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Oliveira CA, Mercês ÉAB, Portela FS, Malheiro LFL, Silva HBL, De Benedictis LM, De Benedictis JM, Silva CCDE, Santos ACL, Rosa DP, Velozo HS, de Jesus Soares T, de Brito Amaral LS. An integrated view of cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity, hepatotoxicity, and cardiotoxicity: characteristics, common molecular mechanisms, and current clinical management. Clin Exp Nephrol 2024; 28:711-727. [PMID: 38678166 DOI: 10.1007/s10157-024-02490-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2023] [Accepted: 03/18/2024] [Indexed: 04/29/2024]
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Cisplatin (CP) is a chemotherapy drug widely prescribed to treat various neoplasms. Although fundamental for the therapeutic action of the drug, its cytotoxic mechanisms trigger adverse effects in several tissues, such as the kidney, liver, and heart, which limit its clinical use. In this sense, studies point to an essential role of damage to nuclear and mitochondrial DNA associated with oxidative stress, inflammation, and apoptosis in the pathophysiology of tissue injuries. Due to the limitation of effective preventive and therapeutic measures against CP-induced toxicity, new strategies with potential cytoprotective effects have been studied. Therefore, this article is timely in reviewing the characteristics and main molecular mechanisms common to renal, hepatic, and cardiac toxicity previously described, in addition to addressing the main validated strategies for the current management of these adverse events in clinical practice. We also handle the main promising antioxidant substances recently presented in the literature to encourage the development of new research that consolidates their potential preventive and therapeutic effects against CP-induced cytotoxicity.
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- Caroline Assunção Oliveira
- Instituto Multidisciplinar em Saúde, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Bahia, 45029-094, Brazil
- Programa de Pós-Graduação Multicêntrico em Ciências Fisiológicas, Instituto Multidisciplinar em Saúde, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Bahia, 45029-094, Brazil
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- Instituto Multidisciplinar em Saúde, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Bahia, 45029-094, Brazil
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biociências, Instituto Multidisciplinar em Saúde, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Bahia, 45029-094, Brazil
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- Instituto Multidisciplinar em Saúde, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Bahia, 45029-094, Brazil
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biociências, Instituto Multidisciplinar em Saúde, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Bahia, 45029-094, Brazil
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- Instituto Multidisciplinar em Saúde, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Bahia, 45029-094, Brazil
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biociências, Instituto Multidisciplinar em Saúde, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Bahia, 45029-094, Brazil
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- Instituto Multidisciplinar em Saúde, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Bahia, 45029-094, Brazil
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- Instituto Multidisciplinar em Saúde, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Bahia, 45029-094, Brazil
- Programa de Pós-Graduação Multicêntrico em Ciências Fisiológicas, Instituto Multidisciplinar em Saúde, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Bahia, 45029-094, Brazil
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biociências, Instituto Multidisciplinar em Saúde, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Bahia, 45029-094, Brazil
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- Instituto Multidisciplinar em Saúde, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Bahia, 45029-094, Brazil.
- Programa de Pós-Graduação Multicêntrico em Ciências Fisiológicas, Instituto Multidisciplinar em Saúde, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Bahia, 45029-094, Brazil.
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biociências, Instituto Multidisciplinar em Saúde, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Bahia, 45029-094, Brazil.
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Kavyani R, Salari S, Norozi Z, Hosseini S, Abdi S, Rai A, Maleki M. Left main and three vessels spontaneous coronary artery dissection as an incidental finding in young man with history of Hodgkin's lymphoma-a case report. BMC Cardiovasc Disord 2024; 24:14. [PMID: 38172682 PMCID: PMC10765638 DOI: 10.1186/s12872-023-03609-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2023] [Accepted: 11/11/2023] [Indexed: 01/05/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Spontaneous coronary artery dissection is a rare and important cause of myocardial infarction, especially in young women without other coronary artery disease. This arterial dissection can occur within or between any of the 3 layers. Its predisposing factors include connective tissue diseases (Marfone syndrome, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome), vasculitis (polyarteritis nodosa, systemic lupus erythematosus, and Kawasaki disease), atherosclerosis and fibromuscular dysplasia. Clinical presentations of spontaneous coronary artery dissection are wide spectrum from asymptomatic to acute coronary disease, sustained ventricular arrhythmia and sudden cardiac death. CASE PRESENTATION We describe A 33-year-old man with history of Hodgkin's lymphoma five years earlier that became a candidate for Patent foramen ovale closure due to recurrent embolic cerebrovascular accident. Before the intervention, coronary angiography incidentally showed dissection in the left main and all major coronary arteries. CONCLUSIONS Based on our hypothesis, chemoradiotherapy-induced arteriopathies could be consider as a predisposing factor for spontaneous coronary artery dissection.
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- Raheleh Kavyani
- Echocardiography Research Center, Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, 1995614331, Iran
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- Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, 1995614331, Iran.
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- Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, 1995614331, Iran
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- Heart Valve Diseases Research Center, Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, 1995614331, Iran
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- Cardiovascular Intervention Research Center, Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, 1995614331, Iran
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- Cardiovascular Intervention Research Center, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, 6715847141, Iran
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- Echocardiography Research Center, Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, 1995614331, Iran
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Maugeri S, Sibbitts J, Privitera A, Cardaci V, Di Pietro L, Leggio L, Iraci N, Lunte SM, Caruso G. The Anti-Cancer Activity of the Naturally Occurring Dipeptide Carnosine: Potential for Breast Cancer. Cells 2023; 12:2592. [PMID: 37998326 PMCID: PMC10670273 DOI: 10.3390/cells12222592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2023] [Revised: 10/27/2023] [Accepted: 11/06/2023] [Indexed: 11/25/2023] Open
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Carnosine is an endogenous dipeptide composed of β-alanine and L-histidine, possessing a multimodal pharmacodynamic profile that includes anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant activities. Carnosine has also shown its ability to modulate cell proliferation, cell cycle arrest, apoptosis, and even glycolytic energy metabolism, all processes playing a key role in the context of cancer. Cancer is one of the most dreaded diseases of the 20th and 21st centuries. Among the different types of cancer, breast cancer represents the most common non-skin cancer among women, accounting for an estimated 15% of all cancer-related deaths in women. The main aim of the present review was to provide an overview of studies on the anti-cancer activity of carnosine, and in particular its activity against breast cancer. We also highlighted the possible advantages and limitations involved in the use of this dipeptide. The first part of the review entailed a brief description of carnosine's biological activities and the pathophysiology of cancer, with a focus on breast cancer. The second part of the review described the anti-tumoral activity of carnosine, for which numerous studies have been carried out, especially at the preclinical level, showing promising results. However, only a few studies have investigated the therapeutic potential of this dipeptide for breast cancer prevention or treatment. In this context, carnosine has shown to be able to decrease the size of cancer cells and their viability. It also reduces the levels of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), cyclin D1, NAD+, and ATP, as well as cytochrome c oxidase activity in vitro. When tested in mice with induced breast cancer, carnosine proved to be non-toxic to healthy cells and exhibited chemopreventive activity by reducing tumor growth. Some evidence has also been reported at the clinical level. A randomized phase III prospective placebo-controlled trial showed the ability of Zn-carnosine to prevent dysphagia in breast cancer patients undergoing adjuvant radiotherapy. Despite this evidence, more preclinical and clinical studies are needed to better understand carnosine's anti-tumoral activity, especially in the context of breast cancer.
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- Salvatore Maugeri
- Department of Drug and Health Sciences, University of Catania, 95125 Catania, Italy
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- Ralph N. Adams Institute for Bioanalytical Chemistry, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66047, USA
- Department of Chemistry, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66047, USA
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- Department of Drug and Health Sciences, University of Catania, 95125 Catania, Italy
- Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy
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- Scuola Superiore di Catania, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy
- Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, 20132 Milano, Italy
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- Department of Drug and Health Sciences, University of Catania, 95125 Catania, Italy
- Scuola Superiore di Catania, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy
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- Ralph N. Adams Institute for Bioanalytical Chemistry, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66047, USA
- Department of Chemistry, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66047, USA
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66047, USA
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- Department of Drug and Health Sciences, University of Catania, 95125 Catania, Italy
- Unit of Neuropharmacology and Translational Neurosciences, Oasi Research Institute-IRCCS, 94018 Troina, Italy
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Luo X, Li Y, Wang B, Zhu S, Liu X, Liu X, Qi X, Wu Y. Carnosine alleviates cisplatin-induced acute kidney injury by targeting Caspase-1 regulated pyroptosis. Biomed Pharmacother 2023; 167:115563. [PMID: 37742605 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2023.115563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2023] [Revised: 09/13/2023] [Accepted: 09/19/2023] [Indexed: 09/26/2023] Open
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Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a syndrome characterized by rapid loss of renal excretory function. Its underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Pyroptosis, a form of programmed cell death, plays an important role in AKI. It is characterized by cell swelling and membrane rupture, triggering the release of cellular contents and activating robust inflammatory responses. Carnosine, a dipeptide with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, has therapeutic effects in AKI. However, the mechanism by which carnosine treats AKI-associated pyroptosis remains unexplored. In this study, we investigated the protective effect of carnosine on renal tubule cells using in vivo and in vitro models of AKI. We found that carnosine therapy significantly alleviated altered serum biochemical markers and histopathological changes in mice with cisplatin-induced AKI. It also reduced the levels of inflammation and pyroptosis. These results were consistent with those seen in human kidney tubular epithelial cells (HK-2) treated with cisplatin. Through molecular docking and cellular thermal shift assay, we identified caspase-1 as a target of carnosine. By knocking down caspase-1 in HK-2 cells using caspase-1 siRNA, we demonstrated that carnosine did not exhibit a protective role in cisplatin-induced HK-2 cells. This study provides the first evidence that carnosine alleviates damage to kidney tubular epithelial cells by targeting caspase-1 and inhibiting pyroptosis. Therefore, carnosine holds promise as a potential therapeutic agent for AKI, with caspase-1 representing an effective therapeutic target in this pathology.
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- Xiaomei Luo
- Department of Nephropathy, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230022, PR China
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- Department of Nephropathy, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230022, PR China
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- School of Nursing, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230022, PR China
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- Department of Nephropathy, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230022, PR China
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- Department of Nephropathy, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230022, PR China
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- Department of Nephropathy, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230022, PR China
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- Department of Nephropathy, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230022, PR China
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- Department of Nephropathy, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230022, PR China.
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Hou YY, Qi SM, Leng J, Shen Q, Tang S, Zhang JT, Hu JN, Jiang S, Li W. Lobetyolin, a Q-marker isolated from Radix Platycodi, exerts protective effects on cisplatin-induced cytotoxicity in HEK293 cells. J Nat Med 2023; 77:721-734. [PMID: 37353674 DOI: 10.1007/s11418-023-01714-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2022] [Accepted: 05/28/2023] [Indexed: 06/25/2023]
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This study investigated the protective effect of lobetyolin (LBT), a Q-marker isolated from the roots of Platycodon grandiflorum (Radix Platycodi), against cisplatin-induced cytotoxicity in human embryonic kidney (HEK293) cells. Results showed that LBT at 20 μM significantly prevented cisplatin-induced cytotoxicity by improving the viability of HEK293 cells, decreasing levels of MDA, and decreasing GSH content triggered by cisplatin. It also suppressed reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels. Molecular docking analysis revealed a strong binding affinity between LBT and the NF-κB protein, with a docking fraction of - 6.5 kcal/mol. These results provide compelling evidence suggesting a potential link between the visualization analysis of LBT and its protective mechanism, specifically implicating the NF-κB signaling pathway. LBT also reduced the expression level of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), phosphorylation NF-κB and IκBα in HEK293 cells which were increased by cisplatin exposure, leading to inhibition of inflammation. Furthermore, western blotting showed that LBT antagonized the up-regulation of Bax, cleaved caspase 3, 8, and 9 expression and inhibited the MAPK signaling pathway by down-regulating phosphorylation JNK, ERK, and p38, partially ameliorating cisplatin-induced cytotoxicity in HEK293 cells. Therefore, these results indicate that LBT has potentially protected renal function by inhibiting inflammation and apoptosis.
