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Studies have shown that certain bioactive agents present in medicinal plants elicit their anti-tumor activity by induction of mitochondrial permeability transition (mPT) opening. This research therefore aimed at investigating the effect of methanol extract of\n                      <jats:italic>Annona muricata<\/jats:italic>\n                      (MEAM) on mPT pore opening in normal and monosodium glutamate-induced uterine hyperplasia using female Wistar rats.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"j_jcim-2019-0341_abs_002_w2aab3b7c74b1b6b1aab1c16b2Aa\">\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Mitochondria, isolated from rat liver were exposed to different concentrations (20, 60, 100, 140 and 180\u00a0\u03bcg\/mL) of MEAM. The mPT pore opening, cytochrome\n                      <jats:italic>c<\/jats:italic>\n                      release, mitochondrial ATPase (mATPase) activity and the percentage lipid peroxidation were assessed spectrophotometrically. Histological effects of MEAM on the liver, brain and uterus of normal and MSG-treated rats were investigated.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"j_jcim-2019-0341_abs_003_w2aab3b7c74b1b6b1aab1c16b3Aa\">\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The\n                      <jats:italic>in vitro<\/jats:italic>\n                      results showed a significant induction of mPT pore opening by 2.4, 4.2 and 6.4 folds, release of cytochrome\n                      <jats:italic>c<\/jats:italic>\n                      and enhancement of mATPase activity at 100,140 and 180\u00a0\u03bcg\/mL, respectively. However, oral administration of MEAM did not induce mPT pore opening, neither any significant release of cytochrome\n                      <jats:italic>c<\/jats:italic>\n                      nor enhancement of mATPase activity at all the dosages used. However, histological assay revealed the presence of MSG-induced cellular damage and uterine hyperplasia which was ameliorated by MEAM co-administration.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"j_jcim-2019-0341_abs_004_w2aab3b7c74b1b6b1aab1c16b4Aa\">\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>These findings suggest that MEAM contains phytochemicals that can ameliorate MSG-induced damage and uterine hyperplasia in rats; however, the mechanism might not be via upregulation of mitochondrial-mediated apoptosis.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1515\/jcim-2019-0341","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,3,30]],"date-time":"2021-03-30T21:55:55Z","timestamp":1617141355000},"page":"355-361","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["Modulatory effect of methanol extract of\n                    <i>Annona muricata<\/i>\n                    stem bark on mitochondrial membrane permeability transition pore in normal rat liver and monosodium glutamate-induced uterine hyperplasia"],"prefix":"10.1515","volume":"18","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6987-9082","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Adeola Oluwakemi","family":"Olowofolahan","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine , University of Ibadan , Ibadan , Nigeria"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Funmilayo O.","family":"Adewoye","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine , University of Ibadan , Ibadan , Nigeria"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Olufunso Olabode","family":"Olorunsogo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine , University of Ibadan , Ibadan , Nigeria"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"374","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2021,3,31]]},"reference":[{"key":"2025121209313223478_j_jcim-2019-0341_ref_001_w2aab3b7c74b1b6b1ab2b1b1Aa","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Green, DR, Kroemer, G. 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