Perilaku Hidup Bersih dan Sehat di Kelurahan Jelekong Kabupaten Bandung

Semua penduduk kampung dalam menjaga kesehatan perlu menjaga perilaku hidup bersih dan sehat (PHBS) termasuk di Kelurahan Jelekong, Bandung. Salah satu kegiatan Gerakan Masyarakat Hidup Sehat (GERMAS) adalah PHBS. Tujuan kegiatan pengabdian ini adalah  memberi penyuluhan mengenai PHBS agar dapat mencegah penyakit tidak menular. Pelaksanaan pengabdian kepada masyarakat dilakukan dengan penyuluhan mengenai PHBS. Penyuluhan PHBS meliputi cara-cara mencuci tangan, saat sebelum dan sesudah makan, sebelum mempersiapkan makanan, setelah BAB/BAK. Penyuluhan yang dilakukan adalah mengenai pentingnya penggunaan jamban, dan memiliki jamban pribadi. Penyuluhan juga menekankan pentingnya makan makanan sehat yaitu buah dan sayur setiap hari, demikian juga melakukan olah raga seperti berjalan kaki 2-3 kali seminggu. Topik penyuluhan berikutnya adalah pentingnya memberantas jentik-jentik nyamuk dengan 3M. Masyarakat yang mengikuti penyuluhan kemudian diminta untuk mengisi survei sehingga akan diperoleh data awal untuk tindak lanjut berikutnya guna mencegah penyakit tidak menular

Activity of Javanese Ginger, Turmeric, Garlic, and Pomegranate Flower on LDL-C and Total-C on Dyslipidemia Model Rats

High levels of LDL cholesterol are risk factors for coronary heart disease. Different types of medicinal plants have hypolipidemic effects. The study aimed to compare the potential of Javanese ginger ethanol extract, turmeric, garlic, and pomegranate flowers with rosuvastatin on levels of LDL cholesterol (LDL-C) and total cholesterol (total-C) male Wistar rats dyslipidemia models. This experimental laboratory research was conducted in Maranatha Animal Research Laboratory Bandung and was carried out in January–December 2020. The experimental animals were divided into six groups (n=5): the control group, the Javanese ginger group, the turmeric group, the garlic group, the pomegranate flower group, and the comparison control group. The induction given to experimental animals was administering vitamin D3, a high-fat diet, and propylthiouracil for 14 days. The results showed that the administration of 175 mg/kg BW of garlic ethanol extract (−44.85%), pomegranate flowers (−58.74%), and rosuvastatin (−40.00%) reduced LDL-C compared to control (p<0.05). The administration of 175 mg/kg BW of Javanese ginger ethanol extract (−15.16%), turmeric (−14.02%), garlic (−22.80%), pomegranate flower (−65.24%), and rosuvastatin (−18.70%) reduced total-C compared to controls (p<0.05). The conclusion is that garlic and pomegranate flowers lowered LDL-C, while Javanese ginger, turmeric, garlic, and pomegranate flowers reduced total-C.   AKTIVITAS TEMULAWAK, KUNYIT, BAWANG PUTIH, DAN BUNGA DELIMA TERHADAP K-LDL DAN K-TOTAL PADA TIKUS MODEL DISLIPIDEMIA Kadar kolesterol LDL yang tinggi adalah faktor risiko penyakit jantung koroner. Berbagai jenis tanaman obat memiliki efek hipolipidemik. Penelitian ini bertujuan membandingkan potensi ekstrak etanol temulawak, kunyit, bawang putih, dan bunga delima dengan rosuvastatin pada kadar kolesterol LDL (K-LDL) dan kolesterol total (K-total) tikus Wistar jantan model dislipidemia. Penelitian laboratorium eksperimental ini dilakukan di Laboratorium Penelitian Hewan Maranatha Bandung dan dilakukan pada Januari–Desember 2020. Hewan coba dibagi menjadi enam kelompok (n=5), yaitu kelompok kontrol, kelompok temulawak, kelompok kunyit, kelompok bawang putih, kelompok bunga delima, dan kelompok  pembanding. Induksi yang diberikan kepada hewan coba adalah pemberian vitamin D3, pakan lemak tinggi, dan propyltiouracil selama 14 hari. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pemberian 175 mg/kgBB ekstrak etanol bawang putih (−44,85%), bunga delima (−58,74%), dan rosuvastatin (−40,00%) mengurangi K-LDL dibanding dengan kontrol (p<0,05). Pemberian 175 mg/kgBB ekstrak etanol temulawak (−15,16%), kunyit (−14,02%), bawang putih (−22,80%), bunga delima (−65,24%), dan rosuvastatin (−18.70%) mengurangi K-total dibanding dengan kontrol (p<0,05). Kesimpulannya, bunga bawang putih dan delima menurunkan K-LDL, sedangkan temulawak, kunyit, bawang putih, dan bunga delima menurunkan K-total

