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Nastaran Rahimi Mahsa Hassanipour Narges Sistany Allahabadi Fatemeh Sabbaghziarani Maryam Yazdanparast Ahmadreza Dehpour 《Pharmacological reports : PR》2018,70(3):426-433
Background
Colitis, a colonic inflammatory condition, showed a linkage with hepatobiliary disorders such as cirrhosis. It has been reported that both endogenous opioids and nitric oxide (NO) play critical roles in colitis pathogenesis. Moreover, opioid and NO levels showed elevation in patients with cirrhosis. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of cirrhosis on the experimental model of colitis and the possible involvement of opioidergic/nitrergic systems in rats.Methods
Colitis was induced by acetic acid 28 days after bile duct ligation (BDL). L-NAME, as an inhibitor of NO synthase and naltrexone, as an antagonist of opioid receptors were administered intraperitoneally to animals during 3 days after induction of colitis. Macroscopic colitis lesion area, inflammatory mediators change, NO metabolite levels, and colon microscopic injuries were assessed 3 days after induction.Results
Cirrhosis significantly reduced the severity of damages to the colon. Administration of L-NAME (10 mg/kg), naltrexone (10 mg/kg) and co-administration of L-NAME (1 mg/kg) and naltrexone (5 mg/kg) significantly decreased the protective effect of BDL on colitis. Nitrite elevated levels in BDL rats were significantly diminished in L-NAME- and naltrexone-treated animals. Histopathology parameters and cytokines level alterations in the colon of acetic acid-treated animals after BDL was reversed after injection of L-NAME, naltrexone, and co-administration of L-NAME (1 mg/kg) + naltrexone (5 mg/kg).Conclusion
Cirrhosis improved the intestinal damages induced by acetic acid in rats which may be mediated through interaction of nitrergic and opioidergic systems. 相似文献2.
Faisal Imam Naif O. Al-Harbi Mohammad Matar Al-Harbi Mushtaq Ahmad Ansari Abdullah F Al-Asmari Mohd Nazam Ansari Wael A. Al-Anazi Saleh Bahashwan Mashal M Almutairi Musaad Alshammari Mohammad Rashid Khan Abdulaziz Mohammed Alsaad Moureq Rashed Alotaibi 《Pharmacological reports : PR》2018,70(5):993-1000
Background
Doxorubicin is an effective, potent and commonly used anthracycline-related anticancer drug; however, cardiotoxicity compromises its therapeutic potential. Apremilast, a novel phosphodiesterase type 4-inhibitor, reported to have anti-inflammatory effects and modulating many inflammatory mediators.Methods
The present study investigated the influence of apremilast against doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity in male Wistar rats. A total, 24 animals were divided into four groups of six animal each. Group 1, served as control and received normal saline. Group 2 animals, received doxorubicin (20 mg kg?1, ip). Group 3 and 4, treatment group, received doxorubicin (20 mg kg?1, ip) with the same schedule as group-2, plus apremilast (10 and 20 mg kg?1 day?1, po) respectively. Oxidative stress, caspase-3 enzyme activity, gene expression and protein expression were tested.Results
The results of the present study demonstrated that administration of apremilast reversed doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity.Conclusion
These findings suggested that apremilast can attenuate doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity via inhibition of oxidative stress mediated activation of nuclear factor-kappa B signaling pathways. 相似文献3.
Background
The purpose of the study was to explore the therapeutic potential of Betulinic acid (BA) in streptozotocin (STZ) induced memory damage in experimental rats.Methods
STZ (3 mg/kg bilaterally) as intracerebroventrical (icv) route was administered on day 1 and 3 in rats. Donepezil (5 mg/kg/day po), used as standard, and BA (5, 10 and 15 mg/kg/day po) were administered after 1 h of 1st STZ infusion up to 21 days. Object recognition task (ORT) for non-spatial, Morris water maze (MWM) for spatial and locomotor activity were performed to evaluate behavioral changes in rats. On 22nd day, animals were decapitated and hippocampus was separated to perform biochemical (AChE, LPO, GSH, nitrite), neuroinflammatory (TNF-α, IL-1β, and IL-6), neurotransmitters (NTs) (dopamine, norepinephrine and serotonin) analysis.Results
STZ infusion significantly impaired memory as observed in MWM and ORT, increased oxidative stress, pro-inflammatory cytokine’s level and altered NTs level. Moreover, BA demonstrated a neuroprotective effect in a dose-dependent manner. BA dose dependently (5, 10 and 15 mg/kg) significantly restore STZ induced memory changes and pathological abnormalities in rat brain.Conclusions
The findings of the current study suggests that BA protect rat brain from STZ induced neuronal damage via acting through multiple mechanisms and would be used to curb cognitive decline associated with neurodegenerative disorders especially AD. 相似文献4.
