کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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5534631 | 1551273 | 2017 | 9 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
- Agomelatine protects brain from cerebral I/R injury by suppressing apoptosis.
- Agomelatine may be a potential candidate for treating ischemic stroke
- Agomelatine protects brain damage mediated by oxidative stress pathway.
Agomelatine is an agonist of the melatonergic MT1/MT2 receptors and an antagonist of the serotonergic 5-HT receptors. Its actions mimic melatonin in antioxidative and anti-inflammation. However, the protective mechanism of agomelatine in ischemic/reperfusion (I/R) injury has not been investigated. In this study, cerebral I/R injury rats were induced by middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) for 2Â h followed by reperfusion. The rats were randomly divided into 6 groups (12 rats per group): sham-operated; vehicle-treated I/R; 20Â mg/kg, 40Â mg/kg, and 80Â mg/kg agomelatine-treated I/R; and 10Â mg/kg melatonin-treated I/R. Agomelatine and melatonin were intraperitoneally administrated to the rats 1Â h before MCAO induction. After reperfusion for 24Â h, the brain samples were harvested for evaluating the infarct volume, histological changes, terminal deoxynucleotidyltransferase-mediated deoxyuridine triphosphate nick-end labeling (TUNEL) staining as well as cleaved caspase-3, Bax, Bcl-XL, nuclear factor erythroid-2-related factor (Nrf2), and heme oxygenase (HO-1) levels. Agomelatine treatment significantly decreased apoptosis, with decreases in Bax and cleaved caspase-3, and increased Bcl-XL, along with a decrease in apoptotic neuronal cells. Moreover, agomelatine was also found to markedly increase the expression of HO-1, the antioxidative enzymes, and the activity of superoxide dismutase (SOD) mediated by Nrf2 pathway. Agomelatine treatment protects the brain from cerebral I/R injury by suppressing apoptosis and agomelatine has antioxidant properties. Hence, there exists the possibility of developing agomelatine as a potential candidate for treating ischemic stroke.
Journal: Neurochemistry International - Volume 102, January 2017, Pages 114-122