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Abstract Title:

Improves Memory and Promotes Antioxidative Signaling in 5XFAD Mice.

Abstract Source:

Antioxidants (Basel). 2019 Dec 8 ;8(12). Epub 2019 Dec 8. PMID: 31817977

Abstract Author(s):

Donald G Matthews, Maya Caruso, Charles F Murchison, Jennifer Y Zhu, Kirsten M Wright, Christopher J Harris, Nora E Gray, Joseph F Quinn, Amala Soumyanath

Article Affiliation:

Donald G Matthews

Abstract:

(CA) herb is a traditional medicine, long reputed to provide cognitive benefits. We have reported that CA water extract (CAW) treatment improves cognitive function of aged Alzheimer's disease (AD) model Tg2576 and wild-type (WT) mice, and induces an NRF2-regulated antioxidant response in aged WT mice. Here, CAW was administered to AD model 5XFAD female and male mice and WT littermates (age: 7.6 +/ - 0.6 months), and object recall and contextual fear memory were tested after three weeks treatment. CAW's impact on amyloid-β plaque burden, and markers of neuronal oxidative stress and synaptic density, was assessed after five weeks treatment. CAW antioxidant activity was evaluated via nuclear transcription factor (erythroid-derived 2)-like 2 (NRF2) and NRF2-regulated antioxidant response element gene expression. Memory improvement in both genders and genotypes was associated with dose-dependent CAW treatment without affecting plaque burden, and marginally increased synaptic density markers in the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex. CAW treatment increasedin hippocampus and other NRF2 targets (heme oxygenase-1, NAD(P)H quinone dehydrogenase 1, glutamate-cysteine ligase catalytic subunit). Reduced plaque-associated SOD1, an indicator of oxidative stress, was observed in the hippocampi and cortices of CAW-treated 5XFAD mice. We postulate that CAW treatment leads to reduced oxidative stress, contributing to improved neuronal health and cognition.

Study Type : Animal Study

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