Trans-Himalayan Phytococktail Confers Protection Against Hypobaric Hypoxia-Induced Hippocampal Neurodegeneration and Memory Impairment in Male Sprague Dawley Rats. 2019

Priyanka Dhar, and Saroj Kumar Das, and Kalpana Barhwal, and Sunil Kumar Hota, and Kamla Prasad Mishra, and Shashi Bala Singh
Defense Institute of High Altitude Research, Defense Research and Development Organization, Leh-Ladakh, India.

Exposure to hypobaric hypoxia (HH) has been reported to cause neurodegeneration and memory impairment. Hippophae rhamnoides, Prunus armeniaca, and Rhodiola imbricata, the indigenous plants of Indian Trans-Himalaya are widely used in traditional Tibetan and Amchi system of medicine. These are rich sources of diverse bioactive metabolites having prophylactic and therapeutic uses against a wide array of neurodegenerative diseases. The objective of this study was to elucidate the prophylactic and neuroprotective efficacy of formulated phytococktail (PC) against simulated HH-induced neurodegeneration in male Sprague Dawley (SD) rats. A PC containing H. rhamnoides fruit pulp, P. armeniaca fruit pulp, and R. imbricata dry root extract (100:50:1) was formulated. The neuroprotective efficacy of PC was evaluated in male SD rats following exposure to 7 day HH at simulated altitude (25,000 ft, 282 mm Hg). Rats were divided into four groups viz., normoxia group (NOR), normoxic group treated with PC (NORPC), 7 day hypoxic group treated with vehicle (7DH), and 7 day hypoxic group treated with PC (7DHPC). Memory impairment and neuromorphological alterations were measured. Targeted protein expression was analyzed by immunoblotting study. PC supplementation significantly reduced the oxidative stress markers during exposure to HH. Spatial memory impairment by HH was significantly ameliorated by PC. HH-induced augmented pyknosis, decreased dendritic arborization, and increased Hoechst-positive neurons in hippocampal CA3 region were significantly ameliorated by PC. Immunoblotting study showed upregulation of BDNF and TrkB expression by PC. PC also prevented the hippocampal neurodegeneration by activating the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway, which leads to GSK-3β inactivation by its phosphorylation and alleviation of hippocampal Caspase3 expression leading to inhibition of apoptotic neuronal cell death. The present study advocates the potential role of PC as an effective neuroprotective supplement in preventing HH-induced neurodegeneration. Activation of the PI3K/Akt pathway through BDNF/TrkB interaction following PC supplementation after exposure to HH inhibits hippocampal neuronal apoptosis and memory impairment.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008517 Phytotherapy Use of plants or herbs to treat diseases or to alleviate pain. Herb Therapy,Herbal Therapy
D008569 Memory Disorders Disturbances in registering an impression, in the retention of an acquired impression, or in the recall of an impression. Memory impairments are associated with DEMENTIA; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; ENCEPHALITIS; ALCOHOLISM (see also ALCOHOL AMNESTIC DISORDER); SCHIZOPHRENIA; and other conditions. Memory Loss,Age-Related Memory Disorders,Memory Deficits,Memory Disorder, Semantic,Memory Disorder, Spatial,Memory Disorders, Age-Related,Retention Disorders, Cognitive,Semantic Memory Disorder,Spatial Memory Disorder,Age Related Memory Disorders,Age-Related Memory Disorder,Cognitive Retention Disorder,Cognitive Retention Disorders,Deficit, Memory,Deficits, Memory,Memory Deficit,Memory Disorder,Memory Disorder, Age-Related,Memory Disorders, Age Related,Memory Disorders, Semantic,Memory Disorders, Spatial,Memory Losses,Retention Disorder, Cognitive,Semantic Memory Disorders,Spatial Memory Disorders
D010936 Plant Extracts Concentrated pharmaceutical preparations of plants obtained by removing active constituents with a suitable solvent, which is evaporated away, and adjusting the residue to a prescribed standard. Herbal Medicines,Plant Extract,Extract, Plant,Extracts, Plant,Medicines, Herbal
D002534 Hypoxia, Brain A reduction in brain oxygen supply due to ANOXEMIA (a reduced amount of oxygen being carried in the blood by HEMOGLOBIN), or to a restriction of the blood supply to the brain, or both. Severe hypoxia is referred to as anoxia and is a relatively common cause of injury to the central nervous system. Prolonged brain anoxia may lead to BRAIN DEATH or a PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE. Histologically, this condition is characterized by neuronal loss which is most prominent in the HIPPOCAMPUS; GLOBUS PALLIDUS; CEREBELLUM; and inferior olives. Anoxia, Brain,Anoxic Encephalopathy,Brain Hypoxia,Cerebral Anoxia,Encephalopathy, Hypoxic,Hypoxic Encephalopathy,Anoxia, Cerebral,Anoxic Brain Damage,Brain Anoxia,Cerebral Hypoxia,Hypoxia, Cerebral,Hypoxic Brain Damage,Anoxic Encephalopathies,Brain Damage, Anoxic,Brain Damage, Hypoxic,Damage, Anoxic Brain,Damage, Hypoxic Brain,Encephalopathies, Anoxic,Encephalopathies, Hypoxic,Encephalopathy, Anoxic,Hypoxic Encephalopathies
D004195 Disease Models, Animal Naturally-occurring or experimentally-induced animal diseases with pathological processes analogous to human diseases. Animal Disease Model,Animal Disease Models,Disease Model, Animal
D006624 Hippocampus A curved elevation of GRAY MATTER extending the entire length of the floor of the TEMPORAL HORN of the LATERAL VENTRICLE (see also TEMPORAL LOBE). The hippocampus proper, subiculum, and DENTATE GYRUS constitute the hippocampal formation. Sometimes authors include the ENTORHINAL CORTEX in the hippocampal formation. Ammon Horn,Cornu Ammonis,Hippocampal Formation,Subiculum,Ammon's Horn,Hippocampus Proper,Ammons Horn,Formation, Hippocampal,Formations, Hippocampal,Hippocampal Formations,Hippocampus Propers,Horn, Ammon,Horn, Ammon's,Proper, Hippocampus,Propers, Hippocampus,Subiculums
D000068219 Prunus armeniaca A plant species in the family ROSACEAE. It is the source of apricot fruit. Apricot,Apricot Tree,Apricots,Apricot Trees,Tree, Apricot,Trees, Apricot
D000532 Altitude Sickness Multiple symptoms associated with reduced oxygen at high ALTITUDE. Mountain Sickness,Altitude Hypoxia,Altitude Hypoxias,Hypoxia, Altitude,Sickness, Altitude,Sickness, Mountain
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia

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