PMID- 26262618 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20160509 LR - 20181113 IS - 1422-0067 (Electronic) IS - 1422-0067 (Linking) VI - 16 IP - 8 DP - 2015 Aug 7 TI - SCM-198 Ameliorates Cognitive Deficits, Promotes Neuronal Survival and Enhances CREB/BDNF/TrkB Signaling without Affecting Abeta Burden in AbetaPP/PS1 Mice. PG - 18544-63 LID - 10.3390/ijms160818544 [doi] AB - SCM-198 is an alkaloid found only in Herba leonuri and it has been reported to possess considerable neuroprotective effects in animal models of ischemic stroke, Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease (AD). In this study, we demonstrated for the first time that 3-month oral SCM-198 treatment could significantly improve both recognition and spatial memory, inhibit microgliosis and promote neuronal survival in amyloid-beta protein precursor and presenilin-1(AbetaPP/PS1) double-transgenic mice without affecting amyloid-beta (Abeta) burden. In addition, decreases in cAMP-response element-binding protein (CREB) phosphorylation, brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and tropomyosin-related kinase B (TrkB) phosphorylation were attenuated by SCM-198 both in vivo and in primary cortical neurons, which could be blocked by protein kinase A (PKA) inhibitors, suggesting the involvement of upstream PKA in enhancing the BDNF/TrkB/CREB signaling by SCM-198. Our results indicate that SCM-198, a drug that could promote neuronal survival and enhance BDNF/TrkB/CREB signaling, has beneficial effects on behavioral and biochemical alterations without affecting Abeta burden in AbetaPP/PS1 mice and might become a potential drug candidate for AD treatment in the future. FAU - Hong, Zhen-Yi AU - Hong ZY AD - Shanghai Key Laboratory of Bioactive Small Molecules, Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, Shanghai 201203, China. cerulian@163.com. FAU - Yu, Shuang-Shuang AU - Yu SS AD - Shanghai Key Laboratory of Bioactive Small Molecules, Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, Shanghai 201203, China. yss2359450@163.com. FAU - Wang, Zhi-Jun AU - Wang ZJ AD - Shanghai Key Laboratory of Bioactive Small Molecules, Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, Shanghai 201203, China. oscarwzj@gmail.com. FAU - Zhu, Yi-Zhun AU - Zhu YZ AD - Shanghai Key Laboratory of Bioactive Small Molecules, Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, Shanghai 201203, China. yizhunzhu@gmail.com. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20150807 PL - Switzerland TA - Int J Mol Sci JT - International journal of molecular sciences JID - 101092791 RN - 0 (Amyloid beta-Peptides) RN - 0 (Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor) RN - 0 (Cyclic AMP Response Element-Binding Protein) RN - 0 (Membrane Glycoproteins) RN - 0 (Neuroprotective Agents) RN - 09Q5W34QDA (leonurine) RN - 632XD903SP (Gallic Acid) RN - EC 2.7.10.1 (Ntrk2 protein, mouse) RN - EC 2.7.10.1 (Protein-Tyrosine Kinases) SB - IM MH - Amyloid beta-Peptides/metabolism MH - Animals MH - Brain/*drug effects/metabolism/physiopathology MH - Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor/metabolism MH - Cell Survival/drug effects MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Cognition Disorders/*drug therapy/metabolism/physiopathology MH - Cyclic AMP Response Element-Binding Protein/metabolism MH - Gallic Acid/*analogs & derivatives/therapeutic use MH - Humans MH - Male MH - Maze Learning/drug effects MH - Membrane Glycoproteins/metabolism MH - Mice MH - Mice, Transgenic MH - Neurons/cytology/drug effects/metabolism/pathology MH - Neuroprotective Agents/*therapeutic use MH - Protein-Tyrosine Kinases/metabolism MH - Signal Transduction/*drug effects PMC - PMC4581259 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Alzheimer's disease OT - Morris water maze OT - SCM-198 OT - amyloid-beta OT - brain-derived neurotrophic factor OT - cAMP-responsive element-binding protein OT - novel object recognition OT - tropomyosin-related kinase B EDAT- 2015/08/12 06:00 MHDA- 2016/05/10 06:00 PMCR- 2015/08/01 CRDT- 2015/08/12 06:00 PHST- 2015/06/15 00:00 [received] PHST- 2015/07/29 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2015/07/31 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2015/08/12 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2015/08/12 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2016/05/10 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2015/08/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - ijms160818544 [pii] AID - ijms-16-18544 [pii] AID - 10.3390/ijms160818544 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Int J Mol Sci. 2015 Aug 7;16(8):18544-63. doi: 10.3390/ijms160818544.