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EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE
Volume 2019, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
HINDAWI LTD
DOI: 10.1155/2019/3097923
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- National Natural Sciences Foundation of China [81904307]
- Natural Science Foundation of Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine [201838]
- Young and Middle-aged Teachers Scientific Research Project of Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine [2017001]
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Sagacious Confucius' Pillow Elixir (SCPE) is a traditional Chinese medicine that is mainly used for cognitive impairment in aging; however, the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Aging is one of the most important pathogenic factors leading to inflammation and pyroptosis in the hippocampus, which may be a potential mechanism in elderly patients with cognitive impairment. Here, we examined whether SCPE could improve cognitive impairment in SAMP8 mice by reducing hippocampal inflammation and pyroptosis. Seven-month-old senescence-accelerated P8 mice (SAMP8) received SCPE (2.3g/kg/day; 4.6g/kg/day; 9.2g/kg/day) for 28days. Cognitive function and morphometric examinations were performed followed by water maze testing, hematoxylin-eosin staining, Congo red staining, toluidine blue staining, and TUNEL analysis of hippocampal CA1 and CA3 regions. Escape latency increased and times across platforms decreased in SAMP8 mice; however, both of them were normalized by SCPE after 28 days. Aging caused significant pyroptosis in hippocampal CA1 and CA3 regions, as evidenced by neuronal degeneration and necrosis, amyloid deposition, and decreased Nissl body amounts after cognitive impairment, which were greatly improved by SCPE. SCPE reduced serum IL-1 beta, IL-6, IL-18, and TNF-alpha levels and reduced hippocampal NLRP3, ASC, caspase-1, GSDM-D, IL-1 beta, IL-6, IL-18, and A beta expression. Thus, SCPE exerts an antipyroptotic effect in aging, mainly by suppressing the NLRP3/caspase-1 signaling pathway.
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