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The aim of this study was to elucidate the mechanism of action of THSWD in the treatment of ischemic stroke using bioinformatics combined with\n                      <jats:italic>in vitro<\/jats:italic>\n                      and\n                      <jats:italic>in vivo<\/jats:italic>\n                      experiments.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>R language was used to analyze middle cerebral artery occlusion\/reperfusion (MCAO\/R) rat transcriptome data and to identify differential gene expression following THSWD treatment. Gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA) was used to analyze the gene set enrichment pathway of MCAO\/R rats treated with THSWD. PPI networks screened key targets. The Human Brain Microvascular Endothelial Cells (HBMEC) Oxygen Glucose Deprivation\/Reoxygenation (OGD\/R) model and SD rat models of MCAO\/R were established. FITC-dextran, immunofluorescence, flow cytometry, ELISA, immunohistochemistry, Western blotting, and RT-qPCR were performed to identify potential treatment targets.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      A total of 515 differentially expressed genes of THSWD in MCAO\/R rats were screened and 92 differentially expressed genes of THSWD potentially involved in stroke intervention were identified, including Cd68, Ccl2, and other key genes.\n                      <jats:italic>In vitro<\/jats:italic>\n                      , THSWD reversed the increase in permeability of HBMEC cells and M1\/M2 polarization of macrophages induced by CCL2\/CCR2 axis agonists.\n                      <jats:italic>In vivo<\/jats:italic>\n                      , THSWD improved nerve function injury and blood-brain barrier injury in MCAO\/R rats. Further, THSWD inhibited the infiltration and polarization of macrophages, reduced the expression of IL-6, TNF-\u03b1, and MMP-9, and increased the expression of IL-4, while reducing the gene and protein expression of CCL2 and CCR2.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>THSWD may play a protective role in ischemic stroke by inhibiting the CCL2\/CCR2 axis, reducing the infiltration of macrophages, and promoting the polarization of M2 macrophages, thereby reducing inflammatory damage, and protecting injury to the blood-brain barrier.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fphar.2024.1428572","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,8,29]],"date-time":"2024-08-29T01:07:30Z","timestamp":1724893650000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":7,"title":["Exploration of the mechanism of Taohong Siwu Decoction for the treatment of ischemic stroke based on CCL2\/CCR2 axis"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"15","author":[{"given":"Jingjing","family":"Li","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Lijuan","family":"Zhang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Sujun","family":"Xue","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Chao","family":"Yu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yumeng","family":"Li","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Shuangping","family":"Li","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Qingping","family":"Ye","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Xianchun","family":"Duan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Daiyin","family":"Peng","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,8,29]]},"reference":[{"key":"B1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"505","DOI":"10.1007\/s12017-019-08569-z","article-title":"Acetyl-11-keto-\u03b2-boswellic acid (AKBA) attenuates oxidative stress, inflammation, complement activation and cell death in brain endothelial cells following OGD\/reperfusion","volume":"21","author":"Ahmad","year":"2019","journal-title":"Neuromolecular Med."},{"key":"B2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"2035","DOI":"10.1007\/s10571-022-01284-7","article-title":"Substance P reduces infarct size and mortality after ischemic stroke, possibly through the M2 polarization of microglia\/macrophages and neuroprotection in the ischemic rat brain","volume":"43","author":"Ahn","year":"2023","journal-title":"Cell. 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