Protective effect of thymoquinone, the active constituent of Nigella sativa fixed oil, against ethanol toxicity in rats

Protective effect of thymoquinone, the active constituent of Nigella sativa fixed oil, against ethanol toxicity in rats

Objective(s): Long term consumption of ethanol may induce damage to many organs. Ethanol induces its noxious effects through reactive oxygen species production, and lipid peroxidation and apoptosis induction in different tissues and cell types. Previous experiments have indicated the antioxidant cha...

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Main Authors: Sayed Masoud Hosseini, Elahe Taghiabadi, Khalil Abnous, Alireza Timcheh Hariri, Hamed Pourbakhsh, Hossein Hosseinzadeh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mashhad University of Medical Sciences 2017-08-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences
Subjects:
Apoptosis
Ethanol toxicity
GSH content
Lipid peroxidation
Nigella sativa
Thymoquinone
Online Access:http://ijbms.mums.ac.ir/article_9116_139a65e039c85160eb2ac12f07e7048a.pdf

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