Research Article

Sesamin Promotes Neurite Outgrowth under Insufficient Nerve Growth Factor Condition in PC12 Cells through ERK1/2 Pathway and SIRT1 Modulation

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Effects of combination treatment on signaling pathways. To investigate the effect of sesamin on phosphorylation of ERK1/2 and Akt pathway-dependent NGF stimulation, PC12  cells were cotreated with various concentrations of sesamin (1, 5, and 10 μM) and NGF 20 ng/ml for 4 h. (a) The levels of p-ERK1/2 and p-Akt were measured by western blot analysis and normalized by the total form of ERK1/2 and Akt, respectively. (b) The band intensity was quantified by TotalLab TL120. Data represent the means ± SD of three independent experiments. compared with the control group; and compared with the NGF alone-treated group. SE: sesamin; NGF: nerve growth factor.
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