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Ramírez-Rodríguez Y, Ramírez V, Robledo-Márquez K, García-Rojas N, Rojas-Morales P, Arango N, Pedraza-Chaverri J, Medina-Campos O, Pérez-Rojas J, Flores-Ramírez R, Winkler R, Riego-Ruiz L, Trujillo J. Stenocereus huastecorum-fruit juice concentrate protects against cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity by nitric oxide pathway activity and antioxidant and antiapoptotic effects. Food Res Int 2022; 160:111337. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2022.111337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2022] [Revised: 04/28/2022] [Accepted: 04/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Ali SA, Awad SM, Said AM, Mahgoub S, Taha H, Ahmed NM. Design, synthesis, molecular modelling and biological evaluation of novel 3-(2-naphthyl)-1-phenyl-1H-pyrazole derivatives as potent antioxidants and 15-Lipoxygenase inhibitors. J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem 2020; 35:847-863. [PMID: 32216479 PMCID: PMC7170299 DOI: 10.1080/14756366.2020.1742116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Oxidative stress is one of the main causes of significant severe diseases. The discovery of new potent antioxidants with high efficiency and low toxicity is a great demand in the field of medicinal chemistry. Herein, we report the design, synthesis molecular modelling and biological evaluation of novel hybrids containing pyrazole, naphthalene and pyrazoline/isoxazoline moiety. Chalcones 2a–e were synthesized efficiently and were used as starting materials for synthesis of a variety of heterocycles. A novel series of pyrazoline 3a–e, phenylpyrazoline 4a–e, isoxazoline 5a–e and pyrazoline carbothioamide derivatives 6a–e were synthesized and screened for in vitro antioxidant activity using 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH), nitric oxide (NO) and superoxide radical scavenging assay as well as 15-lipoxygenase (15-LOX) inhibition activity. Compounds 3a, 4e, 5b, 5c, 6a, 6c, and 6e showed excellent radical scavenging activity in all three methods in comparison with ascorbic acid and 15-LOX inhibition potency using quercetin as standard then were subjected to in vivo study. Catalase (CAT) activity, glutathione (GSH) and malondialdehyde (MDA) levels were assayed in liver of treated rats. Compounds 5b, 5c, and 6e showed significant in vivo antioxidant potentials compared to control group at dose of 100 mg/kg B.W. Molecular docking of compound 6a endorsed its proper binding at the active site pocket of the human 15-LOX which explains its potent antioxidant activity in comparison with standard ascorbic acid.
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- Sahar A Ali
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Helwan University, Ein-Helwan, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Helwan University, Ein-Helwan, Cairo, Egypt.,Department of Pharmacy, Al-Zahrawi University College, Karbala, Iraq
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Helwan University, Ein-Helwan, Cairo, Egypt.,Department of Chemistry, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Helwan University, Ein-Helwan, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Helwan University, Ein-Helwan, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Helwan University, Ein-Helwan, Cairo, Egypt
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Gomes PMO, Ouro PMS, Silva AMS, Silva VLM. Styrylpyrazoles: Properties, Synthesis and Transformations. Molecules 2020; 25:E5886. [PMID: 33322752 PMCID: PMC7764498 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25245886] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2020] [Revised: 12/06/2020] [Accepted: 12/09/2020] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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The pyrazole nucleus and its reduced forms, pyrazolines and pyrazolidine, are privileged scaffolds in medicinal chemistry due to their remarkable biological activities. A huge number of pyrazole derivatives have been studied and reported over time. This review article gives an overview of pyrazole derivatives that contain a styryl (2-arylvinyl) group linked in different positions of the pyrazole backbone. Although there are studies on the synthesis of styrylpyrazoles dating back to the 1970s and even earlier, this type of compound has rarely been studied. This timely review intends to summarize the properties, biological activity, methods of synthesis and transformation of styrylpyrazoles; thus, highlighting the interest and huge potential for application of this kind of compound.
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- LAQV-REQUIMTE, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal; (P.M.O.G.); (P.M.S.O.)
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- LAQV-REQUIMTE, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal; (P.M.O.G.); (P.M.S.O.)
