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Hassan MS, Morgan AM, Mekawy MM, Zeineb MA.
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Int J Biochem Cell Biol. 2019 Oct;115:105579. doi: 10.1016/j.biocel.2019.105579. Epub 2019 Aug 8.
Abstract
The aim of the present study is to investigate the molecular mechanisms of Cisplatin- induced placental toxicity and teratogenicity in rats and the ameliorating role of N-acetyl-cysteine (NAC). Cisplatin was administrated intraperitoneally at 5 mg/kg.b.wt as a single dose on the 12(th) day of gestation while NAC was administered orally throughout gestation either alone or in concomitant injection of Cisplatin at 200 mg/kg.b.wt. Cisplatin + NAC group showed reduction in the elevated morphological, visceral and skeletal abnormalities as well as the morphological and histopathological changes in placenta compared to Cisplatin – treated rats. Importantly, NAC attenuated Cisplatin-induced placental apoptosis through down-regulation of Fas and Caspase-3 genes expression. In conclusion, induction of placental apoptosis by overexpression of Fas and Caspase-3 genes gives a new insight into the mechanism of Cisplatin teratogenicity. The protective role of NAC, on the other hand, was characterized by attenuation of Fas and Caspase-3 genes- mediated apoptosis. CI – Copyright © 2019 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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Link/DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2019.105579