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Geshnigani SSH, Mahdavinia M, Kalantar M, Goudarzi M, Khorsandi L, Kalantar H. Diosmin prophylaxis reduces gentamicin-induced kidney damage in rats. Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol 2023; 396:63-71. [PMID: 36121447 DOI: 10.1007/s00210-022-02295-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2022] [Accepted: 09/09/2022] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Gentamicin is an essential aminoglycoside antibiotic, but it is only used to treat severe bacterial infections due to its high nephrotoxicity in patients. We evaluated the preventive effects of diosmin (as a natural ingredient) on gentamicin-related kidney damage in rats. In this research, 28 male Wistar rats were divided into four groups: control, gentamicin (100 mg/kg (i.p.), daily for 1 week), gentamicin plus diosmin (50 mg/kg, p.o., daily for 2 weeks), and diosmin (50 mg/kg/day, p.o. for 2 weeks). After the final gavage, blood samples were collected for the determination of blood urea nitrogen (BUN) and creatinine. Kidneys are used for biochemical, inflammatory, and histological tests. The concentrations of creatinine, BUN, nitric oxide, malondialdehyde, tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α), and interleukin 1 beta (IL-1β) were significantly increased. But, the level of glutathione and activities of catalase, glutathione peroxidase, and superoxide dismutase decreased during treatment with gentamicin. On the other hand, the concentrations of creatinine, BUN, nitric oxide, malondialdehyde, TNF-α, and IL-1β were significantly reduced, and the glutathione level, activities of catalase, and glutathione peroxidase were significantly increased via co-administration with diosmin. Diosmin had ameliorative impacts against gentamicin-related kidney injury due to its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities.
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Mombeini MA, Kalantar H, Sadeghi E, Goudarzi M, Khalili H, Kalantar M. Protective effects of berberine as a natural antioxidant and anti-inflammatory agent against nephrotoxicity induced by cyclophosphamide in mice. Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol 2022; 395:187-194. [PMID: 34994821 DOI: 10.1007/s00210-021-02182-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [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: 05/31/2021] [Accepted: 11/10/2021] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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PURPOSE Cyclophosphamide is an alkylating agent with nephrotoxicity that constrains its clinical application. Berberine is an isoquinoline derivative alkaloid with biological functions like antioxidant and anti-inflammatory. The current research intended to examine the nephroprotective impacts of berberine against cyclophosphamide-stimulated nephrotoxicity. METHODS Forty animal subjects were randomly separated into five categories of control (Group I), cyclophosphamide (200 mg/kg, i.p., on 7th day) (Group II), and groups III and IV that received berberine 50 and 100 mg/kg orally for seven days and a single injection of cyclophosphamide on 7th day. Group V as berberine (100 mg/kg, alone). On day 8, blood samples were drawn from the retro-orbital sinus to determine serum levels of blood urea nitrogen (BUN), creatinine (Cr), neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL), and kidney injury molecule-1 (KIM-1) as biomarkers for kidney injury. Nitric oxide (NO), malondialdehyde (MDA) and glutathione (GSH) levels, catalase (CAT), superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione peroxidase (GPx) activities as oxidative stress factors, tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and interleukin 1 beta (IL-1β) levels as inflammatory mediators were assessed in kidney tissue. RESULTS The results of this study demonstrated that berberine was able to protect remarkably the kidney from CP-induced injury through decreasing the level of BUN, Cr, NGAL, KIM-1, NO, MDA TNF-α, IL-1β and increasing the level of GSH, CAT, SOD, and GPx activities. CONCLUSION Berberine may be employed as a natural agent to prevent cyclophosphamide-induced nephrotoxicity through anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory effects.
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- Mohammad Amin Mombeini
- Toxicology Research Center, Medical Basic Sciences Research Institute, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
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- Toxicology Research Center, Medical Basic Sciences Research Institute, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
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- Toxicology Research Center, Medical Basic Sciences Research Institute, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
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- Medicinal Plant Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
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- Medicinal Plant Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
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Shabani E, Kalantari H, Kalantar M, Goudarzi M, Mansouri E, Kalantar H. Berberine ameliorates testosterone-induced benign prostate hyperplasia in rats. BMC Complement Med Ther 2021; 21:301. [PMID: 34930229 PMCID: PMC8690423 DOI: 10.1186/s12906-021-03472-2] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2021] [Accepted: 11/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is a major urologic problem that mostly develops in older males. Oxidative stress and inflammation influence the occurrence of BPH. Berberine (BBR) is a natural ingredient that has antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. The current research aims at examining the effects of BBR on testosterone-stimulated BPH in rats. METHODS Animals were randomly categorized to six groups. In the control group, normal saline and olive oil were injected as the vehicle. BPH group: received testosterone (3 mg/kg, subcutaneous, 28 days), BPH + BBR groups; received BBR (25 and 50 mg/kg, p.o, 28 days), BPH + finasteride groups: received finasteride (1 mg/kg, p.o, 28 days), BBR (50 mg/kg, p.o, alone) was administered for subjects in the BBR group. On the 29th day, after anesthesia, cervical dislocation was used to kill the subjects. Serum concentration of testosterone and dihydrotestosterone was measured and prostate tissues were excised and used for biochemical, inflammation, and histological analysis. RESULTS BBR prevented increased serum concentrations of testosterone and dihydrotestosterone. BBR considerably reduced BPH-stimulated oxidative stress and inflammation through preventing the rise in lipid peroxidation and nitrite concentration and declined the accumulations of pro-inflammatory cytokines (e.g. interleukin 1β and tumor necrosis factor α) and declining the depletion rate of GSH and the function of catalase and superoxide dismutase. Histopathological investigations reported that administration of BBR could suppress testosterone-stimulated BPH. CONCLUSION This study demonstrated that BBR could significantly prevent the development of BPH in rats.
