Effects of curcumin (Curcuma longa) on learning and spatial memory as well as cell proliferation and neuroblast differentiation in adult and aged mice by upregulating brain-derived neurotrophic factor and CREB signaling

Journal of Medicinal Food

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 641-649

  Nam, Sung Min ^a   Choi, Jung Hoon ^b   Yoo, Dae Young ^a   Kim, Woosuk ^a   Jung, Hyo Young ^a   Kim, Jong Whi ^a   Yoo, Miyoung ^c   Lee, Sanghee ^c   Kim, Chul Jung ^d   Yoon, Yeo Sung ^a   Hwang, In Koo ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Kangwon National University   (South Korea)

^c Korea Food Research Institute   (South Korea)

^d Nature Co LTD   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Brain derived neurotrophic factor; CREB; Curcuma longa; D galactose; Subgranular zone

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CURCUMA LONGA EXTRACT; CYCLIC AMP RESPONSIVE ELEMENT BINDING PROTEIN; DOUBLECORTIN; GALACTOSE; KI 67 ANTIGEN; CREBBP PROTEIN, MOUSE; CURCUMIN; CYCLIC AMP RESPONSIVE ELEMENT BINDING PROTEIN BINDING PROTEIN; PLANT EXTRACT;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURCUMA LONGA; DENTATE GYRUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LATENT PERIOD; LEARNING; MALE; MORRIS WATER MAZE TEST; MOUSE; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NEUROBLAST; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPATIAL MEMORY; UPREGULATION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; BRAIN; C57BL MOUSE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; CHEMISTRY; COGNITION DISORDERS; CURCUMA; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECTS; MAZE TEST; MEMORY DISORDERS; METABOLISM; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; PHOSPHORYLATION; PHYTOTHERAPY;

AGING; ANIMALS; BRAIN; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CELL PROLIFERATION; COGNITION DISORDERS; CREB-BINDING PROTEIN; CURCUMA; CURCUMIN; GALACTOSE; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MEMORY DISORDERS; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MODELS, ANIMAL; NEUROGENESIS; PHOSPHORYLATION; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPATIAL MEMORY; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 84902480273     PISSN: 1096620X     EISSN: 15577600     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jmf.2013.2965     Document Type: Article

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