Protocatechuic acid inhibits apoptosis by mitochondrial dysfunction in rotenone-induced PC12 cells.

Protocatechuic acid (PCA), a phenolic compound isolated from the kernels of Alpinia (A.) oxyphylla, showed the significant neuroprotective effects on hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) or MPP+-induced apoptosis in cultured PC12 cells. However, the mechanism how PCA suppresses rotenone-induced neurotoxicity in cultured PC12 cells remains unclear. In this study, we investigated the protective effects of PCA in PC12 cells exposed to rotenone as an in vitro model of mitochondrial dysfunction and apoptotic cell death. The apoptosis in rotenone-induced PC12 cells was accompanied by the loss of mitochondrial membrane potential, the formation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), the total glutathione depletion, activation of caspase-3 and down-regulation of Bcl-2. In contrast, PCA markedly attenuated the above-mentioned mitochondrial dysfunction in a dose-dependent manner. Taken together, these results suggest that treatment of PC12 cells with PCA can block rotenone-induced apoptosis via ameliorating the mitochondrial dysfunction.     

Protocatechuic acid from Alpinia oxyphylla against MPP+-induced neurotoxicity in PC12 cells.

An ethyl acetate extract of Alpinia oxyphylla was found to possess neuroprotective activity against 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium ion (MPP(+)) induced apotosis and oxidative stress in cultured PC12 cells. From the extract, a phenolic compound was isolated through bioassay-guided fractionation and identified as protocatechuic acid (PCA) by IR, MS, and (1)H and (13)C NMR spectroscopy. It was the first time which was isolated from the kernels of A. oxyphylla. Exposure of PC12 cells to 1mM MPP(+) may cause significant viability loss and apoptotic cell death. PCA stimulated PC12 cellular proliferation and markedly attenuated MPP(+)-induced apoptotic cell death in a dose-dependent manner. By observing the nuclear morphological changes and flow cytometric analysis, PCA showed its significant effect on protecting PC12 cells against MPP(+)-induced apoptosis. Meanwhile, PCA enhanced the activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT) in PC12 cells. In addition, PCA also dose-dependently reduced the hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2))- or sodium nitroprusside (SNP)-induced cell death in PC12 cells. The results suggest that PCA may be one of the primary active components in the kernels of A. oxyphylla and provide a useful therapeutic strategy for the treatment of oxidative stress-induced neurodegenerative disease such as Parkinson's disease.     

Piperine inhibition of 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium-induced mitochondrial dysfunction and cell death in PC12 cells

The effect of alkaloid piperine against the toxicity of 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium (MPP(+)) in differentiated PC12 cells was assessed. Piperine treatment revealed a differential effect on the cytotoxicity of MPP(+) and had its maximum inhibitory effect at 1 microM. The addition of piperine (0.5-10 microM) significantly reduced the MPP(+)-induced nuclear damage, mitochondrial membrane permeability changes, formation of reactive oxygen species and depletion of GSH. In contrast, piperine at 50-100 microM showed cytotoxicity and exhibited an additive effect against the MPP(+) toxicity. The results indicate that piperine had a differential effect on the cytotoxicity of MPP(+) depending on concentration. Piperine at low concentrations may reduce the MPP(+)-induced viability loss in PC12 cells by suppressing the changes in the mitochondrial membrane permeability, leading to the release of cytochrome c and subsequent activation of caspase-3. The effects may be ascribed to its inhibitory action on the formation of reactive oxygen species and depletion of GSH.     

