Reproductive stage- and sex-dependant effects of neurohypophyseal nonapeptides on gonadotropin subunit mRNA expression in the catfish Heteropneustes fossilis: An in vitro study

2018 ◽  
Vol 260 ◽  
pp. 80-89 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Acharjee ◽  
R. Chaube ◽  
K.P. Joy
Keyword(s):  
Mrna Expression ◽  
In Vitro Study ◽  
Reproductive Stage ◽  
Vitro Study ◽  
Heteropneustes Fossilis ◽  
Subunit Mrna

Curcumin-loaded niosomes downregulate mRNA expression of pro-inflammatory markers involved in asthma: an in vitro study

Nanomedicine ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (30) ◽  
pp. 2955-2970
Author(s):  
Jin-Ying Wong ◽  
Zhao Yin Ng ◽  
Meenu Mehta ◽  
Shakti D Shukla ◽  
Jithendra Panneerselvam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mrna Expression ◽  
Inflammatory Markers ◽  
In Vitro Release ◽  
Physicochemical Characterization ◽  
In Vitro Study ◽  
Physicochemical Characteristics ◽  
Vitro Study ◽  
Tnf Α ◽  
Vitro Release

Aim: In this study, curcumin was encapsulated in niosomes (Nio-Curc) to increase its effectiveness for the treatment of asthma. Materials & methods: The formulation underwent various physicochemical characterization experiments, an in vitro release study, molecular simulations and was evaluated for in vitro anti-inflammatory activity. Results: Results showed that Nio-Curc had a mean particle size of 284.93 ± 14.27 nm, zeta potential of -46.93 and encapsulation efficacy of 99.62%, which demonstrates optimized physicochemical characteristics. Curcumin release in vitro could be sustained for up to 24 h. Additionally, Nio-Curc effectively reduced mRNA transcript expression of pro-inflammatory markers; IL-6, IL-8, IL-1β and TNF-α in immortalized human airway basal cell line (BCi-NS1.1). Conclusion: In this study, we have demonstrated that Nio-Curc mitigated the mRNA expression of pro-inflammatory markers in an in vitro study, which could be applied to treatment of asthma with further studies.

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