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ArticleOxidative medicine and cellular longevity2017

Pomegranate Juice Prevents the Formation of Lung Nodules Secondary to Chronic Cigarette Smoke Exposure in an Animal Model.

Ahmad Husari, Yasmine Hashem, Ghazi Zaatari, Marwan El Sabban

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Article in Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Ahmad HusariDivision of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.ORCID 0000-0002-2317-1385
Yasmine HashemDivision of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.
Ghazi ZaatariDepartment of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.
Marwan El SabbanDepartment of Anatomy, Cell Biology and Physiological Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.ORCID 0000-0001-5084-7654
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Abstract

backgroundCigarette smoke (CS) induces an oxidative stress, DNA damage, and lung cancer. Pomegranate juice (PJ) possess potent antioxidant activity attributed to its polyphenols. We investigated whether PJ supplementation would prevent the formation of lung nodules, attenuate mitotic activity, and reduce hypoxia-inducible factor-1

methodsMice were divided into: Control group, CS group, CS + PJ group, and PJ-only group. CS and CS + PJ were exposed to CS, 5 days per week, for a total of 5 months. Animals were then housed for additional four months. CS + PJ and PJ groups received PJ throughout the experiment period while others received placebo. At the end of the experiment, the incidence of lung nodules was assessed by (1) histological analysis, (2) mitotic activity [measurement of PHH3 antibodies], and (3) measurement of HIF-1

resultsThe incidence of lung nodules was significantly increased in CS. CS exposure significantly increased PHH3 and HIF-1

conclusionPJ supplementation significantly decreased the incidence of lung cancer, secondary to CS, prevented the formation of lung nodules, and reduced mitotic activity and HIF-1

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AnimalsAntibodiesAntioxidantsCigarette SmokingDisease Models, AnimalFruit and Vegetable JuicesHistonesHypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha SubunitLungLung NeoplasmsLythraceaeMaleMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMicroscopy, FluorescenceOxidative StressAntibodiesAntioxidantsHistonesHypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit

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