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- Yun-Yi Hou
- College of Chinese Medicinal Materials, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, 130118, China
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- College of Chinese Medicinal Materials, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, 130118, China
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- College of Chinese Medicinal Materials, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, 130118, China
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- College of Chinese Medicinal Materials, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, 130118, China
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- College of Chinese Medicinal Materials, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, 130118, China
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- College of Chinese Medicinal Materials, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, 130118, China
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- College of Chinese Medicinal Materials, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, 130118, China
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- College of Chinese Medicinal Materials, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, 130118, China.
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- College of Chinese Medicinal Materials, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, 130118, China.
- National and Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Ginseng Breeding and Development, Changchun, 130118, China.
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Ali MIM, Imbaby S, Arafat HEK, Maher SA, Kolieb E, Ali SM. Cardioprotective and renoprotective effects of venlafaxine on cisplatin-induced cardiotoxicity and nephrotoxicity in rats. Life Sci 2023; 320:121561. [PMID: 36898429 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2023.121561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2022] [Revised: 02/26/2023] [Accepted: 03/02/2023] [Indexed: 03/10/2023]
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AIM The current work aims to demonstrate the potential defensive function of venlafaxine (VLF) in cardiotoxicity and nephrotoxicity caused by cisplatin (CP), that could be by modulating extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK)1/2 and nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NAPDH) oxidase NOX4 pathways. MAIN METHODS Five groups of rats were used, as follow: three control groups (control, carboxymethyl cellulose, and VLF), CP group got CP once (7 mg/kg, intraperitoneally, i.p.), and (CP+ VLF) group got CP once then after 1 h they got VLF {50 mg/kg daily, orally for 14 days}. At the end of the study; electrocardiogram (ECG) was recorded for anaesthized rats then blood samples and tissues were taken for biochemical and histopathological investigations. Caspase 3, a marker of cellular damage and apoptosis was detected by immunohistochemistry. KEY FINDINGS CP treatment significantly impaired cardiac functions as evidenced by changes in rats' ECG. Cardiac enzymes, renal markers and inflammatory markers were increased with decreased activities of the total antioxidant capacity, superoxide dismutase and glutathione peroxidase. Also, ERK1/2 and NOX4 were upregulated with histopathological and immunohistochemical alterations of heart and kidney. While, VLF markedly alleviated CP-induced functional cardiac abnormalities and improved ECG pattern. It reduced both cardiac and renal biomarkers, oxidative stress, proinflammatory cytokine with ERK1/2 and NOX4 downregulation, improved the histopathological and immunohistochemical changes induced by cisplatin in heart and kidney. SIGNIFICANCE VLF treatment impedes cardiotoxicity and nephrotoxicity caused by CP. This beneficial effect was mediated through reduction of oxidative stress, inflammation, and apoptosis by targeting the ERK1/2 and NOX4.
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- Maha Ismail Mohammed Ali
- Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, 41522 Ismailia, Egypt.
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- Clinical Pharmacology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, 41522 Ismailia, Egypt.
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- Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, 41522 Ismailia, Egypt
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- Medical Physiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, 41522 Ismailia, Egypt
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- Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, 41522 Ismailia, Egypt
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El-Ashmawy NE, Khedr EG, Doghish AS, Elballal MS. Carnosine and crocin ameliorate oxidative stress in rats with rhabdomyolysis-induced acute kidney injury through upregulating HO-1 gene expression. FOOD BIOSCI 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fbio.2022.101972] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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El-Ashmawy NE, Khedr EG, Doghish AS, Elballal MS. Carnosine and crocin ameliorate oxidative stress in rats with rhabdomyolysis-induced acute kidney injury through upregulating HO-1 gene expression. FOOD BIOSCI 2022; 49:101972. [DOI: https:/doi.org/10.1016/j.fbio.2022.101972] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/02/2024]
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The Effects of Satureja hortensis L. Extract on Cisplatin-Induced Behavioral Alterations in the Tail Suspension Test. SERBIAN JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL AND CLINICAL RESEARCH 2021. [DOI: 10.2478/sjecr-2019-0029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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In order to evaluate the effects of Satureja hortensis L. extract on cisplatin-induced behavioral alterations in the tail suspension test (TST), we included 35 male Wistar albino rats in this study, divided into 7 equal groups. Cisplatin was administered (single dose of 7.5 mg/kg, i.p., on the fifth day) alone, and in groups with orally administered (for 10 days) Satureja hortensis L. extract (50, 100, and 200 mg/kg), and silymarin (100 mg/kg) in individual groups. The behavioral testing was performed in TST, and the following parameters were obtained: the latency to the first immobility, the number of immobility episodes, and the total duration of immobility. Cisplatin application increased the latency to the first immobility, but decreased the number of immobility episodes and the total duration of immobility. Oral administration of Satureja hortensis L. extract in a dose of 100 mg/kg attenuated cisplatin-induced alterations, and those effects were similar to silymarin group. The extract in a dose of 200 mg/kg diminished cisplatin-induced effect only for the total duration of immobility, while in a dose of 50 mg/kg, the extract had no impact on cisplatin effects. Although common use of this methodology would lead to a conclusion that cisplatin produced antidepressant effect, comparison with certain literature data allows the conclusion that this action of cisplatin may be attributed to its anxiogenic action that was attenuated by antioxidant supplementation (Satureja hortensis L.) in an adequate dose (100 mg/kg).
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Carnosine alleviates podocyte injury in diabetic nephropathy by targeting caspase-1-mediated pyroptosis. Int Immunopharmacol 2021; 101:108236. [PMID: 34653727 DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2021.108236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2021] [Revised: 09/23/2021] [Accepted: 10/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is a main complication of diabetes and often develops into end-stage nephropathy. Histologically, DN progresses as the gradual loss of podocytes with the loss of glomerular podocytes being the earliest sign of DN. Pyroptosis is a new type of programmed cell death and has been mechanistically correlated with podocyte injury in DN. The current study aimed to evaluate the protective effects of carnosine on glomerular podocytes in DN, both in vivo and in vitro. Using high glucose-treated cultured MPC5 cells and a streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic mouse model, we evaluated the effects of carnosine on alleviating podocyte injury in DN. We found that carnosine significantly reversed albuminuria and histopathological lesions and alleviated renal inflammatory and pyroptosis responses in STZ-induced diabetic mice for 12 weeks. The results also showed that carnosine strongly inhibited podocyte inflammation and podocyte pyroptosis in vitro. Cellular Thermal Shift Assay (CETSA) and molecular docking results revealed that mechnaistically caspase-1 was the target of carnosine. We then found that silencing caspase-1 eliminated the protective effect of carnosine. Interestingly, we also found that caspase-1 and gasdermin D expression were increased in renal biopsy tissue of patients with DN. Our study is the first to demonstrate the novel role of carnosine in alleviating podocyte injury by inhibiting pyroptosis via the targeting of caspase-1. Carnosine may have potential as a therapeutic agent in treating DN by targeting caspase-1.
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Mousa AM, Aldebasi YH. L-carnosine mitigates interleukin-1α-induced dry eye disease in rabbits via its antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antiapoptotic, and antifibrotic effects. Cutan Ocul Toxicol 2021; 40:241-251. [PMID: 34056995 DOI: 10.1080/15569527.2021.1935995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To elucidate the implications of L-carnosine on interleukin-1α (IL-1α)-induced inflammation of lacrimal glands (LGs). MATERIALS AND METHODS Forty rabbits were divided equally into four groups: control group (G1), IL-1α (G2), L-carnosine (G3), and L-carnosine plus IL-1α (G4). Several clinical, histopathological, immunohistochemical, morphometric, and biochemical investigations were performed, followed by statistical analysis to diagnose the presence of dry eye disease (DED). RESULTS The LGs of G2 rabbits showed degeneration of the acinar cells, increased deposition of collagen fibers, and marked immunoexpression of FasL; elevated levels of interferon-γ, tumor necrosis factor-α, transforming growth factor-β1, and malondialdehyde; and decreased levels of glutathione peroxidase, superoxide dismutase, catalase, and reactive oxygen species compared with those of G1 rabbits. In contrast, administration of L-carnosine to G4 rabbits revealed marked improvement of all previously harmful changes in G2 rabbits, indicating the cytoprotective effects of L-carnosine against IL-1α-induced inflammation of LGs. CONCLUSIONS IL-1α induced inflammation of LGs and eye dryness via oxidative stress, proinflammatory, apoptotic, and profibrotic effects, whereas L-carnosine mitigated DED through antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antiapoptotic, and antifibrotic effects on LGs. Therefore, this work demonstrates for the first time that L-carnosine may be used as adjuvant therapy for the preservation of visual integrity in patients with DED.HighlightsIL-1α induced dry eye disease through its oxidative stress, proinflammatory, apoptotic and profibrotic effects on the lacrimal glands of rabbit.L-carnosine has antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antiapoptotic and antifibrotic effects.L-carnosine mitigated IL-1α induced dry eye disease via elevating the levels of FasL, IFN-γ, TNF-α, TGFβ1 and MDA as well as reducing the levels of antioxidants (GPx, SOD, and catalase) and ROS in the lacrimal glands of rabbit.L-carnosine could be used as a novel adjuvant therapy for the treatment of dry eye disease.
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- Ayman M Mousa
- Department of Basic Health Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Qassim University, Buraydah, Saudi Arabia.,Department of Histology and Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Benha University, Benha, Egypt
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- Department of Optometry, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Qassim University, Buraydah, Saudi Arabia
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Kim CW, Choi KC. Effects of anticancer drugs on the cardiac mitochondrial toxicity and their underlying mechanisms for novel cardiac protective strategies. Life Sci 2021; 277:119607. [PMID: 33992675 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2021.119607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2021] [Revised: 04/29/2021] [Accepted: 05/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Mitochondria are organelles that play a pivotal role in the production of energy in cells, and vital to the maintenance of cellular homeostasis due to the regulation of many biochemical processes. The heart contains a lot of mitochondria because those muscles require a lot of energy to keep supplying blood through the circulatory system, implying that the energy generated from mitochondria is highly dependent. Thus, cardiomyocytes are sensitive to mitochondrial dysfunction and are likely to be targeted by mitochondrial toxic drugs. It has been reported that some anticancer drugs caused unwanted toxicity to mitochondria. Mitochondrial dysfunction is related to aging and the onset of many diseases, such as obesity, diabetes, cancer, cardiovascular and neurodegenerative diseases. Mitochondrial toxic mechanisms can be mainly explained concerning reactive oxygen species (ROS)/redox status, calcium homeostasis, and endoplasmic reticulum stress (ER) stress signaling. The toxic mechanisms of many anticancer drugs have been revealed, but more studying and understanding of the mechanisms of drug-induced mitochondrial toxicity is required to develop mitochondrial toxicity screening system as well as novel cardioprotective strategies for the prevention of cardiac disorders of drugs. This review focuses on the cardiac mitochondrial toxicity of commonly used anticancer drugs, i.e., doxorubicin, mitoxantrone, cisplatin, arsenic trioxide, and cyclophosphamide, and their possible chemopreventive agents that can prevent or alleviate cardiac mitochondrial toxicity.
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- Cho-Won Kim
- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Chungbuk, Republic of Korea
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Chungbuk, Republic of Korea.
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Łuczykowski K, Warmuzińska N, Operacz S, Stryjak I, Bogusiewicz J, Jacyna J, Wawrzyniak R, Struck-Lewicka W, Markuszewski MJ, Bojko B. Metabolic Evaluation of Urine from Patients Diagnosed with High Grade (HG) Bladder Cancer by SPME-LC-MS Method. Molecules 2021; 26:2194. [PMID: 33920347 PMCID: PMC8068997 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26082194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2021] [Revised: 04/04/2021] [Accepted: 04/07/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Bladder cancer (BC) is a common malignancy of the urinary system and a leading cause of death worldwide. In this work, untargeted metabolomic profiling of biological fluids is presented as a non-invasive tool for bladder cancer biomarker discovery as a first step towards developing superior methods for detection, treatment, and prevention well as to further our current understanding of this disease. In this study, urine samples from 24 healthy volunteers and 24 BC patients were subjected to metabolomic profiling using high throughput solid-phase microextraction (SPME) in thin-film format and reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with a Q Exactive Focus Orbitrap mass spectrometer. The chemometric analysis enabled the selection of metabolites contributing to the observed separation of BC patients from the control group. Relevant differences were demonstrated for phenylalanine metabolism compounds, i.e., benzoic acid, hippuric acid, and 4-hydroxycinnamic acid. Furthermore, compounds involved in the metabolism of histidine, beta-alanine, and glycerophospholipids were also identified. Thin-film SPME can be efficiently used as an alternative approach to other traditional urine sample preparation methods, demonstrating the SPME technique as a simple and efficient tool for urinary metabolomics research. Moreover, this study's results may support a better understanding of bladder cancer development and progression mechanisms.
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- Kamil Łuczykowski
- Department of Pharmacodynamics and Molecular Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, 85-089 Bydgoszcz, Poland; (K.Ł.); (N.W.); (S.O.); (I.S.); (J.B.)
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- Department of Pharmacodynamics and Molecular Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, 85-089 Bydgoszcz, Poland; (K.Ł.); (N.W.); (S.O.); (I.S.); (J.B.)
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- Department of Pharmacodynamics and Molecular Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, 85-089 Bydgoszcz, Poland; (K.Ł.); (N.W.); (S.O.); (I.S.); (J.B.)
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- Department of Pharmacodynamics and Molecular Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, 85-089 Bydgoszcz, Poland; (K.Ł.); (N.W.); (S.O.); (I.S.); (J.B.)
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- Department of Pharmacodynamics and Molecular Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, 85-089 Bydgoszcz, Poland; (K.Ł.); (N.W.); (S.O.); (I.S.); (J.B.)
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- Department of Biopharmacy and Pharmacodynamics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Gdańsk, 80-416 Gdańsk, Poland; (J.J.); (R.W.); (W.S.-L.); (M.J.M.)
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- Department of Biopharmacy and Pharmacodynamics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Gdańsk, 80-416 Gdańsk, Poland; (J.J.); (R.W.); (W.S.-L.); (M.J.M.)
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- Department of Biopharmacy and Pharmacodynamics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Gdańsk, 80-416 Gdańsk, Poland; (J.J.); (R.W.); (W.S.-L.); (M.J.M.)
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- Department of Biopharmacy and Pharmacodynamics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Gdańsk, 80-416 Gdańsk, Poland; (J.J.); (R.W.); (W.S.-L.); (M.J.M.)
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- Department of Pharmacodynamics and Molecular Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, 85-089 Bydgoszcz, Poland; (K.Ł.); (N.W.); (S.O.); (I.S.); (J.B.)
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Carnosine alleviates diabetic nephropathy by targeting GNMT, a key enzyme mediating renal inflammation and fibrosis. Clin Sci (Lond) 2021; 134:3175-3193. [PMID: 33241846 PMCID: PMC7726623 DOI: 10.1042/cs20201207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2020] [Revised: 11/22/2020] [Accepted: 11/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is a common microvascular complication of diabetes and the main cause of end-stage nephropathy (ESRD). Inflammation and fibrosis play key roles in the development and progression of diabetic nephropathy. By using in vivo and in vitro DN models, our laboratory has identified the protective role of carnosine (CAR) on renal tubules. Our results showed that carnosine restored the onset and clinical symptoms as well as renal tubular injury in DN. Furthermore, carnosine decreased kidney inflammation and fibrosis in DN mice. These results were consistent with high glucose (HG)-treated mice tubular epithelial cells (MTECs). Using web-prediction algorithms, cellular thermal shift assay (CETSA) and molecular docking, we identified glycine N-methyltransferase (GNMT) as a carnosine target. Importantly, we found that GNMT, a multiple functional protein that regulates the cellular pool of methyl groups by controlling the ratio of S-adenosylmethionine (SAM) to S-adenosylhomocysteine (SAH), was down-regulated significantly in the serum of Type 1 DM patients and renal tissues of DN mice. Moreover, using cultured TECs, we confirmed that the increased GNMT expression by transient transfection mimicked the protective role of carnosine in reducing inflammation and fibrosis. Conversely, the inhibition of GNMT expression abolished the protective effects of carnosine. In conclusion, carnosine might serve as a promising therapeutic agent for DN and GNMT might be a potential therapeutic target for DN.
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Mihajlovic K, Milosavljevic I, Jeremic J, Savic M, Sretenovic J, Srejovic I, Zivkovic V, Jovicic N, Paunovic M, Bolevich S, Jakovljevic V, Novokmet S. Redox and apoptotic potential of novel ruthenium complexes in rat blood and heart. Can J Physiol Pharmacol 2021; 99:207-217. [PMID: 32976727 DOI: 10.1139/cjpp-2020-0349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Ruthenium(II) complexes offer the potential for lower toxicity compared with platinum(II) complexes. Our study aimed to compare cardiotoxicity of [Ru(Cl-tpy)(en)Cl][Cl], [Ru(Cl-tpy)(dach)Cl][Cl], [Ru(Cl-tpy)(bpy)Cl][Cl], cisplatin, and saline through assessment of redox status and relative expression of apoptosis-related genes. A total of 40 Wistar albino rats were divided into five groups. Ruthenium groups received a single dose of complexes intraperitoneally (4 mg/kg/week) for a 4-week period; cisplatin group received cisplatin (4 mg/kg/week) and control group received saline (4 mL/kg/week) in the same manner as ruthenium groups. In collected blood and heart tissue samples, spectrophotometric determination of oxidative stress biomarkers was performed. The relative expression of apoptosis-related genes (Bcl-2, Bax, and caspase-3) in hearts was examined by real-time polymerase chain reaction. Our results showed that systemic and cardiac pro-oxidative markers (thiobarbituric acid reactive substances and nitrite) were significantly lower in ruthenium groups compared with cisplatin group, while concentrations of antioxidative parameters (catalase, superoxide dismutase, and oxidized glutathione) were significantly higher. Ruthenium administration led to significantly lower gene expression of Bax and caspase-3 compared with cisplatin-treated rats, while Bcl-2 remained unchanged. Applied ruthenium complexes have less pronounced potential for induction of oxidative stress-mediated cardiotoxicity compared with cisplatin. These findings may help for future studies that should clarify the mechanisms of cardiotoxicity of ruthenium-based metallodrugs.
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- Katarina Mihajlovic
- Faculty of Medical Sciences, Department of Pharmacy, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Faculty of Medical Sciences, Department of Pharmacy, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Faculty of Medical Sciences, Department of Pharmacy, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Faculty of Medical Sciences, Department of Pharmacy, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Faculty of Medical Sciences, Department of Physiology, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Faculty of Medical Sciences, Department of Physiology, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Faculty of Medical Sciences, Department of Physiology, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Faculty of Medical Sciences, Department of Histology and embryology, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Faculty of Science, Department of Biology and Ecology, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Department of Human Pathology, First Moscow State Medical University IM Sechenov, Moscow, Russia
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- Faculty of Medical Sciences, Department of Physiology, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
- Department of Human Pathology, First Moscow State Medical University IM Sechenov, Moscow, Russia
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- Faculty of Medical Sciences, Department of Pharmacy, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
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Riyadi PH, Atho'illah MF, Tanod WA, Rahmawati IS. Tilapia viscera hydrolysate extract alleviates oxidative stress and renal damage in deoxycorticosterone acetate-salt-induced hypertension rats. Vet World 2020; 13:2477-2483. [PMID: 33363344 PMCID: PMC7750208 DOI: 10.14202/vetworld.2020.2477-2483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2020] [Accepted: 10/08/2020] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Background and Aim: Hypertension is closely related to oxidative stress conditions, which increases malondialdehyde (MDA) expression and renal damage. Tilapia viscera hydrolysate extract (TVHE) contains compounds and peptides that act as antioxidants. This study aimed to investigate TVHE therapy effect on MDA levels and renal histological conditions in deoxycorticosterone acetate (DOCA)-salt-induced hypertension rats. Materials and Methods: Tilapia viscera were defatted and hydrolyzed using Alcalase enzyme to obtain TVHE. TVHE antioxidant activity was measured using the 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl method. Fifteen Wistar male rats were divided into five groups: Normal control (without induced DOCA-salt), DOCA-salt, DOCA-salt+Captopril 5 mg/kg body weight (BW), DOCA-salt+TVHE 150 mg/kg BW, and DOCA-salt+TVHE 300 mg/kg BW. MDA level and renal histology were observed in each group. Results: TVHE half maximal inhibitory concentration values ranged from 3.87±0.35 μg/mL to 42.03±3.55 μg/mL, which were identified as in the very strong Blois category. TVHE and captopril therapy reduced MDA expression significantly (p<0.05) compared to DOCA-salt only. TVHE and captopril therapy also improved glomerular damage in DOCA-salt-induced hypertension rats. Conclusion: TVHE has antioxidant ability, decreased MDA level, and decreased glomerular damage in DOCA-salt-induced hypertension rats.
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- Putut Har Riyadi
- Department of Fisheries Post Harvest Technology, Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Science, Diponegoro University, Semarang 1269, Central Java, Indonesia
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Science, Brawijaya University, Malang 65145, East Java, Indonesia
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- Department of Fisheries Product Technology, Institute of Fisheries and Marine (Sekolah Tinggi Perikanan dan Kelautan), Palu 94118, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia.,Department of Fisheries and Marine Science, Politeknik Negeri Nusa Utara, Tahuna 95821, North Sulawesi, Indonesia
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- Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine, Brawijaya University, Malang 65145, East Java, Indonesia
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Kumbhakonam S, Saroj S, Venkatesan N, Devarajan K, Manheri MK. Reactive Pt(II) center as part of redox-active quinoline-based heterocyclic scaffolds toward new anticancer leads. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2020; 30:127594. [PMID: 33010449 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2020.127594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2020] [Revised: 09/03/2020] [Accepted: 09/26/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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New cisplatin analogs in which the diamminedichloro-Pt(II) unit is conjugated to dihydroquinoline- or tetrahydroquinoline frameworks were synthesized and subjected to biological evaluation in order to understand their effects on cellular redox homeostasis and cell viability. They exhibited better selectivity towards cancer cells (A549) compared to mice fibroblast NIH3T3 cells, with cytotoxicity in the same range as that of cisplatin. There was structure-dependent variation in the levels of ROS and were also able to induce cell death, as evidenced by accumulation of cells in sub-G1 phase.
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai 600036, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai 600 036, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai 600 036, India
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Amara I, Salah A, Timoumi R, Annabi E, Scuto M, Trovato A, Neffati F, Calabrese V, Abid-Essefi S. Effect of di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate on Nrf2-regulated glutathione homeostasis in mouse kidney. Cell Stress Chaperones 2020; 25:919-928. [PMID: 32500380 PMCID: PMC7591664 DOI: 10.1007/s12192-020-01127-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2020] [Revised: 05/21/2020] [Accepted: 05/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Environmental toxicants such as phthalate have been involved in multiple health disorders including renal diseases. Oxidative damage is implicated in many alterations caused by phthalate especially the di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), which is the most useful phthalate. However, information regarding its mechanism of renal damage is lacking. The transcription factor nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) regulates gene expression implicated in free radical scavenging and cytoprotection including the antioxidant glutathione (GSH) pathway. The aim of this study was to assess whether DEHP affects the Nrf2 pathway and the GSH concentration. Mice were divided into four groups: a control group and three groups treated with DEHP at different concentrations (5, 50, and 200 mg/kg body weight) for 30 days. Our results showed that DEHP altered the normal levels of serum biochemical parameters creatinine (CREA), urea, and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH). This phthalate caused oxidative damage through the induction of lipid peroxidation and protein oxidation as marked by increase of protein carbonyl (PC) and loss of protein-bound sulfhydryls (PSH). Simultaneously, DEHP treatment decreased the protein level of Nrf-2, HO-1, and GCLC (responsible of GSH synthesis) and decreased the GSH level. Inhibition of the Nrf2 pathway is related to the activation of the mitochondrial pathway of apoptosis. This apoptotic process is evidenced by an upregulation of p53 and Bax protein levels in addition to a downregulation of Bcl-2. Collectively, our data demonstrated that depletion of Nrf2 and GSH was associated with the elevation of oxidative stress and the activation of intrinsic apoptosis in mouse kidney treated with DEHP.
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- Ines Amara
- Faculty of Dental Medicine, Laboratory for Research on Biologically Compatible Compounds, University of Monastir, LR01SE1, Rue Avicenne, 5000, Monastir, Tunisia
- Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Faculty of Dental Medicine, Laboratory for Research on Biologically Compatible Compounds, University of Monastir, LR01SE1, Rue Avicenne, 5000, Monastir, Tunisia
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- Faculty of Dental Medicine, Laboratory for Research on Biologically Compatible Compounds, University of Monastir, LR01SE1, Rue Avicenne, 5000, Monastir, Tunisia
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- Faculty of Dental Medicine, Laboratory for Research on Biologically Compatible Compounds, University of Monastir, LR01SE1, Rue Avicenne, 5000, Monastir, Tunisia
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- Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Monastir University Hospital, Laboratory of Biochemistry-Toxicology, University of Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia
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- Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Faculty of Dental Medicine, Laboratory for Research on Biologically Compatible Compounds, University of Monastir, LR01SE1, Rue Avicenne, 5000, Monastir, Tunisia.
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Farshad O, Ommati MM, Yüzügülen J, Jamshidzadeh A, Mousavi K, Ahmadi Z, Azarpira N, Ghaffari H, Najibi A, Shafaghat M, Niknahad H, Heidari R. Carnosine Mitigates Biomarkers of Oxidative Stress, Improves Mitochondrial Function, and Alleviates Histopathological Alterations in the Renal Tissue of Cholestatic Rats. PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES 2020. [DOI: 10.34172/ps.2020.60] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Background: Cholestatic liver disease primarily affects hepatic tissue. Cholestasis could also influence the function of other organs rather than the liver. Cholestasis-induced kidney injury is a severe clinical complication known as "cholemic nephropathy" (CN). Bile duct ligation (BDL) is a trustworthy experimental model for inducing CN. Although the precise mechanism of renal injury in cholestasis is not fully recognized, several studies revealed the role of oxidative stress in CN. There is no promising pharmacological intervention against CN. Carnosine (CAR) is a peptide extensively investigated for its pharmacological effects. Radical scavenging and antioxidative stress are major features of CAR. The current study aimed to evaluate the role of CAR supplementation on the CN. Methods: CAR was administered (250 and 500 mg/kg, i.p) to BDL rats for 14 consecutive days. Urine and serum markers of renal injury, biomarkers of oxidative stress in the kidney tissue, and renal histopathological alterations were monitored. Results: Significant elevation in oxidative stress biomarkers, including ROS formation, lipid peroxidation, oxidized glutathione (GSSG) levels, and protein carbonylation were found in the kidney of BDL rats. Moreover, renal tissue antioxidant capacity and reduced glutathione (GSH) levels were significantly decreased in the organ of cholestatic animals. Renal histopathological changes, including tubular atrophy, interstitial inflammation, tissue fibrosis, and cast formation, were detected in the kidney of BDL rats. It was found that CAR administration significantly protected the kidney of cholestatic animals. Conclusion: The antioxidative properties of this peptide might play a fundamental role in its protective properties during cholestasis.
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- Omid Farshad
- Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz Iran
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- College of Life Sciences, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, Shanxi 030801, Peoples’ Republic of China
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- Eastern Mediterranean University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Famagusta, North Cyprus, Turkey
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- Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz Iran
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Pharmacy, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Pharmacy, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Eastern Mediterranean University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Famagusta, North Cyprus, Turkey
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- Transplant Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Veterinary Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Urmia Branch, Urmia, Iran
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Pharmacy, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Pharmacy, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz Iran
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Pharmacy, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz Iran
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Zaazaa AM, Motelp BAAE, Aniss NND. Potential Protective Role of Rutin and Alpha-lipoic Acid Against Cisplatin-induced Nephrotoxicity in Rats. Pak J Biol Sci 2020; 22:361-371. [PMID: 31930824 DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2019.361.371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity is a serious complication that restricts its utilization in cancer treatment. Rutin and alpha-lipoic acid have antioxidant effectiveness, anti-inflammatory efficacy and prevent oxidative stress. Therefore, the current study planned to investigate the potential defensive impacts of rutin and alpha-lipoic acid on cisplatin-induced renal damage in rats. MATERIALS AND METHODS Fifty-six adult male Wistar albino rats were randomly divided into seven groups. Rats of group 1: Treated with saline as the control. Group 2: Orally received rutin daily for 2 weeks. Group 3: Rats were orally administered with alpha-lipoic acid (ALA) daily for 2 weeks. Group 4: Rats were intraperitoneal (i.p.) injected with cisplatin to develop the acute renal injury. Group 5: Rats injected with cisplatin then treated orally with RT. Group 6: Rats were injected i.p., with cisplatin then treated orally with ALA. Group 7: Rats injected with cisplatin then treated orally with RT and ALA daily for 2 weeks. RESULTS The cisplatin administration to rats induced nephrotoxicity associated with a significant increase in serum urea, creatinine, albumin and significantly reduce haemoglobin and red blood cells count. The animal treated with cisplatin showed a significant increase in the level of renal malondialdehyde associated with reduction in the levels of glutathione-s-transferase, glutathione reductase and catalase compared to control group. Moreover, cisplatin treated group recorded significant increase in nuclear factor kappa B, IL-6 and p53 levels compared to control group. Additionally, histopathological examination showed that cisplatin-induced interstitial congestion, focal mononuclear cell inflammatory, cell infiltrate and acute tubular injury. In correlation with the cisplatin group, Rutin and alpha-lipoic acid ameliorated cisplatin-induction increase in serum urea, creatinine, albumin, oxidative stress and inflammation were observed. Moreover, rutin and alpha-lipoic acid showed an enhancement in haematological and histopathological structures. CONCLUSION These results indicated that rutin and alpha-lipoic acid showed a protective effect against cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity in rats.
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Chen SM, Chen TH, Chang HT, Lin TY, Lin CY, Tsai PY, Imai K, Chen CM, Lee JA. Methylglyoxal and D-lactate in cisplatin-induced acute kidney injury: Investigation of the potential mechanism via fluorogenic derivatization liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (FD-LC-MS/MS) proteomic analysis. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0235849. [PMID: 32649695 PMCID: PMC7351171 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0235849] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2020] [Accepted: 06/24/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Nephrotoxicity severely limits the chemotherapeutic efficacy of cisplatin (CDDP). Oxidative stress is associated with CDDP-induced acute kidney injury (AKI). Methylglyoxal (MG) forms advanced glycation end products that elevate oxidative stress. We aimed to explore the role of MG and its metabolite D-lactate and identify the proteins involved in CDDP-induced AKI. Six-week-old female BALB/c mice were intraperitoneally administered CDDP (5 mg/kg/day) for 3 or 5 days. Blood urea nitrogen (42.6 ± 7.4 vs. 18.3 ± 2.5; p < 0.05) and urinary N-acetyl-β-D-glucosaminide (NAG; 4.89 ± 0.61 vs. 2.43 ± 0.31 U/L; p < 0.05) were significantly elevated in the CDDP 5-day group compared to control mice. Histological analysis confirmed AKI was successfully induced. Confocal microscopy revealed TNF-α was significantly increased in the CDDP 5-day group. Fluorogenic derivatized liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (FD-LC-MS/MS) showed the kidney MG (36.25 ± 1.68 vs. 18.95 ± 2.24 mg/g protein, p < 0.05) and D-lactate (1.78 ± 0.29 vs. 1.12 ± 0.06 mol/g protein, p < 0.05) contents were significantly higher in the CDDP 5-day group than control group. FD-LC-MS/MS proteomics identified 33 and nine altered peaks in the CDDP 3-day group and CDDP 5-day group (vs. control group); of the 35 proteins identified using the MOSCOT database, 11 were antioxidant-related. Western blotting confirmed that superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD-1) and parkinson disease protein 7 (DJ-1) are upregulated and may participate with MG in CDDP-induced AKI. This study demonstrates TNF-α, MG, SOD-1 and DJ-1 play crucial roles in CDDP-induced AKI.
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- Shih-Ming Chen
- Department of Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Department of Health, Taipei City Government, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Department of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Department of Pharmacy, Wan-Fang Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Musashino University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Electro-Optical Engineering, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Kilis-Pstrusinska K. Carnosine and Kidney Diseases: What We Currently Know? Curr Med Chem 2020; 27:1764-1781. [PMID: 31362685 DOI: 10.2174/0929867326666190730130024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2019] [Revised: 07/01/2019] [Accepted: 07/23/2019] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Carnosine (beta-alanyl-L-histidine) is an endogenously synthesised dipeptide which is present in different human tissues e.g. in the kidney. Carnosine is degraded by enzyme serum carnosinase, encoding by CNDP1 gene. Carnosine is engaged in different metabolic pathways in the kidney. It reduces the level of proinflammatory and profibrotic cytokines, inhibits advanced glycation end products' formation, moreover, it also decreases the mesangial cell proliferation. Carnosine may also serve as a scavenger of peroxyl and hydroxyl radicals and a natural angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor. This review summarizes the results of experimental and human studies concerning the role of carnosine in kidney diseases, particularly in chronic kidney disease, ischemia/reperfusion-induced acute renal failure, diabetic nephropathy and also drug-induced nephrotoxicity. The interplay between serum carnosine concentration and serum carnosinase activity and polymorphism in the CNDP1 gene is discussed. Carnosine has renoprotective properties. It has a promising potential for the treatment and prevention of different kidney diseases, particularly chronic kidney disease which is a global public health issue. Further studies of the role of carnosine in the kidney may offer innovative and effective strategies for the management of kidney diseases.
