2.Role of PI3K/Akt pathway in effect of paeoniflorin against Aβ25-35-induced PC12 cell injury.
Ling LIU ; Shu-Ying WANG ; Jian-Gang WANG
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica 2014;39(20):4045-4049
OBJECTIVETo study the role of PI3K/Akt pathway in the neuroprotective effect of paeoniflorin on PC12 cells.
METHODThe paeoniflorin group (5, 10, 20 μmol · L(-1)) was pretreated for 30 min, and then added with Aβ25-35 (20 μmol · L(-1)) for interaction for 24 h. Inhibitor LY294002 (10 μmol · L(-1)) was pretreated for 30 min before the action of paeoniflorin (10 μmol · L(-1)). The MTT colorimetric method was used to detect the cell viability. The apoptosis rate was tested by the FITC-Annexin V/PI staining. The protein expression of p-AKT, Bax, Bcl-2 and cleaved caspase-3 protein were detected by Western blot analysis.
RESULTPaeoniflorin could significantly inhibit the Aβ25-35-induced PC12 cell toxicity and apoptosis. Its protection effect may be achieved by up- regulating AKT phosphorylation level, increasing Bcl-2 protein expression, reducing Bax protein expression, inhibiting the activation of caspase-3. Inhibitor LY294002 could weaken the above protective effects of paeoniflorin.
CONCLUSIONPaeoniflorin could activate PI3K/Akt signaling pathway to protect the PC12 cell injury induced by Aβ25-35.
Alzheimer Disease ; drug therapy ; genetics ; metabolism ; physiopathology ; Amyloid beta-Peptides ; toxicity ; Animals ; Apoptosis ; drug effects ; Cell Survival ; drug effects ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; pharmacology ; Glucosides ; pharmacology ; Humans ; Monoterpenes ; pharmacology ; Neurons ; cytology ; drug effects ; metabolism ; Neuroprotective Agents ; pharmacology ; PC12 Cells ; Peptide Fragments ; toxicity ; Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases ; genetics ; metabolism ; Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt ; genetics ; metabolism ; Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2 ; genetics ; metabolism ; Rats ; Signal Transduction ; drug effects
9.Analysis of the expression of matrix metaUoproteinase and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase in gestational trophoblastic diseases
Shu-Zhen DAI ; Ling-Zhi WANG ; Yu-Jun LI ;
Chinese Journal of General Practitioners 2003;0(03):-
Objective To explore the relationship between the expression of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase (TIMP) in gestational trophoblastie diseases and its invasiveness.Methods The expression and distribution of MMP-7,MMP-9,TIMP-1 and TIMP-2 were determined by immunohistochemistry PV-6000 in 49 cases of hydatidiform mole (eight of them with malignant transformation),six cases of invasive hydatidiform mole,two cases of choriocarcinoma and 18 cases with normal villi in early pregnancy.Results The expression of MMP-7,MMP-9,TIMP-2 and MMP- 9/TIMP-1 was significantly higher in choriocareinoma,invasive mole and malignant transformed mole than that in normal villi in early pregnancy and non-malignant transformed mole (F=10.950,7.760,7.304, 3.442;P
10. Application of ceramic filter membrane in purification technology of water extract from Shensong Yangxin Capsule
Chinese Traditional and Herbal Drugs 2012;43(1):83-85
Objective To observe the effect of different pore diameter membranes on technologies of water extract from Shensong Yangxin Capsule and optimize the parameters. Methods Three different membranes were tested to observe the changes in membrane flux and the retention of effective components. Results The membrane with 100 nm diameter had the greater membrane flux, the transfer rates of paeoniflorin was the highest. The optimum conditions were that the operation differential pressure was 0.15-0.22 MPa, the operation temperature was 20°C. Conclusion A good result can be obtained by adopting the technology of ceramic membranes filtration to purify Shensong Yangxin Capsule, which provides the foundation for the application of ceramic membranes micro-filtration in the purification of water extract of other Chinese materia medica.