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ArticleInflammation2024

Albiflorin Attenuates Neuroinflammation and Improves Functional Recovery After Spinal Cord Injury Through Regulating LSD1-Mediated Microglial Activation and Ferroptosis.

Longyu Zhang, Jiao Xu, Shi Yin, Qiang Wang, Zhiwei Jia, Tianlin Wen

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Article in Inflammation, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Longyu ZhangDepartment of Orthopedics, Dongzhimen Hospital Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, 116 Cuiping West Road, Tongzhou District, Beijing, 101121, China.
Jiao XuDepartment of Orthopedics, Dongzhimen Hospital Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, 116 Cuiping West Road, Tongzhou District, Beijing, 101121, China.
Shi YinDepartment of Orthopedics, Dongzhimen Hospital Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, 116 Cuiping West Road, Tongzhou District, Beijing, 101121, China.
Qiang WangDepartment of Orthopedics, Dongzhimen Hospital Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, 116 Cuiping West Road, Tongzhou District, Beijing, 101121, China.
Zhiwei JiaDepartment of Orthopedics, Dongzhimen Hospital Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, 116 Cuiping West Road, Tongzhou District, Beijing, 101121, China.
Tianlin WenDepartment of Orthopedics, Dongzhimen Hospital Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, 116 Cuiping West Road, Tongzhou District, Beijing, 101121, China. wentlt810811@163.com.
Dongzhimen Hospital Affiliated to Beijing University of Chinese Medicine · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a serious, prolonged, and irreversible injury with few therapeutic options. Albiflorin (AF) possesses powerful pharmacodynamic properties and exerts protective effects against neuroinflammation. However, no research has examined the neuroprotective effect of AF following SCI. Rats were received laminectomy to establish SCI animal model and treated with AF (20 mg/kg and 40 mg/kg). Behavioral experiments were conducted to assess the impacts of AF on motor function after SCI in rats. Hematoxylin-eosin (HE) staining, Nissl staining, and Prussian Blue staining were performed to observe histological changes, neuronal damage, and iron deposition, respectively. Transmission electron microscope was adopted to observe the ultrastructure of spinal cord tissues. Immunofluorescence assay was performed to examine neurons and microglia. ELISA assay was used to examine the production of cytokines. Western blot assay was used to detect the expression level of ferroptosis-related proteins. Microglia BV-2 cells were induced by LPS to mimic the neuroinflammatory condition. Cell viability was assessed by CCK-8 assay, and lipid peroxidase level was measured by C11 BODIPY 581/591 staining. Molecular docking technology was utilized to confirm the relationship between AF and LSD1. AF improved the motor functional recovery after SCI in rats. Meanwhile, AF attenuated neuron apoptosis and microglia activation, reduced the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines and iron accumulation, and inhibited spinal cord ferroptosis following SCI in rats. LSD1 was verified to be a target protein of AF, and AF could concentration-dependently downregulate LSD1 expression in injured spinal cords in vivo and LPS-induced BV-2 cells in vitro. In addition, AF not only inhibited ferroptosis through reducing lipid peroxidase and iron levels and regulating ferroptosis-related proteins, but also inhibited microglial activation and reduced pro-inflammatory cytokines production in LPS-induced BV-2 cells; however, these changes were partly counteracted by LSD1 overexpression. AF could reduce microglial activation and ferroptosis, attenuate neuroinflammation, and improve functional recovery following SCI by downregulating LSD1, providing novel therapeutic strategies for the treatment of SCI.

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FerroptosisHistone DemethylasesMicrogliaNeuroprotective AgentsRats, Sprague-DawleyRecovery of FunctionSpinal Cord InjuriesAnimalsMaleMiceNeuroinflammatory DiseasesRatsHistone DemethylasesNeuroprotective AgentsalbiflorinferroptosisLSD1.microglianeuroinflammationspinal cord injury

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PMID38340239
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