ICARISIDE II, A NOVEL PHOSPHODIESTERASE-5 INHIBITOR, ATTENUATES STREPTOZOTOCIN-INDUCED COGNITIVE DEFICITS IN RATS
ICARISIDE II, A NOVEL PHOSPHODIESTERASE-5 INHIBITOR, ATTENUATES STREPTOZOTOCIN-INDUCED COGNITIVE DEFICITS IN RATS
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Icariside II 是一种新型磷酸二酯酶 5 抑制剂,可减轻链脲佐菌素诱导的大鼠认知缺陷。
DOI:
10.1016/j.neuroscience.2016.04.022
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发表时间:
2016-07-22
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影响因子:
3.3
通讯作者:
Gong, Qihai
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作者:
Yin, Caixia;Deng, Yuanyuan;Gong, Qihai
Beta-amyloid (A beta) deposition and neuroinflammation are involved in Alzheimer's disease (AD)-type neurodegeneration with cognitive deficits. Phosphodiesterase-5 (PDE5) inhibitors have recently been studied as a potential target for cognitive enhancement by reducing inflammatory responses and A beta levels. The present study was designed to investigate the effects of icariside II (ICS II), a novel PDE5 inhibitor derived from the traditional Chinese herb Epimedium brevicornum, on cognitive deficits, A beta levels and neuroinflammation induced by intracerebroventricular-streptozotocin (ICV-STZ) in rats. The results demonstrated that ICV-STZ exhibited cognitive deficits and neuronal morphological damage, along with A beta increase and neuroinflammation in the rat hippocampus. ICS II improved cognitive deficits, attenuated neuronal death, and decreased the levels of A beta(1-40), A beta(1-42) and PDE5 in the hippocampus of STZ rats. Furthermore, administration of ICS II at the dose of 10 mg/kg for 21 days significantly suppressed the expression of beta-amyloid precursor protein (APP), beta-secretase1 (BACE1) and increased the expressions of neprilysin (NEP) together with inhibited interleukin-1 beta (IL-1 beta), tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha, cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) and transforming growth factor-beta 1 (TGF-beta 1) levels. In addition, ICS II exerted a beneficial effect on inhibition of I kappa B-alpha degradation and NF-kappa B activation induced by STZ. Taken together, the present study demonstrated that ICS II was a potential therapeutic agent for AD treatment. (C) 2016 IBRO. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.