Clitoria ternatea root extract enhances acetylcholine content in rat hippocampus.
Treatment with 100 mg/kg of Clitoria ternatea aqueous root extract (CTR), for 30 days in neonatal and young adult age groups of rat, significantly increased acetylcholine (ACh) content in their hippocampi as compared to age matched controls. Increase in ACh content in their hippocampus may be the neurochemical basis for their improved learning and memory.
Rai
K S
KS
Department of Physiology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Pin 576119, Karnataka, India. kiranmai_rai2001@yahoo.com
Murthy
K D
KD
Karanth
K S
KS
Nalini
K
K
Rao
M S
MS
Srinivasan
K K
KK
D000109:Acetylcholine / Q000032:analysis*; D000375:Aging; D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D031292:Clitoria / Q000737:chemistry*; D005260:Female; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000187:drug effects*; D007858:Learning / Q000187:drug effects; D008297:Male; D008568:Memory / Q000187:drug effects; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology*; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000737:chemistry*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar
D010936:Plant Extracts; D000109:Acetylcholine