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Cell Mol Biol (Noisy-le-grand) ; 70(5): 48-58, 2024 May 27.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38814235

RESUMO

Probiotics have been used successfully in aquaculture to enhance disease resistance, nutrition, and/or growth of cultured organisms. Six strains of Bacillus were isolated from the intestinal tracts of fish and recognised by conventional biochemical traits. The six isolated strains were Bacillus cereus and Bacillus subtilis using MALDI-TOF-MS technique. The probiotic properties of these Bacillus strains were studied. The tested bacillus strains exhibit antibacterial activity against the different pathogens. The strain S5 gave the important inhibition zones against most pathogens (20.5, 20.33, 23, and 21 mm against Vibrio alginolyticus, Vibrio parahaemolyticus, Staphylococcus aureus, and Salmonella typhimurium, respectively). According to our results, all Bacillus strains have extracellular components that can stop pathogenic bacteria from growing. The enzymatic characterization showed that the tested strains can produce several biotechnological enzymes such as α-glucosidase, naphtol-AS-BI-Phosphohydrolase, esterase lipase, acid phosphatase, alkaline phosphatase, amylase, lipase, caseinase, and lecithinase. All Bacillus strains were adhesive to polystyrene. The adding Bacillus strains to the Artemia culture exerted significantly greater effects on the survival of Artemia. The challenge test on Artemia culture showed that the protection against pathogenic Vibrio was improved. These findings allow us to recommend the examined strains as prospective probiotic options for the Artemia culture, which will be used as food additives to improve the culture conditions of crustacean larvae and marine fish.


Assuntos
Artemia , Bacillus , Peixes , Trato Gastrointestinal , Probióticos , Animais , Probióticos/farmacologia , Artemia/microbiologia , Bacillus/enzimologia , Bacillus/isolamento & purificação , Trato Gastrointestinal/microbiologia , Peixes/microbiologia , Vibrio/patogenicidade , Vibrio/efeitos dos fármacos , Antibacterianos/farmacologia , Antibiose
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Cell Mol Biol (Noisy-le-grand) ; 70(5): 59-68, 2024 May 27.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38814234

RESUMO

Development of novel functional foods is trending as one of the hot topics in food science and food/beverage industries. In the present study, the anti-diabetic, anti-hyperlipidemic and histo-protective effects of the extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) enriched with the organosulfur diallyl sulfide (DAS) (DAS-rich EVOO) were evaluated in alloxan-induced diabetic mice. The ingestion of EVOO (500µL daily for two weeks) attenuated alloxan-induced elevated glucose, alanine transaminase (ALT), aspartate transaminase (AST), alkaline phosphatase, lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), urea and creatinine. It also normalized the levels of triglycerides (TG), total cholesterols (TC), low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-c) and their consequent atherogenic index of plasma (AIP) in diabetic animals. Additionally, EVOO prevented lipid peroxidation (MDA) and reduced the level of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) in diabetic animals. Concomitantly, it enhanced the activity of the antioxidant enzymes catalase (CAT), glutathione peroxidase (GPx) and superoxide dismutase (SOD), reducing thereby tissue oxidative stress injury. The overall histologic (pancreas, liver, and kidney) alterations were also improved after EVOO ingestion. The manifest anti-diabetic, lipid-lowering and histo-protective properties of EVOO were markedly potentiated with DAS-rich EVOO suggesting possible synergistic interactions between DAS and EVOO lipophilic bioactive ingredients. Overall, EVOO and DAS-rich EVOO show promise as functional foods and/or adjuvants for the treatment of diabetes and its complications.


Assuntos
Compostos Alílicos , Diabetes Mellitus Experimental , Hipoglicemiantes , Hipolipemiantes , Azeite de Oliva , Sulfetos , Animais , Azeite de Oliva/química , Azeite de Oliva/farmacologia , Diabetes Mellitus Experimental/tratamento farmacológico , Diabetes Mellitus Experimental/metabolismo , Compostos Alílicos/farmacologia , Compostos Alílicos/uso terapêutico , Sulfetos/farmacologia , Sulfetos/uso terapêutico , Sulfetos/química , Hipoglicemiantes/farmacologia , Hipoglicemiantes/uso terapêutico , Camundongos , Hipolipemiantes/farmacologia , Masculino , Antioxidantes/farmacologia , Estresse Oxidativo/efeitos dos fármacos , Peroxidação de Lipídeos/efeitos dos fármacos , Glicemia/metabolismo , Glicemia/efeitos dos fármacos , Fígado/efeitos dos fármacos , Fígado/metabolismo , Fígado/patologia , Pâncreas/efeitos dos fármacos , Pâncreas/patologia , Pâncreas/metabolismo , Glutationa Peroxidase/metabolismo , Catalase/metabolismo , Peróxido de Hidrogênio/metabolismo , Superóxido Dismutase/metabolismo , Rim/efeitos dos fármacos , Rim/metabolismo , Rim/patologia , Alanina Transaminase/sangue , Alanina Transaminase/metabolismo , Aspartato Aminotransferases/metabolismo , Aspartato Aminotransferases/sangue , Triglicerídeos/sangue , Triglicerídeos/metabolismo
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Cell Mol Biol (Noisy-le-grand) ; 70(2): 88-96, 2024 Feb 29.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38430036

