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ArticleScientific reports2024

Date seeds powder alleviate the aflatoxin B1 provoked heart toxicity in male offspring rat.

Heba M A Khalil, Walaa A M Eid, Mohammad El-Nablaway, Eman Mohamad El Nashar, Jaber Saad Al-Tarish, Hanan M A El Henafy

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Heba M A KhalilDepartment of Veterinary Hygiene and Management, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University, Giza, 12211, Egypt. heba.ali@cu.edu.eg.
Walaa A M EidFood Science and Technology Department, Faculty of Agriculture, New Valley University, El-Kharga City, Egypt.
Mohammad El-NablawayDepartment of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, AlMaarefa University, P.O. Box 71666, 11597, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0003-2494-6004
Eman Mohamad El NasharDepartment of Anatomy, College Medicine, King Khalid University, 62529, Abha, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-2883-6761
Jaber Saad Al-TarishMinistry of Health Saudi Arabia, Senior Pharmacist-Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Hanan M A El HenafyTechnology of Medical Laboratory Department, Faculty of Technology of Applied Health Sciences, October 6 University, Giza, 3230911, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0003-0838-016X

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Date (Phoenix dactylifera L.) seeds (PDL) have recently evoked significant attention for their therapeutic potential against numerous diseases. Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) is an inevitable environmental hazard that pollutes foods and may harm the heart. This study investigated the beneficial effect of PDL against cardiac toxicity induced by AFB1 in male offspring. Female albino rats received PDL (200 mg/kg) orally for 14 days before mating till weaning and AFB1 (50 μg/kg) intramuscularly throughout gestation and lactation. At postnatal day 60, male offspring hearts were collected. Compared to AFB1 intoxicated group, PDL-treated offspring displayed improved cardiac biomarkers, an increase in their antioxidant defense, and a decrease in the cardiac proinflammatory cytokines. Additionally, a reduction in the expression levels of Bcl2 and Nrf2 was observed, with genes linked to increased cardiac caspase-3, Bax, ACE1, P53, and cytochrome C levels. In conclusion, PDL acts as a potential adjuvant agent for ameliorating cardiac toxicity and apoptosis resulting from exposure to AFB1. This is attributed to its antioxidative and anti-inflammatory effects, as well as its capacity to sequester free radicals within cardiac tissue.

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Aflatoxin B1PhoeniceaeSeedsAnimalsAntioxidantsApoptosisCardiotoxicityFemaleHeartMaleMyocardiumOxidative StressPlant ExtractsPowdersPregnancyRatsAflatoxin B1AntioxidantsPlant ExtractsPowdersAflatoxin B1AntioxidantHeart toxicityOxidative stressPhoenix dactylifera L. seedsPro-inflammatory cytokines

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