2015
Beneficial effect of rice bran extract against 3-nitropropionic acid induced experimental Huntington's disease in rats
Kaur N, Jamwal S, Deshmukh R, Gauttam V, Kumar P. Beneficial effect of rice bran extract against 3-nitropropionic acid induced experimental Huntington's disease in rats. Toxicology Reports 2015, 2: 1222-1232. PMID: 28962465, PMCID: PMC5598492, DOI: 10.1016/j.toxrep.2015.08.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHuntington's diseaseEthanol extractTreatment of HDBeneficial effectsNon-motor dysfunctionPro-inflammatory mediatorsMedium spiny neuronsExperimental Huntington's diseaseMitochondrial functionRice bran extractBehavioral parametersProphylactic therapyNeurochemical estimationsNeurochemical alterationsProgressive motorPresent studySpiny neuronsAnimal modelsNeurochemical levelsOxidative burdenNeurodegenerative disordersBran extractDiseaseMitochondrial dysfunctionSignificant alterations
2014
Neuroprotective effect of hemeoxygenase-1/glycogen synthase kinase-3β modulators in 3-nitropropionic acid-induced neurotoxicity in rats
Khan A, Jamwal S, Bijjem K, Prakash A, Kumar P. Neuroprotective effect of hemeoxygenase-1/glycogen synthase kinase-3β modulators in 3-nitropropionic acid-induced neurotoxicity in rats. Neuroscience 2014, 287: 66-77. PMID: 25536048, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2014.12.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBody WeightCorpus StriatumEncephalitisGlycogen Synthase Kinase 3Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3 betaHeme Oxygenase-1HeminLipid PeroxidationLithium ChlorideMaleMetalloporphyrinsMotor ActivityNeuroprotective AgentsNeurotoxicity SyndromesNitritesNitro CompoundsOxidative StressPropionatesProtoporphyrinsRatsRats, WistarRotarod Performance TestSignal TransductionConceptsAdministration of heminHemeoxygenase-1GSK-3β activityN-methyl-D-aspartate receptorsOxidative stressPro-inflammatory mediatorsPresent studyHO-1 inhibitorGSK-3β pathwaySynthase kinase-3β pathwayDifferent neurodegenerative disordersHD-like symptomsProphylactic therapyNeuroprotective effectsPathophysiology of HDTin protoporphyrinMotor impairmentPharmacological modulationMotor coordinationBody weightLocomotor activityMolecular alterationsTherapeutic potentialOxidative burdenNeurodegenerative disorders