Themes: NOOTROPICS

2016

Contained in: Pharmacol. Biochem. Behav., 2016: 144, 60-66

Cognitive benefits of memantine in Alzheimer's 5XFAD model mice decline during advanced disease stages

Authors: Devi, L., Ohno M.

  Memantine on fear conditioning, spatial learning and cerebral Aβ42 oligomer levels in 5XFAD and control mice of different age
  Devi, L., Ohno M. - 2016

  SPATIAL ORIENTATION AND SPATIAL MEMORY   AGE   FEAR AND RELATED BEHAVIORS   N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE (NMDA)   NOOTROPICS
Contained in: Behav. Brain Res., 2016: 311, 309-321

The flavonoid baicalein rescues synaptic plasticity and memory deficits in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease

Authors: Gu, X.-H., Xu L.-J., Liu Z.-Q., Wei B., Yang Y.-J., Xu G.-G., Yin X.-P., Wang W.

  Flavonoid baicalein on amyloid precursor protein-induced hippocampal neuron excitability, hippocampal and cortical plasticity, Morris water maze performance, fear conditioning and object recognition impairment in mice
  Gu, X.-H., Xu L.-J., Liu Z.-Q., Wei B., Yang Y.-J., Xu G.-G., Yin X.-P., Wang W. - 2016

  SPATIAL ORIENTATION AND SPATIAL MEMORY   FEAR AND RELATED BEHAVIORS   HIPPOCAMPUS, FORNIX AND SUBICULUM   SHORT- AND LONG-TERM POTENTIATION AND DEPRESSION   NOOTROPICS   NEUROGENESIS AND PLASTICITY   ELECTRIC/MAGNETIC CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULATION
Contained in: Neurosci. Lett., 2016: 628, 194-200

Chronic treatment with levetiracetam reverses deficits in hipocampal LTP in vivo in experimental temporal lobe epilesy rats

Authors: Ge, Y.-X., Tian X.-Z., Lin Y.-Y., Liu X.-Y.

  Leviracetam on hippocampal long-term potentiation and spatial learning in pilocarpine-induced status epilepticus rats
  Ge, Y.-X., Tian X.-Z., Lin Y.-Y., Liu X.-Y. - 2016

  SPATIAL ORIENTATION AND SPATIAL MEMORY   GLUTAMATE   HIPPOCAMPUS, FORNIX AND SUBICULUM   SHORT- AND LONG-TERM POTENTIATION AND DEPRESSION   NOOTROPICS
Contained in: Neurosci. Lett., 2016: 629, 256-261

Silibinin rescues learning and memory deficits by attenuating microglia activation and preventing neuroinflammatory reactions in SAMP8 mice

Authors: Jin, G., Bai D., Yin S., Yang Z., Zou D., Zhang Z., Li X., Sun Y., Zhu Q.

  Memantine and silibilinen hippocampal/cortical neuroinflammation, object recognition and Morris water maze impairment in SAMP8 mice
  Jin, G., Bai D., Yin S., Yang Z., Zou D., Zhang Z., Li X., Sun Y., Zhu Q. - 2016

  SPATIAL ORIENTATION AND SPATIAL MEMORY   CEREBRAL CORTEX   HIPPOCAMPUS, FORNIX AND SUBICULUM   NEUROPEPTIDES   NOOTROPICS   PROTEIN KINASES
Contained in: Neurosci. Lett., 2016: 630, 101-108

Tongluo Xingnao Effervescent Tablet preserves mitochondrial energy metabolism and attenuates cognition deficits in APPswe/PS1De9 mice

Authors: Dai, Y., Ma T., Ren X., Wei J., Fu W., Ma Y., Xu S., Zhang Z.

