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ArticleAnatomy & cell biology2015

A single fraction from Uncaria sinensis exerts neuroprotective effects against glutamate-induced neurotoxicity in primary cultured cortical neurons.

Ha Neui Kim, Ji Yeon Jang, Byung Tae Choi

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Article in Anatomy & cell biology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Ha Neui KimDepartment of Korean Medicine, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University, Yangsan, Korea.
Ji Yeon JangDivision of Meridian and Structural Medicine, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University, Yangsan, Korea.
Byung Tae ChoiDepartment of Korean Medicine, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University, Yangsan, Korea. ; Division of Meridian and Structural Medicine, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University, Yangsan, Korea.
Pusan National University · KR

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Abstract

We identified a neuroprotective single fraction among 62 ones of hexane extract from Uncaria sinensis (JGH43IA) and investigated its effects and mechanisms in primary cortical neurons. Pretreatment with JGH43IA showed a significantly increase cell viability in a dose-dependent manner with a decrease in the lactate dehydrogenase release. When we performed morphological assay and flow cytometry to determination of the type of cell death, pretreatment with JGH43IA showed a significant reduction of glutamate-induced apoptotic cell death. Then we explored the downstream signaling pathways of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) with calpain activation to elucidate possible pathways of neuroprotection by JGH43IA. Pretreatment with JGH43IA exhibited a significant attenuation of NMDAR GluN2B subunit activation and a decrease in active form of calpain 1 leading to subsequent cleavage of striatal-enriched protein tyrosine phosphatase (STEP). In addition, pretreatment with JGH43IA showed a marked increase of cAMP responsive element binding protein. These results suggest that JGH43IA may have neuroprotective effects through down-regulation of NMDAR GluN2B subunit and calpain 1 activation, and subsequent alleviation of STEP cleavage. This single fraction from U. sinensis might be a useful therapeutic agent for brain disorder associated with glutamate injury.

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CalpainGlutamatesN-Methyl-D-aspartate receptorsSTEPUncaria sinensis

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PMCPMC4488647
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