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Kennedy Kwami Edem Kukuia

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Verified email at ug.edu.gh Professor, University of Ghana ORCID 0000-0003-2948-9615 Google Scholar

CollegeCOLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES
School / InstituteSCHOOL OF PHARMACY
DepartmentDEPARTMENT OF PHARMACEUTICS AND MICROBIOLOGY
DepressionLearning and MemoryNeuroprotectionEpilepsy
Publications

78

Citations

719

H-index

16

i10-index

30

Publication activity
Publication statistics
Average citations
9.2
Most cited paper
71
First publication year
1900
Latest publication year
2026
Last updated
13 Sep 2026, 23:03
Publications

78 matching publications

PublicationYearJournalThematic areaCitations
Medicinal plants used in the treatment of mental and neurological disorders in Ghana
P Amoateng, E Quansah, TK Karikari, A Asase, D Osei-Safo, KKE Kukuia, ...
2018 Evidence‐Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2018 (1), 8590381, 2018 Health Sciences 71
Ethanolic extract of Nymphaea lotus L. (Nymphaeaceae) leaves exhibits in vitro antioxidant, in vivo anti-inflammatory and cytotoxic activities on Jurkat and MCF-7 …
BB N’guessan, AD Asiamah, NK Arthur, S Frimpong-Manso, P Amoateng, ...
2021 BMC complementary medicine and therapies 21 (1), 22, 2021 Health Sciences 55
Analgesic effects of a hydro-ethanolic whole plant extract of Synedrella nodiflora (L.) Gaertn in paclitaxel-induced neuropathic pain in rats
P Amoateng, S Adjei, D Osei-Safo, KKE Kukuia, IA Kretchy, JA Sarkodie, ...
2017 BMC Research Notes 10 (1), 226, 2017 Health Sciences 36
Extract of Synedrella nodiflora (L) Gaertn exhibits antipsychotic properties in murine models of psychosis
P Amoateng, S Adjei, D Osei-Safo, KKE Kukuia, EO Bekoe, TK Karikari, ...
2017 BMC complementary and alternative medicine 17 (1), 389, 2017 Health Sciences 36
Antidepressant‐Like Effect of the Leaves of Pseudospondias microcarpa in Mice: Evidence for the Involvement of the Serotoninergic System, NMDA Receptor …
DW Adongo, KKE Kukuia, PK Mante, EO Ameyaw, E Woode
2015 BioMed Research International 2015 (1), 397943, 2015 Health Sciences 36
Anticonvulsant Effect of Antiaris toxicaria (Pers.) Lesch. (Moraceae) Aqueous Extract in Rodents
PK Mante, DW Adongo, E Woode, KKE Kukuia, EO Ameyaw
2013 International Scholarly Research Notices 2013 (1), 519208, 2013 Health Sciences 31
Neuropharmacological effects of an ethanolic fruit extract of Xylopia aethiopica and xylopic acid, a kaurene diterpene isolate in mice.
EW Robert P. Biney, Priscilla K. Mante, Eric Boakye-Gyasi, Kennedy E. Kukuia
2014 West African Journal of Pharmacy. 25 (1), 106-117, 2014 Health Sciences 28
Anticonvulsant activity of Pseudospondias microcarpa (A. Rich) Engl. hydroethanolic leaf extract in mice: The role of excitatory/inhibitory neurotransmission and nitric oxide …
DW Adongo, PK Mante, KKE Kukuia, RP Biney, E Boakye-Gyasi, ...
2017 Journal of ethnopharmacology 206, 78-91, 2017 Health Sciences 26
An extract of Synedrella nodiflora (L) Gaertn exhibits antidepressant properties through monoaminergic mechanisms
P Amoateng, KKE Kukuia, JA Mensah, D Osei-Safo, S Adjei, AA Eklemet, ...
2018 Metabolic brain disease 33 (4), 1359-1368, 2018 Health Sciences 21
Enhancement of inhibitory neurotransmission and inhibition of excitatory mechanisms underlie the anticonvulsant effects of Mallotus oppositifolius
KKE Kukuia, EO Ameyaw, E Woode, PK Mante, DW Adongo
2016 Journal of Pharmacy & Bioallied Sciences 8 (3), 253, 2016 Health Sciences 21
Antidepressant Effects of Mallotus oppositifolius in Acute Murine Models
KKE Kukuia, PK Mante, E Woode, EO Ameyaw, DW Adongo
2014 International Scholarly Research Notices 2014 (1), 324063, 2014 Health Sciences 21
