The cerebral cortex and hippocampus tissues of PAP mice were homogenized in radio immunoprecipitation assay lysis buffer (P0013B, Beyotime, China) containing protease inhibitors (
ST506, Beyotime, China), sonicated briefly, lysed on ice for 30 min with gentle agitation, and then centrifuged at 14,800 × g for 20 min at 4°C to remove debris. Aliquots of the lysates were tested for Aβ
1-42 monomers and Aβ oligomers, using the
Human/Rat Beta Amyloid (42) ELISA kit (290–62601, Wako, Japan) and Mouse Aβ Oligomer ELISA kit (AB6094, Abmart, China), respectively, according to the manufacturer’s protocols. Plasma and brain tissue IL–1β and TNF–α were determined using the Mouse IL-1β (EMC001b, NeoBioscience, China) and TNF-α (
EMC102a, NeoBioscience, China) ELISA kits in accordance with the manufacturer’s protocols. In addition, feces of PAP mice were homogenized at 50 mg/mL in sterilized PBS, and large debris were removed by brief pulsed centrifugation. The fecal suspension was centrifuged at 14,800 × g for 15 min at 4°C to remove sediments, and the levels of fecal LCN2 and albumin were assayed using the Mouse LCN-2/neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL)
Quantikine ELISA kit (MLCN20, R&D Systems, USA) and
Mouse Albumin ELISA kit (E13878m, Cusabio, China).
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