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Zeng X, Zhou X, Zhou J, Zhou H, Hong X, Li D, Xiang Y, Zhong M, Chen Y, Liang D, Fu H. Limonin mitigates cisplatin-induced acute kidney injury through metabolic reprogramming. Biomed Pharmacother 2023; 167:115531. [PMID: 37741252 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2023.115531] [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: 05/03/2023] [Revised: 09/06/2023] [Accepted: 09/17/2023] [Indexed: 09/25/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a known complication of cisplatin administration; currently, there are no effective ways to prevent it. Therefore, it largely limited the use of cisplatin in chemotherapy in the clinic. In this study, we reported that Limonin, a triterpenoid compound extracted from citrus, alleviated cisplatin-induced AKI through metabolic reprogramming in the diseased kidneys. METHODS Cisplatin was employed to induce AKI in mice. Three groups were set up: Sham, cisplatin + vehicle, and cisplatin + Limonin. Using UHPLC-TOF/MS, we conducted metabolomics to profile the kidneys' endogenous metabolites and metabolic pathways. A network pharmacological method was performed to identify the targets of Limonin on AKI. The human proximal tubular epithelial cell line (HK-2) was applied for in vitro studies. RESULTS Limonin preserved serum creatinine and blood urea nitrogen levels after cisplatin-induced AKI. Employing metabolomics, we identified 33 endogenous differentially expressed metabolites and 7 significantly disturbed metabolic pathways in the diseased kidneys within three groups. After AKI, Limonin significantly reduced linoleic acid and its downstream product, arachidonic acid, thus exerting a protective effect on the kidney. The network pharmacological method identified CYP3A4 as a key target of Limonin in treating AKI, while CYP3A4 also serve as a mediator of arachidonic acid metabolism. In vitro, Limonin markedly reduced the level of arachidonic acid and HK-2 cell apoptosis triggered by cisplatin, mainly related to the targeted inhibition of CYP3A4-mediated arachidonic acid metabolism. CONCLUSION Limonin ameliorates cisplatin-induced AKI by inhibiting CYP3A4 activity to regulate arachidonic acid metabolism, ultimately preserving kidney function.
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- Xi Zeng
- State Key Laboratory of Organ Failure Research, National Clinical Research Center for Kidney Disease, Division of Nephrology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organ Failure Research, National Clinical Research Center for Kidney Disease, Division of Nephrology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organ Failure Research, National Clinical Research Center for Kidney Disease, Division of Nephrology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organ Failure Research, National Clinical Research Center for Kidney Disease, Division of Nephrology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organ Failure Research, National Clinical Research Center for Kidney Disease, Division of Nephrology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organ Failure Research, National Clinical Research Center for Kidney Disease, Division of Nephrology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organ Failure Research, National Clinical Research Center for Kidney Disease, Division of Nephrology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organ Failure Research, National Clinical Research Center for Kidney Disease, Division of Nephrology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organ Failure Research, National Clinical Research Center for Kidney Disease, Division of Nephrology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organ Failure Research, National Clinical Research Center for Kidney Disease, Division of Nephrology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organ Failure Research, National Clinical Research Center for Kidney Disease, Division of Nephrology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China.
