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ArticleJournal of experimental pharmacology2025

Zingerone Attenuates Cadmium-Induced Neuroinflammation, Oxidative Stress and Cognitive Deficit on the Prefrontal Cortex of Adult Wistar Rats.

Augustine Oviosun, Ezinne Chidinma Oviosun, Nto Johnson Nto, Adejoke Elizabeth Memudu, Emeka Godson Anyanwu

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Article in Journal of experimental pharmacology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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Augustine OviosunDepartment of Anatomy, Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, Kampala International University, Western Campus, Ishaka-Bushenyi, Uganda.ORCID 0000-0003-3545-5702
Ezinne Chidinma OviosunDepartment of Anatomy, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Edo State, Nigeria.
Nto Johnson NtoDepartment of Anatomy, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus, Enugu, Nigeria.
Adejoke Elizabeth MemuduDepartment of Anatomy, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Edo State University, Uzairue, Edo State, Nigeria.
Emeka Godson AnyanwuDepartment of Anatomy, Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, Kampala International University, Western Campus, Ishaka-Bushenyi, Uganda.ORCID 0000-0002-7367-807X

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction/Background: Exposure to heavy metals like cadmium can adversely affect our brain function and cognitive abilities. Scientific evidence has strongly linked cadmium exposure to neurotoxicity, including oxidative damage and neuroinflammation. This study investigated the therapeutic role of Methodology: Thirty adult male Wistar rats were randomly assigned to six groups of five rats each. Group A (Control group), Group B (5mg/kg of cadmium induction), Group C (100mg/kg of Result and discussion: There was significant reduction in superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT) and significant increase malondialdehyde (MDA) in the cadmium-only group; however, this effect was mitigated in Groups C-F that received zingerone treatment. Cadmium exposure resulted in elevated levels of inflammatory cytokine Interleukin-6 (IL-6) and Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha (TNF-α), these increases were significantly reduced in all Conclusion: This study shows that z

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astrocytosiscadmiumcognitive impairmentneuroinflammationoxidative stresszingerone

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PMCPMC12174926

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