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Hashim M, Al-Attar AM, Alomar MY, Shaikh Omar AM, Alkenani NA, Abu Zeid IM. Alleviation of carbendazim toxicity effect by Moringa oleifera oil and Linum usitatissimum L . oil on testes of male rats: Physiological, histological and in silico study. Saudi J Biol Sci 2024; 31:103921. [PMID: 38268782 PMCID: PMC10806130 DOI: 10.1016/j.sjbs.2023.103921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2023] [Revised: 12/22/2023] [Accepted: 12/29/2023] [Indexed: 01/26/2024] Open
Abstract
Carbendazim (CBZ) is a widely used fungicide that is used to control the unwanted growth of fungi on fruits and vegetables. Sixty male rats were divided into six groups, each having ten. Group one served as control, animals belonging to group two were exposed to CBZ in the measure of 200 mg/kg body weight (BW). In the third and fourth groups, rats were administered 800 mg/kg BW of Moringa oleifera (moringa oil) and Linum usitatissimum L. (flaxseed oil), plus CBZ with the same dose given to group two. Groups five and six were administered with moringa and flaxseed oils respectively for six weeks. A marked decline was seen in oxidative stress markers, reduced glutathione (GSH), superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), and a rise in malondialdehyde (MDA) level in group two with severe histological disruptions. Moringa oil and flaxseed oil were used to alleviate these changes. In addition, a biocomputational molecular docking analysis of three proteins found in male rats was performed. In relation to CBZ (CID:10584007) the screened proteins namely testis-expressed protein (TX101_RAT), EPPI_RAT, and glutathione peroxidase 5 (GPX5_RAT) were docked, and their docking score were obtained (-5.9 kcal/mol), (-5.8 kcal/mol) and (-5.6 kcal/mol) respectively. By examining these interactions in 2D and 3D structures, a detailed understanding of the unique and specific binding affinity, hydrogen bonds, hydrophobic interactions, ionic bonds, and water bonds were obtained. Structure-based virtual screening (SBVS) molecular docking analysis showed that protein interaction with CBZ causes reproductive complications in protein expression and functions by hampering their normal function and blocking active sites.
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Affiliation(s)
- Muhammad Hashim
- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- Princess Dr. Najla Bint Saud Al-Saud Center for Excellence Research in Biotechnology, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- Princess Dr. Najla Bint Saud Al-Saud Center for Excellence Research in Biotechnology, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- Princess Dr. Najla Bint Saud Al-Saud Center for Excellence Research in Biotechnology, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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Bao Q, Wang L, Hu X, Yuan C, Zhang Y, Chang G, Chen G. Developmental Changes of Duckling Liver and Isolation of Primary Hepatocytes. Animals (Basel) 2023; 13:1820. [PMID: 37889689 PMCID: PMC10252113 DOI: 10.3390/ani13111820] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2023] [Revised: 05/23/2023] [Accepted: 05/30/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023] Open
Abstract
The liver is the main site of fat synthesis and plays an important role in the study of fat deposition in poultry. In this study, we investigated the developmental changes of duckling livers and isolated primary duck hepatocytes. Firstly, we observed morphological changes in duckling livers from the embryonic period to the first week after hatching. Liver weight increased with age. Hematoxylin-eosin and Oil Red O staining analyses showed that hepatic lipids increased gradually during the embryonic period and declined post-hatching. Liver samples were collected from 21-day-old duck embryos for hepatocyte isolation. The hepatocytes showed limited self-renewal and proliferative ability and were maintained in culture for up to 7 days. Typical parenchymal morphology, with a characteristic polygonal shape, appeared after two days of culture. Periodic acid-Schiff (PAS) staining analysis confirmed the characteristics of duck embryo hepatocytes. PCR analysis showed that these cells from duck embryos expressed the liver cell markers ALB and CD36. Immunohistochemical staining and immunofluorescence analysis also confirmed ALB and CK18 expression. Our findings provide a novel insight regarding in vitro cell culture and the characteristics of hepatocytes from avian species, which could enable further studies concerning specific research on duck lipid metabolism.
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- Qiang Bao
- Key Laboratory for Evaluation and Utilization of Poultry Genetic Resources, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China; (Q.B.); (L.W.); (X.H.); (C.Y.); (G.C.); (G.C.)
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- Key Laboratory for Evaluation and Utilization of Poultry Genetic Resources, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China; (Q.B.); (L.W.); (X.H.); (C.Y.); (G.C.); (G.C.)
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- Key Laboratory for Evaluation and Utilization of Poultry Genetic Resources, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China; (Q.B.); (L.W.); (X.H.); (C.Y.); (G.C.); (G.C.)
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- Key Laboratory for Evaluation and Utilization of Poultry Genetic Resources, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China; (Q.B.); (L.W.); (X.H.); (C.Y.); (G.C.); (G.C.)
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- Key Laboratory for Evaluation and Utilization of Poultry Genetic Resources, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China; (Q.B.); (L.W.); (X.H.); (C.Y.); (G.C.); (G.C.)
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- Key Laboratory for Evaluation and Utilization of Poultry Genetic Resources, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China; (Q.B.); (L.W.); (X.H.); (C.Y.); (G.C.); (G.C.)
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- Key Laboratory for Evaluation and Utilization of Poultry Genetic Resources, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China; (Q.B.); (L.W.); (X.H.); (C.Y.); (G.C.); (G.C.)
