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Del Fabbro L, Jesse CR, de Gomes MG, Borges Filho C, Donato F, Souza LC, Goes AR, Furian AF, Boeira SP. The flavonoid chrysin protects against zearalenone induced reproductive toxicity in male mice. Toxicon 2019; 165:13-21. [PMID: 31004610 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2019.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2018] [Revised: 03/16/2019] [Accepted: 04/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
Abstract
The mycotoxin zearalenone (ZEA) has strong estrogenic effects and elicits reproductive toxicity. Chrysin is a natural flavonoid found in many plant and has a broad range of pharmacological activities, including anticancer, antioxidant and anti-inflammatory. The present study aimed to investigate the potential protective effects of chrysin against ZEA toxicity. Mice received chrysin (5 or 20 mg/kg; i.g.) for ten days, and then received a single injection of ZEA (40 mg/kg). Two days thereafter, blood and testes were collected. ZEA decreased number and motility of sperm, plasma testosterone levels, enzymatic (glutathione peroxidase, glutathione reductase, glutathione-S-transferase) and non-enzimatic defenses (reduced glutathione). Moreover, ZEA increased 4-hydroxynonenal and 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine levels, myeloperoxidase activity and levels of proinflammatory cytokines (interleukins-1β and 6, tumor necrosis factor alpha). ZEA also decreased levels of anti-inflammatory cytokine interleukin-10 and increased activity of caspases 3 and 9. Chrysin treatment increased the number and motility of sperm, testosterone levels, restored antioxidant defenses and reduced the inflammation and apoptosis process. In summary, chrysin attenuated the toxic effects caused by ZEA in blood and testes of mice, suggesting a potential preventive treatment against the deleterious effects of ZEA.
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- Lucian Del Fabbro
- Laboratório de Avaliações Farmacológicas e Toxicológicas Aplicadas às Moléculas Bioativas (Laftambio Pampa), Universidade Federal Do Pampa, Campus Itaqui, 97650-000, Itaqui, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Avaliações Farmacológicas e Toxicológicas Aplicadas às Moléculas Bioativas (Laftambio Pampa), Universidade Federal Do Pampa, Campus Itaqui, 97650-000, Itaqui, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Avaliações Farmacológicas e Toxicológicas Aplicadas às Moléculas Bioativas (Laftambio Pampa), Universidade Federal Do Pampa, Campus Itaqui, 97650-000, Itaqui, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Avaliações Farmacológicas e Toxicológicas Aplicadas às Moléculas Bioativas (Laftambio Pampa), Universidade Federal Do Pampa, Campus Itaqui, 97650-000, Itaqui, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Avaliações Farmacológicas e Toxicológicas Aplicadas às Moléculas Bioativas (Laftambio Pampa), Universidade Federal Do Pampa, Campus Itaqui, 97650-000, Itaqui, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Avaliações Farmacológicas e Toxicológicas Aplicadas às Moléculas Bioativas (Laftambio Pampa), Universidade Federal Do Pampa, Campus Itaqui, 97650-000, Itaqui, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Avaliações Farmacológicas e Toxicológicas Aplicadas às Moléculas Bioativas (Laftambio Pampa), Universidade Federal Do Pampa, Campus Itaqui, 97650-000, Itaqui, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Farmacologia, Micotoxinas e Toxicologia (Lafarmt), Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, 97105-900, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil.
