Tualang Honey Protects the Rat Midbrain and Lung against Repeated Paraquat Exposure

• Main Authors: Suk, Peng Tang, Nainamohamed Salam, Sirajudeen Kuttulebbai, Jaafar, Hasnan, Siew, Hua Gan, Muzaimi, Mustapha, Sulaiman, Siti Amrah
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2017
• Subjects: RB Pathology; RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry; RM Therapeutics. Pharmacology
• Online Access: http://eprints.usm.my/37275/1/%28Tualang_Honey_Protects_the_Rat%29_4605782.pdf; http://eprints.usm.my/37275/; https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/4605782

Paraquat (PQ) is a dopaminergic neurotoxin and a well-known pneumotoxicant that exerts its toxic effect via oxidative stressmediated cellular injuries. This study investigated the protective effects of Tualang honey against PQ-induced toxicity in the midbrain and lungs of rats. The rats were orall...