Motor and cognitive evaluations of rats exposed to the larvicide pyriproxifem in the prenatal period

Background: In 2015 and 2016, there was an increase in microcephaly cases in Brazil, which were attributed to maternal contamination by Zika virus. However, the spread of this virus in the Brazilian states was not accompanied by an increase in the registers of this malformation. Thus, the use of the larvicide pyriproxifem to the control of mosquito Aedes Aegypt is being questioned. Objectives: Investigate the motor and cognitive function of rats exposed to piriproxifem in prenatal period. Design and setting: The study was developed at the Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná, in the Cascavel campus. Methods: Three experimental groups were used: Negative control (CT-) - offspring of rats which consumed water during pregnancy; Positive control (CT+) - offspring of rats which consumed water containing retinoic acid during pregnancy; Piriproxifem (PIR) - offspring of rats which consumed water containing Sumilarv®, larvicide whose active substance is the pyriproxifem, during pregnancy. The gait quality was assessed using the Basso, Beattie and Bresnahan scale (1995). Object-Placement Recognition Task was used to the spatial memory evaluation (Pizza et al., 2011). Results: There were no statistical differences between the groups in relation to the gait quality and the preference for the relocated object. Nevertheless, two animals in the PIR and five animals in the CT+ group had external rotation of the hindlimbs during locomotion or deficits in motor coordination. Conclusion: The mild motor deficits found indicate the need for studies to confirm a possible deleterious effect of this larvicide on the nervous system development.

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Response of broiler chicks to L-Glutamine feeding in the immediate pre- and post-hatch periods

South African Journal of Animal Science ◽

10.4314/sajas.v50i6.3 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 50 (6) ◽

Author(s):

S. Karamik ◽

C. Kop-Bozbay

Keyword(s):

Digestive System ◽

Muscle Development ◽

System Development ◽

Positive Control ◽

Negative Control ◽

Intestinal Morphology ◽

Broiler Chicks ◽

Villus Height ◽

In Ovo ◽

Small Intestinal

This study was conducted to investigate the effects of in ovo and post-hatching supplementation with L-Glutamine (Gln) on hatching characteristics, performance, small intestinal morphology, and muscle development of broilers. At day 18 of incubation, 960 fertilized eggs were allocated to four treatments with six replicates. Eggs were i) not injected (negative control) (NC), ii) subject to the standard incubation procedure (PG), iii) injected with 1 ml sterile solution with 0.9% salt (positive control) (PC), and iv) injected with 1% Gln solution (IG). On hatching, the SC chicks were fed with 1% Gln for seven days. The remaining chicks were fed a commercial starter feed. After hatching, there were six replicates of 28 birds in each treatment. Hatchability and yolk sac weight were lower and yolk-free chick weight (YFCW), whole gastrointestinal tract (GIT) and breast muscle weights were higher at hatching for chicks from the IG treatment. At 42 days old, feed conversation ratio (FCR) was lower in birds that had Gln added to their diet than for the other treatments. The FCR was also lower in IG birds than birds in the NC group. The GIT weight, villus height, villus width and crypt depth of the birds receiving dietary supplementation of Gln were greater than those of birds in PC and IG. Thus, in ovo injection of Gln improved hatching characteristics except for hatchability. Further, in ovo and dietary Gln administration reduced FCR by stimulating digestive system development.

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Hypnotic activity of Capparis spinosa hydro-alcoholic extract in mice

Recent Patents on Food Nutrition & Agriculturee ◽

10.2174/2212798411666200727151142 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 11 ◽

Author(s):

Hassan Rakhshandeh ◽

Roghayeh Rashidi ◽

Mohammad Mahdi Vahedi ◽

Mohammad Bagher Khorrami ◽

Hassan Abbassian ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Body Weight ◽

