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ArticleRedox report : communications in free radical research2025

Synergistic effects of AgNPs and zileuton on PCOS via ferroptosis and inflammation mitigation.

Amira K Eltokhy, Rehab Ahmed Ahmed El-Shaer, Omnia Safwat El-Deeb, Eman E Farghal, Rowida Raafat Ibrahim, Rasha Elesawy, Marwa Mahmoud Awad, Radwa Ismail, Shaimaa M Motawea, Doaa Shatat and 3 more

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Article in Redox report : communications in free radical research, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed.

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  5. Living with PCOS: A Narrative of its Biology, Diagnosis, and Evolving Treatment.Endocrine, metabolic & immune disorders drug targets · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Amira K EltokhyDepartment of Medical Biochemistry, Tanta Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0003-0222-1846
Rehab Ahmed Ahmed El-ShaerDepartment of Medical Physiology, Tanta Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt.
Omnia Safwat El-DeebDepartment of Medical Biochemistry, Tanta Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt.
Eman E FarghalDepartment of Clinical Pathology, Tanta Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt.
Rowida Raafat IbrahimDepartment of Medical Biochemistry, Tanta Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt.
Rasha ElesawyDepartment of Pharmacology, Tanta Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt.
Marwa Mahmoud AwadDepartment of Medical Physiology, Tanta Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt.
Radwa IsmailDepartment of Anatomy, Tanta Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt.
Shaimaa M MotaweaDepartment of Anatomy, Tanta Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt.
Doaa ShatatDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Tanta Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt.
Yasser Mostafa HafezInternal Medicine Department, Tanta Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt.
Hend Ahmed El HanafyDepartment of Anatomy, Tanta Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt.
Marwa Mohamed AtefDepartment of Medical Biochemistry, Tanta Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe most prevalent endocrine disorder affecting women is PCOS. Programmed death of ovarian cells has yet to be elucidated. Ferroptosis is a kind of iron-dependent necrosis featured by significantly Fe

methodsThe study included 75 adult female rats divided into 5 groups; control, PCOS, PCOS treated with AgNPs, PCOS treated with Zileuton, and PCOS group treated with AgNPs and Zileuton. The study investigated the anti-ferroptotic, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antiapoptotic, histopathological and immunohistochemical examinations of COX-2 and VEGF.

resultsThe combination of AgNPs and Zileuton showed significant reduction of inflammatory mediators (IL-6, TNF-α, NFk-B) compared with diseased group (

conclusionThe study showed that the combination of AgNPs and zileuton guards against, inflammation, apoptosis, and ferroptosis in PCO.

Indexed as

FerroptosisHydroxyureaInflammationPolycystic Ovary SyndromeAnimalsAntioxidantsFemaleMetal NanoparticlesRatsSilverAntioxidantsHydroxyureaSilverzileutonAgNPsCOX-2FerroptosisPanx1PCOSTLR4VEGFZileuton

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PMID39723580
PMCPMC11703065

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