Da-Bu-Yin-Wan and Qian-Zheng-San, two traditional Chinese herbal formulas, up-regulate the expression of mitochondrial subunit NADH dehydrogenase 1 synergistically in the mice model of Parkinson's disease.
Abstract | ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: AIM OF THE STUDY: MATERIALS AND METHODS: The effects of DBYW and QZS on the behavioral changes (pole test), expression of tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) of substantia nigra by immunohistochemistry, monoaminergic contents and activity of striatum by high performance liquid chromatography, neuronal ultrastructure changes by transmission electron microscopy, mitochondrial DNA ( mtDNA) damage by long-extension polymerase chain reaction (PCR), and mRNA expression of mitochondrial subunit NADH dehydrogenase 1(ND1) by qualitative real-time PCR were investigated. RESULTS: Present study demonstrated that DBYW and QZS not only ameliorated the behavior induced by the administration of MPTP and synergistically prevented the decreasing of TH expression, but also increased monoaminergic contents and activity, improved the ultrastructural changes, decreased the mtDNA damage, and synergistically up-regulated the expression of ND1 in mRNA level. CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest that DBYW and QZS possess anti- parkinsonism and neuroprotective properties.
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Authors | Yi Zhang, Hong-Mei Sun, Xin He, Yuan-Yuan Wang, Yu-Shan Gao, Hai-Xia Wu, Hong Xu, Xiao-Gang Gong, Zhen-Yu Guo |
Journal | Journal of ethnopharmacology
(J Ethnopharmacol)
Vol. 146
Issue 1
Pg. 363-71
(Mar 07 2013)
ISSN: 1872-7573 [Electronic] Ireland |
PMID | 23347961
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Copyright | Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved. |
Chemical References |
- Biogenic Monoamines
- DNA, Mitochondrial
- Drugs, Chinese Herbal
- Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
- Nd1 protein, mouse
- Neuroprotective Agents
- Neurotoxins
- Proteins
- RNA, Messenger
- dabuyin wan
- qian-zheng-san
- 1-Methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine
- Tyrosine 3-Monooxygenase
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Topics |
- 1-Methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine
- Animals
- Behavior, Animal
(drug effects)
- Biogenic Monoamines
(metabolism)
- Cerebral Cortex
(drug effects, metabolism)
- DNA, Mitochondrial
(genetics)
- Disease Models, Animal
- Drug Synergism
- Drugs, Chinese Herbal
(pharmacology, therapeutic use)
- Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
- Male
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Neuroprotective Agents
(pharmacology, therapeutic use)
- Neurotoxins
- Parkinson Disease
(drug therapy, metabolism, physiopathology)
- Proteins
(genetics, metabolism)
- RNA, Messenger
(biosynthesis)
- Substantia Nigra
(drug effects, ultrastructure)
- Tyrosine 3-Monooxygenase
(metabolism)
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