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Abo-Elmaaty AMA, Behairy A, El-Naseery NI, Abdel-Daim MM. The protective efficacy of vitamin E and cod liver oil against cisplatin-induced acute kidney injury in rats. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2020; 27:44412-44426. [PMID: 32767013 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-10351-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2020] [Accepted: 08/03/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Cisplatin (CP) is a highly effective chemotherapeutic agent against neoplasms, but its clinical utility is limited due to the side effects of its dose-dependent nephrotoxicity. Vitamin E (Vit E) and cod liver oil (CLO) are natural substances with chemoprotective effects. The present study was conducted to evaluate the protective effects of Vit E and/or CLO for CP-induced acute kidney injury (AKI) in rats. This study involved 40 mature male Wistar albino rats that were equally allocated into eight groups: Veh, Vit E, CLO, Vit E + CLO, CP, Vit E + CP, CLO + CP, and Vit E + CLO + CP. The co-administration of Vit E and CLO significantly ameliorated CP-induced elevations in serum creatinine (Cr), blood urea nitrogen (BUN), interleukin 1 beta (IL-1β), and interleukin- 6 (IL-6). Further, rats that received Vit E and/or CLO showed significant decrease in malondialdehyde (MDA) and increases in superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), and glutathione (GSH) levels in renal tissues, compared to CP-intoxicated rats. Additionally, the treatment restored the normal histological architecture (except for few cast formations) and upregulated the immunostaining area% of aquaporin 3 (AQP3) and downregulated the immunostaining area% of Bcl2 associated X protein (BAX) and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS). The observed effects were stronger in the combination treatment group. The obtained data revealed that Vit E and CLO co-administration protects against the CP-induced AKI more than monotherapy with Vit E or CLO.
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- Azza M A Abo-Elmaaty
- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, 44511, Egypt
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, 44511, Egypt
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- Department of Histology and Cytology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, 44511, Egypt
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- Department of Zoology, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia.
- Pharmacology Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, 41522, Egypt.
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Casanova AG, Hernández-Sánchez MT, Martínez-Salgado C, Morales AI, Vicente-Vicente L, López-Hernández FJ. A meta-analysis of preclinical studies using antioxidants for the prevention of cisplatin nephrotoxicity: implications for clinical application. Crit Rev Toxicol 2020; 50:780-800. [PMID: 33170047 DOI: 10.1080/10408444.2020.1837070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Cisplatin is an effective chemotherapeutic drug whose clinical use and efficacy are limited by its nephrotoxicity, which affects mainly the renal tubules and vasculature. It accumulates in proximal and distal epithelial tubule cells and causes oxidative stress-mediated cell death and malfunction. Consequently, many antioxidants have been tested for their capacity to prevent cisplatin nephrotoxicity. In this study, we made a systematic review of the literature and meta-analyzed 152 articles, which tested the nephroprotective effect of isolated compounds or mixtures of natural origin on cisplatin nephrotoxicity in preclinical models. This meta-analysis identified the most effective candidates and examined the efficacy obtained by antioxidants administered by the oral and intraperitoneal routes. By comparing with a recent, similar meta-analysis performed on clinical studies, this article identifies a disconnection between preclinical and clinical research, and contextualizes, discusses, and integrates the existing preclinical information toward the optimized selection of candidates to be further explored (clinical level). Despite proved efficacy, this article discusses the barriers limiting the clinical development of natural mixtures, such as those in extracts from Calendula officinalis flowers and Heliotropium eichwaldii roots. On the contrary, isolated compounds are more straightforward candidates, among which arjunolic acid and quercetin stand out in this meta-analysis.
