〔Abstract〕 Objective To explore the effects of traditional Chinese medicine ancient compound prescription Memory-Enhancing Decoction (MED) and optimized MED on memory improvement of dysmnesia animal, and verify the promotion of optimized MED on the expression of learning and memory molecular switch CREB gene. Methods The SPF mice were treated with MED or optimized MED in dose of 29.3 g/kg and 18.6 g/kg per day respectively by intragastric administration for five days continuously. And then, the various dysmnesia mouse models were prepared respectively with Scopolamine (3 mg/kg), Cycloheximide (120 mg/kg) by intraperitoneal injection and 40% alcohol (0.1 mL/10 g body weight) by intrag astric administration on the sixth day. Next day, memory result was estimated by using Step-down Test and Dark-avoiding Test after the mice were administered for half or an hour. In addition, rat cerebrum central nervous system (CNS) nerves cell line B104 cells were incubated with optimized MED in different dose of 50 g/mL and 150 g/mL for a certain time. Then, we determined the expression of CREB gene by means of luciferase enzyme method. Results Both of MED and optimized MED improved the memory results about latent time and error frequency of dysmnesia mouse models significantly comparing with model control group (P < 0.01), and the improvement of optimized MED was more noticeable than that of MED (P < 0.01). Comparing with control group, optimized MED up-regulated the expression of CREB gene significantly (P < 0.01), and the effect had a dose response relationship. Conclusion Traditional Chinese medicine ancient compound prescription MED and optimized MED could improve the memory acquirement, retention and reappearance of passive avoidance response ability, and increase the expression of CREB gene in CNS nerves cell B104 cells notably.
1.2.2.1 记忆获得障碍模型制备[3,4] 实验动物连续给予受试物 5 d,第 6 天给受试物 l h 后,模型对照组、天然脑活素组均用东莨菪碱(Scopolamine 3 mg/kg)进行腹腔注射,l0 min 后开始跳台法训练,记录学习成绩。第 7 天给受试物 l h 后,再用跳台法测试记忆成绩。
1.2.2.2 记忆巩固障碍模型制备[3,4] 实验动物连续给予受试物 5 d,第 6 天给药 l h 后进行跳台训练,记录训练成绩,然后对模型对照组、天然脑活素组立即腹腔注射环己酰亚胺(Cycloheximide)120 mg/kg,第 7 天给受试物 l h 后,测试记忆成绩。
1.2.2.3 记忆再现障碍模型制备[3,4] 实验动物连续给予受试物第 6 天给药 l h 后进行避暗法训练,记录训练成绩,第 7 天给受试物 30 min 后模型对照组、天然脑活素组均用 40% 乙醇 0.1 mL/10 g 体重的量灌胃,30 min 后测试记忆成绩。
1.2.2.4 跳台试验(Step-down test)[3] 首先将小鼠置于跳台仪中,适应环境 5 min 后,轻放于平台上,当动物从跳台上跳下四肢接触铜栅时,即给予 40 V 交流电压刺激。记录小鼠逃避至平台上的潜伏期(Ecape Latency, EL),并记录 5 min 内的触电次数(错误次数),以此做为学习成绩。24 h 后进行记忆成绩的测试。将小鼠置平台上,记录其停留在安全平台上的潜伏期(Step-down Latency)及其 3 min 内受电击的次数(错误次数),若小鼠停留在平台上超过 3 min,其潜伏期以 180 s 计。
1.2.2.5 避暗试验[4,6] 实验时将小鼠面部背向洞口放入明室,同时启动记时器。动物穿过洞口进入暗室受到电击,记时自动停止。取出小鼠,记录小鼠从放入明室进入暗室遇到电击所需的时间,此即为潜伏期。24 h 后重新测验,记录进入暗室的动物数,潜伏期和 5 min 内被电击次数(错误次数)。5 min 内未进入暗室者,潜伏期以 300 s 计。
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