Chotosan ameliorates cognitive and emotional deficits in an animal model of type 2 diabetes: possible involvement of cholinergic and VEGF/PDGF mechanisms in the brain

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Diabetes is one of the risk factors for cognitive deficits such as Alzheimer’s disease. To obtain a better understanding of the anti-dementia effect of chotosan (CTS), a Kampo formula, we investigated its effects on cognitive and emo...

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Main Authors: Zhao Qi, Niu Yimin, Matsumoto Kinzo, Tsuneyama Koichi, Tanaka Ken, Miyata Takeshi, Yokozawa Takako
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-10-01
Series:BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6882/12/188