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KMID : 0624620180510080400
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BMB Reports
2018 Volume.51 No. 8 p.400 ~ p.405
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The protective effects of ethanolic extract of Clematis terniflora against corticosterone-induced neuronal damage via the AKT and ERK1/2 pathway
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Noh Yoo-Hun
Cheon Seung-Ui
Kim In-Hye
Kim In-Yong
Lee Seung-Ah
Kim Do-Hee
Jeong Yoon-Hwa
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Abstract
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Chronic stress induces neuronal cell death, which can cause nervous system disorders including Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease. In this study, we evaluated the neuroprotective effects of Clematis terniflora extract (CTE) against corticosterone-induced apoptosis in rat pheochromocytoma (PC12) cells, and also investigated the underlying molecular mechanisms. At concentrations of 300 and 500 μg/ml, CTE significantly decreased apoptotic cell death and mitochondrial damage induced by 200 μM corticosterone. CTE decreased the expression levels of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress proteins GRP78, GADD153, and mitochondrial damage-related protein BAD, suggesting that it downregulates ER stress evoked by corticosterone. Furthermore, our results suggested that these protective effects were mediated by the upregulation of p-AKT and p-ERK1/2, which are involved in cell survival signaling. Collectively, our results indicate that CTE can lessen neural damage caused by chronic stress.
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KEYWORD
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Chronic stress, Clematis terniflora, Corticosterone, ER stress, Neuroprotective effect
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