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- Laboratório de Avaliações Farmacológicas e Toxicológicas Aplicadas às Moléculas Bioativas (Laftambio Pampa), Universidade Federal Do Pampa, Campus Itaqui, 97650-000, Itaqui, RS, Brazil
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de Gomes MG, Donato F, Souza LC, Goes AR, Filho CB, Del Fabbro L, Bianchini MC, Hassan W, Boeira SP, Puntel RL, Jesse CR. γ-Oryzanol supplementation modifies the inflammatory and oxidative response in fulminant hepatic failure in mice. PharmaNutrition 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.phanu.2018.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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de Gomes MG, Souza LC, Goes AR, Del Fabbro L, Filho CB, Donato F, Prigol M, Luchese C, Roman SS, Puntel RL, Boeira SP, Jesse CR. Fish oil ameliorates sickness behavior induced by lipopolysaccharide in aged mice through the modulation of kynurenine pathway. J Nutr Biochem 2018; 58:37-48. [PMID: 29870875 DOI: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2018.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2017] [Revised: 04/15/2018] [Accepted: 05/07/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
Sickness behavior is an expression of a central motivational state triggered by activation of the immune system, being considered a strategy of the organism to fight infection. Sickness behavior is induced by peripheral administration of lipopolysaccharide (LPS). LPS can increase the levels of proinflammatory cytokines, which induce the activation of the kynurenine pathway (KP) and behavioral alterations. Previous studies have shown that omega-3 (n-3) polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) has anti-inflammatory properties. Because of this, the purpose of the present study was to evaluate the protective effect of fish oil (FO) supplementation against LPS-induced sickness behavior in aged mice with respect to anhedonia, locomotor activity and body weight. Moreover, we evaluated the ability of FO treatment on the regulation of neuroinflammation (levels of interleukin-1β, interleukin-6, tumor factor necrosis-α and interferon-γ), KP biomarkers (levels of tryptophan, kynurenine, kynurenic acid, 3-hydroxykynurenine and quinolinic acid and activities of indoleamine-2,3-dioxygenase, kynurenine monooxygenase and kynurenine aminotransferase) and serotonergic system (levels of serotonin and 5-hydroxyindoleactic acid) in the hippocampus, striatum and prefrontal cortex of LPS-treated mice. We found that FO prevented the LPS-mediated body weight loss, anhedonic behavior, reduction of locomotor activity, up-regulation of the proinflammatory cytokines and serotoninergic alterations. We also found that FO was effective in modulating the KP biomarkers, inhibiting or attenuating KP dysregulation induced by LPS. Together, our results indicated that FO may have beneficial effects on LPS induced sickness-behavior in aged mice either by modulating central inflammation, KP and serotonergic signaling (indirectly effect) or by fatty acids incorporation into neuronal membranes (direct effect).
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- Marcelo Gomes de Gomes
- Laboratório de Avaliações Farmacológicas e Toxicológicas Aplicadas às Moléculas Bioativas-LaftamBio Pampa-Universidade Federal do Pampa, Itaqui, RS, Brazil; Universidade Federal do Pampa, Campus Uruguaiana BR 472, Km 7, 97500-970, Uruguaiana, RS, Brazil.
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- Laboratório de Avaliações Farmacológicas e Toxicológicas Aplicadas às Moléculas Bioativas-LaftamBio Pampa-Universidade Federal do Pampa, Itaqui, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Avaliações Farmacológicas e Toxicológicas Aplicadas às Moléculas Bioativas-LaftamBio Pampa-Universidade Federal do Pampa, Itaqui, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Avaliações Farmacológicas e Toxicológicas Aplicadas às Moléculas Bioativas-LaftamBio Pampa-Universidade Federal do Pampa, Itaqui, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Avaliações Farmacológicas e Toxicológicas Aplicadas às Moléculas Bioativas-LaftamBio Pampa-Universidade Federal do Pampa, Itaqui, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Avaliações Farmacológicas e Toxicológicas Aplicadas às Moléculas Bioativas-LaftamBio Pampa-Universidade Federal do Pampa, Itaqui, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Avaliações Farmacológicas e Toxicológicas Aplicadas às Moléculas Bioativas-LaftamBio Pampa-Universidade Federal do Pampa, Itaqui, RS, Brazil
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- Centro de Ciências Químicas, Farmacêuticas e de Alimentos, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Campus Universitário, s/n, 96160-000, Capão do Leão, RS, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal do Pampa, Campus Uruguaiana BR 472, Km 7, 97500-970, Uruguaiana, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Avaliações Farmacológicas e Toxicológicas Aplicadas às Moléculas Bioativas-LaftamBio Pampa-Universidade Federal do Pampa, Itaqui, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Avaliações Farmacológicas e Toxicológicas Aplicadas às Moléculas Bioativas-LaftamBio Pampa-Universidade Federal do Pampa, Itaqui, RS, Brazil
