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AboZaid OAR, Abdel-Maksoud MA, Saleh IA, El-Tayeb MA, El-Sonbaty SM, Shoker FE, Salem MA, Emad AM, Mani S, Deva Magendhra Rao AK, Mamdouh MA, Kotob MH, Aufy M, Kodous AS. Targeting the NF-κB p65/Bcl-2 signaling pathway in hepatic cellular carcinoma using radiation assisted synthesis of zinc nanoparticles coated with naturally isolated gallic acid. Biomed Pharmacother 2024; 172:116274. [PMID: 38364738 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2024.116274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2023] [Revised: 02/01/2024] [Accepted: 02/13/2024] [Indexed: 02/18/2024] Open
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PURPOSE Oral diethylnitrosamine (DEN) is a known hepatocarcinogen that damages the liver and causes cancer. DEN damages the liver through reactive oxygen species-mediated inflammation and biological process regulation. MATERIALS AND METHODS Gallic acid-coated zinc oxide nanoparticles (Zn-GANPs) were made from zinc oxide (ZnO) synthesized by irradiation dose of 50 kGy utilizing a Co-60 γ-ray source chamber with a dose rate of 0.83 kGy/h and gallic acid from pomegranate peel. UV-visible (UV) spectrophotometry verified Zn-GANP synthesis. TEM, DLS, and FTIR were utilized to investigate ZnO-NPs' characteristics. Rats were orally exposed to DEN for 8 weeks at 20 mg/kg five times per week, followed by intraperitoneal injection of Zn-GANPs at 20 mg/kg for 5 weeks. Using oxidative stress, anti-inflammatory, liver function, histologic, apoptotic, and cell cycle parameters for evaluating Zn-GANPs treatment. RESULTS DEN exposure elevated inflammatory markers (AFP and NF-κB p65), transaminases (AST, ALT), γ-GT, globulin, and total bilirubin, with reduced protein and albumin levels. It also increased MDA levels, oxidative liver cell damage, and Bcl-2, while decreasing caspase-3 and antioxidants like GSH, and CAT. Zn-GANPs significantly mitigated these effects and lowered lipid peroxidation, AST, ALT, and γ-GT levels, significantly increased CAT and GSH levels (p<0.05). Zn-GANPs caused S and G2/M cell cycle arrest and G0/G1 apoptosis. These results were associated with higher caspase-3 levels and lower Bcl-2 and TGF-β1 levels. Zn-GANPs enhance and restore the histology and ultrastructure of the liver in DEN-induced rats. CONCLUSION The data imply that Zn-GANPs may prevent and treat DEN-induced liver damage and carcinogenesis.
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- Omayma A R AboZaid
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Moshtohor, Benha University, Egypt
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- Botany and Microbiology department- College of Science- King Saud University, Saudi Arabia
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- Radiation Microbiology Department, National Center for Radiation Research & Technology (NCRRT), Egyptian Atomic-Energy Authority (EAEA), Egypt
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Moshtohor, Benha University, Egypt
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- Pharmacology and Toxicology Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Modern University for Technology and Information, Egypt
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- Pharmacognosy Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, October 6 University, Sixth of October City, Giza 12585, Egypt
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- Department of Research, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute, and Research Centre, Sector 5, Rohini, Delhi 110085, India; Department of Molecular Oncology, Cancer Institute (WIA), 38, Sardar Patel Road, P.O. Box 600036, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutics and Industrial Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, October 6 University, 6th of October City, Giza 12585, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Division of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; Department of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Division of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
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- Department of Molecular Oncology, Cancer Institute (WIA), 38, Sardar Patel Road, P.O. Box 600036, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India; Radiation Biology department, National Center for Radiation Research & Technology (NCRRT), Egyptian Atomic-Energy Authority (EAEA), Egypt.
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Rasheed DM, Emad AM, Ali SF, Ali SS, Farag MA, Meselhy MR, Sattar EA. UPLC-PDA-ESI/MS metabolic profiling of dill shoots bioactive fraction; evidence of its antioxidant and hepatoprotective effects in vitro and in vivo. J Food Biochem 2021; 45:e13741. [PMID: 33904177 DOI: 10.1111/jfbc.13741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2021] [Revised: 04/05/2021] [Accepted: 04/06/2021] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Hydroxyl radical (• OH) scavenging capacity of aqueous dill (Anethum graveolens L.) shoot (ADSh) extract was assessed using electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy. ADSh extract (at concentrations of 0.5 and 10 mg/ml) exerted high (OH) radical scavenging power. ADSh extract was further fractionated on Diaion HP-20 column to yield five fractions. EPR spin-trapping assay revealed fraction 4 (eluted with 75% aq. MeOH) to possess (• OH) radical scavenging capacity over a concentration range (0.01-10 mg/ml), whereas fraction 2 (eluted with 25% aq. MeOH) appeared to be pro-oxidant at concentration 0.01 mg/ml. UPLC-PDA-ESI-MS metabolite profiling of ADSh extract revealed 87 metabolites, of which 64 compounds were identified in fraction 4, the most active fraction. Furthermore, ADSh extract demonstrated a hepatoprotective effect against acetaminophen (APAP)-induced hepatotoxicity in rats. Pretreatment of rats with ADSh extract (200 mg/kg b.wt) markedly attenuated the increased in the serum hepatic enzyme levels. It also increased free glutathione level and total antioxidant capacity in the serum of treated rats. [Correction added on May 3, 2021, after first online publication: "rates" has been changed to "rats" in the previous sentence.] Additionally, levels of (TNF-α and IL-1β) were back to almost normal levels compared to the control group. The above findings suggest that ADSh extract has a protective effect against APAP-induced liver damage.
