Ameliorative effect of gastrodin on 3,3'-iminodipropionitrile-induced memory impairment in rats.

Abstract

3,3'-Iminodipropionitrile (IDPN), one of the nitrile derivatives inducing neurotoxicity, causes the dyskinetic syndrome and cognitive impairment. Gastrodin is widely used to treat neurological disorders and showed to improve cognitive functions. The present study aimed to determine whether treatment with gastrodin can attenuate IDPN-induced impairment of memory consolidation in the passive avoidance (PA) task, and to explore the possible neural mechanisms. Our results showed that intragastric administration of gastrodin (200mg/kg) reversed the IDPN-induced impairment of memory consolidation as indicated by the prolonged retention latency in the PA task. Furthermore, gastrodin reverted IDPN-induced reduction of serotonin (5-HT) and elevation of serotonin turnover ratio. Gastrodin treatment prevented the increase of serotonin transporter (SERT) and the decrease of serotonin 1A (5-HT1A) receptor expression in the hippocampus of IDPN-treated rats. These results suggest that long-term gastrodin treatment could represent a novel pharmacological strategy for IDPN-induced memory impairment, as well that its protective effect is mediated through normalization of the serotoninergic system.

• Authors: Xiaona Wang, Yuan Tan, Feng Zhang
• Journal: Neuroscience letters (Neurosci Lett) Vol. 594 Pg. 40-5 (May 06 2015) ISSN: 1872-7972 [Electronic] Ireland
• PMID: 25817367 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
• Copyright: Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.

Chemical References

• Benzyl Alcohols
• Environmental Pollutants
• Glucosides
• Nitriles
• Serotonin Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins
• Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT1A
• Serotonin
• 3,3'-iminodipropionitrile
• gastrodin

Topics

• Animals
• Avoidance Learning (drug effects)
• Benzyl Alcohols (therapeutic use)
• Cognition (drug effects)
• Environmental Pollutants (toxicity)
• Glucosides (therapeutic use)
• Hippocampus (drug effects, metabolism)
• Male
• Memory Disorders (chemically induced, drug therapy, psychology)
• Nitriles (toxicity)
• Rats, Wistar
• Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT1A (metabolism)
• Serotonin (metabolism)
• Serotonin Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins (metabolism)