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Shao YY, Li B, Huang YM, Luo Q, Xie YM, Chen YH. Thymoquinone Attenuates Brain Injury via an Anti-oxidative Pathway in a Status Epilepticus Rat Model. Transl Neurosci 2017; 8:9-14. [PMID: 28400978 PMCID: PMC5384046 DOI: 10.1515/tnsci-2017-0003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2016] [Accepted: 02/27/2017] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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AIM Status epilepticus (SE) results in the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), which contribute to seizure-induced brain injury. It is well known that oxidative stress plays a pivotal role in status epilepticus (SE). Thymoquinone (TQ) is a bioactive monomer extracted from black cumin (Nigella sativa) seed oil that has anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer, and antioxidant activity in various diseases. This study evaluated the protective effects of TQ on brain injury in a lithium-pilocarpine rat model of SE and investigated the underlying mechanism related to antioxidative pathway. METHODS Electroencephalogram and Racine scale were used to value seizure severity. Passive-avoidance test was used to determine learning and memory function. Moreover, anti-oxidative activity of TQ was observed using Western blot and super oxide dismutase (SOD) activity assay. RESULTS Latency to SE increased in the TQ-pretreated group compared with rats in the model group, while the total power was significantly lower. Seizure severity measured on the Racine scale was significantly lower in the TQ group compared with the model group. Results of behavioral experiments suggest that TQ may also have a protective effect on learning and memory function. Investigation of the protective mechanism of TQ showed that TQ-pretreatment significantly increased the expression of Nrf2, HO-1 proteins and SOD in the hippocampus. CONCLUSION These findings showed that TQ attenuated brain injury induced by SE via an anti-oxidative pathway.
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- Yi-Ye Shao
- Department of Neurology, Jinshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 201508, China
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- Center Laboratory, Jinshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China
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- Department of Neurology, Jinshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 201508, China
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- Department of Neurology, Jinshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 201508, China
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- Department of Neurology, Jinshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 201508, China
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- Department of Neurology, Jinshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 201508, China
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Eslami SM, Moradi MM, Ghasemi M, Dehpour AR. Anticonvulsive Effects of Licofelone on Status Epilepticus Induced by Lithium-pilocarpine in Wistar Rats: a Role for Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase. J Epilepsy Res 2016; 6:51-58. [PMID: 28101475 PMCID: PMC5206100 DOI: 10.14581/jer.16011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2016] [Accepted: 10/15/2016] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Background and Purpose Status epilepticus (SE) is a neurological disorder with high prevalence and mortality rates, requiring immediate intervention. Licofelone is a cyclooxygenase (COX) and 5-lipoxygenase (5-LOX) inhibitor, which its effectiveness to treat osteoarthritis has been approved. Increasing evidence suggests an involvement of COX and LOX enzymes in epileptic disorders. Thus, in the present study we investigate possible effects of licofelone on prevention and termination of SE. We also evaluated whether the nitrergic system could participate in this effect of licofelone. Methods We have utilized lithium-pilocarpine model of SE in adult Wistar rats to assess the potential effect of licofelone on seizure susceptibility. Licofelone was administered 1 h before pilocarpine. To evaluate probable role of nitric oxide (NO) system, L-arginine (60 mg/kg, i.p.), as a NO precursor; L-NAME (15 mg/kg, i.p.), as a non-selective nitric oxide synthase (NOS) inhibitor; aminoguanidine (100 mg/kg, i.p.), as an inducible NOS (iNOS) inhibitor and 7-nitroindazole (60 mg/kg, i.p.), as a neuronal NOS inhibitor were injected 15 min before licofelone. Also, licofelone and diazepam 10 mg/kg were administered 30 minutes after onset of SE. Results Pre-treatment with licofelone at the dosage of 10 mg/kg, significantly prevented the onset of SE in all subjects (p < 0.001). L-arginine significantly inverted this anticonvulsant effect (p < 0.05). However, L-NAME and aminoguanidine, potentiated the anticonvulsant effect of licofelone (p < 0.05, p < 0.01). Licofelone could not terminate seizures after onset which was terminated by diazepam. Conclusions Our findings showed that anticonvulsive effects of licofelone on SE could be mediated by iNOS. Also, we suggest that COX/5-LOX activation is possibly required in the initial stage of onset but SE recruits extra excitatory pathways with prolongation.
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- Seyyed Majid Eslami
- Experimental Medicine Research Center, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Experimental Medicine Research Center, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Neurology, University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Worcester, MA, USA
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- Experimental Medicine Research Center, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Oh SJ, Joung EJ, Kwon MS, Lee B, Utsuki T, Oh CW, Kim HR. Anti-Inflammatory Effect of Ethanolic Extract of Sargassum serratifolium in Lipopolysaccharide-Stimulated BV2 Microglial Cells. J Med Food 2016; 19:1023-1031. [PMID: 27845863 DOI: 10.1089/jmf.2016.3732] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Sargassum serratifolium was found to contain high concentrations of meroterpenoids, having strong antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and neuroprotective activities. This study aims to investigate the anti-inflammatory mechanisms of an ethanolic extract of S. serratifolium (ESS) using lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated BV2 microglial cells and to identify the anti-inflammatory components in ESS. The level of proinflammatory cytokines was measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The expression of inflammation-related proteins and mRNA was evaluated by Western blot and reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction analysis, respectively. Anti-inflammatory activities of isolated components from ESS were analyzed in LPS-stimulated BV2 cells. ESS inhibited LPS-induced nitric oxide (NO) and prostaglandin E2 and the expression of inducible NO synthase and cyclooxygenase-2. ESS also decreased the release of proinflammatory cytokines in a dose-dependent manner. LPS-induced nuclear factor-kappa B (κB) transcriptional activity and translocation into the nucleus were remarkably suppressed by ESS through the prevention of inhibitor κB-α degradation. The main anti-inflammatory components in ESS were identified as sargahydroquinoic acid, sargachromenol, and sargaquinoic acid based on the inhibition of NO production using LPS-stimulated BV2 cells. Furthermore, treatment with ESS significantly reduced levels of tumor necrosis factor-α and interleukin-1β stimulated with LPS in mouse hippocampus. Our results indicate that ESS can be used as a functional food or therapeutic agent for the treatment of neuroinflammatory diseases.
