Rehmannia glutinosa ameliorates scopolamine-induced learning and memory impairment in rats

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 874-883

  Lee, Bomb ^a   Shim, Insop ^a   Lee, Hyejung ^a   Hahm, Dae Hyun ^a  

^a Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cholinergic neurons; Memory; Proinflammatory cytokines; Rehmannia glutinosa; Scopolamine

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; CHOLINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; MESSENGER RNA; REHMANNIA GLUTINOSA EXTRACT; SCOPOLAMINE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CHOLINERGIC ACTIVITY; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFECT; GENE EXPRESSION; HIPPOCAMPAL CA1 REGION; HIPPOCAMPAL CA3 REGION; HIPPOCAMPUS; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LEARNING; LONG TERM MEMORY; MALE; MAZE TEST; MEMORY DISORDER; MORRIS WATER MAZE TEST; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PASSIVE AVOIDANCE; PLANT ROOT; RAT; REHMANNIA; REHMANNIA GLUTINOSA; SPATIAL MEMORY; STEAMED ROOT; SWIMMING;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANIMALS; CHOLINE O-ACETYLTRANSFERASE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REHMANNIA; SCOPOLAMINE HYDROBROMIDE;

RATTUS; REHMANNIA GLUTINOSA;

EID: 80052287617     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: 17388872     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4014/jmb.1104.04012     Document Type: Article

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