  Tongluo Xingnao Effervescent Tablet herbal extract on mitochrondial function and spatial learning in APP and control mice
  Dai, Y., Ma T., Ren X., Wei J., Fu W., Ma Y., Xu S., Zhang Z. - 2016

  SPATIAL ORIENTATION AND SPATIAL MEMORY   NOOTROPICS
Contained in: Brain Res., 2016: 1650, 1-9

Resveratrol limits diabets-associated cognitive decline in rats by preventing oxidative stress and inflammation and modulating hippocampal structural synaptic plasticity

Authors: Tian, X., Liu Y., Ren G., Yin L., Liang X., Geng T., Dang H., An R.

  Resveratrol poliphenol on hippocampal neuron synaptic proteins, oxidative stress levels and spatial learning in streptozotocin-induced diabetes and control rats
  Tian, X., Liu Y., Ren G., Yin L., Liang X., Geng T., Dang H., An R. - 2016

  SPATIAL ORIENTATION AND SPATIAL MEMORY   HIPPOCAMPUS, FORNIX AND SUBICULUM   NEUROPEPTIDES   NOOTROPICS   PROTEINS AND GENES
Contained in: Neuroscience, 2016: 339, 644-654

Effects of (-)-sesamin on motor and memory deficits in an MPTP-lesioned mouse model of Prkinson's disease treated with L-DOPA

Authors: Zhao, T.T., Shin K.S., Kim K.S., Park H.J., Kim H.J., Lee K.E., Lee M.K.

  Sesamin on nigro-striatal monoamine levels, hippocampal NMDA/ERK1-2/CREB expression, locomotion, exploration and passive avoidance performance in dopaminergic-lesioned mice
  Zhao, T.T., Shin K.S., Kim K.S., Park H.J., Kim H.J., Lee K.E., Lee M.K. - 2016

  EPINEPHRINE AND NOREPINEPHRINE   EXPLORATORY ACTIVITY   LOCOMOTOR ACTIVITY   AVOIDANCE   CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM LESIONS   DOPAMINE   NOOTROPICS   SEROTONIN   STRIATUM   SUBSTANTIA NIGRA
Contained in: Pharmacol. Biochem. Behav., 2016: 150-151, 158-169

Protective effects of salicylate on PKA inhibitor (H-89)-induced spatial memory deficit via lessening autophagy and apoptosis in rats

Authors: Azimi, L., Kachooeian M., Khodagholi F., Yans A., Haysieattalab S., Vakilzadeh G., Vosoughi N., Sanati M., Taghizadeh G., Sharifzadeh M.

  Intra-hippocampal or systemic acetylsalicilic acid and systemic donepezil on intra-hippocampal protein kinase A inhibitor effects on hippocampal apoptois, autophagy and spatial learning impairment in rats
  Azimi, L., Kachooeian M., Khodagholi F., Yans A., Haysieattalab S., Vakilzadeh G., Vosoughi N., Sanati M., Taghizadeh G., Sharifzadeh M. - 2016

  CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM LESIONS   SPATIAL ORIENTATION AND SPATIAL MEMORY   HIPPOCAMPUS, FORNIX AND SUBICULUM   NOOTROPICS   PROTEIN KINASES
Contained in: Neuropharmacology, 2016: 105, 351-360

The effects of a 5-HT5A receptor antagonist in a ketamine-based rat model of cognitive dysfunction and the negative symptoms of schizophrenia

Authors: Nikiforuk, A., Holuj M., Kos T., Popik P.

  5-HT5A antagonist on social interaction, object recognition and operant conditioning in ketamine-impaired and control rats
  Nikiforuk, A., Holuj M., Kos T., Popik P. - 2016

  ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIAL BEHAVIOR   OPERANT CONDITIONING   N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE (NMDA)   NOOTROPICS   SEROTONIN
Contained in: Behav. Brain Res., 2016: 308, 217-221

Modulation of glycine sites enhances social memory in rats using PQQ combine with D-serine

Authors: Zhou, X., Liu D., Zhang R., Peng Y., Qin X., Mao S.

