Atorvastatin prevents cadmium-induced renal toxicity in a rat model.

In many industrial processes, worker exposure to cadmium causes kidney damage; thus, protection against cadmium toxicity is important in workplace health. Cadmium toxicity involves oxidative stress by increasing the levels of reactive oxygen species. Statins have shown antioxidant effects that might prevent this increase in oxidative stress.

Assessment of the association between TNIP1 polymorphism with clinical features and risk of systemic lupus erythematosus.

Objective: Over the past decades, has been identified as a strong risk locus in multiple genome-wide association studies (GWAS), spanning multiple populations and various autoimmune diseases. is a polyubiquitin-binding protein that works as a physiological inhibitor of NF-κB and maintains immune homeostasis. Some studies have confirmed that is downregulated in autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).

essential oil-loaded chitosan-tripolyphosphate nanoparticles: Fabrication, characterization and in-vitro antioxidant and antibacterial activities.

essential oil (ZEO) was encapsulated in chitosan nanoparticles at different concentrations using the emulsion-ionic gelation technique and its antioxidant and antibacterial effects were investigated. The results indicated that ZEO level had a significant effect on encapsulation efficiency (EE), loading capacity (LC), particle size and zeta potential. The value obtained for EE, LC, mean particle size and zeta potential were 49.