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Al-Shaeli SJJ, Ethaeb AM, Al-Zaidi EAN. Serological and Histological Evaluation of the Effect of Honeybee Venom on Pancreas and Liver in Diabetic Mice. ARCHIVES OF RAZI INSTITUTE 2022; 77:1125-1131. [PMID: 36618290 PMCID: PMC9759249 DOI: 10.22092/ari.2022.357385.2025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2021] [Accepted: 01/15/2022] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Natural toxins have been traditionally used to trigger several diseases among which bee venom (HBV) is of great importance. The present study aimed to investigate the therapeutic effects of honeybee venom (HBV) on alloxan and glucose fluid-induced Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Therefore, a total of 20 adult laboratory male mice (Mus musculus) were selected, acclimated, and divided into four equal groups (n=5). Initially, 15 mice were fasted for 12 hrs and injected with alloxan at a single dose of 150 mg/kg of body weight. The animals were exposed to drinking glucose fluid in the morning for 4 days. Then, the blood glucose was measured. The studied animals having blood glucose of ≤200 mg/dl were considered non-diabetic and re-subjected to injecting alloxan (150 mg/kg body weight) and drinking glucose fluid for another 4 days. Four groups of mice population included, Group 1: non-diabetic and untreated with HBV, Group 2: diabetic and received no HBV as the potential therapeutic agent, Group 3: diabetic and received a low level of HBV at a dose of 0.5 mg/kg, Group 4: diabetic and received a high level of HBV at a dose of 1 mg/kg. At the end of the 35-day testing period, blood samples were tested to determine the levels of insulin, glucose, and lipid profiles [cholesterol, triglyceride (TG), high-density lipoprotein (HDL), and low-density lipoprotein (LDL)] using Sandwich ELISA kits. The results indicated a significant increase in blood glucose in the diabetic group compared to that of the control one, while both concentrations of HBV significantly reduced the level of blood glucose compared to that of the diabetic group. Furthermore, the level of insulin was significantly decreased in the diabetic group compared to that of the controls, while HBV significantly increased the level of insulin compared to that of the diabetic group. Moreover, the diabetic mice demonstrated a significant increase in the concentration of cholesterol and TG compared to that of control mice which were significantly reversed in response to HBV treatment. The level of HDL was significantly decreased in the diabetic group compared to that of the control group which was modulated by treatment, while no significant differences were seen between all the studied groups regarding the level of LDL. Histological examination of diabetic mice revealed a significant alteration in acinar cells and destruction of β-cells of pancreatic sections with marked lacerations in the liver extended to all structures of the organ. The present study concluded that HBV could be a potential therapeutic agent to prevent and manage diabetes and its complication.
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- S. J. J Al-Shaeli
- Department of Medical Basic Sciences, College of Dentistry, Wasit University, Wasit, Iraq
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- Department of Anatomy and Histology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Wasit University, Wasit, Iraq
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- Department of Public Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, Wasit University, Wasit, Iraq
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Zahran F, Mohamad A, Zein N. Bee venom ameliorates cardiac dysfunction in diabetic hyperlipidemic rats. Exp Biol Med (Maywood) 2021; 246:2630-2644. [PMID: 34550826 DOI: 10.1177/15353702211045924] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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High levels of blood glucose and lipids are well-known risk factors for heart diseases. Bee venom is a natural product that has a potent hypoglycemic, hypolipidemic, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant effects. The current study aimed to determine the bee venom effects on cardiac dysfunction compared to combined therapy of metformin and atorvastatin in diabetic hyperlipidemic rats. The median lethal dose of bee venom was estimated, and then 50 adult male albino rats were categorized into five groups. One group was fed a standard diet and served as a negative control, while the other groups were given nicotinamide and streptozotocin injections to induce type 2 diabetes. After confirming diabetes, the rats were fed a high-fat diet for four weeks. The four groups were divided as follows: one group served as a positive control, whereas the other three groups were treated with bee venom (0.5 mg/kg), bee venom (1.23 mg/kg), and combined therapy of metformin (60 mg/kg) and atorvastatin (10 mg/kg), respectively, for four weeks. Upon termination of the experiment, blood samples and heart tissue were obtained. Administration of bee venom using both doses (0.5 and 1.23 mg/kg) and combined therapy of metformin and atorvastatin revealed a significant decrease in the concentrations of glucose, total cholesterol, triacylglycerol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, very low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, troponin I, creatine kinase, and lactate dehydrogenase activities. Moreover, a significant decrease had been detedcted in malondialdehyde, nuclear factor-kappa-β levels, and relative mRNA expression of vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 and galectin-3 in heart tissue compared to the positive control (P < 0.0001). Furthermore, there was a significant increase in bodyweight levels of insulin, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and total antioxidant capacity in heart tissue compared to the positive control (P < 0.0001). The results indicate that bee venom can ameliorate cardiac dysfunction through attenuating oxidative stress and downregulating the NF-κβ signaling pathway.
