Epigallocatechin gallate attenuates L-DOPA-induced apoptosis in rat PC12 cells
In this study, the protective effects of EGCG on L-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (L-DOPA)-induced oxidative cell death in catecholaminergic PC12 cells, the in vitro model of Parkinson’s disease, were investigated. Treatment with L-DOPA at concentrations higher than 150 μM caused cytotoxicity in PC12 ce...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Nutrition research and practice 2013, 7(4), , pp.249-255 |
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Zusammenfassung: | In this study, the protective effects of EGCG on L-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (L-DOPA)-induced oxidative cell death in catecholaminergic PC12 cells, the in vitro model of Parkinson’s disease, were investigated. Treatment with L-DOPA at concentrations higher than 150 μM caused cytotoxicity in PC12 cells, as determined using the 3-(4,5-dimetylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay and flow cytometry detection. The apoptotic ratio was similar in cells treated with 100 μM EGCG plus 150 μM L-DOPA (5.02%) and the control (0.96%) (P 0.05), and was lower than that of cells treated with L-DOPA only (32.24%, P 0.05). The generation level of ROS (% of control) in cells treated with EGCG plus L-DOPA was lower than that in cells treated with L-DOPA only (123.90% vs 272.32%, P 0.05). The optical density in production of TBARS in cells treated with L-DOPA only was higher than that in the control (0.27 ± 0.05 vs 0.08 ± 0.04, P 0.05), and in cells treated with EGCG only (0.14 ± 0.02, P 0.05), and EGCG plus L-DOPA (0.13 ± 0.02, P 0.05). The intracellular level of GSH in cells treated with EGCG plus L-DOPA was higher than that in cells treated with L-DOPA only (233.25 ± 16.44 vs 119.23 ± 10.25, P 0.05). These results suggest that EGCG protects against L-DOPA-induced oxidative apoptosis in PC12 cells, and might be a potent neuroprotective agent. |
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ISSN: | 1976-1457 2005-6168 |
DOI: | 10.4162/nrp.2013.7.4.249 |