xperimental study on the effect of Naogongfude on the aging of the rat brain
- VernacularTitle:“脑功复得”改善脑老化的基础研究
- Author:
Xiaochuan HE
;
Wenqin CAI
;
Zegui LI
;
Zhong YANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- From:Journal of Third Military Medical University
2001;23(4):448-450
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To evaluate the effect of Naogongfude (NGFD, a traditional Chinese medicine orally administrated) on learning and memory and the expressions of synaptophysin (SY) and Tau-protein in cerebral cortex and hippocampus in aged rats and to explore the possible mechanism. Methods Rats were divided into normal and neural disturbance groups according to the outcomes of active avoidance reaction (AAR) test, and then each group was randomly divided into control and NGFD-treated experimental groups. Animals were orally fed with NGFD for 2 months (5 ml/d) in experimental group or routinely fed in control and taken AAR and passive avoidance reaction (PAR) tests. After the rats were sacrificed, the synaptosome count, the expression of SY and Tau-protein, and the neuron apoptosis in cerebrum were examined. Results The rats after 2-month NGFD administration had an increased AAR acquisition, obviously delayed AAR extinction and prolonged step through latency (STL) of PAR. The number of synaptosomes was raised and the immunoreactive intensity of synaptophysin was increased remarkedly, while Tau-protein immunoreactivity and apoptotic cells were decreased in cerebrum. Conclusion NGFD does have the effect of improving brain function and putting off the aging of rat brain according to the results of behavior study and morphological observation.
