Department of Biotechnology, Alagappa University, Karaikudi, 630003, Tamil Nadu, India.
Department of Biotechnology, Alagappa University, Karaikudi, 630003, Tamil Nadu, India.
Nitric Oxide. 2019 Oct 1;91:52-66. doi: 10.1016/j.niox.2019.07.009. Epub 2019 Jul 27.
The inhibition of Aβ peptide development and aggregation is a hopeful curative approach for the discovery of disease modifying drugs for Alzheimer's disease (AD) treatment. Recent research mainly focuses on the discovery of drugs from marine setting due to their immense therapeutic potential. The present study aims to evaluate the brown macroalga Padina gymnospora and its active constituent α-bisabolol against Aβ induced neurotoxicity in Neuro2a cells and transgenic Caenorhabditis elegans (CL2006 and CL4176). The results of the in vitro study revealed that the acetone extract of P. gymnospora (ACTPG) and its active constituent α-bisabolol restores the Aβ induced alteration in the oxidation of intracellular protein and lipids. In addition, ACTPG and α-bisabolol inhibited cholinesterase and β-secretase activity in Neuro2a cells. Moreover, the intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) and reactive nitrogen species (RNS) production was reduced by ACTPG and α-bisabolol in Neuro2a cells. The decrease in the expression level of apoptotic proteins such as Bax and caspase-3 in ACTPG and α-bisabolol treated group indicates that the seaweed and its bioactive compound have anti-apoptotic property. Further, the in vivo study revealed that the ACTPG and α-bisabolol exerts neuroprotective effect against Aβ induced proteotoxicity in transgenic C. elegans strains of AD. Moreover it altered the Aβ mediated pathways, lifespan, macromolecular damage and down regulated the AD related gene expression of ace-1, hsp-4 and Aβ, thereby preventing Aβ synthesis. Overall, the outcome of the study signifies the neuroprotective effect of ACTPG and α-bisabolol against Aβ mediated AD pathology.
抑制 Aβ 肽的产生和聚集是发现阿尔茨海默病(AD)治疗疾病修饰药物的有希望的治疗方法。由于其巨大的治疗潜力,最近的研究主要集中在从海洋环境中发现药物。本研究旨在评估棕色大型海藻扁叶马尾藻及其活性成分 α- 倍半萜醇对 Neuro2a 细胞和转基因秀丽隐杆线虫(CL2006 和 CL4176)中 Aβ 诱导的神经毒性的作用。体外研究结果表明,扁叶马尾藻的丙酮提取物(ACTPG)及其活性成分 α- 倍半萜醇恢复了 Aβ 诱导的细胞内蛋白质和脂质氧化变化。此外,ACTPG 和 α- 倍半萜醇抑制了 Neuro2a 细胞中的乙酰胆碱酯酶和 β- 分泌酶活性。此外,ACTPG 和 α- 倍半萜醇还降低了 Neuro2a 细胞中活性氧(ROS)和活性氮(RNS)的产生。凋亡蛋白 Bax 和 caspase-3 表达水平的降低表明海藻及其生物活性化合物具有抗凋亡特性。此外,体内研究表明,ACTPG 和 α- 倍半萜醇对 AD 转基因秀丽隐杆线虫中 Aβ 诱导的蛋白毒性具有神经保护作用。此外,它改变了 Aβ 介导的途径,延长了寿命,减少了大分子损伤,并下调了 AD 相关基因 ace-1、hsp-4 和 Aβ 的表达,从而阻止了 Aβ 的合成。总之,该研究的结果表明 ACTPG 和 α- 倍半萜醇对 Aβ 介导的 AD 病理学具有神经保护作用。