Frontiers in Pharmacology,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
14
Опубликована: Авг. 16, 2023
Introduction:
Post-traumatic
stress
disorder
(PTSD)
is
a
chronic
mental
illness
triggered
by
traumatic
experiences
such
as
wars,
natural
disasters,
or
catastrophes,
and
it
characterized
anxiety,
depression
cognitive
impairment.
Diosgenin
steroidal
sapogenin
with
known
neuroprotective
antioxidant
properties.
This
study
aimed
to
assess
the
pharmacological
potential
of
diosgenin
in
single
prolonged
(SPS)
model
PTSD,
plus
other
behavioral
models
along
any
consequent
alterations
brain
neurochemistry
male
mice.
Methodology:
SPS
was
induced
restraining
animals
for
2
h,
followed
20
min
forced
swim,
recuperation
15
min,
finally,
exposure
ether
induce
anesthesia.
The
SPS-exposed
were
treated
(20,
40,
60
mg/kg)
compared
positive
controls,
fluoxetine
donepezil,
then
they
observed
changes
anxiety/depression-like
behaviors,
After
screening,
postmortem
serotonin,
noradrenaline,
dopamine,
vitamin
C,
adenosine
its
metabolites
inosine
hypoxanthine
quantified
frontal
cortex,
hippocampus,
striatum
high-performance
liquid
chromatography.
Additionally,
animal
serum
screened
corticosterone
levels.
Results:
results
showed
that
reversed
anxiety-
depression-like
ameliorated
impairment
dose-dependent
manner.
restored
monoamine
C
levels
dose-dependently
modulated
regions.
also
reinstated
otherwise
increased
Conclusion:
findings
suggest
may
be
candidate
improving
symptoms
PTSD.
Biomolecules,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
15(4), С. 543 - 543
Опубликована: Апрель 7, 2025
The
onset
of
Alzheimer’s
disease
(AD)
is
attributed
to
widespread
amyloid
beta
(Aβ)
plaque
accumulation,
tau
hyperphosphorylation,
oxidative
stress,
and
neuroinflammation.
However,
the
underlying
mechanism
AD
remains
unclear,
no
curative
treatment
currently
exists.
aim
was
investigate
effect
thymoquinone
by
suppressing
RAGE/NOX4
pathway
in
AD.
Mice
(n
=
60)
were
divided
into
five
groups,
an
experimental
model
induced
Aβ1–42
peptide
established
two
groups.
We
also
administered
5
mg/kg
(TMQ)
mice
for
its
properties
slow
or
treat
neurodegeneration
Behavioral
tests
memory
emotional
states,
micro-computed
tomography
(Micro
CT)
assess
brain
volume,
ELISA
measure
malondialdehyde
(MDA)
levels,
hematoxylin
eosin
staining
(H&E)
evaluate
neuronal
degeneration
used.
Immunohistochemical
(IHC),
Western
blot
(WB),
real-time
polymerase
chain
reaction
(PCR)
methods
used
inhibitory
TMQ
on
a
receptor
advanced
glycation
end
products
(RAGE)/nicotinamide
adenine
dinucleotide
phosphate
(NADPH)
oxidase
4
(NOX4)
signaling
results
showed
that
may
have
ameliorative
effects
memory,
spatial
learning,
learning
ability,
anxiety
has
antioxidative
decreasing
MDA
levels
ELSIA
method
(p
<
0.05).
There
marked
increase
compared
other
groups
concluded
could
ameliorate
H&E
suppress
IHC
WB
analysis.
be
therapeutic
reducing
AB
expression
level
analysis
Real-time
PCR
APP
0.05),
RAGE,
NOX4
0.05)
gene
expressions
reduced
TMQ.
In
conclusion,
high
potential
effective
preventive
strategy
can
developed
with
more
comprehensive
studies
Frontiers in Pharmacology,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
14
Опубликована: Авг. 16, 2023
Introduction:
Post-traumatic
stress
disorder
(PTSD)
is
a
chronic
mental
illness
triggered
by
traumatic
experiences
such
as
wars,
natural
disasters,
or
catastrophes,
and
it
characterized
anxiety,
depression
cognitive
impairment.
Diosgenin
steroidal
sapogenin
with
known
neuroprotective
antioxidant
properties.
This
study
aimed
to
assess
the
pharmacological
potential
of
diosgenin
in
single
prolonged
(SPS)
model
PTSD,
plus
other
behavioral
models
along
any
consequent
alterations
brain
neurochemistry
male
mice.
Methodology:
SPS
was
induced
restraining
animals
for
2
h,
followed
20
min
forced
swim,
recuperation
15
min,
finally,
exposure
ether
induce
anesthesia.
The
SPS-exposed
were
treated
(20,
40,
60
mg/kg)
compared
positive
controls,
fluoxetine
donepezil,
then
they
observed
changes
anxiety/depression-like
behaviors,
After
screening,
postmortem
serotonin,
noradrenaline,
dopamine,
vitamin
C,
adenosine
its
metabolites
inosine
hypoxanthine
quantified
frontal
cortex,
hippocampus,
striatum
high-performance
liquid
chromatography.
Additionally,
animal
serum
screened
corticosterone
levels.
Results:
results
showed
that
reversed
anxiety-
depression-like
ameliorated
impairment
dose-dependent
manner.
restored
monoamine
C
levels
dose-dependently
modulated
regions.
also
reinstated
otherwise
increased
Conclusion:
findings
suggest
may
be
candidate
improving
symptoms
PTSD.