• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.303-310
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• 2002

Ancient Korean physicians have used several oriental herbs to cure dementia and these effects were described in the Korean herbal books. Some cognitive-enhancing oriental herbs have been widely used as a herbal medicine against dementia. However, few of studies have proved their efficacy in treatment for dementia. In the present study, we investigated the effects of herbal compounds, which are mainly consisted of Uncaria sinensis, Corydalis yanhusuo and Acorus gramineus on learning and memory in Mortis water maze task and the central cholinergic system of the rats with neurotoxic medial septum lesion. In water maze test, the animals were trained to find a platform in a fixed position during 6 days and then received a 60-s probe trial in which the platform was removed from the pool on the 7th day. Ibotanic and 192 saporin lesion of the medial septum (MS) impaired the performance of maze test and degenerated choline acetyltransferase (ChAT) in the brain, which is a marker of the central cholinergic system. Daily administrations of herbal medicine (100mg/kg, p.o.) for 21 consecutive days produced significant reversals of the neurotoxic-induced deficit in learning and memory. These treatments also reduced the loss of cholinergic immunoreactive neurons in the brain induced by neurotoxin. These results demonstrated that herbal compounds ameliorated learning and memory deficits through effects on the central nervous system, partly through effect on the acetylcholine system. Our studies suggest an evidence of these herbs as treatment of Alzheimer's disease.

• 동의신경정신과학회지
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.37-44
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• 1998

Purpose: This study was conducted to find out the effects od Sahyangsohapwon on learning and memory of rats.Method: In the experiment, rats were divided two groups. One was control group which was adminstered Sahyangsohapwon and the other was sample group administered placebo. Numbers of each group were 13 rats. 8-arm radial maze task was used in it, and working memory test and retention(reference memory) test were done.Before the beginning of the test, the rats were deprived of water for 24hrs.In the frist test, each of eight arm was baited with water and a rat was permitted to remain on the maze until all eight arms were entered. A working memory error was defined as revisit of any previously entered arm. When a rat made an error not exceeding one time in consecutive 3 days-performance, it was regarded as learning criteria and the test was ended. The reference memory was evaluated with total days which it took rats to pass the learning crtirtia.The second test was performed after 24 hours when the first test was over. When a rat entered 4 arms, the entrance of arm was cut off during 30 seconds.Here the number if errors which was produced during a rat find remaining 4 tracks was regarded as the index of memory.This experiment compared the number of error at the control group with that of the sample group.Result: 1. In the first test, it was shown that the sample group took 7.69${\pm}$1.11 days and the control group 9.31${\pm}$1.97 days to pass the learning criteria.There was statistically significant reference mernory development at the sample group.2. In the second test, the frequency of errors made by the two groups were 0.92${\pm}$1.32 times for the control group and 1.23${\pm}$1.59 times for the Sahyangsohapwon group. There was no difference between the groups in frequency of errors.Conclusion: It is suggested that Sahyangsohapwon has effects on the improvement of learning and memory.

• 한국약용작물학회지
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• 제19권6호
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• pp.456-463
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• 2011

The present study examined the effects of Korean white ginseng (WG, Panax ginseng C. A. Meyer) on the learning and memory function and the neural activity in rats with trimethyltin (TMT)-induced memory deficits. The rats were administered with saline or WG (WG 100 or 300 mg/kg, p.o.) daily for 21 days. The cognitive improving efficacy of WG on the amnesic rats, which was induced by TMT, was investigated by assessing the Morris water maze test and by performing immunohistochemistries on choline acetyltransferase (ChAT), acetylcholinesterase (AchE), cAMP responsive element binding protein (CREB) and brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF). The rats treated with TMT injection (control group) showed impaired learning and memory of the tasks, but the rats treated with TMT injection and WG administration produced significant improvement of the escape latency to find the platform in the Morris water maze at the 2nd and 4th days compared to that of the control group. In the retention test, the WG 100 and WG 300 groups showed significantly increased crossing number around the platform compared to that of the control group (p < 0.001). Consistently with the behavioral data, result of immunohistochemistry analysis showed that WG 100 mg/kg significantly alleviated the loss of BDNF-ir neurons in the hippocampus compared to that of the control group (p < 0.01). Also, treatment with WG has a trend to be increased the cholinergic neurons in the hippocampal CA1 and CA3 areas as compared to that of the control group. These results suggest that WG may be useful for improving the cognitive function via regulation of neurotrophic activity.

