期刊
ACTA PHARMACOLOGICA SINICA
卷 43, 期 4, 页码 840-849出版社
NATURE PUBL GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/s41401-021-00702-8
关键词
Alzheimer's disease; luteolin; neuroinflammation; endoplasmic reticulum stress; astrocyte; 3 x Tg-AD mice; C6 cells
资金
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [31872311]
- Science Foundation for Outstanding Young Scholars of Henan Province [212300410027]
Luteolin, a flavonoid found in fruits, vegetables, and herbs, shows beneficial effects on memory deficits and neuroinflammation in an Alzheimer's disease mouse model. The treatment with luteolin improves learning and memory deficits, inhibits astrocyte activation and neuroinflammation, and reduces ER stress markers in brain tissues. Further research on luteolin as a therapeutic agent for Alzheimer's disease is warranted based on these results.
Luteolin is a flavonoid in a variety of fruits, vegetables, and herbs, which has shown anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and anti-cancer neuroprotective activities. In this study, we investigated the potential beneficial effects of luteolin on memory deficits and neuroinflammation in a triple-transgenic mouse model of Alzheimer's disease (AD) (3 x Tg-AD). The mice were treated with luteolin (20, 40 mg center dot kg(-1) center dot d(-1), ip) for 3 weeks. We showed that luteolin treatment dose-dependently improved spatial learning, ameliorated memory deficits in 3 x Tg-AD mice, accompanied by inhibiting astrocyte overactivation (GFAP) and neuroinflammation (TNF-alpha, IL-1 beta, IL-6, NO, COX-2, and iNOS protein), and decreasing the expression of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress markers GRP78 and IRE1 alpha in brain tissues. In rat C6 glioma cells, treatment with luteolin (1, 10 mu M) dose-dependently inhibited LPS-induced cell proliferation, excessive release of inflammatory cytokines, and increase of ER stress marker GRP78. In conclusion, luteolin is an effective agent in the treatment of learning and memory deficits in 3 x Tg-AD mice, which may be attributable to the inhibition of ER stress in astrocytes and subsequent neuroinflammation. These results provide the experimental basis for further research and development of luteolin as a therapeutic agent for AD.
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