Nigella sativa and thymoquinone attenuate oxidative stress and cognitive impairment following cerebral hypoperfusion in rats

S Fanoudi, MS Alavi, M Hosseini… - Metabolic Brain Disease, 2019 - Springer
Nigella sativa, a plant widely used in traditional medicine, possesses anti-inflammatory,
antioxidant and neuroprotective properties. In the present study, we investigated the effect of …

Therapeutic potential of nicorandil beyond anti-anginal drug: A review on current and future perspectives

D Singh, R Singh, AJ Akindele - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
Nicorandil (NIC) is a well-known anti-anginal agent, which has been recommended as one
of the second-line treatments for chronic stable angina as justified by the European …

A new rat model of chronic cerebral hypoperfusion resulting in early-stage vascular cognitive impairment

J Wang, C Yang, H Wang, D Li, T Li, Y Sun… - Frontiers in aging …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Objective Currently, most models of vascular cognitive impairment are established by
occluding the carotid arteries uni-or bilaterally to reduce the cerebral blood flow mimicking …

Mechanism of action and neuroprotective role of nicorandil in ischemic stroke

M Owjfard, N Rahmani, A Mallahzadeh, M Bayat… - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
Nicorandil is a dual mechanism anti-anginal agent that acts as a nitric oxide (NO) donor and
a potassium (K+) channel opener. Recent studies have evaluated the effect of nicorandil on …

Nicorandil and carvedilol mitigates motor deficits in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis-induced multiple sclerosis: Role of TLR4/TRAF6/MAPK/NF-κB …

AM Mustafa, AM Shaheen, HF Zaki… - International …, 2024 - Elsevier
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory demyelinating neurodegenerative disease that
negatively affects neurotransmission. It can be pathologically mimicked by experimental …

4, 5 caffeoylquinic acid and scutellarin, identified by integrated metabolomics and proteomics approach as the active ingredients of Dengzhan Shengmai, act against …

N Sheng, H Zheng, M Li, M Li, Z Wang, Y Peng… - Pharmacological …, 2020 - Elsevier
Dengzhan Shengmai (DZSM) is a proprietary Chinese medicine for remarkable curative
effect as a treatment of cerebrovascular diseases, such as chronic cerebral hypoperfusion …

Panax ginseng extract attenuates neuronal injury and cognitive deficits in rats with vascular dementia induced by chronic cerebral hypoperfusion

JD Zhu, JJ Wang, XH Zhang, Y Yu… - Neural regeneration …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Panax ginseng is a slow-growing perennial plant. Panax ginseng extract has numerous
biological activities, including antitumor, anti-inflammatory and antistress activities. Panax …

The KATP channel opener, nicorandil, ameliorates brain damage by modulating synaptogenesis after ischemic stroke

Y Zhao, Z Yang, Y He, R Sun, H Yuan - PLoS One, 2021 - journals.plos.org
With population growth and aging, more and more patients with cerebral infarction have
varying degrees of disability. ATP-sensitive potassium (KATP) channels regulate many …

Nicorandil treatment improves survival and spatial learning in aged granulin knockout mice

DM Niedowicz, WX Wang, P Prajapati, Y Zhong… - Brain …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Mutations in the human granulin (GRN) gene are associated with multiple diseases,
including dementia disorders such as frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and limbic …

Kir6. 2-deficient mice develop somatosensory dysfunction and axonal loss in the peripheral nerves

H Nakai-Shimoda, T Himeno, T Okawa, E Miura-Yura… - Iscience, 2022 - cell.com
Glucose-responsive ATP-sensitive potassium channels (K ATP) are expressed in a variety of
tissues including nervous systems. The depolarization of the membrane potential induced …