Isorhamnetin is a flavonoid compound extracted from the traditional Chinese medicine Hippophae rhamnoides L., possessing various biological activities including antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anticancer, and neuroprotective effects[1, 2]. Isorhamnetin exerts its effects by regulating multiple cellular signaling pathways (such as NF-κB and PI3K/AKT), and is beneficial for cardiovascular health, diabetes, and potentially neurodegenerative diseases[3].
In vitro, treatment of A549 cells with Isorhamnetin (31.6, 63.2µM) for 24h resulted in the accumulation of A549 cells in the G0/G1 phase, a decrease in the number of cells in the S phase, and induced apoptosis. Isorhamnetin upregulated the expression of apoptotic genes Bax, caspase-3, and p53, and downregulated the expression of Bcl-2, cyclin D1, and PCNA proteins[4]. Treatment of HepG2 cells with Isorhamnetin (10-100µM) enhanced the nuclear translocation of NF-E2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) in a dose- and time-dependent manner, increased antioxidant response element (ARE) reporter gene activity, and elevated the protein levels of heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) and glutamate cysteine ligase (GCL), and increased intracellular glutathione (GSH) levels[5].
In vivo, Isorhamnetin (5mg/kg) administered via intraperitoneal injection for 7 days to rats with a chronic cardiotoxicity model significantly reduced myocardial damage, decreased serum cardiac enzyme release, and reduced myocardial vacuolization[6]. Isorhamnetin (5mg/kg) administered via intraperitoneal injection to mice with experimental stroke significantly reduced cerebral edema, improved blood-brain barrier function and neurological function, and upregulated the gene expression of tight junction proteins (including occludin, ZO-1, and claudin-5)[7].
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