Abstract |
EGb 761 is a standardized extract of Ginkgo biloba that appears to have a neuroprotective effect against neurodegenerative diseases. Adult male rats were treated with EGb 761 (100 mg/kg) or vehicle prior to middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO), and brains were collected 24 h after MCAO. Proteins that were differentially expressed after EGb 761 treatment during cerebral ischemia were detected using two-dimensional gel electrophoresis. Protein spots with more than a 2.5-fold change in intensity between vehicle- and EGb 761-treated groups were identified by mass spectrometry. The levels of peroxiredoxin-2 and protein phosphatase 2A subunit B were significantly decreased in the vehicle-treated group in comparison to the EGb 761-treated group. In contrast, levels of the collapsing response mediator protein 2 (CRMP2) were significantly increased in vehicle-treated animals, while EGb 761 prevented the injury-induced increase of CRMP2. These results suggest that EGb 761 protects neuronal cells against ischemic brain injury through the specific up- and down-modulation of various proteins.
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Authors | Phil-Ok Koh |
Journal | The American journal of Chinese medicine
(Am J Chin Med)
Vol. 39
Issue 2
Pg. 315-24
( 2011)
ISSN: 1793-6853 [Electronic] Singapore |
PMID | 21476208
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
- Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
- Nerve Tissue Proteins
- Neuroprotective Agents
- Plant Extracts
- Proteins
- collapsin response mediator protein-2
- Ginkgo biloba extract
- Peroxiredoxins
- Protein Phosphatase 2
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Topics |
- Animals
- Brain Ischemia
(drug therapy, etiology, metabolism)
- Cerebral Cortex
(drug effects, metabolism)
- Electrophoresis, Gel, Two-Dimensional
- Ginkgo biloba
- Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery
- Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
(metabolism)
- Male
- Mass Spectrometry
- Nerve Tissue Proteins
(metabolism)
- Neuroprotective Agents
(pharmacology, therapeutic use)
- Peroxiredoxins
(metabolism)
- Phytotherapy
- Plant Extracts
(pharmacology, therapeutic use)
- Protein Phosphatase 2
(metabolism)
- Proteins
(metabolism)
- Proteomics
(methods)
- Rats
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley
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