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Souza LC, Jesse CR, Del Fabbro L, de Gomes MG, Gomes NS, Filho CB, Goes ATR, Wilhelm EA, Luchese C, Roman SS, Boeira SP. Aging exacerbates cognitive and anxiety alterations induced by an intracerebroventricular injection of amyloid-β 1-42 peptide in mice. Mol Cell Neurosci 2018; 88:93-106. [PMID: 29369791 DOI: 10.1016/j.mcn.2018.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2017] [Revised: 01/11/2018] [Accepted: 01/15/2018] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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An increasing body of evidence indicates that the activation of indoleamine-2,3-dyoxigenase (IDO), a first and rate-limiting enzyme in the kynurenine (KYN) pathway, is involved in Aβ1-42-neurotoxicity and AD pathogenesis. We have reported for the first time that brain IDO activation is related to Aβ1-42 exposure in young mice. Because aging is characterized by a brain dyshomeostasis and because it remains the most dominant risk factor for AD, the purpose of this study was to determine whether aging is associated with a higher sensitivity to behavioural and neurochemical alterations elicited by an intracerebroventricular (i.c.v.) injection of Aβ1-42 (400 pmol/mice), and whether KYN pathway is involved in these effects. We confirmed that aged mice displayed higher cognitive deficit in the object recognition test and higher anxiety-like behaviour in the elevated plus-maze and open field tests after the Aβ1-42 administration. Aged mice also responded to Aβ1-42 with a higher deficiency of brain-derived neurotrophic factor, glutathione levels and total radical-trapping antioxidant capacity, a higher IDO activity, and a higher KYN and KYN/tryptophan ratio in the prefrontal cortex and hippocampus. These effects of Aβ1-42 were associated with a higher proinflammatory status, as measured by higher levels of interleukin-6, lower levels of interleukin-10 and higher expression of glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) and allograft inflammatory factor 1 (Iba1) in the brain of aged mice. These results represent primary evidence suggesting that age-associated inflammatory signature and down-regulation of neuroprotectants in the brain render aged mice more vulnerable to Aβ1-42-induced memory loss, anxiety symptoms and KYN pathway dysregulation.
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- Leandro Cattelan Souza
- Laboratório de Avaliações Farmacológicas e Toxicológicas Aplicadas às Moléculas Bioativas, LaftamBio Pampa, Universidade Federal do Pampa, Itaqui, RS, Brazil.
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- Laboratório de Avaliações Farmacológicas e Toxicológicas Aplicadas às Moléculas Bioativas, LaftamBio Pampa, Universidade Federal do Pampa, Itaqui, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Avaliações Farmacológicas e Toxicológicas Aplicadas às Moléculas Bioativas, LaftamBio Pampa, Universidade Federal do Pampa, Itaqui, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Avaliações Farmacológicas e Toxicológicas Aplicadas às Moléculas Bioativas, LaftamBio Pampa, Universidade Federal do Pampa, Itaqui, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Avaliações Farmacológicas e Toxicológicas Aplicadas às Moléculas Bioativas, LaftamBio Pampa, Universidade Federal do Pampa, Itaqui, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Avaliações Farmacológicas e Toxicológicas Aplicadas às Moléculas Bioativas, LaftamBio Pampa, Universidade Federal do Pampa, Itaqui, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Avaliações Farmacológicas e Toxicológicas Aplicadas às Moléculas Bioativas, LaftamBio Pampa, Universidade Federal do Pampa, Itaqui, RS, Brazil
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- Centro de Ciências Químicas, Farmacêuticas e de Alimentos, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Campus Universitário, s/n, 96160-000 Capão do Leão, RS, Brazil
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- Centro de Ciências Químicas, Farmacêuticas e de Alimentos, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Campus Universitário, s/n, 96160-000 Capão do Leão, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Avaliações Farmacológicas e Toxicológicas Aplicadas às Moléculas Bioativas, LaftamBio Pampa, Universidade Federal do Pampa, Itaqui, RS, Brazil
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Souza LC, Antunes MS, Filho CB, Del Fabbro L, de Gomes MG, Goes ATR, Donato F, Prigol M, Boeira SP, Jesse CR. Flavonoid Chrysin prevents age-related cognitive decline via attenuation of oxidative stress and modulation of BDNF levels in aged mouse brain. Pharmacol Biochem Behav 2015; 134:22-30. [PMID: 25931267 DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2015.04.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2014] [Revised: 04/05/2015] [Accepted: 04/20/2015] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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In this study, the effect of Chrysin (5,7-dihydroxyflavone), an important member of the flavonoid family, on memory impairment, oxidative stress and BDNF reduction generated by aging in mice were investigated. Young and aged mice were treated daily per 60days with Chrysin (1 and 10mg/kg; per oral, p.o.) or veichle (10ml/kg; p.o.). Mice were trained and tested in Morris Water Maze task. After the behavioural test, the levels of reactive species (RS), the activity of superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT) and glutathione peroxidase (GPx), as well as the activity of Na(+), K(+)-ATPase and the levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) were determined in the prefrontal cortex (PFC) and hippocampus (HC) of mice. Results demonstrated that the age-related memory decline was partially protected by Chrysin at a dose of 1mg/kg, and normalized at the dose of 10mg/kg (p<0.001). Treatment with Chrysin significantly attenuated the increase of RS levels and the inhibition of SOD, CAT and GPx activities of aged mice. Inhibition of Na(+), K(+)-ATPase activity in PFC and HP of aged mice was also attenuated by Chrysin treatment. Moreover, Chrysin marked mitigated the decrease of BDNF levels in the PFC and HC of aged mice. These results demonstrated that flavonoid Chrysin, an antioxidant compound, was able to prevent age-associated memory probably by their free radical scavenger action and modulation of BDNF production. Thus, this study indicates that Chrysin may represent a new pharmacological approach to alleviate the age-related declines during normal age, acting as an anti-aging agent.
