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ArticleActa pharmacologica Sinica2015

Protopanaxtriol protects against 3-nitropropionic acid-induced oxidative stress in a rat model of Huntington's disease.

Yan Gao, Shi-feng Chu, Jian-ping Li, Zhao Zhang, Jia-qing Yan, Zhi-lin Wen, Cong-yuan Xia, Zheng Mou, Zhen-zhen Wang, Wen-bin He and 3 more

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Article in Acta pharmacologica Sinica, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 49 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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13 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Yan GaoState Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Functions of Natural Medicines, Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Materia Medica, Neuroscience Center, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, China.
Shi-feng ChuState Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Functions of Natural Medicines, Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Materia Medica, Neuroscience Center, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, China.
Jian-ping LiState Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Functions of Natural Medicines, Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Materia Medica, Neuroscience Center, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, China.
Zhao ZhangState Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Functions of Natural Medicines, Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Materia Medica, Neuroscience Center, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, China.
Jia-qing YanState Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Functions of Natural Medicines, Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Materia Medica, Neuroscience Center, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, China.
Zhi-lin WenShanxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Taiyuan 030024, China.
Cong-yuan XiaState Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Functions of Natural Medicines, Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Materia Medica, Neuroscience Center, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, China.
Zheng MouState Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Functions of Natural Medicines, Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Materia Medica, Neuroscience Center, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, China.
Zhen-zhen WangState Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Functions of Natural Medicines, Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Materia Medica, Neuroscience Center, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, China.
Wen-bin He1] State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Functions of Natural Medicines, Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Materia Medica, Neuroscience Center, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, China [2] Shanxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Taiyuan 030024, China.
Xiao-feng GuoShanxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Taiyuan 030024, China.
Gui-ning WeiDepartment of Pharmacology, Guangxi Institute of Chinese Medicine & Pharmaceutical Science, Nanning 530022, China.
Nai-hong ChenState Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Functions of Natural Medicines, Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Materia Medica, Neuroscience Center, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, China.
Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College · CNShanxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CNGuangxi University of Chinese Medicine · CN

Funding

Corticostriatal networks and NMDAR mediation of habitual and flexible actionK22AA020303 · NIAAA · UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HEALTH SCIS CTR · PI BRIGMAN, JONATHAN L · 2011 to 2013
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NIAAA NIH HHS K22 AA020303
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimProtopanaxtriol (Ppt) is extracted from Panax ginseng Mayer. In the present study, we investigated whether Ppt could protect against 3-nitropropionic acid (3-NP)-induced oxidative stress in a rat model of Huntington's disease (HD) and explored the mechanisms of action.

methodsMale SD rats were treated with 3-NP (20 mg/kg on d 1, and 15 mg/kg on d 2-5, ip). The rats received Ppt (5, 10, and 20 mg/kg, po) daily prior to 3-NP administration. Nimodipine (12 mg/kg, po) or N-acetyl cysteine (NAC, 100 mg/kg, po) was used as positive control drugs. The body weight and behavior were monitored within 5 d. Then the animals were sacrificed, neuronal damage in striatum was estimated using Nissl staining. Hsp70 expression was detected with immunohistochemistry. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation was measured using dihydroethidium (DHE) staining. The levels of components in the Nrf2 pathway were measured with immunohistochemistry and Western blotting.

results3-NP resulted in a marked reduction in the body weight and locomotion activity accompanied by progressive striatal dysfunction. In striatum, 3-NP caused ROS generation mainly in neurons rather than in astrocytes and induced Hsp70 expression. Administration of Ppt significantly alleviated 3-NP-induced changes of body weight and behavior, decreased ROS production and restored antioxidant enzymes activities in striatum. Moreover, Ppt directly scavenged free radicals, increased Nrf2 entering nucleus, and the expression of its downstream products heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) and NAD(P)H quinone oxidase 1 (NQO1) in striatum. Similar effects were obtained with the positive control drugs nimodipine or NAC.

conclusionPpt exerts a protective action against 3-NP-induced oxidative stress in the rat model of HD, which is associated with its anti-oxidant activity.

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Nitro CompoundsPropionatesAnimalsAntioxidantsBasal GangliaBehavior, AnimalDisease Models, AnimalDose-Response Relationship, DrugHeme Oxygenase (Decyclizing)HSP70 Heat-Shock ProteinsHumansHuntington DiseaseMaleMitochondriaMotor ActivityNAD(P)H Dehydrogenase (Quinone)3-nitropropionic acidAntioxidantsHeme Oxygenase (Decyclizing)Hmox1 protein, ratHSP70 Heat-Shock ProteinsNAD(P)H Dehydrogenase (Quinone)Neuroprotective AgentsNfe2l2 protein, ratNF-E2-Related Factor 2Nitro CompoundsNQO1 protein, ratPropionatesprotopanaxatriolReactive Oxygen SpeciesSapogenins

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