期刊
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY
卷 764, 期 -, 页码 298-305出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2015.07.028
关键词
Maslinic acid; Cerebral ischemia; Axon; synaptophysin; Akt; GSK-3 beta
资金
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [81400220]
Maslinic acid, a natural pentacyclic triterpene from Olea europaea plants, possesses neuroprotective effects both in vivo and in vitro. However, the mechanism of its action is not well understood. In this study, we investigated the potential effects of maslinic acid on synaptogenesis and axonal regeneration, as well as the possible signal pathway involved in a cerebral ischemia mouse model. Adult male C57BL/6J mice were subjected to 1 h of cerebral ischemia by middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO). Maslinic acid (0.1, 1 and 10 mg/kg) was administered intragastrically 24 h after MCAO once daily for 7 consecutive days. Axonal loss and synaptophysin expression in the ischemic boundary area was evaluated by histological assay. The Akt/GSK-3 beta signal pathway was determined by western blot analysis. Two Akt inhibitors, LY294002 and MK2206, were used to verify the involvement of Akt/GSK-3 beta pathway in maslinic acid-mediated neuroprotection. Maslinic acid significantly prevented axonal damage, promoted axonal regeneration and increased synaptophysin expression 7 days after ischemia. In addition, maslinic acid treatment was shown to enhance Akt activity and promote GsK-3 beta phorsphorylation in stoke mice. The increased neurite outgrowth and synaptophysin expression by maslinic acid treatment was blocked by the Akt inhibitors both in vivo and in vitro.. These findings suggested that maslinic acid promotes synaptogenesis and axonal regeneration by regulating Akt/GSK-3 beta signaling pathway, which may, in turn, provide neuroprotection. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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