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Abstract Title:

Effects of Hericium erinaceus on amyloidβ(25-35) peptide-induced learning and memory deficits in mice.

Abstract Source:

Biomed Res. 2011 Feb ;32(1):67-72. PMID: 21383512

Abstract Author(s):

Koichiro Mori, Yutaro Obara, Takahiro Moriya, Satoshi Inatomi, Norimichi Nakahata

Article Affiliation:

Department of Cellular Signaling, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University, Japan. [email protected]

Abstract:

The mushroom Hericium erinaceus has been used as a food and herbal medicine since ancient times in East Asia. It has been reported that H. erinaceus promotes nerve growth factor secretion in vitro and in vivo. Nerve growth factor is involved in maintaining and organizing cholinergic neurons in the central nervous system. These findings suggest that H. erinaceus may be appropriate for the prevention or treatment of dementia. In the present study, we examined the effects of H. erinaceus on amyloidβ(25-35) peptide-induced learning and memory deficits in mice. Mice were administered 10 µg of amyloid β(25-35) peptide intracerebroventricularly on days 7 and 14, and fed a diet containing H. erinaceus over a 23-d experimental period. Memory and learning function was examined using behavioral pharmacological methods including the Y-maze test and the novel-object recognition test. The results revealed that H. erinaceus prevented impairments of spatial short-term and visual recognition memory induced by amyloid β(25-35) peptide. This finding indicates that H. erinaceus may be useful in the prevention of cognitive dysfunction.

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