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- Title
Ethyl Acetate Fraction from Persimmon (Diospyros kaki) Ameliorates Cerebral Neuronal Loss and Cognitive Deficit via the JNK/Akt Pathway in TMT-Induced Mice.
- Authors
Kim, Jong Min; Park, Seon Kyeong; Kang, Jin Yong; Park, Su Bin; Yoo, Seul Ki; Han, Hye Ju; Kim, Chul-Woo; Lee, Uk; Kim, Sea-Hyun; Heo, Ho Jin
- Abstract
This study was conducted to assess the antioxidant capacity and protective effect of the ethyl acetate fraction from persimmon (<italic>Diospyros kaki</italic>) (EFDK) on H2O2-induced hippocampal HT22 cells and trimethyltin chloride (TMT)-induced Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) mice. EFDK had high antioxidant activities and neuroprotective effects in HT22 cells. EFDK ameliorated behavioral and memory deficits in Y-maze, passive avoidance and Morris water maze tests. Also, EFDK restored the antioxidant system by regulating malondialdehyde (MDA), superoxide dismutase (SOD) and reduced gluthathione (GSH), and the cholinergic system by controlling the acetylcholine (ACh) level and acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activity and expression. EFDK enhanced mitochondrial function by regulating reactive oxygen species (ROS) production, mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP), and adenosine triphosphate (ATP). Ultimately, EFDK regulated the c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK)/protein kinase B (Akt) pathway and apoptotic pathway by suppressing the expression of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), phosphorylated insulin receptor substrate 1 (IRS-1pSer), phosphorylated JNK (p-JNK), phosphorylated tau (p-tau), phosphorylated nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells (p-NF-κB), Bcl-2-associated X protein (BAX) and cytosolic cytochrome c, and increasing the expression of phosphorylated Akt (p-Akt) and mitochondrial cytochrome c. This study suggested that EFDK had antioxidant activity and a neuroprotective effect, and ameliorated cognitive abnormalities in TMT-induced mice by regulating the JNK/Akt and apoptotic pathway.
- Subjects
OXIDANT status; ETHYL acetate; PERSIMMON; REACTIVE oxygen species; PROTEIN kinase B
- Publication
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2018, Vol 19, Issue 5, p1499
- ISSN
1661-6596
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/ijms19051499