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El-Shetry ES, Ibrahim IA, Kamel AM, Abdelwahab OA. Quercetin mitigates doxorubicin-induced neurodegenerative changes in the cerebral cortex and hippocampus of rats; insights to DNA damage, inflammation, synaptic plasticity. Tissue Cell 2024; 87:102313. [PMID: 38286061 DOI: 10.1016/j.tice.2024.102313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2023] [Revised: 01/11/2024] [Accepted: 01/13/2024] [Indexed: 01/31/2024]
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BACKGROUND Doxorubicin (Dox) is one of the most effective anti-neoplastic agents. Quercetin (QE) exhibits antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. AIM To detect neuroprotective properties of quercetin in rats exposed to doxorubicin-induced brain injury. MATERIAL AND METHODS 48 rats were allocated equally into four groups: control group: (given normal saline), QE group: (given 80 mg/kg of QE orally daily for 2 weeks), Dox group: (received 2.5 mg/kg of Dox every other day for a total of seven intraperitoneal injections), and Dox+QE group: (received 2.5 mg/kg of Dox every other day for a total of seven intraperitoneal injections and 80 mg/kg of QE orally daily for 2 weeks). Subsequently, biochemical analyses were carried out along with histopathological (light and electron microscopic) and immunohistochemical examinations of the cerebral cortex and hippocampus. RESULTS The Dox group revealed a decline in the activities of superoxide dismutase, catalase, and glutathione peroxidase, along with an increase in malondialdehyde and an increase in DNA damage. Furthermore, sections of the cerebral cortex and hippocampus revealed neurodegenerative changes, decreased synaptophysin, and increased Interleukin-1 beta expressions. Biochemical and histopathological results were markedly improved by QE administration. CONCLUSIONS It can be concluded that QE induces protective effects against Dox-induced neurotoxicity.
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- Eman S El-Shetry
- Department of Human Anatomy and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt; Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine, University of Hail, Hail, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Human Anatomy and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
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- Department of Human Anatomy and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt.
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- Department of Human Anatomy and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
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Zhang C, Jiang D, Wang J, Qi Q. The effects of TPT and dietary quercetin on growth, hepatic oxidative damage and apoptosis in zebrafish. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2021; 224:112697. [PMID: 34450426 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2021.112697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2021] [Revised: 08/20/2021] [Accepted: 08/22/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The objective of this study was to determine the effects of triphenyltin (TPT) and dietary quercetin on the growth, oxidative stress and apoptosis in zebrafish. A total of 240 fish were divided into 4 groups with three replicates as follows: fish were fed with the basal diet as the control group (D1), only 10 ng/L TPT (D2), 10 ng/L TPT + 100 mg/kg quercetin (D3), and only 100 mg/Kg quercetin as the D4 group. At the end of the study period (56 d), the results showed that the growth performance of the fish that were fed 100 mg/kg quercetin was significantly higher than that of fish that were exposed to 10 ng/L TPT. Quercetin ameliorated oxidative stress, which decreased malondialdehyde (MDA) and nitric oxide (NO) levels and improved antioxidant enzyme activities. The mRNA expressions of the key apoptotic gene and pro-inflammatory cytokines were significantly induced by TPT exposure. However, dietary quercetin prevented a marked increase in the Bax, caspase3 and caspase9 transcript abundances that were induced by TPT. In addition, the quercetin treatments decreased inflammation by regulating the NF-kB signalling pathway. In conclusion, our findings suggested that TPT induced oxidative stress and apoptosis in zebrafish and that the pretreatment with quercetin showed an ameliorative role. Dietary 100 mg/ kg quercetin helps to prevent oxidative damage, apoptosis and inflammation in TPT treated zebrafish.
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- Chunnuan Zhang
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471003, People's Republic of China.
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471003, People's Republic of China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471003, People's Republic of China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471003, People's Republic of China.
