Laminarin pretreatment provides neuroprotection against forebrain ischemia/reperfusion injury by reducing oxidative stress and neuroinflammation in aged gerbils

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Abstract

Laminarin is a polysaccharide isolated from brown algae that has various biological and pharmacological activities, such as antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. We recently reported that pretreated laminarin exerted neuroprotection against transient forebrain ischemia/reperfusion (IR) injury when we pretreated with 50 mg/kg of laminarin once a day for seven days in adult gerbils. However, there have been no studies regarding a neuroprotective effect of pretreated laminarin against IR injury in aged animals and its related mechanisms. Therefore, in this study, we intraperitoneally inject laminarin (50 mg/kg) once a day to aged gerbils for seven days before IR (5-min transient ischemia) surgery and examine the neuroprotective effect of laminarin treatment and the mechanisms in the gerbil hippocampus. IR injury in vehicle-treated gerbils causes loss (death) of pyramidal neurons in the hippocampal CA1 field at five days post-IR. Pretreatment with laminarin effectively protects the CA1 pyramidal neurons from IR injury. Regarding the laminarin-treated gerbils, production of superoxide anions, 4-hydroxy-2-nonenal expression and pro-inflammatory cytokines [interleukin(IL)-1β and tumor necrosis factor-α] expressions are significantly decreased in the CA1 pyramidal neurons after IR. Additionally, laminarin treatment significantly increases expressions of superoxide dismutase and anti-inflammatory cytokines (IL-4 and IL-13) in the CA1 pyramidal neurons before and after IR. Taken together, these findings indicate that laminarin can protect neurons from ischemic brain injury in an aged population by attenuating IR-induced oxidative stress and neuroinflammation.

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Park, J. H., Ahn, J. H., Lee, T. K., Park, C. W., Kim, B., Lee, J. C., … Won, M. H. (2020). Laminarin pretreatment provides neuroprotection against forebrain ischemia/reperfusion injury by reducing oxidative stress and neuroinflammation in aged gerbils. Marine Drugs, 18(4). https://doi.org/10.3390/md18040213

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