【摘要】 目的:研究咖啡因对磷酸肌醇-3-激酶抑制剂诱导的小脑颗粒神经元凋亡的作用及机制。方法:神经元体外培养,凝胶电泳,SAPK/JNK分析盒测定JNK活性。结果:LY294002浓度依赖性地触发小脑颗粒神经元凋亡,但咖啡因具有浓度依赖性的保护作用。此作用不受ryanodine-敏感性钙释放阻断剂、L-型钙通道阻断剂和NMDA受体阻断剂的影响。而且,RP-cAMP,H89和KN62均不能抑制咖啡因的保护作用。c-Jun的磷酸化是LY294002诱导神经原凋亡所必需,咖啡因可直接抑制JNK的活性,降低神经元内磷酸化c-Jun的含量。结论:咖啡因通过直接抑制JNK活性而抑制小脑颗粒神经元的凋亡。更多还原

【Abstract】 AIM: To study the effect of caffeine on apoptosis induced by inhibition of 1-phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase in cerebellar granule neurons. METHODS: Cerebellar granule neurons culture, agar gel eletrophoresis, and stress-activated protein kinase (SAPK)/c-Jun N-termi-nal protein kinase (JNK) assay kit to measure SAPK/ JNK activity. RESULTS: LY294002 evoked apoptosis concentration-dependently in cerebellar granule neurons . But death resulting from LY294002 was prevented by caffeine in a concentration-dependent manner. The survival effect of caffeine was not affected by inhibitors of ryanodine-sensitive Ca2+ release, nor was it inhibited by L-type channel blockers and N- methyl- D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor blocker. In addition, RP-cAMP, H89, and KN62 were not able to inhibit the protective effect of caffeine. Phosphorylation of c-Jun was necessary for the induction of apoptosis induced by LY294002 in cerebellar granule neurons. But caffeine directly inhibited the activation of JNK and decreased phospho-c-Jun in granule neurons. CONCLUSION: Caffeine inhibited the activation of JNK and decreased the phosphorylation of c-Jun to protect granule neurons from LY294002-induced apoptosis.更多还原