Vinay Kumar, Chanchal Sharma, M. Taleuzzaman, Kandasamy Nagarajan, Anzarul Haque, Mamta Bhatia, Sumayya Khan, Mohammad Ayman A. Salkini, pankaj bhatt
{"title":"Neuroprotective Effect of Boswellia serrata against 3-NP Induced Experimental\u0000Huntington’s Disease","authors":"Vinay Kumar, Chanchal Sharma, M. Taleuzzaman, Kandasamy Nagarajan, Anzarul Haque, Mamta Bhatia, Sumayya Khan, Mohammad Ayman A. Salkini, pankaj bhatt","doi":"10.2174/0115734072272233231119161319","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2174/0115734072272233231119161319","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000\u0000The study aimed to assess the neuroprotective effect of Boswellia serrata\u0000against 3-NP-induced experimental Huntington’s disease.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000Previous studies have shown Boswellia to have sedative, analgesic, and anti-tumour\u0000effects. Boswellia serrata yields four pentacyclic triterpene acids and boswellic acid, a bioactive\u0000substance that prevents leukotriene biogenesis.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000The potential neuroprotective effect of Boswellia serrata against 3-nitro propionic acid\u0000(3-NP)-induced Huntington's disease (HD) was examined at oral doses of 45 mg/kg, 90 mg/kg,\u0000and 180 mg/kg. In this study, HD was induced by 3-NP at a dose of 10 mg/kg in Wistar rats. The\u0000study used 56 Wistar rats (8 per group) for biochemical (inflammatory markers, acetylcholinesterase\u0000activity) and behavioural (elevated plus maze, Y-maze, open-field, tail suspension tests,\u0000etc.) assessments. Additionally, a histological examination of the brain was carried out. In addition,\u0000the analysis of Boswellia serrata extract was performed by different analytical techniques,\u0000like UV spectrophotometer, FTIR, and HPLC methods.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000In the brain, succinate dehydrogenase is a mitochondrial enzyme irreversibly inhibited\u0000by 3-NP. Administration of 3-NP resulted in HD with altered behavioural and motor changes\u0000in rats. Treatment with Boswellia serrata resulted in remarkable protection of rats against\u00003-NP-induced behaviour and motor deficits in a dose-dependent manner. Moreover, in rats\u0000administered with 3-NP, Boswellia serrata improved memory performance and lowered levels of\u0000inflammatory biomarkers. These results have also been supported by histopathological analysis.\u0000Acetyl-11-keto-p-boswellic acid was found to be the main active component of Boswellia serrata\u0000extract.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000Boswellia serrata at a dose of 180 mg/kg exhibited better protection compared to the\u0000other doses against HD induced by 3-NP. More detailed studies based on molecular targets are\u0000needed for the Boswellia serrata to transition from the bench to the bedside for use as an adjuvant\u0000in HD patients.\u0000","PeriodicalId":10772,"journal":{"name":"Current Bioactive Compounds","volume":"104 43","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139616009","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}