title: Total flavonoid of Litsea coreana leve exerts anti-oxidative effects and alleviates focal cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury.
abstract: In this study, we hypothesized that total flavonoid of Litsea coreana leve (TFLC) protects against focal cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury. TFLC (25, 50, 100 mg/kg) was administered orally to a rat model of focal ischemia/reperfusion injury, while the free radical scavenging agent, edaravone, was used as a positive control drug. Results of neurological deficit scoring, 2,3,5-triphenyl tetrazolium chloride staining, hematoxylin-eosin staining and biochemical tests showed that TFLC at different doses significantly alleviated cerebral ischemia-induced neurological deficits and histopathological changes, and reduced infarct volume. Moreover, it suppressed the increase in the levels of nitrates plus nitrites, malondialdehyde and lactate dehydrogenase, and it diminished the reduction in gluta-thione, superoxide dismutase and catalase activities induced by cerebral ischemia/reperfusion in-jury. Compared with edaravone, the protective effects of TFLC at low and medium doses (25, 50 mg/kg) against cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury were weaker, while the protective effects at high dose (100 mg/kg) were similar. Our experimental findings suggest that TFLC exerts neuroprotective effects against focal cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury in rats, and that the effects may be asso-ciated with its antioxidant activities.
authors.affiliation: School of Pharmacy, Anhui Key Laboratory of Bioactivity of Natural Products, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230022, Anhui Province, China ; Faculty of Pharmacy, Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu 233030, Anhui Province, China.
authors.forename: Shuying
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dong
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Pharmacy, Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu 233030, Anhui Province, China.
authors.forename: Xuhui
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Tong
authors.affiliation: School of Pharmacy, Anhui Key Laboratory of Bioactivity of Natural Products, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230022, Anhui Province, China.
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: School of Pharmacy, Anhui Key Laboratory of Bioactivity of Natural Products, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230022, Anhui Province, China.
authors.forename: Cheng
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: School of Pharmacy, Anhui Key Laboratory of Bioactivity of Natural Products, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230022, Anhui Province, China.
authors.forename: Chengmu
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Pharmacy, Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu 233030, Anhui Province, China.
authors.forename: Hao
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jiao
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Pharmacy, Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu 233030, Anhui Province, China.
authors.forename: Yuchen
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Gu
keywords: focal cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury; glutathione; grants-supported paper; infarct volume; malondialdehyde; neural regeneration; neurological deficit scores; neuroprotection; neuroregeneration; oxidative stress; superoxide dismutase; total flavonoids of Litsea coreana leve