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ArticleCentral nervous system agents in medicinal chemistry2026

Cerebroprotective Potential of Androgen Receptors in Ischemic Postconditioning against Cerebral Ischemia/Reperfusion-induced Neurodegenerative Changes.

Prabhat Singh, Surbhi Gupta, Bhupesh Sharma, Lubhan Singh, Rani Bansal, Mamta Gupta

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Prabhat SinghFaculty of Pharmacy, Swami Vivekanand Subharti University, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India.ORCID 0000-0002-1767-1308
Surbhi GuptaDepartment of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Bharat Institute of Technology, Partapur Bypass, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India.ORCID 0000-0002-6178-5759
Bhupesh SharmaDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmacology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Gurugram University (A State Govt. University), Gurugram, Haryana, India.ORCID 0000-0002-3423-007X
Lubhan SinghFaculty of Pharmacy, Swami Vivekanand Subharti University, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Rani BansalDepartment of Pathology, Subharti Medical College, Swami Vivekanand Subharti University, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Mamta GuptaDepartment of Pathology, Government Doon Medical College, Dehradun, India.

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objectivesIn stroke, reperfusion of blood to the cerebral ischemic area following sustained ischemia further exacerbates tissue damage, identified as cerebral ischemia and reperfusion (I/R) insult. Ischemic post-conditioning (IPoC) appears to offer benefits against I/R injury. The cascade of androgen receptors (ARs) has a vital role in cerebral stroke; however, its neurodefensive function in IPoC is unclear. This investigation aimed to explore the involvement of ARs in IPoC in cerebral I/R insult in rats.

methodsGlobal cerebral ischemia/reperfusion (GCI/R) insult in experimental animals was provoked by 10 minutes of obstruction of the bilateral carotid arteries after reperfusion for 24 hours. IPoC was carried out by providing a triad of I/R insults with a gap of 10 minutes of GCI after 24 hours of reperfusion. Lateral push, inclined beam, rota rod, hanging wire, and Morris-water maze experimentations were conducted on animals to determine motor control and cognitive functions (learning and memory). Cerebral oxidative damage markers (raised lipid peroxidation and reduced glutathione levels), acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activity, inflammatory indicators (interleukin-6, interleukin-10, tumor necrosis factor-α, and myeloperoxidase), infarction, and histopathological alterations were also assessed.

resultsAnimals with I/R exhibited reduced motor function and memory along with raised cerebral oxidative damage, AChE activity, inflammation, infarction, and histopathological alterations. IPoC after ischemic events recuperated the damaging outcomes of I/R insult. 60 minutes before cerebral ischemia, pretreatment with testosterone mimicked the neurodefensive outcomes of IPoC. However, neuroprotective outcomes developed by IPoC were diminished by flutamide (ARs antagonist) pretreatment.

conclusionIPoC may offer neuroprotective outcomes in I/R insult by modulation of ARmediated pathway.

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Brain IschemiaIschemic PostconditioningNeurodegenerative DiseasesNeuroprotective AgentsReceptors, AndrogenReperfusion InjuryAnimalsMaleOxidative StressRatsRats, WistarNeuroprotective AgentsReceptors, Androgenandrogen receptorsCerebral ischemiacognitive dysfunctionflutamideneurodegenerativetestosterone

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