Ginsenoside Rg3 alleviates lipopolysaccharide-induced learning and memory impairments by anti-inflammatory activity in rats

Biomolecules and Therapeutics

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 381-390

  Lee, Bombi ^a   Sur, Bongjun ^a   Park, Jinhee ^a   Kim, Sung Hun ^a   Kwon, Sunoh ^a   Yeom, Mijung ^a   Shim, Insop ^a   Lee, Hyejung ^a   Hahm, Dae Hyun ^a  

^a Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cyclooxygenase 2; Ginsenoside Rg3; Inflammation; Lipopolysaccharide; Memory; Morris water maze

Indexed keywords

CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; GINSENOSIDE RG 3; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIPPOCAMPUS; INFLAMMATION; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; MAZE TEST; MEMORY DISORDER; NONHUMAN; PASSIVE AVOIDANCE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT;

EID: 84887387022     PISSN: 19769148     EISSN: 20054483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4062/biomolther.2013.053     Document Type: Article

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