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Background  Proanthocyanidin is a polyphenolic bioflavonoid with known antioxidant activity. Some flavonoids have a modulatory effect on [Ca 2+ ] i . Although proanthocyanidin extract from blueberries reportedly affects Ca 2+  buffering capacity, there are no reports on the effects of proanthocyanidin on glutamate-induced [Ca 2+ ] i  or cell death. In the present study, the effects of grape seed proanthocyanidin extract (GSPE) on glutamate-induced excitotoxicity was investigated through calcium signals and nitric oxide (NO) in cultured rat hippocampal neurons.    Results  Pretreatment with GSPE (0.3-10 μg/ml) for 5 min inhibited the [Ca 2+ ] i  increase normally induced by treatment with glutamate (100 μM) for 1 min, in a concentration-dependent manner. Pretreatment with GSPE (6 μg/ml) for 5 min significantly decreased the [Ca 2+ ] i  increase normally induced by two ionotropic glutamate receptor agonists, N-methyl-D-aspartate and alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid (AMPA). GSPE further decreased AMPA-induced response in the presence of 1 μM nimodipine. However, GSPE did not affect the 50 mM K + -induced increase in [Ca 2+ ] i . GSPE significantly decreased the metabotropic glutamate receptor agonist ( RS )-3,5-Dihydroxyphenylglycine-induced increase in [Ca 2+ ] i , but it did not affect caffeine-induced response. GSPE (0.3-6 μg/ml) significantly inhibited synaptically induced [Ca 2+ ] i  spikes by 0.1 mM [Mg 2+ ] o . In addition, pretreatment with GSPE (6 μg/ml) for 5 min inhibited 0.1 mM [Mg 2+ ] o - and glutamate-induced formation of NO. Treatment with GSPE (6 μg/ml) significantly inhibited 0.1 mM [Mg 2+ ] o - and oxygen glucose deprivation-induced neuronal cell death.    Conclusions  All these data suggest that GSPE inhibits 0.1 mM [Mg 2+ ] o - and oxygen glucose deprivation-induced neurotoxicity through inhibition of calcium signals and NO formation in cultured rat hippocampal neurons.

bmc neuroscience

Grape seed proanthocyanidin extract inhibits glutamate-induced cell death through inhibition of calcium signals and nitric oxide formation in cultured rat hippocampal neurons