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Aim To observe the effect of hydroxysafflor yellow A (HSYA) on the COX-2/PGD/DPs pathway in the cortex of mice with cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury. Methods C57BL/6 male mice were randomly divided into sham group, model group and HSYA group. Right middle cerebral artery occlusion/reperfusion model was established in mice by intraluminal suture method. HYSA (20 mg • kg"1) was injected into the tail vein for five consecutive days before the operation. The sham group and the model group were given the same volume of normal saline. The neurological function score and cerebral infarct volume were measured 24 hours after operation. The histopathological changes of mouse cortex were observed by HE staining. The protein and mRNA expression of COX-2, DP, and DP2 were detected by Western blot and qRT- PCR respectively. The levels of TNF-a, IL-1 (3 and PGD2 were detected by ELISA. Results Compared with sham group, the scores of neurological function, infarct volume, the expression of COX-2, DP, and DP2 protein and mRNA, and the contents of TNF-a, IL-1 (3 and PGD2 in the cortex of model group significantly increased. Compared with model group, the scores of neurological function and the infarct volume significantly decreased in HSYA-treated group, and the damage of cortical cells in ischemic area was significantly improved. The expressions of COX-2, DP, and DP2mRNA and protein were significantly down-regula- ted, and the levels of inflammatory factors such as TNF-a, IL-1 p and PGD2 were markedly down-regula- ted. Conclusions HSYA inhibits the activation of COX-2/PGD2/DPs pathway in mouse brain tissues, which may be involved in the protective mechanism of HSYA in cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury.
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Aim To investigate the effects of salidro-side on oxygen glucose deprivation/reoxygenation ( OGD/R) injury in human umbilical vein cells ( HU-VECs ) and the possible mechanism. Methods OGD/R model was built after the density of cell growth reached 80％ ～85％. The OGD time point was deter-mined by MTT method to detect cell viability;LDH ac-tivity detection was used to explore the best dosage sol-ubility;NO content assay was applied to determine the best drug solubility, the degree of apoptosis was detec-ted by Annexin V/PI, and the expression of P-selectin was detected by immunohistochemistry. Results MTT detection determined that the time point of OGD was 16 h; LDH activity detection and NO content detection showed that the best efficacy of salidroside was 10μmol · L-1 . Compared with control group, Annexin V/PI detection showed that the apoptotic rate increased significantly ( P <0.01 ) after OGD/R, and the ex-pression of P-selectin in OGD/R group obviously in-creased ( P <0.01 ) . Compared with OGD/R group,the expression of P-selectin obviously declined ( P <0.05 ) , while the cell apoptotic rate increased ( P <0.05) after the administration. Conclusions Salidro-side may protect HUVEC cells from OGD/R injury and its mechanism may be related to related to the down-regulation of P-selectin and the inhibition of the pro-duction of inflammation.