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Costanti-Nascimento AC, Brelaz-Abreu L, Bragança-Jardim E, Pereira WDO, Camara NOS, Amano MT. Physical exercise as a friend not a foe in acute kidney diseases through immune system modulation. Front Immunol 2023; 14:1212163. [PMID: 37928533 PMCID: PMC10623152 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1212163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2023] [Accepted: 09/26/2023] [Indexed: 11/07/2023] Open
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Regular and moderate exercise is being used for therapeutic purposes in treating several diseases, including cancer, cardiovascular diseases, arthritis, and even chronic kidney diseases (CKDs). Conversely, extenuating physical exercise has long been pointed out as one of the sources of acute kidney injury (AKI) due to its severe impact on the body's physiology. AKI development is associated with increased tubular necrosis, which initiates a cascade of inflammatory responses. The latter involves cytokine production, immune cell (macrophages, lymphocytes, and neutrophils, among others) activation, and increased oxidative stress. AKI can induce prolonged fibrosis stimulation, leading to CKD development. The need for therapeutic alternative treatments for AKI is still a relevant issue. In this context arises the question as to whether moderate, not extenuating, exercise could, on some level, prevent AKI. Several studies have shown that moderate exercise can help reduce tissue damage and increase the functional recovery of the kidneys after an acute injury. In particular, the immune system can be modulated by exercise, leading to a better recovery from different pathologies. In this review, we aimed to explore the role of exercise not as a trigger of AKI, but as a modulator of the inflammatory/immune system in the prevention or recovery from AKI in different scenarios. In AKI induced by ischemia and reperfusion, sepsis, diabetes, antibiotics, or chemotherapy, regular and/or moderate exercise could modulate the immune system toward a more regulatory immune response, presenting, in general, an anti-inflammatory profile. Exercise was shown to diminish oxidative stress, inflammatory markers (caspase-3, lactate dehydrogenase, and nitric oxide), inflammatory cytokines (interleukin (IL)-1b, IL-6, IL-8, and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α)), modulate lymphocytes to an immune suppressive phenotype, and decrease tumor necrosis factor-β (TGF-β), a cytokine associated with fibrosis development. Thus, it creates an AKI recovery environment with less tissue damage, hypoxia, apoptosis, or fibrosis. In conclusion, the practice of regular moderate physical exercise has an impact on the immune system, favoring a regulatory and anti-inflammatory profile that prevents the occurrence of AKI and/or assists in the recovery from AKI. Moderate exercise should be considered for patients with AKI as a complementary therapy.
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- Ana Carolina Costanti-Nascimento
- Instituto Sírio-Libanês de Ensino e Pesquisa, Hospital Sírio-Libanês, São Paulo, Brazil
- Faculdade Israelita de Ciências da Saúde Albert Einstein, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Instituto Sírio-Libanês de Ensino e Pesquisa, Hospital Sírio-Libanês, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Faculdade Israelita de Ciências da Saúde Albert Einstein, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Imunologia, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Instituto Sírio-Libanês de Ensino e Pesquisa, Hospital Sírio-Libanês, São Paulo, Brazil
- Departamento de Oncologia Clínica e Experimental, Escola Paulista de Medicina (UNIFESP), São Paulo, Brazil
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Xu J, Gao S, Xin M, Chen W, Wang K, Liu W, Yan X, Peng S, Ren Y. Comparative Tandem Mass Tag-Based Quantitative Proteomics Analysis of Liver Against Chronic Hypoxia: Molecular Insights Into Metabolism in Rats. High Alt Med Biol 2023; 24:49-58. [PMID: 36706039 PMCID: PMC10027340 DOI: 10.1089/ham.2022.0003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Xu, Jin, Shenhan Gao, Mingyuan Xin, Wenjie Chen, Kaikun Wang, Wenjing Liu, Xinzong Yan, Sinan Peng, and Yanming Ren. Comparative tandem mass tag-based quantitative proteomics analysis of liver against chronic hypoxia: molecular insights into metabolism in rats. High Alt Med Biol. 24:49-58, 2023. Objective: Using a metabolomic approach, we uncovered key regulators in metabolism from tandem mass tag (TMT)-based proteomic analysis in animals chronically exposed to hypoxia. Methods: Sixteen Sprague-Dawley rats (n = 8 per group) were exposed to chronic normoxia or hypoxia (380 mmHg corresponding to a simulated altitude of 5,500 m) for 35 consecutive days. Hypoxia-induced alterations in metabolic pathways were analyzed from TMT-based proteomic analysis, complemented by western blot validation of key regulators. Results: We profiled biochemical parameters and serum lipids, found that serum alanine aminotransferase and blood glucose were not significantly changed due to chronic hypoxia. However, serum triglycerides, total cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein, and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) were significantly affected by chronic hypoxia. And the levels of LDL nearly doubled (p < 0.05) after hypoxia exposure for 35 days. Through Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes classification, we found several metabolic pathways were enriched, including lipid metabolism, cofactor and vitamin metabolism, amino acids metabolism, carbohydrate metabolism, and energy metabolism. To explore the potential functions of proteins in metabolic pathways that become a coordinated shift under chronic hypoxic conditions, Gene Ontology and pathway analysis were carried out on differentially expressed proteins. As the co-expression network shown in Figure, we identified the most significant differentially expressed proteins after chronic hypoxic changes in the livers of rats. Furthermore, we validated the gene expression profiles at the protein level using western blot. Results of western blot were in accordance with our quantitative polymerase chain reaction findings. The levels of fatty acid synthase and aquaporin 1 were significantly downregulated after 35 days and the levels of ATP citrate lyase, 2'-5'-oligoadenylate synthetase 1A, aldehyde dehydrogenase 2, and Ras-related protein Rap-1A were significantly upregulated after 35 days. Conclusions: Although this study cannot completely account for all the molecular mechanisms in rats, we provide a good analysis of protein expression and profiling of rats under chronic hypoxia conditions.
