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Ghasemzadeh Rahbardar M, Hosseinzadeh H. The ameliorative effect of turmeric (Curcuma longa Linn) extract and its major constituent, curcumin, and its analogs on ethanol toxicity. Phytother Res 2024; 38:2165-2181. [PMID: 38396341 DOI: 10.1002/ptr.8165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2023] [Revised: 12/09/2023] [Accepted: 02/04/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024]
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Ethanol toxicity is a major public health problem that can cause damage to various organs in the body by several mechanisms inducing oxidative stress, inflammation, and apoptosis. Recently, there has been a growing interest in the potential of herbal medicines as therapeutic agents for the prevention and treatment of various disorders. Turmeric (Curcuma longa) extracts and its main components including curcumin have antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-apoptotic properties. This review aims to evaluate the literature on the ameliorative effects of turmeric extracts and their main components on ethanol toxicity. The relevant studies were identified through searches of Google Scholar, PubMed, and Scopus without any time limitation. The underlying mechanisms of turmeric and curcumin were also discussed. The findings suggest that turmeric and curcumin ameliorate ethanol-induced organ damage by suppressing oxidative stress, inflammation, apoptosis, MAPK activation, TGF-β/Smad signaling pathway, hyperlipidemia, regulating hepatic enzymes, expression of SREBP-1c and PPAR-α. However, the limited clinical evidence suggests that further research is needed to determine the efficacy and safety of turmeric and curcumin in human subjects. In conclusion, the available evidence supports the potential use of turmeric and curcumin as alternative treatments for ethanol toxicity, but further high-quality studies are needed to firmly establish the clinical efficacy of the plant.
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- Pharmaceutical Research Center, Pharmaceutical Technology Institute, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
- Department of Pharmacodynamics and Toxicology, School of Pharmacy, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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Mailafiya MM, Abubakar K, Chiroma SM, Danmaigoro A, Zyoud TYT, Rahim EBA, Moklas MAM, Zakaria ZAB. Curcumin-loaded cockle shell-derived calcium carbonate nanoparticles ameliorates lead-induced neurotoxicity in rats via attenuation of oxidative stress. Food Sci Nutr 2023; 11:2211-2231. [PMID: 37181299 PMCID: PMC10171497 DOI: 10.1002/fsn3.3096] [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: 01/18/2022] [Revised: 09/15/2022] [Accepted: 09/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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A substantial global health burden is associated with neurotoxicity caused by lead (Pb) exposure and the common mechanism of this toxicity is mainly via oxidative damage. Curcumin has remarkable pharmacological activities but remains clinically constrained due to its poor bioavailability when orally administered. Currently, cockle shell-derived calcium carbonate nanoparticle (CSCaCO3NP) is gaining more acceptance in nanomedicine as a nanocarrier to various therapeutics. This study aimed at investigating the ameliorative effect of curcumin-loaded CSCaCO3NP (Cur-CSCaCO3NP) on lead-induced neurotoxicity in rats. A total of 36 male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly assigned into five groups. Each group consists of 6 rats apart from the control group which consists of 12 rats. During the 4 weeks induction phase, all rats received a flat dose of 50 mg/kg of lead while the control group received normal saline. The treatment phase lasted for 4 weeks, and all rats received various doses of treatments as follows: group C (Cur 100) received 100 mg/kg of curcumin, group D (Cur-CSCaCO3NP 50) received 50 mg/kg of Cur-CSCaCO3NP, and group E (Cur-CSCaCO3NP 100) received 100 mg/kg of Cur-CSCaCO3NP. The motor function test was carried out using the horizontal bar method. The cerebral and cerebellar oxidative biomarker levels were estimated using ELISA and enzyme assay kits. Lead-administered rats revealed a significant decrease in motor scores and SOD activities with a resultant increase in MDA levels. Furthermore, marked cellular death of the cerebral and cerebellar cortex was observed. Conversely, treatment with Cur-CSCaCO3NP demonstrated enhanced ameliorative effects when compared with free curcumin treatment by significantly reversing the aforementioned alterations caused by lead. Thus, CSCaCO3NP enhanced the efficacy of curcumin by ameliorating the lead-induced neurotoxicity via enhanced attenuation of oxidative stress.
