{"title":"Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase level and oxidative stress parameters in the serum of patients with chronic renal failure","authors":"F. M. Y. Saeed, R. F. Jasim","doi":"10.15407/ubj95.04.017","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15407/ubj95.04.017","url":null,"abstract":"Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) is a tryptophan-degrading enzyme belonging to the kynurenine pathway. IDO activity has been suggested as a biomarker for diagnosis of chronic kidney disease. The aim of the study was to estimate the level of IDO, urea, creatinine, uric acid, phosphate, calcium, albumin, MDA, GSH, and activity of peroxidase, catalase, arylesterase in the serum of chronic renal failure (CRF) patients treated with dialysis compared to the healthy control group. The results showed a significant increment in IDO level in patients compared with the control. Linear regression analysis using the Pearson correlation coefficient showed that increased IDO level correlates positively with urea, creatinine, uric acid, phosphate, MDA level and peroxidase activity whereas negatively with albumin, calcium, glutathione level, catalase activity and glomerular filtration rate. We concluded that IDO level might be a possible marker of oxidative stress and inflammation in patients with CRF. Keywords: 3-dioxygenase, biochemical parameters, correlation analysis, indoleamine 2, renal failure, serum","PeriodicalId":23448,"journal":{"name":"Ukrainian Biochemical Journal","volume":"7 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135980449","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Y. D. Startseva, D. M. Hodyna, I. V. Semenyuta, O. P. Tarasyuk, S. P. Rogalsky, L. O. Metelytsia
{"title":"Undecylenic acid and N,N-dibutylundecenamide as effective antibacterials against antibiotic-resistant strains","authors":"Y. D. Startseva, D. M. Hodyna, I. V. Semenyuta, O. P. Tarasyuk, S. P. Rogalsky, L. O. Metelytsia","doi":"10.15407/ubj95.04.055","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15407/ubj95.04.055","url":null,"abstract":"Evaluation of undecylenic acid (UA) and its tertiary amide N,N-dibutylundecenamide (DBUA) activity in vitro against the standard and antibiotic-resistant Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus strains was carried out. The antibacterial potential of the acid and its amide at 2.5 and 5.0 μM concentration both against gram-positive bacteria (S. aureus) and gram-negative (E. coli) cultures was confirmed by monitoring the diameter of the bacterial growth inhibition zones. The docking study identified methionine aminopeptidase (MAP) as the most energy-favorable potential biotarget associated with the drug resistance of E. coli and S. aureus with a binding energy in the range from -8.0 to -8.5 kcal/mol. The ligands complexation was due to the formation of hydrogen bonds with ASP108, HIS171, HIS178, GLU204, GLU235, HIS76, ASP104, GLU233, ASP93 and metal-acceptor interactions with Co2+. Overall, the results indicated that UA and DBUA activity against antibiotic-resistant strains creates prospects for the development of new antibacterial formulations. Keywords: Escherichia coli, methionine aminopeptidase, molecular docking, Staphylococcus aureus, tertiary amide, undecylenic acid","PeriodicalId":23448,"journal":{"name":"Ukrainian Biochemical Journal","volume":"25 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135981573","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
O. V. Gudzenko, N. V. Borzova, L. D. Varbanets, I. I. Seifullina, O. E. Martsinko, E. V. Afanasenko
{"title":"The influence of coordination compounds with malatogermanate/stannate anions and 1,10-phenanthroline cations of 3D metals on α-L-rhamnosidase activity of Penicillium tardum, Penicillium restrictum and Eupenicillium erubescens","authors":"O. V. Gudzenko, N. V. Borzova, L. D. Varbanets, I. I. Seifullina, O. E. Martsinko, E. V. Afanasenko","doi":"10.15407/ubj95.04.046","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15407/ubj95.04.046","url":null,"abstract":"The search for effectors capable of influencing the catalytic activity of enzymes is an important area of modern enzymology. The aim of the study was to investigate the ability of 6 coordination compounds with malatogermanate/stannate anions and 1,10-phenanthroline cations of 3d metals to modify α-L-rhamnosidase activity of Penicillium tardum, Penicillium restrictum and Eupenicillium еrubescens strains. α-L-Rhamnosidase activity was determined by the Davis method using naringin as a substrate. It was demonstrated that [Ni(phen)3]2[{Sn(HMal)2(Mal)}Cl]•14H2O) in 0.1% concentration had the most pronounced activating effect on α-L-rhamnosidase activity of all strains studied. Noncompetitive inhibition of α-L-rhamnosidase in E. еrubescens by [Cu(phen)3]2[{Sn(HMal)2(Mal)}Cl]•10H2O was shown. The obtained results expand the idea of glycosidases possible activators and inhibitors and indicate the perspective of their use in modern biotechnological processes. Keywords: d-metals, double coordination compounds, Eupenicillium erubescens, germanium(IV), Penicillium restrictum, Penicillium tardum, stannum(IV), α-L-rhamnosidase","PeriodicalId":23448,"journal":{"name":"Ukrainian Biochemical Journal","volume":"2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135980534","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
