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http://dx.doi.org/10.9721/KJFST.2020.52.3.263

Ameliorative effect of onion (Allium Cepa L.) flesh and peel on amyloid-β-induced cognitive dysfunction via mitochondrial activation  

Park, Seon Kyeong (Division of Applied Life Science (BK21 Plus), Institute of Agriculture and Life Science, Gyeongsang National University)
Lee, Uk (Division of Special Forest Products, National Institute of Forest Science)
Kang, Jin Yong (Division of Applied Life Science (BK21 Plus), Institute of Agriculture and Life Science, Gyeongsang National University)
Kim, Jong Min (Division of Applied Life Science (BK21 Plus), Institute of Agriculture and Life Science, Gyeongsang National University)
Shin, Eun Jin (Division of Applied Life Science (BK21 Plus), Institute of Agriculture and Life Science, Gyeongsang National University)
Heo, Ho Jin (Division of Applied Life Science (BK21 Plus), Institute of Agriculture and Life Science, Gyeongsang National University)
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Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology / v.52, no.3, 2020 , pp. 263-273 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this study, in order to confirm the ameliorative effects of onion (Allium cepa L.) flesh and peel on amyloidbeta (Aβ)-induced cognitive dysfunction, we evaluated their in vitro neuroprotection and in vivo cognitive functions. As the result of in vitro neuroprotection, the protective effect of the ethyl acetate fraction of onion flesh (EOF) on Aβ-induced cytotoxicity was similar to that of the ethyl acetate fraction of onion peel (EOP). In the behavioral tests, the EOF and EOP effectively improved the Aβ-induced learning and memory impairments. For this reason, it could be concluded that the EOF and EOP improved the antioxidant activities (superoxide dismutase, oxidized glutathione/total glutathione, and malondialdehyde) in brain tissue. In addition, the EOF and EOP effectively activated mitochondrial functions by protecting the mitochondrial membrane potential, ATP, mitochondria-mediated protein (BAX and cytochrome c), and caspase 3/7 activities. The EOF and EOP also improved the cholinergic system (acetylcholinesterase and acetylcholine). Therefore, we suggest that onion could be used for management of Aβ-induced cognitive dysfunction.
Keywords
Allium cepa L.; amyloid-${\beta}$; cognition; cholinergic system; mitochondrial function;
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