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Sarsasapogenin attenuates Alzheimer-like encephalopathy in diabetes

Phytomedicine

BACKGROUND: A crosstalk exists between diabetes and Alzheimer's disease (AD), and diabetic encephalopathy displays AD-like disorders. Sarsasapogenin (Sar) has strong anti-inflammatory efficacy, showing neuroprotection an

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Reference Id
2826
Evidence Id
19416
Core Evidence Id
19416
Source Reference Id
5649
Herb2 Reference Id
HBREF006446
Subject Paper Key
HBIN043195_34333330
Pubmed Id
34333330
Doi
10.1016/j.phymed.2021.153686
Paper Title
Sarsasapogenin attenuates Alzheimer-like encephalopathy in diabetes
Paper Abstract
BACKGROUND: A crosstalk exists between diabetes and Alzheimer's disease (AD), and diabetic encephalopathy displays AD-like disorders. Sarsasapogenin (Sar) has strong anti-inflammatory efficacy, showing neuroprotection and memory-enhancement effects. PURPOSE: This study aims to verify the ameliorative effects of Sar on diabetic encephalopathy in vivo and in vitro, and to clarify the mechanisms from attenuation of AD-like pathology. METHODS: Streptozotocin-induced type 1 diabetic rats and high glucose-cultured SH-SY5Y cells were used in this study. After Sar treatment (20 and 60 mg/kg) for consecutive 9 weeks, Morris water maze and novel object recognition tasks were performed. Hematoxylin-eosin staining was used for examining loss of neurons in CA1 area and ki67 expression for reflecting neurogenesis in DG area of hippocampus. Abeta production pathway and tau phosphorylation kinase cascade were examined in these two models. RESULTS: Sar improved learning and memory ability, loss of neurons and reduction of neurogenesis in the hippocampus of diabetic rats. Moreover, Sar suppressed Abeta overproduction due to up-regulation of BACE1 in protein and mRNA and tau hyperphosphorylation from inactivation of AKT/GSK-3beta cascade in the hippocampus and cerebral cortex of diabetic rats and high glucose-cultured SH-SY5Y cells, and PPARgamma antagonism abolished the effects of Sar on key molecules in the two pathways. Additionally, it was found that high glucose-stimulated Abeta overproduction was prior to tau hyperphosphorylation in neurons. CONCLUSION: Sar alleviated diabetic encephalopathy, which was obtained through inhibitions of Abeta overproduction and tau hyperphosphorylation mediated by the activation of PPARgamma signaling. Hence, Sar is a good candidate compound for AD-like disorders.
Journal
Phytomedicine
Publish Year
2021
Experiment Subject
rat; sh-sy5y cells
Experiment Type
Animal & Cell Experiment
Phenotype Related
Diabetic Encephalopathy; Alzheimer's Disease; Streptozotocin-induced Type 1 Diabetic; Ad-like Pathology; Diabetic; Ad-like Disorders; Diabetes
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Paper Title En
Sarsasapogenin attenuates Alzheimer-like encephalopathy in diabetes
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