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- Jin Xu
- Department of Medicine, Qinghai University, Xining, China
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- Department of Ecology, Qinghai University Plateau Biology Jing Ying Class, Grade 19, Xining, China
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- Department of Medicine, Qinghai University Clinical Medicine Class 1, Grade 19, Xining, China
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- Department of Medicine, Qinghai University Clinical Medicine Class 6, Grade 20, Xining, China
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- Department of Medicine, Qinghai University Clinical Medicine Class 3, Grade 20, Xining, China
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- Department of Medicine, Qinghai University the Graduate Student of Foundation Medical of 2020, Xining, China
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- Department of Medicine, Qinghai University the Graduate Student of Foundation Medical of 2021, Xining, China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Qinghai University Material Forming and Control Engineering Class, Grade 20, Xining, China
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- Department of Medicine, Qinghai University, Xining, China
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Wang T, Yu M, Li H, Qin S, Ren W, Ma Y, Bo W, Xi Y, Cai M, Tian Z. FNDC5/Irisin Inhibits the Inflammatory Response and Mediates the Aerobic Exercise-Induced Improvement of Liver Injury after Myocardial Infarction. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24044159. [PMID: 36835571 PMCID: PMC9962088 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24044159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2023] [Revised: 02/10/2023] [Accepted: 02/16/2023] [Indexed: 02/22/2023] Open
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Myocardial infarction (MI) causes peripheral organ injury, in addition to cardiac dysfunction, including in the liver, which is known as cardiac hepatopathy. Aerobic exercise (AE) can effectively improve liver injury, although the mechanism and targets are currently not well established. Irisin, mainly produced by cleavage of the fibronectin type III domain-containing protein 5 (FNDC5), is a responsible for the beneficial effects of exercise training. In this study, we detected the effect of AE on MI-induced liver injury and explored the role of irisin alongside the benefits of AE. Wildtype and Fndc5 knockout mice were used to establish an MI model and subjected to AE intervention. Primary mouse hepatocytes were treated with lipopolysaccharide (LPS), rhirisin, and a phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) inhibitor. The results showed that AE significantly promoted M2 polarization of macrophages and improved MI-induced inflammation, upregulated endogenous irisin protein expression and activated the PI3K/ protein kinase B (Akt) signaling pathway in the liver of MI mice, while knockout of Fndc5 attenuated the beneficial effects of AE. Exogenous rhirisin significantly inhibited the LPS-induced inflammatory response, which was attenuated by the PI3K inhibitor. These results suggest that AE could effectively activate the FNDC5/irisin-PI3K/Akt signaling pathway, promote the polarization of M2 macrophages, and inhibit the inflammatory response of the liver after MI.
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- Tao Wang
- Institute of Sports Biology, College of Physical Education, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an 710119, China
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- Institute of Sports Biology, College of Physical Education, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an 710119, China
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- Institute of Sports Biology, College of Physical Education, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an 710119, China
- School of Life Science and Technology, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China
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- Institute of Sports Biology, College of Physical Education, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an 710119, China
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- Institute of Sports Biology, College of Physical Education, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an 710119, China
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- Institute of Sports Biology, College of Physical Education, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an 710119, China
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- Institute of Sports Biology, College of Physical Education, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an 710119, China
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- Institute of Sports Biology, College of Physical Education, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an 710119, China
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- Institute of Sports Biology, College of Physical Education, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an 710119, China
- Correspondence: (M.C.); (Z.T.)
