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Rucklidge JJ, Johnstone J, Kaplan BJ. Nutrient supplementation approaches in the treatment of ADHD. Expert Rev Neurother 2014; 9:461-76. [DOI: 10.1586/ern.09.7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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YY162 prevents ADHD-like behavioral side effects and cytotoxicity induced by Aroclor1254 via interactive signaling between antioxidant potential, BDNF/TrkB, DAT and NET. Food Chem Toxicol 2014; 65:280-92. [PMID: 24394491 DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2013.12.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2013] [Revised: 12/27/2013] [Accepted: 12/29/2013] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Methylphenidate (MP) has become the primary drug of choice for treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). However, its psychotropic effects severely hamper long-term clinical use. We evaluated the effects of YY162, which consists of terpenoid-strengthened Ginkgo biloba and ginsenoside Rg3, on the ADHD-like condition induced by Aroclor1254, because both components have been suggested to modulate oxidative stress, dopaminergic neurotransmission, and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) signaling, which may be critical targets for understanding the pathogenesis of ADHD. YY162 attenuated the increase in reactive oxygen species (ROS) and decrease in BDNF levels induced by Aroclor1254 in SH-SY5Y neuroblastoma cells. YY162 significantly attenuated Aroclor1254-induced ADHD-like behavior and oxidative stress in ICR mice. Furthermore, YY162 attenuated reductions in p-TrkB, BDNF, dopamine transporter (DAT) and norepinephrine transporter (NET) expression. These attenuating effects of YY162 were comparable to those of MP. Importantly, K252a, a TrkB antagonist, counteracted the protective effects of YY162. Our results suggest that YY162 possesses significant protective activities against ADHD-like conditions with negligible behavioral side effects, and that interactive signaling between antioxidant potential and BDNF/TrkB receptor for the positive modulation of the DAT and NET is important for YY162-mediated neuroprotective activity.
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El-Ghazaly MA, Sadik NAH, Rashed ER, Abd-El-Fattah AA. Neuroprotective effect of EGb761® and low-dose whole-body γ-irradiation in a rat model of Parkinson's disease. Toxicol Ind Health 2013; 31:1128-43. [PMID: 23696346 DOI: 10.1177/0748233713487251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disorder after Alzheimer's disease. The present study was undertaken to investigate the pretreatment effects of standardized Ginkgo biloba extract (EGb761(®)) and low-dose whole-body γ-irradiation on the neurological dysfunction in the reserpine model of PD. Male Wistar rats were pretreated orally with EGb761 or fractionated low-dose whole-body γ-irradiation or their combination, then subjected to intraperitoneal injection of reserpine (5 mg/kg body weight) 24 h after the final dose of EGb761 or radiation. Reserpine injection resulted in the depletion of striatal dopamine (DA) level, increased catalepsy score, increased oxidative stress indicated via depletion of glutathione (GSH), increased malondialdehyde (MDA) and iron levels, decreased DA metabolites metabolizing enzymes; indicated by inhibition by glutathione-S-transferase, and nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH)-quinone oxidoreductase (NQO) activities, mitochondrial dysfunction; indicated by declined complex I activity, and adenosine triphosphate (ATP) level and increased apoptosis; indicated by decreased mitochondrial B cell lymphoma-2 (Bcl-2) protein level and by transmission electron microscope. EGb761 and low-dose γ-radiation ameliorated the reserpine-induced state of oxidative stress, mitochondrial dysfunction, and apoptosis in brain. It can be concluded that EGb761, a widely used herbal medicine and low dose of γ-irradiation have protective effects for combating Parkinsonism possibly via replenishment of GSH levels.
