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Examining the neuroprotective effects of protocatechuic acid and chrysin on in vitro and in vivo models of Parkinson disease
Zaijun Zhang2,3; Guohui Li1; Samuel S.W. Szeto1; Cheong Meng Chong3; Quan Quan1; Chen Huang3; Wei Cui4; Baojian Guo2; Yuqiang Wang2; Yifan Han4; K.W. Michael Siu5; Simon Ming Yuen Lee3; Ivan K. Chu1
2015
Source PublicationFree Radical Biology and Medicine
ISSN0891-5849
Volume84Pages:331-343
Abstract

Polypharmacology-based strategies using drug combinations with different mechanisms of action are gaining increasing attention as a novel methodology to discover potentially innovative medicines for neurodegenerative disorders. We used this approach to examine the combined neuroprotective effects of two polyphenols, protocatechuic acid (PCA) and chrysin, identified from the fruits of Alpinia oxyphylla. Our results demonstrated synergistic neuroprotective effects, with chrysin enhancing the protective effects of PCA, resulting in greater cell viability and decreased lactate dehydrogenase release from 6-hydroxydopamine-treated PC12 cells. Their combination also significantly attenuated chemically induced dopaminergic neuron loss in both zebrafish and mice. We examined the molecular mechanisms underlying these collective cytoprotective effects through proteomic analysis of treated PC12 cells, resulting in the identification of 12 regulated proteins. Two were further characterized, leading to the determination that pretreatment with PCA and chrysin resulted in (i) increased nuclear factor-erythroid 2-related factor 2 protein expression and transcriptional activity; (ii) modulation of cellular redox status with the upregulated expression of hallmark antioxidant enzymes, including heme oxygenase-1, superoxide dismutase, and catalase; and (iii) decreased levels of malondialdehyde, a known lipid peroxidation product. Treatment with PCA and chrysin also inhibited activation of nuclear factor-κB and expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase. Our findings suggest that natural products, when used in combination, can be effective potential therapeutic agents for treating diseases such as Parkinson disease. A therapy involving both PCA and chrysin exhibits its enhanced neuroprotective effects through a combination of cellular mechanisms: antioxidant cytoprotection and anti-inflammation.

KeywordAnti-inflammation Freeradicals Neuroprotection Nrf2 Nf-κb Parkinsondisease Proteomics
DOI10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2015.02.030
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Language英語English
WOS Research AreaBiochemistry & Molecular Biology ; Endocrinology & Metabolism
WOS SubjectBiochemistry & Molecular Biology ; Endocrinology & Metabolism
WOS IDWOS:000355896500030
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Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences
THE STATE KEY LABORATORY OF QUALITY RESEARCH IN CHINESE MEDICINE (UNIVERSITY OF MACAU)
Corresponding AuthorSimon Ming Yuen Lee; Ivan K. Chu
Affiliation1.Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
2.Institute of New Drug Research and Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Pharmacodynamic Constituents of Traditional Chinese Medicine, College of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangdong, China
3.State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine and Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Taipa, Macao, China
4.Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, Institute of Modern Medicine, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
5.Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON, Canada
First Author AffilicationInstitute of Chinese Medical Sciences
Corresponding Author AffilicationInstitute of Chinese Medical Sciences
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Zaijun Zhang,Guohui Li,Samuel S.W. Szeto,et al. Examining the neuroprotective effects of protocatechuic acid and chrysin on in vitro and in vivo models of Parkinson disease[J]. Free Radical Biology and Medicine, 2015, 84, 331-343.
APA Zaijun Zhang., Guohui Li., Samuel S.W. Szeto., Cheong Meng Chong., Quan Quan., Chen Huang., Wei Cui., Baojian Guo., Yuqiang Wang., Yifan Han., K.W. Michael Siu., Simon Ming Yuen Lee., & Ivan K. Chu (2015). Examining the neuroprotective effects of protocatechuic acid and chrysin on in vitro and in vivo models of Parkinson disease. Free Radical Biology and Medicine, 84, 331-343.
MLA Zaijun Zhang,et al."Examining the neuroprotective effects of protocatechuic acid and chrysin on in vitro and in vivo models of Parkinson disease".Free Radical Biology and Medicine 84(2015):331-343.
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