scholarly journals The Effect of Ascorbic Acid on Interleukin-10 and Tumor Necrosis Factor-α Cytokines in Rattus norvegicus with Endometritis

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (A) ◽  
pp. 798-801
Author(s):  
Muhammad Oky Prabudi ◽  
M. F. G. Siregar ◽  
I. P. A. Nasution ◽  
S. Ilyas

BACKGROUND: Endometritis is a gynecological disease characterized by inflammation of the endometrial glands and stroma. Inflammatory stimuli or tissue injury induce inflammatory pain through the release of cytokines. Ascorbic acid (AA) is a water-soluble Vitamin that plays a role in inhibiting the production of proinflammatory cytokines and increases the expression of anti-inflammatory cytokines. AIM: The purpose of this study was to find out the association between administration of AA and inflammatory cytokines in experimental animals Rattus norvegicus with endometritis. METHODS: The research was conducted using virgin female R. norvegicus laboratory mice weighing 250–300 g and aged 11–12 weeks with an estrus cycle of 5–6 days. Mice with regular oestrous cycles were randomly divided into three groups: group 1 was given 200 L of water orally without Escherichia coli inoculation and represented a negative control. Groups 2 and 3 were inoculated (50 L/rat) E. coli intravaginally, 106 colony-forming unit/mL, Group 2 was not given AA and the other side Group 3 was assigned AA. The interleukin (IL)-10 and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α _cytokines examination was carried out by histopathological examination through a biopsy of the endometrial tissue. Hypothesis testing on the data was analyzed by the Kruskal Wallis test using Statistical Package for Social Sciences. RESULTS: Data from the current study revealed that the highest mean value of IL-10 was found in the negative control group (2.5) and the lowest value in the positive control group (1.3). Regarding TNF-α _the highest mean value (2.8) was found in the treatment group and the lowest mean value (2.1) was found in the treatment group. Using the Kruskal Wallis test, IL-10 and TNF-α _showed insignificant results (p = value 0.304 and 0.145 respectively). CONCLUSIONS: The administration of AA did not affect the decrease in TNF-α _or the upregulation of IL-10 as anti-inflammatory cytokines.

Author(s):  
Nur Fitri

Background: Peperomia pellucida L'HBK or known as messengers in the Indonesian plant is a herbaceous plant that belongs to the family Piperaceae. This study aimed to determine the effect of the stem and leaf extract cream messengers to the healing process of burns in rats (Rattus norvegicus. Methods: This was an experimental study using a completely randomized design. Test animals were divided into three groups, each - each group consisted of 3 rats. The first group is the negative control group (distilled water), the second group is a positive control group (Bioplacenton®), the third group is the group treated stem and leaf extract cream errand. The diameter of the wound and fibroblasts observed histopathology and is used as an indicator of the healing process of burns. The burns were treated and observed the healing effect for 20 days. Data were analyzed statistically wound diameter using ANOVA followed by LSD test. Results: The results showed the cream extracts of stems and leaves telling effect on the healing process of burns on rats. Conclusion: The results also showed that the treatment group and the leaf stem extract cream messengers and control groups positively influence the healing process of burns significantly when compared to the negative control group. Meanwhile, the treatment group stem and leaf extract cream messengers have no preformance difference influence the healing process of burns a significant positive control group


2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 66
Author(s):  
Richard Fritzgerald ◽  
Cecilia Lunardhi ◽  
Ruslan Effendy ◽  
Tamara Yuanita

Background. Root canal treatment is a main role in decreasing infection from root canal and pulp. The main cause of periapical damage mostly are bacteries. E.faecalis is a bactery that is found as an etiology of endodontic treatment failure. Cell wall of this bacteria is containing Lipoteichoic acid (LTA). LTA can penetrate into the periradicular tissue, act as endotoxin in host and cause periradicular inflammation then lead to bone destruction. LTA stimulates immunology reaction that produce Tumor Necrosis Factor alpha (TNF-α) and Transforming growth factors beta (TGF-ß). TNF-α is a main mediator and also have an important role in inflamation response otherwise TGF-ß is working as a multifunction  regulator of cell growth and differentiation during reforming and remodelling.  Purpose. The aim of this study is to know about the expression of TNF-α and TGF-ß during the periapical tissue damage due to induction of E.faecalis. Method. This study used laboratory experimental with the post test only control group design. A total of 30 male rats were randomly divided into 3 main groups, Group A (control negative) : normal tooth. Group B (control positive) : every tooth was induced only by sterile BHI-b. Group C (treated group) : every tooth  was induced by 10 μl BHI-b E.faecalis ATCC212(106 CFU). The animals were sacrificed 21 days later and prepared for histological examination of tissue damage, then we did the immunohistochemistry  followed by calculation on the light microscope. Result. The analysis revealed that the expression of TNF-α at treated group are higher than negative control and positive control but the expression of  TGF-ß at treated group are higher than the negative control group but lower than positive control. Conclusion. From this study we know that the expression of TNF-α and TGF-ß are changing during the periapical tissue damage that induced by E.faecalis.


