THE ATTENUATION OF ?-AMYLOID PEPTIDE 25-35-INDUCED Tau HYPERPHOSPORYLATION IN CORTICAL NEURONS BY THE REGULA-TION OF GINSENOSIDE Rg1 ON THE ACTIVITY OF GSK-3? and PP2A
- VernacularTitle:人参皂苷Rg1通过调节GSK-3?/PP2A活性减轻皮层神经元Tau蛋白过度磷酸化
- Author:
Yuqi ZENG
;
Xiaochun CHEN
;
Chun HUANG
;
Yongkun LI
;
Xiaosong PENG
;
Jie SHEN
;
Tianwen HUANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Ginsenoside Rg1;
Tau protein;
Phosphorylation;
Glycogen synthase kinase-3?;
Protein phosphatase 2A;
Western blotting;
Neuron
- From:
Acta Anatomica Sinica
2002;0(06):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To explore whether ginsenoside Rg1 can attenuate ?-amyloid peptide 25-35-induced Tau hyperphosporylation in rat embryo cortical neurons by regulating the activity of GSK-3? and PP2A. Methods Primary cultures of cortical neurons were prepared from the embryonic day 18?2 in Sprague-Dawley rats. The experimental groups were designed as follows:1.Neurons culture (control group); 2. Neurons exposed to 20?mol/L A?_ 25-35 for 12 hours (A?-model group); 3.Neurons exposed to 20?mol/L A?_ 25-35 and 10 mmol/L lithium chloride (LiCl), a specific inhibitor of glycogen synthase kinase-3?(GSK-3?), for 12 hours (LiCl group); 4.Neurons exposed to 20?mol/L A?_ 25-35 for 12 hours in the presence of 24-hour pretreatment with ginsenoside Rg1 (Rg1 pretreatment group) . Western blotting and immunocytochemical staining were used to detect the levels of Tau phosphorylation,total Tau and GSK-3? in cortical neurons. Non-radioimmunoassay was introduced to detect the activity of protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A). Results In A?-model group, the levels of Tau protein phosphorylation in the sites of Ser 396 ,Ser 199/202 ,Thr 231 and total Tau were enhanced. Meanwhile, the expression of GSK-3? was also increased, but the activity of PP2A was unchanged. In LiCl group and Rg1 pretreatment group , the hyperposphorylations of Tau protein and total Tau and the expression of GSK-3? were markedly reduced compared to those of the A?-model group (P