Effects of Xanthohumol on Neuronal Apoptosis and Inflammatory Response in Rats with Acute Cerebral Infarction by Regulating CaMKK2/AMPK Signaling Pathway
CHANG Liang, LI Ming, LI Jing, et al
The Second Hospital of Harbin, Heilongjiang Harbin 150056, China
Abstract:Objective: To explore the effects of xanthohumol on neuronal apoptosis and inflammatory response in rats with acute cerebral infarction by regulating calcium/calmodulin dependent protein kinase 2 (CaMKK2)/AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) signaling pathway. Methods: In this study, an acute cerebral infarction model was established by occlusion of the middle cerebral artery, and was assigned into the cerebral infarction group, the low-dose (L) xanthohumol group (25mg/kg), the high-dose (H) xanthohumol group (50mg/kg), and the H-xanthohumol+inhibitor group, with 12 rats in each. The medication was administered for 28days. Another 12 healthy rats were made the normal group. Longa scoring method was performed to evaluate the neurological function of rats. TTC staining was performed to measure the volume of cerebral infarction. HE and TUNEL staining were used to observe brain tissue lesions and cell apoptosis in rats. ELISA was used to detect the inflammatory factors interleukin (IL)-1β, tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), and IL-6 in rat brain homogenates. Western blot was performed to detect the CaMKK2 and AMPK related proteins. Results: For the normal group, the cerebral infarction group showed improved neurological function scores, cerebral infarction, increased cell apoptosis rate, IL-1β, TNF-α, IL-6, and decreased p-CaMKK2 and p-AMPK (P<0.05). For the cerebral infarction group, the L-xanthohumol group and H-xanthohumol group showed decreased neurological function scores, reduced cerebral infarction volume, reduced brain tissue damage, decreased cell apoptosis rate, IL-1β, TNF-α, IL-6, and increased p-CaMKK2 and p-AMPK (P<0.05), and the therapeutic effect of H-xanthohumol was better than that of L-xanthohumol (P<0.05). The CaMKK2 inhibitor STO-609 eliminated the inhibitory effects of xanthohumol on neuronal apoptosis and inflammatory response in rats with acute cerebral infarction (P<0.05). Conclusion: Xanthohumol may alleviate neuronal apoptosis and inflammatory response in rats with acute cerebral infarction by activating CaMKK2/AMPK signaling pathway.
常亮, 李明, 李晶, 刘照寒. 黄腐酚调节CaMKK2/AMPK信号通路对急性脑梗死大鼠神经元凋亡及炎症反应的影响[J]. 河北医学, 2025, 31(12): 1963-1969.
CHANG Liang, LI Ming, LI Jing, et al. Effects of Xanthohumol on Neuronal Apoptosis and Inflammatory Response in Rats with Acute Cerebral Infarction by Regulating CaMKK2/AMPK Signaling Pathway. HeBei Med, 2025, 31(12): 1963-1969.