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ArticlePloS one2013

Ginsenoside Rg1 decreases Aβ(1-42) level by upregulating PPARγ and IDE expression in the hippocampus of a rat model of Alzheimer's disease.

QianKun Quan, Jue Wang, Xi Li, Yi Wang

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Article in PloS one, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 38 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

QianKun QuanThe Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of Ministry of Education, and Institute of Biomedical Engineering, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, National Engineering Research Center of Health Care and Medical Devices, Xi'an, China.
Jue Wang
Xi Li
Yi Wang
Xi'an Jiaotong University · CNSecond Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

background and purposeThe present study was designed to examine the effects of ginsenoside Rg1 on expression of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ (PPARγ) and insulin-degrading enzyme (IDE) in the hippocampus of rat model of Alzheimer's disease (AD) to determine how ginsenoside Rg1 (Rg1) decreases Aβ levels in AD. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH: Experimental AD was induced in rats by a bilateral injection of 10 µg soluble beta-amyloid peptide 1-42 (Aβ(1-42)) into the CA1 region of the hippocampus, and the rats were treated with Rg1 (10 mg·kg(-1), intraperitoneally) for 28 days. The Morris water maze was used to test spatial learning and memory performance. Hematoxylin-eosin staining was performed to analyze the hippocampal histopathological damage. Immunohistochemistry, western blotting, and real-time PCR were used to detect Aβ(1-42), PPARγ, and insulin-degrading enzyme (IDE) expression in the hippocampus. KEY

resultsInjection of soluble Aβ(1-42) into the hippocampus led to significant dysfunction of learning and memory, hippocampal histopathological abnormalities and increased Aβ(1-42) levels in the hippocampus. Rg1 treatment significantly improved learning and memory function, attenuated hippocampal histopathological abnormalities, reduced Aβ(1-42) levels and increased PPARγ and IDE expression in the hippocampus; these effects of Rg1 could be effectively inhibited by GW9662, a PPARγ antagonist. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS: Given that PPARγ can upregulate IDE expression and IDE can degrade Aβ(1-42), these results indicate that Rg1 can increase IDE expression in the hippocampus by upregulating PPARγ, leading to decreased Aβ levels, attenuated hippocampal histopathological abnormalities and improved learning and memory in a rat model of AD.

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Alzheimer DiseaseAmyloid beta-PeptidesAnilidesAnimalsCA1 Region, HippocampalCentral Nervous System AgentsGene Expression RegulationGinsenosidesInsulysinLearningMaleNerve Tissue ProteinsPeptide FragmentsPPAR gammaRatsRats, Sprague-Dawley2-chloro-5-nitrobenzanilideAmyloid beta-Peptidesamyloid beta-protein (1-42)AnilidesCentral Nervous System Agentsginsenoside Rg1GinsenosidesInsulysinNerve Tissue ProteinsPeptide FragmentsPPAR gamma

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PMID23520555
PMCPMC3592813
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