Ferulic acid regulates the AKT/GSK-3beta/CRMP-2 signaling pathway in a middle cerebral artery occlusion animal model / 한국실험동물학회지
Laboratory Animal Research
; : 63-69, 2013.
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Ferulic acid, a component of the plants Angelica sinensis (Oliv.) Diels and Ligusticum chuanxiong Hort, exerts a neuroprotective effect by regulating various signaling pathways. This study showed that ferulic acid treatment prevents the injury-induced increase of collapsin response mediator protein 2 (CRMP-2) in focal cerebral ischemia. Glycogen synthase kinase-3beta (GSK-3beta) regulates CRMP-2 function through phosphorylation of CRMP-2. Moreover, the pro-apoptotic activity of GSK-3beta is inactivated by phosphorylation by Akt. This study investigated whether ferulic acid modulates the expression of CRMP-2 and its upstream targets, Akt and GSK-3beta, in focal cerebral ischemia. Male rats were treated immediately with ferulic acid (100 mg/kg, i.v.) or vehicle after middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO), and then cerebral cortices were collected 24 hr after MCAO. MCAO resulted in decreased levels of phospho-Akt and phospho-GSK-3beta, while ferulic acid treatment prevented the decrease in the levels of these proteins. Moreover, phospho-CRMP-2 and CRMP-2 levels increased during MCAO, whereas ferulic acid attenuated these injury-induced increases. These results demonstrate that ferulic acid regulates the Akt/GSK-3beta/CRMP-2 signaling pathway in focal cerebral ischemic injury, thereby protecting against brain injury.
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Fosforilación
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Lesiones Encefálicas
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Proteínas
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Corteza Cerebral
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Isquemia Encefálica
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Glucógeno Sintasa
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Fármacos Neuroprotectores
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Ácidos Cumáricos
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Arteria Cerebral Media
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Infarto de la Arteria Cerebral Media
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Prognostic_studies
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Animals
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Humans
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Male
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Laboratory Animal Research
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2013
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