Histopathological scoring of H&E staining for rat brain samples.
| Animal groups | CA dentate gyrus hippocampus(H&E staining degeneration of neuron and vacuolation) |
|---|---|
| SC | 0 |
| Aβ1–42 | 2 |
| STD (DON 5 mg/kg) | 1 |
| AL (APO 50 mg/kg) | 2 |
| AM (APO 150 mg/kg) | 1 |
| AH (APO 300 mg/kg) | 0 |
Scoring 2: moderate damage/change; 1: mild change; 0: no change. AH: apocynin (APO) high dose; AL: APO low dose; AM: APO medium dose; Aβ1–42: negative control (NC) group; SC: sham control group; STD: standard donepezil (DON) treatment.
The authors would like to acknowledge Ms. Aayushi Trivedi, Ms. Priyanka Kashyap, and Mr. Pravin Salunkhe for their assistance in the experiment.
SB: Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing—original draft, Writing—review & editing. SM: Writing—review & editing, Methodology, Investigation. VP: Writing—review & editing, Methodology, Investigation. AK: Writing—review & editing, Methodology, Investigation. VD: Writing—review & editing, Resources, Methodology, Investigation. SS: Writing—review & editing, Supervision, Resources, Methodology, Investigation, Funding acquisition, Formal analysis, Data curation, Conceptualization. All authors have read and have approved the submitted version.
The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.
The entire animal study was carried out according to a protocol approved by the Committee for the Purpose of Control and Supervision on Experiments on Animals (CPCSEA), India-registered Institutional Animal Ethics Committee (IAEC). The procedures followed for the animal study complied with the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals. The approved protocol number is ICT/IAEC/2017/P26.
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The datasets that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.
This work was supported by the University Grants Commission Basic Science Research (UGC-BSR) Fellowship [F.25-1/2014-15 (BSR)/No. F.5-63/2007 (BSR)]. The authors would like to declare that the funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
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