Motor Coordination ◽

Ethyl Acetate Fraction ◽

Positive Control ◽

Negative Control ◽

Alcoholic Extract ◽

Water Fraction ◽

Rota Rod Test ◽

Capparis Spinosa ◽

Hypnotic Activity

Background: Sleep disorders are among the most common psychiatric and medical conditions. Objective: The present study aimed at investigating the hypnotic activity of the hydro-alcoholic extract of Capparis spinosa (HAE) in mice. Method: Three doses of HAE (30, 60 and 120 mg/kg) and three fractions of it, namely n-hexane fraction (NHF), water fraction (WF), and ethyl acetate fraction (EAF), were given in comparison with diazepam (3mg/kg body weight i.p.) as positive control and saline as negative control. After 30 min, pentobarbital (30 mg/kg body weight i.p.) was administrated. In addition, LD50 of HAE was examined and the cytotoxicity of HAE was assessed in l929 cells using the MTT assay. Moreover, for motor-coordination ability 30 mins after administration of HAE rota-rod test was performed. Results: The results exhibited that the HAE and all the fractions significantly augmented pentobarbital induced sleeping time which was comparable to that of induced by diazepam. The LD50 value was 2.4 g/kg. The extract did not induce any cytotoxic effects in L929 fibroblast cells. HAE did not affect the animals’ performance on the rota-rod test. Conclusion: Our finding suggests that hydro-alcoholic extract of C. spinosa possesses hypnotic potential that may require further scientific investigations.

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Effect of hydro-alcoholic extract of Ziziphus spina-christi against scopolamine-induced anxiety in rats

Bangladesh Journal of Pharmacology ◽

10.3329/bjp.v11i2.26505 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 11 (2) ◽

pp. 421 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Mahbubeh Setorki

Keyword(s):

Motor Coordination ◽

Elevated Plus Maze ◽

Video Clip ◽

Positive Control ◽

Negative Control ◽

Vehicle Group ◽

Alcoholic Extract ◽

Rotarod Test ◽

Plus Maze ◽

Injection Anxiety

The aim of this study was to observe the effect of Ziziphus spina-christi extract against anxiety related behavior induced by scopolamine. Rats were randomly divided into six groups, each group consists of eight rats. Vehicle group received distilled water, negative control received scopolamine (1 mg/kg) and positive control received diazepam (1 mg/mL). Experimental groups received Z. spina-christi extract (50, 100 and 200 mg/kg IP) 30 min after scopolamine injection. Anxiety related behaviors were assessed using the elevated plus maze. The rotarod test was used to evaluate motor coordination. Administration of Z. spina-christi extract (200 mg/kg) significantly increased the time spent in the open arm of elevated plus maze. The extract also reduced the percentage of closed arms entries and time spent in the closed arms. Different concentration of Z. spina-christi extract didn’t affect motor coordination and balance. Hydro-alcoholic extract of Z. spina-christi significantly ameliorate scopolamine-induced anxiety.Video clip<a href="https://youtube.com/v/LTHNppf_Euo">Elevated plus maze</a>: 1 min 58 sec

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Interactive Effects of Perinatal BPA or DES and Adult Testosterone and Estradiol Exposure on Adult Urethral Obstruction and Bladder, Kidney, and Prostate Pathology in Male Mice

International Journal of Molecular Sciences ◽

10.3390/ijms21113902 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 21 (11) ◽

pp. 3902

Author(s):

Julia A. Taylor ◽

Maren Bell Jones ◽

Cynthia L. Besch-Williford ◽

Ashley F. Berendzen ◽

William A. Ricke ◽

...

Keyword(s):

System Development ◽

Positive Control ◽

Negative Control ◽

Urogenital Tract ◽

Interactive Effects ◽

Urogenital System ◽

Male Mice ◽

Prostate Hyperplasia ◽

Estrogen Exposure ◽

Prostate Diseases

Obstructive voiding disorder (OVD) occurs during aging in men and is often, but not always, associated with increased prostate size, due to benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), prostatitis, or prostate cancer. Estrogens are known to impact the development of both OVD and prostate diseases, either during early urogenital tract development in fetal–neonatal life or later in adulthood. To examine the potential interaction between developmental and adult estrogen exposure on the adult urogenital tract, male CD-1 mice were perinatally exposed to bisphenol A (BPA), diethylstilbestrol (DES) as a positive control, or vehicle negative control, and in adulthood were treated for 4 months with Silastic capsules containing testosterone and estradiol (T+E2) or empty capsules. Animals exposed to BPA or DES during perinatal development were more likely than negative controls to have urine flow/kidney problems and enlarged bladders, as well as enlarged prostates. OVD in adult T+E2-treated perinatal BPA and DES animals was associated with dorsal prostate hyperplasia and prostatitis. The results demonstrate a relationship between elevated exogenous estrogen levels during urogenital system development and elevated estradiol in adulthood and OVD in male mice. These findings support the two-hit hypothesis for the development of OVD and prostate diseases.

