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NEUROCHEMISTRY INTERNATIONAL
卷 57, 期 7, 页码 713-721出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuint.2010.08.005
关键词
Thuja orientalis; Isoquercitrin; Flavonoid; Oxidative stress; Retina; Cell cultures; Neuroprotection; Lipid peroxidation
资金
- Fundacion BBVA, Spain
The shrub Thuja orientalis is extensively used as a herbal medicine in Korea and China. In the present study extracts of the plant were subjected to fractionation and purification, with seven compounds (myricitrin, isoquercitrin, hypoletin-7-O-beta-D-xylopyranoside, quercitrin, kaempferin, kaempferol, and amentoflavone) being isolated. Of these seven compounds, isoquercitrin was found to be the most effective at attenuating the death of RGC-5 cells in culture caused by exposure to hydrogen peroxide (H2O2). It was found that an insult of H2O2 to RGC-5 cells caused them to die by apoptosis, demonstrated not only by staining dead cells for phosphatidylserine but also by the up-regulation (cleaved PARP, AIF, p53) and down-regulation (Bcl-2) of proteins associated with apoptosis and survival. Subsequent studies showed that isoquercitrin acts as a powerful antioxidant. It scavenges ROS generally as demonstrated by staining of cultures as well as the generation of individual radical species (H2O2, OH center dot and O-2(center dot-)). Moreover, isoquercitrin reduced the depletion of glutathione (GSH) caused by elevation of specific radical species (H2O2, OH center dot and O-2(center dot-)) in RGC-5 cells in culture and blunted the decrease in catalase and glutathione peroxidase 1 (Gpx-1) caused by exposure of RGC-5 cells to H2O2. Furthermore, isoquercitrin potently attenuated the lipid peroxidation of rat brain homogenates initiated by nitric oxide, with an IC50 value of 1.04 mu M. Since isoquercitrin can be tolerated when taken orally it is suggested that this substance might reach the retina and therefore be potentially useful for treating glaucoma, in which oxidative stress is thought to play a major role in the demise of retinal ganglion cells. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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