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ArticleJournal of Alzheimer's disease reports2020

Effects of a Nutritional Formulation Containing Caprylic and Capric Acid, Phosphatidylserine, and Docosahexaenoic Acid in Streptozotocin-Lesioned Rats.

Eric L R Moura, Hellin Dos Santos, Ana Paula M Celes, Taysa B Bassani, Leonardo C Souza, Maria A B F Vital

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Article in Journal of Alzheimer's disease reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Eric L R MouraDepartment of Pharmacology, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
Hellin Dos SantosScientific Department, Prodiet Medical Nutrition, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
Ana Paula M CelesScientific Department, Prodiet Medical Nutrition, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
Taysa B BassaniDepartment of Pharmacology, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
Leonardo C SouzaDepartment of Pharmacology, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
Maria A B F VitalDepartment of Pharmacology, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
Universidade Federal do Paraná · BR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIt has been studied that nutrition can influence Alzheimer's disease (AD) onset and progression. Some studies on rodents using intraventricular streptozotocin (STZ) injection showed that this toxin changes cerebral glucose metabolism and insulin signaling pathways.

objectiveThe aim of the present study was to evaluate whether a nutritional formulation could reduce cognitive impairment in STZ-induced animals.

methodsThe rats were randomly divided into two groups: sham and STZ. The STZ group received a single bilateral STZ-ICV injection (1 mg/kg). The sham group received a bilateral ICV injection of 0.9% saline solution. The animals were treated with AZ1 formulation (Instanth RESULTS/

conclusionSTZ-lesioned rats present memory impairment besides the increased microglial activation. The treatment with AZ1 formulation reversed the memory impairment observed in the object recognition test and Y-maze and also reduced IBA1 in CA1 and DG.

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Alzheimer’s diseaseIBA1Instanth® NEOobject recognition teststreptozotocinY maze

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