• 인지과학
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.41-50
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• 1999

해마가 공간기억에서 중요한 기능을 담당하는 해부학적 구조임은 잘 알려져 있는 사실이다. 최근에는 두정엽 후위도 공간기억에서 중요한 역할을 할 것임을 시사하는 연구 결과가 보고되었다. 지금가지의 연구결과로는 두정엽 후위가 공간학습의 작업기억에 중요한지, 참조기억에 중요한지는 확실치 않다. 본 연구는 이들 두 뇌 구조물이 공간학습에서 작업기억과 참조기억의 습득에 공헌하는지를 알아보기 위하여 방사미로를 통한 쥐의 학습에 각 뇌 구조물의 손상이 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. 여덟 개의 방사형 미로를 이용한 쥐를 공간학습에서 작업기억과 참조기억은 각각 8개의 미로 모두에 물이 존재할 때와 4개의 미로에만 물이 존재할 때, 쥐가 물이 존재하는 미로의 위치를 기억하여 찾는 능력을 측정하였다. 기억의 습득에서 해마나 두정엽 후위의 관련여부를 알아보기 위해서 이들 부위의 손상이 방사미로 학습에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. 방사미로 학습에서 작업기억은 해마손상에 의하여 저하되었으며 두정엽 후위 손상에 의하여서는 영향을 받지 않았다. 한편 참조기억의 습득은 해마 손상뿐만 아니라 두정엽 후위 손상에 의해서도 저하되었다. 이상의 결과는 공간학습에서 작업기억에는 해마가, 참조기억의 습득과정에는 해마와 두정엽 후위가 모두 관여할 것임을 시사한다.

• 대한본초학회지
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.63-75
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• 2006

Objectives : We investigated the effects of Liriopis Tuber on the nervous protection. Methods : We measured the reaction behavior with EPM(Elevated Plus Maxe) and MWM(Morris Water Maze) after applying restraint stress to rats. Also, the degrees of AchE generation were measured with immunohistochemical method in the regions of hippocampus, and the degree of TH generation in the regions of VTA and LC, respectively. Results : 1. As the results of measuring how long EPM which reflects anxiety reaction stayed in the open arm, there was the trend which can suppress anxiety reaction in the MMD+stress group(Liriopis Tuber+stress) but no statistical significance. The counting results how many EPM passed between opened and closed arm showed suppression trend against a physical activity in the saline+stress group but there was no statistical significance. 2. According to the result of MWM, the saline+stress group showed the learning retardation which means increased time arriving at goal compared to ti1e normal group at the second and third day of measurement. On the contrary, a learning retardation was significantly decreased in the MMD+stress group. Among the probe trial test a memory loss occurred in the saline+stress group, meanwhile memory ability was notably increased in the saline-stress group. 3. The degree of TH generation was investigated at the VTA and LC respectively after test animals treated with drug. In the saline+stress group, TH-immunoreactive cells were significantly increased, and these stress-induced TH increases were suppressed in the saline+stress group at the VTA region. However, the saline+stress group did not show any significant difference. 4. the degree of AchE generation was investigated at the CA3 of hippocampus. The saline+stress group showed that AchE-immunoreactive cells were significantly decreased. Those stress-induced reductions of AchE cells were meaningfully recovered in the saline+stress group. Although the cells showed recovery trend in the region of CA1 of hippocampus, statistical significance was not observed. Conclusion : The results of our study indicate that Liriopis Tuber can improve spatial memory ability of rats applied a restraint stress. This improvement of the spatial memory ability is considered to have an efficacy of nervous protection that Liriopis Tuber suppresses the generation of AchE in the hippocampus region and enhances the generation of TH in the VTA.

