Sodium Hydrosulfide Attenuates Beta-Amyloid-Induced Cognitive Deficits and Neuroinflammation via Modulation of MAPK/NF-κB Pathway in Rats

Title:Sodium Hydrosulfide Attenuates Beta-Amyloid-Induced Cognitive Deficits and Neuroinflammation via Modulation of MAPK/NF-κB Pathway in Rats

Volume: 12 Issue: 7

Author(s): Huiyu Liu, Yuanyuan Deng, Jianmei Gao, Yuangui Liu, Wenxian li, Jingshan Shi and Qihai Gong

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Keywords: 3-mercaptopyruvate-sulfurtransferase (3MST), Alzheimer’s disease, beta-amyloid1-42, cystathionine-β-synthase (CBS), hydrogen sulfide, neuroinflammation.

Abstract: Beta-amyloid (Aβ), a neurotoxic peptide, accumulates in the brain of Alzheimer's disease (AD) subjects to initiate neuroinflammation eventually leading to memory impairment. Here, we demonstrated that Aβ-injected rats exhibited cognitive impairment and neuroinflammation with a remarkable reduction of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) levels in the hippocampus compared with that in shamoperated rats. Interestingly, the expression of cystathionine-β-synthase (CBS) and 3- mercaptopyruvate-sulfurtransferase (3MST), the major enzymes responsible for endogenous H2S generation, were also significantly decreased. However, intraperitoneal (i.p.) injection of sodium hydrosulfide (NaHS, a H2S donor) dramatically attenuated cognitive impairment and neuroinflammation induced by hippocampal injection of 10 μg of Aβ1-42 in rats. Subsequently, NaHS significantly suppressed the expression of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, interleukin-1β (IL-1β) and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) in rat hippocampus following Aβ administration. Furthermore, NaHS exerted a beneficial effect on inhibition of IκB-α degradation and subsequent activation of transcription factor nuclear factor κB (NF-κB), as well as inhibition of extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK1/2) activity and p38 MAPK activity but not c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) activity induced by Aβ. These results demonstrate that NaHS might be a potential agent for treatment of neuroinflammation-related AD.

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Liu Huiyu, Deng Yuanyuan, Gao Jianmei, Liu Yuangui, li Wenxian, Shi Jingshan and Gong Qihai, Sodium Hydrosulfide Attenuates Beta-Amyloid-Induced Cognitive Deficits and Neuroinflammation via Modulation of MAPK/NF-κB Pathway in Rats, Current Alzheimer Research 2015; 12 (7) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1567205012666150713102326