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Published in: Neurotoxicity Research 6/2023

14-09-2023 | Research

Folic Acid and Folinic Acid Protect Hearts of Aging Triple-transgenic Alzheimer’s Disease mice via IGF1R/PI3K/AKT and SIRT1/AMPK Pathways

Authors: Da-Tong Ju, Rwei-Fen S. Huang, Bruce Chi-Kang Tsai, Yi-Chen Su, Ping-Ling Chiu, Yung-Ming Chang, V. Vijaya Padma, Tsung-Jung Ho, Chun-Hsu Yao, Wei-Wen Kuo, Chih-Yang Huang

Published in: Neurotoxicity Research | Issue 6/2023

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Abstract

Patients with Alzheimer's disease have increased risk of developing heart disease, which therefore highlights the need for strategies aiming at reducing Alzheimer's disease-related cardiovascular disease. Folic acid and folinic acid are beneficial to the heart. We aimed to investigate the benefits of folic acid and folinic acid in heart of patients with late-stage Alzheimer's disease. Twelve 16-month-old mice of triple-transgenic late-stage Alzheimer's disease were divided into three groups: Alzheimer's disease group, Alzheimer's disease + folic acid group, and Alzheimer's disease + folinic acid group. The mice were administered 12 mg/kg folic acid or folinic acid once daily via oral gavage for 3 months. In the folic acid and folinic acid treatment groups, the intercellular space was reduced, compared with the Alzheimer's disease group. TUNEL assay and western blot images showed that the number of apoptotic cells and the apoptosis-related protein expression were higher in the Alzheimer's disease group than in other two treated groups. Folic acid and folinic acid induced the IGF1R/PI3K/AKT and SIRT1/ AMPK pathways in the hearts of mice with Alzheimer's disease. Our results showed that folic acid and folinic acid treatment increased survival and SIRT1 expression to reduce apoptotic proteins in the heart. The aging mice treated with folinic acid had more IGF1R and SIRT1/AMPK axes to limit myocardial cell apoptosis. In conclusion, folic acid and folinic acid promote cardiac cell survival and prevent apoptosis to inhibit heart damage in aging mice with triple-transgenic late-stage Alzheimer's disease. In particular, folinic acid provides a better curative effect than folic acid.
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Metadata
Title
Folic Acid and Folinic Acid Protect Hearts of Aging Triple-transgenic Alzheimer’s Disease mice via IGF1R/PI3K/AKT and SIRT1/AMPK Pathways
Authors
Da-Tong Ju
Rwei-Fen S. Huang
Bruce Chi-Kang Tsai
Yi-Chen Su
Ping-Ling Chiu
Yung-Ming Chang
V. Vijaya Padma
Tsung-Jung Ho
Chun-Hsu Yao
Wei-Wen Kuo
Chih-Yang Huang
Publication date
14-09-2023
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Neurotoxicity Research / Issue 6/2023
Print ISSN: 1029-8428
Electronic ISSN: 1476-3524
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12640-023-00666-z

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