Pachauri Shakti D, Verma Priya Ranjan P, Dwivedi Anil K, Tota Santoshkumar, Khandelwal Kiran, Saxena Jitendra K, Nath Chandishwar
Division of Pharmaceutics, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Behav Pharmacol. 2013 Aug;24(4):307-19. doi: 10.1097/FBP.0b013e3283637a51.
This study evaluated the effects of a standardized ethyl acetate extract of Morinda citrifolia L. (Noni) fruit on impairment of memory, brain energy metabolism, and cholinergic function in intracerebral streptozotocin (STZ)-treated mice. STZ (0.5 mg/kg) was administered twice at an interval of 48 h. Noni (50 and 100 mg/kg, postoperatively) was administered for 21 days following STZ administration. Memory function was evaluated using Morris Water Maze and passive avoidance tests, and brain levels of cholinergic function, oxidative stress, energy metabolism, and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) were estimated. STZ caused memory impairment in Morris Water Maze and passive avoidance tests along with reduced brain levels of ATP, BDNF, and acetylcholine and increased acetylcholinesterase activity and oxidative stress. Treatment with Noni extract (100 mg/kg) prevented the STZ-induced memory impairment in both behavioral tests along with reduced oxidative stress and acetylcholinesterase activity, and increased brain levels of BDNF, acetylcholine, and ATP level. The study shows the beneficial effects of Noni fruit against STZ-induced memory impairment, which may be attributed to improved brain energy metabolism, cholinergic neurotransmission, BDNF, and antioxidative action.
本研究评估了标准化的海巴戟(诺丽)果实乙酸乙酯提取物对脑内注射链脲佐菌素(STZ)的小鼠记忆损伤、脑能量代谢和胆碱能功能的影响。以48小时的间隔两次给予STZ(0.5毫克/千克)。术后给予诺丽(50和100毫克/千克),在给予STZ后持续给药21天。使用莫里斯水迷宫和被动回避试验评估记忆功能,并估计脑内胆碱能功能、氧化应激、能量代谢和脑源性神经营养因子(BDNF)的水平。STZ在莫里斯水迷宫和被动回避试验中导致记忆损伤,同时脑内ATP、BDNF和乙酰胆碱水平降低,乙酰胆碱酯酶活性和氧化应激增加。用诺丽提取物(100毫克/千克)治疗可防止STZ在两种行为试验中诱导的记忆损伤,同时降低氧化应激和乙酰胆碱酯酶活性,并提高脑内BDNF、乙酰胆碱和ATP水平。该研究表明诺丽果对STZ诱导的记忆损伤具有有益作用,这可能归因于改善了脑能量代谢、胆碱能神经传递、BDNF和抗氧化作用。