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- Maryam Muhammad Mailafiya
- Department of Human Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences University Putra Malaysia Serdang Malaysia
- Department of Human Anatomy College of Medicine Federal University Lafia Lafia Nigeria
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- Department of Human Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences University Putra Malaysia Serdang Malaysia
- Department of Human Anatomy College of Medicine Federal University Lafia Lafia Nigeria
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- Department of Human Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences University Putra Malaysia Serdang Malaysia
- Department of Human Anatomy, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences University of Maiduguri Maiduguri Nigeria
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- Department of Veterinary Anatomy, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Usman Danfodiyo University Sokoto Nigeria
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- Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences University Putra Malaysia Serdang Malaysia
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- Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences University Putra Malaysia Serdang Malaysia
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- Department of Human Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences University Putra Malaysia Serdang Malaysia
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- Department of Preclinical Sciences Faculty of Veterinary Medicine University Putra Malaysia Serdang Malaysia
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The Developing Cerebellum as a Target for Toxic Substances: Protective Role of Antioxidants. THE CEREBELLUM 2021; 20:614-630. [PMID: 33474620 DOI: 10.1007/s12311-021-01231-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/05/2021] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Cerebellar development begins during the late embryological period and continues to undergo organizational changes long after birth. The cerebellum is particularly susceptible to developmental abnormalities on exposure to oxidants and free radicals, thus leading to oxidative stress. Oxidative stress occurs when there is an imbalance between reactive oxygen species generation and antioxidant defences which may disrupt signalling pathways, leading to cerebellar anomalies and dysfunction. In this regard, this review assesses current research underlining the importance of the cerebellum, provides an update on substances affecting cerebellar development and highlights some promising antioxidants that may play a role in attenuating toxicity in the developing cerebellum. To accomplish this, the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) system was employed and key scientific databases such as Science Direct, PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science and Google Scholar were searched to explore and collect information on the cerebellum and the role of antioxidants during its development. Originally, 109 articles were obtained but 22 articles which met the inclusion criteria were selected for the review. These findings provide an updated compilation of antioxidants capable of attenuating oxidative damage in the developing cerebellum, thus allowing future interdisciplinary studies in the form of clinical applications for screening and possible development of novel therapeutic agents from the identified products.
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Abdel Fattah S, Waly H, El-Enein AA, Kamel A, Labib H. Mesenchymal stem cells versus curcumin in enhancing the alterations in the cerebellar cortex of streptozocin-induced diabetic albino rats. The role of GFAP, PLC and α-synuclein. J Chem Neuroanat 2020; 109:101842. [PMID: 32599256 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchemneu.2020.101842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2020] [Revised: 06/24/2020] [Accepted: 06/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Diabetes mellitus is the disease, termed either by insulin paucity or resistance and hyperglycemia. The selection of the cerebellum was built on its specific functions. The aim of this study was to investigate a comparison between the possible therapeutic effects of MSCs and curcumin against fluctuations in the cerebellar cortex of STZ-induced diabetic albino rats. MATERIALS AND METHODS Forty rats were divided into five groups: control, sham control, streptozotocin-induced diabetes, diabetes and MSCs administered and diabetes and curcumin administered. Light microscopic (H&E), immune-histochemical; Glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), real-time PCR; phospholipase-C (PLC) and α-synuclein, histomorphometric analysis, oxidative / anti-oxidatants; malondialdehyde (MDA)/ superoxide dismutase (SOD) glutathione (GSH) and were made. RESULTS The histopathological examination of the STZ-induced diabetic rats revealed alterations in the molecular, purkinje and granular layers. Abnormal organizations, vacuolation, patchy loss of purkinje cells were detected. Some purkinje cells migrated into the granular layer.Hemorrhage in pia mater outspreading to cerebellar layers is discerned. Purkinje cells showed karyorrhexis. The mean value of area percentage for GFAP immune- reactivity revealed 360 % significant increase compared to that of the control group. Also, MDA level was significantly increased while the SOD and GSH levels were significantly lower when compared to the control group. Meanwhile, mean values of PLC demonstrated significant decrease, while α-synuclein levels displayed a significant increment in the diabetic group. Administration of curcumin and MSCs extremely ameliorated the previous alterations. CONCLUSION the deleterious alterations on the cerebellar cortex induced by diabetes were obviously improved when treated with either MSCs or curcumin.
