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ArticleCurrent radiopharmaceuticals2024

Radioprotective Effect of Piperine, as a Major Component of Black Pepper, Against Radiation-induced Colon Injury: Biochemical and Histological Studies.

Asal Safarbalou, Fatemeh Ebrahimi, Fereshteh Talebpour Amiri, Seyed Jalal Hosseinimehr

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Article in Current radiopharmaceuticals, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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  1. Research on the mechanisms of natural products in radiation protection.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2025
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Asal SafarbalouDepartment of Pharmacy, Ramsar Campous, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Ramsar, Iran.
Fatemeh EbrahimiDepartment of Radiopharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
Fereshteh Talebpour AmiriDepartment of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Molecular and Cell Biology Research Center, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
Seyed Jalal HosseinimehrDepartment of Radiopharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.ORCID 0000-0001-8055-8036
Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences · IR

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Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences Grant No: IR.MAZUMS.RIB.REC.1401.0 18
6 · The paper itself

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backgroundPatients undergoing radiotherapy are prone to radiation-induced gastrointestinal injury. Piperine is an alkaloid component in black pepper with a unique chemopreventive activity against oxidative stress-related damage in healthy tissues. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of piperine on intestinal damage.

methodsIn this study, mice were divided into eight groups: including the control, piperine (10, 25, and 50 mg/kg), radiation (6 Gy), and piperine+radiation (10, 25 and 50 mg/kg + 6 Gy) groups. The radioprotective effects of piperine were evaluated by biochemical (MDA, GSH, and PC) and histopathological assessments in colon tissues.

resultsThe 10 mg/kg dose of piperine significantly reduced the levels of oxidative stress biomarkers compared to the group that received only radiation. In addition, pre-treatment with 10 mg/kg piperine diminished the histopathological changes like vascular congestion in the submucosa, while the dose of 50 mg/kg led to the infiltration of inflammatory cells.

conclusionBased on this study, it is concluded that piperine, at low dose, with its antioxidant properties, could reduce the colon damage caused by radiation.

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AlkaloidsBenzodioxolesColonOxidative StressPiperidinesPiper nigrumPolyunsaturated AlkamidesRadiation-Protective AgentsAnimalsAntioxidantsGlutathioneMaleMiceRadiation Injuries, ExperimentalAlkaloidsAntioxidantsBenzodioxolesGlutathionePiperidinespiperinePolyunsaturated AlkamidesRadiation-Protective Agentscolon injuryIonizing radiationoxidative stresspiperineradiationradioprotective.

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