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Malnutrition has a negative effect on fetal growth and brain tissue development. Impaired brain growth and development can lead to memory storage and recalling process calling memory impairment. Oxidative damage is one of the prime causes the newly proposed as the hypothetical cause brain damage due to malnutrition in rats. A low intake of nutrients can reduce antioxidant levels in the mice brain lead to progressive memory impairment. Moringa oleifera is a popular plant recently use as a food suplement containing antioxidants . The aim of study was to prove the effect of Moringa oleifera powder leaf in rat diet and memory function in malnutrition rat model.
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This research for the first time reveal the moringa oleifera benefit on hippocampal oxidative state and its role in improving memory impairmen
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In this study we used 20 wistar rats which were divided into five groups consisting of a control group diet malnutrition, group normal diet, the diet group malnourishment and Moringa oleifera leaf powder with a dose of 180 mg,360 mg, and 720 mg. Morris watermaze test used to measure the improvement of memory, while the xanthin oxidase method used to measure the antioxidant levels of the hippocampus brain. Result. Moringa oleifera powder leaf increase the levels of antioxidants SOD in rat brain and improve memory function in malnutrition rat models.
Dr.dr. Oski Illiandri
Universitas Lambung Mangkurat
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This page is a summary of: Moringa oleifera Meningkatkan Fungsi Memori pada Tikus Model Kurang Energi Protein, Jurnal Kedokteran Brawijaya, March 2010, Brawijaya University,
DOI: 10.21776/ub.jkb.2010.026.01.3.
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