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Faheem A, Rehman K, Jabeen K, Akash MSH. Nicotine-mediated upregulation of microRNA-141 expression determines adipokine-intervened insulin resistance. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY 2020; 80:103506. [PMID: 33002592 DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2020.103506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2020] [Revised: 08/10/2020] [Accepted: 09/25/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
Abstract
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are non-coding RNAs that are associated with adipokine homeostasis and insulin resistance. Whereas, smoking can disturb metabolic homeostasis. Present study was aimed to investigate the level of miRNA-141 in experimental animal model that were exposed with graded doses of nicotine. We further aimed to investigate the possible interplay of miRNA-141 expression change with adipokine homeostasis and occurrence of insulin resistance in nicotine-exposed experimental animals. Nicotine (0.5, 1.0, 3.0 and 6.0 mg/Kg) was administered to early adolescent; postnatal days ranging from 25 to 30 Wistar rats for one month. Serum was analyzed for leptin, adipokines, IL-6, MDA, HbA1c, insulin, G6PDH, hexokinase, and lipid profile. While miRNA-141 expression level was determined in plasma. Higher doses of nicotine were associated with higher glucose, HbA1c, leptin, IL-6, MDA and lipids levels, while, insulin, adiponectin, G6PDH, hexokinase and HDL levels were lower. Higher doses of nicotine also impaired glucose tolerance and exhibited significant increase in miR-141 expression signifying that nicotine exposure may influence adipokines regulation altering glycemic profile. This is accompanied with aggravated inflammatory responses where genetic expression of miRNA-141 can be an accessible biomarker for metabolic disturbances with insulin resistance and glucose intolerance.
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- Amna Faheem
- Institute of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Institute of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan; Department of Pharmacy, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
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- Institute of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan; Department of Pharmacy, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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Kassi EN, Papavassiliou KA, Papavassiliou AG. Defective Anti-oxidant System: An Aggravating Factor for COVID-19 Patients Outcome? Arch Med Res 2020; 51:726-727. [PMID: 32471702 PMCID: PMC7242954 DOI: 10.1016/j.arcmed.2020.05.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2020] [Accepted: 05/19/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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- Eva N Kassi
- Department of Biological Chemistry, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Biological Chemistry, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Biological Chemistry, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
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Salahshoor MR, Mirzaei F, Roshankhah S, Jalili P, Jalili C. Genistein improve nicotine toxicity on male mice pancreas. Anat Cell Biol 2019; 52:183-190. [PMID: 31338235 PMCID: PMC6624331 DOI: 10.5115/acb.2019.52.2.183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2018] [Revised: 02/11/2019] [Accepted: 02/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Nicotine is the most toxic factor of tobacco. Genistein is a phytoestrogen and antioxidant that has numerous health benefits. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of genistein against toxic properties of nicotine to the pancreas of mice. For this purpose, 48 male mice were randomly assigned into six groups (n=8): normal control, nicotine control (2.5 mg/kg), genistein (25 and 50 mg/kg), and nicotine+genistein (25 and 50 mg/kg) treated groups. Various doses of genistein and genistein+nicotine were administered intraperitoneally to animals for 4 weeks. The weight of pancreas, total antioxidant capacity and nitrite oxide of serum, insulin levels, and the number and diameter of islets of Langerhans were investigated. Nicotine administration reduced significantly total antioxidant capacity, insulin, pancreas weight, and the number and diameter of islets of Langerhans and increased nitrite oxide in serum compared to the control normal group (P<0.05). Conversely, genistein and genistein+nicotine increased significantly insulin, total antioxidant capacity, and the number and diameter islets of Langerhans and decreased serum nitrite oxide compared to the nicotine control group. It seems that the genistein can improve pancreas damage following the nicotine administration.
