Neuroprotective effects of Ocimum basilicum extract against hydrogen peroxide-induced oxidative stress in SK-N-SH neuroblastoma cells

• Main Authors: Manali Haniti Mohd-Zahid,, Juriyati Jalil,, Chan, Kok Meng, Norazrina Azmi,
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2018
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12404/1/22%20Manali%20Haniti%20Mohd-Zahid.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12404/; http://www.ukm.my/jsm/english_journals/vol47num9_2018/contentsVol47num9_2018.html

Neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease are characterized by the progressive loss of neurons. One of the contributing factors for these diseases is oxidative stress, characterized by the imbalance of free radicals production and antioxidant defense mechanisms. In the p...