PMID- 30956976 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20190722 LR - 20211204 IS - 2314-6141 (Electronic) IS - 2314-6133 (Print) VI - 2019 DP - 2019 TI - Centella asiatica Prevents Increase of Hippocampal Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha Independently of Its Effect on Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor in Rat Model of Chronic Stress. PG - 2649281 LID - 10.1155/2019/2649281 [doi] LID - 2649281 AB - Centella asiatica ameliorates memory impairment and induces expression of hippocampal brain-derived neurotropic factor (BDNF) in chronically stressed rats. The relationship between the anti-inflammatory effect of Centella asiatica on hippocampal BDNF and the involvement of sirtuin-1, a BDNF expression regulator, in neuroprotective mechanisms of Centella asiatica warrants an investigation. We investigated the effect of Centella asiatica ethanolic extracts (CA) on TNF-alpha, IL-10, and SIRT1 levels and whether these predicted BDNF expression in rat hippocampus after chronic stress. For the experiments, thirty male rats (Sprague Dawley) were divided into six groups: nonstressed-control, stressed-control, nonstressed +CA 300mg/kg/d, stressed +CA 150 mg/kg/d, stressed +CA 300 mg/kg/d, and stressed +CA 600 mg/kg/d. On day 28, rats were sacrificed and hippocampus was dissected out. Hippocampal TNF-alpha, IL-10, SIRT1, and BDNF were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Hippocampal TNF-alpha level was significantly higher in the stressed-control compared to nonstressed-control groups. Across all stress conditions, rats receiving the highest dose of CA had the lowest mean TNF-alpha and highest mean BDNF. There were no significant differences in IL-10 and SIRT1 levels between groups. Hippocampal TNF-alpha did not predict hippocampal BDNF in a regression analysis. In conclusion, lower TNF-alpha and higher BDNF in the hippocampus support the hypothesis that these factors independently contribute to Centella asiatica's neuroprotective effect in chronically stressed rats. FAU - Ar Rochmah, Mawaddah AU - Ar Rochmah M AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-2750-4615 AD - Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta 55281, Indonesia. AD - Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta 55281, Indonesia. FAU - Harini, Ika Murti AU - Harini IM AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-4465-7878 AD - Department of Histology and Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta 55281, Indonesia. AD - Department of Histology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Jenderal Soedirman, Purwokerto, Central Java 53112, Indonesia. FAU - Septyaningtrias, Dian Eurike AU - Septyaningtrias DE AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-9392-5480 AD - Department of Histology and Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta 55281, Indonesia. FAU - Sari, Dwi Cahyani Ratna AU - Sari DCR AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-1126-4939 AD - Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta 55281, Indonesia. FAU - Susilowati, Rina AU - Susilowati R AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-8248-5803 AD - Department of Histology and Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta 55281, Indonesia. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20190306 PL - United States TA - Biomed Res Int JT - BioMed research international JID - 101600173 RN - 0 (Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor) RN - 0 (Centella asiatica extract) RN - 0 (Neuroprotective Agents) RN - 0 (Plant Extracts) RN - 0 (Triterpenes) RN - 0 (Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor/*metabolism MH - Centella/*chemistry MH - Chronic Disease MH - Hippocampus/*metabolism/pathology MH - Male MH - Neuroprotective Agents/chemistry/*pharmacology MH - Plant Extracts MH - Rats MH - Rats, Sprague-Dawley MH - *Stress, Psychological/metabolism/pathology/prevention & control MH - Triterpenes/chemistry/*pharmacology MH - Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/*metabolism PMC - PMC6431365 EDAT- 2019/04/09 06:00 MHDA- 2019/07/23 06:00 PMCR- 2019/03/06 CRDT- 2019/04/09 06:00 PHST- 2018/09/20 00:00 [received] PHST- 2019/02/13 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2019/04/09 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2019/04/09 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/07/23 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2019/03/06 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1155/2019/2649281 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Biomed Res Int. 2019 Mar 6;2019:2649281. doi: 10.1155/2019/2649281. eCollection 2019.