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ArticleJournal of central nervous system disease2025

Neuroprotective potential of isofraxidin: Alleviating parkinsonian symptoms, inflammation and microglial activation.

Tin-An Wang, Shiao-Yun Li, Li-Yun Fann, I-Hsun Li, Tsung-Ta Liu, Hao-Yuan Hung, Chieh-Wen Chang, Chih-Chien Cheng, Ying-Che Huang, Pei-Yeh Yu and 1 more

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Article in Journal of central nervous system disease, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Tin-An WangGraduate Institute of Life Science, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0003-7701-1234
Shiao-Yun LiDepartment of Pharmacy Practice, Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Li-Yun FannDepartment of Nursing, Taipei City Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
I-Hsun LiSchool of Pharmacy, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan.
Tsung-Ta LiuSchool of Pharmacy, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan.
Hao-Yuan HungDepartment of Pharmacy Practice, Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Chieh-Wen ChangDepartment of Pharmacy Practice, Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Chih-Chien ChengDepartment of Obstetrics/Gynecology, Taipei City Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Ying-Che HuangDepartment of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, Taipei City Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Pei-Yeh YuDepartment of Anesthesiology, Taipei City Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Jui-Hu ShihSchool of Pharmacy, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan.

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Abstract

Background: Parkinson's disease (PD) is one of the most common neurodegenerative disorders. Previous research has confirmed that isofraxidin can reduce macrophage expression and inhibit peripheral inflammation. However, its effects on the central nervous system remain underexplored. Objective: This study aims to determine whether isofraxidin offers protective effects against PD. Methods: To assess the effects of isofraxidin, motor performance changes in LPS-induced PD mice were evaluated using rotarod, pole-climbing, and beam-walking tests. Striatal damage was examined through [ Results: Isofraxidin pre-treatment significantly improved LPS-induced motor dysfunction, as evidenced by better performance in the rotarod, pole-climbing, and beam-walking tests. [ Conclusions: Isofraxidin exhibits notable neuroprotective properties by mitigating LPS-induced parkinsonian behaviors, microglial activation, inflammation, and dopaminergic neuron damage. These results highlight isofraxidin's potential as a therapeutic intervention for PD.

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inflammationIsofraxidinmicrogliaParkinson’s diseasePET imagingTH

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