Breviscapine exerts neuroprotective effects through multiple mechanisms in APP/PS1 transgenic mice

Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
Zhu LiJin-Tao Li

Abstract

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is one of the most serious neurodegenerative diseases and is characterized by progressive cognitive impairment and multiple neurological changes. To date, there are no effective drugs to delay or cure AD. Breviscapine (Bre) is an active ingredient of flavonoids extracted from breviscapus. Previous research suggests that Bre is an effective medicine for the prevention and treatment of AD. In the present study, we sought to explore the molecular mechanisms responsible for short-term beneficial effects of Breviscapine on Aβ burden, neuronal and synaptic, cognitive function in APP/PS1 transgenic mice at 6 months age. Our results showed that 3 months of intraperitoneal treatment with Bre rescued learning deficits, relieved memory retention, improved the ability to explore the outside world, markedly decreased Aβ burden, attenuated function of neocortical and hippocampal neuron, and increased the synaptic proteins levels in the brain of APP/PS1 mice by decreasing BACE1, promoting Aβ-degrading enzyme IDE expression, suppressing RAGE expression, and regulating p38/p53/NT4 pathway. This finding provides more evidence of neuroprotective effects and action mechanisms of Bre antagonist AD, suggesting that Bre may h...Continue Reading

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Feb 28, 2021·Pharmacological Research : the Official Journal of the Italian Pharmacological Society·Junying LuShu Nie

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Methods Mentioned

BETA
transgenic
Protein Assay

Software Mentioned

SPSS

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