University.,Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Basic Medicine, Hebei Medical University
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- Neuroscience Research Center, Institute of Medicine and Health, Hebei Medical University.,Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Basic Medicine, Hebei Medical University
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- Neuroscience Research Center, Institute of Medicine and Health, Hebei Medical University.,Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Basic Medicine, Hebei Medical University
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- Experimental Education Center, Clinical College of Hebei Medical University
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- College of Basic Medicine, Hebei Medical University
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- Neuroscience Research Center, Institute of Medicine and Health, Hebei Medical University.,Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Basic Medicine, Hebei Medical University
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Basic Medicine, Hebei Medical University
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- Neuroscience Research Center, Institute of Medicine and Health, Hebei Medical University.,Department of Functional Region of Diagnosis, Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University
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- Neuroscience Research Center, Institute of Medicine and Health, Hebei Medical University.,Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Basic Medicine, Hebei Medical University.,Hebei Key Laboratory of Forensic Medicine, Hebei Medicinal University.,Collaborative Innovation Center of Forensic Medical Molecular Identification, Hebei Medicinal University
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Yu X, Hu Y, Huang W, Ye N, Yan Q, Ni W, Jiang X. Role of AMPK/SIRT1-SIRT3 signaling pathway in affective disorders in unpredictable chronic mild stress mice. Neuropharmacology 2019; 165:107925. [PMID: 31877320 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2019.107925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2019] [Revised: 12/17/2019] [Accepted: 12/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To explore the role of 5' adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase/sirtuin1-sirtuin3 (AMPK/SIRT1-SIRT3) signaling pathway in behavioral and neuroinflammation/oxidative stress alterations in unpredictable chronic mild stress (UCMS) model mice. METHODS Male ICR mice weighing 20-22 g were used in this study. Behavior performance was evaluated from the 14th day of drug treatment. Expression levels of AMPK, SIRT1, SIRT3, and NF-κBp65 were tested by immuno-blot analysis. Contents of tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α), interleukin 1β (IL-1β) and interleukin 6 (IL-6) were detected by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Reactive oxygen species (ROS), superoxide dismutase (SOD) and glutathione (GSH) expressions were tested by neurochemical and biochemical assays. RESULTS Behavioral disorders and decreases of AMPK, SIRT1 and SIRT3 induced by UCMS were all reversed by AICA Riboside (AICAR) treatment. These effects were correlated with alterations of oxidative stress (ROS, GSH, SOD) and inflammation (pNF-κBp65, TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-6) status. Co-treatment with SIRT3 inhibitor (3-TYP) in addition to AICAR abolished AICAR's effects on behavior and expression level of inflammation/oxidative stress-related factors of mice, without affecting the content of SIRT1. Contrarily, combining use of AICAR and SIRT1 inhibitor (Sirtinol or EX-527) increased SIRT3 level, which led to better alleviation of behavioral disorders, compared with single AICAR treatment. Interestingly, in normal or UCMS mice, up or down regulation of SIRT1 did not affect SIRT3 level. CONCLUSION Provided that AMPK is activated, SIRT1 inhibition could induce the increase of SIRT3, and SIRT3 exerts more beneficial function in alleviation of consequences of chronic stress than SIRT1.
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- Xuefeng Yu
- Department of Pharmacy, Zhejiang Pharmaceutical College, Zhejiang Province, 315000, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Zhejiang Pharmaceutical College, Zhejiang Province, 315000, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Zhejiang Pharmaceutical College, Zhejiang Province, 315000, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Zhejiang Pharmaceutical College, Zhejiang Province, 315000, China
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- Shaoxing People's Hospital (Shaoxing Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine), Shaoxing, 312000, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Zhejiang Pharmaceutical College, Zhejiang Province, 315000, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Zhejiang Pharmaceutical College, Zhejiang Province, 315000, China; Zhejiang University Mingzhou Hospital, Zhejiang Province, 315000, China.
