Rutin reportedly conveys many beneficial effects, including neuroprotection in brain injury. However, the mechanisms underlying these effects are still not well understood. This study investigates the effect of rutin on potential mechanisms for neuroprotective effects, using the weight-drop model of traumatic brain injury (TBI) in male mice treated either with rutin or a vehicle via intraperitoneal injection 30 min after TBI. After euthanasia and 24 h after TBI, all mice were examined by tests, including neurologic scores, blood-brain barrier permeability, brain water content and neuronal cell death in the cerebral cortex. Results indicate that the levels of cytochrome c, malondialdehyde (MDA) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) were restored by rutin treatment. Rutin treatment resulted in the downregulation of caspase-3 expression in a reduced number of positive cells under terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP nick-end labeling assay, and also the improved survival of neurons. Furthermore, pretreatment levels of MDA were restored, while Bcl-2-associated X protein translocation to mitochondria and cytochrome c release into cytosol were reduced by rutin treatment. Our results demonstrate that rutin improves neurological outcome by protecting neural cells against apoptosis via mechanisms that involve the mitochondria following TBI.

Keywords:
Rutin, Traumatic brain injury, Neurologic scores, Mitochondria
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