Cinnamaldehyde Improves Methamphetamine- Induced Spatial Learning and Memory Deficits and Restores ERK Signaling in the Rat Prefrontal Cortex
سال انتشار: 1398
نوع سند: مقاله کنفرانسی
زبان: انگلیسی
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Methamphetamine is a stimulant compound that penetrates readily into the central nervous system. Repeated exposure to methamphetamine leads to damage in the dopaminergic and serotonergic axons of selected brain regions. Previous studies showedthat cinnamaldehyde improved memory impairment in animals. In the present study, we aimed to elucidate the effects of cinnamaldehyde on methamphetamineinduced memory impairment in rats. Materials and Methods: Male Wistar rats received methamphetamine (10 mg/kg, intraperitoneally) for 7 days. Thirty minutes before each injection, animals were given cinnamaldehyde (20, 40, or 80 mg/kg) or rivastigmine (1mg/kg). The spatial learning and memory were examined using the Morris water maze test. The expression of extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) phosphorylation in the frontal cortex and hippocampus was also detected by immunohistochemical method.Results: Administration of methamphetamine increased the latency to find the platform in the learning phase, while administration of cinnamaldehyde (40 mg/kg) or rivastigmine before methamphetamine reversed the increased latency. Administration of cinnamaldehyde,at the dose of 40 mg/kg with methamphetamine, increased the time and distance traveled in the target quadrant in comparison with the amphetamine group. Moreover, the methamphetamine and cinnamaldehydetreated group had higher expression of phosphorylatedERK1/2 in the prefrontal cortex in comparison with the methamphetamine-treated animals. Conclusion: The present data demonstrated that repeated METH administration impaired cognitive performance through the ERK pathway and decreased the phosphorylation of ERK1/2 in the prefrontal cortex while administration of cinnamaldehyde restored both effects. Accordingly, cinnamaldehyde may be a valuable therapeutic tool for the treatment of cognitive deficits associated with methamphetamine consumption.
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Leila Etemad
Pharmaceutical Research Center, Pharmaceutical Technology Institute, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
Mohammad Saeed
Faculty of Pharmacy, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
Ameneh Ghadiri
Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
Ali Roohbakhsh
Pharmaceutical Research Center, Pharmaceutical Technology Institute, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran