TY - JOUR ID - 11916 TI - Effect of berberine chloride on caspase-3 dependent apoptosis and antioxidant capacity in the hippocampus of the chronic cerebral hypoperfusion rat model JO - Iranian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences JA - IJBMS LA - en SN - 2008-3866 AU - Pirmoradi, Zeynab AU - Yadegari, Maryam AU - Moradi, Ali AU - Khojasteh, Fatemeh AU - Zare Mehrjerdi, Fatemeh AD - Neurobiomedical Research Center, School of Medicine, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran AD - Deptartment of Anatomy and Cell Biology, School of Medicine, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran AD - Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran AD - Neuroscience Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Y1 - 2019 PY - 2019 VL - 22 IS - 2 SP - 154 EP - 159 KW - Antioxidant Enzymes KW - Apoptosis KW - Berberine KW - Chronic cerebral Hypoperfusion KW - Common carotid artery MDA KW - Rat DO - 10.22038/ijbms.2018.31225.7534 N2 - Objective(s): The main goal of the current research was to examine the effects of Berberine (BBR) on apoptotic signaling and hippocampal oxidative stress induced by common carotid artery occlusion. Materials and Methods: Chronic cerebral hypoperfusion (CCH) model was created by occluding the two common carotid arteries (two-vessel occlusion [2VO]) permanently. BBR (50 and 100 mg/kg/daily) was intra-gastrically administered to ischemic rats. Neuronal survival was evaluated by Nissl staining. The levels of malondialdehyde (MDA) and antioxidant enzymes, including catalase (CAT) and superoxide dismutase (SOD), along with the activities of caspase 3 were estimated in the hippocampus 2 month after treating the rats with 2VO.Results: According to findings of the present research, the BBR therapy inhibited the neuro-degeneration of hippocampus. BBR also significantly decreased the amount of MDA and activity of caspase 3 in the hippocampus. Furthermore, the administration of BBR alleviated the lowered activities of SOD and CAT after 2VO surgery.Conclusion: The antioxidant and antiapoptotic properties of BBR might play important roles in improving functional outcomes and might have significant neuroprotective effects on the CCH damage. UR - https://ijbms.mums.ac.ir/article_11916.html L1 - https://ijbms.mums.ac.ir/article_11916_ace43eaaad0827e0ff0e3f93654b12d2.pdf ER -