Alzheimer Disease
Study findings from University of Calcutta provide new insights into Alzheimer disease
Published in Drug Law Weekly, May 12th, 2009
"The monoaminergic systems which exert a modulatory role in memory processing, are disturbed in Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Moringa oleifera (MO) has been shown to exert its effect in CNS by altering the brain monoamines. The present study aims to see whether chronic oral treatment of ethanolic extract of MO leaves can alter the brain monoamines (norepinephrine, dopamine and serotonin) in distinct areas of brain in rat model of AD caused by intracerebroverticle (ICV) infusion of colchicine and hence can provide protection against monoaminergic deficits associated with AD," researchers in Calcutta, India report.
"Rats were given ICV infusion of colchicine (15 mu g/5 mu...
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Source: Drug Law Weekly (2009-05-12)
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