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- 1 Department of Food and Nutrition, Pukyoung National University , Busan, Korea
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- 1 Department of Food and Nutrition, Pukyoung National University , Busan, Korea
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- 1 Department of Food and Nutrition, Pukyoung National University , Busan, Korea
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- 2 College of Pharmacy, Pusan National University , Busan, Korea
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- 3 Department of Pathobiological Science, School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University , Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
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- 4 Department of Marine Biology, Pukyoung National University , Busan, Korea
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- 1 Department of Food and Nutrition, Pukyoung National University , Busan, Korea
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Carresi C, Gliozzi M, Giancotta C, Scarcella A, Scarano F, Bosco F, Mollace R, Tavernese A, Vitale C, Musolino V. Studies on the protective role of Bergamot polyphenols in doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity. PHARMANUTRITION 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.phanu.2015.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Zhang J, Cui X, Yan Y, Li M, Yang Y, Wang J, Zhang J. Research progress of cardioprotective agents for prevention of anthracycline cardiotoxicity. Am J Transl Res 2016; 8:2862-75. [PMID: 27508008 PMCID: PMC4969424] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2016] [Accepted: 06/30/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Anthracyclines, including doxorubicin, epirubicin, daunorubicin and aclarubicin, are widely used as chemotherapeutic agents in the treatment of hematologic and solid tumor, including acute leukemia, lymphoma, breast cancer, gastric cancer, soft tissue sarcomas and ovarian cancer. In the cancer treatment, anthracyclines also can be combined with other chemotherapies and molecular-targeted drugs. The combination of anthracyclines with other therapies is usually the first-line treatment. Anthracyclines are effective and potent agents with a broad antitumor spectrum, but may cause adverse reactions, including hair loss, myelotoxicity, as well as cardiotoxicity. We used hematopoietic stimulating factors to control the myelotoxicity, such as G-CSF, EPO and TPO. However, the cardiotoxicity is the most serious side effect of anthracyclines. Clinical research and practical observations indicated that the cardiotoxicity of anthracyclines is commonly progressive and irreversible. Especially to those patients who have the first time use of anthracyclines, the damage is common. Therefore, early detection and prevention of anthracyclines induced cardiotoxicity are particularly important and has already aroused more attention in clinic. By literature review, we reviewed the research progress of cardioprotective agents for prevention of anthracycline cardiotoxicity.
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- Jing Zhang
- Second Department of Thoracic Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University 277# West Yanta Road, Xi'an 710061, shaanxi, China
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- Second Department of Thoracic Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University 277# West Yanta Road, Xi'an 710061, shaanxi, China
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- Second Department of Thoracic Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University 277# West Yanta Road, Xi'an 710061, shaanxi, China
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- Second Department of Thoracic Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University 277# West Yanta Road, Xi'an 710061, shaanxi, China
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- Second Department of Thoracic Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University 277# West Yanta Road, Xi'an 710061, shaanxi, China
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- Second Department of Thoracic Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University 277# West Yanta Road, Xi'an 710061, shaanxi, China
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- Second Department of Thoracic Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University 277# West Yanta Road, Xi'an 710061, shaanxi, China
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Guo H, Liu Y, Wang L, Zhang G, Su S, Zhang R, Zhang J, Li A, Shang C, Bi B, Li Z. Alleviation of doxorubicin–induced hepatorenal toxicities with sesamin via the suppression of oxidative stress. Hum Exp Toxicol 2016; 35:1183-1193. [DOI: 10.1177/0960327115626581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Hepatorenal toxicities are an important side effect of anthracycline antibiotics. The objective of this study was to determine whether sesamin (Ses) protects against acute doxorubicin (DOX)-induced hepatorenal toxicities. Rats received daily treatment with either 0.5% carboxymethylcellulose (10 mL/kg) or Ses (10, 20 and 40 mg/kg) orally for 10 days, followed by an intravenous injection at day 8 of either saline (10 mL/kg) or DOX (20 mg/kg). Hepatorenal toxicity was assessed by measuring the levels of serum creatinine (Cre), blood urea nitrogen (BUN), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and alkaline phosphatase (ALP). The protein expression of 4-hydroxynonenal (4-HNE) in hepatorenal tissues was evaluated using immunohistochemistry. The malondialdehyde (MDA) content and antioxidant activity in the kidney and liver tissues were also measured. The results suggest that pretreatment with Ses ameliorated DOX-induced liver and kidney injury by lowering the serum ALT, AST, ALP, Cre and BUN levels ( p < 0.05 or p < 0.01), and the histological damage to the liver and kidney tissues induced by DOX compared to control were also significantly attenuated by Ses. Furthermore, Ses significantly decreased the DOX-induced increase of MDA and 4-HNE and increased the activity of CAT, SOD and GPX compared to the DOX-treated rats ( p < 0.05 or p < 0.01), whereas the change of DOX + Ses (10 mg/kg) group is not significant compared to the DOX-treated group ( p > 0.05). These findings indicate that Ses elicits a typical protective effect against DOX-induced acute hepatorenal toxicity via the suppression of oxidative stress.
