ArticleTranslational neuroscience2022
Embelin and levodopa combination therapy for improved Parkinson's disease treatment.
Article in Translational neuroscience, 2022. 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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- TUDCA combined with Syndopa protects the midbrain and gut from MPTP toxicity in a Parkinson's disease mouse model: Immunohistochemical evidence.Biomolecules & biomedicine · 2025Article
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- Embelin Mitigates Amyloid-β-Induced Neurotoxicity and Cognitive Impairment in Rats: Potential Therapeutic Implications for Alzheimer's Disease.Molecular neurobiology · 2025Article
- Lead Phytomolecules for Treating Parkinson's Disease.Central nervous system agents in medicinal chemistry · 2025Review
- The Nurr1 ligand indole acetic acid hydrazide loaded onto ZnFe2O4 nanoparticles suppresses proinflammatory gene expressions in SimA9 microglial cells.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Medicinal potential of embelin and its nanoformulations: An update on the molecular mechanism and various applications.Iranian journal of basic medical sciences · 2024Review
- Natural product-based pharmacological studies for neurological disorders.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2022Review
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Abstract
Parkinson's disease (PD), a progressive neurodegenerative disorder, affects dopaminergic neurons. Oxidative stress and gut damage play critical roles in PD pathogenesis. Inhibition of oxidative stress and gut damage can prevent neuronal death and delay PD progression. The objective of this study was to evaluate the therapeutic effect of embelin or the combination with levodopa (LD) in a rotenone-induced PD mouse model. At the end of experimentation, the mice were sacrificed and the midbrain was used to evaluate various biochemical parameters, such as nitric oxide, peroxynitrite, urea, and lipid peroxidation. In the substantia nigra (midbrain), tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) expression was examined by immunohistochemistry, and Nurr1 expression was evaluated by western blotting. Gut histopathology was evaluated on tissue sections stained with hematoxylin and eosin.
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