脂质立方液晶设计制备与表征评价研究进展

目的：研究伊拉地平（ ISR ）对1-甲基-4-苯基吡啶离子（ MPP＋）损伤的PC12细胞的保护作用及可能机制。方法MPP ＋处理PC12细胞建立帕金森病细胞模型;4-甲基偶氮唑蓝（ MTT）比色法检测细胞存活率;双氯荧光黄乙酸乙酯（ DCFH-DA）染色流式细胞术检测细胞内活性氧（ ROS）的生成;JC-1染色流式细胞术检测细胞线粒体膜电位（ MMP）。结果1 mmol · L－1MPP＋处理PC12细胞24 h后能明显抑制细胞生长（P＜0．01）;降低线粒体膜电位;ROS含量增加。2μmol· L－1伊拉地平预处理后, PC12细胞存活率显著增加（ P＜0．01）;线粒体膜电位升高;ROS生成减少。结论伊拉地平对MPP＋损伤的PC12细胞具有保护作用,其作用机制可能与维持线粒体正常膜电位,稳定线粒体功能,阻止线粒体氧化应激发生有关。     

Protective effect of verbascoside on 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium ion-induced neurotoxicity in PC12 cells

The neuroprotective effects of verbascoside, one of phenylpropanoid glucoside isolated from the Chinese herbal medicine Buddleja officinalis Maxim, on 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium ion (MPP(+)) induced apoptosis and oxidative stress in PC12 neuronal cells were investigated. Treatment of PC12 cells with MPP(+) for 48 h induced apoptotic death as determined by 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay and flow cytometry, the activation of caspase-3 measured by the caspase-3 activity assay kit, the reduction in mitochondrial membrane potential with laser scanning confocal microscopy and the increase in the extracellular hydrogen peroxide level. Simultaneous treatment with verbascoside markedly attenuated MPP(+)-induced apoptotic death, increased extracellular hydrogen peroxide level, the activation of caspase-3 and the collapse of mitochondrial membrane potential. These results strongly indicate that verbascoside may provide a useful therapeutic strategy for the treatment of oxidative stress-induced neurodegenerative disease such as Parkinson's disease.     

Antioxidant effect of erythropoietin on 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium-induced neurotoxicity in PC12 cells

The neuroprotective effects of erythropoietin on 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium (MPP(+))-induced oxidative stress and apoptosis in cultured PC12 cells as well as the underlying mechanism were investigated. Treatment of PC12 cells with MPP(+) caused the loss of cell viability, which was associated with the elevation in apoptotic rate, the formation of reactive oxygen species and the disruption of mitochondrial transmembrane potential. It was also shown that MPP(+) significantly induced upregulation of Bax/Bcl-2 ratio and activation of caspase-3. In contrast, erythropoietin reversed these phenotypes and had its maximum protective effect at 1 U/ml. The effect of erythropoietin was mediated by the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) signaling pathway since erythropoietin failed to rescue cells from MPP(+) insult in the presence of the PI3K inhibitor, LY 294002. In addition, the downstream effector of PI3K, Akt, was activated by erythropoietin, and Akt activation was inhibited by LY 294002. Furthermore, the effect of erythropoietin on reactive oxygen species levels was also blocked by LY 294002. These results show that erythropoietin may provide a useful therapeutic strategy for the treatment of oxidative stress-induced neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson disease.     

Neuroprotective effects of the stable nitroxide compound Tempol on 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium ion-induced neurotoxicity in the Nerve Growth Factor-differentiated model of pheochromocytoma PC12 cells

Nerve growth factor (NGF) differentiated pheochromocytoma PC12 cells exposed to 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium (MPP+) toxin were used as an in vitro pharmacological model of Parkinson's disease to examine the neuroprotective effects of 4-hydroxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethyl piperidine-n-oxyl (Tempol), a free radical scavenger and a superoxide dismutase-mimetic compound. MPP+-induced PC12 cell death was measured 72 h after exposure to 1.5 mM MPP+ by the release of lactate dehydrogenease, caspase-3 activation and stimulation of survival and stress mitogen-activated protein kinases. Exposure of PC12 cells to MPP+ activated ERK1 and ERK2 (forty-fold over control after 72 h), JNK1 and JNK2 (fourfold after 48 h) and p-38alpha (tenfold after 24 h). Pretreatment of PC12 cells with 500 microM Tempol, 1 h before induction of the MPP+ insult, reduced by 70% the release of LDH into the medium, inhibited caspase-3 activity by 30% and improved by 33% mitochondrial function, effects correlated with a 70% reduction in ERK1 and ERK2 phosphorylation activity. These findings support the neuroprotective effect of Tempol in the MPP+-induced PC12 cell death model and its use as a potential drug for treatment of Parkinson's disease.     