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- H Guo
- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Department of Dermatology, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Neural and Vascular Biology, Ministry of Education, Department of Pharmacology, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, China
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Ahmad S, ElSherbiny NM, Jamal MS, Alzahrani FA, Haque R, Khan R, Zaidi SK, AlQahtani MH, Liou GI, Bhatia K. Anti-inflammatory role of sesamin in STZ induced mice model of diabetic retinopathy. J Neuroimmunol 2016; 295-296:47-53. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2016.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2015] [Revised: 03/30/2016] [Accepted: 04/01/2016] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Zhang R, Yu Y, Deng J, Zhang C, Zhang J, Cheng Y, Luo X, Han B, Yang H. Sesamin Ameliorates High-Fat Diet-Induced Dyslipidemia and Kidney Injury by Reducing Oxidative Stress. Nutrients 2016; 8:nu8050276. [PMID: 27171111 PMCID: PMC4882689 DOI: 10.3390/nu8050276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2016] [Revised: 04/26/2016] [Accepted: 05/04/2016] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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The study explored the protective effect of sesamin against lipid-induced renal injury and hyperlipidemia in a rat model. An animal model of hyperlipidemia was established in Sprague-Dawley rats. Fifty-five adult Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into five groups. The control group was fed a standard diet, while the other four groups were fed a high-fat diet for 5 weeks to induce hyperlipidemia. Three groups received oral sesamin in doses of 40, 80, or 160 mg/(kg·day). Seven weeks later, the blood lipids, renal function, antioxidant enzyme activities, and hyperoxide levels in kidney tissues were measured. The renal pathological changes and expression levels of collagen type IV (Col-IV) and α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA) were analyzed. The administration of sesamin improved the serum total cholesterol, triglyceride, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, apolipoprotein-B, oxidized-low-density lipoprotein, and serum creatinine levels in hyperlipidemic rats, while it increased the high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and apolipoprotein-A levels. Sesamin reduced the excretion of 24-h urinary protein and urinary albumin and downregulated α-SMA and Col-IV expression. Moreover, sesamin ameliorated the superoxide dismutase activity and reduced malondialdehyde levels in kidney tissue. Sesamin could mediate lipid metabolism and ameliorate renal injury caused by lipid metabolism disorders in a rat model of hyperlipidemia.
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- Ruijuan Zhang
- Department of Nutrition and Food Safety, School of Public Health of Xi'an Jiao Tong University, Xi'an 710061, China.
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Safety, School of Public Health of Xi'an Jiao Tong University, Xi'an 710061, China.
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- Shaanxi Key laboratory of Degradable Biomedical Materials, Department of Food Science and Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, China.
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Safety, School of Public Health of Xi'an Jiao Tong University, Xi'an 710061, China.
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Safety, School of Public Health of Xi'an Jiao Tong University, Xi'an 710061, China.
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Safety, School of Public Health of Xi'an Jiao Tong University, Xi'an 710061, China.
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Safety, School of Public Health of Xi'an Jiao Tong University, Xi'an 710061, China.
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Safety, School of Public Health of Xi'an Jiao Tong University, Xi'an 710061, China.
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Safety, School of Public Health of Xi'an Jiao Tong University, Xi'an 710061, China.
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Ebrahimi M, Allahyari A, Ebrahimi M, Hesam H, Hosseini G, Karimi M, Rezaiean A, Kazemi MR. Effects of Dietary Honey andArdehCombination on Chemotherapy- Induced Gastrointestinal and Infectious Complications in Patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia: A Double-Blind Randomized Clinical Trial. IRANIAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH : IJPR 2016; 15:661-8. [PMID: 27642340 PMCID: PMC5018297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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We aimed to investigate the effects of dietary combination of honey and Ardeh on chemotherapy-induced complications in patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). A total of 107 AML patients who underwent chemotherapy for at least 30 consecutive dayswere recruited to this double-blind randomized placebo-controlled clinical-trial which was conducted in the Imam Reza and Ghaem teaching hospitals (Mashhad, Iran). They weredivided into two age and sex-matched groups: 58 treated and 49 untreated patients. A combination of 50 grams of honey and 150 grams of Ardehwas added to the treated group's diet for 30consecutive days, three times each day; while the untreated group received their regular diet.Both groups received their standard medication for AML as well. After one month, they were all examined and lab tests were done on them by an internist and laboratory technicians who were blinded to the subject allocations. Mean value of WBC count in treated group was significantly lower than that of untreated group. Duration of fever and admission in the hospital due to fever were both significantly lower in the treated group (P=0.014, P=0.032 respectively). Total gastrointestinal complications were significantly less in the treated group one month after therapy with the special honey and Ardeh compound.No unusual or unexpected side effects were observed. Honey and Ardehare easily accessible materials that can be helpfully administered in AML patientsreceiving chemotherapy, since their useful effects in ameliorating gastrointestinal complications and reducingfever and neutropenia in AML patients have been shown.
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- Mahmoud Ebrahimi
- Cardiovascular Research Center, Imam Reza Teaching Hospital, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
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- Department of Hematology, Imam Reza Teaching Hospital, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Imam Reza Teaching Hospital, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
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- Biochemistry of Nutrition Research Center, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
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- Biochemistry of Nutrition Research Center, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
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- Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
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Bansal P, Kaur R, Gupta V, Kumar S, Kaur R. Is There Any Scientific Basis of Hawan to be used in Epilepsy-Prevention/Cure? J Epilepsy Res 2015; 5:33-45. [PMID: 26819935 PMCID: PMC4724851 DOI: 10.14581/jer.15009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2015] [Accepted: 10/01/2015] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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Epilepsy is a neuropsychiatric disorder associated with religiosity and spirituality. Nasal drug delivery systems are the best for diseases related to brain. In older times RishiMuni, ancient scholars and physicians used to recommend Hawan for mental peace and well being. Gayatri Mantra also tells that sughandhim (aroma, fragrance) puushtivardhanam (gives rise to good health). Om triambkum yajamahe, sughandhim puushtivardhanam, urvarukmev vandhanaat, mrityu mokshay mamritaat! Hawan is a scientific experiment in which special herbs (Hawan Samagri) are offered in the fire of medicinal woods ignited in a specially designed fire pit called agnikuñda. Hawan seems to be designed by the ancient scholars to fight with the diseases of the brain. Our metadata analysis demonstrates that the components of Hawan are having a number of volatile oils that are specifically useful for epilepsy through one or the other mechanism of action. Due to high temperature of fire the vapors of these oils enter into the central nervous system through nasal route. The routine of performing Hawan might keep the threshold value of the therapeutic components in the body and help in preventing epilepsy. In the present manuscript authors have tried to highlight and integrate the modern and ancient concepts for treatment and prevention of epilepsy.
