PMID- 34297534 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20210903 LR - 20210903 IS - 1948-7193 (Electronic) IS - 1948-7193 (Linking) VI - 12 IP - 15 DP - 2021 Aug 4 TI - Activation of Cellular Antioxidant Defense System by Naturally Occurring Dibenzopyrone Derivatives Confers Neuroprotection against Oxidative Insults. PG - 2798-2809 LID - 10.1021/acschemneuro.1c00023 [doi] AB - Seven dibenzopyrone phenolic derivatives, i.e., alternariol (1), alternariol 5-O-methyl ether (2), altenusin B (3), dehydroaltenusin (4), altenuene (5), altenusin (6), and alterlactone (7), were isolated from endophytic fungi Alternaria alternata extract, and these compounds' structures were elucidated based on various spectroscopic data. Compound 3, a diphenic acid derivative, was determined as a new compound. In this study, compounds 3, 4, 6, and 7 displayed remarkable neuroprotective effects against oxidative injuries by acting as potent activators of nuclear factor-erythroid derived 2-like 2 (Nrf2) in PC12 cells. A mechanistic study indicated that these compounds induced the nuclear accumulation of Nrf2, promoted the expression of Nrf2-governed cytoprotective genes, and increased the cellular antioxidant capacity. More importantly, genetic silence of Nrf2 expression deprived the observed cytoprotection, highlighting the important role of Nrf2 in the protection of these compounds. FAU - Hou, Yanan AU - Hou Y AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-0426-8795 AD - State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry and College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China. FAU - Li, Jie AU - Li J AD - State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry and College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China. FAU - Wu, Jun-Chen AU - Wu JC AD - State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry and College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China. FAU - Wu, Quan-Xiang AU - Wu QX AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-1895-5417 AD - State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry and College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China. FAU - Fang, Jianguo AU - Fang J AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-2884-3363 AD - State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry and College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20210723 PL - United States TA - ACS Chem Neurosci JT - ACS chemical neuroscience JID - 101525337 RN - 0 (Antioxidants) RN - 0 (NF-E2-Related Factor 2) RN - Alternaria alternata SB - IM MH - Alternaria MH - Animals MH - *Antioxidants/pharmacology MH - NF-E2-Related Factor 2/metabolism MH - *Neuroprotection MH - Oxidative Stress MH - PC12 Cells MH - Rats OTO - NOTNLM OT - Nrf2 OT - antioxidant OT - dibenzopyrone derivatives OT - neuroprotective effect OT - oxidative stress EDAT- 2021/07/24 06:00 MHDA- 2021/09/04 06:00 CRDT- 2021/07/23 17:09 PHST- 2021/07/24 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/09/04 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2021/07/23 17:09 [entrez] AID - 10.1021/acschemneuro.1c00023 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - ACS Chem Neurosci. 2021 Aug 4;12(15):2798-2809. doi: 10.1021/acschemneuro.1c00023. Epub 2021 Jul 23.