- Joint International Research Laboratory of Agriculture and Agri-Product Safety, The Ministry of Education of China, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
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Pei J, Pan X, Wei G, Hua Y. Research progress of glutathione peroxidase family (GPX) in redoxidation. Front Pharmacol 2023; 14:1147414. [PMID: 36937839 PMCID: PMC10017475 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2023.1147414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 66.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2023] [Accepted: 02/22/2023] [Indexed: 03/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Maintaining the balance of a cell's redox function is key to determining cell fate. In the critical redox system of mammalian cells, glutathione peroxidase (GPX) is the most prominent family of proteins with a multifaceted function that affects almost all cellular processes. A total of eight members of the GPX family are currently found, namely GPX1-GPX8. They have long been used as antioxidant enzymes to play an important role in combating oxidative stress and maintaining redox balance. However, each member of the GPX family has a different mechanism of action and site of action in maintaining redox balance. GPX1-4 and GPX6 use selenocysteine as the active center to catalyze the reduction of H2O2 or organic hydroperoxides to water or corresponding alcohols, thereby reducing their toxicity and maintaining redox balance. In addition to reducing H2O2 and small molecule hydroperoxides, GPX4 is also capable of reducing complex lipid compounds. It is the only enzyme in the GPX family that directly reduces and destroys lipid hydroperoxides. The active sites of GPX5 and GPX7-GPX8 do not contain selenium cysteine (Secys), but instead, have cysteine residues (Cys) as their active sites. GPX5 is mainly expressed in epididymal tissue and plays a role in protecting sperm from oxidative stress. Both enzymes, GPX7 and GPX8, are located in the endoplasmic reticulum and are necessary enzymes involved in the oxidative folding of endoplasmic reticulum proteins, and GPX8 also plays an important role in the regulation of Ca2+ in the endoplasmic reticulum. With an in-depth understanding of the role of the GPX family members in health and disease development, redox balance has become the functional core of GPX family, in order to further clarify the expression and regulatory mechanism of each member in the redox process, we reviewed GPX family members separately.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jun Pei
- Department of Urology, Children’s Hospital Affiliated to Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Children Urogenital Development and Tissue Engineering, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Pediatric Surgrey, Guizhou Provincial People’s Hospital, Guiyang, China
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- Department of Urology, Children’s Hospital Affiliated to Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Children Urogenital Development and Tissue Engineering, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Urology, Children’s Hospital Affiliated to Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Children Urogenital Development and Tissue Engineering, Chongqing, China
- *Correspondence: Yi Hua,
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Luan Z, Fan X, Zhao Y, Song H, Du W, Xu J, Wang Z, Zhang W, Zhang J. Trehalose can effectively protect sheep epididymis epithelial cells from oxidative stress. Arch Anim Breed 2021; 64:335-343. [PMID: 34458560 PMCID: PMC8386192 DOI: 10.5194/aab-64-335-2021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2021] [Accepted: 07/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
Abstract
Trehalose, a naturally nontoxic disaccharide that does not exist in
mammals, stabilizes cell membrane integrity under oxidative stress
conditions, the mechanism of which is still unclear. Here, we analyzed the
effects of trehalose on sheep epididymis epithelial cell (EEC)
proliferation and its possible mechanisms. To study the effect of trehalose
on EECs, EECs were isolated from testes of 12-month-old sheep; cell counting kit-8 (CCK-8) was
used to measure the growth of the cells. Cell proliferation was evaluated by
assaying cell cycle and apoptosis, and RT-PCR was utilized to identify the
epididymal molecular markers glutathione peroxidase 5 (GPX5) and androgen receptor (AR). Next, reactive oxygen species (ROS)
content was evaluated by a dichloro-dihydro-fluorescein
diacetate (DCFH-DA) probe. Superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase
(CAT), and glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) activities were evaluated by enzyme
chemistry methods, and GPX5 expression was evaluated by qRT-PCR and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).
The results showed that 100 mM trehalose significantly improved the
proliferation potential of EECs, in which the cells could be serially
passaged 14 times with continued normal GPX5 and AR marker gene expression in vitro. The
trehalose can increase significantly a proportion of EECs in S phase
(P<0.01) and decrease significantly the apoptotic rate of EECs
(P<0.01) compared to the control. Moreover, the trehalose decreased
ROS significantly (P<0.01) and increased CAT
(P<0.01) and GSH-Px (P<0.05) activities significantly in EECs. GPX5 mRNA and
protein expression were also significantly upregulated in trehalose-treated
EECs (P<0.05 and P<0.01 respectively). Our study suggested
that exogenous trehalose exhibited antioxidant activity through increasing
the activities of CAT, GSH-Px, and the expression level of GPX5 and could be
employed to maintain vitality of sheep EECs during long-term in vitro culture.
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Affiliation(s)
- Zhaojin Luan
- College of Animal Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, 010018, China.,Baotou Medical College, Baotou, Inner Mongolia, 014040, China
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- College of Animal Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, 010018, China.,Basic Medical College, Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot 010059, Inner Mongolia, China
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- College of Animal Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, 010018, China.,Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, 010018, China
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- College of Animal Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, 010018, China.,Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, 010018, China
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- College of Animal Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, 010018, China.,Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, 010018, China
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- College of Animal Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, 010018, China.,Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, 010018, China
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- College of Animal Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, 010018, China.,Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, 010018, China
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- College of Animal Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, 010018, China.,Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, 010018, China
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- College of Animal Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, 010018, China.,Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, 010018, China
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