Ischemic stroke seriously threatens human health and quality of life.Xiao-Xu-Ming(XXM)decoction has been a classical prescription for stroke therapy.In our previous studies,we have found that XXM exerts neuroprotectiv...Ischemic stroke seriously threatens human health and quality of life.Xiao-Xu-Ming(XXM)decoction has been a classical prescription for stroke therapy.In our previous studies,we have found that XXM exerts neuroprotective effects,improves brain injury,and attenuates neuroinflammation in cerebral ischemia rats.In this study,we investigated the effects and possible mechanism of XXM on thrombotic focal cerebral ischemia.After treatment with XXM,the neurological function and motor abilities were improved,and cerebral infarction volume was significantly decreased compared with rats of thrombotic focal cerebral ischemia.Besides,the results of BBB integrity detected by EB leakage and tight junction(TJ)protein expression showed that XXM could maintain BBB integrity and improve the expressions of TJ proteins,including claudin-1,occluding,and ZO-1,in the ischemic ipsilateral cortex disrupted by thrombotic cerebral ischemia.Furthermore,proteomic techniques were used to identify the differentially expressed proteins(DEPs)in the ischemic cerebral cortex,and the results showed that 132 DEPs regulated by XXM were detected in the ischemic cerebral cortex.Bioinformatic analysis showed that these regulated proteins by XXM were mainly involved in complement and coagulation cascade,and lysosome,etc.Furthermore,there was an interaction among DEPs,including Lgals3,Ctsz,Capg,C1qa,S100a4,Grn,Hspb1,Aif1,and Anxa1,etc.In conclusion,XXM ameliorated brain injury of thrombotic focal ischemic stroke,and Lgals3,Ctsz,Capg,C1qa,S100a4,Grn,Hspb1,Aif1,and Anxa1 could help provide possible therapeutic targets of XXM for ischemic stroke and offer research direction for further research.展开更多
W026B is a new compound that has a protective effect on cerebral ischemia reperfusion(I-R)injury in mice,while its specific mechanism is still unknown.In this study,proteomics was used to observe the effect of W026B o...W026B is a new compound that has a protective effect on cerebral ischemia reperfusion(I-R)injury in mice,while its specific mechanism is still unknown.In this study,proteomics was used to observe the effect of W026B on protein expression in brain I-R tissue,and to reveal its potential target.A total of 42 significantly altered proteins were identified in both brain I-R model and W026B treatment from 4852 proteins detected by proteomics,and most of these proteins were related to immunity and inflammation,metabolism,neuroprotection as well as cell proliferation and cell structure.Western blotting analysis showed that three out of five selected proteins showed consistent alteration with the proteomics.Regulator of G protein signaling 17(RGS17)was selected for further study,and its knockdown by siRNA RGS17 aggravated brain injury and abolished the protective effect of W026B.W026B could bind with RGS17(KD:6.04×10–6 mol/L).The knockdown of RGS17 aggravated Neuro-2 a cell damage induced by group I metabotropic glutamate receptors(mGluRs)agonist,and abolished the protective effect of W026B.In conclusion,W026B protected brain against I-R injury by affecting diverse proteins.RGS17 might be one of its targets and a potential therapeutic target of brain I-R injury.The upstream receptor of G protein,which was regulated by RGS17 and affected by W026B,might be group I m GluRs.This study provided useful evidence for the further R&D and the potential clinical application of W026B.展开更多
基金The National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 81473383)the Significant New-Drugs Creation of Science and Technology Major Projects (Grant No. 2018ZX09711001-003-019)+1 种基金the Medical and Health Innovation Project of Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (Grant No. 2016-I2M-3-007)Innovation Fund for Graduate of Beijing Union Medical College (Grant No. 2018-1007-04)。
文摘Ischemic stroke seriously threatens human health and quality of life.Xiao-Xu-Ming(XXM)decoction has been a classical prescription for stroke therapy.In our previous studies,we have found that XXM exerts neuroprotective effects,improves brain injury,and attenuates neuroinflammation in cerebral ischemia rats.In this study,we investigated the effects and possible mechanism of XXM on thrombotic focal cerebral ischemia.After treatment with XXM,the neurological function and motor abilities were improved,and cerebral infarction volume was significantly decreased compared with rats of thrombotic focal cerebral ischemia.Besides,the results of BBB integrity detected by EB leakage and tight junction(TJ)protein expression showed that XXM could maintain BBB integrity and improve the expressions of TJ proteins,including claudin-1,occluding,and ZO-1,in the ischemic ipsilateral cortex disrupted by thrombotic cerebral ischemia.Furthermore,proteomic techniques were used to identify the differentially expressed proteins(DEPs)in the ischemic cerebral cortex,and the results showed that 132 DEPs regulated by XXM were detected in the ischemic cerebral cortex.Bioinformatic analysis showed that these regulated proteins by XXM were mainly involved in complement and coagulation cascade,and lysosome,etc.Furthermore,there was an interaction among DEPs,including Lgals3,Ctsz,Capg,C1qa,S100a4,Grn,Hspb1,Aif1,and Anxa1,etc.In conclusion,XXM ameliorated brain injury of thrombotic focal ischemic stroke,and Lgals3,Ctsz,Capg,C1qa,S100a4,Grn,Hspb1,Aif1,and Anxa1 could help provide possible therapeutic targets of XXM for ischemic stroke and offer research direction for further research.
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.81503060,81573333)
文摘W026B is a new compound that has a protective effect on cerebral ischemia reperfusion(I-R)injury in mice,while its specific mechanism is still unknown.In this study,proteomics was used to observe the effect of W026B on protein expression in brain I-R tissue,and to reveal its potential target.A total of 42 significantly altered proteins were identified in both brain I-R model and W026B treatment from 4852 proteins detected by proteomics,and most of these proteins were related to immunity and inflammation,metabolism,neuroprotection as well as cell proliferation and cell structure.Western blotting analysis showed that three out of five selected proteins showed consistent alteration with the proteomics.Regulator of G protein signaling 17(RGS17)was selected for further study,and its knockdown by siRNA RGS17 aggravated brain injury and abolished the protective effect of W026B.W026B could bind with RGS17(KD:6.04×10–6 mol/L).The knockdown of RGS17 aggravated Neuro-2 a cell damage induced by group I metabotropic glutamate receptors(mGluRs)agonist,and abolished the protective effect of W026B.In conclusion,W026B protected brain against I-R injury by affecting diverse proteins.RGS17 might be one of its targets and a potential therapeutic target of brain I-R injury.The upstream receptor of G protein,which was regulated by RGS17 and affected by W026B,might be group I m GluRs.This study provided useful evidence for the further R&D and the potential clinical application of W026B.
