%0 Journal Article %T Effects of ligustrazine, tanshinone II A, ubiquinone, and idebenone on mouse water maze performance. %A Liu Xiao-jun %A Wu Wu-tong %J Acta Pharmacologica Sinica %D 2016 %B 2016 %9 %! Effects of ligustrazine, tanshinone II A, ubiquinone, and idebenone on mouse water maze performance. %K %X AIM: To observe the effects of four drugs, ligustrazine (Lig), tanshinone II A (Tan), ubiquinone (Ubi) and idebenone (Ide), on learning and memory of mouse. METHODS: Mouse water maze was used to evaluate nootropic effect. RESULTS: In comparison with the defective model (only scopolamine 3 mg.kg-1, Tan 20 mg.kg-1, ig) shortened the escape latency dramatically from (36 +/- 19) s to (11 +/- 5) s (P < 0.01) and reduced errors from 7 +/- 5 to 1.5 +/- 1.3 (P < 0.05). Ubi 20 mg.kg-1 ig decreased the escape latency from (37 +/- 18) s to (17 +/- 12) s and errors from 8 +/- 5 to 2.1 +/- 2.7 (P < 0.01). Ide 120 mg.kg-1 (ig) reduced the errors from 8 +/- 6 to 3.4 +/- 2.9 (P < 0.05), but had no remarkable effect on the escape latency. Lig did not exhibit marked effect on the deficit. CONCLUSION: Tan, Ubi, and Ide improved scopolamine-caused spatial performance defects in mouse. %U http://www.chinaphar.com/article/view/8306 %V 20 %N 11 %P 987-990 %@ 1745-7254