title: Panaxynol induces neurite outgrowth in PC12D cells via cAMP- and MAP kinase-dependent mechanisms.
abstract: Panaxynol, a polyacetylene ((3R)-heptadeca-1,9-diene-4,6-diyn-3-ol; syn. falcarinol), was isolated from the lipophilic fractions of Panax notoginseng, a Chinese traditional medicinal plant. In the present study, we reported the neurotrophic effects of panaxynol on PC12D cells and mechanism involved in neurite outgrowth of the cells. Panaxynol could morphologically promote neurite outgrowth in PC12D cells, concentration-dependently reduce cell division and up-regulate molecular marker (MAP1B) expression in PC12D cells. Panaxynol induces the elevation of intracellular cAMP in PC12D cells. The neurite outgrowth in PC12D cells induced by panaxynol could be inhibited by the protein kinase A inhibitor RpcAMPS and by MAP kinase kinase 1/2 inhibitor U0126. These observations reveal that panaxynol could induce the differentiation of PC12D cells in a process similar to but distinct from that of NGF and the panaxynol's effects were via cAMP- and MAP kinase-dependent mechanisms.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Pharmaceutical Research, Medical College, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200025, PR China.
authors.forename: Ze-Jian
authors.initials: ZJ
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Bao-Ming
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Nie
authors.forename: Hong-Zhuan
authors.initials: HZ
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Yang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Lu
mesh_terms: D000480:Alkynes / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D017868:Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D053280:Diynes; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005233:Fatty Alcohols / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000187:drug effects; D019833:Genistein / Q000494:pharmacology; D008869:Microtubule-Associated Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D016501:Neurites / Q000187:drug effects*; D016716:PC12 Cells; D005894:Panax / Q000737:chemistry; D051381:Rats
chemical_list: D000480:Alkynes; D053280:Diynes; D005233:Fatty Alcohols; D008869:Microtubule-Associated Proteins; C085284:microtubule-associated protein 1B; C018541:falcarinol; D019833:Genistein; D017868:Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases