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Nomier Y, Asaad GF, Salama A, Shabana ME, Alshahrani S, Firoz Alam M, Anwer T, Sultana S, ur Rehman Z, Khalid A. Explicit mechanistic insights of Prosopis juliflora extract in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats at the molecular level. Saudi Pharm J 2023; 31:101755. [PMID: 37727228 PMCID: PMC10505680 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsps.2023.101755] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2023] [Accepted: 08/17/2023] [Indexed: 09/21/2023] Open
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Background The Ancient system of medicine showed the limelight on the use of herbal remedies and was found to possess minimal side effects and acceptable therapeutic outcomes. In this context, Prosopis juliflora gained importance in managing chronic diseases such as cancer, dermatological diseases, and chronic inflammatory disorders. Hence, P. juliflora was selected for further investigation associated with diabetes and inflammation. Aim The present study aimed to evaluate the anti-diabetic activity in chemically induced experimental rats and explore the nature of phytocomponents that may produce this activity. Methods Experimentally, diabetes was induced by a single administration of streptozotocin at 50 mg/kg intraperitoneally in Wistar rats. The animals were treated orally with P. juliflora at low and high doses (200 and 400 mg/kg) for 10 days. Blood collected from the retro-orbital plexus was analyzed for parameters like blood glucose levels, insulin, adiponectin, Keap1 and Nrf2. PPAR-γ, AMPK and GLUT 2 levels were analyzed in the pancreatic tissue. Besides, at the end of the experiment, animals were sacrificed, and the pancreatic tissue sections were subjected for histopathological, morphometrical and immune histochemical exploration. The phytochemical composition of the plant was investigated by GC-MS. Results The administration of P. juliflora higher dose showed a significant decrease (**p< 0.001) in blood glucose levels with a rise in adiponectin, PPARγ, Keap1, Nrf2, Glut 2, and AMPK significantly (**p< 0.001). The inflammatory cytokine TNFα was also estimated and was found to be lowered significantly (**p< 0.001) in test drug-treated animals. Furthermore, in the pancreatic tissue, the number of Islets, the area, and the number of β-cells were improved significantly with the sub-chronic treatment of P. juliflora extract. The structure and function of β-cells were also revamped. Conclusion The study results demonstrated a significant effect of P. juliflora on glycemic status, inflammatory condition, and the architecture of pancreatic tissue. In the identification and isolation process by GC MS, it was noticed that P. juliflora contained few phytochemical constituents from which it might be considered a promising drug for type 2 diabetes mellitus.
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- Yousra Nomier
- Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacy, College of Medicine, and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Pharmacy College, Jazan University, P.O. Box 114 45142, Jazan, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacology, Medical Research and Clinical Studies Institute, National Research Centre, Dokki, Giza, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacology, Medical Research and Clinical Studies Institute, National Research Centre, Dokki, Giza, Egypt
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- Department of Pathology, Medical Research and Clinical Studies Institute, National Research Centre, Dokki, Giza, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Pharmacy College, Jazan University, P.O. Box 114 45142, Jazan, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Pharmacy College, Jazan University, P.O. Box 114 45142, Jazan, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Pharmacy College, Jazan University, P.O. Box 114 45142, Jazan, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, Jazan University, P.O. Box 114 45142, Jazan, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, Jazan University, P.O. Box 114 45142, Jazan, Saudi Arabia
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- Substance Abuse and Toxicology Research Centre, Jazan University, P.O. Box 114 45142, Jazan, Saudi Arabia
- Medicinal and Aromatic Plants and Traditional Medicine Research Institute, National Centre for Research, P.O. Box: 2424, Khartoum 11111, Sudan