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- Mona A El-Ghazaly
- Drug Radiation Research Department, National Centre for Radiation Research and Technology, Atomic Energy Authority, Cairo, Egypt
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- Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Drug Radiation Research Department, National Centre for Radiation Research and Technology, Atomic Energy Authority, Cairo, Egypt
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Rojas P, Montes P, Rojas C, Serrano-García N, Rojas-Castañeda JC. Effect of a phytopharmaceutical medicine, Ginko biloba extract 761, in an animal model of Parkinson's disease: therapeutic perspectives. Nutrition 2012; 28:1081-8. [PMID: 22817828 DOI: 10.1016/j.nut.2012.03.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2011] [Revised: 01/17/2012] [Accepted: 03/10/2012] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Ginkgo Biloba extract 761 (EGb 761) is a patented and well-defined mixture of active compounds extracted from Ginkgo biloba leaves. This extract contains two main groups of active compounds, flavonoids (24%) and terpenoids (6%). EGb 761 is used clinically to treat dementia and vaso-occlusive and cochleovestibular disorders. This extract has neuroprotective effects, exerted probably by means of its antioxidant function. Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder that affects 2% of the population older than 60 y. It produces a progressive loss of dopaminergic neurons and depletion of dopamine (DA), leading to movement impairment. The production of reactive oxygen species, which act as mediators of oxidative damage, is linked to PD. This disease is routinely treated with the DA precursor, L-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine. However, this produces severe side effects, and its neurotoxic properties can be due to a free radical production. Thus, administration of antioxidant drugs might be used to prevent neuronal death produced by oxidative mechanisms. The use of synthetic antioxidants has decreased because of their suspected activity as carcinogenic promoters. We describe the studies related to the antioxidant effect of EGb 761 in an animal model of PD. It has been shown that EGb761 can provide a neuroprotective/neurorecovery effect against the damage to midbrain DA neurons in an animal model of PD. EGb 761 also has been found to lessen the impairment of locomotion, correlating with an increase of DA and other morphologic and biochemical parameters related to its antioxidant effect in an animal model of PD. These studies suggest it as an alternative in the future treatment of PD.
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- Patricia Rojas
- Laboratory of Neurotoxicology, National Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Manuel Velasco Suárez, México, D.F., Mexico.
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Rojas P, Serrano-García N, Medina-Campos ON, Pedraza-Chaverri J, Ogren SO, Rojas C. Antidepressant-like effect of a Ginkgo biloba extract (EGb761) in the mouse forced swimming test: role of oxidative stress. Neurochem Int 2011; 59:628-36. [PMID: 21672588 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuint.2011.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2011] [Accepted: 05/04/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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EGb761 is a well-defined mixture of active compounds extracted from Ginkgo biloba leaves. This extract is used clinically due to its neuroprotective effects, exerted probably via its potent antioxidant or free radical scavenger action. Previous studies suggest that oxidative stress, via free radical production, may play an important role in depression and animal models for depression-like behavior. Preclinical studies have suggested that antioxidants may have antidepressants properties. The aim of this study was to investigate the antidepressant-like of EGb761 due to its antioxidant role against oxidative stress induced in the forced swimming test, the most widely used preclinical model for assessing antidepressant-like behavior. Male BALB/c mice were pretreated with EGb761 (10mg/kg, ip) daily for 17 days followed by the forced swimming test and spontaneous locomotor activity. Animals were sacrificed to evaluate lipid peroxidation, different antioxidant enzyme activities, serotonin and dopamine content in midbrain, hippocampus and prefrontal cortex. EGb761 significantly decreased the immobility time (39%) in the forced swimming test. This antidepressant-like effect of EGb761 was associated with a reduction in lipid peroxidation and superoxide radical production (indicated by a downregulation of Mn-superoxide dismutase activity), both of which are indicators of oxidative stress. The protective effect of EGb761 is not related to excitatory or inhibitory effects in locomotor activity, and was also associated with the modulation of serotonergic and dopaminergic neurotransmission. It is suggested that EGb761 produces an antidepressant-like effect, and that an antioxidant effect against oxidative stress may be partly responsible for its observed neuroprotective effects.
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- Patricia Rojas
- Laboratory of Neurotoxicology, National Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Manuel Velasco Suárez, SS, Av. Insurgentes Sur. No. 3877, C.P. 14269, Mexico D.F., Mexico.
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Lee SH, Park WS, Lim MH. Clinical effects of korean red ginseng on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children: an observational study. J Ginseng Res 2011; 35:226-34. [PMID: 23717065 PMCID: PMC3659525 DOI: 10.5142/jgr.2011.35.2.226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2011] [Revised: 03/01/2011] [Accepted: 03/01/2011] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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We investigated the clinical effects of Korean red ginseng on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children. Eighteen subjects aged between 6 and 14 diagnosed with ADHD based on the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fourth edition diagnosis criteria were enrolled. Korean red ginseng (Panax ginseng) at 1,000 mg b.i.d. was administered to the subjects for 8 weeks. Eighteen children completed the questionnaire and clinical assessment by visiting the hospital at baseline, then in the first, fourth and eighth weeks. Clinical assessments were performed by using the ADHD Diagnostic System (ADS, a computerized attention assessment program), the abbreviated Conners' rating scale in addition to psychiatric interviews. After 8 weeks, significant differences were found in the omisssion errors of ADS (78.56±43.33 at baseline, 55.17±21.44 at 8 weeks, p<0.023), Conners ADHD Rating Scale (13.78±6.32 at baseline, 9.50±4.80 at 8 weeks, p<0.042) and Spielberger State Anxiety Scale (30.94±6.25 at baseline, 28.83±6.23 at 8 weeks, p<0.024). In the Korean Personality Inventory for Children, a significant reduction of score was found in the physical development scale (56.44±9.63 at baseline, 50.94±8.91 at 8 weeks, p<0.017) and social dysfunction scale (56.33±6.82 at baseline, 51.94±7.13 at 8 weeks, p<0.025). These results suggest that Korean red ginseng may be effective in improving inattentiveness in ADHD children, but it remains uncertain if it improves the general severity of ADHD, depression, anxiety personality and behavioral changes.
