Themes: NOOTROPICS

2015

Contained in: Neurobiol. Learn. Mem., 2015: 121, 30-38

4-Hydroxybenzyl methyl ether improves learning and memory in mice via the activation of dopamine D1 receptor signaling

Authors: Lee, H.E., Lee Y.W., Park S.J., Jeon S.J., Kim E., Lee S., Han A.-R., Seo E.-K., Ryu J.H.

  4-Hydroxybenzyl methyl ether by Gastrodia elata Blume on passive avoidance acquisition, consolidation and retrieval in mice: dopaminergic modulation
  Lee, H.E., Lee Y.W., Park S.J., Jeon S.J., Kim E., Lee S., Han A.-R., Seo E.-K., Ryu J.H. - 2015

  AVOIDANCE   DOPAMINE   NOOTROPICS   RECALL AND RECONSOLIDATION   CONSOLIDATION
Contained in: Neurosci. Lett., 2015: 592, 48-53

Pratensein ameliorates β-amyloid-induced cognitive impairment in rats via reducing oxidative damage and restoring synapse and BDNF levels

Authors: Liang, C., Tan S., Huang Q., Lin J., Lu Z., Lin X.

  Pratensein on Morris water maze performance, passive avoidance impairment, neuronal degeneration and brain derived neurotrophic factor levels by intra-hippocampal Sβ1-42 peptide injection in rats
  Liang, C., Tan S., Huang Q., Lin J., Lu Z., Lin X. - 2015

  AVOIDANCE   CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM LESIONS   SPATIAL ORIENTATION AND SPATIAL MEMORY   HIPPOCAMPUS, FORNIX AND SUBICULUM   NEUROTROPHIC FACTORS   NOOTROPICS
Contained in: Neurosci. Lett., 2015: 594, 40-45

Ameliorative effect of gastrodin on 3,3'-iminodipropionitrile-induced memory impairment in rats

Authors: Wang, X., Tan Y., Zhang F.

  Gastrodin on 3-3'iminodipropionitrile-induced hippocampal serotonin level/expression and passive avoidance impairment in rats
  Wang, X., Tan Y., Zhang F. - 2015

  AVOIDANCE   HIPPOCAMPUS, FORNIX AND SUBICULUM   NOOTROPICS   SEROTONIN
Contained in: Psychopharmacology, 2015: 232, 1025-1038

1-Aminocyclopropanecarboxylic acid (ACPC) produces procognitive but not antipsychotic-like effects in rats

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

  NMDA glycine antagonist 1-aminocyclopropanecarboxylic acid on active avoidance, object recognition, prepulse inhibition of startle reflex and operant conditioning in control and ketamine/phencyclidine-treated rats
  Popik, P., Holuj M., Nikiforuk A., Kos T., Trullas R., Skolnick P. - 2015

  AVOIDANCE   OPERANT CONDITIONING   CONDITIONED AND UNCONDITIONED INHIBITION   N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE (NMDA)   NOOTROPICS   STARTLE REFLEX
Contained in: Behav. Brain Res., 2015: 293, 27-33

Salidroside ameliorates cognitive impairment in a D-galactose-induced rat model of Alzheimer's disease

Authors: Gao, J., He H., Jiang W., Chang X., Zhu L., Luo F., Zhou R., Ma C., Yan T.

  Salidroside on D-galactose-induced Morris water maze and passive avoidance impairment of rats: hippocampal pro-inflammatory cytokine levels
  Gao, J., He H., Jiang W., Chang X., Zhu L., Luo F., Zhou R., Ma C., Yan T. - 2015

  AVOIDANCE   SPATIAL ORIENTATION AND SPATIAL MEMORY   HIPPOCAMPUS, FORNIX AND SUBICULUM   NEUROPEPTIDES   NOOTROPICS
Contained in: Brain Res., 2015: 1595, 19-28

Ligustilide prevents cognitive impairment and attenuates neurotoxicity in D-galactose induced aging mice brain

Authors: Li, J.-J., Zhu Q., Lu Y.-P., Zhao P., Feng Z.-B., Qian Z.-M., Zhu L.

