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ArticleScientific reports2017

Flavonoid Enhances the Glyoxalase Pathway in Cerebellar Neurons to Retain Cellular Functions.

Joel Frandsen, Prabagaran Narayanasamy

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Article in Scientific reports, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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20 citing papers in PubMed, 38 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Joel FrandsenDepartment of Pathology and Microbiology, College of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, 68198-5900, USA.
Prabagaran NarayanasamyDepartment of Pathology and Microbiology, College of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, 68198-5900, USA. p.narayanasamy@unmc.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-9617-5555
Nebraska Medical Center · USUniversity of Nebraska Medical Center · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Oxidative stress is damaging to cells and contributes to aging and neurodegenerative disease. This state is mediated by production of imbalanced molecules, and reactive dicarbonyl compounds - mainly methylglyoxal. The glyoxalase pathway is an antioxidant defense system utilized to detoxify methylglyoxal and neutralize free radicals. Pathway dysfunction leads to overproduction and accumulation of toxic, prooxidant compounds. We hypothesize flavonoid treatment as a means to enhance the glyoxalase pathway's ability to detoxify in neurons. This study found that flavonoid treatment in methylglyoxal treated cerebellar neurons increased the functioning of glyoxalase pathway by enhancing expression of glyoxalase-1 and glyoxalase-2 proteins, decreased cell death and increased cellular viability. Flavonoids also significantly contributed in the retention of synaptic functions (VGLUT1 and GAD65) in cerebellar neurons. In addition, flavonoids were found to be involved in pAkt - NF-κB signaling pathway through a reduction in phosphorylation of Akt. The data here show flavonoid compounds have the potential to protect the brain from aging and neurodegenerative disease.

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Up-RegulationAnimalsCell DeathCells, CulturedCerebellumFlavonoidsGene Expression RegulationGlutamate DecarboxylaseHydroxyacylglutathione HydrolaseLactoylglutathione LyaseMiceNeuronsOxidative StressSignal TransductionThiolester HydrolasesVesicular Glutamate Transport Protein 1FlavonoidsGlutamate Decarboxylaseglutamate decarboxylase 2Hydroxyacylglutathione HydrolaseLactoylglutathione LyaseSlc17a7 protein, mouseThiolester HydrolasesVesicular Glutamate Transport Protein 1

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PMID28698611
PMCPMC5505997
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