Ewa A. Ogłodek 《Pharmacological reports : PR》2018,70(1):110-118
Background
Both proinflammatory cytokines and oxidative stress are considered an imbalance between the cellular production of reactive oxygen species and the antioxidant defense mechanisms. An inflammatory response that occurs in depression leads to a synergy between pro-inflammatory cytokines and oxidative stress. This synergy induces common signal transduction pathways that boost the inflammatory cascade. The object of this study was to assess the concentrations of inflammatory and oxidative status biomediators such as MIP-1α, PMN elastase, MDA, and IL-12 in depressed patients with and without posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and with PTSD alone.Methods
The number of participants enrolled in the study was 460. Out of them, 420 were determined to be suffering from depression, and 40 (20 males and 20 females) comprised the control group. The subjects were divided into groups, each consisting of 60 participants (30 males and 30 females) with: mild depression (MD), moderate depression (MOD), severe depression (SeD), MD and PTSD (MD + PTSD), MOD and PTSD (MOD + PTSD), SeD and PTSD (Sed + PTSD), and PTSD alone. At 7:00 a.m. all patients had blood samples collected to assess serum concentrations of the studied parameters using the Elisa method.Results
Depression became more severe as the concentration levels of MIP-1α, PMN elastase, MDA, and IL-12 changed.Conclusion
Studied parameters can be used as markers of chronic stress in both depression and PTSD, either comorbid or alone, to make an early diagnosis and evaluate disease severity. Revealed changes confirm the presence of a biological response in depression. 相似文献5.
JinHong Jiang WeiDong Jin YaLi Peng XueYa Liang Shu Li LiJuan Wei ZhiPing Lei LongFei Li Min Chang 《Pharmacological reports : PR》2018,70(2):355-363
Background
This study aimed to investigate the functional roles of Cortistatin-14 (CST-14) in the gastrointestinal (GI) motility.Methods
For in vivo study, mice were randomly divided into control, ip injected CST-14 (0.1, 0.5, 1, 5, 10 mg/kg) + control group, icv injected CST-14 (5 μg) + control group, dextran sulfate sodium-induced colitis group, CST-14 + colitis group, castor oil-induced diarrhea group, CST-14 + diarrhea group. We carried out these experiments by quantitative real-time PCR, GI transit, bead expulsion and fecal pellet output. For in vitro study, effects of CST-14 were investigated in the longitudinal and circular muscle contractions of jejum, ileum, and colon.Results
In vivo, the expression of CST-14 mRNA was significantly decreased in the colon of colitis mice and CST-14 significantly inhibited GI transit rate in colitis mice, and delayed the emergence of liquid feces in castor oil-induced diarrhea mouse model. Additionally, ip injection of CST-14, but not icv injected, remarkably inhibited GI transit, bead expulsion and fecal pellet output in mice. In vitro assays, CST-14 (10?6 M) could relax the rhythms of the longitudinal muscles and circular muscles of the jejunum, ileum and colon of mice. The further study indicated that the roles of CST-14 in mouse GI motility were significantly reversed by c-SOM (sstr1-5 antagonist), especially sstr2 and sstr3 and propranolol (β-adrenoceptor blocker), suggesting that somatostatin system and noradrenaline system were involved in the inhibiting effects of CST-14 in GI.Conclusion
Such inhibiting effects imply that CST-14 system in gastrointestinal motility might be a new target for treatment of GI tract disorder. 相似文献6.
