title: Protective effect of stilbenes containing extract-fraction from Cajanus cajan L. on Abeta(25-35)-induced cognitive deficits in mice.
abstract: Cajanus cajan (L.) is a traditional Chinese herb medicine which contains a lot of potential active components. In the present study, we identified the effects of the stilbenes containing extract-fraction from C. cajan L. (sECC) on Abeta(25-35)-induced cognitive deficits, oxidative stress and cholinergic dysfunction in mice. Mice were treated with sECC (100 and 200mg/kg/d) for 1-week, and then received a single intracerebroventricular (i.c.v.) injection of Abeta(25-35) (5mug/mice). Behavioral changes and neuron apoptosis in mice were evaluated using Morris water maze and TUNEL tests. Furthermore, superoxide dismutase (SOD), choline acetyl transferase (ChAT) and acetylcholine esterase (AchE) activity in hippocampus and cortex were analyzed by spectrophotometric method. The data showed that consumption of sECC (200mg/kg) significantly ameliorated the cognitive deficits and neuron apoptosis caused by i.c.v. injection of Abeta(25-35). At the same time, the decreased SOD and ChAT activity in hippocampus and cortex were markedly increased by sECC (200mg/kg). sECC has no effect on AchE activity in hippocampus and cortex. These findings suggest that sECC may be a potential candidate for the development of therapeutic agents to manage cognitive impairment associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD) through increasing the activity of ChAT and anti-oxidative mechanism.
authors.affiliation: Department of pharmacology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, School of Basic Medicine Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100005, China.
authors.forename: Can-Jun
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Ruan
authors.forename: Jian-Yong
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Si
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Di-Hua
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Guan-Hua
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Du
authors.forename: Lan
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Su
mesh_terms: D000110:Acetylcholinesterase / Q000378:metabolism; D016229:Amyloid beta-Peptides; D000818:Animals; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000494:pharmacology*; D017209:Apoptosis; D001921:Brain / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D036561:Cajanus; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D002795:Choline O-Acetyltransferase / Q000378:metabolism; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004054:Diethylstilbestrol / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology; D005260:Female; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D020287:In Situ Nick-End Labeling; D018782:Maze Learning; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D009474:Neurons / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology; D018384:Oxidative Stress / Q000187:drug effects; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013267:Stilbenes / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D016229:Amyloid beta-Peptides; D000975:Antioxidants; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D010936:Plant Extracts; D013267:Stilbenes; C074636:amyloid beta-protein (25-35); C541583:cajanine; D004054:Diethylstilbestrol; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase; D002795:Choline O-Acetyltransferase; D000110:Acetylcholinesterase