Neuroprotective effects of ethyl acetate extract of Zingiber zerumbet (L.) Smith against oxidative stress on paraquat-induced parkinsonism in rats

• Main Authors: Farah Wahida Ibrahim, Umi Noraashikin Zainudin, Mazlyzam Abdul Latif, Asmah Hamid
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2018
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12503/1/10%20Farah%20Wahida%20Ibrahim.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12503/; http://www.ukm.my/jsm/malay_journals/jilid47bil10_2018/KandunganJilid47Bil10_2018.htm
• Institution: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

Zingiber zerumbet has been traditionally used as an anti-inflammation and antioxidant agent. The present study investigates the neuroprotective effects of ethyl acetate extract of Z. zerumbet against oxidative stress on paraquat (PQ)-induced Parkinsonism in rats. Forty male Sprague-Dawley rats were...