Preclinical study demonstrates that enzyme-treated asparagus extract accelerates learning and neurite outgrowth, indicating potential benefits for early memory function.
Enzyme-treated asparagus extract (ETAS) contains various phytochemicals. It has been reported that ETAS protected early cognitive impairment of SAMP8 mice and Aβ-induced reduction of PC12 cell viability. In addition, ETAS had several functions on healthy people. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effects of ETAS on normal memory function of rats and neurite-outgrowth of PC12 cells. ETAS significantly accelerated learning acquisition in in vivo and neurite-outgrowth in in vitro study. In conclusion, ETAS affected on memory function in early stage in normal rats. The basis of this effect may induce neurite-outgrowth in neurons.
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