O. P. Vasetska, V. S. Lisovska, M. H. Prodanchuk, P. H. Zhminko
{"title":"Hepatoprotective effect of 2,6-dimethylpyridine N-oxide (Ivin) in experimental model of CCl(4)-induced hepatitis of rats","authors":"O. P. Vasetska, V. S. Lisovska, M. H. Prodanchuk, P. H. Zhminko","doi":"10.15407/ubj95.04.035","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15407/ubj95.04.035","url":null,"abstract":"The effect of concomitant pesticides and plant growth regulators on humans is still not well understood. N-oxide-2,6-dimethylpyridine (Ivin) is the plant growth regulator known to reduce the acute toxicity of pesticides, but its protective mechanisms need to be investigated. The aim of the study was to assess the hepatoprotective ability of 2,6-dimethylpyridine N-oxide (Ivin) using a model of acute CCl4-induced hepatitis. Male Wistar Han rats received two subcutaneous CCl4 injections (0.8 ml/100 g b.w.). Oral Ivin (13 or 0.13 mg/kg) and hepatoprotector “Silybor-35” (5 mg/kg) as reference substances were administered orally one hour pre- and 2 hours post-CCl4 injection. The biochemical assay of blood plasma, estimation of lipid peroxidation products in the liver tissue and histological liver analysis were done. The results of functional tests and histomorphological studies of liver tissue demonstrated that Ivin exhibited a pronounced hepatoprotective effect, more pronounced when it was administered at a low 0.13 mg/kg dose. Calculation of the hepatoprotection efficiency index for Ivin showed that it was comparable to that for “Silybor-35”. Keywords: hepatoprotective effect, Ivin, СCl4-induced hepatitis of rats","PeriodicalId":23448,"journal":{"name":"Ukrainian Biochemical Journal","volume":"29 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135980452","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Ser-Thr phosphatases in the rat brain that dephosphorylate phospho-Ser(1291)-GluN2A subunit of glutamate receptor","authors":"R. R. Prabhu","doi":"10.15407/ubj95.04.010","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15407/ubj95.04.010","url":null,"abstract":"N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors (NMDARs), are one of the major ionotropic glutamate receptors found in excitatory synapses which play a key role in glutamatergic synaptic transmission. The receptors are regulated by post translational modifications such as phosphorylation. One of the major receptor subunits is GluN2A which is likely to get phosphorylated in vitro at a putative site Ser1291. However, the regulation of phosphorylation of this site by kinases and phosphatases is not yet completely understood. In the present study, we have used the fusion constructs of GluN2A tagged with glutathione S-transferase (GST) as substrate for phosphorylation, purified calcium/calmodulin dependent protein kinase type II (CaMKII) and radioactive P32. We demonstrated that the site phosphorylated by αCaMKII on GluN2A was Ser1291 and that protein phosphatases 1, 2A and 2C were able to dephosphorylate this phospho-GST-GluN2A-Ser1291 in vitro. In the rat brain tissue post synaptic density and cytosolic fraction the major phosphatase responsible for dephosphorylating phospho-GluN2A-Ser1291 was protein phosphatase 1. Keywords: CaMKII, cytosol, GluN2A-Ser1291 subunite, N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors, protein phosphatase 1, rat brain","PeriodicalId":23448,"journal":{"name":"Ukrainian Biochemical Journal","volume":"17 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135981838","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
D. S. Korolova, O. V. Hornytska, A. S. Lavrik, N. M. Druzhyna, N. Prysyazhna, T. M. Platonova
{"title":"Characterization of the blood coagulation system in morbidly obese patients","authors":"D. S. Korolova, O. V. Hornytska, A. S. Lavrik, N. M. Druzhyna, N. Prysyazhna, T. M. Platonova","doi":"10.15407/ubj95.04.003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15407/ubj95.04.003","url":null,"abstract":"Obesity is a complex metabolic disorder that can be followed by blood coagulation disorders, atherosclerosis and atherothrombosis. In the present work, the levels of fibrinogen, soluble fibrin, D-dimer as well as protein C were measured in the blood plasma of 24 morbidly obese patients (the body mass index exceeds 40 kg/m2) to evaluate the risk of prothrombotic state. The study showed that near by 80% of patients had