title: Pre-treatment effect of different doses of soy isoflavones on spatial learning and memory in an ovariectomized animal model of Alzheimer's disease.
abstract: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of different doses of dietary soy meals (with or without isoflavone) on dementia in ovariectomized (OVX) animal model of Alzheimer's disease. Female Wistar's rats with the exception of intact group were ovariectomized at the first line of study. Animals were divided into 2 main groups: control (c) and pre-treatment groups. Animals in pre-treatment groups received one of five types of diet during four weeks prior Nucleus Basalis Magnocellularis (NBM) electrical lesion normal diet (0), 10 g soy with isoflavone (10), 20 g soy with isoflavone (20), 10 g soy without isoflavone (-10) and 20 g soy without isoflavone (-20) in 30 g daily diet. The spatial learning and memory were tested using Morris water maze after electrical lesion. Rats were trained in water maze to find a hidden escape Platform. Rats received 6 blocks that each block consisted of 3 trials. Following acquisition trials, one probe trial was conducted in which the platform was removed. Soy meal diet (with or without isoflavone) in ovariectomized rats with Alzheimer's disease caused improvement of performance across 18 trials of Acquisition. Our results suggest that soy meal is a potential alternative to estrogen in the prevention and treatment of Alzheimer's disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, Medical Faculty, Research Center of Physiology, Ahwaz Jondishapur University of Medical Sciences, Iran.
authors.forename: Alireza
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sarkaki
authors.forename: Reza
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Amani
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Badavi
authors.forename: Ahmad Z
authors.initials: AZ
authors.lastname: Moghaddam
authors.forename: Hadi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Aligholi
authors.forename: Maryam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Safahani
authors.forename: Mohammad H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Haghighizadeh
mesh_terms: D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000188:drug therapy*; D000818:Animals; D001835:Body Weight / Q000187:drug effects; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004967:Estrogens / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D007529:Isoflavones / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007858:Learning / Q000187:drug effects*; D010052:Ovariectomy; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D013025:Glycine max / Q000737:chemistry*; D013550:Swimming; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D004967:Estrogens; D007529:Isoflavones