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ArticleJournal of molecular neuroscience : MN2013

Magnesium lithospermate B protects neurons from N-methyl-D-aspartic acid injury and attenuates kainic acid-induced neurodegeration in FVB mice.

Guodong Xiao, Weidong Hu, Xuesong Chen

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Article in Journal of molecular neuroscience : MN, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Guodong XiaoDepartment of Neurology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215004, Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China, guodong_xiao2013@hotmail.com.
Weidong Hu
Xuesong Chen
Jinling Institute of Technology · CNSecond Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University · CNSoochow University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Magnesium lithospermate B (MLB) is one of the major bioactive components of Radix Salviae miltiorrhizae (Dan Shen), which is a Chinese traditional herbal medicine with therapeutic effects on cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. The aim of this study was to investigate the neuroprotective effects of MLB on N-methyl-D-aspartic acid (NMDA)-injured neurons and against kainic acid (KA)-induced neurodegeneration in mice. In cultured mouse primary hippocampal neurons, MLB significantly reduced NMDA-induced cell death and promoted neurite growth in a dose-dependent manner. In FVB mice, MLB attenuated KA-induced neurodegeneration. Additionally, MLB prevented the decrease in phosphorylated Akt and glycogen synthase kinase-3β (GSK-3β) levels both in NMDA-injured neurons and KA-injured mouse brain. This effect was blocked by phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) inhibitor LY294002 and Akt inhibitor triciribine, thus indicating the neuroprotective effects of MLB are most likely mediated by the PI3K/Akt/GSK-3β pathway. Taken together, these results show the efficacy and underlying mechanism of MLB against neuronal injury and raise its therapeutic potential in neurodegenerative diseases.

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AnimalsCells, CulturedDose-Response Relationship, DrugDrugs, Chinese HerbalGlycogen Synthase Kinase 3Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3 betaHippocampusKainic AcidMiceNeuronsNeuroprotective AgentsN-MethylaspartatePhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesPhosphoinositide-3 Kinase InhibitorsProtein Kinase InhibitorsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktDrugs, Chinese HerbalGlycogen Synthase Kinase 3Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3 betaGsk3b protein, mouseKainic Acidlithospermate BNeuroprotective AgentsN-MethylaspartatePhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesPhosphoinositide-3 Kinase InhibitorsProtein Kinase InhibitorsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt

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PMID23640537
OpenAlexW2059679779

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