Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, China.
The Engineering and Technology Center for Chinese Medicine Development of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China.
Neurochem Res. 2021 Apr;46(4):921-934. doi: 10.1007/s11064-020-03223-8. Epub 2021 Jan 25.
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease in which autophagy plays a crucial role. Amentoflavone is a flavonoid obtained from various plants and has been shown to have AD-resistant neuroprotective effects. This study investigated the role of amentoflavone on memory impairment and abnormal autophagy in amyloid-β25-35 (Aβ)-induced mice to elucidate the mechanisms by which it exerts neuroprotective effects. In this experiment, the AD mouse model was established by intracerebroventricular (ICV) injection of Aβ peptides, and amentoflavone was administered orally for 4 weeks. Behavioral changes in mice and pathological changes in the hippocampus were observed, and levels of inflammation, oxidative stress, and autophagy in the brain were detected and analyzed. PC-12 and APPswe-N2a cells were used in vitro to further investigate the effect of amentoflavone on the level of intracellular autophagy. Molecular docking was used to determine the action sites of amentoflavone. The results showed that amentoflavone improved memory function, eased anxiety symptoms in Aβ-induced mice, and reduced atrophic degeneration of neurons in the hippocampus. Moreover, amentoflavone lessened the oxidative stress and inflammation in the brains of mice. Through in vivo and in vitro experiments, we found that amentoflavone may enhance autophagy, by way of binding to the ATP site of the mTOR protein kinase domain. Amentoflavone not only interacted with mTOR, but also improved Aβ-induced cognitive dysfunction in mice by enhancing autophagy, attenuating levels of inflammation and oxidative stress, and reducing apoptosis in brain cells.
阿尔茨海默病(AD)是一种神经退行性疾病,自噬在其中发挥着关键作用。山柰酚是一种从多种植物中提取的类黄酮,已被证明具有抗 AD 的神经保护作用。本研究探讨了山柰酚对淀粉样蛋白-β25-35(Aβ)诱导的小鼠记忆障碍和异常自噬的作用,以阐明其发挥神经保护作用的机制。在该实验中,通过侧脑室(ICV)注射 Aβ 肽建立 AD 小鼠模型,并口服给予山柰酚 4 周。观察小鼠的行为变化和海马的病理变化,并检测和分析大脑中炎症、氧化应激和自噬水平。在体外使用 PC-12 和 APPswe-N2a 细胞进一步研究山柰酚对细胞内自噬水平的影响。采用分子对接确定山柰酚的作用部位。结果表明,山柰酚改善了记忆功能,缓解了 Aβ 诱导的小鼠焦虑症状,减轻了海马神经元的萎缩变性。此外,山柰酚减轻了小鼠大脑中的氧化应激和炎症。通过体内和体外实验,我们发现山柰酚可能通过与 mTOR 蛋白激酶结构域的 ATP 结合位点结合来增强自噬。山柰酚不仅与 mTOR 相互作用,而且通过增强自噬、减轻炎症和氧化应激水平以及减少脑细胞凋亡来改善 Aβ 诱导的小鼠认知功能障碍。
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