Janusz Szyndler Piotr Maciejak Karolina Kołosowska Natalia Chmielewska Anna Skórzewska Patrycja Daszczuk Adam Płaźnik 《Pharmacological reports : PR》2018,70(1):14-21
Background
Changes in the expression of the GABA-A receptor subunits involved in phasic and tonic inhibition have been studied in a wide spectrum of animal models of epilepsy. However, there is no exhaustive data regarding the pentylenetetrazole (PTZ) kindling model of epilepsy.Methods
The aim of our study was to analyse the hippocampal changes in the expression of GABA-A receptor subunits involved in phasic (α1, γ2) or tonic (α4 and δ) inhibition in rats subjected to the PTZ kindling using immunohistochemistry method as well as in animals subjected to a single injection of a subconvulsive (30 mg/kg) or convulsive (55 mg/kg) dose of PTZ. Moreover, the expression of GABA transporters (GAT-1 and GAT-3) was also assessed.Results
In kindled animals, we observed an increase in the expression of α1 (in CA1, DG (dentate gyrus) and CA3 regions) and γ2 (CA1 and CA3) subunits as well as in the expression of GAT-1 (CA1). On the other hand, the expression of the δ subunit in the DG was reduced. The single injection of PTZ at a dose of 30 mg/kg increased the expression of the α4 subunit in the DG, while at a dose of 55 mg/kg, PTZ increased the expression of the α1 and α4 subunits in the DG and reduced expression of the γ2 subunit in the CA1 and CA3 regions.Conclusions
The pattern of changes observed in our study indicates that changes in tonic inhibition are involved in abnormal neuronal activity observed in PTZ model of epilepsy. 相似文献7.
Background
Methylene-tetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene variant may play an important role in the pathophysiology of diabetes and its complications due to its influence on plasma homocysteine levels and also its effect on scavenging peroxynitrite radicals. Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) is one of the most common diabetic chronic complications. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between diabetic neuropathy and MTHFR gene C677T and 1298A ?C polymorphisms.Method
Patients with type 2 diabetes N = 248 were enrolled in the study, consisting of patients with neuropathy (N = 141) and patients without neuropathy (N = 107). MTHFR C677T polymorphism was analyzed using polymerase chain reaction followed by restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) of genomic DNA for genotyping of samples. 1298A/C polymorphism was evaluated using ARMS-PCR.Result
There was a significant difference in MTHFR polymorphism between the groups with and without neuropathy.Conclusion
Our results suggest that MTHFR 677 variant confer risk for diabetic neuropathy among Iranian patients with type 2 diabetes. 相似文献8.
Background
Both major depression and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are characterized by inflammation, increased concentration levels of proinflammatory cytokines, decreased neurogenesis followed by neuroprogression, as well as mitochondrial and the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis dysfunction. Elevated levels of oxidative stress caused by an increased activity of prooxidants over antioxidants are also observed. Based on several reports, depressive episodes can lead to the sensitization of immune-inflammatory pathways. Thus, depression, PTSD, and depression comorbid with PTSD are associated with immune-inflammatory markers. The study aimed at evaluating concentration levels of iNOS, HO-1, IL-33, and MIP-1β in depression with and without PTSD.Methods
A total number of participants enrolled in the study was 460. Out of them, 420 subjects with various levels of depression severity constituted the study group (210 males and 210 females), and 40 subjects (20 males and 20 females) constituted the control group. Each study group comprised 60 patients (30 males and 30 females) with mild depression (MD), moderate depression (MOD), severe depression (SeD), MD and PTSD (MD + PTSD), MOD and PTSD (MOD + PTSD), SeD and PTSD (SeD + PTSD), and with PTSD alone. At 7:00 a.m., all patients had serum concentrations of iNOS, HO-1, IL-33, MIP-1β determined using ELISA.Results
Both depression exacerbation and PTSD comorbidity led to elevated levels of iNOS, HO-1, IL-33, and MIP-1β.Conclusion
Depression both with and without PTSD leads to elevated levels of inflammation and an oxidant/antioxidant imbalance. Alterations in both cytokines and oxidative stress are related to the mechanisms responsible for the development of depressive symptoms. 相似文献9.
