The influence of two different doses of HMG in counteracting the inhibitory effect of an oral contraceptive observed at laparotomy

Reproduction ◽  
1970 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 188-189 ◽  
Author(s):  
P Pujol-Amat ◽  
J. Urgell-Roca
Keyword(s):  
Oral Contraceptive ◽  
Inhibitory Effect ◽  
Different Doses

scholarly journals Albizia chinensis bark extract ameliorates the genotoxic effect of cyclophosphamide

2020 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marian Nabil ◽  
Entesar E. Hassan ◽  
Neven S. Ghaly ◽  
Fawzia A. Aly ◽  
Farouk R. Melek ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Folk Medicine ◽  
Inhibitory Effect ◽  
Protective Role ◽  
Bark Extract ◽  
Repeated Treatment ◽  
Mouse Bone Marrow ◽  
Sperm Abnormalities ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Different Doses

Abstract Background The genus Albizia (Leguminoseae) is used in folk medicine for the treatment of a wide range of ailments. Recently, saponins from plant origin have attracted much attention. Saponins are recorded to have a broad range of biological and pharmacological activities. This study was performed to evaluate the protective role of Albizia chinensis bark methanolic extract (MEAC) against the genotoxicity induced by cyclophosphamide (CP) using different mutagenic parameters. Results The results showed that MEAC induced an inhibitory effect against chromosomal aberrations of CP in mouse bone marrow and spermatocytes. Such effect was found to be significant (p < 0.01) with a dose of 100 mg/kg treated once for 24 h and also after repeated treatment at a dose of 25 mg/kg for 7 days. In sperm abnormalities, the protective effect of Albizia extract showed a dose-related relationship. Different doses of MEAC (25, 50, and 100 mg/kg) significantly (p < 0.01) ameliorated sperm abnormalities induced by CP dose-dependently. The percentage of sperm abnormalities was decreased to 5.14 ± 0.72 in the group of animals treated with CP plus MEAC (100 mg/kg) indicating an inhibitory effect of about 50%. Conclusion MEAC at the doses examined was non-genotoxic compared to control (negative) and exhibited a protective role against CP genotoxicity.

Sites of action of testosterone and estradiol on longitudinal bone growth

1983 ◽  
Vol 244 (2) ◽  
pp. E135-E140 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. O. Jansson ◽  
S. Eden ◽  
O. Isaksson
Keyword(s):  
Replacement Therapy ◽  
Bone Growth ◽  
Body Weight Gain ◽  
Inhibitory Effect ◽  
Body Growth ◽  
Female Rats ◽  
Male Rats ◽  
Longitudinal Bone Growth ◽  
Sites Of Action ◽  
Different Doses

In this study the mechanisms by which sex steroids influence body growth were investigated. The effect of different doses of testosterone propionate on longitudinal bone growth and body weight gain was studied in a) gonadectomized male rats, b) gonadohypophysectomized male rats, and c) gonadohypophysectomized male rats given replacement therapy with bovine growth hormone (bGH). The effect of different doses of estradiol benzoate on the same growth parameters was studied in female rats divided into the same experimental groups as the males. Accumulated longitudinal bone growth was determined using oxytetracycline as an intravital marker. Testosterone caused a dose-dependent increase in longitudinal bone growth in gonadectomized male rats. In contrast, testosterone exerted no significant increase in longitudinal bone growth in gonadohypophysectomized male rats with and without bGH replacement therapy. Treatment with estrogen inhibited longitudinal bone growth and body weight gain. The inhibitory effect of estradiol was approximately the same in gonadohypophysectomized female rats given bGH replacement therapy as in gonadectomized female rats. The results suggest that testosterone exerts its stimulatory effect on body growth mainly by modulating hypothalamopituitary functions, e.g., by altering the secretory pattern of GH. On the other hand, it seems that changes in the hypothalamopituitary functions are less significant for the inhibitory effect of estradiol on body growth. It is concluded from this study that the sites of action for estrogen and testosterone in modulating body growth in the rat are different.

scholarly journals Inhibitory Effect ofNelumbo nucifera(Gaertn.) on the Development of Atopic Dermatitis-Like Skin Lesions in NC/Nga Mice

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rajendra Karki ◽  
Myung-A Jung ◽  
Keuk-Jun Kim ◽  
Dong-Wook Kim
Keyword(s):  
Atopic Dermatitis ◽  
Severity Score ◽  
Histopathological Examination ◽  
Skin Lesions ◽  
Transepidermal Water Loss ◽  
Inhibitory Effect ◽  
Clinical Severity ◽  
Inflammatory Skin Disease ◽  
Level Measurement ◽  
Different Doses

Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic inflammatory skin disease which has a complex etiology that encompasses immunologic responses. The study was carried out to examine the effect ofNelumbo nucifera(Gaertn.) leaf (NL) on the AD-like skin lesion induced by repeated epicutaneous application of 2,4-dinitrochlorobenzene (DNCB) on the dorsal skin of NC/Nga mice. Three different doses of NL (5, 25, and 50 mg/mice/day) were administered orally from the day of sensitization with DNCB for 4 weeks. The efficacy of NL was judged by histopathological examination, blood IgE level, measurement of transepidermal water loss (TEWL), scratching behavior, and skin severity score. NL resulted in the suppression of clinical severity score, TEWL, scratching behavior, and blood IgE level. Histopathologic analyses revealed that thickening of the epidermis and mast cell degranulation was significantly reduced in NL group. These results suggest that NL may be a useful natural resource for the management of AD.

scholarly journals CpG Oligodeoxynucleotide 2006 and Miltefosine, a Potential Combination for Treatment of Experimental Visceral Leishmaniasis

2011 ◽  
Vol 55 (7) ◽  
pp. 3461-3464 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suman Gupta ◽  
Shraddha A. Sane ◽  
Nishi Shakya ◽  
Preeti Vishwakarma ◽  
W. Haq
Keyword(s):  
Visceral Leishmaniasis ◽  
Leishmania Donovani ◽  
Inhibitory Effect ◽  
Rational Approach ◽  
Host Use ◽  
Cpg Odn ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Cpg Oligodeoxynucleotide ◽  
Class B ◽  
Different Doses

ABSTRACTIn view of the severe immunosuppression in visceral leishmaniasis (VL), a rational approach to effectively combat the parasitic scourge would be to enhance the immune status of the host. Use of CpG oligodeoxynucleotide (CpG-ODN) against leishmaniasis has previously been reported, especially as an immunomodulator and adjuvant with various immunogens. In the present study, experiments were carried out with BALB/c mice and hamsters infected withLeishmania donovani. Immunostimulating class B bacterial CpG-ODN namely, ODN-2006, was administered at various doses by the intraperitoneal (i.p.) route. The dose of CpG-ODN-2006 (1 nM/single dose) showing the most antileishmanial activity was given as free and liposomal forms with different doses of miltefosine, namely, 5 and 10 mg/kg of body weight, for 5 days in mice and hamsters, respectively. Among the various groups, mice coadministered liposomal CpG-ODN and miltefosine (5 mg/kg) showed the best inhibitory effect (97% parasite inhibition) compared with free CpG-ODN plus miltefosine and miltefosine, free CpG-ODN, and liposomal CpG-ODN given separately. Similar responses were observed in the case of hamsters, where the combination of liposomal CpG-ODN with miltefosine (10 mg/kg) gave 96% parasite inhibition. Promising antileishmanial efficacy was observed in animals treated with liposomal CpG-ODN and miltefosine.

Effects of atrial natriuretic peptide on renal medullary prostaglandin E2 production

1989 ◽  
Vol 257 (3) ◽  
pp. F336-F340
Author(s):  
R. J. Bolterman ◽  
M. D. Bentley ◽  
S. M. Sandberg ◽  
M. J. Fiksen-Olsen ◽  
J. C. Romero
Keyword(s):  
Arachidonic Acid ◽  
Atrial Natriuretic Peptide ◽  
Prostaglandin E2 ◽  
Natriuretic Peptide ◽  
Inhibitory Effect ◽  
Pge2 Production ◽  
In Vitro Effects ◽  
Different Doses ◽  
Atrial Natriuretic

Like arachidonic acid (AA) and bradykinin (BK), the intrarenal administration of atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) has been shown to increase the urinary excretion of prostaglandin E2 (PGE2). In the present study, the direct in vitro effects of ANP on PGE2 production were compared with those of AA and BK. Canine renal inner medullary slices were preincubated for 30 min and washed in aerated Krebs-Ringer buffer (37 degrees C). During the final incubation period, with the use of varied concentrations of AA, BK, or ANP in Krebs-Ringer buffer, samples were obtained at 0 and 30 min to be used for radioimmunoassay of PGE2. Although the rate of PGE2 production was significantly increased 11-fold with AA and threefold with BK, it was unaffected by four different doses of ANP (10(-5) to 10(-11) M). Furthermore, the production of PGE2 during basal and stimulated (BK or AA) conditions was significantly blocked by indomethacin but not by ANP. These results indicate that ANP had no direct stimulatory or inhibitory effect on the medullary production of PGE2.

scholarly journals Effects of some herbicides on the microbiological characteristics of soil nitrogen cycle under maize plantation

2008 ◽  
pp. 93-100
Author(s):  
Zsolt Sándor ◽  
Magdolna Tállai
Keyword(s):  
Enzyme Activity ◽  
Nitrogen Cycle ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Inhibitory Effect ◽  
Nitrifying Bacteria ◽  
Nitrate Content ◽  
Microbial Biomass Nitrogen ◽  
Urease Enzyme ◽  
Microbiological Parameters ◽  
Different Doses

