Neuroactivity of the naturally occurring aporphine alkaloid, roemerine


Bayazeid O., NEMUTLU E., Eylem C. C., Ilhan M., Kupeli-Akkol E., KARAHAN H., ...More

NATURAL PRODUCT RESEARCH, vol.35, no.24, pp.6147-6152, 2021 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 35 Issue: 24
  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Doi Number: 10.1080/14786419.2020.1830395
  • Journal Name: NATURAL PRODUCT RESEARCH
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Agricultural & Environmental Science Database, Aquatic Science & Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA), Biotechnology Research Abstracts, CAB Abstracts, CINAHL, EMBASE, Food Science & Technology Abstracts, MEDLINE, Veterinary Science Database
  • Page Numbers: pp.6147-6152
  • Keywords: Metabolomics, alkaloid, BDNF, in silico, Papaver, SYSTEM, ROLES, BDNF
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Roemerine is a naturally occurring aporphine alkaloid. In this study, we screened a conformer library of Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved drugs to identify similar drugs that can assist in identifying the biological targets of roemerine. To assess the neuroactivityin vitro, we measured the levels of cell metabolites, Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) and serotonin (5-HT) in SH-SY5Y cell line. By means of structure-based virtual screening, we identified five drugs that are similar to roemerine; mirtazapine, atomoxetine, epinastine, diphenhydramine and orphenadrine. GC-MS metabolomics study revealed that roemerine has a high impact on alanine-aspartate-glutamate pathway in cell lysate and cultured medium. Additionally, roemerine increased intercellular 5-HT level and intracellular BDNF protein expression at 10 mu M. In conclusion, roemerine - a major alkaloid in antidepressant-like effect possessing plants (P. lacerum and P. syriacum) - has a neuronal activity through increasing BDNF protein expression and affecting serotonergic and glutamatergic systems in SH-SY5Y cell line.