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Carnitine effects on serum and pancreas inflammatory response in diabetic rats
Y. Masoumi-Ardakani1, H. Fallah2, B. Shahouzehi3
1Physiology Research Center, Institute of Basic and Clinical Physiology Sciences, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran;
2Student Research Committee, School of Medicine,
Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran;
3Cardiovascular Research Center, Institute of Basic and Clinical Physiology Sciences, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran;
e-mail: bshahouzehi@yahoo.com, bshahouzehi@gmail.com
Received: 08 May 2019; Accepted: 18 October 2019
Diabetes is a group of disorders characterized by elevated blood glucose and insulin secretion defect. Previous studies have reported L-carnitine beneficial and hypoglycemic effects in diabetic models. L carnitine anti-inflammatory properties in diabetes were not assessed perfectly, and there is a lack of information about this matter. Therefore, we designed this study and evaluated L-carnitine different doses supplementation on pro-inflammatory cytokines in STZ-induced diabetic rats’ pancreas and serum. We selected 48 male rats (200 ± 10 g) and randomly divided them into six groups (n = 8). Group 1, control; group 2, Diabetic control (DC); groups 3-6, STZ-induced diabetic rats which received L-carnitine different doses as follow; 300, 200, 100 and 50 mg/kg/day by intraperitoneal injection for 5 weeks. When the study ended, serum and pancreas samples were collected and cytokines levels were measured by specific ELISA kits. Our results showed that in diabetic rats, pro-inflammatory cytokines levels were elevated. Two L-carnitine doses 300 and 200 mg/kg/day showed beneficial effects and 300 mg/kg/day showed more effective and significant effects than other doses. The 300 mg/kg significantly reduced IL-1β and IL-6 levels in pancreas and serum. Our data proved the protective effects of intraperitoneal L-carnitine administration against diabetes and inflammation in diabetic rats. Indeed, L-carnitine long term supplementation through the intraperitoneal injection can be considered as a good and safe therapeutic strategy in diabetes.
Effect of hydrogen sulfide-releasing aspirin on esophageal and gastric mucosa compromised by stress injury
O. S. Zayachkivska1, N. S. Bula1, Ya. I. Pavlovskiy1, I. O. Pshyk-Titko1,
E. M. Gavriluk1, O. I. Grushka1, J. L. Wallace2,3
1Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University, Ukraine;
2University of Calgary, Canada;
3University of Toronto, Canada;
e-mail: ozayachkivska@gmail.com
Recent data of study H2S in gastrointestinal tract has proven its potent cytoprotection on mucosal defense among acid-related diseases in the gut. The aim was to evaluate the effects of H2S-releasing aspirin derivative (ATB-340) on esophageal and gastric mucosa compromised by stress injury. Rats were treated with vehicle (control), aspirin (10 mg/kg), ATB-340 (17.5 mg/kg) single or 9 days duration, with or without induction of stress injury. Esophageal mucosa, gastric mucosa were estimated by histopathological damage scoring. Serological levels of VCAM-1, IL-6 by ELISA. ATB-340 treatment resulted in protective effect and lower grade of damage score in esophageal mucosa and gastric mucosa lesions vs effect of aspirin in single or 9 days applications. The serum levels of VCAM, IL-6 in rats who were aspirin-treated and subjected to stress-injury were higher than those in control animals. Treatment with ATB-340 produced an anti-inflammatory effect by decreasing VCAM and IL-6 vs aspirin. Cytoprotective effect of ATB-340 on esophageal mucosa and gastric mucosa was modulated by inhibiting inflammation and improving endothelial functions.
N-stearoylethanolamine effect on the level of 11-hydroxycorticosteroids, cytokines IL-1β, IL-6 and TNFα in rats with nonspecific inflammation caused by thermal burn of skin
A. D. Zhukov, A. G. Berdyshev, G. V. Kosiakova, V. M. Klimashevskiy,
T. M. Gorid’ko, O. F. Meged, N. M. Hula
Palladin Institute of Biochemistry, National Academy of Science of Ukraine, Kyiv;
e-mail: joblipids@hotmail.com
The mechanisms of anti-inflammatory action of saturated N-acylethanolamine – N-stearoylethanolamine (NSE) were investigated on the rat model of nonspecific inflammation (thermal burns of the skin). The results showed that the NSE application in a form of aqueous suspension (10 mg/ml) on the damaged skin area during 12 days significantly accelerated the healing process of burned wounds. NSE also prevented the increase of 11-hydroxycorticosteroids content in the blood of rats with burns. There was also found a significant decrease of cytokines (IL-1β, IL-6 and TNFα) levels under the NSE action. This way may be one of the mechanisms of NSE anti-inflammatory action.