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ArticleScientific reports2016

Tinospora cordifolia ameliorates anxiety-like behavior and improves cognitive functions in acute sleep deprived rats.

Rachana Mishra, Shaffi Manchanda, Muskan Gupta, Taranjeet Kaur, Vedangana Saini, Anuradha Sharma, Gurcharan Kaur

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Article in Scientific reports, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Rachana MishraMedical Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab-143005, INDIA.
Shaffi ManchandaMedical Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab-143005, INDIA.
Muskan GuptaMedical Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab-143005, INDIA.
Taranjeet KaurMedical Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab-143005, INDIA.
Vedangana SainiMedical Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab-143005, INDIA.
Anuradha SharmaMedical Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab-143005, INDIA.
Gurcharan KaurMedical Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab-143005, INDIA.
Guru Nanak Dev University · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sleep deprivation (SD) leads to the spectrum of mood disorders like anxiety, cognitive dysfunctions and motor coordination impairment in many individuals. However, there is no effective pharmacological remedy to negate the effects of SD. The current study examined whether 50% ethanolic extract of Tinospora cordifolia (TCE) can attenuate these negative effects of SD. Three groups of adult Wistar female rats - (1) vehicle treated-sleep undisturbed (VUD), (2) vehicle treated-sleep deprived (VSD) and (3) TCE treated-sleep deprived (TSD) animals were tested behaviorally for cognitive functions, anxiety and motor coordination. TSD animals showed improved behavioral response in EPM and NOR tests for anxiety and cognitive functions, respectively as compared to VSD animals. TCE pretreatment modulated the stress induced-expression of plasticity markers PSA-NCAM, NCAM and GAP-43 along with proteins involved in the maintenance of LTP i.e., CamKII-α and calcineurin (CaN) in hippocampus and PC regions of the brain. Interestingly, contrary to VSD animals, TSD animals showed downregulated expression of inflammatory markers such as CD11b/c, MHC-1 and cytokines along with inhibition of apoptotic markers. This data suggests that TCE alone or in combination with other memory enhancing agents may help in managing sleep deprivation associated stress and improving cognitive functions.

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Acute DiseaseAnimalsAnxietyApoptosisBiomarkersBrainCognitionEthanolFemaleGroomingInflammation MediatorsMaze LearningMotor ActivityPhytotherapyPlant ExtractsRats, WistarBiomarkersEthanolInflammation MediatorsPlant Extracts

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PMID27146164
PMCPMC4857086
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