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Protective activities of Nigella sativa and its active gradient thymoquinone on the carcinogenic effects of N-butyl-N-(4-hydroxybutyl)nitrosamine on Wistar rats

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Last updated: 22 Jan 2023

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Animal models in cancer therapy
Cellular and molecular targeting

Abstract

Background: Carcinogens become a serious environmental challenge. Aim: The main aim of this study was to assess the alterations in some biochemical parameters in male Wistar rats after. Materials and Methods: Experimental groups were administered with 0.05% N-butyl-N-(4-hydroxybutyl) nitrosamine (BBN) followed by 5% Sodium ascorbate (Na-As), then they were post-treated with Nigella sativa (N. sativa) by an inter-gastric luminal gavage or with thymoquinone (TQ) by inter-peritoneal injections. Blood samples were collected after a 32 weeks' experiment. Results: TQ seemed to have a powerful inhibitory effect on total cholesterol and triacylglycerol levels. While levels of A/G ratio, ALT and AST were highly decreased by both of N. sativa and TQ. Conclusion: These findings may rely on the lipid-modifying and hepatoprotective effects of N. sativa crude oil and its main constituent TQ on mammals. Thus, further investigations are required.

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Keywords: N-butyl-N-(4-hydroxybutyl)nitrosamine (BBN), Sodium ascorbate (Na-As), Nigella sativa (N. sativa), Thymoquinone (TQ)

Authors

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Elsayed

Last Name

Salim

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I.

Affiliation

Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Egypt

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elsalem_777@yahoo.com

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Tanta

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First Name

Areeg

Last Name

Khalifa

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Tanta University, Faculty of Science, Department of Zoology

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areegkh90@gmail.com

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Volume

2

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2

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8314

Issue Date

2018-08-01

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2018-04-24

Publish Date

2018-07-30

Page Start

14

Page End

20

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2682-261X

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2682-2628

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885

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International Journal of Cancer and Biomedical Research

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22 Jan 2023