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METABOLIC BRAIN DISEASE
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SPRINGER/PLENUM PUBLISHERS
DOI: 10.1007/s11011-023-01317-0
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Thiamine; Hypothyroidism; Memory deficits; Redox hemostasis; Cholinergic disturbance
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The study found that thiamine supplementation can improve learning and memory impairments in hypothyroid rats. Thiamine enhances the ability to remember locations and recognition in memory tests, while mitigating oxidative stress and acetylcholinesterase activity damage.
Hypothyroidism causes learning and memory impairment. Considering the neuroprotective properties of thiamine (Vitamin B1), this study was conducted to investigate the effects of thiamine on acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activity, oxidative damage, and memory deficits in hypothyroid rats.In this study, 50 rats (21 days old) were randomly divided into 5 groups and treated with propylthiouracil (0.05% in drinking water) and thiamine (50, 100, and 200 mg/kg, oral) for 7 weeks. Following that, Morris water maze (MWM) and passive avoidance (PA) tests were performed. Finally, oxidative stress indicators and AChE activity were measured in brain tissue.Treatment of hypothyroid rats with thiamine, especially at 100 and 200 mg/kg, alleviated the ability to remember the location of the platform as reflected by less time spent and distance to reach the platform, during the MWM test (P < 0.05 to P < 0.001). In the PA test, the latency to enter the dark chamber and light stay time were increased in rats who received thiamine compared to the hypothyroid group (P < 0.05 to P < 0.001). In addition, thiamine increased the levels of total thiol groups and superoxide dismutase while decreasing the levels of malondialdehyde and AChE.Our results suggest that thiamine supplementation could effectively improve memory loss in a rat model of hypothyroidism. The positive effects of thiamin on the learning and memory of hypothyroid rats may be due to amelioration of redox hemostasis and cholinergic disturbance.
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