RESUMO

Biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles using natural compounds derived from plant kingdom is currently used as safe and low-cost technique for nanoparticles synthesis with important abilities to inhibit multidrug resistant microorganisms (MDR). ESKAPE pathogens, especially MDR ones, are widely spread in hospital and intensive care units. In the present study, AgNPs using Ducrosia flabellifolia aqueous extract were synthesized using a reduction method. The green synthesized D. flabellifolia-AgNPs were characterized by UV-Vis spectrophotometer, Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and X-ray diffraction assays. The tested D. flabellifolia aqueous extract was tested for its chemical composition using Liquid Chromatography-Electrospray Ionization-Mass Spectrometry (LC-ESI-MS). Anti-quorum sensing and anti-ESKAPE potential of D. flabellifolia-AgNPs was also performed.  Results from LC-ESI-MS technique revealed the identification of chlorogenic acid, protocatechuic acid, ferulic acid, caffeic acid, 2,5-dihydroxybenzoic acid, and gallic acid as main phytoconstituents. Indeed, the characterization of newly synthetized D. flabellifolia-AgNPs revealed spherical shape with mean particle size about 16.961±2.914 nm. Bio-reduction of silver was confirmed by the maximum surface plasmon resonance of D. flabellifolia-AgNPs at 430 nm. Newly synthetized D. flabellifolia-AgNPs were found to possess important anti-ESKAPE activity with low minimal inhibitory concentrations (MICs) ranging from 0.078 to 0.312 mg/mL, and low minimal bactericidal concentrations (MBCs) varying from 0.312 to 0.625 mg/mL. Moreover, D. flabellifolia-AgNPs were active against Candida utilis ATCC 9255, C. tropicalis ATCC 1362, and C. albicans ATCC 20402 with high mean diameter of growth inhibition at 5 mg/mL, low MICs, and minimal fungicidal concentrations values (MFCs). The newly synthetized D. flabellifolia-AgNPs were able to inhibit violacein production in Chromobacterium violaceum, pyocyanin in Pseudomonas aeruginosa starter strains.  Hence, the newly synthesized silver nanoparticles using D. flabellifolia aqueous extract can be used as an effective alternative to combat ESKAPE microorganisms. These silver nanoparticles can attenuate virulence of Gram-negative bacteria by interfering with the quorum sensing system and inhibiting cell-to-cell communication.


Assuntos
Anti-Infecciosos , Apiaceae , Nanopartículas Metálicas , Prata/farmacologia , Prata/química , Nanopartículas Metálicas/química , Percepção de Quorum , Extratos Vegetais/farmacologia , Extratos Vegetais/química , Candida albicans , Anti-Infecciosos/farmacologia , Anti-Infecciosos/química , Antibacterianos/farmacologia , Antibacterianos/química
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Molecules ; 27(19)2022 Sep 26.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36234859

RESUMO

New Ni (II) and Cu (II) complexes with pyridoxal-semicarbazone were synthesized and their structures were solved by X-ray crystallography. This analysis showed the bis-ligand octahedral structure of [Ni(PLSC-H)2]·H2O and the dimer octahedral structure of [Cu(PLSC)(SO4)(H2O)]2·2H2O. Hirshfeld surface analysis was employed to determine the most important intermolecular interactions in the crystallographic structures. The structures of both complexes were further examined using density functional theory and natural bond orbital analysis. The photocatalytic decomposition of methylene blue in the presence of both compounds was investigated. Both compounds were active toward E. coli and S. aureus, with a minimum inhibition concentration similar to that of chloramphenicol. The obtained complexes led to the formation of free radical species, as was demonstrated in an experiment with dichlorofluorescein-diacetate. It is postulated that this is the mechanistic pathway of the antibacterial and photocatalytic activities. Cyclic voltammograms of the compounds showed the peaks of the reduction of metal ions. A molecular docking study showed that the Ni(II) complex exhibited promising activity towards Janus kinase (JAK), as a potential therapy for inflammatory diseases, cancers, and immunologic disorders.


Assuntos
Complexos de Coordenação , Semicarbazonas , Antibacterianos/farmacologia , Cloranfenicol , Complexos de Coordenação/química , Cristalografia por Raios X , Escherichia coli/metabolismo , Janus Quinases/metabolismo , Ligantes , Azul de Metileno , Simulação de Acoplamento Molecular , Estrutura Molecular , Piridoxal , Staphylococcus aureus/metabolismo , Níquel , Cobre
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Bioinformation ; 17(5): 583-592, 2020.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35095232

RESUMO

Zizyphus spina-christi (Rhamnaceae family) is an edible plant used in folk medicine. Therefore, it is of interest to report the cytotoxic effects of Z. spina-christi bark crude extract on human cell lines. Crude ethanol extract of Z. spina-christi bark was fractionated with increasing polarity (diethyl ether, chloroform, ethyl acetate and butanol fractions). The fractions were examined for their cytotoxicity against human colon cancer (HCT-116 and CACO-2), cervical cancer (HeLa and HEp-2), lung carcinoma (A-549), hepatocellular carcinoma (HepG-2), breast cancer (MCF-7) and prostate cancer (PC-3) cell lines using viability assay. Diethyl ether fraction of Z. spina-christi showed the highest cytotoxic effects among the four extracts of Z. spina-christi. The IC50 of diethyl ether fraction was 7.14, 11.2, 11.6, 15.4, 39.8, 42.2, 84.2 and 153.8 µg/ml on HepG-2, A-549, CACO-2, HCT-116, MCF-7, PC-3, HeLa, and HEp-2 cell lines, respectively. Data shows that the diethyl ether fraction of Z. spina-christi showed effective cytotoxic effects in colon, lung and hepatocellular cancer cell lines.

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