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NEUROSCIENCE LETTERS
Volume 720, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2020.134749
Keywords
Alzheimer's disease; mTOR; Geniposide; APP/PS1 mice; A beta Plaques
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- Shanxi Scholarship Council of China (2017-important 4)
- Fund for Shanxi 1331 Project Key Subjects Construction
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Objective: The aim of this study is to investigate the protective effects as well as the underlying molecular mechanisms of geniposide in APP/PS1 transgenic mice. Method: APP/PS1 mice were subjected to intragastric administration of geniposide (50 mg/kg/d) for 8 weeks (including a 2-week behavior test). The novel object recognition (NOR) and the Morris water maze (MWM) tests were used for behavioral assessments. A beta 1-40 plaques in mice cortices and hippocampi are visualized with immunohistochemistical staining. ELISA was used to quantify the levels of soluble A beta 1-40 and A beta 1-42 in the hippocampus. Western blot was used to detect p-Akt/Akt, p-mTOR/mTOR and p-4E-BP1/4E-BP1 levels. The relative mRNA levels of Akt, mTOR and 4E-BP1 were quantified using real-time PCR (RT-PCR). Results: Geniposide alleviated cognitive impairment by improving the ability of novel object exploration, spatial memory, and reduced the level of A beta in the brain of APP/PS1 mice. Geniposide possibly regulates mTOR-related proteins through modification of phosphorylation. Geniposide markedly lowered p-mTOR and p-Akt expressions while elevating p-4E-BP1 expression. Geniposide obviously reduced the relative mRNA levels of Akt and mTOR and increased the relative mRNA level of 4E-BP1. Conclusion: Geniposide is able to alleviate cognitive impairments and cerebral damage in APP/PS1 mice, with its neuroprotective effects likely mediated via modulation of the mTOR signaling pathway.
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