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- Dalia M Rasheed
- Pharmacognosy Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, October 6 University, Sixth of October, Egypt
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- Pharmacognosy Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, October 6 University, Sixth of October, Egypt
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- Pharmacognosy Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, October 6 University, Sixth of October, Egypt.,Pharmacognosy Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Children's Cancer Hospital Egypt 57357, Cairo, Egypt.,Center for Aging and Associated Disease, Zewail City of Science and Technology, Sixth of October, Egypt
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- Pharmacognosy Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.,Department of Chemistry, School of Sciences & Engineering, The American University in Cairo, New Cairo, Egypt
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- Pharmacognosy Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Pharmacognosy Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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Emad AM, Ali SF, Abdel-Rahman EA, Meselhy MR, Farag MA, Ali SS, Abdel-Sattar EA. Anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects of Apium graveolens L. extracts mitigate against fatal acetaminophen-induced acute liver toxicity. J Food Biochem 2020; 44:e13399. [PMID: 32713084 DOI: 10.1111/jfbc.13399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2020] [Revised: 07/02/2020] [Accepted: 07/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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In the present work, antioxidant activity, total phenolics (TP), and total flavonoids (TF) contents of aqueous and methanol extracts of celery were determined, in addition to untargeted metabolites profiling its methanol celery root extract (MCRE) via UPLC-MS. Although MCRE exhibited the lowest TPC and TFC levels, it presented the most potential hydroxyl radical quenching effect using electron paramagnetic resonance spin trapping technique. Treatment of Acetaminophen-induced hepatotoxicity (AAH) rats with MCRE lowered serum levels of AST, ALT, ALP, TNF-α, and IL-1β significantly. Additionally, MCRE significantly increased total antioxidant capacity (TAC) and glutathione (GSH) levels relative to AAH rats. Strikingly, Kaplan-Meier survival analysis of all groups revealed a 100% prevention of acetaminophen-induced mortality of rats by MCRE pretreatment (100 mg/kg/day). MCRE prevented AAH-associated severe weight loss and elicited normal behavior in the rescued rats. Our results suggest that pretreatment with MCRE can mitigate against overdosed acetaminophen-induced acute liver failure and warrant further investigations on the potential of postinjury intervention. PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS: Acetaminophen-induced hepatotoxicity (AAH) accounts for alerting numbers of overdose-related acute liver failure and liver transplant cases with increased morbidity and mortality rates. Currently proposed mechanisms implicate mitochondria-mediated oxidative stress and inflammation in the pathogenesis of AAH, which underline current interventions employing antioxidants to combat liver damage by over-dosed acetaminophen. The present work uncovers potent protective effects of some celery extracts (and their fractions) against acetaminophen-induced oxidative stress and inflammation. Treatment of rats with fatal liver injury with methanol extract of celery root significantly reduced secretion of liver enzymes and markedly decreased inflammatory as well as oxidative stress markers in these animals. This, in turn, rescued challenged rats exposed to fatal doses of acetaminophen completely, which establishes methanol extracts of celery roots as effective therapeutic intervention against AAH. The antioxidant capacity of the extracts was determined using EPR technique, and the secondary metabolites related to antioxidant activity were characterized via UPLC-MS.
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- Ayat M Emad
- Pharmacognosy Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, October 6 University, Sixth of October, Egypt
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- Pharmacognosy Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, October 6 University, Sixth of October, Egypt
- Pharmacognosy Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Children's Cancer Hospital Egypt 57357, Cairo, Egypt
- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Assuit University, Assuit, Egypt
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- Pharmacognosy Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Pharmacognosy Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
- Department of Chemistry, School of Sciences & Engineering, The American University in Cairo, New Cairo, Egypt
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- Children's Cancer Hospital Egypt 57357, Cairo, Egypt
- Center for Aging and Associated Disease, Zewail City of Science and Technology, Sixth of October, Egypt
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