Figure 1.

Experimental scheme for this study.

After gene identification at 1 month of age, 3-month-old male WT and 3×Tg-AD mice were randomly assigned to four groups with 10 animals each and then intragastrically administered either ICA or vehicle for 5 months (WT + vehicle, WT + ICA, 3×Tg-AD + vehicle, 3×Tg-AD + ICA groups). After performing behavior tests, the mice were euthanized. The cerebral cortexes were evaluated using HE and Nissl staining, immunofluorescent staining, and western blot assays to determine the above disease indicators. 3×Tg-AD: A triple-transgenic mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease; Aβ: beta-amyloid protein; AKT: protein kinase B; APP: amyloid precursor protein; GLUT: glucose transporter; GSK3β: glycogen synthase kinase 3 beta; HE: hematoxylin and eosin; ICA: icariin; IR: insulin receptor; IRS1: insulin receptor substrate 1; NeuN: neuronal nuclear antigen; p: phosphorylation; PI3K: phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase; PSD95: postsynaptic density protein 95; WT: wild-type.