Gene/Protein Disease Symptom Drug Enzyme Compound
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Query: EC:1.17.3.2 (xanthine oxidase)
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The present study evaluated effects of wogonin (5,7-dihydroxy-8-methoxyflavone) on excitotoxic and oxidative stress-induced neuronal damage in primary cultured rat cortical cells. Wogonin was shown to inhibit the excitotoxicity induced by glutamate or N-methyl-D-aspartic acid, whereas it showed no effects on the alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid- or kainate-induced toxicity. In addition, wogonin inhibited the oxidative neuronal damage induced by H(2)O(2), xanthine/xanthine oxidase, and by a glutathione depleting agent D,L-buthionine [S,R]-sulfoximine. Furthermore, wogonin dramatically inhibited lipid peroxidation initiated by Fe(2+) and L-ascorbic acid in rat brain homogenates. It also exhibited 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl radical scavenging activity. Taken together, these results demonstrate that wogonin exhibits neuroprotective actions in cultured cortical cells by inhibiting excitotoxicity and various types of oxidative stress-induced damage, and that its antioxidant actions with radical scavenging activity may contribute, at least in part, to the neuroprotective effects.
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PMID:Wogonin inhibits excitotoxic and oxidative neuronal damage in primary cultured rat cortical cells. 1475 29

The flower buds of Tussilago farfara L. (Compositae) have been traditionally used in Oriental medicine for the treatment of bronchitis and asthma. The extract of T. farfara was reported to exhibit antiinflammatory actions by inhibiting arachidonic acid metabolism and nitric oxide (NO) production in lipopolysaccharide-activated macrophages. In the present study, we investigated the effects of the ethyl acetate (EA) fraction on various types of neuronal cell damage induced in primary cultured rat cortical cells. Its antioxidant activities were also evaluated by cell-free bioassays. We found that the EA fraction potently inhibited the neuronal damage induced by arachidonic acid. We also found that it significantly attenuated the neuronal damage induced by spermine NONOate, a stable NO generator. In addition, it inhibited the A(beta(25-35))-induced neurotoxicity and glutamate- or N-methyl-D-aspartic acid-induced excitotoxicity. It was found that the oxidative neuronal damage induced by H2O2, xanthine/xanthine oxidase, or Fe(2+)/ascorbic acid was also inhibited by the EA fraction. Furthermore, it was shown to inhibit lipid peroxidation initiated by Fe(2+)/ascorbic acid in rat brain homogenates, and scavenge DPPH radicals. This is the first demonstration of neuroprotective and antioxidant effects of T. farfara. Although complex mechanisms may be involved in the neuroprotective actions, T. farfara may be useful for the management of neurodegenerative disorders associated with inflammation, A(beta), excitotoxicity, and/or oxidative stress.
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PMID:Neuroprotective and antioxidant effects of the ethyl acetate fraction prepared from Tussilago farfara L. 1574 68

The present study evaluated antioxidant and neuroprotective activities of hesperidin, a flavanone mainly isolated from citrus fruits, and its aglycone hesperetin using cell-free bioassay system and primary cultured rat cortical cells. Both hesperidin and hesperetin exhibited similar patterns of 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl radical scavenging activities. While hesperidin was inactive, hesperetin was found to be a potent antioxidant, inhibiting lipid peroxidation initiated in rat brain homogenates by Fe2+ and L-ascorbic acid. In consistence with these findings, hesperetin protected primary cultured cortical cells against the oxidative neuronal damage induced by H2O2 or xanthine and xanthine oxidase. In addition, it was shown to attenuate the excitotoxic neuronal damage induced by excess glutamate in the cortical cultures. When the excitotoxicity was induced by the glutamate receptor subtype-selective ligands, only the N-methyl-D-aspartic acid-induced toxicity was selectively and markedly inhibited by hesperetin. Furthermore, hesperetin protected cultured cells against the A(beta(25-35))-induced neuronal damage. Hesperidin, however, exerted minimal or no protective effects on the neuronal damage tested in this study. Taken together, these results demonstrate potent antioxidant and neuroprotective effects of hesperetin, implying its potential role in protecting neurons against various types of insults associated with many neurodegenerative diseases.
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PMID:Antioxidant and neuroprotective effects of hesperidin and its aglycone hesperetin. 1696 66