  Pyrroloquinoline quinone and D-serine on social interaction learning in rats
  Zhou, X., Liu D., Zhang R., Peng Y., Qin X., Mao S. - 2016

  ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIAL BEHAVIOR   DOPAMINE   N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE (NMDA)   NOOTROPICS
Contained in: Learn. Mem., 2016: 23, 29-37

Possible overlapping time frames of acquisition and consolidation phases in object memory processes: a pharmacological approach

Authors: Akkerman, S., Blokland A., Prickaerts J.

  Acetylcholinesterase and phosphodiesterase inhibitors on object recognition acquisition and consolidation in rats
  Akkerman, S., Blokland A., Prickaerts J. - 2016

  ACETYLCHOLINE   NOOTROPICS   PROTEIN KINASES   CONSOLIDATION
Contained in: Physiol. Behav., 2016: 165, 55-68

Effects of standardized Ginkgo biloba extract on the acquisition, retrieval and extinction of conditioned suppression: evidence that short-term memory and long-term memory are differentially modulated

Authors: Zamberlam, C.R., Vendrasco N.C., Oliveira D.R., Gaiardo R.B., Cerutti S.M.

  Ginkgo biloba extract on conditioned suppression acquisition, retrieval and extinction in rats
  Zamberlam, C.R., Vendrasco N.C., Oliveira D.R., Gaiardo R.B., Cerutti S.M. - 2016

  OPERANT CONDITIONING   EXTINCTION   FEAR AND RELATED BEHAVIORS   CONDITIONED AND UNCONDITIONED INHIBITION   NOOTROPICS   RECALL AND RECONSOLIDATION
Contained in: Brain res., 2016: 1633, 52-61

Single administration of a novel γ-secretase modulator ameliorates cognitive dysfunction in aged C57BL/6J mice

Authors: Hayama, T., Murakami K., Watanabe T., Maeda R., Kamata M., Kondo S.

  γ-secretase modulation on hippocampal neuron excitability, c-fos expression and novel object recognition performance in mice of different age
  Hayama, T., Murakami K., Watanabe T., Maeda R., Kamata M., Kondo S. - 2016

  AGE   HIPPOCAMPUS, FORNIX AND SUBICULUM   SHORT- AND LONG-TERM POTENTIATION AND DEPRESSION   NOOTROPICS   PROTEINS AND GENES   ELECTRIC/MAGNETIC CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULATION
Contained in: Brain Res. Bull., 2016: 121, 178-185

Neuroprotective effects of metformin against Aβ-mediated inhibition of long-term potentiation in rats fed a high-fat diet

Authors: Asadbegi, M., Yaghmaei P., Salehi I., Ebrahim-Habibi A., Komaki A.

  Metformin on high-fat diet or intra-hippocampal amyloid β injection induced hippocampal neuron excitability in rats
  Asadbegi, M., Yaghmaei P., Salehi I., Ebrahim-Habibi A., Komaki A. - 2016

  FEEDING AND DRINKING   HIPPOCAMPUS, FORNIX AND SUBICULUM   SHORT- AND LONG-TERM POTENTIATION AND DEPRESSION   NOOTROPICS   ELECTRIC/MAGNETIC CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULATION
Contained in: NeuroReport, 2016: 27, 671-676

Improvement of memory recall by quercetin in rodent contextual fear conditioning and human early-stage Alzheimer's disease patients

Authors: Nakagawa, T., Itoh M., Ohta K., Hayashi Y., Hayakawa M., Yamada Y., Akanabe H., Chikaishi T., Nakagawa K., Itoh Y., Muro T., Yanagida D., Nakabayashi R., Mori T., Saito K., Ohzawa K., Suzuki C., Li S., Ueda M., Wang M.-X., Nishida E., Islam S., Tana, Kobori M., Inizuka T.

