Buyang Huanwu Decoction promotes neurogenesis via sirtuin 1/autophagy pathway in a cerebral ischemia model
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Abstract
Introduction
In recent years, stroke has become one of the commonest causes of mortality worldwide (1,2). Stroke occurs when the blood supply to the brain is interrupted or decreased, which prevents the brain tissue from receiving oxygen and nutrients (3). In total, ~85% of stroke cases are caused by ischemia (4). Stroke can impair neural circuits and function (5). It not only disrupts the infarct area but also the surrounding peri-ischemic areas (6). The lack of blood flow during stroke leads to neural damage, including excitotoxicity, mitochondrial dysfunction, calcium overload, oxidative stress, protein misfolding, inflammatory changes and neuronal apoptosis (7,8). At present, clinical treatments of stroke in the acute phase mainly include thrombolysis, restoration of blood flow in the penumbral area, neurotrophic factor administration to protect neurons and symptomatic treatment. However, a large number of patients with stroke are not suitable for these treatments, due to the narrow time window of the acute phase (9,10). In addition, short-term blood flow recovery usually causes more damage to the neurons (11,12). Stroke is a medical emergency; therefore, early preventive action to reduce brain damage is crucial. However, a limited number of drugs can protect against stroke progression. Thus, identifying alternative therapeutic agents is necessary.
Neurogenesis is the generation of new neurons in the brain, which occurs through the division, maturation and differentiation of neural stem cells (13). Neurogenesis is particularly important in stroke, due to the need for the replacement of cortical neurons destroyed by stroke by new neurons, in order to rebuild neuronal connections (14). Autophagy, the main degradation pathway, is essential for maintaining cellular homeostasis (15). Autophagy primarily occurs in peri-ischemic areas during stroke (16). However, the role of autophagy in neuroprotection remains controversial. Certain studies have indicated that the activation of autophagy can promote neuroprotection in stroke (17,18), while others have reported opposite findings (19). Several studies have shown that autophagy serves an important role in neurogenesis while a lack of autophagy-related genes can reduce neurogenesis (20,21).
Proteins from the sirtuins (SIRT) family can mediate autophagy (22). As a type of histone deacetylase, the SIRT family has become an important regulator of metabolism and life span, with SIRT1 being a critical regulator of autophagy (23). SIRT1 can regulate the autophagic pathway under different conditions (24,25). In addition, SIRT1 may serve an important role during stroke progression.
Buyang Huanwu Decoction (BHD) has been used for the treatment of stroke in China for several years (26). Clinical trials have indicated that BHD could ameliorate the outcomes of patients who had suffered a stroke (5,27,28). BHD can protect against cerebral I/R injury by promoting neurogenesis (29–31), inhibiting neural apoptosis and inflammation (32), promoting angiogenesis and improving cerebral circulation (33) in middle cerebral artery occlusion and reperfusion (MCAO-R) rats. Multiple components of BHD could ameliorate the negative effect of stroke (34). Whether the SIRT1/autophagy pathway is involved in the protective effect of BHD against stroke remains to be elucidated.
In the present study, a rat model of MCAO-R was used to determine the neuroprotective effect of BHD in stroke. In addition, it was hypothesized that this effect may be associated with the SIRT1/autophagy pathway.
Materials and methods
Animals
Male Sprague-Dawley rats (n=60; age, 8 weeks; weight, 270–280 g) were supplied by the Experimental Animal Centre of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine (Guangzhou, China). All rats were raised in a specific-pathogen free room under controlled temperature (24 ± 1°C) and humidity (55–70%) with a 12-h light-dark cycle, and were given free access to food and water. All experimental procedures were carried out according to the guidelines of the Administrative Panel on Laboratory Animal Care of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine (Guangzhou, China). After 1 week of adaptive housing and feeding, animals were randomly divided into six groups (n=10 each group): i) Sham surgery (control); ii) MCAO-R surgery (model); iii) MCAO-R + rapamycin (Rapa); iv) MCAO-R + 5 g/kg BHD; v) MCAO-R + 10 g/kg BHD; and vi) MCAO-R + 20 g/kg BHD.
