10.6084/m9.figshare.7717823.v1 Wu T. Wu T. Jia Z. Jia Z. Dong S. Dong S. Han B. Han B. Zhang R. Zhang R. Liang Y. Liang Y. Zhang S. Zhang S. Sun J. Sun J. Supplementary Material for: <b><i>Panax notoginseng</i></b> Saponins Ameliorate Leukocyte Adherence and Cerebrovascular Endothelial Barrier Breakdown upon Ischemia-Reperfusion in Mice Karger Publishers 2019 Panax notoginseng saponins Leukocyte-endothelial interaction Blood-brain barrier Tight junction Ischemia-reperfusion 2019-02-14 07:05:43 Dataset https://karger.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Supplementary_Material_for_b_i_Panax_notoginseng_i_b_Saponins_Ameliorate_Leukocyte_Adherence_and_Cerebrovascular_Endothelial_Barrier_Breakdown_upon_Ischemia-Reperfusion_in_Mice/7717823 <i>Panax notoginseng</i> saponins (PNS) are known as clinical anti-stroke herbal medicines. The aim of this study is to describe the impact of PNS on ischemia-reperfusion-induced cerebral microvasculature barrier dysfunction which has not been investigated yet. Mice were subjected to transient middle cerebral artery occlusion and PNS were administrated to mice 3 days before and 2 days after surgery. Leukocyte adhesion, albumin leakage, tight junctions and other parameters in the cortex were measured. The PNS 45 mg/kg intervention alleviated leukocyte adhesion, inhibited endothelial barrier alterations evidenced by reduced albumin leakage and tight junction degradations, and ultimately ameliorated infarct volumes and neurological deficits subsequent to ischemia-reperfusion. Taken together, <i>P. notoginseng</i> saponins are able to attenuate leukocyte-mediated microvascular disturbance at the onset of ischemic stroke.