Learning and memory disorders and decreased neuroplasticity are the main clinical manifestations of age-induced cognitive dysfunction. Orexin A (OxA) has been reported to show abnormally elevated expression in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of patients with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and to be associated with cognitive impairment. Here, we further assessed whether the excitatory neurotransmitter OxA is involved in neuroplasticity and cognitive function in senescence-accelerated mouse prone 8 (SAMP8) mice. In this study, we investigated the mechanism of OxA by using behavioral tests, CSF microdialysis, immunofluorescence, toluidine blue staining, gene silencing, transmission electron microscopy, and Western blotting. The results showed that 10 Hz electroacupuncture (EA) effectively alleviated learning and memory impairment in 7-month-old SAMP8 mice, reduced OxA levels in the CSF, increased the level of the neurotransmitter glutamate, alleviated pathological damage to hippocampal tissue, improved the synaptic structure, enhanced synaptic transmission, and regulated the expression of cAMP/PKA/CREB signaling pathway-related proteins. These results suggest that EA enhances neuroplasticity in SAMP8 mice by regulating the OxA-mediated cAMP/PKA/CREB signaling pathway, thus improving cognitive function. These findings suggest that EA may be beneficial for the prevention and treatment of age-induced cognitive impairment.
3D printing has been in use for a long time and has continued to contribute to breakthroughs in the fields of clinical, physical, and rehabilitation medicine. In order to evaluate the role of 3D printing technology in treating spinal disorders, this paper presents a systematic review of the relevant literature. 3D printing is described in terms of its adjunctive function in various stages of spinal surgery and assistance in osteoporosis treatment. A review of metal 3D printed materials and applications of the technology is also provided.
Background: Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) is a common and easilyneglected neurological disease in clinic. Aging is the main cause of the disease,but its exact pathogenesis is not yet clear. Sagacious Confucius' PillowElixir(SCPE) is a classic medicine for the treatment of amnesia in traditionalChinese medicine.The aim of this study was to prove the stability and reliabilityof SAMP8 mice as MCI model, and to nd potential biomarkers for thetransformation of mild cognitive impairment to dementia, so as to reveal thepathogenesis of mild cognitive impairment and the mechanism of SCPE at thewhole animal level.Methods: Senescence-accelerated P8 (SAMP8) mice were selected as the modelof MCI. Based on UHPLC/Q-TOF-MS platform, the eect of SCPE on MCI micewas evaluated by metabolomics to screen and identify brain tissue biomarkers andpathways of MCI. T test of SPSS 22.0 software and meta-analysis software wereused for univariate and multivariate analysis to screen and identify the biomarkersand pathways of brain tissue with mild cognitive impairment; SPSS 22.0statistical software was used to conduct t-test on the total ionic strengthcorresponding to the dierent metabolites in each group, and to clarify thechange mechanism of biomarkers and pathways in dierent doses of SCPE.Results: From the point of view of brain metabolomics, 84 MCI-relatedbiomarkers and 8 metabolic pathways were identied. It was found that dierentdoses of SCPE could call back 36 same metabolic markers and 3 commonmetabolic pathways.And with the increase of dose, the number of SCPE callbackmetabolic markers gradually increased(LD:40; MD:48; HD:54), and the types ofmain metabolic pathways also changed to a certain extent (the biosynthesis ofvaline, leucine and isoleucine in low dose changed to cysteine and methioninemetabolic pathway in middle and high dose),which may be related to the eectof aminoacyl tRNA.Conclusions: The stability and reliability of MCI model, and the eectiveness ofSCPE in the treatment of MCI were clared. Compared three dierent dosegroups, the high dose SCPE group has more advantages.
Background: Sagacious Confucius' Pillow Elixir (SCPE) is a common clinical prescription to treat cognitive impairment (CI) in East Asia. Objective: To predict the active components of SCPE, identify the associated signaling pathway, and explore the molecular mechanism using systems pharmacology and an animal study. Methods: Systems pharmacology and Python programming language-based molecular docking were used to select and analyze the active components and targets. Senescence-accelerated prone 8 mice were used as a CI model. The molecular mechanism was evaluated using the water maze test, neuropathological observation, cerebrospinal fluid microdialysis, and Western blotting. Results: Thirty active components were revealed by screening relevant databases and performing topological analysis. Additionally, 376 differentially expressed genes for CI were identified. Pathway enrichment analysis, protein-protein interaction (PPI) network analysis and molecular docking indicated that SCPE played a crucial role in modulating the PI3K/Akt/mTOR signaling pathway, and 23 SCPE components interacted with it. In the CI model, SCPE improved cognitive function, increased the levels of the neurotransmitter 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) and metabolite 5-hydroxyindole acetic acid (5-HIAA), ameliorated pathological damage and regulated the PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway. SCPE increased the LC3-II/LC3-I, p-PI3K p85/PI3K p85, p-AKT/AKT, and
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