Effect of Xylopic Acid on Paclitaxel-induced Neuropathic pain in rats.
EW xi. Elvis O. Ameyaw, Johnson N. Boampong., Kennedy K.E. Kukuia, Patrick ...
2013 Journal of Medical and Biomedical Sciences. 2 (4), 6-12, 2013 Health Sciences 20
Extract of Mallotus oppositifolius (Geiseler) Müll. Arg. increased prefrontal cortex dendritic spine density and serotonin and attenuated para-chlorophenylalanine-aggravated …
KKE Kukuia, F Appiah, GJ Dugbartey, P Amoateng, E Koomson, YF Takyi, ...
2022 Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2022 Health Sciences 19
In Vitro Antioxidant Potential and Effect of a Glutathione-Enhancer Dietary Supplement on Selected Rat Liver Cytochrome P450 Enzyme Activity
BB N’guessan, SK Amponsah, GJ Dugbartey, KD Awuah, E Dotse, ...
2018 Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2018, 2018 Health Sciences 18
Antidepressant Potentials of Components from Trichilia monadelpha (Thonn.) J.J. de Wilde in Murine Models
KKE Kukuia, JA Mensah, P Amoateng, SK Amponsah, BB N’Guessan, ...
2018 Evidence‐Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2018 (1), 6863973, 2018 Health Sciences 17
Screening of central effects of the leaves of Mallotus oppositifolius (Geiseler) Mull. Arg. in mice
KKE Kukuia, EO Ameyaw, PK Mante, DW Adongo, E Woode
2012 Pharmacologia 3, 683-92, 2012 Health Sciences 17
Neuropharmacological assessment of an aqueous bark extract of Antiaris toxicaria (Pers.) Lesch. (Moraceae) in rodents
EW Mante PK, Adongo DW, Kennedy K.E. Kukuia, Elvis O. Ameyaw
2012 American Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology 7 (4), 2012 Health Sciences 16
Effects of hyrdroethanolic leaf extract of Pseudospondias microcarpa (A. Rich.) Engl.(Anacardiaceae) on the central nervous system in mice
DW Adongo, PK Mante, E Woode, EO Ameyaw, KKE Kukuia
2014 The Journal of Phytopharmacology 3 (6), 410-417, 2014 Health Sciences 15
Phytotherapy of experimental depression: Kalanchoe integra Var. Crenata (Andr.) Cuf Leaf Extract.
EA Kennedy K. E. Kukuia, Isaac J. Asiedu‑Gyekye, Eric Woode, Robert P. Biney
2015 J Pharm Bioall Sci, 26‑31, 2015 Health Sciences 14
Combined Administration of Lactobacillus or Bifidobacterium Offers Enhanced Antidepressant and Anxiolytic Activity in a Dose Dependent Manner
AZ Bankah, TA Tagoe, E Darko, R Agoha, EN Ametefe, KKE Kukuia, ...
2025 Brain and behavior 15 (5), e70564, 2025 Health Sciences 13
Extract of Xylopia aethiopica and its kaurene diterpene, xylopic acid, improve learning and memory in mice
AE Koomson, KKE Kukuia, P Amoateng, RP Biney, TA Tagoe, JA Mensah, ...
2022 IBRO neuroscience reports 12, 249-259, 2022 Health Sciences 13
Subchronic toxicity studies of cocoa pod husk pectin intended as a pharmaceutical excipient in Sprague Dawley rats
O Adi Dako, K Ofori Kwakye, KKE Kukuia, J Asiedu Larbi, A Nyarko, ...
2018 AVAGAX–Diseño, Publicidad y Servicios Informáticos, 2018 Agriculture 11
Scientific evidence of plant with a rapid-onset and sustained antidepressant effect in a chronic model of depression: Mallotus oppositifolius
PKMDWA Kennedy K.E. Kukuia, Elvis O. Ameyaw, Eric Woode
2016 J Basic Clin Physiol Pharmacol, 2016 Health Sciences 11
Unsweetened Natural Cocoa Powder Has the Potential to Attenuate High Dose Artemether‐Lumefantrine‐Induced Hepatotoxicity in Non‐Malarious Guinea Pigs
IJ Asiedu-Gyekye, KK Edem Kukuia, AM Seidu, C Antwi-Boasiako, ...
2016 Evidence‐Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2016 (1), 7387286, 2016 Agriculture 11
Gestational iron supplementation reverses depressive-like behavior in post-partum Sprague Dawley rats: Evidence from behavioral and neurohistological studies
KKE Kukuia, J Torbi, P Amoateng, KK Adutwum-Ofosu, AE Koomson, ...
1900 IBRO Neuroscience Reports 12 (2022), 280-296, 0 Health Sciences 11