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World J Hepatol. Oct 27, 2025; 17(10): 109807
Published online Oct 27, 2025. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v17.i10.109807
Published online Oct 27, 2025. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v17.i10.109807
Ginger mitigates acrylamide-induced hepatotoxicity through antioxidant and anti-inflammatory mechanisms in rats
Ahmed El-Sayed Nour El Deen, Osama Khalil Farag, Ahmed F Abdel Ghany, Mohammed Abdel Aziz Mohammed, Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Assuit 002, Egypt
Ahmed El-Sayed Nour El Deen, Almoatazbellah Mahmoud Elsayed, Reda S Taha, Mostafa Mahmoud Youssef Mohamed, Ahmad Taha, Departments of Basic Medical and Clinical Dental Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, Zarqa University, Zarqa 00962, Jordan
Fatma Rashed, Depertment of Oral Biology, Faculty of Dentistry, Damanhour University, Behera 2025, Egypt
Amira Osman, Department of Anatomy and Histology, Faculty of Medicine, Mutah University, Karak 61710, Jordan
Amira Osman, Department of Histology and Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafr El Sheikh 33516, Egypt
Almoatazbellah Mahmoud Elsayed, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Assuit 002, Egypt
Sherif M A Mansour, Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Assuit 002, Egypt
Reda S Taha, Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine in Damietta, Al-Azhar University, Damietta 057, Egypt
Sami Ahmed Zaher Basha, Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Allied Medical Sciences, Zarqa University, Zarqa 00962, Jordan
Sami Ahmed Zaher Basha, Department of Cardiovascular Pulmonary and Geratrics Physical Therapy, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Pharos University in Alexandria, Alexandria 21548, Egypt
Ahmad Taha, Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine Port Said University, Port Said 42534, Egypt
Author contributions: Nour El Deen AES, Osman A, Abdel Ghany AF, Mansour S and Taha A were involved in the study concept, design, preparing the questioner of the study, and contributed to data acquisition; Nour El Deen AES, Rashed F, and Abdel Ghany AF performed statistical analysis and designed the figures; Nour El Deen AES, Rashed F, Abdel Ghany AF, Taha RS, and Mohamed MMY wrote the manuscript; Nour El Deen AES, Rashed F, and Mohamed MMY performed data interpretation; Osman A, Taha RS, and Mohamed MMY performed the data collection; all the authors reviewed the manuscript and finally approved it for submission.
Institutional animal care and use committee statement: All animal procedures were approved by the Institutional Animal Ethics Committee of Al-Azhar University (No. RP/NA/PHY/09/10/2023) and National Institutes of Health regulations for the care and use of laboratory animals.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
ARRIVE guidelines statement: The authors have read the ARRIVE guidelines, and the manuscript was prepared and revised according to the ARRIVE guidelines.
Data sharing statement: The datasets generated and/or analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.
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Corresponding author: Ahmed El-Sayed Nour El Deen, Professor, Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Grees, Assuit 002, Egypt. a.nourelden@zu.edu.jo
Received: May 22, 2025
Revised: July 3, 2025
Accepted: September 4, 2025
Published online: October 27, 2025
Processing time: 158 Days and 14.4 Hours
Revised: July 3, 2025
Accepted: September 4, 2025
Published online: October 27, 2025
Processing time: 158 Days and 14.4 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: Acrylamide (ACR), a common toxin in processed foods, poses serious risks to liver health through oxidative stress and inflammation. This study tested whether ginger extract could protect the liver against ACR damage in rats. The results showed that ginger significantly improved liver function, reduced oxidative damage, and supported antioxidant defenses. These findings suggest that ginger may serve as a natural and accessible dietary strategy to protect the liver from toxins found in everyday food. This research highlights the potential of ginger as a safe supplement to prevent food-related liver injury.