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Yuan X, Li L, Kang H, Wang M, Zeng J, Lei Y, Li N, Yu P, Li X, Liu Z. Biomarkers for isolated congenital heart disease based on maternal amniotic fluid metabolomics analysis. BMC Cardiovasc Disord 2022; 22:495. [PMID: 36404327 PMCID: PMC9677635 DOI: 10.1186/s12872-022-02912-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2022] [Accepted: 10/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Congenital heart disease (CHD) is one of the most prevalent birth defects in the world. The pathogenesis of CHD is complex and unclear. With the development of metabolomics technology, variations in metabolites may provide new clues about the causes of CHD and may serve as a biomarker during pregnancy. METHODS Sixty-five amniotic fluid samples (28 cases and 37 controls) during the second and third trimesters were utilized in this study. The metabolomics of CHD and normal fetuses were analyzed by untargeted metabolomics technology. Differential comparison and randomForest were used to screen metabolic biomarkers. RESULTS A total of 2472 metabolites were detected, and they were distributed differentially between the cases and controls. Setting the selection criteria of fold change (FC) ≥ 2, P value < 0.01 and variable importance for the projection (VIP) ≥ 1.5, we screened 118 differential metabolites. Within the prediction model by random forest, PE(MonoMe(11,5)/MonoMe(13,5)), N-feruloylserotonin and 2,6-di-tert-butylbenzoquinone showed good prediction effects. Differential metabolites were mainly concentrated in aldosterone synthesis and secretion, drug metabolism, nicotinate and nicotinamide metabolism pathways, which may be related to the occurrence and development of CHD. CONCLUSION This study provides a new database of CHD metabolic biomarkers and mechanistic research. These results need to be further verified in larger samples.
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- Xuelian Yuan
- grid.461863.e0000 0004 1757 9397National Center for Birth Defect Monitoring, Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan China ,Development and Related Diseases of Women and Children Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sec.3 No.17, South RenMin Road, Chengdu, Sichuan China
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- grid.461863.e0000 0004 1757 9397National Center for Birth Defect Monitoring, Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan China ,Development and Related Diseases of Women and Children Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sec.3 No.17, South RenMin Road, Chengdu, Sichuan China
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- grid.461863.e0000 0004 1757 9397National Center for Birth Defect Monitoring, Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan China ,Development and Related Diseases of Women and Children Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sec.3 No.17, South RenMin Road, Chengdu, Sichuan China
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- grid.461863.e0000 0004 1757 9397National Center for Birth Defect Monitoring, Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan China ,Development and Related Diseases of Women and Children Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sec.3 No.17, South RenMin Road, Chengdu, Sichuan China
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- Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Longchang Maternal and Child Healthcare Hospital, Neijiang, Sichuan China
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- Department of Obstetrics, Zhaotong Second People’s Hospital, Zhaotong, Yunnan China
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- grid.461863.e0000 0004 1757 9397National Center for Birth Defect Monitoring, Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan China ,Development and Related Diseases of Women and Children Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sec.3 No.17, South RenMin Road, Chengdu, Sichuan China
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- grid.461863.e0000 0004 1757 9397National Center for Birth Defect Monitoring, Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan China ,Development and Related Diseases of Women and Children Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sec.3 No.17, South RenMin Road, Chengdu, Sichuan China
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- grid.461863.e0000 0004 1757 9397National Center for Birth Defect Monitoring, Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan China ,Development and Related Diseases of Women and Children Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sec.3 No.17, South RenMin Road, Chengdu, Sichuan China
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- grid.461863.e0000 0004 1757 9397National Center for Birth Defect Monitoring, Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan China ,Development and Related Diseases of Women and Children Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sec.3 No.17, South RenMin Road, Chengdu, Sichuan China