Rat model of MCAO-R
A transient focal cerebral ischemia model (MCAO-R model) was established as previously described (18,35). Briefly, rats were anesthetized with 4% isoflurane and maintained with 1.5% isoflurane via an isoflurane vaporizer (RWD Life Science). A midline neck incision was then performed to expose the right common carotid artery, external carotid artery (ECA) and internal carotid artery (ICA). A 4-0 silicone rubber-coated nylon monofilament (cat. no. MSRC43B280PK100; RWD Life Science) was inserted into the ECA and then gently advanced into the ICA, 18–19 mm from the carotid bifurcation, to occlude the beginning of the MCA. After 2 h of occlusion, the monofilament was gently removed to restore blood flow. Throughout the surgery, the body temperature of all rats was maintained at ~37°C. Rats were anaesthetized by 1% sodium pentobarbital (40 mg/kg) and euthanized by cervical dislocation on day 5 following surgery.
Preparation of BHD
BHD was prepared according to previously described and the quality control was also achieved (Fig. S1) (36). Briefly, the powdered sample of BHD (143 g) was mixed with Radix astragali, Radix angelicae sinensis, Radix paeoniae rubra, Rhizoma ligustici chuanxiong, Flos carthami, Semen persicae and Lumbricus at a 120:6:5:3:3:3:3 ratio. All ingredients were purchased from Guangzhou Zhixin Chinese Herbal Medicine Co. Ltd. and verified by the Department of Pharmacy, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine. The decoction was made by boiling the mixture in 10 times the amount of distilled water at 100°C for 60 min. The drug solution was removed for use and the residue was boiled once more. The two solutions were combined and concentrated on a rotary evaporator at ~60°C. The concentrated medicinal solution was vacuum-cooled and dried twice to form a powder and dissolved in distilled water and the final concentration was 2.0 g/ml (equivalent to the dry weight of the raw material).
Drug administration
All groups of rats were treated with an intraperitoneal injection of hydroxychloroquine (20 mg/kg; cat. no. S4430; Selleck Chemicals) 30 min after surgery (37). BHD powder and Rapa (cat. no. S1039; Selleck Chemicals) were dissolved with 0.9% saline. At the onset of reperfusion (38), the treatment groups, including the MCAO-R + BHD and MCAO-R + Rapa groups, were treated with BHD (5, 10 and 20 g/kg) by gavage and Rapa (10 mg/kg) via intraperitoneal injection, respectively.
Neurological scores
The modified neurological severity score, which uses different scores to evaluate motor, sensory, reflex and balance functions, was used to assess neurological deficits on day 5 following surgery, as previously described (39–41). The motor test used a six-point scale to assess the movement and walking ability of the rats (muscle state, abnormal motion and tail lifting test). The sensory test used a two-point scale to assess superficial and deep sensations in the rats (vision, touch and proprioception). The reflex test used a four-point scale to assess shallow and deep reflection in rats. The balance functions test used a six-point scale to assess the movement of rats on the balance beam. The neurological function scores ranged between 0–18 points, and were graded as follows: Mild damage (1–6), moderate damage (7–12) and severe damage (13–18).
Cerebral infarct size measurement
Following euthanasia, rat brains were rapidly sliced using a rat brain matrix (RWD Life Science) to measure the cerebral infarct size. Continuously cut 5 sections of each brain tissue, 2 mm each, were made (n=4). The sections were stained with 2, 3, 5-triphenyltetrazolium hydrochloride (TTC; cat. no. T8877; MilliporeSigma) at 37°C for 15 min (42). Normal tissues stained red and ischemic tissues, white. Image-Pro Plus 6.0 (Media Cybernetics, Inc.) image analysis software was used for image analysis.
