نوع مقاله : Original Article(s)
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1 کارشناسی ارشد، مرکز تحقیقات علوم اعصاب، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی ایران، تهران، ایران
2 دانشجو کارشناسی ارشد، کمیتهی تحقیقات دانشجویی، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی ایران، تهران، ایران
3 دانشجو دکتری، گروه آناتومی، دانشکدهی پزشکی، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی ایران، تهران، ایران
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رشاد رضاپور: Google Scholar
افسانه جابری اصل: Google Scholar, PubMed
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عنوان مقاله [English]
نویسندگان [English]
Background: Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive disease and one of the most common neurodegenerative disorders. AD causes impairment in memory, learning and other important mental functions. The aim of this study is the effect of ovariectomy on cognitive memory and learning in AD mouse model induced with scopolamine.
Methods: In the present study, 32 female Wistar rats (weight 180 to 200 grams) were divided into four groups: control, ovariectomy (OVX), Alzheimer's disease (AD), and ovariectomy + Alzheimer's disease (AD+OVX). Alzheimer's model was induced by intraperitoneal injection of scopolamine, 1 mg/kg for 14 days. Short-term memory and non-avoidance learning were evaluated by Y-shaped maze and shuttle box behavioral tests, respectively. Nissel's staining method was used to evaluate the degree of neuronal destruction in the CA1 area of hippocampal tissue samples. Data were analyzed by one-way ANOVA and Tukey's approximate test at a significance level of 0.05.
Findings: According to the Maze test, a significant decrease in frequency index was observed in the OVX, AD and AD+OVX groups compared to the control group. According to the shuttle box test, the average duration of entering the dark area in the OVX, AD and AD+OVX groups was significantly reduced compared to the control group. The Nissl staining results showed that the average number of live cells in the OVX, AD and AD+OVX groups was significantly reduced compared to the control group.
Conclusion: Deprivation of estrogen caused by OVX can have aggravating effects on Alzheimer's symptoms on cognitive memory, learning and also neuronal damage.
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