期刊
NEUROSCIENCE
卷 304, 期 -, 页码 29-35出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2015.06.010
关键词
icariin; amyloid precursor protein; amyloid-beta peptide; neurogenesis; Tg2576 mice
资金
- 973 Program [2011CB512009]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China - China [81160400]
- Program for Changjiang Scholars and Innovative Research Team in University, China [IRT1197]
Icariin is derived most commonly from the traditional Chinese herb Epimedium brevicornum Maxim. Our previous studies have shown that icariin protects neurons from neurotoxic and ischemic conditions. This study aims to investigate the effect of icariin on the expression of amyloid precursor protein (APP) and the level of amyloid-beta peptide (A beta), as well as neurogenesis in the brain of Tg2576 mice, an animal model of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Tg2576 mice and wild-type littermates (WT) were randomized into the following three groups: Tg2576, Tg2576 + icariin, and WT groups. All 9-month-old mice were treated with icariin (60 mg/kg/d) or distilled water for 3 months. Following this, the spatial working memory of Tg2576 + icariin mice, as examined in the Y-maze task, was found to improve. Furthermore, reduced levels of insoluble A beta(1-40) (69%) and A beta(1-42) (50%) after icariin treatment were determined in the brain by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Western blot analysis indicated the downregulation of APP expression after icariin treatment, and double staining showed an increased number of 5-bromo-2-deoxyuridine (BrdU)/Neuron-specific nuclear protein (NeuN) double-positive cells in the dentate gyrus region of the hippocampus in Tg2576 + icariin mice compared with the Tg2576 mice. The current study demonstrated that icariin improved memory function, decreased the levels of Ab and APP in the brain, and enhanced neurogenesis in the hippocampus of Tg2576 mice. Collectively, these results suggest the potential therapeutic value of icariin in AD. (C) 2015 IBRO. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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