解剖学报 ›› 2022, Vol. 53 ›› Issue (1): 5-10.doi: 10.16098/j.issn.0529-1356.2022.01.001

• 神经生物学 •    下一篇

虾青素提高血管性痴呆小鼠学习记忆能力

张明1 马卫成1  曹伟娟2 邹佳灵2 朱宁伟2*   

  1. 1.宁波市鄞州第二医院药剂科,浙江 宁波 315100; 2.浙江医药高等专科学校药学院,浙江 宁波 315100
  • 收稿日期:2020-05-18 修回日期:2020-08-20 出版日期:2022-02-06 发布日期:2022-02-06
  • 通讯作者: 朱宁伟 E-mail:1012273719@qq.com
  • 基金资助:
    国家自然科学基金

Improvement of astaxanthin on learning and memory  ability of vascular dementia mice

ZHANG Ming1  MA Wei-cheng1  CAO Wei-juan ZOU Jia-ling2  ZHU Ning-wei2*   

  1. 1.Pharmaceutical Department, Ningbo Yinzhou Second Hospital,  Zhejiang Ningbo 315100, China; 2.Department of Pharmacy, Zhejiang Pharmaceutical College, Zhejiang Ningbo 315000, China
  • Received:2020-05-18 Revised:2020-08-20 Online:2022-02-06 Published:2022-02-06
  • Contact: ZHU Ning-wei E-mail:1012273719@qq.com

摘要:

目的  探讨腹腔给药虾青素对于血管性痴呆(VaD)小鼠学习记忆能力的影响及其作用机制。   方法  采用双侧颈总动脉夹闭法建立小鼠VaD模型后随机分成假手术组、模型组、虾青素低剂量组及虾青素高剂量组,分别给予相应形式的药物治疗。Morris水迷宫观察各组小鼠的学习记忆及空间探索能力,尼氏染色、免疫组织化学染色、Western blotting及ELISA检测小鼠脑神经元的病理形态、脑内β-淀粉样肽42(Aβ42)蛋白表达及炎症相关因子白细胞介素(IL)-4及IL-6含量。   结果  模型组小鼠第4天及第5天的平均逃避潜伏期较假手术组显著增加(P<0.05),平台穿越次数及停留时间显著下降(P<0.05);尼氏染色显示,模型组小鼠海马区神经元固缩,排列紊乱,神经元数量较假手术组明显减少;经过不同剂量虾青素治疗干预后,小鼠的第4天和第5天平均逃避潜伏期较模型组显著下降(P<0.05),平台穿越次数及停留时间显著延长(P<0.05),神经元排列层次分明,尼氏染色阳性细胞较模型组明显增加,效果呈剂量依赖性。另外,免疫组织化学染色、Western blotting及ELISA检测显示,不同剂量虾青素干预组较模型组脑内Aβ42蛋白及IL-6含量显著下降(P<0.05),IL-4含量显著增加(P<0.05)。   结论  虾青素能够降低脑内神经毒性蛋白Aβ42的表达以及抑制脑内炎症反应,从而发挥神经元保护作用,改善小鼠的学习记忆能力。 

关键词: 虾青素, 血管性痴呆, β-淀粉样肽42, Morris水迷宫, 免疫组织化学, 免疫印迹法, 小鼠 

Abstract:

Objective  To study the  effect and mechanism of astaxanthin on learning and memory ability of vascular dementia (VaD) mice.    Methods  The mice were used to establish VaD model by occlusion of bilateral common carotid artery. The mice were randomly divided into sham group, model group, astaxanthin low-dose group and astaxanthin high-dose group and then given corresponding forms of drug treatments. Morris water maze was used to investigate the learning, memory and space exploration abilities of mice in each group. At the same time, the pathological morphology of brain neurons, the expression of amyloid beta-peptides 42(Aβ42) protein in brain and the content of interleukin (IL)-4 and IL-6 were respectively examined by Nissl staining, immunohistochemical staining, Western blotting and ELISA.    Results  The average escape latency of mice in the model group on the 4th and 5th days was significantly higher than sham-operated group (P<0.05), and the number of plateau crossings and the duration of stay decreased significantly (P<0.05). At the same time, Nissl staining showed that the neurons in the hippocampus of the model group were shrinking and disordered. The number of neurons in the model group was significantly reduced compared with the sham-operated group. The average escape latency of mice treated with different doses of astaxanthin on the 4th and 5th day was significantly lower than the model group (P<0.05).The number and duration of platform crossing were significantly longer than model group (P<0.05). The number of neurons in the intervention group was obviously higher than model group, and the effect was dose-dependent. In addition, immunohistochemical staining, Western blotting analysis and ELISA detection showed that the levels of Aβ42 protein and IL-6 in the astaxanthin intervention group decreased significantly compared with the model group (P<0.05), while the levels of IL-4 increased significantly (P<0.05).   Conclusion  Astaxanthin can reduce the expression of neurotoxic protein Aβ42 protein and inhibit the inflammatory response in the brain, which can protect neurons and improve the learning and memory ability of mice. 

Key words: Astaxanthin, Vascular dementia, Amyloid beta-peptides 42, Morris water maze, Immunohistochemistry, Western blotting, Mouse

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