Neuroprotective effects of icariin in neonatal hypoxia-ischemic brain damage via its anti-apoptotic property.

Child's Nervous System : ChNS : Official Journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery
Mengxia WangLi Luo

Abstract

Neonatal hypoxic-ischemic brain damage (HIBD) is a brain disease that is caused by perinatal asphyxia. Icariin (ICA), which is an active component of Epimedii (a Chinese medicinal herb), has been verified to demonstrate a wide range of therapeutic effects, such as alleviating various kinds of brain injury. The current study aims to examine the neuroprotective effects of ICA on neonatal HIBD in mice. A modified version of the Rice-Vannucci method was performed to establish neonatal HIBD in 7-day-old mouse pups that were pretreated with ICA or vehicle. The infarct volume was measured, and behavioral tests were conducted to assess the protective effects of ICA on the neonatal brain and to evaluate functional recovery after injury. TUNEL staining was used to detect cell apoptosis, and the levels of cleaved caspase-3 and phosphorylated protein kinase B (Akt) were determined by using Western blot. We showed that pretreatment with ICA could significantly reduce brain damage, improve neurobehavioral outcomes, and suppress apoptotic cell death following HI injury. ICA reversed the HI-induced reduction in phosphorylated Akt and activation of cleaved caspase-3. The results demonstrate that ICA exerts potential neuroprotective effects on n...Continue Reading

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