301. Na⁺-K⁺-ATPase, a potent neuroprotective modulator against Alzheimer disease.
- Author
-
Zhang LN, Sun YJ, Pan S, Li JX, Qu YE, Li Y, Wang YL, and Gao ZB
- Subjects
- Alzheimer Disease etiology, Alzheimer Disease prevention & control, Alzheimer Disease therapy, Animals, Brain metabolism, Dietary Supplements, Enzyme Activation drug effects, Enzyme Induction drug effects, Humans, Isoenzymes chemistry, Isoenzymes deficiency, Isoenzymes metabolism, Neurons metabolism, Neuroprotective Agents therapeutic use, Nootropic Agents therapeutic use, Oxidative Stress drug effects, Protein Subunits agonists, Protein Subunits antagonists & inhibitors, Protein Subunits deficiency, Protein Subunits metabolism, Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase antagonists & inhibitors, Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase chemistry, Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase deficiency, Alzheimer Disease metabolism, Brain enzymology, Neurons enzymology, Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase metabolism
- Abstract
Alzheimer disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder clinically characterized by progressive cognitive and memory dysfunction, which is the most common form of dementia. Although the pathogenesis of neuronal injury in AD is not clear, recent evidences suggest that Na⁺-K⁺-ATPase plays an important role in AD, and may be a potent neuroprotective modulator against AD. This review aims to provide readers with an in-depth understanding of Na⁺-K⁺-ATPase in AD through these modulations of some factors that are as follows, which leads to the change of learning and memory in the process of AD. 1. The deficiency in Na⁺, K⁺-ATPase α1, α2 and α3 isoform genes induced learning and memory deficits, and α isoform was evidently changed in AD, revealing that Na⁺, K⁺-ATPase α isoform genes may play an important role in AD. 2. Some factors, such as β-amyloid, cholinergic and oxidative stress, can modulate learning and memory in AD through the mondulation of Na⁺-K⁺-ATPase activity. 3. Some substances, such as Zn, s-Ethyl cysteine, s-propyl cysteine, citicoline, rivastigmine, Vit E, memantine, tea polyphenol, curcumin, caffeine, Alpinia galanga (L.) fractions, and Bacopa monnieri could play a role in improving memory performance and exert protective effects against AD by increasing expression or activity of Na⁺, K⁺-ATPase., (© 2012 The Authors Fundamental and Clinical Pharmacology © 2012 Société Française de Pharmacologie et de Thérapeutique.)
- Published
- 2013
- Full Text
- View/download PDF