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ArticleJournal of food science and technology2015

Nootropic and anti-stress effects of rice bran oil in male rats.

Bushra Jabeen Mehdi, Saiqa Tabassum, Saida Haider, Tahira Perveen, Amber Nawaz, Darakhshan Jabeen Haleem

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Bushra Jabeen MehdiDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi, 75300 Pakistan.
Saiqa TabassumDepartment of Biochemistry, Neurochemistry and Biochemical Neuropharmacology, University of Karachi, Karachi, 75270 Pakistan.
Saida HaiderDepartment of Biochemistry, Neurochemistry and Biochemical Neuropharmacology, University of Karachi, Karachi, 75270 Pakistan.
Tahira PerveenDepartment of Biochemistry, Neurochemistry and Biochemical Neuropharmacology, University of Karachi, Karachi, 75270 Pakistan.
Amber NawazDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi, 75300 Pakistan.
Darakhshan Jabeen HaleemDepartment of Biochemistry, Neurochemistry and Biochemical Neuropharmacology, University of Karachi, Karachi, 75270 Pakistan.

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Abstract

Rice bran oil (RBO) is an important product of rice bran. It is considered to be one of the most important nutritious oil due to its favorable fatty acid composition and unique composition of naturally occurring biologically active antioxidant compounds. This study was designed to monitor the effects of oral intake of RBO on stress response in rats. RBO was extracted using hexane. Rats were divided into Control and test (RBO-treated). RBO-treated rats were given 0.2 ml/day RBO for 6 weeks. Food intake and body weight changes were monitored weekly. After 6 weeks open field activity and Morris Water Maze (MWM) test were performed. Results showed that weekly cumulative food intake but not body weight were lower in RBO-treated rats during 1st to 5th week of treatment, which were normalized at the end of treatment. Exploratory activity of RBO-treated rats in an open field was increased. Spatial memory in Morris water maze was enhanced in RBO-treated than control rats. An episode of 2 h restraint stress decreased the 24 h food intake of both control and RBO-treated animals. Behavioral deficits were lower in RBO-treated rats. Exposure of 2 h restraint stress increased brain serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine: 5-HT) metabolism. These increases were lower in RBO-treated restrained than their respective control animals. Serotonergic neurotransmitter mechanism is implicated in stress. The findings of the study show beneficial effects of RBO in learning and memory functions. Moreover, the study also highlights the attenuating effect of RBO on stress induced behavioral and neurochemical effects in rats.

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MemoryRestraint stressRice bran oilSerotonin

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PMID26139923
PMCPMC4486541

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