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ArticlePsychopharmacology2014

Xanthoceraside attenuates tau hyperphosphorylation and cognitive deficits in intracerebroventricular-streptozotocin injected rats.

Peng Liu, Li-Bo Zou, Li-Hua Wang, Qing Jiao, Tian-Yan Chi, Xue-Fei Ji, Ge Jin

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Peng Liu
Li-Bo Zou
Li-Hua Wang
Qing Jiao
Tian-Yan Chi
Xue-Fei Ji
Ge Jin
Shenyang Pharmaceutical University · CNChinese Academy of Sciences · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

rationaleXanthoceraside, a novel triterpenoid saponin extracted from the fruit husks of Xanthoceras sorbifolia Bunge, reverses cognitive deficits in intracerebroventricular injection of Aβ25-35 or Aβ1-42 mice. However, whether xanthoceraside has a positive effect on hyperphosphorylated tau protein remains unclear.

objectivesWe investigated the effects of xanthoceraside on behavioural impairments induced by intracerebroventricular injection of streptozotocin (STZ) in rats and its potential mechanisms. MATERIALS AND

methodsThe rats were administered with xanthoceraside (0.06, 0.12 or 0.24 mg/kg) or vehicle once daily after STZ intracerebroventricular injections. The Y-maze test and novel object recognition test were performed 21 and 22 days after the second STZ injection, respectively. The levels of hyperphosphorylated tau, phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase (PI3K)/serine/threonine protein kinase B (Akt), glycogen synthase kinase-3β (GSK-3β), protein phosphatase 1 (PP-1) and protein phosphatase 2A (PP-2A) were also tested by Western blot.

resultsXanthoceraside treatment significantly attenuated learning and memory impairments and reduced the level of STZ-induced hyperphosphorylated tau protein. Xanthoceraside also enhanced PP-2A and PP-1 expressions, increased PI3K (p85) and Akt (Ser473) phosphorylation and decreased GSK-3β (tyr216) phosphorylation.

conclusionsXanthoceraside has protective effect against learning and memory impairments and inhibits tau hyperphosphorylation in the hippocampus, possibly through the inhibition of the PI3K/Akt-dependent GSK-3β signalling pathway and an enhancement of phosphatases activity.

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AnimalsCognition DisordersDose-Response Relationship, DrugFemaleGlycogen Synthase Kinase 3Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3 betaHippocampusInfusions, IntraventricularMaleMaze LearningNootropic AgentsPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasePhosphorylationProtein Phosphatase 1Protein Phosphatase 2Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktGlycogen Synthase Kinase 3Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3 betaGsk3b protein, mouseGsk3b protein, ratNootropic AgentsPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinaseProtein Phosphatase 1Protein Phosphatase 2Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktSaponinsStreptozocintau ProteinsTriterpenesxanthoceraside

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