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Mohammadzadeh R, Fathi M, Pourseif MM, Omidi Y, Farhang S, Barzegar Jalali M, Valizadeh H, Nakhlband A, Adibkia K. Curcumin and nano-curcumin applications in psychiatric disorders. Phytother Res 2024. [PMID: 38965868 DOI: 10.1002/ptr.8265] [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: 11/08/2023] [Revised: 05/13/2024] [Accepted: 05/25/2024] [Indexed: 07/06/2024]
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Psychiatric disorders cause long-lasting disabilities across different age groups. While various medications are available for mental disorders, some patients do not fully benefit from them or experience treatment resistance. The pathogenesis of psychiatric disorders involves multiple mechanisms, including an increase in the inflammatory response. Targeting inflammatory mechanisms has shown promise as a therapeutic approach for these disorders. Curcumin, known for its anti-inflammatory properties and potential neuroprotective effects, has been the subject of studies investigating its potential as a treatment option for psychiatric disorders. This review comprehensively examines the potential therapeutic role of curcumin and its nanoformulations in psychiatric conditions, including major depressive disorder (MDD), bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and anxiety disorders. There is lack of robust clinical trials across all the studied psychiatric disorders, particularly bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. More studies have focused on MDD. Studies on depression indicate that curcumin may be effective as an antidepressant agent, either alone or as an adjunct therapy. However, inconsistencies exist among study findings, highlighting the need for further research with improved blinding, optimized dosages, and treatment durations. Limited evidence supports the use of curcumin for bipolar disorder, making its therapeutic application challenging. Well-designed clinical trials are warranted to explore its potential therapeutic benefits. Exploring various formulations and delivery strategies, such as utilizing liposomes and nanoparticles, presents intriguing avenues for future research. More extensive clinical trials are needed to assess the efficacy of curcumin as a standalone or adjunctive treatment for psychiatric disorders, focusing on optimal dosages, formulations, and treatment durations.
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- R Mohammadzadeh
- Research Center for Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Research Center for Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Research Center for Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
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- Research Center of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Research Center for Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Research Center for Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Research Center of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Research Center for Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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Jacinto FE, de Oliveira LP, Batista AA, Oliveira KM, Correa RS. Ruthenium(II) complexes of curcumin and β-diketone derivatives: effect of structural modifications on their cytotoxicity. ROYAL SOCIETY OPEN SCIENCE 2024; 11:240353. [PMID: 39086819 PMCID: PMC11289651 DOI: 10.1098/rsos.240353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2024] [Revised: 04/23/2024] [Accepted: 05/29/2024] [Indexed: 08/02/2024]
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Ruthenium(II) complexes (Ru1-Ru3) with the general formula [Ru(O-O)(PPh3)2(bipy)]PF6, bearing two triphenylphosphine (PPh3), bipyridine (bipy) and a series of natural and synthetic β-diketones (O,O) ligands were synthesized and characterized using various analytical techniques. The interaction between the complexes and calf thymus DNA (CT-DNA) was investigated and demonstrated a weak interaction. The cytotoxicity of the complexes was investigated against breast cancer cells (MDA-MB-231 and MCF-7), lung cancer cells (A549), cisplatin-resistant ovarian cancer cells (A2780cis), as well as non-tumour lung (MRC-5) and non-tumour breast (MCF-10A) cell lines. All complexes exhibited cytotoxic activity against all the cell lines studied, with half maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50) values ranging from 0.39 to 13 µM. Notably, the three complexes demonstrated selectivity against the A2780cis cell line, with IC50 ranging from 0.39 to 0.82 µM. Among them, Ru2 exhibited the highest cytotoxicity, with an IC50 value of 0.39 µM. Consequently, this new class of complexes shows good selectivity towards cisplatin-resistant ovarian cancer cells and it is promising for further investigation as anti-cancer agents.
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- Flávia E. Jacinto
- Department of Chemistry, Institute of Biological and Exact Sciences, Campus Morro do Cruzeiro, Federal University of Ouro Preto (UFOP), Ouro Preto, MG35400-000, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry, Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar), CP 676, São Carlos, SP13561-901, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry, Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar), CP 676, São Carlos, SP13561-901, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry, Institute of Biological and Exact Sciences, Campus Morro do Cruzeiro, Federal University of Ouro Preto (UFOP), Ouro Preto, MG35400-000, Brazil
- Institute of Chemistry, University of Brasília (UnB) – Campus Darcy Ribeiro, Brasília, DF70910-900, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry, Institute of Biological and Exact Sciences, Campus Morro do Cruzeiro, Federal University of Ouro Preto (UFOP), Ouro Preto, MG35400-000, Brazil
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Mobinhosseini F, Salehirad M, Wallace Hayes A, Motaghinejad M, Hekmati M, Safari S, Gholami M. Curcumin-ZnO conjugated nanoparticles confer neuroprotection against ketamine-induced neurotoxicity. J Biochem Mol Toxicol 2024; 38:e23611. [PMID: 38084605 DOI: 10.1002/jbt.23611] [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: 01/02/2023] [Revised: 10/27/2023] [Accepted: 11/20/2023] [Indexed: 01/18/2024]
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BACKGROUND Nanotechnology and its application to manipulate herbal compounds to design new neuroprotective agents to manage neurotoxicity has recently increased. Cur-ZnO conjugated nanoparticles were synthesized and used in an experimental model of ketamine-induced neurotoxicity. METHODS Cur-ZnO conjugated nanoparticles were chemically characterized, and the average crystalline size was determined. Forty-nine adult mice were divided into seven groups of seven animals each. Normal saline was given to control mice (group 1). Ketamine (25 mg/kg) was given to a second group. A third group of mice was given ketamine (25 mg/kg) in combination with curcumin (40 mg/kg), while mice in groups 4, 5, and 6 received ketamine (25 mg/kg) plus Cur-ZnO nanoparticles (10, 20, and 40 mg/kg). Group 7 received only ZnO (5 mg/kg). All doses were ip for 14 days. Hippocampal mitochondrial quadruple complex enzymes, oxidative stress, inflammation, and apoptotic characteristics were assessed. RESULTS Cur-ZnO nanoparticles and curcumin decreased lipid peroxidation, GSSG content, IL-1β, TNF-α, and Bax levels while increasing GSH and antioxidant enzymes like GPx, GR, and SOD while increasing Bcl-2 level and mitochondrial quadruple complex enzymes in ketamine treatment groups. CONCLUSION The neuroprotective properties of Cur-ZnO nanoparticles were efficient in preventing ketamine-induced neurotoxicity in the mouse brain. The nanoparticle form of curcumin (Cur-ZnO) required lower doses to produce neuroprotective effects against ketamine-induced toxicity than conventional curcumin.
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- Fatemeh Mobinhosseini
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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- College of Public Health, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA
- Institute for Integrative Toxicology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA
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- Chronic Respiratory Disease Research Center (CRDRC), National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases (NRITLD), Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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- College of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Saljoughi S, Kalantar H, Azadnasab R, Khodayar MJ. Neuroprotective effects of dimethyl fumarate against manic-like behavior induced by ketamine in rats. NAUNYN-SCHMIEDEBERG'S ARCHIVES OF PHARMACOLOGY 2023; 396:3007-3016. [PMID: 37103520 DOI: 10.1007/s00210-023-02505-6] [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: 12/04/2022] [Accepted: 04/19/2023] [Indexed: 04/28/2023]
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Medications for treating bipolar disorder (BD) are limited and can cause side effects if used chronically. Therefore, efforts are being made to use new agents in the control and treatment of BD. Considering the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects of dimethyl fumarate (DMF), this study was performed to examine the role of DMF on ketamine (KET)-induced manic-like behavior (MLB) in rats. Forty-eight rats were randomly divided into eight groups, including three groups of healthy rats: normal, lithium chloride (LiCl) (45 mg/kg, p.o.), and DMF (60 mg/kg, p.o.), and five groups of MLB rats: control, LiCl, and DMF (15, 30, and 60 mg/kg, p.o.), which received KET at a dose of 25 mg/kg, i.p. The levels of total sulfhydryl groups (total SH), thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS), nitric oxide (NO), and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), as well as the activity of antioxidant enzymes including catalase (CAT), superoxide dismutase (SOD), and glutathione peroxidase (GPx) in the prefrontal cortex (PFC) and hippocampus (HPC), were measured. DMF prevented hyperlocomotion (HLM) induced by KET. It was found that DMF could inhibit the increase in the levels of TBARS, NO, and TNF-α in the HPC and PFC of the brain. Furthermore, by examining the amount of total SH and the activity of SOD, GPx, and CAT, it was found that DMF could prevent the reduction of the level of each of them in the brain HPC and PFC. DMF pretreatment improved the symptoms of the KET model of mania by reducing HLM, oxidative stress, and modulating inflammation.
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- Shiva Saljoughi
- Medicinal Plant Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
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- Toxicology Research Center, Medical Basic Sciences Research Institute, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
- Department of Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
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- Toxicology Research Center, Medical Basic Sciences Research Institute, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
- Department of Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
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- Toxicology Research Center, Medical Basic Sciences Research Institute, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.
- Department of Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.
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Morid OF, Menze ET, Tadros MG, George MY. L-carnitine Modulates Cognitive Impairment Induced by Doxorubicin and Cyclophosphamide in Rats; Insights to Oxidative Stress, Inflammation, Synaptic Plasticity, Liver/brain, and Kidney/brain Axes. J Neuroimmune Pharmacol 2023; 18:310-326. [PMID: 37140732 PMCID: PMC10577097 DOI: 10.1007/s11481-023-10062-1] [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: 11/01/2022] [Accepted: 03/29/2023] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Chemotherapy-induced cognitive impairment in cancer patients is known as "chemobrain". Doxorubicin and Cyclophosphamide are two chemotherapeutic agents used in combination to treat solid tumors. L-carnitine was reported for its anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory activities. The goal of the present study was to elucidate the neuroprotective effect of L-carnitine against chemobrain induced by Doxorubicin and Cyclophosphamide in rats. Rats were divided into five groups: Control group; Doxorubicin (4mg/kg, IV) and Cyclophosphamide (40mg/kg, IV)-treated group; two L-carnitine-treated groups (150 and 300mg/kg, ip) with Doxorubicin and Cyclophosphamide; and L-carnitine alone-treated group (300mg/kg). Doxorubicin and Cyclophosphamide induced histopathological changes in rats' hippocampi and prefrontal cortices, as well as reduced memory as evidenced by behavioural testing. L-carnitine treatment showed opposite effects. In addition, chemotherapy treatment enhanced oxidative stress via reducing catalase and glutathione levels, and inducing lipid peroxidation. By contrast, L-carnitine treatment showed powerful antioxidant effects reversing chemotherapy-induced oxidative damage. Moreover, chemotherapy combination induced inflammation via their effect on nuclear factor kappa B (p65), interleukin-1β, and tumor necrosis factor-α. However, L-carnitine treatment corrected such inflammatory responses. Furthermore, Doxorubicin and Cyclophosphamide reduced synaptic plasticity via hindering expression of brain-derived neurotrophic factor, phosphorylated cyclase response element binding protein, synaptophysin, and postsynaptic density protein 95 whereas protein expression of such synaptic plasticity biomarkers was enhanced by L-carnitine treatment. Finally, acetylcholinesterase activity was found to be enhanced by chemotherapy treatment affecting rats' memory while L-carnitine treatment reduced acetylcholinesterase activity. L-carnitine also showed hepatoprotective and renal protective effects suggesting liver/brain and kidney/brain axes as possible mechanisms for its neuroprotective effects.
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- Olivia Fayez Morid
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain Shams University, Cairo, 11566, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain Shams University, Cairo, 11566, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain Shams University, Cairo, 11566, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain Shams University, Cairo, 11566, Egypt.
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Ebrahimi M, Ahangar N, Zamani E, Shaki F. L-Carnitine Prevents Behavioural Alterations in Ketamine-Induced Schizophrenia in Mice: Possible Involvement of Oxidative Stress and Inflammation Pathways. J Toxicol 2023; 2023:9093231. [PMID: 37363159 PMCID: PMC10289879 DOI: 10.1155/2023/9093231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2022] [Revised: 01/10/2023] [Accepted: 06/07/2023] [Indexed: 06/28/2023] Open
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Schizophrenia is a chronic mental complaint known as cognitive impairment. There has been evidence that inflammation and oxidative stress play a main role in schizophrenia pathophysiology. This study aimed to investigate the effects of l-carnitine, as a potent antioxidant, on the treatment of behavioural and biochemical disturbances in mice with ketamine-induced schizophrenia. In this study, schizophrenia was induced in mice by ketamine (25 mg/kg/day, i.p). Before induction of schizophrenia, mice were treated with l-carnitine (100, 200, and 400 mg/kg/day, i.p). Then, behavioural impairments were evaluated by open field (OF) assessment and social interaction test (SIT). After brain tissue isolation, reactive oxygen species (ROS), glutathione concentration (GSH), lipid peroxidation (LPO), protein carbonyl oxidation, superoxide dismutase activity (SOD), and glutathione peroxidase activity (GPx) were assessed as oxidative stress markers. Furthermore, inflammatory biomarkers such as tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) and nitric oxide (NO) were evaluated in brain tissue. Our results showed ketamine increased inflammation and oxidative damage in brain tissue that was similar to behaviour disorders in mice. Interestingly, l-carnitine significantly decreased oxidative stress and inflammatory markers compared with ketamine-treated mice. In addition, l-carnitine prevented and reversed ketamine-induced alterations in the activities of SOD and GPx enzymes in mice's brains. Also, improved performance in OFT (locomotor activity test) and SIT was observed in l-carnitine-treated mice. These data provided evidence that, due to the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects of l-carnitine, it has a neuroprotective effect on mice model of schizophrenia.
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- Mehrasa Ebrahimi
- Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
- Students Research Committee, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Pharmacy, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran
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- Department of Toxicology and Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
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Akbarzadeh F, Niksun N, Behravan G, Behdani F, Mohammadpour AH, Jaafari M, Hosseini T, Rajai Z, Ebrahimi A, Eslamzadeh M. The effect of adding curcumin to sodium valproate in treatment of patients with bipolar disorder in the acute phase of mania: A randomized double-blind clinical trial. Front Psychiatry 2023; 14:1068277. [PMID: 36816417 PMCID: PMC9932771 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1068277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2022] [Accepted: 01/12/2023] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Inflammatory processes play a role in the etiopathogenesis of bipolar disorder type 1. Full therapeutic responses are seldom seen and the ongoing inflammatory processes in the brain could lead to neuronal loss. Curcumin, a relatively safe herbal compound, has been shown to have anti-inflammatory effects. The present randomized double-blind clinical trial study aimed to investigate the effect of adding curcumin to the treatment regimen of BID. MATERIALS AND METHODS This randomized double-blind clinical trial was conducted on 78 patients diagnosed with BID according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM 5) criteria. The sample were divided into two groups. Patients in both groups received sodium valproate starting at a dose of 600 milligrams per day and administered up to 20 milligrams per kilogram per day or the highest dosage of the patient's tolerance. Patients in the intervention group also received curcumin as nanomicelle in soft gelatin capsules 40 milligrams per day. The control group received placebo tablets with the same characteristics as the curcumin tablets. They were assessed by a psychiatrist using the Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS), Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), Clinical Global Impression (CGI), and a medication side effect questionnaire at the beginning of the study, as well as in the first, second, and fourth weeks of the study. RESULTS Among the 78 patients chosen to participate in the project, 54 people completed the trial. No specific side effect was observed in the two groups. Both groups showed an increase in their MMSE scores compared to the beginning of the study (value of p < 0.001). Although this increase was not statistically different between the two groups (value of p = 0.68). The YMRS score of both groups decreased significantly by the end of the study (value of p < 0.001); however, this decrease was not significantly different between the two groups (value of p = 0.64). In addition, the two groups experienced a significant increase in their CGI scores throughout the study (value of p < 0.001), this increase however was not statistically different between the two groups (value of p = 0.88). CONCLUSION The present study suggested that curcumin may not be a useful adjuvant agent in the management of patients with BID receiving sodium valproate as treatment.Clinical trial registration: Iranian Registry of Clinical Trials (IRCT), identifier IRCT2016102530504N1.
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- Farzad Akbarzadeh
- Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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Sedky AA, Raafat MH, Hamam GG, Sedky KA, Magdy Y. Effects of tamoxifen alone and in combination with risperidone on hyperlocomotion, hippocampal structure and bone in ketamine-induced model of psychosis in rats. THE EGYPTIAN JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY, PSYCHIATRY AND NEUROSURGERY 2022. [DOI: 10.1186/s41983-022-00470-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background and aim of the work
Protein kinase C activation with subsequent increase in oxidative stress (OXS) and reduction in brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) are implicated in the pathophysiology of psychotic disorders and in osteoporosis. Accordingly PKC inhibitors such as tamoxifen could be a novel approach to psychotic illness and may reduce progression of osteoporosis. Since current antipsychotics such as risperidone have inconsistent effects on OXS and BDNF, combination with tamoxifen could be beneficial. Accordingly in this work, tamoxifen was used to investigate the impact of changes in OXS and BDNF on behavioral, hippocampus structural changes in a ketamine induced model of psychosis in rats. The impact of tamoxifen on the antipsychotic effects of risperidone and on its bone damaging effects was also determined.
Ketamine was chosen, because it is a valid model of psychosis. Hippocampus was chosen, since hippocampal overactivity is known to correlate with the severity of symptoms in psychosis. Hippocampal overactivity contributes to hyperdopaminergic state in ventral tegmental area and increase in DA release in nucleus accumbens, these are responsible for positive symptoms of schizophrenia and hyperlocomotion in rodents. Hyperlocomotion is considered a corelate of positive symptoms of psychotic illness in rodents and is considered primary outcome to assess manic-like behavior.
Methods
Rats were divided into seven groups (ten rats each (1) non-ketamine control and (2) ketamine treated groups (a ketamine control, b risperidone/ketamine, c tamoxifen/ketamine, d Risp/Tamox/ketamine risperidone, tamoxifen/risperidone) to test if TAM exhibited behavioral changes or potentiated those of risperidone); (e clomiphene/ketamine and f clomiphene/risperidone/ketamine) to verify that estrogen receptor modulators do not exhibit behavioral changes or potentiates those of risperidone. In addition, thus, the effects of tamoxifen are not due to estrogen effects but rather due to protein kinase c inhibition. Drugs were given for 4 weeks and ketamine was given daily in the last week. Effects of drugs on ketamine-induced hyperlocomotion (open field test) and hippocampus and bone biochemical (MDA, GSH, BDNF) and histological changes (Nissel granules, GFAP positive astrocytes in hippocampus were determined).
Electron microscopy scanning of the femur bone was done. Histomorphometric parameters measuring the: 1. Trabecular bone thickness and 2. The trabecular bone volume percentage.
Results
Tamoxifen reduced hyperlocomotion, and improved hippocampus structure in ketamine-treated rats, by reducing OXS (reduced malondialdehyde and increased glutathione) and increasing BDNF. These effects might be related to (PKC) inhibition, rather than estrogen modulation, since the anti-estrogenic drug clomiphene had no effect on hyperlocomotion. Tamoxifen enhanced the beneficial effects of risperidone on hippocampal OXS and BDNF, augmenting its effectiveness on hyperlocomotion and hippocampal structure. It also reduced risperidone-induced OXS and the associated bone damage.
Conclusions
PKC inhibitors, particularly tamoxifen, might be potential adjuncts to antipsychotics, by reducing OXS and increasing BDNF increasing their effectiveness while reducing their bone damaging effects.
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Neonatal Anesthesia and Oxidative Stress. Antioxidants (Basel) 2022; 11:antiox11040787. [PMID: 35453473 PMCID: PMC9026345 DOI: 10.3390/antiox11040787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2022] [Revised: 04/13/2022] [Accepted: 04/14/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Neonatal anesthesia, while often essential for surgeries or imaging procedures, is accompanied by significant risks to redox balance in the brain due to the relatively weak antioxidant system in children. Oxidative stress is characterized by concentrations of reactive oxygen species (ROS) that are elevated beyond what can be accommodated by the antioxidant defense system. In neonatal anesthesia, this has been proposed to be a contributing factor to some of the negative consequences (e.g., learning deficits and behavioral abnormalities) that are associated with early anesthetic exposure. In order to assess the relationship between neonatal anesthesia and oxidative stress, we first review the mechanisms of action of common anesthetic agents, the key pathways that produce the majority of ROS, and the main antioxidants. We then explore the possible immediate, short-term, and long-term pathways of neonatal-anesthesia-induced oxidative stress. We review a large body of literature describing oxidative stress to be evident during and immediately following neonatal anesthesia. Moreover, our review suggests that the short-term pathway has a temporally limited effect on oxidative stress, while the long-term pathway can manifest years later due to the altered development of neurons and neurovascular interactions.
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Dinakaran D, Sreeraj VS, Venkatasubramanian G. Role of Curcumin in the Management of Schizophrenia: A Narrative Review. Indian J Psychol Med 2022; 44:107-113. [PMID: 35655971 PMCID: PMC9120991 DOI: 10.1177/02537176211033331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
Abstract
Nutraceutical agents and food supplements are commonly used as treatment adjuncts in neuropsychiatric disorders. Curcumin, a bioactive agent obtained from the rhizome of Curcuma longa, with its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, has gained much research attention in the last few decades. In this narrative review, we intend to summarize the evidence available for curcumin as an add-on agent in the management of schizophrenia. We searched PubMed/EBSCO for both human and animal trials utilizing curcumin in the management of schizophrenia. We obtained ten articles (five preclinical and five clinical) from the focused literature search. Clinical research utilizing curcumin in schizophrenia is limited to negative and cognitive symptoms. Available preclinical studies suggest curcumin's utility in ameliorating extrapyramidal and metabolic side effects when given as an adjunct with antipsychotics. Curcumin, as an add-on agent, appears promising to improve the negative and cognitive symptoms of schizophrenia. Notably, curcumin was tolerable and safe in all the randomized human clinical trials. The poor oral bioavailability is, however, a limiting factor in its widespread use.
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- Damodharan Dinakaran
- Dept. of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health And Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Dept. of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health And Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Dept. of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health And Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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Van HT, Thang TD, Luu TN, Doan VD. An overview of the chemical composition and biological activities of essential oils from Alpinia genus (Zingiberaceae). RSC Adv 2021; 11:37767-37783. [PMID: 35498079 PMCID: PMC9044187 DOI: 10.1039/d1ra07370b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2021] [Accepted: 11/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Alpinia Roxb. is the largest genus of the Zingiberaceae family. A large number of Alpinia species has been used as food and traditional medicines. Alpinia essential oils have been studied for their chemical profiles, in which 1,8-cineole, β-pinene, α-pinene, β-myrcene, camphor, γ-terpinene, p-cymene, geraniol, α-fenchyl acetate, ocimene, methyl cinnamate, and β-caryophyllene have been found to be the major compounds. Essential oils isolated from Alpinia plants have been reported to have antimicrobial, cytotoxic, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-asthmatic, tyrosinase inhibitory, insecticidal, and larvicidal activities and slimming aromatherapy. In this review, the comprehensive information regarding the volatile components of various Alpinia plants, the bioactivities of Alpinia essential oils and their major compounds are provided.
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- Hong Thien Van
- Institute of Biotechnology and Food Technology, Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City No. 12 Nguyen Van Bao Street, Ward 4, Go Vap District Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam
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- Institute of Biotechnology and Food Technology, Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City No. 12 Nguyen Van Bao Street, Ward 4, Go Vap District Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam
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- Institute of Biotechnology and Food Technology, Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City No. 12 Nguyen Van Bao Street, Ward 4, Go Vap District Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam
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- Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City No. 12 Nguyen Van Bao, Ward 4, Go Vap District Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam
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Moghaddam AH, Maboudi K, Bavaghar B, Sangdehi SRM, Zare M. Neuroprotective effects of curcumin-loaded nanophytosome on ketamine-induced schizophrenia-like behaviors and oxidative damage in male mice. Neurosci Lett 2021; 765:136249. [PMID: 34536510 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2021.136249] [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: 04/04/2021] [Revised: 08/19/2021] [Accepted: 09/13/2021] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Curcumin as an antioxidant natural herb has shown numerous pharmacological effects. However, the poor bioavailability of curcumin is a significant pharmacological barrier for its antioxidant activities. The present study was conducted to develop curcumin-loaded nanophytosome (CNP) and explore their therapeutic potential in a ketamine (KET)-induced schizophrenia (SCZ) model. The mice in our experiment were treated orally with curcumin and CNP (20 mg/kg) for 30 consecutive days. In addition, the animals received intraperitoneal injection of KET (30 mg/kg/day) from the 16th to the 30th day. SCZ-like behaviors were evaluated employing forced swimming test (FST), open field test (OFT), and novel object recognition test (NORT), and oxidative stress markers in the brain were estimated. Our results revealed that CNP has a greater neuroprotective effect compared to free curcumin. CNP pretreatment significantly ameliorated KET-induced brain injury evidenced by a marked reduction in the depressive and anxiety-like behaviors, memory deficits, and oxidative stress markers in cortical and subcortical tissues. Therefore, CNP, as a suitable drug delivery system, may improve curcumin bioavailability and confer stronger neuroprotective effects against KET-induced behavioral deficits and oxidative damages.