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- Suk Hwa Lee
- Department of Psychiatry and Environmental Health Center, Dankook University, College of Medicine, Cheonan 330-715, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Dankook University, College of Medicine, Cheonan 330-715, Korea
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- Department of Psychiatry and Environmental Health Center, Dankook University, College of Medicine, Cheonan 330-715, Korea
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van Patot MCT, Keyes LE, Leadbetter G, Hackett PH. Ginkgo bilobafor Prevention of Acute Mountain Sickness: Does It Work? High Alt Med Biol 2009; 10:33-43. [DOI: 10.1089/ham.2008.1085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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- Martha C. Tissot van Patot
- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado
- Altitude Research Center, Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Surgery, University of Colorado, Denver Colorado
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- Altitude Research Center, Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Surgery, University of Colorado, Denver Colorado
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- Department of Exercise Physiology, Mesa State College, Grand Junction, Colorado
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- Altitude Research Center, Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Surgery, University of Colorado, Denver Colorado
- Institute for Altitude Medicine, Telluride, Colorado
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Rojas P, Serrano-García N, Mares-Sámano JJ, Medina-Campos ON, Pedraza-Chaverri J, Ogren SO. EGb761 protects against nigrostriatal dopaminergic neurotoxicity in 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine-induced Parkinsonism in mice: role of oxidative stress. Eur J Neurosci 2008; 28:41-50. [PMID: 18662333 DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2008.06314.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP) causes nigrostriatal dopaminergic neurotoxicity and behavioral impairment in rodents. Previous studies suggest that oxidative stress, via free radical production, is involved in MPTP-induced neurotoxicity. The MPTP-treated mouse has been the most widely used model for assessing neuroprotective agents for Parkinson's disease. It has been reported previously that EGb761 prevents dopaminergic neurotoxicity of MPTP. This compound is multifunctional via different mechanisms. Here, we report the neuroprotective effect of EGb761 against oxidative stress induced by MPTP in C57BL/6J mice. EGb761 is a patented and well-defined mixture of active compounds extracted from Ginkgo biloba leaves, with neuroprotective effects, exerted probably via its antioxidant or free radical scavenger action. MPTP administration resulted in a significant decrease in striatal dopamine levels and tyrosine hydroxylase immunostaining in the striatum and substantia nigra pars compacta. Mice receiving EGb761 had significantly attenuated MPTP-induced loss of striatal dopamine levels and tyrosine hydroxylase immunostaining in the striatum and substantia nigra pars compacta. The neuroprotective effect of EGb761 against MPTP neurotoxicity is associated with blockade of lipid peroxidation and reduction of superoxide radical production (indicated by a down-regulation of Mn-superoxide dismutase activity), both of which are indices of oxidative stress. Behavioral analyses showed that EGb761 improved MPTP-induced impairment of locomotion in a manner that correlated with enhancement of striatal dopamine levels. These findings suggest that, in mice, EGb761 attenuates MPTP-induced neurodegeneration of the nigrostriatal pathway and that an inhibitory effect against oxidative stress may be partly responsible for its observed neuroprotective effects.
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- Patricia Rojas
- Laboratory of Neurotoxicology, National Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery, 'Manuel Velasco Suárez', SS, Av. Insurgentes Sur No. 3877, Col. La Fama C.P. 14269, Mexico, D.F., Mexico.
