To investigate the effects of walnut-derived peptides (WDP) on miR-124-3p, STAT3, TGF-β1, and Smad3 proteins in aluminum-induced cognitive impairment.
Forty male SD rats were divided into control (saline),aluminum model (20 μmol/kg aluminum maltolate, Al (mal)3), 45-day WDP treatment (Al (mal)3 + 800 mg/kg WDP from day 45), and 90-day WDP prevention (Al (mal)3 + 800 mg/kg WDP from day 1) groups (n=10 each). Cognitive function was assessed by Morris water maze. Hippocampal protein expressions (p-STAT3 Ser727, p-STAT3 Tyr705, TGF-β1, p-Smad3 Ser423/425) and miR-124-3p levels were measured.
Aluminum exposure prolonged escape latency from day 2 (P<0.05), which was attenuated by WDP (P<0.05). Aluminum increased hippocampal p-STAT3, TGF-β1, and p-Smad3 expressions while decreasing miR-124-3p (P<0.05 vs control). WDP interventions reversed these alterations (P<0.05 vs model).
WDP exerts protective effects against aluminum-induced cognitive dysfunction potentially through modulating miR-124-3p/STAT3-TGF-β1/Smad3 signaling pathway.
| 科 Family | 属数 Number of genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) | 属 Genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae | 2 | 11 | 5.26 | 鹅膏菌属 Amanita | 10 | 4.78 |
| 小菇科 Mycenaceae | 2 | 12 | 5.74 | 丝盖伞属 Inocybe | 5 | 2.39 |
| 多孔菌科 Polyporaceae | 8 | 14 | 6.70 | 蜡蘑属 Laccaria | 5 | 2.39 |
| 红菇科 Russulaceae | 3 | 23 | 11.00 | 小皮伞属 Marasmius | 6 | 2.87 |
| 小菇属 Mycena | 11 | 5.26 | ||||
| 光柄菇属 Pluteus | 5 | 2.39 | ||||
| 红菇属 Russula | 17 | 8.13 | ||||
| 栓菌属 Trametes | 5 | 2.39 |