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Sharifi-Rad J, Quispe C, Vergara CV, Kitic D, Kostic M, Armstrong L, Shinwari ZK, Khalil AT, Brdar-Jokanović M, Ljevnaić-Mašić B, Varoni EM, Iriti M, Leyva-Gómez G, Herrera-Bravo J, Salazar LA, Cho WC. Genus Viburnum: Therapeutic Potentialities and Agro-Food-Pharma Applications. Oxid Med Cell Longev 2021; 2021:3095514. [PMID: 34326915 PMCID: PMC8310452 DOI: 10.1155/2021/3095514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2021] [Revised: 06/08/2021] [Accepted: 06/11/2021] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
Abstract
The genus Viburnum (Adoxaceae, Dipsacales) is of scientific interest due to the chemical components and diverse biological activities found across species of the genus, which includes more than 230 species of evergreen, semievergreen, or deciduous shrubs and small trees. Although frequently used as an ornament, the Viburnum species show biological properties with health-promoting effects. Fruits, flowers, and barks of certain species are used for pharmaceutical purposes or as cooking ingredients, hence containing biochemical compounds with health-promoting activity such are carotenoids, polyphenols, and flavonoids. However, its taxonomical determination is difficult, due to its wide distribution and frequent hybridizations; therefore, an objective classification would allow us to understand its biological activity based on its phytochemical components. More than sixty phytochemical compounds have been reported, where vibsanin-type diterpenes and their derivatives are the most prevalent. Leaves and twigs of V. dilatatum contain the largest number of phytochemicals among the genus. Through preclinical evidence, this study provides insight regarding antioxidant, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, cytotoxic, and anticancer activities of genus Viburnum.
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- Javad Sharifi-Rad
- Phytochemistry Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Arturo Prat, Avda. Arturo Prat 2120, Iquique 1110939, Chile
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- Centro de Investigación de Estudios Avanzados del Maule, Vicerrectoría de Investigación y Postgrado, Universidad Católica del Maule, Chile
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- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pharmacy, University of Niš, Ave. Zorana Djindjica 81, 18000 Nis, Serbia
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- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pharmacy, University of Niš, Ave. Zorana Djindjica 81, 18000 Nis, Serbia
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- Departament of Pharmaceutical Sciences, State University of Ponta Grossa, 84030900, Ponta Grossa, Paraná, Brazil
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- Department of Plant Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan
- Pakistan Academy of Sciences, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Pathology, Lady Reading Hospital Medical Teaching Institution, Peshawar (25000), KP, Pakistan
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- Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops, National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, Alternative Crops and Organic Production Department, Maksima Gorkog 30, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Field and Vegetable Crops, University of Novi Sad, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 8, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche, Chirurgiche ed Odontoiatriche, Università Degli Studi di Milano, Via Beldiletto 1, 20142 Milan, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie e Ambientali, Via Celoria 2, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- Departamento de Farmacia, Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, Ciudad de México 04510, Mexico
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- Departamento de Ciencias Básicas, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Santo Tomas, Chile
- Center of Molecular Biology and Pharmacogenetics, Scientific and Technological Bioresource Nucleus, Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco 4811230, Chile
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- Center of Molecular Biology and Pharmacogenetics, Scientific and Technological Bioresource Nucleus, Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco 4811230, Chile
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- Department of Clinical Oncology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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Milutinovic M, Velickovic Radovanovic R, Savikin K, Radenkovic S, Arvandi M, Pesic M, Kostic M, Miladinovic B, Brankovic S, Kitic D. Chokeberry juice supplementation in type 2 diabetic patients - impact on health status. J Appl Biomed 2019; 17:218-224. [PMID: 34907720 DOI: 10.32725/jab.2019.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [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: 11/06/2018] [Accepted: 11/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Recent literature evidence indicates the potential use of chokeberry preparations in the prevention and treatment of some chronic noncommunicable diseases. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effects of the three months oral chokeberry juice supplementation in type 2 diabetic patients, as well as its influence on hematological parameters and certain parameters of the renal dysfunction. The study was designed as an open-label trial, which included 35 patients who have received the herbal supplement, polyphenol-rich chokeberry juice (150 ml/day, three times a day for 50 ml), in addition to their standard therapy. Chokeberry juice as a rich source of polyphenol compounds could be an effective preventive and therapeutic agent in diabetes mellitus type 2. Hematological and biochemical parameters were measured at baseline, after 3 months with the chokeberry juice supplementation and after the next 3 months without the chokeberry juice supplementation (follow-up period). Significant difference was noticed in the levels of LDL-cholesterol, glycated hemoglobin and serum creatinine (p < 0.05), as well as in the levels of some hematological parameters, such as white blood cell and lymphocyte count (p < 0.01), hematocrit, blood hemoglobin, mean corpuscular volume, hemoglobin and hemoglobin concentration and red blood cell count (p < 0.05). The daily consumption of the chokeberry juice could improve the health status in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, in combination with their standard therapy.
