A C Akinmoladun, Ibrahim Saliu, Olaoluwa Abilogun, Omotola Helen Ajibola, Zainab Abiola Amoo, Olubukola Benedicta Ojo, Ebenezer O Farombi, Mary Tolulope Olaleye
3,4-dihydroxyphenethylamine (dopamine) depletion, inhibition of complex I activity, oxidative stress, and glutamate excitotoxicity are cardinal biochemical features of neurotoxicity induced by systemic unilateral infusion of rotenone. Kolaviron (KV), a biflavonoid from Garcinia kola seeds, has been proven to have pharmacological effects against neurotoxicity. Coenzyme Q10 plays an essential role in mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation and as an antioxidant. This study examined the comparative influence of kolaviron and coenzyme Q10 on complex I activity, dopamine metabolism, glutamate clearance, and redox stress in rotenone-induced neurotoxicity in the cortex, hippocampus, and striatum of the brain of rats...
December 31, 2022: Nigerian Journal of Physiological Sciences: Official Publication of the Physiological Society of Nigeria