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Tongqiao Huoxue Decoction ameliorates learning and memory defects in rats with vascular dementia by up-regulating the Ca(2+)-CaMKII-CREB pathway / 中国天然药物
Chinese Journal of Natural Medicines (English Ed.) ; (6): 823-830, 2015.
Article in English | WPRIM | ID: wpr-812475
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The present study was aimed at determining the effects of Tongqiao Huoxue Decoction (TQHXD) on the Ca(2+)-CaMKII-CREB pathway and the memory and learning capacities of rats with vascular dementia (VD). The rat VD model was established by using an improved bilateral carotid artery ligation method. The Morris water maze experiment was used to evaluate the ethology of the VD rats following treatments with TQHXD at 3.01, 6.02, and 12.04 g·kg(-1) per day for 31 days. At the end of experiment, the hippocampus were harvested and analyzed. Western blotting and RT-PCR were used to measure the expression levels of calmodulin-binding protein kinase II(CaMKII), protein kinase A(PKA), cAMP-response element binding protein(CREB), and three N-methyl-D-aspartic acid receptor subunits (NR1, NR2A, and NR2B). Our results revealed that TQHXD could alleviate the loss of learning abilities and increase the memory capacity (P < 0.05 and P < 0.01 vs the model group, respectively). The treatment with 6.02 and 12.04 g·kg(-1) of TQHXD significantly up-regulated the Ca(2+)-CaMKII-CREB pathway in the hippocampus. In conclusion, TQHXD showed therapeutic effects on a bilateral carotid artery ligation-induced vascular dementia model, through the up-regulation of calcium signalling pathways.
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Full text: Available Index: WPRIM (Western Pacific) Main subject: Pharmacology / Psychology / Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Dementia, Vascular / Signal Transduction / Up-Regulation / Calcium / Rats, Sprague-Dawley / Cyclic AMP Response Element-Binding Protein / Maze Learning Type of study: Prognostic study Limits: Animals Language: English Journal: Chinese Journal of Natural Medicines (English Ed.) Year: 2015 Type: Article

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Full text: Available Index: WPRIM (Western Pacific) Main subject: Pharmacology / Psychology / Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Dementia, Vascular / Signal Transduction / Up-Regulation / Calcium / Rats, Sprague-Dawley / Cyclic AMP Response Element-Binding Protein / Maze Learning Type of study: Prognostic study Limits: Animals Language: English Journal: Chinese Journal of Natural Medicines (English Ed.) Year: 2015 Type: Article