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Xanthoceraside prevented synaptic loss and reversed learning-memory deficits in APP/PS1 transgenic mice
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
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| Author | Liu, Peng Xu, Qian Qian Zhou, Xiaoyu Xu, Ji-Kai Ji, Xuefei Chi, Tianyan Zou, Libo |
| Copyright Year | 2019 |
| Abstract | Xanthoceraside, a novel triterpenoid saponin, has been found to attenuate learning and memory impairments in AD animal models. However, whether xanthoceraside has a positive effect on synaptic morphology remains unclear. Herein, we evaluated the effects of xanthoceraside on learning and memory impairments and the abnormalities of synaptic structure in APP/PS1 transgenic mice. The behavioral experiments demonstrated that xanthoceraside attenuated the imaginal memory and spatial learning impairments, and improved social interaction. Transmission electron microscopy and Golgi staining showed that xanthoceraside ameliorated synapse morphology abnormalities and dendritic spine density deficits, respectively. Western-blot analysis identified that xanthoceraside increased the expression of SYP and PSD95, activated BDNF/TrkB/MAPK/ERK and PI3K/Akt signaling pathways, meanwhile decreased the expression of RhoA, ROCK and Snk, increased the levels of SPAR, and activated the BDNF/TrkB/cofilin signaling pathway. Taken together, our study indicated that xanthoceraside improved cognitive function and protected both synaptic morphology and dendritic spine in APP/PS1 transgenic mice, which might be related in part to its activation in the BDNF/TrkB pathway. |
| Starting Page | 477 |
| Ending Page | 488 |
| Page Count | 12 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.1007/s12576-019-00664-x |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://jps.biomedcentral.com/track/pdf/10.1007/s12576-019-00664-x |
| PubMed reference number | 30767122 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.1007/s12576-019-00664-x |
| Journal | Medline |
| Volume Number | 69 |
| Journal | The Journal of Physiological Sciences |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |