Objective:To observe the effect of Tiaoxin Recipe(TXR) on the spatial memory,brain mitochondrial energy metabolism of oxidation injured Alzheimer's disease(AD) rats,and to explore the mechanism of TXR in treating AD.Methods:Eighty-eight SD rats were randomly divided into five groups (normal group,operative group,“AD”model group,TXR group and Aricept group).An oxygen free rad-ical generation system (dihydroxy fumaric acid-trichloroferric-adenosine diphosphate,DHF-FeCl3-ADP)was used to create oxidation injured rat models mimic to AD; spatial learning and memeory impairment (Morris water maze method),the activity of Succinate-oxidase,NADH-oxidase,CytC-oxidase(Clark ox-ygen electrode method)and the expression of cytochrome oxidase(CO)ⅡmRNA(in situ hybridization method)were observed.Results:Compared with the normal group,the spatial memory,activity of CytC-oxidase and COⅡmRNA expression of oxidation injured“AD”rats were obviously decreased;TXR,how-ever,could improve these functions in “AD”rat models obviously.Conclusion:The mechanism of the ac-tion of TXR in treating AD was partly related to its effect on anti-oxidation which could improve brain mi-tochondrial energy metabolism.
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