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- Milica Milutinovic
- University of Nis, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pharmacy, Nis, Serbia
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- University of Nis, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology, Nis, Serbia.,Clinical Center Nis, Clinic of Nephrology, Nis, Serbia
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- Institute for Medicinal Plants Research "Dr. Josif Pancic", Belgrade, Serbia
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- University of Nis, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Nis, Serbia.,Clinical Center Nis, Clinic of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders, Nis, Serbia
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- Institute of Public Health, Medical Decision Making, and Health Technology Assessment, UMIT, Hall in Tirol, Austria
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- University of Nis, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Nis, Serbia.,Clinical Center Nis, Clinic of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders, Nis, Serbia
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- University of Nis, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pharmacy, Nis, Serbia
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- University of Nis, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pharmacy, Nis, Serbia
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- University of Nis, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Physiology, Nis, Serbia
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Irrespective of the new generation of dental materials, acrylates still have a wide indication field. Although they are classified as biomaterials, acrylates can have both local and systemic side effects. The individual components of the acrylic materials may leave the dental restorations and diffuse into saliva. The aim of this study was to point out the potentially toxic components of acrylic dental materials, as well as their possible adverse effects on oral tissues and the organism in general. The paper was based on the assumption that the appropriate selection of the type of acrylic material and the proper method of their preparation reduce their adverse effects to a minimum, which was proven using literature data.
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- M Kostic
- Clinic of Stomatology, Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Nis, Nis, Serbia.
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Monsalve P, Ren S, Triolo G, Vazquez L, Henderson AD, Kostic M, Gordon P, Feuer WJ, Porciatti V. Steady-state PERG adaptation: a conspicuous component of response variability with clinical significance. Doc Ophthalmol 2018; 136:157-164. [PMID: 29779071 DOI: 10.1007/s10633-018-9633-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [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: 03/12/2018] [Accepted: 05/01/2018] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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PURPOSE To investigate within-test variability of the steady-state PERG (SS-PERG). METHODS SS-PERGs were recorded in response to black-white horizontal gratings (1.6 cycles/deg, 98% contrast, 15.63 reversals/s, LED display, 25 deg square field, 800 cd/sqm mean luminance) using skin electrodes. PERG and noise (± reference) signals were averaged over 1024 epochs (~ 2.2 min) and Fourier analyzed to retrieve SS-PERG amplitude and phase. SS-PERGs were split into 16 partial averages (samples) of 64 epochs each, and corresponding amplitudes and phases combined in polar coordinates to assess their dispersion (within-test variability). To assess time-dependent variability, samples were clustered in four successive time segments of ~ 33 s each. Amplitude adaptation was defined as amplitude difference between initial and final clusters, and PERG phase adaptation as the corresponding phase difference. To determine the dynamic range of SS-PERG adaptation, recording was performed in normal controls of different age (n = 32) and patients with different severity of optic nerve dysfunction (early manifest glaucoma, EMG, n = 7; non-arteritic ischemic optic neuropathy, NAION, n = 5). RESULTS Amplitude adaptation was largest in younger controls (amplitude adaptation ÷ noise, SNR = 9.5, 95% CI 13.1, 5.9) and progressively decreased with increasing age (older subjects, SNR = 5.5, 95% CI 9.2, 1.8) and presence of disease (EMG: SNR = 2.4, 95% CI 3.5, 1.4; NAION: SNR = 1.9, 95% CI 6.5,-2.2). In 11 young subjects, amplitude adaptation was repeatable (test-retest in two sessions a week apart; intraclass correlation coefficient = 0.59). Phase adaptation was not significantly different from zero in all groups. CONCLUSIONS SS-PERG adaptation accounts for a sizeable portion of the within-test variability. As it has robust SNR, sufficient test-retest variability, and is altered in disease, it may have physiological and clinical significance. This study suggests that SS-PERG protocols should include adaptation in addition to SS-PERG amplitude and phase/latency.
