Previous experimental studies have shown that cerebral infarction can be effectively reduced following treatment with scutellaria baicalensis stem-leaf total flavonoid （SSTF）. However, the mechanism of action of SST...Previous experimental studies have shown that cerebral infarction can be effectively reduced following treatment with scutellaria baicalensis stem-leaf total flavonoid （SSTF）. However, the mechanism of action of SSTF as a preventive drug to treat cerebral infarction remains unclear. In this study, Sprague-Dawley rats were pretreated with 50, 100, 200 mg/kg SSTF via intragastric ad- ministration for 1 week prior to the establishment of focal cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury. The results showed that pretreatment with SSTF effectively improved neurological function, reduced brain water content and the permeability of blood vessels, ameliorated ischemia-induced morphology changes in hippocampal microvessels, down-regulated Fas and FasL protein expression, elevated the activity of superoxide dismutase and glutathione peroxidase, and decreased malondialdehyde content. In contrast to low-dose SSTF pretreatment, the above changes were most obvious after pretreatment with moderateand high-doses of SSTF. Experimental findings indicate that SSTF pretreatment can exert protective effects on the brain against cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury. The underlying mechanisms may involve reducing brain water content, increasing microvascular recanalization, inhibiting the apoptosis of hippocampal neurons, and attenuating free radical damage.展开更多
Scutellaria baicalensis stem-leaf total flavonoid might attenuate learning/memory impairment and neuronal loss in rats induced by amyloid beta-peptide. This study aimed to explore the effects of Scutellaria baicalensi...Scutellaria baicalensis stem-leaf total flavonoid might attenuate learning/memory impairment and neuronal loss in rats induced by amyloid beta-peptide. This study aimed to explore the effects of Scutellaria baicalensis stem-leaf total flavonoid on amyloid beta-peptide-induced neuronal apoptosis and the expression of apoptosis-related proteins in the rat hippocampus. Male Wistar rats were given intragastric administration of Scutellaria baicalensis stem-leaf total flavonoid, 50 or 100 mg/kg, once per day. On day 8 after administration, 10 pg amyloid beta-peptide （25-35） was injected into the bilateral hippocampus of rats to induce neuronal apoptosis. On day 20, hippocampal tissue was harvested and probed with the terminal deoxyribonucleotidyl transferase-mediated biotin-16-dUTP nick-end labeling assay. Scutellaria baicalensis stem-leaf total flavonoid at 50 and 100 mg/kg reduced neuronal apoptosis induced by amyloid beta-peptide （25-35） in the rat hippocampus. Immunohistochemistry and western blot assay revealed that expression of the pro-apoptotic protein Bax, cytochrome c and caspase-3 was significantly diminished by 50 and 100 mg/kg Scutellaria baicalensis stem-leaf total flavonoid, while expression of the anti-apoptotic protein Bcl-2 was increased. Moreover, 100 mg/kg Scutellana baicalensis stem-leaf total flavonoid had a more dramatic effect than the lower dosage. These experimental findings indicate that Scutellaria baicalensis stem-leaf total flavonoid dose-dependently attenuates neuronal apoptosis induced by amyloid beta-peptide in the hippocampus, and it might mediate this by regulating the expression of Bax, cytochrome c, caspase-3 and Bcl-2.展开更多
目的探讨黄芩茎叶总黄酮(Scutellaria baiculensis stem-leaf total flavonoid,SSTF)对大鼠心肌缺血再灌注损伤的保护作用。方法40只SD大鼠随机分为假手术组、缺血再灌注组和SSTF预处理组。SSTF组大鼠于术前1周分别灌胃不同剂量的SSTF〔...目的探讨黄芩茎叶总黄酮(Scutellaria baiculensis stem-leaf total flavonoid,SSTF)对大鼠心肌缺血再灌注损伤的保护作用。方法40只SD大鼠随机分为假手术组、缺血再灌注组和SSTF预处理组。SSTF组大鼠于术前1周分别灌胃不同剂量的SSTF〔(17.5、35、70mg/(kg.d)〕,另两组给等量生理盐水。采用结扎大鼠左冠状动脉前降支方法制备心肌缺血再灌注模型。缺血30min、再灌注2h后,观察大鼠心电图的变化;并用免疫组织化学法检测心肌组织中Bax和Bcl-2蛋白表达情况。结果SSTF抑制了缺血再灌注损伤大鼠心电图T波升高,降低了心律失常发生率。缺血再灌注组Bcl-2蛋白表达阳性细胞率明显比假手术组低(P<0.05),Bax蛋白表达阳性细胞率明显较假手术组高,而SSTF预处理组Bcl-2蛋白表达阳性细胞率明显高于缺血再灌注组(P<0.05),Bax蛋白表达阳性细胞率明显较缺血再灌注组为低(P<0.05)。结论SSTF预处理对缺血再灌注的心肌细胞具有保护作用,其机制可能与上调Bcl-2和下调Bax蛋白表达进而抑制心肌细胞凋亡有关。展开更多
