Effect of melatonin on calyculin A-induced tau hyperphosphorylation / 西安交通大学学报(医学版)

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the in vivo effect of melatonin(Mel) on calyculin A(CA)-induced tau hyperphosphorylation in neuroblastoma cells(N2awt).Methods We treated N2awt cells with CA or CA and 50 ?mol/L Mel,detected the level of tau phosphorylation with immunofluorescence,and assayed the activities of GSK3 and the ratio of GSK-3? phosphorylated at Ser9 site to total GSK-3?.Results CA treatment led to tau hyperphosphorylation accompanied with the increased activity of GSK-3 and the decreased ratio of GSK-3? phosphorylated at Ser9 site to total GSK-3?.When the cells were incubated simultaneously with CA and 50 ?mol/L Mel,the CA-induced tau hyperphosphorylation,GSK-3 activation and the ratio of GSK-3? phosphorylated at Ser9 site to total GSK-3? decrease were attenuated.Conclusion Melatonin protects neuroblastoma cells from CA-induced tau hyperphosphorylation.Its protection may be related to the regulation of GSK-3 activity and the ratio of GSK-3? phosphorylated at Ser9 site to total GSK-3? increase.