Malondialdehyde (MDA), catalase (CAT) and glutathione peroxidase (GSH-PX) expression measurements
The tissue of the ischemic hemisphere of the rats was chosen for the oxidative stress kit testing (n=3). The brain tissues were homogenized with ice-cold saline and centrifuged at 14,000 × g for 10 min at 4°C. The supernatant was then used to detect the levels of CAT (cat. no. A007-1-1; Nanjing Jiancheng Bioengineering Institute), MDA (cat. no. A003-1-2; Nanjing Jiancheng Bioengineering Institute) and GSH-PX (cat. no. A005-1-1; Nanjing Jiancheng Bioengineering Institute), according to the manufacturer's instructions. Absorbance was measured using a microplate reader with the wavelength of 532, 405 and 412 nm.
Hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) and Nissl staining
The tissue of the ischemic hemisphere of the rats was chosen for H&E and Nissl staining testing (n=3). Brain paraffin-embedded sections were deparaffinized and rehydrated in xylene and gradient alcohol. The sections were then washed in PBS (Beyotime Institute of Biotechnology) and underwent H&E (Beyotime Institute of Biotechnology) or Nissl (Nanjing Jiancheng Bioengineering Institute) staining for 10 min at 37°C. The sections were then washed with PBS. Images were captured using a light microscope (Leica Microsystems, Inc.). Image-Pro Plus 6.0 (Media Cybernetics, Inc.) software was used for image analysis.
Western blot analysis
The tissue of the ischemic hemisphere of the rats was chosen for western blotting (n=3). Brain tissue was homogenized in ice-cold RIPA lysis buffer (cat. no. P0013B; Beyotime Institute of Biotechnology) and centrifuged at 12,000 × g for 10 min at 4°C. The supernatant was then extracted to determine the total protein concentration using a bicinchoninic acid protein assay (cat. no. P0012S; Beyotime Institute of Biotechnology). Next, the appropriate volume of loading buffer (cat. no. BL511B; Biosharp Life Sciences) was added, followed by boiling for 10 min at 100°C. Proteins samples (30 µg per well) were separated using 8, 10 and 12% SDS-PAGE gels and transferred onto a PVDF (cat. no. ISEQ00010; cat. no. IPVH00010; MilliporeSigma) membrane. The membrane was blocked with 5% skimmed milk (cat. no. 1172GR500; BioForxx) at 37°C for 1 h. Then, incubated with primary antibodies against SIRT1 (cat. no. ab189494; 1:1,000; Abcam), LC3 (cat. no. 2775; 1:1,000; Cell Signaling Technology, Inc.), beclin 1 (cat. no. 3738, 1:1,000; Cell Signaling Technology, Inc.), p62 (cat. no. 39749; 1:1,000; Cell Signaling Technology, Inc.), doublecortin on the X chromosome (DCX; cat. no. ab18723; 1:1,000; Abcam), β-actin (cat. no. 58169; 1:1,000; Cell Signaling Technology, Inc.) at 4°C overnight and incubated with goat anti-rabbit IgG (cat. no. S0001; 1:3,000; Affinity Biosciences) or goat anti-mouse IgG (S0002; 1:3,000; Affinity Biosciences) at 37°C for 1 h. ECL reagent (cat. no. WBKLS0500; MilliporeSigma) was added to the membrane for visualizing the target bands. Digital images of the blots were visualized using Image Lab 3.0 software (Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.).
