Sodium formononetin-3'-sulphonate alleviates cerebral ischemia–reperfusion injury in rats via suppressing endoplasmic reticulum stress-mediated apoptosis

Abstract Background Sodium formononetin-3ʹ-sulphonate (Sul-F) may alleviate I/R injury in vivo with uncertain mechanism. Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress-mediated apoptosis participates in the process of cerebral ischemia‐reperfusion (I/R) injury. Our aim is to figure out the effect of Sul-F on cer...

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Main Authors: Yue Bai, Zhiwei He, Weisong Duan, He Gu, Kefeng Wu, Wei Yuan, Wenkang Liu, Huaipeng Huang, Yanan Li
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Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-12-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12868-022-00762-4
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author Yue Bai
Zhiwei He
Weisong Duan
He Gu
Kefeng Wu
Wei Yuan
Wenkang Liu
Huaipeng Huang
Yanan Li
author_facet Yue Bai
Zhiwei He
Weisong Duan
He Gu
Kefeng Wu
Wei Yuan
Wenkang Liu
Huaipeng Huang
Yanan Li
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description Abstract Background Sodium formononetin-3ʹ-sulphonate (Sul-F) may alleviate I/R injury in vivo with uncertain mechanism. Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress-mediated apoptosis participates in the process of cerebral ischemia‐reperfusion (I/R) injury. Our aim is to figure out the effect of Sul-F on cerebral I/R injury and to verify whether it works through suppressing ER stress-mediated apoptosis. Results The cerebral lesions of middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) model in SD rats were aggravated after 24 h of reperfusion, including impaired neurological function, increased infarct volume, intensified inflammatory response and poor cell morphology. After intervention, the edaravone (EDA, 3 mg/kg) group and Sul-F high-dose (Sul-F-H, 80 mg/kg) group significantly alleviated I/R injury via decreasing neurological score, infarct volume and the serum levels of inflammatory factors (TNF-α, IL-1β and IL-6), as well as alleviating pathological injury. Furthermore, the ER stress level and apoptosis rate were elevated in the ischemic penumbra of MCAO group, and were significantly blocked by EDA and Sul-F-H. In addition, EDA and Sul-F-H significantly down-regulated the ER stress related PERK/eIF2α/ATF4 and IRE1 signal pathways, which led to reduced cell apoptosis rate compared with the MCAO group. Furthermore, there was no difference between the EDA and Sul-F-H group in terms of therapeutic effect on cerebral I/R injury, indicating a therapeutic potential of Sul-F for ischemic stroke. Conclusions Sul-F-H can significantly protects against cerebral I/R injury through inhibiting ER stress-mediated apoptosis in the ischemic penumbra, which might be a novel therapeutic target for ischemic stroke.
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spelling doaj.art-0b53937cacb54c4f90d1801638249f2e2022-12-22T02:56:37ZengBMCBMC Neuroscience1471-22022022-12-0123111410.1186/s12868-022-00762-4Sodium formononetin-3'-sulphonate alleviates cerebral ischemia–reperfusion injury in rats via suppressing endoplasmic reticulum stress-mediated apoptosisYue Bai0Zhiwei He1Weisong Duan2He Gu3Kefeng Wu4Wei Yuan5Wenkang Liu6Huaipeng Huang7Yanan Li8Department of Internal Medicine, Shijiazhuang Pingan Hospital, Hebei Medical UniversityDepartment of Internal Medicine, Shijiazhuang Pingan Hospital, Hebei Medical UniversityNeurological Laboratory of Hebei Province, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical UniversityDepartment of Internal Medicine, Shijiazhuang Pingan Hospital, Hebei Medical UniversityDepartment of Internal Medicine, Shijiazhuang Pingan Hospital, Hebei Medical UniversityDepartment of Internal Medicine, Shijiazhuang Pingan Hospital, Hebei Medical UniversityDepartment of Internal Medicine, Shijiazhuang Pingan Hospital, Hebei Medical UniversityDepartment of Internal Medicine, Shijiazhuang Pingan Hospital, Hebei Medical UniversityDepartment of Clinical Laboratory Diagnosis, Shijiazhuang Pingan Hospital, Hebei Medical UniversityAbstract Background Sodium formononetin-3ʹ-sulphonate (Sul-F) may alleviate I/R injury in vivo with uncertain mechanism. Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress-mediated apoptosis participates in the process of cerebral ischemia‐reperfusion (I/R) injury. Our aim is to figure out the effect of Sul-F on cerebral I/R injury and to verify whether it works through suppressing ER stress-mediated apoptosis. Results The cerebral lesions of middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) model in SD rats were aggravated after 24 h of reperfusion, including impaired neurological function, increased infarct volume, intensified inflammatory response and poor cell morphology. After intervention, the edaravone (EDA, 3 mg/kg) group and Sul-F high-dose (Sul-F-H, 80 mg/kg) group significantly alleviated I/R injury via decreasing neurological score, infarct volume and the serum levels of inflammatory factors (TNF-α, IL-1β and IL-6), as well as alleviating pathological injury. Furthermore, the ER stress level and apoptosis rate were elevated in the ischemic penumbra of MCAO group, and were significantly blocked by EDA and Sul-F-H. In addition, EDA and Sul-F-H significantly down-regulated the ER stress related PERK/eIF2α/ATF4 and IRE1 signal pathways, which led to reduced cell apoptosis rate compared with the MCAO group. Furthermore, there was no difference between the EDA and Sul-F-H group in terms of therapeutic effect on cerebral I/R injury, indicating a therapeutic potential of Sul-F for ischemic stroke. Conclusions Sul-F-H can significantly protects against cerebral I/R injury through inhibiting ER stress-mediated apoptosis in the ischemic penumbra, which might be a novel therapeutic target for ischemic stroke.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12868-022-00762-4FormononetinCerebral ischemia-reperfusion injuryEndoplasmic reticulum stressCell apoptosisIschemic penumbraStroke
spellingShingle Yue Bai
Zhiwei He
Weisong Duan
He Gu
Kefeng Wu
Wei Yuan
Wenkang Liu
Huaipeng Huang
Yanan Li
Sodium formononetin-3'-sulphonate alleviates cerebral ischemia–reperfusion injury in rats via suppressing endoplasmic reticulum stress-mediated apoptosis
BMC Neuroscience
Formononetin
Cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury
Endoplasmic reticulum stress
Cell apoptosis
Ischemic penumbra
Stroke
title Sodium formononetin-3'-sulphonate alleviates cerebral ischemia–reperfusion injury in rats via suppressing endoplasmic reticulum stress-mediated apoptosis
title_full Sodium formononetin-3'-sulphonate alleviates cerebral ischemia–reperfusion injury in rats via suppressing endoplasmic reticulum stress-mediated apoptosis
title_fullStr Sodium formononetin-3'-sulphonate alleviates cerebral ischemia–reperfusion injury in rats via suppressing endoplasmic reticulum stress-mediated apoptosis
title_full_unstemmed Sodium formononetin-3'-sulphonate alleviates cerebral ischemia–reperfusion injury in rats via suppressing endoplasmic reticulum stress-mediated apoptosis
title_short Sodium formononetin-3'-sulphonate alleviates cerebral ischemia–reperfusion injury in rats via suppressing endoplasmic reticulum stress-mediated apoptosis
title_sort sodium formononetin 3 sulphonate alleviates cerebral ischemia reperfusion injury in rats via suppressing endoplasmic reticulum stress mediated apoptosis
topic Formononetin
Cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury
Endoplasmic reticulum stress
Cell apoptosis
Ischemic penumbra
Stroke
url https://doi.org/10.1186/s12868-022-00762-4
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