期刊
MOLECULAR MEDICINE REPORTS
卷 13, 期 2, 页码 1257-1262出版社
SPANDIDOS PUBL LTD
DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2015.4652
关键词
neurotrophic effects; neurotrophic factors; senegenin; phosphoinositide-3 kinase; neurodegenerative diseases
资金
- National Natural Science Foundation Committee of China [81173037, 30672450, 81202519]
- Guangdong Provincial Department of Science and Technology [2012B050300018, 2010B030700018]
Neurodegenerative diseases are frequently associated with the loss of synapses and neurons. Senegenin, extracted from the Chinese herb Polygala tenuifolia Willd, was previously found to promote neurite outgrowth and neuronal survival in primary cultured rat cortical neurons. The aim of the present study was to investigate the underlying mechanisms of senegenin-induced neurotrophic effects on rat cortical neurons. Primary cortical rat neurons were treated with various pharmacological antagonists and with or without senegenin, and subjected to MTT and western blot analysis to explore the effects of senegenin on cell survival as well as the activation of signaling pathways. Neurite outgrowth and neuronal survival induced by senegenin were significantly inhibited by A(2A) receptor antagonist ZM241385 and specific phosphoinositide-3 kinase (PI3K) inhibitor LY294002, but not by tropomyosin receptor kinase A receptor inhibitor K252a, mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase inhibitor PD98059 or protein kinase C inhibitor GO6976. Furthermore, senegenin enhanced the phosphorylation of Akt, which was blocked by LY294002. The present study revealed that the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway may be involved in the neurotrophic effects of senegenin.
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