Cardiovascular toxicities by calcineurin inhibitors: Cellular mechanisms behind clinical manifestations

T Attachaipanich, SC Chattipakorn… - Acta …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Calcineurin inhibitors (CNI), including cyclosporine A (CsA) and tacrolimus (TAC), are
cornerstones of immunosuppressive therapy in solid organ transplant recipients. While …

Protective effects of Vitis vinifera (grapes) and one of its biologically active constituents, resveratrol, against natural and chemical toxicities: A comprehensive review

J Tabeshpour, S Mehri… - Phytotherapy …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Vitis vinifera (grape) is one of the “most‐produced fruit” in the world. Grape seeds are a
valuable source of phenolic compounds including resveratrol (RSV). Grape and one of its …

Grape seed procyanidin B2 protects podocytes from high glucose-induced mitochondrial dysfunction and apoptosis via the AMPK-SIRT1-PGC-1α axis in vitro

X Cai, L Bao, J Ren, Y Li, Z Zhang - Food & function, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Grape seed procyanidin B2 (GSPB2) was reported to have protective effects on diabetic
nephropathy (DN) as a strong antioxidant. Our previous studies demonstrated that GSPB2 …

Molecular and biochemical evidence on the protective effects of embelin and carnosic acid in isoproterenol-induced acute myocardial injury in rats

C Kocak, FE Kocak, R Akcilar, OO Isiklar, H Kocak… - Life sciences, 2016 - Elsevier
Aims Acute myocardial infarction is a serious acute cardiac disorder and heart disease is still
a major public health problem in adults. We investigated the effects of embelin (EMB) and …

Proanthocyanidins should be a candidate in the treatment of cancer, cardiovascular diseases and lipid metabolic disorder

TK Wang, S Xu, S Li, Y Zhang - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
The conventional view of using medicines as routine treatment of an intractable disease is
being challenged in the face of extensive and growing evidence that flavonoids in foods …

Ferulic acid prevents cyclosporine-induced nephrotoxicity in rats through exerting anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory effects via activation of Nrf2/HO-1 signaling and …

A Nouri, K Ghatreh-Samani, H Amini-Khoei… - Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's …, 2022 - Springer
Cyclosporine is one of the main immunosuppressive agents used in the treatment of
autoimmune diseases or transplantation. Despite the favorable effects, cyclosporine …

Grape seed extract has superior beneficial effects than vitamin E on oxidative stress and apoptosis in the hippocampus of streptozotocin induced diabetic rats

GN Yonguc, Y Dodurga, E Adiguzel, G Gundogdu… - Gene, 2015 - Elsevier
We aimed to investigate the effects of grape seed extract (GSE) and vitamin E (Vit E) on
oxidative stress and apoptosis in the hippocampus of streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. In …

Protective effect of grape seed proanthocyanidins on oxidative damage of chicken follicular granulosa cells by inhibiting FoxO1-mediated autophagy

S Zhou, A Zhao, Y Wu, Y Mi, C Zhang - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
A significant decrease in poultry egg production occurs due to ovarian aging and autophagy
is one of the important factors of ovarian aging that is induced predominantly by oxidative …

Cyclosporine A induces cardiac developmental toxicity in zebrafish by up-regulation of wnt signaling and oxidative stress

M Wan, L Huang, J Liu, F Liu, G Chen, H Ni… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Due to the widely application of Cyclosporine A (CsA) as an immunosuppressant in clinic, it
is necessary to study its potential toxicity. Therefore, we used zebrafish as a model animal to …

Oxidative stress and liver morphology in experimental cyclosporine A‐induced hepatotoxicity

A Korolczuk, K Caban, M Amarowicz… - BioMed research …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Cyclosporine A is an immunosuppressive drug used after organ's transplantation. The
adverse effects on such organs as kidney or liver may limit its use. Oxidative stress is …