ArticleIranian journal of basic medical sciences2019
Ameliorative effects of silymarin on HCl-induced acute lung injury in rats; role of the Nrf-2/HO-1 pathway.
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- The Radiosensitizing Potentials of Silymarin/Silibinin in Cancer: A Systematic Review.Current medicinal chemistry · 2024Pooled it
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- Ameliorative Role of Silymarin in Methotrexate-Induced Pulmonary Damage: A Multi-Pathway Molecular Approach.Journal of biochemical and molecular toxicology · 2026Article
- Bioimpedance measurements of fibrotic and acutely injured lung tissues.Acta biomaterialia · 2025Article
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- Silymarin and Inflammation: Food for Thoughts.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Evaluation of the Protective Effect of Citral, Silymarin, and Thymoquinone on Methotrexate-Induced Lung Injury in Rats.Journal of pharmacopuncture · 2023Article
- A systematic review of the protective effects of silymarin/silibinin against doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity.Cancer cell international · 2023Review
- Design and optimization of silymarin loaded in lyophilized fast melt tablets to attenuate lung toxicity inducedDrug delivery · 2022Article
- Combined Silymarin and Cotrimoxazole Therapy Attenuates Pulmonary Fibrosis in Experimental Paracoccidioidomycosis.Journal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Amelioration of Endotoxin-Induced Acute Lung Injury and Alveolar Epithelial Cells Apoptosis by Simvastatin Is Associated with Up-Regulation of Survivin/NF-kB/p65 Pathway.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Article
- Effect of Silymarin Supplementation in Lung and Liver Histological Modifications during Exercise Training in a Rodent Model.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2021Article
- Phyto-pharmacological perspective of Silymarin: A potential prophylactic or therapeutic agent for COVID-19, based on its promising immunomodulatory, anti-coagulant and anti-viral property.Phytotherapy research : PTR · 2021Review
- Potential of rosmarinic acid to ameliorate toxic effects of diethyl methoxy thio‑phosphoryl thio‑succinate on albino wistar rats' lung, mast cell infiltration inhibitory pathway.Food science & nutrition · 2021Article
- Chronic Intermittent Hypoxia Reduces the Effects of Glucosteroid in Asthma via Activating the p38 MAPK Signaling Pathway.Frontiers in physiology · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectivesAspiration is a common cause of acute lung injury (ALI), which lacks an effective treatment. Inflammation and oxidative stress play key roles in ALI development. Silymarin is an active extract of Silybum marianum plant seeds (milk thistle). Silymarin has potent anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects; however its role in aspiration induced ALI has not been investigated. The aim of this study is to investigate the role of silymarin in the treatment of hydrochloric acid (HCl) aspiration induced ALI and explores its mechanisms of action. MATERIALS AND
methodsThe study included three groups of rats: Control non-treated group, ALI group (intra-tracheal HCl injected), and silymarin treated ALI group. White blood cells (WBCs) with differential count, oxidative stress parameters, B-cell lymphoma 2 (Bcl-2), transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-β), cyclooxygenase 2 (COX-2), nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor-2 (Nrf-2), and heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) were investigated. Lung tissue histopathology and immunohistochemical expression of survivin and proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) were also examined.
resultsThe results of the study showed that HCL caused histopathological changes in ALI with leukocytopenia and increased oxidative stress biomarkers. It increased TGF-β, up-regulated mRNA expression of COX-2, Nrf-2, and HO-1 and increased survivin and PCNA but decreased Bcl-2. Silymarin ameliorated the histopathological lung injury with further up-regulation of Nrf-2 and HO-1 mRNA and decreased the inflammatory and fibrotic parameters together with up-regulation of the anti-apoptotic and the proliferation parameters.
conclusionThe protective effect of silymarin against ALI is mediated by Nrf-2/HO-1 pathway with subsequent antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antiapoptotic, and proliferating activities.
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