Background:
Cerebral ischemia causes strong inflammatory response. Neumentix is a dietary supplement containing
14.9% rosmarinic acid and 29.9% total phenolic content, which was proved to be beneficial against inflammatory response. Therefore, we investigated Neumentix’s effect on anti-inflammatory and blood brain barrier (BBB) disruption in transient middle cerebral
artery occlusion (tMCAO) model mice.
Methods:
After the pretreatment of vehicle or Neumentix 134 mg/kg/d, intraperitoneal injection (i.p.) (containing rosmarinic acid
20mg/kg/d) for 14 days, mice were subjected to tMCAO for 60 min and kept receiving vehicle or Neumentix daily 5 days afterwards.
Results:
Neumentix treatment ameliorated neurobehavioral impairment in the corner test (5d after tMCAO, **p<0.01), reduced infarct volume (#p<0.05), suppressed expression of ionized calcium-binding adapter molecule-1 (Iba-1), tumor necrosis factor alpha
(TNF-α) and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) (### p <0.001), and improved the integrity of BBB (§p<0.05) at the 5
days after tMCAO.
Conclusios:
Our present study provided an evidence of Neumentix’s anti-inflammatory and neuroprotection effect against BBB disruption on experimental tMCAO model mice, suggesting that Neumentix could be potential therapeutic agent for stroke.
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