PMID- 34055311 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20230920 IS - 2045-452X (Print) IS - 2045-4538 (Electronic) IS - 2045-452X (Linking) VI - 8 IP - 6 DP - 2019 Nov 1 TI - Astilbin attenuates cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury by inhibiting the TLR4/MyD88/NF-kappaB pathway. PG - 1002-1008 LID - 10.1039/c9tx00222g [doi] AB - Ischemic stroke is the second most common cause of death worldwide and cerebral ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury also leads to serious tissue damage. Astilbin, a natural bioactive flavonoid compound, has been reported to have protective effects on neurological diseases. This study aims to investigate the effects of astilbin on cerebral I/R injury and determine the mechanisms involved. The results demonstrated that, in cerebral I/R rats, astilbin could attenuate I/R injury in the hippocampal region, decreasing the activity of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and malondialdehyde (MDA) in the rat brain. Astilbin also inhibited the I/R-induced upregulation of pro-inflammatory mediators (TNFalpha, IL-1beta, IL-6). Similarly, in hypoxia/reperfusion (H/R) treated human neuroblastoma cells, astilbin could increase the cell viability of SH-SY5Y, decrease the activity of LDH and MDA, and inhibit the H/R-induced upregulation of pro-inflammatory mediators. For the mechanism study, western blot results indicated that astilbin could inhibit the expression of Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4), myeloid differential protein 88 (MYD88) and phosphorylated NF-kappaB p65 in H/R treated SH-SY5Y cells. The research indicated that astilbin ameliorated cerebral I/R injury partly via the TLR4/MyD88/NF-kappaB pathway. Astilbin may have potential therapeutic effects on cerebral ischemia. CI - This journal is (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry 2019. FAU - Li, Jing AU - Li J AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-5199-1703 AD - Changchun University of Chinese Medicine , Changchun City , Jilin Province 130000 , China . Email: JingLisdf@163.com ; Tel: +86-0431-81953783. FAU - Gu, Zhaowei AU - Gu Z AD - Changchun University of Chinese Medicine , Changchun City , Jilin Province 130000 , China . Email: JingLisdf@163.com ; Tel: +86-0431-81953783. FAU - Liu, Yue AU - Liu Y AD - Changchun University of Chinese Medicine , Changchun City , Jilin Province 130000 , China . Email: JingLisdf@163.com ; Tel: +86-0431-81953783. FAU - Wang, Yu AU - Wang Y AD - Changchun University of Chinese Medicine , Changchun City , Jilin Province 130000 , China . Email: JingLisdf@163.com ; Tel: +86-0431-81953783. FAU - Zhao, Min AU - Zhao M AD - Changchun University of Chinese Medicine , Changchun City , Jilin Province 130000 , China . Email: JingLisdf@163.com ; Tel: +86-0431-81953783. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20191118 PL - England TA - Toxicol Res (Camb) JT - Toxicology research JID - 101587950 ECI - Toxicol Res (Camb). 2021 Apr 16;10(3):662. PMID: 34136124 PMC - PMC8142934 EDAT- 2019/11/18 00:00 MHDA- 2019/11/18 00:01 PMCR- 2020/11/18 CRDT- 2021/05/31 06:13 PHST- 2019/08/20 00:00 [received] PHST- 2019/10/18 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2021/05/31 06:13 [entrez] PHST- 2019/11/18 00:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/11/18 00:01 [medline] PHST- 2020/11/18 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - c9tx00222g [pii] AID - 10.1039/c9tx00222g [doi] PST - epublish SO - Toxicol Res (Camb). 2019 Nov 18;8(6):1002-1008. doi: 10.1039/c9tx00222g. eCollection 2019 Nov 1.