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Liang Y, Wang L. Carthamus tinctorius L.: A natural neuroprotective source for anti-Alzheimer's disease drugs. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2022; 298:115656. [PMID: 36041691 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2022.115656] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2022] [Revised: 07/24/2022] [Accepted: 08/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a multicausal neurodegenerative disease clinically characterized by generalized dementia. The pathogenic process of AD not only is progressive and complex but also involves multiple factors and mechanisms, including β-amyloid (Aβ) aggregation, tau protein hyperphosphorylation, oxidative stress, and neuroinflammation. As the first-line treatment for AD, cholinesterase inhibitors can, to a certain extent, relieve AD symptoms and delay AD progression. Nonetheless, the current treatment strategies for AD are far from meeting clinical expectations, and more options for AD treatment should be applied in clinical practice. AIM OF THE REVIEW The aim of this review was to investigate published reports of C. tinctorius L. and its active constituents in AD treatment through a literature review. MATERIALS AND METHODS Information was retrieved from scientific databases including Web of Science, ScienceDirect, Scopus, Google Scholar, Chemical Abstracts Services and books, PubMed, dissertations and technical reports. Keywords used for the search engines were "Honghua" or "Carthamus tinctorius L." or "safflower" in conjunction with "(native weeds OR alien invasive)"AND "Chinese herbal medicine". RESULTS A total of 47 literatures about C. tinctorius L. and its active constituents in AD treatment through signaling pathways, immune cells, and disease-related mediators and systematically elucidates potential mechanisms from the point of anti-Aβ aggregation, suppressing tau protein hyperphosphorylation, increasing cholinergic neurotransmitters levels, inhibiting oxidative stress, anti-neuroinflammation, ameliorating synaptic plasticity, and anti-apoptosis. CONCLUSIONS Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) is a treasure endowed by nature to mankind. Emerging studies have confirmed that CHM and its active constituents play a positive role in AD treatment. Carthamus tinctorius L., the most commonly used CHM, can be used with medicine and food, with the effect of activating blood circulation and eliminating blood stasis. In the paper, we have concluded that the existing therapeutic mechanisms of C. tinctorius L. and summarized the potential mechanisms of C. tinctorius L. and its active constituents in AD treatment through a literature review.
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- Yuanyuan Liang
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, PR China.
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, PR China.
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Alidadi M, Jamialahmadi T, Cicero AF, Bianconi V, Pirro M, Banach M, Sahebkar A. The potential role of plant-derived natural products in improving arterial stiffness: A review of dietary intervention studies. Trends Food Sci Technol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tifs.2020.03.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Ganesan K, Sukalingam K, Xu B. Impact of consumption and cooking manners of vegetable oils on cardiovascular diseases- A critical review. Trends Food Sci Technol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tifs.2017.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Lazari D, Alexiou GA, Markopoulos GS, Vartholomatos E, Hodaj E, Chousidis I, Leonardos I, Galani V, Kyritsis AP. N-(p-coumaroyl) serotonin inhibits glioblastoma cells growth through triggering S-phase arrest and apoptosis. J Neurooncol 2017; 132:373-381. [PMID: 28365838 DOI: 10.1007/s11060-017-2382-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2016] [Accepted: 02/05/2017] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Glioblastoma is the most common and most malignant primary brain tumor with a median survival of 15 months. N-(p-coumaroyl) serotonin (CS) is an indole alkaloid with antioxidant, cardioprotective effects after ischemia and antitumor activity. In the present study we sought to determine whether could exert cytotoxic and cytostatic effects in glioma cells in vitro. CS was tested for toxicity in zebrafish. We investigated the effect of CS in U251MG and T98G glioblastoma cell lines. Viability and proliferation of the cells were examined with trypan blue exclusion assay and the xCELLigence system. Cell cycle, activation of caspase-8, mitochondrial membrane potential and CD24/CD44/CD56/CD15/CD71 expression were tested with flow cytometry. Treatment with CS significantly reduced cell viability in both cell lines tested. Induction of cell death and cell cycle arrest at G2/M and S-phase was confirmed with flow cytometry in both cell lines. CS produced significant higher activity of caspase-8 compared to control. After treatment with CS there was a dose-dependent increase in CD15 and CD71 expression, whereas there was no change in CD24/CD44/CD56 expression in both cell lines. The zebrafish mortality on the fifth post fertilization day was zero for even 1 mM of CS concentration. The treatment of glioblastoma cell lines with CS may represent a novel strategy for targeting glioblastoma. Further studies are obviously needed to elucidate the complete mechanism of its antitumor activity.
