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Abstract Title:

Electroacupuncture ameliorate learning and memory by improving N-acetylaspartate and glutamate metabolism in APP/PS1 mice.

Abstract Source:

Biol Res. 2018 Jul 6 ;51(1):21. Epub 2018 Jul 6. PMID: 29980225

Abstract Author(s):

Ruhui Lin, Long Li, Yingzheng Zhang, Sheng Huang, Shangjie Chen, Jiao Shi, Peiyuan Zhuo, Hao Jin, Zuanfang Li, Weilin Liu, Zhifu Wang, Lidian Chen, Jing Tao

Article Affiliation:

Ruhui Lin

Abstract:

OBJECTIVE: To explore the precise mechanism of electroacupuncture (EA) to delay cognitive impairment in Alzheimer disease.

METHODS: N-Acetylaspartate (NAA), glutamate (Glu) and myoinositol (mI) metabolism were measured by magnetic resonance spectroscopy, learning and memory of APP/PS1 mouse was evaluated by the Morris water maze test and the step-down avoidance test, neuron survival number and neuronal structure in the hippocampus were observed by Nissl staining, and BDNF and phosphorylated TrkB detected by Western blot.

RESULTS: EA at DU20 acupuncture significantly improve learning and memory in behavioral tests, up-regulate NAA, Glu and mI metabolism, increase the surviving neurons in hippocampus, and promote the expression of BDNF and TrkB in the APP/PS1 transgenic mice.

CONCLUSION: These findings suggested that EA is a potential therapeutic for ameliorate cognitive dysfunction, and it might be due to EA could improve NAA and Glu metabolism by upregulation of BDNF in APP/PS1 mice.

Study Type : Animal Study

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