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ArticleJournal of toxicologic pathology2020

Minocycline protects against acrylamide-induced neurotoxicity and testicular damage in Sprague-Dawley rats.

Khaled Radad, Yassmin El Amir, Ahmed Al-Emam, Mubarak Al-Shraim, Ismaeel Bin-Jaliah, Christopher Krewenka, Rudolf Moldzio

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Article in Journal of toxicologic pathology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Khaled RadadDepartment of Pathology, College of Medicine, King Khalid University, P.O.Box: 641, Abha, 61421, Aseer, Saudi Arabia.
Yassmin El AmirDepartment of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut 71526, Egypt.
Ahmed Al-EmamDepartment of Pathology, College of Medicine, King Khalid University, P.O.Box: 641, Abha, 61421, Aseer, Saudi Arabia.
Mubarak Al-ShraimDepartment of Pathology, College of Medicine, King Khalid University, P.O.Box: 641, Abha, 61421, Aseer, Saudi Arabia.
Ismaeel Bin-JaliahDepartment of Physiology, College of Medicine, King Khalid University, P.O.Box: 641, Abha, 61421, Aseer, Saudi Arabia.
Christopher KrewenkaInstitute of Medical Biochemistry, Department for Biomedical Sciences, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Veterinaerplatz 1, A-1210, Austria.
Rudolf MoldzioInstitute of Medical Biochemistry, Department for Biomedical Sciences, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Veterinaerplatz 1, A-1210, Austria.
King Khalid University · SAUniversity of Veterinary Medicine Vienna · ATAssiut University · EGMansoura University · EG

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study investigated the protective effects of minocycline against acrylamide (ACR)-induced neurotoxicity and testicular damage in Sprague-Dawley rats. Forty rats were divided into five groups (eight rats each). Group I received saline (0.5 mL/rat) daily for 10 days and served as the untreated control group. Group II received ACR (30 mg/kg body weight (b.w.)) daily for 10 days. Group III received ACR (30 mg/kg b.w.) daily for 10 days and subsequently minocycline (60 mg/kg b.w.) for five days. Group IV received ACR (30 mg/kg b.w.) daily for 10 days followed by saline for five days and served as the control group for the ACR-minocycline-treated group. Group V received minocycline (60 mg/kg b.w.) for five days. All treatments were administered orally. Rats in group I and V showed normal locomotor behavior and normal histology of the brain and testes. Administration of ACR (Group II and IV) resulted in weight loss and gait abnormalities. Furthermore, neuronal degeneration in the hippocampus and cerebellum and degeneration of the seminiferous tubular epithelium with formation of spermatid giant cells were observed. Ultrastructurally, ACR specifically damaged spermatogonia and spermatocytes. Acrylamide was also seen to cause a significant increase of malondialdehyde levels in the brain and testes. Treatment of ACR-administered rats with minocycline (Group III) significantly alleviated the loss of body weight and improved locomotor function. Minocycline also ameliorated neuronal degeneration and seminiferous tubular damage and decreased malondialdehyde concentrations. In conclusion, minocycline protects against neurotoxic effects of acrylamide and seminiferous tubular damage. Decreasing lipid peroxidation by minocycline might play a role in such protection.

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cerebellumhippocampuslipid peroxidationneurodegenerationspermatid giant cell

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PMID32425341
PMCPMC7218239
OpenAlexW3007291381

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