ReferenceID 5964
Perillyl alcohol reduces parasite sequestration and cerebrovascular dysfunction during experimental cerebral malaria
Antimicrob Agents Chemother
Cerebral malaria (CM) is a severe immunovasculopathy which presents high mortality rate (15-20%), despite the availability of artemisinin-based therapy. More effective immunomodulatory and/or antiparasitic therapies are
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- Reference Id
- 5964
- Evidence Id
- 22554
- Core Evidence Id
- 22554
- Source Reference Id
- 5190
- Herb2 Reference Id
- HBREF005987
- Subject Paper Key
- HBIN039240_33649109
- Pubmed Id
- 33649109
- Doi
- 10.1128/AAC.00004-21
- Paper Title
- Perillyl alcohol reduces parasite sequestration and cerebrovascular dysfunction during experimental cerebral malaria
- Paper Abstract
- Cerebral malaria (CM) is a severe immunovasculopathy which presents high mortality rate (15-20%), despite the availability of artemisinin-based therapy. More effective immunomodulatory and/or antiparasitic therapies are urgently needed. Experimental Cerebral Malaria (ECM) in mice is used to elucidate aspects involved in this pathology since manifests many of the neurological features of CM. In the present study, we evaluated the potential mechanisms involved in the protection afforded by perillyl alcohol (POH) in mouse strains susceptible to CM caused by Plasmodium berghei ANKA (PbA) infection through intranasal preventive treatment. Additionally, to evaluate the interaction of POH with the cerebral endothelium using an in vitro model of human brain endothelial cells (HBEC). Pharmacokinetic approaches demonstrated constant and prolonged levels of POH in the plasma and brain after a single intranasal dose. Treatment with POH effectively prevented vascular dysfunction. Furthermore, treatment with POH reduced the endothelial cell permeability and PbA s in the brain and spleen. Finally, POH treatment decreased the accumulation of macrophages and T and B cells in the spleen and downregulated the expression of endothelial adhesion molecules (ICAM-1, VCAM-1, and CD36) in the brain. POH is a potent monoterpene that prevents cerebrovascular dysfunction in vivo and in vitro, decreases parasite sequestration, and modulates different processes related to the activation, permeability, and integrity of the blood brain barrier (BBB), thereby preventing cerebral oedema and inflammatory infiltrates.
- Journal
- Antimicrob Agents Chemother
- Publish Year
- 2021
- Experiment Subject
- mouse; human
- Experiment Type
- Animal Experiment
- Phenotype Related
- Vascular Dysfunction; Cerebral Malaria; Cerebrovascular Dysfunction; Inflammatory Infiltrates; Immunovasculopathy; Cerebral Oedema
- Paper Title Cn
- Paper Title En
- Perillyl alcohol reduces parasite sequestration and cerebrovascular dysfunction during experimental cerebral malaria
- Bilingual Status
- semi_complete