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ArticleBrain and behavior2019

Potential synaptic plasticity-based Shenzhiling oral liquid for a SAD Mouse Model.

Yahan Wang, Pengwen Wang, Fang Chen, Mana Lulu, Shuaiyang Huang, Zhenhong Liu

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Article in Brain and behavior, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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Yahan WangKey Laboratory of Chinese Internal Medicine of Ministry of Education and Beijing, Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine (BUCM), Beijing, China.
Pengwen WangKey Laboratory of Chinese Internal Medicine of Ministry of Education and Beijing, Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine (BUCM), Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0003-0132-3955
Fang ChenKey Laboratory of Chinese Internal Medicine of Ministry of Education and Beijing, Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine (BUCM), Beijing, China.
Mana LuluKey Laboratory of Chinese Internal Medicine of Ministry of Education and Beijing, Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine (BUCM), Beijing, China.
Shuaiyang HuangKey Laboratory of Chinese Internal Medicine of Ministry of Education and Beijing, Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine (BUCM), Beijing, China.
Zhenhong LiuKey Laboratory of Chinese Internal Medicine of Ministry of Education and Beijing, Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine (BUCM), Beijing, China.
Beijing University of Chinese Medicine · CNXinjiang Medical University · CN

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Abstract

backgroundSynaptic plasticity is the basis of memory formation. The pathological manifestations of abnormal glucose metabolism in the nervous system of sporadic Alzheimer's disease (SAD) may affect synaptic plasticity, thus causing memory damage. As a traditional Chinese medicine compound preparation, the mechanism by which Shenzhiling (SZL) oral liquid can alleviate the cognitive impairment of SAD by improving synaptic plasticity remains unclear.

objectiveThis article mainly discusses whether SZL can exert a protective synaptic effect as mediated by glutamate receptors and glycogen synthesis kinase 3β (GSK3β); further, it discusses whether SZL can improve cognitive function in SAD.

methodsC57BL/6 mice were used as a SAD model after injection with streptozotocin (STZ) into the bilateral lateral ventricles; mice of the same background were injected with artificial cerebrospinal fluid into bilateral ventricles and were used as a control group. After 3 months of exposure to the intervention, the step-down test was carried out. Western blot was used to detect the levels of NMDAR2B, p-NMDAR2B, mGlu5, GSK3β, and p-GSK3β in the hippocampus of mice. Immunohistochemical analysis was used to observe the number of GSK3β-positive cells in the CA1 region of mouse hippocampus.

resultsThe memory retention ability of mice was significantly improved after 3 months of SZL treatment, and the expression levels of NMDAR2B, mGlu5, and GSK3β were significantly changed.

conclusionShenzhiling provides a potential for the treatment for SAD with traditional Chinese medicine.

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Administration, OralAlzheimer DiseaseAnimalsBehavior, AnimalCognitive DysfunctionDisease Models, AnimalDrugs, Chinese HerbalMaleMemoryMiceMice, Inbred C57BLNeuronal PlasticityDrugs, Chinese Herbalglutamate receptorsGSK3βShenzhiling oral liquidsporadic Alzheimer's diseasesynapse

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