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Ameliorative Effects of Roots of Asparagus adscendens Roxb. on Cognitive Impairments and Brain Aging Induced by Scopolamine and Diazepam in Animal Models Relevant to Alzheimer's Disease


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1 Department of Postgraduate studies and Research, Division of Pharmacognosy and Photochemistry, Sarada Vilas College of Pharmacy, K. M. Puram, Mysore, Karnataka, India
 

Memory loss in dementia is often the most disabling feature of many disorders, impairing the normal daily activities of the patients and profoundly affecting their families. Treatment of cognitive disorders like dementia and Alzheimer's disease has been challenging since no potential drug is available at present with proved efficacy. In the present study, nootropic activity of methanolic extract of ischolar_mains of Asparagus adscendens Roxb.(AR) was studied in mice. Elevated plus maze and passive avoidance paradigm were employed to evaluate learning and memory. Scopolamine (0.4 mg/kg, i.p.) and diazepam (1 mg/kg, i.p.) were used to induce amnesia in mice. AR (50 and 100 mg/kg, p.o.) significantly attenuated amnesic deficits induced by scopolamine, diazepam and natural aging. Furthermore, it also reversed aging induced amnesia due to natural aging of mice. AR profoundly increased whole brain acetyl cholinesterase inhibition activity. Hence, AR might prove to be a useful memory restorative agent in the treatment of dementia seen in the elderly. The underlying mechanism of its action may be attributed to its antioxidant and acetyl cholinesterase inhibition properties.

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Acetyl cholinesterase, Asparagus adscendens, Dementia, Memory, Scopolamine.
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Authors

Hanumanthachar Joshi
Department of Postgraduate studies and Research, Division of Pharmacognosy and Photochemistry, Sarada Vilas College of Pharmacy, K. M. Puram, Mysore, Karnataka, India
Majed Abdo Alkanad
Department of Postgraduate studies and Research, Division of Pharmacognosy and Photochemistry, Sarada Vilas College of Pharmacy, K. M. Puram, Mysore, Karnataka, India
C. S. Charan
Department of Postgraduate studies and Research, Division of Pharmacognosy and Photochemistry, Sarada Vilas College of Pharmacy, K. M. Puram, Mysore, Karnataka, India

Abstract


Memory loss in dementia is often the most disabling feature of many disorders, impairing the normal daily activities of the patients and profoundly affecting their families. Treatment of cognitive disorders like dementia and Alzheimer's disease has been challenging since no potential drug is available at present with proved efficacy. In the present study, nootropic activity of methanolic extract of ischolar_mains of Asparagus adscendens Roxb.(AR) was studied in mice. Elevated plus maze and passive avoidance paradigm were employed to evaluate learning and memory. Scopolamine (0.4 mg/kg, i.p.) and diazepam (1 mg/kg, i.p.) were used to induce amnesia in mice. AR (50 and 100 mg/kg, p.o.) significantly attenuated amnesic deficits induced by scopolamine, diazepam and natural aging. Furthermore, it also reversed aging induced amnesia due to natural aging of mice. AR profoundly increased whole brain acetyl cholinesterase inhibition activity. Hence, AR might prove to be a useful memory restorative agent in the treatment of dementia seen in the elderly. The underlying mechanism of its action may be attributed to its antioxidant and acetyl cholinesterase inhibition properties.

Keywords


Acetyl cholinesterase, Asparagus adscendens, Dementia, Memory, Scopolamine.

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