Laboratory Animal and Comparative Medicine ›› 2020, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (2): 116-122.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1674-5817.2020.02.005

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Protective Effect and Mechanism of Nanoliposomal Quercetin on Focal Cerebral Ischemia-reperfusion Injury in Rats

KANG Yu, YANG Xiaofang   

  1. Department of Neurology, Suining Central Hospital, Suining 629000, China
  • Received:2019-07-10 Online:2020-04-25 Published:2020-12-18

Abstract: Objective To study the neuroprotective effects and mechanism of nanoliposomal quercetin (nLQ) on focal cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats. Methods Eighty male SD rats were randomly divided into sham-operation group, model group, nLQ low-dose group, nLQ middle-dose group and nLQ high-dose group, with 16 rats in each group. The middle cerebral artery occlusion model was established by modified suture method. Fourty-eight hours after cerebral ischemia-reperfusion, the behavioral score was observed by using neurological deficit score method, the cerebral infarction volume was measured by TTC staining test, the water content of brain tissue was measured by wet and dry weight method, the contents of tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α) and interleukin-10 (IL-10) in serum were determined by ELASA assay, the neuronal apoptosis was detected by flow cytometry, and the expressions of Bcl-2 and Bax in brain tissue were detected by Western blotting. Results Compared with the model group rats, nLQ low, middle and high dose groups could significantly improve the neurological deficit symptoms, reduce the behavioral score, decrease the cerebral infarction volume and alleviate cerebral edema, reduce the contents of TNF-α and IL-10 in serum, reduce the rate of neuronal apoptosis, decrease Bax protein expression and increase Bcl-2 protein expression in brain tissue. The differences were statistically significant (P<0.05 or P<0.01), also with a dose-dependent manner. Conclusion The nLQ has a significant protective effect on the focal cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats. The nLQ may improve the neurological function, reduce the apoptosis of neuronal cells and decrease the content of inflammatory factors TNF- and IL-10 in blood.

Key words: Nanoliposomal quercetin, Cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury, Apoptosis, Tumor necrosis factor α, Interleukin 10

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