Protective effects of curcumin against rotenone-induced rat model of Parkinson’s disease: in vivo electrophysiological and behavioral study

Darbinyan, L.V and Simonyan, K.V and Hambardzumyan, L.E and Chavushyan, V.A and Khalaji, N and Manukyan, L.P and Badalyan, S.A and Sarkisian, V.H (2017) Protective effects of curcumin against rotenone-induced rat model of Parkinson’s disease: in vivo electrophysiological and behavioral study. Metabolic brain Disease Journal.

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Abstract

Curcumin is a naturally occurring phenolic yellow chemical isolated from the rhizomes of the plant Curcuma longa (turmeric), and is a major component of the spice turmeric. Curcumin has protective effects against rotenoneinduced neural damage in Parkinson’s disease (PD). The present study aims at providing new evidence for the validity of the rotenone rat model of PD by examining whether neuronal activity in the hippocampus is altered. Male albino rats were treated with rotenone injections (2.5 mg/ml intraperitoneally) for 21 days. We examined the effects of curcumin (200 mg/kg) on behavior and electrophysiology in a rat model of PD induced by rotenone. Motor activity was assessed by cylinder test. The electrical activity of neurons was measured in hippocampus. Rotenone causes significant reduction of neuronal activity. The results show that curcumin can improve the motor impairments and electrophysiological parameters and may be beneficial in the treatment of PD

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Curcumin . Parkinson’s disease . rotenone . hippocampus . cylinder test
Subjects: R Medicine > R Medicine (General)
Depositing User: Unnamed user with email gholipour.s@umsu.ac.ir
Date Deposited: 19 May 2018 07:09
Last Modified: 02 Feb 2019 07:38
URI: http://eprints.umsu.ac.ir/id/eprint/4855

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