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Abstract Title:

Neuroprotective mechanisms of dieckol against glutamate toxicity through reactive oxygen species scavenging and nuclear factor-like 2/heme oxygenase-1 pathway.

Abstract Source:

Korean J Physiol Pharmacol. 2019 Mar ;23(2):121-130. Epub 2019 Feb 15. PMID: 30820156

Abstract Author(s):

Yanji Cui, Khulan Amarsanaa, Ji Hyung Lee, Jong-Kook Rhim, Jung Mi Kwon, Seong-Ho Kim, Joo Min Park, Sung-Cherl Jung, Su-Yong Eun

Article Affiliation:

Yanji Cui

Abstract:

Glutamate toxicity-mediated mitochondrial dysfunction and neuronal cell death are involved in the pathogenesis of several neurodegenerative diseases as well as acute brain ischemia/stroke. In this study, we investigated the neuroprotective mechanism of dieckol (DEK), one of the phlorotannins isolated from the marine brown alga, against glutamate toxicity. Primary cortical neurons (100µM, 24 h) and HT22 neurons (5 mM, 12 h) were stimulated with glutamate to induce glutamate toxic condition. The results demonstrated that DEK treatment significantly increased cell viability in a dose-dependent manner (1-50 µM) and recovered morphological deterioration in glutamate-stimulated neurons. In addition, DEK strongly attenuated intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels, mitochondrial overload of Caand ROS, mitochondrial membrane potential (ΔΨ) disruption, adenine triphosphate depletion. DEK showed free radical scavenging activity in the cell-free system. Furthermore, DEK enhanced protein expression of heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1), an important anti-oxidant enzyme, via the nuclear translocation of nuclear factor-like 2 (Nrf2). Taken together, we conclude that DEK exerts neuroprotective activities against glutamate toxicity through its direct free radical scavenging property and the Nrf-2/HO-1 pathway activation.

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