• Journal of Oriental Neuropsychiatry
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• v.18 no.2
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• pp.13-24
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• 2007

Objective : Recent studies indicate that the deposition of ${\beta}-amyloid$ ($A{\beta}$) is related in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD), but the underlying mechanism is still not clear. Method : To investigate the potential cellular functions of APP and water extract of the JangwonHwangagambang (JWHG), we use as in vitro model, neuro 2A cells were treated with either JWHG or its oriental medicines, and the effect in APP expression was determined by MTT and LDH assay. JWHG have been shown to be neuroprotective in different model systems. We asked whether JWHG treatment would influence cell survival and AD-like pathology in APP-induced neuronal cells. Result : JWHG and water extracts of some oriental medicine has attenuated high cell death in vitro. JWHG-treated cells increased percentage of cell survival more longly than controls. JWHG had significantly increas neurite outgrowth in the as compared to control cells. Conclusion : These results suggest that JWHG prevent APP-induced neurotoxicity through attenuating oxidative stress, and may be useful as potential therapeutic agents for AD.