Evidence map›Paper›PMID 41559827›Full record

ArticleBiological research2026

Ameliorative effect of pomegranate peel extract nanoparticles and ovarian stem cells-derived exosomes on cyclophosphamide-induced premature ovarian insufficiency.

Hamdy Y Ismail, Mariam F Farid, Nora A Shaker, Tahsin Shoala, Adel F Tohamy, Marwa A Ibrahim, Hamdy Rizk, Y R Wally

Abstract read
In one paragraph

Article in Biological research, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
0citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
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

0 citing papers in PubMed.

No citing paper in PubMed yet.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Hamdy Y IsmailDepartment of Anatomy and Embryology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt. hamdy.yossef@cu.edu.eg.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5639-3390
Mariam F FaridDepartment of Anatomy and Embryology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt.
Nora A ShakerDepartment of Anatomy and Embryology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt.
Tahsin ShoalaDepartment of Environmental Biotechnology, College of Biotechnology, Misr University for Science and Technology, Giza, Egypt.
Adel F TohamyDepartment of Toxicology & Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt.
Marwa A IbrahimDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt.
Hamdy RizkDepartment of Anatomy and Embryology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt.
Y R WallyDepartment of Anatomy and Embryology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPremature ovarian insufficiency (POI) is a fertility disorder impacting women under 40, characterized by an early deterioration of ovarian function, and is one of the major side effects caused by chemotherapy. Cyclophosphamide is a powerful chemotherapeutic agent used in various cancers; however, it inflicts substantial harm on other tissues, particularly the gonads, leading to temporary or permanent infertility. MATERIALS AND

methodsForty female albino rats (Rattus norvegicus) were divided into four groups. Group I (control group) received normal saline, then premature ovarian insufficiency was induced in the remaining groups by intraperitoneal injections of cyclophosphamide (CLP). After that, Group II received no treatment. Group III was administered a daily oral dose of pomegranate (Punica granatum) nanoparticles for one month. Group IV received a daily oral dose of pomegranates, as did group III, plus ovarian stem cell-derived exosomes via intraperitoneal injection twice weekly for one month. Rats were euthanized 30 days post-POI induction; blood was then collected to evaluate hormone levels, and sections of the ovaries were collected for histopathological analysis. Frozen sections were procured for gene expression and oxidative stress studies.

resultsThe hormonal assessment of groups indicated a notable reduction in estrogen (E2) level and an elevation of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) in group II compared to the control and treated groups. Additionally, the ovaries of group II exhibited pronounced degeneration of ovarian follicles, accompanied by the desquamation of granulosa cells. Gene expression study indicated a downregulation of FSHR, CYP19A1, and AMH in the same group. Rats in both groups III and IV exhibited an increased number of follicles, improved ovarian shape, a considerable elevation in blood E2, a marked decrease in serum FSH levels, and an up-regulation of the three examined genes. AIM OF WORK: The study aimed to assess the therapeutic efficacy of pomegranate (Punica granatum) peel extract nanoparticles alone and their synergistic effect with ovarian stem cell exosomes in reversing premature ovarian insufficiency (POI) caused by cyclophosphamide.

conclusionTreatment with (Punica granatum) nanoparticles and exosomes partially enhanced the structure and function of the ovaries, thereby alleviating the adverse effects of Cyclophosphamide.

Indexed as

CyclophosphamideExosomesNanoparticlesOvaryPlant ExtractsPomegranatePrimary Ovarian InsufficiencyStem CellsAnimalsFemaleOxidative StressRatsCyclophosphamidePlant ExtractsCyclophosphamideExosomeFertilityNanotechnologyPunica granatum

Identifiers

PMID41559827
PMCPMC12903222

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.