Potential cytotoxic effect of caffeinated and non-caffeinated carbonated soft drinks on liver and pancreas of adult male Albino rats; (biochemical, histological and DNA study)

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1 Human Anatomy and Embryology department, faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University

2 Human Anatomy and Embryology department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig university, Egypt

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Objective: The carbonated soft drinks (CSDs) consumption has markedly increased worldwide in the last decades, for both the number of servings/given time and the quantity per serving. Variable health problems have been linked to CSDs consumption. This aroused suspicion about a genotoxic effect in addition to the cytotoxicity investigated. This experimental study aimed to evaluate the possible harmful effects of caffeinated versus non-caffeinated SDs on DNA and cellular integrity. Material: forty adult Wistar albino rats were allowed for free intake of two groups of CSDs (caffeinated and non-caffeinated) separately for 3months, while observing their body weights. After scarification, blood biochemistry, histopathological examination, comet analysis and morphometry were done to detect statistical significance of the findings. Results; caffeinated CSDs proved statistically to have a biochemical, genotoxic, and cytotoxic effects worse than the non-caffeinated CSDs. Conclusion: the deleterious genotoxic and cytotoxic effects of CSDs necessitates precise measures to control their free high consumption levels

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Egyptian Society of Clinical Toxicology Journal
Volume 10, Issue 2
December 2022
Pages 33-47

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