Renal and testicular up-regulation of pro-inflammatory chemokines (RANTES and CCL2) and cytokines (TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-6) following acute edible camphor administration is through activation of NF-kB in rats

Camphor-induced oxidative stress and histopathological changes (in brain, lung, liver, kidney and testes) have been reported. We therefore investigated the effect of various doses of camphor in an acute study, on renal and testicular levels of some pro-inflammatory mediators in male wistar rats. Twe...

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Main Authors: Oluwatobi T. Somade, Babajide O. Ajayi, Oluwaseyi A. Safiriyu, Oluwasola S. Oyabunmi, Adio J. Akamo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-01-01
Series:Toxicology Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214750019302021