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Shuya Li1, Xiangjian Zyang, Yongjun Wang
1Department of Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, No. 6 Tiantanxili, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100050, China.
Abstract:
Gamma-secretase inhibitor, N-[N-(3,5-difluorophenacetyl)-1-alanyl]-S-phenylglycine t-butyl ester (DAPT) suppresses the activation of Notch 1 signaling, which is recognized as the cell fate signaling and may participate in inflammatory processes together with NF-κB pathway that contributes to the brain damage after stroke. DAPT has important pharmacological roles in many diseases. However, little is known about the effect of DAPT on NF-κB during cerebral ischemia. This study investigated the time course expression of Notch 1 and the effects of DAPT on Notch 1 and NF-jB after MCAO. The results showed that Notch 1 signaling was up-regulated at the early stage after MCAO, DAPT down-regulated the expression of Notch 1 and NF-κB and protected brain from damage caused by MCAO. These results may indicate that the downregulation of Notch 1–NF-κB pathway after ischemia by administration of DAPT is a potential mechanism for its protection.
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