Administration of Young Coconut ( L.) Juice Ameliorates Memory Impairment in a Menopausal Rat Model

Overview

Journal Diseases

Date 2024 Oct 25

PMID 39452493

Authors

Saeko Sugiyama

Hiroshi Matsushita

Akira Minami

Hatsune Nakao

Shota Hata

Ayumi Matsumoto

Hideyuki Takeuchi

Akihiko Wakatsuki

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Abstract

Background/objectives: In Southeast Asia, the traditional use of young coconut ( L.) juice (YCJ) by women to alleviate postmenopausal symptoms suggests potential estrogenic properties. However, few studies explore the impact of YCJ on pathologies associated with estrogen deficiency in postmenopausal animal models. This study examines the impact of YCJ supplementation on memory impairment and depression-like behavior in ovariectomized (Ovx) rats.

Methods: Ten-week-old female rats underwent either a sham operation (Sham) or bilateral Ovx. The rats in the Ovx + YCJ group received 5×-concentrated YCJ by gavage at a dose of 15 mL/kg body weight. Twelve weeks later, the Morris water maze and forced swim tests were used to evaluate hippocampus-dependent spatial memory and depression-like behavior, respectively.

Results: The Ovx rats displayed significant memory impairment ( < 0.05) and depression-like behaviors ( < 0.05), while the memory performance in the rats in the Ovx + YCJ group resembled that of the Sham rats. However, the administration of YCJ did not result in the improvement of depression-like behavior.

Conclusions: These findings suggest that YCJ consumption may help ameliorate memory impairment in postmenopausal women.

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