الملخص
ObjectiveTo investigate the effect of Astragalin (AST) on apoptosis of cerebral cortex neurons in APP/PS1 transgenic mice. MethodsEighteen six-month-old male APP/PS1 transgenic mice were randomly divided into APP/PS1 group, APP/PS1+ 40 mg/kg AST group and APP/PS1+ 20 mg/kg Donepezil (DNP) group, with six mice in each group. At the same time, six male C57BL/6 mice were selected as the normal control group. After intraperitoneal injection of AST once a day and continuous administration for one month, we used Tunel staining to detect the apoptosis of neurons in the cerebral cortex of APP/PS1 mice; immunofluorescent staining to examine the expression of apoptosis-related proteins Bax, Bcl-2, Caspase9 and Cleaved-Caspase3 in the cerebral cortex neurons of APP/PS1 mice; Western blot method to evaluate the changes of the expression of Bax, Bcl-2, Caspase9 and Caspase3. ResultsTunel staining showed that 40 mg/kg AST and 20 mg/kg DNP both reduced the apoptosis of neurons in the cerebral cortex of APP/PS1 mice, AST with more significant inhibition effect. Immunofluorescent staining revealed that 40 mg/kg AST and 20 mg/kg DNP both inhibited the expression of Bax, Caspase9, and Cleaved-Caspase3, and icreased the expression of Bcl-2 in the cerebral cortex neurons of APP/PS1 mice. Western blot results further confirmed that 40 mg/kg AST and 20 mg/kg DNP both down-regulated the expression of Bax (P < 0.05, P < 0.05), Caspase9 (P < 0.005, P < 0.05) and Caspase3 (P < 0.0001, P < 0.0001) , and up-regulated the expresstion of Bcl-2 (P < 0.05, P < 0.05) in the cerebral cortex neurons of APP/PS1 mice. ConclusionsAST can inhibit the apoptosis of cerebral cortex neurons in APP/PS1 mice.