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Szőke K, Kajtár R, Gyöngyösi A, Czompa A, Fésüs A, Lőrincz EB, Petróczi FD, Herczegh P, Bak I, Borbás A, Bereczki I, Lekli I. Pharmacological Evaluation of Newly Synthesized Cannabidiol Derivates on H9c2 Cells. Antioxidants (Basel) 2023; 12:1714. [PMID: 37760017 PMCID: PMC10525859 DOI: 10.3390/antiox12091714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2023] [Revised: 08/25/2023] [Accepted: 08/31/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
Abstract
Cannabidiol (CBD) is a nonpsychoactive phytocannabinoid that can be found in Cannabis sativa and possesses numerous pharmacological effects. Due to these promising effects, CBD can be used in a wide variety of diseases, for instance cardiovascular diseases. However, CBD, like tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), has low bioavailability, poor water solubility, and a variable pharmacokinetic profile, which hinders its therapeutic use. Chemical derivatization of CBD offers us potential ways to overcome these issues. We prepared three new CBD derivatives substituted on the aromatic ring by Mannich-type reactions, which have not been described so far for the modification of cannabinoids, and studied the protective effect they have on cardiomyocytes exposed to oxidative stress and hypoxia/reoxygenation (H/R) compared to the parent compound. An MTT assay was performed to determine the viability of rat cardiomyocytes treated with test compounds. Trypan blue exclusion and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) release assays were carried out to study the effect of the new compounds in cells exposed to H2O2 or hypoxia/reoxygenation (H/R). Direct antioxidant activity was evaluated by a total antioxidant capacity (TAC) assay. To study antioxidant protein levels, HO-1, SOD, catalase, and Western blot analysis were carried out. pIC50 (the negative log of the IC50) values were as follows: CBD1: 4.113, CBD2: 3.995, CBD3: 4.190, and CBD: 4.671. The newly synthesized CBD derivatives prevented cell death induced by H/R, especially CBD2. CBD has the largest direct antioxidant activity. The levels of antioxidant proteins were increased differently after pretreatment with synthetic CBD derivatives and CBD. Taken together, our newly synthesized CBD derivatives are able to decrease cytotoxicity during oxidative stress and H/R. The compounds have similar or better effects than CBD on H9c2 cells.
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Affiliation(s)
- Kitti Szőke
- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary; (K.S.); (R.K.); (A.G.); (A.C.); (A.F.); (I.B.)
- Institute of Healthcare Industry, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary; (K.S.); (R.K.); (A.G.); (A.C.); (A.F.); (I.B.)
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary; (K.S.); (R.K.); (A.G.); (A.C.); (A.F.); (I.B.)
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary; (K.S.); (R.K.); (A.G.); (A.C.); (A.F.); (I.B.)
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary; (K.S.); (R.K.); (A.G.); (A.C.); (A.F.); (I.B.)
- Institute of Healthcare Industry, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary; (E.B.L.); (F.D.P.); (P.H.); (A.B.)
- Doctoral School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary; (E.B.L.); (F.D.P.); (P.H.); (A.B.)
- Doctoral School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary; (E.B.L.); (F.D.P.); (P.H.); (A.B.)
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary; (K.S.); (R.K.); (A.G.); (A.C.); (A.F.); (I.B.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary; (E.B.L.); (F.D.P.); (P.H.); (A.B.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary; (E.B.L.); (F.D.P.); (P.H.); (A.B.)
- National Laboratory of Virology, Szentágothai Research Centre, 7624 Pécs, Hungary
- ELKH-DE Pharmamodul Research Team, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary; (K.S.); (R.K.); (A.G.); (A.C.); (A.F.); (I.B.)
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Serrano JCE, Castro-Boqué E, García-Carrasco A, Morán-Valero MI, González-Hedström D, Bermúdez-López M, Valdivielso JM, Espinel AE, Portero-Otín M. Antihypertensive Effects of an Optimized Aged Garlic Extract in Subjects with Grade I Hypertension and Antihypertensive Drug Therapy: A Randomized, Triple-Blind Controlled Trial. Nutrients 2023; 15:3691. [PMID: 37686723 PMCID: PMC10490347 DOI: 10.3390/nu15173691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2023] [Revised: 07/28/2023] [Accepted: 08/18/2023] [Indexed: 09/10/2023] Open
Abstract
The use of garlic (Allium sativum) for treating arterial hypertension has been recognized as effective for several decades. However, tolerance to treatment is low, and several technological modifications have been developed to improve its tolerability, such as the aging process at controlled temperature and humidity. This study aims to validate the antihypertensive effects of an optimized extract of aged black garlic with low doses of s-allyl-cysteine (SAC) in a Grade I hypertensive population with drug treatment. A randomized, triple-blind, placebo-controlled parallel trial was developed, where a daily supplementation with 0.25 mg/day of SAC for 12 weeks was performed. A reduction in systolic and diastolic blood pressure of 1.8 mmHg (0.7 to 4.1 95% CI) and 1.5 mmHg (0.3 to 3.0 95% CI), respectively, was observed. Similarly, an increase in blood nitric oxide (10.3 µM, 1.1 to 19.5 95% CI) and antioxidant capacity (7 × 10-3 µM TE/min, (1.2 to 13 × 10-3 95% CI) and a reduction in uric acid levels (-0.3 mg/dL, -0.5 to -0.001 95% CI) and ACE activity (-9.3 U/L; -18.4 to -0.4 95% CI) were observed. No changes in endothelial function and inflammatory cytokines were observed. It was concluded that low-dose SAC supplementation in an optimized black-garlic extract allows for an extra-significant reduction in blood pressure in a Grade I hypertensive population receiving drug treatment.
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- José C. E. Serrano
- NUTREN-Nutrigenomics, Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Lleida, 25198 Lleida, Spain;
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- Vascular and Renal Translational Research Group, Institut de Recerca Biomèdica de Lleida, IRBLleida, 25198 Lleida, Spain; (E.C.-B.); (A.G.-C.); (M.B.-L.); (J.M.V.)
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- Vascular and Renal Translational Research Group, Institut de Recerca Biomèdica de Lleida, IRBLleida, 25198 Lleida, Spain; (E.C.-B.); (A.G.-C.); (M.B.-L.); (J.M.V.)
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- Vascular and Renal Translational Research Group, Institut de Recerca Biomèdica de Lleida, IRBLleida, 25198 Lleida, Spain; (E.C.-B.); (A.G.-C.); (M.B.-L.); (J.M.V.)
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- Vascular and Renal Translational Research Group, Institut de Recerca Biomèdica de Lleida, IRBLleida, 25198 Lleida, Spain; (E.C.-B.); (A.G.-C.); (M.B.-L.); (J.M.V.)
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- Pharmactive Biotech S.L.U., 28049 Madrid, Spain; (M.I.M.-V.); (D.G.-H.); (A.E.E.)
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- NUTREN-Nutrigenomics, Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Lleida, 25198 Lleida, Spain;
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Kilic-Buyukkurt O, Kelebek H, Bordiga M, Keskin M, Selli S. Changes in the aroma and key odorants from white garlic to black garlic using approaches of molecular sensory science: A review. Heliyon 2023; 9:e19056. [PMID: 37664728 PMCID: PMC10469958 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e19056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2023] [Revised: 08/01/2023] [Accepted: 08/09/2023] [Indexed: 09/05/2023] Open
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Black garlic is a relatively new product that has become very popular in recent years. It is obtained by fermenting raw (white) garlic by the application of heat treatment. The undesirable pungent odor of the white garlic disappears and the black garlic product with a sweet-sour flavor is formed after various reactions during the applied heat process. As a result, black garlic is more preferred and easily consumed by the consumers compared to white garlic. This review aims to summarize the studies on the changes in the odorants during the heat treatment employed in the production of black garlic as well as the factors affecting the changes in the aroma and aroma-active compounds and the use of molecular sensory science (MSS) approach, which has been applied in recent years as a new method for the determination of the aroma compounds. This work revealed that the use of the MSS on the aroma changes in black garlic is quite limited in the literature. Thus, more studies are needed to understand the aroma changes that occur during the formation of black garlic from white garlic in more detail.
