J Korean Neurol Assoc.
2004 Aug;22(4):375-381.
Diallyl Disulfide Inhibits Cytochrome c-Mediated Apoptosis in H2O2 Induced Death of Neuronal-differentiated PC12 Cells
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- 1Department of Neurology, College of Medicine, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea. kimsh1@hanyang.ac.kr
- 2Institute of Mental Health, College of Medicine, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea.
- 3Department of General Toxicology, National Institute of Toxicological Research, KFDA, Seoul, Korea.
- 4Department of Neurology, Bundang Jesaeng Hospital, Gyeonggi, Korea.
Abstract
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The effects of diallyl disulfide (DADS), a garlic derived compound, on the viability and cell signaling- like the downstream signaling through cytochrome c, caspase-3, poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) during an oxidative-stress induced injury were studied using H2O2 treated neuronal-differentiated PC12 cells by a nerve growth factor. METHODS: To evaluate the toxicity of the DADS itself, the viability of the differentiated PC12 cells treated with several concentrations of DADS was evaluated with 3, (4, 5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2, 5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assays. To evaluate the protective effect of the low concentration of DADS from oxidative stress, the viability of the cells (DADS pretreated vs. not pretreated) was evaluated following the exposure to 100 micro M H2O2. Additionally, the expression of caspase-3, PARP, and cytochrome c was examined using western blot analyses. RESULTS: The viability was not affected at low concentrations of DADS, up to 20 micro M, but, over this concentration, it was decreased. Compared with the cells treated with only 100 micro M H2O2, the pretreatment with low concentrations of DADS before exposure to 100 micro M H2O2 increased the viability and induced the inhibition of caspase-3 activation, PARP cleavage, and cytochrome c release. CONCLUSIONS: These results show that low concentrations of DADS shows neuroprotective effects by affecting the downstream signaling through cytochrome c, caspase-3, and PARP pathway and may be a new potential therapeutic strategy for neurodegenerative diseases associated with oxidative injury.
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