Immunofluorescence
The tissue of the ischemic hemisphere of the rats was chosen for immunofluorescence testing (n=3). Rat sections (10 µm each) were blocked with 5% BSA (Beyotime Institute of Biotechnology) and incubated with primary antibodies for nestin (cat. no. 4760; 1:300; Cell Signaling Technology, Inc.), LC3 (cat. no. 2775; 1:300; Cell Signaling Technology, Inc.), brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF; cat. no. ab108319; 1:300; Abcam) and DCX (cat. no. ab18723; 1:300; Abcam) overnight at 4°C. The slices were incubated with fluorescence-coupled secondary antibody, anti-mouse IgG (cat. no. 4408; 1:1,000; Cell Signaling Technology, Inc.), anti-mouse IgG (cat. no. 4409; 1:1,000; Cell Signaling Technology, Inc.) or anti-rabbit IgG (cat. no. 4412; 1:1,000; Cell Signaling Technology, Inc.) for 2 h at 37°C. Following rinsing, sections were incubated with DAPI (cat. no. P0131; Beyotime Institute of Biotechnology). Fluorescence was detected using a laser scanning confocal microscope (Carl Zeiss AG). Image-Pro Plus 6.0 (Media Cybernetics, Inc.) image analysis software was used for image analysis.
Statistical analysis
Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS version 17 (SPSS, Inc.). Data are presented as the mean ± standard deviation. One-way ANOVA was applied to analyze differences in data for the biochemical parameters among the different groups, followed by Dunnett's post hoc test, and an unpaired Student's t-test was also used to determine statistical differences. P<0.05 was considered to indicate a statistically significant difference.
Results
BHD ameliorates infarction and reduces neurological scores following MCAO-R
The design of the present study is shown in Fig. 1A. First, the infarct volume was measured. TTC staining demonstrated that the infarct volume in the MCAO-R + BHD group was markedly decreased in a dose-dependent manner compared with that in the MCAO-R group (Fig. 1B and C). The neurological scores following MCAO-R in two BHD groups were improved (Fig. 1D), particularly in the 20 g/kg BHD group. A dosage of 20 g/kg BHD was selected for the next experiments. These data demonstrated that BHD could effectively ameliorate infarction and reduce neurological scores following MCAO-R.
BHD relieves neuronal oxidative stress damage following MCAO-R
To determine whether BHD exerted protective effects against oxidative stress, the level of MDA and the activity of CAT and GSH-PX were detected next (Fig. 2). Compared with the sham group, the MDA level in the MCAO-R group was significantly increased and the activity of CAT and GSH-PX was decreased. However, after the oral administration of BHD, the MDA levels in MCAO-R rats were significantly reduced and the activity of CAT and GSH-PX were significantly increased. These data demonstrated that BHD could relieve neuronal oxidative stress damage following MCAO-R.
BHD protects against neuronal death following MCAO-R
As shown in Fig. 3A and B (H&E and Nissl staining, respectively), large areas of neuronal necrosis were induced by cerebral I/R. The MCAO-R group exhibited extensive neuronal death accompanied by the disappearance of cytoplasmic bodies, swelling of cell bodies, nuclear condensation and sparse Nissl bodies. Conversely, sham group neurons exhibited clear and large cell nuclei and bodies, abundant Nissl bodies and strong staining. Notably, BHD reversed these changes. The expression of BDNF (Fig. 3C and D) was further determined by immunostaining. MCAO-R downregulated BDNF expression. Post-surgical treatment of MCAO-R rats with BHD caused a significant increase in BDNF. Collectively, these data demonstrated that BHD could protect against neuronal death following MCAO-R.
BHD promotes neurogenesis in MCAO-R rats
As shown in Fig. 4, the expression of DCX, a protein expressed by neural precursor cells, was detected using immunostaining and western blot analysis. MCAO-R downregulated DCX. Post-surgical treatment with BHD caused a significant increase in DCX expression in MCAO-R rats. Thus, these results supported that BHD promotes neurogenesis in MCAO-R rats.
