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Bilobalide, a constituent of Ginkgo biloba, inhibits NMDA-induced phospholipase A2 activation and phospholipid breakdown in rat hippocampus.

Abstract
In rat hippocampal slices superfused with magnesium-free buffer, glutamate (1 mM) caused the release of large amounts of choline due to phospholipid breakdown. This phenomenon was mimicked by N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) in a calcium-sensitive manner and was blocked by NMDA receptor antagonists such as MK-801 and 7-chlorokynurenate. The NMDA-induced release of choline was not caused by activation of phospholipase D but was mediated by phospholipase A2 (PLA2) activation as the release of choline was accompanied by the formation of lyso-phosphatidylcholine (lyso-PC) and glycerophospho-choline (GPCh) and was blocked by 5-[2-(2-carboxyethyl)-4-dodecanoyl-3,5-dimethylpyrrol-1-yl]pentano ic acid, a PLA2 inhibitor. Bilobalide, a constituent of Ginkgo biloba, inhibited the NMDA-induced efflux of choline with an IC50 value of 2.3 microM and also prevented the formation of lyso-PC and GPCh. NMDA also caused a release of choline in vivo when infused into the hippocampus of freely moving rats by retrograde dialysis. Again, the effect was completely inhibited by bilobalide which was administered systemically (20 mg/kg i.p.). Interestingly, convulsions which were observed in the NMDA-treated rats were almost totally suppressed by bilobalide. We conclude that release of choline is a sensitive marker for NMDA-induced phospholipase A2 activation and phospholipid breakdown. Bilobalide inhibited the glutamatergic excitotoxic membrane breakdown both in vitro and in vivo, an effect which may be beneficial in the treatment of brain hypoxia and/or neuronal hyperactivity.
AuthorsO Weichel, M Hilgert, S S Chatterjee, M Lehr, J Klein
JournalNaunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology (Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol) Vol. 360 Issue 6 Pg. 609-15 (Dec 1999) ISSN: 0028-1298 [Print] Germany
PMID10619176 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
Chemical References
  • Cyclopentanes
  • Diterpenes
  • Furans
  • Ginkgolides
  • Lysophosphatidylcholines
  • Phospholipids
  • Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate
  • Glycerylphosphorylcholine
  • N-Methylaspartate
  • Phospholipases A
  • Phospholipases A2
  • bilobalide
  • Choline
  • Glycine
Topics
  • Animals
  • Cells, Cultured
  • Choline (biosynthesis, metabolism)
  • Cyclopentanes (pharmacology)
  • Diterpenes
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Enzyme Activation (drug effects)
  • Furans (pharmacology)
  • Ginkgo biloba
  • Ginkgolides
  • Glycerylphosphorylcholine (biosynthesis)
  • Glycine (pharmacology)
  • Hippocampus (cytology, drug effects, enzymology)
  • Lysophosphatidylcholines (biosynthesis)
  • Male
  • Microdialysis
  • N-Methylaspartate (antagonists & inhibitors, pharmacology)
  • Phospholipases A (antagonists & inhibitors, metabolism)
  • Phospholipases A2
  • Phospholipids (metabolism)
  • Plants, Medicinal
  • Rats
  • Rats, Wistar
  • Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate (agonists, antagonists & inhibitors)
  • Seizures (chemically induced)

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