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JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH
卷 78, 期 5, 页码 723-731出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/jnr.20315
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green tea polyphenol; nitric oxide; tumor necrosis factor; Parkinson disease; tyrosine hydroxylase
Microglial activation is believed to play a pivotal role in the selective neuronal injury associated with several neurodegenerative disorders, including Parkinson's disease (PD) and Alzheimer's disease. We provide evidence that H-epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), a major monomer of green tea polyphenols, potently inhibits lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-activated microglial secretion of nitric oxide (NO) and tumor necrosis factor-alpha. (TNF-alpha) through the down-regulation of inducible NO synthase and TNF-alpha. expression. In addition, EGC.G exerted significant protection against microglial activation - i nd uced neuronal injury both in the human cloparninergic cell line SH-SY5Y and in primary rat mesencephalic cultures. Our study demonstrates that EGCG is a potent inhibitor of microglial activation and thus is a useful candidate for a therapeutic approach to alleviating microglia-mediated dopaminergic neuronal injury in PD. (C) 2004 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
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