Study on the effect of Lishukang capsule on learning and memory impairment in mice with high altitude hypoxia based on Keap1/Nrf2/HO-1 signal pathway
10.12206/j.issn.2097-2024.202303006
- VernacularTitle:基于Keap1/Nrf2/HO-1信号通路研究利舒康胶囊对高原缺氧小鼠学习记忆障碍的改善作用
- Author:
Panpan MENG
1
;
Muge SONG
2
;
Shichao YANG
2
;
Keming CHEN
2
;
Zhongduo YANG
3
;
Huiping MA
2
Author Information
1. School of Life Science and Engineering, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou 730050, China;Department of Pharmacy, No.940 Hospital of Joint Logistics Support Force, Lanzhou 730050, China.
2. Department of Pharmacy, No.940 Hospital of Joint Logistics Support Force, Lanzhou 730050, China.
3. School of Life Science and Engineering, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou 730050, China.
- Publication Type:Originalarticles
- Keywords:
high altitude hypoxia;
Lishukang capsule;
learning and memory ability;
Keap1/Nrf2/HO-1 signaling pathway;
morphological changes;
apoptosis
- From:
Journal of Pharmaceutical Practice and Service
2026;44(1):26-31
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To study the effect of Lishukang capsule on learning and memory impairment in mice with high altitude hypoxia based on Keap1/Nrf2/HO-1 signal pathway. Methods Sixty male Balb/C mice were randomly divided into normal control group, hypoxia model group, Rhodiola capsule group (400 mg/kg), low, medium and high dose groups of Lishukang capsule (400、 600、 800 mg/kg), with 10 mice in each group. The normal control group was fed at the local altitude (1 500 m) after 7 days of intragastric administration in each group, and the rest groups were fed at the low pressure and hypoxia animal experimental cabin to simulate the altitude of 7500 m for hypoxia for 3 days. During this period, the normal control group and the hypoxia model group were given normal saline once a day, and 1 hour after the last administration, the eight arm maze was used to test the spatial memory ability of mice under simulated high altitude hypoxia; HE staining was used to observe the morphological changes of hippocampus in mice; Western blot was used to detect the changes of protein content of Keap1/Nrf2/HO-1 signal pathway and apoptosis related protein in hippocampus of mice. Results Compared with the normal control group, the spatial memory ability of mice in the hypoxia model group was significantly impaired (P<0.01); HE staining showed that hippocampal neurons in mice were seriously injured; the content of brain tissue Keap1 protein and apoptosis related protein Bax and Caspase-3 increased (P<0.01); the content of Nrf2, HO-1 and apoptosis related protein Bcl-2 decreased （P<0.01）. Compared with the hypoxia model group, the error rate of mice in the high dose group of Lishukang capsule in the eight arm maze behavior experiment was significantly reduced (P<0.05, P<0.01); HE staining showed that the neurons were arranged orderly and the cell morphology was good; the content of Keap1 protein and apoptosis related protein Bax and Caspase-3 decreased (P<0.01); the content of Nrf2, HO-1 and apoptosis related protein Bcl-2 increased（P<0.01）. Conclusion High altitude hypoxia can lead to oxidative stress injury in mice and induce the expression of apoptosis related genes, thus aggravating the cognitive dysfunction of mice; Lishukang capsule can effectively improve the learning and memory impairment in mice caused by hypoxia, and its mechanism may be related to regulating the Keap1/Nrf2/HO-1 signal pathway and reducing apoptosis.
