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Neuroprotective effect of 25-Methoxyhispidol A against CCl4-induced behavioral alterations by targeting VEGF/BDNF and caspase-3 in mice
- Title
- Neuroprotective effect of 25-Methoxyhispidol A against CCl4-induced behavioral alterations by targeting VEGF/BDNF and caspase-3 in mice
- Authors
- Shal, Bushra; Khan, Adnan; Naveed, Muhammad; Ali, Hussain; Seo, Eun Kyoung; Choi, Hyukjae; Khan, Salman
- Ewha Authors
- 서은경
- SCOPUS Author ID
- 서은경
- Issue Date
- 2020
- Journal Title
- LIFE SCIENCES
- ISSN
- 0024-3205
1879-0631
- Citation
- LIFE SCIENCES vol. 253
- Keywords
- Anxiety; Depression; 25-MHA; Oxido-nitrasative stress; Apoptosis; Neurotrophic factors
- Publisher
- PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
- Indexed
- SCIE; SCOPUS
- Document Type
- Article
- Abstract
- Brain oxidative stress and neuroinflammation have been implicated in various psychiatric disorders. The current study investigated the effect and mechanism of 25-Methoxyhispidol A (25-MHA) against CCl4-induced anxiety and depression. Mice were challenged with CCl4 (1 ml/kg; i.p.) after 30 min of 25-MHA (1, 5 and 10 mg/kg; i.p.) administration. Pretreatment with 25-MHA (10 mg/kg) significantly attenuated the anxiety and depression-like behavior in testing models. The oxidative stress induced by CCl4 was significantly attenuated by pretreatment with 25-MHA. The immunohistochemical (IHC) analysis showed a reduction in kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1 (Keap1) and improvement in expression of nuclear factor erythroid-2-related factor (Nrf-2) and heme oxygenase (HO)-1. In addition, 25-MHA significantly attenuated the CCl4-mediated depletion of antioxidant enzymes in hippocampus (HC) and prefrontal cortex (PFC) region and reduced the expression of toll-like receptor (TLR)-4 and nuclear factor kappa B (NF-kappa B), along with a decreased production of pro-inflammatory cytokines in HC and PFC region. Pretreatment with 25-MHA also showed an improved expression of neurotrophic factors i.e., brain derived growth factor (BDNF) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF). Furthermore, 25-MHA inhibited malondialdehyde (MDA) and ammonia level in plasma, liver, HC and PFC regions of mice brain. 25-MHA also exhibited anti-apoptotic effect evident from the reduced expression of caspase-3 and decreased hippocampal DNA damage in comet assay. Furthermore, decreased serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and corticosterone level, along with prevention of CCl4-induced alterations in thickness of dentate gyrus and intact hepatic cells morphology, represented by hippocampal and liver histopathology, indicated the neuroprotective effect of 25-MHA.
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.lfs.2020.117684
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- 약학대학 > 약학과 > Journal papers
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