title: Gossypin protects primary cultured rat cortical cells from oxidative stress- and beta-amyloid-induced toxicity.
abstract: The present study investigated the effects of gossypin, 3,3',4',5,7,8-hexahydroxyflavone 8-glucoside, on the toxicity induced by oxidative stress or beta-amyloid (Abeta) in primary cultured rat cortical cells. The antioxidant properties of gossypin were also evaluated by cell-free assays. Gossypin was found to inhibit the oxidative neuronal damage induced by xanthine/xanthine oxidase or by a glutathione depleting agent, D,L-buthionine (S,R)-sulfoximine. In addition, gossypin significantly attenuated the neurotoxicity induced by Abeta(25-35). Furthermore, gossypin dramatically inhibited lipid peroxidation initiated by Fe2+ and ascorbic acid in rat brain homogenates. It also exhibited potent radical scavenging activity generated from 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl. These results indicate that gossypin exerts neuroprotective effects in the cultured cortical cells by inhibiting oxidative stress- and Abeta-induced toxicity, and that the antioxidant properties of gossypin may contribute to its neuroprotective actions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Gyeongju, Gyeongbuk 780-714, Korea.
authors.forename: Injae
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Yoon
authors.forename: Kwang Heun
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Jungsook
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cho
mesh_terms: D016229:Amyloid beta-Peptides / Q000633:toxicity*; D000818:Animals; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005260:Female; D005419:Flavonoids / Q000494:pharmacology*; D016166:Free Radical Scavengers / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D018696:Neuroprotective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D018384:Oxidative Stress / Q000187:drug effects*; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000633:toxicity*; D011247:Pregnancy; D051381:Rats
chemical_list: D016229:Amyloid beta-Peptides; D005419:Flavonoids; D016166:Free Radical Scavengers; D018696:Neuroprotective Agents; D010446:Peptide Fragments; C074636:amyloid beta-protein (25-35); C022944:gossypin