Author(s):  
Anastasia Drakou ◽  
Despoina Mavrogianni ◽  
Konstantinos Ntzeros ◽  
Athanasios Protopapas ◽  
Petros Drakakis ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) is a pro-inflammatory cytokine which plays an important role in the pathogenesis of many diseases. Endometriosis is one of the most common gynecological diseases. The purpose of this study was to investigate the association of TNF-α-1031T/C polymorphism with the genetic susceptibility of endometriosis in a European population. Materials and methods In this case-control study, 51 endometriosis patients and 67 healthy control women participated. We used endometrial tissue from the patients and peripheral blood from the healthy women to extract DNA. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analysis and the restriction enzyme Bbs I were used to analyze the -1031 T/C polymorphism in the TNF-α gene promoter region. Statistical analysis was performed using Fisher’s exact test. We also calculated the odds ratios. Results In the group of patients, 66.7% of women were detected with the TT genotype, 33.3% with the TC genotype and 0% with the CC genotype while in the control group, 46.3% had the TT genotype, 47.8% had the TC genotype and 6% had the CC genotype. There was a significant association between the TT genotype with endometriosis (p = 0.03). There was no significant deviation from the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. Conclusions The TC and CC genotypes appeared more often in the healthy women than the endometriosis patients and this shows that the C allele might have a protective role in endometriosis in the Greek population. Further studies are needed to specify the role of this polymorphism in pathogenesis of endometriosis and the mechanisms that protect the patients from the disease.


Author(s):  
Junaidi Khotib ◽  
Naning Windi Utami ◽  
Maria Apriliani Gani ◽  
Chrismawan Ardianto

Abstract Background Osteoarthritis (OA) is a chronic disease in the joints. One of the proinflammatory cytokines that is thought to have a major role in the inflammatory process, the emergence of pain, and cartilage damage in OA is tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α). Meloxicam is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug class of drugs that is relatively selective in inhibiting the activity of cyclooxygenase 2 (COX-2) formation. This study is conducted to prove the change in TNF-α level in the use of meloxicam with model in animals suffering from OA. Methods The OA rat model was induced with sodium monoiodoacetate intra-articularly. Rats were divided into 5 groups: negative control group, positive control group, and treatment groups with various doses of meloxicam. Hyperalgesia effect was evaluated using a warm plate test, and TNF-α level was determined using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Results The treatment groups that received meloxicam at a dose of 1.0, 3.0, or 10.0 mg/kg body weight (BW) did not show significant differences in rat knee joint diameter (p = 0.99), but showed a significant difference in sensitivity to heat stimulation (p = 0.02) compared to the control group. Osteoarthritis rats experienced a significant reduction in TNF-α level after being given meloxicam at a dose of 10 mg/kg BW compared with the control group. This shows that the 10 mg/kg BW of meloxicam is a potential dose in reducing the TNF-α level in OA rat models. Conclusions Based on these data, it can be concluded that the inhibition of pain and the development of OA by meloxicam in animal models may be assigned to a decreased level of TNF-α.


2012 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 61-66 ◽  
Author(s):  
H.U. Lüleyap ◽  
D. Onatoğlu ◽  
A.Y. Tahiroğlu ◽  
D. Alptekin ◽  
M.B. Yılmaz ◽  
...  

