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KMID : 0861020060210040189
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Korea Journal of Herbology
2006 Volume.21 No. 4 p.189 ~ p.195
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Protective effects of Scutellariae Radix on impairments in learning and memory induced by brain ischemia in rats
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Leem Kang-Hyun
Kim Young-Ok
Lee Se-Na
Kim Myung-Gyu
Bu Young-Min
Kim Sun-Yeou
Kim Ho-Chul
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Abstract
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Objectives : It has been reported previously that the roots of Scutellaria baicalensis (known as Huang-Gum in Korean, henceforth referred to as S. baicalensis) could prevent neuronal cell death after global cerebral ischemia. In Genuine Korean medicine, S. baicalensis is known to relieve fever in upper body, and it was thus thought to be able to alleviate deteriorations in brain function.
Methods : The protective effects of S. baicalensis against post-stroke memory retardation using 4-vessel occlusion model were examined in the present study.
Results : S. baicalensis was shown to significantly alleviate the deficits in learning and memory by increasing the fraction of time spent in the quadrant in which the platform was initially placed (34.9;{pm};3.2%, p < 0.05) compared to that of the ischemia group (28.0;{pm};2.5%). The cytoprotective effect of S. baicalensis on CA1 hippocampal neurons was evaluated by measuring the neuronal cell density. Neuronal cell density in S. baicalensis extracts-treated ischemia group (138.0;{pm};13.6;cells/mm^2) was significantly increased compared to saline-treated ischemia group (22.1 ; {pm};9.3;cells/mm^2, p < 0.05). In the study of OX-42 immunohistochemistry, S. baicalensis could decrease the micrgial activation in hippocampus after brain ischemia.
Conclusion : These results may provide experimental support for the use of S. baicalensis in treating post-stroke memory impairment.
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KEYWORD
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Scutellariae Radix, Scutellaria baicalensis, learning and memory, brain ischemia, degenerative disease
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