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ArticleMetabolic brain disease2021

Alzheimer's disease improved through the activity of mitochondrial chain complexes and their gene expression in rats by boswellic acid.

Tarek M Mohamed, Menna Allah M Youssef, Azza A Bakry, Mai M El-Keiy

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Article in Metabolic brain disease, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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Tarek M MohamedBiochemistry Division, Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt. tarek.ali@science.tanta.edu.eg.ORCID 0000-0002-4015-7542
Menna Allah M YoussefFood Technology Research Institute, Agricultural Research Centre, Giza, Egypt.
Azza A BakryFood Technology Research Institute, Agricultural Research Centre, Giza, Egypt.
Mai M El-KeiyBiochemistry Division, Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt.
Agricultural Research Center · EGTanta University · EG

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The foremost neurodegenerative disease is Alzheimer's (AD), which is characterized as a gradual decrease in memory, cognitive function, and also personal changes occurred. This study aims to assess the role of boswellic bioactive component in control Alzheimer's disease through enhancing mitochondrial electron transport chain complexes in the rat model. Rats were divided into five equal groups: the control group (G1), boswellic acid control group (G2), AD disease group (G3), boswellic acid -pre-treated group (G4) and boswellic acid-treated group (G5). At the end of the experiment, blood glucose level, tau protein, different neurochemicals parameters (dopamine, acetylcholine), L-malondialdehyde (MDA) levels, and superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), glutathione peroxidase (GPx) activities was determined. Also, GLUT2 and mitochondrial electron transport chain complexes were evaluated. As a result, an increase in hippocampus glucose, tau protein expression, MDA and GLUT2 in the AD group (G3) compared to control groups (G1 and G2) has been recorded. These parameters were declined after pre (G4) and treated (G5) by boswellic acid. The neurochemicals, antioxidants parameters, four mitochondrial chain complexes activities and their gene expression in the hippocampus of the AD group were decreased compared to the control groups (G1 and G2). In contrast, pre and treated groups by boswellic acid (G4 and G5, respectively) have shown an increase in antioxidants parameters, and the activities of four mitochondrial complexes, with the best improvement in the pre-treated group (G4), then treated group (G5). In conclusion; the boswellic acid improved the antioxidant and mitochondrial complexes in Alzheimer's disease.

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Alzheimer DiseaseAnimalsGene ExpressionGlutathione PeroxidaseHippocampusMalondialdehydeMitochondriaOxidative StressRatsSuperoxide Dismutasetau ProteinsTriterpenesboswellic acidGlutathione PeroxidaseMalondialdehydeSuperoxide Dismutasetau ProteinsTriterpenesAlzheimer diseaseAntioxidantGLUT2Mitochondrial electron transport chainOxidative stressTau protein

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