In vitro neuroprotective activities of compounds from Angelica shikokiana Makino

Molecules. 2015 Mar 16;20(3):4813-32. doi: 10.3390/molecules20034813.

Abstract

Angelica shikokiana is widely marketed in Japan as a dietary food supplement. With a focus on neurodegenerative conditions such as Alzheimer's disease, the aerial part was extracted and through bio-guided fractionation, fifteen compounds [α-glutinol, β-amyrin, kaempferol, luteolin, quercetin, kaempferol-3-O-glucoside, kaempferol-3-O-rutinoside, methyl chlorogenate, chlorogenic acid, hyuganin E, 5-(hydroxymethyl)-2-furaldehyde, β-sitosterol-3-O-glucoside, adenosine (isolated for the first time from A. shikokiana), isoepoxypteryxin and isopteryxin] were isolated. Isolated compounds were evaluated for in vitro neuroprotection using acetylcholine esterase inhibitory, protection against hydrogen peroxide and amyloid β peptide (Aβ25-35)-induced neurotoxicity in neuro-2A cells, scavenging of hydroxyl radicals and intracellular reactive oxygen species and thioflavin T assays. Quercetin showed the strongest AChE inhibition (IC50 value = 35.5 µM) through binding to His-440 and Tyr-70 residues at the catalytic and anionic sites of acetylcholine esterase, respectively. Chlorogenic acid, its methyl ester, quercetin and luteolin could significantly protect neuro-2A cells against H2O2-induced neurotoxicity and scavenge hydroxyl radical and intracellular reactive oxygen species. Kaempferol-3-O-rutinoiside, hyuganin E and isoepoxypteryxin significantly decreased Aβ25-35-induced neurotoxicity and Th-T fluorescence. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report about neuroprotection of hyuganin E and isoepoxypteryxin against Aβ25-35-induced neurotoxicity.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amyloid beta-Peptides / toxicity
  • Angelica / chemistry*
  • Animals
  • Brain Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Hydrogen Peroxide / toxicity
  • In Vitro Techniques
  • Japan
  • Mice
  • Neuroblastoma / drug therapy*
  • Neuroprotective Agents / chemistry
  • Neuroprotective Agents / isolation & purification*
  • Neuroprotective Agents / pharmacology*
  • Peptide Fragments / toxicity
  • Plant Components, Aerial / chemistry
  • Plant Extracts / chemistry*
  • Plant Extracts / pharmacology*
  • Quercetin / isolation & purification
  • Quercetin / pharmacology
  • Reactive Oxygen Species / metabolism

Substances

  • Amyloid beta-Peptides
  • Neuroprotective Agents
  • Peptide Fragments
  • Plant Extracts
  • Reactive Oxygen Species
  • amyloid beta-protein (25-35)
  • Quercetin
  • Hydrogen Peroxide