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Mahdizadehdehosta R, Shahbazmohammadi H, Moein S, Soltani N, Malekzadeh K, Moein M. Effects of Salvia mirzayanii extract administration on hyperglycemia improvement in diabetic rats: The role of GLUT4, PEPCK and G6Pase genes. Heliyon 2024; 10:e25256. [PMID: 38333789 PMCID: PMC10850551 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e25256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2023] [Revised: 01/22/2024] [Accepted: 01/23/2024] [Indexed: 02/10/2024] Open
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Diabetes is a dangerous metabolic disorder by increasing incidence in human societies worldwide. Recently, much attention has been focused on the development of hypoglycemic agents, particularly the derivatives of herbal drugs, in the treatment of diabetes. This research aimed to study the anti-diabetic effect of Salvia mirzayanii in the diabetic rat models. First, the plant material was extracted from the leaves, and orally administered to the rats. After treating the animals with the aqueous extract of S. mirzayanii at a dose of 600 mg/kg, animal body weight for 12 weeks, fasting blood glucose, oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT), and body weight changes were examined. To analyze the anti-diabetic function of S. mirzayanii, we measured the expression of glucose transporter-4 (GLUT4), phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (PEPCK), and glucose 6-phosphatase (G6Pase) genes in healthy and streptozotocin (STZ)-diabetic rats. The expression levels of the genes of interest in muscle and liver tissues were determined using reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) and immunohistochemistry (IHC). There were no significant differences in fasting blood glucose and OGTT between normal control (NC) group and the diabetic control (DC) group treated with S. mirzayanii. In contrast, there was a significant difference with the untreated DC (P < 0.05). The treatment of diabetic rats with S. mirzayanii significantly increased the expression of GLUT4 in the muscle and decreased the expression levels of PEPCK and G6Pase in the liver compared to the DC group (P < 0.05). These findings clearly show that S. mirzayanii can improve hyperglycemia by increasing the GLUT4 expression, and inhibiting the gluconeogenesis pathway in the liver. In general, the obtained results provided a new insight into the efficacy of S. mirzayanii aqueous extract as an anti-diabetic herbal medicine.
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Affiliation(s)
- Rahman Mahdizadehdehosta
- Molecular Medicine Research Center, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Hormozgan, Iran
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- Metabolic Diseases Research Center, Research Institute for Prevention of Non-Communicable Diseases, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran
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- Molecular Medicine Research Center, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Hormozgan, Iran
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Hormozgan University of Medical Science, Bandar Abbas, Hormozgan, Iran
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, School of Pharmacy, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Fars, Iran
- Medicinal Plants Processing Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Fars, Iran
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Fallah Imani A, Gomarian M, Ghorbanpour M, Ramak P, Chavoshi S. Foliar-applied nano-cerium dioxide differentially affect morpho-physiological traits and essential oil profile of Salvia mirzayanii Rech. f. & Esfand under drought stress and post-stress recovery conditions. Plant Physiol Biochem 2023; 203:108046. [PMID: 37757721 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2023.108046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2023] [Revised: 09/08/2023] [Accepted: 09/19/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023]
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Drought stress is known to diminish the growth and yield of plants by altering the physiological, biochemical and molecular processes, thus threatening food security worldwide. Nanoparticles (NPs) have emerged as an effective strategy to raise plant productivity under current rapid environmental challenges. However, there is little literature on mechanisms underlying the beneficial role of re-watering in drought-stressed plants treated with NPs. In this study, the effects of cerium dioxide nanoparticles [(CeO2 NPs), 0 (control), 125, 250, 500, and 1000 mL L-1] were investigated on morpho-physiological and phytochemical traits of Salvia mirzayanii plants under different drought stress intensities [(25%, 50%, 75%, and 100% (control) of field capacity (FC) moisture] and post-stress re-watering (recovery) in a three-way factorial arrangement based on randomized complete block design. Uptake and accumulation of CeO2 NPs in the leaf tissue of plant samples were confirmed using SEM and EDX techniques. The results of ANOVA demonstrated that growth and physio-phytochemical traits were significantly (p < 0.05) affected by individual treatment and/or their double and triple interactions. Exposure to various levels of CeO2 NPs during drought stress mitigated the adverse effects of stress on growth parameters (e.g., plant height, shoot and root dry weights, and root length) and photosynthetic pigments (chlorophyll a and b) content compared to the respective controls in varying degrees. However, proline and essential oil content were increased in drought-stressed plants, and tended to decrease during the period of recovery. Before re-watering, the antioxidant enzymes, CAT, POD, and SOD, activity in leaf tissues was increased with the increase of drought stress intensity upon both treated and non-treated CeO2 NPs conditions. However, the three-way interaction results demonstrated that recovery after drought stress following CeO2 NPs application particularly 1000 mL L-1 decreased the activity of antioxidant enzymes compared to the controls. Based on GC and GC-MS analysis, all essential oil samples predominantly composed of oxygenated monoterpenes and sesquiterpenes including Decane, Spathulenol, Octane, α-Terpinyl acetate, Hexyl isovalerate, Dodecane, Butanoic acid, Linalool, δ-Cadinene, Muurolol, α-Cadinol, Eudesm-7(11)-en-4-ol, which significantly (p < 0.05) changed under different experimental treatments. The recovery after stress, however, increased only the content of δ-Cadinene in plants from severe drought stress upon foliar application of 1000 mL L-1 CeO2 NPs compared to the non-recovery period. Conclusively, integrative use of CeO2 NPs and re-watering after drought stress could be an encouraging and eco-friendly strategy to improve both drought tolerance, growth and pyhtochemical contents in S. mirzayanii plants.
