1.Regulatory role and mechanism of lobetyolin in the proliferation and apoptosis of brain glioma cells
Ming LIU ; Yin ZHANG ; Yongda LIU ; Xiufeng ZHANG ; Jianxin QIAO ; Xiaosong FENG ; Xipeng LIU
Chinese Journal of Geriatric Heart Brain and Vessel Diseases 2025;27(7):952-958
Objective To investigate the regulatory role and mechanism of lobetyolin(LBT,a poly-acetylene glycoside isolated from the roots of Codonopsis pilosula)in the proliferation and apop-tosis of brain glioma cells based on the Akt/GSK-3β/Snail signaling pathway.Methods Human brain glioma cell line U-373MG was randomly divided into normal,SC79(Akt activator),LBT,and LBT+SC79 groups.After corresponding interventions,CCK-8 assay,colony formation assay,and flow cytometry were used to detect the proliferation and apoptosis of the cells.Western blot-ting was employed to measure the protein expression levels of the molecules related to prolifera-tion,apoptosis,and Akt/GSK-3β/Snail signaling pathway.After tumor xenograft nude mouse model of U-373MG cells was established,followed by grouping and interventions as above cell experiments,the tumor weight and volume were measured.Immunohistochemical assay and TUNEL assay were performed to detect the proliferation and apoptosis of tumor cells.Western blotting was applied to detect Akt/GSK-3β/Snail signaling pathway related proteins in the nude mouse groups.Results In the LBT+SC79 group,cell viability,number of formed colonies,pro-tein levels of cyclin D1,Bcl-2 and Snail,p-Akt/Akt and p-GSK-3β/GSK-3β,tumor weight and vol-ume,and positive ratios of Ki67,cyclin D1 and Bcl-2 in transplanted tumors were increased(P<0.05),and cell apoptotic rate[(3.20±1.14)%vs(46.15±1.52)%,P<0.05],Bax protein level(0.51±0.07 vs 0.89±0.06,P<0.05),and positive ratios of TUNEL[(51.56±7.13)%vs(74.95±8.61)%,P<0.05]and Bax[(32.71±5.43)%vs(41.86±4.90),P<0.05]in transplanted tumors were declined when compared with the LBT group.Conclusion LBT can induce apoptosis and inhibit proliferation of brain glioma cells in vitro and in vivo by blocking activation of the Akt/GSK-3β/Snail signaling pathway.
2.Regulatory role and mechanism of lobetyolin in the proliferation and apoptosis of brain glioma cells
Ming LIU ; Yin ZHANG ; Yongda LIU ; Xiufeng ZHANG ; Jianxin QIAO ; Xiaosong FENG ; Xipeng LIU
Chinese Journal of Geriatric Heart Brain and Vessel Diseases 2025;27(7):952-958
Objective To investigate the regulatory role and mechanism of lobetyolin(LBT,a poly-acetylene glycoside isolated from the roots of Codonopsis pilosula)in the proliferation and apop-tosis of brain glioma cells based on the Akt/GSK-3β/Snail signaling pathway.Methods Human brain glioma cell line U-373MG was randomly divided into normal,SC79(Akt activator),LBT,and LBT+SC79 groups.After corresponding interventions,CCK-8 assay,colony formation assay,and flow cytometry were used to detect the proliferation and apoptosis of the cells.Western blot-ting was employed to measure the protein expression levels of the molecules related to prolifera-tion,apoptosis,and Akt/GSK-3β/Snail signaling pathway.After tumor xenograft nude mouse model of U-373MG cells was established,followed by grouping and interventions as above cell experiments,the tumor weight and volume were measured.Immunohistochemical assay and TUNEL assay were performed to detect the proliferation and apoptosis of tumor cells.Western blotting was applied to detect Akt/GSK-3β/Snail signaling pathway related proteins in the nude mouse groups.Results In the LBT+SC79 group,cell viability,number of formed colonies,pro-tein levels of cyclin D1,Bcl-2 and Snail,p-Akt/Akt and p-GSK-3β/GSK-3β,tumor weight and vol-ume,and positive ratios of Ki67,cyclin D1 and Bcl-2 in transplanted tumors were increased(P<0.05),and cell apoptotic rate[(3.20±1.14)%vs(46.15±1.52)%,P<0.05],Bax protein level(0.51±0.07 vs 0.89±0.06,P<0.05),and positive ratios of TUNEL[(51.56±7.13)%vs(74.95±8.61)%,P<0.05]and Bax[(32.71±5.43)%vs(41.86±4.90),P<0.05]in transplanted tumors were declined when compared with the LBT group.Conclusion LBT can induce apoptosis and inhibit proliferation of brain glioma cells in vitro and in vivo by blocking activation of the Akt/GSK-3β/Snail signaling pathway.
