Wang JH, Xie H, Zhao TK, Kang B. Catalpol regulates cholinergic nerve system function through effect on choline acetyl-transferase not M receptor affinity.
Biomed Pharmacother 2014;
69:291-6. [PMID:
25661372 DOI:
10.1016/j.biopha.2014.12.014]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2014] [Accepted: 12/10/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022] Open
Abstract
OBJECTIVE
To explore the effect of catalpol on choline acetyl-transferase and M receptor affinity in a PC12 cell model and a rat model induced by beta-amyloid 25-35 (Aβ25-35).
METHODS
In PC12 cells, catalpol (10μmol/l, 100μmol/) or saline was retained in the medium and Aβ25-35 (final concentration 20μmol/l) was added. Choline acetyl-transferase (ChAT) expression was determined by immunocytochemistry, ChAT activity measured by radioenzymatic assay, and M receptor (muscarinic receptor) affinity determined by (3)H-QNB binding test. In Wistar rats, Aβ25-35 was injected intracerebroventricularly to establish AD model. After injection of Aβ25-35, the rats were injected catalpol at 5 and 10mg/kgd(-1) intraperitoneally for the next 7 days, and saline for the control rats. ChAT expression, ChAT activity and M receptor affinity were tested. Cells and rats all were divided into four groups: Group A (control), Group B (model), Group C (catalpol low dose), and Group D (catalpol high dose).
RESULTS
Compared with control, both PC12 cell and rat AD models showed decreased expression and activity of ChAT (p<0.01), but M receptor affinity remained the same (p>0.05). Compared with model group, treatment of catalpol increased expression and activity of ChAT of PC12 cell and rat AD model induced by Aβ25-35, p<0.05 or p<0.01 respectively. But there was no difference of M receptor affinity among the four groups (p>0.05). M receptor affinity remained the same as concentration of catalpol increased gradually in atropine competition experiments (p>0.05).
CONCLUSIONS
Catalpol could regulate the cholinergic nerve system function from its effect on ChAT and may have beneficial effect for treatment of AD, but had no effect on M receptor affinity.
Collapse