Curcumin Pretreatment Prevents Potassium Dichromate-Induced Hepatotoxicity, Oxidative Stress, Decreased Respiratory Complex I Activity, and Membrane Permeability Transition Pore Opening

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Curcumin prevents K₂Cr₂O₇-induced alterations in mitochondrial oxygen consumption using malate/glutamate as substrate. CUR: curcumin; RCI: respiratory control index. Values are mean ± SEM, 𝑛= 4-5. ^a𝑃<0.05versus control; ^b𝑃<0.05versus K₂Cr₂O₇ (24 h); ^c𝑃<0.05versus K₂Cr₂O₇ (48 h).

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