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Ben Othman A, Ben Ali R, Ben Akacha A, El May MV. Modulation of inflammatory mediators involved in the antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory effects of a new thioamide derivative: thiocyanoacetamide. Inflammopharmacology 2023; 31:813-822. [PMID: 36639425 DOI: 10.1007/s10787-022-01126-4] [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: 05/24/2022] [Accepted: 12/20/2022] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
Abstract
Inflammatory pain is part of the body's defense mechanism and plays an important role in the healing process. Although some drugs are efficient and intensively used for their potent anti-inflammatory properties, they present problematic side effects. The aim of this study was to evaluate the anti-nociceptive effect of the thiocyanoacetamide (Thm) compared to paracetamol (Para), dexamethasone (Dex) and morphine (Morph) and to study inflammatory mediators on models of acute inflammatory pain in rats using the formalin injection test in the hind paw of rats as chemical stimulus. The obtained results showed significant modulation of pain by Thm pretreatment with a maximum at an effective dose (10 mg/kg) proved by the absence of licking and biting of the affected paw during the early and late phases of inflammation. This effect was comparable to Dex at 10 mg/kg, Para at 400 mg/kg and less than Morph at 5 mg/kg pretreatment doses. The study of anti-inflammatory targets showed that Thm pretreatment maintained plasma serotonin release at normal level compared to the negative control group (T-) and corrected the decrease in the plasma level of prostaglandins after inflammatory induction with no variation in the level of histamine in different groups. The evaluation of inflammation mediators demonstrated that the pretreatment with Thm induced the decrease in the amount of both IL-1 Beta and TNF alpha in plasma and the increase in their amount in the tissue of the injection site. The Thm has been promoted as an anti-nociceptive drug that induces modulation of inflammatory mediators.
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- Amal Ben Othman
- Experimental Medicine Unit and Histology, Embryology and Cell Biology Laboratory, Unit Research n° 17/ES/13, Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, 15 rue Djebel Lakhdar, 1007, Tunis, Tunisia. .,Histology, Embryology and Cell Biology Laboratory, Unit Research n° 17/ES/13, Faculty of Medicine of Tunis 1007, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia.
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- Experimental Medicine Unit and Histology, Embryology and Cell Biology Laboratory, Unit Research n° 17/ES/13, Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, 15 rue Djebel Lakhdar, 1007, Tunis, Tunisia.,Histology, Embryology and Cell Biology Laboratory, Unit Research n° 17/ES/13, Faculty of Medicine of Tunis 1007, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Organic Synthesis and Heterocyclic Chemistry Department, LR17ES01 Faculty of Sciences of Tunis 2092, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Experimental Medicine Unit and Histology, Embryology and Cell Biology Laboratory, Unit Research n° 17/ES/13, Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, 15 rue Djebel Lakhdar, 1007, Tunis, Tunisia.,Histology, Embryology and Cell Biology Laboratory, Unit Research n° 17/ES/13, Faculty of Medicine of Tunis 1007, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia
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Boussada M, Hammami I, Ben Ali R, Ammar AB, Alves M, Oliveira PF, Akacha AB, Abdelkarim IL, Zekri S, El May MV. In vivo exposure to a new 2‐cyano‐2‐
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‐benzylthioamide decreases doxorubicin‐triggered structural damages in the mature testis. Andrologia 2022; 54:e14634. [DOI: 10.1111/and.14634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2021] [Revised: 06/16/2022] [Accepted: 10/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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- Marwa Boussada
- Research Unit 17/ES/13, Laboratory of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine of Tunis University of Tunis El Manar Tunis Tunisia
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- Research Unit 17/ES/13, Laboratory of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine of Tunis University of Tunis El Manar Tunis Tunisia
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- Research Unit 17/ES/13, Laboratory of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine of Tunis University of Tunis El Manar Tunis Tunisia
- Experimental Medicine Unit, Faculty of Medicine of Tunis University of Tunis El Manar Tunis Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Electronic Microscopy, Faculty of Medicine of Tunis University of Tunis El Manar Tunis Tunisia
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- Department of Microscopy, Laboratory of Cell Biology, Unit for Multidisciplinary Research in Biomedicine (UMIB), Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar (ICBAS) University of Porto Porto Portugal
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- Department of Microscopy, Laboratory of Cell Biology, Unit for Multidisciplinary Research in Biomedicine (UMIB), Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar (ICBAS) University of Porto Porto Portugal
- i3S, Instituto de Investigação e Inovação da Universidade do Porto Porto Portugal
- Department of Genetics, Faculty of Medicine University of Porto Porto Portugal
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- Laboratory of Organic Synthesis and Heterocyclic Chemistry Department, School of Sciences of Tunis University of Tunis El Manar Tunis Tunisia
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- Laboratory oh Hematology, Faculty of Medicine of Tunis University of Tunis El Manar Tunis Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Electronic Microscopy, Faculty of Medicine of Tunis University of Tunis El Manar Tunis Tunisia
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- Research Unit 17/ES/13, Laboratory of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine of Tunis University of Tunis El Manar Tunis Tunisia
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Zhang Q, Zhao K, Shen X. Metabolomic Analysis Reveals the Adaptation in the P. przewalskii to Se-Deprived Environment. Biol Trace Elem Res 2022; 200:3608-3620. [PMID: 34669150 DOI: 10.1007/s12011-021-02971-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2021] [Accepted: 10/13/2021] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
Abstract
The Procapra przewalskii inhabits in a selenium (Se)-deprived environment in long-term, but they have no pathological manifestations due to the Se deprivation. This study aimed to reveal the underlying adaptation induced by Se deprivation. In the analysis, a total of 93 significantly changed metabolites were identified in positive and negative ion modes, including 46 upregulated and 47 downregulated compounds in the Se-deprived group. The differential metabolites were annotated as the major molecules in bile acid biosynthesis, biosynthesis of unsaturated fatty acids, and pyrimidine metabolism, respectively. This study systematically analyzed the serum metabolomics characteristics of P. przewalskii under Se-deprived conditions for the first time, providing a basis for further understanding of the metabolic mechanism of P. przewalskii in the Se-deprived environment.
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- Qionglian Zhang
- School of Life Science and Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology, No. 59 Middle Section of Avenue, District, Mianyang, 621010, China
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- School of Materials and Architectural Engineering, Guizhou Normal University, Guiyang, 550025, China
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- School of Life Science and Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology, No. 59 Middle Section of Avenue, District, Mianyang, 621010, China.
- World Bank Poverty Alleviation Project Office in Guizhou, Southwest China, Guiyang, 550004, Guizhou, China.
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