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ArticleEuropean journal of pharmacology2018

Protective effects of 7,8-dihydroxyflavone on neuropathological and neurochemical changes in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease.

Nurgul Aytan, Ji-Kyung Choi, Isabel Carreras, Leah Crabtree, Brian Nguyen, Margaret Lehar, Jan Krzysztof Blusztajn, Bruce G Jenkins, Alpaslan Dedeoglu

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Article in European journal of pharmacology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers.

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26citing papers in PubMed
2.5field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
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26 citing papers in PubMed, 44 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Nurgul AytanDepartment of Veterans Affairs, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA 02130, USA; Department of Neurology Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA; Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA. Electronic address: naytan@bu.edu.
Ji-Kyung ChoiDepartment of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA. Electronic address: jchoi@nmr.mgh.harvard.edu.
Isabel CarrerasDepartment of Veterans Affairs, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA 02130, USA; Department of Biochemistry Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA. Electronic address: carreras@bu.edu.
Leah CrabtreeDepartment of Veterans Affairs, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA 02130, USA; Department of Neurology Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA; University of Exeter Medical School, Devon EX4 4QJ, UK. Electronic address: lc473@exeter.ac.uk.
Brian NguyenDepartment of Veterans Affairs, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA 02130, USA; Department of Neurology Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA. Electronic address: bhn12@bu.edu.
Margaret LeharDepartment of Veterans Affairs, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA 02130, USA; Department of Neurology Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA. Electronic address: mlehar@bu.edu.
Jan Krzysztof BlusztajnDepartment of Pathology Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA. Electronic address: jbluszta@bu.edu.
Bruce G JenkinsDepartment of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA. Electronic address: bgj@nmr.mgh.harvard.edu.
Alpaslan DedeogluDepartment of Veterans Affairs, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA 02130, USA; Department of Neurology Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA; Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA. Electronic address: dedeoglu@bu.edu.
Boston University · USMassachusetts General Hospital · USVA Boston Healthcare System · USHarvard University · USUniversity of Exeter · GB

Funding

BMP9 as a juvenile protective factor in cognitive agingR01AG045031 · NIA · BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CAMPUS · PI BLUSZTAJN, JAN KRZYSZTOF · 2014 to 2018
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Cholinergic neurons and memory in GFP-AD mouse: a novel neurotrophic therapyI01BX001875 · VA · VA BOSTON HEALTH CARE SYSTEM · PI DEDEOGLU, ALPASLAN · 2014 to 2017
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BLRD VA I01 BX001875NIA NIH HHS R01 AG045031
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Interest in brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) was greatly enhanced when it was recognized that its expression is reduced in neurodegenerative disorders, especially in Alzheimer's disease (AD). BDNF signaling through the TrkB receptor has a central role in promoting synaptic transmission, synaptogenesis, and facilitating synaptic plasticity making the BDNF-TrkB signaling pathway an attractive candidate for targeted therapies. Here we investigated the early effect of the small molecule TrkB agonist, 7,8 dihydroxyflavone (7,8-DHF), on AD-related pathology, dendritic arborization, synaptic density, and neurochemical changes in the 5xFAD mouse model of AD. We treated 5xFAD mice with 7,8-DHF for 2 months beginning at 1 month of age. We found that, in this model of AD, 7,8-DHF treatment decreased cortical Aβ plaque deposition and protected cortical neurons against reduced dendritic arbor complexity but had no significant impact on the density of dendritic spines. In addition 7,8-DHF treatment protected against hippocampal increase in the level of choline-containing compounds and glutamate loss, but had no significant impact on hippocampal neurogenesis.

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Alzheimer DiseaseAmyloid beta-PeptidesAnimalsDendritic SpinesDisease Models, AnimalFlavonesHippocampusMiceNeuroprotective AgentsPeptide Fragments6,7-dihydroxyflavoneAmyloid beta-Peptidesamyloid beta-protein (1-40)amyloid beta-protein (1-42)FlavonesNeuroprotective AgentsPeptide Fragments7,8-DihydroxyflavoneAlzheimer's diseaseBrain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF)Choline

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PMID29510124
PMCPMC5971844
OpenAlexW2791129016

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