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- Diamanto Lazari
- Laboratory of Pharmacognosy, Division of Pharmacognosy-Pharmacology, Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 541 24, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Medical School, Neurosurgical Institute, University of Ioannina, PO BOX 103, Neochoropoulo, Ioannina, Greece.
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- Laboratory of Biology, School of Medicine, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece.,Division of Biomedical Research, IMBB-FORTH University Campus, Ioannina, Greece
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- Medical School, Neurosurgical Institute, University of Ioannina, PO BOX 103, Neochoropoulo, Ioannina, Greece
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- Laboratory of Pharmacognosy, Division of Pharmacognosy-Pharmacology, Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 541 24, Thessaloniki, Greece.,Department of Industrial Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Tirana, Tirana, Albania
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- Zoology Laboratory Department of Biological Application and Technology, University of Ioannina, 45110, Ioannina, Greece
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- Zoology Laboratory Department of Biological Application and Technology, University of Ioannina, 45110, Ioannina, Greece
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- Department of Anatomy-Histology-Embryology, Medical School, University of Ioannina, 45110, Ioannina, Greece
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- Medical School, Neurosurgical Institute, University of Ioannina, PO BOX 103, Neochoropoulo, Ioannina, Greece
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Effect of N-Feruloylserotonin and Methotrexate on Severity of Experimental Arthritis and on Messenger RNA Expression of Key Proinflammatory Markers in Liver. J Immunol Res 2016; 2016:7509653. [PMID: 27556049 PMCID: PMC4983360 DOI: 10.1155/2016/7509653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2016] [Revised: 05/31/2016] [Accepted: 06/08/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease, leading to progressive destruction of joints and extra-articular tissues, including organs such as liver and spleen. The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of a potential immunomodulator, natural polyphenol N-feruloylserotonin (N-f-5HT), with methotrexate (MTX), the standard in RA therapy, in the chronic phase of adjuvant-induced arthritis (AA) in male Lewis rats. The experiment included healthy controls (CO), arthritic animals (AA), AA given N-f-5HT (AA-N-f-5HT), and AA given MTX (AA-MTX). N-f-5HT did not affect the body weight change and clinical parameters until the 14th experimental day. Its positive effect was rising during the 28-day experiment, indicating a delayed onset of N-f-5HT action. Administration of either N-f-5HT or MTX caused reduction of inflammation measured as the level of CRP in plasma and the activity of LOX in the liver. mRNA transcription of TNF-α and iNOS in the liver was significantly attenuated in both MTX and N-f-5HT treated groups of arthritic rats. Interestingly, in contrast to MTX, N-f-5HT significantly lowered the level of IL-1β in plasma and IL-1β mRNA expression in the liver and spleen of arthritic rats. This speaks for future investigations of N-f-5HT as an agent in the treatment of RA in combination therapy with MTX.