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Inducible EphA4 knockout causes motor deficits in young mice and is not protective in the SOD1G93A mouse model of ALS

Scientific Reports ◽

10.1038/s41598-020-72723-y ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Sara L. Dominguez ◽

Timothy Earr ◽

Michelle Dourado ◽

Hai Ngu ◽

William J. Meilandt ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Mouse Model ◽

Motor Neuron ◽

System Development ◽

Muscle Growth ◽

Nervous System Development ◽

Motor Deficits ◽

Protective Effects ◽

Neuron Loss ◽

Motor Neuron Loss ◽

Young Mice

Abstract Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by motor neuron loss that ultimately leads to fatal paralysis. Reducing levels or function of the tyrosine kinase, ephrin type-A receptor 4 (EphA4), has been suggested as a potential approach for slowing disease progression in ALS. Because EphA4 plays roles in embryonic nervous system development, study of constitutive knockout (KO) of EphA4 in mice is limited due to confounding phenotypes with homozygous knockout. We used a tamoxifen-inducible EphA4 conditional KO mouse to achieve strong reduction of EphA4 levels in postnatal mice to test for protective effects in the SOD1G93A model of ALS. We found that EphA4 KO in young mice, but not older adult mice, causes defects in muscle function, consistent with a prolonged postnatal role for EphA4 in adolescent muscle growth. When testing the effects of inducible EphA4 KO at different timepoints in SOD1G93A mice, we found no benefits on motor function or disease pathology, including muscle denervation and motor neuron loss. Our results demonstrate deleterious effects of reducing EphA4 levels in juvenile mice and do not provide support for the hypothesis that widespread EphA4 reduction is beneficial in the SOD1G93A mouse model of ALS.

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Transcriptional profiling of iPSC-derived neurons with reciprocal monogenic CNV in 3p26.3 region

Nauchno-prakticheskii zhurnal «Medicinskaia genetika» ◽

10.25557/2073-7998.2020.03.10-11 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 10-11

Author(s):

М.Е. Лопаткина ◽

В.С. Фишман ◽

М.М. Гридина ◽

Н.А. Скрябин ◽

Т.В. Никитина ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Gene Expression ◽

Copy Number ◽

System Development ◽

Transcriptional Profiling ◽

Global Gene Expression ◽

Nervous System Development ◽

Number Variation ◽

The Central Nervous System ◽

Cntn6 Gene ◽

Copy Number Changes

Проведен анализ генной экспрессии в нейронах, дифференцированных из индуцированных плюрипотентных стволовых клеток пациентов с идиопатическими интеллектуальными нарушениями и реципрокными хромосомными мутациями в регионе 3p26.3, затрагивающими единственный ген CNTN6. Для нейронов с различным типом хромосомных аберраций была показана глобальная дисрегуляция генной экспрессии. В нейронах с вариациями числа копий гена CNTN6 была снижена экспрессия генов, продукты которых вовлечены в процессы развития центральной нервной системы. The gene expression analysis of iPSC-derived neurons, obtained from patients with idiopathic intellectual disability and reciprocal microdeletion and microduplication in 3p26.3 region affecting the single CNTN6 gene was performed. The global gene expression dysregulation was demonstrated for cells with CNTN6 copy number variation. Gene expression in neurons with CNTN6 copy number changes was downregulated for genes, whose products are involved in the central nervous system development.

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Aktivitas Antifungi Air Perasan Bawang Merah (Allium ascalonicum L.) Terhadap Candida albicans Secara In Vitro

Jurnal Ilmu Kedokteran ◽

10.26891/jik.v9i2.2015.71-77 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 9 (2) ◽

pp. 71

Author(s):

Nurhasanah Nurhasanah ◽

Fauzia Andrini ◽

Yulis Hamidy

Keyword(s):

Candida Albicans ◽

Antifungal Activity ◽

Allium Sativum ◽

Fungicidal Activity ◽

Positive Control ◽

Negative Control ◽

Randomized Design ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Completely Randomized Design

Shallot (Allium ascalonicum L.) has been known as traditional medicine. Shallot which has same genus with garlic(Allium sativum L.) contains allicin that is also found in garlic and has been suspected has fungicidal activity toCandida albicans. It is supported by several researches. Therefore, shallot is suspected has antifungal activity too.The aim of this research was to know antifungal activity of shallot’s water extortion againsts Candida albicans invitro. This was a laboratory experimental research which used completely randomized design, with diffusion method.Shallot’s water extortion was devided into three concentrations, there were 50%, 100% and 200%. Ketoconazole 2%was positive control and aquadest was negative control. The result of this research based on analysis of varians(Anova), there was significant difference between several treatments and was confirmed with Duncan New MultipleRange Test (DNMRT) p<0,05, there was significant difference between 100% shallot’s water extortion with othertreatments, but there was no significant difference between 50% shallot’s water extortion with 200% shallot’s. Theconclusion was shallot’s water extortion had antifungal activity againsts Candida albicans with the best concentration100%, but it was lower than ketoconazole 2%.

