Article: Ethanolic extract of fructus alpinia oxyphylla protects against 6-hydroxydopamine-induced damage of PC12 cells in vitro and dopaminergic neurons in zebrafish
| Title | Ethanolic extract of fructus alpinia oxyphylla protects against 6-hydroxydopamine-induced damage of PC12 cells in vitro and dopaminergic neurons in zebrafish |
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| Authors | Zhang, ZJ1 Cheang, LCV1 Wang, MW1 Li, GH1 Chu, IK1 Lin, ZX1 Lee, SMY1 |
| Issue Date | 2012 |
| Publisher | Springer New York LLC. The Journal's web site is located at http://springerlink.metapress.com/openurl.asp?genre=journal&issn=0272-4340 |
| Citation | Cellular And Molecular Neurobiology, 2012, v. 32 n. 1, p. 27-40 [How to Cite?] DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10571-011-9731-0 |
| Abstract | In an attempt to understand the neuroprotective effect of Fructus Alpinia oxyphylla (AOE) and to elucidate its underlying mechanism of action, the ethanolic extract of AOE was investigated using zebrafish and PC12 cell models. AOE prevented and restored 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA)-induced dopaminergic (DA) neuron degeneration and attenuated a deficit of locomotor activity in a zebrafish (Danio rerio) model of Parkinson's disease (PD). Treatment with AOE increased the viability of 6-OHDAtreated PC12 cells in vitro in a dose-dependent manner by attenuating cellular apoptosis. However, protocatechuic acid (PCA) and chrysin, two known polyphenol components of AOE, could not reproduce the neuroprotective activity of AOE in the PD zebrafish or PC12 cell models. A mechanistic study found that the protective effect of AOE against 6-OHDA-induced neuronal injury involved antiinflammatory action (down-regulation of gene expression of IL-1β and TNF-α) and anti-oxidative action (inhibition of NO production and iNOS expression in PC12 cells). Moreover, the PI3K-AKT pathway might be part of the mechanism of neuroprotection of AOE. The results of this research are expected to provide a scientific rationale for the use of AOE in the treatment of PD. However, it is important that the active components that contribute to the neuroprotective action of AOE are identified and characterized. © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2011. |
| ISSN | 0272-4340 2011 Impact Factor: 1.969 2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.148 |
| DOI | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10571-011-9731-0 |
| References | References in Scopus |
| dc.contributor.author | Zhang, ZJ |
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| dc.contributor.author | Cheang, LCV |
| dc.contributor.author | Wang, MW |
| dc.contributor.author | Li, GH |
| dc.contributor.author | Chu, IK |
| dc.contributor.author | Lin, ZX |
| dc.contributor.author | Lee, SMY |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2012-10-08T03:21:28Z |
| dc.date.available | 2012-10-08T03:21:28Z |
| dc.date.issued | 2012 |
| dc.description.abstract | In an attempt to understand the neuroprotective effect of Fructus Alpinia oxyphylla (AOE) and to elucidate its underlying mechanism of action, the ethanolic extract of AOE was investigated using zebrafish and PC12 cell models. AOE prevented and restored 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA)-induced dopaminergic (DA) neuron degeneration and attenuated a deficit of locomotor activity in a zebrafish (Danio rerio) model of Parkinson's disease (PD). Treatment with AOE increased the viability of 6-OHDAtreated PC12 cells in vitro in a dose-dependent manner by attenuating cellular apoptosis. However, protocatechuic acid (PCA) and chrysin, two known polyphenol components of AOE, could not reproduce the neuroprotective activity of AOE in the PD zebrafish or PC12 cell models. A mechanistic study found that the protective effect of AOE against 6-OHDA-induced neuronal injury involved antiinflammatory action (down-regulation of gene expression of IL-1β and TNF-α) and anti-oxidative action (inhibition of NO production and iNOS expression in PC12 cells). Moreover, the PI3K-AKT pathway might be part of the mechanism of neuroprotection of AOE. The results of this research are expected to provide a scientific rationale for the use of AOE in the treatment of PD. However, it is important that the active components that contribute to the neuroprotective action of AOE are identified and characterized. © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2011. |
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| dc.identifier.citation | Cellular And Molecular Neurobiology, 2012, v. 32 n. 1, p. 27-40 [How to Cite?] DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10571-011-9731-0 |
| dc.identifier.citeulike | 9547239 |
| dc.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10571-011-9731-0 |
| dc.identifier.epage | 40 |
| dc.identifier.hkuros | 208681 |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0272-4340 2011 Impact Factor: 1.969 2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.148 |
| dc.identifier.issue | 1 |
| dc.identifier.pmid | 21744117 |
| dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-84856534483 |
| dc.identifier.spage | 27 |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/168606 |
| dc.identifier.volume | 32 |
| dc.language | eng |
| dc.publisher | Springer New York LLC. The Journal's web site is located at http://springerlink.metapress.com/openurl.asp?genre=journal&issn=0272-4340 |
| dc.publisher.place | United States |
| dc.relation.ispartof | Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology |
| dc.relation.references | References in Scopus |
| dc.subject.mesh | Animals |
| dc.subject.mesh | Behavior, Animal - Drug Effects |
| dc.subject.mesh | Cell Death - Drug Effects |
| dc.subject.mesh | Cytoprotection - Drug Effects |
| dc.subject.mesh | Dopaminergic Neurons - Drug Effects - Physiology |
| dc.subject.mesh | Embryo, Nonmammalian |
| dc.subject.mesh | Ethanol - Pharmacology |
| dc.subject.mesh | Larva - Drug Effects - Growth & Development - Physiology |
| dc.subject.mesh | Locomotion - Drug Effects |
| dc.subject.mesh | Oxidopamine - Toxicity |
| dc.subject.mesh | Pc12 Cells |
| dc.subject.mesh | Plant Extracts - Chemistry - Pharmacology |
| dc.subject.mesh | Rats |
| dc.subject.mesh | Zebrafish - Embryology - Growth & Development |
| dc.title | Ethanolic extract of fructus alpinia oxyphylla protects against 6-hydroxydopamine-induced damage of PC12 cells in vitro and dopaminergic neurons in zebrafish |
| dc.type | Article |
Author Affiliations
- Chinese University of Hong Kong