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Zhang LL, Tian K, Tang ZH, Chen XJ, Bian ZX, Wang YT, Lu JJ. Phytochemistry and Pharmacology of Carthamus tinctorius L. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CHINESE MEDICINE 2016; 44:197-226. [DOI: 10.1142/s0192415x16500130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Carthamus tinctorius L. is a multifunctional cash crop. Its flowers and seeds are extensively used in traditional herbal medicine in China, Korea, Japan, and other Asian countries, for treating various ailments such as gynecological, cardiovascular, and cerebrovascular diseases as well as blood stasis and osteoporosis. More than 100 compounds have been isolated and identified from C. tinctorius. Flavonoids and alkaloids, especially the quinochalcone c-glycoside hydroxysafflor yellow A, N-(p-Coumaroyl)serotonin, and N-feruloylserotonin, are responsible for most of the pharmacological activities of C. tinctorius. In this paper, comprehensive and up-to-date information on the phytochemistry and pharmacology of C. tinctorius is presented. This information will be helpful for further explorations of the therapeutic potential of C. tinctorius and may provide future research opportunities.
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Macau, China
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- School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Macau, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Macau, China
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- School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Macau, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Macau, China
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Anwar MA, Al Disi SS, Eid AH. Anti-Hypertensive Herbs and Their Mechanisms of Action: Part II. Front Pharmacol 2016; 7:50. [PMID: 27014064 PMCID: PMC4782109 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2016.00050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2015] [Accepted: 02/22/2016] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Traditional medicine has a history extending back to thousands of years, and during the intervening time, man has identified the healing properties of a very broad range of plants. Globally, the use of herbal therapies to treat and manage cardiovascular disease (CVD) is on the rise. This is the second part of our comprehensive review where we discuss the mechanisms of plants and herbs used for the treatment and management of high blood pressure. Similar to the first part, PubMed and ScienceDirect databases were utilized, and the following keywords and phrases were used as inclusion criteria: hypertension, high blood pressure, herbal medicine, complementary and alternative medicine, endothelial cells, nitric oxide (NO), vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) proliferation, hydrogen sulfide, nuclear factor kappa-B (NF-κB), oxidative stress, and epigenetics/epigenomics. Each of the aforementioned keywords was co-joined with plant or herb in question, and where possible with its constituent molecule(s). This part deals in particular with plants that are used, albeit less frequently, for the treatment and management of hypertension. We then discuss the interplay between herbs/prescription drugs and herbs/epigenetics in the context of this disease. The review then concludes with a recommendation for more rigorous, well-developed clinical trials to concretely determine the beneficial impact of herbs and plants on hypertension and a disease-free living.
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- M Akhtar Anwar
- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Qatar University Doha, Qatar
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Qatar University Doha, Qatar
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Qatar UniversityDoha, Qatar; Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine, American University of BeirutBeirut, Lebanon
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Extensive research has related the consumption of persimmon with the reduced risk of various diseases and particularly highlighted the presence of bioactive phenolic compounds for their therapeutic properties. Major phenolic compounds present in persimmon are ferulic acid,p-coumaric acid, and gallic acid.β-Cryptoxanthin, lycopene,β-carotene, zeaxanthin, and lutein are important carotenoids having antioxidant potential. They are important to prevent oxidation of low-density lipoproteins, safeguard beta cells of the pancreas, and reduce cardiovascular diseases, cancer, diabetes mellitus, and damage caused by chronic alcohol consumption. In this paper, the chemistry and health benefits of bioactive compounds present in persimmon are reviewed to encourage impending applications and to facilitate further research activities.
