Behavioral analysis of 5XFAD-transgenic mice after treatment with galantamine.

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<p>In the Open Field (A, B) galantamine treatment restored the preference for the corners (A) and the avoidance of the center (B). Non-transgenic mice receiving water (black columns) showed a significantly higher corner preference (**, p = 0.0045) and avoidance of the center (**, p = 0.0048) compared to untreated 5XFAD transgenic mice (white columns). Treatment of 5XFAD transgenic mice with low dose (stippled columns) or high dose (hatched columns) galantamine increased their corner preference and center avoidance in a dose dependent manner. High dose treated transgenic mice spend significantly (**, p = 0.002) more time in the corners compared to untreated transgenic mice or low dose treated mice (*, p = 0.0451). Non-transgenic mice receiving high dose galantamine (grey columns). In the light-dark avoidance paradigm (C, D), high dose galantamine treatment of 5XFAD transgenic mice (hatched columns) reduced the time in the light (C) to untreated non-transgenic (black columns) control levels. In contrast, the number of transitions (D) is even further reduced by galantamine treatment of 5XFAD transgenic mice (*, p<0.005). The magnitude of the startle response (E) was not affected by galantamine treatment of 5XFAD transgenic mice. During fear conditioning (F, G), galantamine increased the context memory (F) and the tone memory (G) of non-transgenic and 5XFAD transgenic mice similarly.</p

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