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- Afshar Fallah Imani
- Department of Horticulture Science, Arak Branch, Islamic Azad University, Arak, Iran
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- Department of Agronomy and Plant Breeding, Arak Branch, Islamic Azad University, Arak, Iran
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- Department of Medicinal Plants, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Arak University, Arak, 38156-8-8349, Iran; Institute of Nanosciences and Nanotechnology, Arak University, Arak, 38156-8-8349, Iran.
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- Research Division of Natural Resources, Lorestan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Centre, AREEO, Khorramabad, Iran
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- Department of Agronomy and Plant Breeding, Arak Branch, Islamic Azad University, Arak, Iran
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Rouzbehan S, Moein S, Homaei A, Moein MR. Kinetics of α-glucosidase inhibition by different fractions of three species of Labiatae extracts: a new diabetes treatment model. Pharm Biol 2017; 55:1483-1488. [PMID: 28367665 PMCID: PMC7011978 DOI: 10.1080/13880209.2017.1306569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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CONTEXT Glucosidases are a group of enzymes playing crucial roles in digestion of carbohydrates. Glucosidase inhibitors can reduce carbohydrate digestion rate and have the potential to prevent development of type 2 diabetes. The Labiatae is one of the largest plant families grown globally and many studies that have isolated new pharmaceutical compounds. In folk medicine, some of Labiatae plants such as Zataria multiflora Boiss, Salvia mirzayanii Rech. F. & Esfand, and Otostegia persica Boiss are consumed for the treatment of diabetes. OBJECTIVES This study investigates the inhibitory effects of different fractions of three mentioned species extracts on α-glucosidase. MATERIALS AND METHODS Ethanol extracts of these plants leaves were fractionated using petroleum ether, chloroform, ethyl acetate, and n-butanol solutions. The duration of this study was 12 months. To measure enzyme inhibition, 5 μL of the enzyme, 20 μL of substrate and samples were used and for evaluation mode of inhibition, constant amounts of α-glucosidase were incubated with rising concentrations of substrate (PNPG). RESULTS The results revealed that the ethyl acetate fraction of Zataria multiflora (IC50 = 0.35 ± 0.01 mg/mL) and petroleum ether fraction of Salvia mirzayanii (IC50 = 0.4 ± 0.11 mg/mL) were the most potent inhibitors of α-glucosidase in comparison with the other samples and acarbose as the standard (IC50 = 7 ± 0.19 mg/mL). All of the samples exhibited noncompetitive-uncompetitive inhibition. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION It can be inferred from this study that α-glucosidase inhibitory potential of the studied extracts may be a marker of antidiabetic potential of these extracts.