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- Alfredo G Casanova
- Institute of Biomedical Research of Salamanca (IBSAL), Salamanca, Spain.,Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Salamanca (USAL), Salamanca, Spain.,Fundación Instituto de Estudios de Ciencias de la Salud de Castilla y León (IECSCYL), Soria, Spain.,Group of Translational Research on Renal and Cardiovascular Diseases (TRECARD), Salamanca, Spain.,National Network for Kidney Research REDINREN, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Institute of Biomedical Research of Salamanca (IBSAL), Salamanca, Spain.,Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Salamanca (USAL), Salamanca, Spain.,Fundación Instituto de Estudios de Ciencias de la Salud de Castilla y León (IECSCYL), Soria, Spain.,Group of Translational Research on Renal and Cardiovascular Diseases (TRECARD), Salamanca, Spain.,National Network for Kidney Research REDINREN, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Institute of Biomedical Research of Salamanca (IBSAL), Salamanca, Spain.,Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Salamanca (USAL), Salamanca, Spain.,Fundación Instituto de Estudios de Ciencias de la Salud de Castilla y León (IECSCYL), Soria, Spain.,Group of Translational Research on Renal and Cardiovascular Diseases (TRECARD), Salamanca, Spain.,National Network for Kidney Research REDINREN, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Institute of Biomedical Research of Salamanca (IBSAL), Salamanca, Spain.,Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Salamanca (USAL), Salamanca, Spain.,Group of Translational Research on Renal and Cardiovascular Diseases (TRECARD), Salamanca, Spain.,National Network for Kidney Research REDINREN, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.,Group of Biomedical Research on Critical Care (BioCritic), Valladolid, Spain
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- Institute of Biomedical Research of Salamanca (IBSAL), Salamanca, Spain.,Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Salamanca (USAL), Salamanca, Spain.,Group of Translational Research on Renal and Cardiovascular Diseases (TRECARD), Salamanca, Spain.,National Network for Kidney Research REDINREN, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Institute of Biomedical Research of Salamanca (IBSAL), Salamanca, Spain.,Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Salamanca (USAL), Salamanca, Spain.,Fundación Instituto de Estudios de Ciencias de la Salud de Castilla y León (IECSCYL), Soria, Spain.,Group of Translational Research on Renal and Cardiovascular Diseases (TRECARD), Salamanca, Spain.,National Network for Kidney Research REDINREN, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.,Group of Biomedical Research on Critical Care (BioCritic), Valladolid, Spain
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Din ZU, Farooq SU, Shahid M, Alghamdi O, Al-Hamoudi N, Vohra F, Abduljabbar T. The flavonoid 6-hydroxyflavone prevention of cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity. Histol Histopathol 2020; 35:1197-1209. [PMID: 32909617 DOI: 10.14670/hh-18-251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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In this study, the flavonoid, 6-hydroxyflavone was investigated for its renal protective activity in the cisplatin rat model of nephrotoxicity. Male Sprague-Dawley rats weighing 200-250 g were included in the study. 6-Hydroxyflavone was daily administered at 25 and 50 mg/kg (i.p.), while ascorbic acid was used as a positive control and injected (i.p.) at 50 mg/kg for 15 days. The nephrotoxicity was evoked with a single cisplatin injection at 7.5 mg/kg on the tenth day of treatment. The renal function and levels of oxidative stress markers were assessed. Each tissue slide of different groups was observed under a compound microscope attached with a digital camera. Cisplatin significantly decreased the overall body weight with an increase in serum creatinine and urea and production of severe histopathological and oxidative stress in the kidneys. The daily treatment with 6-hydroxyflavone significantly attenuated the cisplatin associated detrimental changes in the body weight, and serum levels of creatinine and urea at both 25 mg/kg (P<0.05) and 50 mg/kg (P<0.01). The 6-hydroxyflavone treatment also preserved the renal histoarchitecture from the toxicological influence of cisplatin as evident from a significant reduction in the severity of histopathological changes in the renal tissues. Moreover, 6-hydroxyflavone also reduced the cisplatin-induced lipid peroxidation and corrected the renal antioxidant status. A similar protective effect was observed with the positive control, ascorbic acid (50 mg/kg). These findings show that the flavonoid 6-hydroxyflavone has potential nephroprotective properties and can be used for the management of chemotherapy associated renal disturbances.
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- Zia Ud Din
- Department of Anatomy, Khyber Medical College, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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- Department of Oral Pathology, Khyber College of Dentistry, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacy, Sarhad University of Science and Information Technology, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. .,Department of Pharmacy, University of Peshawar, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Periodontics and Community Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Prosthetic Dental Science, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Prosthetic Dental Science, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Pyrazoles as Key Scaffolds for the Development of Fluorine-18-Labeled Radiotracers for Positron Emission Tomography (PET). Molecules 2020; 25:molecules25071722. [PMID: 32283680 PMCID: PMC7181023 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25071722] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2020] [Revised: 04/02/2020] [Accepted: 04/08/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The need for increasingly personalized medicine solutions (precision medicine) and quality medical treatments, has led to a growing demand and research for image-guided therapeutic solutions. Positron emission tomography (PET) is a powerful imaging technique that can be established using complementary imaging systems and selective imaging agents—chemical probes or radiotracers—which are drugs labeled with a radionuclide, also called radiopharmaceuticals. PET has two complementary purposes: selective imaging for diagnosis and monitoring of disease progression and response to treatment. The development of selective imaging agents is a growing research area, with a high number of diverse drugs, labeled with different radionuclides, being reported nowadays. This review article is focused on the use of pyrazoles as suitable scaffolds for the development of 18F-labeled radiotracers for PET imaging. A brief introduction to PET and pyrazoles, as key scaffolds in medicinal chemistry, is presented, followed by a description of the most important [18F]pyrazole-derived radiotracers (PET tracers) that have been developed in the last 20 years for selective PET imaging, grouped according to their specific targets.
