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ArticlePloS one2016

Fenugreek Seed Powder Nullified Aluminium Chloride Induced Memory Loss, Biochemical Changes, Aβ Burden and Apoptosis via Regulating Akt/GSK3β Signaling Pathway.

Asokan Prema, Arokiasamy Justin Thenmozhi, Thamilarasan Manivasagam, Musthafa Mohamed Essa, Mohammed D Akbar, Mohammed Akbar

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Article in PloS one, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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25citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
3.4field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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25 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 56 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Asokan PremaDepartment of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar, Tamilnadu 608 002, India.
Arokiasamy Justin ThenmozhiDepartment of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar, Tamilnadu 608 002, India.
Thamilarasan ManivasagamDepartment of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar, Tamilnadu 608 002, India.
Musthafa Mohamed EssaDepartment of Food Science and Nutrition, CAMS, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7505-9785
Mohammed D AkbarSMPT, NIAAA, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, MD, United States of America.
Mohammed AkbarSMPT, NIAAA, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, MD, United States of America.
Annamalai University · INNational Institutes of Health · USIndia Diabetes Research Foundation · IN

Funding

Alcohol Metabolism, Functional Consequences, Apoptosis Signaling Pathways, and Organ DamageZIAAA000036 · NIAAA · NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM · PI SONG, BYOUNG-JOON · 2009 to 2025
$14.8M
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia that mainly affects the cognitive functions of the aged populations. Trigonella foenum-graecum (L.) (fenugreek), a traditionally well utilized medicinal plant ubiquitously used as one of the main food additive worldwide, is known to have numerous beneficial health effects. Fenugreek seed extract could be able to inhibit the activity of acetylcholinesterase (AChE), a key enzyme involved in the pathogenesis of AD, and further shown to have anti-parkinsonic effect. The present study was aimed to explore the neuroprotective effect of fenugreek seed powder (FSP) against aluminium chloride (AlCl3) induced experimental AD model. Administration of germinated FSP (2.5, 5 and 10% mixed with ground standard rat feed) protected AlCl3 induced memory and learning impairments, Al overload, AChE hyperactivity, amyloid β (Aβ) burden and apoptosis via activating Akt/GSK3β pathway. Our present data could confirm the neuroprotective effect of fenugreek seeds. Further these results could lead a possible therapeutics for the management of neurodegenerative diseases including AD in future.

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AcetylcholinesteraseAluminum ChlorideAluminum CompoundsAmyloid beta-PeptidesAnimalsApoptosisChloridesGlycogen Synthase Kinase 3 betaLearningMaleMemory DisordersNeuroprotective AgentsPlant ExtractsPlants, MedicinalProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktRats, WistarAcetylcholinesteraseAluminum ChlorideAluminum CompoundsAmyloid beta-PeptidesChloridesfenugreek seed mealGlycogen Synthase Kinase 3 betaGsk3b protein, ratNeuroprotective AgentsPlant ExtractsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt

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PMID27893738
PMCPMC5125597
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