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ArticleJournal of toxicology2022

Potential Effects of Bisphenol A on the Heart and Coronary Artery of Adult Male Rats and the Possible Role of L-Carnitine.

Mohamed Moharram Badawy, Mohsen M Elsherbiny, Gehad Elsaid Elshopakey, Asmaa Ezat Elsayyad, Mohammad Abd-El-Same'e El-Kattan, Mohamed G Hamama, Fatemah H Aldariweesh, Alaa Fehaid

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Article in Journal of toxicology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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8 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Mohamed Moharram BadawyDepartment of Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4281-3072
Mohsen M ElsherbinyDepartment of Health Informatics, Faculty of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia.
Gehad Elsaid ElshopakeyDepartment of Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2924-9670
Asmaa Ezat ElsayyadDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt.
Mohammad Abd-El-Same'e El-KattanDepartment of Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8957-4531
Mohamed G HamamaAnatomy Department, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6167-0348
Fatemah H AldariweeshEnvironmental Health Department, Public Health Department, Ministry of Health, Kuwait City, Kuwait.
Alaa FehaidDepartment of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7759-663X
Mansoura University · EGJazan University · SAMinistry of Health · KWTanta University · EG

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bisphenol A (BPA) is an environmental toxin utilized for the production of polycarbonate plastics and epoxy resins. Due to BPA's extensive production and environmental contamination, human exposure is unavoidable. The effects of low-dose of BPA on various body tissues and organs remain controversial. Our study investigated the potential of BPA to induce biochemical, histopathological, and immunohistochemical changes in the coronary artery and myocardium and the potential protective role of L-carnitine (LC). 24 adult Wistar albino male rats were divided equally into a control group, a BPA-treated group (40 mg/kg/d, by gavage for 4 weeks), and a BPA plus LC-treated group (received 40 mg/kg/d of BPA and 300 mg/kg/d of LC, by gavage for 4 weeks). BPA-exposed rats demonstrated structural anomalies in the coronary artery tissue including vacuolation of cells in the media and detachment of the endothelium of the intima. Congestion of blood vessels and infiltration by polynuclear cells were observed in the myocardium. There was an enhanced collagen deposition in both tissues indicating fibrosis. Immunohistochemical changes included enhanced eNOS and caspase-3 expression in the coronary artery and myocardium indicating vascular disease and apoptosis, respectively. Oxidative damage was evident in the coronary artery and the myocardium of BPA-treated rats, which was indicated by the reduced level of glutathione (GSH) and elevated malondydehyde (MDA) levels. The coadministration of LC significantly improved BPA-induced structural alterations and oxidative stress. In conclusion, BPA could potentially cause pathologic changes and oxidative damage in the coronary artery and myocardium, which could be improved by LC coadministration.

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