期刊
PHYSIOLOGY & BEHAVIOR
卷 154, 期 -, 页码 114-125出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2015.11.016
关键词
Tetrahydropalmatine; D-Galactose; Memory impairment; Oxidative stress; Neuroinflammation
资金
- China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, China [2014M562675]
Aging is associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD), cardiovascular disease and cancer. Oxidative stress is considered as a major factor that accelerates the aging process. D-galactose (D-gal), a reducing sugar, induces oxidative stress resulting in alteration in mitochondrial dynamics and apoptosis of neurons. To understand the ability of tetrahydropalmatine (THP) to ameliorate memory impairment caused by aging, we investigated the effect of THP on D-gal induced memory impairment in rats. Subcutaneous injection of D-gal (100 mg/kg/d) for 8 weeks caused memory loss as detected by the Morris water maze and morphologic abnormalities of neurons in the hippocampus regions and cortex of rat brain. THP treatment ameliorated D-gal induced memory impairment associated with the decrease of malondialdehyde (MDA) and nitric oxide (NO) contents, as well as the increase of glutathione (GSH) levels, superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT) and glutathione peroxidase (GPx) activities. THP treatment was also found to reverse the abnormality of acetylcholine (ACh) levels and acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activities. In addition, treatment with THP could decrease the expression of nuclear factor K (NF-KB) and glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) which prevented the neuroinflammation and memory impairment in the D-gal treated rats. Taken together, these results clearly demonstrated that subcutaneous injection of D-gal produced memory deficits, meanwhile THP could protect neuron from D-gal insults and improve cognition. This study provided an experimental basis for clinical application of THP in AD therapy. (C) 2015 Elsevier Inc All rights reserved.
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