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Jia H, Liang S. The relationship between biospheric values and pro-environmental behavior: The role of environmental self-identity and environmental concern. Work 2024:WOR230471. [PMID: 38995750 DOI: 10.3233/wor-230471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/14/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Today's youth is facing environmental changes. The environmental behavior of adolescents is critical to mitigating the negative impacts of these environmental problems. OBJECTIVE According to value - basis theory and Value-Belief-Norm theory, the current research examines the link between biospheric values and pro-environmental behavior, together with the mediating and moderating effects of environmental self-identity and environmental concern. METHODS We conducted cluster sampling of students in grades four to nine. A total of 1,053 students participated in the survey, and 763 valid data records were finally obtained (the return rate was 72.46%). RESULTS The findings indicated that: (1) there was a significant positive correlation between adolescents' biospheric values and pro-environmental behavior; (2) there was a significant positive correlation between adolescent biospheric values and environmental self-identity; there was a significant correlation between adolescents' environmental self-identity and pro-environmental behavior. The relationship between biospheric values and adolescents' pro-environmental behavior is mediated by environmental self-identity; (3) adolescents' environmental concern moderates their biospheric values and affects the latter half of pro-environmental behavior through environmental self-identity. Environmental self-identity has a greater predictive impact on pro-environmental behavior when there is a higher level of environmental concern. CONCLUSIONS This paper proposes and verifies the positive relationship between biospheric values and adolescents' pro-environmental behavior, as well as the mediating role of environmental self-identity and the moderating role of adolescents' environmental concern.
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- Hongyan Jia
- Department of Education, Taiyuan Normal University, China
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Rezaee N, Hone E, Sohrabi HR, Johnson S, Zhong L, Chatur P, Gunzburg S, Martins RN, Fernando WMADB. Sorghum Grain Polyphenolic Extracts Demonstrate Neuroprotective Effects Related to Alzheimer's Disease in Cellular Assays. Foods 2024; 13:1716. [PMID: 38890943 PMCID: PMC11171927 DOI: 10.3390/foods13111716] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2024] [Revised: 05/23/2024] [Accepted: 05/23/2024] [Indexed: 06/20/2024] Open
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Sorghum grain contains high levels and a diverse profile of polyphenols (PPs), which are antioxidants known to reduce oxidative stress when consumed in the diet. Oxidative stress leading to amyloid-β (Aβ) aggregation, neurotoxicity, and mitochondrial dysfunction is implicated in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Thus, PPs have gained attention as possible therapeutic agents for combating AD. This study aimed to (a) quantify the phenolic compounds (PP) and antioxidant capacities in extracts from six different varieties of sorghum grain and (b) investigate whether these PP extracts exhibit any protective effects on human neuroblastoma (BE(2)-M17) cells against Aβ- and tau-induced toxicity, Aβ aggregation, mitochondrial dysfunction, and reactive oxygen species (ROS) induced by Aβ and tert-butyl hydroperoxide (TBHP). PP and antioxidant capacity were quantified using chemical assays. Aβ- and tau-induced toxicity was determined using the 3-(4,5-dimenthylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-dimethyltetrazolium bromide (MTS) assay. The thioflavin T (Th-T) assay assessed anti-Aβ aggregation. The dichlorodihydrofluorescein diacetate (DCFDA) assay determined the levels of general ROS and the MitoSOX assay determined the levels of mitochondrial superoxide. Sorghum varieties Shawaya short black-1 and IS1311C possessed the highest levels of total phenolics, total flavonoids, and antioxidant capacity, and sorghum varieties differed significantly in their profile of individual PPs. All extracts significantly increased cell viability compared to the control (minus extract). Variety QL33 (at 2000 µg sorghum flour equivalents/mL) showed the strongest protective effect with a 28% reduction in Aβ-toxicity cell death. The extracts of all sorghum varieties significantly reduced Aβ aggregation. All extracts except that from variety B923296 demonstrated a significant (p ≤ 0.05) downregulation of Aβ-induced and TBHP-induced ROS and mitochondrial superoxide relative to the control (minus extract) in a dose- and variety-dependent manner. We have demonstrated for the first time that sorghum polyphenolic extracts show promising neuroprotective effects against AD, which indicates the potential of sorghum foods to exert a similar beneficial property in the human diet. However, further analysis in other cellular models and in vivo is needed to confirm these effects.
