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Abstract Title:

Effects ofExtract on Neuronal Damage and Apoptosis in PC-12 Cells against Oxidative Stress.

Abstract Source:

J Microbiol Biotechnol. 2021 Apr 28 ;31(4):584-591. PMID: 33782218

Abstract Author(s):

Yong Sub Shin, Kwan Joong Kim, Hyein Park, Mi-Gi Lee, Sueungmok Cho, Soo-Im Choi, Ho Jin Heo, Dae-Ok Kim, Gun-Hee Kim

Article Affiliation:

Yong Sub Shin

Abstract:

Marine algae (seaweed) encompass numerous groups of multicellular organisms with various shapes, sizes, and colors, and serve as important sources of natural bioactive substances. The brown algaKjellman, an edible seaweed, contains many bioactives such as phlorotannins and fucoidans. Here, we evaluated the antioxidative, neuroprotective, and anti-apoptotic effects ofextract (ECE),phlorotannin-rich extract (ECPE), and the phlorotannin dieckol on neuronal PC-12 cells. The antioxidant capacities of ECPE and ECE were 1,711.5 and 1,050.4 mg vitamin C equivalents/g in the ABTS assay and 704.0 and 474.6 mg vitamin C equivalents/g in the DPPH assay, respectively. The dieckol content of ECPE (58.99 mg/g) was approximately 60% higher than that of ECE (36.97 mg/g). Treatment of PC-12 cells with ECPE and ECE increased cell viability in a dose-dependent manner. Intracellular oxidative stress in PC-12 cells due to ECPE and ECE decreased dose-independently by up to 63% and 47%, respectively, compared with the stress control (323%). ECPE reduced the production of the pro-apoptotic proteins Bax and caspase-3 more effectively than ECE. Early and late apoptosis in PC-12 cells were more effectively decreased by ECPE than ECE treatments. From the results obtained in this study, we concluded that ECPE, which is rich in phlorotannins, including the marker compound dieckol, may be applied to the development of functional materials for improving cognition and memory.

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