{"title":"Role of <i>Nigella sativa</i> in Preventing Oxidative Stress Damage Using Planaria as Model Organism","authors":"Sadik Aref","doi":"10.1080/10496475.2023.2255164","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Antioxidative effects of N. sativa were explored using planaria as a model organism. Planaria were cultured in water, N. sativa seed extract, hydrogen peroxide, and a combination of hydrogen peroxide and N. sativa. Planaria were decapitated and observed through stages of regeneration. N. sativa treatment increased Planarian growth, locomotion, and protein. Among hydrogen peroxide stress-induced groups, growth was 92% greater, locomotion was 26% higher, and protein was 86% greater when treated with N. sativa. N. sativa accelerated the regeneration of planaria and minimized the effects of stress. N. sativa can be a promising option for preventing neurodegenerative diseases.","PeriodicalId":35803,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Herbs, Spices and Medicinal Plants","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.2000,"publicationDate":"2023-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"1","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Herbs, Spices and Medicinal Plants","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10496475.2023.2255164","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"PHARMACOLOGY & PHARMACY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Antioxidative effects of N. sativa were explored using planaria as a model organism. Planaria were cultured in water, N. sativa seed extract, hydrogen peroxide, and a combination of hydrogen peroxide and N. sativa. Planaria were decapitated and observed through stages of regeneration. N. sativa treatment increased Planarian growth, locomotion, and protein. Among hydrogen peroxide stress-induced groups, growth was 92% greater, locomotion was 26% higher, and protein was 86% greater when treated with N. sativa. N. sativa accelerated the regeneration of planaria and minimized the effects of stress. N. sativa can be a promising option for preventing neurodegenerative diseases.
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