title: The ameliorating effects of luteolin on beta-amyloid-induced impairment of water maze performance and passive avoidance in rats.
abstract: The present study investigated the effects of luteolin on Abeta (1-40)-induced impairment of Morris water maze (MWM) spatial performance, reference memory, and passive avoidance (PA) behavior in rats. Luteolin treatment was started 4 days before the initiation of behavioral testing (passive avoidance on treatment day of 4-5; MWM spatial performance memory testing on treatment day of 5-7 and MWM reference memory testing on treatment day of 7) and continued until the end of the study. We also measured the activity of Mn-SOD, copper/zinc (Cu/Zn)-SOD and glutathione (GSH) levels in rat cortex and hippocampus to understand the ameliorating effect of luteolin on Abeta (1-40) induced memory impairment. The present results showed that luteolin (5, 10 mg/kg) has a protective effect on Abeta (1-40)-induced memory dysfunction in spatial performance, reference memory, and inhibitory avoidance response impairment. Finally, luteolin also increases the level of Mn-SOD, (Cu/Zn)-SOD and glutathione (GSH) in the cortex and hippocampus to reduce the oxidative stress by Abeta (1-40). Taken together, the results in this study suggest that luteolin (5, 10 mg/kg) treatment improves the learning and memory in Abeta (1-40)-induced cognition deficit in rats. The ameliorating mechanisms of luteolin on Abeta (1-40)-induced amnesia may be related to activating the anti-oxidation system.
authors.affiliation: Graduate Institute of Chinese Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Fan-Shiu
authors.initials: FS
authors.lastname: Tsai
authors.forename: Hao-Yuan
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Ming-Tsuen
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Hsieh
authors.forename: Chi-Rei
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Ying-Chih
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Wen-Huang
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Peng
mesh_terms: D016229:Amyloid beta-Peptides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D001362:Avoidance Learning / Q000187:drug effects*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005978:Glutathione / Q000378:metabolism; D047311:Luteolin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D018782:Maze Learning / Q000187:drug effects*; D008568:Memory / Q000187:drug effects; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D016229:Amyloid beta-Peptides; D010446:Peptide Fragments; C078592:amyloid beta-protein (1-40); D013482:Superoxide Dismutase; D005978:Glutathione; D047311:Luteolin