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Basic Sciences, University of Mazandaran, Babolsar, Iran
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Basic Sciences, University of Mazandaran, Babolsar, Iran
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- Faculty of Herbs, Amol University of Special Modern Technologies, Amol, Iran
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Recart VM, Spohr L, Soares MSP, Luduvico KP, Stefanello FM, Spanevello RM. Therapeutic approaches employing natural compounds and derivatives for treating bipolar disorder: emphasis on experimental models of the manic phase. Metab Brain Dis 2021; 36:1481-1499. [PMID: 34264451 DOI: 10.1007/s11011-021-00776-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2020] [Accepted: 06/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Bipolar disorder (BD) is a complex psychiatric disease characterized by mood swings that include episodes of mania and depression. Given its cyclical nature, BD is especially hard to model; however, the standard practice has been to mimic manic episodes in animal models. Despite scientific advances, the pathophysiology of BD is not fully understood, and treatment remains limited. In the last years, natural products have emerged as potential neuroprotective agents for the treatment of psychiatric diseases. Thus, the aim of this review was to explore the therapeutic potential of natural compounds and derivatives against BD, taking into account preclinical and clinical studies. Reliable articles indexed in databases such as PubMed, Web of Science and Science Direct were used. In clinical studies, treatment with herbal plants extracts, omega-3, inositol, n-acetylcysteine and vitamin D has been associated with a clinical improvement in symptoms of mania and depression in BD patients. In animal models, it has been shown that red fruits extracts, curcumin, quercetin, gallic acid, alpha-lipoic acid and carvone can modulate many neurochemical pathways involved in the pathophysiology of manic episodes. Thus, this review appointed the advances in the consumption of natural compounds and derivatives as an important therapeutic strategy to mitigate the symptoms of BD.
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- Vânia Machado Recart
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioquímica e Bioprospecção - Laboratório de Neuroquímica, Inflamação e Câncer, Centro de Ciências Químicas, Farmacêuticas e de Alimentos, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Campus Universitário S/N, Capão Do Leão, Pelotas, RS, 96010-900, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioquímica e Bioprospecção - Laboratório de Neuroquímica, Inflamação e Câncer, Centro de Ciências Químicas, Farmacêuticas e de Alimentos, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Campus Universitário S/N, Capão Do Leão, Pelotas, RS, 96010-900, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioquímica e Bioprospecção - Laboratório de Neuroquímica, Inflamação e Câncer, Centro de Ciências Químicas, Farmacêuticas e de Alimentos, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Campus Universitário S/N, Capão Do Leão, Pelotas, RS, 96010-900, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioquímica e Bioprospecção - Laboratório de Biomarcadores, Centro de Ciências Químicas, Farmacêuticas e de Alimentos, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Campus Universitário S/N, Pelotas, RS, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioquímica e Bioprospecção - Laboratório de Biomarcadores, Centro de Ciências Químicas, Farmacêuticas e de Alimentos, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Campus Universitário S/N, Pelotas, RS, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioquímica e Bioprospecção - Laboratório de Neuroquímica, Inflamação e Câncer, Centro de Ciências Químicas, Farmacêuticas e de Alimentos, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Campus Universitário S/N, Capão Do Leão, Pelotas, RS, 96010-900, Brazil.
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Abelaira HM, Veron DC, de Moura AB, Carlessi AS, Borba LA, Botelho MEM, Andrade NM, Martinello NS, Zabot GC, Joaquim L, Biehl E, Bonfante S, Budni J, Petronilho F, Quevedo J, Réus GZ. Sex differences on the behavior and oxidative stress after ketamine treatment in adult rats subjected to early life stress. Brain Res Bull 2021; 172:129-138. [PMID: 33932489 PMCID: PMC10464594 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2021.04.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2021] [Revised: 04/25/2021] [Accepted: 04/26/2021] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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This study aimed to evaluate the effects of ketamine, on behavioral parameters, oxidative stress, and inflammation in the brain of male and female rats submitted to the animal model of maternal deprivation (MD). Wistar rats were deprived of maternal care in the first 10 days of life (three hours daily). As adults, male and female rats were divided: control + saline deprived + saline and deprived + ketamine (15 mg/kg). The behavior was evaluated through the open field and forced swimming tests. Then brain was removed for analysis of oxidative damage, the activity of superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), and myeloperoxidase (MPO) activity, and levels of interleukin-6 (IL-6). MD induced depressive behavior in males and ketamine reversed these changes. MD induced an increase in lipid peroxidation in males and females; ketamine reversed these effects in males. Protein carbonylation was increased in males and females, with ketamine decreasing such effects. The concentration of nitrite/nitrate increased in males and females, whereas ketamine decreased this in the PFC of males. SOD and CAT activities were decreased in male and female deprived groups and deprived groups treated with ketamine. MPO activity and IL-6 levels increased in males subjected to MD and ketamine reversed this effect. The results suggest that stressful events in early life can induce behavioral, neuroimmune changes, and oxidative stress, however, such effects depend on sex and brain area. Ketamine presents anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties and could be considered an alternative for individuals who are resistant to classical treatments.
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- Helena M Abelaira
- Translational Psychiatry Laboratory, Graduate Program in Health Sciences, University of Southern Santa Catarina (UNESC), Criciúma, SC, Brazil
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- Translational Psychiatry Laboratory, Graduate Program in Health Sciences, University of Southern Santa Catarina (UNESC), Criciúma, SC, Brazil
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- Translational Psychiatry Laboratory, Graduate Program in Health Sciences, University of Southern Santa Catarina (UNESC), Criciúma, SC, Brazil
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- Translational Psychiatry Laboratory, Graduate Program in Health Sciences, University of Southern Santa Catarina (UNESC), Criciúma, SC, Brazil
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- Translational Psychiatry Laboratory, Graduate Program in Health Sciences, University of Southern Santa Catarina (UNESC), Criciúma, SC, Brazil
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- Translational Psychiatry Laboratory, Graduate Program in Health Sciences, University of Southern Santa Catarina (UNESC), Criciúma, SC, Brazil
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- Translational Psychiatry Laboratory, Graduate Program in Health Sciences, University of Southern Santa Catarina (UNESC), Criciúma, SC, Brazil
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- Translational Psychiatry Laboratory, Graduate Program in Health Sciences, University of Southern Santa Catarina (UNESC), Criciúma, SC, Brazil
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- Experimental Neurology Laboratory, Graduate Program in Health Sciences, Health Sciences Unit, University of Southern Santa Catarina, Criciúma, SC, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Clinical and Experimental Pathophysiology, Postgraduate Program in Health Sciences, University of Southern Santa Catarina (UNISUL), Tubarão, SC, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Clinical and Experimental Pathophysiology, Postgraduate Program in Health Sciences, University of Southern Santa Catarina (UNISUL), Tubarão, SC, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Clinical and Experimental Pathophysiology, Postgraduate Program in Health Sciences, University of Southern Santa Catarina (UNISUL), Tubarão, SC, Brazil
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- Experimental Neurology Laboratory, Graduate Program in Health Sciences, Health Sciences Unit, University of Southern Santa Catarina, Criciúma, SC, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Clinical and Experimental Pathophysiology, Postgraduate Program in Health Sciences, University of Southern Santa Catarina (UNISUL), Tubarão, SC, Brazil
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- Translational Psychiatry Laboratory, Graduate Program in Health Sciences, University of Southern Santa Catarina (UNESC), Criciúma, SC, Brazil; Center of Excellence on Mood Disorders, Faillace Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), Houston, TX, USA; Neuroscience Graduate Program, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Houston, TX, USA; Translational Psychiatry Program, Faillace Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), Houston, TX, USA
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- Translational Psychiatry Laboratory, Graduate Program in Health Sciences, University of Southern Santa Catarina (UNESC), Criciúma, SC, Brazil.
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Kanazawa LKS, Radulski DR, Pereira GS, Prickaerts J, Schwarting RKW, Acco A, Andreatini R. Andrographolide blocks 50-kHz ultrasonic vocalizations, hyperlocomotion and oxidative stress in an animal model of mania. J Psychiatr Res 2021; 139:91-98. [PMID: 34058655 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2021.05.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2021] [Revised: 04/24/2021] [Accepted: 05/20/2021] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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In rats, lisdexamfetamine (LDX) induces manic-like behaviors such as hyperlocomotion and increases in appetitive 50-kHz ultrasonic vocalizations (USV), which are prevented by antimanic drugs, such as lithium. Inhibition of glycogen synthase kinase 3 beta (GSK3β) and antioxidant activity have been associated with antimanic effects. Thus, the aim of the present study was to evaluate the possible antimanic-like effects of andrographolide (ANDRO), a GSK3β inhibitor, on LDX-induced hyperlocomotion and 50-kHz USV increases. In addition, the effect of ANDRO was studied on LDX-induced oxidative stress. Lithium was used as positive control. Adult Wistar rats were treated with vehicle, lithium (100 mg/kg i.p., daily) or ANDRO (2 mg/kg i.p., 3 times a week) for 21 days. On the test day, either 10 mg/kg LDX or saline was administered i.p. and USV and locomotor activity were recorded. LDX administration increased the number of 50-kHz calls, as well as locomotor activity. Repeated treatment with lithium or ANDRO prevented these effects of LDX on 50-kHz USV and locomotor activity. LDX increased lipid peroxidation (LPO) levels in rat striatum and both lithium and ANDRO prevented this effect. LPO levels in rat striatum were positively correlated with increases in 50-kHz USV emission as well as hyperlocomotion. In conclusion, the present results indicate that ANDRO has antimanic-like effects, which may be mediated by its antioxidant properties.
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- Luiz K S Kanazawa
- Laboratory of Physiology and Pharmacology of the Central Nervous System, Department of Pharmacology, Federal University of Paraná, Centro Politécnico, 81540-990, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Pharmacology and Metabolism, Department of Pharmacology, Federal University of Paraná, Centro Politécnico, 81540-990, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Pharmacology and Metabolism, Department of Pharmacology, Federal University of Paraná, Centro Politécnico, 81540-990, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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- Department of Psychiatry and Neuropsychiatry, School for Mental Health and Neuroscience (MHeNS), Maastricht University, Universiteitssingel 50, 6229 ER Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Behavioural Neuroscience, Experimental and Biological Psychology, and Center for Mind, Brain, and Behavior (CMBB), Philipps-Universität Marburg, Marburg, 35032, Germany
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- Laboratory of Pharmacology and Metabolism, Department of Pharmacology, Federal University of Paraná, Centro Politécnico, 81540-990, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Physiology and Pharmacology of the Central Nervous System, Department of Pharmacology, Federal University of Paraná, Centro Politécnico, 81540-990, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
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Sedky AA, Magdy Y. Reduction in TNF alpha and oxidative stress by liraglutide: Impact on ketamine-induced cognitive dysfunction and hyperlocomotion in rats. Life Sci 2021; 278:119523. [PMID: 33891942 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2021.119523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2020] [Revised: 04/04/2021] [Accepted: 04/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND Diabetes and psychotic disorders are occasionally comorbid. Possible pathophysiologies linking these disorders include inflammation and oxidative stress. Glucagon like peptide-1 (GLP-1) agonists modulate glucose metabolism and may exert neuroprotective effects via central GLP-1 receptors. AIM OF THE WORK To explore the effects of GLP-1 agonist, liraglutide, on ketamine-induced hyper-locomotion and cognitive dysfunction and the associated inflammation and oxidative stress in normoglycemic and diabetic rats. METHODS Rats were divided into: Chow fed (non-diabetic) and high fat diet fed/STZ (diabetic) groups: I. non-diabetic/control, non-diabetic/liraglutide, non-diabetic/ketamine, non-diabetic/ketamine/liraglutide groups. II. diabetic/control, diabetic/liraglutide, diabetic/ketamine and diabetic/ketamine/liraglutide groups. Hyperlocomotion and cognitive dysfunction were assessed using open field and water maze tests. Biochemical parameters were measured in serum and hippocampus. RESULTS Ketamine induced hyperlocomotion and cognitive dysfunction, with hippocampal histopathological changes. Increase in tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha and oxidative stress and reduction in brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) were noted. These changes were augmented in diabetic compared to non-diabetic rats. Liraglutide significantly improved hyperlocomotion, and cognitive dysfunction and hippocampal histopathological changes in non-diabetic and diabetic rats. Improvement in glucose homeostasis, reduction in TNF alpha and malondialdehyde, and increase in glutathione and BDNF were observed in serum and hippocampus. CONCLUSION Beneficial effects of liraglutide on ketamine-induced hyperlocomotion and cognitive dysfunction are associated with reduction in TNF alpha and oxidative stress. Since effects of liraglutide occurred in diabetic and non-diabetic rats, glycemic and non-glycemic effects (via central GLP-1 receptors) might be involved. Targeting oxidative stress and inflammation by GLP-1 agonists, may be a promising approach in psychotic patients with diabetes.