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- Sahere Rouzbehan
- Molecular Medicine Research Center, Hormozgan Health Institute, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, IR Iran
- Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Medicine, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, IR Iran
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- Molecular Medicine Research Center, Hormozgan Health Institute, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, IR Iran
- Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Medicine, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, IR Iran
- CONTACT Soheila MoeinDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, P.O: 791969-3116, Bandar Abbas, IR Iran
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Hormozgan, Bandar Abbas, IR Iran
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- Medicinal Plants Processing Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IR Iran
- Department of Pharmacognosy, School of Pharmacy, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IR Iran
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Zomorodian K, Moein M, Pakshir K, Karami F, Sabahi Z. Chemical Composition and Antimicrobial Activities of the Essential Oil From Salvia mirzayanii Leaves. J Evid Based Complementary Altern Med 2017; 22:770-776. [PMID: 28689440 PMCID: PMC5871294 DOI: 10.1177/2156587217717414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Resistance of many pathogens to available drugs is a global challenge and is leading to growing interest in natural alternative products. In this study, chemical composition and in vitro antibacterial and antifungal activities of the essential oil from Salvia mirzayanii were investigated. The chemical constituents of essential oil from S mirzayanii were analyzed by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry. The antimicrobial activity was determined by broth microdilution. The main identified compounds were 1,8-cineole (41.2 ± 1.3%), linalool acetate (11.0 ± 0.5%), and α-terpinyl acetate (6.0 ± 0.4%) (mL of essential oil/g of plant material). The MIC95 were 0.03 to 0.5 µL/mL and 16 to 128 µL/mL for gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria, respectively. These results indicated that Salvia mirzayanii essential oil significantly inhibited the growth of standard and clinically isolated tested yeasts by MIC50 0.03 to 1 µL/mL. Potent antibacterial and antifungal activities of Salvia mirzayanii essential oil may be considered in future study, particularly against antibiotic-resistant cases.
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- Kamiar Zomorodian
- 1 Medicinal Plants Processing Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.,2 Department of Medical Mycology and Parasitology, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- 1 Medicinal Plants Processing Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.,3 Department of Pharmacognosy, School of Pharmacy, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- 2 Department of Medical Mycology and Parasitology, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.,4 Center of Basic Sciences in Infectious Diseases, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- 1 Medicinal Plants Processing Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.,5 Central Research Laboratory, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- 1 Medicinal Plants Processing Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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Ziaei A, Hoppstädter J, Kiemer AK, Ramezani M, Amirghofran Z, Diesel B. Inhibitory effects of teuclatriol, a sesquiterpene from salvia mirzayanii, on nuclear factor-κB activation and expression of inflammatory mediators. J Ethnopharmacol 2015; 160:94-100. [PMID: 25446581 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2014.10.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2014] [Revised: 10/10/2014] [Accepted: 10/21/2014] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Salvia mirzayanii Rech. f. & Esfand. is an endemic plant, which is only distributed in the south of Iran. In traditional Iranian medicine, the aerial parts of Salvia mirzayanii have been used for infections, inflammatory diseases, and as a tonic. From this plant, the sesquiterpene teuclatriol was isolated by bioactivity-guided fractionation due to its anti-proliferative actions on human lymphocytes. The guaiane sesquiterpene is lacking the methylene-γ-lactone function that is typically involved in the inhibiting properties of sesquiterpenes on NF-κB, a pivotal transcription factor in inflammatory processes. We here investigated anti-inflammatory effects of teuclatriol on human macrophage-like and endothelial cells. MATERIALS AND METHODS Non-toxic doses of teuclatriol were determined for both cell types by MTT (3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide)-assay. The effect of teuclatriol on the activity of NF-κB in LPS-stimulated human monocytic THP-1 cells was studied using infrared electrophoretic mobility shift assay (IR-EMSA) using curcumin as positive control (32µM). THP-1 were differentiated into macrophage-like cells and evaluated for TNF-α secretion by L929 bioassay following stimulation with LPS and treatment with teuclatriol. Inflammatory gene expression in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC), modeling target cells for TNF-α-induced inflammatory gene activation, was investigated by real-time RT-PCR. RESULTS The LPS-induced DNA binding activity of NF-κB in THP-1 was significantly decreased by non-toxic doses of teuclatriol (312 and 390µM). Teuclatriol reduced the production of TNF-α in a dose-dependent manner. mRNA levels of both monocyte chemoattractant protein (MCP)-1 and toll-like receptor (TLR)2 were decreased in TNF-α-activated HUVEC. CONCLUSION These data show an inhibitory effect of teuclatriol on NF-κB signaling at doses of 312µM and higher, validating the traditional use of Salvia mirzayanii in the treatment of inflammatory diseases. Future work on the mode of action of teuclatriol may provide new lead structures with NF-κB inhibiting properties, lacking possible side effects mediated via alkylating centers of sesquiterpene lactones.
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- Akram Ziaei
- Department of Immunology, Dr. Sheikh Educational, Research and Treatment Hospital, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Biology, Saarland University, Saarbrücken, Germany
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- Department of Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Biology, Saarland University, Saarbrücken, Germany
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- Pharmaceutical Research Center, School of Pharmacy, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Immunology Department, Autoimmune Disease Research Center, Medicinal and Natural Products Chemistry Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
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- Department of Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Biology, Saarland University, Saarbrücken, Germany
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