Long–term spatial memory and morphological changes in hippocampus of Wistar rats exposed to smoke from Carica papaya leaves
Objective: To investigate the effects of smoking of dried leaves of Carica papaya (pawpaw) based on ethnopharmacological information which indicated that smoking of papaya leaves could influence motor performance and learning. Methods: Twenty-four rats were used for the study, and were grouped into...
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| author | Aboyeji Lukuman Oyewole Bamidele Victor Owoyele |
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| description | Objective: To investigate the effects of smoking of dried leaves of Carica papaya (pawpaw) based on ethnopharmacological information which indicated that smoking of papaya leaves could influence motor performance and learning.
Methods: Twenty-four rats were used for the study, and were grouped into four groups. Groups 1 served as the control (not exposed to papaya leaves smoke), while Groups 2, 3 and 4 were exposed to smoke from 6.25 g, 12.50 g and 18.75 g of dry pawpaw leaves respectively in a smoking chamber twice daily for 21 d with each exposure lasting for 3 min. Lastly, hippocampus was harvested in each group for histological study.
Results: The results showed that there were significant (P<0.05) increases in mean of recall latencies of long-term spatial memory in the animal administered the high dose while the other groups had significantly (P<0.05) lower frequencies. Histological investigation showed signs of mild neural degeneration in high dose group and hypochromic appearance of the Nissl substance in all treated groups.
Conclusions: In conclusion, the findings from this study has demonstrated that smoking of papaya leaves has the ability to maintain an intact long-term spatial memory at all doses but retrieving such memory is faster with the low and medium dosages. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b4dac64858cd49c4aeddc560f1a4eff22022-12-22T00:32:46ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsAsian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine2221-16912014-03-014321321810.1016/S2221-1691(14)60234-3Long–term spatial memory and morphological changes in hippocampus of Wistar rats exposed to smoke from Carica papaya leavesAboyeji Lukuman OyewoleBamidele Victor OwoyeleObjective: To investigate the effects of smoking of dried leaves of Carica papaya (pawpaw) based on ethnopharmacological information which indicated that smoking of papaya leaves could influence motor performance and learning. Methods: Twenty-four rats were used for the study, and were grouped into four groups. Groups 1 served as the control (not exposed to papaya leaves smoke), while Groups 2, 3 and 4 were exposed to smoke from 6.25 g, 12.50 g and 18.75 g of dry pawpaw leaves respectively in a smoking chamber twice daily for 21 d with each exposure lasting for 3 min. Lastly, hippocampus was harvested in each group for histological study. Results: The results showed that there were significant (P<0.05) increases in mean of recall latencies of long-term spatial memory in the animal administered the high dose while the other groups had significantly (P<0.05) lower frequencies. Histological investigation showed signs of mild neural degeneration in high dose group and hypochromic appearance of the Nissl substance in all treated groups. Conclusions: In conclusion, the findings from this study has demonstrated that smoking of papaya leaves has the ability to maintain an intact long-term spatial memory at all doses but retrieving such memory is faster with the low and medium dosages.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2221169115301957MazeSpatial memorySmokingCarica papayaRatsHippocampus |
| spellingShingle | Aboyeji Lukuman Oyewole Bamidele Victor Owoyele Long–term spatial memory and morphological changes in hippocampus of Wistar rats exposed to smoke from Carica papaya leaves Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine Maze Spatial memory Smoking Carica papaya Rats Hippocampus |
| title | Long–term spatial memory and morphological changes in hippocampus of Wistar rats exposed to smoke from Carica papaya leaves |
| title_full | Long–term spatial memory and morphological changes in hippocampus of Wistar rats exposed to smoke from Carica papaya leaves |
| title_fullStr | Long–term spatial memory and morphological changes in hippocampus of Wistar rats exposed to smoke from Carica papaya leaves |
| title_full_unstemmed | Long–term spatial memory and morphological changes in hippocampus of Wistar rats exposed to smoke from Carica papaya leaves |
| title_short | Long–term spatial memory and morphological changes in hippocampus of Wistar rats exposed to smoke from Carica papaya leaves |
| title_sort | long term spatial memory and morphological changes in hippocampus of wistar rats exposed to smoke from carica papaya leaves |
| topic | Maze Spatial memory Smoking Carica papaya Rats Hippocampus |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2221169115301957 |
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