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- Department of Pharmacology, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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Wöhr M. Measuring mania-like elevated mood through amphetamine-induced 50-kHz ultrasonic vocalizations in rats. Br J Pharmacol 2021; 179:4201-4219. [PMID: 33830495 DOI: 10.1111/bph.15487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2021] [Revised: 03/01/2021] [Accepted: 03/09/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Rats emit 50-kHz ultrasonic vocalizations (USV) in appetitive situations, reflecting a positive affective state. Particularly high rates of 50-kHz USV are elicited by the psychostimulant d-amphetamine. Exaggerated 50-kHz USV emission evoked by d-amphetamine is modulated by dopamine, noradrenaline and 5-hydroxytyrptamine receptor ligands and inhibited by the mood stabilizer lithium, the gold standard anti-manic drug for treating bipolar disorder. This indicates that exaggerated 50-kHz USV emission can serve as a reliable and valid measure for assessing mania-like elevated mood in rats with sufficient translational power for gaining a better understanding of relevant pathophysiological mechanisms and the identification of new therapeutic targets. The improved capacity to study the effects of anti-manic pharmacological interventions on a broader range of behaviours by including exaggerated 50-kHz USV emission as preclinical outcome measure complementary to locomotor hyperactivity will refine rodent models for mania.
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- Markus Wöhr
- Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Research Unit Brain and Cognition, Laboratory of Biological Psychology, Social and Affective Neuroscience Research Group, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,Faculty of Psychology, Experimental and Biological Psychology, Behavioral Neuroscience, Philipps-University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany.,Center for Mind, Brain and Behavior, Philipps-University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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Došenović M, Radaković M, Vučićević M, Vejnović B, Vasiljević M, Marinković D, Stanimirović Z. Evaluation of the effects of two anaesthetic protocols on oxidative status and DNA damage in red-eared sliders (Trachemys scripta elegans) undergoing endoscopic coeliotomy. Acta Vet Hung 2021; 68:337-344. [PMID: 33507160 DOI: 10.1556/004.2020.00058] [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: 06/01/2020] [Accepted: 11/16/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The aim of this study was to assess how red-eared sliders (Trachemys scripta elegans) respond to anaesthesia itself and coelioscopy. For that purpose, the turtles were anaesthetised with ketamine-medetomidine or propofol, and the activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT) and glutathione S-transferase (GST) and the level of malondialdehyde (MDA) were determined by spectrophotometry. The possible genotoxic effects of the anaesthetic agents were estimated by comet assay. A total of 24 turtles were included in this study. The animals were divided into four groups according to the anaesthetic protocol and according to whether endoscopy would be performed. Significantly decreased activities of CAT were found only in the propofol group and in turtles undergoing coelioscopy. Both anaesthetic protocols induced significantly increased MDA levels, while no differences were observed after the intervention. A significant increase in GST activity was detected in turtles after both anaesthetic protocols, but after coelioscopy significant changes in GST activity were found only in the propofol group. However, no differences in SOD activity and no DNA damages were detected in either group. These findings suggest that ketamine-medetomidine may be more suitable anaesthetic agents in red-eared sliders than propofol.
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- Milan Došenović
- 1Department of Equine, Small Animal, Poultry and Wild Animal Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- 2Department of Pathophysiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Belgrade, Bulevar oslobođenja 18, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- 1Department of Equine, Small Animal, Poultry and Wild Animal Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- 3Department of Economics and Statistics, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- 5Department of Surgery, Orthopaedics and Ophthalmology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- 4Department of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- 6Department of Biology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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Chronic lithium exposure attenuates ketamine-induced mania-like behavior and c-Fos expression in the forebrain of mice. Pharmacol Biochem Behav 2021; 202:173108. [PMID: 33450292 DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2021.173108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2020] [Revised: 12/21/2020] [Accepted: 01/06/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Ketamine, a dissociative anaesthetic, has been used in the treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD) as a rapid acting antidepressant drug. Recent studies have shown that ketamine may increase the potential risk of treatment-induced mania in MDD patients. Lithium is a well-known mood stabilizer and has been widely used for the treatment of mania. It is not fully understood which forebrain regions are involved in ketamine- and lithium-induced expression of c-Fos. Therefore, our aim was to investigate the effect of chronic lithium treatment on mania-like behavior and c-Fos expression in the mouse forebrain activated by a single administration of ketamine. In the open field test, our results showed that ketamine significantly increased the total distance and total cumulative duration of movement in mice, while chronic lithium could attenuate these effects of ketamine. In addition, acute ketamine induced higher c-Fos expression in the lateral septal nucleus, hypothalamus, amygdala, and hippocampus of mice in the treatment group compared to those in the control group. However, chronic lithium inhibited the significant increase in c-Fos-immunoreactive neurons following acute ketamine administration in the dentate gyrus of the hippocampus, field CA1 of the hippocampus, dorsal subiculum, ventral subiculum, ventral subiculum, central amygdaloid nucleus and basolateral amygdaloid nucleus. In summary, our research shows that pretreatment with lithium moderates the effects of acute ketamine administration on mania-like behavior and c-Fos expression in the forebrain. These findings could be helpful in better understanding the episodes of mania related to ketamine treatment for MDD and bipolar disorder.
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Liao D, Lv C, Cao L, Yao D, Wu Y, Long M, Liu N, Jiang P. Curcumin Attenuates Chronic Unpredictable Mild Stress-Induced Depressive-Like Behaviors via Restoring Changes in Oxidative Stress and the Activation of Nrf2 Signaling Pathway in Rats. OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY 2020; 2020:9268083. [PMID: 33014280 PMCID: PMC7520007 DOI: 10.1155/2020/9268083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2020] [Revised: 08/21/2020] [Accepted: 08/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Accumulating evidence has demonstrated that oxidative stress is associated with depression. Our present study aimed at investigating the antidepressant effect and the possible mechanisms of curcumin (CUR) in chronic unpredictable mild stress- (CUMS-) induced depression model in rats. After exposure to CUMS for four weeks, the rats showed depressive-like behavior, and the depressive-like behaviors in CUMS-treated rats were successfully corrected after administration of CUR. In addition, CUR could effectively decrease protein expression of oxidative stress markers (Nox2, 4-HNE, and MDA) and increase the activity of CAT. CUR treatment also reversed CUMS-induced inhibition of Nrf2-ARE signaling pathway, along with increasing the mRNA expression of NQO-1 and HO-1. Furthermore, the supplementation of CUR also increased the ratio of pCREB/CREB and synaptic-related protein (BDNF, PSD-95, and synaptophysin). In addition, CUR could effectively reverse CUMS-induced reduction of spine density and total dendritic length. In conclusion, the study revealed that CUR relieves depressive-like state through the mitigation of oxidative stress and the activation of Nrf2-ARE signaling pathway.
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- Dehua Liao
- Department of Pharmacy, Hunan Cancer Hospital, Changsha, 410013 Hunan, China
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- Institute of Clinical Pharmacy & Pharmacology, Jining First People's Hospital, Jining, 272000 Shandong, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Hunan Cancer Hospital, Changsha, 410013 Hunan, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Hunan Cancer Hospital, Changsha, 410013 Hunan, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Hunan Cancer Hospital, Changsha, 410013 Hunan, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Hunan Cancer Hospital, Changsha, 410013 Hunan, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Hunan Cancer Hospital, Changsha, 410013 Hunan, China
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- Institute of Clinical Pharmacy & Pharmacology, Jining First People's Hospital, Jining, 272000 Shandong, China
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Hassan FU, Ebeid HM, Tang Z, Li M, Peng L, Peng K, Liang X, Yang C. A Mixed Phytogenic Modulates the Rumen Bacteria Composition and Milk Fatty Acid Profile of Water Buffaloes. Front Vet Sci 2020; 7:569. [PMID: 33005643 PMCID: PMC7479126 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2020.00569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2020] [Accepted: 07/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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This study was aimed to evaluate the effect of a mixed phytogenic (MP) on rumen bacteria and their potential association with rumen fermentation and milk yield parameters in water buffaloes. Twenty Murrah buffaloes were fed a basal diet (consisting of maize silage, brewers' grains, and concentrate mixture) for 6 weeks supplemented with 0 (control), 15 (MP15), 25 (MP25), and 35 (MP35) g of mixed phytogenic/buffalo per d. The mixed phytogenic contained fennel (seeds), ajwain (seeds), ginger (tubers), Swertia chirata (leaves), Citrullus colocynthis (fruit), turmeric, fenugreek (seeds), Terminalia chebula (fruit), licorice (roots), and Phyllanthus emblica (fruit) in equal quantities. After 2 weeks of adaptation, daily milk yield, and weekly milk composition were recorded. On the last day of the experiment (d 42), rumen contents were collected to determine rumen fermentation parameters and bacterial diversity through 16S rRNA sequencing. Results revealed no change in dry matter intake, milk yield and rumen fermentation parameters except pH, which increased (P = 0.029) in response to MP supplementation. The mixed phytogenic increased (P < 0.01) milk fatty acids (C4 to C14:0) in MP15 only. The milk C16:1 content and its unsaturation index were higher (P < 0.05) in MP35 as compared to the control and other treatments. Furthermore, C18:3n3 was higher (P < 0.05) in the control, MP15, and MP25, as compared to MP35. Supplementation of MP tended to increase (P = 0.095) the Shannon index of bacterial alpha diversity and a difference (P < 0.05) among treatment groups was observed in beta diversity. Feeding MP increased the Firmicutes, Proteobacteria, and Spirochaetes but decreased Bacteroidetes numerically. In addition, the dominant genus Prevotella decreased in all treatment groups while Pseudobutyrivibrio, Butyrivibrio, and Succinivibrioanceae increased numerically in MP25 and MP35. The mixed phytogenic promoted groups of rumen bacteria positively associated with milk and fat yield. Overall, our study revealed 14 positive correlations of rumen bacteria with milk yield and eight with rumen fermentation parameters. Our findings reveal substantial changes in the rumen bacteriome composition and milk fatty acid content in response to MP but these results should be interpreted carefully, as the sample size of our study was relatively small.