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- Institute of Sports Biology, College of Physical Education, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an 710119, China
- Correspondence: (M.C.); (Z.T.)
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Xue Z, Pan Y, Kong X, Zhang J, Wu D, Zhou B. Metabolomic and transcriptomic studies of improvements in myocardial infarction due to Pycr1 deletion. J Cell Mol Med 2023; 27:89-100. [PMID: 36495058 PMCID: PMC9806289 DOI: 10.1111/jcmm.17637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2022] [Revised: 11/17/2022] [Accepted: 11/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Myocardial infarction (MI) remains a major challenge to cardiovascular health worldwide, with poor healing leaving a direct impact on patients' quality of life and survival. Metabolic abnormalities after MI are receiving increasing attention. Our previous studies showed that enhancing proline catabolism ameliorates hypoxic damage to myocardial cells; therefore, we sought to determine whether reducing the synthesis of endogenous proline also affects MI. We analysed GEO datasets associated with MI and western blot of mouse heart tissue in an MI model to demonstrate pyrroline-5-carboxylate reductase 1 (Pycr1) expression level after MI. We constructed Pycr1 KO mice by CRISPR/Cas9 technology to explore the effect of Pycr1 gene KO after MI using transcriptomic and metabolomic techniques. In this study, we found reduced mRNA and protein expression levels of Pycr1 in the hearts of mice after MI. We observed that Pycr1 gene KO has a protective effect against MI, reducing the area of MI and improving heart function. Using transcriptomics approaches, we found 215 upregulated genes and 247 downregulated genes after KO of the Pycr1 gene, indicating that unsaturated fatty acid metabolism was affected at the transcriptional level. Metabolomics results revealed elevated content for 141 metabolites and decreased content for 90 metabolites, among which the levels of fatty acids, glycerol phospholipids, bile acids, and other metabolites increased significantly. The changes in these metabolites may be related to the protective effect of Pycr1 KO on the heart after MI. Pycr1 gene KO has a protective effect against MI and our research will lay a solid foundation for the development of future Pycr1-related drug targets.
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- Zhimin Xue
- Department of Cardiology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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Sedik AA, Hassan A, Salama A. Synergistic effect of arginine and Lactobacillus plantarum against potassium dichromate induced-acute liver and kidney injury in rats: Role of iNOS and TLR4/NF-κB signaling pathways. IRANIAN JOURNAL OF BASIC MEDICAL SCIENCES 2023; 26:941-952. [PMID: 37427328 PMCID: PMC10329243 DOI: 10.22038/ijbms.2023.68855.15108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2022] [Accepted: 04/29/2023] [Indexed: 07/11/2023]
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Objectives Our study was conducted to evaluate the synergistic effect of arginine (ARG) and Lactobacillus plantarum against potassium dichromate (K2Cr2O7) induced-acute hepatic and kidney injury. Materials and Methods Fifty male Wistar rats were divided into five groups. The control group received distilled water. The potassium dichromate group (PDC) received a single dose of PDC (20 mg/kg; SC). The arginine group (ARG) and Lactobacillus plantarum group received either daily doses of ARG (100 mg/kg, PO) or L. plantarum (109 CFU/ml, PO) for 14 days. The combination group (ARG+L. plantarum) received daily doses of ARG (100 mg/kg) with L. plantarum (109 CFU/ml), orally for 14 days, before induction of acute liver and kidney injury. Forty eight hours after the last dose of PDC, serum biochemical indices, oxidative stress biomarkers, pro-inflammatory cytokines, histopathological and immunohistochemical analysis were evaluated. Results Combining ARG with L. plantarum restored the levels of serum hepatic & kidney enzymes, hepatic & renal oxidative stress biomarkers, and TLR 4/ NF-κB signaling pathway. Furthermore, they succeeded in decreasing the expression of iNOS and ameliorate the hepatic and renal markers of apoptosis: Caspase-3, Bax, and Bcl2. Conclusion This study depicts that combining ARG with L. plantarum exerted a new bacteriotherapy against hepatic and renal injury caused by PDC.
