PMID- 31970676 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20210119 LR - 20210119 IS - 1993-0402 (Electronic) IS - 1672-0415 (Linking) VI - 26 IP - 7 DP - 2020 Jul TI - Baicalin Reduces Early Brain Injury after Subarachnoid Hemorrhage in Rats. PG - 510-518 LID - 10.1007/s11655-020-3183-7 [doi] AB - OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of baicalin on subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) in rats and explore the potential mechanisms. METHODS: Sprague-Dawley rats underwent experimental SAH and received treatment with baicalin at 10 or 50 mg/kg after 2 and 12 h of SAH. Neurological scores, brain water content, Evans-blue extravasation, and levels of glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px), superoxide dismutase (SOD), myeloperoxidase (MPO), and malondialdehyde (MDA) were measured 24 h after SAH. Expression of nuclear factor erythroid-related factor 2 (Nrf2), NAD(P)H: quinone oxidoreductase 1 (NQO1), matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9), aquaporin 4 (AQP4), occludin, and zonulaoccludens-1 (ZO-1) were detected in the brain by Western blot. Heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) was detected by quantitative polymerase chain reaction, and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) and interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta) were assessed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. RESULTS: Baicalin attenuated EBI 24 h after SAH in rats (P<0.05). Baicalin elevated neurological scores, GSH-Px, SOD, and increased the expression of Nrf2, NQO1, HO-1, occludin, and ZO-1 in SAH rats (P<0.05 or P<0.01). Baicalin reduced MPO, MDA, and the expression of MMP-9, AQP4, TNF-alpha, and IL-1beta (P<0.05 or P<0.01). CONCLUSION: Baicalin reduced SAH-induced EBI, partially via activation of the Nrf2/HO-1 pathway and inhibition of MMP-9 and AQP4. FAU - Zhang, Hua-Bin AU - Zhang HB AD - Department of Neurosurgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Neurosurgery Research Institute of Fujian Province, Fuzhou, 350001, China. FAU - Tu, Xian-Kun AU - Tu XK AD - Department of Neurosurgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Neurosurgery Research Institute of Fujian Province, Fuzhou, 350001, China. unionnstu@hotmail.com. FAU - Song, Shi-Wei AU - Song SW AD - Department of Neurosurgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Neurosurgery Research Institute of Fujian Province, Fuzhou, 350001, China. FAU - Liang, Ri-Sheng AU - Liang RS AD - Department of Neurosurgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Neurosurgery Research Institute of Fujian Province, Fuzhou, 350001, China. FAU - Shi, Song-Sheng AU - Shi SS AD - Department of Neurosurgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Neurosurgery Research Institute of Fujian Province, Fuzhou, 350001, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20200123 PL - China TA - Chin J Integr Med JT - Chinese journal of integrative medicine JID - 101181180 RN - 0 (Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal) RN - 0 (Flavonoids) RN - 347Q89U4M5 (baicalin) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal/pharmacology MH - Brain Injuries/*drug therapy MH - Disease Models, Animal MH - Flavonoids/*pharmacology MH - Male MH - Rats MH - Rats, Sprague-Dawley MH - Subarachnoid Hemorrhage/*drug therapy OTO - NOTNLM OT - Chinese medicine OT - aquaporin 4 OT - baicalin OT - early brain injury OT - matrix metalloproteinase-9 OT - subarachnoid hemorrhage EDAT- 2020/01/24 06:00 MHDA- 2021/01/20 06:00 CRDT- 2020/01/24 06:00 PHST- 2018/10/31 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2020/01/24 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/01/20 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2020/01/24 06:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1007/s11655-020-3183-7 [pii] AID - 10.1007/s11655-020-3183-7 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Chin J Integr Med. 2020 Jul;26(7):510-518. doi: 10.1007/s11655-020-3183-7. Epub 2020 Jan 23.