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Kalkunte SS, Singh AP, Chaves FC, Gianfagna TJ, Pundir VS, Jaiswal AK, Vorsa N, Sharma S. Antidepressant and antistress activity of GC-MS characterized lipophilic extracts ofGinkgo bilobaleaves. Phytother Res 2007; 21:1061-5. [PMID: 17639553 DOI: 10.1002/ptr.2212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Lipophilic extracts of Ginkgo biloba L. leaves were tested for their possible role on rodent models of depression and stress. Lipophilic extracts of Ginkgo leaves (LEG) at (50 and 100 mg/kg, p.o.) exhibited dose dependent, significant antidepressant activity in the behavioral despair test and learned helplessness rodent model of depression. The activities were comparable to that of imipramine (15 mg/kg) and EGb 761 (50 mg/kg). In the cold immobilization stress induced gastric ulcer model of stress, only the LEG showed a significant reduction in the ulcer index. GC-MS characterization of this bioactive extract was found to be rich in a group of 6-alkyl salicylates (6-AS), along with a fatty alcohol, fatty acids and cardanols. The n-heptadecenyl salicylate represented 60% of the 6-AS. Notable was the absence of dihydroxy alkylphenols which are linked to allergic reactions similar to the urushiols present in poison ivy. In commercial products of Ginkgo, these dihydroxy phenols as well as the favorable 6-AS are removed during enrichment of flavonol glycosides and terpenic lactones. The current findings suggest that intact carboxylic acid groups containing 6-AS are the bioactive components of the lipophilic extract of Ginkgo leaves with antidepressant and antistress activities.
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- Satyan S Kalkunte
- Kilguss Research Institute, Women and Infants Hospital, Brown University, Providence, RI 02905, USA
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Ramassamy C. Emerging role of polyphenolic compounds in the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases: a review of their intracellular targets. Eur J Pharmacol 2006; 545:51-64. [PMID: 16904103 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2006.06.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 430] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2005] [Accepted: 06/13/2006] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Aging is the major risk factor for neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases. A large body of evidence indicates that oxidative stress is involved in the pathophysiology of these diseases. Oxidative stress can induce neuronal damages, modulate intracellular signaling, ultimately leading to neuronal death by apoptosis or necrosis. Thus antioxidants have been studied for their effectiveness in reducing these deleterious effects and neuronal death in many in vitro and in vivo studies. Increasing number of studies demonstrated the efficacy of polyphenolic antioxidants from fruits and vegetables to reduce or to block neuronal death occurring in the pathophysiology of these disorders. These studies revealed that other mechanisms than the antioxidant activities could be involved in the neuroprotective effect of these phenolic compounds. We will review some of these mechanisms and particular emphasis will be given to polyphenolic compounds from green tea, the Ginkgo biloba extract EGb 761, blueberries extracts, wine components and curcumin.
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- Charles Ramassamy
- INRS-Institut Armand-Frappier, 245 Hymus Boulevard, Pointe-claire, Québec, H9R 1G6/ INAF, Univ. Laval. Québec, QC, Canada.
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Yatin SM, Miller GM, Norton C, Madras BK. Dopamine transporter-dependent induction of C-Fos in HEK cells. Synapse 2002; 45:52-65. [PMID: 12112414 DOI: 10.1002/syn.10084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The psychostimulants cocaine and amphetamine increase expression of the immediate early gene (IEG) c-fos indirectly, via D1 dopamine receptor activation. To determine whether dopamine transporter substrates and inhibitors can affect c-Fos expression directly, we investigated their effects on c-Fos protein and c-fos mRNA in HEK-293 (HEK) cells transfected with the human dopamine transporter (hDAT). In untransfected HEK cells, methylphenidate and cocaine produced a small but statistically significant increase in c-Fos, whereas dopamine and amphetamine did not. In hDAT cells, DAT substrates (dopamine, amphetamine) increased c-Fos immunoreactivity 6- and 3-fold (respectively). The DAT inhibitors cocaine, methylphenidate, and bupropion also increased c-Fos approximately 3-fold in hDAT cells. If coincubated with dopamine, the inhibitors attenuated dopamine-induced c-Fos in hDAT cells. The magnitude of c-fos mRNA induction by substrates and inhibitors paralleled induction of c-Fos protein immunoreactivity. The results indicate that substrates or inhibitors of the DAT can trigger induction of IEG expression in the absence of D1 dopamine receptor. For substrates, IEG induction is DAT-dependent, but for certain DAT inhibitors the cellular response can be elicited in the absence of the DAT in HEK cells. Oxidative stress may partly, but not fully, account for the DA-induced c-Fos induction as an inhibitor of oxidative stress Trolox C, attenuated DA-induced c-Fos induction. Protein kinase C (PKC) may also partially account for c-Fos induction as a specific inhibitor of PKC Bisindolylmaleimide I (BIS) attenuated DA-induced c-Fos by 50%. DAT substrate and inhibitor effects on IEGs, other fos-related antigens, and possible mechanisms that contribute to c-Fos induction warrant investigation in presynaptic neurons as a potential contribution to the long-term effects of psychostimulants.
