QUERCETIN AND CURCUMIN ATTENUATE GASOLINE FUME-INDUCED OXIDATIVE STRESS AND MODULATE ANTIOXIDANT ENZYME ACTIVITIES IN MALE WISTAR RATS
Background: Inhalation of gasoline fumes constitutes a significant occupational and environmental health hazard capable of inducing oxidative stress and depleting endogenous antioxidant defenses in exposed individuals. Quercetin and curcumin are naturally occurring dietary polyphenols with well-established antioxidant...