• ALGAE
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.73-84
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• 2016

Marine organisms are frequently used to be harmful and have lower side effects than synthetic drugs. The cognitive improving efficacy of gamma aminobutyric acid-enriched fermented Saccharina japonica (FSJ) on the memory deficient rats, which were induced by trimethyltin chloride (TMT), was investigated by assessing the Morris water maze test and by performing choline acetyltransferase (ChAT), cAMP response element binding protein (CREB), and brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) immunohistochemistry. The neurite outgrowth of Neuro2a cells was assessed in order to examine the underlying mechanisms of the memory enhancing effects of FSJ. Treatment with FSJ tended to shorten the latency to find the platform in the acquisition test of the Morris water maze at the second and fourth day compared to the control group. In the probe trial, the FSJ treated group increased time spent in the target quadrant, compared to that of the control group. Consistent with the behavioral data, these treatments recovered the loss of ChAT, CREB, and BDNF immunepositive neurons in the hippocampus produced by TMT. Treatment with FSJ markedly stimulated neurite outgrowth of the Neuro2a cells as compared to that of the controls. These findings demonstrate that FSJ may be useful for improving the cognitive function via regulation of neurotrophic marker enzyme activity.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제43권6호
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• pp.799-806
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• 2014

본 연구는 scopolamine으로 유도한 기억력 및 인지기능 감퇴 동물모델에서 비파엽 추출물의 기억력 및 인지기능 개선효과를 평가하기 위해 수행되어졌다. 6주령의 SD-rat(male)을 총 5개 군으로 분리하였으며, 양성대조군으로 donepezil(1 mg/kg b.w.)을 처리하였다. 15일간 24시간 간격으로 EJE를 50, 200 mg/kg b.w. 농도로 전처리(경구투여) 하였으며, 16일째에 농도별로 EJE 및 양성대조군으로서 donepezil을 투여하고 scopolamine을 복강투여(1 mg/kg b.w.) 하였다. Water maze test와 passive avoidance test를 통해 scopolamine으로 유도한 동물모델에서 EJE의 기억력 및 인지능력 개선 효과를 확인한 결과, scopolamine에 의해 감소된 기억력 및 학습능력이 EJE를 투여함으로써 유의적으로 회복 및 증가한 것을 확인할 수 있었다. Scopolamine에 의해 인지능력과 함께 감소된 운동능력의 평가를 위해 수행한 rotarod test 및 vertical pole test에서는 scopolamine의 투여로 감소된 균형감각, 협응력 그리고 grip strength와 같은 운동능력들이 EJE의 투여로 유의적으로 회복된 것을 확인하였다. 또한 scopolamine에 의해 증가한 AchE의 활성과 감소한 Ach의 함량이 EJE의 투여로 각각 개선되었다. 본 연구에서는 이와 같은 결과를 바탕으로 EJE의 scopolamine으로 유도한 동물모델에서 인지능력 개선과 감퇴한 운동능력의 향상 및 cholinergic neurotransmission system의 강화 효과를 확인할 수 있었으며, 이러한 연구 성과들로 비파엽 추출물이 퇴행성뇌질환인 AD 치료와 학습 및 기억력 개선에 있어 효과적인 대안으로서 보다 더 많은 분야에서 연구되기를 바라는 바이다.

• Journal of Acupuncture Research
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.49-63
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• 2016

Objectives : This research was performed to investigate the effects of Jodeungsan pharmacopuncture(PA-J) of focal brain ischemia induced by middle cerebral artery occlusion(MCAO) in rats. Methods : The subjects were divided into 4 groups : control, acupuncture, pharmacopuncture PA-J1(11.43 mg / 250 g / $40{\mu}{\ell}$) and pharmacopuncture PA-J2(2.29 mg / 250 g / $40{\mu}{\ell}$). The focal brain ischemia was induced by intraluminal filament insertion into the middle cerebral artery. After 3 days of MCAO, Jodeungsan pharmacopuncture treatment was performed on the GB20, and the day after being treated with pharmacopuncture, the Morris water maze test was carried out on the assigned group. The series of processes were administered 6 times. Thereafter mGluR5, density of neuronal cell and ChAT were measured. Results : The results were as follows. 1. The distance to target significantly decreased in the 2nd trial of the Acu group on the water maze test for short-term memory. 2. The distance to target significantly decreased in the 4th trial of the PA-J2 group on the water maze test for long-term memory. 3. The intensity of mGluR5 significantly increased in the PA-J1 group compared with the control group. 4. The neuroprotective effect on the hippocampal CA1 significantly increased in the PA-J1 and PA-J2 groups compared with the control group. 5. The density of ChAT in the hippocampal CA1 significantly increased in the PA-J1 and PA-J2 groups compared with the control group. Conclusion : These results suggest that Jodeungsan pharmacopuncture may improve memory and cognitive impairment and also have neuroprotective effects on focal brain ischemia.

