High-dose vitamin C in advanced-stage cancer patients

A Zasowska-Nowak, PJ Nowak, A Ciałkowska-Rysz - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
High-dose intravenously administered vitamin C (IVC) is widely used in cancer patients by
complementary and alternative medicine practitioners. The most frequent indications for IVC …

[HTML][HTML] Nephroprotective effect of naringin in methotrexate induced renal toxicity in male rats

H Elsawy, AM Alzahrani, M Alfwuaires… - Biomedicine & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Highlights•Naringin induced a marked decrease of renal injury markers in MTX-treated
rats.•Naringin protected against redox imbalance of renal tissue in MTX-treated …

Dioscin ameliorates methotrexate-induced liver and kidney damages via adjusting miRNA-145-5p-mediated oxidative stress

Y Li, M Gao, LH Yin, LN Xu, Y Qi, P Sun… - Free Radical Biology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Dioscin, one natural product, has various pharmacological actions. However, its effects on
methotrexate (MTX)-induced hepatorenal damages still remain unknown. In the present …

[HTML][HTML] The ameliorative impacts of Moringa oleifera leaf extract against oxidative stress and methotrexate-induced hepato-renal dysfunction

MM Soliman, A Aldhahrani, A Alkhedaide… - Biomedicine & …, 2020 - Elsevier
Moringa Oleifera (MO) is a herbal plant native to South Asia known for its anti-oxidative and
anti-inflammatory properties. This study explored the protective effects of MO leaf extract …

Anti-neoplastic action of Cimetidine/Vitamin C on histamine and the PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway in Ehrlich breast cancer

SSA Ibrahim, SAA El-Aal, AM Reda, SE Achy… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
The main focus of our study is to assess the anti-cancer activity of cimetidine and vitamin C
via combating the tumor supportive role of mast cell mediators (histamine, VEGF, and TNF …

[HTML][HTML] Alpha lipoic acid exerts antioxidant effect via Nrf2/HO-1 pathway activation and suppresses hepatic stellate cells activation induced by methotrexate in rats

AM Fayez, S Zakaria, D Moustafa - Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, 2018 - Elsevier
Hepatic injury is a major side effect associated with methotrexate (MTX) therapy resulting
from inflammatory reactions and oxidative stress induction. Therefore, liver fibrosis incidence …

Renoprotective effects of umbelliferone on methotrexate-induced renal injury through regulation of Nrf-2/Keap-1, P38MAPK/NF-κB, and apoptosis signaling pathways

EHM Hassanein, WR Mohamed, AGS Shalkami… - Food and Chemical …, 2018 - Elsevier
Nephrotoxicity is the major dose-limiting adverse effect of methotrexate (MTX).
Umbelliferone (UMB) is a known coumarin derivative. The current study aimed to investigate …

[HTML][HTML] Ameliorating effects of tempol on methotrexate-induced liver injury in rats

N Pınar, M Kaplan, T Özgür, O Özcan - Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, 2018 - Elsevier
Methotrexate (MTX) is used in the treatment of certain types of cancers and chronic
inflammatory illnesses, although the clinical use of MTX is limited due to its adverse effects …

Combination Treatment of Omega‐3 Fatty Acids and Vitamin C Exhibited Promising Therapeutic Effect against Oxidative Impairment of the Liver in Methotrexate …

M Alorabi, DS Mohammed… - BioMed Research …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Drug‐induced liver injury (DILI) is the main cause of liver damage mediated by the excretion
of toxic active drug metabolites. Omega‐3 fatty acids and vitamin C have potent antioxidant …

Vitamin C prevents memory impairment induced by waterpipe smoke: role of oxidative stress

MAY Alqudah, KH Alzoubi, GM Ma'abrih… - Inhalation …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Waterpipe tobacco smoking (WTS) was previously shown to be associated with memory
deficits, which were related to oxidative stress. Vitamin C (VitC) has established antioxidant …