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- Shereen Abdel Fattah
- Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
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- Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt; Faculty of Medicine KAU (Rabigh), Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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Agustina F, Sofro ZM, Partadiredja G. Subchronic Administration of High-Dose Sodium Fluoride Causes Deficits in Cerebellar Purkinje Cells But Not Motor Coordination of Rats. Biol Trace Elem Res 2019; 188:424-433. [PMID: 29951727 DOI: 10.1007/s12011-018-1420-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2018] [Accepted: 06/20/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Fluoride is frequently added to drinking water supplies, various food products, toothpaste, and mouth rinses to prevent tooth damage. However, at high concentrations, fluoride can cause fluorosis and damage to the brain tissue due to its excitotoxicity and oxidative stress effects. The damage of the Purkinje cells of the cerebellum can lead to motor coordination disorders. The present study aimed at investigating the effects of sodium fluoride on the motor coordination and the number of Purkinje cells of the cerebellum of rats. Adult male Wistar rats were divided into four groups, namely a control group which received reverse osmosis distilled water and three treated groups which received sodium fluoride at doses of 5, 10, or 20 mg/kg bw. The treatment lasted for 30 days. The motor coordination of the rats was examined using a rotarod prior and subsequent to the treatments. The number of Purkinje cells was estimated using physical fractionator design. The numbers of Purkinje cells of the F10 and F20 groups were significantly lower than that of the control group. No significant differences in the results of the motor coordination test were found. The administration of sodium fluoride at doses of 10 and 20 mg/kg bw caused a decrease in the number of Purkinje cells of the cerebellum in rats.
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- Fitriani Agustina
- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Public Health and Nursing, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, 55281, Indonesia
- Al-Ma'arif Nursing Academy, Baturaja, South Sumatra, Indonesia
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Public Health and Nursing, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, 55281, Indonesia
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Public Health and Nursing, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, 55281, Indonesia.
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Jelodar G, Azimifar A. Evaluation of serum cancer antigen 125, resistin, leptin, homocysteine, and total antioxidant capacity in rat model of endometriosis treated with Curcumin. Physiol Rep 2019; 7:e14016. [PMID: 30806992 PMCID: PMC6383109 DOI: 10.14814/phy2.14016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2018] [Revised: 02/01/2019] [Accepted: 02/03/2019] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Endometriosis is one of the most common reproductive diseases of women, with some important biochemical changes in the serum. Curcumin was reported to have anti-endometriosis, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activity. This study explores the changes of serum levels of Cancer Antigen 125 (CA125), leptin, resistin, homocysteine, and total antioxidant capacity (TAC) in a rat model of endometriosis and the effect of curcumin treatment on these factors. Fifty female Sprague-Dawley rats (220-250 gr body weight) were randomly divided into control (received 0.3 mL of the vehicle), sham(stress of surgery + 0.3 mL of the vehicle) and three endometriosis groups as danazol treatment (7.2 mg/kg BW, IP), curcumin treatment (48 mg/kg BW, IP) and test (received 0.3 mL of the vehicle). Endometriosis was induced by surgically auto-transplantation of uterine tissue to the abdominal wall and intestinal mesentery. The animals were treated for 4 weeks. On the last day, the blood sample was collected by heart puncture, and the above-mentioned factors were measured in the sera. Leptin in the curcumin treatment group was markedly higher than all of the studied groups, except the danazol group, while there were no significant differences between other groups (P < 0.05). Level of resistin in endometriosis groups did not show significant differences with the control group (P < 0.05). There was no significant difference in the serum levels of homocysteine and CA 125 between all of the studied groups (P > 0.05). The serum levels of TAC in the control group were significantly higher than all of the studied groups (P < 0.05). Curcumin could prevent the growth of endometriosis, while there was no significant alteration on measured factors in the serum of rat with induced endometriosis. Hence follow up of these parameters in serum may not be a proper indicator to evaluate the status of endometriosis in the rat model.
