title: Neurotrophic activity of honokiol on the cultures of fetal rat cortical neurons.
abstract: Honokiol, a main biphenyl neolignan of the traditional crude medicine, Magnoliae cortex, was found to show neurotrophic activity on the cultures of rat cortical neurons at concentration from 0.1 to 10 microM. In the cortical neurons cultured in serum-free medium supplemented with B27, honokiol could promote neurite outgrowth. In addition, the survival and growth of neurons were significantly enhanced by adding honokiol to the primary cultures in serum-free medium supplemented with N2. Its neurotrophic activity was comparable to 40 ng mL(-1) of bFGF at concentration of 10 microM.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima Bunri University, Yamashiro-cho, 770-8514, Tokushima, Japan. fukuyama@ph.bunri-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Yoshiyasu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fukuyama
authors.forename: Kousuke
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nakade
authors.forename: Yuka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Minoshima
authors.forename: Ritsuko
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Yokoyama
authors.forename: Haifeng
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhai
authors.forename: Yasuhide
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mitsumoto
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001713:Biphenyl Compounds / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000196:embryology; D016895:Culture Media, Serum-Free; D017705:Lignans; D016501:Neurites; D009474:Neurons / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects*; D051381:Rats; D000498:Allyl Compounds; D010636:Phenols
chemical_list: D001713:Biphenyl Compounds; D016895:Culture Media, Serum-Free; D017705:Lignans; C005499:honokiol; D000498:Allyl Compounds; D010636:Phenols