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- Leandro Cattelan Souza
- Laboratório de Avaliações Farmacológicas e Toxicológicas Aplicadas às Moléculas Bioativas - LaftamBio Pampa - Universidade Federal do Pampa, Itaqui, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Avaliações Farmacológicas e Toxicológicas Aplicadas às Moléculas Bioativas - LaftamBio Pampa - Universidade Federal do Pampa, Itaqui, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Avaliações Farmacológicas e Toxicológicas Aplicadas às Moléculas Bioativas - LaftamBio Pampa - Universidade Federal do Pampa, Itaqui, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Avaliações Farmacológicas e Toxicológicas Aplicadas às Moléculas Bioativas - LaftamBio Pampa - Universidade Federal do Pampa, Itaqui, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Avaliações Farmacológicas e Toxicológicas Aplicadas às Moléculas Bioativas - LaftamBio Pampa - Universidade Federal do Pampa, Itaqui, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Avaliações Farmacológicas e Toxicológicas Aplicadas às Moléculas Bioativas - LaftamBio Pampa - Universidade Federal do Pampa, Itaqui, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Avaliações Farmacológicas e Toxicológicas Aplicadas às Moléculas Bioativas - LaftamBio Pampa - Universidade Federal do Pampa, Itaqui, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Avaliações Farmacológicas e Toxicológicas Aplicadas às Moléculas Bioativas - LaftamBio Pampa - Universidade Federal do Pampa, Itaqui, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Avaliações Farmacológicas e Toxicológicas Aplicadas às Moléculas Bioativas - LaftamBio Pampa - Universidade Federal do Pampa, Itaqui, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Avaliações Farmacológicas e Toxicológicas Aplicadas às Moléculas Bioativas - LaftamBio Pampa - Universidade Federal do Pampa, Itaqui, RS, Brazil.
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Boeira SP, Funck VR, Borges Filho C, Del'Fabbro L, de Gomes MG, Donato F, Royes LFF, Oliveira MS, Jesse CR, Furian AF. Lycopene protects against acute zearalenone-induced oxidative, endocrine, inflammatory and reproductive damages in male mice. Chem Biol Interact 2015; 230:50-7. [PMID: 25682699 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2015.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2014] [Revised: 01/20/2015] [Accepted: 02/05/2015] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Male mice received lycopene for 10 days before a single oral administration of zearalenone (ZEA). After 48 h testes and blood were collected. Mice treated with lycopene/ZEA exhibited amelioration of the hematological changes. Lycopene prevented the reduction in the number and motility of spermatozoa and testosterone levels, indicating a protective effect in the testicular damage induced by ZEA. Lycopene was also effective in protecting against the decrease in glutathione-S-transferase, glutathione peroxidase, glutathione reductase and δ-aminolevulinic acid dehydratase activities caused by ZEA in the testes. Exposure of animals to ZEA induced modification of antioxidant and inflammatory status with increase of reduced glutathione (GSH) levels and increase of the oxidized glutathione, interleukins 1β, 2, 6, 10, tumor necrosis factor-α and bilirubin levels. Lycopene prevented ZEA-induced changes in GSH levels and inhibited the processes of inflammation, reducing the damage induced by ZEA. Altogether, our results indicate that lycopene was able to prevent ZEA-induced damage in the mice.