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Santos NE, Carreira AR, Silva VLM, Braga SS. Natural and Biomimetic Antitumor Pyrazoles, A Perspective. MOLECULES (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2020; 25:molecules25061364. [PMID: 32192149 PMCID: PMC7144110 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25061364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2020] [Revised: 03/13/2020] [Accepted: 03/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The present review presents an overview of antitumor pyrazoles of natural or bioinspired origins. Pyrazole compounds are relatively rare in nature, the first ones having been reported in 1966 and being essentially used as somniferous drugs. Cytotoxic pyrazoles of natural sources were first isolated in 1969, and a few others have been reported since then, most of them in the last decade. This paper presents a perspective on the current knowledge on antitumor natural pyrazoles, organized into two sections. The first focuses on the three known families of cytotoxic pyrazoles that were directly isolated from plants, for which the knowledge of the medicinal properties is in its infancy. The second section describes pyrazole derivatives of natural products, discussing their structure–activity relationships.
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- Nádia E. Santos
- LAQV-REQUIMTE, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal;
- Correspondence: (N.E.S.); (S.S.B.)
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- CICECO–Aveiro Institute of Materials, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal;
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- LAQV-REQUIMTE, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal;
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- LAQV-REQUIMTE, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal;
- Correspondence: (N.E.S.); (S.S.B.)
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Lee D, Kim KH, Lee WY, Kim CE, Sung SH, Kang KB, Kang KS. Multiple Targets of 3-Dehydroxyceanothetric Acid 2-Methyl Ester to Protect Against Cisplatin-Induced Cytotoxicity in Kidney Epithelial LLC-PK1 Cells. Molecules 2019; 24:molecules24050878. [PMID: 30832267 PMCID: PMC6429383 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24050878] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2019] [Revised: 02/21/2019] [Accepted: 02/25/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Chronic exposure to cisplatin, a potent anticancer drug, causes irreversible kidney damage. In this study, we investigated the protective effect and mechanism of nine lupane- and ceanothane-type triterpenoids isolated from jujube (Ziziphus jujuba Mill., Rhamnaceae) on cisplatin-induced damage to kidney epithelial LLC-PK1 cells via mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) and apoptosis pathways. Cisplatin-induced LLC-PK1 cell death was most significantly reduced following treatment with 3-dehydroxyceanothetric acid 2-methyl ester (3DC2ME). Additionally, apoptotic cell death was significantly reduced. Expression of c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK), extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK), and p38 was markedly suppressed by 3DC2ME, indicating inhibition of the MAPK pathway. Treatment with 3DC2ME also significantly reduced expression of active caspase-8 and -3, Bcl-2-associated X protein (Bax), and B cell lymphoma 2 (Bcl-2), indicating the inhibition of apoptosis pathways in the kidneys. We also applied the network pharmacological analysis and identified multiple targets of 3DC2ME related to MAPK signaling pathway and apoptosis.
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- Dahae Lee
- School of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Korea.
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- School of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Korea.
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- College of Korean Medicine, Gachon University, Seongnam 13120, Korea.
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- College of Korean Medicine, Gachon University, Seongnam 13120, Korea.
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- College of Pharmacy and Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea.
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- College of Pharmacy, Sookmyung Women's University, Seoul 04310, Korea.
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- College of Pharmacy and Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea.
