目的探讨1,5-二咖啡酰奎宁酸(1,5-dicaffeoylquinic acid,1,5-diCQA)对多巴胺能神经元的保护作用及其可能的机制。方法采用1-甲基-4-苯基吡啶离子(MPP^+)诱导具有多巴胺能神经元特性的PC12细胞作为帕金森病的体外模型,实验分为正常对照组、MPP^+组和1,5-diCQA预处理组,根据1,5-diCQA预处理的浓度,将后者又分为10、20、50、100μmol/L 4组。用MTT法测定各组细胞存活率,酶标仪检测细胞活性氧簇(reactive oxygen species,ROS)含量和谷胱甘肽(glutathione,GSH)水平,RT-PCR法检测细胞突触核蛋白(α-synuclein)的mRNA表达水平,Western blot检测各组细胞α-synuclein蛋白表达水平。结果 MPP^+(250μmol/L)处理PC12细胞24 h后,与正常对照组相比,细胞存活率下降,ROS生成增多,GSH耗竭;不同浓度的1,5-diCQA预处理可以减轻MPP^+导致的细胞损伤,且在一定范围内具有量-效关系;50μmol/L的1,5-diCQA预处理可以显著抑制MPP^+诱导的α-synuclein转录和翻译水平的增加。结论 1,5-diCQA对MPP^+诱导的PC12细胞氧化应激损伤具有浓度依赖性的抑制作用,并抑制α-synuclein的过表达,提示1,5-diCQA对帕金森病细胞模型具有保护作用。
Objective To investigate the protective effects of 1,5 dicaffeoylquinic acid(1,5-diCQA)preconditioning on the injury of PC12 cells induced by MPP^+ and the possible mechanisms. Methods MPP^+ was added to make a model of Parkinson disease in rat pheochromocytoma(PC12) cells. PC12 cells were divided into three groups randomly : control group, MPP^+ group, 1,5-diCQA+MPP^+ group. Cell viability was determined by MTT assay. Cellular ROS and GSH were observed by a spectrophotometer. The expression of α-synuclein mRNA and protein was detected by using RT-PCR and Western blot respectively. Results ①The cell viability in MPP^+ group was obviously less than in control group and 1,5-diCQA pretreatment+ MPP^+ group. ②The ROS production and cellular depletion was lessened by pretreatment of 1,5-diCQA in a dose-dependent manner. ③1,5-diCQA(50 μmol/L)pretreatment could inhibit the MPP^+-induced up-regulation of the expression of α-synuclein mRNA and protein. Conclusion 1,5-diCQA may have a neuroprotective potential for it could attenuate the oxidative stress and α-synuclein overexpression in the PC12 cells induced by MPP^+.