Yokukansan Reduces Cuprizone-Induced Demyelination in the Corpus Callosum Through Anti-inflammatory Effects on Microglia
Yokukansan Reduces Cuprizone-Induced Demyelination in the Corpus Callosum Through Anti-inflammatory Effects on Microglia
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Yokukansan 通过对小胶质细胞的抗炎作用减少铜宗诱导的胼胝体脱髓鞘
DOI:
10.1007/s11064-017-2400-z
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发表时间:
2017-09
影响因子:
4.4
通讯作者:
Yoshida Shigetaka
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作者:
Nomura Taichi;B;o Yoshio;You Hua;Tanaka Tatsuhide;Yoshida Shigetaka
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory demyelinating disease of the central nervous system (CNS). The release of inflammatory cytokines and pro-oxidant molecules from microglia has been shown to play a key role in the pathology of MS. Thus, suppression of microglial cell activation is an attractive therapeutic option. Yokukansan, a traditional Japanese herbal medicine, has been shown to suppress microglial activity in the CNS. However, whether or not yokukansan reduces demyelination observed in the CNS during MS remains unknown. In this study, female C57BL/6 mice were fed a diet containing 0.2% cuprizone (bis-cyclohexanone oxaldihydrazone) to induce demyelination in the corpus callosum. We investigated whether or not yokukansan reduces cuprizone-induced demyelination using immunohistochemical analyses. Furthermore, we examined the in vitro anti-inflammatory effects of yokukansan on LPS-stimulated BV2 cells, a murine microglial cell line. Luxol fast blue staining and immunostaining for myelin basic protein demonstrated that yokukansan reduces demyelination of thecorpora callosaof cuprizone-fed mice. In addition, yokukansan significantly decreased the number of activated microglial cells in thecorpora callosaof cuprizone-fed mice. Furthermore, treatment with 500 μg/ml yokukansan suppressed the expression of interleukin-1β and inducible nitric-oxide synthase mRNA and protein in LPS-stimulated BV2 cells. These findings suggest that yokukansan reduces demyelination owing to anti-inflammatory effects on microglia. As yokukansan has few adverse effects, yokukansan has the potential to be a novel option to treat MS.
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DOI:
10.1093/brain/aws012
发表时间:
2012-03
期刊:
Brain : a journal of neurology
影响因子:
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作者:
Fischer MT;Sharma R;Lim JL;Haider L;Frischer JM;Drexhage J;Mahad D;Bradl M;van Horssen J;Lassmann H
通讯作者:
Lassmann H
影响因子:
2.9
作者:
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通讯作者:
Taichi Nomura;Y. Bando;H. Bochimoto;D. Koga;Tsuyoshi Watanabe;S. Yoshida
影响因子:
168.9
作者:
Cagnin, A;Brooks, DJ;Banati, RB
通讯作者:
Banati, RB
影响因子:
2.5
作者:
Han, IO;Kim, KW;Kim, WK
通讯作者:
Kim, WK
影响因子:
4.4
作者:
Clarner, Tim;Janssen, Katharina;Kipp, Markus
通讯作者:
Kipp, Markus