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ArticleScientific reports2020

Chemoprotective effects of inositol hexaphosphate against cyclophosphamide-induced testicular damage in rats.

Maha I Alkhalaf, Wafa S Alansari, Fawzia A Alshubaily, Afnan M Alnajeebi, Areej A Eskandrani, Manal A Tashkandi, Nouf A Babteen

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Article in Scientific reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10 citing papers in PubMed, 25 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Maha I AlkhalafBiochemistry Department, Faculty of Science, University of Jeddah, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Mialkhalaf@uj.edu.sa.
Wafa S AlansariBiochemistry Department, Faculty of Science, University of Jeddah, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Fawzia A AlshubailyBiochemistry Department, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Afnan M AlnajeebiBiochemistry Department, Faculty of Science, University of Jeddah, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Areej A EskandraniChemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Taibah University, Medina, Saudi Arabia.
Manal A TashkandiBiochemistry Department, Faculty of Science, University of Jeddah, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Nouf A BabteenBiochemistry Department, Faculty of Science, University of Jeddah, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Jeddah University · SAKing Abdulaziz University · SATaibah University · SA

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cyclophosphamide (CP) is commonly used as an anticancer agent but has been associated with high toxicity in several animal organs, including the testes. Inositol hexaphosphate (IP6) is a polyphosphorylated carbohydrate that is present in foods with high fibre contents and has a wide range of essential physiological and pathological activities. Thus, we estimated the defensive effects of IP6 against CP-related testicular toxicity in rats. Sperm counts, motilities, viabilities and abnormalities and levels of testosterone, luteinising hormone and follicle-stimulating hormone were evaluated. Testicle specimens were also processed for histological and biochemical analyses, including determinations of malondialdehyde, nitric oxide, total antioxidant capacity, alkaline phosphatase, acid phosphatase, gamma glutamyl transferase, ß-glucuronidase, c-reactive protein, monocyte chemoattractant protein and leukotriene-4 and in comet assays. CP treatments were associated with deleterious histopathological, biochemical and genetic changes in rat testicles, and these were ameliorated by IP6 supplements in drinking water.

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AnimalsAntineoplastic Agents, AlkylatingCyclophosphamideDNA DamageFollicle Stimulating HormoneLuteinizing HormoneMaleMalondialdehydeNitric OxidePhytic AcidRatsSpermatozoaTestisTestosteroneAntineoplastic Agents, AlkylatingCyclophosphamideFollicle Stimulating HormoneLuteinizing HormoneMalondialdehydeNitric OxidePhytic AcidTestosterone

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PMID32724173
PMCPMC7387554
OpenAlexW3045558326

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