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ArticleBiomedicines2023

Ameliorative Effects of Isoeugenol and Eugenol against Impaired Nerve Function and Inflammatory and Oxidative Mediators in Diabetic Neuropathic Rats.

Khalid M Alharthy, Mohamed F Balaha, Sushma Devi, Ali Altharawi, Hasan S Yusufoglu, Rana M Aldossari, Aftab Alam, Viviana di Giacomo

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Article in Biomedicines, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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3.9field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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10 citing papers in PubMed, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 4 institutions in 4 countries.

Khalid M AlharthyDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj 11942, Saudi Arabia.
Mohamed F BalahaDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj 11942, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-0295-4460
Sushma DeviChitkara College of Pharmacy, Chitkara University, Rajpura 140401, India.ORCID 0000-0002-4449-9072
Ali AltharawiDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj 11942, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-6491-6611
Hasan S YusufogluDepartment of Pharmacognosy & Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Dentistry & Pharmacy, Buraydah Private Colleges, Buraydah 51418, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0001-7062-8029
Rana M AldossariDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj 11942, Saudi Arabia.
Aftab AlamDepartment of Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj 11942, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0001-6733-8311
Viviana di GiacomoDepartment of Pharmacy, "Gabriele d'Annunzio" University, Via dei Vestini 31, 66100 Chieti, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3332-993X
Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University · SABuraydah Colleges · SAChitkara University · INUniversity of Chieti-Pescara · IT

Funding

Prince sattam bin Abdulaziz University project number PSAU/2023/R/1444
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Diabetic polyneuropathy is characterized by structural abnormalities, oxidative stress, and neuroinflammation. The current study aimed to determine the antinociceptive effects of isoeugenol and eugenol and their combinations in neuropathic pain resulting from streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetes and neuroinflammation. Female SD rats were categorized into normal control, diabetic control, and treatment groups. On the 28th day and 45th day, behavioral studies (allodynia and hyperalgesia) were performed to analyze the development and protection of diabetic polyneuropathy. The levels of inflammatory and oxidative mediators, such as superoxide dismutase (SOD), tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), catalase, reduced glutathione, and thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS), were estimated. In addition, the level of nerve growth factor (NGF) was estimated at the end of the study in different groups. The anti-NGF treatment decreased its upregulation in the dorsal root ganglion significantly. The results showed that isoeugenol, eugenol, and their combination have therapeutic potential against neuronal and oxidative damage induced by diabetes. In particular, both compounds significantly affected behavioral function in treated rats and showed neuroprotection against diabetic neuropathy, and their combination had synergistic effects.

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diabeteseugenolisoeugenolnerve growth factorpregabalinstreptozotocin

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PMID37189822
PMCPMC10135797
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