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TOXICOLOGY
Volume 250, Issue 2-3, Pages 109-115Publisher
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.tox.2008.06.010
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rosmarinic acid; dopaminergic cell; heme oxygenase-1; apoptosis
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- Chosun University
- MOST/KOSEF (RCPM of Chosun University) [R11-2000-083-02006-0]
- National Research Foundation of Korea [R11-2000-083-02006-0] Funding Source: Korea Institute of Science & Technology Information (KISTI), National Science & Technology Information Service (NTIS)
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In this study, we investigated the protective effects of rosmarinic acid (RA) on H2O2-induced neurotoxicity inhuman dopaminergic cell line, SH-SY5Y. Results showed that RA significantly attenuated H2O2-induced reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation and apoptotic cell death. Rosmarinic acid effectively suppressed the up-regulation of Bax and down-regulation of Bcl-2. Furthermore, RA stimulated the antioxidant enzyme heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1). We also demonstrated that the HO-1 induction by RA was associated with the protein kinase A (PKA) and phosphatidylinositiol-3-kinase (PI3K) signaling pathways. These results suggest that RA can protect SH-SY5Y cells under oxidative stress conditions by regulating apoptotic process. Thus, RA should be clinically evaluated for the prevention of neurodegenerative diseases. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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