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- Faten Zahran
- Biochemistry Division, Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44519, Egypt
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- Biochemistry Division, Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44519, Egypt
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- Biochemistry Division, Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44519, Egypt
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Pink DL, Foglia F, Barlow DJ, Lawrence MJ, Lorenz CD. The Impact of Lipid Digestion on the Dynamic and Structural Properties of Micelles. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2021; 17:e2004761. [PMID: 33470509 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202004761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2020] [Revised: 11/02/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Self-assembled, lipid-based micelles, such as those formed by the short-chain phosphocholine, dihexanoylphosphatidylcholine (2C6PC), are degraded by the pancreatic enzyme, phospholipase A2 (PLA2). Degradation yields 1-hexanoyl-lysophosphocholine (C6LYSO) and hexanoic acid (C6FA) products. However, little is known about the behavior of these products during and after the degradation of 2C6PC. In this work, a combination of static and time-resolved small angle neutron scattering, as well as all-atom molecular dynamics simulations, is used to characterize the structure of 2C6PC micelles. In doing so a detailed understanding of the substrate and product aggregation behavior before, during and after degradation is gained. Consequently, the formation of mixed micelles containing 2C6PC, C6LYSO and C6FA is shown at every stage of the degradation process, as well as the formation of mixed C6LYSO/C6FA micelles after degradation is complete. The use of atomistic molecular dynamics has allowed us to characterize the structure of 2C6PC, 2C6PC/C6LYSO/C6FA, and C6LYSO/C6FA micelles throughout the degradation process, showing the localization of the different molecular species within the aggregates. In addition, the hydration of the 2C6PC, C6LYSO, and C6FA species both during micellization and as monomers in aqueous solution is documented to reveal the processes driving their micellization.
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- Demi L Pink
- Department of Physics, King's College London, London, WC2R 2LS, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University College London, 20 Gordon Street, London, WC1H 0AJ, UK
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- Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London, Franklin-Wilkins Building, Stamford Street, London, SE1 9NH, UK
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- Division of Pharmacy and Optometry, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Stopford Building, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK
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Zhang P, Villanueva V, Kalkowski J, Liu C, Pham T, Perez-Salas U, Bu W, Lin B, Liu Y. Polyunsaturated Phospholipid Modified Membrane Degradation Catalyzed by a Secreted Phospholipase A2. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2019; 35:11643-11650. [PMID: 31401834 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.9b01476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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To optimize the compositions of the lipid-based nanomedicine and to advance understanding of the roles of polyunsaturated phospholipids in biological membranes, this study examined the effects of polyunsaturated phospholipids on the degradation of giant unilamellar vesicles catalyzed by a secreted phospholipase A2 (sPLA2) using fluorescence microscopy. Molecular interfacial packing, interaction, and degradation of the films containing various mixing ratios of saturated and polyunsaturated phospholipids were quantified using a Langmuir trough integrated with synchrotron X-ray surface scattering techniques. It was found that a high molar fraction (0.63 and above) of polyunsaturated phospholipids not only enhanced the rate of sPLA2-catalyzed vesicle degradation but also changed the vesicle deformation process and degradation product morphology. Hydrolysis of the saturated phospholipids generated highly ordered liquid crystal domains, which was reduced or prohibited by the presence of the polyunsaturated phospholipids in the reactant film.
