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Neuroprotective effects of alisol A 24-acetate on cerebral ischaemia-reperfusion injury are mediated by regulating
Taotao Lu1,2, Huihong Li1,2, Yangjie Zhou2,3
1The Affiliated Rehabilitation Hospital, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No. 13 Hudongzhi Road, Fuzhou City, 350003, Fujian Province, China.
Background:
Neuroinflammation and apoptosis are involved in the pathogenesis of ischaemic stroke. Alisol A 24-acetate (24A) exerts a strong inhibitory effect on inflammation and cell apoptosis. The neuroprotective effect of 24A on global cerebral ischaemia/reperfusion (GCI/R) injury remains unclear.
Methods:
GCI/R mice were used to investigate the neuroprotective effect of 24A. Modified neurological deficit scores, Morris water maze and object recognition tests were used to evaluate behaviours. Metabolism in brain regions was detected using magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS), and changes in microglia, astrocytes and neurons were detected. Inflammation and apoptosis were measured.
Results:
The results showed that 24A suppressed neurological deficits scores and improved GCI/R induced cognitive dysfunction. It was also observed that 24A could alleviate neuroinflammation, which manifested as 24A inhibited microglia and astrocytes proliferation, downregulated the expression of interleukin (IL)-1β, tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) in the GCI/R mice brain. The apoptosis of neurons reduced, and dendritic spines of hippocampal neurons increased in the presence of 24A. In addition, 24A could up-regulate the expression of phosphorylated phosphoinositide 3-kinases (p-PI3K) and phosphorylated protein kinase B (p-AKT) in GCI/R mice brain, and all the morphological, neurological, and biochemical changes of 24A treatment were abolished by the application of PI3K/AKT pathway inhibitor LY294002.
Conclusions:
Taken together, our study indicated that 24A alleviated GCI/R injury by inhibiting neuroinflammation and apoptosis through the regulation of the PI3K/AKT pathway.
