title: Phenylethanoid glycosides from Cistanches salsa inhibit apoptosis induced by 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium ion in neurons.
abstract: In our study we investigated the neuroprotective effects of phenylethanoid glycosides (PhGs) from Cistanches salsa on 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium ion (MPP(+))-induced apoptosis in cerebellar granule neurons (CGNs). CGNs were treated with 100 microM MPP(+) for 24h to induce apoptosis, simultaneously CGNs were incubated with PhGs at 10, 20 and 40 microg/ml, respectively. In addition CGNs were pretreated with PhGs at 20 microg/ml for 6, 12, 24 h, respectively, and then treated with 100 microM MPP(+) for 24 h. 3-(4,5-Dimethylthiazol-2-ylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay revealed that the treatment of CGNs with PhGs inhibited the decrease of cell viability induced by MPP(+). The activation of caspase-3 and caspase-8 was induced by MPP(+) in apoptosis. The caspase-3 and caspase-8 fluorogenic assays showed that the treatments of CGNs with PhGs efficiently suppressed the activation of caspase-3 and caspase-8 induced by MPP(+). It is concluded that PhGs can prevent the MPP(+)-induced apoptosis in CGNs and exert its anti-apoptosis effect by inhibiting caspase-3 and caspase-8 activities.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Science, Peking University, 38 Xueyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100083, PR China.
authors.forename: Xue-Fei
authors.initials: XF
authors.lastname: Tian
authors.forename: Xiao-Ping
authors.initials: XP
authors.lastname: Pu
mesh_terms: D015655:1-Methyl-4-phenylpyridinium / Q000633:toxicity*; D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D061945:Caspase Inhibitors; D020169:Caspases / Q000378:metabolism; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D031671:Cistanche; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology; D006027:Glycosides / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009474:Neurons / Q000166:cytology* / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000201:enzymology; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology; D018547:Plant Stems; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar
chemical_list: D061945:Caspase Inhibitors; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D006027:Glycosides; D010936:Plant Extracts; D020169:Caspases; D015655:1-Methyl-4-phenylpyridinium