3.Phillyrin inhibits the proliferation,invasion,and epithelial-mesenchymal transition of glioma U251 cells via the HMGB1/RAGE signaling pathway
Ming LIU ; Xiaosong FENG ; Yin ZHANG ; Xipeng LIU ; Yongda LIU ; Xiufeng ZHANG ; Jianxin QIAO
Chinese Journal of Cancer Biotherapy 2025;32(10):1053-1059
Objective:To investigate the effects of phillyrin(PHN)on the proliferation,invasion,and epithelial-mesenchymal transition(EMT)of glioma U251 cells by adjusting the high mobility group protein B1(HMGB1)/receptor of advanced glycation endproduct(RAGE)signaling pathway.Methods:Human glioma U251cells were assigned into the PHN-0 group(treated with 0 μmol/L PHN),the low,medium,and high-dose PHN groups(PHN-50、PHN-100、PHN-200 groups,treated with 50,100,and 200 μmol/L PHN respectively),the PHN+pcDNA-NC group(treated with 200 μmol/L PHN after transfection of pcDNA-NC plasmid),and the PHN+HMGB1 group(treated with 200 μmol/L PHN after transfection of overexpressed HMGB1 plasmid).The proliferation ability of cells in each group was detected by the CCK-8 method and the clone formation assay.The apoptosis level of cells in each group was detected by flow cytometry.The migration and invasion abilities of cells in each group were detected by the Transwell assay.ELISA was used to detect the IL-8 secretion level of cells in each group.Immunofluorescence was used to detect the positive rates of N-cadherin and E-cadherin in cells of each group.WB assay was performed to detect the expression levels of Toll like receptor 4(TLR4),nuclear factor-kappa B(NF-κ B),HMGB1,RAGE,N-cadherin,E-cadherin,cell cycle protein D1(cyclin D1),cyclin dependent kinase 2(CDK2),B-lymphoblastoma-2(Bcl-2),Bcl-2 associated X protein(BAX)proteins in cells of each group.Results:Compared with those in the PHN-0 group,the proliferation activity,the number of clone formation,the numbers of invasion and migration,IL-8 secretion levels,the positive rate and protein expression of N-cadherin,and the expressions of TLR4,NF-κB,HMGB1,RAGE,cyclin D1 and CDK2 protein in the PHN-50,PHN-100,and PHN-200 groups decreased significantly(all P<0.05);and the apoptosis rate,the positivity rate and protein expression of E-cadherin,and the BAX/Bcl-2 ratio increased significantly(all P<0.05).At the same time,overexpression of HMGB1 could reverse the inhibitory effects of PHN on the proliferation,migration,invasion and EMT of U251 cells,as well as its promoting effect on the apoptosis(all P<0.05).Conclusion:PHN inhibits the proliferation,invasion and EMT progression of glioma U251 cells through the HMGB1/RAGE signaling pathway.
