Neurotoxicity of Coscinium fenestratum stem, a medicinal plant used in traditional medicineJintanaporn Wattanathorn
Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, 40000, 66 43 348394, Thailand
Food Chem Toxicol 44:1327-33. 2006
..It is concluded that the plant possesses neurotoxicity and is able to induce neurobehavioral changes in rats. Therefore, the application of this plant as either drug or supplementary food should be reconsidered...
Positive modulation of cognition and mood in the healthy elderly volunteer following the administration of Centella asiaticaJintanaporn Wattanathorn
Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand
J Ethnopharmacol 116:325-32. 2008
..Therefore, the present randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind study investigated the effect of Centella asiatica on cognitive function of healthy elderly volunteer...
- Piperine, the potential functional food for mood and cognitive disorders
Jintanaporn Wattanathorn
Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand
Food Chem Toxicol 46:3106-10. 2008
..Therefore, piperine may be served as the potential functional food to improve brain function. However, further investigations about precise underlying mechanism are still required...
- Cognitive enhancement and neuroprotective effects of Bacopa monnieri in Alzheimer's disease model
Nongnut Uabundit
Department of Physiology Neuroscience Program and Graduate School, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Thailand
J Ethnopharmacol 127:26-31. 2010
..Therefore, the potential of this plant to protect against Alzheimer's disease has been raised but less supported document is available...
- Piperine, the main alkaloid of Thai black pepper, protects against neurodegeneration and cognitive impairment in animal model of cognitive deficit like condition of Alzheimer's disease
Pennapa Chonpathompikunlert
Department of Physiology and Graduate School, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand
Food Chem Toxicol 48:798-802. 2010
..Moreover, piperine also demonstrated the neurotrophic effect in hippocampus. However, further researches about the precise underlying mechanism are still required...
- Purple rice berry is neuroprotective and enhances cognition in a rat model of Alzheimer's disease
Wanassanun Pannangrong
Graduate School Neuroscience Program, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
J Med Food 14:688-94. 2011
..These results suggest that rice berry has potential as an effective agent for neurodegeneration and memory impairment in Alzheimer's disease...
Centella asiatica Improves Physical Performance and Health-Related Quality of Life in Healthy Elderly VolunteerLugkana Mato
Department of Biomedical Science Program, Graduate School, Khon Kaen University, 40002, Thailand
Evid Based Complement Alternat Med 2011:579467. 2011
..C. asiatica also possesses the potential to be a natural resource for vigor and strength increase, in healthy elderly persons. However, further research is essential...
- Effects of 12-Week Bacopa monnieri Consumption on Attention, Cognitive Processing, Working Memory, and Functions of Both Cholinergic and Monoaminergic Systems in Healthy Elderly Volunteers
Tatimah Peth-Nui
Neuroscience Program, Department of Physiology and Graduate School, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand
Evid Based Complement Alternat Med 2012:606424. 2012
..The suppression of plasma AChE activity was also observed. These results suggest that B. monnieri can improve attention, cognitive processing, and working memory partly via the suppression of AChE activity...
- Positive Modulation Effect of 8-Week Consumption of Kaempferia parviflora on Health-Related Physical Fitness and Oxidative Status in Healthy Elderly Volunteers
Jintanaporn Wattanathorn
Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand
Evid Based Complement Alternat Med 2012:732816. 2012
..Therefore, K. parviflora can enhance physical fitness partly via the decreased oxidative stress. In conclusion, K. parviflora is the potential health supplement for elderly. However, further study is required...
- Zingiber officinale Mitigates Brain Damage and Improves Memory Impairment in Focal Cerebral Ischemic Rat
Jintanaporn Wattanathorn
Department of Neuroscience Program, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand
Evid Based Complement Alternat Med 2011:429505. 2011
..In conclusion, our study demonstrated the beneficial effect of ginger rhizome to protect against focal cerebral ischemia...
- Anethum graveolens Linn. (dill) extract enhances the mounting frequency and level of testicular tyrosine protein phosphorylation in rats
Sitthichai Iamsaard
Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
J Zhejiang Univ Sci B 14:247-52. 2013
..Conclusions: AG extract enhances the aphrodisiac activity and is not harmful to sperm and male reproductive organs...
- Cashew apple juice supplementation enhanced fat utilization during high-intensity exercise in trained and untrained men
Piyapong Prasertsri
Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, 40002, Thailand
J Int Soc Sports Nutr 10:13. 2013
..This study aimed to investigate the effect of CAJ supplementation on substrate utilization during high-intensity exercise in trained and untrained subjects...
- Zingiber officinale Improves Cognitive Function of the Middle-Aged Healthy Women
Naritsara Saenghong
Neuroscience Program and Graduate School, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand
Evid Based Complement Alternat Med 2012:383062. 2012
..We found that the ginger-treated groups had significantly decreased P300 latencies, increased N100 and P300 amplitudes, and exhibited enhanced working memory. Therefore, ginger is a potential cognitive enhancer for middle-aged women...
- Cognitive-enhancing effect of quercetin in a rat model of Parkinson's disease induced by 6-hydroxydopamine
Napatr Sriraksa
Department of Physiology and Graduate School Neuroscience Program, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand
Evid Based Complement Alternat Med 2012:823206. 2012
..It was found that all doses of quercetin enhanced spatial memory. Therefore, it is suggested that the cognitive-enhancing effect of quercetin occurs partly because of decreased oxidative damage resulting in increased neuron density...
- Ginger pharmacopuncture improves cognitive impairment and oxidative stress following cerebral ischemia
Jinatta Jittiwat
Faculty of Medicine, Mahasarakham University, Maha Sarakham, Thailand
J Acupunct Meridian Stud 5:295-300. 2012
..The cognitive enhancing effect of acupuncture and ginger pharmacopuncture is likely to be at least partially attributable to decreased oxidative stress. However, other mechanisms may also be involved, and this requires further study...
- Selected risk factors, human papillomavirus infection and the p53 codon 72 polymorphism in patients with squamous intraepithelial lesions in northeastern Thailand
Wannapa Settheetham-Ishida
Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, 40002 Thailand
Asian Pac J Cancer Prev 7:113-8. 2006
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