Abstract
The present study was designed to investigate the neuroprotective effect of naringin (NR) alone as well as its combination with sertraline (SRT) against doxorubicin (DOX)-induced neurobehavioral and neurochemical anomalies. DOX (15 mg/kg; i.p.) administration caused behavioral alterations, oxidative stress, neuroinflammation, mitochondrial dysfunction and monoamines alteration in male Wistar rats. NR (50 and 100 mg/kg; i.p.) and SRT (5 mg/kg; i.p.) treatment significantly attenuated DOX-induced anxiety and depressive-like behavior as evident from elevated plus maze (EPM) and modified forced swimming test (mFST), respectively. NR treatment significantly attenuated DOX-induced raised plasma corticosterone (CORT), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) and interleukin-1 beta (IL-1β) levels in the hippocampus (HC). Furthermore, we found that combination of NR and SRT regimen ameliorated DOX-induced behavioral anomalies through modulation of the 5-HT level and mitochondrial complexes protection pathway along with alleviation of oxidative stress in the HC region. Therefore, NR treatment alone or in combination with SRT could be beneficial against DOX-induced neurotoxicity.
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Abbreviations
- DOX:
-
Doxorubicin
- NR:
-
Naringin
- Sod.CMC:
-
Sodium carboxymethyl cellulose
- SRT:
-
Sertraline
- BBB:
-
Blood-brain barrier
- P-gp:
-
P-glycoprotein
- HC:
-
Hippocampus
- EPM:
-
Elevated plus maze
- mFST:
-
Modified forced swimming test
- TNF-α:
-
Tumor necrosis factor-alpha
- IL-1β:
-
Interleukin-1 beta
- CORT:
-
Corticosterone
- MDA:
-
Malondialdehyde
- GSH:
-
Glutathione
- SOD:
-
Superoxide dismutase
- CAT:
-
Catalase
- SDH:
-
Succinate dehydrogenase
- 5-HT:
-
Serotonin
- NE:
-
Norepinephrine
- DA:
-
Dopamine
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We would like to thank All India Council for Technical Education, India for fellowship to Mohit Kwatra for this work. The authors are greatly thankful to University Grants Commission Special Assistance Programme (UGC-SAP), Department of Pharmacology at Poona College of Pharmacy, Pune for technical support. The authors are immensely thankful to Dr. Paritosh Parashar for proof reading this article.
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Kwatra, M., Jangra, A., Mishra, M. et al. Naringin and Sertraline Ameliorate Doxorubicin-Induced Behavioral Deficits Through Modulation of Serotonin Level and Mitochondrial Complexes Protection Pathway in Rat Hippocampus. Neurochem Res 41, 2352–2366 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11064-016-1949-2
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