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Baliou S, Adamaki M, Ioannou P, Pappa A, Panayiotidis MI, Christodoulou I, Spandidos DA, Kyriakopoulos AM, Zoumpourlis V. Ameliorative effect of taurine against diabetes and renal-associated disorders (Review). MEDICINE INTERNATIONAL 2021; 1:3. [PMID: 36699147 PMCID: PMC9855276 DOI: 10.3892/mi.2021.3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2021] [Accepted: 05/25/2021] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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To develop novel therapeutic methods for both diabetic and renal disorders, scientists had initially focused on elucidating the molecular mechanisms of taurine in established cell lines and mouse models. Although a large amount of data have been revealed, taurine has been confirmed to be the next step of novel promising therapeutic interventions against diabetic disorders. Taurine appears to ameliorate diabetes 1-related complications in various organs through its antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-hormonal actions. In type 2 diabetes, taurine has been positively implicated in glucose homeostasis, exerting potent hypoglycemic, anti-obesity, hypotensive and hypolipidemic effects. Of particular interest is that taurine provides protection against renal dysfunction, including hypertension and proteinuria, specific glomerular and tubular disorders, acute and chronic renal conditions, and diabetic nephropathy. The ameliorative effects of taurine against renal disorders are based on its osmoregulatory properties, its association with signaling pathways and its association with the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS). Further clinical studies are required to ensure the importance of research findings.
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- Stella Baliou
- Institute of Chemical Biology, National Hellenic Research Foundation, 11635 Athens, Greece
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- Institute of Chemical Biology, National Hellenic Research Foundation, 11635 Athens, Greece
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, University Hospital of Heraklion, 71110 Heraklion, Greece
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, Democritus University of Thrace, 68100 Alexandroupolis, Greece
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- Department of Cancer Genetics, Therapeutics and Ultrastructural Pathology, The Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics, 2371 Nicosia, Cyprus,Cyprus School of Molecular Medicine, 2371 Nicosia, Cyprus
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- Institute of Chemical Biology, National Hellenic Research Foundation, 11635 Athens, Greece
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- Laboratory of Clinical Virology, Medical School, University of Crete, 71409 Heraklion, Greece
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- Institute of Chemical Biology, National Hellenic Research Foundation, 11635 Athens, Greece,Correspondence to: Dr Vassilis Zoumpourlis, Institute of Chemical Biology, National Hellenic Research Foundation, 48 Vas. Konstantinou Avenue, 11635 Athens, Greece
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Jakaria M, Azam S, Haque ME, Jo SH, Uddin MS, Kim IS, Choi DK. Taurine and its analogs in neurological disorders: Focus on therapeutic potential and molecular mechanisms. Redox Biol 2019; 24:101223. [PMID: 31141786 PMCID: PMC6536745 DOI: 10.1016/j.redox.2019.101223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 149] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2019] [Revised: 04/21/2019] [Accepted: 05/16/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Taurine is a sulfur-containing amino acid and known as semi-essential in mammals and is produced chiefly by the liver and kidney. It presents in different organs, including retina, brain, heart and placenta and demonstrates extensive physiological activities within the body. In the several disease models, it attenuates inflammation- and oxidative stress-mediated injuries. Taurine also modulates ER stress, Ca2+ homeostasis and neuronal activity at the molecular level as part of its broader roles. Different cellular processes such as energy metabolism, gene expression, osmosis and quality control of protein are regulated by taurine. In addition, taurine displays potential ameliorating effects against different neurological disorders such as neurodegenerative diseases, stroke, epilepsy and diabetic neuropathy and protects against injuries and toxicities of the nervous system. Several findings demonstrate its therapeutic role against neurodevelopmental disorders, including Angelman syndrome, Fragile X syndrome, sleep-wake disorders, neural tube defects and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. Considering current biopharmaceutical limitations, developing novel delivery approaches and new derivatives and precursors of taurine may be an attractive option for treating neurological disorders. Herein, we present an overview on the therapeutic potential of taurine against neurological disorders and highlight clinical studies and its molecular mechanistic roles. This article also addresses the neuropharmacological potential of taurine analogs.