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- Ozlem Kilic-Buyukkurt
- Department of Food Technology, Kadirli Applied Sciences School, Osmaniye Korkut Ata University, 80760, Osmaniye, Türkiye
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- Department of Food Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Adana Alparslan Turkes Science and Technology University, 01250, Adana, Türkiye
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale “A. Avogadro”. Largo Donegani 2, 28100 Novara, Italy
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- Department of Biosystems Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, Hatay Mustafa Kemal University, 31040, Antakya, Hatay, Türkiye
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- Department of Food Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Cukurova University, 01330 Adana, Türkiye
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Mohamad HE, Asker ME, Shaheen MA, Baraka NM, Fantoukh OI, Alqahtani A, Salama AE, Mahmoud YK. Secukinumab and Black Garlic Downregulate OPG/RANK/RANKL Axis and Devitalize Myocardial Interstitial Fibrosis Induced by Sunitinib in Experimental Rats. Life (Basel) 2023; 13:life13020308. [PMID: 36836664 PMCID: PMC9962443 DOI: 10.3390/life13020308] [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: 12/23/2022] [Revised: 01/18/2023] [Accepted: 01/20/2023] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Sunitinib has been associated with several cardiotoxic effects such as cardiac fibrosis. The present study was designed to explore the role of interleukin (IL)-17 in sunitinib-induced myocardial fibrosis (MF) in rats and whether its neutralization and/or administration of black garlic (BG), a form of fermented raw garlic (Allium sativum L.), could extenuate this adverse effect. Male Wistar albino rats received sunitinib (25 mg/kg three times a week, orally) and were co-treated with secukinumab (3 mg/kg, subcutaneously, three times total) and/or BG (300 mg/kg/day, orally) for four weeks. Administration of sunitinib induced significant increase in cardiac index, cardiac inflammatory markers, and cardiac dysfunction that were ameliorated by both secukinumab and BG, and to a preferable extent, with the combined treatment. Histological examination revealed disruption in the myocardial architecture and interstitial fibrosis in cardiac sections of the sunitinib group, which were reversed by both secukinumab and BG treatments. Both drugs and their co-administration restored normal cardiac functions, downregulated cardiac inflammatory cytokines, mainly IL-17 and NF-κB, along with increasing the MMP1/TIMP1 ratio. Additionally, they attenuated sunitinib-induced upregulation of the OPG/RANK/RANKL axis. These findings highlight another new mechanism through which sunitinib can induce interstitial MF. The current results propose that neutralizing IL-17 by secukinumab and/or supplementation with BG can be a promising therapeutic approach for ameliorating sunitinib-induced MF.
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- Hoda E. Mohamad
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44519, Egypt
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +20-10-2799-4483
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44519, Egypt
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- Department of Histology & Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44519, Egypt
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44519, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44519, Egypt
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44519, Egypt
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Alves-Silva JM, Zuzarte M, Girão H, Salgueiro L. Natural Products in Cardiovascular Diseases: The Potential of Plants from the Allioideae Subfamily (Ex-Alliaceae Family) and Their Sulphur-Containing Compounds. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 11:1920. [PMID: 35893624 PMCID: PMC9332240 DOI: 10.3390/plants11151920] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2022] [Revised: 07/17/2022] [Accepted: 07/21/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading cause of mortality worldwide and, together with associated risk factors such as diabetes, hypertension, and dyslipidaemia, greatly impact patients' quality of life and health care systems. This burden can be alleviated by fomenting lifestyle modifications and/or resorting to pharmacological approaches. However, due to several side effects, current therapies show low patient compliance, thus compromising their efficacy and enforcing the need to develop more amenable preventive/therapeutic strategies. In this scenario, medicinal and aromatic plants are a potential source of new effective agents. Specifically, plants from the Allioideae subfamily (formerly Alliaceae family), particularly those from the genus Allium and Tulbaghia, have been extensively used in traditional medicine for the management of several CVDs and associated risk factors, mainly due to the presence of sulphur-containing compounds. Bearing in mind this potential, the present review aims to gather information on traditional uses ascribed to these genera and provide an updated compilation of in vitro and in vivo studies validating these claims as well as clinical trials carried out in the context of CVDs. Furthermore, the effect of isolated sulphur-containing compounds is presented, and whenever possible, the relation between composition and activity and the mechanisms underlying the beneficial effects are pointed out.
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- Jorge M. Alves-Silva
- Coimbra Institute for Clinical and Biomedical Research, University of Coimbra, 3000-548 Coimbra, Portugal; (J.M.A.-S.); (M.Z.); (H.G.)
- Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Coimbra, 3000-548 Coimbra, Portugal
- Center for Innovative Biomedicine and Biotechnology, University of Coimbra, 3000-548 Coimbra, Portugal
- Clinical Academic Centre of Coimbra, University of Coimbra, 3000-075 Coimbra, Portugal
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- Coimbra Institute for Clinical and Biomedical Research, University of Coimbra, 3000-548 Coimbra, Portugal; (J.M.A.-S.); (M.Z.); (H.G.)
