Molecules 2012-01-01

Synthesis and protective effect of scutellarein on focal cerebral ischemia/reperfusion in rats.

Lihua Qian, Minzhe Shen, Hao Tang, Yuping Tang, Li Zhang, Yifan Fu, Qianping Shi, Nian-Guang Li

文献索引：Molecules 17(9) , 10667-74, (2012)

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摘要

Scutellarein, the main metabolite of scutellarin in vivo, has relatively better solubility, bioavailability and bio-activity than scutellarin. However, compared with scutellarin, it is very difficult to obtain scutellarein from Nature. Therefore, the present study focused on establishing an efficient route for the synthesis of scutellarein by hydrolyzing scutellarin. Neurological deficit score and cerebral infarction volume with the administration of scutellarein were then used to compare its neuroprotective effects on focal cerebral ischemia/reperfusion in rats induced by middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) with those of scutellarin. The results showed that scutellarein had better protective effect on focal cerebral ischemia/reperfusion than scutellarin, which laid the foundation for further research and development of scutellarein as a promising candidate for ischemic cerebro-vascular disease.