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ArticleReproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.)2024

The Effect of Thymoquinone on the TNF-α/OTULIN/NF-κB Axis Against Cisplatin-İnduced Testicular Tissue Damage.

Tuba Yalçın, Sercan Kaya, Akın Yiğin, Can Ali Ağca, Deniz Özdemir, Tuncay Kuloğlu, Murat Boydak

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Article in Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
5.0field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 7 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 5 institutions in 1 country.

Tuba YalçınVocational Higher School of Healthcare Studies, Batman University, Main Campus, Health Services Vocational School, Room 217, Kültür Neighborhood, Batman, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0002-2359-9832
Sercan KayaVocational Higher School of Healthcare Studies, Batman University, Main Campus, Health Services Vocational School, Room 217, Kültür Neighborhood, Batman, Turkey. sercan.kaya@batman.edu.tr.ORCID 0000-0001-9014-2448
Akın YiğinDepartment of Geneticy, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Harran University, Şanlıurfa, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0001-9758-1697
Can Ali AğcaDepartment of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Bingol University, Bingol, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0002-0244-3767
Deniz ÖzdemirDepartment of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Bingol University, Bingol, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0001-7659-742X
Tuncay KuloğluDepartment of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Firat University, Elazig, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0001-9874-3838
Murat BoydakDepartment of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Selçuk University, Konya, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0002-3251-1177
Batman University · TRBingöl University · TRFırat University · TRHarran University · TRSelçuk University · TR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

One of the adverse effects of the antineoplastic drug cisplatin (CS) is damage to testicular tissue. This study aimed to examine the potential therapeutic effect of thymoquinone (TQ), a strong antioxidant, against testicular damage caused by CS. In the experiment, 28 rats were used, and the rats were randomly divided into four groups: control (n = 7), CS (n = 7), CS + TQ (n = 7), and TQ (n = 7). The experiment was called off after all treatments were finished on day 15. Blood serum and testicular tissues were utilized for biochemical, histological, immunohistochemical, mRNA expression, and gene protein investigations. The testosterone level decreased and oxidative stress, histopathological damage, dysregulation in mitochondrial dynamics, inflammation and apoptotic cells increased in testicular tissue due to CS administration. TQ supplementation showed anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and anti-apoptotic effects in response to CS-induced testicular damage. In addition, TQ contributed to the reduction of CS-induced toxic effects by regulating the TNF-α/OTULIN/NF-κB pathway. TQ supplementation may be a potential therapeutic strategy against CS-induced testicular damage by regulating the TNF-α/OTULIN/NF-κB axis, inhibiting inflammation, oxidative stress, and apoptosis.

Indexed as

Antineoplastic AgentsBenzoquinonesCisplatinNF-kappa BOxidative StressTestisTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaAnimalsAntioxidantsApoptosisMaleRatsRats, Sprague-DawleySignal TransductionTesticular DiseasesTestosteroneAntineoplastic AgentsAntioxidantsBenzoquinonesCisplatinNF-kappa BTestosteronethymoquinoneTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaCisplatinNuclear factor kappa BOTULINTesticular damageThymoquinoneTumour necrosis factor-alpha

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PMID38658488
PMCPMC11289327
OpenAlexW4395070267

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