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- Faiz-Ul Hassan
- Key Laboratory of Buffalo Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction Technology, Ministry of Agriculture and Guangxi Buffalo Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanning, China.,Institute of Animal and Dairy Sciences, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Dairy Science Department, National Research Centre, Giza, Egypt
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- Key Laboratory of Buffalo Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction Technology, Ministry of Agriculture and Guangxi Buffalo Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanning, China
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- Key Laboratory of Buffalo Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction Technology, Ministry of Agriculture and Guangxi Buffalo Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanning, China
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- Key Laboratory of Buffalo Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction Technology, Ministry of Agriculture and Guangxi Buffalo Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanning, China
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- Key Laboratory of Buffalo Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction Technology, Ministry of Agriculture and Guangxi Buffalo Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanning, China
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- Key Laboratory of Buffalo Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction Technology, Ministry of Agriculture and Guangxi Buffalo Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanning, China
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- Key Laboratory of Buffalo Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction Technology, Ministry of Agriculture and Guangxi Buffalo Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanning, China
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de Gomes MG, Teixeira FEG, de Carvalho FB, Pacheco CO, da Silva Neto MR, Giacomeli R, Ramalho JB, Dos Santos RB, Domingues WB, Campos VF, Haas SE. Curcumin-loaded lipid-core nanocapsules attenuates the immune challenge LPS-induced in rats: Neuroinflammatory and behavioral response in sickness behavior. J Neuroimmunol 2020; 345:577270. [PMID: 32480241 DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2020.577270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2020] [Revised: 05/19/2020] [Accepted: 05/21/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The purpose of current study was to evaluate the effect of curcumin (CUR) loaded lipid-core nanocapsules (CUR-LNC) treatment on neuroinflammatory and behavioral alterations in a model of sickness behavior induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) in rats. Rats were treated with CUR-LNC and CUR daily for 14 days. After the last treatments, sickness behavior was induced with LPS. Sickness behavior LPS-induced was confirmed by behavioral tests, an increase in levels of proinflammatory cytokines, decrease in levels of IL-10, overexpression of IDO-1 and IDO-2. In conclusion, CUR-LNC treatment attenuated the neuroinflammatory and behavioral changes caused in sickness behavior model.
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- Marcelo Gomes de Gomes
- Postgraduate Program in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Federal University of Pampa, Campus Uruguaiana, BR 472, Km 7, 97500-970 Uruguaiana, RS, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Federal University of Pampa, Campus Uruguaiana, BR 472, Km 7, 97500-970 Uruguaiana, RS, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Federal University of Pampa, Campus Uruguaiana, BR 472, Km 7, 97500-970 Uruguaiana, RS, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Federal University of Pampa, Campus Uruguaiana, BR 472, Km 7, 97500-970 Uruguaiana, RS, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Federal University of Pampa, Campus Uruguaiana, BR 472, Km 7, 97500-970 Uruguaiana, RS, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Federal University of Pampa, Campus Uruguaiana, BR 472, Km 7, 97500-970 Uruguaiana, RS, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Biochemistry, Federal University of Pampa, UNIPAMPA, Uruguaiana, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Federal University of Pampa, Campus Uruguaiana, BR 472, Km 7, 97500-970 Uruguaiana, RS, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Biotechnology, Center for Technological Development, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Biotechnology, Center for Technological Development, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Federal University of Pampa, Campus Uruguaiana, BR 472, Km 7, 97500-970 Uruguaiana, RS, Brazil.
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Mattos BDS, Soares MSP, Spohr L, Pedra NS, Teixeira FC, Souza AA, Stefanello FM, Baldissarelli J, Gamaro GD, Spanevello RM. Quercetin prevents alterations of behavioral parameters, delta‐aminolevulinic dehydratase activity, and oxidative damage in brain of rats in a prenatal model of autism. Int J Dev Neurosci 2020; 80:287-302. [DOI: 10.1002/jdn.10025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2020] [Accepted: 03/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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- Bruna da Silveira Mattos
- Programa de Pós‐Graduação em Bioquímica e Bioprospecção ‐ Laboratório de Neuroquímica Inflamação e Câncer Centro de Ciências Químicas Farmacêuticas e de Alimentos Universidade Federal de Pelotas Pelotas Brazil
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- Programa de Pós‐Graduação em Bioquímica e Bioprospecção ‐ Laboratório de Neuroquímica Inflamação e Câncer Centro de Ciências Químicas Farmacêuticas e de Alimentos Universidade Federal de Pelotas Pelotas Brazil
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- Programa de Pós‐Graduação em Bioquímica e Bioprospecção ‐ Laboratório de Neuroquímica Inflamação e Câncer Centro de Ciências Químicas Farmacêuticas e de Alimentos Universidade Federal de Pelotas Pelotas Brazil
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- Programa de Pós‐Graduação em Bioquímica e Bioprospecção ‐ Laboratório de Neuroquímica Inflamação e Câncer Centro de Ciências Químicas Farmacêuticas e de Alimentos Universidade Federal de Pelotas Pelotas Brazil
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- Programa de Pós‐Graduação em Bioquímica e Bioprospecção ‐ Laboratório de Neuroquímica Inflamação e Câncer Centro de Ciências Químicas Farmacêuticas e de Alimentos Universidade Federal de Pelotas Pelotas Brazil
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- Programa de Pós‐Graduação em Bioquímica e Bioprospecção ‐ Laboratório de Neuroquímica Inflamação e Câncer Centro de Ciências Químicas Farmacêuticas e de Alimentos Universidade Federal de Pelotas Pelotas Brazil
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- Programa de Pós‐Graduação em Bioquímica e Bioprospecção ‐ Laboratório de Biomarcadores Centro de Ciências Químicas Farmacêuticas e de Alimentos Universidade Federal de Pelotas Pelotas Brazil
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- Programa de Pós‐Graduação em Bioquímica e Bioprospecção ‐ Laboratório de Neuroquímica Inflamação e Câncer Centro de Ciências Químicas Farmacêuticas e de Alimentos Universidade Federal de Pelotas Pelotas Brazil
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- Programa de Pós‐Graduação em Bioquímica e Bioprospecção ‐ Laboratório de Neuroquímica Inflamação e Câncer Centro de Ciências Químicas Farmacêuticas e de Alimentos Universidade Federal de Pelotas Pelotas Brazil
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- Programa de Pós‐Graduação em Bioquímica e Bioprospecção ‐ Laboratório de Neuroquímica Inflamação e Câncer Centro de Ciências Químicas Farmacêuticas e de Alimentos Universidade Federal de Pelotas Pelotas Brazil
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Camerini L, Ardais AP, Xavier J, Bastos CR, Oliveira S, Soares MSP, de Mattos BDS, Ávila AA, do Couto CAT, Spanevello RM, Pochmann D, Moritz CEJ, Porciúncula LO, Figueiró F, Kaster MP, Ghisleni G. Inosine prevents hyperlocomotion in a ketamine-induced model of mania in rats. Brain Res 2020; 1733:146721. [PMID: 32045593 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2020.146721] [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: 09/11/2019] [Revised: 01/08/2020] [Accepted: 02/07/2020] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Bipolar Disorder is a disorder characterized by alternating episodes of depression, mania or hypomania, or even mixed episodes. The treatment consists on the use of mood stabilizers, which imply serious adverse effects. Therefore, it is necessary to identify new therapeutic targets to prevent or avoid new episodes. Evidence shows that individuals in manic episodes present a purinergic system dysfunction. In this scenario, inosine is a purine nucleoside known to act as an agonist of A1 and A2A adenosine receptors. Thus, we aimed to elucidate the preventive effect of inosine on locomotor activity, changes in purine levels, and adenosine receptors density in a ketamine-induced model of mania in rats. Inosine pretreatment (25 mg/kg, oral route) prevented the hyperlocomotion induced by ketamine (25 mg/kg, intraperitoneal route) in the open-field test; however, there was no difference in hippocampal density of A1 and A2A receptors, where ketamine, as well as inosine, were not able to promote changes in immunocontent of the adenosine receptors. Likewise, no effects of inosine pretreatments or ketamine treatment were observed for purine and metabolic residue levels evaluated. In this sense, we suggest further investigation of signaling pathways involving purinergic receptors, using pharmacological strategies to better elucidate the action mechanisms of inosine on bipolar disorder. Despite the limitations, inosine administration could be a promising candidate for bipolar disorder treatment, especially by attenuating maniac phase symptoms, once it was able to prevent the hyperlocomotion induced by ketamine in rats.
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- Laísa Camerini
- Postgraduate Program in Health and Behavior, Catholic University of Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Health and Behavior, Catholic University of Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Health and Behavior, Catholic University of Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Health and Behavior, Catholic University of Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Health and Behavior, Catholic University of Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Biochemistry and Bioprospecting, Center for Chemical, Pharmaceutical and Food Sciences, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Biochemistry and Bioprospecting, Center for Chemical, Pharmaceutical and Food Sciences, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Biochemistry and Bioprospecting, Center for Chemical, Pharmaceutical and Food Sciences, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Biochemistry and Bioprospecting, Center for Chemical, Pharmaceutical and Food Sciences, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Biochemistry and Bioprospecting, Center for Chemical, Pharmaceutical and Food Sciences, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Bioscience and Rehabilitation of Methodist University Center
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- Postgraduate Program in Human Movement Sciences, School of Physical Education, Physiotherapy and Dance, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry, ICBS, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Departament of Biochemistry, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianopolis, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Health and Behavior, Catholic University of Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
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Ettenberg A, Ayala K, Krug JT, Collins L, Mayes MS, Fisher MPA. Differential effects of lithium isotopes in a ketamine-induced hyperactivity model of mania. Pharmacol Biochem Behav 2020; 190:172875. [PMID: 32084493 DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2020.172875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2019] [Revised: 02/06/2020] [Accepted: 02/17/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Sub-anesthetic doses of ketamine produce an increase in rodent ambulation that is attenuated by co-administration of naturally-occurring lithium (LiN), the drug most commonly employed in the treatment of bipolar illness. As a consequence, ketamine-induced hyperactivity has been proposed as an animal model of manic behavior. The current study employed a modified version of this model to compare the potency of LiN to that of each of its two stable isotopes - lithium-6 (Li-6) and lithium-7 (Li-7). Since Li-7 constitutes 92.4% of the parent compound it was hypothesized to produce comparable behavioral effects to that of LiN. The current study was devised to determine whether Li-6 might be more, less, or equally effective at tempering hyperactivity relative to Li-7 or to LiN in an animal model of manic behavior. Male rats were maintained on a restricted but high-incentive diet containing a daily dose of 2.0 mEq/kg of lithium (LiN), Li-6 or Li-7 for 30 days. A control group consumed a diet infused with sodium chloride (NaCl) in place of lithium to control for the salty taste of the food. On day 30, baseline testing revealed no differences in the locomotor behavior among the four treatment groups. Animals then continued their Li/NaCl diets for an additional 11 days during which every subject received a single IP injection of either ketamine (25 mg/kg) or 0.9% physiological saline. On the final four days of this regimen, locomotor activity was assessed during 60 min sessions each beginning immediately after ketamine injection. While all three lithium groups produced comparable decreases in ketamine-induced hyperactivity on the first trial, by the fourth trial Li-6 animals exhibited significantly greater and more prolonged reductions in hyperactivity compared to either Li-7 and Li. These results suggest that Li-6 may be more effective at treating mania than its parent compound.
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- Aaron Ettenberg
- Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA.
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- Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA
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- Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA
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- Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA
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- Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA
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Selvam C, Prabu SL, Jordan BC, Purushothaman Y, Umamaheswari A, Hosseini Zare MS, Thilagavathi R. Molecular mechanisms of curcumin and its analogs in colon cancer prevention and treatment. Life Sci 2019; 239:117032. [PMID: 31704450 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2019.117032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2019] [Revised: 10/20/2019] [Accepted: 10/28/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Colorectal cancer remains to be the most prevalent malignancy in humans and 1.5 million men and women living in the United States are diagnosed with colorectal cancer, with a predicted 145,600 new cases to be diagnosed in 2019. Curcuminoids and its synthetic analogs are now of interest due to their bioactive attributes, especially their action as anticancer activity in various cancer cell line models. Several in vivo and in vitro studies have substantially proved their anticancer activities against colon cancer cell lines. Curcumin analogues like IND-4, FLLL, GO-Y030 and C086 have demonstrated to produce greater cytotoxicity when experimentally studied and study results from many have been suggested to be the same. Combination of curcumin with therapeutic cancer agents like tolfenamic acid, 5-fluorouracil, resveratrol and dasatinib showed improved cytotoxicity and chemotherapeutic effect. The results propose that employment of curcumin with novel drug delivery systems like liposome, micelles and nanoparticle have been performed which could improve the therapeutic efficacy against colon cancer. The present review highlights the mechanism of action, synergistic effect and novel delivery methods to improve the therapeutic potential of curcumin.
