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KMID : 1239920130070040249
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Nutrition Research and Practice
2013 Volume.7 No. 4 p.249 ~ p.255
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Epigallocatechin gallate attenuates L-DOPA-induced apoptosis in rat PC12 cells
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Lee Myung-Yul
Choi Eun-Joo
Lee Myung-Koo
Lee Jae-Joon
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Abstract
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In this study, the protective effects of EGCG on L-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (L-DOPA)-induced oxidative cell death in catecholaminergic PC12 cells, the in vitro model of Parkinson's disease, were investigated. Treatment with L-DOPA at concentrations higher than 150 μM caused cytotoxicity in PC12 cells, as determined using the 3-(4,5-dimetylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay and flow cytometry detection. The apoptotic ratio was similar in cells treated with 100 μM EGCG plus 150 μM L-DOPA (5.02%) and the control (0.96%) (P > 0.05), and was lower than that of cells treated with L-DOPA only (32.24%, P < 0.05). The generation level of ROS (% of control) in cells treated with EGCG plus L-DOPA was lower than that in cells treated with L-DOPA only (123.90% vs 272.32%, P < 0.05). The optical density in production of TBARS in cells treated with L-DOPA only was higher than that in the control (0.27 ± 0.05 vs 0.08 ± 0.04, P < 0.05), and in cells treated with EGCG only (0.14 ± 0.02, P < 0.05), and EGCG plus L-DOPA (0.13 ± 0.02, P < 0.05). The intracellular level of GSH in cells treated with EGCG plus L-DOPA was higher than that in cells treated with L-DOPA only (233.25 ± 16.44 vs 119.23 ± 10.25, P < 0.05). These results suggest that EGCG protects against L-DOPA-induced oxidative apoptosis in PC12 cells, and might be a potent neuroprotective agent.
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KEYWORD
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Epillocatechin gallate, L-DOPA, PC12 cells, apoptosis, oxidative stress
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