Effect of aminoguanidine on sciatic functional index, oxidative stress, and rate of apoptosis in an experimental rat model of ischemia–reperfusion injury

2014 ◽  
Vol 92 (12) ◽  
pp. 1013-1019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alipour Mohsen ◽  
Ghadiri Soufi Farhad ◽  
Jafari Mohammad-Reza
Keyword(s):  
Oxidative Stress ◽  
Sciatic Nerve ◽  
Reperfusion Injury ◽  
Rat Model ◽  
Ischemia Reperfusion Injury ◽  
Ischemia Reperfusion ◽  
Protective Effects ◽  
Functional Index ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Sciatic Functional Index

This study was conducted to investigate the potential protective effects of aminoguanidine (AG) on sciatic functional index (SFI), oxidative stress status, and apoptosis index using a rat model of experimental sciatic nerve ischemia–reperfusion injury (I/R). Treatment groups received 150 mg AG/kg body mass, 24 h after the induction of ischemia. After reperfusion for 2, 4, 7, 14, and 28 days, we evaluated measured SFI, plasma antioxidant enzymes, total antioxidant capacity (TAC), malondialdehyde (MDA), and index of apoptosis. SFI was significantly improved on the 7th and 14th day of reperfusion in the AG-treated groups. AG treatment resulted in the significant reduction of MDA levels on the 7th and 14th day of reperfusion. TAC was only increased after 7 days of reperfusion compared with the untreated group. SOD activity was decreased in both the untreated and AG-treated groups by comparison with the control, but did not show a significant change. GPx activity decreased only after 7 days of reperfusion. The maximal rate of apoptosis occurred on the 7th day of reperfusion. Treatment with AG significantly reduced this enhancement. AG exhibits positive effects against sciatic nerve I/R injury, possibly in part because of the protective effects of AG against apoptosis and I/R-induced oxidative stress.

scholarly journals SS-31 Protects Liver from Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury via Modulating Macrophage Polarization

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Longcheng Shang ◽  
Haozhen Ren ◽  
Shuai Wang ◽  
Hanyi Liu ◽  
Anyin Hu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oxidative Stress ◽  
Liver Injury ◽  
Reperfusion Injury ◽  
Liver Damage ◽  
Ischemia Reperfusion Injury ◽  
Ischemia Reperfusion ◽  
Macrophage Polarization ◽  
Protective Effects ◽  
Inflammation Response ◽  
Stat3 Signaling

Ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) is a common complication in liver surgeries. It is a focus to discover effective treatments to reduce ischemia-reperfusion injury. Previous studies show that oxidative stress and inflammation response contribute to the liver damage during IRI. SS-31 is an innovated mitochondrial-targeted antioxidant peptide shown to scavenge reactive oxygen species and decrease oxidative stress, but the protective effects of SS-31 against hepatic IRI are not well understood. The aim of our study is to investigate whether SS-31 could protect the liver from damages induced by IRI and understand the protective mechanism. The results showed that SS-31 treatment can significantly attenuate liver injury during IRI, proved by HE staining, serum ALT/AST, and TUNEL staining which can assess the degree of liver damage. Meanwhile, we find that oxidative stress and inflammation were significantly suppressed after SS-31 administration. Furthermore, the mechanism revealed that SS-31 can directly decrease ROS production and regulate STAT1/STAT3 signaling in macrophages, thus inhibiting macrophage M1 polarization. The proinflammation cytokines are then significantly reduced, which suppress inflammation response in the liver. Taken together, our study discovered that SS-31 can regulate macrophage polarization through ROS scavenging and STAT1/STAT3 signaling to ameliorate liver injury; the protective effects against hepatic IRI suggest that SS-31 may be an appropriate treatment for liver IRI in the clinic.

scholarly journals The long-term protective effect of tadalafil on spermatogenesis following testicular ischemia-reperfusion injury in a rat model

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bomi Kim ◽  
EunHye Lee ◽  
BoHyun Yoon ◽  
So Young Chun ◽  
Jae-Wook Chung ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oxidative Stress ◽  
Protective Effect ◽  
Reperfusion Injury ◽  
Rat Model ◽  
Testicular Torsion ◽  
Ischemia Reperfusion Injury ◽  
Ischemia Reperfusion ◽  
Group A ◽  
Testicular Ischemia

