期刊
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
卷 21, 期 12, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ijms21124455
关键词
Parkinson's disease; maackiain; 6-Hydroxydopamine; alpha-Synuclein; Caenorhabditis elegans; SH-SY5Y cell; apoptosis; autophagy; proteasome; parkin
资金
- Ministry of Science and Technology (Taiwan) [MOST 105-2314-B-039 -017-MY3] Funding Source: Medline
- China Medical University Hospital [DMR107-106] Funding Source: Medline
The movement disorder Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most frequently diagnosed neurodegenerative disease, and is associated with aging, the environment, and genetic factors. The intracellular aggregation of alpha-synuclein and the loss of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta are the pathological hallmark of PD. At present, there is no successful treatment for PD. Maackiain (MK) is a flavonoid extracted from dried roots ofSophora flavescensAiton. MK has emerged as a novel agent for PD treatment that acts by inhibiting monoamine oxidase B. In this study, we assessed the neuroprotective potential of MK inCaenorhabditis elegansand investigated possible mechanism of this neuroprotection in the human SH-SY5Y cell line. We found that MK significantly reduced dopaminergic neuron damage in 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA)-exposed worms of the BZ555 strain, with corresponding improvements in food-sensing behavior and life-span. In transgenic worms of strain NL5901 treated with 0.25 mM MK, the accumulation of alpha-synuclein was diminished by 27% (p< 0.01) compared with that in untreated worms. Moreover, in worms and the SH-SY5Y cell line, we confirmed that the mechanism of MK-mediated protection against PD pathology may include blocking apoptosis, enhancing the ubiquitin-proteasome system, and augmenting autophagy by increasingPINK1/parkinexpression. The use of small interfering RNA to downregulate parkin expression in vivo and in vitro could reverse the benefits of MK in PD models. MK may have considerable therapeutic applications in PD.
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