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- Md Jakaria
- Department of Applied Life Sciences and Integrated Bioscience, Graduate School, Konkuk University, Chungju, South Korea
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- Department of Applied Life Sciences and Integrated Bioscience, Graduate School, Konkuk University, Chungju, South Korea
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- Department of Applied Life Sciences and Integrated Bioscience, Graduate School, Konkuk University, Chungju, South Korea
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- Department of Applied Life Sciences and Integrated Bioscience, Graduate School, Konkuk University, Chungju, South Korea
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- Department of Pharmacy, Southeast University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Department of Applied Life Sciences and Integrated Bioscience, Graduate School, Konkuk University, Chungju, South Korea; Department of Integrated Bioscience and Biotechnology, College of Biomedical and Health Sciences, and Research Institute of Inflammatory Diseases (RID), Konkuk University, Chungju, South Korea
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- Department of Applied Life Sciences and Integrated Bioscience, Graduate School, Konkuk University, Chungju, South Korea; Department of Integrated Bioscience and Biotechnology, College of Biomedical and Health Sciences, and Research Institute of Inflammatory Diseases (RID), Konkuk University, Chungju, South Korea.
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Relation of reproductive disturbance in sheep and Leptospira interrogans serovar Icterohaemorrhagiae infection: Impacts on cellular oxidation status. Microb Pathog 2019; 130:65-70. [DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2019.02.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2018] [Revised: 02/22/2019] [Accepted: 02/25/2019] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Mohammed WI, Radwan RA, Elsayed HM. Prophylactic and Ameliorative Effect of N-Acetylcysteine on Doxorubicin-Induced Neurotoxicity in Wister Rats. EGYPTIAN JOURNAL OF BASIC AND CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY 2019. [DOI: 10.32527/2019/101396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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- Walaa I. Mohammed
- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University, Egypt
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- Department of Forensic medicine and clinical toxicology, Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University, Egypt
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- Department of Histology, Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University, Egypt
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Clark GJ, Pandya K, Lau-Cam CA. The Effect of Metformin and Taurine, Alone and in Combination, on the Oxidative Stress Caused by Diabetes in the Rat Brain. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2018; 975 Pt 1:353-369. [PMID: 28849469 DOI: 10.1007/978-94-024-1079-2_31] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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This study has compared the effects of metformin (MET) and taurine (TAU), singly and in combination, on the oxidative stress caused by diabetes in the rat brain. For this purpose, male Sprague-Dawley rats, 200-225 g in weight, assigned to groups of 6, were intraperitoneally (i.p.) treated with the diabetogen streptozotocin (STZ, 60 mg/kg, in citrate buffer pH 4.5) on day 1 and, after 14 days, orally (p.o.) with either MET, TAU or MET-TAU (each at 2.4 mM/kg, in water). Control rats received only citrate buffer pH 4.5 (2 mL) or only STZ on day 1 by the i.p. route. All the animals were sacrificed by decapitation on day 57 and their brains collected by the freeze clamp technique. Blood samples were placed in heparinized tubes and used for the assay of the plasma glucose (GLC) and blood insulin (INS) levels. Immediately thereafter, the brains were surgically removed and a portion was used to prepare a homogenate in 0.1 M PBS pH 7.4, which was used for the assay of indices of oxidative stress. Diabetes raised the plasma GLC level (+313%) but lowered that of the blood INS (-76%) compared to corresponding values from nondiabetic rats. In addition it raised the brain malondialdehyde level (+59%) but lowered the reduced/disulfide glutathione ratio (-46%), and activities of catalase (-43%), glutathione peroxidase (-48%), superoxide dismutase (-65%), glutathione reductase (-50%) and glutathione S-transferase (-51%) significantly (all at p < 0.001). Except for the greater decrease in GLC (+90% vs. +22%) and increase in INS (-26% vs. -52%) levels seen in rats receiving MET than in rats receiving TAU, these compounds protected the brain against oxidative stress to significant (p ≤ 0.05%) and rather similar extents. Furthermore, the concurrent administration of MET and TAU to the diabetic rats led to brain values of indices of oxidative stress that were lower than those attained with MET alone, although generally not to a statistically significant degree.
