Journal
JOURNAL OF NEUROCHEMISTRY
Volume 102, Issue 2, Pages 365-377Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2007.04526.x
Keywords
antioxidant; caffeic acid phenethyl ester; inflammation; neurovascular protection; oxidative stress; therapeutic window
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- Intramural NIH HHS Funding Source: Medline
- NINDS NIH HHS [NS-22576, NS-40810, NS-37766, NS-40144, NS-34741] Funding Source: Medline
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Ischemic stroke is a neurovascular disease treatable by thrombolytic therapy, but the therapy has to be initiated within 3 h of the incident. This therapeutic limitation stems from the secondary injury which results mainly from oxidative stress and inflammation. A potent antioxidant/anti-inflammatory agent, caffeic acid phenethyl ester (CAPE) has potential to mitigate stroke's secondary injury, and thereby widening the therapeutic window. We observed that CAPE protected the brain in a dose-dependent manner (1-10 mg/kg body weight) and showed a wide therapeutic window (about 18 h) in a rat model of transient focal cerebral ischemia and reperfusion. The treatment also increased nitric oxide and glutathione levels, decreased lipid peroxidation and nitrotyrosine levels, and enhanced cerebral blood flow. CAPE down-regulated inflammation by blocking nuclear factor kappa B activity. The affected mediators included adhesion molecules (intercellular adhesion molecule-1 and E-selectin), cytokines (tumor necrosis factor-alpha and interleukin-1 beta) and inducible nitric oxide synthase. Anti-inflammatory action of CAPE was further documented through reduction of ED1 (marker of activated macrophage/microglia) expression. The treatment inhibited apoptotic cell death by down-regulating caspase 3 and up-regulating anti-apoptotic protein Bcl-xL. Conclusively, CAPE is a promising drug candidate for ischemic stroke treatment due to its inhibition of oxidative stress and inflammation, and its clinically relevant wide therapeutic window.
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