BHD activates SIRT1 and autophagy in the cerebral peri-ischemic area of rats following MCAO-R
In order to determine whether the SIRT1/autophagy pathway was involved in the protective effect of BHD, SIRT1 and autophagic markers (LC3, p62 and beclin 1) were detected using western blot analysis (Fig. 5A-E). The results demonstrated that the expression of SIRT1 in the MCAO-R and MCAO-R + BHD groups was elevated. SIRT1 expression was significantly increased in the MCAO-R + BHD group, compared with that in the MCAO-R group. The expression of LC3-II and beclin 1 was increased, while that of p62 was slightly decreased in the cerebral peri-ischemic area of rats in the MCAO-R group. Post-surgical treatment with BHD markedly increased autophagy, when compared with the MCAO-R group. Post-surgical treatment with Rapa had a similar effect to that of BHD treatment. In addition, the distribution pattern of nestin and LC3 was elucidated using tissue immunostaining. The expression pattern of LC3 was similar to that observed following western blot analysis (Fig. 6A-C). The expression of nestin, a protein marker for neural stem cells, was also elevated by BHD. Therefore, these data suggested that the neuroprotective effect of BHD might be associated with the SIRT1/autophagy pathway.
Discussion
In the present study, it was shown that autophagy was activated on day 5 following cerebral I/R in vivo and post-surgical treatment with BHD demonstrated similar trends in regulating autophagy with those of Rapa treatment. Furthermore, the present study found that SIRT1 was upregulated on day 5 following MCAO-R and BHD exacerbated this phenomenon. In addition, BHD treatment increased nestin and DCX expression in MCAO-R rats, suggesting that BHD promoted neurogenesis. Therefore, these results demonstrated that BHD exerts a neuroprotective effect against stroke and promotes neurogenesis, potentially through the activation of the SIRT1/autophagy pathway.
Autophagy, a dynamic process, in which a cell degrades its own cytoplasm through a surrounding lysosome and a bilayer membrane, fluctuates constantly (43). In the central nervous system, moderate autophagy activation may be a manifestation of endogenous neuroprotective mechanisms (44). The formation of autophagosomes, as a process of cell repair and damage limitation following cerebral ischemia, serves a key role in neuronal survival (45,46). In China, BHD has been used for the clinical treatment of stroke for a number of years. BHD protects cerebral ischemia-injured neurons, blood vessels, glial cells and the brain microenvironment through a variety of mechanisms (47–50). In the present study, LC3-II and beclin 1 expression was found to be significantly increased, while p62 expression was found to be decreased, in the peri-ischemic area of rat brains in the MCAO-R + BHD and MCAO-R + Rapa groups, compared with the MCAO-R group. Thus, BHD was shown to activate autophagy in MCAO-R rats, a finding similar to that for Rapa.
Oxidative stress is an important pathological mechanism of stroke (51). When I/R occurs, a large amount of reactive oxygen species (ROS) is produced (52). Mitochondrial dysfunction cannot clear the excessive ROS, thus triggering further pathological changes, such as calcium overload and excitotoxicity (53). There is a negative feedback regulation response between ROS and autophagy in mitochondria; mitochondria-produced ROS can activate autophagy and when autophagy is activated, ROS is eliminated (54). MDA is an important target that reflects the body's anti-oxidative potential and can indirectly reflect tissue peroxidation damage. CAT and GSH-PX are two important peroxidases in the body. BHD can decrease the MDA level in the ischemic penumbra and increase the CAT and GSH-PX levels. Therefore, BHD can reduce oxidative stress damage following MCAO-R, which might be associated with the activation of the SIRT1/autophagy pathway.
Neurological deficits, such as hemiplegia and sensory disturbances, are the most common sequelae after stroke (55). Apoptosis is a process of programmed cell death, which is activated following cerebral ischemia injury and the production of ROS and inflammation during reperfusion (56). Autophagy and apoptosis both a form of cell self-regulation and the association between them is complex. Studies have shown that the inhibition of autophagy may lead to a shortage of bioenergy, thereby triggering cell apoptosis (57,58). BDNF, a critical growth factor, has been shown to promote neuronal survival and regulate different neuronal functions (42). BHD significantly ameliorated neurological deficit and the level of brain damage in rats after MCAO-R. In the present study, following MCAO-R, extensive neuronal death was observed, which was accompanied by the disappearance of cytoplasmic bodies, swelling of cell bodies, nuclear condensation and sparse Nissl bodies, whereas sham group neurons exhibited clear and large cell nuclei and Nissl bodies. However, treatment with BHD reversed these changes. The immunofluorescence results demonstrated that MCAO-R significantly decreased the expression of BDNF, whereas post-surgical treatment with BHD could markedly increase it compared with the MCAO-R group. Thus, BHD could protect neurons against MCAO-R, which may have been associated with the activation of the SIRT1/autophagy pathway.