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- Nasim Rezaee
- Centre of Excellence for Alzheimer’s Disease Research & Care, School of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, WA 6027, Australia (E.H.)
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- Centre of Excellence for Alzheimer’s Disease Research & Care, School of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, WA 6027, Australia (E.H.)
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- Centre of Excellence for Alzheimer’s Disease Research & Care, School of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, WA 6027, Australia (E.H.)
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia
- Centre for Healthy Ageing, Health Futures Institute, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA 6150, Australia
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- School of Molecular and Life Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Curtin University, Perth, WA 6845, Australia
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- School of Molecular and Life Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Curtin University, Perth, WA 6845, Australia
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- School of Molecular and Life Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Curtin University, Perth, WA 6845, Australia
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- Centre of Excellence for Alzheimer’s Disease Research & Care, School of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, WA 6027, Australia (E.H.)
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia
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- Centre of Excellence for Alzheimer’s Disease Research & Care, School of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, WA 6027, Australia (E.H.)
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Borgonovi SM, Iametti S, Speranza AR, Di Nunzio M. Cell culture models for assessing the effects of bioactive compounds in common buckwheat ( Fagopyrum esculentum): a systematic review. Food Funct 2024; 15:2799-2813. [PMID: 38390666 DOI: 10.1039/d4fo00202d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/24/2024]
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Common buckwheat (CBW) is grown and consumed worldwide. In addition to its already established reputation as an excellent source of nutrients, CBW is gaining popularity as a possible component of functional foods. Whereas human studies remain the gold standard for evaluating the relationship between nutrition and health, the development of reliable in vitro or ex vivo models has made it possible to investigate the cellular and molecular mechanisms of CBW effects on human health. Herein is a systematic review of studies on the biological effect of CBW supplementation, as assessed on various types of cellular models. Although the studies reported here have been conducted in very different experimental conditions, the overall effects of CBW supplementation were found to involve a decrease in cytokine secretion and oxidation products, related mainly to CBW polyphenols and protein or peptide fractions. These chemical species also appeared to be involved in the modulation of cell signaling and hormone secretion. Although further studies are undoubtedly necessary, as is their extension to in vivo systems, these reports suggest that CBW-based foods could be relevant to maintaining and/or improving human health and the quality of life.
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- Sara Margherita Borgonovi
- Department of Food, Environmental and Nutritional Sciences (DeFENS), University of Milan, via Celoria 2, 20133 Milan, Italy.
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- Department of Food, Environmental and Nutritional Sciences (DeFENS), University of Milan, via Celoria 2, 20133 Milan, Italy.
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- Department of Food, Environmental and Nutritional Sciences (DeFENS), University of Milan, via Celoria 2, 20133 Milan, Italy.
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- Department of Food, Environmental and Nutritional Sciences (DeFENS), University of Milan, via Celoria 2, 20133 Milan, Italy.
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Hajira B, Khan I. Effect of sorghum and barley-containing bread on plasma total polyphenols, antioxidant status and inflammation in healthy subjects. JOURNAL OF FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 2022; 59:4935-4944. [PMID: 36276540 PMCID: PMC9579251 DOI: 10.1007/s13197-022-05582-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Revised: 08/13/2022] [Accepted: 08/26/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of bread incorporated with whole-grain red sorghum and barley flours on biomarkers of oxidative stress and inflammation in humans. In a randomized cross-over study, 20 healthy subjects consumed either control bread made of all-purpose wheat flour only or bread containing 40% whole-grain red sorghum and barley flours (20% each), with a washout period of 1-2 week. The test breads were fed at breakfast after 12 h fast. Blood samples were collected at baseline (fasting) and 2 h after intake of breads. Plasma total polyphenols, total antioxidant capacity (T-AOC), superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity, thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) and highly sensitive C-reactive protein were assessed. Compared to fasting values, the 2 h postprandial levels of plasma total polyphenols (P = 0.001), T-AOC (P = 0.031) and SOD activity (P = 0.026) were significantly higher following consumption of sorghum and barley-containing bread (SBB). Moreover, net changes in plasma total polyphenols (P = 0.001), T-AOC (P = 0.047) and SOD activity (P = 0.035) were significantly higher following consumption of SBB. In conclusion, bread containing whole-grain red sorghum and barely flours enhanced plasma total polyphenols and antioxidant status and hence its consumption would modulate biomarkers of cardio-metabolic health.
