Frontiers in Pharmacology,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
16
Published: March 17, 2025
Rhodiola
is
a
common
Chinese
herb
in
the
treatment
of
cerebral
small
vessel
disease
(cSVD).
Umbelliferone,
one
effective
components
Rhodiola,
can
protect
endothelial
barrier.
But
its
mechanisms
are
still
unclear.
Therefore,
this
study
aimed
to
explore
umbelliferone
an
component
protecting
microvascular
barrier
cSVD.
Firstly,
ETCM,
SwissTargetPrediction
and
literatures
were
used
screen
targets
Rhodiola.
GeneCards
was
obtain
STRING
Cytoscape
utilized
for
building
PPI
C-T
network.
Metascape
construct
GO
KEGG
enrichment
analysis.
Then,
molecular
docking
employed
evaluate
binding
ability
compounds
their
respective
target
molecules.
Ultimately,
cell
damage
caused
by
OGD
protective
impact
umbelliferone,
bioactive
constituent
on
Endothelial
leakage
migration
assays
assess
permeability
cells.
IF
WB
techniques
ascertain
expression
tight
junction
protein.
The
major
proteins
related
pathways
validated
WB.
Six
106
potential
identified
1885
cSVD
obtained.
Nine
key
selected.
analysis
suggested
that
effects
associated
with
PI3K-Akt,
Ras,
Rap1
MAPK
signal
pathways.
Molecular
results
showed
good
between
28
pairs
compounds.
Umbelliferone
improve
cells
damaged
through
MMP9,
MMP2,
CCND1,
PTGS2
signaling
Our
systematically
clarified
treating
network
pharmacology
docking,
characterized
multi-component,
multi-target
multi-pathway
effects.
This
finding
vitro
tests,
which
demonstrated
brain
It
provided
valuable
ideas
references
additional
research.
Brain Research Bulletin,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
222, P. 111239 - 111239
Published: Feb. 3, 2025
Previous
researches
have
demonstrated
that
patients
with
subcortical
ischemic
vascular
disease
(SIVD)
exhibited
brain
structure
abnormalities.
However,
the
cortical
macrostructural
and
microstructural
characteristics
their
relationship
cognitive
scores
gene
expression
in
SIVD
remain
largely
unknown.
This
study
collected
3D-T1
diffusion
tensor
imaging
data
from
30
impairment
(SIVD-CI)
32
normal
controls.
The
between-group
comparative
analyses
of
thickness,
area,
volume,
local
gyrification
index
(LGI),
mean
diffusivity
(MD)
were
conducted
a
general
linear
model.
Moreover,
associations
between
significant
neuroimaging
values
Allen
Human
Brain
Atlas
database
evaluated
using
partial
least
squares
regression
correlation
analysis.
SIVD-CI
showed
decreases
thicknesses
across
18
regions,
volumes
three
LGI
five
as
well
increases
MD
regions
(P
<
0.05).
significantly
reduced
right
insula,
left
superior
temporal
gyrus,
central
anterior
caudal
cingulate
cortex,
positively
correlated
different
Furthermore,
abnormal
structural
indicators
found
to
be
related
nine
risk
genes
(VCAN,
APOE,
EFEMP1,
SALL1,
BCAN,
KCNK2,
EPN2,
DENND1B
XKR6)
specific
damage
may
decline
patients.
Research Square (Research Square),
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Feb. 14, 2025
Abstract
Peak
width
of
skeletonized
mean
diffusivity
(PSMD)
is
an
emerging
automated
diffusion
imaging
marker
showing
clinically
relevant
changes
in
cerebral
small
vessel
disease
(cSVD),
a
leading
cause
stroke
and
dementia
with
no
mechanism-based
treatment.
We
conducted
genome-wide
association
study
PSMD
58,403
participants
from
24
population-based
cohorts
(89%
European,
10%
East-Asian,
1%
African-American),
identifying
31
independent
common
variant
associations.
Additionally,
whole-exome
sequencing
analysis
32,957
yielded
associations
single
burden
rare
coding
variants
four
novel
genes.
Mendelian
randomization
supported
causal
higher
blood
pressure
larger
values,
increased
risk
stroke,
especially
intracerebral
hemorrhage.
Strikingly,
genetic
susceptibility
to
white
matter
hyperintensities,
established
MRI-marker
cSVD,
was
associated
early
childhood
older
age,
prominent
lifespan
effects
for
VCANSMG6.
Leveraging
unique
brain
single-cell
resources
we
showed
temporal
the
cell-type
specificity
these
genes
developing
overall
enrichment
loci
expressed
fetal
endothelial
cells.
Finally,
through
extensive
integration
multi-omics
resources,
provide
precious
leads
gene
prioritization
accelerate
drug
discovery
cSVD.
Frontiers in Pharmacology,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
16
Published: March 17, 2025
Rhodiola
is
a
common
Chinese
herb
in
the
treatment
of
cerebral
small
vessel
disease
(cSVD).
Umbelliferone,
one
effective
components
Rhodiola,
can
protect
endothelial
barrier.
But
its
mechanisms
are
still
unclear.
Therefore,
this
study
aimed
to
explore
umbelliferone
an
component
protecting
microvascular
barrier
cSVD.
Firstly,
ETCM,
SwissTargetPrediction
and
literatures
were
used
screen
targets
Rhodiola.
GeneCards
was
obtain
STRING
Cytoscape
utilized
for
building
PPI
C-T
network.
Metascape
construct
GO
KEGG
enrichment
analysis.
Then,
molecular
docking
employed
evaluate
binding
ability
compounds
their
respective
target
molecules.
Ultimately,
cell
damage
caused
by
OGD
protective
impact
umbelliferone,
bioactive
constituent
on
Endothelial
leakage
migration
assays
assess
permeability
cells.
IF
WB
techniques
ascertain
expression
tight
junction
protein.
The
major
proteins
related
pathways
validated
WB.
Six
106
potential
identified
1885
cSVD
obtained.
Nine
key
selected.
analysis
suggested
that
effects
associated
with
PI3K-Akt,
Ras,
Rap1
MAPK
signal
pathways.
Molecular
results
showed
good
between
28
pairs
compounds.
Umbelliferone
improve
cells
damaged
through
MMP9,
MMP2,
CCND1,
PTGS2
signaling
Our
systematically
clarified
treating
network
pharmacology
docking,
characterized
multi-component,
multi-target
multi-pathway
effects.
This
finding
vitro
tests,
which
demonstrated
brain
It
provided
valuable
ideas
references
additional
research.