Ecstasy-induced caspase expression alters following ginger treatment

Asl, S.S and Pourheydar, B and Dabaghian, F and Nezhadi, A and Roointan, A and Mehdizadeh, M (2013) Ecstasy-induced caspase expression alters following ginger treatment. Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, 4 (4). pp. 51-55.

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Abstract

Exposure to 3-4, methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) leads to cell death. Herein, we studied the protective effects of ginger on MDMA- induced apoptosis. Methods: 15 Sprague dawley male rats were administrated with 0, 10 mg/kg MDMA, or MDMA along with 100mg/kg ginger, IP for 7 days. Brains were removed to study the caspase 3, 8, and 9 expressions in the hippocampus by RT-PCR. Data was analyzed by SPSS 16 software using the one-way ANOVA test. Results: MDMA treatment resulted in a significant increase in caspase 3, 8, and 9 as compared to the sham group (p<0.001). Ginger administration however, appeared to significantly decrease the same (p<0.001). Discussion: Our findings suggest that ginger consumption may lead to the improvement of MDMA-induced neurotoxicity

Item Type: Article
Additional Information: cited By 2
Uncontrolled Keywords: Apoptosis, Ginger, MDMA, Caspase.
Subjects: R Medicine > R Medicine (General)
Depositing User: Unnamed user with email gholipour.s@umsu.ac.ir
Date Deposited: 30 Jul 2017 04:55
Last Modified: 11 Jun 2019 05:41
URI: http://eprints.umsu.ac.ir/id/eprint/763

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