論文

査読有り
2017年10月

The flavonoid Baicalein attenuates cuprizone-induced demyelination via suppression of neuroinflammation

BRAIN RESEARCH BULLETIN
  • Miho Hashimoto
  • ,
  • Shinji Yamamoto
  • ,
  • Kensuke Iwasa
  • ,
  • Kota Yamashina
  • ,
  • Masaki Ishikawa
  • ,
  • Kei Maruyama
  • ,
  • Francesca Bosetti
  • ,
  • Keisuke Yoshikawa

135
開始ページ
47
終了ページ
52
記述言語
英語
掲載種別
研究論文(学術雑誌)
DOI
10.1016/j.brainresbull.2017.09.007
出版者・発行元
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic demyelinating disease of the central nervous system characterized by recurrent and progressive demyelination/remyelination cycles, neuroinflammation, oligodendrocyte loss, and axonal pathology. Baicalein isolated from the roots of Scutellaria baicalensis has been shown to exert anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects. The cuprizone model is an established mouse model of MS and causes demyelination and motor dysfunction and induces neuroinflammation, such as glial activation and pro-inflammatory cytokine production. To determine whether Baicalein attenuates cuprizone-induced demyelination, we administrated Baicalein to cuprizone-exposed mice. Baicalein attenuated weight loss (P < 0.05) and motor dysfunction (P < 0.05) in the cuprizone model mice. Baicalein treatment effectively suppressed the demyelination (P < 0.01) and gene expressions of CNP (P < 0.05) and MBP (P < 0.05). Baicalein treatment also inhibited the cuprizone-induced increase in Ibal-positive microglia (P < 0.001), GFAP-positive astrocytes (P < 0.001), and the gene expressions of CD11b (P < 0.01), GFAP (P < 0.05), TNFa (P < 0.05), IL-113 (P < 0.05), and iNOS (p < 0.01). We found that Baicalein treatment attenuated cuprizone-induced demyelination, glial activation, pro-inflammatory cytokine expression, and motor dysfunction. Our results suggest that Baicalein may be a useful therapeutic agent in demyelinating diseases to suppress neuroinflammation.

リンク情報
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brainresbull.2017.09.007
Web of Science
https://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=JSTA_CEL&SrcApp=J_Gate_JST&DestLinkType=FullRecord&KeyUT=WOS:000418312000006&DestApp=WOS_CPL
ID情報
  • DOI : 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2017.09.007
  • ISSN : 0361-9230
  • eISSN : 1873-2747
  • Web of Science ID : WOS:000418312000006

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