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Biochanin A, as the Lrg1/TGF-β/Smad2 pathway blockade, attenuates blood-brain barrier damage after cerebral ischemia-reperfusion by modulating leukocyte migration patterns

LONGSHENG FU1, JINFANG HU1, FENG SHAO2, YAOQI WU1, WEI BAI3, MINGJIN JIANG3, HAO CHEN4, LIHUA CHEN2, YANNI LV1,*

1 Department of Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330006, China
2 Key Laboratory of Modern Preparation of TCM, Ministry of Education, Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanchang, 330006, China
3 Translational Medicine Institute of Jiangxi, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330006, China
4 Neurology Department, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330006, China

* Corresponding Author: YANNI LV. Email: email

(This article belongs to the Special Issue: Natural Products for Chronic Inflammatory Diseases: Pharmacology and Toxicology)

BIOCELL 2023, 47(8), 1869-1883. https://doi.org/10.32604/biocell.2023.028602

Abstract

Background: Biochanin A is an excellent dietary isoflavone that has the concomitant function of both medicine and foodstuff. The attenuation function of biochanin A on blood-brain barrier (BBB) damage induced by cerebral ischemia-reperfusion remains unclear. Methods: C57BL/6 mice were subjected to 1 h middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) followed by 24 h reperfusion. The infarct volume of the brain was stained by TTC, while leakage of the brain was quantitatively stained by Evans blue, and the neurologic deficit score was measured. Microglial-induced morphologic changes were observed via immunofluorescence staining, and rolling and adhering leukocytes in venules were observed via two-photon imaging, while the inner fluorescein isothiocyanate-albumin of venules were compared with those of surrounding interstitial area through venular albumin leakage. Results: The attenuation effect of biochanin A on tight junction injury was compared in ischemia-reperfusion mice or conventional knockdown of leucine-rich α2-glycoprotein 1 (Lrg1) mice. Biochanin A could ameliorate BBB injury in mice with cerebral ischemia-reperfusion in a dose-dependent manner by strengthening the immunostaining volume of occludin, claudin-5, and zonula occludens-1. The amoeba morphologic changes of microglial combined with the elevated expression of Lrg1 could be relieved under the treatment of biochanin A. Biochanin A played a countervailing role on the rolling leukocytes in the vessel, while the leakage of blood vessels was reduced. Biochanin A diminished its functions to further improved attenuation for tight junction injury on conventional Lrg1-knockout mice, as well as the inhibition effects on TGF-β1, and the phosphorylation of suppressor of mothers against decapentaplegic 2 (Smad2)/Smad2 via western blot assay. Conclusion: Biochanin A could alleviate tight junction injury induced by cerebral ischemia-reperfusion and blocked the Lrg1/TGF-β/Smad2 pathway to modulate leukocyte migration patterns.

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FU, L., HU, J., SHAO, F., WU, Y., BAI, W. et al. (2023). Biochanin A, as the lrg1/tgf-β/smad2 pathway blockade, attenuates blood-brain barrier damage after cerebral ischemia-reperfusion by modulating leukocyte migration patterns. BIOCELL, 47(8), 1869-1883. https://doi.org/10.32604/biocell.2023.028602
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FU L, HU J, SHAO F, WU Y, BAI W, JIANG M, et al. Biochanin A, as the lrg1/tgf-β/smad2 pathway blockade, attenuates blood-brain barrier damage after cerebral ischemia-reperfusion by modulating leukocyte migration patterns. BIOCELL . 2023;47(8):1869-1883 https://doi.org/10.32604/biocell.2023.028602
IEEE Style
L. FU et al., "Biochanin A, as the Lrg1/TGF-β/Smad2 pathway blockade, attenuates blood-brain barrier damage after cerebral ischemia-reperfusion by modulating leukocyte migration patterns," BIOCELL , vol. 47, no. 8, pp. 1869-1883. 2023. https://doi.org/10.32604/biocell.2023.028602



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