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Evaluating the Potential of Portulaca oleracea L. for Parkinson's Disease Treatment Using a Drosophila Model with dUCH-Knockdown
Parkinson's disease (PD), which is characterized by the decreased motor function and the loss of dopaminergic neurons, is a common neurodegenerative disorder in elders. There have been numerous in vitro and in vivo models developed to study mechanisms of PD and screen potential drug. Recently,...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6501175/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31143437 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/1818259 |
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author | Truong, Huynh Kim Thoa Huynh, Man Anh Vuu, My Dung Dang, Thi Phuong Thao |
author_facet | Truong, Huynh Kim Thoa Huynh, Man Anh Vuu, My Dung Dang, Thi Phuong Thao |
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description | Parkinson's disease (PD), which is characterized by the decreased motor function and the loss of dopaminergic neurons, is a common neurodegenerative disorder in elders. There have been numerous in vitro and in vivo models developed to study mechanisms of PD and screen potential drug. Recently, dUCH-knockdown Drosophila model has been established and showed potential for screening antioxidants for PD treatment. The dUCH-knockdown Drosophila model of PD mimics most of main PD pathologies such as dopaminergic neurons degeneration, locomotor dysfunction, and shortage of dopamine in the brain. Common purslane (Portulaca oleracea L.) is a nutritious vegetable containing a variety of antioxidants, levodopa, and dopamine, a neurotransmitter closely related to PD. Purslane has been reported to exert neuroprotective effects against several neurotoxins including rotenone and 6-OHDA in PD models. However, the recent data have not provided sufficient evidence for using purslane to treat PD or decelerate disease progression. Therefore, in this study, we utilized dUCH-knockdown fly to evaluate the capacity of purslane extracts for PD treatment. The results showed that purslane extracts improved locomotor ability in the larval stage and decelerated disease progression in the adult stage. Additionally, purslane extracts also reduced dopaminergic neuron degeneration. Taken together, our data strongly demonstrated that purslane extracts effectively rescued PD-like phenotypes in the fly model. This result contributed a foundation for further study on the application of purslane in PD treatment. |
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spelling | pubmed-65011752019-05-29 Evaluating the Potential of Portulaca oleracea L. for Parkinson's Disease Treatment Using a Drosophila Model with dUCH-Knockdown Truong, Huynh Kim Thoa Huynh, Man Anh Vuu, My Dung Dang, Thi Phuong Thao Parkinsons Dis Research Article Parkinson's disease (PD), which is characterized by the decreased motor function and the loss of dopaminergic neurons, is a common neurodegenerative disorder in elders. There have been numerous in vitro and in vivo models developed to study mechanisms of PD and screen potential drug. Recently, dUCH-knockdown Drosophila model has been established and showed potential for screening antioxidants for PD treatment. The dUCH-knockdown Drosophila model of PD mimics most of main PD pathologies such as dopaminergic neurons degeneration, locomotor dysfunction, and shortage of dopamine in the brain. Common purslane (Portulaca oleracea L.) is a nutritious vegetable containing a variety of antioxidants, levodopa, and dopamine, a neurotransmitter closely related to PD. Purslane has been reported to exert neuroprotective effects against several neurotoxins including rotenone and 6-OHDA in PD models. However, the recent data have not provided sufficient evidence for using purslane to treat PD or decelerate disease progression. Therefore, in this study, we utilized dUCH-knockdown fly to evaluate the capacity of purslane extracts for PD treatment. The results showed that purslane extracts improved locomotor ability in the larval stage and decelerated disease progression in the adult stage. Additionally, purslane extracts also reduced dopaminergic neuron degeneration. Taken together, our data strongly demonstrated that purslane extracts effectively rescued PD-like phenotypes in the fly model. This result contributed a foundation for further study on the application of purslane in PD treatment. Hindawi 2019-04-18 /pmc/articles/PMC6501175/ /pubmed/31143437 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/1818259 Text en Copyright © 2019 Huynh Kim Thoa Truong et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Truong, Huynh Kim Thoa Huynh, Man Anh Vuu, My Dung Dang, Thi Phuong Thao Evaluating the Potential of Portulaca oleracea L. for Parkinson's Disease Treatment Using a Drosophila Model with dUCH-Knockdown |
title | Evaluating the Potential of Portulaca oleracea L. for Parkinson's Disease Treatment Using a Drosophila Model with dUCH-Knockdown |
title_full | Evaluating the Potential of Portulaca oleracea L. for Parkinson's Disease Treatment Using a Drosophila Model with dUCH-Knockdown |
title_fullStr | Evaluating the Potential of Portulaca oleracea L. for Parkinson's Disease Treatment Using a Drosophila Model with dUCH-Knockdown |
title_full_unstemmed | Evaluating the Potential of Portulaca oleracea L. for Parkinson's Disease Treatment Using a Drosophila Model with dUCH-Knockdown |
title_short | Evaluating the Potential of Portulaca oleracea L. for Parkinson's Disease Treatment Using a Drosophila Model with dUCH-Knockdown |
title_sort | evaluating the potential of portulaca oleracea l. for parkinson's disease treatment using a drosophila model with duch-knockdown |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6501175/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31143437 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/1818259 |
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