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    Hygrophorus eburneus, edible mushroom, a promising natural bioactive agent

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    It is known that many edible mushrooms have important medicinal properties, including effects on different types of cancers. This is the first report regarding the neuroprotective, antimicrobial, antioxidative and anticancer activities of the acetone extract of edible mushroom Hygrophorus eburneus. Neuroprotective potential was evaluated by measuring the capacity of the extract to inhibit acetylcholinesterase. In this assay, the tested extract showed activity against acetylcholinesterase in a dose-dependent manner where the percentage of inhibition ranged from 13.19 to 46.44 %. The antimicrobial potential was determined by the microdilution method against five species of bacteria and eight species of fungi and the results of this method exhibited moderate antimicrobial activity of H. eburneus with MIC values ranging from 6.25 to 25 mg/mL. Antioxidant activity was evaluated by measuring the scavenging capacity of the tested sample on DPPH and superoxide anion radicals, by the reducing power assay and by measuring the amounts of total phenolics in extract. As a result of the study, H. eburneus extract showed a potent antioxidant activity (IC50 were 102.93 μg/mL for DPPH radical scavenging activity and 123.27 μg/mL for superoxide anion radicals scavenging) while absorbances for reducing power assay were from 0.0235 to 0.1161. The total phenolic content in the extract was 9.27 µg PE/mg. Finally, anticancer effects were evaluated by MTT test for cytotoxicity, acridine orange/ethidium bromide staining for detection of the type of cell death and wound healing assay for antimigratory effects on human colorectal cancer cell line (HCT-116) and human breast cancer cell line (MDA-MB-231). The results for cytotoxicity and apoptosis were measured after 24 and 72 h and for anti-migratory effect after 12 and 24 h. The tested H. eburneus mushroom extract expressed cell selectivity, with notable cytotoxic effects observed on HCT-116 cells, with a strong proapoptotic potential. The migration of HCT-116 cells was significantly inhibited, while MDA-MB-231 cells were less sensitive to the treatment. The results of this study revealed that the tested extract had relatively strong neuroprotective, antimicrobial, antioxidant, and anticancer effects. It suggests that this mushroom can be proposed as a novel source of nutraceuticals and pharmaceuticals

    Debromination of endo-(+)-3-Bromocamphor with Primary Amines

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    Reductive debromination of endo-(+)-3-bromocamphor with different primary amines followed by imine formation was investigated. This reaction requires simple experimental procedure without any organic solvent, metal or conventional reducing agent. A strong influence of amine polarity on the efficacy of debromination process was observed, and ethanolamine and ethylene diamine having sufficiently high boiling points can debrominate 3-bromocamphor giving corresponding camphanimines in good isolated yields. The mechanisms of debromination of 3-bromocamphor with ethanolamine and n-hexylamine were investigated at the B3LYP/6-311+G(d,p) level of theory. The radical mechanism was revealed, and it was shown that the reaction with more polar ethanolamine is energetically more favorable

    Glutathione status in the blood of rats after reticulocytosis induced by phenylhydrazine and bleeding

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    In this experiment, we compared the in vivo effects of phenylhydrazine (PHZ) and bleeding treatment on the redox status and glutathione antioxidative mechanism parameters in the plasma and red blood cells (RBC) of rats. Results showed a lower level of reactive oxygen species (ROS), a higher level of lipid peroxidation and the effective antioxidative role of the glutathione system in the blood of bleeding rats. PHZ-treatment induced higher concentrations of ROS and an accumulation of oxidized glutathione in the plasma, while the glutathione system showed a satisfactory antioxidative capacity in the RBC of rats. When comparing the two anemic groups, the PHZ-treated rats showed marked oxidative stress in the plasma.Cilj ovog rada je bio da se isprate in vivo efekti fenilhidrazinom (PHZ) i krvarenjem indukovane retikulocitoze na parametre redoks i glutationskog antioksidativnog statusa u plazmi i crvenim krvnim ćelijama (RBC) pacova. Rezultati pokazuju niži nivo reaktivnih vrsta kiseonika (ROS), viši nivo lipidne peroksidacije i efikasnu antioksidacionu ulogu glutationskog sistema u krvi iskvavljenih pacova. Tretman PHZom prouzrokovao je više koncentracije ROSa i akumulaciju oksidovanog glutationa u plazmi, dok je glutationski sistem pokazao efikasan antioksidativni kapacitet u RBCu pacova. Kada se uporede dve anemične grupe, izraženiji oksidacioni stres se javlja u plazmi pacova tretiranih PHZom.Projekat ministarstva br. 143035

