Cathinone, an active principle of Catha edulis, accelerates oxidative stress in the limbic area of swiss albino mice

Cathinone hydrochloride is an active principle of the khat plant (Catha edulis) that produces pleasurable and stimulating effects in khat chewers. To the best of our knowledge no data of cathinone on oxidative stress in limbic areas of mice is available. This is the first study of cathinone on oxida...

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Published in:	Journal of ethnopharmacology Vol. 156; pp. 102 - 106
Main Authors:	Safhi, Mohammed M., Alam, Mohammad Firoz, Hussain, Sohail, Hakeem Siddiqui, Mohammed Abdul, Khuwaja, Gulrana, Jubran Khardali, Ibrahim Abdu, Al-Sanosi, Rashad Mohammed, Islam, Fakhrul
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Ireland Elsevier Ireland Ltd 28-10-2014
Subjects:	Alkaloids - pharmacology Animals Antioxidant enzymes Antioxidants - pharmacology Catalase - metabolism Catha Cathinone Dose-Response Relationship, Drug Glutathione Glutathione - metabolism Limbic areas Limbic System - metabolism Lipid peroxidation Lipid Peroxidation - drug effects Mice Oxidative Stress Plant Extracts - pharmacology Superoxide Dismutase - metabolism Swiss albino mice Swiss albino mice Antioxidant enzymes Lipid peroxidation Cathinone (PubChem CID: 62258) Cathinone Glutathione Limbic areas
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