- Center for Innovative Biomedicine and Biotechnology, University of Coimbra, 3000-548 Coimbra, Portugal
- Clinical Academic Centre of Coimbra, University of Coimbra, 3000-075 Coimbra, Portugal
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- Coimbra Institute for Clinical and Biomedical Research, University of Coimbra, 3000-548 Coimbra, Portugal; (J.M.A.-S.); (M.Z.); (H.G.)
- Center for Innovative Biomedicine and Biotechnology, University of Coimbra, 3000-548 Coimbra, Portugal
- Clinical Academic Centre of Coimbra, University of Coimbra, 3000-075 Coimbra, Portugal
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Coimbra, 3000-548 Coimbra, Portugal
- Chemical Process Engineering and Forest Products Research Centre, University of Coimbra, 3030-290 Coimbra, Portugal
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Jiang XY, Liang JY, Si-Yuan J, Pan Z, Feng T, Jia L, Xin-Xia L, Zhao DS. Garlic polysaccharides: A review on their extraction, isolation, structural characteristics, and bioactivities. Carbohydr Res 2022; 518:108599. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2022.108599] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2022] [Revised: 05/11/2022] [Accepted: 05/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Vinayagam R, Eun Lee K, Ambati RR, Gundamaraju R, Fawzy Ramadan M, Gu Kang S. Recent development in black garlic: Nutraceutical applications and health-promoting phytoconstituents. FOOD REVIEWS INTERNATIONAL 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/87559129.2021.2012797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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- Ramachandran Vinayagam
- Department of Biotechnology, Institute of Biotechnology, College of Life and Applied Sciences, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, The Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biotechnology, Institute of Biotechnology, College of Life and Applied Sciences, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, The Republic of Korea
- Stemforce, Institute of Industrial Technology, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biotechnology, Vignan’s Foundation for Science, Technology, and Research Deemed to be University, Guntur, India
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- School of Health Sciences, University of Tasmania, Launceston, Australia
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- Agricultural Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
- Deanship of Scientific Research, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, KSA
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- Department of Biotechnology, Institute of Biotechnology, College of Life and Applied Sciences, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, The Republic of Korea
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Barido FH, Jang A, Pak JI, Kim YJ, Lee SK. The Effect of Pre-Treated Black Garlic Extracts on the Antioxidative Status and Quality Characteristics of Korean Ginseng Chicken Soup (Samgyetang). Food Sci Anim Resour 2021; 41:1036-1048. [PMID: 34796329 PMCID: PMC8564326 DOI: 10.5851/kosfa.2021.e54] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2021] [Revised: 09/10/2021] [Accepted: 09/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
Abstract
This study investigated the possible improvement in the antioxidative status and
quality characteristics of ready-to-eat (RTE) Samgyetang after adding various
black garlic (BG) extracts. The antioxidant activity, total phenolic content
(TPC), total flavonoid content (TFC), meat quality indexes, and lipid oxidation
rates were measured after receiving one of five different treatments consisting
of conventional Samgyetang broth as a negative control, raw garlic (RG) extract
as a positive control, BG, oven-dried BG, and maltodextrin-encapsulated BG
extract as treatments. Employing retort cooking, fat trimmed carcasses were
added to the initially prepared broth together with a phenolic extract that was
set at 5% (w/w). A significant intensification of red and yellow color
was observed in breast and thigh meat treated with BG extracts, regardless of
pretreatment, compared to the negative control and RG. The moisture percentage
was affected by the addition of BG extracts, where the encapsulation group
retained the highest water content after retorting. In terms of antioxidative
status, maltodextrin-encapsulated BG extract was as effective as an oven-dried
extract to scavenge free radicals and showed the highest score among samples
(p<0.01). The concentration of TFC was found to be the highest and did
not differ between encapsulation and oven-dried groups, followed by BG, RG, and
the negative control. However, the addition of encapsulated BG extract was the
most effective in delaying the formation of malondialdehyde among the samples.
Therefore, pre-treatment of BG extract through encapsulation is recommended to
develop a higher antioxidative status and quality characteristics of
Samgyetang.
