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ArticleOxidative medicine and cellular longevity2019

Testicular Toxicity of Water Pipe Smoke Exposure in Mice and the Effect of Treatment with Nootkatone Thereon.

Badreldin H Ali, Suhail Al-Salam, Sirin A Adham, Khalid Al Balushi, Mohammed Al Za'abi, Sumaya Beegam, Priya Yuvaraju, Priyadarsini Manoj, Abderrahim Nemmar

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Article in Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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Badreldin H AliDepartment of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman.
Suhail Al-SalamDepartment of Pathology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE University, Al Ain, UAE.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0109-5964
Sirin A AdhamDepartment of Biology, College of Science, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman.
Khalid Al BalushiDepartment of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4638-8787
Mohammed Al Za'abiDepartment of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman.
Sumaya BeegamDepartment of Physiology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE University, Al Ain, UAE.
Priya YuvarajuDepartment of Physiology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE University, Al Ain, UAE.
Priyadarsini ManojDepartment of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman.
Abderrahim NemmarDepartment of Physiology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE University, Al Ain, UAE.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0699-1015
Sultan Qaboos University · OMUnited Arab Emirates University · AE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

There is a worldwide increase in the popularity of water pipe (shisha) tobacco smoking including in Europe and North America. However, little is known about the effects of water pipe smoke (WPS) exposure on male reproductivity. We have recently demonstrated that WPS exposure in mice induces testicular toxicity including inflammation and oxidative stress. Nootkatone, a sesquiterpenoid found in grapefruit, has antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects. However, the possible protective effect of nootkatone on WPS-induced testicular toxicity has not been reported before. Here, we tested the effects of treatment of mice with nootkatone on WPS-induced testicular toxicity. Mice were exposed to normal air or WPS (30 minutes/day, for 30 days). Nootkatone (90 mg/kg) was given orally to mice by gavage, 1 h before WPS or air exposure. Nootkatone treatment significantly ameliorated the WPS-induced increase in plasma levels of inhibin, uric acid, and lactate dehydrogenase activity. Nootkatone also significantly mitigated the decrease in testosterone, androgen-binding protein, and estradiol concentrations in the plasma induced by WPS. In testicular homogenates, WPS exposure caused a decrease in the total nitric oxide level and an increase in the proinflammatory cytokine interleukin-1

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AnimalsMaleMicePolycyclic SesquiterpenesTestisWater Pipe SmokingnootkatonePolycyclic Sesquiterpenes

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