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The Comparison of Ostecyte in the Pressure area and Tension area on Tooth Movement Because of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

DENTA ◽

10.30649/denta.v12i1.162 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

pp. 34

Author(s):

Arya Barahmanta ◽

Muhammad Faizal Winaris ◽

Pambudi Raharjo

Keyword(s):

Hyperbaric Oxygen ◽

Oxygen Therapy ◽

Tooth Movement ◽

Bone Remodelling ◽

Orthodontic Tooth Movement ◽

Negative Control Group ◽

Positive Control ◽

Negative Control ◽

Control Group ◽

Pressure Area

Background: Orthodontic tooth movement is a interaction prosess of resorption and deposition of bone remodeling. Orthodontic tooth movement by mechanical strength causes changes in alveolar bone. Osteocyte is an essential cell to respond bone remodelling. Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy affects production of osteocyte because it can release Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) and Nitrid Oxide (NO). Purpose: To determine the difference number of osteocyte in pressure and tension area during tooth movement by adjuvant of Hyperbaric Oxygen 2,4 ATA during 7 days starting on day 8 to day 14. Materials and Methods: This research used Completery Randomized Control Group Post Test Only Design. 36 cavia cobaya (male) were divided into 3 groups randomly : the negative control groups, positive control group, and treatment group. Preparat staining used Hematoxylin Eosin (HE) and calculated on microscop 1000x with 20 field of view. Data analyses used one way ANOVA and LSD test then compared each area by using paired T test. Result: The data showed that the treatment group (P=10,67) tension area has the highest number of osteocyte than negative control group (K-=3,67), positive control (K+=7,42). In the pressure area showed that negative control group (K-=5,00) has the highest than positive control group (K+=3,83) and treatment (P=3,25). Conclusion: Therapy HBO 2,4 ATA 7 days starting on day 8 to day 14 is could increase osteocyte in the tissue to stimulate process of bone remodelling.<pre> </pre>Keywords: Hyperbaric Oxygen, Tooth movement, Bone remodeling, Osteocyte Correspondence: Arya Brahmanta, Department of Orthodonty, Faculty of Dentistry, Hang Tuah University, Arif Rahman Hakim 150, Surabaya, Phone 031-5945864, Email: <a href="mailto:[email protected]">arya.brahmanta@hangtuah.ac.id</a>

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Exogenous Neonatal Erythropoietin Mitigates Brain Damage After a Combination of Prenatal Hypoxic-Ischemia and Lipopolysaccharide Inflammation in Rats

Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics ◽

10.3171/ped/2008/1/4/paper9 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 1 (4) ◽

pp. A353

Author(s):

Shenandoah Robinson ◽

Qing Li

Keyword(s):

Brain Damage ◽

Intracellular Signaling ◽

System Development ◽

Intrauterine Infection ◽

Artery Occlusion ◽

Nervous System Development ◽

Human Infants ◽

Hypoxic Ischemia ◽

Show Evidence ◽

The Impact

Introduction Many infants born very preterm who suffer brain damage most likely experienced a combined insult from intrauterine infection and placental insufficiency. Damage is thought to be synergistic rather than additive but the mechanisms of combined injury remain elusive. A combination of lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammation and hypoxia-ischemia has been used in rats to model the dual insult that occurs in human infants prenatally. Erythropoietin, a pleiotrophic cytokine that is essential for central nervous system development, ameliorates brain injury after isolated hypoxic-ischemic or inflammatory insults through different intracellular signaling pathways. We hypothesized that exogenous neonatal EPO administration would lessen the damage of a combined prenatal insult in rats. Methods On embryonic Day 18 fetal rats experienced 60 minutes of transient uterine artery occlusion with or without intracervical LPS administration with sham controls receiving surgery but no occlusion and saline for LPS. Survival was recorded and histological biochemical and functional assays were performed. Means were compared with ANOVA with Tukey HSD post hoc analysis. Results After a combined insult of HI and 0.15-mg/kg LPS on E18 the survival of pups by postnatal Day 1 (P1) decreased from 77% with HI alone to 22% for LPS plus HI. When exogenous systemic EPO was administered P1–P3 survival to P9 improved markedly from 40% (2 of 5) for saline-treated insult pups to 100% (6 of 6) for EPO-treated. Initial histological analyses show EPO decreases the number of brain activated caspase 3 and activated microglia by P9. Additional analyses will be presented. Conclusion As at least 60% of placentas from infants born pre-term show evidence of chorioamnionitis, assessment of the impact of exogenous EPO on a model of a combination injury is essential prior to proceeding with a clinical trial. Initial results indicate neonatal exogenous EPO mitigates damage from the combined insult.

