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  • Previous research suggests that adenosine mimics estrogen activity through the estrogen receptor α (ERα).
  • This study tested the effects of adenosine on brain injury caused by amyloid β (Aβ) in a model of Alzheimer's disease and whether these effects are mediated through ERα.
  • Results showed that adenosine improved learning and memory, reduced neuronal damage and oxidative stress, and activated ERα, while blocking ERα with MPP hindered these protective effects.

Article Abstract

Previous studies have shown that adenosine has estrogen-like activity mediated by estrogen receptor α (ERɑ). This study aimed to examine the effects of adenosine on Aβ-induced brain injury and the underlying mechanisms involved. Adenosine (Ade, 20 mg/kg, i.g.) was administered for four weeks, followed by the induction of Alzheimer's disease (AD) by Aβ (200 µM, 3 µL/20 g, i.c.v.). Furthermore, a specific ERα blocker (MPP, 0.3 mg/kg, i.p.) was administered 30 min before the treatments of adenosine to evaluate whether the observed effects elicited by adenosine were mediated via ERα. In addition, the learning and memory ability, neuronal damage, and the levels of amyloid β-protein (Aβ), phosphorylated Tau Protein (p-Tau), apoptosis, oxidative stress, immune cells, and ERα were examined. The antagonistic effect of MPP (1 µM) against adenosine (5 µM) in Aβ (20 µM, 24 h)-induced N9 and PC-12 cells was also investigated. Adenosine improved learning and memory ability, reduced neuronal damage, downregulated Aβ/Aβ, p-Tau, apoptosis, and oxidative stress, transformed immune cells, and increased the expression of ERα following Aβ challenge. MPP could block these effects. Moreover, MPP also blocked the effects of adenosine on the levels of apoptosis and reactive oxygen species (ROS) in Aβ-induced N9 and PC-12 cells. Adenosine ameliorated Aβ-induced brain injury by inhibiting apoptosis and oxidative stress, possibly via an ERα pathway.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.brainres.2022.147944DOI Listing

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