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Teratogenicity of Valproic Acid: Can Reverse its Possible Effects on Testicular Development with Vitamin E?

Int. j. morphol; 42 (4), 2024
Epilepsy is the chronic non-communicable disease of the nervous system most prevalent in the world. Valproic acid (VPA) is one of the most used drugs in the treatment of epilepsy but with various side effects. One of the organs that can be affected is the testis, where it has been seen that men treated w...

Efecto de la Vitamina E en Células Peritubulares de Testículos de Ratones Mus musculus Tratados con Ácido Valproico Durante el Estado Fetal y Pubertad

Int. j. morphol; 41 (6), 2023
El ácido valproico (VPA) es un fármaco antiepiléptico teratógenico que, al ser administrado durante etapas tempranas del embarazo, puede producir alteraciones en el desarrollo embriofetal, las que se manifiestan tanto a nivel del sistema nervioso como del testículo. No obstante, se ha reportado que ...

Vitamin E suppresses aortic ultrastructural alterations induced by toxic doses of monosodium glutamate

Int. j. morphol; 40 (3), 2022
SUMMARY: An association between certain food additives and chronic diseases is reported. Current study determined whether administering toxic doses of the food additive monosodium glutamate (MSG) into rats can induce aortopathy in association with the oxidative stress and inflammatory biomarkers upregula...

Effects of vitamin e on the epithelial-mesenchymal transition in testicular development exposed to valproic acid

Int. j. morphol; 39 (4), 2021
SUMMARY: In testicular differentiation, somatic cells must adopt a specific destiny towards sustentacular, peritubular and interstitial cells, being fundamental for the morphogenesis of seminiferous tubules, mediated by morphogens such as Desert Hedgehog (DHH), insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) and fi...

Protective effect of dietary vitamin E (alpha; Tocopherol) on artemisinin induced oxidative liver tissue damage in rats

Int. j. morphol; 38 (2), 2020
This experiment was designed to study the effects of oral administration of artemether which is the most rapid-acting class of antimalarial drugs and the possible protective effect of vitamin E taken with it on the liver of albino rats. A total of twenty-four adult male albino rats were used in this stud...

Ameliorative effect of vitamin E on biochemical and ultrastructural changes in artemether-induced renal toxicity in rats

Int. j. morphol; 38 (2), 2020
This experiment was designed to study the administration of normal doses of one of recent antimalarial drug and coadministration of vitamin E on the kidney tissue. A total twenty-four adult male albino rats were used and divided into four groups: the first one served as a control, the second received art...

Suppression of monosodium glutamate-induced acute kidney injury and renal ultrastructural damage in rats by vitamin E

Int. j. morphol; 37 (4), 2019
Food additives and flavour enhancers used in the food industry are potential health risks. We tested the hypothesis that the food additive and flavour enhancer, monosodium glutamate (MSG), which is the sodium salt of glutamic acid can induce ultrastructural alterations to the kidney, and the antioxidant ...

Vitamin E protects against hepatocyte ultrastructural damage induced by high fat diet in a rat model of pre-diabetes

Int. j. morphol; 36 (4), 2018
SUMMARY: We sought to investigate the potential protective effect of Vitamin E supplementation against hepatocyte ultrastructural alterations induced by high fat diet (HFD) in a rat model of pre-diabetes. Therefore, rats were either fed with HFD (model group) or a standard laboratory chow (control group)...

Condutas atuais na prevenção da hipertrofia cicatricial pós-operatória

Rev. bras. cir. plást; 30 (4), 2015
Introdução: Considerando um número estimado de cerca de 51 milhões de cirurgias a cada ano apenas nos EUA, podemos dizer que a hipertrofia cicatricial é um problema relevante, já que uma cicatriz fina, de boa qualidade, pode ser a linha divisória entre um bom resultado e uma cirurgia malsucedida. ...

Mechanisms involved in reproductive damage caused by gossypol in rats and protective effects of vitamin E

Biol. Res; 48 (), 2015
BACKGROUND: Gossypol is a chemical present in the seeds of cotton plants (Gossypium sp.) that reduces fertility in farm animals. Vitamin E is an antioxidant and may help to protect cells and tissues against the deleterious effects of free radicals. The aim of this study was to evaluate the mechanisms of ...