  Ligustilide on D-galactose-induced neurotoxicity and Morris water maze impairment in mice
  Li, J.-J., Zhu Q., Lu Y.-P., Zhao P., Feng Z.-B., Qian Z.-M., Zhu L. - 2015

  CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM LESIONS   SPATIAL ORIENTATION AND SPATIAL MEMORY   NOOTROPICS
Contained in: Behav. Brain Res., 2015: 283, 61-68

Cilostazol but not sildenafil prevents memory impairment after chronic cerebral hypoperfusion in middle-aged rats

Authors: Godinho, J., de Oliveira J.N., Dias Fiuza Ferreira E., Zaghi G.G.D., Bacarin C.C., de Oliveira R.M.W., Milani H.

  Cilostazol and sildenafil on hippocampal and cortical neuron damage and aversive spatial learning deficit by chronic cerebral ischemia in middle-aged rats
  Godinho, J., de Oliveira J.N., Dias Fiuza Ferreira E., Zaghi G.G.D., Bacarin C.C., de Oliveira R.M.W., Milani H. - 2015

  CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM LESIONS   SPATIAL ORIENTATION AND SPATIAL MEMORY   CEREBRAL CORTEX   HIPPOCAMPUS, FORNIX AND SUBICULUM   NOOTROPICS
Contained in: Cell. Mol. Neurobiol., 2015: 35, 623-632

Protective effects of baicalin on Aβ1-42-induced learning and memory deficit, oxidative stress, and apoptosis in rat

Authors: Ding, H., Wang H., Zhao Y., Sun D., Zhai X.

  Baicalin on intra-hippocampal Aβ1-42-induced neurotoxicity and Morris water maze deficit in rats
  Ding, H., Wang H., Zhao Y., Sun D., Zhai X. - 2015

  CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM LESIONS   SPATIAL ORIENTATION AND SPATIAL MEMORY   HIPPOCAMPUS, FORNIX AND SUBICULUM   NOOTROPICS
Contained in: Neuroscience, 2015: 301, 90-105

Pathological changes in hippocampal neuronal circuits underlie age-associated neurodegeneration and memory loss: positive clue toward sad

Authors: Moorthi, P., Premkumar P., Priyanka R., Jayachandran K.S., Anusuyadevi M.

  Resveratrol on spatial learning and hippocampal, amygdalar and cortical neuron loss in young and aged rats
  Moorthi, P., Premkumar P., Priyanka R., Jayachandran K.S., Anusuyadevi M. - 2015

  CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM LESIONS   SPATIAL ORIENTATION AND SPATIAL MEMORY   CEREBRAL CORTEX   AGE   HIPPOCAMPUS, FORNIX AND SUBICULUM   NOOTROPICS   NEUROGENESIS AND PLASTICITY
Contained in: NeuroReport, 2015: 26, 723-727

Lamotrigine attenuates cerebral ischemia-induced cognitive impairment and decreases β-amyloid and phosphorylated tau in the hippocampus in rats

Authors: Han, H., Qian Q., Yu Y., Zhao D., Sun G.

  Antiepileptic lamotrigine on ischemia-induced hippocampal injury and Morris water maze impairment in rats
  Han, H., Qian Q., Yu Y., Zhao D., Sun G. - 2015

  CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM LESIONS   SPATIAL ORIENTATION AND SPATIAL MEMORY   HIPPOCAMPUS, FORNIX AND SUBICULUM   NOOTROPICS
Contained in: Neuropharmacology, 2015: 97, 233-239

PDE5 inhibition improves acquisition processes after learning via a central mechanism

Authors: Akkerman, S., Blokland A., van Goethem N.P., Cremers P., Shaffer C.L., Osgood S.M., Steinbusch H.W.M., Prickaerts J.