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- Silvana Peterini Boeira
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Farmacologia, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, 97105-900 Santa Maria, RS, Brazil; Laboratório de Avaliações Farmacológicas e Toxicológicas Aplicadas às Moléculas Bioativas (LaftamBio Pampa), Universidade Federal do Pampa, Campus Itaqui, 97650-000 Itaqui, RS, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Farmacologia, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, 97105-900 Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Avaliações Farmacológicas e Toxicológicas Aplicadas às Moléculas Bioativas (LaftamBio Pampa), Universidade Federal do Pampa, Campus Itaqui, 97650-000 Itaqui, RS, Brazil; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioquímica, Universidade Federal do Pampa, 97500-970 Uruguaiana, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Avaliações Farmacológicas e Toxicológicas Aplicadas às Moléculas Bioativas (LaftamBio Pampa), Universidade Federal do Pampa, Campus Itaqui, 97650-000 Itaqui, RS, Brazil; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioquímica, Universidade Federal do Pampa, 97500-970 Uruguaiana, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Avaliações Farmacológicas e Toxicológicas Aplicadas às Moléculas Bioativas (LaftamBio Pampa), Universidade Federal do Pampa, Campus Itaqui, 97650-000 Itaqui, RS, Brazil; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioquímica, Universidade Federal do Pampa, 97500-970 Uruguaiana, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Avaliações Farmacológicas e Toxicológicas Aplicadas às Moléculas Bioativas (LaftamBio Pampa), Universidade Federal do Pampa, Campus Itaqui, 97650-000 Itaqui, RS, Brazil; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioquímica, Universidade Federal do Pampa, 97500-970 Uruguaiana, RS, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Farmacologia, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, 97105-900 Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Farmacologia, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, 97105-900 Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Avaliações Farmacológicas e Toxicológicas Aplicadas às Moléculas Bioativas (LaftamBio Pampa), Universidade Federal do Pampa, Campus Itaqui, 97650-000 Itaqui, RS, Brazil; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioquímica, Universidade Federal do Pampa, 97500-970 Uruguaiana, RS, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Farmacologia, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, 97105-900 Santa Maria, RS, Brazil; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência e Tecnologia de Alimentos, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, 97105-900 Santa Maria, RS, Brazil.
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Donato F, Borges Filho C, Giacomeli R, Alvater EET, Del Fabbro L, Antunes MDS, de Gomes MG, Goes ATR, Souza LC, Boeira SP, Jesse CR. Evidence for the Involvement of Potassium Channel Inhibition in the Antidepressant-Like Effects of Hesperidin in the Tail Suspension Test in Mice. J Med Food 2015; 18:818-23. [PMID: 25647144 DOI: 10.1089/jmf.2014.0074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
Abstract
The administration of hesperidin elicits an antidepressant-like effect in mice by a mechanism dependent on an interaction with the L-arginine-nitric oxide (NO)-cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) pathway, whose stimulation is associated with the activation of potassium (K(+)) channels. Thus, this study investigated the involvement of different types of K(+) channels in the antidepressant-like effect of hesperidin in the mice tail suspension test (TST). The intracerebroventricular administration of tetraethylammonium (TEA, a nonspecific blocker of K(+) channels), glibenclamide (an ATP-sensitive K(+) channel blocker), charybdotoxin (a large- and intermediate-conductance calcium-activated K(+) channel blocker) or apamin (a small-conductance calcium-activated K(+) channel blocker) combined with a subeffective dose of hesperidin (0.01 mg/kg, intraperitoneally [i.p.]) was able to produce a synergistic antidepressant-like effect in the mice TST. Moreover, the antidepressant-like effect elicited by an effective dose of hesperidin (0.3 mg/kg, i.p.) in TST was abolished by the treatment of mice with pharmacological compounds K(+) channel openers (cromakalim and minoxidil). Results showed that the antidepressant-like effect of hesperidin in TST may involve, at least in part, the modulation of neuronal excitability through inhibition of K(+) channels and may act through a mechanism dependent on the inhibition of L-arginine-NO pathway.
