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ArticleOxidative medicine and cellular longevity2018

Grape Seed Proanthocyanidin Ameliorates Cardiac Toxicity Induced by Boldenone Undecylenate through Inhibition of NADPH Oxidase and Reduction in the Expression of NOX2 and NOX4.

Ehab Tousson, Rehab Mohmed Elgharabawy, Thanaa Ahmed Elmasry

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Article in Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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21citing papers in PubMed
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 52 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Ehab ToussonDepartment of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0001-9722-3603
Rehab Mohmed ElgharabawyDepartment of Pharmacology & Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0002-4399-8195
Thanaa Ahmed ElmasryDepartment of Pharmacology & Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt.
Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University · SAQassim University · SATanta University · EG

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The effect of anabolic androgenic steroids on the cardiovascular system is poorly understood. Increased production of free radicals is coupled to the pathophysiology of many alterations within the circulatory system. The only function of the enzyme family NADPH oxidases (NOXs) is the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Therefore, this study investigated the beneficial role of grape seed proanthocyanidin extract (GSPE) in ameliorating cardiac toxicity induced by the anabolic steroid Boldenone in male rats through NOX inhibition and reduction in the expression of NOX2 and NOX4. This study was conducted on forty male rats which are divided into four groups (normal control, positive control or GSPE, Boldenone, and posttreatment Boldenone with GSPE). A significant increase in relative body weight, relative heart weight, and hemodynamic parameters, as well as serum concentrations of lactate dehydrogenase, creatine kinase, creatine kinase-muscle brain, myoglobin, cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, risk factor 1/2, K

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AnimalsCardiotoxicityGrape Seed ExtractMaleNADPH Oxidase 2NADPH Oxidase 4NADPH OxidasesProanthocyanidinsRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyTestosteroneboldenone undecylenateCybb protein, ratGrape Seed ExtractGrape Seed ProanthocyanidinsNADPH Oxidase 2NADPH Oxidase 4NADPH OxidasesNox4 protein, ratProanthocyanidinsTestosterone

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PMID30116498
PMCPMC6079374
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