title: Neuroprotective effects of resveratrol against beta-amyloid-induced neurotoxicity in rat hippocampal neurons: involvement of protein kinase C.
abstract: 1. Resveratrol, an active ingredient of red wine extracts, has been shown to exhibit neuroprotective effects in several experimental models. 2. The present study evaluated the neuroprotective effects of resveratrol against amyloid beta(Abeta)-induced toxicity in cultured rat hippocampal cells and examined the role of the protein kinase C (PKC) pathway in this effect. 3. Pre-, co- and post-treatment with resveratrol significantly attenuated Abeta-induced cell death in a concentration-dependent manner, with a concentration of 25 microm being maximally effective. 4. Pretreatment (1 h) of hippocampal cells with phorbol-12-myristate-13-acetate, a PKC activator, at increasing concentrations (1-100 ng x ml(-1)), resulted in a dose-dependent reduction in Abeta-induced toxicity, whereas the inactive 4alpha-phorbol had no effect. 5. Pretreatment (30 min) of hippocampal cells with GF 109203X (1 microm), a general PKC inhibitor, significantly attenuated the neuroprotective effect of resveratrol against Abeta-induced cell death. 6. Treatment of hippocampal cells with resveratrol (20 microm) also induced the phosphorylation of various isoforms of PKC leading to activation. 7. Taken together, the present results indicate that PKC is involved in the neuroprotective action of resveratrol against Abeta-induced toxicity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Douglas Hospital Research Centre, McGill University, 6875 Boulevard LaSalle, Montreal, Québec, Canada H4H 1R3.
authors.forename: Ying-Shan
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Wen-Hua
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Stéphane
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bastianetto
authors.forename: Jean-Guy
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Chabot
authors.forename: Rémi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Quirion
mesh_terms: D016229:Amyloid beta-Peptides; D000818:Animals; D015153:Blotting, Western; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003603:Cytotoxins / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D005260:Female; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000196:embryology / Q000378:metabolism; D009474:Neurons / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D018696:Neuroprotective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D011247:Pregnancy; D011493:Protein Kinase C / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D000077185:Resveratrol; D013267:Stilbenes / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D016229:Amyloid beta-Peptides; D003603:Cytotoxins; D018696:Neuroprotective Agents; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D013267:Stilbenes; C078592:amyloid beta-protein (1-40); C075222:amyloid beta-protein (1-42); C074636:amyloid beta-protein (25-35); D011493:Protein Kinase C; D000077185:Resveratrol