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- Franciele Donato
- Laboratory of Pharmacological and Toxicological Assessments Applied to Bioactive Molecules, LaftamBio Pampa, Federal University of Pampa , Itaqui, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Pharmacological and Toxicological Assessments Applied to Bioactive Molecules, LaftamBio Pampa, Federal University of Pampa , Itaqui, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Pharmacological and Toxicological Assessments Applied to Bioactive Molecules, LaftamBio Pampa, Federal University of Pampa , Itaqui, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Pharmacological and Toxicological Assessments Applied to Bioactive Molecules, LaftamBio Pampa, Federal University of Pampa , Itaqui, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Pharmacological and Toxicological Assessments Applied to Bioactive Molecules, LaftamBio Pampa, Federal University of Pampa , Itaqui, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Pharmacological and Toxicological Assessments Applied to Bioactive Molecules, LaftamBio Pampa, Federal University of Pampa , Itaqui, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Pharmacological and Toxicological Assessments Applied to Bioactive Molecules, LaftamBio Pampa, Federal University of Pampa , Itaqui, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Pharmacological and Toxicological Assessments Applied to Bioactive Molecules, LaftamBio Pampa, Federal University of Pampa , Itaqui, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Pharmacological and Toxicological Assessments Applied to Bioactive Molecules, LaftamBio Pampa, Federal University of Pampa , Itaqui, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Pharmacological and Toxicological Assessments Applied to Bioactive Molecules, LaftamBio Pampa, Federal University of Pampa , Itaqui, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Pharmacological and Toxicological Assessments Applied to Bioactive Molecules, LaftamBio Pampa, Federal University of Pampa , Itaqui, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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Donato F, de Gomes MG, Goes ATR, Filho CB, Del Fabbro L, Antunes MS, Souza LC, Boeira SP, Jesse CR. Hesperidin exerts antidepressant-like effects in acute and chronic treatments in mice: possible role of l-arginine-NO-cGMP pathway and BDNF levels. Brain Res Bull 2014; 104:19-26. [PMID: 24709058 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2014.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2013] [Revised: 03/04/2014] [Accepted: 03/31/2014] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
Abstract
Hesperidin (4'-methoxy-7-O-rutinosyl-3',5-dihydroxyflavanone), a naturally occurring flavanone glycoside, was previously shown to produce an antidepressant-like effect with modultation of the serotonergic 5-HT1A and kappa-opioid receptors. In this study, the signaling mechanisms underlying their antidepressant-like effects were further evaluated by investigating in acute and chronic treatments. Results showed that chronic treatment of hesperidin or hesperitin (0.1, 0.3 and 1mg/kg, intraperitoneal, i.p.) have an antidepressant-like effect in the mouse tail suspension test (TST) without modified the locomotor activity in the open field test. Pretreatment with l-arginine (a nitric oxide (NO) precursor), sildenafil (a phosphodiesterase 5 inhibitor) or S-nitroso-N-acetyl-penicillamine (a NO donor) significantly reversed the reduction in immobility time elicited by acute treatment with hesperidin (0.3mg/kg) in the TST. Hesperidin (0.01mg/kg, a sub-effective dose in acute treatment) produced an additive antidepressant-like effect with N(G)-nitro-l-arginine (an inhibitor of nitric oxide synthase (NOS)) or 7-nitroindazole (a neuronal NOS inhibitor) in the TST. Pretreatment of animals with methylene blue (an inhibitor of NOS/soluble guanylate cyclase (sGC)) or ODQ (a specific inhibitor sGS) caused an additive effect with hesperidin in the TST. Hesperidin in the acute (1mg/kg) and chronic (0.1, 0.3 and 1mg/kg) treatments caused a significant decrease in nitrate/nitrite (NOX) levels in the hippocampus of mice. Chronic treatment with hesperidin (0.3 and 1mg/kg) also resulted in an increase in hippocampal brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) levels. These results demonstrated that the antidepressant-like effect of hesperidin is likely mediated by inhibition of l-arginine-NO-cGMP pathway and by increased of the BDNF levels in hippocampus.
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- Franciele Donato
