Abstract Title:

A chemically standardized extract of Ziziphus jujuba fruit (Jujube) stimulates expressions of neurotrophic factors and anti-oxidant enzymes in cultured astrocytes.

Abstract Source:

Phytother Res. 2014 Nov ;28(11):1727-30. Epub 2014 Jul 28. PMID: 25066116

Abstract Author(s):

Jianping Chen, Artemis L Yan, Kelly Y C Lam, Candy T W Lam, Ning Li, Ping Yao, Aizhen Xiong, Tina T X Dong, Karl W K Tsim

Article Affiliation:

Jianping Chen

Abstract:

UNLABELLED: The fruit of Ziziphus jujuba Mill., known as jujube or Chinese date, is commonly consumed as a health supplement worldwide. To study the role of jujube in brain benefits, the expression of neurotrophic factors and anti-oxidant enzymes in the jujube-treated cultured astrocytes was determined. Application of a chemical standardized water extract of jujube in cultured astrocytes for 24 h stimulated the expressions of nerve growth factor, brain-derived neurotrophic factor and glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor in a concentration-dependent manner. The pre-treatment with H89, a protein kinase A inhibitor, attenuated the jujube-induced expression of neurotrophic factors. In parallel, the treatment of jujube water extract induced the transcriptional expressions of the enzymes responsible for anti-oxidation, i.e.

NAD(P)H: quinine oxidoreductase 1, glutamate-cysteine ligase catalytic subunit, glutamate-cysteine ligase modifier subunit and glutathione S-transferase, in a concentration-dependent manner. These results proposed the benefits of jujube in regulating expressions of neurotrophic factors and anti-oxidant enzymes in cultured astrocytes.

Study Type : Human In Vitro

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