Abstract:
:As a widely used anti-bacterial agent and a metabolic inhibitor as well as AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) activator, berberine (BBR) has been shown to cross the blood-brain barrier. Its efficacy has been investigated in various disease models of the central nervous system. Neurite outgrowth is critical for nervous system development and is a highly energy-dependent process regulated by AMPK-related pathways. In the present study, we aimed to investigate the effects of BBR on AMPK activation and neurite outgrowth in neurons. The neurite outgrowth of primary rat cortical neurons at different stages of polarization was monitored after exposure of BBR. Intracellular energy level, AMPK activation and polarity-related pathways were also inspected. The results showed that BBR suppressed neurite outgrowth and affected cytoskeleton stability in the early stages of neuronal polarization, which was mediated by lowered energy status and AMPK activation. Liver kinase B1 and PI3K-Akt-GSK3β signaling pathways were also involved. In addition, mitochondrial dysfunction and endoplasmic reticulum stress contributed to the lowered energy status induced by BBR. This study highlighted the knowledge of the complex activities of BBR in neurons and corroborated the significance of energy status during the neuronal polarization.
journal_name
Exp Cell Resjournal_title
Experimental cell researchauthors
Lu J,Cao Y,Cheng K,Xu B,Wang T,Yang Q,Yang Q,Feng X,Xia Qdoi
10.1016/j.yexcr.2015.04.006subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2015-06-10 00:00:00pages
194-206issue
2eissn
0014-4827issn
1090-2422pii
S0014-4827(15)00138-Xjournal_volume
334pub_type
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