PMID- 23134284 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20130610 LR - 20191210 IS - 1744-5116 (Electronic) IS - 1388-0209 (Linking) VI - 51 IP - 1 DP - 2013 Jan TI - Borneol alleviates oxidative stress via upregulation of Nrf2 and Bcl-2 in SH-SY5Y cells. PG - 30-5 LID - 10.3109/13880209.2012.700718 [doi] AB - CONTEXT: The beta-amyloid (Abeta) peptide aggregation with accompanying oxidative stress plays the major role in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Some natural compounds, including borneol, shed promising light on AD treatment. OBJECTIVE: The present study was designed to investigate the antioxidative, antiapoptotic effects, and neuroprotection of borneol in human neuroblastoma cells (SH-SY5Y). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Oxidative stress was induced by administering 50 microM Abeta into SH-SY5Y cells. Neuroprotective effect of commercially available borneol was examined by determining cell viability with the MTT assay. Intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation was measured using a fluorometer with further examination of heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) and nuclear factor-erythroid 2 p45-related factor 2 (Nrf2) expression. Apoptosis was examined by measuring the ratio of B-cell lymphoma 2 (Bcl-2)/Bcl-2-associated X protein (Bax). RESULTS: Our data indicated that Abeta-induced cell cytotoxicity was inhibited by 100 microM of (-) and (+) borneol treatment. Treatment of borneol significantly decreased ROS generation (P < 0.01). The expression of HO-1 and nuclear translocation of Nrf2 were increased by Abeta treatment. This nuclear translocation of Nrf2 was further increased by administration of borneol. Compared with the Abeta treated group, the (+) borneol treated group significantly increased Bcl-2 expression with decreased expression of Bax. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: Borneol protected SH-SY5Y cells against Abeta-induced toxicity, exerted an antioxidative effect and suppressed apoptosis. It increases our knowledge about neuroprotective mechanism of borneol, and it is hopeful to be a candidate compound for developing therapeutic drug for the prevention and treatment of AD and other Abeta-related neurodegenerative diseases. FAU - Hur, Jinyoung AU - Hur J AD - Division of Metabolism and Functionality Research, Korea Food Research Institute, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea. FAU - Pak, Sok Cheon AU - Pak SC FAU - Koo, Byung-Soo AU - Koo BS FAU - Jeon, Songhee AU - Jeon S LA - eng PT - Comparative Study PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20121108 PL - England TA - Pharm Biol JT - Pharmaceutical biology JID - 9812552 RN - 0 (Amyloid beta-Peptides) RN - 0 (Antioxidants) RN - 0 (Camphanes) RN - 0 (NF-E2-Related Factor 2) RN - 0 (NFE2L2 protein, human) RN - 0 (Neuroprotective Agents) RN - 0 (Peptide Fragments) RN - 0 (Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2) RN - 0 (Reactive Oxygen Species) RN - 0 (amyloid beta-protein (1-42)) RN - 0 (bcl-2-Associated X Protein) RN - L88RA8N5EG (isoborneol) SB - IM MH - Amyloid beta-Peptides/antagonists & inhibitors/toxicity MH - Antioxidants/chemistry/pharmacology MH - Apoptosis/drug effects MH - Camphanes/chemistry/*pharmacology MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Cell Survival/drug effects MH - Fluorometry MH - Humans MH - NF-E2-Related Factor 2/genetics MH - Neuroblastoma/metabolism MH - Neuroprotective Agents/chemistry/*pharmacology MH - Oxidative Stress/*drug effects MH - Peptide Fragments/antagonists & inhibitors/toxicity MH - Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2/genetics/metabolism MH - Reactive Oxygen Species/metabolism MH - Up-Regulation/drug effects MH - bcl-2-Associated X Protein/genetics/metabolism EDAT- 2012/11/09 06:00 MHDA- 2013/06/12 06:00 CRDT- 2012/11/09 06:00 PHST- 2012/11/09 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2012/11/09 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2013/06/12 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.3109/13880209.2012.700718 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Pharm Biol. 2013 Jan;51(1):30-5. doi: 10.3109/13880209.2012.700718. Epub 2012 Nov 8.