应用天然产物 ›› 2017, Vol. 7 ›› Issue (2): 207-214.DOI: 10.1007/s13659-017-0122-1
Jie Yang1,2,3, Xiao-Bing Huang4, Qin-Li Wan1,2, Ai-Jun Ding1,2, Zhong-Lin Yang1,2, Ming-Hua Qiu1, Hua-Ying Sun1, Shu-Hua Qi5, Huai-Rong Luo1,4
Jie Yang1,2,3, Xiao-Bing Huang4, Qin-Li Wan1,2, Ai-Jun Ding1,2, Zhong-Lin Yang1,2, Ming-Hua Qiu1, Hua-Ying Sun1, Shu-Hua Qi5, Huai-Rong Luo1,4
摘要: Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a major public health concern worldwide and the few drugs currently available only treat the symptoms. Hence, there is a strong need to find more effective anti-AD agents. Cynanchum otophyllum is a traditional Chinese medicine for treating epilepsy, and otophylloside B (Ot B), isolated from C. otophyllum, is the essential active component. Having previously identified anti-aging effects of Ot B, we evaluated Ot B for AD prevention in C. elegans models of AD and found that Ot B extended lifespan, increased heat stress-resistance, delayed body paralysis, and increased the chemotaxis response. Collectively, these results indicated that Ot B protects against Aβ toxicity. Further mechanistic studies revealed that Ot B decreased Aβ deposition by decreasing the expression of Aβ at the mRNA level. Genetic analyses showed that Ot B mediated its effects by increasing the activity of heat shock transcription factor (HSF) by upregulating the expression of hsf-1 and its target genes, hsp-12.6, hsp-16.2 and hsp-70. Ot B also increased the expression of sod-3 by partially activating DAF-16, while SKN-1 was not essential in Ot B-mediated protection against Aβ toxicity.