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- P Monsalve
- Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA
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- Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA
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- Head and Neck Department, IRCCS St. Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA
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- Johns Hopkins Wilmer Eye Institute, Columbia, MD, USA
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- Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA
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- Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA
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- Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA
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- Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA.
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Miladinovic B, Brankovic S, Kostic M, Milutinovic M, Kitic N, Šavikin K, Kitic D. Antispasmodic Effect of Blackcurrant (Ribes nigrum L.) Juice and Its Potential Use as Functional Food in Gastrointestinal Disorders. Med Princ Pract 2018; 27:179-185. [PMID: 29402838 PMCID: PMC5968245 DOI: 10.1159/000487202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [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: 07/18/2017] [Accepted: 01/28/2018] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to investigate the relaxative effects of blackcurrant juice on the gastrointestinal smooth muscle in vitro. MATERIALS AND METHODS Berries of the blackcurrant cultivar Ometa were used for the preparation of the juice used. The spasmolytic activity of blackcurrant juice was tested on rat ileum isolated from male Wistar rats by monitoring its influence on spontaneous contractions, as well as contractions induced by potassium chloride (KCl), barium chloride (BaCl2), calcium chloride (CaCl2), and acetylcholine (Ach). The results are expressed as the mean ± standard deviation obtained in 6 measurements and statistical significance was determined by the Student t test, with p < 0.05 taken as significant. RESULTS The blackcurrant cultivar Ometa significantly reduced the frequency and the amplitude of spontaneous contractions (57.94 ± 3.44%) and Ach-induced contractions (42.74 ± 5.36%; p < 0.05) of the isolated rat ileum. Cumulative concentrations (0.01-3 mg/mL) of the Ometa juice also reduced contractions of the isolated rat ileum stimulated by KCl (51.46 ± 6.87%), CaCl2 (57.54 ± 6.47%), and BaCl2 (58.54 ± 10.55%). The inhibitory effects of the juice were proportional to the applied concentration. CONCLUSION The antispasmodic effect of Ometa cultivar shows that common gastrointestinal disorders could be treated by the functional food.
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- Bojana Miladinovic
- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Nis, Nis, Serbia
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Nis, Nis, Serbia
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- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Nis, Nis, Serbia
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- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Nis, Nis, Serbia
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- Institute for Medicinal Plant Research “Dr Josif Pančic”, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Nis, Nis, Serbia
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Gocmanac-Ignjatovic M, Kitic D, Radenkovic M, Kostic M, Milutinovic M, Nedin-Rankovic G, Brankovic S. The effect of the aqueous and methanol fennel stem extracts (Foeniculum vulgare Miller) on isolated rat ileum contractility. VOJNOSANIT PREGL 2018. [DOI: 10.2298/vsp161001391g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Background/Aim. The fennel (Foeniculum vulgare Miller, Apiaceae) has a long history of use as traditional herb medicine due to its carminative properties. The study was aimed to investigate the effects of aqueous and methanol fennel stem extracts on intestinal activity. Methods. Relaxant activity of aqueous and methanol fennel stem extracts was evaluated in vitro in three experimental models: spontaneous contraction, acetylcholine and potassium chloride (KCl)-induced contraction of an isolated rat ileum. The composition of aqueous and methanol fennel stem extracts was qualitatively analyzed using the high performance liquid chromatographic (HPLC) analysis. Results. In the presence of an aqueous fennel stem extract at a concentration of 3 mg/mL, the inhibition of the spontaneous contractions of isolated rat ileum was 35.05% ? 3.57%. In presence of a methanol fennel stem extract at the same concentration, the maximum reduction of the spontaneous contractions was 48.91% ? 6.31%. The extracts in a concentration- dependent manner significantly inhibited the acetylcholine and KCl induced contractions of the isolated rat ileum (p < 0.01). The following components were identified in fennel methanol stem extract: 3-caffeoylquinic acid, chlorogenic acid, 4-caffeoylquinic acid, 1,3-dicaffeoylquinic acid, rutin, miquelianin, quercetin heterosides, 1,5-dicaffeoylquinic acid, 1,4-dicaffeoylquinic acid, apigenin and rosmarinic acid. In an aqueous extract, their presence is found in trace amounts. Conclusion. The results of this study showed that the aqueous and methanol fennel stem extracts have spasmolytic effects on the intestinal smooth muscle and may be used for the control of intestinal motility.
