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JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY
Volume 137, Issue 3, Pages 1462-1468Publisher
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2011.08.034
Keywords
Intracerebral hemorrhage; Ginkgolide B; Toll-like receptor 4; Nuclear factor kappa-B; Inflammatory cytokine; Neuronal cell apoptosis
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- Traditional Chinese Medicine Department of Zhejiang Province [2010ZQ005]
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Ethnopharmacological relevance: Ginkgolide B (GB) is one of the ginkgolides that have been isolated from leaves and root bark of the Chinese tree Ginkgo biloba L (Ginkgoaceae), and is a specific and potent antagonist of platelet activating factor. There is a large body of data showing that GB possesses a markedly neuroprotective property against ischemia-induced impairment in vivo and in vitro. Recently it has been found that GB can inhibit the inflammation in the rat brain tissues with ischemia/reperfusion injury and in the astrocytes treated with lipopolysaccharide, as well as protect neurons against beta-amyloid 25-35 and ischemia-induced apoptosis. However, there have been few reports on the influence of GB on intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). This study was to investigate the effects of intraperitoneal GB on neuronal cell apoptosis, inflammatory cytokines and Toll-like receptor4 (TLR4)/nuclear factor kappa-B (NF-kappa B) pathway after ICH. Materials and methods: Wistar rats obtained an intraperitoneal injection of 5,10 and 20 mg/kg GB after ICH once a day till day 5. Rats were sacrificed by decapitation at hour 2, 6 and 12, as well as day 1, 2, 3 and 5 after ICH. Gene expressions of TLR-4 and NF-kappa B, concentrations of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (INF-alpha), interleukin-1beta (IL-1 beta) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) as well as number of apoptotic neuronal cells in hemorrhagic rat brain tissues were determined. Results: The administration of 10 and 20 mg/kg GB could significantly suppress gene expressions of TLR-4 and NF-kappa B, lessen concentrations of TNF-alpha, IL-1 beta and IL-6 as well as reduce number of apoptotic neuronal cells in hemorrhagic rat brain tissues by Least-significant Difference test (P < 0.05), but the administration of 5 mg/kg GB not (P > 0.05). However, a clear concentration-response relationship was not found. Conclusions: GB may inhibit TLR4/NF-kappa B-dependent inflammatory responses, and furthermore lessen neuronal cell apoptosis after ICH, which may support the use of G. biloba extracts for the treatment of ICH. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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