This study investigated neuroprotective effects of Polygoni Multiflori Radix on cerebral ischemia of hyperlipidemic rats. Effects of Polygoni Multiflori Radix were evaluated with changes of infarct size after the focal cerebral ischemia induced by the...
This study investigated neuroprotective effects of Polygoni Multiflori Radix on cerebral ischemia of hyperlipidemic rats. Effects of Polygoni Multiflori Radix were evaluated with changes of infarct size after the focal cerebral ischemia induced by the middle cerebral artery occlusion, changes of pyramidal neurons and expressions of Bax and Bcl-2, apoptosis regulating factors, after the global cerebral ischemia, and changes of serum lipid revels after the cerebral ischemia.
Results obtained are as follows;
1. Polygoni Multiflori Radix did not reduce the focal cerebral infarct size induced by the middle cerebral artery occlusion under both of hyperlipidemic and normal-lipid conditions.
2. Polygoni Multiflori Radix significantly reduced the increase of neuronal cell death in CA1 region of hippocampus induced by the global cerebral ischemia under both of hyperlipidemic and normal-lipid conditions.
3. Polygoni Multiflori Radix significantly reduced the increase of Bax expression in CA1 region of hippocampus induced by global cerebral ischemia under both of hyperlipidemic and normal-lipid conditions.
4. Polygoni Multiflori Radix significantly increased Bcl-2 expression in CA1 region of hippocampus after global cerebral ischemia under normal-lipid condition, but was not effective on that under hyperlipidemic condition.
5. Polygoni Multiflori Radix was not effective on serum total-cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol and triglyceride levels under normal-lipid condition, irrespective of the focal cerebral infarct and the global cerebral ischemia.
6. Polygoni Multiflori Radix significantly reduced the increase of serum total-cholesterol and triglyceride levels, and increased serum LDL-cholesterol level under hyperipidemic condition, irrespective of the focal cerebral infarct and the global cerebral ischemia.