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Neuroprotective Effects of Spinosin on Recovery of Learning and Memory in a Mouse Model of Alzheimer's Disease

  • Xu, Fanxing (Jiangsu Kangyuan Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.) ;
  • He, Bosai (Faculty of Functional Food and Wine, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University) ;
  • Xiao, Feng (Faculty of Functional Food and Wine, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University) ;
  • Yan, Tingxu (School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University) ;
  • Bi, Kaishun (School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University) ;
  • Jia, Ying (Faculty of Functional Food and Wine, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University) ;
  • Wang, Zhenzhong (Jiangsu Kangyuan Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.)
  • Received : 2018.03.19
  • Accepted : 2018.05.08
  • Published : 2019.01.01
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Abstract

Previous studies have shown that spinosin was implicated in the modulation of sedation and hypnosis, while its effects on learning and memory deficits were rarely reported. The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of spinosin on the improvement of cognitive impairment in model mice with Alzheimer's disease (AD) induced by $A{\beta}_{1-42}$ and determine the underlying mechanism. Spontaneous locomotion assessment and Morris water maze test were performed to investigate the impact of spinosin on behavioral activities, and the pathological changes were assayed by biochemical analyses and histological assay. After 7 days of intracerebroventricular (ICV) administration of spinosin ($100{\mu}g/kg/day$), the cognitive impairment of mice induced by $A{\beta}_{1-42}$ was significantly attenuated. Moreover, spinosin treatment effectively decreased the level of malondialdehyde (MDA) and $A{\beta}_{1-42}$ accumulation in hippocampus. $A{\beta}_{1-42}$ induced alterations in the expression of brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and B-cell lymphoma-2 (Bcl-2), as well as inflammatory response in brain were also reversed by spinosin treatment. These results indicated that the ameliorating effect of spinosin on cognitive impairment might be mediated through the regulation of oxidative stress, inflammatory process, apoptotic program and neurotrophic factor expression,suggesting that spinosin might be beneficial to treat learning and memory deficits in patients with AD via multi-targets.

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