Anthocyanin-Loaded PEG-Gold Nanoparticles Enhanced the Neuroprotection of Anthocyanins in an A beta(1-42) Mouse Model of Alzheimer's Disease
- Authors
- Ali, Tahir; Kim, Min Ju; Rehman, Shafiq Ur; Ahmad, Ashfaq; Kim, Myeong Ok
- Issue Date
- Oct-2017
- Publisher
- SPRINGER
- Keywords
- Alzheimer' s disease; Nanomedicine; Anthocyanin-PEG-goldnanoparticles; Synaptic dysfunction; Neurodegeneration
- Citation
- MOLECULAR NEUROBIOLOGY, v.54, no.8, pp.6490 - 6506
- Indexed
- SCIE
SCOPUS
- Journal Title
- MOLECULAR NEUROBIOLOGY
- Volume
- 54
- Number
- 8
- Start Page
- 6490
- End Page
- 6506
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/gnu/handle/sw.gnu/13461
- DOI
- 10.1007/s12035-016-0136-4
- ISSN
- 0893-7648
- Abstract
- Nanomedicine is an emerging research area. In this study, we investigated the neuroprotective efficacy of anthocyanin-loaded polyethylene glycol-gold nanoparticles (PEG-AuNPs) for enhancing the neuroprotective efficacy of anthocyanins in an amyloid beta (A beta)(1-42) mouse model of Alzheimer's disease. We observed that both anthocyaninloaded PEG-AuNPs and anthocyanins treatment (12 mu g/g/day for 14 days) ameliorated memory impairments in the A beta(1-42)-injected mice. However, the anthocyanin-loaded PEG-AuNPs were more effective than free anthocyanins. Anthocyanin-loaded PEG-AuNPs protected pre-and post-synaptic proteins from A beta(1-42)-induced synaptic dysfunction. Interestingly, the anthocyanin-loaded PEG-AuNPs also regulated the p-PI3K/p-Akt/p-GSK3 beta pathway and, as a result, prevented the hyperphosphorylation of tau protein at serines 413 and 404 in the A beta(1-42)-injected mice. Western blot results of cytochrome c, Bax/Bcl2, caspases and poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase-1 expression levels, and immunohistochemical Nissl and Fluoro-Jade B staining also indicated that the anthocyanin-loaded PEG-AuNPs inhibited apoptosis and neurodegeneration in the A beta(1-42)-injected mice. Our results suggest that the conjugation of dietary polyphenolic compounds with gold nanoparticles, such as anthocyanin-loaded PEG-AuNPs, is a novel approach that may represent an important and promising nanomedicine strategy to prevent age-associated neurodegenerative diseases.
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