Solasodine (90 μM; 2 days) treatment displays significant sprouting in P19 cells. Solasodine induces strong expression of the different neuronal markers studied, including βIII-tubulin, synaptophysin, MAP2, ChAT, and neuroblast marker doublecortin. Solasodine induces the differentiation of P19 cells, essentially towards the neuronal pathway.
Solasodine induce apoptosis by inhibiting the p53-MDM2 complex, p21, and Bcl-2 proteins.