PMID- 29398668 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20180917 LR - 20180917 IS - 1347-5215 (Electronic) IS - 0918-6158 (Linking) VI - 41 IP - 4 DP - 2018 Apr 1 TI - Nardostachys jatamansi Ethanol Extract Ameliorates Abeta42 Cytotoxicity. PG - 470-477 LID - 10.1248/bpb.b17-00750 [doi] AB - The Nardostachys jatamansi DC (NJ) root has been used as a sedative or analgesic to treat neurological symptoms and pain in traditional Korean medicine. Here, we investigate the potential effects of NJ on Alzheimer's disease (AD) and reveal the molecular mechanism through which NJ exerts its effects. The neuroprotective effect of the NJ root ethanol extract against beta amyloid (Abeta) toxicity was examined in vitro using a cell culture system and in vivo using a Drosophila AD model. The NJ extract and chlorogenic acid, a major component of NJ, inhibited Abeta-induced cell death in SH-SY5Y cells. Moreover, the NJ extract rescued the neurological phenotypes of the Abeta42-expressing flies (decreased survival and pupariation rate and a locomotor defect) and suppressed Abeta42-induced cell death in the brain. We also found that NJ extract intake reduced glial cell number, reactive oxygen species level, extracellular-signal-regulated kinase (ERK) phosphorylation, and nitric oxide level in Abeta42-expressing flies, without affecting Abeta accumulation. These data suggest that the neuroprotective activity of NJ might be associated with its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, as well as its inhibitory action against ERK signaling; thus, NJ is a promising medicinal plant for the development of AD treatment. FAU - Liu, Quan Feng AU - Liu QF AD - Department of Oriental Medicine, Dongguk University. AD - Department of Oriental Neuropsychiatry, Graduate School of Oriental Medicine, Dongguk University. FAU - Jeon, Youngjae AU - Jeon Y AD - Department of Biological Sciences, Konkuk University. FAU - Sung, Yung-Wei AU - Sung YW AD - Department of Oriental Medicine, Dongguk University. AD - Department of Oriental Neuropsychiatry, Graduate School of Oriental Medicine, Dongguk University. FAU - Lee, Jang Ho AU - Lee JH AD - Department of Biological Sciences, Konkuk University. FAU - Jeong, Haemin AU - Jeong H AD - Department of Biological Sciences, Konkuk University. FAU - Kim, Young-Mi AU - Kim YM AD - College of Pharmacy and Integrated Research Institute for Drug Development, Dongguk University-Seoul. FAU - Yun, Hye Sup AU - Yun HS AD - Department of Biological Sciences, Konkuk University. FAU - Chin, Young-Won AU - Chin YW AD - College of Pharmacy and Integrated Research Institute for Drug Development, Dongguk University-Seoul. FAU - Jeon, Songhee AU - Jeon S AD - Dongguk University Research Institute of Biotechnology, Dongguk University. AD - Department of Biomedical Sciences, BK21 PLUS Center for Creative Biomedical Scientists at Chonnam National University. FAU - Cho, Kyoung Sang AU - Cho KS AD - Department of Biological Sciences, Konkuk University. FAU - Koo, Byung-Soo AU - Koo BS AD - Department of Oriental Medicine, Dongguk University. AD - Department of Oriental Neuropsychiatry, Graduate School of Oriental Medicine, Dongguk University. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20180203 PL - Japan TA - Biol Pharm Bull JT - Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin JID - 9311984 RN - 0 (Amyloid beta-Peptides) RN - 0 (Nerve Tissue Proteins) RN - 0 (Neuroprotective Agents) RN - 0 (Peptide Fragments) RN - 0 (Plant Extracts) RN - 0 (amyloid beta-protein (1-42)) SB - IM MH - Alzheimer Disease/*drug therapy/metabolism/pathology MH - Amyloid beta-Peptides/antagonists & inhibitors/genetics/metabolism MH - Animals MH - Animals, Genetically Modified MH - Brain/*drug effects/metabolism/pathology MH - Cell Line MH - Cell Survival/drug effects MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Drosophila/genetics/growth & development MH - Ethnopharmacology MH - Humans MH - Larva/drug effects/metabolism MH - Medicine, Korean Traditional MH - Nardostachys/*chemistry MH - Nerve Tissue Proteins MH - Neurons/*drug effects/metabolism/pathology MH - Neuroprotective Agents/pharmacology/*therapeutic use MH - Peptide Fragments/antagonists & inhibitors/genetics/metabolism MH - Phytotherapy MH - Plant Extracts/pharmacology/*therapeutic use MH - Plant Roots/*chemistry MH - Republic of Korea MH - Survival Analysis OTO - NOTNLM OT - Alzheimer's disease OT - Drosophila OT - Nardostachys jatamansi OT - anti-inflammation OT - antioxidant OT - extracellular-signal-regulated kinase EDAT- 2018/02/06 06:00 MHDA- 2018/09/18 06:00 CRDT- 2018/02/06 06:00 PHST- 2018/02/06 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/09/18 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2018/02/06 06:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1248/bpb.b17-00750 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Biol Pharm Bull. 2018 Apr 1;41(4):470-477. doi: 10.1248/bpb.b17-00750. Epub 2018 Feb 3.