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Memory retrieval improvement by Heteropterys aphrodisiaca in aging rats
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Autores: Galvão,Suzana Maria Pereira; Mendes,Fúlvio Rieli; Oliveira,Maria Gabriela Menezes de; Mattei,Rita; Mello,João Carlos Palazzo de; Roman Júnior,Walter Antonio; Carlini,Elisaldo de Araújo.
Few data exists about the pharmacological properties of Heteropterys aphrodisiaca O. Mach. (Malpighiaceae), which is native to the scrubland regions of Brazil. The present study investigated the effects of oral treatment with H. aphrodisiaca extract (BST0298) on the learning and memory of young (3-6 months) and aged (21-23 months) rats, and compared the in vitro antioxidant activity of three lots collected in different years. An improvement in the number of sessions to learn the task was observed in the left/right discrimination test in aged rats treated for 45 days with 25 mg/kg (7.0 ± 0.5; p=0.005) or 50 mg/kg (7.6 ± 0.6; p=0.012) compared with control old rats (11.0 ± 1.6). On the other hand, pre-treatment did not improve the performance of...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Heteropterys aphrodisiaca O. Mach/pharmacognosy; Heteropterys aphrodisiaca O. Mach/antioxidant activity; Malpighiaceae/pharmacognosy; Antioxidants; Flavonoids; Plant extract.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-82502011000400020