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- Bibi Hajira
- Department of Human Nutrition, The University of Agriculture Peshawar, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 25120 Pakistan
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- Department of Human Nutrition, The University of Agriculture Peshawar, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 25120 Pakistan
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Xu J, Wang W, Zhao Y. Phenolic Compounds in Whole Grain Sorghum and Their Health Benefits. Foods 2021; 10:1921. [PMID: 34441697 PMCID: PMC8392263 DOI: 10.3390/foods10081921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2021] [Revised: 08/10/2021] [Accepted: 08/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Sorghum grain (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench) is a staple food grown across the globe, and is mainly cultivated in the semi-arid regions of Africa and Asia. Recently, sorghum grain is increasingly utilized for human consumption, due to the gluten-free nature and potential phenolic-induced health benefits. Sorghum grain is rich in bioactive phenolic compounds, such as ferulic acid, gallic acid, vanillic acid, luteolin, and apigenin, 3-deoxyanthocyanidins (3-DXA), which are known to provide many health benefits, including antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-proliferative, anti-diabetic, and anti-atherogenic activities. Given an increasing trend of sorghum consumption for humans, this article reviews the content and profile of phenolics in sorghum. It covers aspects of their health benefits and explores their mechanisms of action. The impact of thermal processing, such as boiling, steaming, roasting, and extrusion on sorghum phenolics is also discussed. Compelling data suggest the biological functions of sorghum phenolics, however, further investigations appear warrant to clarify the gap in the current research, and identify promising research topics in future.
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- Jingwen Xu
- College of Food Science and Technology, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China;
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- Department of Food Nutrition Dietetics and Health, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA;
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China;
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Galán MG, Cian RE, Albarracín M, López-Oliva Muñoz ME, Weisstaub A, Zuleta A, Drago SR. Refined sorghum flours precooked by extrusion enhance the integrity of the colonic mucosa barrier and promote a hepatic antioxidant environment in growing Wistar rats. Food Funct 2021; 11:7638-7650. [PMID: 32966464 DOI: 10.1039/d0fo01160f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The effects of precooked-refined sorghum flour consumption on antioxidant status, lipid profile, and colonic and bone health were evaluated. Twenty-four male Wistar rats were fed with control diet (C), or red or white precooked-refined sorghum based diets (SD) for 60 days. The intake of SD was lower than that of C, but the efficiency of all diets was similar. Rats fed with SD showed lower feces excretion, cecal pH and enzyme activities (β-glucosidase, β-glucuronidase and mucinase) than C. White SD improved intestinal architecture, cell proliferation and apoptosis, upregulated ZO1 and occludin tight junction proteins and stimulated goblet cell differentiation, enhancing the integrity of the mucosa barrier in both proximal and distal colonic mucosa in a better way than red SD. Consumption of SD significantly decreased serum triglyceride levels compared with the C diet. The mineral content of the right femur was not different among diets. The liver enzyme activities (superoxide dismutase, catalase, glutathione reductase, and glutathione peroxidase) did not show differences among diets. Liver reducing power and reduced glutathione/oxidize glutathione ratio were higher for animals consuming SD than C. It can be concluded that the consumption of precooked refined sorghum flours still has beneficial effects for health, mainly at the colonic level, despite the lower phenolics and fibre contents of refined flours with respect to whole grain flours.
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- María Gimena Galán
- Instituto de Tecnología de Alimentos, CONICET, FIQ - UNL, 1° de Mayo 3250, (3000), Santa Fe, Argentina.
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- Instituto de Tecnología de Alimentos, CONICET, FIQ - UNL, 1° de Mayo 3250, (3000), Santa Fe, Argentina.
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- Instituto de Tecnología de Alimentos, CONICET, FIQ - UNL, 1° de Mayo 3250, (3000), Santa Fe, Argentina.
