小胶质细胞
神经保护
神经炎症
缺氧(环境)
药理学
促炎细胞因子
脂多糖
NF-κB
医学
没食子酸表没食子酸酯
化学
炎症
内科学
内分泌学
生物化学
抗氧化剂
氧气
有机化学
多酚
作者
Guijuan Chen,Kang Cheng,Yun Niu,Li Zhu,Xueting Wang
标识
DOI:10.1016/j.abb.2022.109393
摘要
High-altitude cerebral edema (HACE), a potentially lethal disease, is associated with a time-dependent exposure to altitude-related hypobaric hypoxia (HH) and has reportedly been associated with microglia hyperactivation. Catechins are substances with good antioxidant properties, among which (−)-epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) may play a neuroprotective role through the inhibition of microglia overactivation; however, the function of its analog— (−)-epicatechin gallate (ECG)—requires further elucidation. The aim of the present study was to investigate whether ECG prevented HACE by inhibiting HH-activated microglia. Primary microglia exposed to lipopolysaccharide (LPS)/ATP were co-treated with EGCG, ECG, and (−)-epigallocatechin, and ECG and EGCG exerted significant anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective effects. ECG inhibited the NF-κB pathway to prevent the activation of microglia induced by 1% O2. In addition, ECG ameliorated the increase in brain water content and aquaporin 4 expression induced by HH in mice. ECG also reduced the number of Iba1+ microglia in the brain, the release of proinflammatory factors, and the recruitment of microglia to blood vessels in HH-exposed mice. The outcomes of the present study revealed that ECG alleviated hypoxic hyperactivated microglia, reduced the neuroinflammation and blood–brain barrier permeability, and prevented HACE by inhibiting NF-κB signaling.
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