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{"title":"Bioactive compound and chemical characterization of lactic acid bacteria from fermented food as bio-preservative agents to control food-borne pathogens","authors":"Surachai Techaoei, Khemjira Jarmkom, Thisakorn Dumrongphuttidecha, Warachate Khobjai","doi":"10.56499/jppres23.1713_11.6.1044","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56499/jppres23.1713_11.6.1044","url":null,"abstract":"Context: Lactic acid bacteria (LAB), which are found in many fermented foods, are known to produce antimicrobial compounds that play a vital role in food bio-preservation. Aims: To screen, identify, characterize, and determine the secondary metabolites of LAB isolated from Thai fermented foods that are beneficial against Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus. Methods: The antimicrobial activity of cell free supernatant (CFS) was evaluated by agar well diffusion assay, and determining the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC), minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC). Bacterial strains were identified by matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS), and chemical compound was conducted by gas chromatography and mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Additionally, microbial dynamic and bile salt tolerance were assessed. Results: Seven of the 90 lactic acid isolates from Thai fermented foods, showed antibacterial activity against E. coli and S. aureus in the 12.00–16.00 mm inhibitory zone. It was identified that the bacteria were Lactobacillus pentosus, Lactobacillus farciminis, Lactobacillus brevis, and Lactobacillus plantarum. The best antibacterial activity was represented by LBST1861 strain, which also provided bile salt resistance at 0.3% for 24 hours and had MIC and MBC values of 12.5 mg/mL and 50.0 mg/mL against S. aureus and E. coli, respectively. Furthermore, the GC-MS discovered a total of 16 chemical compounds that may be used to limit microbial growth and has a potential to be employed as a bio-preservative. Conclusions: The most potent strain of LBST1861 strain against S. aureus and E. coli as L. plantarum, isolated from fermented foods in Thailand, generated significant bioactive chemicals that can be applied to promote food products.","PeriodicalId":43917,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pharmacy & Pharmacognosy Research","volume":"249 ","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135011778","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":"QSAR study of benzylidene hydrazine benzamides derivatives with in vitro anticancer activity against human lung cancer cell line A459","authors":"Galih Satrio Putra, Melanny Ika Sulistyowaty, Tegar Achsendo Yuniarta, Yahmin Yahmin, Sumari Sumari, Charinrat Saechan, Takayasu Yamauchi","doi":"10.56499/jppres23.1718_11.6.1123","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56499/jppres23.1718_11.6.1123","url":null,"abstract":"Context: In the last decade, resistance to epidermal growth factor receptor-tyrosine kinase inhibitors (EGFR-TKIs) in lung cancer cases has been widespread. The discovery and development of new drugs need to be done to overcome the case. Aims: To develop lung anticancer candidates with benzylidene hydrazine benzamides derivatives that can inhibit the growth of human lung cancer cell line A459. Methods: The in silico approach method, along with the QSAR technique, plays an important role in the process of discovery and development of new drugs. In this study, we focused on developing benzylidene hydrazine benzamides derivatives that are much more potent by making the best QSAR equation of 11 benzylidene hydrazine benzamides that have been tested in vitro for its anticancer activity against human lung cancer cell line A459. Results: The best QSAR equation was obtained from benzylidene hydrazine benzamides derivatives as anticancer activity against human lung cancer cell line A459, with PIC50 = 0.738 (± 0.217) Log S - 0.031 (± 0.007) rerank + 0.017 (± 0.016) MR -1.359 ± (1.381) (n = 11; Sig = 0.003; r = 0.921; R2 = 0.849; F= 13.096; Q2 = 0.61). Conclusions: The best QSAR equation can be a tool to obtain a new chemical structure model with more potential and reduce trials and errors.","PeriodicalId":43917,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pharmacy & Pharmacognosy Research","volume":"34 12","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135270798","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":"Optimization of the molybdenum blue method for estimating the antioxidant activity of natural products","authors":"Enoel Hernández-Barreto, Vivian Ruz-Sanjuan, Venancio Ribalta-Ribalta, Luis A. Torres-Gómez","doi":"10.56499/jppres23.1646_11.6.953","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56499/jppres23.1646_11.6.953","url":null,"abstract":"Context: The present experimental conditions of the molybdenum blue spectrophotometric method, used for antioxidant activity estimation, promote the degradation of flavonoids with potential interferences in the above determination. Aims: To evaluate the effects of physicochemical factors on the formation of the complex for optimizing the total antioxidant activity method to better estimate the antioxidant activity of natural products. Methods: A 34-1 fractional experimental design was applied. Independent variables were temperature, color development time, type of acid and acidity, and the dependent variable was the absorbance of the complex. The concentration of ammonium molybdate tetrahydrate and sodium hydrogen phosphate remained constant throughout the study. The effects of the reducing agent and its concentration were studied independently. The effect of acidity in a wide range of values, the color development