Cholinergic influence on memory stages: A study on scopolamine amnesic mice

R Agrawal, E Tyagi, G Saxena… - Indian journal of …, 2009 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: The study was planned to determine cholinergic influence on different stages of
memory-acquisition, consolidation and recall in scopolamine-induced amnesia (memory …

The cholinergic approach for the treatment of vascular dementia: evidence from pre-clinical and clinical studies

F Amenta, MA Di Tullio, D Tomassoni - Clinical and Experimental …, 2002 - Taylor & Francis
The involvement of an impaired cholinergic neurotransmission in the pathophysiology of
cognitive impairment occurring in vascular dementia (VaD), as well as the possibility of …

Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA): Pharmacological effects and potential therapeutic application

N Nenezic, S Kostic, DS Strac… - Mini Reviews in …, 2023 - ingentaconnect.com
Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) is the most abundant steroid hormone in primates, which
is predominantly synthesized in the adrenal cortex. A characteristic curve of growth and …

Acetylcholinesterase noncovalent inhibitors based on a polyamine backbone for potential use against Alzheimer's disease

C Melchiorre, V Andrisano, ML Bolognesi… - Journal of medicinal …, 1998 - ACS Publications
Dementia is the most common psychiatric disorder in elderly patients, and Alzheimer's
disease1 (AD) is the most common cause. Much effort is devoted to elucidating the …

Scopolamine disrupts hippocampal activity during allocentric spatial memory in humans: an fMRI study using a virtual reality analogue of the Morris Water Maze

E Antonova, D Parslow, M Brammer… - Journal of …, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
The role of the septohippocampal cholinergic system in memory disorders is well
established. The effects of cholinergic challenge in animals have been extensively studied …

Improvements in memory after medial septum stimulation are associated with changes in hippocampal cholinergic activity and neurogenesis

DU Jeong, JE Lee, SE Lee, WS Chang… - BioMed research …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) has been found to have therapeutic effects in patients with
dementia, but DBS mechanisms remain elusive. To provide evidence for the effectiveness of …

Alkaloids as drug leads in Alzheimer's treatment: Mechanistic and therapeutic insights

MR Islam, S Akash, MM Islam, N Sarkar, A Kumer… - Brain Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Alzheimer's disease (AD) has few effective treatment options and continues to be a major
global health concern. AD is a neurodegenerative disease that typically affects elderly …

Regional alterations in amyloid precursor protein and nerve growth factor across age in a mouse model of Down's syndrome

CL Hunter, O Isacson, M Nelson… - Neuroscience …, 2003 - Elsevier
Individuals with Down's syndrome (DS) develop the pathological hallmarks of Alzheimer's
(AD) disease at an early age, subsequently followed by memory decline and dementia. We …

Neuroprotective and neurotoxic effects of nicotine

S Ferrea, G Winterer - Pharmacopsychiatry, 2009 - thieme-connect.com
The interest in the action of nicotine in the central nervous system (CNS) has significantly
increased during the past 15 years. This is due in part to the growing importance of nicotine …

Preclinical characterization of A582941: A novel α7 neuronal nicotinic receptor agonist with broad spectrum cognitionenhancing properties

KR Tietje, DJ Anderson, RS Bitner… - CNS neuroscience & …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Among the diverse sets of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs), the α7 subtype is
highly expressed in the hippocampus and cortex and is thought to play important roles in a …