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ArticleDrug design, development and therapy2022

6-Methoxyflavone and Donepezil Behavioral Plus Neurochemical Correlates in Reversing Chronic Ethanol and Withdrawal Induced Cognitive Impairment.

Mehreen Arif, Khalid Rauf, Naeem Ur Rehman, Ahmed Tokhi, Muhammad Ikram, Robert D Sewell

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Mehreen ArifDepartment of Pharmacy, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, Abbottabad, Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa, 22060, Pakistan.
Khalid RaufDepartment of Pharmacy, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, Abbottabad, Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa, 22060, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0003-3967-9623
Naeem Ur RehmanDepartment of Pharmacy, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, Abbottabad, Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa, 22060, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0003-2047-2518
Ahmed TokhiDepartment of Pharmacy, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, Abbottabad, Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa, 22060, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0001-9857-9417
Muhammad IkramDepartment of Pharmacy, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, Abbottabad, Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa, 22060, Pakistan.
Robert D SewellCardiff School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, CF10 3NB, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-1702-5100
COMSATS University Islamabad · PKCardiff University · GB

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Abstract

Purpose: Chronic ethanol exposure causes neurotoxicity and long-term learning and memory impairment along with hippocampal and frontal cortical dysfunction. Flavonoids possess antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties believed to be contributory factors in reversing cognitive decline. 6-Methoxyflavone (6-MOF), a flavonoid occurring naturally in medicinal plants, has been reported to instigate neuroprotection by reversing cisplatin-induced hyperalgesia and allodynia. Consequently, this study was designed to investigate 6-MOF activity in models of chronic ethanol-induced cognitive impairment along with neurochemical correlates. Methods: Mice were given ethanol orally (2.0 g/kg daily) for 24 days plus either saline, 6-MOF (25-75mg/kg) or donepezil (4mg/kg) and then ethanol was withdrawn for the next 6 days. Animals were subsequently assessed for their cognitive performance in several models on days 1, 12, and 24, during abstinence (Day-26) and on the 7th day of the washout period. Following behavioral assessment, post-mortem dopamine, noradrenaline and vitamin C concentrations were quantified in the frontal cortex, hippocampus and striatum, using HPLC with UV detection. Results: Chronic ethanol treatment suppressed locomotor activity and impaired cognitive tasks, which included novel object recognition, performance in the Morris water maze as well as the Y-maze, socialization and nest-building behavior throughout the protocol and during withdrawal. These behavioral deficits were at least partially restored by the co-administration of 6-MOF or donepezil with ethanol as were ethanol-induced deficits in frontal cortical and hippocampal dopamine plus noradrenaline, together with striatal dopamine. 6-MOF co-administration with ethanol also modestly restored striatal vitamin C levels. Conclusion: It is postulated that, apart from donepezil, 6-MOF may be useful not only in the treatment of ethanol withdrawal severity but also in the management of chronic ethanol withdrawal induced cognitive impairment.

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Cognitive DysfunctionEthanolAnimalsAscorbic AcidDonepezilDopamineFlavonesHippocampusMaze LearningMiceNorepinephrine6-methoxyflavoneAscorbic AcidDonepezilDopamineEthanolFlavonesNorepinephrine6-methoxyflavonedopamineethanol cognitionfrontal cortexhippocampusnoradrenaline

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