Temporal changes of oxidative stress markers in Escherichia coli K1-induced experimental meningitis in a neonatal rat model

2017 ◽  
Vol 653 ◽  
pp. 288-295 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vijayasree V. Giridharan ◽  
Lutiana R. Simões ◽  
Valdemira S. Dagostin ◽  
Jaqueline S. Generoso ◽  
Gislaine T. Rezin ◽  
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2022 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Saad Mohamed Asseri ◽  
Nehal M. Elsherbiny ◽  
Mohamed El-Sherbiny ◽  
Iman O. Sherif ◽  
Alsamman M. Alsamman ◽  
...  

AbstractThe burden of diabetes mellitus (DM) and associated complications is increasing worldwide, affecting many organ functionalities including submandibular glands (SMG). The present study aims to investigate the potential ameliorative effect of glycyrrhizic acid (GA) on diabetes-induced SMG damage. Experimental evaluation of GA treatment was conducted on a rat model of type I diabetes. Animals were assigned to three groups; control, diabetic and GA treated diabetic groups. After 8 weeks, the SMG was processed for assessment of oxidative stress markers, autophagy related proteins; LC3, Beclin-1 and P62, vascular regulator ET-1, aquaporins (AQPs 1.4 and 5), SIRT1 protein expressions in addition to LC3 and AQP5 mRNA expressions. Also, parenchymal structures of the SMG were examined. GA alleviated the diabetes-induced SMG damage via restoring the SMG levels of oxidative stress markers and ET-1 almost near to the normal levels most probably via regulation of SIRT1, AQPs and accordingly LC-3, P62 and Beclin-1levels. GA could be a promising candidate for the treatment of diabetes-induced SMG damage via regulating oxidative stress, autophagy and angiogenesis.


2014 ◽  
Vol 75 ◽  
pp. S42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Premysl Mladenka ◽  
Tomáš Filipský ◽  
Michal Ríha ◽  
Jaroslava Vávrová ◽  
Magdalena Holecková ◽  
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2011 ◽  
Vol 109 (2) ◽  
pp. 123-129 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luis A. Méndez-Cuesta ◽  
Berenice Márquez-Valadez ◽  
Verónica Pérez-De la Cruz ◽  
Perla D. Maldonado ◽  
Ricardo A. Santana ◽  
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2002 ◽  
Vol 70 (10) ◽  
pp. 5865-5869 ◽  
Author(s):  
Véronique Houdouin ◽  
Stéphane Bonacorsi ◽  
Naima Brahimi ◽  
Olivier Clermont ◽  
Xavier Nassif ◽  
...  

ABSTRACT We report that the archetypal Escherichia coli strain C5 causing neonatal meningitis harbors a pathogenicity island (PAI) designated PAI IC5 that is similar to the PAI IIJ96 of uropathogenic E. coli J96 inserted in the leuX-tRNA gene. PAI-negative C5 mutants had a lower capacity than C5 to induce high-level bacteremia in a neonatal rat model. However, no change in their resistance to the bactericidal effect of serum and their capacity to cross the blood-brain barrier was observed.


2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 545-560
Author(s):  
Pacôme Kouadio N’Go ◽  
Omar Touhami Ahmed Ahami ◽  
Aboubaker El Hessni ◽  
Fatima-Zahra Azzaoui ◽  
Youssef Aboussaleh ◽  
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Abstract Objective Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a threatening disease for African populations in the upcoming years because of the increase in their expectancy of life. Here, we investigated whether natural products from Chrysophyllum perpulchrum as catechin and two dimeric procyanidins (catechin + hexose) could prevent progression of oxidative stress and cognitive changes using an AD-like rat model induced by Aβ1-40 injection into the hippocampal CA1 subfield. Methodology Adult male Wistar rats were either microinjected with 1% ammonia as a vehicle (10 µL) or aggregated Aβ1-40 at 10 µg bilateral hippocampus. On the 14th day of post-surgery, some Aβ rats were treated with melatonin (10 mg/kg i.p.) or with the Chrysophyllum perpulchrum extract (300 mg/kg p.o.), and some sham-operated rats received the extract alone. Cognitive abilities were tested with Y-maze, object recognition test and Morris Water Maze. Oxidative stress markers as well as the level of activated microglial cells were assayed in the brain. Results Aβ rats exhibited significant deficits of recognition memory and spatial learning. This was associated with an increase of microglia Iba 1 immunoreactivity as well as nitric oxide (NO), malondialdehyde and superoxide dismutase levels but not to the thiol content in the hippocampus, prefrontal cortex and septum of AD-like rats. The Chrysophyllum perpulchrum extract treatment mitigated Aβ-induced cognitive impairments and reversed microglia overactivation and subsequent generation of oxidative stress markers. Interestingly, the neuroprotective actions of the Chrysophyllum perpulchrum extract seem to be comparable to the control drug melatonin used albeit with some more beneficial effects. Conclusion These findings are preliminary and should be strengthened by more pharmacological studies of bioactive compounds of Chrysophyllum perpulchrum before being proposed as a promising drug against AD.


2013 ◽  
Vol 61 ◽  
pp. 36-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zsolt Radák ◽  
Gabriella Silye ◽  
Csaba Bartha ◽  
Judit Jakus ◽  
Éva Stefanovits-Bányai ◽  
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