Hippophae salicifolia D.Don berries attenuate cerebral ischemia reperfusion injury in a rat model of middle cerebral artery occlusion

Objective: To investigate the protective effect of Hippophae salicifolia D.Don (H. salicifolia) berries extract against cerebral reperfusion injury induced neurobehavioral and neurochemical changes in a rat model of middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO). Methods: Rats were pretreated with alcoholi...

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Main Authors: Santhrani Thakur, Pradeepthi Chilikuri, Bindu Pulugurtha, Lavanya Yaidikar
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Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-06-01
Series:Journal of Acute Disease
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2221618915300214
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author Santhrani Thakur
Pradeepthi Chilikuri
Bindu Pulugurtha
Lavanya Yaidikar
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Pradeepthi Chilikuri
Bindu Pulugurtha
Lavanya Yaidikar
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description Objective: To investigate the protective effect of Hippophae salicifolia D.Don (H. salicifolia) berries extract against cerebral reperfusion injury induced neurobehavioral and neurochemical changes in a rat model of middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO). Methods: Rats were pretreated with alcoholic extract of H. salicifolia (250 and 500 mg/kg) for 14 d and focal cerebral ischemia was induced by MCAO. After 60 min of MCAO, reperfused for 24 h, a battery of behavioral tests were assessed the extent of neurological deficits. Infarct volume and brain edema were measured in 2,3,5-triphenyltetrazolium chloride stained brain sections. TNF-α, oxidative stress parameters like reduced glutathione, calcium, glutamate, malondialdehyde and apoptotic parameters like caspase-3, and caspase-9 were estimated in the brain homogenates. Results: Pretreatment with alcoholic extract of H. salicifolia at doses of 250 and 500 mg/kg significantly improved the neurobehavioral alterations and reduced the infarct volume, edema induced by ischemia reperfusion injury. H. salicifolia significantly prevented ischemia induced increase in malondialdehyde, glutamate, calcium, caspase-3, caspase-9 and TNF-α levels as compared to ischemic animals. Conclusions: Our results indicate that H. salicifolia mitigated the ischemia reperfusion induced neuronal damage.
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spelling doaj.art-1b4d1bebb0ea4fd186d938c82b18150b2022-12-22T02:58:37ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Acute Disease2221-61892015-06-014212012810.1016/S2221-6189(15)30021-4Hippophae salicifolia D.Don berries attenuate cerebral ischemia reperfusion injury in a rat model of middle cerebral artery occlusionSanthrani ThakurPradeepthi ChilikuriBindu PulugurthaLavanya YaidikarObjective: To investigate the protective effect of Hippophae salicifolia D.Don (H. salicifolia) berries extract against cerebral reperfusion injury induced neurobehavioral and neurochemical changes in a rat model of middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO). Methods: Rats were pretreated with alcoholic extract of H. salicifolia (250 and 500 mg/kg) for 14 d and focal cerebral ischemia was induced by MCAO. After 60 min of MCAO, reperfused for 24 h, a battery of behavioral tests were assessed the extent of neurological deficits. Infarct volume and brain edema were measured in 2,3,5-triphenyltetrazolium chloride stained brain sections. TNF-α, oxidative stress parameters like reduced glutathione, calcium, glutamate, malondialdehyde and apoptotic parameters like caspase-3, and caspase-9 were estimated in the brain homogenates. Results: Pretreatment with alcoholic extract of H. salicifolia at doses of 250 and 500 mg/kg significantly improved the neurobehavioral alterations and reduced the infarct volume, edema induced by ischemia reperfusion injury. H. salicifolia significantly prevented ischemia induced increase in malondialdehyde, glutamate, calcium, caspase-3, caspase-9 and TNF-α levels as compared to ischemic animals. Conclusions: Our results indicate that H. salicifolia mitigated the ischemia reperfusion induced neuronal damage.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2221618915300214Hippophae salicifolia D.Don berriesIschemia reperfusion injuryAntioxidantAnti-inflammatoryAnti-apoptotic activities
spellingShingle Santhrani Thakur
Pradeepthi Chilikuri
Bindu Pulugurtha
Lavanya Yaidikar
Hippophae salicifolia D.Don berries attenuate cerebral ischemia reperfusion injury in a rat model of middle cerebral artery occlusion
Journal of Acute Disease
Hippophae salicifolia D.Don berries
Ischemia reperfusion injury
Antioxidant
Anti-inflammatory
Anti-apoptotic activities
title Hippophae salicifolia D.Don berries attenuate cerebral ischemia reperfusion injury in a rat model of middle cerebral artery occlusion
title_full Hippophae salicifolia D.Don berries attenuate cerebral ischemia reperfusion injury in a rat model of middle cerebral artery occlusion
title_fullStr Hippophae salicifolia D.Don berries attenuate cerebral ischemia reperfusion injury in a rat model of middle cerebral artery occlusion
title_full_unstemmed Hippophae salicifolia D.Don berries attenuate cerebral ischemia reperfusion injury in a rat model of middle cerebral artery occlusion
title_short Hippophae salicifolia D.Don berries attenuate cerebral ischemia reperfusion injury in a rat model of middle cerebral artery occlusion
title_sort hippophae salicifolia d don berries attenuate cerebral ischemia reperfusion injury in a rat model of middle cerebral artery occlusion
topic Hippophae salicifolia D.Don berries
Ischemia reperfusion injury
Antioxidant
Anti-inflammatory
Anti-apoptotic activities
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2221618915300214
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