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ArticleMolecular biology reports2022

Evaluation of oxidative stress, inflammation, apoptosis, oxidative DNA damage and metalloproteinases in the lungs of rats treated with cadmium and carvacrol.

Kerim Yesildag, Cihan Gur, Mustafa Ileriturk, Fatih Mehmet Kandemir

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Article in Molecular biology reports, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Kerim YesildagDepartment of Chest Diseases, Konya Numune Hospital, Konya, Turkey.
Cihan GurDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Atatürk University, 25240, Erzurum, Turkey.
Mustafa IleriturkDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Atatürk University, 25240, Erzurum, Turkey.
Fatih Mehmet KandemirDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Atatürk University, 25240, Erzurum, Turkey. fmehmet.kandemir@atauni.edu.tr.
Atatürk University · TRKonya Numune Hastanesi · TR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe potential protective properties of carvacrol (CRV), which possesses various biological and pharmacological properties, against lung toxicity caused by cadmium (Cd), a major environmental pollutant, were investigated in the present study. METHODS AND

resultsIn the study, rats were given 25 or 50 mg/kg CRV orally 30 min after administrating 25 mg/kg cadmium chloride for seven days. Subsequently, the levels of 8-OHdG, MMP-2, and MMP-9, as well as markers of oxidative stress, inflammation, and apoptosis, were analyzed in the lung tissue of the animals. The results revealed that CRV exhibited antioxidant characteristics and raised SOD, CAT, GPx, and CAT levels and decreased the MDA levels induced by Cd. It also suppressed proinflammatory cytokines by lowering the levels of CRV NF-κB and p38 MAPK, thus exerting an anti-inflammatory effect against Cd. It was found that the levels of Bax, Caspase-3, and cytochrome c increased by Cd were decreased by the application of CRV. CRV also showed an anti-apoptotic effect by increasing Bcl-2 levels. The levels of 8-OHdG, MMP2, and MMP9, which increased with Cd administration, were observed to reduce after treatment with CRV.

conclusionsThe results indicate that CRV has protective properties against Cd-induced lung toxicity.

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AnimalsAntioxidantsApoptosisBiomarkersCadmiumCadmium ChlorideCell Line, TumorCymenesDNA DamageInflammationKidneyLipid PeroxidationLungMaleMetalloproteasesNF-kappa BAntioxidantsBiomarkersCadmiumCadmium ChloridecarvacrolCymenesMetalloproteasesNF-kappa BApoptosisCadmiumCarvacrolInflammationLung toxicityOxidative stress

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