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Molecules ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 553
Author(s):  
Arpamas Chariyakornkul ◽  
Waristha Juengwiroj ◽  
Jetsada Ruangsuriya ◽  
Rawiwan Wongpoomchai

The indigenous purplish red fruit, Cleistocalyx nervosum var. paniala (CN), is grown in northern Thailand. The aqueous extract of CN pulp is known to exhibit antioxidant and anticarcinogenic properties. To search for an antioxidant fraction separated from CN, various hydroalcoholic extractions were performed. The acidified ethanolic extract of CN obtained from 0.5% (v/v) citric acid in 80% (v/v) ethanol yielded greater polyphenol content and DPPH radical scavenging activity when compared with other hydroethanolic extracts. Cyanidin-3-glucoside is a major anthocyanin present in the acidified ethanolic extract of CN (AECN). At a dose of 5000 mg/kg bw, an anthocyanin-rich extract was found to be safe when given to rats without any acute toxicity. To examine the hepatoprotective properties of AECN, an overdose of acetaminophen (APAP) was induced in a rat model, while silymarin was used as a standard reference. The administration of AECN at a dose of 300 mg/kg bw for 28 days improved hepatocyte architecture and modulated serum alanine aminotransferase levels in APAP-induced rats. Furthermore, it significantly decreased serum and hepatic malondialdehyde levels but increased hepatic glutathione content, as well as glutathione peroxidase and UDP-glucuronosyltransferase activities. In conclusion, AECN may effectively reduce oxidative stress induced acute hepatotoxicity in overdose APAP-treated rats through the suppression of oxidative stress and the enhancement of the antioxidant system in rat livers.


2021 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 122-133
Author(s):  
Robin J. Van Meter ◽  
Donna A. Glinski ◽  
S. Thomas Purucker ◽  
W. Matthew Henderson

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (8) ◽  
pp. eabd9847
Author(s):  
Xingya Jiang ◽  
Qinhan Zhou ◽  
Bujie Du ◽  
Siqing Li ◽  
Yingyu Huang ◽  
...  

Hepatic glutathione plays a key role in regulating redox potential of the entire body, and its depletion is known to increase susceptibility to oxidative stress involved in many diseases. However, this crucial pathophysiological event can only be detected noninvasively with high-end instrumentation or invasively with surgical biopsy, limiting both preclinical research and clinical prevention of oxidative stress–related diseases. Here, we report that both in vivo fluorescence imaging and blood testing (the first-line detection in the clinics) can be used for noninvasive and consecutive monitoring of hepatic glutathione depletion at high specificity and accuracy with assistance of a body-clearable nanoprobe, of which emission and surface chemistries are selectively activated and transformed by hepatic glutathione in the liver sinusoids. These findings open a new avenue to designing exogenous blood markers that can carry information of local disease through specific nanobiochemical interactions back to the bloodstream for facile and rapid disease detection.


Molecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 360
Author(s):  
Charatda Punvittayagul ◽  
Arpamas Chariyakornkul ◽  
Paweena Sankam ◽  
Rawiwan Wongpoomchai

This study investigated the cancer chemopreventive effects of an acidic methanol extract of purple rice husk on chemically induced carcinogenesis in rats. This purple rice husk extract (PRHE) had high polyphenol contents. Vanillic acid was a major phenolic compound in PRHE. Three major anthocyanins found in PRHE were malvidin-3-glucoside, peonidin-3-glucoside and cyanidin-3-glucoside. PRHE was not toxic and clastogenic in rats. The LD50 of PRHE was greater than 2000 mg kg−1 body weight (BW). The oral administration of 300 or 1000 mg kg−1 BW of PRHE for 28 days significantly decreased the number of micronucleated hepatocytes in diethylnitrosamine-initiated rats. The inhibitory mechanisms were associated with the reduction of cytochrome P450 2E1 expression and induction of some detoxifying enzymes in the liver. In addition, treatment with 500 mg kg−1 BW of PRHE for eight weeks did not induce preneoplastic lesions in the liver and colon. It significantly inhibited hepatic glutathione-S-transferase positive foci formation induced by diethylnitrosamine and 1,2-dimethylhydrazine by suppression of hepatocyte proliferation and induction of apoptosis. In conclusion, PRHE did not present toxicity, clastogenicity or carcinogenicity in rats. It exhibited cancer chemopreventive properties against chemically induced early stages rat hepatocarcinogenesis. Anthocyanins and vanillic acid might be candidate anticarcinogenic compounds in purple rice husk.


