2016
Beneficial effect of antidepressants against rotenone induced Parkinsonism like symptoms in rats
Sharma N, Jamwal S, Kumar P. Beneficial effect of antidepressants against rotenone induced Parkinsonism like symptoms in rats. Pathophysiology 2016, 23: 123-134. PMID: 26996500, DOI: 10.1016/j.pathophys.2016.03.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRotenone administrationCommon age-related neurodegenerative disorderDay one hourPro-inflammatory mediatorsAge-related neurodegenerative disordersLevels of catecholaminesTreatment of PDPathogenesis of PDLevodopa combinationAdjuvant therapyDA neuronsNeuroprotective roleCatecholamine levelsDifferent antidepressantsNeurotransmitter dysfunctionCNS disordersParkinson's diseaseMotor coordinationBody weightAntidepressantsSNpc regionNeurodegenerative disordersParkinsonismBeneficial effectsSertralineL-theanine, a Component of Green Tea Prevents 3-Nitropropionic Acid (3-NP)-Induced Striatal Toxicity by Modulating Nitric Oxide Pathway
Jamwal S, Kumar P. L-theanine, a Component of Green Tea Prevents 3-Nitropropionic Acid (3-NP)-Induced Striatal Toxicity by Modulating Nitric Oxide Pathway. Molecular Neurobiology 2016, 54: 2327-2337. PMID: 26957301, DOI: 10.1007/s12035-016-9822-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuntington's diseaseStriatal toxicityL-NAMENeuroprotective potentialConcurrent treatmentProtective effectBody weightL-arginineL-theanineGABAergic medium spiny neuronsGreen tea preventsStriatal neurotransmitter levelsPro-inflammatory mediatorsPro-inflammatory cytokinesNitric oxide pathwayBlood-brain barrierMedium spiny neuronsNitric oxide productionL-theanine treatmentNeurotransmitter alterationsOxide pathwayBrain barrierSpiny neuronsNeurotransmitter levelsRat striatum
2015
Spermidine ameliorates 3-nitropropionic acid (3-NP)-induced striatal toxicity: Possible role of oxidative stress, neuroinflammation, and neurotransmitters
Jamwal S, Kumar P. Spermidine ameliorates 3-nitropropionic acid (3-NP)-induced striatal toxicity: Possible role of oxidative stress, neuroinflammation, and neurotransmitters. Physiology & Behavior 2015, 155: 180-187. PMID: 26703234, DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2015.12.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuntington's diseaseStriatal toxicityStriatal neurotransmittersRat striatumMotor coordinationPro-inflammatory cytokine levelsOxidative stressPro-inflammatory mediatorsPotential neuroprotective effectsAnti-inflammatory propertiesGood experimental modelConfer neuroprotectionCytokine levelsNeuroinflammatory markersNeuroprotective effectsPresent studyNeurochemical analysisBody weightTherapeutic potentialNeurodegenerative disordersBiochemical parametersExperimental modelDecreased levelsNeurotransmittersSignificant alterationsBeneficial 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