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Liu R, Cao S, Cai Y, Zhou M, Gou X, Huang Y. Brain and serum metabolomic studies reveal therapeutic effects of san hua decoction in rats with ischemic stroke. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2023; 14:1289558. [PMID: 38098862 PMCID: PMC10720749 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2023.1289558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2023] [Accepted: 11/13/2023] [Indexed: 12/17/2023] Open
Abstract
San Hua Decoction (SHD) is a traditional four-herbal formula that has long been used to treat stroke. Our study used a traditional pharmacodynamic approach combined with systematic and untargeted metabolomics analyses to further investigate the therapeutic effects and potential mechanisms of SHD on ischemic stroke (IS). Male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into control, sham-operated, middle cerebral artery occlusion reperfusion (MCAO/R) model and SHD groups. The SHD group was provided with SHD (7.2 g/kg, i.g.) and the other three groups were provided with equal amounts of purified water once a day in the morning for 10 consecutive days. Our results showed that cerebral infarct volumes were reduced in the SHD group compared with the model group. Besides, SHD enhanced the activity of SOD and decreased MDA level in MCAO/R rats. Meanwhile, SHD could ameliorate pathological abnormalities by reducing neuronal damage, improving the structure of damaged neurons and reducing inflammatory cell infiltration. Metabolomic analysis of brain and serum samples with GC-MS techniques revealed 55 differential metabolites between the sham and model groups. Among them, the levels of 12 metabolites were restored after treatment with SHD. Metabolic pathway analysis showed that SHD improved the levels of 12 metabolites related to amino acid metabolism and carbohydrate metabolism, 9 of which were significantly associated with disease. SHD attenuated brain inflammation after ischemia-reperfusion. The mechanisms underlying the therapeutic effects of SHD in MCAO/R rats are related to amino acid and carbohydrate metabolism.
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Affiliation(s)
- Ruisi Liu
- Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Experimental Research Center, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing Key Laboratory of Research of Chinese Medicine on Prevention and Treatment for Major Diseases, Beijing, China
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- Experimental Research Center, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing Key Laboratory of Research of Chinese Medicine on Prevention and Treatment for Major Diseases, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of TCM Chemical Biology, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Central Laboratory, Baoshan District Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine of Shanghai, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Experimental Research Center, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing Key Laboratory of Research of Chinese Medicine on Prevention and Treatment for Major Diseases, Beijing, China
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Zhang J, Qi A, Liu L, Cai C, Xu H. Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry-Based Cerebrospinal Fluid Metabolomics to Reveal the Protection of Coptisine against Transient Focal Cerebral Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury via Anti-Inflammation and Antioxidant. Molecules 2023; 28:6350. [PMID: 37687175 PMCID: PMC10489949 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28176350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2023] [Revised: 08/21/2023] [Accepted: 08/24/2023] [Indexed: 09/10/2023] Open
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Coptisine (Cop) exerts a neuroprotective effect on central nervous system disease, particularly ischemic stroke. However, its protective mechanism is still unclear. This study aimed to investigate the protective effect of Cop on cerebral ischemia-reperfusion (IR) rats with a middle cerebral artery occlusion model by integrating a gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS)-based metabolomics approach with biochemical assessment. Our results showed that Cop could improve neurobehavioral function and decrease the ischemia size in IR rats. In addition, Cop was found to decrease inflammatory mediators (e.g., prostaglandin D2 (PGD2) and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and attenuate oxidative stress response (e.g., increase the superoxide dismutase (SOD) expression and decrease 8-iso-PGF2α level). Furthermore, the GC-MS-based cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) metabolomics analysis indicated that Cop influenced the level of glycine, 2,3,4-trihydroxybutyric acid, oleic acid, glycerol, and ribose during IR injury. Cop exhibited a good neuroprotective effect against cerebral IR injury and metabolic alterations, which might be mediated through its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.
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Affiliation(s)
- Junjie Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicinal Resource from Lingnan, Research Center of Chinese Herbal Resource Science and Engineering, School of Traditional Chinese Meteria Medica, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou 510006, China
- Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory, Zhanjiang 524023, China; (A.Q.); (L.L.)
- School of Pharmacy, Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang 524023, China
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- Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory, Zhanjiang 524023, China; (A.Q.); (L.L.)
- School of Pharmacy, Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang 524023, China
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- Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory, Zhanjiang 524023, China; (A.Q.); (L.L.)
- School of Pharmacy, Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang 524023, China
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- Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory, Zhanjiang 524023, China; (A.Q.); (L.L.)
