The protective effect of chlorogenic acid on Aβ25-35-induced damage to cerebral cortical neurons via macrophage activation

  • ZHOU Jing ,
  • DIAO Hong ,
  • QIN Shu-Jian ,
  • TAO Su-Yan ,
  • ZHENG De-Yu
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  • 1.Department of Anatomy, 2.Department of Pathophysiology, Liaoning Medical university, Jinzhou 121001,China

Received date: 2014-01-03

  Online published: 2014-06-04

Abstract

Objective To investigate the effect of chlorogenic acid on cerebral cortical neurons injury induced by amyloid β protein via macrophage activation in vitro. Methods Cerebral cortical neurons were obtained from the cerebellar cortex of Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats and cultured. At the day 8 of culture, peritoneal macrophage of mice were added to the cerebral cortical neurons cultures and continued to be cultured for additional 2 days. Thereafter, Aβ25-35 (10 μmol/L) 10 μl were added into the co-culture of cerebral cortical neurons and macrophages. The experiment was divided into blank isolated culture group, co-culture group,  isolated culture Aβ25-35 group, co-culture Aβ25-35 group and co-culture CHA-treated group for 6, 12, 24, 48, 96h,   respectively. The survival of neurons and macrophages was detected by an inverted phase contrast microscope. Expressions of p38MAPK, MAPKAPK-2, HSP27 protein were tested by Western blot. Results Application of chlorogenic acid significantly improved the morphology and survival of cerebral cortical neurons damaged by Aβ25-35-induced macrophage activation.  In macrophages, the Aβ25-35-induced p38MAPK pathway activation was inhibited by CHA at different time points. Accordingly, both the decreased expressions of phosphorylated MAPKAPK-2 and phosphorylated HSP-27 in macrophages caused by Aβ25-35 exposure were suppressed by CHA. Conclusion Chlorogenic acid is effective in reducing Aβ25-35-induced damage to cerebral cortical neurons co-cultured with macrophages. Its protective effect may be in part achieved by action  against the upregulation of p38MAPK expression in macrophages.

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ZHOU Jing , DIAO Hong , QIN Shu-Jian , TAO Su-Yan , ZHENG De-Yu . The protective effect of chlorogenic acid on Aβ25-35-induced damage to cerebral cortical neurons via macrophage activation[J]. Chinese Journal of Clinical Anatomy, 2014 , 32(3) : 316 -320 . DOI: 10.13418/j.issn.1001-165x.2014

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