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- Parveen Bansal
- Baba Farid University of Health Sciences University Centre of Excellence in Research; India
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- Baba Farid University of Health Sciences University Centre of Excellence in Research; India
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- Baba Farid University of Health Sciences University Centre of Excellence in Research; India
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- National Medicinal Plant Board, Department of AYUSH, Punjab, India
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- Baba Farid University of Health Sciences University Centre of Excellence in Research; India
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Kainic Acid-Induced Excitotoxicity Experimental Model: Protective Merits of Natural Products and Plant Extracts. EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE 2015; 2015:972623. [PMID: 26793262 PMCID: PMC4697086 DOI: 10.1155/2015/972623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2015] [Revised: 11/16/2015] [Accepted: 11/17/2015] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Excitotoxicity is well recognized as a major pathological process of neuronal death in neurodegenerative diseases involving the central nervous system (CNS). In the animal models of neurodegeneration, excitotoxicity is commonly induced experimentally by chemical convulsants, particularly kainic acid (KA). KA-induced excitotoxicity in rodent models has been shown to result in seizures, behavioral changes, oxidative stress, glial activation, inflammatory mediator production, endoplasmic reticulum stress, mitochondrial dysfunction, and selective neurodegeneration in the brain upon KA administration. Recently, there is an emerging trend to search for natural sources to combat against excitotoxicity-associated neurodegenerative diseases. Natural products and plant extracts had attracted a considerable amount of attention because of their reported beneficial effects on the CNS, particularly their neuroprotective effect against excitotoxicity. They provide significant reduction and/or protection against the development and progression of acute and chronic neurodegeneration. This indicates that natural products and plants extracts may be useful in protecting against excitotoxicity-associated neurodegeneration. Thus, targeting of multiple pathways simultaneously may be the strategy to maximize the neuroprotection effect. This review summarizes the mechanisms involved in KA-induced excitotoxicity and attempts to collate the various researches related to the protective effect of natural products and plant extracts in the KA model of neurodegeneration.
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Kong X, Wang GD, Ma MZ, Deng RY, Guo LQ, Zhang JX, Yang JR, Su Q. Sesamin Ameliorates Advanced Glycation End Products-Induced Pancreatic β-Cell Dysfunction and Apoptosis. Nutrients 2015; 7:4689-704. [PMID: 26066015 PMCID: PMC4488808 DOI: 10.3390/nu7064689] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2015] [Revised: 05/28/2015] [Accepted: 06/01/2015] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Advanced glycation end products (AGEs), the direct modulators of β-cells, have been shown to cause insulin-producing β-cell dysfunction and apoptosis through increase of intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) production. Sesamin has been demonstrated to possess antioxidative activity. This study was designed to investigate whether sesamin protects against AGEs-evoked β-cell damage via its antioxidant property. The effects of sesamin were examined in C57BL/6J mice and MIN6 cell line. In in vivo studies, mice were intraperitoneally injected with AGEs (120 mg/kg) and orally treated with sesamin (160 mg/kg) for four weeks. Intraperitoneal glucose tolerance and insulin releasing tests were performed. Insulin content, ROS generation and β-cell apoptosis in pancreatic islets were also measured. In in vitro studies, MIN6 cells were pretreated with sesamin (50 or 100 μM) and then exposed to AGEs (200 mg/L) for 24 h. Insulin secretion, β-cell death, ROS production as well as expression and activity of NADPH oxidase were determined. Sesamin treatment obviously ameliorated AGE-induced β-cell dysfunction and apoptosis both in vivo and in vitro. These effects were associated with decreased ROS production, down-regulated expression of p67phox and p22phox, and reduced NADPH oxidase activity. These results suggest that sesamin protects β-cells from damage caused by AGEs through suppressing NADPH oxidase-mediated oxidative stress.
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- Xiang Kong
- Department of Endocrinology, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, China.
- Department of Pharmacology, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241002, China.
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- Department of Pharmacy, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241002, China.
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- Department of General Surgery, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, China.
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- Department of Endocrinology, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, China.
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- Department of Pharmacology, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241002, China.
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- Department of Pharmacology, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241002, China.
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- Department of Pharmacology, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241002, China.
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- Department of Endocrinology, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, China.
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Siao AC, Hou CW, Kao YH, Jeng KC. Effect of Sesamin on Apoptosis and Cell Cycle Arrest in Human Breast Cancer MCF-7 Cells. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev 2015; 16:3779-83. [DOI: 10.7314/apjcp.2015.16.9.3779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Song JL, Choi JH, Seo JH, Lim YI, Park KY. Anti-colitic effects of kanjangs (fermented soy sauce and sesame sauce) in dextran sulfate sodium-induced colitis in mice. J Med Food 2015; 17:1027-35. [PMID: 25188463 DOI: 10.1089/jmf.2013.3119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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This study was conducted to investigate the preventive effects of different kanjangs (Korean soy sauces), including acid-hydrolyzed soy sauce (AHSS), fermented soy sauce (FSS), and fermented sesame sauce (FSeS), on 2% dextran sulfate sodium (DSS)-induced ulcerative colitis in C57BL/6J mice. The fermented sauces, particularly FSeS, significantly suppressed DSS-induced body weight loss, increased colon length, and decreased colon weight/length ratios. Histological observations suggested that the fermented sauces prevented edema, mucosal damage, and the loss of crypts induced by DSS compared to the control mice and animals fed AHSS. FSeS and FSS decreased the serum levels of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), interferon-γ (IFN-γ), interleukin (IL)-6, and IL-17α. mRNA expression of these cytokines as well as that of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) in colon mucosa was also inhibited by the two sauces. Our results suggest that fermented sauces, especially FSeS, exert an anticolitic effect partially by reducing the serum levels of proinflammatory cytokines and inhibiting the mRNA expression of these factors in the colon tissue of mice treated with DSS. However, AHSS did not protect against DSS-induced colitis. In addition, low-dose treatment (4 mL/kg) with the fermented sauces resulted in greater anticolitic effects than consumption of a high quantity (8 mL/kg) of the sauces.