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Ojo OO, Adegbite OS, Kesinro MO, Womiloju AK, Oluyomi OI. Methanol extracts from Delonix regia leaves modulate apoptosis in cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity in male rats. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/s13596-018-0344-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Vinod Prabhu V, Elangovan P, Niranjali Devaraj S, Sakthivel KM. Targeting apoptosis by 1,2-diazole through regulation of EGFR, Bcl-2 and CDK-2 mediated signaling pathway in human non-small cell lung carcinoma A549 cells. Gene 2018; 679:352-359. [PMID: 30218747 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2018.09.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2018] [Revised: 08/16/2018] [Accepted: 09/06/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide and non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC), a heterogeneous class of tumors, represents approximately 85% of all new lung cancer diagnosis. Conventional treatment options have limited efficacy because most cases are in the advanced stage at the time of diagnosis. The present study evaluates the anti-cancer activity of 1,2-diazole (pyrazole), a natural compound from mangrove plant Rhizophora apiculata (R.apiculata) on A549 lung carcinoma cells. In the present study the anti-cancer mechanism of pyrazole, was examined by the expression level of proteins Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), Bcl-2-associated X protein (Bax), B-cell lymphoma-2 (Bcl-2) and Cyclin-dependent kinase-2 (CDK-2) which are commonly associated with the cell signaling pathways that control cell survival and apoptosis, that could facilitate to develop a novel target and effective treatment approach for patients with NSCLC. Pyrazole significantly induced cell cycle arrest and initiated apoptosis through inhibition of downstream components of EGFR tyrosine kinase pathway. Pyrazole disrupts the mitochondrial membrane potential and modulated the protein levels of Bax and Bcl-2 which could probably lead to caspase-3 activation. Furthermore, Pyrazole suppresses the expression of CDK-2 resulting in cell cycle arrest at G1 phase and in the G1-S phase transition. Taken together, the current study provides new insight in to the precise molecular mechanisms responsible for the anti-cancer activity of pyrazole in NSCLC, A549 cells. The study opens an avenue for development of a natural compound as a potential therapeutic agent which could target cell signaling pathways to combat human NSCLC.
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- Venugopal Vinod Prabhu
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Madras, Guindy campus, Chennai 600025, Tamil Nadu, India.
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Madras, Guindy campus, Chennai 600025, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Laboratory of Cytogenetics and Molecular Diagnostics, Division of Cancer Research, Regional Cancer Center, Medical College Post, Trivandrum 695011, Kerala, India; Department of Biochemistry, PSG College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore 641014, Tamil Nadu, India
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Silva VLM, Elguero J, Silva AMS. Current progress on antioxidants incorporating the pyrazole core. Eur J Med Chem 2018; 156:394-429. [PMID: 30015075 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2018.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2018] [Revised: 07/02/2018] [Accepted: 07/03/2018] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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The search of new antioxidants, as drugs candidates, is an active field of medicinal chemistry. The synthesis of compounds with antioxidant potential has increased in recent years and a high number of structurally diverse compounds have been published. This review aims to show the current state-of-the-art on the development of antioxidant compounds incorporating the pyrazole pharmacophore. It is a well-timed review driven by the increasing number of papers, on this issue, that have been published since the beginning of the 21st century (from 2000 to 2017). The aim is to look deeper into the structures already published in the literature containing the pyrazole core as the unique pharmacophore or combined with other pharmacophores and see the relationship between the presence of this five-membered nitrogen heterocycle and the behaviour of the compounds as potential antioxidant agents. An attempt was made to whenever possible establish structure-activity relationships that could help the design of new and more potent antioxidant agents containing this important pharmacophore.
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- Vera L M Silva
- Department of Chemistry & QOPNA, University of Aveiro, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal.
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- Instituto de Química Médica, CSIC, Juan de la Cierva, 3, E-28006, Madrid, Spain.
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- Department of Chemistry & QOPNA, University of Aveiro, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal.
