title: [The protective effect of puerarin on Abeta(25-35)-induced PC12 cell injury].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study The protective effect of puerarin on Abeta(25-35)-induced PC12 cell injury.
  
  
  METHODS
  PC12 cells were treated with puerarin for 0.5 h, then incubated with Abeta(25-35) (50 micromol/L) for 24 h to investigate the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS), mitochondrial membrane potential levels and Caspase-3 activation; The expressions of Bax, bcl-2 were measured by Western Blotting.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Preincubation of the cell with puerarin could inhibit the ROS and increase mitochondrial membrane potential levels. Puerarin was also found to increase the Bcl-2/Bax ratio and reduce Caspase-3 activation.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Puerarin may act as an intracellular ROS scavenger, and its antioxidant properties may protect against Abeta(25-35)-induced cell injury.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, Hainan Medical College, Haikou 571101, China. hyzhang_xjtu@yahoo.cn
authors.forename: Hai-ying
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Xi-nan
authors.initials: XN
authors.lastname: Yi
authors.forename: Yi-heng
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Mei-li
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Lao
authors.forename: Xian-fang
authors.initials: XF
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016229:Amyloid beta-Peptides; D000818:Animals; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000494:pharmacology*; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects; D015153:Blotting, Western; D053148:Caspase 3 / Q000378:metabolism; D007529:Isoflavones / Q000494:pharmacology*; D053078:Membrane Potential, Mitochondrial / Q000187:drug effects*; D018696:Neuroprotective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D018384:Oxidative Stress / Q000187:drug effects; D016716:PC12 Cells; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D019253:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2 / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species / Q000378:metabolism*; D051028:bcl-2-Associated X Protein / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D016229:Amyloid beta-Peptides; D000975:Antioxidants; C494828:Bax protein, rat; D007529:Isoflavones; D018696:Neuroprotective Agents; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D019253:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species; C074636:amyloid beta-protein (25-35); D051028:bcl-2-Associated X Protein; C505410:Casp3 protein, rat; D053148:Caspase 3; C033607:puerarin