Obovatol improves cognitive functions in animal models for Alzheimer's disease |
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Authors: | Choi Dong-Young Lee Jae Woong Peng Jin Lee Young Jung Han Jin-Yi Lee Yeon Hee Choi Im Seop Han Sang Bae Jung Jae Kyung Lee Woong Soo Lee Seung-Ho Kwon Byoung-Mog Oh Ki-Wan Hong Jin Tae |
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Institution: | College of Pharmacy and MRC, Chungbuk National University, Heungduk-gu, Cheongju, Chungbuk, South Korea. |
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Abstract: | Etiology of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is obscure, but neuroinflammation and accumulation of β-amyloid (Aβ) are implicated in pathogenesis of AD. We have shown anti-inflammatory and neurotrophic properties of obovatol, a biphenolic compound isolated from Magnolia obovata. In this study, we examined the effect of obovatol on cognitive deficits in two separate AD models: (i) mice that received intracerebroventricular (i.c.v.) infusion of Aβ(1-42) (2.0 μg/mouse) and (ii) Tg2576 mice-expressing mutant human amyloid precursor protein (K670N, M671L). Injection of Aβ(1-42) into lateral ventricle caused memory impairments in the Morris water maze and passive avoidance tasks, being associated with neuroinflammation. Aβ(1-42) -induced abnormality was significantly attenuated by administration of obovatol. When we analyzed with Tg2576 mice, long-term treatment of obovatol (1 mg/kg/day for 3 months) significantly improved cognitive function. In parallel with the improvement, treatment suppressed astroglial activation, BACE1 expression and NF-κB activity in the transgenic mice. Furthermore, obovatol potently inhibited fibrillation of Aβin vitro in a dose-dependent manner, as determined by Thioflavin T fluorescence and electron microscopic analysis. In conclusion, our data demonstrated that obovatol prevented memory impairments in experimental AD models, which could be attributable to amelioration of neuroinflammation and amyloidogenesis by inhibition of NF-κB signaling pathway and anti-fibrillogenic activity of obovatol. |
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Keywords: | Alzheimer's disease Amyloid‐beta Neuroinflammation NF‐kappaB Obovatol Tg2576 |
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