The optimal therapeutic timing and mechanism of puerarin treatment of spinal cord ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats
The optimal therapeutic timing and mechanism of puerarin treatment of spinal cord ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats
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DOI:
10.1016/j.jep.2011.01.055
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发表时间:
2011-04-12
影响因子:
5.4
通讯作者:
Ji, Xiang-Lu
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作者:
Tian, Feng;Xu, Li-Hui;Ji, Xiang-Lu
Aim of the study: The purpose of this study was to explore the optimal therapeutic timing and mechanism of puerarin treatment of spinal cord ischemia-reperfusion injury.Materials and methods: The spinal ischemia-reperfusion injury was conducted in male Sprague-Dawley rats, and 50 mg/kg of puerarin was injected intraperitoneally at 1, 2, 4 and 6 h after the injury. Motor function was measured 48 h after reperfusion started. Thioredoxin expression and apoptosis indices were determined.Results: Improvement of motor function at 1, 2, and 4 h was demonstrated in the animals with puerarin treatment. Ischernia-reperfusion injury resulted in a decrease in the expression of thioredoxin, while puerarin administration elevated the expression of thioredoxin-1 /thioredoxin-2 mRNA. Apoptosis indices were significantly reduced by puerarin administration.Conclusions: We conclude that administration of puerarin within 4 h of spinal ischemia-reperfusion injury reduces ischemic reperfusion damage, and that the neuroprotective effect of puerarin involves an increase in the transcription of thioredoxin and a reduction of apoptosis. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.