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ArticlePharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Anti-Alzheimer and Antioxidant Effects of

Shahnaz Khan, Hidayat Ullah Khan, Farman Ali Khan, Afzal Shah, Abdul Wadood, Shujaat Ahmad, Mazen Almehmadi, Ahad Amer Alsaiari, Farid Ullah Shah, Naveed Kamran

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Article in Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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10 authors.

Shahnaz KhanDepartment of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology, Bannu 28100, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
Hidayat Ullah KhanDepartment of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology, Bannu 28100, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
Farman Ali KhanDepartment of Chemistry, Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University, Sheringal, Dir Upper 18000, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0001-5730-7730
Afzal ShahDepartment of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology, Bannu 28100, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
Abdul WadoodDepartment of Biochemistry, Abdul Wali khan University, Mardan 23200, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
Shujaat AhmadDepartment of Pharmacy, Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University, Sheringal, Dir Upper 18000, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0002-4449-6525
Mazen AlmehmadiDepartment of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-7580-8667
Ahad Amer AlsaiariDepartment of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia.
Farid Ullah ShahDepartment of Biochemistry, Rehman Medical Collage, Peshawar 25000, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0002-6824-9350
Naveed KamranLady Reading Hospital, Peshawar 25000, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.

Funding

Higher Education Commission USTB CHEM PROJECT 2016-SH -003Taif University Researchers Support number TURSP-2020/80.
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The present study is aimed to determine the efficacy and dose response of the nuciferine (1), norcoclaurine (2) and crude extract of Nelumbo nucifera in managements of diabetes, Alzheimer disease and related allergies. Experimentally, alloxan (100 mg/kg body weight (b.w.))-induced diabetic rats (200−250 g) were divided into seven groups (n = 6). Group I: normal control, Group II: diabetic control, Group III: standard treated with glibenclamide and Group lV-VII: treated with methanolic crude extracts (100, 200 mg/kg), nuciferine and norcoclaurine (10 mg/kg b.w.) for 15 days. Different tests were performed, including blood glucose, body weights and antioxidant enzyme assays, i.e., superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase test (CAT), lipid peroxidation assay (TBARS), glutathione assay (GSH) and acetylcholinesterase (AChE) assay. Nuciferine and norcoclaurine significantly reduced blood glucose (p < 0.05) and restored body weight in diabetic rats. Moreover, nuciferine and norcoclaurine (10 mg/kg) significantly recovered the antioxidant enzymes (SOD, CAT, GPx and GSH) which decreased during induced diabetes. Significant increase in TBARS was also observed in the diabetic group and nuciferine as well as norcoclaurine (10 mg/kg) inhibited the increase in TBARS in diabetic animals (p < 0.05), as compared to glibenclamide. AChE activity was significantly recovered by nuciferine and norcoclaurine (10 mg/kg) both in the blood and brain of the diabetic group (p < 0.05). Nuciferine and norcoclaurine showed potent inhibitory effects against α-glucosidase and α-amylase with IC50, 19.06 ± 0.03, 15.03 ± 0.09 μM and 24.07 ± 0.05, 18.04 ± 0.021 μM, as confirmed by molecular docking studies. This study concludes that nuciferine and norcoclaurine significantly improve memory and could be considered as an effective phytomedicine for diabetes, Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and oxidative stress.

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anti-acetylcholinesteraseantidiabeticantioxidant enzymes effectsNelumbo nucifera seedsnorcoclaurinenuciferine

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PMID36297317
PMCPMC9608663

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