Abstract Background Testicular torsion is a urological emergency in which misdiagnosis and inappropriate treatment can lead to testicular atrophy and male infertility owing to ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI). Although experimental studies of testicular torsion have been preceded, promising therapeutic agents based on the long-term effect for spermatogenesis have not been identified in testicular ischemia reperfusion injury (IRI) animal model. Tadalafil, one of the phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors commonly used in the treatment of erectile dysfunction, has recently reported a protective effect against IRI in several organs. In this study, we evaluated the long-term protective effect of tadalafil for spermatogenesis in a rat testicular IRI model. Methods Forty-eight adolescent Sprague–Dawley rats were divided into 6 groups (A-F). Sham operation was performed in group A. Group B received surgical 720-degree torsion of the left testis without any medication. Groups C, D, E, and F were operated surgical torsion with tadalafil at varying doses (0.3 mg/kg, 1.0 mg/kg) and durations (single or daily administration for 4 weeks). Detorsion was performed after 3 hour of torsion in all rats except the sham group. Four weeks after operation, both testes were evaluated of spermatogenesis using Johnsen scoring. To evaluate the protective effect of tadalafil against oxidative stress by IRI, malondialdehyde (MDA) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) level were analyzed via ELISA in both testes 4 hour after detorsion in the same experiments as in group A, B, and C. Results For the evaluation of spermatogenesis according to doses, the groups with high-dose tadalafil showed a higher Johnsen scores than low-dose counterparts. The groups with daily administration for 4weeks were observed a higher Johnsen scores than those given a single administration. Furthermore, molecular markers (MDA and SOD) related with oxidative stress and histopathologic findings showed remarkable improvement after tadalafil administration. Conclusion Tadalafil alleviated long-term deterioration of spermatogenesis and oxidative stress by restoring antioxidant status after testicular IRI rat model. Furthermore, it demonstrated a protective effect against testicular IRI in a time- and dose-dependent manner.

scholarly journals AMPK/SIRT1 Pathway is Involved in Arctigenin-Mediated Protective Effects Against Myocardial Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cheng-Yin Liu ◽  
Yi Zhou ◽  
Tao Chen ◽  
Jing-Chao Lei ◽  
Xue-Jun Jiang
Keyword(s):  
Oxidative Stress ◽  
Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Myocardial Ischemia ◽  
Reperfusion Injury ◽  
Ischemia Reperfusion Injury ◽  
Ischemia Reperfusion ◽  
Dependent Manner ◽  
Protective Effects ◽  
Myocardial Ischemia Reperfusion Injury ◽  
Myocardial Ischemia Reperfusion

Arctigenin, one of the active ingredients extracted from Great Burdock (Arctium lappa) Achene, has been found to relieve myocardial infarction injury. However, the specific mechanism of Arctigenin against myocardial infarction remains largely unknown. Here, both acute myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury (AMI/R) rat model and oxygen glucose deprivation (OGD)-induced myocardial cell injury model were constructed to explore the underlying role of AMPK/SIRT1 pathway in Arctigenin-mediated effects. The experimental data in our study demonstrated that Arctigenin ameliorated OGD-mediated cardiomyocytes apoptosis, inflammation and oxidative stress in a dose-dependent manner. Besides, Arctigenin activated AMPK/SIRT1 pathway and downregulated NF-κB phosphorylation in OGD-treated cardiomyocytes, while inhibiting AMPK or SIRT1 by the Compound C (an AMPK inhibitor) or SIRT1-IN-1 (a SIRT1 inhibitor) significantly attenuated Arctigenin-exerted protective effects on cardiomyocytes. In the animal experiments, Arctigenin improved the heart functions and decreased infarct size of the AMI/R-rats, accompanied with downregulated oxidative stress, inflammation and apoptotic levels in the heart tissues. What’s more, Arctigenin enhanced the AMPK/SIRT1 pathway and repressed NF-κB pathway activation. Taken together, our data indicated that Arctigenin reduced cardiomyocytes apoptosis against AMI/R-induced oxidative stress and inflammation at least via AMPK/SIRT1 pathway.

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