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- Gholamali Jelodar
- Department of Basic ScienceSchool of Veterinary MedicineShiraz UniversityShirazIran
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- Department of Basic ScienceSchool of Veterinary MedicineShiraz UniversityShirazIran
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Nurmasitoh T, Sari DCR, Partadiredja G. The effects of black garlic on the working memory and pyramidal cell number of medial prefrontal cortex of rats exposed to monosodium glutamate. Drug Chem Toxicol 2017; 41:324-329. [DOI: 10.1080/01480545.2017.1414833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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- Titis Nurmasitoh
- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Islam Indonesia, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
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- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
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Prastiwi D, Djunaidi A, Partadiredja G. High dosage of monosodium glutamate causes deficits of the motor coordination and the number of cerebellar Purkinje cells of rats. Hum Exp Toxicol 2015; 34:1171-9. [DOI: 10.1177/0960327115572706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Monosodium glutamate (MSG) has been widely used throughout the world as a flavoring agent of food. However, MSG at certain dosages is also thought to cause damage to many organs, including cerebellum. This study aimed at investigating the effects of different doses of MSG on the motor coordination and the number of Purkinje cells of the cerebellum of Wistar rats. A total of 24 male rats aged 4 to 5 weeks were divided into four groups, namely, control (C), T2.5, T3, and T3.5 groups, which received intraperitoneal injection of 0.9% sodium chloride solution, 2.5 mg/g body weight (bw) of MSG, 3.0 mg/g bw of MSG, and 3.5 mg/g bw of MSG, respectively, for 10 consecutive days. The motor coordination of the rats was examined prior and subsequent to the treatment. The number of cerebellar Purkinje cells was estimated using physical fractionator method. It has been found that the administration of MSG at a dosage of 3.5 mg/g bw, but not at lower dosages, caused a significant decrease of motor coordination and the estimated total number of Purkinje cells of rats. There was also a significant correlation between motor coordination and the total number of Purkinje cells.
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- D Prastiwi
- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
- Nursing Program, Faculty of Health Sciences, Pekalongan University, Central Java, Indonesia
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
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The effects of black garlic (Allium sativum L.) ethanol extract on the estimated total number of Purkinje cells and motor coordination of male adolescent Wistar rats treated with monosodium glutamate. Anat Sci Int 2014; 90:75-81. [DOI: 10.1007/s12565-014-0233-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2013] [Accepted: 03/24/2014] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Kong S, Zhang YH, Liu CF, Tsui I, Guo Y, Ai BB, Han FJ. The complementary and alternative medicine for endometriosis: a review of utilization and mechanism. EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE : ECAM 2014; 2014:146383. [PMID: 24701237 PMCID: PMC3950373 DOI: 10.1155/2014/146383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2013] [Accepted: 01/06/2014] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Endometriosis (EM) is one of the common gynecological conditions causing menstrual and pelvic pain and affects 10%-15% of women of reproductive age. In recent years, the complementary and alternative medical (CAM) treatment for EM has become popular due to the few adverse reactions reported. The CAM therapy for EM includes several different treatments such as herbs (herbal prescription, extract, and patent), acupuncture, microwave physiotherapy, and Chinese herb medicine enema (CHM enema). These CAM therapies are effective at relieving dysmenorrhoea, shrinking adnexal masses, and promoting pregnancy, with less unpleasant side effects when compared to hormonal and surgical treatments. In this review, we focus on the status quo of CAM on EM and try to identify therapeutic efficacy and mechanisms based on some clinical and experimental studies. We hope to provide some instructive suggestions for clinical treatment and experimental research in the future.
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- Sai Kong
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin 150040, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin 150040, China
- Center for Post-Doctoral Studies, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin 150040, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin 150040, China
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- Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA 17033, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin 150040, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin 150040, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin 150040, China
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