Tetrahydroxystilbene glucoside, a plant-derived cognitive enhancer, promotes hippocampal synaptic plasticity.
Plant or food derived polyphenols have received a great deal of attention due to their biological properties including anti-oxidative effects, neuroprotection and memory enhancement. Here, we investigated the roles of 2,3,5,4'-tetrahydroxystilbene-2-O-β-d-glucoside (TSG), an active component of the rhizome extracted from Polygonum multiflorum, in the regulation of hippocampal synaptic plasticity in normal mice as well as the underlying mechanisms. It was shown that TSG promoted the differentiation of PC12 cells and increased the intracellular calcium level in hippocampal neurons. TSG facilitated high-frequency stimulation (HFS)-induced hippocampal long-term potentiation (LTP) in a bell-shaped manner. The facilitation of LTP induction by TSG required calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II (CaMKII) and extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) activation. Taken together, our data demonstrate that TSG promotes LTP induction and this effect may contribute to the enhancement of learning and memory seen in animal models.
Department of Pharmacology, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and technology, Wuhan, 430030, China.
Ting
T
Wang
Yuan-Jian
YJ
Yang
Peng-Fei
PF
Wu
Wei
W
Wang
Zhuang-Li
ZL
Hu
Li-Hong
LH
Long
Na
N
Xie
Hui
H
Fu
Fang
F
Wang
Jian-Guo
JG
Chen
D000818:Animals; D056547:CA1 Region, Hippocampal / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism; D054732:Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase Type 2 / Q000378:metabolism; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000187:drug effects; D003071:Cognition / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D004789:Enzyme Activation / Q000187:drug effects; D005260:Female; D005960:Glucosides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D042541:Intracellular Space / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D017774:Long-Term Potentiation / Q000187:drug effects; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D019950:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1 / Q000378:metabolism; D048052:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3 / Q000378:metabolism; D009473:Neuronal Plasticity / Q000187:drug effects*; D009474:Neurons / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D016716:PC12 Cells; D010766:Phosphorylation / Q000187:drug effects; D028502:Polygonum / Q000737:chemistry*; D051381:Rats; D013267:Stilbenes / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013569:Synapses / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology
D005960:Glucosides; D013267:Stilbenes; C093026:2,3,5,4'-tetrahydroxystilbene 2-O-glucopyranoside; D054732:Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase Type 2; D019950:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1; D048052:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3; D002118:Calcium