2015
Triptolide attenuated injury via inhibiting oxidative stress in Amyloid-Beta25–35-treated differentiated PC12 cells
Xu P, Wang H, Li Z, Yang Z. Triptolide attenuated injury via inhibiting oxidative stress in Amyloid-Beta25–35-treated differentiated PC12 cells. Life Sciences 2015, 145: 19-26. PMID: 26679104, DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2015.12.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDifferentiated PC12 cellsAβ25-35Alzheimer's diseaseOxidative stressPC12 cellsAβ25-35-induced apoptosisTreatment of ADReactive oxygen speciesPotential neuroprotective effectsEffects of triptolideAβ25-35-induced cytotoxicityDecreased oxidative stressSuperoxide dismutaseProtective functionNeuroprotective effectsImmunohistochemical stainingProtective effectResults of MTTAmyloid betaHerb TripterygiumNervous systemAbnormal depositionCytometry assaysWestern blotTriptolideTriptolide 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 depositionEffects of ROS-relative NF-κB signaling on high glucose-induced TLR4 and MCP-1 expression in podocyte injury
Wei M, Li Z, Xiao L, Yang Z. Effects of ROS-relative NF-κB signaling on high glucose-induced TLR4 and MCP-1 expression in podocyte injury. Molecular Immunology 2015, 68: 261-271. PMID: 26364141, DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2015.09.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsToll-like receptor 4Diabetic nephropathyMCP-1 expressionNF-κB inhibitionMCP-1High glucoseReactive oxygen speciesNF-κBSuppression of TLR4NF-κB-dependent signalingChemoattractant protein-1Effects of HGPotential therapeutic targetNF-κB signalingCell viabilityIntracellular reactive oxygen speciesEffects of ROSWestern blot analysisTLR-4Receptor 4Intracellular ROS generationPodocyte injuryPodocyte damageProtective effectCell injury
2012
Protective effects of leukemia inhibitory factor against oxidative stress during high glucose-induced apoptosis in podocytes
Xu J, Li Z, Xu P, Yang Z. Protective effects of leukemia inhibitory factor against oxidative stress during high glucose-induced apoptosis in podocytes. Cell Stress And Chaperones 2012, 17: 485-493. PMID: 22270613, PMCID: PMC3368028, DOI: 10.1007/s12192-012-0325-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh glucose-induced apoptosisLeukemia inhibitory factorGlucose-induced apoptosisOxidative stressInhibitory factorEffects of LIFNicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) oxidaseHigh glucose-induced oxidative stressGlucose-induced oxidative stressElevated levelsAdenine Dinucleotide Phosphate OxidaseHigh glucose-induced cytotoxicityReactive oxygen speciesAnti-inflammatory stimuliLevels of SODDiabetic nephropathyDiphenyltetrazolium bromide assayInterleukin-6 familyCaspase-3 activityTubular regenerationProtective effectPotential therapyPleiotropic glycoproteinFlow cytometryFlow cytometric