Table I.

Aβ₄₀ and Aβ₄₂ levels in the hippocampus determined by ELISA.

Groupa	Aβ40 (pg/g tissue weight)	Aβ42 (pg/g tissue weight)
Normal	1.11±0.09	1.44±0.24
Model	9.18±0.38c	9.86±0.19c
Low-dose β-asarone	4.87±0.40c,e,g,h	4.46±0.30c,e,f,h
Medium-dose β-asarone	5.28±0.45c,e,g,h	4.80±0.27c,e,g,h
High-dose β-asarone	5.69±0.40c,e,g,h	5.60±0.24c,e,g,h
3-MA	2.81±0.12c,e	3.37±0.20b,e
Rapamycin	7.89±0.78c,d,g	7.38±0.67c,d,g

^an=7 mice/group

^bP<0.05

^cP<0.01 vs. normal group

^dP<0.05

^eP<0.01 vs. model group

^fP<0.05

^gP<0.01 vs. 3-MA treated group

^hP<0.01 vs. rapamycin treated group. 3-MA, 3-methyladenine; Aβ, amyloid β.