P-coumaric acid and ursolic acid from Corni fructus attenuated β-amyloid(25-35)-induced toxicity. - GreenMedInfo Summary
p-Coumaric acid and ursolic acid from Corni fructus attenuatedβ-amyloid(25-35)-induced toxicity through regulation of the NF-κB signaling pathway in PC12 cells.
J Agric Food Chem. 2014 May 28 ;62(21):4911-6. Epub 2014 May 19. PMID: 24815946
Jeong-Hyun Yoon
Neuroinflammatory responses induced by amyloid-beta peptide (Aβ) are important causes in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Blockade of Aβ has emerged as a possible therapeutic approach to control the onset of AD. This study investigated the neuroprotective effects and molecular mechanisms of p-coumaric acid (p-CA) and ursolic acid (UA) from Cornifructus against Aβ(25-35)-induced toxicity in PC12 cells. p-CA and UA significantly inhibited the expression of iNOS and COX-2 in Aβ(25-35)-injured PC12 cells. Blockade of nuclear translocation of the p65 subunit of nuclear factor κB (NF-κB) and phosphorylation of IκB-α was also observed after p-CA and UA treatment. For the upstream kinases, UA exclusively reduced ERK1/2, p-38, and JNK phosphorylation, but p-CA suppressed ERK1/2 and JNK phosphorylation. Both compounds comprehensively inhibited NF-κB activity, but possibly with different upstream pathways. The results provide new insight into the pharmacological modes of p-CA and UA and their potential therapeutic application to AD.