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ArticleNeurotoxicity research2023

Folic Acid and Folinic Acid Protect Hearts of Aging Triple-transgenic Alzheimer's Disease mice via IGF1R/PI3K/AKT and SIRT1/AMPK Pathways.

Da-Tong Ju, Rwei-Fen S Huang, Bruce Chi-Kang Tsai, Yi-Chen Su, Ping-Ling Chiu, Yung-Ming Chang, V Vijaya Padma, Tsung-Jung Ho, Chun-Hsu Yao, Wei-Wen Kuo and 1 more

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Article in Neurotoxicity research, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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11 authors at 7 institutions in 2 countries.

Da-Tong JuDepartment of Neurological Surgery, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan.
Rwei-Fen S HuangGraduate Institute of Nutrition and Food Science, Department of Nutritional Science, Fu Jen Catholic University, New Taipei City, Taiwan.
Bruce Chi-Kang TsaiCardiovascular and Mitochondrial Related Disease Research Center, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien, Taiwan.
Yi-Chen SuGraduate Institute of Basic Medical Science, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
Ping-Ling ChiuEpt Douliu Chinese Medical Clinic, Douliu, Taiwan.
Yung-Ming Chang1PT Biotechnology Co., Ltd, Taichung, Taiwan.
V Vijaya PadmaDepartment of Biotechnology, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, India.
Tsung-Jung HoDepartment of Chinese Medicine, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien, Taiwan.
Chun-Hsu YaoDepartment of Biomedical Imaging and Radiological Science, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
Wei-Wen Kuo *Department of Biological Science and Technology, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
Chih-Yang Huang *Cardiovascular and Mitochondrial Related Disease Research Center, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien, Taiwan. cyhuang@mail.cmu.edu.tw.
China Medical University · TWAsia University · TWBharathiar University · INFu Jen Catholic University · TWNational Defense Medical Center · TWTzu Chi Foundation · TWTzu Chi University · TW

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China Medical University Hospital DMR-109-163China Medical University, Taiwan CMU-109-S-20Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation IMAR-110-01-15Tri-Service General Hospital TSGH-D-111089
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Patients with Alzheimer's disease have increased risk of developing heart disease, which therefore highlights the need for strategies aiming at reducing Alzheimer's disease-related cardiovascular disease. Folic acid and folinic acid are beneficial to the heart. We aimed to investigate the benefits of folic acid and folinic acid in heart of patients with late-stage Alzheimer's disease. Twelve 16-month-old mice of triple-transgenic late-stage Alzheimer's disease were divided into three groups: Alzheimer's disease group, Alzheimer's disease + folic acid group, and Alzheimer's disease + folinic acid group. The mice were administered 12 mg/kg folic acid or folinic acid once daily via oral gavage for 3 months. In the folic acid and folinic acid treatment groups, the intercellular space was reduced, compared with the Alzheimer's disease group. TUNEL assay and western blot images showed that the number of apoptotic cells and the apoptosis-related protein expression were higher in the Alzheimer's disease group than in other two treated groups. Folic acid and folinic acid induced the IGF1R/PI3K/AKT and SIRT1/ AMPK pathways in the hearts of mice with Alzheimer's disease. Our results showed that folic acid and folinic acid treatment increased survival and SIRT1 expression to reduce apoptotic proteins in the heart. The aging mice treated with folinic acid had more IGF1R and SIRT1/AMPK axes to limit myocardial cell apoptosis. In conclusion, folic acid and folinic acid promote cardiac cell survival and prevent apoptosis to inhibit heart damage in aging mice with triple-transgenic late-stage Alzheimer's disease. In particular, folinic acid provides a better curative effect than folic acid.

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Alzheimer DiseaseFolic AcidAgingAMP-Activated Protein KinasesAnimalsHumansLeucovorinMiceMice, TransgenicPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktReceptor, IGF Type 1Sirtuin 1AMP-Activated Protein KinasesFolic AcidIGF1R protein, humanLeucovorinPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktReceptor, IGF Type 1SIRT1 protein, humanSirtuin 1AgingAlzheimer's diseaseFolic acidFolinic acidHeart

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PMID37707697
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