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Cocoa procyanidins attenuate 4-hydroxynonenal-induced apoptosis of PC12 cells by directly inhibiting mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 4 activity.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19248828     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's disease (AD) are associated with oxidative stress, and it has been suggested that apoptosis is a crucial pathway in neuronal cell death in AD patients. 4-Hydroxynonenal (HNE), one of the aldehydic products of membrane lipid peroxidation, is reported to be elevated in the brains of AD patients and mediates the induction of neuronal apoptosis in the presence of oxidative stress. In this study, we investigated the HNE-induced apoptosis mechanism and the protective effects of the cocoa procyanidin fraction (CPF) and its major antioxidant procyanidin B2 against the apoptosis induced by HNE in rat pheochromocytoma (PC12) cells. HNE-induced nuclear condensation and increased sub-G1 fraction, both of which are markers of apoptotic cell death, were inhibited by CPF and procyanidin B2. Intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) accumulation was attenuated by pretreatment with CPF and procyanidin B2. CPF and procyanidin B2 also prevented HNE-induced poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase cleavage, antiapoptotic protein (Bcl-2 and Bcl-X(L)) down-regulation, and caspase-3 activation. Activation of c-Jun N-terminal protein kinase (JNK) and mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 4 (MKK4) was attenuated by CPF and procyanidin B2. Moreover, CPF and procyanidin B2 bound directly to MKK4 and inhibited its activity. Data obtained with SP600125, a selective inhibitor of JNK, revealed that JNK is involved in HNE-induced apoptosis through the inhibition of PARP cleavage and caspase-3 activation in PC12 cells. Collectively, these results indicate that CPF and procyanidin B2 protect PC12 cells against HNE-induced apoptosis by blocking MKK4 activity as well as ROS accumulation.
Authors:
Eun Sun Cho; Young Jin Jang; Nam Joo Kang; Mun Kyung Hwang; Yong Taek Kim; Ki Won Lee; Hyong Joo Lee
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2009-02-25
Journal Detail:
Title:  Free radical biology & medicine     Volume:  46     ISSN:  1873-4596     ISO Abbreviation:  Free Radic. Biol. Med.     Publication Date:  2009 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-04-20     Completed Date:  2009-11-13     Revised Date:  2009-11-19    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8709159     Medline TA:  Free Radic Biol Med     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1319-27     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University, Republic of Korea.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aldehydes / metabolism
Alzheimer Disease / physiopathology
Animals
Anthracenes / pharmacology
Apoptosis
Biflavonoids / pharmacology*
Cacao*
Caspase 3 / metabolism
Catechin / pharmacology*
Cytoprotection
Enzyme Activation
Gene Expression Regulation
JNK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / antagonists & inhibitors
Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinases / metabolism*
Oxidative Stress
PC12 Cells
Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerases / metabolism
Proanthocyanidins / pharmacology*
Protein Binding
Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2 / genetics,  metabolism*
Rats
Reactive Oxygen Species
bcl-X Protein / genetics,  metabolism*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Aldehydes; 0/Anthracenes; 0/Biflavonoids; 0/Proanthocyanidins; 0/Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2; 0/Reactive Oxygen Species; 0/anthra(1,9-cd)pyrazol-6(2H)-one; 0/bcl-X Protein; 154-23-4/Catechin; 29106-49-8/procyanidin B2; 29343-52-0/4-hydroxy-2-nonenal; EC 2.4.2.30/Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerases; EC 2.7.11.24/JNK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; EC 2.7.12.2/Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinases; EC 3.4.22.-/Caspase 3

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