Melatonin ameliorates amyloid beta-induced memory deficits, tau hyperphosphorylation and neurodegeneration via PI3/Akt/GSk3β pathway in the mouse hippocampus

2015 ◽  
Vol 59 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tahir Ali ◽  
Myeong Ok Kim
2013 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 433-441 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lixi Li ◽  
Sufang Zhang ◽  
Xin Zhang ◽  
Ting Li ◽  
Yu Tang ◽  
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2011 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. S468-S469
Author(s):  
Ana Nunes ◽  
Maria Fonseca ◽  
Ricardo Viana ◽  
Adrian Lo ◽  
Bart De Strooper ◽  
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2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (11) ◽  
pp. 1045-1052 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhiyou Cai ◽  
Chuanling Wang ◽  
Wenbo He ◽  
Yi Chen

Background: Berberine (BBR) has neuroprotective effects on many brain diseases, including Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Amyloid -beta (Aβ) senile plaque is the most classical pathological hallmarks of AD. Aβ produces from a sequential cleavage by β-secretase (beta-site amyloid precursor protein cleaving enzyme 1, BACE1) and γ -secretase. The aim of our work was to investigate whether the neuroprotective effects of BBR on AD is related to inhibiting Aβ pathology. Method: The cognitive function of mice was assessed by the Morris water maze (MWM) test. The Aβ levels were determined by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay; the expression of APP, sAPPα, ADAM10 and ADAM17, sAPPβ and BACE1 was detected by Western blotting; and the activity of γ -secretase complex (NCT, PS1, Aph-1α and Pen-2) was determined by Western blotting and immunohistochemistry. Results: BBR improved learning and memory deficits of APP/PS1 mice. BBR decreased Aβ levels in the hippocampus of APP/PS1 mice. BACE1 and sAPP -β levels in the BBR-treated groups were significantly reduced in the hippocampus of AD mice. BBR markedly decreased the expression of PS1, Aph-1α and Pen-2, but had no effect on NCT. The levels of sAPPα, ADAM10 and ADAM17 in the hippocampus of BBR-treated mice significantly increased, compared with the control ones (P<0.05). Conclusion: BBR inhibits the activity of β/γ-secretases, enhances α-secretases, and lowers the Aβ level in the hippocampus of AD mice, and improves Alzheimer’s-like cognitive impairment.


Planta Medica ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 83 (01/02) ◽  
pp. 51-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yue Qi ◽  
De-Qiang Dou ◽  
Hong Jiang ◽  
Bing-Bing Zhang ◽  
Wen-Yan Qin ◽  
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2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 0 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shu-gang Zhang ◽  
Xiao-shan Wang ◽  
Ying-dong Zhang ◽  
Qing Di ◽  
Jing-ping Shi ◽  
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2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adrienne L. Orr ◽  
Jason K. Clark ◽  
Daniel V. Madison

AbstractSoluble oligomers of amyloid-beta peptide (Abeta) have been implicated in the onset of memory deficits in Alzheimer’s disease, perhaps due to their reported ability to impair long-term potentiation (LTP) of synaptic strength. We previously showed the effect of Abeta on LTP depends on the strength of LTP induction. Furthermore, Abeta affects EPSP-Spike (E-S) potentiation more robustly than LTP, suggesting that E-S potentiation may be equally important to learning and memory in the context of Alzheimer’s disease. Here we extend our findings to two additional forms of Abeta that form higher concentrations of soluble Abeta oligomers and show that they also affect E-S potentiation at induction strengths where there is no effect on LTP in hippocampal slices.


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