Roll of Ethyl Acetate Soluble Fraction of the Methanol Extract of Plectranthus Vettiveroides in Cognitive Enhancement and Antioxidant Activity on Scopolamine-Induced Amnesia
Corresponding Author(s) : Sujatha Palatheeya
International Journal of Allied Medical Sciences and Clinical Research,
Vol. 4 No. 4 (2016): 2016 Volume 4- Issue -4
Abstract
The intention of the current research was to appraise the cognitive enhancing and antioxidant bustle of Plectranthus vettiveroides. The learning and memory was impaired by administration of scopolamine (1 mg/kg, i.p.) in mice which is connected with distorted brain oxidative status. The object recognition test (ORT) and passive avoidance test (PAT) were used to appraise cognitive enhancing activity. Animals were treated with an ethyl acetate soluble fractions of the methanol extract of P.vettiveroidesat various doses (25, 50 and 100 mg/kg, p.o). The ethyl acetate soluble fraction of the methanol extract of P.vettiveroides (EASFPV) attenuated amnesia induced by scopolamine and aging. The discrimination index (DI) was drastically decreased in the aged and scopolamine group in ORT. Pretreatment with EASFPV significantly enlarged the DI. In PAT, scopolamine-treated mice exhibited significantly shorter step-down latencies (SDL). EASFPV treatment showed a major increase in SDL in young, aged as well as in scopolamine-treated animals. The biochemical analysis of brain exposed that scopolamine treatment increased lipid peroxidation and decreased levels of superoxide dismutase (SOD) and glutathione reductase (GSH). Administration of extract extensively reduced LPO and reversed the decrease in brain SOD and GSH levels. The administration of EASFPV improved memory in amnesic mice and prevented the oxidative stress associated with scopolamine. The mechanism of such protection of P.vettiveroides may be due to intensification of cellular antioxidants. The outcome of the present study suggested that P.vettiveroides had a shielding role against age and scopolamine-induced amnesia, representing its efficacy in management of cognitive disorders.
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