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- Farouq Heidar Barido
- Department of Applied Animal Science, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 24341, Korea
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- Department of Applied Animal Science, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 24341, Korea
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- Department of Applied Animal Science, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 24341, Korea
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- Department of Applied Animal Science, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 24341, Korea
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Abd El-Mottaleb NA, Mahmoud GS, Negm EA, Abdel Maksoud FM. Garlic antagonizes skeletal muscle ischemia reperfusion injury through regulating inflammation, apoptosis and desmin expression in adult male rats. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY, PATHOPHYSIOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY 2019; 11:126-137. [PMID: 31523360 PMCID: PMC6737428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2019] [Accepted: 07/02/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Skeletal muscle injuries with subsequent bleeding is common cause of death on both sports and battle grounds. Application and removal of tourniquet is fast intervention to control hemorrhage resulting ischemia reperfusion (IR) injury. The effect of IR in skeletal muscle is far more severe compared to other body tissues because of the devastating systemic complication. Garlic has beneficial effects in IR of various organs. However, using garlic in IR of skeletal muscle is deficient Goals: To investigate the possible protective effect of garlic in rat model of hind limb IR and its possible mechanisms of action. METHODS Fifty adult male rats divided into five groups; C: control, IR: ischemia/reperfusion group subjected to 2 hours ischemia followed by 2 hours reperfusion (2/2 hr IR) and three garlic treated groups; G1+IR: 24 hr before I/R, G2+IR: 30 min before IR and G3+IR: immediately before reperfusion. We measured wet to dry weight ratio (W/D) of gastrocnemius muscle, serum creatine kinase (CK), Interleukin 1β (IL-1β), Interleukin-10 (IL-10), gastrocnemius caspase-3 and desmin expression and histopathological damage score. RESULTS Garlic treatment caused significant decrease in W/D, serum CK, IL-1β, caspase-3 expression and significant increase in IL-10 as well as desmin expression when compared to IR group. Garlic ameliorated IR-induced histopathological damage and significantly reduced the apoptosis score. Better results obtained with earlier administration before IR. CONCLUSION Garlic protected against IR-induced skeletal muscle damage through reducing inflammation, apoptosis score and elevating desmin expression. We recommend the earlier use of garlic as prophylactic natural medicine in skeletal muscle IR.
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- Department of Medical Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut UniversityAssiut, Egypt
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- Department of Veterinary Physiology, Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Assiut UniversityAssiut, Egypt
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Assiut UniversityAssiut, Egypt
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Eyupoglu OE. Antioxidant Activities, Phenolic Contents and Electronic Nose Analysis of Black Garlic. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SECONDARY METABOLITE 2019. [DOI: 10.21448/ijsm.564813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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A new, vasoactive hybrid aspirin containing nitrogen monoxide-releasing molsidomine moiety. Eur J Pharm Sci 2019; 131:159-166. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejps.2019.02.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2018] [Revised: 02/13/2019] [Accepted: 02/14/2019] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Che CT, Zhang H. Plant Natural Products for Human Health. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:ijms20040830. [PMID: 30769917 PMCID: PMC6412953 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20040830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2019] [Accepted: 02/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The aim of this Special Issue on “Plant Natural Products for Human Health” is to compile a series of scientific reports to demonstrate the medicinal potential of plant natural products, such as in vitro and in vivo activities, clinical effects, mechanisms of action, structure-activity relationships, and pharmacokinetic properties. With the global trend growing in popularity for botanical dietary supplements and phytopharmaceuticals, it is hoped that this Special Issue would serve as a timely reference for researchers and scholars who are interested in the discovery of potentially useful molecules from plant sources for health-related applications.
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- Chun-Tao Che
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, and the World Health Organization Collaborating Center for Traditional Medicine, College of Pharmacy, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.
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- School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.
