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Reshma PL, Binu P, Anupama N, Vineetha RC, Abhilash S, Nair RH, Raghu KG. Pretreatment of Tribulus terrestris L. causes anti-ischemic cardioprotection through MAPK mediated anti-apoptotic pathway in rat. Biomed Pharmacother 2019; 111:1342-1352. [PMID: 30841448 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2019.01.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [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: 06/19/2018] [Revised: 12/23/2018] [Accepted: 01/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
Abstract
The aim of the present investigation is the evaluation and elucidation of the mechanisms by which Tribulus terrestris L. methanol extract (TTM) devoid of fruit exhibits protection against cardiac ischemia in in vitro (H9c2 cell line) and in vivo (Wistar rat) model. Tribulus terrestris L. (TT) was used in this study to evaluate the efficacy against cardiac ischemia employing in vitro and in vivo models of myocardial ischemia. H9c2 cells were used for the in vitro induction of ischemia. Male Wistar rats (10 weeks old) weighing 180-220 g were used for the in vivo experiments. ECG and clinically relevant cardiac biomarkers like serum lactate dehydrogenase, serum creatinine kinase, serum creatinine kinase myocardial B fraction, serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase and serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase were analysed to evaluate efficacy in the rat. For elucidation of molecular mechanisms of its beneficial activity in vitro, expression of apoptotic markers like Bax, Bad, Bcl-2 and signalling pathways involving mitogen-activated protein kinases like p38α, JNK, and Akt were studied. Tribulus terrestris L. was found effective against cardiac ischemia in the rat which was evident from ECG and various cardiac biomarkers analysis. Tribulus terrestris L. was found to act through the mitogen-activated signalling pathway leading to prevention of apoptosis during ischemic insult. The beneficial effect of Tribulus terrestris L. against cardiac ischemia was seen both in in vitro and in vivo models via its anti-apoptotic potential.
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Affiliation(s)
- P L Reshma
- Biochemistry and Molecular Mechanism Laboratory, Agroprocessing and Technology Division, CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, 695019, Kerala, India
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- School of Biosciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, Priyadarshini Hills, Kottayam, 686 560, Kerala, India
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- Biochemistry and Molecular Mechanism Laboratory, Agroprocessing and Technology Division, CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, 695019, Kerala, India
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- School of Biosciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, Priyadarshini Hills, Kottayam, 686 560, Kerala, India
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- School of Biosciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, Priyadarshini Hills, Kottayam, 686 560, Kerala, India
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- School of Biosciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, Priyadarshini Hills, Kottayam, 686 560, Kerala, India
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- Biochemistry and Molecular Mechanism Laboratory, Agroprocessing and Technology Division, CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, 695019, Kerala, India.
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Binu P, Gifty K, Vineetha RC, Abhilash S, Arathi P, Nair RH. Eugenol, a plant-derived phenolic nutraceutical, protects thiol (SH) group in myocardium from ROS-mediated oxidation under chemotherapeutic stress induced by arsenic trioxide – a in vivo model study. Drug Chem Toxicol 2018; 41:352-357. [DOI: 10.1080/01480545.2018.1424179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- P. Binu
- Physiology Research Laboratory, School of Biosciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, India
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- Physiology Research Laboratory, School of Biosciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, India
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- Physiology Research Laboratory, School of Biosciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, India
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- Physiology Research Laboratory, School of Biosciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, India
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- Physiology Research Laboratory, School of Biosciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, India
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- Physiology Research Laboratory, School of Biosciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, India
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Mathews VV, Binu P, Sauganth Paul MV, Abhilash M, Manju A, Nair RH. Hepatoprotective efficacy of curcumin against arsenic trioxide toxicity. Asian Pac J Trop Biomed 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/s2221-1691(12)60300-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [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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