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http://dx.doi.org/10.3746/jkfn.2009.38.4.409

Effects of the Deer Antler Extract on Scopolamine-induced Memory Impairment and Its Related Enzyme Activities  

Lee, Mi-Ra (Dept. of Food Science and Technology, Chungnam National University)
Sun, Bai-Shen (Dept. of Food Science and Technology, Chungnam National University)
Gu, Li-Juan (Dept. of Food Science and Technology, Chungnam National University)
Wang, Chun-Yan (Dept. of Food Science and Technology, Chungnam National University)
Fang, Zhe-Ming (Dept. of Food Science and Technology, Chungnam National University)
Wang, Zhen (Dept. of Food Science and Technology, Chungnam National University)
Mo, Eun-Kyoung (DBIO Research Institute)
Ly, Sun-Young (Dept. of Food and Nutrition, Chungnam National University)
Sung, Chang-Keun (Dept. of Food Science and Technology, Chungnam National University)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition / v.38, no.4, 2009 , pp. 409-414 More about this Journal
Abstract
The aim of this study was to investigate the ameliorating effects of deer antler extract on the learning and memory impairments induced by the administration of scopolamine (2 mg/kg, i.p.) in rats. Tacrine was used as a positive control agent for evaluating the cognition enhancing activity of deer antler extract in scopolamine-induced amnesia models. The results showed that the deer antler extract-treated group (200 mg/kg, p.o.) and the tacrine-treated group (10 mg/kg, p.o.) significantly ameliorated scopolamine-induced amnesia based on the Morris water maze test. Although there was no statistical significance of brain ACh contents among the experimental groups, the brain ACh contents of the deer antler extract-treated group was slightly higher than that of the scopolamine-treated group. The inhibitory effect of deer antler extract on the acetylcholinesterase activity in the brain was significantly lower than that of scopolamine-treated group. The tacrine- and the deer antler-treated groups reduced the MAO-B activity compared to the scopolamine-treated group, but not significantly. These results suggest that the deer antler extract could be an effective agent for the prevention of the cognitive impairment induced by cholinergic dysfunction.
Keywords
scopolamine; deer antler; acetylcholine; acetylcholinesterase; monoamine oxidase-B;
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