Bergenin mitigates neuroinflammatory damage induced by high glucose: insights from Zebrafish, murine microbial cell line, and rat models

The escalating global burden of diabetes and its associated cognitive impairment underscores the urgency for effective interventions. Bergenin shows promise in regulating glucose metabolism, mitigating inflammation, and improving cognitive function. Zebrafish models offer a unique platform for asses...

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Published inFrontiers in pharmacology Vol. 15; p. 1339178
Main Authors Yu, Wenjing, Luo, Rongsiqing, He, Chunxiang, Li, Ze, Yang, Miao, Zhou, Jinyong, He, Jiawei, Chen, Qi, Song, Zhenyan, Cheng, Shaowu
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 01.08.2024
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ISSN1663-9812
1663-9812
DOI10.3389/fphar.2024.1339178

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Summary:The escalating global burden of diabetes and its associated cognitive impairment underscores the urgency for effective interventions. Bergenin shows promise in regulating glucose metabolism, mitigating inflammation, and improving cognitive function. Zebrafish models offer a unique platform for assessing drug efficacy and exploring pharmacological mechanisms, complemented by subsequent investigations in cell and rat models. The experimental subjects included zebrafish larvae (CZ98: ), adult zebrafish (immersed in 2% glucose), BV2 cell line (50 mM glucose + 10 μm Aβ ), and a streptozotocin (STZ) bilateral intracerebroventricular injection rat model. Bergenin's effects on the toxicity, behavior, and cognitive function of zebrafish larvae and adults were evaluated. The Morris water maze assessed cognitive function in rats. Neuronal histopathological changes were evaluated using HE and Nissl staining. qPCR and Western blot detected the expression of glycolysis enzymes, inflammatory factors, and Bergenin's regulation of PPAR/NF-κB pathway in these three models. 1) In zebrafish larvae, Bergenin interventions significantly reduced glucose levels and increased survival rates while decreasing teratogenicity rates. Microglial cell fluorescence in the brain notably decreased, and altered swimming behavior tended to normalize. 2) In adult zebrafish, Bergenin administration reduced BMI and blood glucose levels, altered swimming behavior to slower speeds and more regular trajectories, enhanced recognition ability, decreased brain glucose and lactate levels, weakened glycolytic enzyme activities, improved pathological changes in the telencephalon and gills, reduced expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines, decreased expression and increased expression of , , and , suggesting a reduction in insulin resistance. It also altered the expression of and . 3) In BV2 cell line, Bergenin significantly reduced the protein expression of glycolytic enzymes (GLUT1, HK2, PKFKB3, and PKM2), lowered IL-1β, IL-6, and TNF-α mRNA expression, elevated PPAR-γ protein expression, and decreased P-NF-κB-p65 protein expression. 4) In the rat model, Bergenin improves learning and memory abilities in STZ-induced rats, mitigates neuronal damage in the hippocampal region, and reduces the expression of inflammatory factors IL-1β, IL-6, and TNF-α. Bergenin decreases brain glucose and lactate levels, as well as glycolytic enzyme activity. Furthermore, Bergenin increases PPARγ expression and decreases p-NF-κB p65/NF-κB p65 expression in the hippocampus. Bergenin intervenes through the PPAR-γ/NF-κB pathway, redirecting glucose metabolism, alleviating inflammation, and preventing high glucose-induced neuronal damage.
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Dilip Sharma, The State University of New Jersey, United States
Faheem Ullah, University of Science Malaysia, Malaysia
Puja Gulati, Desh Bhagat University, India
Edited by: Jiangang Shen, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
These authors share first authorship
Reviewed by: Sofia Viana, University of Coimbra, Portugal
ISSN:1663-9812
1663-9812
DOI:10.3389/fphar.2024.1339178