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de Oliveira DV, Godinho J, de Sa-Nakanishi AB, Comar JF, de Oliveira RMW, Bonato JM, Chinen LY, de Paula MN, Mello JCPD, Previdelli IS, Neves Pereira OC, Milani H. Delayed administration of Trichilia catigua A. Juss. Ethyl-acetate fraction after cerebral ischemia prevents spatial memory deficits, decreases oxidative stress, and impacts neural plasticity in rats. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2023; 306:116176. [PMID: 36682600 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2023.116176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2022] [Revised: 01/12/2023] [Accepted: 01/15/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
Abstract
ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Trichilia catigua A. Juss (Meliaceae) is used in Brazilian folk medicine to alleviate fatigue and emotional stress and improve memory. Previous studies from our laboratory reported that an ethyl-acetate fraction (EAF) of T. catigua that was given before cerebral ischemia in vivo prevented memory loss and reduced oxidative stress and neuroinflammation. Despite the value of these findings of a neuroprotective effect of T. catigua, treatment that was given immediately before or immediately after ischemia limits its clinical relevance. Thus, unknown is whether T. catigua possesses a specific time window of efficacy (TWE) when administered postischemia. AIM OF THE STUDY Given continuity to previous studies, we investigated whether an EAF of T. catigua maintains its neuroprotective properties if treatment begins at different time windows of efficacy after ischemia. We also evaluated, for the first time, whether T. catigua possesses neuroplasticity/neurotrophic properties. MATERIAL AND METHODS Rats were subjected to transient global brain ischemia (TGCI) and then given a single dose of the EAF (400 mg/kg) or vehicle (1 ml/kg) orally 1, 4, or 6 h postischemia. The levels of protein PCG, GSH, and GSSG, and activity of SOD and CAT were assayed as markers of oxidative stress on the day after ischemia. In another experiment, naive rats underwent spatial learning training in a radial maze task and then subjected to TGCI. Delayed treatment with the EAF began 4 or 6 h later and continued for 7 days. Retrograde memory performance was assessed 10, 17, and 24 days postischemia. Afterward, brains were examined for neurodegeneration and neuronal dendritic morphology in the hippocampus and cerebral cortex. Another group received the EAF at 4 h of reperfusion, and 4 days later their brains were examined for GFAP and Iba-1 immunoreactivity. Lastly, ischemic rats received the EAF 4 h after ischemia and neural plasticity-related proteins, BDNF, SYN, PSD 95, and NeuN were measured in the hippocampus 7 and 14 days after ischemia. RESULTS A single EAF administration 1, 4, or 6 h postischemia alleviated oxidative stress that was caused by ischemia, expressed as a reduction of the amount of the PCG and GSSG, normalization of the GSH/GSSG ratio, and the restoration of SOD activity. Ischemia caused the persistent loss of memory (i.e., amnesia), an outcome that was consistently ameliorated by treatment with the EAF that was initiated 4 or 6 h postischemia. The 4 h delay in EAF treatment positively impacted dendritic morphology in neurons that survived ischemia. TGCI reduced BDNF, SYN, PSD-95, and NeuN protein levels in the hippocampus and cerebral cortex. The EAF normalized SYN and PSD-95 protein levels. Ischemia-induced neurodegeneration and glial cell activation were not prevented by EAF treatment. CONCLUSION The present study corroborates prior data that demonstrated the neuroprotective potential of T. catigua and extends these data by showing that the delayed administration of EAF postischemia effectively prevented memory impairment and decreased oxidative stress, dendritic deterioration, and synaptic protein loss within a TWE that ranged from 1 to 6 h. This specific TWE in preclinical research may have clinical relevance by suggesting the possible utility of this plant for the development of neuroprotective strategies in the setting of ischemic brain diseases. Another innovative finding of the present study was the possible neurotrophic/neuroplastic properties of T. catigua.
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- Department of Medicina, Ingá University Center, Maringá, Paraná, Brazil.
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- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, State University of Maringá, Maringá, Paraná, Brazil.
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- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, State University of Maringá, Maringá, Paraná, Brazil.
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- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, State University of Maringá, Maringá, Paraná, Brazil.
