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ArticleJournal of molecular histology2025

Liraglutide and denatonium benzoate attenuate T2DM-induced metabolic, neurological, and testicular changes in rats: Targeting oxidative stress, inflammation, and BCRP transporter.

Sahar A Harby, Mona Hassan Fathelbab, Basma M Nawwar, Eman Sheta, Dalia Ibrahim Halwag, Dalia Abd Elmoaty Elneily, Esraa S Habiba

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Article in Journal of molecular histology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Sahar A HarbyClinical Pharmacology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt. sahar.ahmed15@alexmed.edu.eg.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3782-7541
Mona Hassan FathelbabMedical Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2752-7609
Basma M NawwarClinical Pharmacology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.
Eman ShetaPathology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9018-5229
Dalia Ibrahim HalwagDermatology, Venereology and Andrology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3375-7064
Dalia Abd Elmoaty ElneilyClinical and Chemical Pathology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7069-0022
Esraa S HabibaClinical Pharmacology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0161-2557

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Abstract

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) adversely affects various organs, including the brain and its blood barrier. In addition to the brain, hyperglycemia damages the testes. The testes possess blood-tissue barriers that share common characteristics and proteins with the blood-brain barrier (BBB), including breast cancer-resistant protein (BCRP). This study aimed to investigate the impact of uncontrolled DM on the brain and testes, with a specific focus on BCRP. Moreover, it examined the effects of liraglutide (Lira) and denatonium benzoate (DB), a bitter taste receptor agonist, on T2DM. Forty adult male rats were randomized into five groups: normal control, diabetic, diabetic + DB, diabetic + Lira, and diabetic + DB + Lira. T2DM was induced using fructose and streptozotocin (STZ). After eight weeks of treatment, rats were sacrificed, and samples of blood, semen, testes, and brain were collected to evaluate metabolic and semen parameters, oxidative stress, inflammatory markers, histological features of the brain and testes, and BCRP expression. DB and Lira, both individually and in combination, mitigated fructose/STZ-induced hyperglycemia and dyslipidemia. Additionally, they enhanced SOD activity and reduced MDA, TNFα, and IL-6 levels in the brain and testes, alongside improving sperm quality and serum levels of FSH, LH, and testosterone. Rats treated with DB, Lira, or DB + Lira demonstrated improved brain and testicular tissue architecture. BCRP expression was upregulated in the brains and testes of Lira- and DB + Lira-treated rats. These findings indicated that DB positively affects the metabolic profile of T2DM. Furthermore, Lira and DB provided protection against T2DM-induced brain and testicular damage.

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ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily G, Member 2Diabetes Mellitus, ExperimentalDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2InflammationLiraglutideOxidative StressQuaternary Ammonium CompoundsTestisAnimalsBrainMaleRatsAbcg2 protein, ratATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily G, Member 2LiraglutideQuaternary Ammonium CompoundsBCRPBrainDenatonium benzoateDiabetes mellitusLiraglutideTestis

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