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ArticleMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2024

Splenic Elemental Composition of Breast Cancer-Suffering Rats Supplemented with Pomegranate Seed Oil and Bitter Melon Extract.

Małgorzata Białek, Tomasz Lepionka, Wiktoria Wojtak, Anna Ruszczyńska, Ewa Bulska, Marian Czauderna, Agnieszka Białek

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Article in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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7 authors.

Małgorzata BiałekThe Kielanowski Institute of Animal Physiology and Nutrition, Polish Academy of Sciences, Instytucka 3, 05-110 Jabłonna, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-2003-8642
Tomasz LepionkaThe Biological Threats Identification and Countermeasure Center of the General Karol Kaczkowski Military Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Lubelska 4 St., 24-100 Puławy, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-4174-6776
Wiktoria WojtakThe Kielanowski Institute of Animal Physiology and Nutrition, Polish Academy of Sciences, Instytucka 3, 05-110 Jabłonna, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-0319-0770
Anna RuszczyńskaBiological and Chemical Research Centre, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Warsaw, Żwirki i Wigury 101, 02-089 Warsaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-5199-9681
Ewa BulskaBiological and Chemical Research Centre, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Warsaw, Żwirki i Wigury 101, 02-089 Warsaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-4872-5521
Marian CzaudernaThe Kielanowski Institute of Animal Physiology and Nutrition, Polish Academy of Sciences, Instytucka 3, 05-110 Jabłonna, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-7475-5340
Agnieszka BiałekThe Kielanowski Institute of Animal Physiology and Nutrition, Polish Academy of Sciences, Instytucka 3, 05-110 Jabłonna, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-7879-300X

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate how dietary modifications with pomegranate seed oil (PSO) and bitter melon aqueous extract (BME) affect mineral content in the spleen of rats both under normal physiological conditions and with coexisting mammary tumorigenesis. The diet of Sprague-Dawley female rats was supplemented either with PSO or with BME, or with a combination for 21 weeks. A chemical carcinogen (7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene) was applied intragastrically to induce mammary tumors. In the spleen of rats, the selected elements were determined with a quadrupole mass spectrometer with inductively coupled plasma ionization (ICP-MS). ANOVA was used to evaluate differences in elemental composition among experimental groups. Multivariate statistical methods were used to discover whether some subtle dependencies exist between experimental factors and thus influence the element content. Experimental factors affected the splenic levels of macroelements, except for potassium. Both diet modification and the cancerogenic process resulted in significant changes in the content of Fe, Se, Co, Cr, Ni, Al, Sr, Pb, Cd, B, and Tl in rat spleen. Chemometric analysis revealed the greatest impact of the ongoing carcinogenic process on the mineral composition of the spleen. The obtained results may contribute to a better understanding of peripheral immune organ functioning, especially during the neoplastic process, and thus may help develop anticancer prevention and treatment strategies.

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Momordica charantiaPlant ExtractsPlant OilsPomegranateRats, Sprague-DawleySpleenAnimalsBreast NeoplasmsDietary SupplementsFemaleMammary Neoplasms, ExperimentalRatsSeedsPlant ExtractsPlant Oilsbitter melon extractbreast cancerelementspomegranate seed oilratsspleen

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PMID38731433
PMCPMC11085740

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