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ArticleAnnals of neurosciences2011

Bacopa monniera selectively attenuates suppressed Superoxide dismutase activity in Diazepam induced amnesic mice.

Sudesh Prabhakar, Manish Kumar Saraf, Avijit Banik, Akshay Anand

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Article in Annals of neurosciences, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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Sudesh PrabhakarNeuroscience Research Lab, Department of Neurology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Sector-12 Chandigarh, 160012, INDIA.
Manish Kumar SarafNeuroscience Research Lab, Department of Neurology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Sector-12 Chandigarh, 160012, INDIA.
Avijit BanikNeuroscience Research Lab, Department of Neurology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Sector-12 Chandigarh, 160012, INDIA.
Akshay AnandNeuroscience Research Lab, Department of Neurology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Sector-12 Chandigarh, 160012, INDIA.
Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research · IN

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Abstract

backgroundAmnesia is characterized by loss of memory that could result from abnormal neuro-chemical homeostasis, genetic predisposition or drug abuse. We earlier reported that B. monniera attenuates diazepam, scopolamine and L-NNA induced amnesia and wanted to test if SOD levels were affected by its administration. PURPOSE: B. monniera is earlier reported to augment the defense system for oxidative stress by increasing the activities of superoxide dismutase, therefore, we investigated its levels after B. monniera administration in combination with different amnesic agents.

methodsWe treated mice with amnesic agents such as scopolamine, diazepam, L-NNA and MK 801 either with or without B. monniera.

resultsDiazepam (1.75 mg/kg ip) significantly reduced SOD activity while it was unaltered when Scopolamine (0.1 mg/kg ip), MK 801 (0.17 mg/kg ip) and L-NNA (30 mg/kg ip) were administered. B. monniera significantly attenuated diazepam induced suppression of SOD activity.

conclusionIt is suggested that the mechanism of B. monniera's antiamnesic effect may vary depending on the type of amnesic agent used. However, antioxidant mechanism may be central to evoking the memory enhancing effects of B. monniera against diazepam induced amnesia.

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AmnesiaBacopa monnieraDiazepamL-NNA, MK 801, ScopolamineSuperoxide dismutase

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PMID25205911
PMCPMC4117027
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