Effects of Chronic Administration of Pioglitazone on Learning and Memory in Rat Model of Streptozotocin-induced Alzheimer’s Disease

Ehsan Aali; Mohammad Hossein Esmaeili; Sead Shima Mahmodi; Poriea Solimani

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Effects of Chronic Administration of Pioglitazone on Learning and Memory in Rat Model of Streptozotocin-induced Alzheimer’s Disease

Author(s):

Ehsan Aali¹,

Mohammad Hossein Esmaeili^2,*,

Sead Shima Mahmodi¹,

Poriea Solimani¹

1Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran.

2Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran.

Journal of Inflammatory Diseases:Vol. 24, issue 4; 294-307

Article type:Research Article

How to Cite:Ehsan AaliMohammad Hossein EsmaeiliSead Shima MahmodiPoriea SolimaniEffects of Chronic Administration of Pioglitazone on Learning and Memory in Rat Model of Streptozotocin-induced Alzheimer’s Disease.J Inflamm Dis.24(4):e156231.

Abstract

Background: Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is a chronic neurodegenerative disease characterized by abnormal protein accumulation, synaptic dysfunction, and cognitive impairment. Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor-γ (PPARγ) play a crucial role in regulating insulin sensitivity and may serve as potential therapeutic targets for AD. Pioglitazone (PIOG), as a PPARγ agonist, reduces β-amyloid and tau proteins, and inhibits neuroinflammation. Objective: This study aims to evaluate the effects of PIOG chronic administration on learning and memory in rat model of Streptozotocin (STZ)-induced AD Methods: Forty-two male Wistar rats were divided into two groups: A. Normal rats divided into three subgroups of Control, Dimethyl Sulfoxide (DMSO), and PIOG; and B. AD rats divided into four subgroups of Vehicle, STZ, STZ+DMSO and STZ+PIOG. The last two AD subgroups received 0.2 mL DMSO and PIOG (10 mg/kg per day) for 21 days. For induction of AD, STZ (3 mg/kg, 10 μl per injection site) were administered into lateral ventricles. All rates were trained under the Morris water maze task. Findings: PIOG impaired the spatial learning and memory in normal rats. Intracerebroventricular injection of STZ significantly increased escape latency and swimming time to find the hidden platform compared to the control group (P

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