Asiatic acid protects primary neurons against C2-ceramide-induced apoptosis
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Ceramides derived from sphingosine contribute to the apoptotic processes of neuronal cells in neurodegenerative disorders including Alzheimer's disease. This study investigates the potential neuroprotective effects of Asiatic acid, a triterpenoid derived from Centella asiatica, against C(2)-ceramides-induced cell death in primary cultured rat cortical neuronal cells. In primary neurons, Asiatic acid (0.01 to 1.0 μmol/l) reduced C(2)-ceramide-induced cell death and mitochondria membrane potential loss in a concentration-dependent manner. Furthermore, Asiatic acid decreased cellular production of reactive oxygen species following C(2)-ceramide treatment. At a maximal concentration of 1.0 μmol/l, Asiatic acid partly counteracted the pro-apoptotic effects of the C(2)-ceramide by reducing the cytosolic release of HtrA2/Omi, the upregulation of Bax and caspase 3, as well as the dephosphorlyation of ERK1/2. Taken together, these data suggest that Asiatic acid protects neurons from C(2)-ceramide-induced cell death by antagonizing mitochondria-dependent apoptosis.
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- Authors
- Zhang, X., Wu, J., Dou, Y., Xia, B., Rong, W., Rimbach, G., & Lou, Y.
- Affiliations
- Zhejiang University (CN)
- Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel (DE)
- Corresponding author
- Lou, Yijia
- Venue
- European Journal of Pharmacology
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2012-03
- Volume
- 679
- Issue
- 1-3
- Pages
- 51-59
- ISSN
- 0014-2999 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2017064363
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- FWCI
- 19.48
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- European Journal of Pharmacology (publishedVersion)
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- Funders
- National Natural Sciences Foundation of China (30973600, 81173135, 90813026)
- Ministry of Science and Technology of China (2009ZX09303-004)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Complementary and alternative medicine › Medicinal Plants and Neuroprotection
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Sphingolipid Metabolism and Signaling
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Natural product bioactivities and synthesis
- Keywords
- asiatic acid, C2-ceramide, neuroprotection, primary cortical neurons, mitochondrial membrane potential, reactive oxygen species, Omi/HtrA2, Bax, caspase-3, ERK1/2 dephosphorylation, mitochondrial apoptosis, Centella asiatica, triterpenoids, Alzheimer's disease
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Cerebral Cortex, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Neurons, Sphingosine, Signal Transduction, Apoptosis, Reactive Oxygen Species, Neuroprotective Agents, Rats, Membrane Potential, Mitochondrial, Pentacyclic Triterpenes, Primary Cell Culture
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