4.Measurement and theoretical estimation of bremsstrahlung doses in selective internal radiation therapy using 90Y resin microspheres
Xipeng ZHAO ; Jianliang PENG ; Zhen ZHANG ; Jianfei LU ; Tianxiang LU ; Yuwen LI ; Jing LIANG ; Qiang XIONG ; Dexing LIAN
Chinese Journal of Radiological Medicine and Protection 2024;44(12):1077-1082
Objective:To determine the external bremsstrahlung doses and doses to radiation workers in selective internal radiation therapy using 90Y resin microspheres ( 90Y-SIRT). Methods:Using an AT1123 X-ray and gamma radiation dosimeter, the ambient dose equivalent rates of bremsstrahlung at distances of 30 and 100 cm from the 90Y drug with and without lead shielding were measured. The attenuation factors of 90Y bremsstrahlung attributed to lead cans and lead aprons were calculated. Furthermore, the dose rates at corresponding sites were theoretically estimated using formula. Finally, the annual doses to radiation workers were estimated based on estimated and measured bremsstrahlung doses. Results:The measured dose rates of 90Y bremsstrahlung ranged from 0.19 to 0.26 μSv·h -1·GBq -1 at a distance of 1 m from the surface of the lead shield and from 1.00 to 1.60 μSv·h -1·GBq -1 at a distance of 1 m from the surface of the unshielded penicillin bottle, plexiglass transport container, injection delivery box, and the patient. The deviations between the calculated and measured bremsstrahlung doses were mostly close to or less than ±20%. Under conditions of 200 patients treated annually, 3 GBq for each bottle of 90Y resin microspheres, and a maximum dose of 2 GBq per patient, the estimated annual effective doses to nuclear medicine technologists, interventional injection physicians, and ward-round physicians were 2.24, 1.04 and 0.22 mSv, respectively, and the annual equivalent doses to their hands were 49.9, 25.5 and 2.06 mSv, respectively. The measured attenuation factors of 90Y bremsstrahlung attributed to the lead can of 6.4 mmPb equivalent and the lead apron of 0.5 mmPb equivalent ranged from 0.13 to 0.15 and from 0.45 to 0.50, respectively. Conclusions:Under normal working conditions, the annual effective doses to the radiation workers in 90Y-SIRT will not exceed 5 mSv. Wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) or covering the injection sites of patients using a lead apron during 90Y injection can reduce the doses to the workers by approximately 50%.
5.Mechanism of silymarin on malignant growth of glioma cells by regulating miR-124-3p/WEE1 axis
Ming LIU ; Xipeng LIU ; Chun LI ; Xiufeng ZHANG ; Bing CAO ; Jianxin QIAO ; Xue WANG
Journal of China Medical University 2024;53(2):142-148
Objective To investigate the impact of silymarin(SM)on the malignant growth of glioma cells and the regulatory mechanism on the miR-124-3p/WEE1 axis.Methods Glioma U87 cells were grouped into control,SM low,medium,and high concentration groups,and SM high concentration + miR-124-3p inhibitor group(SM high + miR-124-3p inhibitor group).CCK-8 was used to measure the proli-feration rate of cells;Transwell? assay was applied to assay the migration and invasion of cells;cell cycle progression was detected by flow cytometry;Western blotting was applied to measure the expression of cyclin D1 and apoptosis-related proteins;the levels of miR-124-3p and WEE1 mRNA were determined by qRT-PCR;and a luciferase activity test was applied to verify the targeting relationship between miR-124-3p and WEE1;in addition,the establishment,administration,and analysis of a NOD/SCID mouse model of intracranial trans-planted tumor were conducted.Results Compared with the control group,the cell proliferation,the numbers of migrating and invading cells,the expression of cyclin D1,and the level of WEE1 mRNA in the various SM treatment groups decreased,the number of cells in G0/G1 phase,the expression of cleaved caspase-8,cleaved caspase-9,cleaved caspase-3 and miR-124-3p increased(P<0.05);furthermore,transfection of miR-124-3p inhibitor reversed the inhibitory effect of SM on the malignant behavior of glioma cells.In vivo experiments with mice showed that the weights and volumes of tumors in the SM treatment group were lower than those in the model group(P<0.05),and there was no discernible change in the weight of the mice(P>0.05).Conclusion SM can inhibit the malignant growth of glioma cells by upregulating miR-124-3p and downregulating WEE1.
