2-(3′,5′-DIMETHOXYBENZYLIDENE) CYCLOPENTANONE, A NOVEL SYNTHETIC SMALL-MOLECULE COMPOUND, PROVIDES NEUROPROTECTIVE EFFECTS AGAINST ISCHEMIC STROKE
2-(3′,5′-DIMETHOXYBENZYLIDENE) CYCLOPENTANONE, A NOVEL SYNTHETIC SMALL-MOLECULE COMPOUND, PROVIDES NEUROPROTECTIVE EFFECTS AGAINST ISCHEMIC STROKE
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DOI:
10.1016/j.neuroscience.2015.11.052
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发表时间:
2016-03-01
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3.3
通讯作者:
Ao, G. Z.
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Gu, W. W.;Lu, S. Q.;Ao, G. Z.
2-(3',5'-Dimethoxybenzylidene) cyclopentanone (DMBC) is a novel small-molecule compound synthesized by our group. Here, we found that in rat models of permanent middle cerebral artery occlusion (pMCAO), intraperitoneal injection (ip) of DMBC at 1 h after ischemia reduced infarct volume, improved neurological deficits and increased the protein levels of microtubule-associated protein 2 (MAP 2) and glial fibrillary acid protein (GFAP) in the ischemic cortex. Post-treatment of DMBC still produced neuroprotective effects even when administered at 6 h after ischemia. In the oxygen-glucose deprivation (OGD)-induced astrocytes or HT22 cell injury, DMBC treatment decreased the OGD-induced lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) leakage and increased the GFAP levels in astrocytes. In addition, Annexin-V-Fluos staining analysis revealed that DMBC treatment attenuated both OGD-induced apoptosis and necrosis in astrocytes. Western blotting analysis showed DMBC treatment inhibited the ischemia or OGD-induced increases in active cathepsin B in the ischemic cortex or in astrocytes or HT22 cells. Immunofluorescence analysis demonstrated that DMBC treatment blocked the ischemia or OGD-induced release of cathepsin B from the lysosomes into the cytoplasm in the ischemic cortex or in astrocytes or HT22 cells. Taken together, our results indicate that DMBC can offer neuroprotective effects against cerebral ischemia with an extended therapeutic window and its mechanism might be associated with inhibition of the cathepsin B activation. (C) 2015 IBRO. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.