Effects of gypenosides on monoamine oxidase and Na/K-ATPase activities in brain tissues of aging mice / 中草药

ABSTRACT

Object To study the effects of gypenosides on MAO and Na/K ATPase activities in brain tissues of aging mice Methods Models of aging mice were prepared by continuous post orbitol injection of 120 mg/kg D galactose for a month, then the effects of gypenosides on MAO and Na/K ATPase activities in brain tissues were investigated Results It was observed that MAO activity was increased and Na/K ATPase activity was decreased in brain tissues of aging mice models significantly; and these effects were reversible respectively by gypenosides ig of 75 and 150 mg/kg Conclusion The result that gypenosides could invert the changes of MAO and Na/K ATPase activities in brain tissues of aging mice, may provide a further explaination of the anti aging mechanism of gypenosides in molecule enzymology