Matrine treatment reduces retinal ganglion cell apoptosis in experimental optic neuritis

J Kang, S Liu, Y Song, Y Chu, M Wang, Y Shi… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Inflammatory demyelination and axonal injury of the optic nerve are hallmarks of optic
neuritis (ON), which often occurs in multiple sclerosis and is a major cause of visual …

Multiple neuroprotective mechanisms of minocycline in autoimmune CNS inflammation

K Maier, D Merkler, J Gerber, N Taheri, AV Kuhnert… - Neurobiology of …, 2007 - Elsevier
Axonal destruction and neuronal loss occur early during multiple sclerosis, an autoimmune
inflammatory CNS disease that frequently manifests with acute optic neuritis. Available …

Matrine protects neuro-axon from CNS inflammation-induced injury

QC Kan, P Lv, XJ Zhang, YM Xu, GX Zhang… - … and Molecular Pathology, 2015 - Elsevier
Neuro-axonal injury in the central nervous system (CNS) is one of the major pathological
hallmarks of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE), an experimental model of …

N-Methyl-d-Aspartate Receptor Blockade Is Neuroprotective in Experimental Autoimmune Optic Neuritis

KW Sühs, R Fairless, SK Williams… - … of Neuropathology & …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Optic neuritis is a common clinical manifestation of the chronic inflammatory CNS disease
multiple sclerosis that can result in persistent visual impairment caused by degeneration of …

Tanshinone IIA alleviates brain damage in a mouse model of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder by inducing neutrophil apoptosis

Y Gong, Y Zhang, Z Wang, H Song, Y Liu, A Lv… - Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Background Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD), an autoimmune
astrocytopathic disease associated with the anti-aquaporin-4 (AQP4) antibody, is …

Matrine promotes oligodendrocyte development in CNS autoimmunity through the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway

SQ Liu, ML Zhang, HUJ Zhang, FZ Liu, RJ Chu… - Life sciences, 2017 - Elsevier
Aims Matrine (MAT), a quinolizidine alkaloid derived from the herb Radix Sophorae
flavescens, has been recently found to be beneficial in experimental autoimmune …

Protective effects of matrine on experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis via regulation of ProNGF and NGF signaling

L Zhu, Q Pan, XJ Zhang, YM Xu, Y Chu, N Liu… - Experimental and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Inflammation, demyelination, oligodendrocyte (OLG) death, and axonal
degeneration are primary characteristics of multiple sclerosis (MS) and its animal model …

[HTML][HTML] Matrine protects oligodendrocytes by inhibiting their apoptosis and enhancing mitochondrial autophagy

MR Wang, XJ Zhang, HC Liu, WD Ma, ML Zhang… - Brain research …, 2019 - Elsevier
Stressed oligodendrocytes (OLGs) activate microglia to produce an inflammatory response,
and the impairment of mitochondria further aggravates OLG damage, which is the earliest …

Matrine suppresses expression of adhesion molecules and chemokines as a mechanism underlying its therapeutic effect in CNS autoimmunity

QC Kan, L Zhu, N Liu, GX Zhang - Immunologic research, 2013 - Springer
Experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) is a classical experimental model of
multiple sclerosis (MS), an autoimmune disease of the central nervous system (CNS) …

Fatty acids dietary supplements exert anti-inflammatory action and limit ganglion cell degeneration in the retina of the EAE mouse model of multiple sclerosis

M Dal Monte, M Cammalleri, F Locri, R Amato, S Marsili… - Nutrients, 2018 - mdpi.com
Optic neuritis is an acute inflammatory demyelinating disorder of the optic nerve (ON) and is
an initial symptom of multiple sclerosis (MS). Optic neuritis is characterized by ON …