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Park JW, Ryu HW, Ahn HI, Min JH, Kim SM, Kim MG, Kwon OK, Hwang D, Kim SY, Choi S, Zamora N, Rosales K, Oh SR, Lee JW, Ahn KS. The Anti-Inflammatory Effect of Trichilia martiana C. DC. in the Lipopolysaccharide-Stimulated Inflammatory Response in Macrophages and Airway Epithelial Cells and in LPS-Challenged Mice. J Microbiol Biotechnol 2020; 30:1614-1625. [PMID: 32876073 PMCID: PMC9728236 DOI: 10.4014/jmb.2006.06042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2020] [Revised: 08/19/2020] [Accepted: 08/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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A number of species of the genus Trichilia (Meliaceae) exhibit anti-inflammatory effects. However, the effect of Trichilia martiana C. DC. (TM) on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced inflammation has not, to the best of our knowledge, yet been determined. Therefore, in the present study, the antiinflammatory effect of TM on LPS-stimulated RAW264.7 macrophages was evaluated. The ethanol extract of TM (TMEE) significantly inhibited LPS-induced nitric oxide (NO), prostaglandin 2 (PGE2), inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2). TMEE also reduced the levels of inflammatory cytokines, including tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), interleukin (IL)-1β and IL-6. The upregulation of mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) and NF-κB activation was revealed to be downregulated following TMEE pretreatment. Furthermore, TMEE was indicated to lead to the nucleus translocation of nuclear factor erythroid-derived 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) and the expression of heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1). In H292 airway epithelial cells, the pretreatment of TMEE significantly downregulated the production of LPS-stimulated IL-1β, and TMEE was indicated to increase the expression of HO-1. In animal models exhibiting LPS-induced acute lung injury (ALI), treatment with TMEE reduced the levels of macrophages influx and TNF-α production in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) of ALI mice. Additionally, TMEE significantly downregulated the activation of ERK, JNK and IκB, and upregulated the expression of HO-1 in the lungs of ALI mice. In conclusion, the results of the current study demonstrated that TMEE could exert a regulatory role in the prevention or treatment of the endotoxin-mediated inflammatory response.
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- Ji-Won Park
- Natural Medicine Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Cheongju 286, Republic of Korea
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- Natural Medicine Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Cheongju 286, Republic of Korea
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- Natural Medicine Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Cheongju 286, Republic of Korea
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- Natural Medicine Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Cheongju 286, Republic of Korea,College of Pharmacy, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 8160, Republic of Korea
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- Natural Medicine Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Cheongju 286, Republic of Korea,College of Pharmacy, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 414, Republic of Korea,
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- Natural Medicine Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Cheongju 286, Republic of Korea,College of Pharmacy, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 8160, Republic of Korea
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- Natural Medicine Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Cheongju 286, Republic of Korea
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- Natural Medicine Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Cheongju 286, Republic of Korea,College of Pharmacy, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 8160, Republic of Korea
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- International Biological Material Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon 311, Republic of Korea
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- International Biological Material Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon 311, Republic of Korea
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- Bioprospecting Research Unit, National Biodiversity Institute, Santo Domingo, Heredia 22-3100, Costa Rica
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- Bioprospecting Research Unit, National Biodiversity Institute, Santo Domingo, Heredia 22-3100, Costa Rica
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- Natural Medicine Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Cheongju 286, Republic of Korea
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- Natural Medicine Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Cheongju 286, Republic of Korea,Corresponding authors J-W.Lee Phone : +82-43-240-6135 Fax : +82-43-240-6129 E-mail:
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- Natural Medicine Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Cheongju 286, Republic of Korea,K-S.Ahn Phone : +82-43-240-6113 Fax : +82-43-240-6129 E-mail:
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Ortiz T, Argüelles-Arias F, Illanes M, García-Montes JM, Talero E, Macías-García L, Alcudia A, Vázquez-Román V, Motilva V, De-Miguel M. Polyphenolic Maqui Extract as a Potential Nutraceutical to Treat TNBS-Induced Crohn's Disease by the Regulation of Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Pathways. Nutrients 2020; 12:nu12061752. [PMID: 32545398 PMCID: PMC7353344 DOI: 10.3390/nu12061752] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2020] [Revised: 06/09/2020] [Accepted: 06/09/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Nutraceuticals include a wide variety of bioactive compounds, such as polyphenols, which have been highlighted for their remarkable health benefits. Specially, maqui berries have shown great antioxidant activity and anti-inflammatory effects on some inflammatory diseases. The objectives of the present study were to explore the therapeutic effects of maqui berries on acute-phase inflammation in Crohn’s disease. Balb/c mice were exposed to 2,4,6-trinitrobenzene sulfonic acid (TNBS) via intracolonic administration. Polyphenolic maqui extract (Ach) was administered orally daily for 4 days after TNBS induction (Curative Group), and for 7 days prior to the TNBS induction until sacrifice (Preventive Group). Our results showed that both preventive and curative Ach administration inhibited body weight loss and colon shortening, and attenuated the macroscopic and microscopic damage signs, as well as significantly reducing transmural inflammation and boosting the recovery of the mucosal architecture and its muco-secretory function. Additionally, Ach promotes macrophage polarization to the M2 phenotype and was capable of down-regulating significantly the expression of inflammatory proteins COX-2 and iNOS, and at the same time it regulates the antioxidant Nrf-2/HO-1 pathway. In conclusion, this is the first study in which it is demonstrated that the properties of Ach as could be used as a preventive and curative treatment in Crohn’s disease.