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- Servet M Yatin
- Harvard Medical School, New England Regional Primate Research Center, Southborough, Massachusetts 01772-9102, USA
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Rojas P, Garduño B, Rojas C, Vigueras RM, Rojas-Castañeda J, Rios C, Serrano-Garcia N. EGb761 blocks MPP+-induced lipid peroxidation in mouse corpus striatum. Neurochem Res 2001; 26:1245-51. [PMID: 11874207 DOI: 10.1023/a:1013971524150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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EGb761 has been suggested to be an antioxidant and free radical scavenger. Excess generation of free radicals, leading to lipid peroxidation (LP), has been proposed to play a role in the damage to striatal neurons induced by 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium (MPP+). We investigated the effects of EGb761 pretreatment on MPP+ neurotoxicity. C-57 black mice were pretreated with EGb761 for 17 days at different doses (0.63, 1.25, 2.5, 5 or 10 mg/kg) followed by administration of MPP+, (0.18, 0.36 or 0.72 mg/kg). LP was analyzed in corpus striatum at 30 min, 1 h, 2 h and 24 h after MPP+ administration. Striatal dopamine content was analyzed by HPLC at the highest EGb761 dose at 2 h and 24 h after MPP+ administration. MPP+-induced LP was blocked (100%) by EGb761 (10 mg/kg). Pretreatment with EGb761 partially prevented (32%) the dopamine-depleting effect of MPP+ at 24 h. These results suggest that supplements of EGb761 may be effective at preventing MPP+-induced oxidative stress.
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- P Rojas
- Laboratory of Neurotoxicology, Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía, Manuel Velasco Suárez SS, México, DF, México
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Barc S, Page G, Fauconneau B, Barrier L, Huguet F. A new in vitro approach for investigating the MPTP effect on DA uptake. Neurochem Int 2001; 38:243-8. [PMID: 11099783 DOI: 10.1016/s0197-0186(00)00083-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Previous studies have shown that dopamine (DA) uptake was decreased after preincubation of 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP) or 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium (MPP(+)) in in vitro slice and synaptosome models. The present study, conducted with and without preincubation, attempted to determine whether inhibition results from a direct effect of neurotoxins on neuronal DA transporter or from an alteration of the transporter secondary to other toxic events. DA uptake was inhibited about 50% in the presence of MPTP+O(2) or MPP(+) (0.1, 1 and 5 mM) in rat striatal slices and synaptosomes. Such inhibition was obtained in synaptosomes preincubated for 150 min with MPP(+) and then washed. Inhibition of DA uptake was lower in slices preincubated with MPTP (5 mM)+O(2) and then washed (30%). Experiments in synaptosomes prepared from slices preincubated with MPTP or MPP(+) showed greater inhibition of DA uptake with MPTP. The results suggest that the inhibition of DA uptake in vitro by MPTP or MPP(+) results initially from a direct effect on the transporter during its penetration in nerve endings and subsequently from a transporter alteration related to toxic events. Thus, the preincubation of striatal slices followed by DA uptake measurement in synaptosomes would appear to be a good in vitro model for studying the dopaminergic toxicity of MPTP.
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- S Barc
- Centre d'études et de Recherche sur les Xénobiotiques, UPRES EA 1223, 34, rue du Jardin des Plantes, BP 199, 86005 Cedex, Poitiers, France
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Cheung F, Siow YL, O K. Inhibition by ginkgolides and bilobalide of the production of nitric oxide in macrophages (THP-1) but not in endothelial cells (HUVEC). Biochem Pharmacol 2001; 61:503-10. [PMID: 11226385 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-2952(00)00567-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Nitric oxide (NO) is a principal mediator in many physiological and pathological processes. NO produced by constitutive nitric oxide synthase in endothelial cells (eNOS) acts as a vasodilator, whereas excess NO production due to elevated expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) may produce cytotoxic effects to cells in the vascular wall. We demonstrated in our previous work that the extract of Ginkgo biloba leaves (EGb) inhibits iNOS-mediated NO production. The objective of the present study was to investigate the effects of several active EGb components on iNOS-mediated NO production in macrophages derived from a human monocytic cell line (THP-1), as well as on eNOS-mediated NO production in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC). Ginkgolide A, ginkgolide B, or bilobalide (0.25 to 1.0 microg/mL) caused a 30-65% reduction in the levels of NO metabolites released by THP-1 macrophages after 4 hr of incubation, with a corresponding decrease in iNOS activity. Western immunoblotting analysis coupled with a nuclease protection assay and reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction revealed a concomitant reduction in the levels of iNOS protein mass and mRNA in ginkgolide A-, ginkgolide B-, or bilobalide-treated macrophages. On the other hand, these compounds did not affect eNOS-mediated NO production or the expression of eNOS protein and mRNA in HUVEC. Taken together, these results suggest that ginkgolide A, ginkgolide B, and bilobalide may contribute to the selective inhibitory effect of EGb on iNOS expression without affecting eNOS-mediated NO production.
