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ReviewNeurochemical research2024

Luteolin Mitigates D-Galactose-Induced Brain Ageing in Rats: SIRT1-Mediated Neuroprotection.

Reham L Younis, Rehab M El-Gohary, Asmaa A Ghalwash, Islam Ibrahim Hegab, Maram M Ghabrial, Azza M Aboshanady, Raghad A Mostafa, Alaa H Abd El-Azeem, Eman E Farghal, Asmaa A E Belal and 1 more

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Review in Neurochemical research, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

27 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Reham L YounisMedical Physiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt.
Rehab M El-GoharyMedical Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6106-3051
Asmaa A GhalwashMedical Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5075-7624
Islam Ibrahim HegabMedical Physiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1469-1941
Maram M GhabrialAnatomy & Embryology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7609-6817
Azza M AboshanadyAnatomy & Embryology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt.
Raghad A MostafaClinical and Chemical Pathology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9316-8758
Alaa H Abd El-AzeemMedical Pharmacology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9209-3432
Eman E FarghalClinical and Chemical Pathology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7562-055X
Asmaa A E BelalNeuropsychiatry Department, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt.
Haidy KhattabMedical Physiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt. haidy.khattab@med.tanta.edu.eg.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6570-1794

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Luteolin is an essential natural polyphenol found in a variety of plants. Numerous studies have supported its protective role in neurodegenerative diseases, yet the research for its therapeutic utility in D-galactose (D-gal)-induced brain ageing is still lacking. In this study, the potential neuroprotective impact of luteolin against D-gal-induced brain ageing was explored. Forty rats were randomly divided into four groups: control, luteolin, D-gal, and luteolin-administered D-gal groups. All groups were subjected to behavioural, cholinergic function, and hippocampal mitochondrial respiration assessments. Hippocampal oxidative, neuro-inflammatory, senescence and apoptotic indicators were detected. Gene expressions of SIRT1, BDNF, and RAGE were assessed. Hippocampal histopathological studies, along with GFAP and Ki67 immunoreactivity, were performed. Our results demonstrated that luteolin effectively alleviated D-gal-induced cognitive impairment and reversed cholinergic abnormalities. Furthermore, luteolin administration substantially mitigated hippocampus oxidative stress, mitochondrial dysfunction, neuro-inflammation, and senescence triggered by D-gal. Additionally, luteolin treatment considerably attenuated neuronal apoptosis and upregulated hippocampal SIRT1 mRNA expression. In conclusion, our findings revealed that luteolin administration attenuated D-gal-evoked brain senescence, improving mitochondrial function and enhancing hippocampal neuroregeneration in an ageing rat model through its antioxidant, senolytic, anti-inflammatory, and anti-apoptotic impacts, possibly due to upregulation of SIRT1. Luteolin could be a promising therapeutic modality for brain aging-associated abnormalities.

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AgingGalactoseLuteolinNeuroprotective AgentsSirtuin 1AnimalsApoptosisBrainBrain-Derived Neurotrophic FactorCognitive DysfunctionHippocampusMaleOxidative StressRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyBrain-Derived Neurotrophic FactorGalactoseLuteolinNeuroprotective AgentsSirt1 protein, ratSirtuin 1AGE/RAGE axisBrain ageingD-galactoseLuteolinMitochondrial dysfunctionSIRT1

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PMCPMC11365848

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