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- University of Niš, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Physiology, Niš, Serbia
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Jankovic S, Kostic M, Milovanovic J. Comparison Of Sorafenib Cost-Effectiveness And Budget Impact When Used For Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma In Two Neighbouring Balkan Countries. Clin Ther 2016; 38:e16-e17. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clinthera.2016.07.125] [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: 10/21/2022]
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Petrovic M, Kitic D, Samardzic N, Kostic M, Stojanovic G, Igic M, Kostic M, Mionic-Ebersold M. The effect of herbal extract Foeniculum vulgare Mill. solution on the mechanical and wetting properties of heat polymerized denture base resin. Acta stomatologica Naissi 2016. [DOI: 10.5937/asn1674623p] [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: 11/02/2022] Open
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Djokovic J, Milovanovic B, Milovanovic JR, Milovanovic O, Stojic I, Mrvic S, Kostic M, Stefanovic S, Jankovic SM. Translation of the Medical Fear Survey to Serbian: psychometric properties. Hippokratia 2016; 20:44-49. [PMID: 27895442 PMCID: PMC5074397] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Medical Fear Survey (MFS) is an instrument designed for measuring fear of medical and related treatments. OBJECTIVE Aim of the present study was MFS translation into Serbian, measurement of its psychometric properties and MFS validation using other Blood-injury-injections and related stimuli instruments that have been translated from English into Serbian. METHOD After obtaining permission from the author of the original MFS, double forward translation from English to Serbian and backward translation to English were conducted in ten steps, according to International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR) guidelines. Reliability, factorial analysis and concurrent validation of Serbian version of MFS were conducted on a sample of 485 medical or pharmacy students at University of Kragujevac, Serbia. RESULTS Serbian version of MFS showed high internal consistency with a Cronbach's alpha 0.968 and good temporal stability after testing-and-retesting (Spearman's correlation coefficient 0.838, and intraclass correlation coefficient 0.877). Factorial analysis confirmed the same five factors demonstrated in the original English version: fear of mutilated bodies (10 items), fear of blood (11 items), fear of injections and blood draws (9 items), fear of sharp objects (10 items), and fear of medical examinations and physical symptoms (10 items). The total score of MFS correlated significantly with the total scores of Injection Phobia Scale-Anxiety (Spearman's correlation coefficient 0.391, p <0.001), Blood/Injection Fear Scale (Spearman's correlation coefficient 0.502, p <0.001) and Medical Avoidance Survey (Spearman's correlation coefficient 0.396, p <0.001). CONCLUSIONS Serbian version of the 50-item MFS showed similar psychometric properties as the original English version of this scale, with the same factorial structure. It could be used for measurement of fear of medical and related treatments in Serbian socio-cultural milieu, preferably self-administered. Hippokratia 2016, 20(1): 44-49.
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- J Djokovic
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Institute for Cardiovascular Diseases of Vojvodina, Novi Sad, Serbia
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
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Mandic P, Lestarevic S, Filipovic T, Savic S, Stevic S, Kostic M. The effects of quercetin on liver regeneration after liver resection in rats. Folia Morphol (Warsz) 2015; 75:188-195. [PMID: 26711645 DOI: 10.5603/fm.a2015.0097] [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] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2015] [Revised: 10/19/2015] [Accepted: 10/21/2015] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The aim of the present study was to assess the influence of quercetine (QE) on liver regeneration after partial hepatectomy (PH) in rats. A total of 24 male Wistar albino rats were divided into three groups: sham-operated (SH), PH and PH+QE; each group contain 8 animals. The rats in QE-treated groups were given QE (15 mg/kg body weight) once a day i.p., for 7 days starting 3 days prior to hepatectomy operation. At 7 days after resection, liver samples were collected. The malondialdehyde (MDA), superoxide dismutase (SOD), and glutathione (GSH) levels were estimated in liver homogenates. Moreover, histopathological examination, mitotic index (MI), proliferating cell nuclear antigen labelling, proliferation index (PI), transferase-mediated dUTP nick end-labelling assay, apoptotic index (AI) were evaluated at 7 days after hepatectomy. As a result, QE significantly increased MI, PI, and significantly decreased AI in PH rats. Additionally, QE remarkably inhibited the elevation of MDA, restored impaired antioxidant SOD activity and GSH level, and also attenuated hepatic vacuolar degeneration and sinusoidal congestion. These results suggested that QE treatment had a beneficial effect on liver regenerative capacity of the remnant liver tissue after hepatectomy, probably due to its antioxidative, antiapoptotic and proliferative property.
