Nervonic acid reduces the cognitive and neurological disturbances induced by combined doses of D‐galactose/AlCl₃ in mice

Abstract

Nervonic acid (NA) is a kind of ultra‐long‐chain monounsaturated fatty acid, which can repair nerve cell damage caused by oxidative stress. Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a nervous system disease and often accompanied by the decline of learning and memory capacity. In this study, the combined dose of D‐galactose/AlCl3 was used to establish a mouse model of AD. Meanwhile, the mice were treated with different doses of NA (10.95 and 43.93 mg/kg). The results showed that NA delayed the decline of locomotion and learning ability caused by D‐galactose/AlCl3, increased the activity of total superoxide dismutase, catalase, glutathione peroxidase, and reduced the content of malondialdehyde in vivo. Besides, NA reduced the levels of interleukin‐6 (IL‐6), tumor necrosis factor‐α (TNF‐α), interleukin‐1β (IL‐1β), aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase, increased the levels of 5‐hydroxytryptamine, dopamine, γ‐aminobutyric acid, alleviated the cell morphology damage induced by D‐galactose/AlCl3 in hippocampus and liver tissue. Furthermore, the intervention of NA upregulated the expression levels of PI3K, AKT, and mTOR genes and downregulated the expression levels of TNF‐α, IL‐6, and IL‐1β genes. Therefore, we speculate the intervention of NA could be an effective way in improving cognitive impairment through the activation of PI3K signaling pathway. These results suggest that NA has the potential to be developed as antioxidant drug for the prevention and early therapy of AD.

Dietary Supplementation with Nervonic Acid Ameliorates Cerebral Ischemia‐Reperfusion Injury by Modulating of Gut Microbiota Composition‐Fecal Metabolites Interaction

“…Induced oxidative stress from cerebral IR injury catalyzes the generation of free radicals, detrimentally impacting cellular constituents like proteins, lipids, and DNA, thereby leading to cellular damage and apoptosis. [28][29][30][31] In this context, we conducted quantitative analyses of oxidative stress markers, including SOD, CAT, and LDH, in rats after IR injury and following pretreatment with NA or NXT. The data revealed a decrease in SOD and CAT levels, alongside an increase in LDH concentrations in rats affected by IR injury.…”