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- Ahmed A. Sedik
- Pharmacology Department, Medical Research and Clinical Studies Institute, National Research Centre, 12622, Egypt
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- Pathology Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University
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- Pharmacology Department, Medical Research and Clinical Studies Institute, National Research Centre, 12622, Egypt
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Ahmed RF, Nasr M, Abd Elbaset M, Hussein AF, Ahmed-Farid OAH, Shafee N, Shabana ME. Combating hematopoietic and hepatocellular abnormalities resulting from administration of cisplatin: Role of liver targeted glycyrrhetinic acid nanoliposomes loaded with amino acids. Pharm Dev Technol 2022; 27:925-941. [PMID: 36168910 DOI: 10.1080/10837450.2022.2129687] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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The effectiveness of cisplatin in cancer treatment renders its use vital to clinicians. However, the accompanying side effects as cachexia, emesis and liver damage necessitate the use of a dietary supplement which is capable of hindering such undesirable complications. The branched chain amino acids as well as glutamine and arginine have been proven to be effective nutritional co-adjuvant therapeutic agents. Furthermore, new pharmaceutical approaches encompass designing organ-targeted nanoformulations to increase the medicinal efficacy. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to investigate the beneficial effects of liver-targeted amino acids-loaded nanoliposomes in counteracting the adverse hematopoietic and hepatic complications associated with cisplatin. Results revealed the use of the combination of two nanoliposomal formulations (one loading leucine + isolecuine + valine, and the other loading glutamine and arginine) given orally at a dose of 200 mg/kg for twelve days was effective against cisplatin-induced toxicities represented by improvement in the complete blood picture parameters, decrease in the serum hepatic enzymes levels, amelioration of the hepatic oxidative stress and cellular energy imbalance along with reduction in the histopathological abnormalities. It can be concluded that amino acids loaded nanoliposomes could be considered a new strategy in preventing cisplatin's adverse effects.
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- Rania F Ahmed
- Department of Pharmacology, Medical Research and Clinical studies Institute, National Research Centre, (ID: 60014618), Dokki, 12622, Giza, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmaceutics and Industrial Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain Shams University, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacology, Medical Research and Clinical studies Institute, National Research Centre, (ID: 60014618), Dokki, 12622, Giza, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacology, Medical Research and Clinical studies Institute, National Research Centre, (ID: 60014618), Dokki, 12622, Giza, Egypt
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- Department of Physiology, National Organization for Drug Control and Research, 12553, Giza, Egypt
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- Department of Pathology, Medical Research and Clinical studies Institute, National Research Centre, (ID: 60014618), Dokki, 12622, Giza, Egypt
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- Department of Pathology, Medical Research and Clinical studies Institute, National Research Centre, (ID: 60014618), Dokki, 12622, Giza, Egypt
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Asgari M, Salehi I, Ranjbar K, Khosravi M, Zarrinkalam E. Interval training and Crataegus persica ameliorate diabetic nephropathy via miR-126/Nrf-2 mediated inhibition of stress oxidative in rats with diabetes after myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury. Biomed Pharmacother 2022; 153:113411. [PMID: 36076481 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2022.113411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2022] [Revised: 07/05/2022] [Accepted: 07/11/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Myocardial disorders are the most common cause of renal failure and mortality in diabetic patients, but the molecular mechanism of this process is not yet clear. The reduction of nuclear Erythroid2-related factor-2 (Nrf-2) and positive regulators of Nrf-2 proteins, such as DJ-1 and microRNA-126 (miR-126), after hypoxia and the promotion of reactive oxygen species, might be an intervention indicator in renal failure after myocardial ischemia-reperfusion. Therefore, this study evaluates the renoprotective effect of exercise training and Crataegus persica extract (CE) on myocardial ischemia-reperfusion-induced kidney injury in diabetic rats. Fifty rats were divided into five groups: healthy sedentary control (Con), sedentary diabetic (D), interval trained diabetic (TD), diabetic plus Crataegus persica extract treatment (CD), and interval trained diabetic plus Crataegus persica extract treatment (TCD) groups. The rats in the exercise groups were subjected to moderate-intensity interval training five days per week for ten weeks. The rats in CD and TCD groups received 300 mg/kg of Crataegus persica through gavage for ten weeks. Then, the subjects underwent 30 min of myocardial ischemia and subsequently reperfusion for 24 h. At the end of the experiment, insulin sensitivity, oxidative stress, renal function, histopathology of the kidney, Nrf-2, miR-126, and DJ-1 gene expression levels were evaluated. The results show that the treatments decreased elevated levels of renal oxidative stress, glomerular filtration rate, insulin sensitivity, and pathological score in diabetic rats. Also, the expression of Nrf-2 and miR-126, unlike DJ-1, decreased in diabetic rats due to interval training. Due to the results, diabetes aggravates acute myocardial ischemia-reperfusion-induced kidney injury, while moderate-intensity interval training and Crataegus persica treatment simultaneously ameliorate myocardial ischemia-reperfusion-induced renal injury via miR-126/Nrf-2 pathway and improve insulin sensitivity and renal function in type 1 diabetic rats.
