Bioactive strawberry fruit (Arbutus unedo L.) extract remedies paraquat-induced neurotoxicity in the offspring prenatally exposed rats

• Main Authors: Lhaj, Zakaria Ait, Ibork, Hind, El Idrissi, Sara, Lhaj, Farida Ait, Sobeh, Mansour, Mohamed, Wael Mohamed Yousef, Alamy, Meryem, Taghzouti, Khalid, Abboussi, Oualid
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023
• Subjects: R Medicine (General)
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/107435/2/107435_Bioactive%20strawberry%20fruit%20%28Arbutus%20unedo%20L.%29.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/107435/8/107435_Bioactive%20strawberry%20fruit%20%28Arbutus%20unedo%20L.%29_Scopus.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/107435/; https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnins.2023.1244603/full; https://doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2023.1244603
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Background: Paraquat (1,1′-dimethyl-4-4′-bipyridinium dichloride) exposure is well-established as a neurotoxic agent capable of causing neurological deficits in offspring. This study aimed to investigate therapeutic effects of Arbutus unedo L. aqueous extract (AU) against paraquat (PQ) exposure....