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Utage BG, Patole MS, Nagvenkar PV, Kamble SS, Gacche RN. Prosopis juliflora (Sw.), DC induces apoptosis and cell cycle arrest in triple negative breast cancer cells: in vitro and in vivo investigations. Oncotarget 2018; 9:30304-30323. [PMID: 30100991 PMCID: PMC6084402 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.25717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2018] [Accepted: 06/13/2018] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Plant originated drugs/formulations are extensively prescribed by the physicians as a complementary therapy for treating various human ailments including cancer. In this study Prosopis juliflora leaves methanol extract was prepared and exposed to human breast cancer cell lines i.e. MDA-MB-231 and MCF-7 and human keratinocytes HaCaT as a representative of normal cells. Initially, a series of in vitro experiments like cell proliferation, migration, colony formation, cell cycle arrest and inhibition of angiogenesis. After confirmation of the efficient and selective activity against triple negative breast cancer cell line, we further evaluated the possible mechanism of inducing cell death and experiments like detection of reactive oxygen species, caspases and poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase cleavage study and Annexin V assay were performed. We also evaluated in vivo anti tumorigenic activity of the P. juliflora leaves by using 4T1 cells (a triple negative mouse origin breast cancer cell line) and BALB/c xenograft mouse model. In vitro experiments revealed that methanol extract of Prosopis juliflora leaves possess impressive anti-breast cancer activity more specifically against triple negative breast cancer cells, while the in vivo studies demonstrated that P. juliflora leaves extract significantly suppressed the 4T1 induced tumor growth. Present investigations clearly focus the significance of P. juliflora as an important resource for finding novel leads against triple negative breast cancer. The results may also act as a ready reference towards developing P. juliflora based formulation as an alternative and complementary medicine for the management of breast cancer.
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- Bhimashankar Gurushidhappa Utage
- National Centre for Cell Science, NCCS Complex, Pune, 411007, MS, India.,School of Life Sciences, S.R.T.M. University, Nanded, 4316069, MS, India
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- School of Life Sciences, S.R.T.M. University, Nanded, 4316069, MS, India.,Department of Biotechnology, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, 411007, MS, India
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Keeran NS, Ganesan G, Parida AK. A novel heavy metal ATPase peptide from Prosopis juliflora is involved in metal uptake in yeast and tobacco. Transgenic Res 2017; 26:247-261. [PMID: 27888434 DOI: 10.1007/s11248-016-0002-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2016] [Accepted: 11/13/2016] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Heavy metal pollution of agricultural soils is one of the most severe ecological problems in the world. Prosopis juliflora, a phreatophytic tree species, grows well in heavy metal laden industrial sites and is known to accumulate heavy metals. Heavy Metal ATPases (HMAs) are ATP driven heavy metal pumps that translocate heavy metals across biological membranes thus helping the plant in heavy metal tolerance and phytoremediation. In the present study we have isolated and characterized a novel 28.9 kDa heavy metal ATPase peptide (PjHMT) from P. juliflora which shows high similarity to the C-terminal region of P1B ATPase HMA1. It also shows the absence of the invariant signature sequence DKTGT, and the metal binding CPX motif but the presence of conserved regions like MVGEGINDAPAL (ATP binding consensus sequence), HEGGTLLVCLNS (metal binding domain) and MLTGD, GEGIND and HEGG motifs which play important roles in metal transport or ATP binding. PjHMT, was found to be upregulated under cadmium and zinc stress. Heterologous expression of PjHMT in yeast showed a higher accumulation and tolerance of heavy metals in yeast. Further, transgenic tobacco plants constitutively expressing PjHMT also showed increased accumulation and tolerance to cadmium. Thus, this study suggests that the transport peptide from P. juliflora may have an important role in Cd uptake and thus in phytoremediation.
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- Nisha S Keeran
- Plant Molecular Biology Lab, M S Swaminathan Research Foundation, 3rd Cross Street, Institutional Area, Taramani, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600 113, India
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- Plant Molecular Biology Lab, M S Swaminathan Research Foundation, 3rd Cross Street, Institutional Area, Taramani, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600 113, India
- Department of Genetic Engineering, SRM University, Kattankulathur, Tamil Nadu, 603 203, India
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- Plant Molecular Biology Lab, M S Swaminathan Research Foundation, 3rd Cross Street, Institutional Area, Taramani, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600 113, India.
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