Abstract
The effects of catalpalactone on dopamine biosynthesis and L-DOPA-induced cytotoxicity in PC12 cells were investigated. Catalpalactone at 5–30 μM decreased intracellular dopamine content with the IC 50 value of 22.1 μM. Catalpalactone at 5–20 μM, but not 30 μM, did not alter cell viability. Catalpalactone at 20 μM inhibited tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) and aromatic- l-amino acid decarboxylase (AADC) activities. Catalpalactone also decreased cyclic AMP levels and inhibited TH phosphorylation. In addition, catalpalactone at 20 μM reduced the increases in dopamine levels induced by L-DOPA (20–50 μM). Catalpalactone (5–30 μM) associated with L-DOPA (50–100 μM) enhanced L-DOPA-induced cytotoxicity at 48 h, which was prevented by N-acetyl- l-cysteine. These results suggest that catalpalactone inhibited dopamine biosynthesis by reducing TH and AADC activities and enhanced L-DOPA-induced cytotoxiciy in PC12 cells.
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