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Chang D, Zhao J, Zhang X, Lian H, Du X, Yuan R, Wen Y, Gao L. Effect of ketamine combined with DHA on lipopolysaccharide-induced depression-like behavior in rats. Int Immunopharmacol 2019; 75:105788. [PMID: 31377587 DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2019.105788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2019] [Revised: 07/16/2019] [Accepted: 07/25/2019] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Depression has become a common mental illness, and studies have shown that neuroinflammation is associated with depression. Ketamine is a rapid antidepressant. In order to obtain better antidepressant effects, it is necessary to explore the efficacy of combination therapy with ketamine and other antidepressants. DHA is an unsaturated fatty acid with excellent application prospects due to its safety and antidepressant effects. This study was designed to investigate the effect of ketamine combined with DHA on lipopolysaccharide-induced depression-like behavior. In behavioral experiments, lipopolysaccharide prolongs the immobility time of the forced swimming and tail suspension tests in rats and reduces the sucrose preference. The combination of ketamine and DHA can reverse these changes and work better than the single application. Nissl staining showed that ketamine combined with DHA can reverse the nerve damage caused by lipopolysaccharide. Cell morphology observation the combination of ketamine and DHA group was more complete than that of LPS group. The combination of ketamine and DHA significantly decreased the levels of IL-1, IL-6 and TNF-ɑin hippocampus and PC12 cells and increased the content of BDNF. Immunofluorescence results showed that ketamine combined with DHA can effectively inhibit PP65 nuclear translocation. Western blot results showed that ketamine combined with DHA can effectively inhibit the expression of NF-KB in hippocampus and PC12 cells, and increase the expression of P-CREB and BDNF. In summary, the combination of ketamine with DHA may be a more effective treatment for depression caused by inflammation and is mediated by inhibition of the inflammatory pathway.
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- Daiyue Chang
- Heilongjiang Key Laboratory for Laboratory Animals and Comparative Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Northeast Agriculture University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Heilongjiang Key Laboratory for Laboratory Animals and Comparative Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Northeast Agriculture University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Heilongjiang Key Laboratory for Laboratory Animals and Comparative Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Northeast Agriculture University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Heilongjiang Key Laboratory for Laboratory Animals and Comparative Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Northeast Agriculture University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Heilongjiang Key Laboratory for Laboratory Animals and Comparative Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Northeast Agriculture University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Heilongjiang Key Laboratory for Laboratory Animals and Comparative Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Northeast Agriculture University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Heilongjiang Key Laboratory for Laboratory Animals and Comparative Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Northeast Agriculture University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Heilongjiang Key Laboratory for Laboratory Animals and Comparative Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Northeast Agriculture University, Harbin 150030, China.
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Antidepressant and Antiaging Effects of Açaí ( Euterpe oleracea Mart.) in Mice. OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY 2019; 2019:3614960. [PMID: 31428223 PMCID: PMC6681600 DOI: 10.1155/2019/3614960] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2019] [Revised: 05/10/2019] [Accepted: 05/19/2019] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Depression is a mental disorder that affects 300 million people of all ages worldwide, but fewer than half of those with the condition receive adequate treatment. In addition, the high pharmacological refractoriness (affecting 30%-50% of patients) and toxicity of some classical antidepressants support the pursuit of new therapies. People with this condition show depressed mood, loss of pleasure, high levels of oxidative stress, and accelerated biological aging (decreased telomere length and expression of the telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT), the enzyme responsible for telomere maintenance). Because of the close relationship between depression and oxidative stress, nutraceuticals with antioxidant properties are excellent candidates for therapy. This study represents the first investigation of the possible antidepressant and antiaging effects of commercial samples of clarified açaí (Euterpe oleracea) juice (EO). This fruit is rich in antioxidants and widely consumed. In this study, mice were treated with saline or EO (10 μL/g, oral) for 4 days and then with saline or lipopolysaccharide (0.5 mg/kg, i.p.) to induce depressive-like behavior. Only four doses of EO were enough to abolish the despair-like and anhedonia behaviors and alterations observed in electromyographic measurements. The antidepression effect of EO was similar to that of imipramine and associated with antioxidant and antiaging effects (preventing lipid peroxidation and increasing TERT mRNA expression, respectively) in three major brain regions involved in depression (hippocampus, striatum, and prefrontal cortex). Additionally, EO significantly protected hippocampal cells, preventing neuronal loss associated with the depressive-like state and nitrite level increases (an indirect marker of nitric oxide production). Moreover, EO alone significantly increased TERT mRNA expression, revealing for the first time a potent antiaging action in the brain that suggests neuroprotection against long-term age-related consequences.
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Rauf A, Imran M, Abu-Izneid T, Iahtisham-Ul-Haq, Patel S, Pan X, Naz S, Sanches Silva A, Saeed F, Rasul Suleria HA. Proanthocyanidins: A comprehensive review. Biomed Pharmacother 2019; 116:108999. [PMID: 31146109 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2019.108999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 338] [Impact Index Per Article: 67.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2019] [Revised: 05/13/2019] [Accepted: 05/14/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Proanthocyanidins are condensed tannins with various pharmacological properties. These phytochemicals are considered as 'offense and defense molecules because of their human health benefits. The validation of their diverse health aspects, namely, antioxidant, anticancer, antidiabetic, neuroprotective, and antimicrobial has earned them repute in thermochemistry. Proanthocyanidins are oligo- or polymers of monomeric flavan-3-ols produced as an end product of flavonoid biosynthetic pathway. Agricultural wastes and food processing wastes contain immense amount of proanthocyanidins, exploitation of which can be a sustainable source of dietary supplements and functional ingredients. The current review article discusses recent developments in the health promoting properties of proanthocyanidins and the associated hurdles.
