title: Neuroprotective effect of luteolin on amyloid beta protein (25-35)-induced toxicity in cultured rat cortical neurons.
abstract: The present study was carried out to investigate the neuroprotective effect of luteolin on amyloid beta (Abeta) (25-35)-induced neurotoxicity using cultured rat cortical neurons. After exposure of primary cultures of rat cortical cells to 10 muM Abeta (25-35) for 48 h, cortical cell cultures exhibited marked apoptotic death. Pretreatment with luteolin (1, 10 microM) significantly protected cortical cell cultures against Abeta (25-35)-induced toxicity. Luteolin (1, 10 microM) showed a concentration-dependent inhibition on 10 muM Abeta (25-35)-induced apoptotic neuronal death, as assessed by MTT assay. Furthermore, luteolin reduced apoptotic characteristics by DAPI staining. For Western blot analysis, the results showed that the protective effect of luteolin on Abeta (25-35)-induced neurotoxicity was mediated by preventing of ERK-p, JNK, JNK-p, P38-p and caspase 3 activations in rat primary cortical cultures. Taken together, the results suggest that luteolin prevents Abeta (25-35)-induced apoptotic neuronal death through inhibiting the protein level of JNK, ERK and p38 MAP kinases and caspase 3 activations.
authors.affiliation: Graduate Institute of Chinese Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C.
authors.forename: Hao-Yuan
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Ming-Tsuen
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Hsieh
authors.forename: Fan-Shiu
authors.initials: FS
authors.lastname: Tsai
authors.forename: Chi-Rei
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Chuan-Sung
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Chiu
authors.forename: Min-Min
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Hong-Xi
authors.initials: HX
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Zhong-Zhen
authors.initials: ZZ
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Wen-Huang
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Peng
mesh_terms: D016229:Amyloid beta-Peptides / Q000633:toxicity; D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects*; D053148:Caspase 3 / Q000378:metabolism; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000166:cytology; D047311:Luteolin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D020935:MAP Kinase Signaling System; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009474:Neurons / Q000187:drug effects*; D018696:Neuroprotective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000633:toxicity; D010766:Phosphorylation; D051381:Rats
chemical_list: D016229:Amyloid beta-Peptides; D018696:Neuroprotective Agents; D010446:Peptide Fragments; C074636:amyloid beta-protein (25-35); D053148:Caspase 3; D047311:Luteolin