Nitrogen is a key element for the living organisms and influence not only for the quantity but for the quality of the yield, considerable. Availability of nitrogen from the soil is influenced by several microbiological processes of the Nitrogen-cycle. Among the intensive agricultural production the herbicide application cannot be omitted more information needs therefore about the inhibitor effect of herbicides on the different microorganisms.An experiment was set up on calcareous chernozem soil under maize culture. Effect of four different herbicides (Acenit, Frontier, Merlin, and Wing) was investigated. The effect of herbicides was measured to four microbiological parameters of the Nitrogencycle (abundance of nitrifying bacteria, nitrate solubilisation, biomass nitrogen and urease enzyme activity). There were singledouble-  and five times of recommended doses of herbicides applied for two onsecutive vegetation periods.From the results of the different doses of herbicides, the following can be stated:– The Acenit has a stimulating effect on nitrifying bacteria in general. The Frontier and Merlin also influenced the quantity of nitrifyers, however in certain cases decreased in another cases increased the number of bacteria.– The double doses and five times doses of herbicides was found to be increasing the nitrate content of soil, -especially in 2006.– The quantity of microbial biomass nitrogen increased in the 60% of treatments and decreased in the 40% of the treatments.– Except of the result of Wing in 2006 and Merlin in 2005, the effect of simple dose herbicides was the smallest on the urease enzyme activity. According to the results the effect of Merlin was positive; the effect of Wing was negative on the soil enzyme’s activity.Regarding the application of four different herbicides in three  different doses on the microbiological parameters of soil (at two consecutive years-) in 39% of the treatments has resulted a significant inhibitory effect, 28% of the treatments, however have significant stimulating effect on the parameters measured. More than 50% of the inhibitory effect was measured in case of the Wing, at more than 50% of the Frontier the microbiological parameters have not changed.

Inhibitory Effect of Acetylsalicylic Acid on Human Platelet Function in Normal Volunteers and in Women Using a Combined Oral Contraceptive Regime

1976 ◽  
Vol 36 (03) ◽  
pp. 623-627 ◽  
Author(s):  
G Baele ◽  
M Thiery ◽  
A Vermeulen ◽  
F Barbier
Keyword(s):  
Oral Contraceptive ◽  
Acetylsalicylic Acid ◽  
Inhibitory Effect ◽  
Systematic Investigation ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Acid Sensitivity ◽  
Release Reaction ◽  
Combined Oral Contraceptive ◽  
Bovine Plasma ◽  
Human Volunteers

SummarySix parameters related to the release reaction were measured simultaneously in 10 human volunteers prior to the intake of one single dose of 1 g acetylsalicylic acid and 1, 4, 5, 6 and 7 days later: ΔE5 with diluted collagen, ΔE10 with Thrombofax® and the serotonin-14C release by undiluted and diluted collagen, by Thrombofax and by bovine plasma. The duration of the inhibitory effect varied according to the test used. It was the most prolonged (through the 7th day) if serotonin-14C release by diluted collagen was measured.A systematic investigation of the platelet release reaction in women taking a combined oral contraceptive was also performed. There were no statistically significant differences from a control group. No difference in acetylsalicylic acid sensitivity, measured 24 hours after intake of 1 g of aspirin, could be demonstrated.

scholarly journals Inhibitory roles of the mammalian GnIH ortholog RFRP3 in testicular activities in adult mice

2014 ◽  
Vol 223 (1) ◽  
pp. 79-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shabana Anjum ◽  
Amitabh Krishna ◽  
Kazuyoshi Tsutsui
Keyword(s):  
Cell Proliferation ◽  
Germ Cell ◽  
Inhibitory Effect ◽  
The Body ◽  
Adult Mice ◽  
Gonadotropin Inhibitory Hormone ◽  
Different Doses ◽  
Germ Cell Proliferation

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects ofin vivoandin vitrotreatments with RFamide-related peptide 3 (RFRP3), a mammalian gonadotropin-inhibitory hormone ortholog, on testicular activities, i.e. spermatogenesis and steroidogenesis, in mice. Mice were treatedin vivowith different doses of RFRP3 (control: 0.02 μg, 0.2 μg, and 2.0 μg/day) for 8 days. Forin vitrostudy, the testes of mice were evaluated with different doses of RFRP3 (control: 1 and 10 ng/ml) with or without LH (control: 10 and 100 ng/ml) for 24 h at 37 °C. RFRP3 treatment produced significant changes in the body mass, circulating steroid level, and testicular activity in mice. RFRP3 treatment also caused dose-dependent histological changes in spermatogenesis, such as decline in germ cell proliferation and survival markers and increase in apoptotic markers in testis. Bothin vivoandin vitrostudies showed the inhibitory effect of RFRP3 on testosterone synthesis in the testis. RFRP3 inhibited the expression of the receptor for LH (LHCGR), STAR protein, cytochrome P450 side-chain cleavage (CYP11A1) and 3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase in the testis, and testosterone secretion dose dependently. This study also suggested that the inhibitory effect of RFRP3 in the testis may be mediated through local production of GnRH. Thus, RFRP3 inhibits testicular steroidogenesis and spermatogenesis either indirectly through GnRH or by directly influencing germ cell proliferation, survival, and apoptosis.

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