Ursolic acid improves domoic acid-induced cognitive deficits in mice

Wu, Dong-mei; Lu, Jun; Zhang, Yan-qiu; Zheng, Yuan-lin; Hu, Bin; Cheng, Wei; Zhang, Zi-feng; Li, Meng-qiu

doi:10.1016/J.TAAP.2013.04.038

Title: Ursolic acid improves domoic acid-induced cognitive deficits in mice

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Our previous findings suggest that mitochondrial dysfunction is the mechanism underlying cognitive deficits induced by domoic acid (DA). Ursolic acid (UA), a natural triterpenoid compound, possesses many important biological functions. Evidence shows that UA can activate PI3K/Akt signaling and suppress Forkhead box protein O1 (FoxO1) activity. FoxO1 is an important regulator of mitochondrial function. Here we investigate whether FoxO1 is involved in the oxidative stress-induced mitochondrial dysfunction in DA-treated mice and whether UA inhibits DA-induced mitochondrial dysfunction and cognitive deficits through regulating the PI3K/Akt and FoxO1 signaling pathways. Our results showed that FoxO1 knockdown reversed the mitochondrial abnormalities and cognitive deficits induced by DA in mice through decreasing HO-1 expression. Mechanistically, FoxO1 activation was associated with oxidative stress-induced JNK activation and decrease of Akt phosphorylation. Moreover, UA attenuated the mitochondrial dysfunction and cognitive deficits through promoting Akt phosphorylation and FoxO1 nuclear exclusion in the hippocampus of DA-treated mice. LY294002, an inhibitor of PI3K/Akt signaling, significantly decreased Akt phosphorylation in the hippocampus of DA/UA mice, which weakened UA actions. These results suggest that UA could be recommended as a possible candidate for the prevention and therapy of cognitive deficits in excitotoxic brain disorders. - Highlights: • Ursolic acid (UA) is amore »« less

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Wu, Dong-mei ^[1]; Lu, Jun ^[2]; Zhang, Yan-qiu ^[1]; Zheng, Yuan-lin ^[2]; Hu, Bin ^[2]; Cheng, Wei ^[1]; Zhang, Zi-feng; Li, Meng-qiu ^[2]

School of Environment and Spatial Informatics, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221008, Jiangsu Province (China)
Key Laboratory for Biotechnology on Medicinal Plants of Jiangsu Province, School of Life Science, Xuzhou Normal University, Xuzhou 221116, Jiangsu Province (China)

Publication Date:: Sun Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 2013

OSTI Identifier:: 22285363

Resource Type:: Journal Article

Journal Name:: Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 271; Journal Issue: 2; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2013 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 0041-008X

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 60 APPLIED LIFE SCIENCES; ATP; BIOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS; ELECTRONS; FLUORESCENCE; HEME; HIPPOCAMPUS; MICE; MITOCHONDRIA; PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEINS

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                    Wu, Dong-mei, Key Laboratory for Biotechnology on Medicinal Plants of Jiangsu Province, School of Life Science, Xuzhou Normal University, Xuzhou 221116, Jiangsu Province, Lu, Jun, Zhang, Yan-qiu, Zheng, Yuan-lin, Hu, Bin, Cheng, Wei, Zhang, Zi-feng, and Li, Meng-qiu. Ursolic acid improves domoic acid-induced cognitive deficits in mice.  United States: N. p., 2013. 
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                    Wu, Dong-mei, Key Laboratory for Biotechnology on Medicinal Plants of Jiangsu Province, School of Life Science, Xuzhou Normal University, Xuzhou 221116, Jiangsu Province, Lu, Jun, Zhang, Yan-qiu, Zheng, Yuan-lin, Hu, Bin, Cheng, Wei, Zhang, Zi-feng, & Li, Meng-qiu. Ursolic acid improves domoic acid-induced cognitive deficits in mice.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1016/J.TAAP.2013.04.038

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                    Wu, Dong-mei, Key Laboratory for Biotechnology on Medicinal Plants of Jiangsu Province, School of Life Science, Xuzhou Normal University, Xuzhou 221116, Jiangsu Province, Lu, Jun, Zhang, Yan-qiu, Zheng, Yuan-lin, Hu, Bin, Cheng, Wei, Zhang, Zi-feng, and Li, Meng-qiu. 2013.  
        "Ursolic acid improves domoic acid-induced cognitive deficits in mice".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1016/J.TAAP.2013.04.038.

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@article{osti_22285363,

  title        = {Ursolic acid improves domoic acid-induced cognitive deficits in mice},

  author       = {Wu, Dong-mei and Key Laboratory for Biotechnology on Medicinal Plants of Jiangsu Province, School of Life Science, Xuzhou Normal University, Xuzhou 221116, Jiangsu Province and Lu, Jun and Zhang, Yan-qiu and Zheng, Yuan-lin and Hu, Bin and Cheng, Wei and Zhang, Zi-feng and Li, Meng-qiu},

  abstractNote = {Our previous findings suggest that mitochondrial dysfunction is the mechanism underlying cognitive deficits induced by domoic acid (DA). Ursolic acid (UA), a natural triterpenoid compound, possesses many important biological functions. Evidence shows that UA can activate PI3K/Akt signaling and suppress Forkhead box protein O1 (FoxO1) activity. FoxO1 is an important regulator of mitochondrial function. Here we investigate whether FoxO1 is involved in the oxidative stress-induced mitochondrial dysfunction in DA-treated mice and whether UA inhibits DA-induced mitochondrial dysfunction and cognitive deficits through regulating the PI3K/Akt and FoxO1 signaling pathways. Our results showed that FoxO1 knockdown reversed the mitochondrial abnormalities and cognitive deficits induced by DA in mice through decreasing HO-1 expression. Mechanistically, FoxO1 activation was associated with oxidative stress-induced JNK activation and decrease of Akt phosphorylation. Moreover, UA attenuated the mitochondrial dysfunction and cognitive deficits through promoting Akt phosphorylation and FoxO1 nuclear exclusion in the hippocampus of DA-treated mice. LY294002, an inhibitor of PI3K/Akt signaling, significantly decreased Akt phosphorylation in the hippocampus of DA/UA mice, which weakened UA actions. These results suggest that UA could be recommended as a possible candidate for the prevention and therapy of cognitive deficits in excitotoxic brain disorders. - Highlights: • Ursolic acid (UA) is a naturally triterpenoid compound. • UA attenuated the mitochondrial dysfunction and cognitive deficits. • Mechanistically, UA activates PI3K/Akt signaling and suppresses FoxO1 activity. • UA could be recommended as a possible candidate for anti-excitotoxic brain disorders.},

  doi          = {10.1016/J.TAAP.2013.04.038},

  url          = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22285363},
  journal      = {Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology},

  issn         = {0041-008X},

  number       = 2,

  volume       = 271,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Sun Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 2013},

  month        = {Sun Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 2013}

}

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