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- Jia-Le Song
- 1 Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Kimchi Research Institute, Pusan National University , Busan, South Korea
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Wanachewin O, Klangjorhor J, Pothacharoen P, Phitak T, Laohapoonrungsee A, Pruksakorn D, Kongtawelert P. The promoting effects of sesamin on osteoblast differentiation of human mesenchymal stem cells. J Funct Foods 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jff.2015.01.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Puttachary S, Sharma S, Stark S, Thippeswamy T. Seizure-induced oxidative stress in temporal lobe epilepsy. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2015; 2015:745613. [PMID: 25650148 PMCID: PMC4306378 DOI: 10.1155/2015/745613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 142] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2014] [Revised: 09/11/2014] [Accepted: 09/11/2014] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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An insult to the brain (such as the first seizure) causes excitotoxicity, neuroinflammation, and production of reactive oxygen/nitrogen species (ROS/RNS). ROS and RNS produced during status epilepticus (SE) overwhelm the mitochondrial natural antioxidant defense mechanism. This leads to mitochondrial dysfunction and damage to the mitochondrial DNA. This in turn affects synthesis of various enzyme complexes that are involved in electron transport chain. Resultant effects that occur during epileptogenesis include lipid peroxidation, reactive gliosis, hippocampal neurodegeneration, reorganization of neural networks, and hypersynchronicity. These factors predispose the brain to spontaneous recurrent seizures (SRS), which ultimately establish into temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE). This review discusses some of these issues. Though antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) are beneficial to control/suppress seizures, their long term usage has been shown to increase ROS/RNS in animal models and human patients. In established TLE, ROS/RNS are shown to be harmful as they can increase the susceptibility to SRS. Further, in this paper, we review briefly the data from animal models and human TLE patients on the adverse effects of antiepileptic medications and the plausible ameliorating effects of antioxidants as an adjunct therapy.
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- Sreekanth Puttachary
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011-1250, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011-1250, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011-1250, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011-1250, USA
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Ahmad S, Elsherbiny NM, Haque R, Khan MB, Ishrat T, Shah ZA, Khan MM, Ali M, Jamal A, Katare DP, Liou GI, Bhatia K. Sesamin attenuates neurotoxicity in mouse model of ischemic brain stroke. Neurotoxicology 2014; 45:100-10. [PMID: 25316624 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuro.2014.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2014] [Revised: 10/02/2014] [Accepted: 10/02/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Stroke is a severe neurological disorder characterized by the abrupt loss of blood circulation into the brain resulting into wide ranging brain and behavior abnormalities. The present study was designed to evaluate molecular mechanism by which sesamin (SES) induces neuroprotection in mouse model of ischemic stroke. The results of this study demonstrate that SES treatment (30 mg/kg bwt) significantly reduced infarction volume, lipid per-oxidation, cleaved-caspase-3 activation, and increased GSH activity following MCAO in adult male mouse. SES treatment also diminished iNOS and COX-2 protein expression, and significantly restored SOD activity and protein expression level in the ischemic cortex of the MCAO animals. Furthermore, SES treatment also significantly reduced inflammatory and oxidative stress markers including Iba1, Nox-2, Cox-2, peroxynitrite compared to placebo MCAO animals. Superoxide radical production, as studied by DHE staining method, was also significantly reduced in the ischemic cortex of SES treated compared to placebo MCAO animals. Likewise, downstream effects of superoxide free radicals i.e. MAPK/ERK and P38 activation was also significantly attenuated in SES treated compared to placebo MCAO animals. In conclusion, these results suggest that SES induces significant neuroprotection, by ameliorating many signaling pathways activated/deactivated following cerebral ischemia in adult mouse.
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- Saif Ahmad
- Department of Biological Sciences, Rabigh College of Science and Arts, King Abdulaziz University (Jeddah), P.O. Box 344, Rabigh 21911, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
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- Centre for Biological Science (Biotechnology), Central University of Bihar, Patna, Bihar, India
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- Department of Clinical and Administrative Pharmacy, University of Georgia, Augusta, GA, USA
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- Department of Medicinal and Biological Chemistry, The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Zawia University, AZ-Zawia, Libya
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- The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Rabigh College of Science and Arts, King Abdulaziz University (Jeddah), P.O. Box 344, Rabigh 21911, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, Georgia Regents University, Augusta, GA, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Rabigh College of Science and Arts, King Abdulaziz University (Jeddah), P.O. Box 344, Rabigh 21911, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Fukunaga M, Ohnishi M, Shiratsuchi A, Kawakami T, Takahashi M, Motomura M, Egusa K, Urasaki T, Inoue A. Sesamin increases heme oxygenase-1 protein in RAW 264.7 macrophages through inhibiting its ubiquitination process. Eur J Pharmacol 2014; 741:214-21. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2014.08.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2014] [Revised: 08/18/2014] [Accepted: 08/18/2014] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Botelho JRS, Medeiros NG, Rodrigues AM, Araújo ME, Machado NT, Guimarães Santos A, Santos IR, Gomes-Leal W, Carvalho RN. Black sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) seeds extracts by CO2 supercritical fluid extraction: Isotherms of global yield, kinetics data, total fatty acids, phytosterols and neuroprotective effects. J Supercrit Fluids 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.supflu.2014.02.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Yang JJ, Li WH, Liu BJ, Tang RH, Zhang YH. Influence of pentylenetetrazol and NF-κB decoy oligodeoxynucleotides on p38 expression in neuron-like cells. Exp Ther Med 2014; 8:395-400. [PMID: 25009589 PMCID: PMC4079441 DOI: 10.3892/etm.2014.1770] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2013] [Accepted: 01/23/2014] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of pentylenetetrazol (PTZ) and nuclear factor κ B (NF-κB) decoy oligodeoxynucleotides (ODNs) on p38 expression in neuron-like PC12 cells. In addition, the role of NF-κB activation in the pathogenesis of epilepsy was explored. p38 expression levels in control and PTZ-treated neuron-like PC12 cells were examined using western blotting. NF-κB decoy ODNs were transfected into the neuron-like PC12 cells using Lipofectamine 2000. NF-κB activation was investigated by confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM), and p38 expression levels were assessed using western blotting prior to and following transfection of decoy ODNs. Western blot analysis revealed that p38 levels in PTZ-treated neuron-like PC12 cells were significantly higher than those in control cells. CLSM demonstrated that the decoy ODNs inhibited NF-κB activation in neuron-like PC12 cells, and western blotting indicated that the decoy ODNs did not reduce p38 levels. The results of this study indicate that PTZ enhances p38 expression levels and activates NF-κB in PC12 cells. However, NF-κB does not modulate p38 expression levels.