6.Therapeutic efficacy and mechanism of dandelion extract on intracerebral hemorrhage rats
Xiufeng ZHANG ; Xiaofei LI ; Jinghui WANG ; Huijing WANG ; Liwen WANG ; Cheng ZHEN ; Pengfei WANG ; Xipeng LIU
Chinese Journal of Geriatric Heart Brain and Vessel Diseases 2024;26(2):212-216
Objective To investigate the therapeutic efficacy of dandelion extract on intracerebral hemorrhage(ICH)rats and its effect on nuclear factor erythroid 2 related factor 2(Nrf2)/heme oxygenase-1(HO-1)signaling pathway.Methods Stereotaxic intracranial injection of type Ⅳ col-lagenase was used to establish rat ICH model.Then 48 ICH rats were randomly divided into mod-el group,dandelion extract group,Nrf2 inhibitor(ML385)group and dandelion extract+ML385 group,with 12 rats in each group.Another 12 rats served as sham operation group.After treat-ment,neurological deficits was evaluated and scored for all groups of rats.Blood-brain barrier(BBB)function,neuronal apoptotic rate in the hippocampus,serum levels of COX-2,IL-6 and iNOS,cerebral contents of CAT,GSH-Px,ROS and MAD,and protein levels of Nrf2/HO-1 signal pathway were detected.Results Compared with sham operation group,the neurological deficit score,Evans blue exudation,appptotic rate of hippocampal neurons,serum COX-2,IL-6,iNOS levels,brain tissue reactive oxygen species(ROS)and malondialdehyde level in the model group were significantly increased(P<0.05),and the expression levels of CAT,GSH-Px,Nrf2 and HO-1 proteins were significantly decreased(P<0.05).Compared with dandelion extract group,combination of dandelion extract and ML385 significantly increased the neurological deficit score(2.54±0.23 vs 1.43±0.19),Evans blue exudation[(22.15±3.61)ng/mg vs(6.54±1.24)ng/mg],apoptotic rate[(31.97±5.26)%vs(3.51±0.94)%],serum COX-2[(5.82±1.16)ng/ml vs(1.34±0.42)ng/ml],IL-6[(1.47±0.31)ng/ml vs(0.43±0.14)ng/ml]and iNOS levels[(59.91±10.36)U/ml vs(13.94±3.78)U/ml],brain tissue ROS[(4.70±0.45)U/kg vs(1.70± 0.51)U/kg]and MDA levels[(3.72±0.52)nmol/mg vs(1.17±0.34)nmol/mg],and decreased expression levels of CAT[(2.54±0.59)U/mg vs(5.68±1.04)U/mg],GSH-Px[(8.01±0.86)U/mg vs(16.97±3.03)U/mg],Nrf2(0.67±0.13 vs 1.07±0.19)and HO-1(0.55±0.07 vs 0.86± 0.10,P<0.05).Conclusion Dandelion extract can enhance the antioxidant activity in ICH rats by activating Nrf2/HO-1 signaling pathway,prevent the progression of inflammation and oxida-tive stress,inhibit neuronal apoptosis in hippocampus,repair blood-brain barrier function,and thus improve nerve function.
7.Measurement and theoretical estimation of bremsstrahlung doses in selective internal radiation therapy using 90Y resin microspheres
Xipeng ZHAO ; Jianliang PENG ; Zhen ZHANG ; Jianfei LU ; Tianxiang LU ; Yuwen LI ; Jing LIANG ; Qiang XIONG ; Dexing LIAN
Chinese Journal of Radiological Medicine and Protection 2024;44(12):1077-1082
Objective:To determine the external bremsstrahlung doses and doses to radiation workers in selective internal radiation therapy using 90Y resin microspheres ( 90Y-SIRT). Methods:Using an AT1123 X-ray and gamma radiation dosimeter, the ambient dose equivalent rates of bremsstrahlung at distances of 30 and 100 cm from the 90Y drug with and without lead shielding were measured. The attenuation factors of 90Y bremsstrahlung attributed to lead cans and lead aprons were calculated. Furthermore, the dose rates at corresponding sites were theoretically estimated using formula. Finally, the annual doses to radiation workers were estimated based on estimated and measured bremsstrahlung doses. Results:The measured dose rates of 90Y bremsstrahlung ranged from 0.19 to 0.26 μSv·h -1·GBq -1 at a distance of 1 m from the surface of the lead shield and from 1.00 to 1.60 μSv·h -1·GBq -1 at a distance of 1 m from the surface of the unshielded penicillin bottle, plexiglass transport container, injection delivery box, and the patient. The deviations between the calculated and measured bremsstrahlung doses were mostly close to or less than ±20%. Under conditions of 200 patients treated annually, 3 GBq for each bottle of 90Y resin microspheres, and a maximum dose of 2 GBq per patient, the estimated annual effective doses to nuclear medicine technologists, interventional injection physicians, and ward-round physicians were 2.24, 1.04 and 0.22 mSv, respectively, and the annual equivalent doses to their hands were 49.9, 25.5 and 2.06 mSv, respectively. The measured attenuation factors of 90Y bremsstrahlung attributed to the lead can of 6.4 mmPb equivalent and the lead apron of 0.5 mmPb equivalent ranged from 0.13 to 0.15 and from 0.45 to 0.50, respectively. Conclusions:Under normal working conditions, the annual effective doses to the radiation workers in 90Y-SIRT will not exceed 5 mSv. Wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) or covering the injection sites of patients using a lead apron during 90Y injection can reduce the doses to the workers by approximately 50%.