Modulation of Autophagy and Mitochondrial Dynamics Gene Expression by Turmeric and Mangosteen Peel Extract

High fat diet (HFD) induces oxidative stress and mitochondrial dysfunction which culminates in fatty liver disease. Autophagy and mitochondrial dynamics are affected by HFD. Turmeric and mangosteen have potential roles as antioxidants and regulators of mitochondrial function in the liver. The study aims to examine the effect of turmeric and mangosteen peel extract on autophagy and mitochondrial dynamics in the liver after HFD induction. Five groups of animals (n=5) as used: negative control, positive control (HFD), turmeric (HFD + 270 mg/kg BW turmeric extract), mangosteen (HFD + mangosteen 270 mg/kg BW peel extract), and fenofibrate (HFD + 15 mg/kg BW fenofibrate). HFD was given for 7 weeks, continued by another 7 weeks plus treatment. Liver sections were extracted to conduct semi-quantitative PCR. Autophagy (LC3, p62), mitophagy (Pink1, Parkin, Bnip3), mitochondrial fission (Drp1, Fis1), and mitochondrial fusion (Opa1, Mfn1, Mfn2) gene expression were measured. LC3 (p=0.048), p62 (p=0.043), Pink1 (p=0.012), Bnip3 (p=0.010), Mfn1 (p=0.015), and Mfn2 (p=0.035) gene expressions were differed significantly, while Parkin (p=0.098) Drp1 (p=0.962), Fis1 (p=0.570), and Opa1 (p=0.055) gene expressions did not differ between groups. Both turmeric and mangosteen peel extract have positive effects by activating autophagy, mitophagy, and mitochondrial fusion in rat liver induced by HFD

Comparison of Several Indonesian Medicinal Plants Effects on LDL-C and IL-6 Levels in Wistar Rats After High Fat Feeding

High-fat diet habits lead to an increase in LDL-C levels that eventually influence the atherosclerotic plaque formation and progression, causing coronary heart disease. Atherosclerosis is a chronic inflammatory process that releases various pro-inflammatory cytokines, including IL-6. Indonesians often use medicinal plants to decrease cholesterol levels. This study aimed to compare the LDL-C and IL-6 levels after treatments of ethanol extracts from Java ginger (EEJG), turmeric (EET), garlic (EEG), and pomegranate flowers (EEPF) in a hypercholesterolemia animal model. This study was conducted at the Maranatha Biomedical Research Laboratory from June–December 2020. Male Wistar rats were divided into six groups (n=5 per group) and received high-fat feeding and 0.01% propylthiouracil. The following treatments were given for 28 days: oral carboxymethylcellulose 1% for negative control; 35 mg/200g of oral  EEJG, EET, EEG, EEPF for respective treatment groups (n=5 groups); and 0.36 mg/200 g of oral Rosuvastatin for positive control. It was demonstrated that the mean  LDL-C levels were 65.75 mg/dL, 55.25 mg/dL, 56.75 mg/dL, and 59.60 mg/dL for EEJG, EET, EEG, EEPF groups, respectively, which were significantly different from that of the negative control (81.73 mg/dL). The IL-6 levels of the EEJG (27.55 pg./mL) and EEG (27.54 pg./mL) group were significantly different from the EEPF group (24.5 pg./mL) but not significantly different from the negative control (25.58 pg./mL), EET (25.60 pg./mL), and rosuvastatin (26.09 pg./mL) groups. The administration of ethanol extracts of Java ginger, turmeric, garlic, and pomegranate flower decreases the C-LDL levels; however, only the ethanol extract of pomegranate flowers administered for 28 days decreases the IL-6 levels of Wistar rat hypercholesterolemia model, albeit insignificantly

Antiinflammatory Effect of Andrographolide in Sambiloto Extract (Andrographis paniculata) on Ulcerative Colitis

