To investigate the protective effects and underlying mechanisms of Anmeidan (AMD) against oxygen-glucose deprivation/reoxygenation (OGD/R)-induced injury in astrocytes and neurons by regulating the EphA4/ephrinA3 signaling pathway.
An invitro OGD/R model was established using mouse astrocytes (C8-D1A) and hippocampal neurons (HT22 cells). Control serum and AMD-containing serum were prepared. Cells were divided into control, OGD/R, OGD/R+AMD, and OGD/R+melatonin groups. Cell proliferation and viability were assessed via CCK-8 assay to determine the optimal AMD serum concentration. Apoptosis rates were measured by flow cytometry. Immunofluorescence staining was performed to evaluate fluorescence intensity of neuronal marker NeuN, astrocytic marker GFAP, and neurogenesis marker BrdU. Protein expression of ephrinA3, EphA4, EAAT1, EAAT2, and SYN was analyzed by Western blot. Cellular ultrastructure was observed via transmission electron microscopy (TEM).
Compared with the control group, the OGD/R group showed reduced fluorescence intensity of NeuN and GFAP (P<0.01), abnormal neuronal morphology, upregulated EphA4/ephrinA3 protein expression (P<0.01), and decreased EAAT1/EAAT2 levels (P<0.05, P<0.01). AMD treatment significantly enhanced GFAP and NeuN fluorescence intensity, improved neuronal morphology, downregulated EphA4/ephrinA3 expression (P<0.01), upregulated EAAT1, EAAT2, SYN (P<0.05), and reduced apoptosis rates (P<0.01).
Anmeidan alleviates OGD/R-induced astrocyte and neuronal injury by downregulating the EphA4/ephrinA3 signaling pathway and modulating glutamate transport, which may underlie its therapeutic potential in sleep deprivation-related neural damage.
| 科 Family | 属数 Number of genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) | 属 Genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae | 2 | 11 | 5.26 | 鹅膏菌属 Amanita | 10 | 4.78 |
| 小菇科 Mycenaceae | 2 | 12 | 5.74 | 丝盖伞属 Inocybe | 5 | 2.39 |
| 多孔菌科 Polyporaceae | 8 | 14 | 6.70 | 蜡蘑属 Laccaria | 5 | 2.39 |
| 红菇科 Russulaceae | 3 | 23 | 11.00 | 小皮伞属 Marasmius | 6 | 2.87 |
| 小菇属 Mycena | 11 | 5.26 | ||||
| 光柄菇属 Pluteus | 5 | 2.39 | ||||
| 红菇属 Russula | 17 | 8.13 | ||||
| 栓菌属 Trametes | 5 | 2.39 |