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- Mohammad Reza Salahshoor
- Department of Anatomical Sciences, Medical School, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
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- Department of Anatomical Sciences, Medical School, Hamedan University of Medical Sciences, Hamedan, Iran
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- Department of Anatomical Sciences, Medical School, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
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- Students Research Committee, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
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- Medical Biology Research Center, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
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Golli NE, Dallagi Y, Rahali D, Rejeb I, Fazaa SE. Neurobehavioral assessment following e-cigarette refill liquid exposure in adult rats. Toxicol Mech Methods 2016; 26:435-42. [DOI: 10.1080/15376516.2016.1193585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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- Narges El Golli
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, LMBA, El Manar University, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, LMBA, El Manar University, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, LMBA, El Manar University, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, LMBA, El Manar University, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, LMBA, El Manar University, Tunis, Tunisia
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El Golli N, Rahali D, Jrad-Lamine A, Dallagi Y, Jallouli M, Bdiri Y, Ba N, Lebret M, Rosa J, El May M, El Fazaa S. Impact of electronic-cigarette refill liquid on rat testis. Toxicol Mech Methods 2016; 26:427-34. [DOI: 10.3109/15376516.2016.1163448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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- N. El Golli
- Department of Biology, LMBA (Laboratoire de Microbiologie et Molécules Actives), Faculty of Sciences, El Manar University, Tunis, Tunisia,
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- Department of Biology, LMBA (Laboratoire de Microbiologie et Molécules Actives), Faculty of Sciences, El Manar University, Tunis, Tunisia,
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- Department of Biology, LMBA (Laboratoire de Microbiologie et Molécules Actives), Faculty of Sciences, El Manar University, Tunis, Tunisia,
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- Department of Biology, LMBA (Laboratoire de Microbiologie et Molécules Actives), Faculty of Sciences, El Manar University, Tunis, Tunisia,
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- Department of Biology, LMBA (Laboratoire de Microbiologie et Molécules Actives), Faculty of Sciences, El Manar University, Tunis, Tunisia,
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- Department of Biology, LMBA (Laboratoire de Microbiologie et Molécules Actives), Faculty of Sciences, El Manar University, Tunis, Tunisia,
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- INSERM US32, Kremlin-Bicêtre Hospital, Bicêtre, France,
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- INSERM U1176, Kremlin-Bicêtre Hospital, Bicêtre, France, and
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- INSERM U1176, Kremlin-Bicêtre Hospital, Bicêtre, France, and
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- Laboratory of Histology-Embryology and Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Department of Biology, LMBA (Laboratoire de Microbiologie et Molécules Actives), Faculty of Sciences, El Manar University, Tunis, Tunisia,
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Altikat S, Uysal K, Kuru HI, Kavasoglu M, Ozturk GN, Kucuk A. The effect of arsenic on some antioxidant enzyme activities and lipid peroxidation in various tissues of mirror carp (Cyprinus carpio carpio). ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2015; 22:3212-3218. [PMID: 24770925 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-014-2896-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2013] [Accepted: 04/06/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The effect of arsenic bioaccumulation in liver, kidney, skin, muscle, and intestinal tissues of mirror carp (Cyprinus carpio carpio) was investigated on lipid peroxidation and certain antioxidant enzyme activities. In this study, three aquarium groups were formed from mirror carp: control group, 0.5-, and 1-mg/L arsenic concentrations. The fish were dissected after 1 month. Arsenic bioaccumulation, malondialdehyde (MDA) levels, catalase (CAT), and superoxide dismutase (SOD) enzyme activities were determined in the tissues. Results showed that arsenic was accumulated in liver, kidney, muscle, skin, and intestinal tissues. As the final product of lipid peroxidation, MDA levels were determined to have increased in all tissues with the exception of muscle. On the other hand, CAT and SOD enzyme activities in the fish tissues were decreased as compared to the control group. In the muscle tissue, differences were observed in the enzyme activities depending on arsenic concentration. Considering the increases in enzyme inhibition and MDA levels, liver was observed to be the main tissue affected in response to the arsenic toxicity.
