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http://dx.doi.org/10.4196/kjpp.2010.14.5.345

Effects of Erythropoietin on Memory Deficits and Brain Oxidative Stress in the Mouse Models of Dementia  

Kumar, Rohit (Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, Punjabi University)
Jaggi, Amteshwar Singh (Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, Punjabi University)
Singh, Nirmal (Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, Punjabi University)
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The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology / v.14, no.5, 2010 , pp. 345-352 More about this Journal
Abstract
The present study was undertaken to explore the potential of erythropoietin in memory deficits of mice. Memory impairment was produced by scopolamine (0.5 mg/kg, $i.p.$) and intracerebroventricular streptozotocin (i.c.v STZ, 3 mg/kg, $10{\mu}l$, $1^{st}$ and $3^{rd}$ day) in separate groups of animals. Morris water-maze test was employed to assess learning and memory. The levels of brain thio-barbituric acid reactive species (TBARS) and reduced glutathione (GSH) were estimated to assess degree of oxidative stress. Brain acetylcholinesterase enzyme (AChE) activity was also measured. Scopolamine/streptozotocin administration induced significant impairment of learning and memory in mice as indicated by marked decrease in Morris water-maze performance. Scopolamine/streptozotocin administration also produced a significant enhancement of brain AChE activity and brain oxidative stress (an increase in TBARS and a decrease in GSH) levels. Treatment of erythropoietin (500 and 1,000 IU/Kg i.p.) significantly reversed scopolamine- as well as streptozotocin-induced learning and memory deficits along with attenuation of those-induced rise in brain AChE activity and brain oxidative stress levels. It may be concluded that erythropoietin exerts a beneficial effect in memory deficits of mice possibly through its multiple actions including potential anti-oxidative effect.
Keywords
Erythropoietin; Memory; Scopolamine; Streptozotocin; Morris water-maze;
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