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- NSF's ChemMatCARS , University of Chicago , Chicago , Illinois 60637 , United States
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- NSF's ChemMatCARS , University of Chicago , Chicago , Illinois 60637 , United States
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Faggiano S, Ronda L, Raboni S, Sartor F, Cavatorta V, Sgarbi E, Caivano G, Pertile M, Mozzarelli A. Phospholipid components of the synthetic pulmonary surfactant CHF5633 probed by fluorescence spectroscopy. Int J Pharm 2018; 553:290-297. [PMID: 30366070 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2018.10.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2018] [Revised: 10/15/2018] [Accepted: 10/17/2018] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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CHF5633 (Chiesi Farmaceutici, Italy) is a synthetic pulmonary surfactant currently under clinical development for the treatment of Respiratory Distress Syndrome in premature infants. The product is composed of phospholipids in liposomal organization, together with two peptide analogues of human surfactant proteins B and C. Phospholipids in liposomes can undergo oxidation of unsaturated lipids and hydrolysis, with formation of fatty acids and lysolipids, both affecting the physico-chemical properties of the formulation. We exploited two fluorescence probes, Prodan and ADIFAB, to evaluate the stability of the phospholipid components of CHF5633. While Prodan enters the phospholipid bilayer and probes the polarity of this environment, ADIFAB binds free fatty acids in the aqueous phase, allowing to determine their concentration. Changes of Prodan fluorescence emission indicated an increase in the polarity of the phospholipid bilayer as a function of time. This behavior is coupled with an increase in fatty acids concentration in the aqueous phase, as determined by ADIFAB, and an increase in lysolipids concentration, as determined by HPLC-MS. Prodan and ADIFAB resulted efficient probes to monitor phospholipids hydrolysis in liposomes, reporting an increased stability of CHF5633 at pH values higher than 6.5.
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- Serena Faggiano
- Department of Food and Drug, University of Parma, Parma, Italy; Institute of Biophysics, CNR, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Parma, Italy; Interdepartmental Center Biopharmanet-TEC, University of Parma, Parma, Italy.
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- Department of Food and Drug, University of Parma, Parma, Italy; Institute of Biophysics, CNR, Pisa, Italy
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- CMC Department R&D, Chiesi Farmaceutici, Parma, Italy
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- CMC Department R&D, Chiesi Farmaceutici, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Food and Drug, University of Parma, Parma, Italy; Institute of Biophysics, CNR, Pisa, Italy; Interdepartmental Center Biopharmanet-TEC, University of Parma, Parma, Italy; National Institute of Biostructures and Biomolecules, Rome, Italy
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Novel analytical methods to assess the chemical and physical properties of liposomes. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2018; 1091:14-20. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2018.05.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2018] [Revised: 05/10/2018] [Accepted: 05/18/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Melittin, a Potential Natural Toxin of Crude Bee Venom: Probable Future Arsenal in the Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus. J CHEM-NY 2017. [DOI: 10.1155/2017/4035626] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Since diabetes mellitus (DM) is one of the most common and serious endocrine metabolic disorders, it is important to elucidate novel antidiabetic therapeutic agents from various sources, including natural products. Bee venom (BV) is a complex mixture of proteins, peptides, and low molecular components, and melittin is the main constituent. Melittin is a peptide consisting of 26 amino acids with the sequence GIGAVLKVLTTGLPALISWIKRKRQQ. It has several important biological effects and has a relatively low toxicity. Recent studies using animal models have confirmed that melittin has significant glucose and lipid lowering activities by acting on several mechanistic pathways. The main antidiabetic activity of melittin is increasing insulin secretion via depolarization of pancreatic β-cells. Other possible mechanisms may involve stimulation of phospholipase A2, increase of glucose uptake, improving lipid profile, and/or reduction of inflammation. This review summarizes the various sources, proteomics, biological roles, adverse effects, and medical applications of melittin and its mechanism of action in combating DM.