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UJI AKTIVITAS HEPATOPROTEKTOR KOMBINASI EKSTRAK ETANOL DAUN PANDAN WANGI (Pandanus amaryllifolius roxb) DAN KAYU MANIS (Cinnamomum burmanii) TERHADAP KADAR MDA YANG DIINDUKSI PARASETAMOL

Jurnal Kesehatan Kusuma Husada ◽

10.34035/jk.v12i1.580 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 68-73

Author(s):

Yuni Asri Mulatsih Agami ◽

Eka Wisnu Kusuma

Keyword(s):

Oxidative Stress ◽

Ethanol Extract ◽

Optimal Dose ◽

Experimental Methods ◽

Positive Control ◽

Negative Control ◽

Male Rats ◽

Negative Group ◽

Ic50 Value ◽

Dose Combination

Kasus penyakit hati semakin meningkat seiring penggunaan senyawa hepatotoksin salah satunya karena penggunaan parasetamol dengan dosis berlebih. Hal tersebut dapat meningkatkan produksi radikal bebas sehingga memicu terjadinya stress oksidatif yang dapat menimbulkan kerusakan jaringan yang ditandai dengan peningkatan kadar Malondialdehyde (MDA). Stress oksidatif dapat diatasi dengan antioksidan dari berbagai tanaman. Kulit kayu manis memiliki aktivitas antioksidan dengan nilai IC50 53ppm dan daun pandan wangi 39,7% Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui aktivitas kombinasi ekstrak etanol daun pandan wangi dan kayu manis dalam menurunkan kadar MDA. tikus yang diinduksi parasetamol. Penelitian menggunakan metode eksperimental, dilakukan selama 9 hari dengan 30 ekor tikus jantan dibagi menjadi 6 Kelompok, yaitu: Normal diberi aquadest, Kontrol Positif diberi silimarin 100 mg/kgBB, Kontrol Negatif diberi CMC-Na 0,05%, serta 3 kelompok lainnya diberi kombinasi ekstrak daun pandan wangi:kayu manis berturut-turut dosis I (25:75), dosis II (50:50), dosis III (75:25). Semua kelompok diinduksi parasetamol 2,5 g/kgBB pada hari ke-7 setelah 30 menit perlakuan, kecuali kelompok normal. Pada hari ke 9 dilakukan pengukuran kadar MDA dengan metode TBARs menggunakan spektrofotometri. Pemberian kombinasi ekstrak etanol daun pandan wangi dan kayu manis dapat menurunkan kadar MDA dengan kombinasi dosis yang paling optimal adalah 75:25 berdasarkan statistik dengan nilai signifikan 0,000<0,05 dibandingkan dengan kelompok negatif. Cases of liver disease have increased with the use of hepatotoxin compounds, one of which is due to the use of paracetamol with excessive doses. This can increase the production of free radicals so that it triggers oxidative stress which can cause tissue damage which is characterized by increased levels of Malondialdehyde (MDA). Oxidative stress can be overcome with antioxidants from various plants. Cinnamomum burmanii has antioxidant activity with IC50 value of 53ppm and Pandanus amarrylifolius 39.7%. This study aims to determine the combined activity of ethanol extract of Pandanus amarrylifolius and Cinnamomum burmanii in reducing MDA levels. Paracetamol-induced rats. Research using experimental methods, conducted for 9 days with 30 male rats divided into 6 groups, namely: Normal given aquadest, Positive Control were given silimarin 100 mg / kgBB, Negative Control was given CMC-Na 0.05%, and 3 other groups were given a combination of Pandanus amarrylifolius extract: Cinnamomum burmanii dose I (25:75), dose II (50:50), dose III (75:25). All groups induced paracetamol 2.5 g / kgBB on the 7th day after 30 minutes of treatment, except the normal group. On the 9th day MDA levels were measured using the TBARs method using spectrophotometry. Giving a combination of Pandanus amarrylifolius and Cinnamomum burmanii ethanol extract can reduce MDA levels with the most optimal dose combination is 75:25 based on statistics with a significant value of 0,000<0.05 compared with the negative group.

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