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Akkoc RF, Ogeturk M, Aydin S, Kuloglu T, Aydin S. Effects of carnosine on apoptosis, transient receptor potential melastatin 2, and betatrophin in rats exposed to formaldehyde. Biotech Histochem 2020; 96:223-229. [PMID: 32580587 DOI: 10.1080/10520295.2020.1783571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022] Open
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We investigated the effects of exposure to formaldehyde on transient receptor potential melastatin 2, betatrophin, total oxidant status and total antioxidant status in rat liver and kidney tissues. We also investigated the effects of carnosine on formaldehyde treated animals. We used 28 male rats divided ramdomly into four groups of seven: untreated control group, carnosine treated group, formaldehyde treated group and formaldehyde + carnosine group. The experiment lasted for four weeks. Betatrophin levels in samples were measured uing the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, and total oxidant status and total antioxidant status were measured using REL assay diagnostic kits. We detected betatrophin and transient receptor potential melastatin 2 immunoreactivity using immunohistochemistry and assessed apoptosis using terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling. The betatrophin and total antioxidant status levels decreased in kidney, liver and plasma following exposure to formaldehyde, while total oxidant status and terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling positivity increased. Carnosine supplementation reversed histopathology and biochemical damage caused by formaldehyde. We suggest that carnosine treatment may be useful for protecting persons exposed to formaldehyde.
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- R F Akkoc
- Department of Anatomy, Medical School, Firat University, Elazig, Turkey
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- Department of Anatomy, Medical School, Firat University, Elazig, Turkey
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- Department of Anatomy, Medical School, Firat University, Elazig, Turkey.,Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Elazig Fethi Sekin City Hospital, Health Science University, Elazig, Turkey
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Medical School, Firat University, Elazig, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Medical School, Firat University, Elazig, Turkey
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Someya S, Kim MJ. Cochlear detoxification: Role of alpha class glutathione transferases in protection against oxidative lipid damage, ototoxicity, and cochlear aging. Hear Res 2020; 402:108002. [PMID: 32600853 DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2020.108002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2020] [Revised: 05/20/2020] [Accepted: 05/23/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Age-related hearing loss (AHL) is the most common form of hearing impairment. AHL is thought to be a multifactorial condition resulting from the interaction of numerous causes including aging, genetics, exposure to noise, and exposure to endogenous and exogenous toxins. Cells possess many detoxification enzymes capable of removing thousands of cytotoxic xenobiotics and endogenous toxins such as 4-hydroxynonenal (4-HNE), one of the most abundant cytotoxic end products of lipid peroxidation. The cellular detoxification system involves three phases of enzymatic detoxification. Of these, the glutathione transferase (GST) detoxification system converts a toxic compound into a less toxic form by conjugating the toxic compound to reduced glutathione by GST enzymes. In this review, we describe the current understanding of the cochlear detoxification system and examine the growing link between GST detoxification, oxidative lipid damage, ototoxicity, and cochlear aging with a particular focus on the alpha-class GSTs (GSTAs). We also describe how exposure to ototoxic drugs, exposure to noise, or aging results in increased 4-HNE levels, how 4-HNE damages various cell components under stress conditions, and how GSTAs detoxify 4-HNE in the auditory system.
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- Shinichi Someya
- Department of Aging and Geriatric Research, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA.
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- Department of Aging and Geriatric Research, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA
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Neurotoxic, Hepatotoxic and Nephrotoxic Effects of Tramadol Administration in Rats. J Mol Neurosci 2020; 70:1934-1942. [PMID: 32440822 DOI: 10.1007/s12031-020-01592-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2020] [Accepted: 05/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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The current study was performed to study the tramadol HCL toxic effects on the brain, liver, and kidney of adult male rats. Forty male adult albino rats were divided into 4 groups; the first one was considered as a control group, the others were orally administrated with 25, 50, and 100 b.wt. representing therapeutic, double therapeutic, and 4 times therapeutic doses, respectively, of tramadol HCL daily for 1 month. Serum and brain, hepatic, and renal tissues were collected for biochemical and molecular investigations. Tramadol HCL resulted in a significant increase in the brain serotonin, 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG), and malonyldialdehyde (MDA) levels with a significant decrease in the reduced glutathione (GSH), catalase (CAT), and superoxide dismutase (SOD) activities. At the same line, hepatic and renal 8-OHdG and MDA levels showed a significant increase with a significant decrease in reduced glutathione (GSH), CAT, and SOD activities. In addition, hepatic and renal function parameters including serum alanine amino transferase (ALT), aspartate amino transferase (AST), urea, and creatinine were increased in a dose-dependent manner. At the molecular levels, hepatic cytochrome P5402E1 (CYP2E1), renal Kidney Injury Molecule-1 (KIM-1), and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1 (TIMP-1) showed also a significant increase in the expression levels. Histopathological evaluation of the brain confirmed the above biochemical results. In conclusion, tramadol HCL induced neurotoxic, hepatotoxic, and nephrotoxic effects in a manner relative to its concentration by affecting brain serotonin levels and hepatic and renal function, with the production of DNA damage and oxidative stress.
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Sadeghi H, Mansourian M, Panahi Kokhdan E, Salehpour Z, Sadati I, Abbaszadeh-Goudarzi K, Asfaram A, Doustimotlagh AH. Antioxidant and protective effect of Stachys pilifera Benth against nephrotoxicity induced by cisplatin in rats. J Food Biochem 2020; 44:e13190. [PMID: 32155675 DOI: 10.1111/jfbc.13190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2019] [Revised: 01/04/2020] [Accepted: 01/30/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The aim of current study was to assess the antioxidant and renoprotective effects of Stachys pilifera Benth (S.P.B.) hydroalcoholic extract on nephrotoxicity induced with cisplatin (CP). Adult rats with bodyweight of 180-220 g were divided into five groups (n = 7) treated as follows: group 1, control; group 2, CP; group 3, pretreatment with S.P.B. before CP; group 4, posttreatment with S.P.B. after CP; and, group 5, S.P.B. extract. A single dose of CP (7 mg/kg) was intraperitoneally injected on the fifth day and hydroalcoholic extract of S.P.B. (500 mg kg-1 day-1 ) was orally administered. The levels of oxidative stress markers, biochemical tests, and histopathological staining were assayed in serum and renal tissue. Also, the chemical composition of S.P.B. extract was determined by GC-MS analysis. The main compositions of S.P.B. extract identified by GC-MS analysis, were hexadeca-2,6,10,14-tetraen-1-ol, 3,7,11,16-tetramethyl (24.77%), thymol (14.1%), and linolenic acid (13.4%). In groups treated and pretreated with S.P.B., blood urea nitrogen, creatinine, malondialdehyde, and nitric oxide metabolite in serum as well as malondialdehyde and protein carbonyl content of kidney tissues were significantly decreased in comparison to CP group; in contrast, total thiol group showed a significant increase in treated group as compared to CP group. Furthermore, histological investigation indicated that treatment with S.P.B. improved renal damages induced by CP. The current study showed that S.P.B. hydroalcoholic extract improved the biochemical parameters and kidney function as well as restored antioxidant activity in CP-induced nephrotoxicity. However, it needs more investigations to define the mechanism of S.P.B. action. PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS: In different regions of Iran, Stachys is demonstrated by 34 species, out of which 13 are endemic, one of these endemic species is Stachys pilifera Benth (S.P.B.). The oil of S.P.B. is mainly consisted of cis-chrysanthenyl acetate, cis-chrysanthenol, spathulenol, β-caryophyllene, linalool, and terpinen-4-ol. Moreover, phytochemical studies have shown the presence of compounds such as diterpenes, phenylethanoid glycosides, saponins, terpenoides, and flavonoids in Stachys species. The aerial parts of S.P.B. are consumed as herbal tea to treat several disorders, for example, infections, asthma, and rheumatoid arthritis in Iranian folk medicine. The aim of current study was to evaluate the antioxidant and protective effects of S.P.B. hydroalcoholic extract on nephrotoxicity induced with cisplatin (CP). The current study showed that S.P.B. hydroalcoholic extract improved the biochemical parameters and kidney function as well as restored antioxidant activity in CP-induced nephrotoxicity. However, it needs more researches to define the mechanism of S.P.B. action.
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- Hossein Sadeghi
- Medicinal Plants Research Center, Yasuj University of Medical Sciences, Yasuj, Iran
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- Medicinal Plants Research Center, Yasuj University of Medical Sciences, Yasuj, Iran
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- Medicinal Plants Research Center, Yasuj University of Medical Sciences, Yasuj, Iran
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- Student Research Committee, Yasuj University of Medical Sciences, Yasuj, Iran
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- Medicinal Plants Research Center, Yasuj University of Medical Sciences, Yasuj, Iran
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Al Fayi M, Otifi H, Alshyarba M, Dera AA, Rajagopalan P. Thymoquinone and curcumin combination protects cisplatin-induced kidney injury, nephrotoxicity by attenuating NFκB, KIM-1 and ameliorating Nrf2/HO-1 signalling. J Drug Target 2020; 28:913-922. [PMID: 31983246 DOI: 10.1080/1061186x.2020.1722136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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This study evaluates the protective effects of Thymoquinone (Tq) and Curcumin (Cur) in models of cisplatin-induced renal toxicity. Proliferation studies were carried out in HEK-293 cells. Cisplatin(ip) 5 mg/kg BW was used to induce renal injury in Sprague-Dawley rats. 50 mg/kg BW Tq + 100 mg/kg BW Cur, with or without cisplatin-treatment were administered for 5 days. Tq + Cur combination synergistically reduced the proliferation inhibition of HEK-293 cells resulted from cisplatin treatment and brought down cisplatin-induced apoptosis in these cells. In vitro studies revealed serum levels of BUN, creatinine, CK and pro-inflammatory cytokines like TNF-α, IL-6 and MRP-1 to be elevated in the cisplatin-treated group while reducing glomerular filtration rate. Tq + Cur treatment significantly improved these conditions. The antioxidant enzyme levels and mitochondrial ATPases were restored upon treatment, which were lessened in the cisplatin-treated group. Cisplatin induced the expression of KIM-1, which was brought down by the combination treatment. Tq + Cur treatment increased the expressions of phosphorylated Akt, Nrf2 and HO-1 proteins while decreasing the levels of cleaved caspase 3 and NFκB in kidney homogenates. In summary, Tq + Cur had protective effects on cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity and renal injury, which could be mediated by up-regulation of survival signals like Akt, Nrf2/HO-1 and attenuation of KIM-1, NFκB.
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- Majed Al Fayi
- Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia.,Central Research Laboratory, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia.,Central Research Laboratory, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia.,Central Research Laboratory, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia
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Paradoxical Effect of Grape Pomace Extract on Cisplatin-Induced Acute Kidney Injury in Rats. Pharmaceutics 2019; 11:pharmaceutics11120656. [PMID: 31817713 PMCID: PMC6956102 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics11120656] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2019] [Revised: 12/03/2019] [Accepted: 12/05/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Cisplatin is one of the most used drugs in the therapy of different types of cancer. However, its use is limited by nephrotoxicity. This study investigated the effects of a commercially available grape pomace extract (GE) from Vitis vinifera on cisplatin-induced kidney toxicity in rats. Sixty-four male Wistar albino rats were randomly divided into eight groups. Groups 1–3 were controls, receiving 0.9% saline and doses 1 and 2 of GE respectively. Cisplatin was given to groups 4–8. Two groups received pretreatment with GE, while another two groups received pre- and post-treatment with GE. Blood samples were collected and all animals sacrificed. Kidneys were harvested for histopathological analysis. GE significantly increased blood creatinine and urea levels, the severity of kidney histopathological damage, and mortality in all cisplatin groups, except for group 7 which received pre- and post-treatment with a low dose of GE. Renal toxicity was determined by mortality and severe histopathological renal lesions. Additionally, the serum total antioxidant capacity (TAC) was not significantly modified in the treated groups compared to the control. These results indicate that the GE did not have a protective effect on cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity; on the contrary, GE accentuated the toxic effect of cisplatin.