  Flavonoid quercetin on fear conditioning in mice and cognitive performance in early-stage Alzheimer's disease human patients
  Nakagawa, T., Itoh M., Ohta K., Hayashi Y., Hayakawa M., Yamada Y., Akanabe H., Chikaishi T., Nakagawa K., Itoh Y., Muro T., Yanagida D., Nakabayashi R., Mori T., Saito K., Ohzawa K., Suzuki C., Li S., Ueda M., Wang M.-X., Nishida E., Islam S., Tana, Kobori M., Inizuka T. - 2016

  FEAR AND RELATED BEHAVIORS   NOOTROPICS
Contained in: Neuroscience, 2016: 332, 203-211

Acetyl-L-Carnitine restores synaptic transmission and enhances the inducicbility of stable LTP after oxygen-glucose deprivation

Authors: Kocsis, K., Frank R., Szabò J., Knapp L., Kis Z., Farkas T., Vecsei L., Toldi J.

  Acetyl-L-carnitine on hippocampal neuron excitability impairment by oxygen-glucose deprivation in rats: phosphoinositide 3 kinase role
  Kocsis, K., Frank R., Szabò J., Knapp L., Kis Z., Farkas T., Vecsei L., Toldi J. - 2016

  HIPPOCAMPUS, FORNIX AND SUBICULUM   SHORT- AND LONG-TERM POTENTIATION AND DEPRESSION   NOOTROPICS   ELECTRIC/MAGNETIC CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULATION
Contained in: Learn. Mem., 2016: 23, 339-348

Discrimination performance in aging is vulnerable to interference and dissociable from spatial memory

Authors: Johnson, S.A., Sacks P.K., Turner S.M., Gaynor L.S., Ormerod B.K., Maurer A.P., Bizon J.L., Burke S.N.

  Donepezil effects on spatial navigation/discrimination in young and aged rats
  Johnson, S.A., Sacks P.K., Turner S.M., Gaynor L.S., Ormerod B.K., Maurer A.P., Bizon J.L., Burke S.N. - 2016

  ACETYLCHOLINE   SPATIAL ORIENTATION AND SPATIAL MEMORY   AGE   NOOTROPICS
Contained in: Neuroscience, 2016: 322, 358-369

The effects of ginsenoside Rg1 on cronic stress induced depression-like behaviors, BDNF expression and the phosphorylation of PKA and CREB in rats

Authors: Liu, Z., Qi Y., Cheng Z., Zhu X., Fan C., Yu S.Y.

  Ginsenoside Rg1 on chronic stress effects on sucrose preference, response to stress, lateral amygdalar plasticity and brain-derived neurotrophic factor/protein kinase A/CREB expression in young rats
  Liu, Z., Qi Y., Cheng Z., Zhu X., Fan C., Yu S.Y. - 2016

  NEUROTROPHIC FACTORS   NOOTROPICS   PROTEIN KINASES   PROTEINS AND GENES   STRESS
Contained in: Learn. Mem., 2016: 23,422-426

Stimulant drug effects on touchscreen automated paired-associates learning (PAL) in rats

Authors: Roschlau, C., Votteler A., Hauber W.

  Modafinil, methylphenidate, amphetamine and MK-801 on operant responding recall in rats
  Roschlau, C., Votteler A., Hauber W. - 2016

  OPERANT CONDITIONING   DOPAMINE   N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE (NMDA)   NOOTROPICS   RECALL AND RECONSOLIDATION

2015

Contained in: Pharmacol. Biochem. Behav., 2015: 131, 26-32

Investigation of the role of non-selective calcium channel blocker (flunarizine) on cerebral ischemic-reperfusion associated cognitive dysfunction in aged mice

Authors: Gulati, P., Muthuraman A., Kaur P.

