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Abstract Title:

Ginkgo biloba extract improves brain uptake of ginsenosides by increasing blood-brain barrier permeability via activating A1 adenosine receptor signaling pathway.

Abstract Source:

J Ethnopharmacol. 2020 Jan 10 ;246:112243. Epub 2019 Sep 18. PMID: 31541722

Abstract Author(s):

Wenyi Liang, Wei Xu, Jing Zhu, Yadong Zhu, Quanlin Gu, Yuping Li, Caijuan Guo, Yijian Huang, Jiangfeng Yu, Weixuan Wang, Yinming Hu, Yanqun Zhao, Bin Han, Weijian Bei, Jiao Guo

Article Affiliation:

Wenyi Liang

Abstract:

ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: Ginkgo biloba leaves and Panax ginseng are Chinese medicine commonly used in combination for cerebral disease.

AIM OF THE STUDY: To investigate the effect of standard extract of Ginkgo biloba leaves (EGb) on facilitating brain uptake of ginsenoside and its underlying mechanisms.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: The increasing uptake of ginsenosides in the brain of rats by EGb were detected by LC-MS/MS analysis. Evans blue and FITC-dextran leakage were determined to evaluate blood-brain barrier (BBB) permeability in vivo. Transendothelial electrical resistance (TEER) and Na-F penetration rate were measured with a co-culture of the human cerebral microvascular endothelial cell line (hCMEC/D3) and human normal glial cell line (HEB) in vitro BBB model. WB were used to analyzed the expression of BBB tight junctions (TJs) related protein (ZO-1, Occludin, Claudin-3, p-ERM, and p-MLC), ultrastructure of TJs was determined by transmission electron microscope.

RESULTS: LC-MS/MS analysis demonstrated that EGb could improve brain uptake of ginsenoside Rg1, Re, Rd and Rb1. In vivo study showed that, BBB permeability was significantly increased after EGb administration, evidenced by the markedly increased penetration of FITC-dextran and Evans Blue into the mice brain parenchyma. In the in vitro BBB model, reduced TEER and increased Na-F penetration rate was observed in EGb group, which was associated with alteration of TJs ultrastructure. Furthermore, the expression of p-ERM and p-MLC in hCMEC/D3 as well as mice brain microvessels were significantly upregulated, but no significant change on the expression of TJs proteins (ZO-1, Occludin and Claudin-3). Moreover, the effect of EGb on in vitro BBB permeability and ERM, MLC phosphorylation was counteracted by DPCPX, an A1 adenosine receptor (A1R) antagonist.

CONCLUSIONS: EGb might induce ERM/MLC phosphorylation and increase the cell-cell junction gaps to cause a reversible increase of the BBB permeability via A1R signaling pathway. Our results may contribute to better use of EGb in the treatment of brain diseases.

Study Type : Animal Study

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