期刊
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY REPORTS
卷 48, 期 2, 页码 1475-1483出版社
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s11033-021-06145-y
关键词
Vitamin P; Astrocyte; Neuroprotection; Glutamate; Excitotoxicity; Detoxification
资金
- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico do Brasil (CNPq) [470807/2011-3, 29127/2018-9]
- INCT [465671/2014-4]
- Fundacao de Apoio a Pesquisa do Estado da Bahia (FAPESB) [RED0004/2011, JCB 0057/2016]
Rutin is considered as a neuroprotective agent that prevents glutamate excitotoxicity, and its mechanism may involve the regulation of astrocytic metabolism.
Rutin is an important flavonoid consumed in the daily diet. It is also known as vitamin P and has been extensively investigated due to its pharmacological properties. On the other hand, neuronal death induced by glutamate excitotoxicity is present in several diseases including neurodegenerative diseases. The neuroprotective properties of rutin have been under investigation, although its mechanism of action is still poorly understood. We hypothesized that the mechanisms of neuroprotection of rutin are associated with the increase in glutamate metabolism in astrocytes. This study aimed to evaluate the protective effects of rutin with a focus on the modulation of glutamate detoxification. We used brain organotypic cultures from post-natal Wistar rats (P7-P9) treated with rutin to evaluate neural cell protection and levels of proteins involved in the glutamate metabolism. Moreover, we used cerebral cortex slices from adult Wistar rats to evaluate glutamate uptake. We showed that rutin inhibited the cell death and loss of glutamine synthetase (GS) induced by glutamate that was associated with an increase in glutamate-aspartate transporter (GLAST) in brain organotypic cultures from post-natal Wistar rats. Additionally, it was observed that rutin increased the glutamate uptake in cerebral cortex slices from adult Wistar rats. We conclude that rutin is a neuroprotective agent that prevents glutamate excitotoxicity and thereof suggest that this effect involves the regulation of astrocytic metabolism.
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