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Louei Monfared A. Histological, ultrastructural and biochemical studies on the kidney of mice treated with Carthamus tinctorius L. extract. AVICENNA JOURNAL OF PHYTOMEDICINE 2013; 3:272-8. [PMID: 25050283 PMCID: PMC4075719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2013] [Accepted: 02/03/2013] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Carthamus tinctorius L. (C. tinctorius) is used as a food additive but also has medicinal applications. The present work was designed to investigate its probable side effects on the histology and function of the kidney in the mice. MATERIALS AND METHODS Sixty adult Balb/C mice were randomly distributed into one control and three experimental groups. The control group received only distilled water, while experimental groups were administered intraperitoneally C. tinctorius at doses of 0.7, 1.4, and 2.8 mg/kg for 49 consecutive days. In the end of experiments after blood sampling, the biochemical analyses of plasma were performed. Tissue samples were also taken and structural alterations were examined using light and electron microscopes. RESULTS There were histological changes included decreasing in the diameter of glomerules, increase of proximal tubular lumen, tubular necrosis, leuckocyte infiltration, and massive congestion in the kidney of the 1.4 and 2.8 mg/kg C. tinctorius groups. Moreover, ultrastructural study revealed destruction of the glomerular basement membrane, shrinkage of podocyte΄s nucleus, and reduction in the number and size of microvilli in epithelial cells of renal tubules. Furthermore, the levels of creatinine in the plasma of 1.4 and 2.8 mg/kg C. tinctorius groups showed a significant increase in comparison with the control group (p<0.05). CONCLUSION It is concluded that C. tinctorius extract exposure at doses of 1.4 and 2.8 mg/kg has harmful effects on the renal tissue and therefore, popular consumption of this plant should be reconsidered.
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- Ali Louei Monfared
- Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Para-Veterinary Medicine, University of Ilam, Ilam, I. R. Iran,Corresponding Author: Tel: +988412224308; Fax: +988412222015, E-mail:
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Lipids in preventive dentistry. Clin Oral Investig 2012; 17:669-85. [DOI: 10.1007/s00784-012-0835-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2012] [Accepted: 08/28/2012] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Mirhoseini M, Mohamadpour M, Khorsandi L. Toxic effects of Carthamus tinctorius L. (Safflower) extract on mouse spermatogenesis. J Assist Reprod Genet 2012; 29:457-61. [PMID: 22395857 PMCID: PMC3348278 DOI: 10.1007/s10815-012-9734-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2011] [Accepted: 02/20/2012] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effects of aqueous extract of Carthamus tinctorius L., also named safflower, on mouse spermatogenesis. METHODS Sixteen adult male NMRI mice were used. Experimental group received Carthamus tinctorius L. extract at the dose of 200 mg/kg for 35 consecutive days and control group received only distilled water. Testicular histopathology, morphometric analysis and spermatogenesis assessments were performed for evaluation of the Carthamus tinctorius L. extract effects on testis. RESULTS Histopathological criteria such as epithelial vacuolization, sloughing of germ and detachment were significantly decreased in Carthamus tinctorius L. treated mice (p < 0.001). Carthamus tinctorius L. extract induced formation of multinucleated giant cells in the germinal epithelium. Carthamus tinctorius L. extract also caused a significant decrease in seminiferous tubule diameter, seminiferous epithelium height and maturation arrest (p < 0.001). CONCLUSION Carthamus tinctorius L. extract has toxic effects on mouse testicular tissue, and recommended to use it with caution if there is a reproductive problem.
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- Mehri Mirhoseini
- Cell & molecular research center, Faculty of Medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
- Department of Anatomical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, P. O. Box: 61335, Ahvaz, Iran
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- Department of Anatomical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, P. O. Box: 61335, Ahvaz, Iran
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- Cell & molecular research center, Faculty of Medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
- Department of Anatomical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, P. O. Box: 61335, Ahvaz, Iran
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Hannig C, Wagenschwanz C, Pötschke S, Kümmerer K, Kensche A, Hoth-Hannig W, Hannig M. Effect of Safflower Oil on the Protective Properties of the in situ Formed Salivary Pellicle. Caries Res 2012; 46:496-506. [DOI: 10.1159/000339924] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2012] [Accepted: 06/07/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Takimoto T, Suzuki K, Arisaka H, Murata T, Ozaki H, Koyama N. Effect of N-(p
-coumaroyl)serotonin and N-feruloylserotonin, major anti-atherogenic polyphenols in safflower seed, on vasodilation, proliferation and migration of vascular smooth muscle cells. Mol Nutr Food Res 2011; 55:1561-71. [DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.201000545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2010] [Revised: 03/25/2011] [Accepted: 03/28/2011] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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