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Ameliorative effects of pine nut peptide-zinc chelate (Korean pine) on a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease

Authors :
Zhi Zhang
Jiajia Sun
Yanxia Li
Kexin Yang
Gang Wei
Shenglong Zhang
Source :
Experimental Gerontology, Vol 183, Iss , Pp 112308- (2023)
Publication Year :
2023
Publisher :
Elsevier, 2023.

Abstract

In this study, 50 SD adult male mice were used to create an Alzheimer's disease model. The mice's learning and memory abilities were evaluated using an eight-arm radial maze experiment, and changes in body weight and food intake were noted. This helped to better validate the improvement of Alzheimer's disease caused by pine nut peptide-zinc chelate (Korean pine). For a more thorough investigation, mice's brains were dissected, Endogenous mercaptan antioxidants (enzymes), which are markers of brain tissue, were assessed, and mouse gut flora was analyzed. The findings demonstrated that pine nut peptide-zinc chelate (Korean pine) can improve learning and memory, stop brain aging and damage, and control gut flora in mice. It may exert its effects by ameliorating decreased AChE levels and increased ChAT levels in the central cholinergic system, endogenous thiol antioxidants (enzymes) in the cerebral cortex, and by controlling the bacterial flora in the gut.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
18736815
Volume :
183
Issue :
112308-
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Experimental Gerontology
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.462d7d7a8a2143cb881c15a9ae078700
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exger.2023.112308