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- Departamento de Bromatología y Nutrición, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, (UBA), Junín 956, CABA, Argentina
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- Departamento de Bromatología y Nutrición, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, (UBA), Junín 956, CABA, Argentina
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- Instituto de Tecnología de Alimentos, CONICET, FIQ - UNL, 1° de Mayo 3250, (3000), Santa Fe, Argentina.
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Espitia-Hernández P, Chávez González ML, Ascacio-Valdés JA, Dávila-Medina D, Flores-Naveda A, Silva T, Ruelas Chacón X, Sepúlveda L. Sorghum ( Sorghum bicolor L.) as a potential source of bioactive substances and their biological properties. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 2020; 62:2269-2280. [PMID: 33280412 DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2020.1852389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Sorghum is the fifth cereal most produced in the world after wheat, rice, maize, and barley. In some regions, this crop is replacing maize, due to its high yield, resistance to drought and heat. There are several varieties of sorghum, whose coloration varies from cream, lemon-yellow, red, and even black. Pigmented sorghum grain is a rich source of antioxidants like polyphenols, mainly tannins, which have multiple benefits on human health such as, antiproliferative properties associated with the prevention of certain cancers, antioxidant activities related to the prevention of associated diseases to oxidative stress, antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory effects, it also improves glucose metabolism. Despite having these types of compounds, it is not possible to assimilate them, their use in the food industry has been limited, since sorghum is considered a food of low nutritional value, due to the presence of anti-nutritional factors such as strong tannins which form complexes with proteins and iron, thus reducing their digestibility. Based on these restrictions that this product has had as food for humans, the analysis of this review emphasizes the valorization of sorghum as a source of bioactive substances and the importance they confer on human health because of the biological potential it has.
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- Pilar Espitia-Hernández
- Food Research Department, School of Chemistry, Autonomous University of Coahuila, Saltillo, Coahuila, México
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- Food Research Department, School of Chemistry, Autonomous University of Coahuila, Saltillo, Coahuila, México
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- Food Research Department, School of Chemistry, Autonomous University of Coahuila, Saltillo, Coahuila, México
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- Food Research Department, School of Chemistry, Autonomous University of Coahuila, Saltillo, Coahuila, México
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- Center for Training and Development in Seed Technology, Autonomous Agrarian University Antonio Narro, Buenavista, Saltillo, Coahuila, México
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- Antibiotics Department, Bioscience Center, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brazil
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- Food Science and Technology Department, Autonomous Agrarian University Antonio Narro, Buenavista, Saltillo, Coahuila, México
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- Food Research Department, School of Chemistry, Autonomous University of Coahuila, Saltillo, Coahuila, México
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Zheng J, He J, Liao S, Cheng Z, Lin J, Huang K, Li X, Zheng K, Chen X, Lin L, Xia F, Liu J, Xu M, Chen T, Huang X, Cao X, Yang Z. Preventive effects of combinative natural foods produced by elite crop varieties rich in anticancer effects on N-nitrosodiethylamine-induced hepatocellular carcinoma in rats. Food Sci Nutr 2019; 7:339-355. [PMID: 30680188 PMCID: PMC6341211 DOI: 10.1002/fsn3.896] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2018] [Revised: 11/05/2018] [Accepted: 11/07/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The World Cancer Research Fund International has released 32 anticancer effects (ACEs) that targeted every stage of cancer processes. Thus, we designed two formulas of natural food combination Diet I and Diet II, mainly produced by elite crop varieties rich in ACEs with different mixture ratios, and evaluated their cancer preventive effects on N-nitrosodiethylamine (NDEA)-induced hepatocarcinogenesis. After 20 weeks of dietary intervention, Diet I and Diet II reduced incidence, size, and number of hepatic nodules (p < 0.01) and prevented hepatic tumor formation in NDEA-induced hepatocarcinogenesis rats. Low-grade hepatic dysplasia incidence was 20% for Diet II and 40% for Diet I, and apparent hepatocellular carcinomas (HCC) rates were both 0, while 90% HCC in control diet treatment group (p < 0.01). Diet I and Diet II ameliorated abnormal liver function enzymes, reduced serum alpha fetal protein, tumor-specific growth factor, dickkopf-related protein 1, tumor necrosis factor-alpha and interleukin-6 levels, regulated hepatic phase I and II xenobiotic-metabolizing enzymes, enhanced antioxidant capacity, suppressed NDEA-initiated oxidative DNA damage, and induced apoptosis coupled to down-regulation of proinflammatory, invasion, and angiogenesis markers. Daily intake of combination diet produced from ACEs-rich elite crop varieties can effectively prevent or delay occurrence and development of NDEA-induced hepatocarcinogenesis in rats.
