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Cannabidiol effectively prevents oxidative stress and stabilizes hypoxia-inducible factor-1 alpha (HIF-1α) in an animal model of global hypoxia
| Title: | Cannabidiol effectively prevents oxidative stress and stabilizes hypoxia-inducible factor-1 alpha (HIF-1α) in an animal model of global hypoxia |
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| Authors: | Hanna Kletkiewicz, Michał S. Wojciechowski, Justyna Rogalska |
| Source: | Scientific Reports, Vol 14, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2024) |
| Publisher Information: | Nature Portfolio, 2024. |
| Publication Year: | 2024 |
| Collection: | LCC:Medicine LCC:Science |
| Subject Terms: | Perinatal hypoxia, Cannabidiol, Oxidative stress, Lipid peroxidation, Antioxidants, Hypoxia-inducible factor-1 alpha, Medicine, Science |
| More Details: | Abstract Cannabidiol (CBD) is a non-psychotomimetic phytocannabinoid derived from Cannabis sativa. It has therapeutic effects in different paradigms of brain injury, acting as a neuroprotectant. As oxidative stress is a primary risk factor for brain damage after neonatal hypoxia, we tested the effect of CBD on oxidative status and non-protein-bound iron accumulation in the immature brain after hypoxia. Moreover, we tested whether cannabidiol affects the accumulation of hypoxia-inducible factor-1 alpha (HIF-1α) which plays a key role in the regulation of cellular adaptation to hypoxia and oxidative stress. We used 7-day-old mice randomly assigned to hypoxic or control groups. Immediately after hypoxia or control exposure, pups were randomly assigned to a vehicle or CBD treatment. 24 h later, they were decapitated and the brains were immediately removed and stored for further biochemical analyses. We found that CBD reduced lipid peroxidation and prevented antioxidant depletion. For the first time, we also demonstrated that CBD upregulated HIF-1α protein level. This study indicates that CBD may effective agent in attenuating the detrimental consequences of perinatal asphyxia. |
| Document Type: | article |
| File Description: | electronic resource |
| Language: | English |
| ISSN: | 2045-2322 |
| Relation: | https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322 |
| DOI: | 10.1038/s41598-024-66599-5 |
| Access URL: | https://doaj.org/article/5ff0d1c4f6c84debb3fde1fae2afed69 |
| Accession Number: | edsdoj.5ff0d1c4f6c84debb3fde1fae2afed69 |
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| ISSN: | 20452322 |
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| DOI: | 10.1038/s41598-024-66599-5 |
| Published in: | Scientific Reports |
| Language: | English |