[Effects of FABP5-PPARγ signaling pathway on learning-memory ability and lipid metabolism in rats with vascular dementia]

Objective: To investigate the effects of fatty acid binding protein 5(FABP5)- peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma(PPARγ) signaling pathway on learning-memory ability and lipid metabolism in rats with vascular dementia(VD) and its mechanisms. Methods: ①VD model rats were established by ligating bilateral common carotid artery. These rats were divided into three groups: normal group (WT group), sham-operated group (sham group) and VD model group; ②WT group and FABP5 inhibitor group were set up. After four weeks, Morris water maze test was used to detect spatial learning and memory ability in rats. RT-qPCR and Western blot methods were used to detect the expressions of FABP5, PPARγ, p-PPARγ and lipoprotein lipase (LPL) in the brain at the mRNA and protein levels. The levels of TC, TG and FFA in the brain were detected by assay kits. Results: Compared with the WT group and sham group, the learning-memory ability of the VD model and the FABP5 inhibitor group were significantly decreased, and the expressions of FABP5, PPARγ, p-PPARγ and LPL were significantly decreased at mRNA level and protein level in the brain; and the levels of TC, TG and FFA were increased significantly in the brain. Conclusion: FABP5 can affect the learning-memory ability and lipid metabolism in VD rats through PPARγ and LPL.