Radioprotective effect of piperine, as a major component of black pepper, against radiation-induced colon injury : biochemical and histological studies

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BACKGROUND: Patients undergoing radiotherapy are prone to radiation-induced gastrointestinal injury. Piperine is an alkaloid component in black pepper with a unique chemopreventive activity against oxidative stress-related damage in healthy tissues. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of piperine on intestinal damage.

METHODS: In this study, mice were divided into eight groups: including the control, piperine (10, 25, and 50 mg/kg), radiation (6 Gy), and piperine+radiation (10, 25 and 50 mg/kg + 6 Gy) groups. The radioprotective effects of piperine were evaluated by biochemical (MDA, GSH, and PC) and histopathological assessments in colon tissues.

RESULTS: The 10 mg/kg dose of piperine significantly reduced the levels of oxidative stress biomarkers compared to the group that received only radiation. In addition, pre-treatment with 10 mg/kg piperine diminished the histopathological changes like vascular congestion in the submucosa, while the dose of 50 mg/kg led to the infiltration of inflammatory cells.

CONCLUSION: Based on this study, it is concluded that piperine, at low dose, with its antioxidant properties, could reduce the colon damage caused by radiation.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2023

Enthalten in:

Current radiopharmaceuticals - (2023) vom: 25. Juli

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Safarbalou, Asal [VerfasserIn]
Ebrahimi, Fatemeh [VerfasserIn]
Talebpour Amiri, Fereshteh [VerfasserIn]
Hosseinimehr, Seyed Jalal [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Colon injury
Ionizing radiation
Journal Article
Oxidative stress
Piperine
Radiation
Radioprotective

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Date Revised 25.07.2023

published: Print-Electronic

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doi:

10.2174/1874471016666230725112319

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM359899838