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We previously showed that oral administration of exogenous glutathione(GSH)exerted a direct and/or indirect therapeutic effect on ischemic stroke rats,but the underlying mechanisms remain elusive.In the current study,we conducted a quantitative proteomic
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Key Lab of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics,State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines,China Phar
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We previously showed that oral administration of exogenous glutathione(GSH)exerted a direct and/or indirect therapeutic effect on ischemic stroke rats,but the underlying mechanisms remain elusive.In the current study,we conducted a quantitative proteomic analysis to explore the pathways mediating the therapeutic effect of GSH in cerebral ischemia/reperfusion(I/R)model rats.Rats were subjected to middle cerebral artery occlusion(MCAO)for 2 h followed by reperfusion.The rats were treated with GSH(250 mg/kg,ig)or levodopa(L-dopa,100 mg/kg,ig)plus carbidopa(10 mg/kg,ig).Neurologic deficits were assessed,and the rats were sacrificed at 24 h after cerebral I/R surgery to measure brain infarct sizes.We conducted a proteomic analysis of the lesion side striatum samples and found that tyrosine metabolism and dopaminergic synapse were involved in the occurrence of cerebral stroke and the therapeutic effect of GSH.Western blot assay revealed that tyrosine hydroxylase(TH)mediated the occurrence of l/R-induced ischemic stroke and the therapeutic effect of GSH.We analyzed the regulation of GSH on endogenous small molecule metabolites and showed that exogenous GSH had the most significant effect on intrastriatal dopamine(DA)in I/R model rats by promoting its synthesis and inhibiting its degradation.To further explore whether DA-related alterations were potential targets of GSH,we investigated the therapeutic effect of DA accumulation on ischemic brain injury.The combined administration of the precursor drugs of DA(L-dopa and carbidopa)significantly ameliorated neurological deficits,reduced infarct size,and oxidative stress,and decreased pro-inflammatory cytokines levels in the striatum of I/R injury rats.More interestingly,exogenous L-dopa/carbidopa could also greatly enhance the exposure of intracerebral GSH by upregulating GSH synthetases and enhancing homocysteine(HCY)levels in the striatum.Thus,administration of exogenous GSH exerts a therapeutic effect on ischemic stroke by increasing intrastriatal DA,and the accumulated DA can,in turn,enhance the exposure of GSH and its related substances,thus promoting the therapeutic effect of GSH.
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