Investigation of the Protective Effects of Aripiprazole on Methylphenidate-induced Neurotoxicity in Rats DOI

Afrooz Mohammadgholi-Beiki,

Helia Aghamiri,

Rojin Rashidian

et al.

Molecular Neurobiology, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: April 29, 2025

Language: Английский

Ketamine-Induced Behavioral Perturbations, Redox Imbalances, and Neurotransmitter Deficits in Mice: The Preventive and Reversal Neuromodulatory Potential of Diosmin as an Antipsychotic DOI Creative Commons
Aya-Ebi Okubo Eneni, Benneth Ben‐Azu, Abayomi M. Ajayi

et al.

Brain Disorders, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 100210 - 100210

Published: March 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Diosgenin reverses posttraumatic stress disorder in mice by augmenting neurochemical release and inhibiting HPA axis dysfunction, oxidative stress, and neuroinflammation DOI Creative Commons
Benneth Ben‐Azu, Olusegun G. Adebayo, Adaeze Adebesin

et al.

Journal of Affective Disorders Reports, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 17, P. 100814 - 100814

Published: June 26, 2024

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental linked to neurochemical, hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA)-axis dysregulations, inflammatory and pro-oxidant challenges in response traumatic events. It one of the leading causes neurocognitive declines, hence prompting need for pharmacological intervention. However, impact diosgenin, naturally occurring steroidal saponin with adaptogenic-like action, on PTSD-induced neuropsychiatric disturbances its underlying mechanisms are unknown. In this study, we investigated outcome diosgenin treatment multimodal traumatic, single prolonged (SPS)-induced PTSD mice. Following SPS-induced 7 days PTSD, mice (n = 9) were thereafter treated (25 50 mg/kg) or fluoxetine (10 orally from 8–20 (14 days). Locomotory, cognitive-, depressive- anxiety-like behaviors investigated. We assayed changes adrenal weight, serum glucose corticosterone concentrations. Neurochemical, inflammatory, oxido-nitrergic dysfunctions monoamine oxidase-B acetylcholinesterase activities, measured striatum, prefrontal-cortex hippocampus. The results revealed that SPS challenge inhibited locomotor, spatial/non-spatial memory functions, increased anxiety depressive-like features, which reversed by diosgenin. Diosgenin reduced oxidase-B, TNF-α, IL-6, malondialdehyde nitrite levels Antioxidants such as glutathione, superoxide-dismutase, catalase SPS-mice brains Moreover, attenuated hyper-HPA-axis mediation decreasing corticosterone, gland hypertrophy. Herewith, suggest convenes protection against exposed enhancing antioxidant machinery, neurochemical modulations, inhibition oxido-nitrergic, HPA-axis dysfunctions.

Language: Английский

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Effective Action of Silymarin against Ketamine-induced Schizophrenia in Male Mice: Insight into the Biochemical and Molecular Mechanisms of Action DOI
Benneth Ben‐Azu, Aliance Romain Fokoua,

Olajide S. Annafi

et al.

Journal of Psychiatric Research, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 179, P. 141 - 155

Published: Sept. 13, 2024

Language: Английский

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Taurine, an essential amino acid, attenuates rotenone-induced Parkinson’s disease in rats by inhibiting alpha-synuclein aggregation and augmenting dopamine release DOI
Jackson E. Onuelu, Benneth Ben‐Azu, Olusegun G. Adebayo

et al.

Behavioural Brain Research, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 480, P. 115397 - 115397

Published: Dec. 12, 2024

Language: Английский

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Impact of Relapse in BDNF Receptors Expression in Patients With a First Episode of Schizophrenia DOI
Miquel Bioque, Vicent Llorca-Bofí, Karina S. MacDowell

et al.

Schizophrenia Bulletin, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Feb. 20, 2025

Relapsing after a first episode of schizophrenia (FES) is main predictor clinical and functional prognosis. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) plays critical role in neuronal development plasticity, its signaling may be altered by successive relapses. We assessed the impact relapse expression 2 isoforms BDNF tropomyosin-related kinase B (TrkB) receptor (active full-length TrkB-F inactive truncated TrkB-T) peripheral blood mononuclear cells from 53 FES patients remission followed up for 3 years. The group participants that relapsed (n = 24) during follow-up presented significant decrease active compared to baseline (M 100 ± 28.13 vs. M 83.42 33.84, t 2.5, P .02), with no changes TrkB-T nor plasma levels. This also led decline F/T ratio 1.13 0.38 0.94 0.36, 2.17, .041). No differences were found receptors' levels cases remained 29). These results not associated between groups terms pathway biomarkers, or treatment variables. findings highlight biological produces over systemic BDNF-TrkB pathway, potentially undermining crucial functions. Identifying actors involved can help design specific interventions prevention improve prognosis people early stages schizophrenia.

Language: Английский

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Urolithin A alleviates schizophrenic-like behaviors and cognitive impairment in rats through modulation of neuroinflammation, neurogenesis, and synaptic plasticity DOI Creative Commons
Zhengyuan Huang,

Zhongyu Ren,

Sanwang Wang

et al.

Scientific Reports, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 15(1)

Published: March 26, 2025

Cognitive impairment in schizophrenia occurs the early stages of disease and is closely associated with prognosis. Alleviation cognitive faces major challenges owing to lack preventive therapeutic drugs that are novel effective. Urolithin A (UA) a gut microbial metabolite ellagic acid has demonstrated neuroprotective effects multiple neurological models. Nonetheless, neuromodulatory role UA yet be elucidated. Wistar rat pups were separated from their mothers for 24 h on postnatal days (PNDs) 9–10 establish an early-life stress model. The pretreated at different administration times (2, 4, 6 weeks) doses (50, 100, 150 mg/kg) adolescence (PND29). Behavioral tests performed after end administration. Subsequently, hippocampal samples collected histopathological molecular evaluations. Male offspring rats subjected maternal separation exhibited increased sensitivity prepulse inhibition impairment, accompanied by severe neuroinflammation impaired neurogenesis. However, attenuated separation-induced deficits impairments restored neurogenesis dose-dependent manner. Furthermore, pretreatment preserved dendritic spine density, synapses, presynaptic vesicles. In addition, it exerted anti-inflammatory inhibiting microglial activation expression proinflammatory cytokines tumor necrosis factor-α, interleukin-6, interleukin-1β. Potential mechanisms included upregulation brain-derived neurotrophic factor protein extracellular signal-regulated kinase signaling pathway. This study first preclinical evaluation schizophrenia. findings suggest changes function linked driven interaction among neuroinflammation, neurogenesis, synaptic plasticity potential reverse these processes. These observations provide evidence future clinical trials as dietary supplement preventing

Language: Английский

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Potential Roles of Natural Antioxidants in Modulating Neurodegenerative Disease Pathways DOI
Mega O. Oyovwi,

Ejime A. Chijiokwu,

Benneth Ben‐Azu

et al.

Molecular Neurobiology, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: April 9, 2025

Language: Английский

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Investigation of the Protective Effects of Aripiprazole on Methylphenidate-induced Neurotoxicity in Rats DOI

Afrooz Mohammadgholi-Beiki,

Helia Aghamiri,

Rojin Rashidian

et al.

Molecular Neurobiology, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: April 29, 2025

Language: Английский

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