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  1. Acute effects of atrazine on the immunoexpressions of sertoli and germ cells molecular markers, cytokines, chemokines, and sex hormones levels in mice testes and epididymides

    Article • Chemosphere, September 2024, Elsevier

    Professor Sunny O. Abarikwu

  2. Ascorbic acid attenuates gasoline-induced testicular toxicity, sperm quality deterioration, and testosterone imbalance in rats

    Article • Toxicology and Industrial Health, April 2024, SAGE Publications

    Professor Sunny O. Abarikwu

  3. Influence of triazines and lipopolysaccharide coexposure on inflammatory response and histopathological changes in the testis and liver of BalB/c mice

    Article • Heliyon, January 2024, Elsevier

    Professor Sunny O. Abarikwu

  4. Testosterone restores TM3 and TM4 cell viability, reduces reactive oxygen species generation, and protects against atrazine‐induced stereological changes in rat testes

    Article • Journal of Biochemical and Molecular Toxicology, October 2023, Wiley

    Professor Sunny O. Abarikwu

  5. Exogenous Ascorbate Administration Elevates Testicular Oxidative Damage and Histological Injuries in Rats after Busulfan Treatment

    Article • Andrologia, June 2023, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Professor Sunny O. Abarikwu

  6. Testosterone Prevents atrazine-Induced Oxidative Damage, Inflammation and Histologic Changes in the Testes of Young Mature Rats

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences India Section B Biological Sciences, May 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Sunny O. Abarikwu

  7. Intake of Fluted Pumpkin Seeds Rebalances Oxidative Stress Parameters in the Aged Rat’s Testes

    Article • Andrologia, February 2023, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Professor Sunny O. Abarikwu

  8. Combined Protective Effects of Quercetin, Rutin, and Gallic Acid against Cadmium-Induced Testicular Damages in Young-Adult Rats

    Article • Andrologia, February 2023, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Professor Sunny O. Abarikwu

  9. Fluted pumpkin seeds protect the spermatogenesis score index and testicular histology of caffeine treated rats

    Article • Andrologia, September 2022, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Professor Sunny O. Abarikwu

  10. Curcumin improves the protective effects of quercetin against atrazine‐induced testicular injury in adult Wistar rats

    Article • Andrologia, April 2022, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Professor Sunny O. Abarikwu

  11. Plants in the management of male infertility

    Article • Andrologia, January 2020, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Professor Sunny O. Abarikwu

  12. Effects ofAnthocleista djalonensisroot extracts on reproductive hormones and testicular marker enzymes in adult male Wistar rats

    Article • Andrologia, October 2019, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Professor Sunny O. Abarikwu

  13. Protective effects of Anthocleista djalonensis A. Chev root extracts against induced testicular inflammation and impaired spermatogenesis in adult rats

    Article • Molecular Biology Reports, August 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Sunny O. Abarikwu

  14. Characterization of leachates from waste landfill sites in a religious camp along Lagos-Ibadan expressway, Nigeria and its hepatotoxicity in rats

    Article • Chemosphere, February 2019, Elsevier

    Professor Sunny O. Abarikwu

  15. Effect of Fe and Cd Co-Exposure on Testicular Steroid Metabolism, Morphometry, and Spermatogenesis in Mice

    Article • Biological Trace Element Research, October 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Sunny O. Abarikwu

  16. Morphometric Evaluation of the Seminiferous Tubules and the Antioxidant Protective Effects of Gallic Acid and Quercetin in the Testis and Liver of Butyl Phthalate Treated Rats

    Article • Indian Journal of Clinical Biochemistry, September 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Sunny O. Abarikwu

  17. Telfairia occidentalis -supplemented diet induces changes in sperm parameters and testosterone level in rats

    Article • Andrologia, May 2018, Wiley

    Dr sunny O abarikwu, Professor Sunny O. Abarikwu

  18. Rutin ameliorates oxidative stress and preserves hepatic and renal functions following exposure to cadmium and ethanol

    Article • Pharmaceutical Biology, January 2017, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Sunny O. Abarikwu

  19. Atrazine induces apoptosis of SH-SY5Y human neuroblastoma cells via the regulation of Bax/Bcl-2 ratio and caspase-3-dependent pathway

    Article • Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology, February 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Sunny O. Abarikwu

  20. Anti-inflammatory effects of kolaviron modulate the expressions of inflammatory marker genes, inhibit transcription factors ERK1/2, p-JNK, NF-κB, and activate Akt expressions in the 93RS2 Sertoli cell lines

    Article • Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, December 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Sunny O. Abarikwu

