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ArticleDrug design, development and therapy2021

Tetramethylpyrazine Improves Cognitive Function of Alzheimer's Disease Mice by Regulating SSTR4 Ubiquitination.

Guohu Weng, Bo Zhou, Tao Liu, Zhengxin Huang, Shixiong Huang

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Article in Drug design, development and therapy, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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Guohu WengDepartment of Encephalopathy, Hainan Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Haikou, 570203, Hainan, People's Republic of China.
Bo ZhouDepartment of Cardiology, Hainan Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Haikou, 570203, Hainan, People's Republic of China.
Tao LiuDepartment of Neurology, Hainan General Hospital, Hainan Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University, Haikou, 570311, Hainan, People's Republic of China.
Zhengxin HuangDepartment of Cardiology, Hainan Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Haikou, 570203, Hainan, People's Republic of China.
Shixiong HuangDepartment of Neurology, Hainan General Hospital, Hainan Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University, Haikou, 570311, Hainan, People's Republic of China.
Hainan Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CNHainan General Hospital · CNHainan Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeMany researches have investigated the functions of tetramethylpyrazine (TMP) in Alzheimer's disease (AD). This study aimed to discuss the underlying mechanism of TMP in AD mice.

methodsTMP (200 mg/kg) was administered to 6-month-old APP/PS1 transgenic mice, and behavioral changes and hippocampal nerve injury in AD mice were detected. Apoptosis and autophagy-related protein levels were detected. Changes in gene expression before and after TMP treatment were compared using transcriptome sequencing. The effects of Cullin 4B (CUL4B) overexpression and somatostatin receptor 4 (SSTR4) silencing on AD symptoms and SSTR4 ubiquitination in APP/PS1 mice were observed. SH-SY5Y and PC12 cells were treated with 25 μmol/L Aβ

resultsTMP treatment improved the behavioral cognition of APP/PS1 mice and improved the neuronal apoptosis and damage in brain tissue. CUL4B was significantly upregulated in APP/PS1 mouse brain tissue, and SSRT4 protein was downregulated, and the levels of CUL4B and SSRT4 were negatively correlated. TMP treatment downregulated CUL4B, inhibited SSRT4 ubiquitination and upregulated SSRT4 protein level in APP/PS1 mouse brain tissue, while CUL4B overexpression or SSRT4 silencing reversed the effect of TMP. TMP and MG132 improved the decreased activity, increased apoptosis and increased SSRT4 protein in SH-SY5Y and PC12 cells treated with Aβ

conclusionTMP could improve the cognitive ability of AD mice by inhibiting CUL4B expression and the ubiquitination degradation of SSTR, and alleviating neuronal apoptosis and injury. This study may offer a new therapeutic option for AD treatment.

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Alzheimer DiseaseAnimalsCognitionHumansMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicPyrazinesRatsReceptors, SomatostatinTumor Cells, CulturedUbiquitinationPyrazinesReceptors, Somatostatinsomatostatin receptor subtype-4tetramethylpyrazineAlzheimer diseaseCullin 4Bsomatostatin receptor 4tetramethylpyrazineubiquitination

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PMID34103899
PMCPMC8179737
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