Quantitative evaluation of learning and memory trace in studies of mnemotropic effects of immunotropic drugs

Bull Exp Biol Med. 2012 Dec;154(2):233-6. doi: 10.1007/s10517-012-1920-4.

Abstract

Apart from restoration of disordered immunological parameters, tactivin and derinat exhibit a pronounced effect on the higher integrative functions of the brain. Experiments on Wistar rats have shown that these drugs accelerated conditioning of food and defense responses. New methods for quantitative evaluation of memory trace consolidation are proposed.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Brain / drug effects
  • Brain / physiology
  • DNA / pharmacology
  • Immunologic Factors / pharmacology*
  • Learning / drug effects*
  • Male
  • Memory / drug effects*
  • Peptides / pharmacology
  • Rats
  • Rats, Wistar
  • Thymus Extracts / pharmacology

Substances

  • Derinat
  • Immunologic Factors
  • Peptides
  • Thymus Extracts
  • T-activin
  • DNA