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Park HJ, Kim MJ, Rothenberger C, Kumar A, Sampson EM, Ding D, Han C, White K, Boyd K, Manohar S, Kim YH, Ticsa MS, Gomez AS, Caicedo I, Bose U, Linser PJ, Miyakawa T, Tanokura M, Foster TC, Salvi R, Someya S. GSTA4 mediates reduction of cisplatin ototoxicity in female mice. Nat Commun 2019; 10:4150. [PMID: 31515474 PMCID: PMC6742643 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-12073-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2018] [Accepted: 08/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Cisplatin is one of the most widely used chemotherapeutic drugs for the treatment of cancer. Unfortunately, one of its major side effects is permanent hearing loss. Here, we show that glutathione transferase α4 (GSTA4), a member of the Phase II detoxifying enzyme superfamily, mediates reduction of cisplatin ototoxicity by removing 4-hydroxynonenal (4-HNE) in the inner ears of female mice. Under cisplatin treatment, loss of Gsta4 results in more profound hearing loss in female mice compared to male mice. Cisplatin stimulates GSTA4 activity in the inner ear of female wild-type, but not male wild-type mice. In female Gsta4−/− mice, cisplatin treatment results in increased levels of 4-HNE in cochlear neurons compared to male Gsta4−/− mice. In CBA/CaJ mice, ovariectomy decreases mRNA expression of Gsta4, and the levels of GSTA4 protein in the inner ears. Thus, our findings suggest that GSTA4-dependent detoxification may play a role in estrogen-mediated neuroprotection. A common complication of cisplatin-based chemotherapy is hearing loss. Here, Park et al. show that glutathione transferase α4 (GSTA4) contributes to reducing cisplatin toxicity in the inner ear of female mice by removing 4-hydroxynonenal (4-HNE).
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- Hyo-Jin Park
- Department of Aging and Geriatric Research, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA
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- Department of Aging and Geriatric Research, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA
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- Department of Aging and Geriatric Research, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA
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- Monoclonal Antibody Core, Interdisciplinary Center for Biotechnology Research, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32610, USA
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- Center for Hearing and Deafness, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, 14214, USA
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- Department of Aging and Geriatric Research, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA
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- Department of Aging and Geriatric Research, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA
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- Department of Aging and Geriatric Research, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA
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- Center for Hearing and Deafness, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, 14214, USA
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- Department of Neurobiology, Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, AZ, 85013, USA
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- Department of Aging and Geriatric Research, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA
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- Department of Aging and Geriatric Research, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA
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- Department of Aging and Geriatric Research, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA
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- Department of Aging and Geriatric Research, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA
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- Whitney Laboratory, University of Florida, St. Augustine, FL, 32080, USA
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- Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, University of Tokyo, Yayoi, Tokyo, 113-8657, Japan
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- Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, University of Tokyo, Yayoi, Tokyo, 113-8657, Japan
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- Department of Neuroscience, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA
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- Center for Hearing and Deafness, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, 14214, USA.,Department of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology, Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan, 41354, Republic of China
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- Department of Aging and Geriatric Research, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA.
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Somov P, Marchak D, Matusov A, Viller A, Shevchenko Y, Miminoshvili A. Spontaneous coronary artery dissection during cisplatin and capecitabine therapy. Ann Med Surg (Lond) 2019; 45:1-5. [PMID: 31338186 PMCID: PMC6626886 DOI: 10.1016/j.amsu.2019.07.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2019] [Accepted: 07/04/2019] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Introduction Spontaneous coronary artery dissection is a rare cardiovascular disease that can cause acute myocardial infarction and sudden cardiac death. The mechanism of this pathology and the optimal treatment are not fully understood. Presentation of case An acute myocardial infarction developed while a fifty five years old woman with a rectal adenocarcinoma was receiving a cisplatin and capecitabine therapy. Coronary angiography demonstrated a multivessel occlusion of coronary arteries. Discussion The authors discuss several factors that may lead to the spontaneous coronary artery dissection including chemotherapy-induced vasospasm. Chemotherapy based on the cisplatin and capecitabine intake can cause a cardiotoxic effect. Conclusion Thus, spontaneous coronary artery dissection is a disease with an extremely complex etiololy, which does not have a special treatment guide. Management should be considered individually for each case. SCAD is a rare cardiovascular disease that can cause acute myocardial infarction and sudden cardiac death. Cisplatin and capecitabine therapy is a risk factor for SCAD. One of the most important side effects of chemotherapy is cardiotoxicity. Management should be considered individually for each case of SCAD.
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- Pavel Somov
- Pirogov's National Medical Surgical Center, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- Pirogov's National Medical Surgical Center, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- Pirogov's National Medical Surgical Center, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- Pirogov's National Medical Surgical Center, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- Pirogov's National Medical Surgical Center, Moscow, Russian Federation
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Objective: Cisplatin is an anticancer drug used for treating childhood solid tumors. Symptoms related to cisplatin-induced cardiovascular adverse effects may be mild or severe. Rutin (vitamin P1) has many properties, including as antioxidant, anticancer, antidiabetic, antimicrobial, antiulcer, and tissue renewal properties. Therefore, we aimed to biochemically, histopathologically, and immunohistochemically demonstrate the effect of rutin on cisplatin-induced cardiotoxicity in rats. Methods: The rats included in our study were divided into four groups: Healthy group (HE), 5-mg/kg cisplatin group (CP), 50 mg/kg rutin+5-mg/kg cisplatin (CR-50), 100-mg/kg rutin+5-mg/kg cisplatin (CR-100) group. Results: CP group administered cisplatin had significantly increased blood, serum, and cardiac tissue malondialdehyde (MDA), interleukin 1 beta (IL-1β), tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α), troponin I, creatine kinase (CK), and CK-MB levels compared to the HE group, whereas there was a significant decrease in the total glutathione (tGSH) levels. Rutin was observed to prevent the increase in MDA, IL-1β, TNF-α, troponin I, CK, and CK-MB levels as well as prevent the decrease in tGSH levels more significantly when administered at a 100-mg/kg dose than at a 50-mg/kg dose. Histopathologically, cardiac necrosis, dilated/congested blood vessels, hemorrhage, polymorphonuclear leukocyte, edema, and cells with pyknotic nuclei were observed in the CP group. Rutin was shown to prevent cisplatin-induced cardiac damage more effectively when used at a100-mg/kg dose than at a 50-mg/kg dose. Conclusion: These results suggest that rutin is useful for preventing cisplatin-related cardiovascular damage
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Ghodsi R. Carnosine Effect on Advanced Lipoxidation End-Products: a Brief Review on Tissues. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s40495-019-00188-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Oyouni AAA, Saggu S, Tousson E, Rehman H. Immunosuppressant drug tacrolimus induced mitochondrial nephrotoxicity, modified PCNA and Bcl-2 expression attenuated by Ocimum basilicum L. in CD1 mice. Toxicol Rep 2018; 5:687-694. [PMID: 30003047 PMCID: PMC6041355 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxrep.2018.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2018] [Revised: 05/22/2018] [Accepted: 06/01/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Tacrolimus (TAC) is used sporadically as an immunosuppressive agent for organ transplantation, but its clinical used is limited due to its marked nephrotoxicity. Ocimum basilicum L. (Lamiaceae) (OB) had been shown to possess antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and nephroprotective activity, and effective at improving renal inflammation and glomerular. In our study, we aim to evaluate the efficacy of the OB against TAC-induced mitochondrial nephrotoxicity in CD1 mice. Mice were randomly divided into four groups. Group 1 (control group); administered orally with normal saline (1 mL/kg) for two weeks; Group 2 (OB extract treated-group) (500 mg/kg b.wt) gavaged once/day for two weeks; Group 3 (TAC-treated group) (3 mg/kg b.wt, administered ip once a day for two weeks); and Group 4; (TAC plus OB extract treated-group). Tacrolimus-induced nephrotoxicity was assessed biochemically and histopathologically. The OB extract was high in phenolic content (50.3 mg/g of gallic acid equivalent), total flavonoids (14.5 mg/g CE equivalent). The potential antioxidant efficacy of the extract (IC50) was 24.5 μg/mL. OB pretreatment significantly improved the TAC-induced changes in biochemical markers of nephrotoxicity for instance blood urea nitrogen (BUN), creatinine, total protein, and albumin (P < 0.01, when compared with TAC treated group). Also, it significantly restored the increase activities of TBARS, protein carbonyl (PC) (P < 0.001, when compared to healthy control group) and decreased activities of nonprotein thiol (NP-SH) levels, Mn-superoxide dismutase (Mn-SOD) and glutathione peroxidase (GPx) antioxidants of mitochondria. The nephroprotective efficacy of the OB leaves extract was further evident by histopathological analysis together with the PCNA-ir and Bcl2. The upshot of the present study revealed that the OB possessed significant antioxidant and nephroprotective activity and had a preventive effect on the biochemical alterations and histological changes in TAC-treated mice.
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Key Words
- ABC, Avidin-Biotin- Peroxidase
- ANOVA, analysis of variance
- BUN, blood urea nitrogen
- Bcl-2
- DNPH, dinitrophenylhydrazine
- DPPH, 2,2-Diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl
- EOBPV, Egyptian Organization for Biological Products and Vaccines
- GPx, glutathione peroxidase
- GSH, glutathione
- H&E, hematoxylin and eosin
- H2O2, hydrogenperoxide
- IAEC, Institutional Animals Ethics Committee
- IC, inhibitory concentration
- Ip, intraperitoneal
- Mn-SOD, Mn-superoxide dismutase
- NP-SH, nonprotein thiol
- Nephrotoxicity
- OB, Ocimum basilicum
- OPA, orthophosphoric acid
- Ocimum basilicum
- PC, protein carbonyl
- PCNA
- PCNA-ir, proliferating cell nuclear antigen immunoreactivity
- ROS, reactive oxygen species
- TAC, tacroliums
- Tacrolimus
- mLPO, mitochondrial lipid peroxidation
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Tabuk, Tabuk, 71491, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Zoology, Faculty of Sciences, Tanta University, Tanta, 31527, Egypt
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Tabuk, Tabuk, 71491, Saudi Arabia
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Karabulut-Bulan O, Us H, Bayrak BB, Sezen-Us A, Yanardag R. The role of melatonin and carnosine in prevention of oxidative intestinal injury induced by gamma irradiation in rats. Biologia (Bratisl) 2017. [DOI: 10.1515/biolog-2017-0092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Banerjee S, Sinha K, Chowdhury S, Sil PC. Unfolding the mechanism of cisplatin induced pathophysiology in spleen and its amelioration by carnosine. Chem Biol Interact 2017; 279:159-170. [PMID: 29191451 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2017.11.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2017] [Revised: 11/17/2017] [Accepted: 11/26/2017] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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cis-Diamminedichloroplatinum (cisplatin) is an effective chemotherapeutic and is widely used for the treatment of various types of solid tumors. Bio-distribution of cisplatin to other organs due to poor targeting towards only cancer cells constitutes the backbone of cisplatin-induced toxicity. The adverse effect of this drug on spleen is not well characterized so far. Therefore, we have set our goal to explore the mechanism of the cisplatin-induced pathophysiology of the spleen and would also like to evaluate whether carnosine, an endogenous neurotransmitter and antioxidant, can ameliorate this pathophysiological response. We found a dose and time-dependent increase of the pro-inflammatory cytokine, TNF-α, in the spleen tissue of the experimental mice exposed to 10 and 20 mg/kg body weight of cisplatin. The increase in inflammatory cytokine can be attributed to the activation of the transcription factor, NF-ĸB. This also aids in the transcription of other pro-inflammatory cytokines and cellular adhesion molecules. Exposure of animals to cisplatin at both the doses resulted in ROS and NO production leading to oxidative stress. The MAP Kinase pathway, especially JNK activation, was also triggered by cisplatin. Eventually, the persistence of inflammatory response and oxidative stress lead to apoptosis through extrinsic pathway. Carnosine has been found to restore the expression of inflammatory molecules and catalase to normal levels through inhibition of pro-inflammatory cytokines, oxidative stress, NF-ĸB and JNK. Carnosine also protected the splenic cells from apoptosis. Our study elucidated the detailed mechanism of cisplatin-induced spleen toxicity and use of carnosine as a protective agent against this cytotoxic response.
