Effect of Ginkgo biloba extract on mild cognitive impairment
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Last Update: 2014-03-04
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Source: Internet
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Author: User
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Recently, researchers from the Fifth People's Hospital of Yuhang District in Hangzhou published a paper to observe the effect of Ginkgo biloba extract on mild cognitive impairment (MCI) It is suggested that Ginkgo biloba extract can significantly improve the cognitive function of MCI patients and reduce the conversion rate of AD, which may be related to the improvement of central cholinergic system function This article was published in the 11th issue of Zhejiang Journal of integrated traditional and Western medicine in 2013 245 patients with MCI were randomly divided into the treatment group (n = 123) and the control group (n = 122) Both groups were given basic treatment The treatment group was given 40 mg Ginkgo biloba extract three times a day, orally MMSE and CDT were performed before treatment, 6 months and 1 year after treatment The activity of RBC ACh and RBC ache were monitored before and after treatment After 6 months and 1 year of treatment, MMSE and CDT scores in the treatment group were significantly higher than those in the control group at the same time (P < 0.01); compared with before treatment, RBC ACh content in the treatment group was significantly higher (P < 0.01), and higher than that in the control group (P < 0.01); RBC AChE activity level in the treatment group was significantly lower (P < 0.01), and lower than that in the control group (P < 0.01).
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