8.Effect of Modified Huangqi Guizhi Wuwutang on Stress-related IRE1α/CHOP Pathway of Sciatic Nerve Endoplasmic Reticulum in Diabetes Rats
Yan ZHANG ; Hongzhu LONG ; Xipeng WANG ; Weifang CAO ; Lili WU ; Tonghua LIU ; Jingxin ZHOU
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2023;29(16):43-51
ObjectiveTo investigate the protective effect of modified Huangqi Guizhi Wuwutang (MHGW) on endoplasmic reticulum stress in the sciatic nerve of diabetes rats based on the pathways of inositol-requiring enzyme 1α (IRE1α) and CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein homologous protein (CHOP). MethodSixty rats were fed on a high-sugar and high-fat diet for six weeks, followed by intraperitoneal injection of streptozotocin at a dose of 35 mg·kg-1. Random blood glucose levels were measured three days later and rats with a sustained blood glucose level ≥ 16.7 mmol·L-1 were included in study (n=48). The rats were randomly divided into a model group, an α-lipoic acid group (0.026 8 g·kg-1·d-1), a high-dose MHGW group (2.5 g·kg-1·d-1), and a low-dose MHGW group (1.25 g·kg-1·d-1). Another 10 rats were assigned to the normal group. The intervention lasted for 16 weeks. After 16 weeks, the sciatic nerve structure of the rats in each group was observed under light microscopy using Luxol fast blue (LFB) staining. Transmission electron microscopy was used to observe the ultrastructure of the sciatic nerve. Chemiluminescence method was employed to measure the serum reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels. Western blot and real-time fluorescence quantitative polymerase chain reaction (Real-time PCR) were used to evaluate the expression of p-IRE1α protein, IRE1α mRNA, CHOP protein, and CHOP mRNA in the sciatic nerve of the rats. ResultCompared with the normal group, the model group showed elevated serum ROS levels (P<0.01). In contrast, the serum ROS levels were significantly reduced in the treatment groups compared with those in the model group (P<0.01). The sciatic nerve of the model group showed pathological changes compared with that in the normal group, while the treatment groups exhibited improvement in sciatic nerve pathology compared with the model group. The protein expression of p-IRE1α and CHOP in the sciatic nerve significantly increased in the model group as compared with that in the normal group (P<0.01). However, the treatment groups showed a significant decrease in the protein expression of p-IRE1α and CHOP in the sciatic nerve compared with the model group (P<0.05, P<0.01). Furthermore, compared with the normal group, the model group showed upregulated mRNA expression of IRE1α and CHOP in the sciatic nerve (P<0.01), while the treatment groups exhibited a significant decrease in the mRNA expression of IRE1α and CHOP compared with the model group (P<0.01). ConclusionMHGW can alleviate endoplasmic reticulum stress-induced cell apoptosis and improve the structure and function of the sciatic nerve in diabetes rats by inhibiting the expression of IRE1α/CHOP pathway-related proteins and mRNA, thereby preventing and treating peripheral neuropathy in diabetes.