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- Chelliah Selvam
- Department of Pharmaceutical and Environmental Health Sciences, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Texas Southern University, Houston, TX, 77004, USA.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, University College of Engineering (BIT Campus), Anna University, Thiruchirappalli, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Environmental Health Sciences, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Texas Southern University, Houston, TX, 77004, USA
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- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Engineering, Karpagam Academy of Higher Education, Coimbatore, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, University College of Engineering (BIT Campus), Anna University, Thiruchirappalli, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Environmental Health Sciences, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Texas Southern University, Houston, TX, 77004, USA
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- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Engineering, Karpagam Academy of Higher Education, Coimbatore, India
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Giacomeli R, Izoton JC, Dos Santos RB, Boeira SP, Jesse CR, Haas SE. Neuroprotective effects of curcumin lipid-core nanocapsules in a model Alzheimer's disease induced by β-amyloid 1-42 peptide in aged female mice. Brain Res 2019; 1721:146325. [PMID: 31325424 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2019.146325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2019] [Revised: 06/25/2019] [Accepted: 07/04/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease and the most common form of dementia, representing about 60-70% of cases. Curcumin is a natural compound extracted from Curcuma longa Linn, widely used in cooking, presenting several biological activities, including neuroprotection. However, it has low solubility and consequently its bioavailability is limited. In recent years, researchers have focused their attention on delivery systems based on nanotechnology because of their promising potential and advantages over conventional approaches. This study investigated the neuroprotective effects of curcumin loaded lipid-core nanocapsules (LNC) in a model of Alzheimer's disease (AD) induced by intracerebroventricular injections of β-amyloid1-42 (Aβ1-42) peptide in aged female mice, and compared these effects with those from free curcumin. Aged female mice received curcumin, free (50 mg/kg, p.o.) or loaded nanocapsules (10 or 1 mg/kg, p.o.) for 14 days after Aβ1-42 administration. Aβ1-42 induced significant cognitive deficit (Morris Water Maze test), as well as caused increased the levels of inflammatory cytokines in prefrontal cortex, hippocampus and serum of mice. LNC displayed significant neuroprotection against Aβ1-42-induced behavioral and neurochemical changes in a model of AD. These results provide insights into the neuroprotective actions of curcumin and its nanoencapsulation as a promising approach for application as an neuroprotective agent in the prevention of AD.
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- Renata Giacomeli
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioquímica, Universidade Federal do Pampa, UNIPAMPA, Uruguaiana, RS 97500-970, Brazil; Laboratório de Farmacologia - Universidade Federal do Pampa, Uruguaiana, RS, Brazil.
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- Laboratório de Farmacologia - Universidade Federal do Pampa, Uruguaiana, RS, Brazil; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Universidade Federal do Pampa, UNIPAMPA, Uruguaiana, RS 97500-970, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioquímica, Universidade Federal do Pampa, UNIPAMPA, Uruguaiana, RS 97500-970, Brazil; Laboratório de Avaliações Farmacológicas e Toxicológicas Aplicadas às Moléculas Bioativas - LaftamBio Pampa - Universidade Federal do Pampa, Itaqui, RS, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioquímica, Universidade Federal do Pampa, UNIPAMPA, Uruguaiana, RS 97500-970, Brazil; Laboratório de Avaliações Farmacológicas e Toxicológicas Aplicadas às Moléculas Bioativas - LaftamBio Pampa - Universidade Federal do Pampa, Itaqui, RS, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioquímica, Universidade Federal do Pampa, UNIPAMPA, Uruguaiana, RS 97500-970, Brazil; Laboratório de Farmacologia - Universidade Federal do Pampa, Uruguaiana, RS, Brazil; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Universidade Federal do Pampa, UNIPAMPA, Uruguaiana, RS 97500-970, Brazil.
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Krug JT, Klein AK, Purvis EM, Ayala K, Mayes MS, Collins L, Fisher MP, Ettenberg A. Effects of chronic lithium exposure in a modified rodent ketamine-induced hyperactivity model of mania. Pharmacol Biochem Behav 2019; 179:150-155. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2019.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2018] [Revised: 01/09/2019] [Accepted: 01/15/2019] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Spohr L, Soares MSP, Oliveira PS, da Silveira de Mattos B, Bona NP, Pedra NS, Teixeira FC, do Couto CAT, Chaves VC, Reginatto FH, Lisboa MT, Ribeiro AS, Lencina CL, Stefanello FM, Spanevello RM. Combined actions of blueberry extract and lithium on neurochemical changes observed in an experimental model of mania: exploiting possible synergistic effects. Metab Brain Dis 2019; 34:605-619. [PMID: 30535659 DOI: 10.1007/s11011-018-0353-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2018] [Accepted: 11/22/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Bipolar disorder is a psychiatric disease characterized by recurrent episodes of mania and depression. Blueberries contain bioactive compounds with important pharmacological effects such as neuroprotective and antioxidant actions. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of blueberry extract and/or lithium on oxidative stress, and acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and Na+, K+-ATPase activity in an experimental ketamine-induced model of mania. Male Wistar rats were pretreated with vehicle, blueberry extract (200 mg/kg), and/or lithium (45 mg/kg or 22.5 mg/kg twice daily) for 14 days. Between the 8th and 14th days, the animals also received an injection of ketamine (25 mg/kg) or vehicle. On the 15th day the animals received a single injection of ketamine; after 30 min, the locomotor activity was evaluated in an open field test. Ketamine administration induced an increase in locomotor activity. In the cerebral cortex, hippocampus and striatum, ketamine also induced an increase in reactive oxygen species, lipid peroxidation and nitrite levels, as well a decrease in antioxidant enzyme activity. Pretreatment with blueberry extract or lithium was able to prevent this change. Ketamine increased the AChE and Na+, K+-ATPase activity in brain structures, while the blueberry extract partially prevented these alterations. In addition, our results showed that the neuroprotective effect was not potentiated when lithium and blueberry extract treatment were given together. In conclusion, our findings suggest that blueberry extract has a neuroprotective effect against an experimental model of mania. However, more studies should be performed to evaluate its effects as an adjuvant therapy.
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- Luiza Spohr
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioquímica e Bioprospecção, Centro de Ciências Químicas, Farmacêuticas e de Alimentos, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioquímica e Bioprospecção, Centro de Ciências Químicas, Farmacêuticas e de Alimentos, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioquímica e Bioprospecção, Centro de Ciências Químicas, Farmacêuticas e de Alimentos, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioquímica e Bioprospecção, Centro de Ciências Químicas, Farmacêuticas e de Alimentos, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioquímica e Bioprospecção, Centro de Ciências Químicas, Farmacêuticas e de Alimentos, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioquímica e Bioprospecção, Centro de Ciências Químicas, Farmacêuticas e de Alimentos, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioquímica e Bioprospecção, Centro de Ciências Químicas, Farmacêuticas e de Alimentos, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioquímica e Bioprospecção, Centro de Ciências Químicas, Farmacêuticas e de Alimentos, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biotecnologia e Biociências, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biotecnologia e Biociências, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Química, Centro de Ciências Químicas, Farmacêuticas e de Alimentos, Laboratório de Metrologia Química, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Química, Centro de Ciências Químicas, Farmacêuticas e de Alimentos, Laboratório de Metrologia Química, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brazil
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- Curso de Farmácia, Centro de Ciências Químicas, Farmacêuticas e de Alimentos, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioquímica e Bioprospecção, Centro de Ciências Químicas, Farmacêuticas e de Alimentos, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioquímica e Bioprospecção, Centro de Ciências Químicas, Farmacêuticas e de Alimentos, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brazil.
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Doğan HO, Alçiğir ME. Assessment of epigenetic changes and oxidative DNA damage in rat pups exposed to polychlorinated biphenyls and the protective effect of curcumin in the prenatal period. J Basic Clin Physiol Pharmacol 2019; 30:jbcpp-2018-0182. [PMID: 30917103 DOI: 10.1515/jbcpp-2018-0182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2018] [Accepted: 11/22/2018] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Background Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are persistent organic chemicals that exert neurotoxic and endocrine disrupting effects. The aims of this study were to examine the effects of prenatal Aroclor 1254 (PCBs mixture) exposure on central nervous system tissues DNA and to evaluate the effects of curcumin. Methods Rat pups were assigned to three groups: [Group 1], Aroclor 1254 administrated group; [Group 2], Aroclor 1254 and curcumin administrated group; and [Group 3], control group. Plasma, cerebrum, cerebellum, pons and medulla oblongata tissue homogenates 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine [8-(OH)DG] levels and plasma freeT4 levels were determined. Global DNA methylation and hydroxymethylation status were determined in cerebrum, cerebellum, pons and medulla oblongata. To this aim, DNA 5-hydroxymethylcytosine and 5-methylcytosine levels were measured, respectively. Results Mean cerebellum and cerebral cortex 5-hydroxymethylcytosine and 5-methylcytosine levels were higher in the control group than in the experimental groups. Mean plasma, cerebellum and cerebral cortex 8-(OH)DG concentrations were higher in Group 1 than the control group. No statistically significant difference was observed between Group 2 and the control group in terms of cerebellum and cerebral cortex 8-(OH)DG concentrations. Histopathological changes were also observed in the cerebral cortex and cerebellum of rat pups exposed to Aroclor 1254. PCBs exposure changes both DNA methylation and hypomethylation status and induces cerebellar and cerebral cortex DNA damage in the prenatal period. Exogenous curcumin may have protective effect on PCBs-induced DNA damage in cerebellum and cerebral cortex.
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- Halef Okan Doğan
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Cumhuriyet, Sivas, Turkey.,Director of Laboratory Animals Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Cumhuriyet, Sivas, Turkey, Phone: +903462191010/1377
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- Kırıkkale University, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary, Kırıkkale, Turkey.,Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ankara, Ankara, Turkey
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Xu L, Ding L, Su Y, Shao R, Liu J, Huang Y. Neuroprotective effects of curcumin against rats with focal cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury. Int J Mol Med 2019; 43:1879-1887. [PMID: 30816425 DOI: 10.3892/ijmm.2019.4094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2018] [Accepted: 02/07/2019] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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- Lu Xu
- School of Pharmacy, Chongqing Medical and Pharmaceutical College, Chongqing 401331, P.R. China
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- Pharmacy Department, The Central Hospital of Jiangjin, Chongqing 402260, P.R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Chongqing Medical and Pharmaceutical College, Chongqing 401331, P.R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Chongqing Medical and Pharmaceutical College, Chongqing 401331, P.R. China
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- Pharmacy Department, The Central Hospital of Jiangjin, Chongqing 402260, P.R. China
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- Scientific Research and Teaching Department, Chongqing Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Chongqing 400021, P.R. China
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Addition of curcumin to the diet of dairy sheep improves health, performance and milk quality. Anim Feed Sci Technol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2018.10.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Camargo LEAD, Brustolin Ludwig D, Tominaga TT, Carletto B, Favero GM, Mainardes RM, Khalil NM. Bovine serum albumin nanoparticles improve the antitumour activity of curcumin in a murine melanoma model. J Microencapsul 2018; 35:467-474. [DOI: 10.1080/02652048.2018.1526340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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- Luciana Erzinger Alves de Camargo
- Faculdade Guairacá, Guarapuava, Brazil
- Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology, Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste/UNICENTRO, Guarapuava, Brazil
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- Faculdade Guairacá, Guarapuava, Brazil
- Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology, Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste/UNICENTRO, Guarapuava, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology, Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste/UNICENTRO, Guarapuava, Brazil
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- Multidisciplinary Laboratory of Basic Research and Applied Biology and Health, Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa/UEPG, Ponta Grossa, Brazil
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- Multidisciplinary Laboratory of Basic Research and Applied Biology and Health, Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa/UEPG, Ponta Grossa, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology, Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste/UNICENTRO, Guarapuava, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology, Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste/UNICENTRO, Guarapuava, Brazil
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Simola N, Granon S. Ultrasonic vocalizations as a tool in studying emotional states in rodent models of social behavior and brain disease. Neuropharmacology 2018; 159:107420. [PMID: 30445100 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2018.11.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2018] [Revised: 11/05/2018] [Accepted: 11/08/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Rodents emit ultrasonic vocalizations (USVs) to communicate the presence of positive or negative emotional states and to coordinate social interactions. On this basis, USVs are increasingly being used as a behavioral readout in rodent studies of affect, motivation and social behavior. Notably, several investigations have demonstrated that rodents emit USVs when tested in experimental paradigms that are used in preclinical studies of psychiatric and neurological diseases. Moreover, it has been shown that calling behavior may be influenced by genetic and/or environmental factors (i.e., stress), early rearing conditions that have been implicated in brain disease, as well as psychoactive drugs. Hence, measuring USV emissions has emerged as a useful tool in studying the mechanisms that underlie the emotional disturbances featuring certain brain diseases, as well as in the development of suited pharmacological therapies. This review provides an overview of the behavioral significance of USV emissions and describes the contexts that promote calling behavior in rats and mice. Moreover, the review summarizes the current evidence concerning the use of USVs as a marker of affect in rat and mouse models of sociability, psychiatric diseases and neurological diseases, and discusses the strengths and current limitations of using USVs as a behavioral readout in rodent studies of emotional behavior. This article is part of the Special Issue entitled 'The neuropharmacology of social behavior: from bench to bedside'.
