2020
Effects of Hypericum scabrum extract on dentate gyrus synaptic plasticity in high fat diet-fed rats
Omidi G, Rezvani-Kamran A, Ganji A, Komaki S, Etaee F, Asadbegi M, Komaki A. Effects of Hypericum scabrum extract on dentate gyrus synaptic plasticity in high fat diet-fed rats. The Journal Of Physiological Sciences 2020, 70: 19. PMID: 32209056, PMCID: PMC7093352, DOI: 10.1186/s12576-020-00747-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-fat dietHigh-frequency stimulationExcitatory postsynaptic potentialsLong-term potentiationPerforant pathwayHypericum Scabrum extractSynaptic plasticityHFD groupPopulation spikesDentate gyrusEPSP slopePS amplitudeEffects of HFDField excitatory postsynaptic potentialsHigh-fat diet-fed ratsHippocampal synaptic plasticityMale Wistar ratsBipolar recording electrodesDiet-fed ratsDentate gyrus synaptic plasticityHippocampal neurogenesisNeuroprotective impactPostsynaptic potentialsWistar ratsControl group
2019
Effect of a hydro-alcoholic extract of Melissa officinalis on passive avoidance learning and memory
Dehbani Z, Komaki A, Etaee F, Shahidi S, Taheri M, Komaki S, Faraji N. Effect of a hydro-alcoholic extract of Melissa officinalis on passive avoidance learning and memory. Journal Of Herbmed Pharmacology 2019, 8: 120-125. DOI: 10.15171/jhp.2019.19.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPassive avoidance learningHydro-alcoholic extractControl groupAdult male Wistar ratsDoses of extractMale Wistar ratsVehicle control groupMelissa officinalisAvoidance learningDose groupOral gavageMale ratsPAL taskWistar ratsMO groupHerbal medicineDecreased latencyDecreased numberNeurobiological mechanismsRatsDark compartmentAcquisition trialsShuttle boxSignificant differencesMO extract
2016
Effects of cannabinoid and vanilloid receptor agonists and their interaction on learning and memory in rats
Shiri M, Komaki A, Oryan S, Taheri M, Komaki H, Etaee F. Effects of cannabinoid and vanilloid receptor agonists and their interaction on learning and memory in rats. Canadian Journal Of Physiology And Pharmacology 2016, 95: 382-387. PMID: 28112976, DOI: 10.1139/cjpp-2016-0274.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive performanceRat cognitive performancePassive avoidance learning testAvoidance learning testPAL taskLearning TestRetention testTest scoresMemoryPrevious findingsInteractive effectsLearningTest dayVanilloid systemsBetter scoresReceptor agonistCannabinoid receptor agonistsTaskScoresVanilloid receptor agonistsMale Wistar ratsControl groupAcute administration