ArticleOxidative medicine and cellular longevity2022
(-)-Epicatechin Reduces Neuroinflammation, Protects Mitochondria Function, and Prevents Cognitive Impairment in Sepsis-Associated Encephalopathy.
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- Neuroprotective Effects of Epicatechin against Oxidative Stress-Induced Cognitive Impairment: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of agricultural and food chemistry · 2025Pooled it
- Flavonoids as Nutraceuticals to Treat Inflammatory Diseases: Focusing on Quercetin, Kaempferol, Luteolin, Apigenin, Epicatechin and Their Effects on Hepatic, Nervous, and Pulmonary Systems.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Computational Investigation of Flavonoid-Associated Molecular Pathways in Astrogliosis Modulation.The Yale journal of biology and medicine · 2026Article
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- Polyphenols Limit Cerebral Endothelial Cell Dysfunction Under Inflammatory Conditions Related to Oral and Gut Microbiota.Nutrients · 2026Article
- Targeting Reactive Astrocytes with Flavonoids to Alleviate Neuroinflammation and Promote Synaptic Function.Molecular neurobiology · 2026Review
- Mitochondrial dysfunction, neuroinflammation, and associated mechanisms in sepsis-associated encephalopathy: from pathogenesis to emerging therapeutics.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2026Review
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- Bioactive compounds from Chinese herbal plants for neurological health: mechanisms, pathways, and functional food applications.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Review
- Exploring FourMolecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Mitochondrial Modulators: The Defender.Biomolecules · 2023Review
- Melatonin Attenuates Sepsis-Induced Acute Lung Injury via Inhibiting Excessive Mitophagy.Drug design, development and therapy · 2023Article
- Natural products regulate mitochondrial function in cognitive dysfunction-A scoping review.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2023Article
- Metabolic Reprogramming of Microglia in Sepsis-Associated Encephalopathy: Insights from Neuroinflammation.Current neuropharmacology · 2023Review
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Abstract
Sepsis-associated encephalopathy is a common neurological complication of sepsis. Despite advances in pathological and diagnostic investigations, its treatment remains a major challenge. In sepsis-associated encephalopathy, neuroinflammatory overactivation and mitochondrial damage are thought to contribute to cognitive and behavioral impairments. In this study, we found that administration of (-)-Epicatechin, a dietary flavonoid of the flavan-3-ol subgroup, improves memory deficits and behavior performance by ameliorating neuroinflammation, regulating mitochondria function, enhancing synaptic plasticity, and reducing neuronal loss in a mouse model of lipopolysaccharide-induced sepsis. We further show that the AMPK signaling pathway might be among the mechanisms involved in the beneficial memory effects. Our data demonstrated the potential of (-)-Epicatechin as a new drug candidate for the treatment of sepsis-associated cognitive impairment by targeting AMPK.
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