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- Nicola Simola
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Section of Neuroscience, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy.
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- Neurobiology of Decision Making, Institute of Neuroscience Paris-Saclay, UMR9197, Université Paris-Sud, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Orsay, France
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Jakaria M, Park SY, Haque ME, Karthivashan G, Kim IS, Ganesan P, Choi DK. Neurotoxic Agent-Induced Injury in Neurodegenerative Disease Model: Focus on Involvement of Glutamate Receptors. Front Mol Neurosci 2018; 11:307. [PMID: 30210294 PMCID: PMC6123546 DOI: 10.3389/fnmol.2018.00307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2018] [Accepted: 08/13/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Glutamate receptors play a crucial role in the central nervous system and are implicated in different brain disorders. They play a significant role in the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative diseases (NDDs) such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Although many studies on NDDs have been conducted, their exact pathophysiological characteristics are still not fully understood. In in vivo and in vitro models of neurotoxic-induced NDDs, neurotoxic agents are used to induce several neuronal injuries for the purpose of correlating them with the pathological characteristics of NDDs. Moreover, therapeutic drugs might be discovered based on the studies employing these models. In NDD models, different neurotoxic agents, namely, kainic acid, domoic acid, glutamate, β-N-Methylamino-L-alanine, amyloid beta, 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine, 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium, rotenone, 3-Nitropropionic acid and methamphetamine can potently impair both ionotropic and metabotropic glutamate receptors, leading to the progression of toxicity. Many other neurotoxic agents mainly affect the functions of ionotropic glutamate receptors. We discuss particular neurotoxic agents that can act upon glutamate receptors so as to effectively mimic NDDs. The correlation of neurotoxic agent-induced disease characteristics with glutamate receptors would aid the discovery and development of therapeutic drugs for NDDs.
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- Md. Jakaria
- Department of Applied Life Sciences, Graduate School, Konkuk University, Chungju, South Korea
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- Department of Applied Life Sciences, Graduate School, Konkuk University, Chungju, South Korea
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- Department of Applied Life Sciences, Graduate School, Konkuk University, Chungju, South Korea
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- Department of Integrated Bioscience and Biotechnology, College of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Research Institute of Inflammatory Diseases (RID), Konkuk University, Chungju, South Korea
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- Department of Integrated Bioscience and Biotechnology, College of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Research Institute of Inflammatory Diseases (RID), Konkuk University, Chungju, South Korea
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- Department of Integrated Bioscience and Biotechnology, College of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Research Institute of Inflammatory Diseases (RID), Konkuk University, Chungju, South Korea
- Nanotechnology Research Center, Konkuk University, Chungju, South Korea
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- Department of Applied Life Sciences, Graduate School, Konkuk University, Chungju, South Korea
- Department of Integrated Bioscience and Biotechnology, College of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Research Institute of Inflammatory Diseases (RID), Konkuk University, Chungju, South Korea
- Nanotechnology Research Center, Konkuk University, Chungju, South Korea
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Simola N, Brudzynski SM. Rat 50-kHz ultrasonic vocalizations as a tool in studying neurochemical mechanisms that regulate positive emotional states. J Neurosci Methods 2018; 310:33-44. [PMID: 29959002 DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2018.06.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2018] [Revised: 06/22/2018] [Accepted: 06/25/2018] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Adolescent and adult rats emit 50-kHz ultrasonic vocalizations (USVs) to communicate the appetitive arousal and the presence of positive emotional states to conspecifics. NEW METHOD Based on its communicative function, emission of 50-kHz USVs is increasingly being evaluated in preclinical studies of affective behavior, motivation and social behavior. RESULTS Emission of 50-kHz USVs is initiated by the activation of dopamine receptors in the shell subregion of the nucleus accumbens. However, several lines of evidence show that non-dopaminergic receptors may influence the numbers of 50-kHz USVs that are emitted, as well as the acoustic parameters of calls. COMPARISON WITH EXISTING METHODS Emission of 50-kHz USVs is a non-invasive method that may be used to study reward and motivation without the need for extensive training and complex animal manipulations. Moreover, emission of 50-kHz USVs can be used alone or combined with other well-standardized behavioral paradigms (e.g., conditioned place preference, self-administration). CONCLUSIONS This review summarizes the current evidence concerning molecular mechanisms that regulate the emission of 50-kHz USVs. Moreover, the review discusses the usefulness of 50-kHz USVs as an experimental tool to investigate how different neurotransmitter systems regulate the manifestations of positive emotional states, and also use of this tool in preclinical modeling of psychiatric diseases.
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- Nicola Simola
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Neuropsychopharmacology Division, University of Cagliari, Italy; National Institute of Neuroscience (INN), University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy.
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- Department of Psychology, Brock University, St. Catharines, ON, L3 3A1 Canada
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Maciel AL, Abelaira HM, de Moura AB, de Souza TG, Rosa T, Matos D, Tuon T, Garbossa L, Strassi AP, Fileti ME, Goldim MP, Mathias K, Petronilho F, Quevedo J, Réus GZ. Acute treatment with ketamine and chronic treatment with minocycline exert antidepressant-like effects and antioxidant properties in rats subjected different stressful events. Brain Res Bull 2018; 137:204-216. [DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2017.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2017] [Revised: 11/29/2017] [Accepted: 12/04/2017] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Saidi SA, Meurisse N, Jochmans I, Heedfeld V, Wylin T, Parkkinen J, Pirenne J, Monbaliu D, El Feki A, van Pelt J. Hepatocellular uptake of cyclodextrin-complexed curcumin during liver preservation: A feasibility study. Biopharm Drug Dispos 2017; 39:18-29. [PMID: 28972677 DOI: 10.1002/bdd.2108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2017] [Revised: 08/03/2017] [Accepted: 09/11/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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The increasing demand for donor organs and the decreasing organ quality is prompting research toward new methods to reduce ischemia reperfusion injury (IRI). Several strategies have been proposed to protect preserved organs from this injury. Before curcumin/dextrin complex (CDC), a potent antioxidant and anti-inflammatory agent, can be used clinically we need to better understand the intracellular uptake under hypothermic conditions on a rat model of liver donation after circulatory death (DCD) and brain death (DBD). To be able to use the fluorescence of CDC for quantification the stability of CDC in different preservation solutions at 4°C or 37°C was investigated. Livers from Wistar rats were procured after being flushed-out through the portal vein using CDC-enriched preservation solutions and stored at 4°C for variable periods. The CDC signal was stable in different preservation solutions over a period of 4 h and allowed the rapid and lasting uptake of curcumin into cells. After 4 h of preservation, CDC was no longer visible microscopically, and HPLC analysis showed very low to non-detectable tissue levels of CDC, proving metabolization during preservation. However, the distribution of CDC was not affected by warm ischemia damage (p = 0.278) nor by flushing the livers before or after 4 h of cold storage and without a warm preflush. Finally, curcumin reduced oxidative stress, lowered histological injury and did not change gene expression after WI/cold storage. Therefore, the use of CDC flush solution for the initial organ flush can offer a promising approach to the enhancement of liver preservation and the maintenance of its quality.
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- Saber Abdelkader Saidi
- Liver Research Facility, Laboratory of Hepatology, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium.,Laboratory of Animal Ecophysiology/Department of Life Sciences, Sfax, Tunisia.,Faculty of Science and Arts-Khulais, Jeddah University, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Abdominal Surgery and Transplantation, CHU Liege, B4000, Liege, Belgium
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- Department of Abdominal Transplantation Surgery, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,Department of Microbiology and Immunology, KU Leuven - University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Abdominal Transplantation Surgery, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Abdominal Transplantation Surgery, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Biomedicine/Biochemistry, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Abdominal Transplantation Surgery, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Abdominal Transplantation Surgery, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Animal Ecophysiology/Department of Life Sciences, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Liver Research Facility, Laboratory of Hepatology, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium
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Lee MH, Shin GH, Park HJ. Solid lipid nanoparticles loaded thermoresponsive pluronic-xanthan gum hydrogel as a transdermal delivery system. J Appl Polym Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/app.46004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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- Min Hyeock Lee
- College of Life Sciences and Biotechnology; Korea University; 5-Ka, Anam-Dong, Sungbuk-Ku, Seoul 136-701 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Food and Nutrition; Kunsan National University; Kunsan 54150 Republic of Korea
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- College of Life Sciences and Biotechnology; Korea University; 5-Ka, Anam-Dong, Sungbuk-Ku, Seoul 136-701 Republic of Korea
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Mollazadeh H, Cicero AFG, Blesso CN, Pirro M, Majeed M, Sahebkar A. Immune modulation by curcumin: The role of interleukin-10. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 2017; 59:89-101. [PMID: 28799796 DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2017.1358139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 247] [Impact Index Per Article: 35.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Cytokines are small secreted proteins released by different types of cells with specific effects on cellular signaling and communication via binding to their receptors on the cell surface. IL-10 is known to be a pleiotropic and potent anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive cytokine that is produced by both innate and adaptive immunity cells including dendritic cells, macrophages, mast cells, natural killer cells, eosinophils, neutrophils, B cells, CD8+ T cells, and TH1, TH2, and TH17 and regulatory T cells. Both direct and indirect activation of the stress axis promotes IL-10 secretion. IL-10 deregulation plays a role in the development of a large number of inflammatory diseases such as neuropathic pain, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, systemic lupus erythematosus, type 1 diabetes, inflammatory bowel disease, and allergy. Curcumin is a natural anti-inflammatory compound able to induce the expression and production of IL-10 and enhancing its action on a large number of tissues. In vitro and in pre-clinical models curcumin is able to modulate the disease pathophysiology of conditions such as pain and neurodegenerative diseases, bowel inflammation, and allergy, but also of infections and cancer through its effect on IL-10 secretion. In humans, at least one part of the positive effects of curcumin on health could be related to its ability to enhance IL-10 -mediated effects.
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- Hamid Mollazadeh
- a Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, School of Medicine , North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences , Bojnurd , Iran
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- b Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences , University of Bologna , Via Albertoni 15, Bologna , Italy
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- d Unit of Internal Medicine, Angiology and Arteriosclerosis Diseases, Department of Medicine , University of Perugia , Perugia , Italy
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- f Department of Medical Biotechnology, Biotechnology Research Center , Mashhad University of Medical Sciences , Mashhad , Iran
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Amalraj A, Pius A, Gopi S, Gopi S. Biological activities of curcuminoids, other biomolecules from turmeric and their derivatives - A review. J Tradit Complement Med 2017; 7:205-233. [PMID: 28417091 PMCID: PMC5388087 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcme.2016.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 420] [Impact Index Per Article: 60.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2016] [Revised: 05/20/2016] [Accepted: 05/26/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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In recent years, several drugs have been developed deriving from traditional products and current drug research is actively investigating the possible therapeutic roles of many Ayruvedic and Traditional Indian medicinal therapies. Among those being investigated is Turmeric. Its most important active ingredient is curcuminoids. Curcuminoids are phenolic compounds commonly used as a spice, pigment and additive also utilized as a therapeutic agent used in several foods. Comprehensive research over the last century has revealed several important functions of curcuminoids. Various preclinical cell culture and animals studies suggest that curcuminoids have extensive biological activity as an antioxidant, neuroprotective, antitumor, anti-inflammatory, anti-acidogenic, radioprotective and arthritis. Different clinical trials also suggest a potential therapeutic role for curcuminoids in numerous chronic diseases such as colon cancer, lung cancer, breast cancer, inflammatory bowel diseases. The aim of this review is to summarize the chemistry, analog, metal complex, formulations of curcuminoids and their biological activities.
