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Wang,D.; Guo,T.Q.; Wang,Z.Y.; Lu,J.H.; Liu,D.P.; Meng,Q.F.; Xie,J.; Zhang,X.L.; Liu,Y.; Teng,L.S.. |
The present study focuses on the neuroprotective effect of glycyrrhizic acid (GA, a major compound separated from Glycyrrhiza Radix, which is a crude Chinese traditional drug) against glutamate-induced cytotoxicity in differentiated PC12 (DPC12) cells. The results showed that GA treatment improved cell viability and ameliorated abnormal glutamate-induced alterations in mitochondria in DPC12 cells. GA reversed glutamate-suppressed B-cell lymphoma 2 levels, inhibited glutamate-enhanced expressions of Bax and cleaved caspase 3, and reduced cytochrome C (Cyto C) release. Exposure to glutamate strongly inhibited phosphorylation of AKT (protein kinase B) and extracellular signal-regulated kinases (ERKs); however, GA pretreatment enhanced activation of ERKs but... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Glycyrrhizic acid; Neuroprotection; Glutamate; ERKs; Mitochondria. |
Ano: 2014 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2014000900773 |
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