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- Abdur Rauf
- Department of Chemistry, University of Swabi, Anbar, KPK, Pakistan
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- University Institute of Diet & Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, The University of Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Al Ain University of Science and Technology, Al Ain Campus, UAE
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- Department of Diet and Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Health and Allied Sciences, Imperial College of Business Studies, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Bioinformatics and Medical Informatics Research Center, San Diego State University, San Diego, 92182, USA
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- Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100050, China.
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- Department of Biotechnology, Woman University Mardan, Mardan, KPK, Pakistan
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- National Institute for Agricultural and Veterinary Research, 4485-655, Vila do Conde, Portugal
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- Department of Food Science, Institute of Home and Food Sciences, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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Zinc inhibited LPS-induced inflammatory responses by upregulating A20 expression in microglia BV2 cells. J Affect Disord 2019; 249:136-142. [PMID: 30772740 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2019.02.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2018] [Revised: 02/05/2019] [Accepted: 02/11/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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BACKGROUND Our previous studies have proved that zinc supplement effectively alleviate depression symptoms in mice, but the mechanisms are still uncertain. Neuroinflammation is considered as an important aspect in pathogenesis of depression. To elucidate the role of zinc on neuroinflammation, in this study, we investigated effects of zinc on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced inflammation in BV2 microglia cells, a kind of innate immune cells in central nervous system. METHODS BV2 cells were treated by 100 ng/ml LPS to induce inflammatory responses and the effects of zinc sulfate (ZnSO4) addition on LPS-induced inflammation were observed. Besides, through culturing HT-22 hippocampus cells by using medium transferred from zinc-intervened BV2 cells, the protective roles of zinc on hippocampus cells were identified. RESULTS LPS treatment up-regulated expressions of CD11b, inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), cyclooxygenase-2 (COX2), tumor necrosis factor α (TNFα) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) and level of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Meaningfully, zinc was capable of blocking ROS generation and reducing expressions of the above inflammatory cytokines at both 10 μM and 30 μM. In addition, it was proved that zinc intervention to BV2 cells could increase the viabilities of hippocampal HT-22 cells cultured by medium of BV2 cells. Furthermore, the zinc-finger protein A20, an anti-inflammation factor, was increased by zinc supplement, while levels of p65, p-IκB and p-p65 were significantly decreased. LIMITATIONS More compelling proofs were needed to ensure roles of A20 in anti-inflammatory effects of zinc. CONCLUSIONS The present results suggested that zinc inhibits inflammatory responses mediated by microglia cells via upregulation of zinc-finger A20. It was proposed that this anti-inflammatory action might be underlying mechanism of previously observed anti-depressive effects of zinc.
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Jiang X, Wang G, Lin Q, Tang Z, Yan Q, Yu X. Fucoxanthin prevents lipopolysaccharide-induced depressive-like behavior in mice via AMPK- NF-κB pathway. Metab Brain Dis 2019; 34:431-442. [PMID: 30554399 DOI: 10.1007/s11011-018-0368-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2018] [Accepted: 12/10/2018] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Fucoxanthin (FX), a natural carotenoid abundant in edible brown seaweeds, has been shown the great anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-diabetic effects in vivo and in vitro. The present study was designed to investigate the effects of FX on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced behavioral defects in mice. In depressive behavior tests, the increased immobility time of forced swimming test and tail suspension test by LPS treatment in mice, which were significantly reversed by FX treatment (200 mg/kg, i.g.). In anxiety behavior tests, LPS injection was neither influence the anxiety-related parameters in marble burying test nor that in elevated plus maze test. Interestingly, anxiolytic effects were observed in single FX treated control and LPS-induced mice groups. FX treatment also reversed LPS-induced body weight loss and food intake decreases. Biochemical analysis indicated that FX inhibited LPS-induced overexpression of pro-inflammatory cytokines (IL-1β, IL-6 and TNF-α), as well as iNOS and COX-2 in the hippocampus, frontal cortex and hypothalamus, via the modulation of AMPK-NF-κB signaling pathway.
