期刊
JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY
卷 282, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2021.114653
关键词
BaZiBuShen formula (BZBS); Aging; Cognitive decline; Oxidative stress; Telomere shortening; Immunosenescence
资金
- Hebei Shijiazhuang Yiling Pharmaceutical company
The study found that BZBS can improve cognitive and motor functions in aging mice, maintain redox balance, alleviate immunosenescence, and preserve telomerase activity and length. Additionally, BZBS can inhibit rapid aging in mice by reducing the expressions of P53, caspase-3, and Bax, while increasing the expressions of Sirt6, p-HO-1, p-NRF2, PGC-1 alpha, and Bcl-2.
Ethnopharmacological relevance: BaZiBuShen formula (BZBS) is clinically used to counteract mental fatigue and to retard the aging process. Brain aging echoes in major risks of human sufferings and has become one of the main challenges to our societies and the health-care systems. Aim of the study: To investigate the effect and mode of action of BZBS on aging-associated cognitive impairments. Materials and methods: BZBS was orally administered to D-galactose and NaNO2-induced aging mice. Premature senescence was assessed using the Morris water maze, step-down type passive avoidance, and pole-climbing tests. Telomere length was examined by qPCR analysis. Telomerase activity was assessed using PCR ELISA assay. Mitochondrial complex IV activity was examined by biochemical test. The levels of redox and immune status were determined by ELISA or biochemical assay. The expressions of sirtuin 6 (Sirt6), peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator-1 alpha (PGC-1 alpha), P53, telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT), heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1), phospho(p)-nuclear factor erythroid-2 related factor 2 (NRF2), caspase-3, Bcl-2 associated x (Bax), and B-cell lymphoma-2 (Bcl-2) in the cerebral cortex were examined by Western blot and/or immunohistochemical staining. Results: BZBS intervention ameliorated reduced brain performances in aging mice, including memory, cognitive, and motor functions. In addition, BZBS administration to aging mice preserved redox homeostasis, attenuated immunosenescence, and maintained telomerase activity and telomere length. Moreover, BZBS treatment were associated with a declines in P53, caspase-3, Bax expressions and an increase in Sirt6, p-HO-1, p-NRF2, PGC-1 alpha, and Bcl-2 expressions in the brains of this rapid aging mouse. Conclusions: BZBS attenuates premature senescence possibly via the preservation of redox homeostasis and telomere integrity, and inhibition of apoptosis in rapid aging mouse. The mechanism governing the alterations may be associated with through the activation of Sirt6/NRF2/HO-1 and Sirt6/P53-PGC-1 alpha-TERT signaling pathways. The results suggest that BZBS may provide a novel strategy for confronting aging and age-associated diseases.
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