Abstract
Alzheimer's disease (AD), one of the most common neurodegenerative diseases, has no effective treatment. We studied the potential effects of tetramethylpyrazine (TMP), an alkaloid in the rhizome of Ligusticum chuanxiong Hort. used in Traditional Chinese Medicine (chuānxiong) to treat ischemic stroke, on AD progression in two AD mouse models. Eight-month-old 3xTg-AD mice received TMP treatment (10 mg/kg/d) for 1 month, and 4-month-old APP/PS1-AD mice received TMP treatment (10 mg/kg/d) for 2 months. Behavioral tests, including step-down passive avoidance (SDA), new object recognition (NOR), Morris water maze (MWM), and Contextual fear conditioning test showed that TMP significantly improved the learning and memory of the two AD-transgenic mice. In addition, TMP reduced beta-amyloid (Aß) levels and tau phosphorylation (p-tau). Venny map pointed out that 116 proteins were commonly changed in 3xTg mice vs. wild type (WT) mice and TMP-treated mice vs. -untreated mice. The same 130 proteins were commonly changed in APP/PS1 mice vs. WT mice and TMP-treated mice vs. -untreated mice. The functions of the common proteins modified by TMP in the two models were mainly involved in mitochondrial, synaptic, cytoskeleton, ATP binding, and GTP binding. Mitochondrial omics analysis revealed 21 and 20 differentially expressed mitochondrial proteins modified by TMP in 3xTg-AD mice and APP/PS1 mice, respectively. These differential proteins were located in the mitochondrial inner membrane, mitochondrial outer membrane, mitochondrial gap, and mitochondrial matrix, and the function of some proteins is closely related to oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS). Western-blot analysis confirmed that TMP changed the expression of OXPHOS complex proteins (sdhb, ndufa10, uqcrfs1, cox5b, atp5a) in the hippocampus of the two AD mice. Taken together, we demonstrated that TMP treatment changed the hippocampal proteome, reduced AD pathology, and reduced cognitive impairment in the two AD models. The changes might be associated with modification of the mitochondrial protein profile by TMP. The results of the study suggest that TMP can improve the symptoms of AD.
Highlights
Alzheimer’s disease (AD), a common form of neurodegenerative dementia, has a huge impact on the health system (Hyman et al, 2012; Oboudiyat et al, 2013)
We studied the potential effects of tetramethylpyrazine (TMP), an alkaloid in the rhizome of Ligusticum chuanxiong Hort, used in Traditional Chinese Medicine to treat ischemic stroke, on AD progression in two AD mouse models
These data suggested that TMP reduced the spatial memory impairment of 3xTg-AD mice
Summary
Alzheimer’s disease (AD), a common form of neurodegenerative dementia, has a huge impact on the health system (Hyman et al, 2012; Oboudiyat et al, 2013). The amount of patients with AD is increasing dramatically in aging populations worldwide, such that identification of effective therapeutics is a top priority for society (Foloppe et al, 2018). Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is featured by prominent neuropathological changes, including β-amyloid (Aβ) plaques and neurofibrillary tangles (NFT) formed from hyperphosphorylated tau (p-tau). The pathogenesis of AD has suggested various hypthotheses including roles for inflammation, cholinergic function, Aβ deposition, tau hyperphosphorylation, and mitochondrial dysfunction (Scholtzova et al, 2008). Other more effective medicines are urgently needed to address the growing AD patient load
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