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- Jingui Zheng
- Agricultural Product Quality InstituteFujian Agriculture and Forestry UniversityFuzhouChina
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- Institute of Laboratory Animal ScienceChinese Academy of Medical SciencesBeijingChina
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- Agricultural Product Quality InstituteFujian Agriculture and Forestry UniversityFuzhouChina
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- Agricultural Product Quality InstituteFujian Agriculture and Forestry UniversityFuzhouChina
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- Anxi College of Tea ScienceFujian Agriculture and Forestry UniversityFuzhouChina
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- College of Horticulture and LandscapeHunan Agricultural UniversityChangshaChina
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- Institute of Laboratory Animal ScienceChinese Academy of Medical SciencesBeijingChina
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- Institute of Sub‐tropical AgricultureFujian Academy of Agricultural SciencesFuzhouChina
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- Key Laboratory of Ministry for Education for Genetics, Breeding and Multiple Utilization of CropsFujian Agriculture and Forestry UniversityFuzhouChina
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- Agricultural Product Quality InstituteFujian Agriculture and Forestry UniversityFuzhouChina
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- Key Laboratory of Ministry for Education for Genetics, Breeding and Multiple Utilization of CropsFujian Agriculture and Forestry UniversityFuzhouChina
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- Agricultural Product Quality InstituteFujian Agriculture and Forestry UniversityFuzhouChina
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- Agricultural Product Quality InstituteFujian Agriculture and Forestry UniversityFuzhouChina
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- Agricultural Product Quality InstituteFujian Agriculture and Forestry UniversityFuzhouChina
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- Agricultural Product Quality InstituteFujian Agriculture and Forestry UniversityFuzhouChina
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- Agricultural Product Quality InstituteFujian Agriculture and Forestry UniversityFuzhouChina
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- Agricultural Product Quality InstituteFujian Agriculture and Forestry UniversityFuzhouChina
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Adigun NS, Oladiji AT, Ajiboye TO. Hydro-Ethanolic Fruit Extract of Capsicum frutescens Reversed Triton-X-100–Induced Hyperlipidaemia in Rats. J Diet Suppl 2018; 17:53-66. [DOI: 10.1080/19390211.2018.1482982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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- Antioxidants Redox Biology and Toxicology Research Group, Department of Medical Biochemistry College of Health Sciences, Nile University of Nigeria, FCT-Abuja, Nigeria
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Moraes ÉA, Marineli RDS, Lenquiste SA, Queiroz VAV, Camargo RL, Borck PC, Carneiro EM, Maróstica Júnior MR. Whole sorghum flour improves glucose tolerance, insulin resistance and preserved pancreatic islets function in obesity diet-induced rats. J Funct Foods 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jff.2017.03.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Kumar V, Bhatt PC, Rahman M, Al-Abbasi FA, Anwar F, Verma A. Umbelliferon-α-d-glucopyranosyl-(2 I→1 II)-α-Dglucopyranoside ameliorates Diethylnitrosamine induced precancerous lesion development in liver via regulation of inflammation, hyperproliferation and antioxidant at pre-clinical stage. Biomed Pharmacother 2017; 94:834-842. [PMID: 28802237 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2017.07.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2017] [Revised: 06/22/2017] [Accepted: 07/11/2017] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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It is well documented that anomalous production of inflammatory proteins linked with most of the toxic expression and genesis of diverse chronic disease including cancer. Diethylnitrosamine (DEN) a well-known hepatotoxin and hepatocarcinogen, can induce oxidative stress and inflammatory reaction in it. Umbelliferone, secondary metabolites, is present in different plants and widely consumed by humans as medicine and food supplements. The aim of the current study was to scrutinize the chemoprotective potential of umbelliferon-α-d-glucopyranosyl-(2I→1II)-α-d-glucopyranoside (UFD) against DEN-induced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in experimental rats. Single intraperitoneal injection of DEN (200mg/kg) was used for induction of HCC in rats and rats were grouped and orally treated with UFD (5, 10 and 20mg/kg) dose for 22 weeks. Parameters under investigation included hepatic, non-hepatic enzymes, oxidative stress, pro-inflammatory cytokines, COX-2 and NF-κB level along with histopathological examination in HCC rats. UFD exerted protective effect via reduction of oxidative stress, liver and non-liver parameters in a dose-dependent manner. It also reduced the expression of TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-6 and COX-2 in diseased rats. Our result revealed the essential repression of the inflammation cascade through modulation of nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB) signaling pathway.
