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Magnolol and honokiol prevent learning and memory impairment and cholinergic deficit in SAMP8 mice.

Abstract：

:The therapeutic use of neurotrophic factors to treat neurodegenerative disorders, including Alzheimer's disease, is considered feasible. Magnolol and honokiol, constituents of the Magnolia plant, are small organic compounds with neurotrophic activity. We investigated whether magnolol and honokiol can prevent age-related learning and memory impairment and cholinergic deficits in senescence-accelerated mice (SAM). Magnolol (1, 10 mg/kg) or honokiol (0.1, 1 mg/kg) were orally administered to SAMP8 mice once a day for 14 days in 2-month-old mice. Learning and memory performance were evaluated by passive avoidance tests and location and object novelty recognition tests. SAMP8 mice showed significant impairment of learning and memory at 4 and 6 months of age. This age-related learning and memory impairment was prevented by pretreatment with either magnolol (10 mg/kg) or honokiol (1 mg/kg). Cholinergic neuron densities in the medial septum and vertical limb of the diagonal band of the forebrain were evaluated by an immunohistochemical analysis of choline acetyltransferase (ChAT). SAMP8 mice showed a significant cholinergic deficit at 6 months of age. These age-related cholinergic deficits were prevented by treatment with either magnolol (10 mg/kg) or honokiol (1 mg/kg). Moreover, SAMP8 mice showed decreased activity of Akt, a member of the prosurvival pathway, in the forebrain at 2 months of age. A 14-day treatment with either magnolol (10 mg/kg) or honokiol (1 mg/kg) enhanced phosphorylation of Akt in the forebrain at 2 months of age. These results suggest that magnolol and honokiol prevent age-related learning and memory impairment by preserving cholinergic neurons in the forebrain. These compounds may have potential therapeutic applications to various neurodegenerative disorders.

journal_name

Brain Res

journal_title

Brain research

authors

Matsui N,Takahashi K,Takeichi M,Kuroshita T,Noguchi K,Yamazaki K,Tagashira H,Tsutsui K,Okada H,Kido Y,Yasui Y,Fukuishi N,Fukuyama Y,Akagi M

doi

10.1016/j.brainres.2009.09.107

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2009-12-11 00:00:00

pages

108-17

eissn

0006-8993

issn

1872-6240

pii

S0006-8993(09)02097-6

journal_volume

1305

pub_type

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Magnolol and honokiol prevent learning and memory impairment and cholinergic deficit in SAMP8 mice.