期刊
EUROPEAN NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
卷 19, 期 12, 页码 851-860出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2009.07.006
关键词
Procyanidins; Memory; Morris water maze; Antioxidant capacity; Oxidative damage; Cholinergic activity
资金
- National Key Technology R & D Program of China [2006BAD27B08, 2006BAD27B09-4]
The major purpose of this study was to determine the effect of procyanidins extracted from the lotus seedpod (LSPC) on the learning and memory impairments in cognitively impaired aged rats. Based on Morris water maze performance compared with young female rats, aged unimpaired (AU) and aged impaired (AI) rats were chosen from aged female rats. LSPC supplementation (50, 100 mg/kg BW, p.o.) for 7 weeks significantly improved learning and memory impairments in Al animals in the Morris water maze test, as evaluated by shortened escape latency and swimming distance. Aged rats had significantly declined antioxidant defense capacities and significantly increased lipid peroxidation and protein oxidation levels in hippocampus and cerebral cortex than young rats. Further, Al group had higher protein oxidation level compared with AU group. LSPC (50, 100 mg/kg BW, p.o.) significantly reversed the decline of antioxidant defense capacities and significantly reduced lipid peroxidation and protein oxidation levels in hippocampus and cerebral cortex of Al rats. In addition, LSPC significantly restored acetylcholine (ACh) contents and acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activities in hippocampus and cerebral cortex of At animals. The results of this study suggest that LSPC may play a useful role in the treatment of cognitive impairment caused by Alzheimer's disease and aging. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. and ECNR All. rights reserved.
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