ABSTRACT
Objective To explore the regulatory effeet of Qifu Yin ( QFY) on JAK2/STAT3 pathway in rats with type 2 diabetic cognitive impairment.Methods A small dose of STZ combined with high-fat and high- sugar feed was used to build the model.After success, they were divided into model group, QFY low-dose, high-dose group, and metformin group.After four weeks of intervention, fasting blood glucose ( FBG ) was measured; Morris water maze was used to detect spatial learning and memory ability in rats; Nissl staining and immunofluorescence staining were respectively used to detect the degree of brain injury and the expression of lba-1 , a marker of microglia .EL1SA was used to detect the expression of TNF-cx, IL6, ILK) and BDNF.Western blot was employed to detect the expression of JAK2/STAT3 pathway.Results Compared with the control group, the model group showed significant increase in blood glucose, decreased spatial learning and memory capacity, severely damaged hipp-ocampal neurons, increased activated microglia, significantly higher levels of TNF-cx, 1L6, p-JAK2/JAK2 and p-STAT3/STAT3, and signif icantly lower levels of ILK) and BDNF.Compared with the model group, QFY group effectively reduced FBG, inhibited the con-tinuous rise of FBG, improved learning and memory a- bility, improved hippocampal neuronal damage, reduced activated microglia, reduced TNF-cx, 1L6, p- JAK2/JAK2 and p-STAT3/STAT3 levels, and increased ILK) and BDNF levels.Conclusion QFY has been shown to improve type 2 diabetic cognitive impairment , and the mechanism may be related to the inhibition of blood glucose rise and regulation of the JAK2/STAT3 pathway, thereby inhibiting microglia activation.