- School of Pharmacy, Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang 524023, China
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- Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicinal Resource from Lingnan, Research Center of Chinese Herbal Resource Science and Engineering, School of Traditional Chinese Meteria Medica, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou 510006, China
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Dieu X, Tamareille S, Herbreteau A, Lebeau L, Chao De La Barca JM, Chabrun F, Reynier P, Mirebeau-Prunier D, Prunier F. Combined Metabolipidomic and Machine Learning Approach in a Rat Model of Stroke Reveals a Deleterious Impact of Brain Injury on Heart Metabolism. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:12000. [PMID: 37569376 PMCID: PMC10418865 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241512000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2023] [Revised: 07/07/2023] [Accepted: 07/12/2023] [Indexed: 08/13/2023] Open
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Cardiac complications are frequently found following a stroke in humans whose pathophysiological mechanism remains poorly understood. We used machine learning to analyse a large set of data from a metabolipidomic study assaying 630 metabolites in a rat stroke model to investigate metabolic changes affecting the heart within 72 h after a stroke. Twelve rats undergoing a stroke and 28 rats undergoing the sham procedure were investigated. A plasmatic signature consistent with the literature with notable lipid metabolism remodelling was identified. The post-stroke heart showed a discriminant metabolic signature, in comparison to the sham controls, involving increased collagen turnover, increased arginase activity with decreased nitric oxide synthase activity as well as an altered amino acid metabolism (including serine, asparagine, lysine and glycine). In conclusion, these results demonstrate that brain injury induces a metabolic remodelling in the heart potentially involved in the pathophysiology of stroke heart syndrome.
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- Xavier Dieu
- MITOVASC, SFR ICAT, CNRS, INSERM, Université d’Angers, F-49000 Angers, France; (S.T.); (A.H.); (L.L.); (J.M.C.D.L.B.); (F.C.); (P.R.); (D.M.-P.); (F.P.)
- Service de Biochimie et Biologie Moléculaire, CHU Angers, F-49000 Angers, France
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- MITOVASC, SFR ICAT, CNRS, INSERM, Université d’Angers, F-49000 Angers, France; (S.T.); (A.H.); (L.L.); (J.M.C.D.L.B.); (F.C.); (P.R.); (D.M.-P.); (F.P.)
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- MITOVASC, SFR ICAT, CNRS, INSERM, Université d’Angers, F-49000 Angers, France; (S.T.); (A.H.); (L.L.); (J.M.C.D.L.B.); (F.C.); (P.R.); (D.M.-P.); (F.P.)
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- MITOVASC, SFR ICAT, CNRS, INSERM, Université d’Angers, F-49000 Angers, France; (S.T.); (A.H.); (L.L.); (J.M.C.D.L.B.); (F.C.); (P.R.); (D.M.-P.); (F.P.)
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- MITOVASC, SFR ICAT, CNRS, INSERM, Université d’Angers, F-49000 Angers, France; (S.T.); (A.H.); (L.L.); (J.M.C.D.L.B.); (F.C.); (P.R.); (D.M.-P.); (F.P.)
- Service de Biochimie et Biologie Moléculaire, CHU Angers, F-49000 Angers, France
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- MITOVASC, SFR ICAT, CNRS, INSERM, Université d’Angers, F-49000 Angers, France; (S.T.); (A.H.); (L.L.); (J.M.C.D.L.B.); (F.C.); (P.R.); (D.M.-P.); (F.P.)
- Service de Biochimie et Biologie Moléculaire, CHU Angers, F-49000 Angers, France
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- MITOVASC, SFR ICAT, CNRS, INSERM, Université d’Angers, F-49000 Angers, France; (S.T.); (A.H.); (L.L.); (J.M.C.D.L.B.); (F.C.); (P.R.); (D.M.-P.); (F.P.)
- Service de Biochimie et Biologie Moléculaire, CHU Angers, F-49000 Angers, France
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- MITOVASC, SFR ICAT, CNRS, INSERM, Université d’Angers, F-49000 Angers, France; (S.T.); (A.H.); (L.L.); (J.M.C.D.L.B.); (F.C.); (P.R.); (D.M.-P.); (F.P.)
- Service de Biochimie et Biologie Moléculaire, CHU Angers, F-49000 Angers, France
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- MITOVASC, SFR ICAT, CNRS, INSERM, Université d’Angers, F-49000 Angers, France; (S.T.); (A.H.); (L.L.); (J.M.C.D.L.B.); (F.C.); (P.R.); (D.M.-P.); (F.P.)
- Service de Cardiologie, CHU Angers, F-49000 Angers, France
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