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- P Mandic
- Institute of Anatomy, Medical school Pristina, Kosovska Mitrovica, Serbia.
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Milic M, Parlic M, Kostic M, Samardzic V, Vukadinovic Z, Gasic M, Stevanovic J. Epidemiological characteristics of acute myocardial infraction in Serbian areas of Kosovo and Metohia. Praxis Med 2015. [DOI: 10.5937/pramed1501033m] [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: 11/02/2022] Open
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Foeldvari I, Wierk A, Avcin T, Brunner J, Cimaz R, Kallinich T, Katsikas M, Uziel Y, Terreri M, Kostic M, Nemcova D, Sztajnbok F, Minden K, Müller J, Kone-Paut I. FRI0537 Update on the Juvenile Systemic Sclerosis Inception Cohort Www.Juvenile-Scleroderma.Com. Ann Rheum Dis 2014. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2014-eular.5053] [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: 11/04/2022]
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Mekahli D, Van Straelen K, Jager K, Schaefer F, Groothoff J, Assadi MH, Landau D, Chen Y, Rabkin R, Medrano J, Segev Y, Donadio ME, Loiacono E, Peruzzi L, Amore A, Camilla R, Chiale F, Vergano L, Boido A, Conrieri M, Bianciotto M, Bosetti FM, Lastauka I, Coppo R, Laszki-SzczaChor K, Dorota PJ, Zwolinska D, Filipowski H, Rusiecki L, Sobieszczanska M, Dagan R, Davidovits M, Cleper R, Krause I, Chesnaye NC, Jager KJ, Schaefer F, Groothoff JW, Heaf JG, Topaloglu R, Merenmies J, Lewis M, Shtiza D, Maurer E, Zaicova N, Kushnirenko S, Zampetoglou A, Van Stralen KJ, Milo evski-Lomi G, Lezaic V, Radivojevic D, Kostic M, Paripovic D, Peco-Antic A, Benedyk A, Sobiak J, Resztak M, Ostalska-Nowicka D, Zachwieja J, Jarosz K, Chrzanowska M, Soltysiak J, Skowronska B, Stankiewicz W, Fichna P, Lewandowska-Stachowiak M, Silska-Dittmar M, Ostalska-Nowicka D, Zachwieja J, Lemoine S, De Souza V, Ranchin B, Cartier R, Pottel H, Dolomanova O, Hadj-Aissa A, Cochat P, Dubourg L, Hoelttae T, Van Stralen KJ, Groothoff JW, Schaefer F, Bjerre A, Jager KJ, Jobs K, Jung A, Lichosik M, Placzynska M, Tjaden LA, Noordzij M, Van Stralen KJ, Schaefer F, Groothoff JW, Jager KJ, Lazzeri E, Ronconi E, Angelotti ML, Peired AJ, Mazzinghi B, Becherucci F, Sansavini G, Sisti A, Provenzano A, Giglio S, Lasagni L, Romagnani P, Pozziani G, Sinatora F, Benetti E, Ghirardo G, Longo G, Cattelan C, Murer L, Malina M, Dusatkova P, Dusek J, Slamova Z, Cinek O, Pruhova S, Bergmann C, Seeman T, Schaefer F, Arbeiter K, Hoppe B, Jungraithmayr T, Klaus G, Pape L, Dinavahi R, Farouk M, Manamley N, Vondrak K, Vidal E, Ranieri M, Ghirardo G, Scavia G, Benetti E, Longo G, Parolin M, Murer L, Aksu N, Yavascan O, Alparslan C, Elmas CH, Saritas S, Anil AB, Kamit Can F, Anil M, Bal A, Kasap Demir B, Mutlubas Ozsan F, Van Huis M, Bonthuis M, Van Stralen KJ, Schaefer F, Jager KJ, Groothoff JW, Makieieva NI, Gramatiuk SM, Tsymbal VM, Buzhynskaya NR, Oborn H, Forinder U, Herthelius M, Westland R, Schreuder MF, Van Der Lof DF, Vermeulen A, Dekker IMJ, Bokenkamp A, Van Wijk JAE, Gramatiuk S, Makieieva NI, Tsymbal VM, Ghirardo G, Seveso M, Della Vella M, Cozzi E, Murer L, Garzotto F, Vidal E, Zanella M, Murer L, Ronco C, Prikhodina L, Chumak O, Dobrynina M, Nusken E, Von Gersdorff G, Schaller M, Rascher K, Barth C, Bach D, Weber L, Dotsch J, Roszkowska-Blaim M, Skrzypczyk P, Jander A, Tkaczyk M, Balasz-Chmielewska I, Zurowska A, Drozdz D, Pietrzyk JA, Aksenova M, Zhetlina V, Mitrofanova A, Choi Y, Cho BS, Suh JS, Abd El-Fattah MA, El-Ghoneimy DH, Elhakim IZ, El-Owaidy RH, Afifi HM, Abo-Elnaga GM, Zvenigorodska A, Tasic V, Gucev Z, Polenakovic M, Silska-Dittmar M, Zaorska K, So tysiak J, Ostalska-Nowicka D, Zachwieja J, Nowicki M, Jobs K, Jung A, Emirova K, Tolstova E, Zaytseva O, Muzurov A, Makulova A, Zverev D, Kamit Can F, Mutlbas Ozsan F, Alparslan C, Elmas CH, Saritas S, Manyas H, Kasap Demir B, Yavascan O, Aksu N, Hoste L, Braat E, De Waele L, Goemans N, Vermeersch P, Gheysens O, Levtchenko E, Pottel H, Golovachova VA, Odinets YV, Zharkova TS, Trynduk YS, Odinets YV, Kharchenko TV, Musial K, Zwolinska D, Roomizadeh P, Gheissari A, Abedini A, Mehdikhani B, Gheissari A, Rezaii Z, Merrikhi A, Madihi Y, Kelishadi R, Dryl IS, Senatorova GS, Kolybaeva TF, Muratov GR, Yavascan O, Aksu N, Alparslan C, Eliacik K, Kanik A, Saritas S, Elmas CH, Mutlubas Ozsan F, Kasap Demir B, Anil M, Bal A, Postorino V, Guzzo G, Ghiotto S, Mazzone L, Loi V, Maxia S, Roggero S, Attini R, Piga A, Postorino M, Pani A, Cabiddu G, Piccoli GB, Peco-Antic A, Kostic M, Spasojevic-Dimitrijeva B, Milosevski-Lomic G, Cvetkovic M, Kruscic D, Paripovic D. PAEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGY. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2014. [DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfu181] [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: 11/13/2022] Open
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Kostic M, Dzopalic T, Zivanovic S, Zivkovic N, Cvetanovic A, Stojanovic I, Vojinovic S, Marjanovic G, Savic V, Colic M. IL-17 and Glutamate Excitotoxicity in the Pathogenesis of Multiple Sclerosis. Scand J Immunol 2014; 79:181-6. [DOI: 10.1111/sji.12147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2013] [Accepted: 12/16/2013] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- M. Kostic
- Department of Immunology; Medical Faculty; University of Nis; Nis Serbia
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- Department of Immunology; Medical Faculty; University of Nis; Nis Serbia
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- Centre for Biomedical Research; Medical Faculty; University of Nis; Nis Serbia
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- Department of Pathology; Medical Faculty; University of Nis; Nis Serbia
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- Department of Biochemistry; Medical Faculty; University of Nis; Nis Serbia
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- Department of Neurology; Medical Faculty; University of Nis; Nis Serbia
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- Department of Immunology; Medical Faculty; University of Nis; Nis Serbia
- Clinic of Hematology; Clinical Centre Nis; Nis Serbia
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- Department of Immunology; Medical Faculty; University of Nis; Nis Serbia
- Centre for Biomedical Research; Medical Faculty; University of Nis; Nis Serbia
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- Department of Immunology; Medical Faculty; University of Nis; Nis Serbia
- Medical Faculty of the Military Medical Academy; University of Defense in Belgrade; Belgrade Serbia
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Kostic M, Ilic A, Bukumiric Z, Jovanovic J, Trajkovic G. A systematic review of the usage of flow diagram in cluster randomized trials. Praxis Med 2014. [DOI: 10.5937/pramed1402001k] [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: 11/02/2022] Open
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Harambat J, van Stralen KJ, Schaefer F, Grenda R, Jankauskiene A, Kostic M, Macher MA, Maxwell H, Puretic Z, Raes A, Rubik J, Sørensen SS, Toots U, Topaloglu R, Tönshoff B, Verrina E, Jager KJ. Disparities in policies, practices and rates of pediatric kidney transplantation in Europe. Am J Transplant 2013; 13:2066-74. [PMID: 23718940 DOI: 10.1111/ajt.12288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [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: 08/20/2012] [Revised: 04/03/2013] [Accepted: 04/04/2013] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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We aimed to provide an overview of kidney allocation policies related to children and pediatric kidney transplantation (KTx) practices and rates in Europe, and to study factors associated with KTx rates. A survey was distributed among renal registry representatives in 38 European countries. Additional data were obtained from the ESPN/ERA-EDTA and ERA-EDTA registries. Thirty-two countries (84%) responded. The median incidence rate of pediatric KTx was 5.7 (range 0-13.5) per million children (pmc). A median proportion of 17% (interquartile range 2-29) of KTx was performed preemptively, while the median