  Intracerebroventricular or oral vardenafil on scopolamine-induced object recognition impairment in rats
  Akkerman, S., Blokland A., van Goethem N.P., Cremers P., Shaffer C.L., Osgood S.M., Steinbusch H.W.M., Prickaerts J. - 2015

  ACETYLCHOLINE   NOOTROPICS
Contained in: Physiol. Behav., 2015: 138, 260-265

Harmine treatment enhances short-term memory in old rats: dissociation of cognition and the ability to perform the procedural requirements of maze testing

Authors: Mennenga, S.E., Gerson J.E., Dunckley T., Bimonte-Nelson H.A.

  Harmine on spatial learning in old rats
  Mennenga, S.E., Gerson J.E., Dunckley T., Bimonte-Nelson H.A. - 2015

  SPATIAL ORIENTATION AND SPATIAL MEMORY   NOOTROPICS
Contained in: Physiol. Behav., 2015: 138, 325-331

Differential effects of quercetin on hippocampus-dependent learning and memory in mice fed with different diets related with oxidative stress

Authors: Xia, S.-F., Xie Z.-X., Qiao Y., Li L.-R., Cheng X.-R., Tang X., Shi Y.-H., Le G.-W.

  Quercetin on high-fat diet dependent spatial learnming impairment and hippocampal oxidative stress biomarker gene expression in mice
  Xia, S.-F., Xie Z.-X., Qiao Y., Li L.-R., Cheng X.-R., Tang X., Shi Y.-H., Le G.-W. - 2015

  SPATIAL ORIENTATION AND SPATIAL MEMORY   FEEDING AND DRINKING   HIPPOCAMPUS, FORNIX AND SUBICULUM   NEUROTROPHIC FACTORS   NOOTROPICS   PROTEIN KINASES   PROTEINS AND GENES
Contained in: Pharmacol. Biochem. Behav., 2015: 132, 33-41

Non-selective NSAIDs improve the amyloid-β-mediated suppression of memory and synaptic plasticity

Authors: Mohammadpour, J.D., Hosseinmardi N., Janahmadi M., Fathollahi Y., Motamedi F., Rohampour K.

  Aspirin and sodium salicilate on amyloid-β, Morris water maze and hippocampal neuron excitability impairment in rats
  Mohammadpour, J.D., Hosseinmardi N., Janahmadi M., Fathollahi Y., Motamedi F., Rohampour K. - 2015

  SPATIAL ORIENTATION AND SPATIAL MEMORY   HIPPOCAMPUS, FORNIX AND SUBICULUM   SHORT- AND LONG-TERM POTENTIATION AND DEPRESSION   NOOTROPICS   ELECTRIC/MAGNETIC CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULATION
Contained in: Neuropharmacology, 2015: 92, 8-15

Cognitive recovery by chronic activation of the large-conductance calcium-activated potassium channel in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease

Authors: Wang, L:, Kang H., Li Y., Shui Y. Yamamoto R., Sugai T., Kato N.

  BK channel activator isopiranic acid on hippocampal neuron excitability, Morris water maze and object recognition in 3XTg and control mice
  Wang, L:, Kang H., Li Y., Shui Y. Yamamoto R., Sugai T., Kato N. - 2015

  SPATIAL ORIENTATION AND SPATIAL MEMORY   CEREBRAL CORTEX   HIPPOCAMPUS, FORNIX AND SUBICULUM   SHORT- AND LONG-TERM POTENTIATION AND DEPRESSION   NOOTROPICS   ELECTRIC/MAGNETIC CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULATION
Contained in: Behav. Brain Res., 2015: 292, 288-299

Asiaticoside attenuates diabetes-induced cognition deficits by regulating PI3K/Akt/NF-κB pathway

Authors: Yin, Z., Yu H., Chen S., Ma C., Ma X., Xu L., Ma Z., Qu R., Ma S.

