Ganoderma Lucidum Protects Rat Brain Tissue Against Trauma-Induced Oxidative Stress.
10.13004/kjnt.2017.13.2.76
- Author:
Ozevren HÜSEYIN
1
;
Irtegün SEVGI
;
Deveci ENGIN
;
Aşır FIRAT
;
Pektanç GÜLSÜM
;
Deveci ŞENAY
Author Information
1. Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Dicle University, Diyarbakır, Turkey.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Brain;
Ganoderma lucidum;
Oxidative stress;
Rat;
Trauma
- MeSH:
Animals;
Blood-Brain Barrier;
Blotting, Western;
Brain Injuries;
Brain*;
Cerebrovascular Circulation;
Edema;
Ganoderma*;
Glutathione;
Inflammation;
Malondialdehyde;
Methods;
Neuroglia;
Neurons;
Oxidative Stress*;
Peroxidase;
Polysaccharides;
Protein Kinases;
Rats*;
Rats, Sprague-Dawley;
Reishi*;
Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A
- From:Korean Journal of Neurotrauma
2017;13(2):76-84
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE: Traumatic brain injury causes tissue damage, breakdown of cerebral blood flow and metabolic regulation. This study aims to investigate the protective influence of antioxidant Ganoderma lucidum (G. lucidum) polysaccharides (GLPs) on brain injury in brain-traumatized rats. METHODS: Sprague-Dawley conducted a head-traumatized method on rats by dropping off 300 g weight from 1 m height. Groups were categorized as control, G. lucidum, trauma, trauma+ G. lucidum (20 mL/kg per day via gastric gavage). Brain tissues were dissected from anesthetized rats 7 days after injury. For biochemical analysis, malondialdehyde, glutathione and myeloperoxidase values were measured. RESULTS: In histopathological examination, neuronal damage in brain cortex and changes in blood brain barrier were observed. In the analysis of immunohistochemical and western blot, p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase, vascular endothelial growth factor and cluster of differentiation 68 expression levels were shown. These analyzes demonstrated the beneficial effects of GLPs on brain injury. CONCLUSION: We propose that GLPs treatment after brain injury could be an alternative treatment to decraseing inflammation and edema, preventing neuronal and glial cells degeneration if given in appropriate dosage and in particular time intervals.