Abstract—Ulcerative colitis (UC) is an idiopathic chronic inflammatory disease of the gastrointestinal tract which is one of the inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). In Indonesia, epidemiological data obtained from hospital reports, generally show that the incidence of UC is higher than Crohn's Disease (CD). Mesalamine as a drug of choice for UC, is related to some side effects. Therefore, herbal plants such as sambiloto (Andrographis paniculata) could be used as a complementary therapy in UC. The purpose of this article is to provide information about the potential mechanisms of andrographolide (AG) as a bioactive compound in sambiloto (Andrographis paniculata) extract as an anti-inflammatory agent. The method used by authors in this article is a narrative review method, by collecting studies about the anti-inflammatory effect of AG on UC through a database search. The results showed that one of the ingredients of sambiloto, diterpenoid labdane compound in the active form of AG, is able to inhibit the expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines so that it has the potential to act as an anti-inflammatory similar to mesalamine in UC therapy. Additionally, sambiloto contains flavonoids and polyphenols which serve as antioxidants. In conclusion, AG has an anti-inflammatory property that might be utilized as a part of UC complementary therapy. Keywords: andrographolide, andrographis paniculata, inflammation, ulcerative colitis, sambiloto &nbsp; Abstrak—Kolitis ulseratif (KU) adalah penyakit inflamasi kronis idiopatik saluran pencernaan termasuk dalam salah satu inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Di Indonesia, data epidemiologi diperoleh dari pelaporan rumah sakit, secara umum menunjukkan insidensi KU lebih tinggi daripada Crohn’s Disease (CD). Mesalamine sebagai pilihan terapi untuk KU, dapat menimbulkan beberapa efek samping. Oleh karena itu, tanaman herbal seperti sambiloto Andrographis paniculata dapat digunakan sebagai terapi komplementer pada KU. Tujuan artikel ini adalah memberikan informasi mengenai potensi dan mekanisme senyawa bioaktif andrographolide (AG)&nbsp; pada ekstrak sambiloto (Andrographis paniculata) sebagai agen antiinflamasi. Metode yang digunakan oleh penulis dalam artikel ini adalah metode narrative review, dengan mengumpulkan beberapa studi tentang efek antiinflamatori dari AG pada KU melalui pencarian database. Hasil dari analisis data menunjukkan bahwa salah satu kandungan sambiloto, senyawa labdane diterpenoid dalam bentuk aktif AG, mampu menghambat ekspresi sitokin proinflamasi sehingga berpotensi sebagai antiinflamasi serupa dengan mesalamin pada terapi KU. Selain itu, sambiloto memiliki kandungan flavonoid dan polifenol yang berfungsi sebagai antioksidan. Sebagai simpulan, AG memiliki properti antiinflammatori yang dapat digunakan sebagai bagian dari terapi komplementer pada&nbsp; KU. Kata kunci: andrographolide, andrographis paniculata, inflamasi, kolitis ulseratif, sambilot

Apoptotic Potential of Secretome from Interleukin-Induced Natural Killer Cells toward Breast Cancer Cell Line by Transwell Assay

Breast cancer (BC) is the number one cause of deaths from cancer in women. Metastasis in BC is caused by immunosurveillance deficiency, including impairment of Natural Killer (NK) cell maturation, low NK activity, and decreasing cytotoxicity. This study was performed to improve activating receptors and cytotoxicity of NK cells using interleukin 15 (IL15) against BC cells. Human recombinant IL15 was used to induce NK cells. To evaluate the potential of IL15 in inducing NK cells, we measured the activating and inhibiting receptors (NKG2D, NKG2A), apoptotic potency of NK cells on BC cells (MCF7) using transwell assay. The IL15 inducer&nbsp; on the NK cell were measured NKG2D, NKG2A gene expression with quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR), (GzmB) secretion using ELISA, apoptotic gene expression of MCF7 using qPCR. IL15 increased NKG2D expression 4.01-9.13%, but IL15 could not affect toward NKG2A expression on NK cells. IL15-activated NK cells, inhibited BC cells proliferation, induced apoptotic BC cells 25.89-32.19%, induced apoptotic genes of BC cells bax, p53. IL15 increase NK activating receptor (NKG2D), inhibit BC cells proliferation, induce apoptotic percentage and induce apoptotic gene expression