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- Vikas Kumar
- Natural Product Drug Discovery Laboratory, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology & Sciences, Allahabad, 211007, Uttar Pradesh, India.
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- Centre for Advanced Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Microbial and Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Laboratory, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi 110062, India
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- Natural Product Drug Discovery Laboratory, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology & Sciences, Allahabad, 211007, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Bio-organic & Medicinal Chemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology & Sciences, Allahabad, 211007, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Somade OT, Ugbaja RN, Adeyi OE, Ogunberu DM. Thyroid and reproductive hormones disruption as well as kallikrein-3 level in dimethyl nitrosamine-induced toxicity: Effects of ascorbate treatment in male wistar rats. BIOCHIMIE OPEN 2016; 3:40-46. [PMID: 29450129 PMCID: PMC5801907 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopen.2016.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2016] [Accepted: 09/20/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Information on dimethyl nitrosamine (DMN)-induced toxicity on endocrine functions is still scanty. This study therefore investigated the outcomes of DMN-induced toxicity on endocrine (thyroid and reproductive) functions, as well as kallikrein-3 level, and effects of ascorbate treatments in male wistar rats. Thirty animals divided into six groups of five rats each were used. Group I animals were the normal control, group II animals served as vehicle control and were administered a single intraperitoneal dose of normal saline, groups III and IV were intraperitoneally injected with a single dose of 30 mg/kg DMN for 48 h, but group IV animals were post-treated orally with 5.71 mg/kg body weight (400 mg/70 kg) ascorbate for seven days, group V animals were pre-treated with same dose of ascorbate orally for seven days before intraperitoneal injection of DMN, while group VI animals were orally administered ascorbate only for seven days. Compared with control, DMN administration resulted in significant decrease (p < 0.05) in serum total cholesterol, testosterone (TST), luteinizing hormone (LH), free triiodothyronine (fT3), and kallikrein III (KLK-3) levels, as well as non-significant increase in serum thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) level. Pre-treatment with ascorbate significantly increase LH and KLK-3 levels, while post-treatment significantly increase fT3 level. Also, pre-treatment with ascorbate significantly reduced TSH level, while there was no significant difference in TST level following ascorbate treatments. From our findings and to some extent, ascorbate demonstrates ameliorative effects against DMN-induced hormonal disruption in male wistar rats, and this may be attributed to its antioxidant property. DMN administration significantly decreased serum total cholesterol, testosterone (TST), luteinizing hormone (LH), free triiodothyronine (fT3), and kallikrein III (KLK-3) levels. Pre-treatment with ascorbate significantly increases LH and KLK-3 levels. Ascorbate post-treatment and pre-treatment significantly increased fT3 and decreased TSH levels respectively.
