The neuroprotective effects of Berberine against amyloid β-protein-induced apoptosis in primary cultured hippocampal neurons via mitochondria-related caspase pathway

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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Neuronal cell apoptosis is an important pathological change in Alzheimer's disease (AD). Berberine, an isoquinoline alkaloid isolated and extracted from Coptidis and rhizome and Cortex phellodendri, has a wide range of pharmacological effects. In this study, we investigated the neuroprotective effects of Berberine against neuronal insults induced by Aβ25-35 in primary cultured hippocampal neurons.

METHODS: Primary neuron cells have been isolated from hippocampus of C57BL/6 newborn mice. We investigated effect of Berberine against neuronal insults induced by Aβ25-35 in primary cultured hippocampal neurons. TdT-mediated dUTP nick-end labeling, MTT, Propidium iodide, MMP, Caspase activity measurement, Western blot.

RESULT: These neurons explosure to the β25-35 protein resulted in a loss in cell viability and a surge in apoptosis. However, the presence of Berberine significantly reversed the effects induced by Aβ25-35. Through decreasing viability and caspase activity in neurons, the pretreatment with Berberine attenuated the cytotoxic effect of the Aβ25-35. Furthermore, it's found that expression of cytochrome C, as well as the restoration of Bcl-2/Bax and Bcl-xl/Bax ratio in the presence of Berberine, led to a decline in the apoptotic rate.

CONCLUSION: The neuroprotective effects of Berberine against Aβ25-35-induced neuronal apoptosis, suggesting that this may be a promising therapeutics against AD.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2017

Erschienen:

2017

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:655

Enthalten in:

Neuroscience letters - 655(2017) vom: 10. Aug., Seite 46-53

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Liang, Yubin [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Min [VerfasserIn]
Jiang, Xin [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Qiong [VerfasserIn]
Chang, Xin [VerfasserIn]
Guo, Yi [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

0I8Y3P32UF
9007-43-6
Alzheimer’s disease
Amyloid β
Amyloid beta-Peptides
Amyloid beta-protein (25-35)
Apoptosis
Berberine
Caspases
Cytochromes c
EC 3.4.22.-
Journal Article
Neuroprotective Agents
Peptide Fragments
Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2

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Date Completed 01.01.2018

Date Revised 01.01.2018

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.neulet.2017.06.048

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM273455923