Curcumin and its derivatives in cancer therapy: Potentiating antitumor activity of cisplatin and reducing side effects

AJ Abadi, S Mirzaei, MK Mahabady… - Phytotherapy …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Curcumin is a phytochemical isolated from Curcuma longa with potent tumor‐suppressor
activity, which has shown significant efficacy in pre‐clinical and clinical studies. Curcumin …

[HTML][HTML] Pro-inflammatory signalling PRRopels cisplatin-induced toxicity

IK Domingo, A Latif, AP Bhavsar - International journal of molecular …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cisplatin is a platinum-based chemotherapeutic that has long since been effective against a
variety of solid-cancers, substantially improving the five-year survival rates for cancer …

Betaine alleviates doxorubicin‐induced nephrotoxicity by preventing oxidative insults, inflammation, and fibrosis through the modulation of Nrf2/HO− 1/NLRP3 and …

D Patel, P Yadav, SK Singh, SS Tanwar… - … of Biochemical and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Doxorubicin (Dox) is an anthracycline antibiotic used to treat various cancers and shows
severe toxicity in multiple organ systems, including kidneys. Evidence shows that betaine's …

Melatonin and cisplatin co-treatment against cancer: a mechanistic review of their synergistic effects and melatonin's protective actions

M Rafiyan, A Davoodvandi, RJ Reiter… - … -Research and Practice, 2024 - Elsevier
Combination chemotherapy appears to be a preferable option for some cancer patients,
especially when the medications target multiple pathways of oncogenesis; individuals …

Betaine alleviates doxorubicin-related cardiotoxicity via suppressing oxidative stress and inflammation via the NLRP3/SIRT1 pathway

YH Mohammadpour, MJ Khodayar, L Khorsandi… - Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's …, 2024 - Springer
Cardiotoxicity is one of the side effects of the anti-cancer drug doxorubicin (DOX) that limits
its clinical application. Betaine (BT) is a natural agent with promising useful effects against …

Protective effect of platelet-rich plasma on cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity in adult male albino rats: histological and immunohistochemical study

MN Kelada, A Elagawany, NM El Sekily… - … Trace Element Research, 2024 - Springer
Cisplatin is a potent antineoplastic drug that is used for treatment of many solid tumors. It has
a wide range of adverse effects. Nephrotoxicity is the most common one of them. Platelet …

Evaluating the effects of betaine on testicular ischemia/reperfusion injury induced by torsion/detorsion in the rat

M Sarlak, E Roumiani, A Kheradmand… - Andrologia, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
In this research, the effects of betaine on testicular ischemia–reperfusion were evaluated.
Forty rats were randomly divided into 4 groups of sham, torsion/detorsion (TD) …

Screening the toxic effect of polyethylene terephthalate nanoplastics on kidney of adult male Swiss albino mice with promising betaine alleviation

NA Kamel, DW Bashir, EMM El-Leithy… - Journal of Applied …, 2024 - javs.journals.ekb.eg
Polyethylene terephthalate nanoplastics (PET-NPs) are utilized in the production of medical
bionic materials and the packaging of beverages. Betaine is a ubiquitous natural constituent …

Exploring the link between serum betaine levels and hyperuricemia risk in middle-aged and older adults: insights from a prospective cohort study

Z Li, BX Huang, ZH Huang, MC Li, YM Chen… - European Journal of …, 2025 - Springer
Purpose Betaine is connected to various cardio-metabolic outcomes, yet its relationship with
hyperuricemia remains uncertain. We aimed to longitudinally investigate the association …

[HTML][HTML] Melatonin for prevention of acute kidney injury in patients treated with intravenous polymyxin B: a double-blind, placebo-controlled randomized clinical trial

MH Rigatto, P Bergo, G Baldissera, E Beck… - Clinical Microbiology …, 2023 - Elsevier
Objectives To evaluate the effect of melatonin versus placebo on the incidence of acute
kidney injury (AKI) in patients treated with polymyxin B. Methods We performed a single …