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Singh J, Ranganathan R. Surface dilution kinetics of phospholipase A(2) catalyzed lipid-bilayer hydrolysis. J Phys Chem B 2014; 118:2077-83. [PMID: 24491041 DOI: 10.1021/jp411512c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Phospholipase A2 (PLA2) enzymes catalyze hydrolysis of phospholipids in membranes. Elucidation of the kinetics of interfacial enzymatic activity is best accomplished by investigating the interface substrate concentration dependence of the activity for which appropriate diluents are required. PLA2 is stereoselective toward the L_enantiomers of phospholipids. A novel approach employing D_phospholipids as diluents to perform surface dilution kinetic studies of PLA2 is presented. Activity of bee venom PLA2 at mixed L+D_DPPC (dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine) bilayer interfaces was measured as a function of substrate L_DPPC mole fraction and vesicle concentration using a sensitive fluorescence assay. A model for interface enzymatic activity based on the three-step kinetic scheme of (i) binding of PLA2 to the bilayer interface, (ii) binding of a lipid to PLA2 at the interface, and (iii) hydrolysis was applied to the hydrolysis data. Activity profiles showed that D_enantiomers also bind to the enzyme but resist hydrolysis. Activity dependences on vesicle and substrate concentrations could be disentangled, bringing resolution to an outstanding problem in membrane hydrolysis of separating the effects of the three steps. Individual values of the kinetic parameters of the model, including the vesicle-PLA2 equilibrium dissociation constant of step (i), interface Michaelis-Menten-Henri constant for L and D_DPPC of step (ii), and the rate constant for interface hydrolysis, step (iii), were obtained as solutions to equations resulting from fitting the model to the data.
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- Jasmeet Singh
- Department of Physics, California State University Northridge and Center for Supramolecular Studies , Northridge, California 91330-8268, United States
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Singh J, Lai AJ, Alaee Y, Ranganathan R. Partitioning of lysolipids, fatty acids and their mixtures in aqueous lipid bilayers: solute concentration/composition effects. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2013; 1838:348-54. [PMID: 24099742 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2013.09.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2013] [Revised: 09/14/2013] [Accepted: 09/25/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Distributions of lysopalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (LPPC), palmitic acid (PA) and their 1:1 mixtures between water and dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC) bilayer were determined using a fluorescence probe that selectively detects only the solutes in water. Water solute concentrations were obtained at each of several lipid concentrations. Dynamic Light Scattering experiments confirmed that the lipid/solute aggregates were vesicles in the concentration range investigated. Lipid concentration dependence of the solute component in water was fit to a thermodynamic model of solute distribution between two coexisting solvents. Water/bilayer partition coefficient and the free energy of transfer, for each of these solutes were determined from the fit. Main findings are: (1) Water/bilayer partition coefficient of solute is greater for 2 to 10% solute mole fraction than for 0 to 2%, signaling solute induced bilayer perturbation that increases bilayer solubility, beginning at 2% solute mole fraction. (2) Partition coefficients are in the order LPPC<PA<LPPC+PA at 37°C and LPPC+PA≤LPPC<PA at 50°C. This signifies synergism toward increased solute solubility in the bilayer-gel phase and lack of it in the bilayer-liquid phase when LPPC and PA are present together. Implications of the solute concentration/composition and bilayer phase dependences of the partition coefficients to the reported solute induced enhancements in transmembrane permeability are discussed.
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- Jasmeet Singh
- Department of Physics and the Center for Supramolecular Studies, California State University Northridge, CA 91330-8268, USA
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