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The present study evaluated the anti-amnesic activity of 1-(7-chloroquinolin-4-yl)-5-methyl-N-phenyl-1H-1,2,3-triazole-4-carboxamide (QTCA-1) against scopolamine (SCO)-induced amnesia in mice. It was evaluated cholinergic dysfunction, oxidative stress and Na+/K+-ATPase activity in cerebral cortex and hippocampus of mice. Male Swiss mice were treated with QTCA-1 (10 mg/kg, intragastrically (i.g.), daily) for nine days. Thirty minutes after the treatment with compound, the animals received a injection of SCO (0.4 mg/kg, intraperitoneally (i.p.)). Mice were submitted to the behavioral tasks 30 min after injection of SCO (Barnes maze, open-field, object recognition and location, and step-down inhibitory avoidance tasks) during nine days. In day 9, cerebral cortex and hippocampus of mice were removed to determine the thiobarbituric acid reactive species (TBARS) levels, and catalase (CAT), Na+/K+-ATPase and acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activities. SCO caused amnesia in mice for changing in step-down inhibitory avoidance, Barnes maze, and object recognition and object location tasks. QTCA-1 treatment attenuated the behavioral changes caused by SCO. Moreover, SCO increased AChE and CAT activities, decreased Na+/K+-ATPase activity and increased TBARS levels in the cerebral structures of mice. QTCA-1 protected against these brain changes. In conclusion, QTCA-1 had anti-amnesic action in the experimental model used in the present study, through the anticholinesterase effect, modulation of Na+/K+-ATPase activity and antioxidant action.
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We are grateful for the financial support and scholarships from the Brazilian agencies CNPq (UNIVERSAL 408874/2016-3), FAPERGS (PRONEM 16/2551-0000240-1, PRONUPEQ 16/2551-0000526-5 and PqG 17/2551-0001013-2). CNPq is also acknowledged for the fellowship to C.L., D.A. and E.A.W. This study was financed in part by the Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível superior – Brasil (CAPES) - Finance Code 001.
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Luchese, C., Vogt, A.G., Pinz, M.P. et al. Amnesia-ameliorative effect of a quinoline derivative through regulation of oxidative/cholinergic systems and Na+/K+-ATPase activity in mice. Metab Brain Dis 35, 589–600 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11011-020-00535-0
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