TURMERIC EXTRACT POTENTIAL INHIBIT INFLAMMATORY MARKER IN LPS-STIMULATED MARCOPHAGE CELLS

Objective: Inflammation can be induced by microbiological, chemical, physical factors and plays roles in inflammatory diseases. Turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) has been widely used to provide a diverse array of biological activities, including anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, also antioxidant. The Turmeric extract (TE) anti-inflammatory potential was conducted using a Lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced RAW264.7 macrophage cell line by inhibiting inflammatory mediators especially IL-6, PGE-2, IL-1β, COX-2, TNF-α, iNOS, also NO level. Methods: The TE safe concentration in LPS-induced macrophage cell line was measured using MTS assay for further assay. The inflammatory markers (IL-6, PGE-2, COX-2, IL-1β, TNF-α, iNOS, NO) were measured using ELISA assay and NO by the nitrate/nitrite colorimetric assay in LPS-induced RAW264.7 cell line. LPS induced inflammatory marker by increasing inflammatory marker (IL-6, PGE-2, COX-2, IL-1β, TNF-α, iNOS, NO). Results: TE with 100 to 25 µg/ml, caused a significant reduction of cells viability, reaching only 30.27 % live cells. TE with lower concentrations (7.5; 5; 2.5 µg/ml) had no cytotoxic effect on macrophage cells (viability 117.31-131.08 %). LPS induction caused an increase in inflammatory cytokines IL-1β, PGE-2, IL-6, COX-2, TNF-α as well as iNOS and NO. Turmeric extract caused the reduction of the inflammatory cytokines in a dose-dependent manner. Conclusion: The research resulted that TE has anti-inflammatory activity by decreasing IL-6, PGE-2, COX-2, IL-1β, TNF-α, iNOS, and NO level on LPS-induced RAW264.7 cells

Effects of Conditioned Medium of Co-Culture IL-2 Induced NK Cells and Human Whartonâs Jelly Mesenchymal Stem Cells (hWJMSCs) on Apoptotic Gene Expression in a Breast Cancer Cell Line (MCF-7)

Breast cancer (BC) is the most prevalent type of cancer among women and one of the major causes of cancer mortality in women. Metastasis in breast cancer (BC) occurs due to immunosurveillance deficiency, including impairment of natural killer (NK) cell maturation. Conditioned medium (CM) from human Wharton's jelly mesenchymal stem cells (hWJMSC-CM) is known to possess anticancer activity. The CM of co-culture of human recombinant IL-2 treated NK cells and hWJMSCs is expected to boost anticancer activity toward BC cells which can be analyzed from the effect of CM towards secretion of effector molecules and expression of BC cell apoptosis-related genes, and cytotoxic granules in human recombinant IL-2 treated NK (IL-2 NK) and hWJMSCs (IL-2 hWJMSCs). TNF-α, IFN-γ, perforin, granzyme were measured by ELISA, while the inhibition of cell proliferation was measured by MTS assay and BC cell apoptosis by flow cytometry and apoptotic gene expression by RTPCR. CM from co-cultured hWJMSCs and IL-2 NK cells inhibited NK and BC cell proliferation, increased expression of Bax and p53 and decreased the number of Bcl-2 in BC cells. In conclusion, CM of co-culture IL-2 treated NK cells and hWJMSCs induce apoptosis in BC cells as indicated by increased Bax and p53 expression and decreased Bcl-2 expression.

Direct and Indirect Effect of TNFα and IFNγ Toward Apoptosis in Breast Cancer Cells

Background: Breast cancer (BC) is the leading cause of death cancer in women. Cancer therapies using TNFα and IFNγ have been recently developed by direct effects and activation of immune responses. This study was performed to evaluate the effects of TNFα and IFNγ directly, and TNFα and IFNγ secreted by Conditioned Medium-human Wharton’s Jelly Mesenchymal Stem Cells (CM-hWJMSCs) toward apoptosis of BC cells (MCF7).Materials and Methods: BC cells were induced by TNFα and IFNγ in 175 and 350ng/mL, respectively. CM-hWJMSCs were produced by co-culture hWJMSCs and NK cells that secreted TNFα, IFNγ, perforin (Prf1), granzyme B (GzmB) for treating BC cells. The BC cells were treated with CM-hWJMSCs in 50%. The expression of apoptotic genes Bax, p53, and the antiapoptotic gene Bcl-2 were determined using RT-PCR.Results: TNFα and IFNγ at concentration of 350 ng/mL induced higher Bax expression compared to 175 ng/mL. TNFα and IFNγ 350 ng/mL, 175 ng/mL induced p53 expression, whilst TNFα and IFNγ at 350 ng/mL decreased Bcl-2 expression. Perf1, GzmB, TNFα and IFNγ-containing CM-hWJMSCs induced significantly apoptosis percentage, induced Bax expression, but did not effect p53, Bcl-2 expression.Conclusion: TNFα and IFNγ directly induce Bax, p53, decrease Bcl-2 gene expression. The Prf1, GzmB, TNFα, IFNγ-containing CM-hWJMSCs induce apoptosis and Bax expression.Keywords: breast cancer, Wharton’s Jelly mesenchymal stem cells, TNFα, IFN