Effect of memantine on spatial learning and memory in electrical leisions model of nucleus basalis magnocellularis: animal model of Alzheimer’s disease

Background and Objective: Memantine (MEM) an uncompetitive N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antagonist is used for treatment of patients with Alzheimer disease. This study aimed to examine the effect of Memantine on the spatial learning and memory in electrical lesion’s model of nucleus basalis magnoce...

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Main Authors: Nastaran Zamani, Ahmad Ali Moazedi, Mohammad Reza Afarinesh Khaki, Mehdi Pourmehdi Boroujeni
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Published: Golestan University of Medical Sciences 2018-03-01
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author Nastaran Zamani
Ahmad Ali Moazedi
Mohammad Reza Afarinesh Khaki
Mehdi Pourmehdi Boroujeni
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Ahmad Ali Moazedi
Mohammad Reza Afarinesh Khaki
Mehdi Pourmehdi Boroujeni
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description Background and Objective: Memantine (MEM) an uncompetitive N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antagonist is used for treatment of patients with Alzheimer disease. This study aimed to examine the effect of Memantine on the spatial learning and memory in electrical lesion’s model of nucleus basalis magnocellularis (NBM) in animal model of Alzheimer's disease. Methods: In this experimental study, 56 adult male Wistar rats were allocated into eight groups: control group; lesion group, which received bilateral electrically lesion (0.5 mA, 3s) in NBM; sham group (the electrode was entered into the NBM with no lesion); Memantine groups (lesion+1 mg/kg/bw of MEM; lesion+3 mg/kg/bw of  MEM; lesion+5 mg/kg/bw of  MEM; lesion+7 mg/kg/bw of MEM) and Vehicle group (lesion+0.2 mL saline). After one week, animals were trained to perform the Y-maze task for five days. Twenty five days after training, a retention test was performed to determine long-term memory. Results: The bilateral lesion of NBM impaired the spatial learning compared to the control and sham groups (P<0.05). No effect on spatial learning was seen in saline group compared with the lesion group. The treatment with Memantine in  lesion+MEM 3 mg/kg/bw, lesion+MEM 5mg/kg/bw and lesion+MEM 7mg/kg/bw groups significantly improved spatial learning (P<0.05). Moreover, no significant difference of memory was observed between the results in the 5th day of training and the retention test of the 30th day. Conclusion: Treatment with memantine improves spatial learning defects in electrical leisions model of NBM of Alzheimer's disease in dose dependent manner in animal model.
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spelling doaj.art-9d2b012370d840ac9b3f1b274d42bd1e2022-12-21T19:58:50ZfasGolestan University of Medical Sciencesمجله دانشگاه علوم پزشکی گرگان1562-47652008-40802018-03-012014350Effect of memantine on spatial learning and memory in electrical leisions model of nucleus basalis magnocellularis: animal model of Alzheimer’s diseaseNastaran Zamani0Ahmad Ali Moazedi1Mohammad Reza Afarinesh Khaki2Mehdi Pourmehdi Boroujeni3 Ph.D Candidate in Animal Physiology, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Shahid Chamran University, Ahvaz, Iran Assistant Professor, Kerman Cognitive Research Center, KermanNeuroscience Research Center, Institute of Neuropharmachology, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran Associate Professor, Department of Food Hygiene, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Shahid Chamran University, Ahvaz, Iran Background and Objective: Memantine (MEM) an uncompetitive N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antagonist is used for treatment of patients with Alzheimer disease. This study aimed to examine the effect of Memantine on the spatial learning and memory in electrical lesion’s model of nucleus basalis magnocellularis (NBM) in animal model of Alzheimer's disease. Methods: In this experimental study, 56 adult male Wistar rats were allocated into eight groups: control group; lesion group, which received bilateral electrically lesion (0.5 mA, 3s) in NBM; sham group (the electrode was entered into the NBM with no lesion); Memantine groups (lesion+1 mg/kg/bw of MEM; lesion+3 mg/kg/bw of  MEM; lesion+5 mg/kg/bw of  MEM; lesion+7 mg/kg/bw of MEM) and Vehicle group (lesion+0.2 mL saline). After one week, animals were trained to perform the Y-maze task for five days. Twenty five days after training, a retention test was performed to determine long-term memory. Results: The bilateral lesion of NBM impaired the spatial learning compared to the control and sham groups (P<0.05). No effect on spatial learning was seen in saline group compared with the lesion group. The treatment with Memantine in  lesion+MEM 3 mg/kg/bw, lesion+MEM 5mg/kg/bw and lesion+MEM 7mg/kg/bw groups significantly improved spatial learning (P<0.05). Moreover, no significant difference of memory was observed between the results in the 5th day of training and the retention test of the 30th day. Conclusion: Treatment with memantine improves spatial learning defects in electrical leisions model of NBM of Alzheimer's disease in dose dependent manner in animal model.http://goums.ac.ir/journal/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1-1026&slc_lang=en&sid=1Alzheimer diseaseNucleus basalis of magnocellularisSpatial learningMemantine
spellingShingle Nastaran Zamani
Ahmad Ali Moazedi
Mohammad Reza Afarinesh Khaki
Mehdi Pourmehdi Boroujeni
Effect of memantine on spatial learning and memory in electrical leisions model of nucleus basalis magnocellularis: animal model of Alzheimer’s disease
مجله دانشگاه علوم پزشکی گرگان
Alzheimer disease
Nucleus basalis of magnocellularis
Spatial learning
Memantine
title Effect of memantine on spatial learning and memory in electrical leisions model of nucleus basalis magnocellularis: animal model of Alzheimer’s disease
title_full Effect of memantine on spatial learning and memory in electrical leisions model of nucleus basalis magnocellularis: animal model of Alzheimer’s disease
title_fullStr Effect of memantine on spatial learning and memory in electrical leisions model of nucleus basalis magnocellularis: animal model of Alzheimer’s disease
title_full_unstemmed Effect of memantine on spatial learning and memory in electrical leisions model of nucleus basalis magnocellularis: animal model of Alzheimer’s disease
title_short Effect of memantine on spatial learning and memory in electrical leisions model of nucleus basalis magnocellularis: animal model of Alzheimer’s disease
title_sort effect of memantine on spatial learning and memory in electrical leisions model of nucleus basalis magnocellularis animal model of alzheimer s disease
topic Alzheimer disease
Nucleus basalis of magnocellularis
Spatial learning
Memantine
url http://goums.ac.ir/journal/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1-1026&slc_lang=en&sid=1
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