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Tytuł:
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The neuroprotective effect of NeuroAid on morphine-induced amnesia with respect to the expression of TFAM, PGC-1α, ΔfosB and CART genes in the hippocampus of male Wistar rats.
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Autorzy:
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Malboosi N; Department of Genetics, Faculty of Advanced Science and Technology, Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
Nasehi M; Cognitive and Neuroscience Research Center (CNRC), Amir-Almomenin Hospital, Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran. Electronic address: .
Hashemi M; Department of Genetics, Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
Vaseghi S; Cognitive and Neuroscience Research Center (CNRC), Amir-Almomenin Hospital, Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran; Institute for Cognitive Science Studies (ICSS), Tehran, Iran.
Zarrindast MR; Institute for Cognitive Science Studies (ICSS), Tehran, Iran; Department of Pharmacology School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Department of Neuroendocrinology, Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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Źródło:
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Gene [Gene] 2020 Jun 05; Vol. 742, pp. 144601. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Mar 19.
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Typ publikacji:
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Journal Article
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Język:
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English
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Imprint Name(s):
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Original Publication: Amsterdam, Elsevier/North-Holland, 1976-
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MeSH Terms:
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Amnesia/*drug therapy
Drugs, Chinese Herbal/*administration & dosage
Hippocampus/*pathology
Morphine/*toxicity
Neuroprotective Agents/*administration & dosage
Amnesia/chemically induced ; Amnesia/diagnosis ; Amnesia/pathology ; Animals ; Apoptosis/drug effects ; Behavior Observation Techniques ; Behavior, Animal/drug effects ; Disease Models, Animal ; Hippocampus/drug effects ; Humans ; Injections, Intraperitoneal ; Male ; Morphine/administration & dosage ; Nerve Tissue Proteins/metabolism ; Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Gamma Coactivator 1-alpha/metabolism ; Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-fos/metabolism ; Rats ; Rats, Wistar ; Transcription Factors/metabolism
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Contributed Indexing:
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Keywords: CART; Morphine; NeuroAid; PGC-1α; TFAM; ΔfosB
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Substance Nomenclature:
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0 (Drugs, Chinese Herbal)
0 (Fosb protein, rat)
0 (Nerve Tissue Proteins)
0 (Neuroaid)
0 (Neuroprotective Agents)
0 (Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Gamma Coactivator 1-alpha)
0 (Ppargc1a protein, rat)
0 (Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-fos)
0 (Tfam protein, rat)
0 (Transcription Factors)
0 (cocaine- and amphetamine-regulated transcript protein)
76I7G6D29C (Morphine)
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Entry Date(s):
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Date Created: 20200322 Date Completed: 20200601 Latest Revision: 20200601
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Update Code:
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20240105
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DOI:
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10.1016/j.gene.2020.144601
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PMID:
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32198124
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Morphine is a natural alkaloid which derived from the opium poppy Papaver somniferum. Many studies have reported the effect of morphine on learning, memory and gene expression. CART (cocaine-amphetamine regulated transcript)is an important neuropeptide which has a critical role in physiological processes including drug dependence and antioxidant activity. ΔfosB is a transcription factor which modulates synaptic plasticity and affects learning and memory. TFAM (the mitochondrial transcription factor A) and PGC-1α (Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ coactivator-1α) are critically involved in mitochondrial biogenesis and antioxidant pathways. NeuroAid is a Chinese medicine that induces neuroprotective and anti-apoptotic effects. In this research, we aimed to investigate the effect of NeuroAid on morphine-induced amnesia with respect to the expression of TFAM, PGC-1α, ΔfosB and CART in the rat's hippocampus. In this study, Morphine sulfate (at increasing doses), Naloxone hydrochloride (2.5 mg/kg) and NeuroAid (2.5 mg/kg) were administered intraperitoneal and real-time PCR reactions were done to assess gene expression. The results showed, morphine impaired memory of step-through passive avoidance, while NeuroAid had no effect. NeuroAid attenuated (but not reversed) morphine-induced memory impairment in morphine-addicted rats. Morphine increased the expression of PGC-1α and decreased the expression of CART. However, NeuroAid increased the expression of TFAM, PGC-1α, ΔfosB and CART. NeuroAid restored the effect of morphine on the expression of CART and PGC-1α. In conclusion, morphine impaired memory of step-through passive avoidance and NeuroAid attenuated this effect. The effect of NeuroAid on morphine-induced memory impairment/gene expression may be related to its anti-apoptotic and neuroprotective effects.
Competing Interests: Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
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