Journal of Capital Medical University ›› 2019, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (4): 596-601.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-7795.2019.04.019

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Ganoderma lucidum extract regulates autophagy induced by MPP+ in Neuro-2a cells

Ding Hui, Cai Yanning, Chen Biao   

  1. Department of Neurobiology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University;Clinical Center for Parkinson's Disease, Beijing Key Laboratory for Parkinson's Disease, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100053, China
  • Received:2019-05-15 Online:2019-07-21 Published:2019-07-19
  • Supported by:
    This study was supported by National Key Research and Development Program of China (2018YFC1312001,2017YFC0840105),Beijing Municipal Administration of Hospitals' Mission Plan(SML20150803), Beijing Municipal Science & Technology Commission(Z171100000117013).

Abstract: Objective To investigate the protective effect of Ganoderma lucidum extract (GLE) on autophagy of Neuro-2a cells induced by 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium (MPP+). Methods Western blotting was used to detect the conversion of autophagy marker LC3 (LC3-Ⅱ/LC3-I), and fluorescence microscopy was employed to detect the formation of LC3 punctate aggregates. Western blot was used to detect the expression levels of AMPK/mTOR/ULK1, PINK1/Parkin and NIX/LC3 proteins. Results The laser confocal microscopy showed that LC3-Ⅱ cells in the MPP+ treatment group were clustered on the autophagosome membrane, with a point-like aggregation state observed, while no obvious point aggregation was observed in the GLE intervention group. The level of autophagy was evaluated as the ratio of point-aggregated positive cells of LC3 over the total cells. According to statistics, the percentage of LC3 positive cells with green dot distribution in the MPP+ group was significantly increased. This value was significantly reduced in the GLE group. Western blotting results showed that the ratio of LC3-Ⅱ/LC3-I in GLE group was significantly decreased, and the expression level of NIX protein was significantly increased. After GLE treatment, the abnormal expression of each protein in AMPKα/mTOR/ULK1 and PINK1/Parkin pathway caused by MPP+ injury could be significantly improved.Conclusion GLE inhibited the autophagy response of MPP+-induced Neuro-2a cells, regulated the abnormal expression of autophagy regulatory proteins AMPK/mTOR/ULK1 and PINK1/Parkin, suggesting that GLE may play a neuroprotective role by regulating autophagy.

Key words: Ganoderma lucidum, Parkinson's disease, autophagy, neuroprotection

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