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- George J Clark
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, St. John's University, Jamaica, NY, 11439, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, St. John's University, Jamaica, NY, 11439, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, St. John's University, Jamaica, NY, 11439, USA.
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Patel SN, Lau-Cam CA. The Effect of Taurine and Its Immediate Homologs on Diabetes-Induced Oxidative Stress in the Brain and Spinal Cord of Rats. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2018; 975 Pt 1:337-351. [PMID: 28849468 DOI: 10.1007/978-94-024-1079-2_30] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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This study has examined the acute effects of taurine (TAU) and of its two immediate homologs aminomethanesulfonic acid (AMSA) and homotaurine (HTAU) on the oxidative stress that develops in the brain of rats as a result of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Male Sprague-Dawley rats, 220-225 g in weight, were divided into groups of 6 each, and treated with a single intraperitoneal (i.p.) dose of streptozotocin (STZ) in 10 mM citrate buffer pH 4.5 (60 mg/kg). The treatment compound (AMSA, HTAU or TAU) was administered by the i.p. route in two equal doses (1.2 mM/kg each) at 75 and 45 min before STZ. Control rats received only 10 mM citrate buffer pH 4.5 or only STZ by the i.p. route. The rats were sacrificed at 24 h after a dosing with STZ under general anesthesia, and their brains and spinal cords collected by the freeze clamp technique. A portion of brain, of a brain area (cerebellum, cortex, brain stem) or of spinal cord from each animal was extracted into 0.1 M PBS pH 7.4, and the extract was used for the assay of malondialdehyde (MDA), nitric oxide (NO), catalase (CAT), glutathione peroxidase (GPx) and superoxide dismutase (SOD). An extract for the assay of the reduced (GSH) and disulfide (GGSG) forms of glutathione was prepared in similar manner but using 2% metaphosphoric acid plus 0.1 M PBS pH 8.0 as the extracting medium. Diabetes was found to markedly increase the formation of MDA (by 160-202%), NO (by 138-313%) and GSSG (by 103-241%), and to lower the values of GSH (by 57-65%), GSH/GSSG ratio (79-89%) and activities of CAT (by 61-69%), GPx (by 52-66%) and SOD (by 55-68%) in the brain, brain areas and spinal cord relative to corresponding control values (all at p < 0.001). These effects were reduced to values that were generally at least one-half of those seen in untreated diabetic rats, with TAU providing a greater attenuation of the formation of MDA and NO, an about similar action on the depletion of GSH, and a lower action on the decrease in the GSH/GSSG ratio caused by diabetes than either AMSA or HMTAU. In contrast AMSA and HMTAU were about equipotent with each other and more potent than TAU in preventing the loss of antioxidant enzyme activities associated with diabetes. In short, pretreating diabetic rats with AMSA, HMTAU or TAU is found to protect the brain against changes in biochemical parameters indicative of oxidative stress, with potency differences among the test compounds varying within a narrow range.
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- Sanket N Patel
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, St. John's University, Jamaica, NY, 11439, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, St. John's University, Jamaica, NY, 11439, USA.
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Kuzu M, Kandemir FM, Yildirim S, Kucukler S, Caglayan C, Turk E. Morin attenuates doxorubicin-induced heart and brain damage by reducing oxidative stress, inflammation and apoptosis. Biomed Pharmacother 2018; 106:443-453. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2018.06.161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2018] [Revised: 06/26/2018] [Accepted: 06/27/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Effect of Taurine on Viability and Proliferation of Murine Melanoma B16F10 Cells. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2015; 803:167-77. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-15126-7_15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/27/2023]
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Investigating the influence of taurine on thiol antioxidant status in Wistar rats with a multi-analytical approach. J Appl Biomed 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jab.2013.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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