سابقه و هدف: پيپرين مهمترين آلكالوئيد فلفل سياه، داراي خواص آنتياكسيداني و حفاظتي براي نورون ها است. بنابراين كانديد مناسبي براي مطالعه در مدلهاي حيواني بيماري مولتيپل اسكلروزيس ميباشد. در اين مطالعه اثر پيش درماني پيپرين بر حافظه فضايي، شاخصهاي استرس اكسيداتيو و ترميم ميلين در مدل دميليناسيون موضعي بررسي شد.
مواد و روشها: در اين مطالعه تجربي موشهاي صحرايي نر نژاد ويستار با وزن (220-200 گرم) در 4 گروه آزمايشي ((n=8 مورد مطالعه قرار گرفتند. دميليناسيون با تزريق ليزولسيتين در ناحيهCA1 هيپوكامپ القاء شد. پيپرين از دو هفته قبل از القاي دميليناسيون با دوز mg/kg5 تا پايان دوره بهصورت داخل صفاقي تزريق شد. اثر پيپرين بر حافظه فضايي با تست ماز آبي موريس و بر بيان ژنهاي iNOS, Hmox-1, Nrf2و MBP در بافت هيپوكامپ با تكنيك qPCR ارزيابي شد. ظرفيت آنتي اكسيداني تام در بافت هيپوكامپ با تست FRAP اندازه گيري شد.
يافتهها: پيش درماني با پيپرين سبب كاهش شاخص زمان و مسافت طي شده و افزايش زمان اقامت در ربع هدف در آزمون ماز آبي شد(0/0001
چكيده لاتين :
Background and purpose: Piperine as the main alkaloid of black pepper has antioxidant and
neuroprotective properties, so, it is an appropriate candidate to be studied in animal models of multiple
sclerosis. This research aimed at investigating the effect of pretreatment with piperine on spatial memory,
oxidative stress, and myelin repair gene markers in local demyelination model.
Materials and methods: Adult male Wistar rats (200–220 g) were studied in four experimental
groups (n=8 per group). Demyelination was induced by bilateral injection of lysolecithin (LPC) into the
CA1 region of the hippocampus. Piperine was injected intraperitoneally at 5 mg/kg for two weeks before
induction of demyelination until the end of the experiment. The effect of piperine on spatial memory was
assessed by Morris water maze. The gene expression analysis on iNOS, Nrf2, HO1, and MBP was done
using qPCR. Total antioxidant capacity in the hippocampal tissue was measured by FRAP biochemical assay.
Results: Pretreatment with piperine significantly reduced escape latency and swimming distance
and increased time spent in target quadrant in Morris water maze test (P<0.0001) . In the Piperine
pretreatment group, the expression level of iNOS was significantly lower than that in the LPC group. But the
expression levels of Nrf2, Hmox-1 and MBP significantly increased in piperine pretreated group compared
to LPC and control groups (P<0.001). Total antioxidant capacity of tissue in piperine pretreated group was
more than that in the LPC group and controls (P<0.0001).
Conclusion: Piperine improved spatial memory impairment induced by hippocampal demyelination
through enhancing antioxidant defense and myelin repair.