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- F Cheung
- Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Cardiovascular Science and Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, 1/F, Li Shu Fan Building, 5 Sassoon Road, Pokfulam, Hong Kong
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In this paper the main features of the pharmacological effects exerted by Ginkgo biloba leaf extracts on central nervous system functions are reviewed.
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- G Di Renzo
- School of Pharmacy, Magna Graecia University of Catanzaro, Roccelletta di Borgia, 88021, Catanzaro, Italy
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Glaucoma is becoming recognized as a condition for which not only elevated intraocular pressure, but also non-pressure-dependent risk factors are responsible. New avenues of treatment into which investigations are being initiated include agents which could possibly improve blood flow to the eye and neuroprotective drugs. Only calcium channel blockers are presently available for such treatment in glaucoma, and these have not been widely adopted, in contrast to clinical trials involving a number of neuroprotectants in other neurologic disorders. Ginkgo biloba extract is freely available and has several biological actions which combine to make it a potentially important agent in the treatment of glaucoma: improvement of central and peripheral blood flow, reduction of vasospasm, reduction of serum viscosity, antioxidant activity, platelet activating factor inhibitory activity, inhibition of apoptosis, and inhibition of excitotoxicity. The effect of Ginkgo biloba extract as a potential antiglaucoma therapy deserves intensive scrutiny.
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- R Ritch
- Department of Ophthalmology, The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, New York 10003, USA.
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Morel P, Fauconneau B, Page G, Mirbeau T, Huguet F. Inhibitory effects of ascorbic acid on dopamine uptake by rat striatal synaptosomes: relationship to lipid peroxidation and oxidation of protein sulfhydryl groups. Neurosci Res 1998; 32:171-9. [PMID: 9858024 DOI: 10.1016/s0168-0102(98)00080-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Ascorbic acid is frequently added in the incubation medium to prevent oxidation of dopamine (DA) during uptake assays. However, a preliminary study showed that the presence of ascorbic acid induced a decrease of DA uptake after prolonged incubation. The purpose of this study was to determine the mechanism underlying ascorbic acid-induced alterations of DA uptake in rat striatal synaptosomes. In this context, the effects of physiological concentrations of ascorbic acid (100-500 microM) on DA uptake and Na+/K+ ATPase activity (which is essential for DA transporter function) were assessed in synaptosomes before and after incubation at 37 degrees C. The capacity of synaptosomes to take up DA was significantly decreased after incubation owing to a reduction in DA transporters (but with no modification of their affinity for DA). This partial inhibition was associated with a decrease of Na+/K+ ATPase activity, a production of thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) and malonaldehyde (MDA), and a loss of sulfhydryl group content. Addition of Trolox C to the medium prevented the reduction of DA uptake, the inhibition of Na+/K+ ATPase activity, the decrease in sulfhydryl group content and the production of TBARS and MDA. These results suggest that ascorbic acid in the presence of contaminant ferrous ions induced a decrease in functional DA transporters, probably through a lipid peroxidation process involving oxidation of sulfhydryl groups and at least in part through a decrease of Na+/K+ ATPase activity.
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- P Morel
- Centre d'Etudes et de Recherche sur les Xénobiotiques, Faculté de Médecine et Pharmacie, Poitiers, France.