    ارزیابی کیفیت آزمون های چهار گزینه ای دروس تئوری عمومي گروه اندودانتیکس دانشکده دندانپزشکی قزوین در طی سال های تحصیلی 1388 تا 1396

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    Svrha je ovoga rada bila ispitati citotoksični, proapoptotski, antimigratorni i pro-antioksidacijski učinak metanolnih, acetonskih i etil-acetatnih ekstrakata dvaju vrsta lišaja, i to: Pseudevernia furfuracea i Platismatia glauca na tumorske stanične linije debelog crijeva (HCT-116 i SW-480). Citotoksični efekti na tumorskim staničnim linijama debelog crijeva uspoređeni su s onima na staničnoj liniji normalnih humanih fibroblasta (MRC-5). Citotoksičnost je ispitana MTT testom, stanična migracija Transwell esejom, dok je apoptoza praćena fluorescentnom metodom pomoću akridin narančastog bojila i etidijevog bromida. Prooksidacijski/antioksidacijski učinak praćen je spektrofotometrijskim mjerenjem koncentracije redoks parametara. Ispitani ekstrakti imali su značajan citotoksični učinak na tumorske stanične linije, bez zapaženog utjecaja na normalnu staničnu liniju. Najjača citotoksičnost postignuta je nakon 72 h obrade staničnih linija ekstraktima vrste P. furfuracea (IC50= (21,2±1.3) µg/mL pri obradi HCT-116 stanica etil-acetatnim ekstraktom i IC50=(51.3±0.8) µg/mL pri obradi stanica SW-480 acetonskim ekstraktom). Ekstrakti P. furfuracea imali su značajan proapoptotski i prooksidacijski učinak, dok je metanolni ekstrakt te vrste imao najjači antimigratorni učinak na ispitane tumorske stanične linije. Svi ispitani ekstrakti vrste P. glauca imali su znatan citotoksični učinak na stanice HCT-116 nakon 72 h tretmana (IC50<40 μg/mL), dok su metanolni i acetonski ekstrakti imali citotoksični učinak na stanice SW-480 nakon 24 h, s izraženom proapoptotskom/nekrotskom aktivnošću. Svi navedeni efekti posljedica su induciranog oksidacijskog stresa u tretiranim stanicama. Može se zaključiti da ekstrakti lišaja bitno mijenjaju vijabilnost i migratorni potencijal ispitanih tumorskih staničnih linija karcinoma debelog crijeva. Dobiveni rezultati pokazuju da su stanice HCT-116 osetljivije na ispitane ekstrakte, pri čemu ekstrakti vrste P. furfuracea pokazuju bolji proapototski i antimigratorni učinak. Ispitane vrste lišaja mogu se smatrati izvorima antikancerogenih aktivnih tvari.The aim of this study is to investigate cytotoxic, proapoptotic, antimigratory and pro-antioxidant effects of methanol, acetone and ethyl acetate extracts of lichens Pseudevernia furfuracea and Platismatia glauca on colorectal cancer (HCT-116 and SW-480) cell lines. We compared the cytotoxic effects on colorectal cancer cells with the effects obtained from normal human fibroblast (MRC-5) cell line. Tetrazolium (MTT) test evaluated the cytotoxic effects, Transwell assay evaluated cell migration, acridine orange/ethidium bromide (AO/EB) fluorescent method followed the apoptosis, while prooxidant/antioxidant effects were determined spectrophotometrically through concentration of redox parameters. The tested extracts showed considerable cytotoxic effect on cancer cells with no observable cytotoxic effect on normal cells. Ethyl acetate and acetone extract of P. furfuracea induced the highest cytotoxicity (IC50=(21.2±1.3) μg/mL on HCT-116, and IC50=(51.3±0.8) μg/mL on SW-480 cells, respectively, after 72 h), with noteworthy apoptotic and prooxidant effects, and antimigratory potential of methanol extract. P. glauca extracts induced cytotoxic effects on HCT-116 cells after 72 h (IC50<40 μg/mL), while only methanol and acetone extracts had cytotoxic effects on SW-480 cells after 24 h, with proapoptotic/necrotic activity, as a consequence of induced oxidative stress. In conclusion, lichen extracts changed to a great extent cell viability and migratory potential of colorectal cancer cell lines. HCT-116 cells were more sensitive to treatments, P. furfuracea had better proapoptotic and antimigratory effects, and both investigated lichen species might be a source of substances with anticancer activity

