Brain-derived Neurotropic factor (BDNF) mediates the protective effect of Cucurbita pepo L. on salivary glands of rats exposed to chronic stress evident by structural, biochemical and molecular study.
Hailah M AlmohaimeedEmad A AlbadawiZuhair M MohammedsalehHadel M AlghabbanHanan S SeleemOsama I RamadanNasra Naeim AyuobPublished in: Journal of applied oral science : revista FOB (2021)
Pumpkin ameliorates the depressive-like status induced in rats following exposure to chronic stress through exerting a promising anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and anti-depressant-like effects. The pumpkin, subsequently, improved stress-induced structural changes in the salivary glands that might be due to up-regulation of BDNF expression in the glands.