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- Oluwatobi T Somade
- Department of Biochemistry, College of Biosciences, Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta, Abeokuta, Nigeria
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Biosciences, Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta, Abeokuta, Nigeria
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Biosciences, Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta, Abeokuta, Nigeria
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Biosciences, Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta, Abeokuta, Nigeria
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Siddique YH, Ali F. Protective effect of epigallocatechin gallate against N-nitrosodiethylamine (NDEA) induced toxicity in rats. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.1080/23312025.2016.1141451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Yasir Hasan Siddique
- Section of Genetics, Faculty of Life Sciences, Department of Zoology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202002, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Section of Genetics, Faculty of Life Sciences, Department of Zoology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202002, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Involvement of oxidative stress in bactericidal activity of 2-(2-nitrovinyl) furan against Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus. Microb Pathog 2016; 91:107-14. [DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2015.11.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2015] [Revised: 11/11/2015] [Accepted: 11/19/2015] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Althwab S, Carr TP, Weller CL, Dweikat IM, Schlegel V. Advances in grain sorghum and its co-products as a human health promoting dietary system. Food Res Int 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2015.08.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Ajiboye TO, Alabi KA, Ariyo FA, Adeleye AO, Ojewuyi OB, Balogun A, Sunmonu TO. 2-(2-Nitrovinyl)furan Promotes Oxidation of Cellular Proteins, Lipids, and DNA of Male Rat Liver and Kidney. J Biochem Mol Toxicol 2014; 29:114-22. [DOI: 10.1002/jbt.21674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2014] [Revised: 09/09/2014] [Accepted: 09/14/2014] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- T. O. Ajiboye
- Antioxidants, Free Radicals, Functional Foods and Toxicology Research Laboratory; Department of Biological Sciences; Al-Hikmah University; Ilorin Nigeria
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- Industrial and Environmental Unit; Department of Chemical Sciences; Fountain University; Osogbo Nigeria
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- Antioxidants, Free Radicals and Toxicology Research Laboratory; Biochemistry and Nutrition Unit; Department of Chemical Sciences; Fountain University; Osogbo Nigeria
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- Antioxidants, Free Radicals and Toxicology Research Laboratory; Biochemistry and Nutrition Unit; Department of Chemical Sciences; Fountain University; Osogbo Nigeria
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- Antioxidants, Free Radicals, Functional Foods and Toxicology Research Laboratory; Department of Biological Sciences; Al-Hikmah University; Ilorin Nigeria
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- Antioxidants, Free Radicals, Functional Foods and Toxicology Research Laboratory; Department of Biological Sciences; Al-Hikmah University; Ilorin Nigeria
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- Plant Biochemistry and Phytomedicine Laboratory; Department of Biological Sciences; Al-Hikmah University; Ilorin Nigeria
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Ajiboye TO, Iliasu GA, Adeleye AO, Abdussalam FA, Akinpelu SA, Ogunbode SM, Jimoh SO, Oloyede OB. Nutritional and antioxidant dispositions of sorghum/millet-based beverages indigenous to Nigeria. Food Sci Nutr 2014; 2:597-604. [PMID: 25473519 PMCID: PMC4237491 DOI: 10.1002/fsn3.140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2014] [Revised: 05/15/2014] [Accepted: 05/19/2014] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Sorghum/millet-based beverages, Obiolor and Pito, were evaluated for their nutritional and antioxidant dispositions. Analyzed Obiolor and Pito contained 96% and 97% moisture; 7.8% and 3.7% crude protein; 8.9% and 5.6% available carbohydrate; 0.39% and 0.31% crude fat; 0.3% and 0.2% crude fiber; 2.4% and 1.5% ash; and 459.3 and 164 kJ/g energy value, respectively. Obiolor and Pito (1.0 mL) scavenged 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl by 87% and 81%; superoxide ion by 65% and 59%; hydrogen peroxide by 79% and 76%; and hydroxyl radical by 82% and 85%, respectively. The beverages significantly reduced ferric ion. Aflatoxin B1-mediated increase in lipid peroxidation products (conjugated dienes, lipid hydroperoxides, and malondialdehydes) and protein carbonyl in the microsomes were significantly (P < 0.05) reduced by the beverages. The data obtained from this study show that the sorghum-based beverages (Obiolor and Pito) can serve as functional foods, as evident from their antioxidant capabilities in addition to their gross energy content.
