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ArticleAvicenna journal of phytomedicine

Carvacrol attenuated neuroinflammation, oxidative stress and depression and anxiety like behaviors in lipopolysaccharide-challenged rats.

Hossein Salmani, Zahra Hakimi, Zohre Arab, Narges Marefati, Mohammad Reza Mahdinezhad, Abolfazl RezaeiGolestan, Farimah Beheshti, Mohammad Soukhtanloo, AmirAli Mahnia, Mahmoud Hosseini

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Article in Avicenna journal of phytomedicine. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Hossein SalmaniStudent Research Committee, Jiroft University of Medical Sciences, Jiroft, Iran.
Zahra HakimiFaculty of Medicine, Ghalib University, Herat, Afghanistan.
Zohre ArabNeuroscience Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Narges MarefatiDepartment of Physiology and Medical Physics, Faculty of Medicine, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mohammad Reza MahdinezhadApplied Biomedical Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Abolfazl RezaeiGolestanApplied Biomedical Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Farimah BeheshtiNeuroscience Research Center, Torbat Heydariyeh University of Medical Sciences, Torbat Heydariyeh, Iran.
Mohammad SoukhtanlooDepartment of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
AmirAli MahniaPsychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Mahmoud HosseiniPsychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Mashhad University of Medical Sciences · IRBaqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences · IRHerat University · AFTorbat Heydarieh University of Medical Sciences · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: The beneficial effect of carvacrol on neuroinflammation, oxidative damage of brain tissue, and depressive- and anxiety-like behaviors after lipopolysaccharide (LPS) administration were evaluated in rats. Materials and Methods: Vehicle (1% Tween 80), 1 mg/kg of LPS, and carvacrol (25, 50, or 100 mg/kg administered prior to LPS) were injected and behavioral and biochemical tests were done. Results: The results of forced swim test revealed that carvacrol attenuated immobility time and increased activity and climbing times (p<0.05 to p<0.001). The results of elevated plus maze also revealed that treatment by carvacrol prolonged the open arms time and entries and decreased the time and entries in the closed arms (p<0.05 to p<0.01). Carvacrol enhanced crossing, time, and traveled distance in the central segment of the open field and increased total crossing and distance while attenuating the peripheral zone time (p<0.05 to p<0.001). All doses of carvacrol attenuated TNF- α (tumor necrosis factor α) and NO (nitric oxide) in the brain (p<0.01 to p<0.001). The 50 and the 100 mg/kg doses of carvacrol decreased malondialdehyde (p<0.001 for both), and the 100 mg/kg dose of carvacrol increased the content of the thiol (p<0.001). Conclusion: In conclusion, carvacrol improved the behavioral consequences of LPS challenge and attenuated neuroinflammation and brain tissue oxidative stress in rats.

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AnxietyCarvacrolDepressionInflammationOxidative stress

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PMID36249457
PMCPMC9516402
OpenAlexW4306669674

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