PMID- 31781339 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20200420 LR - 20200420 IS - 1942-0994 (Electronic) IS - 1942-0900 (Print) IS - 1942-0994 (Linking) VI - 2019 DP - 2019 TI - Neuroprotection of Indole-Derivative Compound NC001-8 by the Regulation of the NRF2 Pathway in Parkinson's Disease Cell Models. PG - 5074367 LID - 10.1155/2019/5074367 [doi] LID - 5074367 AB - Parkinson's disease (PD) is a common neurodegenerative disease accompanied by a loss of dopaminergic (DAergic) neurons. The development of therapies to prevent disease progression is the main goal of drug discovery. There is increasing evidence that oxidative stress and antioxidants may contribute to the pathogenesis and treatment of PD, respectively. In the present study, we investigated the antioxidative protective effects of the indole-derivative compound NC001-8 in DAergic neurons derived from SH-SY5Y cells and PD-specific induced pluripotent stem cells (PD-iPSCs) carrying a PARKIN ex5del mutation. In SH-SY5Y-differentiated DAergic neurons under 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium (MPP(+)) treatment, NC001-8 remarkably reduced the levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and cleaved caspase 3; upregulated nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (NRF2) and NAD(P)H dehydrogenase, quinone 1 (NQO1); and promoted neuronal viability. In contrast, NRF2 knockdown abolished the effect of NC001-8 on the reduction of ROS and improvement of neuronal viability. In H(2)O(2)-treated DAergic neurons differentiated from PD-iPSCs, NC001-8 rescued the aberrant increase in ROS and cleaved caspase 3 by upregulating NRF2 and NQO1. Our results demonstrated the protective effect of NC001-8 in DAergic neurons via promoting the NRF2 antioxidative pathway and reducing ROS levels. We anticipate that our present in vitro assays may be a starting point for more sophisticated in vivo models or clinical trials that evaluate the potential of NC001-8 as a disease modifier for PD. CI - Copyright (c) 2019 Pei-Cih Wei et al. FAU - Wei, Pei-Cih AU - Wei PC AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-9726-6849 AD - Department of Neurology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Linkou Medical Center, Chang Gung University School of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan. FAU - Lee-Chen, Guey-Jen AU - Lee-Chen GJ AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-4818-9917 AD - Department of Life Science, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan. FAU - Chen, Chiung-Mei AU - Chen CM AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-0769-0353 AD - Department of Neurology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Linkou Medical Center, Chang Gung University School of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan. FAU - Wu, Yih-Ru AU - Wu YR AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-1191-2542 AD - Department of Neurology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Linkou Medical Center, Chang Gung University School of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan. FAU - Chen, Yi-Jing AU - Chen YJ AD - Department of Neurology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Linkou Medical Center, Chang Gung University School of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan. FAU - Lin, Jia-Li AU - Lin JL AD - Department of Neurology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Linkou Medical Center, Chang Gung University School of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan. FAU - Lo, Yen-Shi AU - Lo YS AD - Department of Neurology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Linkou Medical Center, Chang Gung University School of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan. FAU - Yao, Ching-Fa AU - Yao CF AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-8692-5156 AD - Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan. FAU - Chang, Kuo-Hsuan AU - Chang KH AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-4972-9823 AD - Department of Neurology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Linkou Medical Center, Chang Gung University School of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20191031 PL - United States TA - Oxid Med Cell Longev JT - Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity JID - 101479826 RN - 0 (Indoles) RN - 0 (NF-E2-Related Factor 2) RN - 0 (NFE2L2 protein, human) RN - 0 (Reactive Oxygen Species) RN - EC 1.6.5.2 (NAD(P)H Dehydrogenase (Quinone)) RN - EC 1.6.5.2 (NQO1 protein, human) RN - EC 3.4.22.- (CASP3 protein, human) RN - EC 3.4.22.- (Caspase 3) RN - R865A5OY8J (1-Methyl-4-phenylpyridinium) SB - IM MH - 1-Methyl-4-phenylpyridinium/toxicity MH - Caspase 3/genetics/metabolism MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Dopaminergic Neurons/*metabolism/pathology MH - Humans MH - Indoles/*pharmacology MH - Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells/metabolism/pathology MH - *Models, Neurological MH - NAD(P)H Dehydrogenase (Quinone)/genetics/metabolism MH - NF-E2-Related Factor 2/*biosynthesis/genetics MH - Neuroprotection/*drug effects MH - Parkinson Disease, Secondary/*drug therapy/genetics/pathology MH - Reactive Oxygen Species/metabolism MH - Signal Transduction/*drug effects/genetics MH - Up-Regulation/drug effects PMC - PMC6874971 COIS- The authors declare that they have no competing interests. EDAT- 2019/11/30 06:00 MHDA- 2020/04/21 06:00 PMCR- 2019/10/31 CRDT- 2019/11/30 06:00 PHST- 2018/11/27 00:00 [received] PHST- 2019/04/05 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2019/07/10 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2019/11/30 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2019/11/30 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/04/21 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2019/10/31 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1155/2019/5074367 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Oxid Med Cell Longev. 2019 Oct 31;2019:5074367. doi: 10.1155/2019/5074367. eCollection 2019.