PMID- 29425256 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20181002 LR - 20181004 IS - 1745-7270 (Electronic) IS - 1672-9145 (Linking) VI - 50 IP - 3 DP - 2018 Mar 1 TI - Dihydromyricetin improves type 2 diabetes-induced cognitive impairment via suppressing oxidative stress and enhancing brain-derived neurotrophic factor-mediated neuroprotection in mice. PG - 298-306 LID - 10.1093/abbs/gmy003 [doi] AB - Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) leads to cognitive impairment (CI), but there have been no effective pharmacotherapies or drugs for cognitive dysfunction in T2DM. Dihydromyricetin (DHM) is a natural flavonoid compound extracted from the leaves of Ampelopsis grossedentata and has various pharmacological effects including anti-oxidant and anti-diabetes. Thus, we investigated the effects of DHM on CI in T2DM mouse model and its possible mechanism. To induce T2DM, mice were fed with high-sugar and high-fat diet for 8 weeks, followed by a low dose streptozotocin (STZ) administration. After the successful induction of T2DM mouse model, mice were treated respectively with equal volume of saline (T2DM group), 125 mg/kg/d DHM (L-DHM group), or 250 mg/kg/d DHM (H-DHM group). After 16 weeks of DHM administration, the body weight (BW), fasting blood glucose, blood lipids, intraperitoneal glucose tolerance (IPGT), and cognitive function were determined. Then, alterations in the expressions of oxidative stress markers and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in the hippocampus were investigated. Our findings demonstrated that DHM could significantly ameliorate CI and reverse aberrant glucose and lipid metabolism in T2DM mice, likely through the suppression of oxidative stress and enhancement of BDNF-mediated neuroprotection. In conclusion, our results suggest that DHM is a promising candidate for the treatment of T2DM-induced cognitive dysfunction. FAU - Ling, Hongyan AU - Ling H AD - Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China. FAU - Zhu, Zemei AU - Zhu Z AD - Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China. AD - Department of Medicine, Changde Vocational Technical College, Changde 415000, China. FAU - Yang, Jihua AU - Yang J AD - Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China. FAU - He, Jianqin AU - He J AD - Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China. FAU - Yang, Sisi AU - Yang S AD - Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China. FAU - Wu, Di AU - Wu D AD - Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China. FAU - Feng, Shuidong AU - Feng S AD - Department of Social Medicine and Health Service Management, School of Public Health, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China. FAU - Liao, Duanfang AU - Liao D AD - Division of Stem Cell Regulation and Application, Key Laboratory for Quality Evaluation of Bulk Herbs of Hunan Province, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha 410000, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - China TA - Acta Biochim Biophys Sin (Shanghai) JT - Acta biochimica et biophysica Sinica JID - 101206716 RN - 0 (Blood Glucose) RN - 0 (Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor) RN - 0 (Flavonols) RN - 0 (Neuroprotective Agents) RN - 0 (Plant Extracts) RN - KD8QND6427 (dihydromyricetin) SB - IM MH - Ampelopsis/chemistry MH - Animals MH - Blood Glucose/metabolism MH - Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor/genetics/*metabolism MH - Cognitive Dysfunction/etiology/metabolism/*prevention & control MH - Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental/blood/complications MH - Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/blood/*complications MH - Flavonols/*pharmacology MH - Maze Learning/drug effects MH - Mice MH - Neuroprotection/*drug effects MH - Neuroprotective Agents/pharmacology MH - Oxidative Stress/*drug effects MH - Phytotherapy MH - Plant Extracts/pharmacology EDAT- 2018/02/10 06:00 MHDA- 2018/10/03 06:00 CRDT- 2018/02/10 06:00 PHST- 2017/10/01 00:00 [received] PHST- 2018/02/10 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/10/03 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2018/02/10 06:00 [entrez] AID - 4841912 [pii] AID - 10.1093/abbs/gmy003 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Acta Biochim Biophys Sin (Shanghai). 2018 Mar 1;50(3):298-306. doi: 10.1093/abbs/gmy003.