瓜子金皂苷己对MPP~+诱导PC12细胞凋亡的保护作用

目的观察瓜子金皂苷己(polygalasaponin F,PS-F)对1-甲基-4-苯基-吡啶离子(1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium,MPP+)诱导的PC12细胞损伤的影响,并且探讨其作用机制。方法 MTT法检测细胞存活率,Annexin V/PI染色流式细胞术检测PC12细胞凋亡,JC-1染色倒置显微镜检测细胞线粒体膜电位(mitochondrial membrane potential,MMP),Western blot检测Caspase-3蛋白的水平。结果 500μmol.L-1MPP+作用PC12细胞48 h,能明显抑制细胞生长(P<0.01),诱导细胞发生凋亡,同时降低MMP,增加活性Caspase-3的蛋白水平。同时给予不同浓度PS-F处理,PC12细胞存活率增加(P<0.01);凋亡细胞量减少;MMP增高;活性Caspase-3蛋白水平降低(P<0.01)。结论 PS-F能抑制MPP+诱导的PC12细胞的凋亡,其作用机制可能与维持线粒体正常膜电位,稳定线粒体功能,降低活性Caspase-3蛋白水平有关。     

Rosmarinic acid antagonized 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium (MPP+)-induced neurotoxicity in MES23.5 dopaminergic cells

Rosmarinic acid (RA) is a naturally occurring polyphenolic compound found in various plant families. We previously reported that RA exerted protective effects against 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA)-induced neurotoxicity through antioxidative properties. In this study, we investigated whether RA could prevent effects of 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium (MPP(+))-induced insult in MES23.5 dopamineric cells. 1-Methyl-4-phenylpyridinium treatment decreased cell viability and dopamine content, as well as caused apoptotic morphological changes. 1-Methyl-4-phenylpyridinium-induced mitochondrial dysfunction, indicated by inhibition of activity associated with mitochondrial respiratory chain complex I, suggested mitochondrial transmembrane potential collapse and generation of reactive oxygen species. Decreased Bcl-2/Bax ratio and caspase 3 activation were also observed. Rosmarinic acid pretreatment restored the complex I activity of the mitochondrial respiratory chain and partially reversed the other damaging effects of MPP(+). Our results indicate that RA plays a neuroprotective role by ameliorating mitochondrial dysfunction against MPP(+)-induced cell apoptosis and suggest that RA has the potential to be considered an aid for prevention of Parkinson's disease.     

Neoechinulin A protects PC12 cells against MPP+-induced cytotoxicity

Neoechinulin A, an alkaloid from Eurotium rubrum, can protect neuronal PC12 cells against cytotoxicity of a potent oxidant, peroxynitrite. Because involvement of peroxynitrite has been suggested in the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease, we assessed whether this alkaloid could also protect PC12 cells from the cytocidal action of 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridine (MPP+), a neurotoxin capable of provoking acute Parkinson's-like neurodegeneration in humans. Neoechinulin A could protect PC12 cells from MPP+ cytotoxicity without protecting against mitochondrial complex I dysfunction, suggesting the alkaloid can ameliorate downstream events of mitochondrial failure. Thus, neoechinulin A has the potential to intervene in this progressive neurodegeneration.     

