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This review summarizes our current knowledge on SAg-based immunotherapy including SAg-like proteins and SAg derivatives, as well as their potential alone or with other therapeutic modalities including chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
We evaluated the efficacy of curcumin administration on blood glucose levels and its relationship with nesfatin-1 levels in blood brain and adipose tissue of streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats.
A total of 28 male rats were divided into four groups control group, type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) group, control plus curcumin group and type 2DM plus curcumin group. After fifteen days, blood samples were collected from sacrificed rats. Nesftain-1 levels were analysed from blood, brain, and fat tissues of rats in all groups.
Nesfatin-1 level was found to be significantly lower in blood, brain and fat tissues of type 2 DM rats compared to the control group. A significant decrease in fasting blood glucose levels was observed in the curcumin administration group compared to type 2 DM group. Improvement of fasting blood glucose level was accompanied by improvement of nesfatin-1 levels in blood, brain, and fat tissues.
As expected, curcumin administration caused significant improvement in fasting blood glucose levels. However, for the first time, we found marked improvements in nesfatin-1 levels in blood, brain, and fat tissues of type 2 DM rats. Thus, considering the crucial role of nesfatin-1 in regulation of glucose metabolism, it is logical to expect an interactive relationship between curcumin and nesfatin-1.
As expected, curcumin administration caused significant improvement in fasting blood glucose levels. However, for the first time, we found marked improvements in nesfatin-1 levels in blood, brain, and fat tissues of type 2 DM rats. Thus, considering the crucial role of nesfatin-1 in regulation of glucose metabolism, it is logical to expect an interactive relationship between curcumin and nesfatin-1.
Evidence is controversial regarding the effect of concomitant frusemide with acetaminophen therapy in neonates with patent ductus arteriosus (PDA).
Critically ill neonates diagnosed with hemodynamically significant PDA by echocardiography and receiving intravenous acetaminophen were recruited. Dosing regimens of frusemide, and acetaminophen, and the sizes of ductus arteriosus following treatment, were evaluated.
Fifty-one neonates were recruited. Forty-six (90.2%) had moderate-sized, and five (9.8%) had large-sized ductus arteriosus. Forty (78.4%) neonates had a successful closure. Twenty-four received concomitant frusemide with a median (range) cumulative dose of 3 (0.8-13) mg; duration of 2 (1-13) days; and a fraction of overlapping days with acetaminophen therapy of 0.4 (0.2-1). Twenty-one (87.5%) neonates that received frusemide had a successful ductal closure compared to 70.4% of those without (p >0.05).
We did not observe any significant influence in the outcomes of acetaminophen therapy with concomitant frusemide in preterm neonates with PDA.
We did not observe any significant influence in the outcomes of acetaminophen therapy with concomitant frusemide in preterm neonates with PDA.
In a previous study, we reported that transplantation of bone mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) significantly attenuated liver damage in a mouse autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) model. Moreover, expression of the LIM domain protein, LMO7, correlated positively with the invasive capacity of hepatoma cells. However, whether LMO7 plays a role in inflammation and fibrosis of AIH remains unknown. This investigation aimed to explore the effect of BMSC transplantation on LMO7 and the role of LMO7 in hepatic fibrosis.
S100-induced murine AIH and LPS-induced hepatocyte injury models were successfully established. Three doses of BMSCs were injected into AIH mice via the tail vein. LPS-treated AML12 cells were co-cultured with BMSCs in vitro. Small interfering (si) LMO7 RNA and T5224 (a specific inhibitor of AP-1) were used to demonstrate the relationship between LMO7-AP1-transforming growth factor (TGF)-β.
Pathological examination and serum alanine and aspartate aminotransferase levels indicated that liver damage was notably ameliorated in the BMSC-treated mice. Pomalidomide cost LMO7 level was upregulated, while AP-1 and TGF-β levels were downregulated upon intervention with BMSCs. AP-1 expression was upregulated in the siLMO7 group, whereas TGF-β level was downregulated in the T5224 group when compared to those in the control group.
BMSC transplantation significantly limits liver fibrosis and upregulates the expression of LMO7. LMO7 inhibits the TGF-β pathway by inhibiting AP-1. This implies that BMSCs are a potential means of treating liver fibrosis. This approach has important implications for the treatment of AIH and other fibrotic diseases.
BMSC transplantation significantly limits liver fibrosis and upregulates the expression of LMO7. LMO7 inhibits the TGF-β pathway by inhibiting AP-1. This implies that BMSCs are a potential means of treating liver fibrosis. This approach has important implications for the treatment of AIH and other fibrotic diseases.
The aim of this study was to explore the role of alprostadil (Alp) in cecal ligation and puncture (CLP)-induced septic injury in rats and its possible mechanism of action.
Wistar rats were randomly assigned into three groups, including Sham group (no CLP was performed), CLP group (CLP was conducted) and Alp group (Alp was injected after CLP). Serum liver function markers, pathological changes in liver tissues, alterations in the level of oxidative stress, activity of the Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4)/nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells (NF-κB) pathway, and release of inflammatory factor tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) in the liver tissue homogenate were detected in each group.
Compared with Sham group, the rats in CLP group had substantially elevated content of serum liver function markers, increased apoptotic liver cells, upregulated levels of oxidative stress, enhanced activity of the TLR4/NF-κB pathway, and increased release of TNF-α (p<0.05). Meanwhile, there were evident pathological changes under microscopic examination in CLP group compared with Sham group (p<0.
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