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- Taofeek O Ajiboye
- Antioxidants, Free Radicals, Functional Foods and Toxicology Research Laboratory, Department of Biological Sciences, Al-Hikmah University Ilorin, Nigeria
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- Antioxidants, Free Radicals, and Toxicology Research Laboratory, Biochemistry and Nutrition Unit, Department of Chemical Sciences, Fountain University Osogbo, Nigeria
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- Antioxidants, Free Radicals, and Toxicology Research Laboratory, Biochemistry and Nutrition Unit, Department of Chemical Sciences, Fountain University Osogbo, Nigeria
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- Antioxidants, Free Radicals, and Toxicology Research Laboratory, Biochemistry and Nutrition Unit, Department of Chemical Sciences, Fountain University Osogbo, Nigeria
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- Antioxidants, Free Radicals, and Toxicology Research Laboratory, Biochemistry and Nutrition Unit, Department of Chemical Sciences, Fountain University Osogbo, Nigeria
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- Nutritional Biochemistry Research Laboratory, Biochemistry and Nutrition Unit, Department of Chemical Sciences, Fountain University Osogbo, Nigeria
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- Industrial Microbiology Research Laboratory, Department of Biological Sciences, Fountain University Osogbo, Nigeria
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- Nutritional Biochemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry, University of Ilorin Ilorin, Nigeria
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Pasha I, Riaz A, Saeed M, Randhawa MA. Exploring the Antioxidant Perspective of Sorghum and Millet. J FOOD PROCESS PRES 2014. [DOI: 10.1111/jfpp.12323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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- Imran Pasha
- National Institute of Food Science and Technology; University of Agriculture; Faisalabad Pakistan
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- National Institute of Food Science and Technology; University of Agriculture; Faisalabad Pakistan
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- National Institute of Food Science and Technology; University of Agriculture; Faisalabad Pakistan
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- National Institute of Food Science and Technology; University of Agriculture; Faisalabad Pakistan
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Ali F, Rahul, Naz F, Jyoti S, Hasan Siddique Y. Protective effect of Genistein against N-nitrosodiethylamine (NDEA)-induced hepatotoxicity in Swiss albino rats. J Pharm Anal 2014; 5:51-57. [PMID: 29403915 PMCID: PMC5761469 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpha.2014.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2014] [Revised: 06/18/2014] [Accepted: 07/07/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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In the present study, we studied the effect of Genistein against the hepatotoxicity induced by N-nitrosodiethylamine (NDEA). NDEA is present in almost all kinds of food stuff and has been reported to be a hepatocarcinogen. The male rats were exposed to NDEA (0.1 mg/mL) dissolved in drinking water separately and along with 25, 50, 100 mg/mL of Genistein for 21 days. The activities of serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (SGOT), serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase (SGPT), alkaline phosphatase (ALP) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) were measured in blood serum. Lipid peroxidation, protein carbonyl content, micronucleus frequency and DNA damage (Comet assay) were performed on rat hepatocytes. The results of the study reveal that the treatment of NDEA along with Genistein showed a significant dose-dependent decrease in the levels of blood serum enzymes i.e., SGOT, SGPT, ALP and LDH (P<0.05). The HE staining of histological sections of the liver also revealed a protective effect of Genistein. A significant dose-dependent reduction in the lipid peroxidation and protein carbonyl content was observed in rats exposed to NDEA (0.1 mg/mL) along with Genistein (P<0.05). The results obtained for the comet assay in rat hepatocytes showed a significant dose-dependent decrease in the mean tail length (P<0.05). Thus the present study supports the hepatoprotective role of Genistein.
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- Fahad Ali
- Section of Genetics, Department of Zoology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh 202002, India
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- Section of Genetics, Department of Zoology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh 202002, India
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- Section of Genetics, Department of Zoology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh 202002, India
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- Section of Genetics, Department of Zoology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh 202002, India
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- Section of Genetics, Department of Zoology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh 202002, India
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Ali F, Rahul, Naz F, Jyoti S, Siddique YH. Protective effect of apigenin against N-nitrosodiethylamine (NDEA)-induced hepatotoxicity in albino rats. MUTATION RESEARCH-GENETIC TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MUTAGENESIS 2014; 767:13-20. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2014.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2013] [Revised: 03/26/2014] [Accepted: 04/05/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Ajiboye TO, Abdussalam FA, Adeleye AO, Iliasu GA, Ariyo FA, Adediran ZA, Raji KO, Raji HO. Bridelia ferrugineaPromotes Reactive Oxygen Species Detoxification in N-Nitrosodiethylamine-Treated Rats. J Diet Suppl 2013; 10:210-28. [DOI: 10.3109/19390211.2013.822451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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