José Luis Cortes-Altamirano Samuel Reyes-Long Adriana Olmos-Hernández Herlinda Bonilla-Jaime Paul Carrillo-Mora Cindy Bandala Alfonso Alfaro-Rodriguez 《Pharmacological reports : PR》2018,70(2):385-389
Background
Levetiracetam (LEV) is a novel anticonvulsant with proven antinociceptive properties. However, the antinociceptive and pronociceptive effect of this drug has not yet been fully elucidated in a tonic pain model.Methods
Thirty-six male rats (Wistar) were randomized into six groups and underwent the formalin test as follows: rats in the control group were administered 50 μL of 1% formalin in the paw; sham-group rats were administered 50 μL of saline in the paw to mimick the application of formalin; the four experimental groups were administered LEV intragastrically (ig) (50, 100, 200 and 300 mg/kg), and 40 min later 50 μL of 1% formalin was injected in the paw.Results
LEV exhibited antinociceptive effect in the 300 mg/kg LEV group (p < 0.05) and a pronociceptive effect in the 100 mg/kg LEV group (p < 0.05) and in the 50 mg/kg LEV group (p < 0.001).Conclusions
The antinociceptive and pronociceptive effect of LEV in a tonic pain model is dose-dependent. 相似文献10.
Hanaa Mahmoud Ali 《Pharmacological reports : PR》2018,70(4):804-811
Background
Lead acetate (Led) and mercury chloride (Mer) represent important ecological and public health concerns due to their hazardous toxicities. Naturally found products play a vital role in chemopreventive agent innovation. The current study aimed to assess the modifying effect of garlic (Gar) and/or vitamin E (Vit E) against the half-maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50) Led and/or Mer-induced cytotoxic, genotoxic and apoptotic effects.Methods
Human lung cells (WI-38) were pretreated with Gar and/or Vit E for 24 h and then treated with Led and/or Mer either alone or with their combination for 24 h. Cytotoxicity of Led and Mer and the viability of Gar and Vit E were assessed using MTT assay. The alkaline comet assay was used to assess DNA damage, whereas QRT-PCR was performed to evaluate p53, Bax, and Bcl2 mRNA-expression.Results
The results of this study showed that IC50 of Led was (732.72 μg/mL) and for Mer was (885.83 μg/mL), while cell viability effective dose for Gar was (300 μg/mL) and for Vit E was (26,800 μg/mL). Treating cells with the IC50-concentration of Led or Mer or their combination using half IC50 of both of them induced severe DNA-damage. Bax-expression was increased, while p53 and Bcl2-expressions were decreased. Pretreatment of cells with Gar and/or Vit E ameliorated the previous alternations.Conclusions
Led and Mer can induce oxidative stress and change the expressions of apoptosis-related proteins in WI-38 cells. Gar and Vit E may be promising protective candidate agent against the toxic effect of heavy metals. 相似文献11.
Arun K. Sharma Ashish Kumar Gaurav Taneja Upendra Nagaich Aakash Deep Ashok K. Datusalia Satyendra K. Rajput 《Pharmacological reports : PR》2018,70(4):789-795
Background
Myocardial infarction (MI) is a solitary fatal condition with towering prevalence of mortality worldwide. Our previous study reports that low-dose copper nanoparticles (CuNP) can halt the progression of diabetes-induced cardiotoxicity as copper has anti-inflammatory, anti-proliferative and anti-oxidant potential. In addition, exercise training has also been considered a hallmark for cardiac health.Method
Cardioprotective potential of CuNP (1 mg/kg/day, po, 4 weeks) and exercise (swimming, 90 min, 5 days/4 weeks) either alone or in combination was estimated by measuring the surge in serum nitrite/nitrate concentration and reduction in creatine kinase MB (CKMB), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), cardiac troponin I (cTnI), lipid profile, oxidative stress, structural abnormalities against isproterenol (ISO)-induced MI.Results
ISO significantly increased CKMB, LDH, cTnI, lipid alteration, oxidative stress, structural abnormalities and decrease nitrite/nitrate concentration in serum. Quantitative estimation of total and phosphorylated Akt(SER-473)/GSK-3b(SER-9) indicated the significant reduction in pAkt and pGSK-3b in ISO treated animal. Individual and combined treatment of CuNP and exercise significantly reduce ISO -induced CKMB, cTnI, LDH, and improve nitrite/nitrate concentration and lipid profile. Attenuation of myocardial oxidative stress and serum TBARS revealed the associated preconditioning effect of exercise and CuNP against oxidative stress. Exercise and CuNP also showed the protective potential against structural abnormalities. However, the cardioprotective effect of individual and combined strategy of exercise and CuNP was vanished by wortmannin and also avoid the downregulation of pGSK-3b.Conclusion
Low-dose CuNP and exercise training significantly prevents ISO-induced MI through preconditioning and GSK-3b inhibition. Ability to upsurge the NO level, lipid profile and reduced oxidative stress improve the potency of combined strategy. 相似文献12.
