Psidium Guajava Leaves Ameliorates Mercuric Chloride Induced Neurodegeneration in the Cerebral Cortex of Adult Male Wistar Rats

Ochai, Joy; Adebisi, Samuel Sunday; Ibegbu, Augustine Oseloka

doi:10.22034/ijabbr.2021.523093.1348

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ Neuroscience Unit, Department of Human Anatomy, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medical Sciences, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria

² Department of Human Anatomy, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Ebonyi state, Nigeria

https://doi.org/10.22034/ijabbr.2021.523093.1348

Abstract

Background: The protective activity exerted by Psidium guajava on the nervous system has been suggested to be via its antioxidant composition; however, its role in mercury-induced neurotoxicity remains elusive. This study investigated the ameliorative activity of ethanolic extract of P. guajava leaves on mercuric chloride-induced toxicity in the cerebral cortex of male Wistar rats.
Methods: Thirty-five (35) male Wistar rats were separated into seven groups with five rats each. Group, I served as control, Group II received 41.5 mg/kg of mercuric chloride (HgCl₂), Group III received 1000 mg/kg bwt of EEPGL, Group IV received 41.5 mg/kg of HgCl₂and distilled water, Group V received 41.5 mg/kg of HgCl₂ and 500 mg/kg bwt of EEPGL, Group VI received 41.5 mg/kg of HgCl₂ and 1000 mg/kg bwt of EEPGL, while Group VII received 41.5 mg/kg HgCl₂ and 1190 mg/kg bwt of Vitamin C. At the end of the administration, the brains of the Wistar rats were excised, oxidative stress markers quantified and brain tissues were fixed in Bouin’s fluid, processed, and stained for histological studies.
Results: The results revealed a significant decrease in body weight gain and oxidative stress markers, weak staining of Nissl substance and cytoarchitectural distortion of the cerebral cortices of Wistar rats in mercuric chloride only treated groups when contrasted to the Control and the Groups co-administered mercuric chloride and increasing doses of EEPGL.
Conclusion: Ethanolic extract of P. guajava leaves was able to ameliorate neurotoxicity induced by mercuric chloride exposure by mitigating against oxidative stress, preventing weight loss and distortion in the cytoarchitecture of the cerebral cortex.

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International Journal of Advanced Biological and Biomedical Research

Psidium Guajava Leaves Ameliorates Mercuric Chloride Induced Neurodegeneration in the Cerebral Cortex of Adult Male Wistar Rats

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Volume 9, Issue 3 - Serial Number 3
September 2021
Pages 214-227

Psidium Guajava Leaves Ameliorates Mercuric Chloride Induced Neurodegeneration in the Cerebral Cortex of Adult Male Wistar Rats

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Volume 9, Issue 3 - Serial Number 3September 2021Pages 214-227

Volume 9, Issue 3 - Serial Number 3
September 2021
Pages 214-227