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Beta-asarone protects against MPTP-induced Parkinson's disease via regulating long non-coding RNA MALAT1 and inhibiting α-synuclein protein expression

Beta-asarone protects against MPTP-induced Parkinson's disease via regulating long non-coding RNA MALAT1 and inhibiting α-synuclein protein expression

Authors :
Yan-Li Duan
Qi-Shun Zhang
Jian-Lei Zhang
Dong-Lin Zheng
Zhao-Hui Wang
Guo-Fei Li
Source :
Biomedicinepharmacotherapy = Biomedecinepharmacotherapie. 83
Publication Year :
2016

Abstract

Objective Numerous long non-coding RNAs (lncRNA) have been identified in neurodegenerative disorders including Parkinson’s disease (PD). Emerging evidence demonstrates that β-asarone functions as neuroprotective effects in both in vitro and in vivo models. However, the role of β-asarone and its potential mechanism in PD remain not completely clear. Methods MPTP-induced PD mouse model and SH-SY5Y cells subjected to MPP+ as its in vitro model were used to evaluate the effects of β-asarone on PD. LncRNA MALAT1 and α-synuclein expression were determined by real-time PCR and western blot methods. Results β-Asarone significantly increased the TH+ cells number and decreased the expression levels of MALAT1 and α-synuclein in midbrain tissue of PD mice. RNA pull-down and immunoprecipitation assays confirmed that MALAT1 associated with α-synuclein, leading to the increased stability of α-synuclein and its expression in SH-SY5Y cells. β-asarone elevated the viability of cells exposed to MPP+. Either overexpressed MALAT1 or α-synuclein could canceled the protective effect of β-asarone on cell viability. In PD mice, pcDNA-MALAT1 also decreased the TH+ cells number and increased the α-synuclein expression in PD mice with treatment of β-asarone. Conclusion β-Asarone functions as a neuroprotective effect in both in vivo and in vitro models of PD via regulating MALAT1 and α-synuclein expression.

Details

ISSN :
19506007
Volume :
83
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Biomedicinepharmacotherapy = Biomedecinepharmacotherapie
Accession number :
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