- Programa de Pós-graduação em Bioquímica (PPGBioq), Universidade Federal do Pampa (Unipampa), Campus Uruguaiana, BR 472 KM 582, Caixa Postal 118, CEP 97500-970, RS, Brazil; Laboratório de Avaliações Farmacológicas e Toxicológicas Aplicadas às Moléculas Bioativas (LaftamBio Pampa), Universidade Federal do Pampa (Unipampa), Rua Luiz Joaquim de Sá Britto, s/n, Campus Itaqui, CEP 97650-000, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Avaliações Farmacológicas e Toxicológicas Aplicadas às Moléculas Bioativas (LaftamBio Pampa), Universidade Federal do Pampa (Unipampa), Rua Luiz Joaquim de Sá Britto, s/n, Campus Itaqui, CEP 97650-000, RS, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-graduação em Bioquímica (PPGBioq), Universidade Federal do Pampa (Unipampa), Campus Uruguaiana, BR 472 KM 582, Caixa Postal 118, CEP 97500-970, RS, Brazil; Laboratório de Avaliações Farmacológicas e Toxicológicas Aplicadas às Moléculas Bioativas (LaftamBio Pampa), Universidade Federal do Pampa (Unipampa), Rua Luiz Joaquim de Sá Britto, s/n, Campus Itaqui, CEP 97650-000, RS, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-graduação em Bioquímica (PPGBioq), Universidade Federal do Pampa (Unipampa), Campus Uruguaiana, BR 472 KM 582, Caixa Postal 118, CEP 97500-970, RS, Brazil; Laboratório de Avaliações Farmacológicas e Toxicológicas Aplicadas às Moléculas Bioativas (LaftamBio Pampa), Universidade Federal do Pampa (Unipampa), Rua Luiz Joaquim de Sá Britto, s/n, Campus Itaqui, CEP 97650-000, RS, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-graduação em Bioquímica (PPGBioq), Universidade Federal do Pampa (Unipampa), Campus Uruguaiana, BR 472 KM 582, Caixa Postal 118, CEP 97500-970, RS, Brazil; Laboratório de Avaliações Farmacológicas e Toxicológicas Aplicadas às Moléculas Bioativas (LaftamBio Pampa), Universidade Federal do Pampa (Unipampa), Rua Luiz Joaquim de Sá Britto, s/n, Campus Itaqui, CEP 97650-000, RS, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-graduação em Bioquímica (PPGBioq), Universidade Federal do Pampa (Unipampa), Campus Uruguaiana, BR 472 KM 582, Caixa Postal 118, CEP 97500-970, RS, Brazil; Laboratório de Avaliações Farmacológicas e Toxicológicas Aplicadas às Moléculas Bioativas (LaftamBio Pampa), Universidade Federal do Pampa (Unipampa), Rua Luiz Joaquim de Sá Britto, s/n, Campus Itaqui, CEP 97650-000, RS, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-graduação em Bioquímica (PPGBioq), Universidade Federal do Pampa (Unipampa), Campus Uruguaiana, BR 472 KM 582, Caixa Postal 118, CEP 97500-970, RS, Brazil; Laboratório de Avaliações Farmacológicas e Toxicológicas Aplicadas às Moléculas Bioativas (LaftamBio Pampa), Universidade Federal do Pampa (Unipampa), Rua Luiz Joaquim de Sá Britto, s/n, Campus Itaqui, CEP 97650-000, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Avaliações Farmacológicas e Toxicológicas Aplicadas às Moléculas Bioativas (LaftamBio Pampa), Universidade Federal do Pampa (Unipampa), Rua Luiz Joaquim de Sá Britto, s/n, Campus Itaqui, CEP 97650-000, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Avaliações Farmacológicas e Toxicológicas Aplicadas às Moléculas Bioativas (LaftamBio Pampa), Universidade Federal do Pampa (Unipampa), Rua Luiz Joaquim de Sá Britto, s/n, Campus Itaqui, CEP 97650-000, RS, Brazil.
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Boeira SP, Filho CB, Del'Fabbro L, Roman SS, Royes LFF, Fighera MR, Jessé CR, Oliveira MS, Furian AF. Lycopene treatment prevents hematological, reproductive and histopathological damage induced by acute zearalenone administration in male Swiss mice. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014; 66:179-85. [PMID: 24503513 DOI: 10.1016/j.etp.2014.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2013] [Revised: 11/17/2013] [Accepted: 01/06/2014] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
Abstract
Zearalenone (ZEA) is a mycotoxin commonly found as a contaminant in cereals. ZEA toxicity targets mainly the reproductive system, and oxidative stress plays an etiological role in its toxic effects. Therefore, the present study aimed to investigate the effect of lycopene, a potent carotenoid antioxidant, on markers of oxidative stress in liver, kidney and testes, and on reproductive, hematological and histopathological parameters after ZEA administration. Adult Swiss albino male mice received lycopene (20mg/kg, p.o.) for ten days before a single oral administration of ZEA (40mg/kg, p.o.), and 48h thereafter tissues (liver, kidney, testes and blood) were collected for biochemical, hematological and histological analyses. Lycopene prevented ZEA-induced changes in hematological parameters (increased number of leukocytes, segmented neutrophils, sticks, eosinophils and monocytes and decreased number of red blood cells (RBC), number of lymphocytes and platelets). Moreover, lycopene prevented the reduction in the number and motility of spermatozoa and the testicular tissue damage induced by ZEA. In addition, lycopene prevented the decrease in glutathione-S-transferase activity in kidney and testes and increased glutathione-S-transferase activity per se in the liver, kidneys and testes as well as superoxide dismutase activity in the liver. In summary, lycopene was able to prevent ZEA-induced acute toxic effects in male mice, suggesting that this antioxidant carotenoid may represent a promising prophylactic strategy against ZEA toxicity.
