Protective effect of gastrodin against methamphetamine-induced autophagy in human dopaminergic neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cells via the AKT/mTOR signali…
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Yang G, Zeng X, Li J, Leung CK, Zhang D, Hong S, He Y, Huang J, Li L, Li Z.
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Methamphetamine (METH) has been shown to induce neuropathological dysfunction and irreversible brain cell damage. Prior studies indicated the involvement of autophagy in METH-induced neurotoxicity. However, the underlying mechanism by which autophagy contributes to METH-induced neurotoxicity remains elusive. Gastrodin, a primary bioactive constituent of Gastrodia elata-an orchid used in traditional Chinese medicine-is used widely to treat stroke, dementia, and headache. This study investigates whether METH induces autophagy in the human dopaminergic neuroblastoma cell line SH-SY5Y, then examines the neuroprotective effects of gastrodin against autophagy in METH-treated SH-SY5Y cells. The effects of METH on the protein expressions of autophagy-related genes (LC3B and Beclin-1) were evaluated with and without gastrodin. The presence of autophagosomes in the METH-induced treatment with and without gastrodin is revealed through transmission electron microscopy. Pharmacological intervention was employed to study the role of the AKT/mTOR signaling pathway in the gastrodin-mediated neuroprotection against METH-induced autophagy. The present results indicate that METH exposure elevates the protein expression levels of LC3B and Beclin-1 in a dose- and time-dependent manner. Gastrodin is observed to block the METH-induced upregulation of LC3B and Beclin-1 protein expression significantly. Gastrodin is found to exhibit an anti-autophagic effect on the inhibition of the METH-induced Beclin-1 protein expression, partly via the AKT/mTOR These findings may aid the development of a gastrodin-based therapeutic strategy for treating METH-induced neurotoxicity.Copyright © 2019. Published by Elsevier B.V.
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