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ArticleBrain sciences2023

Vanillic Acid Ameliorates Demyelination in a Cuprizone-Induced Multiple Sclerosis Rat Model: Possible Underlying Mechanisms.

Sally M Safwat, Mahmoud El Tohamy, Moutasem Salih Aboonq, Amaal Alrehaili, Ahmad A Assinnari, Abdulrahman S Bahashwan, Ahmed A ElGendy, Abdelaziz M Hussein

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Article in Brain sciences, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Sally M SafwatDepartment of Medical Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura 35516, Egypt.
Mahmoud El TohamyDepartment of Medical Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura 35516, Egypt.
Moutasem Salih AboonqDepartment of Medical Physiology, College of Medicine, Taibah University, KSA, Madinah 42353, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-9137-941X
Amaal AlrehailiDepartment of Medical Physiology, College of Medicine, Taibah University, KSA, Madinah 42353, Saudi Arabia.
Ahmad A AssinnariDepartment of Medical Physiology, College of Medicine, Taibah University, KSA, Madinah 42353, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0003-4483-865X
Abdulrahman S BahashwanDepartment of Medical Physiology, College of Medicine, Taibah University, KSA, Madinah 42353, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0001-9730-215X
Ahmed A ElGendyDepartment of Medical Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura 35516, Egypt.
Abdelaziz M HusseinDepartment of Medical Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura 35516, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0002-0239-175X
Mansoura University · EGTaibah University · SA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo investigate the effect of vanillic acid (VA) on a Cuprizone (Cup) demyelinating rat model and the mechanisms behind such effect.

methodsThirty adult male Sprague Dawley (SD) rats were randomly divided into three groups: control, Cuprizone, and VA groups. Cuprizone was administrated at a dose of 450 mg/kg per day orally via gastric gavage for 5 weeks. The nerve conduction velocity (NCV) was studied in an isolated sciatic nerve, and then the sciatic nerve was isolated for histopathological examination, electron microscope examination, immunohistochemical staining, and biochemical and PCR assay. The level of IL17 was detected using ELISA, while the antioxidant genes Nrf2, HO-1 expression at the level of mRNA, expression of the myelin basic protein (MBP), interferon-gamma factor (INF)-γ and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, and apoptotic marker (caspase-3) were measured using immunohistochemistry in the sciatic nerve.

resultsThere was a significant reduction in NCV in Cup compared to normal rats (

conclusionThe current study demonstrated a neuroprotective effect for VA against the Cup-induced demyelinating rat model. This effect might be precipitated by the inhibition of inflammation, oxidative stress, and apoptosis.

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cuprizonedemyelinatingneuroinflammationNrf2vanillic acid

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PMCPMC10813517
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