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Int Immunopharmacol ; 115: 109690, 2023 Feb.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36640709

ABSTRACT

Kidney ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury is a leading cause of acute kidney injury (AKI) occurring frequently under major surgeries and sepsis. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of Eprosartan, an angiotensin II receptor type-1 (AT-1) antagonist, on the kidney I/R rat model. Male Wistar rats (n = 24) were allocated into (i) Sham, (ii) Eprosartan, (iii) I/R, and (iv) Eprosartan + I/R groups. Animals in the last group received a single dose of Eprosartan (60 mg/kg) 1 h before kidney I/R. Renal oxidant/antioxidant, inflammatory (NF-κB p65, COX-2, IL-6, TNF-α), and apoptotic (caspase-3, Bax, Bcl2) factors along with Sirtuin 1, Klotho, and mitochondrial biogenesis (PGC-1α, and Sirtuin 3) factors were evaluated by Western blotting. Significant recovery of kidney function and increased levels of antioxidant markers were observed in the Eprosartan + I/R group. The Eprosartan anti-inflammatory activity was demonstrated by significant downregulation of NF-κB and its downstream pro-inflammatory factors. Eprosartan pretreatment could also abolish I/R-induced alterations in the apoptotic parameters. Moreover, Eprosartan + I/R rats significantly presented higher levels of Sirtuin 1 content. In conclusion, Eprosartan exhibited nephroprotective effects against kidney damage induced by I/R in rats by decreasing oxidative stress, inflammatory, and apoptotic pathways along with increasing Sirtuin1 level.


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Acute Kidney Injury , Reperfusion Injury , Rats , Male , Animals , NF-kappa B/metabolism , Antioxidants/pharmacology , Antioxidants/therapeutic use , Antioxidants/metabolism , Caspase 3/metabolism , Sirtuin 1/metabolism , Rats, Wistar , Kidney , Acute Kidney Injury/metabolism , Reperfusion Injury/metabolism , Ischemia/metabolism
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Appl Biochem Biotechnol ; 176(8): 2279-89, 2015 Aug.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26100389

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A study was conducted to investigate the effect of light intensity (21, 42, and 63 µmol photons m(-2) s(-1)) and photoperiod (8:16, 12:12, and 16:8 h light/dark) on the biomass production and its biochemical composition (total carotenoids, chlorophyll a, phycoerythrin (PE), phycocyanin (PC) and allophycocyanin (APC), total protein, and carbohydrates) of a local isolate of Nostoc calcicola. The results revealed that N. calcicola prefers dim light; however, the most of the levels of light intensity and photoperiod investigated did not have a significant impact on biomass production. Increasing light intensity biomass content of chlorophyll a, PE, PC, APC, and total protein decreased, while total carotenoids and carbohydrate increased. The same behavior was observed also when light duration (photoperiod) increased. The interaction effect of increasing light intensity and photoperiod resulted in an increase of carbohydrate and total carotenoids, and to the decrease of chlorophyll a, PE, PC, APC, and total protein content. The results indicate that varying the light regime, it is capable to manipulate the biochemical composition of the local isolate of N. calcicola, producing either valuable phycobiliproteins or proteins under low light intensity and shorter photoperiods, or producing carbohydrates and carotenoids under higher light intensities and longer photoperiods.


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Light , Nostoc/growth & development , Nostoc/metabolism , Photoperiod , Bacterial Proteins/metabolism , Biomass , Carbohydrates/chemistry , Carotenoids/metabolism , Chlorophyll/metabolism , Nostoc/isolation & purification , Nostoc/radiation effects , Phycocyanin/metabolism , Phycoerythrin/metabolism
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