title: Protective effects of Wu-Zi-Yan-Zong-Fang on amyloid beta-induced damage in vivo and in vitro.
abstract: This study was designed to determine the effects of Wu-Zi-Yan-Zong-Fang on amyloid-beta(25-35)-induced cognitive deficits in rats and neurotoxicity in pheochromocytoma cells and the possible mechanism of action. In vivo studies showed that Wu-Zi-Yan-Zong-Fang significantly ameliorated the spatial memory and retention deficits, decreased acetylcholinesterase activity, and increased acetylcholine content caused by intracerebroventricular injection of amyloid-beta(25-35). In vitro results showed that Wu-Zi-Yan-Zong-Fang increased cell viability and the activity of superoxide dismutase and catalase and decreased the release of lactate dehydrogenase and the level of malondialdehyde. Wu-Zi-Yan-Zong-Fang also significantly reduced the percentage of apoptotic cells and blocked the increase in the intracellular concentration of Ca(2+). These data suggest that Wu-Zi-Yan-Zong-Fang has potent protective effects for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease in future.
authors: Institute of Integration of Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Peking University First Hospital, 100034 Beijing, China.
authors: Bin
authors: B
authors: Wang
authors: Xue Mei
authors: XM
authors: Wang
authors: Hong
authors: H
authors: Fu
authors: Geng Xin
authors: GX
authors: Liu
mesh_terms: D000109:Acetylcholine / Q000378:metabolism; D000110:Acetylcholinesterase / Q000378:metabolism; D016229:Amyloid beta-Peptides / Q000633:toxicity*; D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects; D002374:Catalase / Q000378:metabolism; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D008315:Malondialdehyde / Q000378:metabolism; D018696:Neuroprotective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016716:PC12 Cells / Q000187:drug effects*; D008517:Phytotherapy; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D016229:Amyloid beta-Peptides; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D018696:Neuroprotective Agents; C439320:amyloid beta-protein (25-36); C528421:wuzi yanzong; D008315:Malondialdehyde; D002374:Catalase; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase; D000110:Acetylcholinesterase; D000109:Acetylcholine