An experimental study on inhibitory effects and mechanisms of N-butanol extract of Potentilla anserine L. against hypoxia-induced nitric oxide on hippocampus neurons of rats
10.3969/j.issn.1008-9691.2013.04.005
- VernacularTitle:蕨麻正丁醇提取物抑制大鼠海马神经元缺氧所致一氧化氮生成的研究
- Author:
Jing BU
;
Yongliang ZHANG
;
Lingzhi LI
;
Haiying GONG
;
Jianyu LI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Potentilla anserina L. N-butanol extract;
Neuron;
Hypoxia injury;
Nitrogen monoxidum;
Neuronal nitric oxide synthetase
- From:
Chinese Journal of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine in Intensive and Critical Care
2013;(4):201-204
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To study in vitro the inhibitory effects and mechanisms of N-butanol extract of Potentilla anserine L.(NP)against hypoxia-induced nitric oxide(NO)in hippocampus neuron of rats. Methods The models of hippocampus neurons hypoxia injury of Sprague-Dawley(SD)neonatal rats were cultured in vitro. The cultured hippocampus neurons were divided randomly into blank control group, hypoxia injury model group, nimodipine group(2 μmol/L)and NP high(250.0 mg/L),middle(62.5 mg/L),low(15.6 mg/L)dose groups. The activities of hippocampus neurons were examined by methyl thiazolyl tetrazolium(MTT)assay,and meanwhile their contents of nitrogen monoxidum(NO)were detected. Half quantity reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction(RT-PCR)and Western blotting were used to detect neuronal nitric oxide synthetase(nNOS)mRNA and protein expression levels respectively in each group,immunocytochemistry stain was used to detect protein positive rate. Results Compared with blank control group,the activity of neuron〔absorbance(A)value〕was significantly decreased(0.0826±0.0095 vs. 0.3315±0.0105),content of NO(μmol/g:0.0509±0.0027 vs. 0.0291±0.0032), the expression levels of nNOS mRNA (0.1463±0.0081 vs. 0.0801±0.0058), the positive rate of nNOS〔(74.4238±3.9423)%vs.(28.3714±4.1361)%〕,the expression levels of nNOS protein(A value:1.9130±0.0471 vs. 0.5068±0.0368)were all significantly increased in the hypoxia injury model group(all P<0.01). Compared with hypoxia injury model,the activity of neuron was increased,contents of NO,the expression levels of nNOS mRNA,the positive rate of nNOS,the express levels of nNOS protein were decreased in each medicine group,especially prominent in the NP high concentration group〔the activity of neuron:0.1681±0.0118,contents of NO:0.0319±0.0044,nNOS mRNA:0.0648±0.0032,nNOS positive rate:(40.1240±6.4900)%,nNOS protein:1.3924±0.0621,all P<0.01〕. There were no statistical significant differences between the NP low concentration group and model group(all P>0.05). Conclusions NP can ameliorate the injury of rat hippocampus neurons induced by hypoxia in vitro. The possible mechanisms might be related to the effective inhibition of the synthesis of nNOS and NO excessive generation.