  Asiaticoside on diabets-induced Morris water maze and hippocampal plasticity impairment in rats: effects on oxidative stress and phosphoinositide 3-kinase/protein kinase B(AKT)/nuclear factor-kappa B pathway
  Yin, Z., Yu H., Chen S., Ma C., Ma X., Xu L., Ma Z., Qu R., Ma S. - 2015

  SPATIAL ORIENTATION AND SPATIAL MEMORY   HIPPOCAMPUS, FORNIX AND SUBICULUM   NEUROPEPTIDES   NOOTROPICS   NEUROGENESIS AND PLASTICITY   PROTEIN KINASES   PROTEINS AND GENES
Contained in: Cell. Mol. Neurobiol., 2015: 35, 1157-1164

Activation of hippocampal CREB by rolipram partially recovers balance between TNF-α and IL-10 levels and improves cognitive deficits in diabetic rats

Authors: Miao, Y., He T., Zhu Y., Li W., Wang B., Zhong Y.

  Rolipram on Morris water maze and hippocampal CREB/interleukin-10 expression impairment induced by streptozotocin, in diabetic rats
  Miao, Y., He T., Zhu Y., Li W., Wang B., Zhong Y. - 2015

  SPATIAL ORIENTATION AND SPATIAL MEMORY   HIPPOCAMPUS, FORNIX AND SUBICULUM   NEUROPEPTIDES   NOOTROPICS   PROTEINS AND GENES
Contained in: Neuropharmacology, 2015: 93, 285-293

Gracilins: spongionella-derived promising compunds for Alzheimer disease

Authors: Leiros, M., Alonso E., Rateb M.E., Houssen W.E., Ebel R., Jaspars M., Alfonso A., Botana L.M.

  Diterpenoid gracilins on neuroprotection and Morris water maze performance in 3XTg-AD and control mice
  Leiros, M., Alonso E., Rateb M.E., Houssen W.E., Ebel R., Jaspars M., Alfonso A., Botana L.M. - 2015

  SPATIAL ORIENTATION AND SPATIAL MEMORY   NOOTROPICS   PROTEIN KINASES
Contained in: Neuropharmacology, 2015: 99, 264-272

Beneficial behavioral, neurochemical and molecular effects of 1-(R)-aminoindan in aged mice

Authors: Badinter, F., Amit T., Bar-Am O., Youdim M.B.H., Weinreb O.

  1-(R)-aminoindan on Morris water maze performance, object recognition, response to stress, nest building test, hippocampal, striatal brain-derived neurotrophic factor/nerve growth factor/bel2 protein levels and striatal dopamine/morepinephrine/serotonin levels in adult and aged mice
  Badinter, F., Amit T., Bar-Am O., Youdim M.B.H., Weinreb O. - 2015

  SPATIAL ORIENTATION AND SPATIAL MEMORY   ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIAL BEHAVIOR   HIPPOCAMPUS, FORNIX AND SUBICULUM   NEUROTROPHIC FACTORS   NOOTROPICS   STRESS   STRIATUM
Contained in: Behav. Brain Res., 2015: 281, 32-42

Hesperidin ameliorates behavioral impairments and neuropathology of transgenic APP/PS1 mice

Authors: Li, C., Zug C., Qu H., Schluesener H., Zhang Z.

  Hesperidin on hippocampal and cortical β-amyloid-dependent social interaction deficit in mice
  Li, C., Zug C., Qu H., Schluesener H., Zhang Z. - 2015

  ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIAL BEHAVIOR   CEREBRAL CORTEX   STEROTYPED BEHAVIORS   HIPPOCAMPUS, FORNIX AND SUBICULUM   NOOTROPICS   SEROTONIN
Contained in: Neurosci. Lett., 2015: 598, 41-46

Chronic administration of N-acetyl-D-mannosamine improves age-associated impairment of long-term potentiation in the senescence-accelerated mouse

Authors: Taniguchi, S., Kuwahara M., Ito K.

