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ArticleJournal of experimental pharmacology2020

John Afees Olanrewaju, Joshua Oladele Owolabi, Ifedamola Patience Awodein, Joseph Igbo Enya, Stephen Taiye Adelodun, Sunday Yinka Olatunji, Sunday Oluwaseyi Fabiyi

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Article in Journal of experimental pharmacology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 22% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

John Afees OlanrewajuDepartment of Anatomy, Ben Carson School of Medicine, Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State, Nigeria.ORCID 0000-0002-9540-4117
Joshua Oladele OwolabiDepartment of Anatomy, Ben Carson School of Medicine, Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State, Nigeria.ORCID 0000-0003-2880-9701
Ifedamola Patience AwodeinDepartment of Anatomy, Ben Carson School of Medicine, Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State, Nigeria.ORCID 0000-0002-7326-4942
Joseph Igbo EnyaDepartment of Anatomy, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria.ORCID 0000-0002-9368-9016
Stephen Taiye AdelodunDepartment of Anatomy, Ben Carson School of Medicine, Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State, Nigeria.
Sunday Yinka OlatunjiDepartment of Anatomy, Ben Carson School of Medicine, Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State, Nigeria.
Sunday Oluwaseyi FabiyiDepartment of Anatomy, Ben Carson School of Medicine, Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State, Nigeria.ORCID 0000-0003-4938-0908
Babcock University · NGUniversity of Ilorin · NG

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundRepeated and regimented treatment with reserpine causes depression-like condition characterized by persistent mood disorder, feelings of severe despondency and dejection, thus altering the hippocampal morphology. Our study compared a well-known antidepressant (fluoxetine), with the potential of

methodsForty-eight male Wistar rats, weighing 130-160 g, were randomly assigned to 6 groups (n=8), housed in plastic cages under natural light and dark cycles at room temperature with access to feed and water

resultsReserpine significantly depleted the expression of P53 and glutathione reductase (GSR) genes while significantly increasing the expression of glutathione peroxidase 1 (GPx-1) gene (P≤0.05). Also, a marked increase in the expression of catalase (CAT) gene was observed. Furthermore, histoarchitecture (photomicrographs) of hippocampus CA1 region showed disruption in the arrangement of pyramidal neurons and alterations in their morphologies when animals were treated with reserpine (Group D). There was also accompanying increased astrocyte densities within the CA1 region following reserpine treatment. These features indicated deleterious effects of reserpine. Both

conclusionThese findings showed structural and molecular alterations associated with reserpine-induced depression. Also,

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hippocampusneurotoxicityreserpine-induced depressionZingiber officinale (ginger)

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