Front Endocrinol (Lausanne)
December 2023
Background: Bilirubin has been widely reported to be a protective factor against diabetic kidney disease (DKD) in Asian populations. However, few large-sample analyses have been conducted in American populations. This study aimed to investigate the association between serum total bilirubin (STB) level and DKD in a US diabetic cohort.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAcrylonitrile (ACN) treatment can induce testicular toxicity in Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats, with the toxicity potentially related to apoptosis, mediated by nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB). The present study investigated the potential role of NF-κB in the induction of apoptosis and testicular toxicity in ACN-treated rats. Adult male SD rats were randomly divided into 3 treatment groups: a control group (corn oil), an ACN group (50 mg/kg) in which ACN was administered by gavage, and an ACN and N-acetylcysteine (ACN+NAC) group.
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