substantially increased fibrinogen concentration, 33% had increased concentration of soluble fibrin, 42% had increased level of D-dimer in blood plasma as compared to control. According to the results of individual analysis, the high level of fibrinogen and soluble fibrin while reduced protein C indicated the threat of thrombosis, which requires complex diagnostics to be identified. Therefore, simultaneous quantification of hemostatic system biomarkers in the blood plasma is the confident way to predict the risk of thrombotic complications in morbidly obese patients. Keywords: D-dimer, hemostasis, obesity, protein C, soluble fibrin, thrombosis","PeriodicalId":23448,"journal":{"name":"Ukrainian Biochemical Journal","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135982591","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The association between vitamin D status and cardiometabolic disorders in overweight and obese adolescents","authors":"H. Pavlyshyn, Anna-Mariia Shulhai","doi":"10.15407/UBJ93.02.072","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15407/UBJ93.02.072","url":null,"abstract":"An increase in the prevalence of overweight and obese adolescents is often combined with a low level of vitamin D that may be associated with lipid and carbohydrate metabolism disorders, which underlie the development of arterial hypertension and cardiometabolic changes. This work aimed to determine the association between vitamin D status and the main parameters of lipid and carbohydrate metabolism, and anthropometric measurements. A total of 196 adolescents (129 boys and 67 girls) from the Ternopil region were examined. Their mean age was 15.5 ± 2.3 years. Based on the body mass index (BMI): 60 adolescents had normal body weight, 60 were overweight, and 76 were obese. Anthropometric measurements and general examinations were performed. In blood serum 25(OH)D levels and the main parameters of lipid and carbohydrate metabolism were determined. Low levels of 25(OH)D were found. Prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among adolescents with BMI up to the 85th percentile was 56.7%, with BMI in the 85-97th percentiles was 70.0% and with BMI over the 97th percentile was 77.6%. Serum 25(OH)D levels in overweight and obese adolescents had a significant correlation with BMI (r = -0.427, P < 0.001), waist circumference (r = -0.462, P < 0.001), highdensity lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C, r = 0.214, P = 0.023), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C, r = -0.226, P = 0.011), atherogenic index (r = -0.284, P = 0.001), insulin level (r = -0.483, P < 0.001), and HOMA-IR index (r = -0.454, P < 0.001). We concluded that the development of cardiometabolic disorders in overweight and obese adolescents is associated with vitamin D status.","PeriodicalId":23448,"journal":{"name":"Ukrainian Biochemical Journal","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-05-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"67022133","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Inflammation is the common mechanism of diseases (CMD) in COVID-19 disease during pregnancy and in gestational diabetes mellitus","authors":"S. Vari","doi":"10.15407/UBJ93.02.005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15407/UBJ93.02.005","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23448,"journal":{"name":"Ukrainian Biochemical Journal","volume":"93 1","pages":"5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-05-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45118857","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The discovery of the mechanisms of biological synthesis of nucleic acids: 1959 Nobel laureates S. Ochoa and A. Kornberg","authors":"O. Matyshevska, V. M. Danilova, S. Komisarenko","doi":"10.15407/UBJ93.01.129","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15407/UBJ93.01.129","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23448,"journal":{"name":"Ukrainian Biochemical Journal","volume":"93 1","pages":"129-138"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-02-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41608279","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
O. Skachkova, O. Gorbach, M. Inomistova, L. Garmanchuk, N. Khranovska
{"title":"Comparative characteristic of lung cancer stem-like cells generated in vitro under different culture conditions","authors":"O. Skachkova, O. Gorbach, M. Inomistova, L. Garmanchuk, N. Khranovska","doi":"10.15407/UBJ93.01.088","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15407/UBJ93.01.088","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23448,"journal":{"name":"Ukrainian Biochemical Journal","volume":"93 1","pages":"88-95"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-02-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46360580","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}