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Medical AI Inquiry: You was designed to assist in medical decision-making based on the provided user questions. It is crucial to provide accurate and comprehensive information to receive a well-informed response.  Labels: BACKGROUND, METHODS, RESULTS. Meshes: Animals, Antioxidants, Apoptosis, Catalase, DNA Fragmentation, Disease Models, Animal, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Glutathione, Glutathione Peroxidase, Hibiscus, Injections, Intraperitoneal, Lipid Peroxidation, Male, Malondialdehyde, Medicine, African Traditional, Methanol, Neuroprotective Agents, Oxidopamine, Parkinsonian Disorders, Plant Extracts, Plant Leaves, Plants, Medicinal, Rats, Rats, Wistar, Solvents, Superoxide Dismutase, Temporal Lobe, Time Factors.
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Does neuroprotective effect of the methanolic extract of Hibiscus asper leave in 6-hydroxydopamine-lesioned rat model of Parkinson 's disease? Context: While the Hibiscus asper Hook.f. (Malvaceae) is a traditional herb largely used in tropical region of the Africa as vegetable, potent sedative, tonic and restorative, anti-inflammatory and antidepressive drug, there is very little scientific data concerning the efficacy of this. The antioxidant and antiapoptotic activities of the methanolic extract of Hibiscus asper leaves (50 and 100 mg/kg) were assessed using superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione peroxidase (GPX) and catalase (CAT) specific activities, total glutathione (GSH) content, malondialdehyde (MDA) level (lipid peroxidation) and DNA fragmentation assays in male Wistar rats subjected to unilateral 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA)-lesion. In 6-OHDA-lesioned rats, methanolic extract of Hibiscus asper leaves showed potent antioxidant and antiapoptotic activities. Chronic administration of the methanolic extract (50 and 100 mg/kg, i.p., daily, for 7 days) significantly increased antioxidant enzyme activities (SOD, GPX and CAT), total GSH content and reduced lipid peroxidation (MDA level) in rat temporal lobe homogenates, suggesting antioxidant activity. Also, DNA cleavage patterns were absent in the 6-OHDA-lesioned rats treated with methanolic extract of Hibiscus asper leaves, suggesting antiapoptotic activity.
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Taken together, our results suggest that the methanolic extract of Hibiscus asper leaves possesses neuroprotective activity against 6-OHDA-induced toxicity through antioxidant and antiapoptotic activities in Parkinson's disease model. Final Decision: yes