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- Xi Jiang
- Department of Pharmacy, Institute of toxicology and pharmacology, Zhejiang Pharmaceutical College, Ningbo, 315000, China
- Ningbo Mingzhou Hospital, Ningbo, 315000, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Institute of toxicology and pharmacology, Zhejiang Pharmaceutical College, Ningbo, 315000, China
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- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, 40202, USA
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- Shaoxing People's Hospital (Shaoxing Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine), Shaoxing, 312000, China
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- Shaoxing People's Hospital (Shaoxing Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine), Shaoxing, 312000, China.
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- Department of Pharmacy, Institute of toxicology and pharmacology, Zhejiang Pharmaceutical College, Ningbo, 315000, China.
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Immunoregulatory natural compounds in stress-induced depression: An alternative or an adjunct to conventional antidepressant therapy? Food Chem Toxicol 2019; 127:81-88. [PMID: 30858105 DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2019.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2019] [Revised: 03/01/2019] [Accepted: 03/05/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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The interplay of chronic stress, neuroinflammation and altered immune reactivity has been shown to be important for the pathophysiology of brain disorders such as schizophrenia, depressive disorders and post-traumatic stress disorder. This immuno-inflammatory theory has been extensively studied in the past three decades leading to the formation of the integrative discipline of psychoneuroimmunology. Targeting of the central nervous system by conventional pharmacotherapeutic methods is mainly through modulation of neuroendocrine systems such as the dopaminergic, GABA-ergic, adrenergic and serotoninergic systems. In recent years an increasing number of both experimental and clinical studies have shown that antidepressants can affect the immune system by reducing the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines such as IL-1β, IL-6 and TNF-α. However, due to the serious adverse effects accompanying the chronic administration of psychoactive drugs there is a continuous need to produce novel therapeutics that are both potent and safe. The present review aims to summarize the current knowledge in the field of psychoneuroimmunology and to delineate the main interactions between stress, inflammation, immunity and the brain. Additionally, this paper explores the use of plant-derived molecules that display a strong anti-stress effect and simultaneously modulate the immune response as an alternative or adjuvant to classical antidepressant drugs.
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Zhang M, Wu Q, Chen Y, Duan M, Tian G, Deng X, Sun Y, Zhou T, Zhang G, Chen W, Chen J. Inhibition of proanthocyanidin A2 on porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus replication in vitro. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0193309. [PMID: 29489892 PMCID: PMC5831109 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0193309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2017] [Accepted: 02/08/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) is a widely prevalent and endemic swine pathogen that causes significant economic losses for the global pig industry annually. Currently, the most prevalent strategy for PRRSV control remains the prevention of virus transmission, with highly effective therapeutic agents and vaccines still lacking. Proanthocyanidin A2 (PA2) belongs to the family of tea polyphenols, which have been reported to exhibit a range of biological activities including anti-oxidative, cardio-protective, anti-tumoural, anti-bacterial, anti-viral, and anti-inflammatory effects in vitro as well as in vivo. Here, we demonstrate that PA2 exhibits potent anti-viral activity against PRRSV infection in Marc-145 cells. Similar inhibitory effects were also found in porcine alveolar macrophages, the primary target cell type of PRRSV infection in pigs in vivo. For traditional type II PRRSV CH-1a strain and high pathogenic GD-XH strain and GD-HD strain, PA2 exhibited broad-spectrum and comparable inhibitory activities in vitro with EC50 ranging from 2.2 to 3.2 μg/ml. Treatment of PRRSV-infected Marc-145 cells with PA2 significantly inhibited viral RNA synthesis, viral protein expression and progeny virus production in a dose-dependent manner. In addition, PA2 treatment reduced gene expressions of cytokines (TNF-α, IFN-α, IL-1β and IL-6) induced by PRRSV infection in PAMs. Mechanistically, PA2 inhibited PRRSV replication by targeting multiple pathways including blockade of viral entry and progeny virus release. Altogether, our findings suggest that PA2 has the potential to serve as a novel prophylactic and therapeutic strategies against PRRSV infection.