ABSTRACT Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is a neurobiological disease characterized with obsessions and compulsions. Obsessive compulsive disorder occurs with an autoimmune mechanism after Group A β hemolytic streptococcus (GABHS) infection. Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) is an important cytokine, as well as having an important role in the apoptosis mechanism of autoimmune diseases. It is expressed by the TNF-α gene. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between the TNF-α gene promoter region -308 (G>A) and -850 (C>T) polymorphisms and OCD. In this study, ages of the OCD patients and the control group ranged between 4 and 12 years. We studied two patient groups, one included childhood onset OCD patients (n = 49) and the control group was composed of healthy children (n = 58). Patients were diagnosed according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorder (DSM-IV) criteria and with Kiddie Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia-Present and Lifetime (KSAD-S-PL) version. For identifying the polyorphisms, polymerase chain reaction (PCR), restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) and polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE) methods were used.For the -308 polymorphism, 45 of 49 OCD patients’ results were completed, and for the -850 polymorphism, 47 of 49 OCD patients’ results were completed. According to our statistical results, there is a positive relationship between OCD and the -308 polymorphism (p <0.001) but no association between OCD and the -850 polymorphism (p = 0.053). There is no positive relationship between antistreptolysin O (ASO) titers and the -308 polymorphism (p = 0.953) but there is an important significance between the -850 polymorphism and ASO (p = 0.010). There is no positive relationship between gender of patients and OCD (p = 0.180) and no positive association between ASO and gender (p = 0.467). According to our results, we hypothesize that we can propose the mutant AA genotype for the -308 polymorphism, and that the mutant CT genotype for the -850 polymorphism may be used as molecular indicators for OCD.


2013 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-64
Author(s):  
Yuliyanik Yuliyanik

Malaria infection in pregnancy may increase the morbidity and mortality of both mother and fetus. In pregnant women, it can lead to severe anemia, cerebral malaria, pulmonary edema, renal failure and even death, while in the fetus it can cause abortion, premature birth, low birth weight, and fetal death. Elevated levels of tumor necrosis factor-α(TNF-α ) is associated with low birth weight and anemia in pregnant women. This study was conducted to measure the levels of TNF-α in plasma and placental tissue, and hemoglobin levels as well as fetal weight to determine the relationship between them in P. berghei infected pregnant mice and normal pregnant mice. Seventeen BALB/c mice used in this study were divided into two groups, those were the study group (9 pregnant mice infected with P. berghei) and control group (8 pregnant mice not infected with P. berghei). Level of TNF-α were measured using Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent assay (R&D Systems, catalog A00B MT). Hemoglobin levels were determined using flowcytometri, whereas fetal weight were performed with Mettler analytical balance AE 50. T-test statistical analysis showed that the levels of TNF-α in plasma and placental tissue in study group were higher than control group (p=0.000, p=0.034). Hemoglobin levels in the study group were lower than control group (p=0.025). Fetal weights were also lower in fetuses of infected mice than fetuses of uninfected mice (p=0.002). Pearson correlation test showed increasing plasma levels of TNF-α in infected P. berghei pregnant mice were related with the decreasing levels of Hb, (r=-0.748; p=0.020,), whereas levels of placental TNF-α were not associated with hemoglobin level (p=0.337). Both plasma and placental levels of TNF-α were not associated with the incidence of fetal low weight (p=0.380, and p=0.365). It can be concluded that the increased levels of TNF-α is associated with decreased levels of hemoglobin (Hb), but not associated with fetal low weight.


2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 26
Author(s):  
Ady Kurnianto ◽  
Junianto Wika Adi Pratama ◽  
Miranti Candrarisna

