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ArticleJournal of biological inorganic chemistry : JBIC : a publication of the Society of Biological Inorganic Chemistry2021

Allicin ameliorates aluminium- and copper-induced cognitive dysfunction in Wistar rats: relevance to neuro-inflammation, neurotransmitters and Aβ

Sunpreet Kaur, Khadga Raj, Y K Gupta, Shamsher Singh

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Article in Journal of biological inorganic chemistry : JBIC : a publication of the Society of Biological Inorganic Chemistry, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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24 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 49 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Are high copper levels related to Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases? A systematic review and meta-analysis of articles published between 2011 and 2022.Biometals : an international journal on the role of metal ions in biology, biochemistry, and medicine · 2024
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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sunpreet KaurNeuropharmacology Division, Department of Pharmacology, ISF College of Pharmacy, Moga, Punjab, 142001, India.
Khadga RajNeuropharmacology Division, Department of Pharmacology, ISF College of Pharmacy, Moga, Punjab, 142001, India.
Y K GuptaPresident AIIMs Bhopal, Chairman RAC , ISF College of Pharmacy, Moga, Punjab, 142001, India.
Shamsher SinghNeuropharmacology Division, Department of Pharmacology, ISF College of Pharmacy, Moga, Punjab, 142001, India. shamshersingh@isfcp.org.ORCID 0000-0002-2780-6632
Indo Soviet Friendship College of Pharmacy · IN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a multifactorial neurological disorder associated with neuropathological and neurobehavioral changes, like cognition and memory loss. Pathological hallmarks of AD comprise oxidative stress, formation of insoluble β-amyloid (Aβ) plaques, intracellular neurofibrillary tangles constituted by hyperphosphorylated tau protein (P-tau), neurotransmitters dysbalanced (DA, NE, 5-HT, GABA and Glutamate) and metal deposition. Chronic exposure to metals like aluminium and copper causes accumulation of Aβ plaques, promotes oxidative stress, neuro-inflammation, and degeneration of cholinergic neurons results in AD-like symptoms. In the present study, rats were administered with aluminium chloride (200 mg/kg p.o) and copper sulfate (0.5 mg/kg p.o) alone and in combination for 28 days. Allicin (10 and 20 mg/kg i.p) was administered from day 7 to day 28. Spatial and recognition memory impairment analysis was performed using Morris water maze, Probe trial, and Novel Object Recognition test. Animals were sacrificed on day 29, brain tissue was isolated, and its homogenate was used for biochemical (lipid peroxidation, nitrite, and glutathione), neuro-inflammatory (IL-1β, IL-6 and TNF- α), neurotransmitters (DA, NE, 5-HT, GABA and Glutamate), Aβ

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Aluminum ChlorideAmyloid beta-PeptidesAnimalsCognitive DysfunctionCopper SulfateDisulfidesGlutathioneInflammationLearningLipid PeroxidationMaleMolecular StructureNeurotransmitter AgentsNitritesRatsRats, WistarallicinAluminum ChlorideAmyloid beta-PeptidesCopper SulfateDisulfidesGlutathioneNeurotransmitter AgentsNitritesSulfinic AcidsAluminium chlorideAlzheimer’s diseaseCopper sulfateExcitotoxicityNeuro-inflammatory markersNeurotransmitters

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PMID34023945
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