Influence of Supplementation of Ecklonia cava Polyphenols on Learning, Memory, and Brain Fatty Acid Composition in Mice

Comb Chem High Throughput Screen. 2024;27(3):446-454. doi: 10.2174/1386207326666230818092719.

Abstract

Aims: The objective of this study was to determine the effects of intake of polyphenols from Ecklonia cava on spatial task performance and nervous fatty acid composition in mice fed with a high-fat diet.

Methods: Thirty mice were randomly divided into three groups; each group consisted of ten mice. The control group was fed 5% soybean oil as a fat source, whereas the high fat (HF) group was fed a 15% lard diet and the polyphenol (ECP) group was maintained on the HF diet plus 1% E. cava polyphenols.

Results: The ECP group exhibited a short escape latency and better memory retention in the Morris water maze test compared with the control and HF groups (P<0.05). In addition, the ECP group showed a greater increase in avoidance latency than that of the HF group (P<0.05). Moreover, the consumption of polyphenols from E. cava presented higher levels of DHA in the brain and retina (P<0.05).

Conclusion: This study suggested the positive effects of polyphenols from E. cava on memory retention, which might be partially attributed to the increased levels of DHA in the brain.

Keywords: Ecklonia cava; fatty acid composition; morris water maze; nervous function; polyphends.; spatial performance.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Brain* / drug effects
  • Brain* / metabolism
  • Diet, High-Fat
  • Dietary Supplements
  • Fatty Acids* / analysis
  • Fatty Acids* / chemistry
  • Fatty Acids* / metabolism
  • Male
  • Maze Learning / drug effects
  • Memory* / drug effects
  • Mice
  • Phaeophyceae* / chemistry
  • Polyphenols* / chemistry
  • Polyphenols* / pharmacology

Substances

  • Polyphenols
  • Fatty Acids