Sauroine, a Lycopodium alkaloid that enhances memory.

VALLEJO MARIANA; G ORTEGA,; CABRERA JOSE; CARLINI VALERIA; RUBIALES DE BARIOGLIO, SUSANA ELIZABETH; ALMIRON ROMINA; O RAMIREZ,; M AGNESSE,

ACS Publications

Año: 2009 vol. 72 p. 156 - 156

font face="Times-Roman" size="1"> The present study describes the effects of sauroine (1), the main alkaloid obtained from Huperzia saururus, on memory retention and learning. To evaluate this, electrophysiological experiments and behavioral tests (step down) were performed on male Wistar rats. The results showed that 1 improved memory retention in the step-down test, significantly increasing hippocampal