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- Sayit Altikat
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Dumlupınar University, Kutahya, Turkey,
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Akkemik E, Budak H, Ciftci M. Effects of some drugs on human erythrocyte 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase: an in vitro study. J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem 2010; 25:476-9. [DOI: 10.3109/14756360903257900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Ebru Akkemik
- Department of Chemistry, Science Faculty, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry, Science Faculty, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry, Science Faculty, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey
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Erat M, Ciftci M, Gumustekin K, Gul M. Effects of nicotine and vitamin E on glutathione reductase activity in some rat tissues in vivo and in vitro. Eur J Pharmacol 2007; 554:92-7. [PMID: 17113070 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2006.10.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2006] [Revised: 09/29/2006] [Accepted: 10/05/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Effects of nicotine, and nicotine+vitamin E on glutathione reductase (Glutathione: NADP(+) oxidoreductase, EC 1.8.1.7) activity in the muscle, heart, lungs, testicles, kidney, stomach, brain and liver tissues were investigated in vivo and also in vitro. The groups were: nicotine [0.5 mg/kg/day, intraperitoneal (i.p.)]; nicotine+vitamin E [75 mg/kg/day, intragastric (i.g.)]; and control group (receiving only vehicles). There were eight rats per group and supplementation period was 3 weeks. The results showed that nicotine (0.5 mg/kg, i.p.) inhibited glutathione reductase activity significantly in the liver, lungs, heart, stomach, kidney, and testicles by approximately 61.5%, approximately 65%, approximately 70.5%, approximately 72.5%, approximately 64% and approximately 71.5%, respectively, while it had activated glutathione reductase activity in the brain by approximately 11.8%, and had no effect on the muscle glutathione reductase activity. Vitamin E supplementation prevented this nicotine-induced decrease in glutathione reductase activity in liver, lungs, heart, stomach, and kidney. However, it did not prevent this nicotine-induced decrease in testicles. In vitro studies were also carried out to elucidate the effects of nicotine and vitamin E on glutathione reductase activity. In vitro results correlated well with in vivo experimental results in liver, lungs, heart, stomach, and testicular tissues. These results show that vitamin E administration generally restores the inactivation of glutathione reductase activity due to nicotine administration in various rat tissues in vivo, and also in vitro.
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- Mustafa Erat
- Biotechnology Application and Research Center, Ataturk University, 25240, Erzurum, Turkey
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Tsakiris S, Reclos GJ, Parthimos T, Tsakiris T, Parthimos N, Schulpis KH. α-Tocopherol supplementation restores the reduction of erythrocyte glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase activity induced by forced training. Pharmacol Res 2006; 54:373-9. [PMID: 16971139 DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2006.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2006] [Revised: 07/15/2006] [Accepted: 07/18/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND Erythrocyte glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) activity is closely related to free radical production. alpha-Tocopherol (alpha-T) is implicated with the reduction of lipid peroxidation. AIM To investigate the effect of training and alpha-T supplementation on the erythrocyte G6PD activity. METHODS Blood was obtained from 10 basketball players pre-game (group A), post-game (group B) and after 30 days on alpha-T (dl-alpha-tocopheryl-acetate, 200mg 24h(-1) orally) supplementation pre- (group C) and post-training (group D). alpha-T and catecholamines were evaluated with HPLC methods and creatine kinase, lactate dehydrogenase, total antioxidant status (TAS) and G6PD activity with commercial kits. RESULTS TAS was increased in the groups with alpha-T addition (groups C and D). Post-exercise, TAS and G6PD activity were remarkably higher (2.10+/-0.13mmoll(-1), 7.92+/-1.5Ug(-1)Hb, respectively) in group D than those in group B (0.92+/-0.10mmoll(-1), 4.8+/-1.4Ug(-1)Hb, p<0.01, respectively). G6PD activity positively correlated with TAS (r=0.64, p<0.001) in all the studied groups. CONCLUSIONS Supplementation with alpha-T may protect G6PD activity from reduction induced by forced training.
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- Stylianos Tsakiris
- Department of Experimental Physiology, Medical School, University of Athens, P.O. Box 65257, GR-15401 Athens, Greece.
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