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ArticleAlzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association2025

Apigenin mitigates oxidative stress, neuroinflammation, and cognitive impairment but enhances learning and memory in aluminum chloride-induced neurotoxicity in rats.

Ademola Adetokunbo Oyagbemi, Omowumi Moromoke Femi-Akinlosotu, Adedunsola Adewunmi Obasa, Moses Semilore Ojo, Adeola Temitope Salami, Temitayo Olabisi Ajibade, Charles Etang Onukak, Olumayowa Olawumi Igado, Oluwaseun Olarenwaju Esan, Taiwo Olaide Oyagbemi and 10 more

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Article in Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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20 authors.

Ademola Adetokunbo OyagbemiDepartment of Veterinary Physiology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.ORCID 0000-0002-8996-8610
Omowumi Moromoke Femi-AkinlosotuDevelopmental Neurobiology and Forensic Anatomy Unit, Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.
Adedunsola Adewunmi ObasaNeuroscience Unit, Department of Veterinary Anatomy, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.
Moses Semilore OjoDepartment of Veterinary Physiology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.
Adeola Temitope SalamiDevelopment of Physiology, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.
Temitayo Olabisi AjibadeDepartment of Veterinary Physiology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.
Charles Etang OnukakDepartment of Veterinary Physiology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.
Olumayowa Olawumi IgadoNeuroscience Unit, Department of Veterinary Anatomy, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.
Oluwaseun Olarenwaju EsanDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.
Taiwo Olaide OyagbemiFederal College of Animal Health and Production Technology, Ibadan, Nigeria.
Adewumi Victoria AdeogunDepartment of Veterinary Physiology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.
Omolola Victoria AwoyomiFederal College of Animal Health and Production Technology, Ibadan, Nigeria.
Joseph E IkokideDepartment of Theriogenology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.
Ishmael Festus JajaDepartment of Livestock and Pasture Science, Faculty of Science and Agriculture, University of Fort Hare, Alice, South Africa.
Olufunke Eunice Ola-DaviesDepartment of Veterinary Physiology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.
Temidayo Olutayo OmobowaleDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.
Adebowale Bernard SabaDepartment of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.
Oluwafemi Omoniyi OguntibejuPhytomedicine and Phytochemistry Group, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Wellness Sciences, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Bellville, South Africa.
Evaristus NwuliaCollege of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Howard University Hospital, Howard University, Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
Momoh Audu YakubuDepartment of Environmental & Interdisciplinary Sciences, College of Science, Engineering & Technology, Vascular Biology Unit, Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, COPHS, Texas Southern University, Houston, Texas, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionAluminum chloride (AlCl

methodsForty adult male Wistar rats were randomly divided into four different groups - control, AlCl

resultsOur findings revealed AlCl DISCUSSION: Apigenin demonstrates promising ameliorative effects against AlCl HIGHLIGHTS: Aluminum chloride toxicity caused significant reduction in learning, exploration, and memory. Aluminum chloride toxicity induced neurotoxicity, increased biomarkers of oxidative stress, neuroinflammation, and precipitated cognitive impairment. Apigenin improved brain antioxidant, enhanced learning, exploration, and memory.

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Aluminum ChlorideApigeninCognitive DysfunctionLearningMemoryNeuroinflammatory DiseasesNeurotoxicity SyndromesOxidative StressAluminum CompoundsAnimalsAntioxidantsChloridesDisease Models, AnimalMaleMaze LearningRatsAluminum ChlorideAluminum CompoundsAntioxidantsApigeninChloridesApigenincognitive impairmentneurotoxicityoxidative stress

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PMID40318207
PMCPMC12441593

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