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NEUROCHEMISTRY INTERNATIONAL
卷 53, 期 6-8, 页码 325-337出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuint.2008.09.004
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Flavonoid; Baicalin; Retina; Ischemia; Cell culture; Oxidative stress; Neuroprotection; Glaucoma
The purpose of the present Study was to determine whether the flavonoid, baicalin is effective at blunting the negative influence of ischemia/reperfusion to the rat retina ill situ and of various insults to a transformed retinal ganglion cells (RGC-5 cells) in culture. Baicalin was administered intraperitoneally just before and after all ischemic insult to retina of one eye of a rat. Ischemia was delivered by raising the intraocular pressure above the systolic blood pressure for 50 min. Seven days after ischemia, retinas were analysed for the localisation of various antigens. Retinal extracts were also analysed for various mRNAs. Moreover, the content of specific proteins was deduced in retinal and optic nerve extracts. Also, RGC-5 cells in culture were given one of three different insults, light (1000 1x for 2 days), hydrogen peroxide (200 mu M H2O2 for 24 h) or serum deprivation (48 h) where cell Survival and reactive oxygen species (ROS) formation was assayed. Moreover, a lipid peroxidation assay was used to compare the antioxidant capacity of baicalin with the flavonoid, epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG). Ischemia/reperfusion to the retina affected the localisation of Thy-1 and choline acetyltransferase (ChAT) and the content of various proteins (optic nerve and retina) and mRNAs (retina). Importantly, baicalin Statistically blunted most Of the effects induced by ischemia/reperfusion. Only the increase ill caspase-8 and caspase-3 mRNAs caused by ischemia/reperfusion were unaffected by baicalin treatment. Baicalin also attenuated significantly the negative insult of light, hydrogen peroxide and serum withdrawal to RGC-5 cells. Ill the lipid peroxidation Studies, baicalin was also found to be equally effective as EGCG to act as all antioxidant. Significantly, the negative insult of serum withdrawal oil RGC-5 Cell Survival was blunted by baicalin but not by EGCG revealing the different properties of the two flavonoids. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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