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Withanone, an Active Constituent From Withania Somnifera, Affords Protection Against NMDA-Induced Excitotoxicity in Neuron-Like Cells

Withanone, an Active Constituent From Withania Somnifera, Affords Protection Against NMDA-Induced Excitotoxicity in Neuron-Like Cells

Nawab John Dar, Javeed Ahmad Bhat, Naresh Kumar Satti, Parduman Raj Sharma, Abid Hamid, Muzamil Ahmad

Mol Neurobiol. 2017 Sep;54(7):5061-5073.

PMID: 27541286

Abstract:

Withania somnifera has immense pharmacologic and clinical uses. Owing to its similar pharmacologic activity as that of Korean Ginseng tea, it is popularly called as Indian ginseng. In most cases, extracts of this plant have been evaluated against various diseases or models of disease. However, little efforts have been made to evaluate individual constituents of this plant for neurodegenerative disorders. Present study was carried out to evaluate Withanone, one of the active constituents of Withania somnifera against NMDA-induced excitotoxicity in retinoic acid, differentiated Neuro2a cells. Cells were pre-treated with 5, 10 and 20 μM doses of Withanone and then exposed to 3-mM NMDA for 1 h. MK801, a specific NMDA receptor antagonist, was used as positive control. The results indicated that NMDA induces significant death of cells by accumulation of intracellular Ca2+, generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), loss of mitochondrial membrane potential, crashing of Bax/Bcl-2 ratio, release of cytochrome c, increased caspase expression, induction of lipid peroxidation as measured by malondialdehyde levels and cleavage of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase-1 (Parp-1), which is indicative of DNA damage. All these parameters were attenuated with various doses of Withanone pre-treatment. These results suggest that Withanone may serve as potential neuroprotective agent.

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Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
AP27570383	Withanone		27570-38-3	Price

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