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- Sharmistha Banerjee
- Division of Molecular Medicine, Bose Institute, P-1/12, CIT Scheme VII M, Kolkata 700054, India
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- Division of Molecular Medicine, Bose Institute, P-1/12, CIT Scheme VII M, Kolkata 700054, India
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- Division of Molecular Medicine, Bose Institute, P-1/12, CIT Scheme VII M, Kolkata 700054, India
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- Division of Molecular Medicine, Bose Institute, P-1/12, CIT Scheme VII M, Kolkata 700054, India.
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Jamshidzadeh A, Heidari R, Latifpour Z, Ommati MM, Abdoli N, Mousavi S, Azarpira N, Zarei A, Zarei M, Asadi B, Abasvali M, Yeganeh Y, Jafari F, Saeedi A, Najibi A, Mardani E. Carnosine ameliorates liver fibrosis and hyperammonemia in cirrhotic rats. Clin Res Hepatol Gastroenterol 2017; 41:424-434. [PMID: 28283328 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinre.2016.12.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2016] [Revised: 11/24/2016] [Accepted: 12/28/2016] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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AIM Chronic liver injury and cirrhosis leads to liver failure. Hyperammonemia is a deleterious consequence of liver failure. On the other hand, oxidative stress seems to play a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of liver fibrosis as well as in the cytotoxic mechanism of ammonia. There is no promising therapeutic agent against ammonia-induced complications. The present study was conducted to evaluate the role of carnosine (CA) administration on liver pathological changes, elevated plasma ammonia, and its consequent events in cirrhotic rats. METHODS Bile duct ligated (BDL) rats were used as a model of cirrhosis. CA (250, 500, and 1000mg/kg, daily, i.p) was administered for 28 consecutive days to BDL animals. At the end of treatments, markers of oxidative stress and liver fibrosis was determined in liver and serum biomarkers of liver injury and plasma ammonia was assessed. Moreover, changes in animals' locomotor activity were monitored. RESULTS Severe bridging fibrosis, inflammation, and necrosis in liver, along with elevated serum biomarkers of liver injury were evident in BDL animals. Furthermore, plasma ammonia was drastically elevated in cirrhotic rats and animals' locomotor activity was suppressed. It was found that CA (250, 500, and 1000mg/kg, daily, i.p) significantly alleviated liver injury and its consequent events in cirrhotic rats. The data suggested that CA is not only a useful and safe agent to preserve liver function, but also prevented hyperammonemia and brain damage as a deleterious consequence of cirrhosis and liver failure.
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- Akram Jamshidzadeh
- Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, P.O. Box 1583, 71345 Roknabad, Karafarin Street, Shiraz, Fars, Iran; Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Pharmacy, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, P.O. Box 1583, 71345 Roknabad, Karafarin Street, Shiraz, Fars, Iran.
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Pharmacy, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, P.O. Box 1583, 71345 Roknabad, Karafarin Street, Shiraz, Fars, Iran
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- Iran Food and Drug Administration (IFDA), Ministry of Health, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Pharmacy, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Transplant Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Pharmacy, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Pharmacy, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Pharmacy, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Pharmacy, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Pharmacy, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Pharmacy, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Pharmacy, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Pharmacy, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Pharmacy, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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Radonjic K, Stojic I, Zivkovic V, Srejovic I, Jeremic N, Jakovljevic V, Djuric D, Novokmet S. The Platinum(II) Complexes Induced Oxidative Stress of Isolated Rat Heart. SERBIAN JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL AND CLINICAL RESEARCH 2017. [DOI: 10.1515/sjecr-2016-0059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Interest for the clinical application of transition metal complexes as chemotherapeutic agents initially started with discovery of cisplatin. Despite the remarkable clinical success, cisplatin treatment is limited due to its resistance and side effects. Over the last 40 years, numerous transition metal complexes were synthesized and investigated in vitro and in vivo in order to establish a metallopharmaceutical that will exert less toxicity and equal or higher potency. We have compared the cardiotoxicity of 2 platinum complexes, one ligand, and a starting salt for complex synthesis using an experimental model of an isolated, perfused rat heart according to the Langendorfftechnique. The cardiotoxicity was assessed by comparison of oxidative stress induced following the perfusion of the following compounds: Dichloro(1,2-diaminocyclohexane)platinum(II), cisplatin, potassium-tetra-chloroplatinum(II) and 1,2-diaminocyclohexane, which were perfused at increasing concentrations from 10−8 to 10−4 M for 30 minutes. The oxidative stress was assessed by determination of superoxide anion radical, hydrogen peroxide, thiobarbituric acid reactive substances, and nitric oxide from the coronary venous effluent. Our results showed that the levels of oxidative stress parameters were not significantly affected by perfusion with all the tested compounds and were not dose-dependent. These results could be of importance to further investigations concerning the effects of platinum-based potential anticancer drugs on the heart.
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- Katarina Radonjic
- Department of Pharmacy , Faculty of Medical Sciences , University of Kragujevac , Serbia
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- Department of Pharmacy , Faculty of Medical Sciences , University of Kragujevac , Serbia
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- Department of Physiology , Faculty of Medical Sciences , University of Kragujevac , Serbia
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- Department of Physiology , Faculty of Medical Sciences , University of Kragujevac , Serbia
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- Department of Pharmacy , Faculty of Medical Sciences , University of Kragujevac , Serbia
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- Department of Physiology , Faculty of Medical Sciences , University of Kragujevac , Serbia
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- Institute of Medical Physiology “Richard Burian” , Faculty of Medicine , University of Belgrade , Serbia
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- Department of Pharmacy , Faculty of Medical Sciences , University of Kragujevac , Serbia
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Radwan RR, Abdel Fattah SM. Mechanisms involved in the possible nephroprotective effect of rutin and low dose γ irradiation against cisplatin-induced nephropathy in rats. JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY B-BIOLOGY 2017; 169:56-62. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2017.02.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2016] [Accepted: 02/28/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Abdel-Wahab WM, Moussa FI, Saad NA. Synergistic protective effect of N-acetylcysteine and taurine against cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity in rats. Drug Des Devel Ther 2017; 11:901-908. [PMID: 28356716 PMCID: PMC5367759 DOI: 10.2147/dddt.s131316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Cisplatin (cis-diaminedichloroplatinum II; CDDP) is an effective anticancer drug, but it has limitations because of its nephrotoxicity. This study investigates the protective effect of N-acetylcysteine (NAC) and taurine (TAU), both individually and in combination, against CDDP nephrotoxicity in rats. For this purpose, 48 male rats were assigned into eight groups (n=6) as follows: 1) control group, 2) NAC group, 3) TAU group, 4) NAC-TAU group, 5) CDDP group, 6) CDDP-NAC group, 7) CDDP-TAU group, and 8) CDDP-NAC-TAU group. Cisplatin was administered as a single intraperitoneal injection at a concentration of 6 mg/kg. Three days after CDDP administration, NAC (50 mg/kg) and/or TAU (50 mg/kg) were administered three times weekly for four consecutive weeks. Kidney function markers in serum, urinary glucose and protein, as well as oxidant and antioxidant parameters in renal tissue were assessed. Administration of CDDP significantly elevated urinary glucose and protein, as well as serum creatinine, urea, and uric acid. Moreover, CDDP enhanced lipid peroxidation and suppressed the major enzymatic antioxidants in the kidney tissue. Treatment with NAC or TAU protected against the alterations in the serum, urine, and renal tissue when used individually along with CDDP. Furthermore, a combined therapy of both was more effective in ameliorating CDDP-induced nephrotoxicity, which points out to their synergistic effect.
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- Wessam M Abdel-Wahab
- Department of Biology, College of Medicine, University of Dammam, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, University of Alexandria, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, University of Alexandria, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, University of Benghazi, Benghazi, Libya
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Efficacy of safranal to cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity. Biochem J 2017; 474:1195-1203. [DOI: 10.1042/bcj20160971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2016] [Revised: 02/06/2017] [Accepted: 02/10/2017] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of safranal on cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity and oxidative stress in rats. Adult male Sprague–Dawley rats were randomly divided into five groups. The control group received physiological saline; animals in Group 2 received only safranal and in Group 3 received only cisplatin; 5 days of safranal treatment was performed following administration of cisplatin for the animals in Group 4; 5 days of safranal pretreatment was applied to the animals in Group 5 before administration of cisplatin. Cisplatin (7 mg/kg) was intraperitoneally injected as a single dose and safranal (200 mg/kg) was administered by gavage. Biochemical and histopathological methods were utilized for evaluation of the nephrotoxicity. The concentrations of creatinine and urea in plasma and levels of malondialdehyde (MDA) and glutathione (GSH) as well as total antioxidant status (TAS) and total oxidant status (TOS) were determined in kidney tissue. Administration of cisplatin to rats induced a marked renal failure, characterized with a significant increase in plasma creatinine and urea concentrations. MDA and TOS levels of rats that received cisplatin alone were not significantly different compared with those of the control group, but GSH and TAS levels in the only cisplatin-administered group were significantly decreased. Safranal administration produced amelioration in biochemical indices of nephrotoxicity in both plasma and kidney tissues when compared with the only cisplatin-administered group, pretreatment with safranal being more effective. As a result, safranal treatment might have a protective effect against cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity and oxidative stress in rat.
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Dugbartey GJ, Peppone LJ, de Graaf IAM. An integrative view of cisplatin-induced renal and cardiac toxicities: Molecular mechanisms, current treatment challenges and potential protective measures. Toxicology 2016; 371:58-66. [PMID: 27717837 DOI: 10.1016/j.tox.2016.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 133] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2016] [Revised: 09/03/2016] [Accepted: 10/03/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Cisplatin is currently one of the most widely-used chemotherapeutic agents against various malignancies. Its clinical application is limited, however, by inherent renal and cardiac toxicities and other side effects, of which the underlying mechanisms are only partly understood. Experimental studies show cisplatin generates reactive oxygen species, which impair the cell's antioxidant defense system, causing oxidative stress and potentiating injury, thereby culminating in kidney and heart failure. Understanding the molecular mechanisms of cisplatin-induced renal and cardiac toxicities may allow clinicians to prevent or treat this problem better and may also provide a model for investigating drug-induced organ toxicity in general. This review discusses some of the major molecular mechanisms of cisplatin-induced renal and cardiac toxicities including disruption of ionic homeostasis and energy status of the cell leading to cell injury and cell death. We highlight clinical manifestations of both toxicities as well as (novel)biomarkers such as kidney injury molecule-1 (KIM-1), tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1 (TIMP-1) and N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP). We also present some current treatment challenges and propose potential protective strategies including combination therapy with novel pharmacological compounds that might mitigate or prevent these toxicities, which include the use of hydrogen sulfide.
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- George J Dugbartey
- Department of Medicine, Aab Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY, United States; Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands.