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Barclay LR, Artz JD, Mowat JJ. Partitioning and antioxidant action of the water-soluble antioxidant, Trolox, between the aqueous and lipid phases of phosphatidylcholine membranes: 14C tracer and product studies. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 1995; 1237:77-85. [PMID: 7619846 DOI: 10.1016/0005-2736(95)00071-a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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The water-soluble antioxidant, 6-hydroxy-2,5,7,8-tetramethylchroman-2-carboxylic (Trolox), (4-14C)-labelled, was used to trace its location in the aqueous and lipid phases of liposomes. Trolox was found to partition 20 to 25% into the lipid phase of multilamellar (MLV) and 38-46% into the lipid phase of unilamellar (ULV) egg lecithin liposomes. Trolox and its oxidation products partition readily (40%) into the lipid phase of dilinoleoylphosphatidylcholine (DLPC) MLV liposomes during inhibited peroxidation, thermally initiated by azo-bis(2,4-dimethylvaleronitrile) (ADVN). The time-course of the consumption of Trolox during peroxidation of DLPC liposomes, initiated by ADVN, was followed by separation and analyses of [4-14C]Trolox and its oxidation products. Such studies showed that the consumption of Trolox followed the profile of the inhibition of oxygen uptake. This indicates that Trolox can be used in quantitative studies of membrane peroxidation; for example, to measure the rate of chain initiation (Ri). The product distribution of hydroperoxides, the 9- and 13-cis,trans (c,t) and trans,trans (t,t) isomers, formed during inhibited peroxidation of linoleate, in DLPC and methyl linoleate in dimyristoyl PC (DMPC) liposomes was determined by HPLC of the derived hydroxy methyl esters. The c,t/t,t (kinetic/thermodynamic) ratios were related to the antioxidant activity of the inhibitors. Both Trolox and alpha-tocopherol (vitamin E) gave relatively high initial c,t/t,t ratios (6.6 and 7.1) during inhibited peroxidation of DLPC, initiated by water-soluble azo-bis(2-amidinopropane.HCl) (ABAP). High initial c,t/t,t ratios (6.2) were also observed for alpha-tocopherol-inhibited peroxidation of DLPC liposomes, initiated by lipid-soluble ADVN. On the other hand, the combination of Trolox with ADVN-initiated peroxidation of DLPC or of methyl linoleate in DMPC gave relatively low initial c,t/t,t ratios of 3.5 and 1.3. These results are interpreted in terms of the relative hydrogen atom donating ability of the antioxidants and the homogeneity of the system used. The 9/13 ratios of hydroperoxides were constant (0.9 to 1.0) in all experiments and did not give evidence for preferential trapping by Trolox of peroxyls at the 9-position.
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- L R Barclay
- Chemistry Department, Mount Allison University, Sackville, N.B., Canada
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Xu C, Coffey LL, Reith ME. Translocation of dopamine and binding of 2 beta-carbomethoxy-3 beta-(4-fluorophenyl) tropane (WIN 35,428) measured under identical conditions in rat striatal synaptosomal preparations. Inhibition by various blockers. Biochem Pharmacol 1995; 49:339-50. [PMID: 7857321 DOI: 10.1016/0006-2952(94)00485-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Translocation of [3H]dopamine and binding of 2 beta-carbomethoxy-3 beta-(4-fluorophenyl)[3H]-tropane ([3H]WIN 35,428) were measured in crude synaptosomal preparations from rat striatum under identical conditions of assay buffer (phosphate-Krebs) and temperature (25 degrees). [3H]Dopamine uptake as a function of time was close to linear for at least 8 min, whereas [3H]WIN 35,428 binding had reached equilibrium within 1 min and remained at its plateau value for at least 20 min. The following inhibitors were tested in uptake and binding assays run in parallel with the same synaptosomal preparation: cocaine, WIN 35,428, benztropine, nomifensine, mazindol, methylphenidate, N-[1-(2-benzo[b]-thiophenyl)cyclohexyl]piperidine (BTCP), Lu 19-005 (Indatraline), 1-(2-(di(4-fluorophenyl)-methoxy)-ethyl)-4-(3-phenyl-2-propyl)piperazine (GBR 12909), 1-(2-(diphenylmethoxy)-ethyl)-4-(3-phenyl-2-propyl)piperazine (GBR 12935) and 7-trifluoromethyl-4-(4-methyl-1-piperazinyl)-pyrrolo [1,2-a]quinoxaline (CGS 12066B). When present together with [3H]dopamine or [3H]WIN 35,428 for 8 min, the observed binding IC50 values were generally higher (average 1.4-fold) than the uptake IC50 values, with a significant y-axis intercept in linear regression analysis of binding on uptake IC50. For slowly equilibrating inhibitors, estimates of uptake IC50 values were overestimates, and relatively lower values were obtained by monitoring [3H]dopamine uptake for 1 min only during the last minute of the 8-min presence of inhibitor; under these conditions, binding over uptake IC50 ratios were on the average 2.3. Kinetic calculations, taking into account both radioligand and inhibitor equilibration kinetics, indicated that the latter comparison between binding and uptake measurements was most relevant, and suggested the involvement of complexities beyond simple competitive inhibition of dopamine transport, such as different binding domains for substrate and blocker recognition, or spare receptors for blockers. The present data indicate that binding over uptake IC50 ratios should be interpreted with caution, depending on the experimental conditions used to measure these ratios.
