Abstract
Mitochondrial dynamics control mitochondrial morphology and function, and aberrations in these are associated with various neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease. To identify novel regulators of mitochondrial dynamics, we screened a phytochemical library and identified liquiritigenin as a potent inducer of mitochondrial fusion. Treatment with liquiritigenin induced an elongated mitochondrial morphology in SK-N-MC cells. In addition, liquiritigenin rescued mitochondrial fragmentation induced by knockout of mitochondrial fusion mediators such as Mfn1, Mfn2, and Opa1. Furthermore, we found that treatment with liquiritigenin notably inhibited mitochondrial fragmentation and cytotoxicity induced by Aβ in SK-N-MC cells.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1137-1143 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Archives of Pharmacal Research |
Volume | 39 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Aug 2016 |
Keywords
- Amyloid beta
- Fusion/fission
- Liquiritigenin
- Mitochondria dynamics