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- Tamara Ortiz
- Department of Normal and Pathological Cytology and Histology, University of Seville, Avda. Sánchez-Pizjuán s/n, 41009 Sevilla, Spain; (M.I.); (L.M.-G.); (V.V.-R.)
- Correspondence: (T.O.); (M.D.-M.); Tel.: +34-954-551798 (T.O.); +34-955-421-025 (M.D.-M.)
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- Department of Medicine, University of Seville, Avda. Sánchez-Pizjuán s/n, 41009 Sevilla, Spain; (F.A.-A.); (J.-M.G.-M.)
- Department of Gastroenterology, University Hospital Virgen Macarena, c/Dr. Fedriani, nº 3, 41009 Sevilla, Spain
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- Department of Normal and Pathological Cytology and Histology, University of Seville, Avda. Sánchez-Pizjuán s/n, 41009 Sevilla, Spain; (M.I.); (L.M.-G.); (V.V.-R.)
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- Department of Medicine, University of Seville, Avda. Sánchez-Pizjuán s/n, 41009 Sevilla, Spain; (F.A.-A.); (J.-M.G.-M.)
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Seville, c/Prof García González, nº 2, 41012 Sevilla, Spain; (E.T.); (V.M.)
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- Department of Normal and Pathological Cytology and Histology, University of Seville, Avda. Sánchez-Pizjuán s/n, 41009 Sevilla, Spain; (M.I.); (L.M.-G.); (V.V.-R.)
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- Department of Organic and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Seville, c/Prof García González, nº 2, 41012 Sevilla, Spain;
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- Department of Normal and Pathological Cytology and Histology, University of Seville, Avda. Sánchez-Pizjuán s/n, 41009 Sevilla, Spain; (M.I.); (L.M.-G.); (V.V.-R.)
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Seville, c/Prof García González, nº 2, 41012 Sevilla, Spain; (E.T.); (V.M.)
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- Department of Normal and Pathological Cytology and Histology, University of Seville, Avda. Sánchez-Pizjuán s/n, 41009 Sevilla, Spain; (M.I.); (L.M.-G.); (V.V.-R.)
- Correspondence: (T.O.); (M.D.-M.); Tel.: +34-954-551798 (T.O.); +34-955-421-025 (M.D.-M.)
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Gao C, Liu L, Zhou Y, Bian Z, Wang S, Wang Y. Novel drug delivery systems of Chinese medicine for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease. Chin Med 2019; 14:23. [PMID: 31236131 PMCID: PMC6580650 DOI: 10.1186/s13020-019-0245-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2019] [Accepted: 06/05/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is an idiopathic intestinal inflammatory disease that comprises ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD). IBD involves the ileum, rectum, and colon, and common clinical manifestations of IBD are diarrhea, abdominal pain, and even bloody stools. Currently, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, glucocorticoids, and immunosuppressive agents are used for the treatment of IBD, while their clinical application is severely limited due to unwanted side effects. Chinese medicine (CM) is appealing more and more attention and investigation for the treatment of IBD owing to the potent anti-inflammation pharmacological efficacy and high acceptance by patients. In recent years, novel drug delivery systems are introduced apace to encapsulate CM and many CM-derived active constituents in order to improve solubility, stability and targeting ability. In this review, advanced drug delivery systems developed in the past and present to deliver CM for the treatment of IBD are summarized and future directions are discussed.
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- Caifang Gao
- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Avenida da Universidade, Taipa, Macao, SAR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Avenida da Universidade, Taipa, Macao, SAR China
- PU-UM Innovative Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, Guangdong-Macau Traditional Chinese Medicine Technology Industrial Park Development Co., Ltd, Hengqin New Area, Zhuhai, China
- College of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan China
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Avenida da Universidade, Taipa, Macao, SAR China
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- School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon, Hong Kong, SAR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Avenida da Universidade, Taipa, Macao, SAR China
- Leiden University European Center for Chinese Medicine and Natural Compounds, Institute of Biology, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Avenida da Universidade, Taipa, Macao, SAR China
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