Protective effect of Spatholobus suberectus on brain tissues in cerebral ischemia

Cerebral ischemia is the major causes the neuronal damages throughout the world. Present investigation evaluates the neuroprotective effect of (SS) in cerebral ischemic rat. All the rats were separated in to four group such as control group, ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) group and Spatholobus suberectus (100 and 200 mg/kg, p.o.) treated group which receives extract for 15 days prior to I/R. At the end of protocol all the rats were sacrificed and brain was isolated for the biochemical estimation. Further, oxidative stress was estimated by measuring the level of malondialdehyde (MDA), nitric oxide (NO), superoxide dismutase (SOD) and glutathione peroxidase (GPX) in the brain tissue. Moreover other parameters like cytokine (IL-10 and TNF-α), nuclear factor kappa B p65 (NF-κB), caspase 3, brain ATP level and DNA damage by comet assay was estimated in the brain tissues of cerebral ischemic rats. Result of the study suggested that treatment with Spatholobus suberectus significantly (P<0.01) decreases the MDA and NO level and increases in the activity of SOD and GPX in the brain tissues of cerebral ischemic rats compared to I/R rats. Moreover, treatment with SS significantly increases the expressions of IL-10 and brain ATP and decreases the expressions of TNF-α, caspase 3 and NF-κB in the brain tissues of cerebral ischemic rats compared to I/R rats. Comet assay also postulates that SS treated rats brain shows less DNA damage than ischemic rats. Present study concludes the neuroprorective effect of Spatholobus suberectus in cerebral ischemic rats by its antioxidant, anti apoptotic and anti-inflammatory activity.