Leaf extracts from Dendropanax morbifera Léveille mitigate mercury-induced reduction of spatial memory as well as cell proliferation and neuroblast differentiation in rat dentate gyrus

摘要

BackgroundThe brain is susceptible to methylmercury toxicity, which causes irreversible damage to neurons and glia and the leaf extract Dendropanax morbifera Léveille (DML) has various biological functions in the nervous system. In this study, we examined the effects of DML on mercury-induced proliferating cells and differentiated neuroblasts.