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ArticleSaudi pharmaceutical journal : SPJ : the official publication of the Saudi Pharmaceutical Society2023

Takoua Ben Attia, Ridha Ben Ali, Afef Nahdi, Said Galai, Ridha Ghali, Soumeya Rammeh, Michèle Véronique El May, Abada Mhamdi

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Article in Saudi pharmaceutical journal : SPJ : the official publication of the Saudi Pharmaceutical Society, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Takoua Ben AttiaUniversity of Tunis El Manar, Research Unit n° 17/ES/13, Inflammation, Cell Proliferation and Cell Death, Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia.
Ridha Ben AliUniversity of Tunis El Manar, Research Unit n° 17/ES/13, Inflammation, Cell Proliferation and Cell Death, Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia.
Afef NahdiUniversity of Tunis El Manar, Research Unit n° 17/ES/13, Inflammation, Cell Proliferation and Cell Death, Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia.
Said GalaiResearch Laboratory of Neurological Diseases of the Child (LR18SP04)-Department of Clinical Biology -National Institute Mongi Ben Hmida of Neurology at Tunis, Tunisia.
Ridha GhaliLaboratory of Environmental Toxicology Research, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia.
Soumeya RammehUniversity of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Research Unit n° 17ES15- Department of Pathology, Charles Nicolle Hospital, Tunis, Tunisia.
Michèle Véronique El MayUniversity of Tunis El Manar, Research Unit n° 17/ES/13, Inflammation, Cell Proliferation and Cell Death, Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia.
Abada MhamdiUniversity of Tunis El Manar, Research Unit n° 17/ES/13, Inflammation, Cell Proliferation and Cell Death, Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia.
Tunis El Manar University · TNHôpital Charles-Nicolle · TNNational Institute of Neurology Mongi-Ben Hamida · TNUniversity of Monastir · TN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In many occupational settings, workers are frequently exposed to toluene and noise. However, the individual and combined effects of these exposures on the cardiovascular system have not been fully elucidated. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the impact of simultaneous exposure to toluene and noise on the rat heart, while also evaluating the potential preventive effect of olive leaf extract (OLE). Forty-eight male Wistar rats were randomly assigned to eight groups (n = 6/group): control group (C), control group that received OLE (C + OLE), group exposed to noise (N), group exposed to noise and receiving OLE (N + OLE), group exposed to toluene (T), group exposed to toluene and receiving OLE (T + OLE), group co-exposed to noise and toluene (NT), and group co-exposed to noise and toluene and receiving OLE (NT + OLE). The rats in this study were subjected to simultaneous exposure to toluene and noise for a duration of six weeks, within a custom-built plexiglass chamber. Toluene was administered at a concentration of 300 ppm, while the noise level was set to 85 dB(A). The exposure chamber was equipped with a generation system, an exposure system, and a monitoring system, ensuring precise and accurate exposure conditions. After the six-week period, heart and blood samples were collected from the rats for subsequent analysis. Plasma levels of cholesterol (CHOL), triglycerides (TG), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), and creatine kinase (CK) were measured, and histopathological investigation was conducted using HE staining. Additionally, superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT) activities, as well as malondialdehyde (MDA) levels in heart tissue were measured. Our results showed that simultaneous exposure to noise and toluene altered CHOL, TG, LDH, and CK levels, and also caused an increase in lipid peroxidation levels and superoxide dismutase activity, along with a decrease in catalase activity in the heart. A significant alteration in the myocardium was also observed. However, treatment with OLE was found to modulate these oxidative and histological changes, ultimately correcting the deleterious effects induced by the combined exposure to noise and toluene. Therefore, our study suggests that OLE could be a potential preventive measure for individuals exposed to toluene and noise in industrial settings.

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Antioxidant activityHeart tissueNoiseOlea Europaea L. leaf extractRatToluene

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PMID37576861
PMCPMC10415226
OpenAlexW4381660965

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