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This study evaluated the neuroprotective potential of Thymoquinone (TQ), a bioactive derivative of Nigella sativa, in mitigating chronic PTX-induced neurotoxicity without compromising antineoplastic activity. We first performed in vitro experiments using Sprague\u2013Dawley rat embryonic (E15) Dorsal Root Ganglia (DRG) (Envigo Laboratory (Udine, Italy)) to assess neurotoxicity through neurite outgrowth evaluation. To investigate the molecular mechanisms underlying TQ\u2019s putative neuroprotective mechanisms, SIRT1 protein expression was additionally evaluated by western blot, while MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells were used to monitor cytotoxicity via MTT assay. We then moved to in vivo experiments, in which chronic neuropathy was induced in rats using PTX (10 mg\/kg, i.v., weekly for 4 weeks). TQ was co-administered orally (5\u201310 mg\/kg\/day). The effects of TQ on peripheral neuropathy were assessed through behavioral testing, neurophysiological assessments, and histological analysis of Intraepidermal Nerve Fibre density (IENF), DRG and peripheral nerves. In vitro, TQ (5 \u03bcM) significantly attenuated PTX-induced neurite shortening at 24 h; TQ co-treatment fully prevented PTX-induced SIRT1 downregulation in embryonic DRG neurons and did not compromise PTX cytotoxicity in MCF-7 cells, while significantly potentiating it in MDA-MB-231 triple-negative breast cancer cells. In vivo results demonstrated that PTX-treated animals exhibited mild erythroid myelosuppression at the end of treatment. Regarding efficacy, TQ consistently prevented PTX-induced mechanical allodynia throughout the treatment period, and TQ (10 mg\/kg) transiently mitigated IENF depletion at mid-treatment; however, no improvement in neurophysiological parameters or peripheral nerve morphology was observed at either time point. 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