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- C Xu
- Department of Basic Sciences, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Peoria 61656
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Ramassamy C, Girbe F, Pincemail J, Christen Y, Costentin J. Modifications of the synaptosomal dopamine uptake and release by two systems generating free radicals: ascorbic acid/Fe2+ and L-arginine/NADPH. Ann N Y Acad Sci 1994; 738:141-52. [PMID: 7832424 DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1994.tb21799.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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- C Ramassamy
- Unité de Neuropsychopharmacologie CNRS URA 1170, Faculté de Médecine & Pharmacie de Rouen, Saint-Etienne du Rouvray, France
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Cancela JM, Bralet J, Beley A. Effects of iron-induced lipid peroxidation and of acidosis on choline uptake by synaptosomes. Neurochem Res 1994; 19:833-7. [PMID: 7969753 DOI: 10.1007/bf00967452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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The effects of iron-induced lipid peroxidation and of lactic acidosis on [3H]choline uptake were investigated on crude synaptosomes prepared from rat cerebral cortices. Fe(2+)-induced lipid peroxidation as evidenced from the production of thiobarbituric acid reactives substances (TBARS) was correlated with a decrease in high-affinity choline uptake (HACU). Trolox C, a free radical scavenger, prevented both Fe(2+)-induced TBARS production and decrease in HACU. Lactic acidosis (pH 6.0 for 30 or 60 min) increased the TBARS production with concomitant decrease in HACU (-48%, -78%, respectively). The acidosis dependent decrease was not reversible following pH 7.4 readjustment after 60 min acidosis. It was not prevented by trolox C, although trolox C inhibited the acidosis-induced production of TBARS. The results suggest that the contribution of acidosis to peroxidative damages is probably of less importance in comparison to other cytotoxic mechanisms.
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- J M Cancela
- Laboratoire de Pharmacodynamie, Faculté de Pharmacie, Dijon, France
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Poeggeler B, Reiter RJ, Tan DX, Chen LD, Manchester LC. Melatonin, hydroxyl radical-mediated oxidative damage, and aging: a hypothesis. J Pineal Res 1993; 14:151-68. [PMID: 8102180 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-079x.1993.tb00498.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 347] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Melatonin is a very potent and efficient endogenous radical scavenger. The pineal indolamine reacts with the highly toxic hydroxyl radical and provides on-site protection against oxidative damage to biomolecules within every cellular compartment. Melatonin acts as a primary non-enzymatic antioxidative defense against the devastating actions of the extremely reactive hydroxyl radical. Melatonin and structurally related tryptophan metabolites are evolutionary conservative molecules principally involved in the prevention of oxidative stress in organisms as different as algae and rats. The rate of aging and the time of onset of age-related diseases in rodents can be retarded by the administration of melatonin or treatments that preserve the endogenous rhythm of melatonin formation. The release of excitatory amino acids such as glutamate enhances endogenous hydroxyl radical formation. The activation of central excitatory amino acid receptors suppress melatonin synthesis and is therefore accompanied by a reduced detoxification rate of hydroxyl radicals. Aged animals and humans are melatonin-deficient and more sensitive to oxidative stress. Experiments investigating the effects of endogenous excitatory amino acid antagonists and stimulants of melatonin biosynthesis such as magnesium may finally lead to novel therapeutic approaches for the prevention of degeneration and dysdifferentiation associated with diseases related to premature aging.
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- B Poeggeler
- Department of Cellular and Structural Biology, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio 78284-7762
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Ramassamy C, Girbe F, Christen Y, Costentin J. Ginkgo biloba extract EGb 761 or trolox C prevent the ascorbic acid/Fe2+ induced decrease in synaptosomal membrane fluidity. FREE RADICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS 1993; 19:341-50. [PMID: 8314115 DOI: 10.3109/10715769309056523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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The ability of synaptosomes, prepared from striata, to take up 3H-dopamine declined rapidly during incubation at 37 degrees C, in an oxygenated Krebs-Ringer medium with 0.1 mM ascorbic acid. Ascorbic acid was responsible for this decrease. Its effectiveness after a 60 min incubation was concentration dependent from 1 microM and virtually complete for 0.1 mM. Furthermore, a decrease of synaptosomal membrane fluidity was revealed by measurements of fluorescence polarization using 1,6-diphenyl-1,3,5-hexatriene. This decrease was potentiated by Fe2+ ions (1 microM). In contrast, it was prevented by the Fe2+ ion chelator, desferrioxamine (0.1 mM), by the Ginkgo biloba extract EGb 761 [2-16 micrograms/ml], as well as by the flavonoid quercetin (0.1 microM). This preventive effect was shared by trolox C (from 0.1 mM). It is concluded that peroxidation of neuronal membrane lipids induced by ascorbic acid/Fe2+ is associated with a decrease in membrane fluidity which, in turn, reduces the ability of the dopamine transporter to take up dopamine.
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- C Ramassamy
- Unité de Neuropsychopharmacologie Expérimentale, U.R.A. 1170 du C.N.R.S., Faculté de Médecine & Pharmacie de Rouen, Saint-Etienne du Rouvray, France
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