  N-acetyl-D-mannosamine on hippocampal long-term potentiation in SAMP8 and control mice of different age
  Taniguchi, S., Kuwahara M., Ito K. - 2015

  AGE   HIPPOCAMPUS, FORNIX AND SUBICULUM   SHORT- AND LONG-TERM POTENTIATION AND DEPRESSION   NOOTROPICS
Contained in: Neuroscience, 2015: 292, 81-89

Chronic treatment with ginsenoside Rg1 promotes memory and hippocampal long-term potentiation in middle-aged mice

Authors: Zhu, G., Wang Y., Li J., Wang J.

  Ginsenoside Rg1 on fear conditioning and hippocampal long-term potentiation, excitability and plasticity in middle-aged mice
  Zhu, G., Wang Y., Li J., Wang J. - 2015

  FEAR AND RELATED BEHAVIORS   HIPPOCAMPUS, FORNIX AND SUBICULUM   SHORT- AND LONG-TERM POTENTIATION AND DEPRESSION   NEUROTROPHIC FACTORS   NOOTROPICS   NEUROGENESIS AND PLASTICITY
Contained in: J. Neurosci., 2015: 35, 621-633

Different patterns of electrical activity lead to long-term potentiation by activating different intracellular pathways

Authors: Zhu, G., Liu Y., Wang Y., Bi X., Baudry M.

  Calpain-1 on hippocampal neuron excitability/plasticity and fear conditioning in mice: protein kinase and phosphodiesterase-4 modulation
  Zhu, G., Liu Y., Wang Y., Bi X., Baudry M. - 2015

  FEAR AND RELATED BEHAVIORS   HIPPOCAMPUS, FORNIX AND SUBICULUM   SHORT- AND LONG-TERM POTENTIATION AND DEPRESSION   NOOTROPICS   NEUROGENESIS AND PLASTICITY   PROTEIN KINASES   ELECTRIC/MAGNETIC CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULATION
Contained in: Hippocampus, 2015: 25, 363-372

Colivelin ameliorates amygdaloid β peptide-induced impairments in spatial memory, synaptic plasticity, and calcium homeostasis in rats

Authors: Wu, M.-N., Zhou L.-W., Wang Z.-J., Han W.-N., Zhang J., Liu X.-J., Tong J.-Q., Qi J.-S.

  Peptide colivelin on amyloid-β spatial learning and hippocampal excitability impairment in rats
  Wu, M.-N., Zhou L.-W., Wang Z.-J., Han W.-N., Zhang J., Liu X.-J., Tong J.-Q., Qi J.-S. - 2015

  HIPPOCAMPUS, FORNIX AND SUBICULUM   SHORT- AND LONG-TERM POTENTIATION AND DEPRESSION   NEUROPEPTIDES   NOOTROPICS   ELECTRIC/MAGNETIC CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULATION
Contained in: Neuropharmacology, 2015: 92, 170-182

MRZ-99030 - a novel modulator of Aβ aggregation: II - Reversal of Aβ oligomer-induced deficits in long-term potentiation (LTP) and cognitive performance in rats and mice

Authors: Rammes, G., Gravius A., Ruitenberg M., Wegener N., Chambon C., Sroka-Saidi K., Jeggo R., Staniaszek L., Spanswick D., O'Hare E., Palmer P., Kim E.-M., Bywalez W., Egger V., Parsons C.G.

  Dipeptide MR2-99030 on intracerebroventricular Aβ amyloid1-42 hippocampal long-term potentiation and novel object recognition impairment in rodents
  Rammes, G., Gravius A., Ruitenberg M., Wegener N., Chambon C., Sroka-Saidi K., Jeggo R., Staniaszek L., Spanswick D., O'Hare E., Palmer P., Kim E.-M., Bywalez W., Egger V., Parsons C.G. - 2015

  HIPPOCAMPUS, FORNIX AND SUBICULUM   SHORT- AND LONG-TERM POTENTIATION AND DEPRESSION   NEUROPEPTIDES   NOOTROPICS
Contained in: Neuropharmacology, 2015: 95, 361-366

Object memory enhancement by combining sub-efficacious doses of specific phosphodiesterase inhibitors

Authors: Bollen, E., Akkerman S., Puzzo D., Gulisano W., Palmeri A., D'Hooge R., Balschun D., Steinbusch H.W.M., Blokland A., Prickaerts J.