Saeed Mehrzadi Iman Fatemi Ali Reza Malayeri Ali Khodadadi Fatemeh Mohammadi Esrafil Mansouri Mohammad Rashno Mehdi Goudarzi 《Pharmacological reports : PR》2018,70(4):712-719
Background
The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of ellagic acid (EA) on arsenic-induced renal and hepatic toxicity in rats.Methods
A total number of 35 male Wistar rats were randomly divided into five experimental groups. Group 1 received normal saline (po). Group 2 received sodium arsenite (SA, 10 mg/kg, po) for 21 days. Group 3 received EA (30 mg/kg, po) for 14 days. Groups 4 and 5 received SA 7 days prior to EA (10 and 30 mg/kg respectively) treatment and continued up to 21 days simultaneous with SA administration. Various biochemical, histological and molecular biomarkers were measured in kidney and liver.Results
Treatment with EA (more potently at dose of 30 mg/kg) restored the SA-induced alterations in serum creatinine (Cr) and blood urine nitrogen (BUN) levels as well as the changes in aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alkaline phosphatase (ALP) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) concentrations (all p < 0.001). Elevated levels of malondialdehyde (MDA) and nitric oxide (NO) in renal and hepatic tissue was reduced by EA treatment (all p < 0.001). Treatment with EA enhanced the glutathione (GSH) content in liver (p < 0.001) and up-regulated renal and hepatic superoxide dismutase (SOD) and glutathione peroxidase (GPx) mRNA expression (all p < 0.001). The SA-induced histopathological alterations in kidney and liver were reduced by EA treatment.Conclusion
In conclusion, the presence of EA with SA alleviated its toxic effects and EA treatment might be an effective strategy for the management of arsenic-induced renal and hepatic damage. 相似文献13.
Carlos Eduardo de Souza Menezes Roger S. McIntyre Adriano José Maia Chaves Filho Silvânia Maria Mendes Vasconcelos Francisca Cléa Florenço de Sousa João Quevedo Thomas N. Hyphantis André F. Carvalho Danielle Macêdo 《Pharmacological reports : PR》2018,70(6):1173-1179
Background
The use of antidepressants in combination is common practice following non-response to single antidepressant agents. Nevertheless, the scientific literature lacks preclinical studies regarding the combined administration of antidepressants across multiple behavioral measures including, but not limited to, cognition. Hence, we aimed to determine the effects of paroxetine (PAR), venlafaxine (VEN) and bupropion (BUP) alone or combined (PAR + BUP or VEN + BUP) on spatial and affective memory tasks to advance the knowledge about the combined use of antidepressants in cognition.Methods
Adult rats received daily injections (15 days) of PAR (20 mg/kg, ip), VEN (20 mg/kg, ip), BUP (20 mg/kg, ip) alone or combined and were submitted to behavioral measures of spatial memory (radial-arm maze - RAM), aversive memory (passive avoidance - PA), open field (OF) and forced swimming (FST) tests.Results
In the RAM, VEN or VEN + BUP impaired learning, while short-term memory (STM) was impaired by PAR, BUP and their combination. VEN + BUP improved STM as compared to BUP. PAR impaired long-term memory (LTM). VEN or BUP alone impaired STM and long-term fear memory, whilst PAR + BUP or VEN + BUP did not induce significant alterations.Conclusions
The effects of VEN, PAR or BUP alone and in combination on measures of memory are variable and vary as a function of the pharmacodynamics profile of each drug as well as the specific memory paradigm. 相似文献14.
