Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
4331176 Brain Research 2007 10 Pages PDF
Abstract

Objectives: This study was undertaken to find out the effects of acetylpuerarin on hippocampal neurons and intracellular free calcium in primary culture subjected to oxygen–glucose deprivation/reperfusion. Methods: According to different reperfusion time (1 h, 6 h, 12 h, 24 h), three concentrations (1.6 μmol l− 1, 0.4 μmol l− 1, 0.1 μmol l− 1) of acetylpuerarin, and MK-801 (10 μmol l− 1), a positive control drug, neurons were randomly divided into 21 groups. Each group was observed by inverted phase contrast microscope; neuron viability was measured by the reduction of 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT); intracellular Ca2+ was observed by Fura-2/AM ester through fluorospectrophotometer. Results: The injured neurons were protected and degeneration and necrosis were alleviated in treatment groups of acetylpuerarin and MK-801. Acetylpuerarin increased the neuron viability at high, middle and low concentrations. Fluorescence detection results showed that the calcium concentration in the group treated with acetylpuerarin and MK-801 was lowered in each reperfusion time. Conclusion: Our results demonstrated that acetylpuerarin could protect the hippocampal neurons from ischemia–reperfusion injury in rats by alleviating the morphological damage, increasing neuron viability and decreasing calcium concentration in neuron.

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