Integrated Metabolomic and Lipidomic Analysis Reveals the Neuroprotective Mechanisms of Bushen Tiansui Formula in an Aβ1-42-Induced Rat Model of Alzheimer’s Disease

Joint Authors

Peng, Weijun
Xu, Panpan
Zhang, Chunhu
Yi, PengJi
Yi, Min
Zhang, Zheyu
Huang, Jianhua

Source

Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity

Issue

Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-18, 18 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2020-06-20

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

18

Main Subjects

Biology

Abstract EN

Bushen Tiansui Formula (BSTSF) is a traditional Chinese medicine prescription.

It has been widely applied to treat Alzheimer’s disease (AD) in the clinic; however, the mechanisms underlying its effects remain largely unknown.

In this study, we used a rat AD model to study the effects of BSTSF on cognitive performance, and UPLC-MS/MS-based metabolomic and lipidomic analysis was further performed to identify significantly altered metabolites in the cerebral cortices of AD rats and determine the effects of BSTSF on the metabolomic and lipidomic profiles in the cerebral cortices of these animals.

The results revealed that the levels of 47 metabolites and 30 lipids primarily associated with sphingolipid metabolism, glycerophospholipid metabolism, and linoleic acid metabolism were significantly changed in the cerebral cortices of AD rats.

Among the altered lipids, ceramides, phosphatidylethanolamines, lysophosphatidylethanolamines, phosphatidylcholines, lysophosphatidylcholines, phosphatidylserines, sphingomyelins, and phosphatidylglycerols showed robust changes.

Moreover, 34 differential endogenous metabolites and 21 lipids, of which the levels were mostly improved in the BSTSF treatment group, were identified as potential therapeutic targets of BSTSF against AD.

Our results suggest that lipid metabolism is highly dysregulated in the cerebral cortices of AD rats, and BSTSF may exert its neuroprotective mechanisms by restoring metabolic balance, including that of sphingolipid metabolism, glycerophospholipid metabolism, alanine, aspartate, and glutamate metabolism, and D-glutamine and D-glutamate metabolism.

Our data may lead to a deeper understanding of the AD-associated metabolic profile and shed new light on the mechanism underlying the therapeutic effects of BSTSF.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Yi, Min& Zhang, Chunhu& Zhang, Zheyu& Yi, PengJi& Xu, Panpan& Huang, Jianhua…[et al.]. 2020. Integrated Metabolomic and Lipidomic Analysis Reveals the Neuroprotective Mechanisms of Bushen Tiansui Formula in an Aβ1-42-Induced Rat Model of Alzheimer’s Disease. Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-18.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1204778

Modern Language Association (MLA)

Yi, Min…[et al.]. Integrated Metabolomic and Lipidomic Analysis Reveals the Neuroprotective Mechanisms of Bushen Tiansui Formula in an Aβ1-42-Induced Rat Model of Alzheimer’s Disease. Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-18.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1204778

American Medical Association (AMA)

Yi, Min& Zhang, Chunhu& Zhang, Zheyu& Yi, PengJi& Xu, Panpan& Huang, Jianhua…[et al.]. Integrated Metabolomic and Lipidomic Analysis Reveals the Neuroprotective Mechanisms of Bushen Tiansui Formula in an Aβ1-42-Induced Rat Model of Alzheimer’s Disease. Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-18.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1204778

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-1204778