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ArticleScientific reports2025

The effect of cinnamon bark oil in bilateral common carotid artery occlusion-induced cerebral ıischemia model in rats.

Melike Aba, Yuksel Kablan, Onural Ozhan, Elif Karaca, Ahmet Ulu, Burhan Ates, Nigar Vardi, Hakan Parlakpinar

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8 authors.

Melike AbaDepartment of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Inonu University, Malatya, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5910-5910
Yuksel KablanDepartment of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Inonu University, Malatya, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5581-2968
Onural OzhanDepartment of Medical Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Inonu University, 44280, Malatya, Turkey. onural.ozhan@inonu.edu.tr.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9018-7849
Elif KaracaDepartment of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Inonu University, Malatya, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1723-2556
Ahmet UluDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Inonu University, Malatya, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4447-6233
Burhan AtesDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Inonu University, Malatya, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6080-229X
Nigar VardiDepartment of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Inonu University, Malatya, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0576-1696
Hakan ParlakpinarDepartment of Medical Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Inonu University, 44280, Malatya, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9497-3468

Funding

The Research Fund of the Inonu University TTU-2020-2147
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study aimed to evaluate the protective and therapeutic effects of Cinnamon Bark Oil (CBO) on cerebral ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury in rats. The focus was on its potential antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and antiapoptotic properties. Forty-four female Wistar albino rats were divided into four groups: Sham + CBO group, I/R + Vehicle group, prophylactic (CBO + I/R) group and therapeutic (I/R + CBO) group. Bilateral common carotid artery occlusion was performed to induce ischemia, followed by reperfusion for 72 h. CBO (100 mg/kg) was administered orally. Biochemical, histopathological, and immunohistochemical analyses were conducted, measuring oxidative stress markers, inflammatory cytokines, and neuronal degeneration in the cerebral cortex and hippocampus. Histopathological analysis revealed that CBO significantly reduced neuronal degeneration in both the prophylactic and therapeutic groups. Biochemically, CBO increased superoxide dismutase (SOD) and total antioxidant capacity (TAC), while decreasing malondialdehyde (MDA) and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) levels. Immunohistochemical staining showed decreased apoptotic markers (caspase-3, Bax) in the prophylactic and therapeutic groups. CBO demonstrated neuroprotective effects in cerebral I/R injury through its antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and antiapoptotic properties. These findings suggest its potential as a complementary therapeutic agent for ischemic brain injuries.

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Brain IschemiaNeuroprotective AgentsOils, VolatileReperfusion InjuryAnimalsAntioxidantsApoptosisCarotid Artery, CommonCinnamomum zeylanicumDisease Models, AnimalFemaleMalondialdehydeOxidative StressRatsRats, WistarSuperoxide DismutaseAntioxidantscinnamon oil, barkMalondialdehydeNeuroprotective AgentsOils, VolatileSuperoxide DismutaseTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaAnti-apoptoticAnti-inflammatoryAntioxidantCerebral ischemiaCinnamon bark oilReperfusion injury

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PMID41224827
PMCPMC12612158

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