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- Masoumeh Asgari
- Department of Biology, North Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran
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- Department of Biology, North Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran; Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Neurophysiology Research Center, Hamedan University of Medical Sciences, Hamedan, Islamic Republic of Iran.
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- Department of Physical Education and Sport Science, Bandar Abbas Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bandar Abbas, Islamic Republic of Iran.
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- Department of Biology, North Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran
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- Department of Physical Education and Sport Science, Hamedan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Hamedan, Islamic Republic of Iran
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Sheng C, Guo Y, Ma J, Hong EK, Zhang B, Yang Y, Zhang X, Zhang D. Metabolomic Profiling Reveals Protective Effects and Mechanisms of Sea Buckthorn Sterol against Carbon Tetrachloride-Induced Acute Liver Injury in Rats. Molecules 2022; 27:molecules27072224. [PMID: 35408620 PMCID: PMC9000363 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27072224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2022] [Revised: 03/18/2022] [Accepted: 03/26/2022] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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The present study was designed to examine the efficacy and protection mechanisms of sea buckthorn sterol (SBS) against acute liver injury induced by carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) in rats. Five-week-old male Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats were divided into six groups and fed with saline (Group BG), 50% CCl4 (Group MG), or bifendate 200 mg/kg (Group DDB), or treated with low-dose (Group LD), medium-dose (Group MD), or high-dose (Group HD) SBS. This study, for the first time, observed the protection of SBS against CCl4-induced liver injury in rats and its underlying mechanisms. Investigation of enzyme activities showed that SBS-fed rats exhibited a significant alleviation of inflammatory lesions, as evidenced by the decrease in cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), and gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (γ-GT). In addition, compared to the MG group, the increased indices (superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px), catalase (CAT), total antioxidant capacity (T-AOC), and total protein (TP)) of lipid peroxidation and decreased malondialdehyde (MDA) in liver tissues of SBS-treated groups showed the anti-lipid peroxidation effects of SBS. Using the wide range of targeted technologies and a combination of means (UPLC-MS/MS detection platform, self-built database, and multivariate statistical analysis), the addition of SBS was found to restore the expression of metabolic pathways (e.g., L-malic acid, N-acetyl-aspartic acid, N-acetyl-l-alanine, etc.) in rats, which means that the metabolic damage induced by CCl4 was alleviated. Furthermore, transcriptomics was employed to analyze and compare gene expression levels of different groups. It showed that the expressions of genes (Cyp1a1, Noct, and TUBB6) related to liver injury were regulated by SBS. In conclusion, SBS exhibited protective effects against CCl4-induced liver injury in rats. The liver protection mechanism of SBS is probably related to the regulation of metabolic disorders, anti-lipid peroxidation, and inhibition of the inflammatory response.
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- Changting Sheng
- College of Medicine, Qinghai University, Xining 810016, China; (C.S.); (Y.G.)
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- College of Medicine, Qinghai University, Xining 810016, China; (C.S.); (Y.G.)
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- College of Ecological and Environmental Engineering, Qinghai University, Xining 810016, China; (J.M.); (B.Z.); (Y.Y.); (X.Z.)
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- Medvill Co., Ltd., Medvill Research Institute, Seoul 100744, Korea;
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- College of Ecological and Environmental Engineering, Qinghai University, Xining 810016, China; (J.M.); (B.Z.); (Y.Y.); (X.Z.)
