Naringenin improves learning and memory in an Alzheimer's disease rat model: Insights into the underlying mechanisms

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 764, Issue , 2015, Pages 195-201

  Ghofrani, Saeed ^a,b   Joghataei, Mohammad Taghi ^b   Mohseni, Simin ^a   Baluchnejadmojarad, Tourandokht ^d   Bagheri, Maryam ^a,c   Khamse, Safoura ^e   Roghani, Mehrdad ^f  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b IRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c ILAM UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d IRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^e TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^f SHAHED UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Apoptosis; Beta amyloid; Learning and memory; Naringenin; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

FULVESTRANT; MALONALDEHYDE; NARINGENIN; NITRITE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; FLAVANONE DERIVATIVE; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HIPPOCAMPUS; LEARNING; LEARNING DISORDER; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MEMORY; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; MEMORY DISORDER; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PASSIVE AVOIDANCE TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL ARM MAZE TEST; RAT; RECALL; RECOGNITION; SPATIAL RECOGNITION; TASK PERFORMANCE; Y-MAZE TEST; ANIMAL; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; DISEASE MODEL; DNA FRAGMENTATION; DRUG EFFECTS; MAZE TEST; METABOLISM; WISTAR RAT;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DNA FRAGMENTATION; FLAVANONES; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; MALONDIALDEHYDE; MAZE LEARNING; MEMORY; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; NITRITES; RATS, WISTAR; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

EID: 84936883045     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: 18790712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2015.07.001     Document Type: Article

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