Background
Prolonged use of aspirin, a commonly prescribed non steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, is well known to produce gastrointestinal toxicity which could be minimized by various anti-secretory agents. The present study was carried out to evaluate the protective effect of artesunate against aspirin induced gastric injury in rats.Methods
Gastric injury was induced in fasted Wistar rats by oral administration of aspirin. The effect of 50 and 150 mg/kg of artesunate was studied on macroscopic changes, gastric secretions, histology, oxidative stress and inflammatory markers in the stomach tissue after 5 h of induction of gastric injury. Immunohistochemical analysis for the expression of IL-1β, IL-6, NF-κB(p65) and COX-2 was also carried out. The effect of artesunate was compared with that of standard anti-ulcer drug famotidine (20 mg/kg).Results
Artesunate pretreatment produced a dose-dependent reduction in aspirin induced gastric injury and restored the gastric juice parameters. It normalized the tissue levels of oxidative stress markers (glutathione, malondialdehyde and superoxide dismutase activity) and mediators of inflammation (myeloperoxidase and TNF-α). The protection afforded by artesunate was evident from the histoarchitecture of stomach tissue and marked reduction in tissue expression of IL-1β, IL-6, NF-κB(p65) and COX-2. The effect of artesunate was found to be comparable to that of standard drug famotidine.Conclusion
Artesunate markedly ameliorated aspirin induced gastric injury in rats by targeting oxidative stress and COX-2 dependent as well as COX-2 independent proinflammatory signaling pathways and could have a therapeutic potential in gastric ulcer disease. 相似文献15.
Protective effects of curcumin on acrolein-induced neurotoxicity in HT22 mouse hippocampal cells 总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1
Lan-Ying Shi Li Zhang Hui Li Tao-Li Liu Ji-Cai Lai Zhi-Bing Wu Jian Qin 《Pharmacological reports : PR》2018,70(5):1040-1046
Background
Aging is one of the most important inevitable risk factors of Alzheimer disease (AD). Oxidative stress plays a critical role in the process of aging. Curcumin has been proposed to improve neural damage, especially neurodegenerative injury, through its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. Therefore, we investigated the effects of curcumin on acrolein-induced AD-like pathologies in HT22 cells.Methods
HT22 murine hippocampal neuronal cells were treated with 25 μM acrolein for 24 h with or without pre-treating with curcumin at the selected optimum concentration (5 μg/mL) for 30 min. Cell viability and apoptosis were measured by CCK8 assay and flow cytometric analysis. Levels of glutathione (GSH), superoxide dismutase (SOD), and malondialdehyde (MDA) were detected by a GSH assay kit or commercial assay kits, respectively. Alterations in the expression of BDNF/TrkB and key enzymes involved in amyloid precursor protein (APP) metabolism were assessed by western blotting.Results
Data showed that curcumin significantly reversed acrolein-induced oxidative stress indicated by depletion of GSH and SOD, and elevation of MDA. The findings also suggested curcumin’s potential in protecting HT22 cells against acrolein through regulating the BDNF/TrkB signaling. In addition, acrolein-induced reduction in A-disintegrin and metalloprotease, and the increase of amyloid precursor protein, β-secretase, and receptor for advanced glycation end products were reversed either, and most of them were nearly restored to the control levels by curcumin.Conclusion
These findings demonstrate the protective effects of curcumin on acrolein-induced neurotoxicity in vitro, which further suggests its potential role in the treatment of AD. 相似文献16.
