Protective effect of treatment with black cumin oil on spatial cognitive functions of rats that suffered global cerebrovascular hypoperfusion

• Main Authors: Azzubaidi, Marwan Saad, Saxena, Anil Kumar, A.Talib, Norlelawati, Ahmed, Qamar Uddin, Dogarai, Bashar Bello S.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Polish Neuroscience Society - PTBUN 2012
• Subjects: QP Physiology; R Medicine (General); RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry; RM300 Drugs and their action
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/24970/1/Publication2.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/24970/; http://www.ane.pl/showarticle.php?art=7213
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

The fixed oil of black cumin seeds, Nigella sativa L. (NSO), has shown considerable antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities. Chronic cerebral hypoperfusion has been linked to neurodegenerative disorders including Alzheimer’s disease (AD)and its subsequent cognitive impairment in which oxidative...