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Mercantepe F, Mercantepe T, Topcu A, Yılmaz A, Tumkaya L. Protective effects of amifostine, curcumin, and melatonin against cisplatin-induced acute kidney injury. Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol 2018; 391:915-931. [DOI: 10.1007/s00210-018-1514-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2018] [Accepted: 05/13/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Darwish MA, Abo-Youssef AM, Khalaf MM, Abo-Saif AA, Saleh IG, Abdelghany TM. Resveratrol influences platinum pharmacokinetics: A novel mechanism in protection against cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity. Toxicol Lett 2018; 290:73-82. [DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2018.03.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2017] [Revised: 02/21/2018] [Accepted: 03/19/2018] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Alves de Souza CE, Alves de Souza HDM, Stipp MC, Corso CR, Galindo CM, Cardoso CR, Dittrich RL, de Souza Ramos EA, Klassen G, Carlos RM, Correia Cadena SMS, Acco A. Ruthenium complex exerts antineoplastic effects that are mediated by oxidative stress without inducing toxicity in Walker-256 tumor-bearing rats. Free Radic Biol Med 2017. [PMID: 28629835 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2017.06.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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The present study evaluated the in vivo antitumor effects and toxicity of a new Ru(II) compound, cis-(Ru[phen]2[ImH]2)2+ (also called RuphenImH [RuC]), against Walker-256 carcinosarcoma in rats. After subcutaneous inoculation of Walker-256 cells in the right pelvic limb, male Wistar rats received 5 or 10mgkg-1 RuC orally or intraperitoneally (i.p.) every 3 days for 13 days. A positive control group (2mgkg-1 cisplatin) and negative control group (vehicle) were also used. Tumor progression was checked daily. After treatment, tumor weight, plasma biochemistry, hematology, oxidative stress, histology, and tumor cell respiration were evaluated. RuC was effective against tumors when administered i.p. but not orally. The highest i.p. dose of RuC (10mgkg-1) significantly reduced tumor volume and weight, induced oxidative stress in tumor tissue, reduced the respiration of tumor cells, and induced necrosis but did not induce apoptosis in the tumor. No clinical signs of toxicity or death were observed in tumor-bearing or healthy rats that were treated with RuC. These results suggest that RuC has antitumor activity through the modulation of oxidative stress and impairment of oxidative phosphorylation, thus promoting Walker-256 cell death without causing systemic toxicity. These effects make RuC a promising anticancer drug for clinical evaluation.
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- Department of Pharmacology, Federal University of Parana, Curitiba, Brazil
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- Department of Basic Pathology, Federal University of Parana, Curitiba, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry, Federal São Carlos University, São Carlos, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology, Federal University of Parana, Curitiba, Brazil.
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Soliman AM, Desouky S, Marzouk M, Sayed AA. Origanum majorana Attenuates Nephrotoxicity of Cisplatin Anticancer Drug through Ameliorating Oxidative Stress. Nutrients 2016; 8:E264. [PMID: 27164131 PMCID: PMC4882677 DOI: 10.3390/nu8050264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2016] [Revised: 04/28/2016] [Accepted: 04/29/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Despite the fact that cisplatin is an important anticancer drug, its clinical utilization is limited by nephrotoxicity during long term medication. Combined cisplatin chemotherapy with plant extracts can diminish toxicity and enhance the antitumor efficacy of the drug. This study evaluated the effect of Originum majorana ethanolic extract (OMEE) on cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity. Eighteen male rats were divided into three groups as follows: a control group, a group treated with cisplatin (3 mg/kg body weight), and a group that received both cisplatin and OMEE (500 mg/kg body weight) for 14 days. Cisplatin induced a significant increase in creatinine, urea, uric acid, blood urea nitrogen, malondialdehyde, and nitric oxide levels. However, glutathione, superoxide dismutase, and catalase levels were significantly diminished. Conversely, OMEE significantly modulated the renal and oxidative markers negatively impacted by cisplatin. OMEE significantly reduced the effects of cisplatin-induced changes in renal and oxidative markers, possibly through its free radical scavenging activity. Thus, OMEE may be combined with cisplatin to alleviate nephrotoxicity in cancer chemotherapy.
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- Amel M Soliman
- Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza 12613, Egypt.
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- Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza 12613, Egypt.
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- Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza 12613, Egypt.
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- Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza 12613, Egypt.