  Calcium channel blocker flunarizine on locomotor and spatial learning impairment by ischemia in aged mice
  Gulati, P., Muthuraman A., Kaur P. - 2015

  ACETYLCHOLINE   LOCOMOTOR ACTIVITY   CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM LESIONS   SPATIAL ORIENTATION AND SPATIAL MEMORY   NOOTROPICS
Contained in: Behav. Brain Res., 2015: 278, 404-410

Differential effects of α7 nicotinic receptor agonist PHA-543613 on spatial memory performance of rats in two distinct pharmacological dementia models

Authors: Bali, Z.K., Inkeller J., Csurgyok R., Bruszt N., Horvath H., Hernadi I.

  α7 nicotinic agonist on MK-801- and scopolamine-induced amnesia of spatial learning in rats
  Bali, Z.K., Inkeller J., Csurgyok R., Bruszt N., Horvath H., Hernadi I. - 2015

  ACETYLCHOLINE   AMNESIA   SPATIAL ORIENTATION AND SPATIAL MEMORY   N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE (NMDA)   NOOTROPICS
Contained in: Brain Res. Bull., 2015: 115, 1-8

Preteatment with curcumin attenuates anxiety while strengthens memory performance after one short stress experience in male rats

Authors: Haider, S., Naqvi F., Batool Z., Tabassum S., Sadir S., Liaquat L., Naqvi F., Zuberi N.A., Shakeel H., Perveen T.

  Stress and curcumin on oxidative stress, brain acetylcholine, exploratory activity, response to stress and Morris water maze performance in rats
  Haider, S., Naqvi F., Batool Z., Tabassum S., Sadir S., Liaquat L., Naqvi F., Zuberi N.A., Shakeel H., Perveen T. - 2015

  ACETYLCHOLINE   EXPLORATORY ACTIVITY   SPATIAL ORIENTATION AND SPATIAL MEMORY   NOOTROPICS   STRESS
Contained in: Neurosci. Lett., 2015: 591, 41-47

Enhanced behavioral response by decreasing brain oxidative stress to 6-hydroxy-L-nicotine in Alzheimer's disease rat model

Authors: Hritcu, L., Stefan M., Brandsch R., Mihasan M.

  Nicotine metabolite 6-hydroxy-L-nicotine on brain oxidative stress and spatial memory impairment by scopolamine in rats
  Hritcu, L., Stefan M., Brandsch R., Mihasan M. - 2015

  ACETYLCHOLINE   SPATIAL ORIENTATION AND SPATIAL MEMORY   NOOTROPICS
Contained in: Neuroscience, 2015: 288, 24-36

Memory recuperative potential of rifampicin in aluminum chloride-induced dementia: role of pregnane X receptors

Authors: Kaur, P., Sodhi R.K.

  Rifampicin on aluminium-chloride-induced locomotor, mnemonic and acetylcholinesterase level deficits in rats
  Kaur, P., Sodhi R.K. - 2015

  ACETYLCHOLINE   LOCOMOTOR ACTIVITY   SPATIAL ORIENTATION AND SPATIAL MEMORY   NOOTROPICS
Contained in: Neuroscience, 2015: 290, 530-542

Donepezil improves learning and memory deficits in APP/PS1 mice by inhibition of microglial activation

Authors: Guo, H.B., Cheng Y.F., Wu J.G., Wang C.M., Wang H.T., Zhang C., Qiu Z.K., Xu J.P.

  Cholinesterase inhibitor donepezil on object recognition, Morris water maze performance, brain Aβ40-42 levels and hippocampal microglia activation in Aβ-APP mice
  Guo, H.B., Cheng Y.F., Wu J.G., Wang C.M., Wang H.T., Zhang C., Qiu Z.K., Xu J.P. - 2015

  ACETYLCHOLINE   SPATIAL ORIENTATION AND SPATIAL MEMORY   HIPPOCAMPUS, FORNIX AND SUBICULUM   NOOTROPICS
Contained in: Pharmacol. Biochem. Behav., 2015: 135, 182-191

Nootropic, neuroprotective and neurotrophic effects of phloretin in scopolamine induced amnesia in mice

Authors: Ghumatkar, P.J., Patil S.P., Jain P.D., Tambe R.M., Sathaye S.

