NATURAL PRODUCT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ›› 2016, Vol. 28 ›› Issue (11): 1793-1796.doi: 10.16333/j.1001-6880.2016.11.019

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Effect of Allicin on TNF-α Expression in Mice with Alzheimer's Disease

ZHANG Hao1*,WANG Yue2,PAN Hai1   

  1. 1 The Second Department of Neurosurgery,the Affiliated Central Hospital of Shenyang Medical College,Shenyang 110024,China; 2 Department of Tissue Culture,Liaoning University of Tradition Chinese Medicine,Shenyang 110847,China
  • Online:2016-11-30 Published:2017-03-30

Abstract: In this study,the effect of allicin on the expression of TNF-α in the brain of transgenic mice was investigated by immunofluorescence,Western blot and RealTime PCR assays.It was found that the expression of TNF-α in APP/PS1 transgenic mice increased compared with the wild-type mice.These results suggested that there were inflammation reaction in APP/PS1 transgenic mouse brain,but the expression of TNF-α in allicin treatment group was significantly lower than that in APP/PS1 transgenic mice.These results prompt that there were inflammation reaction in APP/PS1 transgenic mouse brain.TNFα expression in allicin treatment group was lower than that in APP/PS1 transgenic mice.

Key words: allicin, Alzheimer&rsquo, s disease, APP/PS1 transgenic mice, TNF-&alpha

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