Ginsenoside Rb1 protects hippocampal neurons from high glucose-induced neurotoxicity by inhibiting 
GSK3β-mediated CHOP induction

Liu,Di; Zhang,Hong; Gu,Wenjuan; Liu,Yuqin; Zhang,Mengren

doi:10.3892/mmr.2014.1958

Ginsenoside Rb1 protects hippocampal neurons from high glucose-induced neurotoxicity by inhibiting GSK3β-mediated CHOP induction

Authors:
- Di Liu
- Hong Zhang
- Wenjuan Gu
- Yuqin Liu
- Mengren Zhang
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Affiliations: Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100730, P.R. China, Department of Cell Resource Center, Institute of Basic Medical Science, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100005, P.R. China
Published online on: February 17, 2014 https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2014.1958
Pages: 1434-1438

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Abstract

Ginsenoside Rb1 is generally recognized as one of the principal bioactive ingredients in ginseng and shows neuroprotective effects in various neurons. Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress is considered to play an important role in numerous neurodegenerative disorders. Recently, glucogen synthase kinase 3β (GSK3β) was reported to regulate ER stress‑induced C/EBP homologous protein (CHOP) in neuronal cells. Therefore, in this study, we investigated the effects of ginsenoside Rb1 on GSK3β-mediated ER stress in high glucose-treated hippocampal neurons. Results from the MTT assay showed that treatment with 1 µM Rb1 for 72 h protected neurons from high glucose-induced cell injury. Using western blot analysis, we found that treatment with Rb1 effectively inhibited the phosphorylation of the high glucose‑induced protein kinase RNA-like ER kinase (PERK) and of GSK3β, and reduced the level of the CHOP protein. The levels of these proteins were also decreased by treatment with the GSK3β inhibitor Licl. Rb1 also significantly decreased the mRNA expression of the gene CHOP, as shown by quantitative RT-PCR analysis. Taken together, the present results suggested that Rb1 may protect neurons from high glucose-induced cell damage by inhibiting GSK3β‑mediated CHOP induction, providing a potentially new strategy for preventing and treating cognitive impairment caused by diabetes.

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