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Neuroprotective Effect of Curcumin on the Nigrostriatal Pathway in a 6-Hydroxydopmine-Induced Rat Model of Parkinson’s Disease is Mediated by α7-Nicotinic Receptors
| العنوان: | Neuroprotective Effect of Curcumin on the Nigrostriatal Pathway in a 6-Hydroxydopmine-Induced Rat Model of Parkinson’s Disease is Mediated by α7-Nicotinic Receptors |
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| المؤلفون: | Eslam El Nebrisi, Hayate Javed, Shreesh K Ojha, Murat Oz, Safa Shehab |
| المصدر: | International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Vol 21, Iss 19, p 7329 (2020) |
| بيانات النشر: | MDPI AG, 2020. |
| سنة النشر: | 2020 |
| المجموعة: | LCC:Biology (General) LCC:Chemistry |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Parkinson’s disease, 6-OHDA, α7-nAChR, curcumin, neuroprotection, Biology (General), QH301-705.5, Chemistry, QD1-999 |
| الوصف: | Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a common neurodegenerative disorder, characterized by selective degeneration of dopaminergic nigrostriatal neurons. Most of the existing pharmacological approaches in PD consider replenishing striatal dopamine. It has been reported that activation of the cholinergic system has neuroprotective effects on dopaminergic neurons, and human α7-nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (α7-nAChR) stimulation may offer a potential therapeutic approach in PD. Our recent in-vitro studies demonstrated that curcumin causes significant potentiation of the function of α7-nAChRs expressed in Xenopus oocytes. In this study, we conducted in vivo experiments to assess the role of the α7-nAChR on the protective effects of curcumin in an animal model of PD. Intra-striatal injection of 6-hydroxydopmine (6-OHDA) was used to induce Parkinsonism in rats. Our results demonstrated that intragastric curcumin treatment (200 mg/kg) significantly improved the abnormal motor behavior and offered neuroprotection against the reduction of dopaminergic neurons, as determined by tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) immunoreactivity in the substantia nigra and caudoputamen. The intraperitoneal administration of the α7-nAChR-selective antagonist methyllycaconitine (1 µg/kg) reversed the neuroprotective effects of curcumin in terms of both animal behavior and TH immunoreactivity. In conclusion, this study demonstrates that curcumin has a neuroprotective effect in a 6-hydroxydopmine (6-OHDA) rat model of PD via an α7-nAChR-mediated mechanism. |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article |
| وصف الملف: | electronic resource |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 1422-0067 1661-6596 |
| Relation: | https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/21/19/7329; https://doaj.org/toc/1661-6596; https://doaj.org/toc/1422-0067 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/ijms21197329 |
| URL الوصول: | https://doaj.org/article/331dafde5b0c4effb75d7ff9a143480b |
| رقم الأكسشن: | edsdoj.331dafde5b0c4effb75d7ff9a143480b |
| قاعدة البيانات: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
Full Text Finder | تدمد: | 14220067 16616596 |
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| DOI: | 10.3390/ijms21197329 |