Marwa Ahmed Amin Atallah Samah M. Elaidy Mona K. Tawfik 《Pharmacological reports : PR》2018,70(3):509-518
Background
In liver fibrosis, a major morbid and mortal disease, oxidative stress motivation of hepatic stellate cells (HSCs)-into myofibroblasts terminated in collagen deposition remain the key pathophysiological deal. Serotonin (5-HT) through its HSCs-expressed receptors, especially 5-HT2A and 7, shows crucial events in fibrogenesis of chronic liver diseases. Molecular hepatic oxidative stress-fibrotic roles of 5-HT2A and 7 receptors antagonists (ketanserin and SB-269970 respectively) are still a challenging issue.Methods
Seven groups of adult male Wistar rats (n = 10) were used. A carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) solution was injected intraperitoneally twice weekly for 6 weeks. On the 7th week, rats developed liver fibrosis were treated either by ketanserin (1 mg/kg/day, ip) or SB-269970 (2 mg/kg/day, ip) for 14 days. Survival rates, and serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) levels in addition to hepatic malondialdehyde (MDA) and reduced glutathione (GSH) levels, superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT) activities, and transforming growth factor-beta1 (TGF-β1) and procollagen type I N-terminal propeptide (PINP) levels, beside the hepatic histopathological fibrotic changes, were evaluated.Results
In CCl4-challenged rats, each therapeutic approach showed significant reductions in elevated serum ALT, and AST levels, hepatic MDA, TGF-β1, and PINP levels, and histopathological hepatic fibrotic scores as well as significant elevations in survival rates, reduced hepatic GSH levels, and SOD, and CAT activities. Remarkably, significant ameliorative measurements were observed in SB-269970 treated group.Conclusion
Blockade of 5-HT2A and 7 receptors each alone could be a future reliable therapeutic approach in liver fibrosis through a reduction in oxidative stress/TGF-β1-induced HSCs activation pathway. 相似文献17.
Hong-Bo Xiao Guo-Guang Sui Xiang-Yang Lu Zhi-Liang Sun 《Pharmacological reports : PR》2018,70(3):439-445
Background
Mastitis is inflammation of a breast (or udder). Angiopoietin-like protein 2 (ANGPTL2) has been found as a key inflammatory mediator in mastitis. Purpose of this research was to investigate the mechanisms about repressing effect of kaempferol on mastitis.Methods
Forty mice were randomly divided into 4 groups (n = 10): C57BL/6J control mice, untreated murine mastitis, 10 mg/kg kaempferol treated murine mastitis (ip), and 30 mg/kg kaempferol treated murine mastitis (ip). Primary cultured mouse mammary epithelial cells (MMEC) were indiscriminately divided into seven groups including control group, 10 mmol/L vehicle of kaempferol group, 10 μmol/L kaempferol treated group, 20 μg/mL LPS treated group, 1 μmol/L kaempferol plus LPS treated group, 3 μmol/L kaempferol plus LPS treated group, and 10 μmol/L kaempferol plus LPS treated group.Results
In murine mastitis, kaempferol (10 or 30 mg/kg) treatment prevented mastitis development, decreased myeloperoxidase (MPO) production, interleukin (IL)-6 level, tumour necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) concentration, and ANGPTL2 expression. In MMEC, kaempferol (1, 3 or 10 μM) reduced MPO production, TNF-α concentration, IL-6 level, and ANGPTL2 expression.Conclusions
The results in present study show that kaempferol modulates the expression of ANGPTL2 to lessen the mastitis in mice. 相似文献18.
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Grzegorz Grześk Wioleta Stolarek Michał Kasprzak Marek Krzyżanowski Katarzyna Szadujkis-Szadurska Michał Wiciński Elżbieta Grześk 《Pharmacological reports : PR》2018,70(1):184-189
Background
Digoxin is the oldest drug used in the pharmacotherapy of heart failure (HF). However, digoxin remains an important therapeutic option for patients with persistent symptoms of HF occurring despite the implementation of standard pharmacotherapy. Digoxin concentration serum (SCD) should equal 1–2 ng/ml. The aim of our study was to measure of SCD among the hospitalized patients as well as to determine the selected factors influencing the concentration of the digoxin in the blood.Methods
The presented research was based on a retrospective analysis including 2149 patients treated with digoxin and hospitalized between 1980 and 2000. Was used for the determination of SCD automatic analyzer TDX ABBOTT GmbH – fluorescence polarization immunoassay (FPIA), with therapeutic range for digoxin of 0.8–2.0 ng/ml.Results
Average SCD result in the study population was located within the therapeutic range and amounted 1.06 ng/ml (55.7% of patients). Statistically significant differences in digoxin level were observed depending on the way of medicine administration (p = 0.000001) and the daily amount (p = 0.001). Moreover, statistically significant differences in digoxin level were observed depending on sex (p = 0.00002).Conclusions
An elevated level of digoxin was observed in the case of patients who received the medication both orally and intravenously, together with an increase in the daily amount of digoxin doses. It was confirmed that an elevated digoxin level occurs in the course of treatment in the case of women. 相似文献20.