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- Jia-Jun Yang
- Department of Neurology, Sixth People's Hospital of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200233, P.R. China
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- Department of Neurology, Tianyou Hospital, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430064, P.R. China
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- Department of Neurology, Sixth People's Hospital of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200233, P.R. China
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- Department of Neurology, Tongji Hospital Affiliated to Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, P.R. China
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- Department of Neurology, Tongji Hospital Affiliated to Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, P.R. China
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Lin CH, Shen ML, Zhou N, Lee CC, Kao ST, Wu DC. Protective effects of the polyphenol sesamin on allergen-induced T(H)2 responses and airway inflammation in mice. PLoS One 2014; 9:e96091. [PMID: 24755955 PMCID: PMC3996011 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0096091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2013] [Accepted: 04/03/2014] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Allergic asthma is a lifelong airway condition that affects people of all ages. In recent decades, asthma prevalence continues to increase globally, with an estimated number of 250,000 annual deaths attributed to the disease. Although inhaled corticosteroids and β-adrenergic receptor agonists are the primary therapeutic avenues that effectively reduce asthma symptoms, profound side effects may occur in patients with long-term treatments. Therefore, development of new therapeutic strategies is needed as alternative or supplement to current asthma treatments. Sesamin is a natural polyphenolic compound with strong anti-oxidative effects. Several studies have reported that sesamin is effective in preventing hypertension, thrombotic tendency, and neuroinflammation. However, it is still unknown whether sesamin can reduce asthma-induced allergic inflammation and airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR). Our study has revealed that sesamin exhibited significant anti-inflammatory effects in ovalbumin (OVA)-induced murine asthma model. We found that treatments with sesamin after OVA sensitization and challenge significantly decreased expression levels of interleukin-4 (IL-4), IL-5, IL-13, and serum IgE. The numbers of total inflammatory cells and eosinophils in BALF were also reduced in the sesamin-treated animals. Histological results demonstrated that sesamin attenuated OVA-induced eosinophil infiltration, airway goblet cell hyperplasia, mucus occlusion, and MUC5AC expression in the lung tissue. Mice administered with sesamin showed limited increases in AHR compared with mice receiving vehicle after OVA challenge. OVA increased phosphorylation levels of IκB-α and nuclear expression levels of NF-κB, both of which were reversed by sesamin treatments. These data indicate that sesamin is effective in treating allergic asthma responses induced by OVA in mice.
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- Ching-Huei Lin
- Translational Medicine Research Center, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
- Graduate Institute of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Translational Medicine Research Center, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
- Graduate Institute of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Translational Medicine Research Center, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
- Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Science, China Medicine University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Translational Medicine Research Center, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
- Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Science, China Medicine University, Taichung, Taiwan
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Sesamin ameliorates doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity: involvement of Sirt1 and Mn-SOD pathway. Toxicol Lett 2013; 224:257-63. [PMID: 24211423 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2013.10.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2013] [Revised: 09/26/2013] [Accepted: 10/28/2013] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Oxidative stress caused by doxorubicin (DOX) is believed to be a major underlying molecular mechanism of DOX-induced cardiotoxicity. Sesamin (Ses), an active component extracted from sesame seeds, exhibits antioxidative and anti-inflammatory effects. In the present study, possible protective mechanisms of Ses on DOX-induced cardiotoxicity were investigated in rats and cultured H9C2 cells. We demonstrated that Ses exhibits a significant protective effect on cardiac tissue in animal and cell models of DOX-induced cardiac injury. Moreover, Ses can ameliorate DOX-induced oxidative stress and mitochondrial damage. Further studies suggested that Ses is able to up-regulate the protein expression of Mn-SOD in normal rats and to restore the decreased expression of Mn-SOD in DOX-induced cardiac injury rats. Exposure to Ses or DOX alone slightly increased the protein expression of Sirt1; however, a more remarkable increase in Sirt1 protein level was detected in the Ses+DOX group. Treatment with a pan-sirtuin inhibitor (nicotinamide) or a Sirt1-specific inhibitor (EX-527) partially antagonised the effect of Ses on DOX-induced mitochondrial damage and completely abolished the effect of Ses on Mn-SOD expression. These findings indicate that the protective mechanisms of Ses on DOX-induced cardiotoxicity are involved in the alleviation of oxidative stress injury and Mn-SOD dysfunction, partially via the activation of Sirt1.
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Madl JE, Duncan CG, Stanhill JE, Tai PY, Spraker TR, Gulland FM. Oxidative stress and redistribution of glutamine synthetase in California sea lions (Zalophus californianus) with domoic acid toxicosis. J Comp Pathol 2013; 150:306-15. [PMID: 24060152 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcpa.2013.07.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2012] [Revised: 05/29/2013] [Accepted: 07/12/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that oxidative stress and glutamine synthetase (GS) redistribution occur in domoic acid (DA) toxicosis in California sea lions (CSLs, Zalophus californianus). Sections of archived hippocampi from seven control and 13 CSLs diagnosed with DA toxicosis were labelled immunohistochemically for GS and for two markers of oxidative stress, malondialdehyde (MDA) and 3-nitrotyrosine (NT). The distribution and intensity of labelling were compared with the pathological changes seen in haematoxylin and eosin-stained sections. Increased expression of MDA and NT occurred in neurons of the hippocampal formation of CSLs with lesions consistent with DA toxicosis. The degree of oxidative stress was not affected significantly by the chronicity or severity of hippocampal damage. In six out of seven CSLs with chronic effects of DA toxicosis, in addition to the normal glial distribution of GS, GS expression was very strong in some neurons of the subiculum. However, neuronal GS labelling was also seen in one control CSL, an effect that may have been due to previous exposure to DA. GS expression in neurons was associated with decreases in GS labelling in neighbouring glial cell processes. DA toxicosis therefore induces increased expression of markers of oxidative stress in neurons consistent with oxidative stress contributing to the initial DA insult and also the epilepsy that often develops in chronic DA toxicosis. GS redistribution occurred primarily in chronic DA toxicosis, perhaps leading to alterations of the glutamine-glutamate-GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid) cycle and contributing to the excitotoxicity and seizures often seen in DA toxicosis.
