The Potential of Parsley Polyphenols and Their Antioxidant Capacity to Help in the Treatment of Depression and Anxiety: An In Vivo Subacute Study
Depression and anxiety are major mental health problems in all parts of the world. These illnesses are associated with a number of risk factors, including oxidative stress. Psychotropic drugs of a chemical nature have demonstrated several side effects that elevated the impact of those illnesses. Fac...
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| author | Imane Es-safi Hamza Mechchate Amal Amaghnouje Omkulthom Mohamed Al Kamaly Fatima Zahra Jawhari Hamada Imtara Andriy Grafov Dalila Bousta |
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| description | Depression and anxiety are major mental health problems in all parts of the world. These illnesses are associated with a number of risk factors, including oxidative stress. Psychotropic drugs of a chemical nature have demonstrated several side effects that elevated the impact of those illnesses. Faced with this situation, natural products appear to be a promising alternative. The aim of this study was to evaluate the anxiolytic and antidepressant effects of the <i>Petroselinum sativum</i> polyphenols in vivo, as well as its correlated antioxidant properties in vitro. Anxiolytic activity of the extract (50 and 100 mg/kg) was evaluated using the open field and the light-dark chamber tests, while the antidepressant activity was evaluated using the forced swimming test. The antioxidant activity of the extract was evaluated by the 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) free radical test and the FRAP (iron-reducing capacity) test. The phenolic extract showed very powerful anxiolytic and antidepressant-like effects, especially at a dose of 100 mg/kg, decreasing the depressive behavior in mice (decreased immobility time) and also the anxiolytic behavior (tendency for discovery in the center and illuminated areas) better even than those of paroxetine and bromazepam (classic drugs) concomitant with those results the extract also showed an important antioxidant capacity. These preliminary results suggest that <i>Petroselinum sativum</i> exhibits anxiolytic and antidepressant potential for use as a complement or independent phytomedicine to treat depression and anxiety. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-580add1685ec4529ba10ea500109a9e82023-11-21T13:50:09ZengMDPI AGMolecules1420-30492021-04-01267200910.3390/molecules26072009The Potential of Parsley Polyphenols and Their Antioxidant Capacity to Help in the Treatment of Depression and Anxiety: An In Vivo Subacute StudyImane Es-safi0Hamza Mechchate1Amal Amaghnouje2Omkulthom Mohamed Al Kamaly3Fatima Zahra Jawhari4Hamada Imtara5Andriy Grafov6Dalila Bousta7Laboratory of Biotechnology, Environment, Agri-Food and Health (LBEAS), Faculty of Sciences Dhar El Mahraz, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University (USMBA), Fez 30050, MoroccoLaboratory of Biotechnology, Environment, Agri-Food and Health (LBEAS), Faculty of Sciences Dhar El Mahraz, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University (USMBA), Fez 30050, MoroccoLaboratory of Biotechnology, Environment, Agri-Food and Health (LBEAS), Faculty of Sciences Dhar El Mahraz, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University (USMBA), Fez 30050, MoroccoDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh 11564, Saudi ArabiaLaboratory of Biotechnology, Environment, Agri-Food and Health (LBEAS), Faculty of Sciences Dhar El Mahraz, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University (USMBA), Fez 30050, MoroccoFaculty of Arts and Sciences, Arab American University Palestine, Jenin 240, PalestineDepartment of Chemistry, University of Helsinki, 00100 Helsinki, FinlandLaboratory of Biotechnology, Environment, Agri-Food and Health (LBEAS), Faculty of Sciences Dhar El Mahraz, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University (USMBA), Fez 30050, MoroccoDepression and anxiety are major mental health problems in all parts of the world. These illnesses are associated with a number of risk factors, including oxidative stress. Psychotropic drugs of a chemical nature have demonstrated several side effects that elevated the impact of those illnesses. Faced with this situation, natural products appear to be a promising alternative. The aim of this study was to evaluate the anxiolytic and antidepressant effects of the <i>Petroselinum sativum</i> polyphenols in vivo, as well as its correlated antioxidant properties in vitro. Anxiolytic activity of the extract (50 and 100 mg/kg) was evaluated using the open field and the light-dark chamber tests, while the antidepressant activity was evaluated using the forced swimming test. The antioxidant activity of the extract was evaluated by the 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) free radical test and the FRAP (iron-reducing capacity) test. The phenolic extract showed very powerful anxiolytic and antidepressant-like effects, especially at a dose of 100 mg/kg, decreasing the depressive behavior in mice (decreased immobility time) and also the anxiolytic behavior (tendency for discovery in the center and illuminated areas) better even than those of paroxetine and bromazepam (classic drugs) concomitant with those results the extract also showed an important antioxidant capacity. These preliminary results suggest that <i>Petroselinum sativum</i> exhibits anxiolytic and antidepressant potential for use as a complement or independent phytomedicine to treat depression and anxiety.https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/26/7/2009<i>Petroselinum sativum</i>polyphenolanxiolyticantidepressant-likeantioxidantpharmacology |
| spellingShingle | Imane Es-safi Hamza Mechchate Amal Amaghnouje Omkulthom Mohamed Al Kamaly Fatima Zahra Jawhari Hamada Imtara Andriy Grafov Dalila Bousta The Potential of Parsley Polyphenols and Their Antioxidant Capacity to Help in the Treatment of Depression and Anxiety: An In Vivo Subacute Study Molecules <i>Petroselinum sativum</i> polyphenol anxiolytic antidepressant-like antioxidant pharmacology |
| title | The Potential of Parsley Polyphenols and Their Antioxidant Capacity to Help in the Treatment of Depression and Anxiety: An In Vivo Subacute Study |
| title_full | The Potential of Parsley Polyphenols and Their Antioxidant Capacity to Help in the Treatment of Depression and Anxiety: An In Vivo Subacute Study |
| title_fullStr | The Potential of Parsley Polyphenols and Their Antioxidant Capacity to Help in the Treatment of Depression and Anxiety: An In Vivo Subacute Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Potential of Parsley Polyphenols and Their Antioxidant Capacity to Help in the Treatment of Depression and Anxiety: An In Vivo Subacute Study |
| title_short | The Potential of Parsley Polyphenols and Their Antioxidant Capacity to Help in the Treatment of Depression and Anxiety: An In Vivo Subacute Study |
| title_sort | potential of parsley polyphenols and their antioxidant capacity to help in the treatment of depression and anxiety an in vivo subacute study |
| topic | <i>Petroselinum sativum</i> polyphenol anxiolytic antidepressant-like antioxidant pharmacology |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/26/7/2009 |
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