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ArticleSaudi journal of biological sciences2021

New phthalimide analog ameliorates CCl

Bishoy El-Aarag, Alshaimaa Attia, Magdy Zahran, Ali Younes, Ehab Tousson

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Article in Saudi journal of biological sciences, 2021. 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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8 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Bishoy El-AaragBiochemistry Division, Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Menoufia University, Shebin El-Koom 32512, Egypt.
Alshaimaa AttiaBiochemistry Division, Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Menoufia University, Shebin El-Koom 32512, Egypt.
Magdy ZahranDepartment of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Menoufia University, Shebin El-Koom 32512, Egypt.
Ali YounesDepartment of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Menoufia University, Shebin El-Koom 32512, Egypt.
Ehab ToussonZoology Department, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Tanta, Gharbia, Egypt.
Menoufia University · EGTanta University · EG

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The present study aimed, for the first time, to examine the biochemical effects of new phthalimide analog, 2-[2-(2-Bromo-1-ethyl-1H-indol-3-yl) ethyl]-1H-isoindole-1,3(2H)-dione, compared to thalidomide drug against liver injury induced in mice. Carbon tetrachloride was intraperitoneal injected in mice for 6 consecutive weeks at a dose of 0.4 mL/kg twice a week for liver injury induction. Histopathological examination, levels of malondialdehyde, nitric oxide, and antioxidant enzymes were determined. Additionally, the protein levels of vascular endothelial growth factor, proliferating cell nuclear protein, tumor necrosis factor-alfa, nuclear factor kappa B-p65, B-cell lymphoma-2, and cysteine-aspartic acid protease-3 were determined. Results revealed that the treatment with phthalimide analog improved the detected liver damage and presented an obvious antioxidant activity through decreasing malondialdehyde and nitric oxide levels accompanied by increasing the levels of the antioxidant enzymes. Furthermore, the analog exhibited an effective inhibitory activity towards the studied protein expressions in liver tissues. Moreover, the B-cell lymphoma-2 protein level was increased while the cysteine-aspartic acid protease-3 level was suppressed after the treatment with phthalimide analog. Together, these results propose that phthalimide analog can ameliorate carbon tetrachloride-induced liver injury in mice through its potent inhibition mediating effect in oxidative stress, inflammation, and apoptosis mechanisms.

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ApoptosisInflammationLiver injuryOxidative stressPhthalimide analogThalidomide

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