Wang Ming, Jin Baoyuan, Xu Jia, Wang Chuang
Health Science Center, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China.
Chonnam National University Medical School and Hospital, 42 Jebong-ro, Gwangju 61469, Republic of Korea.
Nutrients. 2025 Aug 19;17(16):2679. doi: 10.3390/nu17162679.
: Obesity is clinically known to be associated with an increased risk and aggravated pathology of Alzheimer's disease (AD). A high-fat diet (HFD), the major contributor to obesity, induces neuroinflammation and central insulin resistance, both of which are linked to synaptic dysfunction. Our previous studies demonstrated that avenanthramide-C (Avn-C), a natural oat-derived phenolic compound, exerts anti-inflammatory effects and alleviates synaptic dysfunction in conventional AD models. The present study aimed to elucidate the underlying mechanisms of Avn-C in obesity-accelerated AD. : Two-month-old male 5×FAD mice were fed an HFD to induce obesity and then treated with Avn-C. Cognitive performance, synaptic function, and structure were assessed via behavioral tests, electrophysiological recordings, and Golgi-Cox staining, respectively. Cytokine levels were quantified using ELISA and Western blotting. To explore the underlying mechanism, the NOD1 agonist C12-iE-DAP was administered to evaluate its effect on Avn-C-mediated neuroprotection. : Avn-C reduced Aβ deposition, enhanced the expression of synapse proteins, and restored synaptic plasticity, thereby improving both spatial and recognition memory in obese 5×FAD mice. Furthermore, Avn-C reduced neuroinflammation by inhibiting the NOD1/RIP2/NF-κB signaling pathway. Co-treatment with C12-iE-DAP abolished the beneficial effects of Avn-C on neuroinflammation, Aβ pathology, and cognitive function. : These results suggest that Avn-C mitigates obesity-exacerbated AD-like pathological features by suppressing NOD1/RIP2/NF-κB-mediated neuroinflammation and could be a new potential therapeutic strategy for obesity-associated AD.
临床上已知肥胖与阿尔茨海默病(AD)的风险增加及病理加重有关。高脂饮食(HFD)是肥胖的主要促成因素,会诱发神经炎症和中枢胰岛素抵抗,这两者均与突触功能障碍有关。我们之前的研究表明,燕麦来源的天然酚类化合物阿魏酸酰胺-C(Avn-C)具有抗炎作用,并能减轻传统AD模型中的突触功能障碍。本研究旨在阐明Avn-C在肥胖加速的AD中的潜在作用机制。 将两个月大的雄性5×FAD小鼠喂食高脂饮食以诱导肥胖,然后用Avn-C进行治疗。分别通过行为测试、电生理记录和高尔基-考克斯染色评估认知能力、突触功能和结构。使用酶联免疫吸附测定(ELISA)和蛋白质免疫印迹法对细胞因子水平进行定量。为了探究潜在机制,给予NOD1激动剂C12-iE-DAP以评估其对Avn-C介导的神经保护作用的影响。 Avn-C减少了Aβ沉积,增强了突触蛋白的表达,并恢复了突触可塑性,从而改善了肥胖5×FAD小鼠的空间记忆和识别记忆。此外,Avn-C通过抑制NOD1/RIP2/NF-κB信号通路减轻了神经炎症。与C12-iE-DAP联合治疗消除了Avn-C对神经炎症、Aβ病理和认知功能的有益作用。 这些结果表明,Avn-C通过抑制NOD1/RIP2/NF-κB介导的神经炎症减轻了肥胖加剧的AD样病理特征,可能是肥胖相关AD的一种新的潜在治疗策略。
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