Neurogenesis is hypothesized to be restricted to embryonic development, ceasing after birth. However, adult neurogenesis has been detected to occur throughout the lifetime of various mammals (59). Adult neural stem cells in the subventricular zone of the lateral ventricle and the dentate gyrus of the hippocampus can be activated following stroke, to then proliferate and produce neuroblasts for the repair of damaged neurons (60,61). A number of studies have investigated the role of autophagy in embryonic and adult neural stem cells. In the adult mammalian brain, the most studied neural stem cells, such as those located in the subventricular zone of the lateral ventricle and the subgranular zone of the hippocampal dentate gyrus, are located in a relatively hypoxic environment, which is a necessary condition for stem cells (62,63). Through autophagy, a low level of ROS appears to be maintained, to ensure the slow circulation of neural stem cells (64). DCX is a microtubule and actin filament-associated protein (65). Due to its specific expression in neural precursors and newly generated immature neurons in several regions of the brain, DCX is used as a specific marker to assess potential neurogenesis in the adult brain (66,67). Nestin is expressed in neural stem and progenitor cells, which may participate in neurogenesis following stroke (18,68). Several studies have shown that BHD can induce neurogenesis during the occurrence of stroke (30,69). In the present study, the expression of DCX in the MCAO-R + BHD group was increased compared with the MCAO-R group. These data demonstrated that the neuroprotective effect of BHD may be related to neurogenesis and autophagy. A double stain of a protein marker for neural stem cell (nestin) and autophagy-related protein (LC3) were performed to illustrate whether the neurogenesis of BHD is related to its regulation of autophagy. Confocal microscopy demonstrated that nestin and LC3 isoforms were located in living post-ischemic cells. These data provided evidence to suggest that BHD increased neurogenesis in the peri-ischemic area of rat brains on day 5 following MCAO-R, which might be associated with the activation of the SIRT1/autophagy pathway. SIRT1, a nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide-positive-dependent deacetylase, is a well-known modulator of aging (70). SIRT1 has been shown to exert anti-inflammatory, anti-apoptotic and anti-oxidative effects, promote DNA repair, maintain energy metabolism and regulate autophagy following the occurrence of stroke (71). SIRT1 can interact with several essential components of autophagy (22). Furthermore, research has shown that SIRT1 protects the brain during stroke, potentially through the activation of autophagy pathways (72). In the present study, BHD was proven to elevate SIRT1 expression, which may be an upstream autophagic protein.
In conclusion, the present study found that BHD may exert a neuroprotective effect and promote neurogenesis in MCAO-R rats by regulating the SIRT1/autophagy pathway in the peri-ischemic area of the brain. The findings of this study suggest that BHD may be a promising treatment for stroke, and that the SIRT1/autophagy pathway serves as a potential target for future therapies. However, the main limitation of this experiment is that the association between BHD and SIRT1/autophagy was not examined in-depth.
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Acknowledgements
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Funding
The present study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (grant no. 81673717) and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Research on Emergency in TCM (grant no. 2017B030314176).
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The datasets used and/or analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.
Authors' contributions
LG, QW and SJZ designed the experiments. HL, DP and YZ performed the experiments. HL wrote the manuscript. DP and SJZ modified the manuscript. HL and DP confirmed the authenticity of all the raw data. All authors reviewed and approved the final manuscript.
Ethics approval and consent to participate
All rat experiments and protocols were approved by the Experimental Animal Centre of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine of China (IACUC Approval no. 20190310001) on March 10, 2019.
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Competing interests
The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
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