Sesamin protects against neurotoxicity via inhibition of microglial activation under high glucose circumstances through modulating p38 and JNK signaling pathways

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Abstract

Diabetes mellitus (DM), one of the principal causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide, is implicated in the progression of age-related neurodegenerative diseases (NDDs), in which microglial activation is a crucial mediator. Sesamin, a kind of phytochemical, shows inhibitory effects on microglial activation. The present study studied whether sesamin protects against neurotoxicity triggered by high glucose-induced microglial activation. We firstly demonstrated that high doses of glucose, which mimics hyperglycemia in DM, did induce the activation of murine BV2 microglial cells, increasing inflammatory responses such as the production of ROS or inflammatory mediators like IL-1β, TNF-⍺, and nitric oxide, through activation of p38 and JNK signaling pathways. Next, conditioned medium (CM) collected from high glucose-activated BV2 cell culture was used to show aggravated neurotoxicity in differentiated PC12 cells, indicating that high glucose-activated microglia could induce neurotoxicity. Interestingly, pretreatment of BV2 cells with sesamin diminished high glucose-induced microglia activation and inflammatory responses. Moreover, neurotoxicity in PC12 cells was found to be decreased in the group treated with CM from the sesamin-pretreated BV2 cell culture, suggesting sesamin inhibited microglial activation, thereby protecting neurons from activated microglia-mediated neurotoxicity. Thus, sesamin might be a potential compound to use in the prevention of diabetic-induced NDDs.

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Kongtawelert, P., Kaewmool, C., Phitak, T., Phimphilai, M., Pothacharoen, P., & Shwe, T. H. (2022). Sesamin protects against neurotoxicity via inhibition of microglial activation under high glucose circumstances through modulating p38 and JNK signaling pathways. Scientific Reports, 12(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-15411-3

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