proportion of living donor KTx was 43% (interquartile range 10-52). The median percentage of children on renal replacement therapy (RRT) with a functioning graft was 62%. The level of pediatric prioritization was associated with a decreased waiting time for deceased donor KTx, an increased pediatric KTx rate, and a lower proportion of living donor KTx. The rates of pediatric KTx, distribution of donor source and time on waiting list vary considerably between European countries. The lack of harmonization in kidney allocation to children raises medical and ethical issues. Harmonization of pediatric allocation policies should be prioritized.
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- J Harambat
- ESPN/ERA-EDTA Registry, Department of Medical Informatics, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Krunic NS, Aleksov LV, Kostic M, Pesic Z, Petrovic DM. [Significance of neutral zone registration in the rehabilitation process of a patient with partial mandibulectomy: a case report]. Stomatologiia (Mosk) 2011; 90:66-69. [PMID: 21845782] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Gojkovic T, Markovic V, Kostic M. MS503 PROOXIDANT–ANTIOXIDANT BALANCE (PAB) WITH HEALTHY PEOPLE AND PEOPLE WITH HIGH PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. ATHEROSCLEROSIS SUPP 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/s1567-5688(10)71004-7] [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: 11/29/2022]
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Markovic V, Gojkovic T, Kostic M. P58 DETERMINATION OF THE PROOXIDANT–ANTIOXIDANT BALANCE IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC RENAL INSUFFICIENCY AND IN RENAL TRANSPLANT PATIENTS. ATHEROSCLEROSIS SUPP 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/s1567-5688(10)70125-2] [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: 11/15/2022]
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Pekmezovic T, Tepavcevic DK, Jarebinski M, Kostic M, Bumbasirevic L. Trends in mortality from different subtypes of stroke in the population of Belgrade (Serbia). Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2007; 110:51-7. [PMID: 17981389 DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2007.09.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2007] [Revised: 09/03/2007] [Accepted: 09/10/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To estimate trends in mortality due to different stroke subtypes in the population of Belgrade during the period 1989-2003. PATIENTS AND METHODS Mortality data for stroke were compiled from material of the Municipal Institute of Statistics. Stroke mortality rates were standardized by world standard population. Linear regression coefficient in time trend analysis of mortality rates was assessed by Fisher's test. RESULTS In Belgrade, 1989-2003, the highest values of mortality rates were for ischemic stroke in both sexes: 50.1/100,000-men, and 39.9/100,000-women. The mortality rate from subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) was lower in men (3.9/100,000) compared to women (5.3/100,000). For intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), the death rate was 3.1 times higher than that for SAH. Stroke due to hemorrhage was a more common cause of death than ischemic stroke for both sexes in all age groups up to 59. In older age, ischemic stroke became the more frequent cause of death. The time trends of stroke mortality rates in the Belgrade population during the period 1989-2003 showed that the most excessive statistically significant increase in death rates was related to ICH in both sexes. The death rates from SAH had increasing tendency in both sexes, especially in women (p=0.017). Upward trends were observed for ischemic stroke mortality rates too, with statistical significance in men (p=0.048). CONCLUSION Further research is needed to explain the causes of the increasing burden of stroke in Serbia. Since different profiles of risk factors play a role in the etiology of different stroke subtypes, these facts should be taken into account in the creation of both prevention and management strategies.
