经颅低强度激光疗法改善D-半乳糖诱导的衰老小鼠的脑线粒体功能和认知障碍。
Transcranial low-level laser therapy improves brain mitochondrial function and cognitive impairment in D-galactose-induced aging mice.
作者信息
Salehpour Farzad, Ahmadian Nahid, Rasta Seyed Hossein, Farhoudi Mehdi, Karimi Pouran, Sadigh-Eteghad Saeed
机构信息
Neurosciences Research Center (NSRC), Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran; Department of Medical Physics, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Neurosciences Research Center (NSRC), Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
出版信息
Neurobiol Aging. 2017 Oct;58:140-150. doi: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2017.06.025. Epub 2017 Jul 6.
Mitochondrial function plays a key role in the aging-related cognitive impairment, and photoneuromodulation of mitochondria by transcranial low-level laser therapy (LLLT) may contribute to its improvement. This study focused on the transcranial LLLT effects on the D-galactose (DG)-induced mitochondrial dysfunction, apoptosis, and cognitive impairment in mice. For this purpose, red and near-infrared (NIR) laser wavelengths (660 and 810 nm) at 2 different fluencies (4 and 8 J/cm) at 10-Hz pulsed wave mode were administrated transcranially 3 d/wk in DG-received (500 mg/kg/subcutaneous) mice model of aging for 6 weeks. Spatial and episodic-like memories were assessed by the Barnes maze and What-Where-Which (WWWhich) tasks. Brain tissues were analyzed for mitochondrial function including active mitochondria, adenosine triphosphate, and reactive oxygen species levels, as well as membrane potential and cytochrome c oxidase activity. Apoptosis-related biomarkers, namely, Bax, Bcl-2, and caspase-3 were evaluated by Western blotting method. Laser treatments at wavelengths of 660 and 810 nm at 8 J/cm attenuated DG-impaired spatial and episodic-like memories. Also, results showed an obvious improvement in the mitochondrial function aspects and modulatory effects on apoptotic markers in aged mice. However, same wavelengths at the fluency of 4 J/cm had poor effect on the behavioral and molecular indexes in aging model. This data indicates that transcranial LLLT at both of red and NIR wavelengths at the fluency of 8 J/cm has a potential to ameliorate aging-induced mitochondrial dysfunction, apoptosis, and cognitive impairment.
线粒体功能在衰老相关的认知障碍中起关键作用,经颅低强度激光疗法(LLLT)对线粒体的光神经调节作用可能有助于改善这种情况。本研究聚焦于经颅LLLT对D-半乳糖(DG)诱导的小鼠线粒体功能障碍、细胞凋亡及认知障碍的影响。为此,在接受DG(500mg/kg皮下注射)的衰老小鼠模型中,以10Hz脉冲波模式、2种不同能量密度(4和8J/cm)的红色和近红外(NIR)激光波长(660和810nm)每周3天经颅照射6周。通过巴恩斯迷宫和“什么-哪里-哪个”(WWWhich)任务评估空间记忆和情景样记忆。分析脑组织的线粒体功能,包括活性线粒体、三磷酸腺苷和活性氧水平,以及膜电位和细胞色素c氧化酶活性。通过蛋白质免疫印迹法评估凋亡相关生物标志物,即Bax、Bcl-2和caspase-3。波长为660和810nm、能量密度为8J/cm的激光治疗减轻了DG损害的空间记忆和情景样记忆。此外,结果显示老年小鼠的线粒体功能方面有明显改善,且对凋亡标志物有调节作用。然而,能量密度为4J/cm的相同波长对衰老模型的行为和分子指标效果不佳。这些数据表明,能量密度为8J/cm的红色和NIR波长的经颅LLLT有改善衰老诱导的线粒体功能障碍、细胞凋亡及认知障碍的潜力。