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ArticleBioMed research international2021

The Effect of a Traditional Preparation Containing

Marzieh Rashedinia, Mina Mojarad, Forouzan Khodaei, Ali Sahragard, Mohammad Javad Khoshnoud, Mohammad M Zarshenas

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Article in BioMed research international, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Marzieh RashediniaMedicinal Plants Processing Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8395-2944
Mina MojaradDepartment of Pharmacology Toxicology, School of Pharmacy, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Forouzan KhodaeiDepartment of Pharmacology Toxicology, School of Pharmacy, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5950-4930
Ali SahragardMedicinal Plants Processing Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Mohammad Javad KhoshnoudDepartment of Pharmacology Toxicology, School of Pharmacy, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2907-2596
Mohammad M ZarshenasMedicinal Plants Processing Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8185-4993
Shiraz University of Medical Sciences · IRShanxi Agricultural University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveAlzheimer's disease is a progressive, age-related, and neurodegenerative disease characterized by mental decline. The exact cause of Alzheimer's disease is unclear, but cholinergic dysfunction, protein accumulation, and oxidative stress are among the most important hypotheses. The main purpose of our study was to investigate the effects of aqueous and hydroalcoholic extract combination of these two medicinal plants, black pepper and cumin (as a related formulation in traditional Persian medicine), on memory and learning of an immobilized stress animal model.

methodsIn this study, hydroalcoholic and aqueous extracts of cumin and black pepper fruits were prepared. Six groups of mice were treated orally for 2 weeks: control group, immobility stress, and stress-induced immobility mice received different doses of the hydroalcoholic extract (100 and 200 mg/kg) and aqueous extract (100 and 200 mg/kg). The shuttle box, novel object detection, and rotarod test were used to evaluate memory and learning. The activities of acetylcholinesterase, catalase (CAT), and superoxide dismutase (SOD) and the level of reduced glutathione (GSH) and malondialdehyde (MDA) were measured in the brain tissue.

resultsImmobility stress significantly reduced learning and motor coordination. Furthermore, MDA levels and acetylcholinesterase activity were significantly increased, while CAT and SOD activities were significantly reduced in the brain of immobility-induced stress mice. Other findings indicated that hydroalcoholic and aqueous extracts (100 and 200 mg/kg) of cumin and black pepper fruits have an improving effect on animal motor coordination and learning ability, GSH content, and CAT, SOD, and acetylcholinesterase enzyme function in comparison with stress groups (

conclusionThe hydroalcoholic and aqueous extracts of cumin and black pepper fruits have protective effects against stress-induced memory deficit and oxidative stress and may have beneficial therapeutic effect in the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases.

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AcetylcholinesteraseAlcoholsAlzheimer DiseaseAnimalsApiaceaeAvoidance LearningCapsicumCatalaseCuminumDisease Models, AnimalGlutathioneImmobilizationIranLipid PeroxidationMedicine, TraditionalMemory DisordersAcetylcholinesteraseAlcoholsCatalaseGlutathionePlant ExtractsSuperoxide Dismutase

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