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- Department of Chemistry, The Gandhigram Rural Institute – Deemed University, Gandhigram, Dindigul, 624 302, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Chemistry, The Gandhigram Rural Institute – Deemed University, Gandhigram, Dindigul, 624 302, Tamil Nadu, India
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- R&D Centre, Aurea Biolabs Pvt Ltd, Kolenchery, Cochin, India
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Turmeric has been used in traditional medicine for centuries to treat a range of ailments. Its primary active constituent curcumin, can influence an array of biological activities. Many of these, such as its anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, neuroprotective, and monoaminergic effects are dysregulated in several neuropsychiatric disorders. In this systematic review, in vitro, animal, and human studies investigating the potential of curcumin as a treatment for neuropsychiatric disorders such as major depressive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), bipolar disorder, psychotic disorders, and autism are reviewed, and directions for future research are proposed. It is concluded that curcumin is a promising, natural agent for many of these conditions, however, further research utilising robust, clinical designs are essential. The problem associated with the poor oral bioavailability of standard curcumin also requires consideration. Currently the greatest support for the efficacy of curcumin is for the treatment of major depressive disorder.
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- Adrian L Lopresti
- School of Psychology and Exercise Science, Murdoch University, Perth, WA, Australia
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Curcumin confers neuroprotection against alcohol-induced hippocampal neurodegeneration via CREB-BDNF pathway in rats. Biomed Pharmacother 2017; 87:721-740. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2016.12.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2016] [Revised: 11/19/2016] [Accepted: 12/05/2016] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Ye F, Lei D, Wang S, Zhao G. Polymeric micelles of octenylsuccinated corn dextrin as vehicles to solubilize curcumin. Lebensm Wiss Technol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2016.08.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Evaluation of 50-kHz ultrasonic vocalizations in animal models of mania: Ketamine and lisdexamfetamine-induced hyperlocomotion in rats. Eur Neuropsychopharmacol 2016; 26:1900-1908. [PMID: 27842942 DOI: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2016.10.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2016] [Revised: 10/07/2016] [Accepted: 10/29/2016] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Drug-induced hyperlocomotion in rodents is frequently used as a behavioral model for mania. However, the use of locomotor activity as the single parameter in these animal models of mania may pose some limitations for developing new pharmacological treatments. Thus, alternative behavioral markers are required. Fifty-kHz ultrasonic vocalizations (USV), which are thought to represent positive affect, are increased by the administration of the psychostimulant d-amphetamine, an effect that can be prevented by lithium treatment, the gold standard antimanic drug for treating bipolar disorder. The aim of this study was to evaluate 50-kHz USV in two other pharmacological-induced animal models of mania: ketamine (KET)- and lisdexamfetamine (LDX)-induced hyperlocomotion. After systemic injection of LDX (10mg/kg, ip), racemic-ketamine (25mg/kg, ip) or S-ketamine (25mg/kg, ip), locomotor activity and 50-kHz USV emission were evaluated in rats. Furthermore, the effects of an antimanic treatment, namely lithium carbonate (100mg/kg, ip), on LDX-induced 50-kHz USV and hyperlocomotion were tested. Rats treated with racemic KET and S-KET showed increased locomotor activity, but these drug treatments did not significantly affect 50-kHz USV emission rates. On the other hand, LDX administration increased both locomotor activity and 50-kHz USV with both effects being reversed by lithium administration. The present findings suggest that 50-kHz USV can differentiate between drug-induced models of mania, which may represent different types of manic episodes. Thus, measuring 50-kHz USV might serve as an additional valuable behavioral variable to assess mania-like phenotypes in rat models.
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Debom G, Gazal M, Soares MSP, do Couto CAT, Mattos B, Lencina C, Kaster MP, Ghisleni GC, Tavares R, Braganhol E, Chaves VC, Reginatto FH, Stefanello F, Spanevello RM. Preventive effects of blueberry extract on behavioral and biochemical dysfunctions in rats submitted to a model of manic behavior induced by ketamine. Brain Res Bull 2016; 127:260-269. [PMID: 27769874 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2016.10.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2016] [Revised: 10/14/2016] [Accepted: 10/17/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The aim of the present study was to evaluate the protective effects of blueberry extract on oxidative stress and inflammatory parameters in a model of mania induced by ketamine administration in rats. Male rats were pretreated with blueberry extract (200mg/kg, once a day for 14days), lithium chloride (45mg/kg, mood stabilizer used as a positive control, twice a day for 14days), or vehicle. Between the 8th and 14th days, rats also received an injection of ketamine (25mg/kg) or vehicle. In the 15th day, thirty minutes after ketamine administration the hyperlocomotion of the animals was assessed in the open - field apparatus. Immediately after the behavioral analysis brain and blood were collected for biochemical determinations. ketamine treatment induced hyperlocomotion and oxidative damage in cerebral cortex, hippocampus and striatum such as an increase in lipid peroxidation and a decrease in the antioxidant enzymes activities (superoxide dismutase, catalase e glutatione peroxidase). Ketamine administration also increased the IL-6 levels in serum in rats. Pretreatment of rats with blueberry extract or lithium prevented the hyperlocomotion, pro - oxidant effects and inflammation induced by ketamine. Our findings suggest that blueberry consumption has a neuroprotective potential against behavioral and biochemical dysfunctions induced in a preclinical model that mimic some aspects of the manic behavior.
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- Gabriela Debom
- Programa de Pós Graduação em Bioquímica e Bioprospecção, Laboratório de Neuroquímica, Inflamação e Câncer, Centro de Ciências Químicas, Farmacêuticas e de Alimentos, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Campus Universitário S/N, Pelotas, RS, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós Graduação em Biologia Celular e Molecular, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós Graduação em Bioquímica e Bioprospecção, Laboratório de Neuroquímica, Inflamação e Câncer, Centro de Ciências Químicas, Farmacêuticas e de Alimentos, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Campus Universitário S/N, Pelotas, RS, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós Graduação em Bioquímica e Bioprospecção, Laboratório de Neuroquímica, Inflamação e Câncer, Centro de Ciências Químicas, Farmacêuticas e de Alimentos, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Campus Universitário S/N, Pelotas, RS, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós Graduação em Bioquímica e Bioprospecção, Laboratório de Neuroquímica, Inflamação e Câncer, Centro de Ciências Químicas, Farmacêuticas e de Alimentos, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Campus Universitário S/N, Pelotas, RS, Brazil
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- Curso de Farmácia, Centro de Ciências Químicas, Farmacêuticas e de Alimentos, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Campus Universitário S/N, Pelotas, RS, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós Graduação em Bioquímica, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós Graduação em Bioquímica e Bioprospecção, Laboratório de Biomarcadores, Centro de Ciências Químicas, Farmacêuticas e de Alimentos, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Campus Universitário S/N, Pelotas, RS, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós Graduação em Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós - Graduação em Biotecnologia e Biociências, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós - Graduação em Biotecnologia e Biociências, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós Graduação em Bioquímica e Bioprospecção, Laboratório de Biomarcadores, Centro de Ciências Químicas, Farmacêuticas e de Alimentos, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Campus Universitário S/N, Pelotas, RS, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós Graduação em Bioquímica e Bioprospecção, Laboratório de Neuroquímica, Inflamação e Câncer, Centro de Ciências Químicas, Farmacêuticas e de Alimentos, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Campus Universitário S/N, Pelotas, RS, Brazil.
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Zugno AI, Canever L, Heylmann AS, Wessler PG, Steckert A, Mastella GA, de Oliveira MB, Damázio LS, Pacheco FD, Calixto OP, Pereira FP, Macan TP, Pedro TH, Schuck PF, Quevedo J, Budni J. Effect of folic acid on oxidative stress and behavioral changes in the animal model of schizophrenia induced by ketamine. J Psychiatr Res 2016; 81:23-35. [PMID: 27367209 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2016.06.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2015] [Revised: 06/02/2016] [Accepted: 06/10/2016] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Recent studies have shown benefits for the supplementation of folic acid in schizophrenic patients. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of folic acid addition on adult rats, over a period of 7 or 14 days. It also sets out to verify any potential protective action using an animal model of schizophrenia induced by ketamine, in behavioral and biochemical parameters. This study used two protocols (acute and chronic) for the administration of ketamine at a dose of 25 mg/kg (i.p.). The folic acid was given by oral route in doses of 5, 10 and 50 mg/kg, once daily, for 7 and/or 14 days in order to compare the protective effects of folic acid. Thirty minutes after the last administration of ketamine, the locomotor and social interaction activities were evaluated, and immediately the brain structure were removed for biochemical analysis. In this study, ketamine was administered in a single dose or in doses over the course of 7 days increasing the animal's locomotion. This study showed that the administration of folic acid over 7 days was unable to prevent hyper locomotion. In contrast, folic acid (10 and 50 mg/kg) administrated over a period of 14 days, was able to partially prevent the hyper locomotion. Our data indicates that both acute and chronic administrations of ketamine increased the time to first contact between the animals, while the increased latency for social contact was completely prevented by folic acid (5, 10 and 50 mg/kg). Chronic and acute administrations of ketamine also increased lipid peroxidation and protein carbonylation in brain. Folic acid (10 and 50 mg/kg) supplements showed protective effects on the oxidative damage found in the different brain structures evaluated. All together, the results indicate that nutritional supplementation with folic acid provides promising results in an animal model of schizophrenia induced by ketamine.
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- Alexandra I Zugno
- Laboratório de Neurociências, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Saúde, Unidade Acadêmica de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense, Criciúma, SC, Brazil.
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- Laboratório de Neurociências, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Saúde, Unidade Acadêmica de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense, Criciúma, SC, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Neurociências, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Saúde, Unidade Acadêmica de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense, Criciúma, SC, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Neurociências, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Saúde, Unidade Acadêmica de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense, Criciúma, SC, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Neurociências, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Saúde, Unidade Acadêmica de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense, Criciúma, SC, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Neurociências, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Saúde, Unidade Acadêmica de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense, Criciúma, SC, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Neurociências, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Saúde, Unidade Acadêmica de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense, Criciúma, SC, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Neurociências, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Saúde, Unidade Acadêmica de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense, Criciúma, SC, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Neurociências, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Saúde, Unidade Acadêmica de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense, Criciúma, SC, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Neurociências, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Saúde, Unidade Acadêmica de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense, Criciúma, SC, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Neurociências, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Saúde, Unidade Acadêmica de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense, Criciúma, SC, Brazil
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- Laborátorio de Erros Inatos do Metabolismo, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Saúde, Unidade Acadêmica de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense, Criciúma, SC, Brazil
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- Laborátorio de Erros Inatos do Metabolismo, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Saúde, Unidade Acadêmica de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense, Criciúma, SC, Brazil
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- Laborátorio de Erros Inatos do Metabolismo, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Saúde, Unidade Acadêmica de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense, Criciúma, SC, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Neurociências, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Saúde, Unidade Acadêmica de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense, Criciúma, SC, Brazil; Center for Experimental Models in Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA
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- Laboratório de Neurociências, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Saúde, Unidade Acadêmica de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense, Criciúma, SC, Brazil
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Abelaira HM, Réus GZ, Ignácio ZM, dos Santos MAB, de Moura AB, Matos D, Demo JP, da Silva JBI, Danielski LG, Petronilho F, Carvalho AF, Quevedo J. Ketamine Exhibits Different Neuroanatomical Profile After Mammalian Target of Rapamycin Inhibition in the Prefrontal Cortex: the Role of Inflammation and Oxidative Stress. Mol Neurobiol 2016; 54:5335-5346. [DOI: 10.1007/s12035-016-0071-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2016] [Accepted: 08/18/2016] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Nichols SD, Bulman M, Tisher A, Campbell JJ. A Case of Possible Iatrogenic Ketamine-Induced Mania in a Patient Being Treated for Postoperative Pain. PSYCHOSOMATICS 2016; 57:543-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.psym.2016.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2016] [Revised: 06/11/2016] [Accepted: 06/14/2016] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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