The Protective Effects of Areca catechu Extract on Cognition and Social Interaction Deficits in a Cuprizone-Induced Demyelination Model

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dc.contributor.authorAdilijiang, Abulimiti
dc.contributor.authorGuan, Teng
dc.contributor.authorHe, Jue
dc.contributor.authorHartle, Kelly
dc.contributor.authorWang, Wenqiang
dc.contributor.authorLi, XinMin
dc.date.accessioned2015-05-14T15:46:33Z
dc.date.available2015-05-14T15:46:33Z
dc.date.issued2015-2-26
dc.date.updated2015-03-29T12:39:41Z
dc.description.abstractSchizophrenia is a serious psychiatric illness with an unclear cause. One theory is that demyelination of white matter is one of the main pathological factors involved in the development of schizophrenia. The current study evaluated the protective effects of Areca catechu nut extract (ANE) on a cuprizone-induced demyelination mouse model. Two doses of ANE (1% and 2%) were administered orally in the diet for 8 weeks. Animals subjected to demyelination showed impaired spatial memory and less social activity. In addition, mice subjected to demyelination displayed significant myelin damage in cortex and demonstrated a higher expression of NG2 and PDGFRα and AMPK activation. ANE treatment not only significantly enhanced cognitive ability and social activity, but also protected myelin against cuprizone toxicity by promoting oligodendrocyte precursor cell (OPC) differentiation. In addition, ANE treatment demonstrated significant dephosphorylation of AMPKα, indicating a regulatory role for ANE in schizophrenia. This study showed that ANE treatment may enhance cognitive ability and social activity by facilitating OPC differentiation and protecting against myelin damage in cortex. Results also suggest the AMPK signaling pathway may be involved in this process.
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dc.identifier.citationAbulimiti Adilijiang, Teng Guan, Jue He, Kelly Hartle, Wenqiang Wang, and XinMin Li, “The Protective Effects of Areca catechu Extract on Cognition and Social Interaction Deficits in a Cuprizone-Induced Demyelination Model,” Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, vol. 2015, Article ID 426092, 11 pages, 2015. doi:10.1155/2015/426092
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/426092
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1993/30454
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dc.rights.holderCopyright © 2015 Abulimiti Adilijiang et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
dc.titleThe Protective Effects of Areca catechu Extract on Cognition and Social Interaction Deficits in a Cuprizone-Induced Demyelination Model
dc.typeJournal Article
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