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- Mingxin Zhang
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Veterinary Pharmaceutics Development and Safety Evaluation, College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Veterinary Pharmaceutics Development and Safety Evaluation, College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Prevention and Control for Severe Clinical Animal Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Genetics, La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Veterinary Pharmaceutics Development and Safety Evaluation, College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Veterinary Pharmaceutics Development and Safety Evaluation, College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Prevention and Control for Severe Clinical Animal Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Veterinary Pharmaceutics Development and Safety Evaluation, College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Prevention and Control for Severe Clinical Animal Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Genetics, La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Veterinary Pharmaceutics Development and Safety Evaluation, College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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Zhang T, Zheng X, Wang X, Zhao H, Wang T, Zhang H, Li W, Shen H, Yu L. Maternal Exposure to PM 2.5 during Pregnancy Induces Impaired Development of Cerebral Cortex in Mice Offspring. Int J Mol Sci 2018; 19:ijms19010257. [PMID: 29337904 PMCID: PMC5796203 DOI: 10.3390/ijms19010257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2017] [Revised: 01/03/2018] [Accepted: 01/12/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Air pollution is a serious environmental health problem closely related to the occurrence of central nervous system diseases. Exposure to particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter less than or equal to 2.5 µm (PM2.5) during pregnancy may affect the growth and development of infants. The present study was to investigate the effects of maternal exposure to PM2.5 during pregnancy on brain development in mice offspring. Pregnant mice were randomly divided into experimental groups of low-, medium-, or high-dosages of PM2.5, a mock-treated group which was treated with the same amount of phosphate buffer solution (PBS), and acontrol group which was untreated. The ethology of offspring mice on postnatal days 1, 7, 14, 21, and 30, along with neuronal development and apoptosis in the cerebral cortex were investigated. Compared with the control, neuronal mitochondrial cristae fracture, changed autophagy characteristics, significantly increased terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling (TUNEL) positive cell rate, and mRNA levels of apoptosis-related caspase-8 and caspase-9 were found in cerebral cortex of mice offspring from the treatment groups, with mRNA levels of Bcl-2 and ratio of Bcl-2 to Bax decreased. Treatment groups also demonstrated enhanced protein expressions of apoptosis-related cleaved caspase-3, cleaved caspase-8 and cleaved caspase-9, along with declined proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA), Bcl-2, and ratio of Bcl-2 to Bax. Open field experiments and tail suspension experiments showed that exposure to high dosage of PM2.5 resulted in decreased spontaneous activities but increased static accumulation time in mice offspring, indicating anxiety, depression, and social behavioral changes. Our results suggested that maternal exposure to PM2.5 during pregnancy might interfere with cerebral cortex development in mice offspring by affecting cell apoptosis.
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- Tianliang Zhang
- Experimental Center for Medical Research, Weifang Medical University, Weifang 261053, China.
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- School of Clinical Medicine, Weifang Medical University, Weifang 261053, China.
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- School of Public Health and Management, Weifang Medical University, Weifang 261053, China.
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- School of Clinical Medicine, Weifang Medical University, Weifang 261053, China.
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- School of Clinical Medicine, Weifang Medical University, Weifang 261053, China.
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- School of Clinical Medicine, Weifang Medical University, Weifang 261053, China.
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- School of Public Health and Management, Weifang Medical University, Weifang 261053, China.
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- Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada.
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- School of Clinical Medicine, Weifang Medical University, Weifang 261053, China.
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Wu Y, Wang L, Hu K, Yu C, Zhu Y, Zhang S, Shao A. Mechanisms and Therapeutic Targets of Depression After Intracerebral Hemorrhage. Front Psychiatry 2018; 9:682. [PMID: 30618863 PMCID: PMC6304443 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00682] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2018] [Accepted: 11/23/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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The relationship between depression and intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is complicated. One of the most common neuropsychiatric comorbidities of hemorrhagic stroke is Post-ICH depression. Depression, as a neuropsychiatric symptom, also negatively impacts the outcome of ICH by enhancing morbidity, disability, and mortality. However, the ICH outcome can be improved by antidepressants such as the frequently-used selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors. This review therefore presents the mechanisms of post-ICH depression, we grouped the mechanisms according to inflammation, oxidative stress (OS), apoptosis and autophagy, and explained them through their several associated signaling pathways. Inflammation is mainly related to Toll-like receptors (TLRs), the NF-kB mediated signal pathway, the PPAR-γ-dependent pathway, as well as other signaling pathways. OS is associated to nuclear factor erythroid-2 related factor 2 (Nrf2), the PI3K/Akt pathway and the MAPK/P38 pathway. Moreover, autophagy is associated with the mTOR signaling cascade and the NF-kB mediated signal pathway, while apoptosis is correlated with the death receptor-mediated apoptosis pathway, mitochondrial apoptosis pathway, caspase-independent pathways and others. Furthermore, we found that neuroinflammation, oxidative stress, autophagy, and apoptosis experience interactions with one another. Additionally, it may provide several potential therapeutic targets for patients that might suffer from depression after ICH.
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- Yinan Wu
- Cancer Institute, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Intervention, China National Ministry of Education, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Interdisciplinary Institute of Neuroscience and Technology, Qiushi Academy for Advanced Studies, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Rongjun Hospital, Jiaxing, China
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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