| Literature DB >> 22977552 |
Hitomi Yoshida1, Naoko Okumura, Yuri Nishimura, Yasuko Kitagishi, Satoru Matsuda.
Abstract
In the present study, we aimed to determine the effects of herbs or spices on the expression of presenilin 1, a molecule involved in γ-secretase activity and the generation of amyloid-β peptide in Alzheimer's disease. Western blot analysis revealed that presenilin 1 protein expression was down-regulated by stimulation with turmeric or cinnamon extracts in vitro, while the effects on presenilin 1 gene expression examined by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction were unaltered. Our results showed that curcumin, a component of turmeric, induced the down-regulation of presenilin 1 protein in Jurkat and K562 cell lines.Entities:
Year: 2011 PMID: 22977552 PMCID: PMC3440695 DOI: 10.3892/etm.2011.246
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Exp Ther Med ISSN: 1792-0981 Impact factor: 2.447