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- Silvana Peterini Boeira
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Farmacologia, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, 97105-900 Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal do Pampa, Campus Itaqui, 97650-000 Itaqui, RS, Brazil
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- Universidade Regional Integrada do Alto Uruguai e das Missões, Campus de Erechim, 99700-000 Erechim, RS, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Farmacologia, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, 97105-900 Santa Maria, RS, Brazil; Departamento de Educação Física e Desportos, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, 97105-900 Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Farmacologia, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, 97105-900 Santa Maria, RS, Brazil; Departamento de Neuropsiquiatria, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, 97105-900 Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal do Pampa, Campus Itaqui, 97650-000 Itaqui, RS, Brazil; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioquímica, Universidade Federal do Pampa, 97500-970 Uruguaiana, RS, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Farmacologia, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, 97105-900 Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Farmacologia, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, 97105-900 Santa Maria, RS, Brazil; Departamento de Tecnologia e Ciência dos Alimentos, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, 97105-900 Santa Maria, RS, Brazil.
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Filho CB, Del Fabbro L, Boeira SP, Furian AF, Savegnago L, Soares LC, Braga AL, Jesse CR. Hepatoprotective effect ofbis(4-methylbenzoyl) diselenide against CCl4-induced oxidative damage in mice. Cell Biochem Funct 2012; 31:152-8. [DOI: 10.1002/cbf.2869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2012] [Revised: 08/07/2012] [Accepted: 08/08/2012] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Carlos Borges Filho
- Laboratório de Avaliações Farmacológicas e Toxicológicas Aplicadas às Moléculas Bioativas, LaftamBio Pampa; Universidade Federal do Pampa; CEP 97650-000; Itaqui; RS; Brazil
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- Laboratório de Avaliações Farmacológicas e Toxicológicas Aplicadas às Moléculas Bioativas, LaftamBio Pampa; Universidade Federal do Pampa; CEP 97650-000; Itaqui; RS; Brazil
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- Laboratório de Avaliações Farmacológicas e Toxicológicas Aplicadas às Moléculas Bioativas, LaftamBio Pampa; Universidade Federal do Pampa; CEP 97650-000; Itaqui; RS; Brazil
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- Laboratório de Avaliações Farmacológicas e Toxicológicas Aplicadas às Moléculas Bioativas, LaftamBio Pampa; Universidade Federal do Pampa; CEP 97650-000; Itaqui; RS; Brazil
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- Centro de Desenvolvimento Tecnológico, Unidade Biotecnologia; Universidade Federal de Pelotas; Pelotas; RS; Brazil
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- Departamento de Química, Centro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas; Universidade Federal de Santa Maria; Santa Maria; CEP 97105-900; RS; Brazil
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- Departamento de Química, Centro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas; Universidade Federal de Santa Maria; Santa Maria; CEP 97105-900; RS; Brazil
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- Laboratório de Avaliações Farmacológicas e Toxicológicas Aplicadas às Moléculas Bioativas, LaftamBio Pampa; Universidade Federal do Pampa; CEP 97650-000; Itaqui; RS; Brazil
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Del Fabbro L, Borges Filho C, Cattelan Souza L, Savegnago L, Alves D, Henrique Schneider P, de Salles HD, Jesse CR. Effects of Se-phenyl thiazolidine-4-carboselenoate on mechanical and thermal hyperalgesia in brachial plexus avulsion in mice: Mediation by cannabinoid CB1 and CB2 receptors. Brain Res 2012; 1475:31-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2012.08.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2012] [Revised: 07/26/2012] [Accepted: 08/02/2012] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Filho CB, Rodrigues FF, Segat L, Fonseca AM, Araujo J, Arahata C, Pontes L, Vilar L, de Lima Filho JL, Crovella S. Association of MBL2 gene exon 1 variants with autoimmune thyroid disease in Brazilian patients. Int J Immunogenet 2012; 39:357-61. [PMID: 22360648 DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-313x.2012.01102.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
We investigated the association between MBL2 gene exon 1 functional polymorphisms and autoimmune thyroid disease (AITD) in 163 Brazilian patients (87 with Hashimoto thyroiditis, HT; 76 with Graves' disease) and 214 healthy controls. Individuals carrying MBL2 O allele are at higher risk of developing AITD (OR = 1.58, 95% CI: 1.11-2.26; P-value = 0.009) and HT (OR = 1.67, 95% CI: 1.09-2.55; P-value = 0.013) as suggesting a possible role for mannose-binding lectin in influencing disease susceptibility.
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- C B Filho
- Internal Medicine's Unit of Otavio de Freitas's Hospital, Recife, Brazil
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