2020 ◽  
Vol 48 (11) ◽  
pp. 1224-1230
Author(s):  
Edwin J. Squirewell ◽  
Ricky Mareus ◽  
Lloyd P. Horne ◽  
Peter W. Stacpoole ◽  
Margaret O. James

Nutrients ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (9) ◽  
pp. 2514
Author(s):  
Alicia Arredondo Eve ◽  
Xiaoji Liu ◽  
Yanling Wang ◽  
Michael J. Miller ◽  
Elizabeth H. Jeffery ◽  
...  

Diet and lifestyle choices contribute to obesity and liver disease. Broccoli, a brassica vegetable, may mitigate negative effects of both diet and lifestyle. Currently, there are no clinically relevant, established molecular biomarkers that reflect variability in human absorption of brassica bioactives, which may be the cause of variability/inconsistencies in health benefits in the human population. Here, we focused on the plasma metabolite profile and composition of the gut microbiome in rats, a relatively homogenous population in terms of gut microbiota, genetics, sex and diet, to determine if changes in the plasma metabolite profiles caused by dietary broccoli relate to molecular changes in liver. Our aim was to identify plasma indicators that reflect how liver health is impacted by dietary broccoli. Rats were fed a 10% broccoli diet for 14 days. We examined the plasma metabolite composition by metabolomics analysis using GC–MS and gut microbiota using 16S sequencing after 0, 1, 2, 4, 7, 14 days of broccoli feeding. We identified 25 plasma metabolites that changed with broccoli consumption, including metabolites associated with hepatic glutathione synthesis, and with de novo fatty acid synthesis. Glutamine, stearic acid, and S-methyl-L-cysteine (SMC) relative abundance changes correlated with changes in gut bacteria previously implicated in metabolic disease and with validated increases in expression of hepatic NAD(P)H dehydrogenase [quinone] 1 (NQO1) and nuclear factor (erythroid-derived 2)-like 2 (Nrf2), associated with elevated hepatic glutathione synthesis. Circulating biomarkers following broccoli consumption reflect gut–liver axis health.


2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 95-101 ◽  
Author(s):  
Preena John ◽  
Pravin P. Kale

: Advanced medical services and treatments are available for treating Tuberculosis. Related prevalence has increased in recent times. Unfortunately, the continuous consumption of related drugs is also known for inducing hepatotoxicity which is a critical condition and cannot be overlooked. The present review article has focused on the pathways causing these toxicities and also the role of enzyme CYP2E1, hepatic glutathione, Nrf2-ARE signaling pathway, and Membrane Permeability Transition as possible targets which may help in preventing the hepatotoxicity induced by the drugs used in the treatment of tuberculosis.


2019 ◽  
Vol 97 (Supplement_3) ◽  
pp. 346-346
Author(s):  
Yefei Cheng ◽  
Yueping Chen ◽  
Chao Wen ◽  
Yanmin Zhou

Abstract The application effects of phytosterols on poultry production have been reported. However, due to the mixed compositions, it is difficult to explain their action mode and physiological functions. β-sitosterol, the most abundant phytosterol, is naturally widespread in plant products. Information, however, is scarce in terms of effects of β-sitosterol on broilers. This research therefore investigated effects of dietary β-sitosterol with different levels on immunity and antioxidant capacity in broilers. Two hundred and forty one-day-old chicks were randomly allocated into five treatments of six replicates. Chickens in the five groups were fed a basal diet supplemented with 0 (control group), 40, 60, 80, and 100 mg/kg β-sitesterol for 42 days, respectively. Data were analyzed by one-way analysis of variance. Polynomial contrasts were used to test the linear and quadratic response to β-sitosterol levels. Difference among groups was evaluated using Tukey’s test, which was considered significant if P < 0.05. Dietary β-sitosterol linearly increased (P < 0.05) contents of serum immunoglobulin G and hepatic glutathione, activities of serum superoxide dismutase and catalase, whereas linearly decreased (P < 0.05) concentrations of serum tumor necrosis factor α and hepatic malondialdehyde. Serum interleukin 1β level was linearly and quadratically reduced by β-sitosterol inclusion (P < 0.05). Compared with the control group, dietary β-sitosterol with higher levels than 60 mg/kg increased concentrations of serum immunoglobulin G and hepatic glutathione, activities of serum superoxide dismutase and catalase (P < 0.05), whereas decreased serum tumor necrosis factor α content (P < 0.05). Its dosages higher than 40 mg/kg reduced serum interleukin 1β content (P < 0.05), and 100 mg/kg of which lowered hepatic malondialdehyde concentration (P < 0.05). The results indicated that dietary β-sitosterol could improve immunity and antioxidant ability in broilers. Also, a level of 80 mg/kg β-sitosterol supplementation was recommended into broiler diet.


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