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Ergothioneine Prevents Neuronal Cell Death Caused by the Neurotoxin 6-Hydroxydopamine.
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- Potential Protection Against Parkinson's Disease by Ergothioneine-Nature's Multifactorial Neuroprotectant.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Ergothioneine attenuates whole-abdominal irradiation-induced multi-organ injury via the gut-heart-brain axis by modulating calcium voltage-gated channel subunit alpha1 C (Cacna1c) expression.Molecular biomedicine · 2026Article
- Selenoneine, a food chain component with potential neuroprotective effects against electrophilic mercury forms.Advances in neurotoxicology · 2026Article
- Organosulfur Compounds: Potential Therapeutics for Parkinson's Disease.CNS & neurological disorders drug targets · 2026Review
- Ergothioneine Treatment Ameliorates the Pathological Phenotypes of Parkinson's Disease Models.Journal of neurochemistry · 2025Article
- The Current Situation and Future Trends of Ergothioneine in Biology and Medical Research: A Bibliometric Analysis.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2025Review
- IRE1/JNK Is the Leading UPR Pathway in 6-OHDA-Induced Degeneration of Differentiated SH-SY5Y Cells.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Article
- Ergothioneine-Mediated Neuroprotection of Human iPSC-Derived Dopaminergic Neurons.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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Abstract
Neuronal cell death is a key mechanism involved in the development and exacerbation of Parkinson's disease (PD). The excessive production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) is a major cause leading to neuronal death; therefore, compounds that prevent oxidative stress-dependent neuronal death may be promising as a preventive method for PD. Ergothioneine is a natural amino acid with antioxidant properties, and its protective functions in the body are attracting attention. However, there has been no investigation into the protective functions of ergothioneine using in vivo and in vitro PD models. Thus, in this study, we analyzed the efficacy of ergothioneine against 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA)-dependent neuronal cell death using immortalized hypothalamic neurons (GT1-7 cells). First, we found that ergothioneine prevents 6-OHDA-dependent neuronal cell death by suppressing ROS overproduction in GT1-7 cells. The cytoprotective effect of ergothioneine was partially abolished by verapamil, an inhibitor of OCTN1, which is involved in ergothioneine uptake. Furthermore, ergothioneine-rich Rice-koji (Ergo-koji) showed cytoprotective and antioxidant effects similar to those of ergothioneine. Taken together, these results suggest that ergothioneine or foods containing ergothioneine may be an effective method for preventing the development and progression of PD.
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