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ArticleBMC complementary and alternative medicine2015

Cognitive improvement of compound danshen in an Aβ25-35 peptide-induced rat model of Alzheimer's disease.

Min Liu, Haibiao Guo, Chuyuan Li, Deqin Wang, Jingang Wu, Canmao Wang, Jiangping Xu, Ren-An Qin

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Article in BMC complementary and alternative medicine, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Min LiuModern Chinese Medicine Research Institute of Hutchison Whampoa Guangzhou Baiyunshan Chinese Medicine Co., Ltd., Guangzhou, 510515, Guangdong Province, China.
Haibiao GuoDepartment of Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, Guangdong Province, China.
Chuyuan LiModern Chinese Medicine Research Institute of Hutchison Whampoa Guangzhou Baiyunshan Chinese Medicine Co., Ltd., Guangzhou, 510515, Guangdong Province, China.
Deqin WangModern Chinese Medicine Research Institute of Hutchison Whampoa Guangzhou Baiyunshan Chinese Medicine Co., Ltd., Guangzhou, 510515, Guangdong Province, China.
Jingang WuDepartment of Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, Guangdong Province, China.
Canmao WangDepartment of Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, Guangdong Province, China.
Jiangping XuDepartment of Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, Guangdong Province, China. jpx@smu.edu.cn.
Ren-An QinModern Chinese Medicine Research Institute of Hutchison Whampoa Guangzhou Baiyunshan Chinese Medicine Co., Ltd., Guangzhou, 510515, Guangdong Province, China. qinrenan@813zy.com.
Guangdong Pharmaceutical University · CNGuangzhou University of Chinese Medicine · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSenile dementia mainly includes Alzheimer' s disease (AD) and vascular dementia (VD). AD is a progressive and irreversible neurodegenerative disorder that is accompanied with a great deal of social burden. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of Compound Danshen (CDS) on learning and memory of alzheimer's disease (AD) rat model, as well as to explore the possible connection between CDS and the associated molecules of amyloid beta (Aβ).

methodsRats were injected with Aβ25-35 peptide intracerebroventricularly and CDS were subsequently administered once daily for 23 days. Rats' behavior was monitored using Morris water maze and passive avoidance. Real time PCR and Western blotting were used in determining amyloid precursor protein (APP), β-site APP cleaved enzyme-1(BACE1), Presenilin-1 (PS1), Insulin-degrading enzyme (IDE) and neprilysin (NEP) in hippocampus.

resultsThe AD model group presented with spatial learning and memory impairments. CDS and donepezil administration significantly ameliorated the Aβ25-35 peptide-induced memory impairment in both Morris water maze (P < 0.05) and passive avoidance task (P < 0.01) compared to the AD model group. Real time PCR results suggested that CDS significantly decreased APP mRNA, PS1 mRNA and increased IDE and NEP mRNA levels. Western blotting analyses showed that CDS decreased the protein expression of APP and PS1 and increased IDE expression.

conclusionCDS improved spatial learning and memory by down-regulating APP, PS1 levels and up-regulating IDE. In future, CDS may have significant therapeutic potential in the treatment of AD patients.

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Salvia miltiorrhizaAlzheimer DiseaseAmyloid beta-PeptidesAnalysis of VarianceAnimalsBehavior, AnimalBiomarkersBlotting, WesternCognitionDisease Models, AnimalDrugs, Chinese HerbalHippocampusLearningMaleMemory, Short-TermPeptide FragmentsAmyloid beta-Peptidesamyloid beta-protein (25-35)BiomarkersDrugs, Chinese HerbalPeptide Fragments

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