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ArticleAnatolian journal of cardiology2018

Protective effects of curcumin and beta-carotene on cisplatin-induced cardiotoxicity: An experimental rat model.

Anzel Bahadır, Ayşe Ceyhan, Özlem Öz Gergin, Betül Yalçın, Menekşe Ülger, Tuğçe Merve Özyazgan, Arzu Yay

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Article in Anatolian journal of cardiology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Anzel BahadırDepartment of Biophysics, Faculty of Medicine, Düzce University; Düzce-Turkey. anzel78@hotmail.com.
Ayşe Ceyhan
Özlem Öz Gergin
Betül Yalçın
Menekşe Ülger
Tuğçe Merve Özyazgan
Arzu Yay
Düzce Üniversitesi · TR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveCisplatin (CDDP) has been known to be an effective antineoplastic drug; however, it has a cardiotoxic effect. Curcumin (CMN) and beta-carotene (BC) have been suggested to protect biological systems against CDDP-induced damage. The current study was conducted to evaluate the possible protective roles of CMN and BC on CDDP-induced cardiotoxicity in rat cardiac tissues.

methodsA total of 49 adult female Wistar albino rats were equally divided into seven groups as follows: control (no medication), sesame oil (1 mg/kg), CDDP (single dose injection two times as once a week, 5 mg/kg/week), BC (100 mg/kg), CDDP+BC (pretreated BC for 30 min before CDDP injection), CMN (200 mg/kg), and CDDP+CMN (pretreated CMN for 30 min before CDDP injection). These treatments were applied intraperitoneally for CDDP and with gavage for CMN and BC. The oxidative/antioxidant indicators, inflammatory cytokines, and histopathological alterations were examined.

resultsThese alterations included a marked increase in malondialdehyde (MDA) level, significant decrease in catalase (CAT) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) activities, and significant elevation of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, interleukin (IL)-1ß, interleukin (IL)-6 in the CDDP group compared with the other groups. Histopathologically, CDDP-induced severe myocardial degenerative changes were observed. However, the CDDP-induced disturbances in the above-mentioned parameters significantly improved by treatment with BC and particularly CMN.

conclusionThis study indicated that CDDP treatment markedly caused cardiotoxicity; however, treatment with CMN or BC ameliorated this cardiotoxicity in rats. Furthermore, these findings revealed that treatment with CMN has a higher cardioprotective effect than that with BC against CDDP-induced cardiotoxicity in rat cardiac tissues.

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Administration, OralAnimalsAntineoplastic Agentsbeta CaroteneCardiotonic AgentsCardiotoxicityCisplatinCurcuminDisease Models, AnimalFemaleRatsRats, WistarAntineoplastic Agentsbeta CaroteneCardiotonic AgentsCisplatinCurcumin

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PMID29521316
PMCPMC5864772
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