Epigallocatechin gallate protects dopaminergic neurons against 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine-induced neurotoxicity by inhibiting microglial cell activation
10.3321/j.issn:1673-4254.2006.04.001
- VernacularTitle:表没食子儿茶素没食子酸酯的多巴胺能神经元保护作用
- Author:
Rui LI
1
;
Ning PENG
;
Fang DU
;
Xu-Ping LI
;
Wei-Dong LE
Author Information
1. People's Hospital of Shaanxi Province
- Keywords:
Parkinson disease;
green tea polyphenols;
microglia;
1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine;
neuroprotection
- From:
Journal of Southern Medical University
2006;26(4):376-380
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To observe whether the dopaminergic neuroprotective effect of (-)-epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) is associated with its inhibition of microglial cell activation in vivo. Methods The effects of EGCG at different doses on dopaminergic neuronal survival were tested in a methyl-4-phenyl-pyridinium (MPP+)-induced dopaminergic neuronal injury model in the primary mesencephalic cell cultures. With unbiased stereological method, tyrosine hydroxylase-immunoreactive (TH-ir) cells were counted in the A8, A9 and A10 regions of the substantia nigra (SN) in 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP)-treated C57BL/6 mice. The effect of EGCG on microglial activation in the SN was also investigated. Results Pretreatment with EGCG (1 to 100 μmol/L) significantly attenuated MPP+-induced TH-ir cell loss by 22.2% to 80.5% in the mesencephalic cell cultures. In MPTP-treated C57BL/6 mice, EGCG at a low concentration (1 mg/kg) provided significant protection against MPTP-induced TH-ir cell loss by 50.9% in the whole nigral area and by 71.7% in the A9 region. EGCG at 5 mg/kg showed more prominent protective effect than at 1 or 10 mg/kg. EGCG pretreatment significantly inhibited microglial activation and CD1 1b expression induced by MPTP. Conclusion EGCG exerts potent dopaminergic neuroprotective activity by means of microglial inhibition, which shed light on the potential use of EGCG in treatment of Parkinson's disease.