    Time course of hematological parameters in bleeding-induced anemia

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    In order to investigate daily changes of hematological parameters in bleeding-induced anemia, we treated Wistar albino male rats by daily bleeding (1.5-2 mL of blood from the tail vein for eight days). Blood samples were taken before (on day zero) and on the first to eighth days of bleeding. The values of hematocrit, hemoglobin, and erythrocyte count decreased significantly after the second, sixth, and second days of bleeding, respectively. The number of leuko­cytes and platelets, as well as Heinz body levels, increased significantly after the third and second days of treatment. The percentage of reticulocytes increased significantly from the second day and attained the maximum level (32.55 ± 0.96%) on the eighth day

    Effects of cisplatin on lipid peroxidation and the glutathione redox status in the liver of male rats: The protective role of selenium

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    The role of oxidative stress in cisplatin (CP) toxicity and its prevention by pretreatment with selenium (Se) was investigated. Male Wistar albino rats were injected with a single dose of cisplatin (7.5 mg CP/kg b.m., i.p.) and selenium (6 mg Se/kg b.m, as Na2SeO3, i.p.) alone or in combination. The results suggest that CP intoxication induces oxidative stress and alters the glutathione redox status: reduced glutathione (GSH), oxidized glutathione (GSSG) and the GSH/GSSG ratio (GSH RI), resulting in increased lipid peroxidation (LPO) in rat liver. The pretreatment with selenium prior to CP treatment showed a protective effect against the toxic influence of CP on peroxidation of the membrane lipids and an altering of the glutathione redox status in the liver of rats. From our results we conclude that selenium functions as a potent antioxidant and suggest that it can control CP-induced hepatotoxicity in rats.U našoj studiji ispitivana je uloga oksidacionog stresa u toksičnosti cisplatina (SR) i njegova prevencija pretretmanom selenom (Se). Mužjaci Wistar albino pacova su inicirani jednom dozom cisplatina (7.5 mg CP/kg t.m., i.p.) i selena (6 mg Se/kg t.m, kao Na2SeO3, i.p.) pojedinačno ili u kombinaciji. Rezultati pokazuju da intoksikacija SR uzrokuje oksidacioni stres i promenu glutation redoks statusa: redukovanog (GSH), oksidovanog (GSSG) i GSH/GSSG indeksa (GSH RI), kao i povećanje lipidne peroksidacije (LPO) u jetri pacova. Tretman Se koji je prethodio tretmanu SR pokazao je zaštitne efekte protiv toksičnog delovanja SR na peroksidaciju lipida membrane i promenu glutation redoks statusa u jetri pacova. Na osnovu naših rezultata zaključujemo da Se, deluje kao snažan antioksidans i da može imati ulogu u kontroli SR indukovane hepatotoksičnosti kod pacova.Projekat ministarstva br. 143035

    Effects of cisplatin on lipid peroxidation and the glutathione redox status in the liver of male rats: The protective role of selenium

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    The role of oxidative stress in cisplatin (CP) toxicity and its prevention by pretreatment with selenium (Se) was investigated. Male Wistar albino rats were injected with a single dose of cisplatin (7.5 mg CP/kg b.m., i.p.) and selenium (6 mg Se/kg b.m, as Na2SeO3, i.p.) alone or in combination. The results suggest that CP intoxication induces oxidative stress and alters the glutathione redox status: reduced glutathione (GSH), oxidized glutathione (GSSG) and the GSH/GSSG ratio (GSH RI), resulting in increased lipid peroxidation (LPO) in rat liver. The pretreatment with selenium prior to CP treatment showed a protective effect against the toxic influence of CP on peroxidation of the membrane lipids and an altering of the glutathione redox status in the liver of rats. From our results we conclude that selenium functions as a potent antioxidant and suggest that it can control CP-induced hepatotoxicity in rats
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