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- J E Madl
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA.
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA
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- The Marine Mammal Center, 2000 Bunker Road, Sausalito, CA 94965, USA
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Effects of agomelatine on oxidative stress in the brain of mice after chemically induced seizures. Cell Mol Neurobiol 2013; 33:825-35. [PMID: 23801192 DOI: 10.1007/s10571-013-9949-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2013] [Accepted: 06/05/2013] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Agomelatine is a novel antidepressant drug with melatonin receptor agonist and 5-HT(2C) receptor antagonist properties. We analyzed whether agomelatine has antioxidant properties. Antioxidant activity of agomelatine (25, 50, or 75 mg/kg, i.p.) or melatonin (50 mg/kg) was investigated by measuring lipid peroxidation levels, nitrite content, and catalase activities in the prefrontal cortex, striatum, and hippocampus of Swiss mice pentylenetetrazole (PTZ) (85 mg/kg, i.p.), pilocarpine (400 mg/kg, i.p.), picrotoxin (PTX) (7 mg/kg, i.p.), or strychnine (75 mg/kg, i.p.) induced seizure models. In the pilocarpine-induced seizure model, all dosages of agomelatine or melatonin showed a significant decrease in TBARS levels and nitrite content in all brain areas when compared to controls. In the strychnine-induced seizure model, all dosages of agomelatine and melatonin decreased TBARS levels in all brain areas, and agomelatine at low doses (25 or 50 mg/kg) and melatonin decreased nitrite contents, but only agomelatine at 25 or 50 mg/kg showed a significant increase in catalase activity in three brain areas when compared to controls. Neither melatonin nor agomelatine at any dose have shown no antioxidant effects on parameters of oxidative stress produced by PTX- or PTZ-induced seizure models when compared to controls. Our results suggest that agomelatine has antioxidant activity as shown in strychnine- or pilocarpine-induced seizure models.
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Antioxidant, anticonvulsive and neuroprotective effects of dapsone and phenobarbital against kainic acid-induced damage in rats. Neurochem Res 2013; 38:1819-27. [PMID: 23729301 DOI: 10.1007/s11064-013-1087-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2013] [Revised: 05/20/2013] [Accepted: 05/24/2013] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Excitotoxicity due to glutamate receptors (GluRs) overactivation is a leading mechanism of oxidative damage and neuronal death in various diseases. We have shown that dapsone (DDS) was able to reduce both neurotoxicity and seizures associated to the administration of kainic acid (KA), an agonist acting on AMPA/KA receptors (GluK1-GluK5). Recently, it has been shown that phenobarbital (PB) is also able to reduce epileptic activity evoked by that receptor. In the present study, we tested the antioxidative, anticonvulsive and neuroprotective effects of DDS and PB administered alone or in combination upon KA toxicity to rats. Results showed that KA increased lipid peroxidation and diminished reduced glutathione (GSH), 24 h after KA administration and both drugs in combination or individually inhibited these events. Likewise, KA promotes mortality and this event was antagonized by effect of both treatments. Additionally, the behavioral evaluation showed that DDS and PB administered alone or in combination decreased the number of limbic seizures and reduced the percentage of animals showing tonic-clonic seizures versus the control group, which was administered only with KA. Finally, our study demonstrated that all of the treatments prevented the neuronal death of the pyramidal cell layer of hippocampal CA-3. In conclusion, the treatment with DDS and PB administrated alone or in combination exerted antioxidant, anticonvulsive and neuroprotective effects against the neurotoxicity induced by KA in rats, but their effects were not additive. Thus, it may be good options of treatment in diseases such as epilepsy and status epilepicus, administered separately.
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Liu CM, Zheng GH, Ming QL, Chao C, Sun JM. Sesamin protects mouse liver against nickel-induced oxidative DNA damage and apoptosis by the PI3K-Akt pathway. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2013; 61:1146-1154. [PMID: 23317420 DOI: 10.1021/jf304562b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Sesamin (Ses), one of the major lignans in sesame seeds and oil, has been reported to have many benefits and medicinal properties. However, its protective effects against nickel (Ni)-induced injury in liver have not been clarified. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of sesamin on hepatic oxidative DNA injury and apoptosis in mice exposed to nickel. Kunming mice were exposed to nickel sulfate with or without sesamin coadministration for 20 days. The data showed that sesamin significantly prevented nickel-induced hepatotoxicity in a dose-dependent manner, indicated by both diagnostic indicators of liver damage (serum aminotransferase activities) and histopathological analysis. Moreover, nickel-induced profound elevation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) production and oxidative stress, as evidenced by an increase of the lipid peroxidation level and depletion of the intracellular reduced glutathione (GSH) level in liver, were suppressed by treatment with sesamin. Sesamin also restored the activities of antioxidant enzymes (T-SOD, CAT, and GPx) and decreased 8-hydroxy-2-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) levels in nickel-treated mice. Furthermore, a TUNEL assay showed that nickel-induced apoptosis in mouse liver was significantly inhibited by sesamin. Exploration of the underlying mechanisms of sesamin action revealed that activities of caspase-3 were markedly inhibited by the treatment of sesamin in the liver of nickel-treated mice. Sesamin increased expression levels of phosphoinositide-3-kinase (PI3K) and phosphorylated protein kinase B (PBK/Akt) in liver, which in turn inactivated pro-apoptotic signaling events, restoring the balance between pro- and anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 proteins in the liver of nickel-treated mice. In conclusion, these results suggested that the inhibition of nickel-induced apoptosis by sesamin is due at least in part to its antioxidant activity and its ability to modulate the PI3K-Akt signaling pathway.
