Kai-Yuan Chen

Dr. Kai-Yuan Chen


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Academic Career Length

8Years (2019-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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26 June 2022 in Molecules
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CCChao-Hsuan Chen
Chao-Hsuan Chen
PHPei-Chen Hsu
Pei-Chen Hsu
SHShih-Wei Hsu
Shih-Wei Hsu
KHKun-Ting Hong
Kun-Ting Hong
KCKai-Yuan Chen
Kai-Yuan Chen
CTChia-Wen Tsai
Chia-Wen Tsai
6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA) is used to induce oxidative damage in neuronal cells, which can serve as an experimental model of Parkinson’s disease (PD). Jujuboside A and B confer free radical scavenging effects but have never been examined for their neuroprotective effects, especially in PD; therefore, in this study, we aimed to investigate the feasibility of jujubosides as protectors of neurons against 6-OHDA and the underlying mechanisms. 6-OHDA-induced neurotoxicity in the human neuronal cell lines SH-SY5Y and SK-N-SH, was used to evaluate the protective effects of jujubosides. These findings indicated that jujuboside A and B were both capable of rescuing the 6-OHDA-induced loss of cell viability, activation of apoptosis, elevation of reactive oxygen species, and downregulation of the expression levels of superoxide dismutase, catalase, and glutathione peroxidase. In addition, jujuboside A and B can reverse a 6-OHDA-elevated Bax/Bcl-2 ratio, downregulate phosphorylated PI3K and AKT, and activate caspase-3, -7, and -9. These findings showed that jujubosides were capable of protecting both SH-SY5Y and SK-N-SH neuronal cells from 6-OHDA-induced toxicity via the rebalancing of the redox system, together with the resetting of the PI3K/AKT apoptotic signaling cascade. In conclusion, jujuboside may be a potential drug for PD prevention.

1 January 2019 in World Neurosurgery
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KCKai-Yuan Chen
Kai-Yuan Chen
JOJoseph Osorio
Joseph Osorio
JRJoshua Rivera
Joshua Rivera
DCDean Chou
Dean Chou