title: Biochanin A protects dopaminergic neurons against lipopolysaccharide-induced damage through inhibition of microglia activation and proinflammatory factors generation.
abstract: Activation of microglia and consequent release of proinflammatory factors, are believed to contribute to neurodegeneration in Parkinson's disease (PD). Hence, identification of compounds that prevent microglial activation is highly desirable in the search for therapeutic agents for inflammation-mediated neurodegenerative diseases. In this study, we reported that biochanin A, one of the predominant isoflavones in Trifolium pratense, attenuated lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced decrease in dopamine uptake and the number of dopaminergic neurons in a dose-dependent manner in rat mesencephalic neuron-glia cultures. Moreover, biochanin A also significantly inhibited LPS-induced activation of microglia and production of tumor necrosis factor-alpha, nitric oxide and superoxide in mesencephalic neuron-glia cultures and microglia-enriched cultures. This study suggested for the first time that biochanin A protected dopaminergic neurons against LPS-induced damage through inhibition of microglia activation and proinflammatory factors generation.
authors.affiliation: School of Food Science and Technology, Southern Yangtze University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Han-Qing
authors.initials: HQ
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Zheng-Yu
authors.initials: ZY
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.forename: Guan-Hong
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D018920:Coculture Techniques; D004298:Dopamine / Q000378:metabolism; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D019833:Genistein / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005911:Gliosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control; D018836:Inflammation Mediators / Q000378:metabolism; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D017628:Microglia / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D009474:Neurons / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D018696:Neuroprotective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000378:metabolism; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology; D048789:Phytoestrogens / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D013378:Substantia Nigra / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology; D013481:Superoxides / Q000378:metabolism; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D018836:Inflammation Mediators; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D018696:Neuroprotective Agents; D048789:Phytoestrogens; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D013481:Superoxides; D009569:Nitric Oxide; D019833:Genistein; C004541:biochanin A; D004298:Dopamine