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- Department of Surgery, University of Rochester Medical Center, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY, United States
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- Division of Pharmacokinetics, Toxicology and Targeting, Department of Pharmacy, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
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Jamshidzadeh A, Heidari R, Abazari F, Ramezani M, Khodaei F, Ommati MM, Ayarzadeh M, Firuzi R, Saeedi A, Azarpira N, Najibi A. Antimalarial Drugs-Induced Hepatic Injury in Rats and the Protective Role of Carnosine. PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES 2016. [DOI: 10.15171/ps.2016.27] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Badr A, Fouad D. Anti-apoptotic and Anti-inflammatory Effects of Olive Leaf Extract Against Cisplatin-induced Nephrotoxicity in Male Rats. INT J PHARMACOL 2016. [DOI: 10.3923/ijp.2016.675.688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Shodehinde SA, Adefegha SA, Oboh G, Oyeleye SI, Olasehinde TA, Nwanna EE, Adedayo BC, Boligon AA. Phenolic Composition and Evaluation of Methanol and Aqueous Extracts of Bitter Gourd (Momordica charantia L) Leaves on Angiotensin-I-Converting Enzyme and Some Pro-oxidant-Induced Lipid Peroxidation In Vitro. J Evid Based Complementary Altern Med 2016; 21:NP67-NP76. [DOI: 10.1177/2156587216636505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2015] [Accepted: 02/05/2016] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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This study sought to assess the effects of bitter gourd leaf extracts (methanol and aqueous) on enzyme linked with hypertension (angiotensin-I-converting enzyme and some pro-oxidants (iron sulfate, sodium nitroprusside, and cisplatin]–induced lipid peroxidation in rat kidney homogenates. Chromatographic analysis of the extract was done using high-performance liquid chromatography–diode array detection. The results revealed that methanol extract (IC50 = 109.63 µg/mL) had significantly ( P < .05) higher angiotensin-I converting enzyme inhibitory activity than aqueous extract (IC50 = 182.95 µg/mL). Similarly, methanol extract had significantly ( P < .05) higher inhibitory effect on Fe2+- and cisplatin-induced lipid peroxidation than aqueous extract. However, there was no significant ( P > .05) difference in the inhibition of sodium nitroprusside–induced lipid peroxidation of both extracts. High-performance liquid chromatography–diode array detection analysis revealed the presence of quercetin, caffeic, gallic, and chlorogenic acids in the leaf. Thus, inhibition of angiotensin-I converting enzyme activity and the antioxidant properties of the extracts could be linked to the presence of phenolic phytochemicals.
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- Sidiqat A. Shodehinde
- Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, Ondo State, Nigeria
- Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria
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- Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria
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- Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria
- Federal Institute of Industrial Research, Oshodi, Nigeria
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Keshk WA, Katary MA. Transforming Growth Factor-β1/Smad3 Signaling and Redox Status in Experimentally Induced Nephrotoxicity: Impact of Carnosine. Indian J Clin Biochem 2016; 32:19-25. [PMID: 28149008 DOI: 10.1007/s12291-016-0564-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2015] [Accepted: 03/30/2016] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Exposure to various organic compounds including drugs and environmental toxins causes cellular damage through generation of free radicals. Carnosine a dipeptide was used in this study to evaluate its effect against CCl4-induced nephrotoxicity. Sixty male albino rats were involved in this study and were equally divided into four groups. CCl4 (3 ml/kg body weight; biweekly for 4 weeks) was given to group II and III. Carnosine (10 mg/kg body weight; once daily for 4 weeks) was given to group III and VI. Transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) level by immunoassay and Smad3 mRNA level by real-time PCR were estimated in addition to cytochrome P450 2E1 (CYP2E1) activity, renal functions, redox status assessment and histopathological examination of the kidney. Carnosine significantly improved kidney function, renal redox status, decreased renal CYP2E1 activity, TGF-β1 level and Smad3 gene expression when compared to CCL4-intoxicated group. The protective effect of carnosine was confirmed by histopathological study. IN CONCLUSION carnosine has the ability to protect against CCl4-induced nephrotoxicity possibly by alleviating oxidative stress, normalizing kidney histopathological architecture in addition to the disruption of the inflammatory and fibrotic response induced by CCl4.
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- Walaa Arafa Keshk
- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt
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- Pharmacology and Toxicology Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Damanhur University, Damanhur, Egypt
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Khajavi Ra A, Shafiee S, Ebrahimzad A, Rajaei Z, Mohammadia N, Alavinezha A, Havakhah S, Hossienian S, Shahraki S. Effects of Aqueous-ethanolic Extract of Nigella sativa Seeds (Black Cumin) and Vitamin E on Cisplatin-induced Nephrotoxicity in Rat. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.3923/rjmp.2016.295.302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Kang HR, Lee D, Eom HJ, Lee SR, Lee KR, Kang KS, Kim KH. Identification and mechanism of action of renoprotective constituents from peat moss Sphagnum palustre in cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity. J Funct Foods 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jff.2015.11.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Xu T, Wang C, Zhang R, Xu M, Liu B, Wei D, Wang G, Tian S. Carnosine markedly ameliorates H9N2 swine influenza virus-induced acute lung injury. J Gen Virol 2015; 96:2939-2950. [PMID: 26233716 DOI: 10.1099/jgv.0.000238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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Oxidative stress injury is an important pathogenesis of influenza virus in critically ill patients. The present study investigated the efficacy of carnosine, an antioxidant and free radical scavenger, on a model of acute lung injury (ALI) induced by H9N2 swine influenza virus. Female specific-pathogen-free BALB/c mice were randomized into four groups and treated as follows: (1) H9N2 group, (2) mock control group, (3) H9N2+carnosine group and (4) carnosine control group. The H9N2 group mice were inoculated intranasally with A/Swine/Hebei/012/2008/ (H9N2) virus (100 μl) in allantoic fluid (AF), whilst mock-infected animals were intranasally inoculated with non-infectious AF. Carnosine [10 mg (kg body mass)- 1] was administered orally (100 μl) for 7 days consecutively. The survival rate, lung water content, TNF-α and IL-1β levels, lung histopathology, myeloperoxidase (MPO) activity, and Toll-like receptor (TLR)-4 levels were determined at 2, 4, 6, 8 and 14 days after inoculation. Carnosine treatment effectively decreased the mortality (43 versus 75 %, P < 0.05), significantly ameliorated pathological lesions in lungs and decreased the lung wet/dry mass ratio (P < 0.05). It also inhibited MPO activity, suppressed TNF-α and IL-1β release, decreased the H9N2 viral titre, and markedly inhibited levels of TLR-4 mRNA and protein in the lungs of infected mice (P < 0.05), which supported the use of carnosine for managing severe influenza cases.
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- Tong Xu
- Key Laboratory of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Science College, Hebei North University, Zhangjiakou 075131, Hebei, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Science College, Hebei North University, Zhangjiakou 075131, Hebei, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Science College, Hebei North University, Zhangjiakou 075131, Hebei, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Science College, Hebei North University, Zhangjiakou 075131, Hebei, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Science College, Hebei North University, Zhangjiakou 075131, Hebei, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Science College, Hebei North University, Zhangjiakou 075131, Hebei, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Science College, Hebei North University, Zhangjiakou 075131, Hebei, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Science College, Hebei North University, Zhangjiakou 075131, Hebei, PR China
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Rosic G, Srejovic I, Zivkovic V, Selakovic D, Joksimovic J, Jakovljevic V. The effects of N-acetylcysteine on cisplatin-induced cardiotoxicity on isolated rat hearts after short-term global ischemia. Toxicol Rep 2015; 2:996-1006. [PMID: 28962440 PMCID: PMC5598382 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxrep.2015.07.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2015] [Revised: 06/23/2015] [Accepted: 07/08/2015] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The aim of this study was to estimate the protective effect of N-acetyl-l-cysteine (NAC) against cisplatin-induced cardiotoxicity under conditions of ischemic-reperfusion injury. Wistar albino rats were randomly divided into three groups (n = 8): control, cisplatin (5 mg/kg/w, i.p., 5 weeks) and cisplatin + NAC group (cisplatin – 5 mg/kg/w, i.p. and NAC – 500 mg/kg/w, i.p., 5 weeks). Isolated hearts were perfused according to the modified Langendorff technique at constant pressure (70 cmH2O). Following cardiodynamic parameters were measured: maximum rate of left ventricular pressure development, minimum rate of left ventricular pressure development, left ventricular systolic pressure (SLVP), left ventricular diastolic pressure and heart rate. The ischemic vasodilation episodes were induced by the complete interruption of coronary inflow for 30, 60 and 120 s. The samples of the coronary venous effluent (CVE) were continuously collected during the reperfusion period for determination of coronary flow (CF) rate and oxidative stress markers (H2O2, O2−, NO2− and thiobarbituric acid reactive substances – TBARS). Cisplatin reduced CF, heart rate and overflow (total, maximal and duration of overflow) during reperfusion, and increased SLVP (under basal conditions and after global ischemias). Cisplatin increased levels of H2O2 (under basal conditions), O2− and TBARS (under basal conditions and after ischemia), but decreased NO2− levels (during reperfusion) in CVE, and decreased superoxide dismutase and reduced glutathione in serum. NAC attenuated cisplatin-induced changes of cardiodynamic parameters (except CF under basal conditions) and oxidative stress parameters. Those results suggest that NAC, by decreasing oxidative stress, may be useful in cardioprotection during cisplatin therapy.
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- Gvozden Rosic
- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Serbia
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Park JY, Choi P, Kim T, Ko H, Kim HK, Kang KS, Ham J. Protective Effects of Processed Ginseng and Its Active Ginsenosides on Cisplatin-Induced Nephrotoxicity: In Vitro and in Vivo Studies. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2015; 63:5964-5969. [PMID: 26050847 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.5b00782] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
Abstract
Although cisplatin can dramatically improve the survival rate in cancer patients, its use is limited by its nephrotoxicity. Previous investigations showed that Panax ginseng contains components that exhibit protective activity against cisplatin-induced nephropathy. The aim of the present study is to investigate the effect of microwave-assisted processing on the protective effect of ginseng and identify ginsenosides that are active against cisplatin-induced kidney damage to evaluate the potential of using ginseng in the management of nephrotoxicity. The LLC-PK1 cell damage by cisplatin was significantly decreased by treatment with microwave-processed ginseng (MG) and ginsenosides Rg3, Rg5, and Rk1. Reduced expression of p53 and c-Jun N-terminal kinase proteins by cisplatin in LLC-PK1 cells was markedly ameliorated after Rg3 and Rg5/Rk1 treatment. Additionally, elevated expression of cleaved caspase-3 was significantly reduced by ginsenosides Rg5, Rk1, and with even greater potency, Rg3. Moreover, MG and its fraction containing active ginsenosides showed protective effects against cisplatin-induced nephropathy in mice. We found that ginsenosides Rg3, Rg5, and Rk1 generated during the heat treatment of ginseng ameliorate renal damage by regulating inflammation and apoptosis. Results of current experiments provide evidence of the renoprotective effects and therapeutic potential of MG and its active ginsenosides, both in vitro and in vivo.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jun Yeon Park
- ‡College of Korean Medicine, Gachon University, Seongnam 461-701, South Korea
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- §KIST Gangneung Institute of Natural Products, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Gangneung 210-340, South Korea
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- §KIST Gangneung Institute of Natural Products, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Gangneung 210-340, South Korea
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- ∥Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, Cheil General Hospital and Women's Healthcare Center, Dankook University College of Medicine, Seoul 100-380, South Korea
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- ⊥Richwood Pharmaceutical Company, Limited, Seoul 100-704, South Korea
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- ‡College of Korean Medicine, Gachon University, Seongnam 461-701, South Korea
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- §KIST Gangneung Institute of Natural Products, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Gangneung 210-340, South Korea
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