In the search for neuroactive compounds that mimic the nerve growth factor (NGF) activity for the protection against neurodegenerative diseases, the potential medicinal values of foods and plants attract intense interest. Isofuranodiene is the major constituent of the essential oil of wild celery (Smyrnium olusatrum L., Apiaceae). The cytotoxic effects of isofuranodiene towards rat neuronal PC-12 pheochromocytoma cells was determined by MTT assay while the cell differentiation was evaluated with xCELLigence real time cell analysis system (RTCA DP) and the neuritogenic activity was assessed by neurite outgrowth image analysis. Isofuranodiene at concentrations of 25 and 12.5 µM alone or in combination with 50 nM NGF showed a marked stimulation of neuritogenesis, but it was more effective at 12.5 µM with or without NGF. The present study reports the first evidence of the neuritogenic effects of isofuranodiene which appears to be a promising neurotrophic and neuroprotective agent deserving further investigation.

Isofuranodiene: a neuritogenic compound isolated from wild celery (Smyrnium olusatrum L., Apiaceae)

MUSTAFA, AHMED MOHAMMED MAHMOUD;MAGGI, Filippo;PAPA, Fabrizio;
2016-01-01

Abstract

In the search for neuroactive compounds that mimic the nerve growth factor (NGF) activity for the protection against neurodegenerative diseases, the potential medicinal values of foods and plants attract intense interest. Isofuranodiene is the major constituent of the essential oil of wild celery (Smyrnium olusatrum L., Apiaceae). The cytotoxic effects of isofuranodiene towards rat neuronal PC-12 pheochromocytoma cells was determined by MTT assay while the cell differentiation was evaluated with xCELLigence real time cell analysis system (RTCA DP) and the neuritogenic activity was assessed by neurite outgrowth image analysis. Isofuranodiene at concentrations of 25 and 12.5 µM alone or in combination with 50 nM NGF showed a marked stimulation of neuritogenesis, but it was more effective at 12.5 µM with or without NGF. The present study reports the first evidence of the neuritogenic effects of isofuranodiene which appears to be a promising neurotrophic and neuroprotective agent deserving further investigation.
2016
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