  21. Quercetin ameliorates atrazine-induced changes in the testicular function of rats

    Article • Toxicology and Industrial Health, November 2014, SAGE Publications

    Professor Sunny O. Abarikwu

  22. Combined effects of repeated administration of Bretmont Wipeout (glyphosate) and Ultrazin (atrazine) on testosterone, oxidative stress and sperm quality of Wistar rats

    Article • Toxicology Mechanisms and Methods, November 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Sunny O. Abarikwu

  23. Combined administration of curcumin and gallic acid inhibits gallic acid-induced suppression of steroidogenesis, sperm output, antioxidant defenses and inflammatory responsive genes

    Article • The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, September 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Sunny O. Abarikwu

  24. Kolaviron, a natural flavonoid from the seeds of Garcinia kola, reduces LPS-induced inflammation in macrophages by combined inhibition of IL-6 secretion, and inflammatory transcription factors, ERK1/2, NF-κB, p38, Akt, p-c-JUN and JNK

    Article • Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects, July 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Sunny O. Abarikwu

  25. Protective effect of quercetin on atrazine-induced oxidative stress in the Liver, Kidney, Brain, and Heart of adult wistar rats

    Article • Toxicology International, January 2014, Informatics Publishing Limited

    Professor Sunny O. Abarikwu

  26. Effects of quercetin on mRNA expression of steroidogenesis genes in primary cultures of Leydig cells treated with atrazine

    Article • Toxicology in Vitro, March 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Sunny O. Abarikwu

  27. Rutin- and Selenium-attenuated cadmium-induced testicular pathophysiology in rats

    Article • Human & Experimental Toxicology, February 2013, SAGE Publications

    Professor Sunny O. Abarikwu

  28. Dietary Antioxidant, Quercetin, Protects Sertoli‐Germ Cell Coculture from Atrazine‐Induced Oxidative Damage

    Article • Journal of Biochemical and Molecular Toxicology, November 2012, Wiley

    Professor Sunny O. Abarikwu

  29. Quercetin decreases steroidogenic enzyme activity, NF-κB expression, and oxidative stress in cultured Leydig cells exposed to atrazine

    Article • Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, October 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Sunny O. Abarikwu

  30. Quercetin exacerbates the effects of subacute treatment of atrazine on reproductive tissue antioxidant defence system, lipid peroxidation and sperm quality in rats

    Article • Andrologia, August 2012, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Professor Sunny O. Abarikwu

  31. Kolaviron Biflavanoids of Garcinia Kola Seeds Protect Atrazine-Induced Cytotoxicity in Primary Cultures of Rat Leydig Cells

    Article • International Journal of Toxicology, June 2012, SAGE Publications

    Professor Sunny O. Abarikwu

  32. The protective effects of quercetin on the cytotoxicity of atrazine on rat Sertoli‐germ cell co‐culture

    Article • International Journal of Andrology, February 2012, Wiley

    Professor Sunny O. Abarikwu

  33. Protective effects of vitamin C against propanil-induced hepatotoxicity in wistar rats

    Article • Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease, January 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Chiagoziem A Otuechere, Professor Sunny O. Abarikwu

  34. Rutin ameliorates cyclophosphamide-induced reproductive toxicity in male rats

    Article • Toxicology International, January 2012, Medknow

    Dr Chiagoziem A Otuechere, Professor Sunny O. Abarikwu

  35. 4‐Hydroxynonenal Induces Mitochondrial‐Mediated Apoptosis and Oxidative Stress in SH‐SY5Y Human Neuronal Cells

    Article • Basic & Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology, December 2011, Wiley

    Professor Sunny O. Abarikwu

  36. Atrazine induces transcriptional changes in marker genes associated with steroidogenesis in primary cultures of rat Leydig cells

    Article • Toxicology in Vitro, December 2011, Elsevier

    Professor Sunny O. Abarikwu

  37. Kolaviron protects apoptotic cell death in PC12 cells exposed to Atrazine

    Article • Free Radical Research, July 2011, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Sunny O. Abarikwu

  38. Biflavanone-kolaviron protects human dopaminergic SH-SY5Y cells against atrazine induced toxic insult

    Article • Toxicology in Vitro, June 2011, Elsevier

    Professor Sunny O. Abarikwu

  39. Selenium provides protection to the liver but not the reproductive organs in an atrazine-model of experimental toxicity

    Article • Experimental and Toxicologic Pathology, March 2011, Elsevier

    Professor Sunny O. Abarikwu

  40. Changes in Sperm Characteristics and Induction of Oxidative Stress in the Testis and Epididymis of Experimental Rats by a Herbicide, Atrazine

    Article • Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, August 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Sunny O. Abarikwu

  41. Curcumin and Kolaviron Ameliorate Di‐n‐Butylphthalate‐Induced Testicular Damage in Rats

    Article • Basic & Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology, December 2006, Wiley

    Professor Sunny O. Abarikwu