Ex vivo investigation of betaine and boric acid function as preprotective agents on rat synaptosomes to be treated with Aβ (1–42)

Author:

Hacioglu Ceyhan12ORCID,Kar Fatih3,Ozbayer Cansu4,Gundogdu Ayse Cakir5

Affiliation:

1. Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Biochemistry Düzce University Düzce Turkey

2. Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Biochemistry Düzce University Düzce Turkey

3. Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Biochemistry Kütahya Health Sciences University Kütahya Turkey

4. Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Biology Kütahya Health Sciences University Kütahya Turkey

5. Faculty of Medicine Department of Histology and Embryology Kütahya Health Sciences University Kütahya Turkey

Abstract

AbstractRecent evidence suggests that ferroptosis, an iron‐dependent cell death process, may be involved in Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathology. The study evaluated the therapeutic potential of betaine and boric acid (BA) pretreatment administered to rats for 21 days in AD. Then, the rats were sacrificed, and morphological and biochemical analyses were performed in brain tissues. Next, an ex vivo AD model was created by applying amyloid‐β (Aβ1‐42) to synaptosomes isolated from the brain tissues. Synaptosomes were analyzed with micrograph images, and protein and mRNA levels of ferroptotic markers were determined. Betaine and BA pretreatments did not cause any morphological and biochemical differences in the brain tissue. However, Aβ (1–42) administration in synaptosomes increased the levels of acyl‐CoA synthetase long chain family member‐4 (ACSL4), transferrin receptor‐1 protein (TfR1), malondialdehyde (MDA), and 8‐hydroxydeoxyguanosine (8‐OHdG) and decreased the levels glutathione peroxidase‐4 (GPx4) and glutathione (GSH). Moreover, ACSL4, GPx4, and TfR1 mRNA and protein levels were similar to the ELISA results. In contrast, betaine and BA pretreatments decreased the levels of ACSL4, TfR1, MDA, and 8‐OHdG in synaptosomes incubated with Aβ1‐42, while promoting increased levels of GPx4 and GSH. In addition, betaine and BA pretreatments completely reversed ACSL4, GPx4, and TfR1 mRNA and protein levels. Therefore, betaine and BA pretreatments may contribute to the prevention of neurodegenerative damage by supporting antiferroptotic activities.

Funder

Türkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Araştırma Kurumu

Publisher

Wiley

Subject

Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis,Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law,Toxicology,General Medicine

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