中国神经再生研究(英文版) ›› 2023, Vol. 18 ›› Issue (12): 2767-2772.doi: 10.4103/1673-5374.373715

• 原著:退行性病与再生 • 上一篇    下一篇

生酮饮食改善APP/PS1小鼠的认知功能障碍和神经炎症

  

  • 出版日期:2023-12-15 发布日期:2023-06-16
  • 基金资助:
    国家自然科学基金;上海市科技重大专项和上海市教委课题

Ketogenic diet alleviates cognitive dysfunction and neuroinflammation in APP/PS1 mice via the Nrf2/HO-1 and NF-κB signaling pathways

Jingwen Jiang1, Hong Pan1, Fanxia Shen1, Yuyan Tan1, *, Shengdi Chen1, 2, *   

  1. 1Department of Neurology and Institute of Neurology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China; 2Lab of Translational Research of Neurodegenerative Diseases, Institute of Immunochemistry, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, China
  • Online:2023-12-15 Published:2023-06-16
  • Contact: Shengdi Chen, PhD, MD, chensd@rjh.com.cn; Yuyan Tan, PhD, MD, tyy11672@rjh.com.cn.
  • Supported by:
    This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, Nos. 82171401, 81971187 (to SC), and 81971183 (to YT), grants from Shanghai Municipal Science and Technology Major Project, No. 2018SHZDZX05 (to SC) and Shanghai Municipal Education Commission, No. 2017-01-07-00-01-E00046 (to SC). 

摘要:

阿尔茨海默病是一种导致认知功能下降的神经退行性疾病,与大脑慢性炎症有关。生酮饮食是一种广泛应用于顽固性癫痫的辅助疗法,最近的研究表明,它可能对包括阿尔茨海默病在内的神经退行性疾病具有治疗作用。为探讨生酮饮食对阿尔茨海默病认知功能的治疗作用以及相关机制。实验将APP/PS1阿尔茨海默病模型小鼠随机分为生酮饮食组或正常对照饮食组,接受3个月的饮食治疗。结果表明,生酮饮食改善了阿尔茨海默病小鼠的认知功能,并减少了淀粉样斑块的沉积、胶质细胞增生和促炎细胞因子的水平,并且增强Nrf2/HO-1信号通路活性,抑制了NF-κB通路活性。以上结果表明,生酮饮食可能通过改善与Aβ诱导的炎症相关的神经毒性而在治疗阿尔茨海默病方面具有治疗潜力。

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6242-1025 (Shengdi Chen); https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1779-6554 (Yuyan Tan)

Abstract: Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive neurological disorder characterized by cognitive decline and chronic inflammation within the brain. The ketogenic diet, a widely recognized therapeutic intervention for refractory epilepsy, has recently been proposed as a potential treatment for a variety of neurological diseases, including Alzheimer’s disease. However, the efficacy of ketogenic diet in treating Alzheimer’s disease and the underlying mechanism remains unclear. The current investigation aimed to explore the effect of ketogenic diet on cognitive function and the underlying biological mechanisms in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease. Male amyloid precursor protein/presenilin 1 (APP/PS1) mice were randomly assigned to either a ketogenic diet or control diet group, and received their respective diets for a duration of 3 months. The findings show that ketogenic diet administration enhanced cognitive function, attenuated amyloid plaque formation and proinflammatory cytokine levels in APP/PS1 mice, and augmented the nuclear factor-erythroid 2-p45 derived factor 2/heme oxygenase-1 signaling pathway while suppressing the nuclear factor-kappa B pathway. Collectively, these data suggest that ketogenic diet may have a therapeutic potential in treating Alzheimer’s disease by ameliorating the neurotoxicity associated with Aβ-induced inflammation. This study highlights the urgent need for further research into the use of ketogenic diet as a potential therapy for Alzheimer’s disease.

Key words: Alzheimer’s disease, APP/PS1 mice, cognitive impairment, ketogenic diet, neuroinflammation, nuclear factor-kappa B pathway, nuclear factor-erythroid 2-p45 derived factor 2/heme oxygenase-1, therapeutic benefits