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In the present study, we tested the hypothesis that AOM could induce adult hippocampal neurogenesis and improve poststroke cognitive impairment\n                    <jats:italic>via<\/jats:italic>\n                    inducing brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) signaling pathway. In order to test the hypothesis, we performed both\n                    <jats:italic>in vivo<\/jats:italic>\n                    rat experiments using transient middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) model and\n                    <jats:italic>in vitro<\/jats:italic>\n                    neural stem cell (NSC) experiments using oxygen\u2013glucose deprivation plus reoxygenation. First, AOM treatment significantly up-regulated the expression of BDNF, tropomycin receptor kinase B (TrkB), and phosphorylated AKT (p-AKT) in the hippocampus, enhanced adult hippocampal neurogenesis, and improved the spatial learning\/memory and cognitive functions in the post-MCAO ischemic rats\n                    <jats:italic>in vivo<\/jats:italic>\n                    . Next,\n                    <jats:italic>in vitro<\/jats:italic>\n                    studies confirmed\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    -coumaric acid (P-CA) to be the most effective compound identified from AOM extract with the properties of activating BDNF\/TrkB\/AKT signaling pathway and promoting NSC proliferation. Cotreatment of BDNF\/TrkB-specific inhibitor ANA12 abolished the effects of P-CA on inducing BDNF\/TrkB\/AKT activation and the NSC proliferation. Finally, animal experiments showed that P-CA treatment enhanced the neuronal proliferation and differentiation in the hippocampus, improved spatial learning and memory functions, and reduced anxiety in the transient MCAO ischemic rats. In conclusion, P-CA is a representative compound from AOM for its bioactivities of activating BDNF\/TrkB\/AKT signaling pathway, promoting hippocampal neurogenesis, improving cognitive functions, and reducing anxiety in post\u2013ischemic stroke rats.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3389\/fcell.2020.577790","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,1,18]],"date-time":"2021-01-18T10:24:12Z","timestamp":1610965452000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":39,"title":["Alpinia oxyphylla Miq. and Its Active Compound P-Coumaric Acid Promote Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Signaling for Inducing Hippocampal Neurogenesis and Improving Post-cerebral Ischemic Spatial Cognitive Functions"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"8","author":[{"given":"Yacong","family":"He","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Shuang","family":"Chen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Bun","family":"Tsoi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Shuhua","family":"Qi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Bing","family":"Gu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Zhenxing","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Cheng","family":"Peng","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jiangang","family":"Shen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2021,1,18]]},"reference":[{"key":"B1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"15570","DOI":"10.1073\/pnas.0803702105","article-title":"Deletion of TrkB in adult progenitors alters newborn neuron integration into hippocampal circuits and increases anxiety-like behavior.","volume":"105","author":"Bergami","year":"2008","journal-title":"Proc. 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