基金supported by the grants from Hebei Provincial Science and Technology Department,No.07276101D-46
文摘Previous experimental studies have shown that cerebral infarction can be effectively reduced following treatment with scutellaria baicalensis stem-leaf total flavonoid （SSTF）. However, the mechanism of action of SSTF as a preventive drug to treat cerebral infarction remains unclear. In this study, Sprague-Dawley rats were pretreated with 50, 100, 200 mg/kg SSTF via intragastric ad- ministration for 1 week prior to the establishment of focal cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury. The results showed that pretreatment with SSTF effectively improved neurological function, reduced brain water content and the permeability of blood vessels, ameliorated ischemia-induced morphology changes in hippocampal microvessels, down-regulated Fas and FasL protein expression, elevated the activity of superoxide dismutase and glutathione peroxidase, and decreased malondialdehyde content. In contrast to low-dose SSTF pretreatment, the above changes were most obvious after pretreatment with moderateand high-doses of SSTF. Experimental findings indicate that SSTF pretreatment can exert protective effects on the brain against cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury. The underlying mechanisms may involve reducing brain water content, increasing microvascular recanalization, inhibiting the apoptosis of hippocampal neurons, and attenuating free radical damage.
基金supported by grants from Hebei Provincial Science and Technology Bureau,No.08276101D-21
文摘Scutellaria baicalensis stem-leaf total flavonoid might attenuate learning/memory impairment and neuronal loss in rats induced by amyloid beta-peptide. This study aimed to explore the effects of Scutellaria baicalensis stem-leaf total flavonoid on amyloid beta-peptide-induced neuronal apoptosis and the expression of apoptosis-related proteins in the rat hippocampus. Male Wistar rats were given intragastric administration of Scutellaria baicalensis stem-leaf total flavonoid, 50 or 100 mg/kg, once per day. On day 8 after administration, 10 pg amyloid beta-peptide （25-35） was injected into the bilateral hippocampus of rats to induce neuronal apoptosis. On day 20, hippocampal tissue was harvested and probed with the terminal deoxyribonucleotidyl transferase-mediated biotin-16-dUTP nick-end labeling assay. Scutellaria baicalensis stem-leaf total flavonoid at 50 and 100 mg/kg reduced neuronal apoptosis induced by amyloid beta-peptide （25-35） in the rat hippocampus. Immunohistochemistry and western blot assay revealed that expression of the pro-apoptotic protein Bax, cytochrome c and caspase-3 was significantly diminished by 50 and 100 mg/kg Scutellaria baicalensis stem-leaf total flavonoid, while expression of the anti-apoptotic protein Bcl-2 was increased. Moreover, 100 mg/kg Scutellana baicalensis stem-leaf total flavonoid had a more dramatic effect than the lower dosage. These experimental findings indicate that Scutellaria baicalensis stem-leaf total flavonoid dose-dependently attenuates neuronal apoptosis induced by amyloid beta-peptide in the hippocampus, and it might mediate this by regulating the expression of Bax, cytochrome c, caspase-3 and Bcl-2.
文摘目的探讨黄芩茎叶总黄酮(Scutellaria baiculensis stem-leaf total flavonoid,SSTF)对大鼠心肌缺血再灌注损伤的保护作用。方法40只SD大鼠随机分为假手术组、缺血再灌注组和SSTF预处理组。SSTF组大鼠于术前1周分别灌胃不同剂量的SSTF〔(17.5、35、70mg/(kg.d)〕,另两组给等量生理盐水。采用结扎大鼠左冠状动脉前降支方法制备心肌缺血再灌注模型。缺血30min、再灌注2h后,观察大鼠心电图的变化;并用免疫组织化学法检测心肌组织中Bax和Bcl-2蛋白表达情况。结果SSTF抑制了缺血再灌注损伤大鼠心电图T波升高,降低了心律失常发生率。缺血再灌注组Bcl-2蛋白表达阳性细胞率明显比假手术组低(P<0.05),Bax蛋白表达阳性细胞率明显较假手术组高,而SSTF预处理组Bcl-2蛋白表达阳性细胞率明显高于缺血再灌注组(P<0.05),Bax蛋白表达阳性细胞率明显较缺血再灌注组为低(P<0.05)。结论SSTF预处理对缺血再灌注的心肌细胞具有保护作用,其机制可能与上调Bcl-2和下调Bax蛋白表达进而抑制心肌细胞凋亡有关。
