Triptolide Inhibited Cytotoxicity of Differentiated PC12 Cells Induced by Amyloid-Beta25–35 via the Autophagy Pathway
Xu P, Li Z, Wang H, Zhang X, Yang Z. Triptolide Inhibited Cytotoxicity of Differentiated PC12 Cells Induced by Amyloid-Beta25–35 via the Autophagy Pathway. PLOS ONE 2015, 10: e0142719. PMID: 26554937, PMCID: PMC4640509, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0142719.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDifferentiated PC12 cellsAlzheimer's diseaseAβ25-35Differentiated rat pheochromocytoma cell linePC12 cellsLight chain 3 IITreatment of ADCell apoptosisAutophagy pathwayMicrotubule-associated protein light chain 3 IIAβ25-35-induced cytotoxicityEffect of autophagyCell viabilityElevated cell viabilityLevel of autophagyRat pheochromocytoma cell lineTripterygium wilfordii HookActivation of autophagyNeuroprotective effectsNeurological damagePC12 cell apoptosisInhibited cytotoxicityProtective effectPheochromocytoma cell lineAbnormal deposition