为研究红景天甙(salidroside)对β淀粉样肽25-35(β amyloid peptide25-35,Aβ25-35)诱导PC12细胞凋亡的抑制作用,采用Cell Counting Kit-8(CCK-8)分析细胞的存活率,通过光镜检测细胞形态并配以Hoechst染色检测细胞核固缩,利用荧光共振能量转移(fluorescence resonance energy transfer,FRET)技术在单个活细胞中检测caspase-3和caspase-8活性的动态变化。结果表明,红景天甙可剂量依赖性抑制Aβ25-35引起的细胞凋亡,提高细胞的存活率;红景天甙对caspase-3的活性有明显的抑制作用,而且Aβ25-35诱导细胞凋亡不依赖于caspase-8的激活。这些结果提示抑制caspase-3的活性是红景天甙抑制Aβ25-35诱导PC12细胞凋亡的机制之一。
To investigate the inhibitions of salidroside on the apoptosis induced by Aβ25-35 in PC12 cells, cell survival was analyzed with cell counting Kit-8 (CCK-8), cell morphology was observed by optical microscope, nuclear condensation was shown by Hoechst staining, the dynamics of caspase-3 and caspase-8 activation in single living cell were monitored by fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) respectively. The results showed that salidroside elevated the cell survival by inhibiting the Aβ25-35-induced apoptosis in a dose-dependent manner, and that salidroside greatly inhibited the caspase-3 activation. Furthermore, the apoptosis induced by Aβ25-35 was independent of the caspase-8 activation. In conclusion, these data indicate that salidroside can protect the PC12 cells from Aβ25-35-induced apoptosis by inhibiting the activation of caspase-3.