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- Ehsan Shabani
- Toxicology Research Center, Medical Basic Sciences Research Institute, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
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- Toxicology Research Center, Medical Basic Sciences Research Institute, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
- Department of Toxicology, School of Pharmacy, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
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- Shoushtar Faculty of Medical Sciences, Shoushtar, Iran
- Medicinal Plant Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
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- Medicinal Plant Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
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- Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Medical Basic Sciences Research Institute, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
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- Toxicology Research Center, Medical Basic Sciences Research Institute, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.
- Department of Toxicology, School of Pharmacy, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.
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Zajdel A, Wilczok A, Jelonek K, Kaps A, Musiał-Kulik M, Kasperczyk J. Cytotoxic effect of targeted biodegradable epothilone B and rapamycin co-loaded nanocarriers on breast cancer cells. J Biomed Mater Res A 2021; 109:1693-1700. [PMID: 33719211 DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.37164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [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: 10/07/2020] [Revised: 03/03/2021] [Accepted: 03/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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The new therapeutic solutions for breast cancer treatment are needed, for example, combined therapy consisted of several drugs that characterize different mechanisms of action and modern drug delivery systems. Therefore, we used combination of epothilone B (EpoB) and rapamycin (Rap) to analyze the cytotoxic effect against breast cancer cells (MCF-7; MDA-MB-231). Also, the effect of drugs co-delivered in bioresorbable micelles functionalized with biotin (PLA-PEG-BIO; poly(lactide)-co-poly(ethylene glycol)-biotin) was studied. The comparison of effects of the mixture of free drugs and the micelles co-loaded with EpoB and Rap revealed a significant decrease in the cell metabolic activity and survival. Moreover, the dual drug-loaded PLA-PEG-BIO micelles enhanced the cytotoxicity of EpoB and Rap against the tested cells as compared with the free drugs. The blank PLA-PEG-BIO micelles did not affect the tested cells. We expect that mixture of EpoB and Rap may be promising in breast cancer treatment and PLA-PEG-BIO micelles as carrier of these two drugs can be applicable for successful targeted delivery.
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- Alicja Zajdel
- Department of Biopharmacy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences in Sosnowiec, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland, Sosnowiec, Poland
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- Department of Biopharmacy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences in Sosnowiec, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland, Sosnowiec, Poland
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- Centre of Polymer and Carbon Materials, Polish Academy of Sciences, Zabrze, Poland
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- Department of Biopharmacy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences in Sosnowiec, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland, Sosnowiec, Poland
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- Centre of Polymer and Carbon Materials, Polish Academy of Sciences, Zabrze, Poland
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- Centre of Polymer and Carbon Materials, Polish Academy of Sciences, Zabrze, Poland
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Gomes GB, Zubieta CS, Weber SS, de Lima DP, Reddy TN, Guerrero ATG, de Fatima Cepa Matos M, Parisotto EB, Perdomo RT. Thiopyrimidine derivatives induce cytotoxicity, cell cycle arrest and oxidative stress in breast cancer 3D-spheroids. Chem Pap 2021; 75:1211-1220. [DOI: 10.1007/s11696-020-01383-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Amirizadeh M, Salehifar E, Habibi M, Shokrzadeh M, Soleimani A, Yazdani Charati J, Ghaffari R, Habibi V, Eslami G. Serum Trace Elements in Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery: The Relationship Between Trace Element Supplementation and Period of Mechanical Ventilation in a Randomized Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Trial. Jundishapur J Nat Pharm Prod 2019; 14. [DOI: 10.5812/jjnpp.68735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Poodineh J, Nakhaee A. In Vitro Antioxidant and Anti-Lipid Peroxidation Activities of Hydroalcoholic Extracts of Caralluma tuberculata, Root and Aerial Parts. Jundishapur J Nat Pharm Prod 2019; 14. [DOI: 10.5812/jjnpp.69685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Asadi M, Mohammadian B, Shahriari A, Mohammadi M, Foruozandeh H. The Protective Effect of Cichorium intybus L. Hydroalcoholic Extract Against Methotrexate-Induced Oxidative Stress in Rats. Jundishapur J Nat Pharm Prod 2018; 13. [DOI: 10.5812/jjnpp.59556] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Goudarzi M, Kalantar M, Kalantar H. The Hepatoprotective Effect of Gallic Acid on Mercuric Chloride-Induced Liver Damage in Rats. Jundishapur J Nat Pharm Prod 2017; In Press. [DOI: 10.5812/jjnpp.12345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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