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- Chan-Min Liu
- School of Life Science, The Key Laboratory of Biotechnology for Medical Plant of Jiangsu Province, Jiangsu Normal University, No. 101 Shanghai Road, Tangshan New Area, Xuzhou City 221116, Xuzhou City, Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China.
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Ohnishi M, Monda A, Takemoto R, Matsuoka Y, Kitamura C, Ohashi K, Shibuya H, Inoue A. Sesamin suppresses activation of microglia and p44/42 MAPK pathway, which confers neuroprotection in rat intracerebral hemorrhage. Neuroscience 2012; 232:45-52. [PMID: 23228810 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2012.11.057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2012] [Revised: 11/29/2012] [Accepted: 11/29/2012] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Thrombin plays important roles in the pathology of intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). The recruitment of activated microglia, accompanied by thrombin-induced phosphorylation of the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) family, contributes to ICH-associated neuron loss. Here we investigated the possibility that sesamin, a lignan of sesame seed oil, is a natural candidate as an inhibitor of microglial activation and MAPK pathways under ICH insults. Sesamin (30-100 μM) suppressed thrombin-induced nitric oxide (NO) production by primary-cultured rat microglia via inhibition of inducible NO synthase (iNOS) protein expression, independently of the antioxidative effect. Sesamin selectively inhibited p44/42 MAPK phosphorylation in the MAPK family (p38 and p44/42) involved in iNOS protein expression in primary-cultured rat microglia. An in vivo rat ICH model was prepared by intrastriatal injection of 0.20U collagenase type IV unilaterally. ICH evoked the phosphorylation of p44/42 MAPK, microglial proliferation with morphological change into the activated ameboid form, and neuron loss. The phosphorylation of p44/42 MAPK was inhibited by intracerebroventricular administration of 30-nmol sesamin. Sesamin prevented ICH-induced increase of microglial cells in the perihematomal area. Notably, ramified microglia, the resting morphology, were observed in brain sections of the animals administrated sesamin. Sesamin furthermore achieved neuroprotection in the perihematomal area but not in the hematomal center. These results suggest that sesamin is a promising natural product as a novel therapeutic strategy based on the regulation of microglial activities accompanied by the activated p44/42 MAPK pathway in ICH.
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- M Ohnishi
- Department of Pharmacotherapeutics, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Fukuyama University, Sanzo, 1 Gakuen-cho, Fukuyama, Hiroshima 729-0292, Japan.
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- Department of Pharmacotherapeutics, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Fukuyama University, Sanzo, 1 Gakuen-cho, Fukuyama, Hiroshima 729-0292, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacotherapeutics, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Fukuyama University, Sanzo, 1 Gakuen-cho, Fukuyama, Hiroshima 729-0292, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacotherapeutics, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Fukuyama University, Sanzo, 1 Gakuen-cho, Fukuyama, Hiroshima 729-0292, Japan
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- Department of Natural Product Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Fukuyama University, Sanzo, 1 Gakuen-cho, Fukuyama, Hiroshima 729-0292, Japan
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- Department of Natural Product Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Fukuyama University, Sanzo, 1 Gakuen-cho, Fukuyama, Hiroshima 729-0292, Japan
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- Department of Natural Product Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Fukuyama University, Sanzo, 1 Gakuen-cho, Fukuyama, Hiroshima 729-0292, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacotherapeutics, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Fukuyama University, Sanzo, 1 Gakuen-cho, Fukuyama, Hiroshima 729-0292, Japan
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Quercetin and sesamin protect dopaminergic cells from MPP+-induced neuroinflammation in a microglial (N9)-neuronal (PC12) coculture system. OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY 2012; 2012:921941. [PMID: 22919443 PMCID: PMC3418684 DOI: 10.1155/2012/921941] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2012] [Revised: 05/11/2012] [Accepted: 05/20/2012] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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A growing body of evidence indicates that the majority of Parkinson's disease (PD) cases are associated with microglia activation with resultant elevation of various inflammatory mediators and neuroinflammation. In this study, we investigated the effects of 2 natural molecules, quercetin and sesamin, on neuroinflammation induced by the Parkinsonian toxin 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium (MPP+) in a glial-neuronal system. We first established that quercetin and sesamin defend microglial cells against MPP+-induced increases in the mRNA or protein levels of 3 pro-inflammatory cytokines (interleukin-6, IL-1β and tumor necrosis factor-alpha), as revealed by real time-quantitative polymerase chain reaction and enzyme-linked immunoabsorbent assay, respectively. Quercetin and sesamin also decrease MPP+-induced oxidative stress in microglial cells by reducing inducible nitric oxide synthase protein expression as well as mitochondrial superoxide radicals. We then measured neuronal cell death and apoptosis after MPP+ activation of microglia, in a microglial (N9)-neuronal (PC12) coculture system. Our results revealed that quercetin and sesamin rescued neuronal PC12 cells from apoptotic death induced by MPP+ activation of microglial cells. Altogether, our data demonstrate that the phytoestrogen quercetin and the lignan sesamin diminish MPP+-evoked microglial activation and suggest that both these molecules may be regarded as potent, natural, anti-inflammatory compounds.
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Viñas G, Puig T, Porta R. [Oxidative stress in patients with cancer: two sides of the same coin]. Med Clin (Barc) 2012; 139:171-5. [PMID: 22266084 DOI: 10.1016/j.medcli.2011.11.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2011] [Revised: 11/07/2011] [Accepted: 11/17/2011] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Oxidative stress is a biochemical condition of imbalance between free radicals and antioxidant defence mechanisms. Cancer is an inducing oxidative stress disease. Metabolic changes in neoplastic cells, tumor infiltration by inflammatory cells, malnutrition and specific cancer treatment contribute to high levels of oxidative stress in cancer patients. The toxic effects of oxidative stress on normal cells could be counteracted by use of antioxidants, even though they may abrogate the harmful effects of oxidative stress on tumor cells and prevent apoptosis. Thus, currently, there is not enough scientific evidence to support the use of antioxidants in patients with cancer.
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- Gemma Viñas
- Servicio de Oncología Médica, Instituto Catalán de Oncología, Girona, España
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