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. 2022 Jul 28;27(15):4836. doi: 10.3390/molecules27154836

Table 1.

Summary of in vivo studies on SPMs in ischemic stroke and cerebrovascular events.

Reference Type of Study Animal Model Pro-Resolving Mediator Delivery (Or Measurement If the Study Was Non-Interventional) Outcome
Zuo et al., 2018 [26] Animal study MCAO mouse model RvD2 intraperitoneal ↓ infarction, inflammation, edema, and neurological dysfunction; compared with ω-3 fatty acid oral supplements, better rescue effect on cerebral infarction
Dong et al., 2019 [27] Animal study MCAO mouse model RvD2 Intravenous infusion of RvD2-loaded nanovesicles ↓ inflammation;
↑ neurological function
Fredman et al., 2016 [30] Animal study fat-fed Ldlr-/- mice RvD1 Immunoprecipitation injection ↓ atherosclerosis
Kotlęga et al., 2021 [31] Human study - RvD1 blood levels of endogenous pro-resolving mediators Post-stroke blood levels of RvD1 correlated with a better cognitive performance
Xian et al., 2016 [32] Animal study MCAO mouse model MaR1 Intracerebroventricular ↓infarct volume and neurological defects by inhibiting NF-kB p65 function
Xian et al., 2019 [33] Animal study MCAO mouse model MaR1 Intracerebroventricular ↓ inflammation and mitochondrial damage via activation of SIRT1 signaling
Vital et al., 2020 [34] Animal study Lipopolysaccharide and sickle transgenic mice models of thrombo-inflammation AnxA1 mimetic peptide Ac2-26 Intravenous ↓ thrombo-inflammation via Fpr2/ALX receptor and ↓ platelet aggregation
Gavins et al., 2007 [35] Animal study MCAO in wild-type or AnxA1−/− mice AnxA1 mimetic peptide Ac2-26 Intravenous ↓ inflammation via receptors of the FPR family
Xu et al., 2021 [37] Animal study MCAO mouse model AnxA1 mimetic peptide Ac2-26 Intravenous ↓ inflammation by regulating the FPR2/ALX-dependent AMPK-mTOR pathway
Ding et al., 2020 [38] Animal study Collagenase-induced ICH mouse model Recombinant human AnXA1 Intracerebroventricular ↓ inflammation via the FPR2/p38/COX-2 pathway
Senchenkova et al., 2019 [39] Animal study MCAO in wild-type or AnxA1−/− mice Whole protein AnXA1 Intravenous ↓ platelet aggregation by affecting integrin (αIIbβ3) activation
Li et al., 2021 [40] Animal study MCAO mouse model LXA4 Intracerebroventricular ↓ proinflammatory cytokines and regulate microglial M1/M2 polarization via the Notch signaling pathway
Wu et al., 2013 [41] Animal study MCAO mouse model LXA4 Intracerebroventricular ↓infarct volume and ↑ neurological function through Nrf2 upregulation
Hawkins et al., 2014 [43] Animal study MCAO mouse model LXA4 analog BML-111 Intravenous ↓ infarct size, edema, BBB disruption, and hemorrhagic transformation
Hawkins et al., 2017 [44] Animal study MCAO mouse model LXA4 analog BML-111 Intravenous ↓ infarct volume; and
↑ neurological function at 1 week.
No reduction of infarct size or improvement of behavioral deficits 4 weeks after ischemic stroke
Wu et al., 2010 [45] Animal study MCAO mouse model LXA4 ME Intracerebroventricular ↓ proinflammatory cytokines, neurological dysfunctions, infarction volume, and neuronal apoptosis
Ye et al., 2010 [46] Animal study MCAO mouse model LXA4 ME Intracerebroventricular ↓ proinflammatory cytokines, neurological dysfunctions, infarction volume, and neuronal apoptosis
Wu et al., 2012 [47] Animal study MCAO mouse model LXA4 ME Intracerebroventricular ↓ BBB dysfunction and MMP-9 expression;
↑ TIMP-1 expression
Jin et al., 2014 [48] Animal study BCCAO LXA4 ME Intracerebroventricular Amelioration of cognitive impairment via ↓oxidative injury and ↓neuronal apoptosis in the hippocampus with the activation of the ERK/Nrf2 signaling pathway
Wang et al., 2021 [49] Human study - LXA4, RvD1, RvD2, RvE1, MaR1 blood levels of endogenous pro-resolving mediators ↓ LXA4 in patients with post-stroke cognitive impairment
Guo et al., 2016 [50] Animal study endovascular perforation model of SAH Exogenous LXA4 Intracerebroventricular ↓ neuroinflammation by activating FPR2 and inhibiting p38
Liu et al., 2019 [51] Animal study endovascular perforation model of SAH Recombinant LXA4 Intracerebroventricular ↓ endothelial dysfunction and neutrophil infiltration, possibly involving the LXA4/FPR2/ERK1/2 pathway
Yao et al., 2013 [53] Animal study MCAO mouse model NPD1 Intracerebroventricular ↓ infarct volume and ↑ neurological scores through inhibition of calpain-mediated TRPC6 proteolysis and activation of CREB via the Ras/MEK/ERK pathway
Eady et al., 2012 [54] Animal study MCAO mouse model NPD1 Intravenous ↓ infarct size in aged rats via activation of Akt and p70S6K pathways
Belayev et al., 2017 [55] Animal study MCAO mouse model DHA (NPD1 precursor) Intravenous ↓ oxidative stress by upregulating ring finger protein 146 (Iduna) in neurons and astrocyte
Zirpoli et al., 2021 [56] Animal study Unilateral cerebral hypoxia-ischemia injury mouse model NPD1 Intraperitoneal ↓ ischemic core expansion, preserved mitochondrial structure and ↓ BAX translocation and activation
Belayev et al., 2018 [57] Animal study MCAO mouse model NPD1 Intracerebroventricular ↑ neurogenesis and angiogenesis, BBB integrity, and long-term neurobehavioral recovery
Bazan et al., 2012 [58] Animal study MCAO mouse model AT-NPD1 Intravenous ↓ infarct volume and brain edema; ↑ neurobehavioral recovery

AnXA1: Annexin A1; AT-NPD1: aspirin-triggered NPD1; BBB: Blood–Brain Barrier; BCCAO: bilateral common carotid artery occlusion; DHA: docosahexaenoic acid; FPR: formyl-peptide receptor; LXA4: Lipoxin A4; LXA4 ME: Lipoxin A4 Methyl Ester; MaR1: Maresin1; MCAO: middle cerebral artery occlusion; NPD1: Neuroprotectin D1; RvD1: Resolvin D1; RvD2: Resolvin D2; RvE1: Resolvin E1; SAH: Sub Arachnoid Hemorrhage.