  Phloretin and donezepil on spatial learning, exploratory activity, hippocampal acetylcholine/brain-derived neurotrophic factor and oxidative stress impairment by scopolamine in mice
  Ghumatkar, P.J., Patil S.P., Jain P.D., Tambe R.M., Sathaye S. - 2015

  ACETYLCHOLINE   EXPLORATORY ACTIVITY   SPATIAL ORIENTATION AND SPATIAL MEMORY   NEUROTROPHIC FACTORS   NOOTROPICS
Contained in: Psychopharmacology, 2015: 232, 343-353

Rivastigmine but not vardenafil reverses cannabis-induced impairment of verbal memory in healthy humans

Authors: Theunissen, E.L., Heckman P., de Sousa E.B., Perna F., Kuypers K.P.C., Sambeth A., Blokland A., Prickaerts J., Toennes S.W., Ramaeckers J.G.

  Rivastigmine and vardenafil on cannabis-induced verbal memory impairment in humans
  Theunissen, E.L., Heckman P., de Sousa E.B., Perna F., Kuypers K.P.C., Sambeth A., Blokland A., Prickaerts J., Toennes S.W., Ramaeckers J.G. - 2015

  ACETYLCHOLINE   CANNABINOIDS   GLUTAMATE   NOOTROPICS
Contained in: Behav. Brain Res., 2015: 286, 97-103

AVCRI104P3, a novel multitarget compound with cognition-enhancing and anxiolytic activities: studies in cognitively poor middle-aged mice

Authors: Gimenez-Llort, L., Ratia M., Perez B., Camps P., Munoz-Torrero D., Badia A., Clos M.V.

  Anticholinesterasic AVCRI104P3 and huprine X on exploratory activity and Morris water maze performance in middle-aged mice
  Gimenez-Llort, L., Ratia M., Perez B., Camps P., Munoz-Torrero D., Badia A., Clos M.V. - 2015

  ACETYLCHOLINE   EXPLORATORY ACTIVITY   SPATIAL ORIENTATION AND SPATIAL MEMORY   DARK/LIGHT CONTEXT   STEROTYPED BEHAVIORS   NOOTROPICS
Contained in: Behav. Brain Res., 2015: 287, 96-99

The selective positive allosteric M1 muscarinic receptor modulator PQCA attenuates learning and memory deficits in the Tg2576 Alzheimer's disease mouse model

Authors: Puri, V., Wang X., Vardigan J.D., Kuduk S.D., Uslaner J.M.

  Muscarinic modulation of object recognition in Tg2576 and control mice of different age
  Puri, V., Wang X., Vardigan J.D., Kuduk S.D., Uslaner J.M. - 2015

  ACETYLCHOLINE   AGE   NOOTROPICS
Contained in: Neuroscience, 2015: 303, 103-114

Harpagoside ameliorates the amyloid-β-induced cognitive impairment in rats via up-regulating BDNF expression and MAP/PI3K pathways

Authors: Li, J., Ding X., Zhang R., Jiang W., Sun X., Xia Z., Wang X., Wu E., Zhang Y., Hu Y.

  Harpagoside on intra-hippocampal amyloid-β1-40 induced cognitive impairment in rats: effects on cortical/hippocampal choline acetyltransferase/brain-derived neurotrophic factor/extracellular signal-regulated kinase expression
  Li, J., Ding X., Zhang R., Jiang W., Sun X., Xia Z., Wang X., Wu E., Zhang Y., Hu Y. - 2015

  ACETYLCHOLINE   SPATIAL ORIENTATION AND SPATIAL MEMORY   ENTORHINAL CORTEX   CEREBRAL CORTEX   HIPPOCAMPUS, FORNIX AND SUBICULUM   NEUROTROPHIC FACTORS   NOOTROPICS   PROTEIN KINASES