| Literature DB >> 26807192 |
Chun-Xiao Yuan1, Takho Chu2, Li Liu3, Hao-Wen Li3, Ya-Jie Wang3, An-Chen Guo4, Yong-Ping Fan1.
Abstract
In demyelinating diseases such as multiple sclerosis, one of the treatment strategies includes remyelination using oligodendrocyte precursor cells (OPC). Catalpol, the extract of radix rehmanniae, is neuroprotective. Using an OPC culture model, we showed that 10 μM catalpol promotes OPC proliferation, cell migration and differentiation into mature oligodendrocytes. The 10 μM catalpol displayed stronger effects on OPCs migration and oligodendrocyte differentiation. These results suggest that catalpol has a potential role in promoting remyelination in demyelinating diseases, and is of therapeutic interest.Entities:
Keywords: Oligodendrocytes precursor cell; catalpol; differentiation; proliferation
Year: 2015 PMID: 26807192 PMCID: PMC4697724
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Am J Transl Res Impact factor: 4.060