LONP1 induction by SRT1720 attenuates mitochondrial dysfunction against high glucose induced neurotoxicity in PC12 cells

Neuropathies caused by mitochondrial dysfunction are the most common and serious impediment of high glucose (HG)-induced toxicity. We have previously reported mitoprotective potency of Sirtuin1 (Sirt1) in diabetic neuropathy (DN) via targeting mitochondrial dysfunction but its nuclear control over mitochondrial bioenergetics remains unknown. Here, we studied the effect of SRT1720; a small molecule activator of Sirt1 in attenuating the HG mediated mitochondrial dysfunction in differentiated rat pheochromocytoma (PC12) cells and aiming to determine (1) whether SRT1720 can improve mitochondrial function in HG exposed PC12 cells (2) if yes then this effect is dependent or independent of mitochondrial Lon protease (LONP1) (3) and whether silencing of LONP1 affects the mitochondrial function or not. HG (30 mM) exposed PC12 cells demonstrated reduced mitochondrial complex activities and oxygen consumption rate (OCR), decreased the expressions of Sirt1, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor coactivator-1α (PGC1α), nuclear respiratory factor-2 (NRF2), LONP1 and ATP synthase c. SRT1720 treatment (4 μM) significantly reversed these effects in hyperglycemia insulted PC12 cells but silencing the expression of LONP1 impeded this effect of SRT1720 on mitochondrial complex activities, OCR and mitochondrial membrane potential. Based on these findings, we inferred that SRT1720 might improve mitochondrial function in HG induced mitochondrial dysfunction in PC12 cells via stimulation of Sirt1-LONP1 axis.     

Possible role of interleukin-6 in PC12 cell death induced by MPP+ and tetrahydroisoquinoline

Interleukin (IL)-6 has been shown to protect neuronal cells from cell death induced by various stimulants. Although neuronal cells including PC12 cells were shown to produce IL-6, little is known about the effects of dopaminergic neurotoxins, 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline (TIQ) and 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium ion (MPP(+)), on IL-6 expression in PC12 cells. In the present study, we investigated the role of IL-6 in the TIQ- and MPP(+)-induced cell death in PC12 cells. Treatment with 3.2 mM TIQ for 24 h caused a delayed cell death (lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) leakage and nuclear DNA fragmentation) markedly 72 h after the addition. Addition of 0.4 mM MPP(+) caused LDH leakage and nuclear DNA fragmentation 24 h after the addition. The cell death induced by MPP(+) was inhibited by an inhibitor of caspases, z-Val-Ala-Asp(OMe)-fluoromethylketone. The cell death induced by TIQ or MPP(+) was inhibited by nerve growth factor and 10% serum and significantly enhanced by the treatment with anti-IL-6 antibody. Both neurotoxins decreased the IL-6 mRNA level in PC12 cells without changing the other tested mRNA levels (IL-1 alpha, beta-actin, etc.). These findings suggest that dopaminergic neurotoxins cause cell death in PC12 cells at least partially by changing IL-6 expression.     

Acetyl-L-carnitine cytoprotection against 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium toxicity in neuroblastoma cells

Acetyl-L-carnitine (ALCAR) plays an integral role in the transport of long chain fatty acids across the inner mitochondrial membrane for oxidative phosphorylation. In non-human primates, administration of ALCAR was reported to prevent 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP)-induced neurological injury to the substantia nigra. The present study investigates the effects of ALCAR against the toxicity of 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium (MPP(+)), the neurotoxic metabolite of MPTP, in murine brain neuroblastoma cells. MPP(+), a potent mitochondrial toxin, induced a dose-dependent reduction in mitochondrial oxygen consumption and cell viability, corresponding to an accelerated rate of cellular glucose utilization. Treatment with ALCAR, but not L-carnitine, prevented MPP(+) toxicity and partially restored intracellular ATP concentrations, but did not reverse the MPP(+)-induced loss of mitochondrial oxygen consumption. These data indicate that protective effects are independent of oxidative phosphorylation. ALCAR had a substantial glucose sparing effect in both controls and MPP(+)-treated groups, demonstrating a potential role in enhancing glucose utilization through glycolysis. Antagonizing the entry of fatty acids into the mitochondria, with either insulin or malonyl CoA, did not interfere with ALCAR protection against MPP(+). On the contrary, insulin potentiated the protective effects of ALCAR. In conclusion, these data indicate that ALCAR protects against MPP(+) toxicity, independent of mitochondrial oxidative capacity or beta-oxidation of fatty acids. In contrast, the protective effects of ALCAR appear to involve potentiation of energy derived from glucose through anaerobic glycolysis.     