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Szabó R, Börzsei D, Karácsonyi Z, Gesztelyi R, Nemes K, Berkó AM, Veszelka M, Török S, Kupai K, Varga C, Juhász B, Pósa A. Postconditioning-like effect of exercis: new paradigm in experimental menopause. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2018; 316:H400-H407. [PMID: 30575421 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00485.2018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The progression of coronary artery diseases in premenopausal women is lower than in age-matched men; however, its probability increases rapidly after menopause. The aim of our study was to investigate the postconditioning-like effects of voluntary physical exercise on postmenopausal cardiovascular outcomes after myocardial infarction. We used fertile Wistar females [control (CTRL)] and pharmacologically induced estrogen-deficient (POVX; 750 µg/kg triptorelin im, every 4th week) rats. CTRL and POVX animals were randomly assigned to receive an injection of 0.1 mg isoproterenol (ISO)/kg. At the 20th hour after ISO injection, serum markers of myocardial injury, such as lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and myoglobin, were measured. After a 3-wk resting period, ISO-treated and untreated animals were further divided into subgroups on the basis of 6 wk of physical exercise. At the end of the experiment, cardiac activity and content of the antioxidative heme oxygenase (HO) enzyme, levels of GSH and GSH + GSSG, activity of myeloperoxidase, as well as the concentration of TNF-α were determined. At the end of the experimental period, we observed a significant decrease in the activity and content of HO enzymes in POVX and POVX/ISO rats, whereas physical exercise significantly improved HO and GSH values in both CTRL and POVX rats. Furthermore, our training protocol significantly reduced the pathological levels of myeloperoxidase and TNF-α. Our findings clearly demonstrate that modulation of the HO system by voluntary physical exercise is a key process to decrease inflammatory parameters and ameliorate the antioxidative status in estrogen-deficient conditions postmyocardial injury. NEW & NOTEWORTHY We used a noninvasive rat model of estrogen deficiency and myocardial infarction. The long-term effects of isoproterenol treatment revealed reduced heme oxygenase enzyme activity and expression and decreased glutathione levels. Isoproterenol treatment enhanced the myeloperoxidase enzyme activity. Voluntary physical exercise ameliorated the antioxidative status by increasing of the heme oxygenase enzyme system. Voluntary physical exercise is a potential therapeutic tool to improve cardiac antioxidant status in menopausal women postmyocardial injury.
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- Renáta Szabó
- Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Neuroscience, Faculty of Science and Informatics, University of Szeged , Szeged , Hungary.,Department of Physiology, Anatomy, and Neuroscience, Interdisciplinary Excellence Centre, University of Szeged , Szeged , Hungary
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- Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Neuroscience, Faculty of Science and Informatics, University of Szeged , Szeged , Hungary
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- Department of Orthopaedics, University of Debrecen , Debrecen , Hungary
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- Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, University of Debrecen , Debrecen , Hungary
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- Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Neuroscience, Faculty of Science and Informatics, University of Szeged , Szeged , Hungary
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- Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Neuroscience, Faculty of Science and Informatics, University of Szeged , Szeged , Hungary
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- Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Neuroscience, Faculty of Science and Informatics, University of Szeged , Szeged , Hungary
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- Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Neuroscience, Faculty of Science and Informatics, University of Szeged , Szeged , Hungary
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- Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Neuroscience, Faculty of Science and Informatics, University of Szeged , Szeged , Hungary
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- Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Neuroscience, Faculty of Science and Informatics, University of Szeged , Szeged , Hungary
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- Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, University of Debrecen , Debrecen , Hungary
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- Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Neuroscience, Faculty of Science and Informatics, University of Szeged , Szeged , Hungary.,Department of Physiology, Anatomy, and Neuroscience, Interdisciplinary Excellence Centre, University of Szeged , Szeged , Hungary
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Liu J, Zhang G, Cong X, Wen C. Black Garlic Improves Heart Function in Patients With Coronary Heart Disease by Improving Circulating Antioxidant Levels. Front Physiol 2018; 9:1435. [PMID: 30443217 PMCID: PMC6221913 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2018.01435] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2018] [Accepted: 09/20/2018] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
Abstract
Background: Black garlic (BG) has many health-promoting properties. Objectives: We aimed to explore the clinical effects of BG on chronic heart failure (CHF) in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD). Design: The main components of BG were measured by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS) and its antioxidant properties were determined by the clearance rate of free radicals. One hundred twenty CHF patients caused by CHD were randomly and evenly assigned into BG group and placebo group (CG). The duration of treatment was 6 months. Cardiac function was measured according to the New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional classification system. The following parameters were measured, including walking distance, BNP precursor N-terminal (Nt-proBNP), left-ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) value, and the scores of quality of life (QOL). The circulating antioxidant levels were compared between two groups. Results: There are 27 main compounds in BG with strong antioxidant properties. BG treatment improved cardiac function when compared with controls (P < 0.05). The QOL scores and LVEF values were higher in the BG group than in the CG group while the concentration of Nt-proBNP was lower in the BG group than in the CG group (P < 0.05). Circulating antioxidant levels were higher in the BG group than in the CG group. Antioxidant levels had positive relation with QOL and LVEF values, and negative relation with Nt-proBNP values. Conclusion: BG improves the QOL, Nt-proBNP, and LVEF in CHF patient with CHD by increasing antioxidant levels.
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- Jingbo Liu
- Department of Cardiovascular, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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