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ABSTRACT: Background
Salvianolic acid B (Sal B) is a representative component of phenolic acids derived from the dried root and rhizome of Salvia miltiorrhiza Bge. (Labiatae), which promotes angiogenesis in myocardial infarction and diabetic cardiomyopathy. However, whether Sal B has a neuroprotective function in ischemic stroke by promoting angiogenesis is still unclear.Methods
In the present study, ischemic stroke models were induced in rats by middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO), and Sal B (10 or 20 mg/kg/d) was intraperitoneally injected according to a previous study. Neurological deficits were evaluated by the modified Longa five-point scale, modified Bederson scores and cerebral infarction sizes by triphenyltetrazolium chloride (TTC) staining. Apoptotic cells were tested by cleaved-caspase3 immunofluorescence staining and an in situ cell death (TUNEL) detection kit. Human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) exposed to hypoxia were used to investigate the effects of Sal B on angiogenesis and tube formation in vitro.Results
Sal B ameliorated the neurological deficits, decreased the cerebral infarction volumes in rats with ischemic stroke, significantly increased the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 (VEGFR2) and VEGFA and promoted angiogenesis both in vivo and in vitro. Furthermore, Sal B increased stanniocalcin 1 (STC1) expression, induced the phosphorylation of protein kinase B (AKT) and mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) activity, enhanced cell migration, and activated VEGFR2/VEGFA signaling in endothelial cells.Conclusions
This study showed that Sal B promoted angiogenesis and alleviated neurological apoptosis in rats with ischemic stroke by promoting STC1.
SUBMITTER: Bi SJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9358494 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Bi Shao-Jie SJ Dong Xin-Ying XY Wang Ze-Ying ZY Fu Shan-Ji SJ Li Chang-Ling CL Wang Zhao-Yang ZY Xie Fei F Chen Xue-Ying XY Xu Hao H Cai Xiao-Jun XJ Zhang Ming-Xiang MX
Annals of translational medicine 20220701 13
<h4>Background</h4>Salvianolic acid B (Sal B) is a representative component of phenolic acids derived from the dried root and rhizome of <i>Salvia miltiorrhiza</i> Bge. (Labiatae), which promotes angiogenesis in myocardial infarction and diabetic cardiomyopathy. However, whether Sal B has a neuroprotective function in ischemic stroke by promoting angiogenesis is still unclear.<h4>Methods</h4>In the present study, ischemic stroke models were induced in rats by middle cerebral artery occlusion (MC ...[more]