  Phosphodiesterase inhibitors on hippocampal long-term potentiation and object memory in rats
  Bollen, E., Akkerman S., Puzzo D., Gulisano W., Palmeri A., D'Hooge R., Balschun D., Steinbusch H.W.M., Blokland A., Prickaerts J. - 2015

  HIPPOCAMPUS, FORNIX AND SUBICULUM   SHORT- AND LONG-TERM POTENTIATION AND DEPRESSION   NOOTROPICS
Contained in: J. Enzyme Inhib. Med. Chem., 2015: Epub ahead of print

Unifi nootropics from the lab to the web: a story of academic (and industrial) shortcomings

Authors: Gualtieri, F.

  Unifiram and sunifiram study - Review
  Gualtieri, F. - 2015

  NOOTROPICS   REVIEWS AND COMMENTARIES

2014

Contained in: Behav. Brain Res., 2014: 268, 55-65

Cotinine reduces depressive-like behavior, working memory deficits, and synaptic loss associated with chronic stress in mice

Authors: Grizzell, J.A., Iarkov A., Holmes R., Mori T., Echeverria V.

  Cotinine on response to stress, spatial learning, locomotor activity and hippocampal/prefrontal/entorhinal plasticity in mice
  Grizzell, J.A., Iarkov A., Holmes R., Mori T., Echeverria V. - 2014

  ACETYLCHOLINE   LOCOMOTOR ACTIVITY   SPATIAL ORIENTATION AND SPATIAL MEMORY   ENTORHINAL CORTEX   CEREBRAL CORTEX   HIPPOCAMPUS, FORNIX AND SUBICULUM   NOOTROPICS   NEUROGENESIS AND PLASTICITY   STRESS
Contained in: Neurosci. Lett., 2014: 575, 42-46

Anti-amnesic effect of alkaloid fraction from Lycopodiella cernua (L.) Pic. Serm. on scopolamine-induced memory impairment in mice

Authors: Chuong, N.N., Trung B.H., Luan T.C., Hung T.M., Dang N.H., Dat N.T.

  Lycopodiella cernua extract on learning impairment by scopolamine in mice
  Chuong, N.N., Trung B.H., Luan T.C., Hung T.M., Dang N.H., Dat N.T. - 2014

  ACETYLCHOLINE   AVOIDANCE   SPATIAL ORIENTATION AND SPATIAL MEMORY   NOOTROPICS
Contained in: Physiol. Behav., 2014: 135, 152-167

Quercetin protects the impairment of memory and anxiogenic-like behavior in rats exposed to cadmium: possible involvement of the acetylcholinesterase and N+,K+-ATPase activities

Authors: Abdalla, F.H., Schmatz R., Cardoso A.M., Carvalho F. B., Baldissarelli J., de Oliveira J.S., Rosa M.M., Nunes M.A.G., Rubin M.A., da Cruz I.B.M., Barbisan F., Dressler V.L., Pereira L.B., Schetinger M.R.C., Morsch V.M., Goncalves J.F., Mazzanti C.M.

  Quercetin on passive avoidance learning, exploratory activity and brain acetylcholinesterase in control and exposed to cadmium rats
  Abdalla, F.H., Schmatz R., Cardoso A.M., Carvalho F. B., Baldissarelli J., de Oliveira J.S., Rosa M.M., Nunes M.A.G., Rubin M.A., da Cruz I.B.M., Barbisan F., Dressler V.L., Pereira L.B., Schetinger M.R.C., Morsch V.M., Goncalves J.F., Mazzanti C.M. - 2014

  ACETYLCHOLINE   EXPLORATORY ACTIVITY   AVOIDANCE   NOOTROPICS   NOCICEPTION