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ArticleJournal of pharmacopuncture2023

Adamu Muhammad, Luteino Lorna Hamman, Samaila Musa Chiroma, Martha Orendu Oche Attah, Nathan Isaac Dibal

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Article in Journal of pharmacopuncture, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 29% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Journal of pharmacopuncture · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Adamu MuhammadDepartment of Human Anatomy, University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri, Nigeria.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0006-4231-1386
Luteino Lorna HammanDepartment of Human Anatomy, University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri, Nigeria.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8650-3116
Samaila Musa ChiromaDepartment of Human Anatomy, University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri, Nigeria.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9638-4931
Martha Orendu Oche AttahDepartment of Human Anatomy, University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri, Nigeria.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3954-9186
Nathan Isaac DibalDepartment of Human Anatomy, University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri, Nigeria.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1805-7553
University of Maiduguri · NGCyprus International University · CYNewcastle University Medicine Malaysia · MY

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objectives: Epilepsy is a neurological condition characterized by repeated seizures attributable to synchronous neuronal activity in the brain. The study evaluated the effect of acetone extract of Methods: Thirty-five rats were assigned into five groups (n = 7). Groups 1-2 received normal saline and 35 mg/kg PTZ every other day. Groups 3-4 received 125 mg/kg and 250 mg/kg ASBE orally while group 5 received 5 mg/kg diazepam daily for twenty-six days. Group 3-5 received PTZ every other day, 30 mins after ASBE and diazepam. Results: The results showed that Pentylenetetrazol (PTZ) induces seizure, reduces mobility time in force swim test and decreases the normal cell number in the brain. It also significantly decreases (p < 0.05) catalase, superoxide dismutase and reduced glutathione activities compared to the ASBE pre-treated rats. Pre-treatment with ASBE reportedly decreases seizure activities significantly (p < 0.05) and increases mobility time in the force swim test. ASBE also significantly elevate (p < 0.05) the normal cell number in the hippocampus, temporal lobe, and dentate gyrus. Conclusion: ASBE reduced seizure activity and prevented depression in PTZ-treated rats. It also prevented neurodegeneration by regulating glutamate and GABA levels in the brain as well as preventing lipid peroxidation.

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Adansonia digitatacatalasecell countGABAglutamateseizure

Identifiers

PMID38162471
PMCPMC10739472
OpenAlexW4390077650

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