中国神经再生研究(英文版) ›› 2012, Vol. 7 ›› Issue (30): 2340-2346.

• 原著:周围神经损伤修复保护与再生 • 上一篇    下一篇

人参皂苷Rb1减轻血糖波动引起的许旺细胞氧化应激和凋亡

  

  • 收稿日期:2012-06-21 修回日期:2012-08-30 出版日期:2012-10-25 发布日期:2012-10-25

Ginsenoside Rb1 relieves glucose fluctuation- induced oxidative stress and apoptosis in Schwann cells

Bing Xue1, Lianqing Sun1, Xiaojin Li1, Xuan Wang1, Ying Zhang2, Yiming Mu1, Linlang Liang2   

  1. 1 Department of Endocrinology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China 2 Department of Endocrinology, General Hospital of Shenyang Military Region, Shenyang 110016, Liaoning Province, China
  • Received:2012-06-21 Revised:2012-08-30 Online:2012-10-25 Published:2012-10-25
  • Contact: Lin-lang Liang, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Endocrinolo-gy, General Hospital of Shenyang Military Region, Shenyang 110016, Liaoning Province, China lianglllj@sina.com
  • About author:Lin-lang Liang, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Endocrinolo-gy, General Hospital of Shenyang Military Region, Shenyang 110016, Liaoning Province, China lianglllj@sina.com

Abstract:

Cultured Schwann cells were treated with 5.6 mM and 50 mM glucose alternating every 8 hours to simulate intermittent high glucose. The present study analyzed the neuroprotective effects of 1, 10 and 100 μM ginsenoside Rb1 on oxidative damage and apoptosis in Schwann cells induced by in-termittent high glucose. Flow cytometry demonstrated that ginsenoside Rb1 reduced intermittent high glucose-mediated reactive oxygen species production. Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay showed that 8-hydroxy-2-deoxy guanosine levels in Schwann cells decreased following ginseno-side Rb1 treatment. Quantitative real-time reverse transcription-PCR and western blot assay results revealed that ginsenoside Rb1 inhibited intermittent high glucose-upregulated Bax expression, but antagonized intermittent high glucose-downregulated Bcl-2 expression in Schwann cells. These effects were most pronounced with 100 μM ginsenoside Rb1. These results indicate that ginseno-side Rb1 inhibits intermittent high glucose-induced oxidative stress and apoptosis in Schwann cells.

Key words: ginsenoside Rb1, diabetic peripheral neuropathy, Schwann cells, oxidative stress, apoptosis, glu-cose fluctuation, Chinese herb, neuroprotection, neural regeneration