The selective toxicity of 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium to dopaminergic neurons: the role of mitochondrial complex I and reactive oxygen species revisited

1-Methyl-4-phenylpyridinium (MPP(+)) is selectively toxic to dopaminergic neurons and has been studied extensively as an etiologic model of Parkinson's disease (PD) because mitochondrial dysfunction is implicated in both MPP(+) toxicity and the pathogenesis of PD. MPP(+) can inhibit mitochondrial complex I activity, and its toxicity has been attributed to the subsequent mitochondrial depolarization and generation of reactive oxygen species. However, MPP(+) toxicity has also been noted to be greater than predicted by its effect on complex I inhibition or reactive oxygen species generation. Therefore, we examined the effects of MPP(+) on survival, mitochondrial membrane potential (DeltaPsim), and superoxide and reduced glutathione levels in individual dopaminergic and nondopaminergic mesencephalic neurons. MPP(+) (5 microM) selectively induced death in fetal rat dopaminergic neurons and caused a small decrease in their DeltaPsim. In contrast, the specific complex I inhibitor rotenone, at a dose (20 nM) that was less toxic than MPP(+) to dopaminergic neurons, depolarized DeltaPsim to a greater extent than MPP(+). In addition, neither rotenone nor MPP(+) increased superoxide in dopaminergic neurons, and MPP(+) failed to alter levels of reduced glutathione. Therefore, we conclude that increased superoxide and loss of DeltaPsim may not represent primary events in MPP(+) toxicity, and complex I inhibition alone is not sufficient to explain the selective toxicity of MPP(+) to dopaminergic neurons. Clarifying the effects of MPP(+) on energy metabolism may provide insight into the mechanism of dopaminergic neuronal degeneration in PD.     

Synergistic effects of hydrogen peroxide and ethanol on cell viability loss in PC12 cells by increase in mitochondrial permeability transition

The promoting effect of ethanol against the cytotoxicity of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) in differentiated PC12 cells was assessed by measuring the effect on the mitochondrial membrane permeability. Treatment of PC12 cells with H2O2 resulted in the nuclear damage, decrease in the mitochondrial transmembrane potential, cytosolic accumulation of cytochrome c, activation of caspase-3, increase in the formation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and depletion of GSH. In PC12 cells and dopaminergic neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cells, the promoting effect of ethanol on the H2O2-induced cell death was increased with exposure time. Ethanol promoted the nuclear damage, change in the mitochondrial membrane permeability, ROS formation and decrease in GSH contents due to H2O2 in PC12 cells. Catalase, carboxy-PTIO, Mn-TBAP, N-acetylcysteine, cyclosporin A and trifluoperazine inhibited the H2O2 and ethanol-induced mitochondrial dysfunction and cell injury. The results show that the ethanol treatment promotes the cytotoxicity of H2O2 against PC12 cells. Ethanol may enhance the H2O2-induced viability loss in PC12 cells by promoting the mitochondrial membrane permeability change, release of cytochrome c and subsequent activation of caspase-3, which is associated with the increased formation of ROS and depletion of GSH. The findings suggest that ethanol as a promoting agent for the formation of mitochondrial permeability transition may enhance the neuronal cell injury caused by oxidants.     

Myricetin attenuated MPP(+)-induced cytotoxicity by anti-oxidation and inhibition of MKK4 and JNK activation in MES23.5 cells

Increasing evidence suggests that oxidative stress may be implicated in the degeneration of dopaminergic neurons in Parkinson's disease (PD), and anti-oxidation have been shown to be effective to PD treatment. Myricetin has been reported to have the biological functions of anti-oxidation, anti-apoptosis, anti-inflammation and iron-chelation. The aim of the present study is to investigate the neuroprotective effect of myricetin on 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium (MPP(+))-treated MES23.5 cells and the underlying mechanisms. The results showed that myricetin treatment significantly attenuated MPP(+)-induced cell loss and nuclear condensation. Further experiments demonstrated that myricetin could suppress the production of intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS), restore the mitochondrial transmembrane potential (?Ψm), increase Bcl-2/Bax ratio and decrease caspase-3 activation that induced by MPP(+). Futhermore, we also showed myricetin decreased the phosphorylation of mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) kinase 4 (MKK4) and c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) caused by MPP(+). These results suggest that myricetin protected the MPP(+)-treated MES23.5 cells by anti-oxidation and inhibition of MKK4 and JNK activation.     

