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Erschienen in: Journal of Natural Medicines 1/2018

23.10.2017 | Original Paper

Piperine-like alkamides from Piper nigrum induce BDNF promoter and promote neurite outgrowth in Neuro-2a cells

verfasst von: Young Sook Yun, Sachie Noda, Shigeru Takahashi, Yuji Takahashi, Hideshi Inoue

Erschienen in: Journal of Natural Medicines | Ausgabe 1/2018

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Abstract

Black pepper (Piper nigrum) contains a variety of alkamides. Among them, piperine has been reported to have antidepressant-like effects in chronically stressed mice, but little is known about the biological activity of other alkamides. In this study, we investigated the effects of alkamides from white pepper (P. nigrum) on neuronal cells. Twelve alkamides were isolated from white pepper MeOH extracts, and their chemical structures were identified by NMR and MS analyses. The compounds were subjected to assays using the luciferase-reporter gene under the control of the BDNF promoter or cAMP response element in mouse neuroblastoma Neuro-2a cells. In both assays, marked reporter-inducing activity was observed for piperine (1), piperettine (2) and piperylin (7), all of which have in common an (E)-5-(buta-1,3-dien-1-yl)benzo[d] [1, 3] dioxole moiety. Piperettine (2) and piperylin (7) tended to increase endogenous BDNF protein levels. Furthermore, piperylin (7) promoted retinoic acid-induced neurite outgrowth. These results suggest that piperylin (7), or analogues thereof, may have a beneficial effect on disorders associated with dysregulation of BDNF expression, such as depression.
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Metadaten
Titel
Piperine-like alkamides from Piper nigrum induce BDNF promoter and promote neurite outgrowth in Neuro-2a cells
verfasst von
Young Sook Yun
Sachie Noda
Shigeru Takahashi
Yuji Takahashi
Hideshi Inoue
Publikationsdatum
23.10.2017
Verlag
Springer Singapore
Erschienen in
Journal of Natural Medicines / Ausgabe 1/2018
Print ISSN: 1340-3443
Elektronische ISSN: 1861-0293
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11418-017-1140-3

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