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ArticleOxidative medicine and cellular longevity2022

Effect of Blueberry Extract on Liver in Aged Rats.

Tarfa Albrahim, Mona Alonazi

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Article in Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity, 2022. 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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8citing papers in PubMed
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Tarfa AlbrahimDepartment of Health Sciences, Clinical Nutrition, College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, P.O. Box 84428, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4360-8115
Mona AlonaziBiochemistry Department, Science College, King Saud University, P.O. Box 22452, Riyadh 11495, Saudi Arabia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9430-7980
King Saud University · SAPrincess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University · SA

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aging and age-related disorders are prominent issues. Aging is associated with a gradual impairment of physiology at the genetic, cellular, tissue, and whole organism level that directly influences the development of chronic diseases and organ failure. Blueberries, on the other hand, are well known for their high content of bioactive compounds and have demonstrated positive impacts on metabolic factors that influence health and general well-being. This study is aimed at evaluating the ameliorating the effects of blueberry on the liver of aged rats by monitoring changes in metabolic disturbances, oxidative stress, and inflammatory disruption. The aged group of rats was orally administered with blueberry extract (200 mg/kg) for a period of 4 weeks. The results revealed that aging was associated with an increase in body weight, liver weight, and metabolic parameters like serum insulin, triglycerides, total cholesterol, and liver function markers accompanied with a decrease in vitamin D levels. Furthermore, the results showed a significant diminish in the activities of antioxidant enzymes, glutathione content with an elevation in lipid peroxidation, inflammatory mediators (tumor necrosis factor alpha, interleukin 6, and nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells) as well as fibrotic markers (TGF-

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Blueberry PlantsPlant ExtractsAnimalsAntioxidantsBiomarkersLipid PeroxidationLiverOxidative StressRatsAntioxidantsBiomarkersPlant Extracts

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