Publication: N-benzylcinnamide protects rat cultured cortical neurons from β-amyloid peptide-induced neurotoxicity
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2013-11-27
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18727972
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Neuroscience Letters. Vol.556, (2013), 20-25
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Wipawan Thangnipon, Nicha Puangmalai, Vorapin Chinchalongporn, Chanati Jantrachotechatchawan, Narisorn Kitiyanant, Rungtip Soi-ampornkul, Patoomratana Tuchinda, Saksit Nobsathian N-benzylcinnamide protects rat cultured cortical neurons from β-amyloid peptide-induced neurotoxicity. Neuroscience Letters. Vol.556, (2013), 20-25. doi:10.1016/j.neulet.2013.09.071 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/32710
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N-benzylcinnamide protects rat cultured cortical neurons from β-amyloid peptide-induced neurotoxicity
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The pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease involves an amyloid β-peptide (Aβ)-induced cascade of elevated oxidative damage and inflammation. The present study investigates the protective effects and the underlying mechanisms of N-benzylcinnamide (PT-3), purified from Piper submultinerve. Against Aβ-induced oxidative stress and inflammation in rat primary cortical cell cultures. Pre-treatment with 10-00nM PT-3 significantly attenuated neuronal cell death induced by 10μM Aβ1-42. PT-3 was found to enhance cell viability through a significant reduction in the level of reactive oxygen species, down-regulated expression of pro-apoptotic activated caspase-3 and Bax, increased expression of anti-apoptotic Bcl-2, and mitigation of Aβ-induced morphological alterations. Regarding its effects on inflammatory responses, PT-3 pre-treatment decreased the expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines IL-1β and IL-6. The mechanisms of PT-3 neuronal protection against inflammation may be associated with the mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPK) pathway. Aβ1-42-induced phosphorylation of JNK and p38 MAPK was inhibited by pretreatment with PT-3 in a dose-dependent manner. However, phosphorylation of ERK1/2 was not affected by either PT-3 or Aβ1-42. PT-3 did not stimulate Akt phosphorylation, which was inhibited by Aβ1-42. These findings suggest that PT-3 protects neurons from Aβ1-42-induced neurotoxicity through its anti-apoptotic, anti-oxidative, and anti-inflammatory properties with inhibition of JNK and p38 MAPK phosphorylation as the potential underlying mechanism. © 2013 Elsevier Ireland Ltd.