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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2020

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.

Eslam El Nebrisi, Hayate Javed, Shreesh K Ojha, Murat Oz, Safa Shehab

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 35 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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35citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

35 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 61 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Eslam El NebrisiDepartment of Pharmacology, Dubai Medical College, Dubai Medical University, Dubai 20170, UAE.
Hayate JavedDepartment of Anatomy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain PO BOX 17666, UAE.
Shreesh K OjhaDepartment of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain PO BOX 17666, UAE.
Murat OzDepartment of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain PO BOX 17666, UAE.
Safa ShehabDepartment of Anatomy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain PO BOX 17666, UAE.
United Arab Emirates University · AE

Funding

United Arab Emirates University 31M290
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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

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alpha7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine ReceptorAnimalsCorpus StriatumCurcuminDisease Models, AnimalDopamineDopaminergic NeuronsHumansOxidopamineParkinson DiseaseParkinson Disease, SecondaryRatsSubstantia Nigraalpha7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine ReceptorCurcuminDopamineOxidopamine6-OHDAcurcuminneuroprotectionParkinson’s diseaseα7-nAChR

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PMID33023066
PMCPMC7583812
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