CUCURBITA PEPO SEED OIL PREVENTS METHOTREXATE INDUCED ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE INHIBITION AND POSSIBLE GLUTAMATE NEUROTOXICITY IN MALE WISTAR RATS

Student: Grace Wilson Smart
Supervisor: Mr Hilary Akobi
HOD: Dr Dasofunjo K.
Department of Medical Biochemistry
Basic Medical Sciences
University of Cross River State, Calabar

Abstract

Methotrexateisafoli cacidantagonist,wi treatmentofvari delyusedasachemotherapeuticagentinthe ouscancerousstages(leukaemia,l ymphoma,osteosarcoma,headand necktumours,lungcancer,breastcancer,etc.)andinthetreatmentofvarious infl ammatorydiseases(Ozoguletal.,2013;Kumarietal.,2016).Iti salsousedforthe treatment of multiple sclerosis,dermatomyositis,sarcoidosis,psoriasis,and rheumatoid arthriti s,disorders causing inflammation.Its side effects include hypersensiti vitypneumonia,centralandperipheralnervoussystem toxici ty,li veran

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