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JOURNAL OF PINEAL RESEARCH
卷 32, 期 3, 页码 163-167出版社
BLACKWELL MUNKSGAARD
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-079x.2002.1o839.x
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amyloid beta-peptide; apoptosis; cell viability; hippocampal neurons; melatonin
To investigate M-tether melatonin protects neurons from apoptosis, we used amyloid beta-peptide 25-35 (Abeta(25 35)) to induce apoptosis in cultured hippocampal neurons. and monitored the apoptotic activity of the neurons with or, without melatonin treatment. Present study shows that melatonin Lit concentrations of 1 x 10(-6) and 1 x 10(-5) mol/L presents neuronal morphological Changes induced by apoptosis. as characterized by the shrunken and rounded morphology caused by condensed chromatin and fragmented DNA. Melatonin further exhibited the ability to inhibit apoptotic internucleosomal DNA degradation. Moreover, flow cytometric analysis of cell cycle demonstrated that melatonin abolished the Abeta(25 35-) induced apoptotic peak. Our results suggest that melatonin may play an important role to protect neurons from Abeta(25-35)-induced apoptosis.
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