PMID- 31225769 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20191213 LR - 20191217 IS - 1557-7600 (Electronic) IS - 1096-620X (Linking) VI - 22 IP - 7 DP - 2019 Jul TI - Aster glehni Extract Ameliorates Scopolamine-Induced Cognitive Impairment in Mice. PG - 685-695 LID - 10.1089/jmf.2018.4302 [doi] AB - The leaves of Aster glehni Fr. Schm. (Asteraceae) have been used to treat insomnia in Korea. Insomnia is a common adverse effect of therapeutic agents for Alzheimer's disease (AD), and the control of sleep disturbance may prevent dementia. We hypothesized that the leaves of A. glehni can attenuate cognitive dysfunctions observed in AD. We observed the ameliorating effects of the ethanolic extract of leaves of A. glehni (AG-D) on memory dysfunction through the Morris water maze test, the passive avoidance test, and the Y-maze test. We performed acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activity assay and Western blotting to determine the mechanism of action of AG-D. AG-D significantly attenuated memory dysfunction observed in the above behavior studies and inhibited the activity of AChE. AG-D also increased the levels of phosphorylation extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK), cAMP response element-binding protein (CREB), phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K), protein kinase B (Akt), and glycogen synthase kinase 3beta (GSK-3beta) and the expression levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in the hippocampi. These results suggest that AG-D ameliorates memory impairments by AChE inhibition and activation of ERK-CREB-BDNF and PI3K-Akt-GSK-3beta signaling pathways. Taken together, this study suggests that AG-D could be used as a potential treatment for cognitive dysfunction. FAU - Liao, Yulan AU - Liao Y AD - 1 Department of Life and Nanopharmaceutical Science and College of Pharmacy, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea. FAU - Bae, Ho Jung AU - Bae HJ AD - 1 Department of Life and Nanopharmaceutical Science and College of Pharmacy, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea. FAU - Park, Jong Hun AU - Park JH AD - 2 Graduate School of East-West Medical Science, Kyung Hee University, Yongin, Korea. FAU - Zhang, Jiabao AU - Zhang J AD - 1 Department of Life and Nanopharmaceutical Science and College of Pharmacy, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea. FAU - Koo, Bokyung AU - Koo B AD - 1 Department of Life and Nanopharmaceutical Science and College of Pharmacy, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea. FAU - Lim, Mi Kyung AU - Lim MK AD - 3 Department of R&D Center, Koreaeundan, Seongnam, Korea. FAU - Han, Eun Hye AU - Han EH AD - 3 Department of R&D Center, Koreaeundan, Seongnam, Korea. FAU - Lee, Sang Ho AU - Lee SH AD - 3 Department of R&D Center, Koreaeundan, Seongnam, Korea. FAU - Jung, Seo Yun AU - Jung SY AD - 1 Department of Life and Nanopharmaceutical Science and College of Pharmacy, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea. FAU - Lew, Jae Hwan AU - Lew JH AD - 2 Graduate School of East-West Medical Science, Kyung Hee University, Yongin, Korea. FAU - Ryu, Jong Hoon AU - Ryu JH AD - 1 Department of Life and Nanopharmaceutical Science and College of Pharmacy, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea. AD - 4 Department of Oriental Pharmaceutical Science, College of Pharmacy, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20190621 PL - United States TA - J Med Food JT - Journal of medicinal food JID - 9812512 RN - 0 (Cyclic AMP Response Element-Binding Protein) RN - 0 (Plant Extracts) RN - DL48G20X8X (Scopolamine) RN - EC 3.1.1.7 (Acetylcholinesterase) SB - IM MH - Acetylcholinesterase/genetics/metabolism MH - Animals MH - Aster Plant/*chemistry MH - Cognitive Dysfunction/chemically induced/*drug therapy/metabolism/psychology MH - Cyclic AMP Response Element-Binding Protein/genetics/metabolism MH - Hippocampus/drug effects/metabolism MH - Humans MH - Male MH - Maze Learning MH - Memory/drug effects MH - Mice MH - Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases/genetics/metabolism MH - Plant Extracts/*administration & dosage MH - Scopolamine/adverse effects MH - Signal Transduction/drug effects EDAT- 2019/06/22 06:00 MHDA- 2019/12/18 06:00 CRDT- 2019/06/22 06:00 PHST- 2019/06/22 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/12/18 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2019/06/22 06:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1089/jmf.2018.4302 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Med Food. 2019 Jul;22(7):685-695. doi: 10.1089/jmf.2018.4302. Epub 2019 Jun 21.