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ArticleMolecular biology reports2020

The role of hippocampal GABA

Fereshteh Farajdokht, Armin Vosoughi, Mojtaba Ziaee, Mostafa Araj-Khodaei, Javad Mahmoudi, Saeed Sadigh-Eteghad

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Article in Molecular biology reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 26% of its field
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Fereshteh FarajdokhtNeurosciences Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, 5166614756, Iran.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5349-6028
Armin VosoughiNeurosciences Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, 5166614756, Iran.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0151-4025
Mojtaba ZiaeeCardiovascular Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9725-3033
Mostafa Araj-KhodaeiDepartment of Persian Medicine, Faculty of Persian Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2590-8467
Javad MahmoudiNeurosciences Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, 5166614756, Iran.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9755-9422
Saeed Sadigh-EteghadNeurosciences Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, 5166614756, Iran. Saeed.sadigetegad@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2872-1072
Tabriz University of Medical Sciences · IRSahand University of Technology · IRUniversity of Maragheh · IR

Funding

Tabriz University of Medical Sciences (IR) 62571
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Echium amoenum (EA), a popular medicinal plant in Persian medicine, has anxiolytic, antioxidant, sedative, and anti-inflammatory effects. This study examined whether GABA-ergic signaling is involved in the anxiolytic effects of EA in mice. Sixty BALB/c mice (25-30 g) were divided into six groups (n = 10) as follows: the (I) control group received 10 ml/kg normal saline (NS). In the stress groups, the animals underwent 14 consecutive days of restraint stress (RS), and received following treatments simultaneously; (II) RS + NS; (III) RS + Diaz (Diazepam); (IV) RS + EA; (V) RS + Flu (Flumazenil) + EA; (VI) RS + Flu + Diaz. Behavioral tests including the open field test (OFT) and elevated plus maze (EPM) were performed to evaluate anxiety-like behaviors and the effects of the regimens. The plasma level of corticosterone and the hippocampal protein expressions of IL-1β, TNF-α, CREB, and BDNF, as well as p-GABA

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AnimalsAnti-Anxiety AgentsAnxietyBehavior, AnimalBehavior Rating ScaleBrain-Derived Neurotrophic FactorCorticosteroneCyclic AMP Response Element-Binding ProteinDiazepamEchiumFlumazenilGABA-A Receptor Antagonistsgamma-Aminobutyric AcidHippocampusInterleukin-1betaMaleAnti-Anxiety AgentsBdnf protein, mouseBrain-Derived Neurotrophic FactorCorticosteroneCreb1 protein, mouseCyclic AMP Response Element-Binding ProteinDiazepamFlumazenilGABA-A Receptor Antagonistsgamma-Aminobutyric AcidInterleukin-1betaPlant ExtractsReceptors, GABA-ATumor Necrosis Factor-alphaAnxietyBDNFCREBEchium amoenumGABAA receptorsInflammation

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PMID32778988
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