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ArticleNeurocritical care2025

Quercetin Protects Blood-Brain Barrier Integrity and Maintains Microvascular Permeability Following Traumatic Brain Injury.

Bobby D Robinson, Antonia Yeager, Angela Lomas, Gabriela Seplovich, Chinchusha Anasooya Shaji, Katie Wiggins-Dohlvik, Jason H Huang, Claire L Isbell, Binu Tharakan

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Article in Neurocritical care, 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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9 authors.

Bobby D RobinsonDepartment of Surgery, Baylor Scott & White Health & Texas A&M University College of Medicine, Temple, TX, USA.
Antonia YeagerTexas Bioscience Institute, Temple, TX, USA.
Angela LomasDepartment of Surgery, Baylor Scott & White Health & Texas A&M University College of Medicine, Temple, TX, USA.
Gabriela SeplovichDepartment of Surgery, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, 30310, USA.
Chinchusha Anasooya ShajiDepartment of Surgery, Baylor Scott & White Health & Texas A&M University College of Medicine, Temple, TX, USA.
Katie Wiggins-DohlvikDepartment of Surgery, Baylor Scott & White Health & Texas A&M University College of Medicine, Temple, TX, USA.
Jason H HuangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Baylor Scott & White Health & Texas A&M University College of Medicine, Temple, TX, USA.
Claire L IsbellDepartment of Surgery, Baylor Scott & White Health & Texas A&M University College of Medicine, Temple, TX, USA.
Binu TharakanDepartment of Surgery, Baylor Scott & White Health & Texas A&M University College of Medicine, Temple, TX, USA. btharakan@msm.edu.ORCID 0000-0001-8697-142X

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCerebral edema is a consequential outcome of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and may lead to intracranial hypertension, necessitating urgent medical attention. One of the primary causes of cerebral edema is microvascular hyperpermeability, characterized by excessive leakage of intravascular fluid and proteins via blood-brain barrier (BBB) dysregulation. Prolonged activation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) formation and inflammatory pathways due to BBB hyperpermeability results in poor patient outcomes. The primary goal of this study was to ascertain if quercetin, a bioflavonoid plant pigment, would protect against BBB breakdown and hyperpermeability in the acute context following TBI.

methodsWe used a mixed in vitro and in vivo model to test the effects of quercetin pretreatment on endothelial cell tight junctions in murine models of TBI and stress-induced hyperpermeability. Hydrogen peroxide (H

resultsThe results demonstrate that quercetin (100 μM; 1 h) attenuated H

conclusionsThe data suggest that quercetin may be a viable therapeutic option for preventing or managing cerebral oedema acutely following TBI.

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AntioxidantsBlood-Brain BarrierBrain EdemaBrain Injuries, TraumaticCapillary PermeabilityQuercetinAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalEndothelial CellsMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLOxidative StressTight JunctionsAntioxidantsQuercetinAntioxidantBlood–brain barrier dysfunctionBrain microvascular endothelial cellsEndogenous antioxidantsF-actinImmunofluorescenceMicrovascular hyperpermeabilityQuercetinReactive oxygen speciesTight junction proteinsTraumatic brain injuryVE-cadherinZonula occludens-1

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PMID40739078
PMCPMC12647260

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