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Arbutin Improves Functional Recovery and Attenuates Glial Activation in Lysolecethin-Induced Demyelination Model in Rat Optic Chiasm

Mol Neurobiol

Neuroinflammation, glial activation, and oxidative injury are the main pathological mechanisms of demyelination in multiple sclerosis (MS). Arbutin, a natural polyphenol compound, possesses antioxidant, anti-inflammatory

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Reference Id
4539
Evidence Id
21129
Core Evidence Id
21129
Source Reference Id
2361
Herb2 Reference Id
HBREF003158
Subject Paper Key
HBIN016600_32506379
Pubmed Id
32506379
Doi
10.1007/s12035-020-01962-x
Paper Title
Arbutin Improves Functional Recovery and Attenuates Glial Activation in Lysolecethin-Induced Demyelination Model in Rat Optic Chiasm
Paper Abstract
Neuroinflammation, glial activation, and oxidative injury are the main pathological mechanisms of demyelination in multiple sclerosis (MS). Arbutin, a natural polyphenol compound, possesses antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and neuroprotective properties whose therapeutic potential has not been studied in the experimental animal models of MS. In the present study, the efficiency of arbutin on lysolecthin (LPC)-induced local demyelination model was investigated. Demyelination was induced by micro-injection of 2 mul LPC (1%) into the rat optic chiasm and the treated group received daily injection of arbutin (50 mg/kg, i.p) during 2 weeks. Visual-evoked potential (VEP) recordings were used to functionally assess the visual pathway. Gene expression analysis was done to evaluate the arbutin effect on the inflammatory, stress oxidative-related mediators, and myelin markers. The myelin-specific staining was performed to assess demyelination and GFAP staining as an astrocyte marker. We found that arbutin significantly reduced P1-latency of VEPs waves and demyelination at 7 and 14 days post-demyelination. Arbutin decreased inflammatory cytokines (IL-1B, IL-17, TNF-alpha) and iNOS mRNA expression level. In addition, the expression level of anti-inflammatory cytokine (IL-10) and antioxidant mediators (Nrf-2 and HO-1) was enhanced by arbutin treatment. Arbutin increased MBP and Olig2 expression levels in demyelination context. Finally, arbutin attenuated GFAP as an astrocyte marker. Finally, this study demonstrates that arbutin improves functional recovery and myelin repair in the demyelinated optic chiasm through attenuation of inflammation, astrocyte activation, and oxidative stress. These findings might open new promising avenues for treating demyelinating disorders such as multiple sclerosis. Graphical abstract.
Journal
Mol Neurobiol
Publish Year
2020
Experiment Subject
rat
Experiment Type
Animal Experiment
Phenotype Related
Multiple Sclerosis; Demyelination; Neuroinflammation; Demyelinated Optic Chiasm; Demyelinating Disorders
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Paper Title En
Arbutin Improves Functional Recovery and Attenuates Glial Activation in Lysolecethin-Induced Demyelination Model in Rat Optic Chiasm
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