Protection of Cactus Polysaccharide against H_2O_2-induced damage in the rat cerebral cortex and hippocampus Differences in time of administration

作     者：Xianju Huang Qin Li Lianjun Guo Zankai Yan 

作者机构：Deparment of Pharmacology College of Medical Science Yangtze University Jingzhou 434000 Hubei Province China Department of Pharmacology Tongji Medical College Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan 430030 Hubei Province China Department of Chemistry Hanshan Normal University Chaozhou 521041 Guangdong Province China 

出 版 物：《Neural Regeneration Research》 (中国神经再生研究（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2008年第3卷第1期

页      面：14-18页

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学科分类：0710[理学-生物学] 1002[医学-临床医学] 1001[医学-基础医学(可授医学、理学学位)] 100204[医学-神经病学] 10[医学] 

基　　金：the Science Foundation of Hubei Provincial Department of Education  No. Q200712004 

主　　题：cactus polysaccharides brain slices hydrogen peroxide oxidative stress 

摘      要：BACKGROUND： Pharmacological research has shown that cactus polysaccharide （CP） has anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-tumor, anti-aging, and immune-stimulating activities. It may also provide protective effects against oxidative stress injuries in the rat brain. OBJECTIVE： To validate the effects of CP on H2O2-induced oxidative stress injuries in the rat cerebral cortex and hippocampal slices 30 minutes prior to injury, as well as 30 minutes and 2.5 hours after injury. DESIGN： A randomized controlled experiment. SETTINGS： Department of Pharmacology, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology; Department of Pharmacology, College of Medical Science, Yangtze University. MATERIALS： A total of 50 male Sprague Dawley （SD） rats, normal grade and weighing 200 300 g, were provided by the Laboratory Animal Center of Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology. The protocol was performed in accordance with ethical guidelines for the use and care of animals. Cactus polysaccharide, a dried needle crystal, was extracted from Opuntia milpa alta at the Chemistry and Environment Engineering School of Yangtze University. The following chemicals and instruments were used： 2,3,5-triphenyl tetrazolium chloride （Sigma, St Louis, Missouri, USA）; lactate dehydrogenase （LDH）, superoxide dismutase （SOD）, glutathione （GSH）, and total antioxidant competence （T-AOC） assays （Jiancheng-Bioeng Institute, Nanjing）; McIllwain tissue chopper （Mickle Laboratory Engineering, USA）; and ELISA reader and Magellan software （TECAN, Austria）. METHODS： This experiment was performed at the Department of Pharmacology, Medical College of Yangtze University, between March and June 2006. All rats were sacrificed after anesthesia. The cerebral cortex and hippocampus were dissected. Several cerebral cortex and hippocampus slices were selected as controls, while other sections were co-incubated with H2O2 for 30 minutes to induce an oxidative stress injury. The e