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk menganalisis kadar Tumor necrosis Factor ɑ(TNF-α) dan derajat kerusakan hepar pada tikus putih (Rattus norvegicus) yang diinfeksi isolat Trypanosoma evansi. Penelitian ini adalah penelitian eksperimental dengan Rancangan Acak Lengkap (RAL). Sampel Hewan adalah tikus jantan umur 6 minggu sebanyak 30 ekor dan dibagi dalam 5 kelompok dengan pemberian infeksi secara subcutan (sc), yaitu Po: kelompok tikus kontrol diinjeksi NaCl fisiologis dosis 0,3 ml, pengambilan sampel darah dan organ hepar pada hari ke 7 pasca injeksi NaCl fisiologis. P1: kelompok tikus diinfeksi Trypanosoma evansi dosis 0,3 ml/sc, pengambilan sampel darah dan organ hepar pada hari pertama pasca infeksi Trypanosoma evansi. P2: kelompok tikus diinfeksi Trypanosoma evansi dosis 0,3 ml/sc, pengambilan sampel darah dan organ hepar pada hari ke 3 pasca infeksi Trypanosoma evansi. P3: kelompok tikus diinfeksi Trypanosoma evansi dosis: 0,3 ml/sc, pengambilan sampel darah dan organ hepar pada hari ke 5 pasca infeksi Trypanosoma evansi. P4: kelompok tikus putih diinfeksi Trypanosoma evansi dosis 0,3 ml/sc, pengambilan sampel darah dan organ hepar pada hari ke 7 pasca infeksi Trypanosoma evansi. Nilai Optical Density (OD) atau kadarTNF-αmenunjukkan p=0,0624 (p>0,05), mengalami penurunan dan tidak berbeda, dan tidak terdapat hubungan bermakna antara kelompok pada tikus putih yang diinfeksi Trypanosoma evansi isolat Sumbawa. Pemberian infeksi secara subkutan dapat menyebabkan kerusakan hepar berupa lesi degenerasi, nekrosis, dan portal inflamasi pada tikus putih yang diinfeksi Trypanosoma evansi isolat Sumbawa. Kesimpulan adalah kadar TNF-α menurun, mengakibatkan kerusakan hepar dan tingkat keganasan parasit Trypanosoma evansi isolat Sumbawa meningkat.


2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (7) ◽  
pp. 133-136
Author(s):  
Aamal Muhsen Kadhum ◽  
Bayader M. Abd Al–Kadim ◽  
Thanaa Chasib Kareem ◽  
Ali Ahmed Nayyef ◽  
Mona N. Al-Terehi

Pro-inflammatory cytokine polymorphisms like Tumor Necrosis Factor- (TNF), has been found associated to severe depressive disorder (MDD). The Pro-inflammatory cytokines tumor necrosis factor (TNF-α) G-308A (rs1800629) have been discovered to have an important role in the pathophysiology of depressive disorders and the mechanism of antidepressant treatment. The present study aims to study TNF-α gene polymorphisms in Major depressive disorder using allele specific PCR. The results show that family history are non- significant different between patients and control group (0.6346) and also there was non- significant different in BMI (0.3417), The genotyping data show tow alleles and three genotyping (AG, GG, AA) the statically analysis show non-significant differences between patients and controls groups (0.095, 0.800) for GG, AA and GA respectively with more frequent of GA in patients than control group, the G allele was less frequent in patient than control while A allele was more frequent in patients than control group in significant differences (0.0001). It can be concluded that TNF genotyping didn’t impact in the Major depressive disorder but the allele distribution may have potential role in MDD patients.


Author(s):  
Qiuli Wang ◽  
Hongyan Lv ◽  
Sujing Wu ◽  
Junxia Song ◽  
Junqin Li ◽  
...  

Objective Multiple randomized controlled trials have shown that hypothermia is a safe and effective treatment for neonatal moderate or severe hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE). The neuroprotective mechanisms of hypothermia need further study. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of hypothermia on the serum levels of myelin basic protein (MBP) and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) as well as neurodevelopmental outcomes in neonatal HIE. Study Design Eighty-five neonates with moderate-to-severe HIE were divided into a hypothermia group (n = 49) and a control group (n = 36). Serum levels of MBP and TNF-α within 6 hours after birth and after 3 days of treatment were determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, and neurodevelopmental outcome at the age of 12 to 15 months was assessed by using the Gesell development scale. Results After 3 days of treatment, serum levels of MBP and TNF-α in the control group were not significantly different from levels before treatment (p > 0.05), and serum levels of MBP and TNF-α in the hypothermia group were significantly lower than levels before treatment (p < 0.05). Serum levels of MBP and TNF-α were significantly negatively correlated with developmental quotient (DQ; r =  − 0.7945, p = 0.0000; r =  − 0.7035, p = 0.0000, respectively). Serum levels of MBP and TNF-α in neurodevelopmentally impaired infants were significantly higher than those in infants with suspected neurodevelopmental impairment and those in neurodevelopmentally normal infants (both p < 0.01). The rate of reduction of neurodevelopmental impairment was higher among infants in the hypothermia group than among those in the control group (χ2 = 16.3900, p < 0.05). Conclusion Hypothermia can reduce serum levels of MBP and TNF-α in neonates with HIE. Inhibiting the release of TNF-α may be one of the mechanisms by which hypothermia protects the myelin sheath. Key Points


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