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Curcumin Protects Mouse Spermatogonia from Triptolide-Induced Injury Through Modulation of Ferroptosis-Related Pathways.

Chenyang Wang, Pengfei Zhang, Xuyang Liu, Mingxing Li, Long Chen, Qianqian Yang, Yulin Huang

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

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7 authors.

Chenyang WangSchool of Basic Medicine, Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning 530200, China.ORCID 0009-0002-4956-1397
Pengfei ZhangCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China.
Xuyang LiuSchool of Basic Medicine, Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning 530200, China.
Mingxing LiSchool of Basic Medicine, Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning 530200, China.ORCID 0000-0002-9833-2673
Long ChenSchool of Basic Medicine, Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning 530200, China.
Qianqian YangSchool of Basic Medicine, Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning 530200, China.
Yulin HuangSchool of Basic Medicine, Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning 530200, China.ORCID 0000-0001-5018-8767

Funding

Guangxi Science and Technology Department 2023GXNSFAA026098Guangxi Science and Technology Department 2024GXNSFBA010385Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine 2018BS011
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Triptolide (TP) is an effective anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive agent, yet its clinical application is constrained by significant male reproductive toxicity. Curcumin, a natural antioxidant, exhibits protective effects; however, whether it protects against TP-induced damage during mouse spermatogenesis and the underlying mechanisms remain incompletely understood.

methodsProteomic analysis was performed to investigate the protective mechanism of curcumin in mouse GC-1 cells, followed by multiple validation assays including CCK-8 assay, apoptosis detection, measurement of reactive oxygen species (ROS), glutathione (GSH), malondialdehyde (MDA), and Fe

resultsProteomic analysis revealed that curcumin primarily ameliorated TP-induced damage in mouse spermatogonia by modulating ferroptosis-related pathways. Curcumin elevated GSH levels; reduced MDA, ROS, and Fe

conclusionsCurcumin regulated ferroptosis-related pathways by modulating the expression of

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curcuminferroptosismale reproductive toxicityproteomicsspermatogoniatesticular protectiontriptolide

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PMID42450567
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