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- Tatjana Pekmezovic
- Institute of Epidemiology, School of Medicine, street Visegrdska 26A, Belgrade 11000, Serbia.
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Pekmezovic T, Tepavcevic DK, Jarebinski M, Kostic M, Bumbasirevic L. Stroke mortality in Belgrade, Serbia: age, period, and cohort analyses. Cerebrovasc Dis 2007; 24:191-5. [PMID: 17596687 DOI: 10.1159/000104476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2006] [Accepted: 02/12/2007] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To assess the age, period, and cohort effects on stroke mortality in Belgrade, Serbia, between 1989 and 2003. METHODS Mortality data for stroke events were obtained from the Municipal Institute of Statistics. The age- and gender-specific mortality rates were calculated for the cohorts of individuals born between 1904-1908 and 1964-1968. RESULTS In males, the average mortality rate increased from 80.9/100,000 in 1989-1993 to 111.3/100,000 in 1994-1998, and decreased slightly to 101.8/100,000 in 1999-2003. A similar pattern was observed among females. Stroke mortality risk was strongly related to age in both genders. This age effect was present for both genders, independent of the cohort or time period. The majority of the successive generations in Belgrade had an increased risk of death from stroke in the recent cohorts especially among females. CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest the need to improve efforts in the primary and secondary prevention of stroke.
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- Tatjana Pekmezovic
- Institute of Epidemiology, School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro.
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Putidaredoxin (Pdx), a Cys4Fe2S2 ferredoxin from Pseudomonas putida, exhibits redox-dependent binding to its physiological redox partner, cytochrome P450(cam) (CYP101), with the reduced form of Pdx (Pdx(r)) binding with greater affinity to oxidized camphor-bound CYP101 than the oxidized form, Pdx(o). It has been previously shown that Pdx(o) is more dynamic than Pdx(r) on all accessible time scales, and it has been proposed that Pdx(r) samples only a fraction of the conformational substates populated by Pdx(o) on a time average. It is postulated that the ensemble subset populated by Pdx(r) is the same subset that binds CYP101, providing a mechanism for coupling the Pdx oxidation state to binding affinity for CYP101. Evidence from a variety of sources, including redox-dependent shifts of 15N and 13C resonances, indicates that the metal cluster binding loop of Pdx is the primary determinant of redox-dependent conformational selection. Patterns of paramagnetic effects suggest that the metal cluster binding loop contracts around the metal cluster upon reduction, possibly due to the strengthening of hydrogen bonds between the sulfur atoms of the metal cluster and the surrounding polypeptide NH and OH groups. Effects of this perturbation are then transmitted mechanically to other affected regions of the protein. A specific mutation has been introduced into the metal binding loop of Pdx, G40N, that slows conformational exchange sufficiently that the ensemble of conformational substates in Pdx(o) are directly observable as severe broadenings or splittings in affected NMR resonances. Many of the residues most affected by the mutation also show significant exchange contributions to 15N T(2) relaxation in wild-type Pdx(o). As predicted, G40N Pdx(r) shows a collapse of many of these multiplets and broadened lines to form much sharper resonances that are essentially identical to those observed in wild-type Pdx(r), indicating that Pdx(r) occupies fewer conformational substates than does Pdx(o). This is the first direct observation of such redox-dependent ensembles at slow exchange on the chemical shift time scale. These results confirm that conformational selection within the Fe2S2 cluster binding loop is the primary source of redox-dependent changes in protein dynamics in Pdx.
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- T C Pochapsky
- Departments of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts 02254-9110
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Peco-Antic A, Dimitrijevic N, Jovanovic O, Marsenic O, Kostic M. HYPONATREMIC HYPERTENSIVE SYNDROME. J Hypertens 2000. [DOI: 10.1097/00004872-200006001-00110] [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: 11/25/2022]
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Peco-Antic A, Jovanovic O, Kostic M, Kruscic D, Janic D, Nikolic D, Marsenic O. Orbital pseudotumor in a child on chronic hemodialysis. Nephron Clin Pract 1999; 83:276-7. [PMID: 10529638 DOI: 10.1159/000045524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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