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- College of Ecological and Environmental Engineering, Qinghai University, Xining 810016, China; (J.M.); (B.Z.); (Y.Y.); (X.Z.)
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- College of Ecological and Environmental Engineering, Qinghai University, Xining 810016, China; (J.M.); (B.Z.); (Y.Y.); (X.Z.)
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- College of Ecological and Environmental Engineering, Qinghai University, Xining 810016, China; (J.M.); (B.Z.); (Y.Y.); (X.Z.)
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Souza CS, de Sousa Oliveira BS, Viana GN, Correia TML, de Bragança AC, Canale D, Oliveira MV, de Magalhães ACM, Volpini RA, de Brito Amaral LS, de Jesus Soares T. Preventive effect of exercise training on diabetic kidney disease in ovariectomized rats with type 1 diabetes. Exp Biol Med (Maywood) 2019; 244:758-769. [PMID: 31042072 PMCID: PMC6567583 DOI: 10.1177/1535370219843830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2018] [Accepted: 03/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
Abstract
IMPACT STATEMENT To date, no studies have been found evaluating the effects of physical exercise on renal function and structure changes in ovariectomized rats with type 1 diabetes. Therefore, this work emerges with an important tool for strengthening and expanding innovative research on exercise with potential for the prevention of renal diseases in ovariectomized diabetic rats, and future development of studies that seek to increase scientific knowledge about the beneficial effects of physical exercise on renal diseases in humans.
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Affiliation(s)
- Cláudia Silva Souza
- Instituto Multidisciplinar em Saúde, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biociências, Vitória da Conquista, Bahia 45029-094, Brasil
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- Instituto Multidisciplinar em Saúde, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biociências, Vitória da Conquista, Bahia 45029-094, Brasil
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- Instituto Multidisciplinar em Saúde, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biociências, Vitória da Conquista, Bahia 45029-094, Brasil
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- Instituto Multidisciplinar em Saúde, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biociências, Vitória da Conquista, Bahia 45029-094, Brasil
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- Departamento de Nefrologia, Laboratório de Pesquisa Básica-LIM12, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo 01246-903, Brazil
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- Departamento de Nefrologia, Laboratório de Pesquisa Básica-LIM12, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo 01246-903, Brazil
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- Instituto Multidisciplinar em Saúde, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biociências, Vitória da Conquista, Bahia 45029-094, Brasil
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- Instituto Multidisciplinar em Saúde, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biociências, Vitória da Conquista, Bahia 45029-094, Brasil
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- Departamento de Nefrologia, Laboratório de Pesquisa Básica-LIM12, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo 01246-903, Brazil
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- Instituto Multidisciplinar em Saúde, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biociências, Vitória da Conquista, Bahia 45029-094, Brasil
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- Instituto Multidisciplinar em Saúde, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biociências, Vitória da Conquista, Bahia 45029-094, Brasil
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Adapted Moderate Training Exercise Decreases the Expression of Ngal in the Rat Kidney: An Immunohistochemical Study. APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 2019. [DOI: 10.3390/app9061041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) is a biomarker of several injuries and is upregulated in inflammatory conditions. Vitamin D was shown to have anti-inflammatory effects and to increase after physical activity. This work aimed to assess, through immunohistochemistry, the effects of an adapted moderate training exercise (AMTE) on the expression of NGAL and vitamin D receptor (VDR) in the kidney and heart of rats. Sixteen rats were distributed into two groups: the sedentary control group and the experimental group, subjected to AMTE on the treadmill for 12 weeks. The results showed the basal expression of NGAL and VDR in both the heart and the kidney in sedentary rats; no differences in the expression of both NGAL and VDR in the heart; and a decreased NGAL and an increased VDR expression in the kidney of rats subjected to AMTE. These results suggest a possible protective role of AMTE on NGAL-associated injuries in the kidney, probably through the vitamin D signaling pathway. Our results represent an interesting preliminary data that may open new horizons in the management of NGAL-associated kidney injuries. However, further studies are needed to confirm these results and to comprehend the specific interaction between NGAL and VDR pathways in the kidney.
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