Anti-amyloidogenic property of leaf aqueous extract of Caesalpinia crista

Ramesh, BN and Indi, SS and Rao, KSJ (2010) Anti-amyloidogenic property of leaf aqueous extract of Caesalpinia crista. In: Neuroscience Letters, 475 (2). pp. 110-114.

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Abstract

Amyloid beta (A beta) is the major etiological factor implicated in Alzheimer's disease (AD). A beta(42) self-assembles to form oligomers and fibrils via multiple aggregation process. The recent studies aimed to decrease A beta levels or prevention of A beta aggregation which are the major targets for therapeutic intervention. Natural products as alternatives for AD drug discovery are a current trend. We evidenced that Caesalpinia crista leaf aqueous extract has anti-amyloidogenic potential. The studies on pharmacological properties of C. crista are very limited. Our study focused on ability of C. crista leaf aqueous extract on the prevention of (i) the formation of oligomers and aggregates from monomers (Phase I: A beta(42) + extract co-incubation); (ii) the formation of fibrils from oligomers (Phase II: extract added after oligomers formation); and (iii) dis-aggregation of pre-formedfibrils (Phase III: aqueous extract added to matured fibrils and incubated for 9 days). The aggregation kinetics was monitored using thioflavin-T assay and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The results showed that C. crista aqueous extract could able to inhibit the A beta(42) aggregation from monomers and oligomers and also able todis-aggregate the pre-formed fibrils. The study provides an insight on finding new natural products for AD therapeutics. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	Neuroscience Letters
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Additional Information:	Copyright of this article belong to Elsevier Science.
Keywords:	A beta(42);C.crista;Thioflavin T;Transmission electron microscopy;Aggregation inhibition
Department/Centre:	Division of Biological Sciences > Microbiology & Cell Biology
Date Deposited:	02 Aug 2010 09:49
Last Modified:	19 Sep 2010 06:13
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/31079

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