SK-PC-B70M alleviates neurologic symptoms in G93A-SOD1 amyotrophic lateral sclerosis mice.
SK-PC-B70M, an oleanolic-glycoside saponins fraction extracted from the root of Pulsatilla koreana, carries active ingredient(s) that protects the cytotoxicity induced by Aβ(1-42) in SK-N-SH cells. It was recently demonstrated that SK-PC-B70M improved scopolamine-induced deficits of memory consolidation and spatial working memory in rats, and reduced Aβ levels and plaque deposition in the brains of the Tg2576 mouse model of Alzheimer disease. In the present study, we investigated whether SK-PC-B70M produces helpful effects on the pathology of the G93A-SOD1 transgenic mouse model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Administration of SK-PC-B70M (100 or 400 mg/kg/day) from 8 weeks to 16 weeks of age attenuated neurological deficits of G93A-SOD1 mice in several motor-function-related behavioral tests. SK-PC-B70M treatment significantly suppressed the accumulation of the by-products of lipid peroxidation, malonedialdehyde (MDA) and 4-hydroxy-2-nonenal (HNE), in the spinal cord of G93A-SOD1 mice. Moreover, histologic analysis stained with cresyl violet or anti-choline acetyltransferase (ChAT) revealed that SK-PC-B70M suppressed neuronal loss in the ventral horn of the spinal cords of G93A-SOD1 mice. These results suggest that SK-PC-B70M affords a beneficial effect on neurologic deficits of G93A-SOD1 ALS mice.
Department of Brain & Cognitive Sciences, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, 120-750, Republic of Korea.
Ji-Seon
JS
Seo
In-Sun
IS
Baek
Yea-Hyun
YH
Leem
Tae-Kyung
TK
Kim
Yearin
Y
Cho
Soo Min
SM
Lee
Yang Hae
YH
Park
Pyung-Lim
PL
Han
D000447:Aldehydes / Q000378:metabolism; D000690:Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D000818:Animals; D000870:Anterior Horn Cells / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology*; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects; D002795:Choline O-Acetyltransferase / Q000378:metabolism; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D015227:Lipid Peroxidation / Q000187:drug effects; D008315:Malondialdehyde / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D008822:Mice, Transgenic; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000187:drug effects*; D012503:Saponins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase / Q000235:genetics*
D000447:Aldehydes; C527801:SK-PC-B70M; D012503:Saponins; D008315:Malondialdehyde; C109415:SOD1 G93A protein; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase; D002795:Choline O-Acetyltransferase; C027576:4-hydroxy-2-nonenal