The Possible Protective Role of Quercetin on Nicotine Induced Liver and Kidney Damage of Neonates Albino Rats: Histological and Immunohistochemical Study

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Abstract

Background: Nicotine is the most important component of cigarettes and considers a strong carcinogen. Quercetin (QCT) is potent anticancer and antioxidant agent. Both nicotine and QCT can pass the placenta and appear in breast milk.Aim: To study the possible protective role of QCT on nicotine induced liver and kidney structural damage of neonates.Materials and Methods: Eighteen pregnant female alb...

Keywords

Immunohistochemistry

Quercetin

Medicine

Kidney

Nicotine

Pathology

Physiology

Internal medicine

Biology

Biochemistry

Antioxidant

Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)

Good health and well-being

2021

Article

Open Access

Institution

Anatomy and embryology department, faculty of Medicine, Helwan university, Cairo, Egypt.

Publisher

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

2-Y Citation Average

0.158

DOI

https://doi.org/10.21608/ejh.2021.106065.1588

Language

en

Country

Egypt

The Possible Protective Role of Quercetin on Nicotine Induced Liver and Kidney Damage of Neonates Albino Rats: Histological and Immunohistochemical Study

The Egyptian Journal of Histology

Doaa Khaled, Rania Elsyade

Citations:

1

Abstract

Background: Nicotine is the most important component of cigarettes and considers a strong carcinogen. Quercetin (QCT) is potent anticancer and antioxidant agent. Both nicotine and QCT can pass the placenta and appear in breast milk.Aim: To study the possible protective role of QCT on nicotine induced liver and kidney structural damage of neonates.Materials and Methods: Eighteen pregnant female alb...