Effects of morroniside on the expression of TIMP in the cortex of ischemia-reperfusion rats

  Objective: To study the effect of morroniside on the expression of tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase (TIMP) in rat cortex after 7 days of ischemia-reperfusion.

  Methods: Twenty-five male SD rats were prepared with a modified Zealonga suture method to prepare the middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) model of rats, and were randomly divided into model group, low-dose morroniside group, middle-dose group, and group after operation. High-dose group, 5 rats in each group. Three hours after modeling, morroniside was intragastrically administered at doses of 30, 90, and 270 mg/kg once a day. Western Blotting and Immunofluorencent staining were used to analyze the effects of morroniside on the expression of TIMP in the affected cortex of rats after 7 days of cerebral ischemia and reperfusion.

  Results: 7 days after cerebral ischemia and reperfusion, the expression of TIMP protein in the model group was significantly increased compared with the sham operation group (P<0.01); compared with the model group, the morroniside medium-dose group (90 mg/kg) And the high-dose group (270 mg/kg) TIMP protein expression was significantly increased (P <0.05; P <0.01).

  Conclusion: Moroside can up-regulate the expression of TIMP in the cerebral cortex, which helps protect and repair the blood-brain barrier after stroke.