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Objective::To investigate the effects of modified Buwangsan on the learning and memory ability of Alzheimer's disease (AD) model rats and the expression of NOD-like receptor 3 (NLRP3), cysteine-containing aspartate-specific proteases 1 (Caspase-1) and interleukin-1 beta (IL-1β) in NLRP3 inflammatory pathway in hippocampus of AD model rats, and exploring the underlying mechanism of modified Buwangsan. Method::The 52 eligible rats were randomly divided into sham control group, AD model group, low-dose modified Buwangsan group (1.5 g·kg-1) and high-dose modified Buwangsan group (3 g·kg-1). AD mouse model was established by bilateral hippocampus injection of Aβ1-425 μL (2 g·L-1). The rats in low-dose and high-dose modified Buwangsan group received low and high dose modified Buwangsan respectively within the next 4 weeks, once daily. The learning and memory ability was tested by Morris water maze. The expression of NLRP3, Caspase-1 and IL-1β mRNA was tested by quantitative PCR(Real-time PCR) and Western blot. Result::As compared with the sham group, the learning and memory ability of the rats were significantly impaired (P<0.05). Compared with AD model group, the learning and memory ability and the expression levels of NLRP3, Caspase-1, and IL-1β mRNA and protein were all no statistical differences in low-dose modified Buwangsan group, while the learning and memory ability of the rats were significantly improved and the expression of NLRP3, Caspase-1 and IL-1β mRNA in hippocampus of rats was significantly decreased in high-dose modified Buwangsan group (P<0.05). Conclusion::High-dose modified Buwangsan could attenuate neuroinflammation in the hippocampus of AD mouse model via inhibiting the expression of NLRP3, Caspase-1 and IL-1β, which may be the mechanisms of modified Buwangsan could be used to ameliorate the learning and memory ability of AD mouse model.
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A switch thrombin aptamer sensor was constructed based on the host-guest competition mode ofβ-cyclodextrin (β-CD ) . The aptamer that modified with ferrocene ( Fc ) at its terminal was fixed on the surface of the gold electrode via the host-guest recognization with β-CD. When thrombin was present, the configuration of aptamer transformed from vertical linear to "G-quadruplex" and far away from the electrode surface, which resulted in a decrease in the redox current of the aptamer probe and produce "Signal-off"effect. On the basis of this, a high sensitive detection of thrombin was made. The detection result indicated that the thrombin concentration had a consideration linear response to the signal of aptasensor between 5 . 0 × 10-13-5. 0 × 10-9 mol/L, and as low as 2. 0 × 10-13 mol/L thrombin had been detected. This method for thrombin detection showed a higher specificity compared to other protein molecules. Besides, the sensor was constructed easily and possessed excellent regeneration, which provided a significant platform for highly efficient real-time detection of thrombin in biological serum samples.
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A switch thrombin aptamer sensor was constructed based on the host-guest competition mode ofβ-cyclodextrin (β-CD ) . The aptamer that modified with ferrocene ( Fc ) at its terminal was fixed on the surface of the gold electrode via the host-guest recognization with β-CD. When thrombin was present, the configuration of aptamer transformed from vertical linear to "G-quadruplex" and far away from the electrode surface, which resulted in a decrease in the redox current of the aptamer probe and produce "Signal-off"effect. On the basis of this, a high sensitive detection of thrombin was made. The detection result indicated that the thrombin concentration had a consideration linear response to the signal of aptasensor between 5 . 0 × 10-13-5. 0 × 10-9 mol/L, and as low as 2. 0 × 10-13 mol/L thrombin had been detected. This method for thrombin detection showed a higher specificity compared to other protein molecules. Besides, the sensor was constructed easily and possessed excellent regeneration, which provided a significant platform for highly efficient real-time detection of thrombin in biological serum samples.