• 한국조경학회지
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• 제38권4호
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• pp.84-95
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• 2010

본 연구는 정원의 한 요소인 정원 미로의 유형과 형태 그리고 그곳에서의 행위의 특정과 의미를 살펴봄을 목적으로 한다. 인류의 문명사에서 가장 오래된 상정 중 하나인 미로는 어원적 정의나 물리적 형태상 기본적으로 위요된 장소인 정원과 많은 요소를 공유하고 있다. 고대부터 발전해온 미로는 르네상스 시기에 정원의 요소로 본격적으로 도입되어 다양한 형태로 발달한다. 평면적이고 상징적 종교적 의미가 강했던 고대와 중세의 미로와 달리 입체적으로 조영된 정원 미로에는 공감각적 유희적 성격이 강하게 나타난다. 이 시기에는 문학작품과 회화를 통해 정원 미로의 개념이 먼저 보급되었고, 이 중에서도 특히 '사랑의 정원' 유형의 정원 미로가 유행했다. 이어 17세기 베르사유 정원에 이르러서는 하나의 길을 따라 가는 형태를 벗어나 다양한 방식으로 즐길 수 있는 새로운 미로의 형태가 나타난다. 기하학적인 형태상 정형식 정원에 도입이 용이했던 정원 미로는 이후 취향의 변화 등으로 정원의 요소로서는 점차 쇠퇴하지만, 그 의미는 다른 형태로 이어진다. 본 연구에서는 실제 공간이면서 동시에 상징적인 장소이기도 한 미로와 지상에서 가장 안락한 장소인 정원이라는 두 요소가 만나 정원 미로라는 새로운 의미를 형성해 가는 과정을 조망해 본다.

• 한방재활의학과학회지
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.45-60
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• 2008

Objectives : Sopung-tang(Shufeng-tang) is a famous herbal prescription that treated ischemic brain injury. This study was designed to evaluate the effects of Sopung-tang(Shufeng-tang) on congnition and motor function recovery after ischemic brain injury in rats. Methods : Male rats were divided into 4 groups. Those rats caused ischemic brain injury by occlusion of MCA as Longa method. Control group I was per os normal saline for 7 days after ischemic brain injury. Control group II was per os normal saline for 14 days after ischemic brain injury. Experimental group I(Ex I) was taken with Sopung-tang(Shufeng-tang) for 7 days after ischemic brain injury. Experimental group II(Ex II) was taken with Sopung-tang(Shufeng-tang) for 14 days after ischemic brain injury. The author carried out neurological, cognitive motor behavior tests and histological assessment. Neurological motor behavior tests consist of limb placement test, beam-walking test and horizontal wire test. Morris water maze test was used for cognitive motor behavior test. In the histological assessment test, TTC(2,3,5-triphenylteterazolium chloride) staining, Hematoxylin & Eosin staining and immunohistochemical staining were experimented. Results : 1. In neurological motor behavior tests, motor function recovery was significantly increased in the experimental groups as compared with control groups(p<0.05). Especially Ex II was significantly increased as compared with Ex I(p<0.05). 2. In Morris water maze test, congnitive motor function recovery was significantly increased in the experimental groups as compared with control group(p<0.05). Especially Ex II was significantly increased as compared with Ex I(p<0.05). 3. In the immunohistochemical staining for the expression of BDNF in hippocampus, more immune reaction was investigated in the experimental groups as compared with control groups. Especially most immune reaction was experimented in the EX II. Conclusions : According to the above results, Sopung-tang(Shufeng-tang) can treat on the congnition and motor function recovery after ischemic brain injury in rats. And it is effective method in expression of BDNF in hippocampus.