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Lu C, Jiang Y, Zhang F, Shao J, Wu L, Wu X, Lian N, Chen L, Jin H, Chen Q, Lu Y, Zheng S. Tetramethylpyrazine prevents ethanol-induced hepatocyte injury via activation of nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2. Life Sci 2015; 141:119-27. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2015.08.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2015] [Revised: 08/22/2015] [Accepted: 08/22/2015] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Liu Z, Shen C, Tao Y, Wang S, Wei Z, Cao Y, Wu H, Fan F, Lin C, Shan Y, Zhu P, Sun L, Chen C, Wang A, Zheng S, Lu Y. Chemopreventive efficacy of menthol on carcinogen-induced cutaneous carcinoma through inhibition of inflammation and oxidative stress in mice. Food Chem Toxicol 2015; 82:12-8. [PMID: 25956868 DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2015.04.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2014] [Revised: 04/16/2015] [Accepted: 04/20/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Inflammation and oxidative stress have been implicated in various pathological processes including skin tumorigenesis. Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer responsible for considerable morbidity and mortality, the treatment progress of which remains slow though. Therefore, chemoprevention and other strategies are being considered. Menthol has shown high anticancer activity against various human cancers, but its effect on skin cancer has never been evaluated. We herein investigated the chemopreventive potential of menthol against 9,10-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene (DMBA)/12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA)-induced inflammation, oxidative stress and skin carcinogenesis in female ICR mice. Pretreatment with menthol at various doses significantly suppressed tumor formation and growth, and markedly reduced tumor incidence and volume. Moreover, menthol inhibited TPA-induced skin hyperplasia and inflammation, and significantly suppressed the expression of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2). Furthermore, pretreatment with menthol inhibited the formation of reactive oxygen species and affected the activities of a battery of antioxidant enzymes in the skin. The expressions of NF-κB, Erk and p38 were down-regulated by menthol administration. Thus, inflammation and oxidative stress collectively played a crucial role in the chemopreventive efficacy of menthol on the murine skin tumorigenesis.
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- Zhaoguo Liu
- School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210023, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210023, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210023, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210023, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210023, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210023, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210023, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210023, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210023, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210023, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210023, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210023, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210023, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210023, China; Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Pharmacolgy and Safety Evaluation of Chinese Materia Medica, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210023, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210023, China; Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Pharmacolgy and Safety Evaluation of Chinese Materia Medica, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210023, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210023, China; Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Pharmacolgy and Safety Evaluation of Chinese Materia Medica, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210023, China.
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Al-Okbi SY, Mohamed DA, Hamed TE, Esmail RSH, Donya SM. Prevention of renal dysfunction by nutraceuticals prepared from oil rich plant foods. Asian Pac J Trop Biomed 2014; 4:618-27. [PMID: 25183331 PMCID: PMC4037655 DOI: 10.12980/apjtb.4.201414b66] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2014] [Accepted: 08/05/2014] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the protective effect of extracts prepared from avocado, walnut, flaxseed and Eruca sativa seeds in a rat model of kidney dysfunction induced by intraperitoneal cisplatin. METHODS Ethanol and petroleum ether extracts mixture was prepared from each plant. Six groups of rats were conducted; control healthy, cisplatin group and four test groups where rats were given daily oral dose of each extract mixture before cisplatin injection. Different biochemical and cytogenetic parameters and kidney histopathology were determined. Acute toxicity was tested for the nutraceuticals. Total phenolic contents, fatty acids (FA) and unsaponifiable matter were assessed in the extracts. RESULTS Walnut ethanol extract showed the highest content of total phenolic. FA analysis revealed that all the studied plants were rich in unsaturated FA. Gas-liquid chromatographic investigation of the unsaponifiable matter showed the presence of campesterol, stigmasterol and β-sitosterol in all the studied plants. Cisplatin treatment induced significant increase in plasma urea, creatinine and malondialdehyde along with significant reduction of plasma albumin, total protein, catalase and total antioxidant as well as reduction in creatinine clearance. Histopathological examination proved the induction of kidney dysfunction. Some sorts of chromosomal aberration and sperm-shape abnormalities were noticed after cisplatin treatment. Administration of extracts mixtures produced improvements in biochemical, histopathological and cytogenetic parameters. CONCLUSIONS Administration of the studied nutraceuticals proved to possess protective role against cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity, chromosomal aberration and abnormal sperms. All studied nutraceuticals showed complete safety.
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- Sahar Y. Al-Okbi
- Food Sciences and Nutrition Department, National Research Centre, Dokki, Cairo, Egypt
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- Food Sciences and Nutrition Department, National Research Centre, Dokki, Cairo, Egypt
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- Food Sciences and Nutrition Department, National Research Centre, Dokki, Cairo, Egypt
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- Pathology Department, National Research Centre, Dokki, Cairo, Egypt
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- Cytogenetic Department, National Research Centre, Dokki, Cairo, Egypt
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Shen C, Wang S, Shan Y, Liu Z, Fan F, Tao L, Liu Y, Zhou L, Pei C, Wu H, Tian C, Ruan J, Chen W, Wang A, Zheng S, Lu Y. Chemomodulatory efficacy of lycopene on antioxidant enzymes and carcinogen-induced cutaneum carcinoma in mice. Food Funct 2014; 5:1422-31. [DOI: 10.1039/c4fo00035h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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