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OBJECTIVE: To study the neuroprotective effect of water extracts of American Ginseng (WEAG) on Abeta25-35-induced SH-SY5Y cells apoptosis in Alzheimer's Disease cellular model. METHODS: The optimal concentration and treating time of Abeta25-35 for Alzheimer's Disease cellular model as well as those of WEAG were measured by flow cytometer. In addition, the cell viability was measured by MTT test and the morphology of SH-SY5Y cells was observed by Hoechst 33258 staining. RESULTS: Treated by Abeta25-35 50 micromol/L 72 h later, SH-SY5Y cells turned rounder, aggregated and were positively stained with fluorochrome Hoechst 33258. Cells displayed a typical sub-diploid peak in flow cytometry, and the percentage of apoptosis reaches (37.30 +/- 0.69)% (P < 0.05 as compared with the control group) (1.56 +/- 0.80)%. When incubated with Abeta 50 micromol/L and different doses (0.5, 1, 5 mg/ml) of WEAG for 72h, the characteristics of apoptosis as measured by FCM dose-dependently declined to (16.71 +/- 1.08)%, (10.52 +/- 2.11)% and (3.39 +/- 1.65)%, respectively (P < 0.05 as compared with the model group). CONCLUSION: Water extracts of American Ginseng have markedly neuroprotective effects on SH-SY5Y cells apoptosis induced by Abeta25-35.
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Enfermedad de Alzheimer/patología , Apoptosis/efectos de los fármacos , Medicamentos Herbarios Chinos/farmacología , Fármacos Neuroprotectores/farmacología , Panax/química , Péptidos beta-Amiloides , Ciclo Celular/efectos de los fármacos , Supervivencia Celular/efectos de los fármacos , Células Cultivadas , Medicamentos Herbarios Chinos/aislamiento & purificación , Citometría de Flujo , Humanos , Neuronas/citología , Neuronas/efectos de los fármacos , Fragmentos de Péptidos , Raíces de Plantas/química , Plantas Medicinales/químicaRESUMEN
OBJECTIVE: To control the quality of Gaultheria leucocarpa var. yunnanensis the contents of lignans in these plants from different provinces were detected. METHOD: HPLC was adopted using Hypersil-18 column (0.4 cm x 25 cm), methanol: acetonitrile: water (30:5:65) as mobile phase. RESULT: The calibration curves of D1(gaultherinA), D2[(-)-5'-methoxyisolariciresinol-2 alpha-O-beta-D-xylopyranoside)], D4[(+)-lyoniresinol-2 alpha-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside)] were linear in the range of 0.10-0.40 microgram, 0.03-0.13 microgram, 0.02-0.09 microgram, respectively. The average recovery of D1 was 98.9% and RSD was 2.6%. CONCLUSION: Comparing the samples from Jinxiou(158.2 mg.100 g)-1 and Kumming(154.8 mg.100 g)-1, that of Guiyang showed the highest content of LD(208.8 mg.100 g)-1. The content of LD in the tender above-ground part was 1.3 times higher than that in the wilt.