9.Effect of Modified Huangqi Guizhi Wuwutang on Apoptosis-related Bax and Caspase-12 of Sciatic Nerve Cells in Diabetes Rats
Yan ZHANG ; Hongzhu LONG ; Xipeng WANG ; Weifang CAO ; Lili WU ; Tonghua LIU ; Jingxin ZHOU
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2023;29(16):58-64
ObjectiveTo investigate the effect of modified Huangqi Guizhi Wuwutang (MHGW) on the protein and mRNA expression of B-cell lymphoma-2-associated X protein (Bax) and cysteinyl aspartate specific proteinase-12 (Caspase-12) related to the apoptosis of sciatic nerve cells in diabetes rats to explore the mechanism of MHGW in the treatment of peripheral neuropathy in diabetes. MethodAnimal experiments were conducted. A diabetes model was induced in sixty male sprague-dawley (SD) rats by feeding on a high-sugar and high-fat diet combined with streptozotocin (STZ) intraperitoneal injection. Rats with random blood glucose levels ≥ 16.7 mmol·L-1 for three consecutive days were considered to have successfully developed diabetes. Forty-eight rats that successfully developed diabetes were randomly divided into a model group, an α-lipoic acid group (0.026 8 g·kg-1·d-1), a high-dose MHGW group (2.5 g·kg-1·d-1), and a low-dose MHGW group (1.25 g·kg-1·d-1), with 12 rats in each group. Another 10 rats were assigned to the normal group. Body weight and random blood glucose levels of the rats were monitored. At the end of a 16-week intervention period, the sciatic nerve conduction velocity of the rats was measured using the Key point electromyography collection system. The protein and mRNA expression of Bax and Caspase-12 in the sciatic nerve cells was detected by Western blot analysis and real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (Real-time PCR), respectively. ResultCompared with the normal group, the model group showed a significant decrease in body weight (P<0.01) and a significant increase in random blood glucose levels (P<0.01). After a 16-week intervention, compared with the model group, the high-dose MHGW group exhibited a significant increase in body weight (P<0.05), while there were no statistically significant differences in body weight changes among the other treatment groups. Random blood glucose levels significantly decreased in all treatment groups (P<0.01). After 16 weeks of intervention, compared with the normal group, the model group had significantly reduced motor and sensory nerve conduction velocities (P<0.01). Compared with the model group, all treatment groups showed significant increases in motor and sensory nerve conduction velocities (P<0.05, P<0.01). The expression of Bax and Caspase-12 proteins in the sciatic nerve cells was significantly elevated in the model group compared with that in the normal group (P<0.01). In contrast, all treatment groups showed significant reductions in the expression of Bax and Caspase-12 proteins in the sciatic nerve cells as compared with that in the model group (P<0.01). The expression of Bax and Caspase-12 mRNA in the sciatic nerve cells significantly increased in the model group compared with that in the normal group (P<0.01). Compared with the model group, the α-lipoic acid group and the high-dose MHGW group showed significant reductions in the expression of Bax mRNA in the sciatic nerve cells (P<0.05, P<0.01), while the low-dose MHGW group showed a decreasing trend in the expression of Bax mRNA. The expression of Caspase-12 mRNA in the sciatic nerve cells significantly decreased in all treatment groups (P<0.01). ConclusionMHGW may improve and repair sciatic nerve damage in diabetes rats by inhibiting sciatic nerve cell apoptosis.