毛蕊花苷对MPP~+诱导的SHSY5Y细胞凋亡的保护作用

目的观察肉苁蓉提取物毛蕊花苷对MPP+诱导的SHSY5Y细胞损伤的影响。方法用MTT法检测细胞存活率,以流式细胞仪检测细胞内活性氧的产生和线粒体膜电位的变化,以及细胞凋亡的发生,并用荧光酶标仪测定caspase-3的活性,蛋白印迹测定Bcl-2的表达水平。结果200μmol·L-1MPP+处理细胞24h降低细胞的存活率;诱导细胞发生凋亡,凋亡率达38.9%;细胞内活性氧水平及caspase-3的活性升高;而线粒体膜电位却明显降低。而预先给予0.1、1或者10mg·L-1浓度的毛蕊花苷处理细胞12h,可提高细胞存活率;流式细胞仪检测凋亡率分别降低到29.5%,15.3%和8.6%,而且细胞内活性氧的水平明显降低,并可逐渐恢复线粒体的高能量状态;caspase-3的活性不断降低,Bcl-2的表达水平增高,并呈现一定的剂量依赖性。结论毛蕊花苷能抑制MPP+诱导的SHSY5Y细胞凋亡,其神经细胞保护作用可能与其降低细胞内活性氧水平,维持线粒体膜电位的高能状态和抑制caspase-3的活性有关。     

Tubuloside B from Cistanche salsa rescues the PC12 neuronal cells from 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium ion-induced apoptosis and oxidative stress

The neuroprotective effects of tubuloside B, one of the phenylethanoids isolated from the Chinese herbal medicine Cistanche salsa, on 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium ion (MPP +)-induced apoptosis and oxidative stress in PC12 neuronal cells were investigated. PC12 cells treated with MPP + underwent apoptotic death as determined by MTT assay, flow cytometry and DNA agarose gel electrophoresis; intracellular accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) was measured by DCFH-DA staining with laser scanning confocal microscopy (LSCM). Simultaneous treatment with tubuloside B markedly attenuated MPP +-induced cytotoxicity, DNA fragmentation, and intracellular accumulation of ROS. These results strongly indicate that tubuloside B prevents MPP +-induced apoptosis and oxidative stress. Tubuloside B may be applied as an antiparkinsonian agent.     

利福平抑制MPP^＋所致PC12细胞凋亡的研究

目的探讨利福平对MPP＋（1-甲基4-苯基吡啶离子）诱导的分化大鼠嗜铬细胞瘤细胞株（ratphaeochmmocytoma,PC12）细胞活性、细胞形态、调亡率的影响及其影响的机制。方法（1）利用MPP^＋诱导分化PCI2细胞建立帕金森病细胞模型;（2）MTT法检测细胞活性,（3）Tunel原位末端标记法检测细胞形态及半定量细胞凋亡率,（4）流式细胞术检测caspase－3激活率。结果（1）MPP＋作用后,细胞生长活性明显受到抑制,凋亡细胞数量增多,调亡率增加,caspase－3激活率明显增高;（2）而经100、200和300μmol／L各浓度利福平预处理后,利福平各浓度组内细胞活性增高,细胞凋亡程度、凋亡率及caspase－3激活率降低,且与利福平作用浓度存在剂量一效应关系。结论利福平可抑制MPP＋所致PCI2细胞的凋亡,这一作用是通过caspase-3途径起作用的,且存在剂量一效应关系。