Protective effect of fangchinoline on cyanide-induced neurotoxicity in cultured rat cerebellar granule cells.
The present study was performed to examine the effect of fangchinoline, a bis- benzylisoquinoline alkaloid, which exhibits the characteristics of a Ca2+ channel blocker, on cyanide-induced neurotoxicity using cultured rat cerebellar granule neurons. NaCN produced a concentration-dependent reduction of cell viability, which was blocked by MK-801, an N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonist, verapamil, L-type Ca2+ channel blocker, and L-NAME, a nitric oxide synthase inhibitor. Pretreatment with fangchinoline over a concentration range of 0.1 to 10 microM significantly decreased the NaCN-induced neuronal cell death, glutamate release into medium, and elevation of [Ca2+]i and oxidants generation. These results suggest that fangchinoline may mitigate the harmful effects of cyanide-induced neuronal cell death by interfering with [Ca2+]i influx, due to its function as a Ca2+ channel blocker, and then by inhibiting glutamate release and oxidants generation.
College of Veterinary Medicine and Research Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Korea.
Soon Ok
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Cho
Yeon Hee
YH
Seong
D000470:Alkaloids / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000494:pharmacology; D044182:Benzylisoquinolines; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism; D016923:Cell Death / Q000187:drug effects; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000166:cytology* / Q000187:drug effects; D004396:Coloring Agents; D003486:Cyanides / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000633:toxicity*; D003594:Cytoplasmic Granules / Q000187:drug effects; D018698:Glutamic Acid / Q000378:metabolism; D009474:Neurons / Q000187:drug effects*; D020258:Neurotoxicity Syndromes / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016877:Oxidants / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D031607:Stephania / Q000737:chemistry; D013778:Tetrazolium Salts; D013844:Thiazoles; D014343:Trypan Blue
D000470:Alkaloids; D000975:Antioxidants; D044182:Benzylisoquinolines; D004396:Coloring Agents; D003486:Cyanides; D016877:Oxidants; D013778:Tetrazolium Salts; D013844:Thiazoles; D018698:Glutamic Acid; C060802:fangchinoline; C022616:thiazolyl blue; D014343:Trypan Blue; D002118:Calcium