10.Effect of diosmetin on ferroptosis of hippocampal cells in rats with bacterial meningitis and the mechanism of SIRT1-Nrf2 signaling pathway
Lu ZHANG ; Ziting WANG ; Xipeng LIU ; Xiufeng ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science 2023;32(7):584-591
Objective:To explore the effect and mechanism of diosmetin (Dio) on neuronal ferroptosis in rats with bacterial meningitis (BM).Methods:Male SD rats aged 6-7 weeks of SPF grade were selected for the experiment. The BM model was established by injecting group B hemolytic streptococcus into the cisterna magna of cerebellum. Sixty BM model rats were successfully modeled and divided into model group, low-dose Dio group, medium-dose Dio group, high-dose Dio group and inhibitor group according to the random number table method, with 12 rats in each group. Another 12 weight-matched rats were taken as the control group.The rats in the low-dose Dio group, medium-dose Dio group, high-dose Dio group and the inhibitor group were intragastrically administered with Dio at 50 mg/kg, 100 mg/kg, 200 mg/kg and 200 mg/kg, respectively. The rats in the control group were intragastrically administered with an equal volume of 0.9 % sodium chloride solution. On the day of intragastric administration, the rats in the inhibitor group were intraperitoneally injected with SIRT1 pathway inhibitor EX527 (10 mg/kg), and the rats in the other groups were injected with an equal volume of 0.9% sodium chloride solution. The above interventions were performed once a day for 28 consecutive days. Loeffler neurological score was used to evaluate the neurological impairment in rats. Interleukin-6 (IL-6) and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) in cerebrospinal fluid of rats were detected by ELISA. The number of white blood cells in cerebrospinal fluid was detected by a blood cell analyzer. Glutathione (GSH) was detected by micro-enzyme labeling method, malondialdehyde (MDA) was detected by thiobarbituric acid colorimetric method, reactive oxygen species(ROS) was detected by colorimetry, and Fe 2+ level was detected by ferrozine method. Hematoxylin-eosin staining, Prussian blue staining and TUNEL staining were used to observe the pathological damage, iron accumulation and apoptosis in the hippocampus, respectively.Western blot was applied to measure the expression of transferrin (Tf), proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA), Bcl-2-associated X protein (Bax), caspase-3 and SIRT1/Nrf2/HO-1/Gpx4 signaling pathway proteins. Graphpad Prism 9.0 was used for data analysis. One-way ANOVA was used for statistical analysis, and SNK- q test was used for further pairwise comparisons. Results:(1) There was a statistically significant difference in neurological function scores among the 6 groups of rats ( F=125.451, P<0.001). The neurological function score of the model group was lower than that of control group, while the neurological function scores of the low-dose Dio group, medium-dose Dio group, and high-dose Dio group were higher than those of the model group (all P<0.05). The neurological function score of the inhibitor group ((2.57±0.26)) was lower than that of high-dose Dio group ((4.34±0.48)) ( P<0.05). (2) There were statistically significant differences in the levels of IL-6, TNF-α and the number of white blood cells in the cerebrospinal fluid of rats among the 6 groups ( F=127.817, 102.413, 180.967, all P<0.001). The levels of IL-6, TNF-α and the number of white blood cells in model group were higher than those of control group(all P<0.05). The levels of IL-6, TNF-α and the number of white blood cells in low-dose Dio group, medium-dose Dio group and high-dose Dio group were lower than those of model group (all P<0.001), and those in inhibitor group were all higher than those in high-dose Dio group(all P<0.001). (3) There were statistically significant differences in iron deposition rate and neuronal apoptosis rate among the 6 groups of rats ( F=90.857, 88.835, both P<0.001). The iron deposition rate ((18.37±3.14)%) and neuronal apoptosis rate ((27.58±2.63)%) in the inhibitor group were higher than those in the high-dose Dio group ((6.35±1.08)%, (14.02±1.87)%) (both P<0.05). (4) The levels of GSH, ROS, MDA, and Fe 2+ in the hippocampus of the 6 groups of rats showed statistically significant differences ( F=54.465, 106.453, 55.969, 105.457, all P<0.001). The GSH content in the inhibitor group ((103.48±8.76) mmol/g) was lower than that in the high-dose Dio group ((133.97±10.54) mmol/g), while the contents of ROS, MDA, Fe 2+ ((225.17±16.32) μmol/mg, (10.73±1.58) μmol/mg, (62.71±5.43) μg/g) were higher than those of the high-dose Dio group ((131.87±11.67) μmol/mg, (4.35±0.87) μmol/mg, (34.86±2.95) μg/g) (all P<0.05). (5)There were statistically significant differences in the protein levels of Tf, PCNA, Bax, caspase-3, SIRT1, Nrf2, HO-1 and Gpx4 in the hippocampus of the 6 groups of rats ( F=120.179, 107.568, 157.265, 98.031, 90.932, 52.283, 59.424, 114.539, all P<0.001). The protein levels of Tf, Bax and caspase-3 in the hippocampus of inhibitor group were higher than those of the high-dose Dio group, while the protein levels of PCNA, SIRT1, Nrf2, HO-1, Gpx4 were lower than those of the high-dose Dio group (all P<0.05). Conclusion:Diosmetin can activate SIRT1/Nrf2/HO-1/Gpx4 signaling pathway, thereby inhibiting neuronal ferroptosis in BM rats.

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