time considering temperature, the influence of co-solvents, and the antioxidant activity of various natural metabolites were also evaluated. Results: Acid concentration and temperature greatly influenced the complex formation, making the type of acid and incubation time less significant. Ascorbic acid showed a shorter color development time than reference metabolites. Ethanol negatively influenced the amount of complex formed. The proposed conditions for developing this method were: type of acid, HCl or H2SO4; acid concentration 0.01 N; incubation temperature 65°C; and incubation time 40 min. Under these experimental conditions, the ranking order of antioxidant activity was pyrogallol>quercetin>ascorbic acid>gallic acid>rutin. Conclusions: The new experimental conditions for the molybdenum complex assay give a more reliable determination of the antioxidant activity of natural products.","PeriodicalId":43917,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pharmacy & Pharmacognosy Research","volume":"397 6","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136371315","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":"Check update pattern of tumorigenic vasculature signature based on MMP9 and CXCR4 expression in locally advanced breast cancer","authors":"Mochamad Bachtiar Budianto, Hamzah Sulaiman Lubis, Muhammad Luqman Fadli, Wiwit Nurwidyaningtyas","doi":"10.56499/jppres23.1695_11.6.926","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56499/jppres23.1695_11.6.926","url":null,"abstract":"Context: Locally advanced breast cancers (LABC) are the most common women malignant tumors. Appropriate vasculature is required for tumor growth support, formed by involving protein signaling, including matrix metalloprotein 9 (MMP9) and C-X-C chemokine receptor type 4 (CXCR4). Neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) administration to inoperable LABC commonly exhibits a positive response, although recurrences may be encountered in a few cases. Aims: To evaluate the MMP9 and CXCR4 expression shifting after the NAC procedure to establish evidence of the anti-angiogenic effect of NAC, which encourages knowledge of tumor size reduction pathways in LABC. Methods: Observational designs were conducted in this study. Tissue specimens before and after NAC were collected from 45 LABC-enrolled subjects. The targeted protein expression was analyzed by immunohistochemistry, and stained sections were classified according to the percentage of nuclear-stained tumor cells. Clinicopathological features of LABC were recorded. Tumor size was measured by Vernier caliper before and after NAC. Results: The results showed the nuclear expression of MMP9 and CXCR4 protein were observed in all tissue specimens. The expression of MMP9 and CXCR4 tended to decrease after the NAC but was not statistically significant for MMP9. There was a significant correlation between expression levels of CXCR4 and tumor size reduction (p<0.001) but not for MMP9. Conclusions: The results of this study demonstrate the anti-angiogenic effect of NAC by inhibiting MMP9 and CXCR4, which may be integrated with tumor size reduction in LABC. Further studies are required to highlight the possibility of recurrence following inhibition of MMP9 and CXCR4 by NAC.","PeriodicalId":43917,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pharmacy & Pharmacognosy Research","volume":"57 ","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134957524","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":"Integrated RNA-sequencing and network analysis approach to identify the Hub genes and vital pathways associated with gastric cancer","authors":"Karthick Vasudevan, Raghavendra B, Mithun A, Dhanushkumar T, Fazil Ahmad, Manoj Goyal, Monika Bansal, Tasneem Mohammed, Riyaz Ahmed Khan, Gayathri Pandurangam, George Priya Doss, Balu Kamaraj, Gurudeeban Selvaraj","doi":"10.56499/jppres23.1684_11.6.1017","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56499/jppres23.1684_11.6.1017","url":null,"abstract":"Context: Gastric cancer is one of the most prevalent types of cancer in developing countries and ranks fourth in terms of death causes. Helicobacter pylori infection is a significant contributor to the emergence of gastric cancer. Lack of early diagnosis of gastric cancer is a leading cause of death. Aims: To identify the key genes and pathways involved in gastric cancer. Methods: This study performed a comprehensive analysis of RNA-Seq data from human gastric cancer and adjacent normal tissues. Raw data passed quality checks with FastQC and were aligned to GRCh38 using HISAT2. Subread's FeatureCounts handled transcript assembly and quantification. DESeq2 pinpointed significant genes, while ClueGO explored gene ontology and KEGG pathways. Protein-protein interaction networks, constructed with StringApp, aided in identifying hub genes through CytoHubba. This holistic approach yields insights into the molecular mechanisms underpinning gastric cancer. Results: This study detected 711 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) between normal and gastric samples. A total of 594 genes were identified as upregulated and 117 as downregulated. Major DEGs are enriched in signal transduction, stimulus-response regulation, transmembrane signaling receptor activity, and signal transduction pathways involving cytokines. In addition, 20 hub genes from the PPI network were identified based on MCC rank analysis from the CytoHubba plugin, contributing to the progression of gastric cancer. Conclusions: The top six hub genes, CD4, CTLA4, CD28, CD80, CD27, and SELL, are expected to regulate several pathways and may serve as potential biomarkers for the early detection and treatment of gastric cancer patients.","PeriodicalId":43917,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pharmacy & Pharmacognosy Research","volume":"288 ","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135012148","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":"Systematic review of self-medication in students of medical and biological sciences careers","authors":"Patricia Azócar, Marisela Valdés-González, Bárbara B. Garrido-Suárez, Maria S. Fernández-Alfonso, Gabino Garrido","doi":"10.56499/jppres23.1671_11.6.1079","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56499/jppres23.1671_11.6.1079","url":null,"abstract":"Context: Self-medication is a self-care practice. It is a frequent and widespread habit in all societies and does not distinguish between sex and age. Therefore, students are not exempt from using this practice. Aims: To carry out a systematic review of scientific articles published between 2010 and 2020 on self-medication in university students of careers related to medical and biological sciences with PRISMA guidelines. Methods: A standardized search was performed in four databases with the following terms: Automedicación (in Spanish), Self-medication, Automedication, University Student, and Students. For the selection of studies, the Rayyan® tool was used. The most relevant information on self-medication of university students was collected. Results: Fourteen articles were included and evaluated as high, medium, and low quality with the AXIS tool. The results of the study reflected a high self-medication in university students of careers related to medical and biological sciences, with a higher prevalence of self-medication in women than in men. The more knowledge these students have, the greater their self-medication and, thus, they always maintain this practice, being the most indicated causes for it the problems in the respiratory tract, headaches, and gastrointestinal problems. The main reasons for these students to practice self-medication are the knowledge they have acquired in their curricula, due to past experiences with the same symptoms and minor illnesses. Pharmacies, through friends, relatives or neighbors and home medicine cabinets are the most common places for the acquisition of medications by these students, indicating that analgesics/anti-inflammatories, antibiotics, and antipyretics are the most used medications among them. Conclusions: These students practice self-medication because they consider they have sufficient knowledge about diseases and their treatments, which gives them more confidence in making the decision to self-medicate. Subsequently, self-knowledge is a decisive reason for self-medication. Moreover, self-medication patterns regarding the use of drugs from various therapeutic categories vary among medical and biological sciences university students from different countries.","PeriodicalId":43917,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pharmacy & Pharmacognosy Research","volume":"354 ","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135012465","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":"Medicinal plants with antileishmanial activity on parasites responsible for new-world cutaneous leishmaniasis. A systematic review 2018-2022","authors":"Yenny Y. Lozano, Sara E. Giraldo, Angela C. Zapata, Jesús E. Escobar, Ruth M. Sánchez","doi":"10.56499/jppres23.1697_11.6.975","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56499/jppres23.1697_11.6.975","url":null,"abstract":"Context: Cutaneous leishmaniasis is a disease of public health importance; treatment is based on the use of pentavalent antimonials with high toxicity and low efficacy; therefore, it´s necessary to search for therapeutic alternatives derived from natural products, based on the study of medicinal plants as a source of molecules with highly effective leishmanicidal potential. Aims: To carry out a systematic review between 2018 and 2022 on medicinal plants with potential leishmanicidal activity on parasite strains from the New World causing cutaneous leishmaniasis. Methods: The review study was conducted in four phases following the PRISMA methodology. First, research questions and objectives were formulated to establish the topic areas and construct the search algorithm. Second, a search was performed across different databases, including ScienceDirect, Scopus, PubMed, Web of Science, EBSCO, Taylor and Francis, and Scielo. Third, articles were chosen based on specific inclusion and exclusion criteria. Finally, the relevant information for the review was systematically organized. Results: The search yielded 163 articles, and 12 of them were selected as the basis for the construction of the review. Ethanolic and aqueous extracts stand out, as well as biocompounds such as terpenes and flavonoids. Antioxidant activity on reactive oxygen species was the most frequently cited. Conclusions: Promising terpene and flavonoid molecules with high antileishmanial activity (IC50 <2 μM or <10 μg/mL and SI >1) were identified in this study; these findings provide a scientific basis for the traditional use that communities have given to plants as a therapeutic source to treat cutaneous leishmaniasis in the New World.","PeriodicalId":43917,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pharmacy & Pharmacognosy Research","volume":"92 4","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136372212","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 analysis of coffee-green tea-turmeric combination against cardiac-metabolic syndrome using metabolite profiling, gene expression, and in silico approach","authors":"Ermin Rachmawati, Mohammad S. Rohman, Nashi Widodo, Mifetika Lukitasari, Dwi A. Nugroho, Feri E. Hermanto, Mukhamad N. Kholis","doi":"10.56499/jppres23.1702_11.6.961","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56499/jppres23.1702_11.6.961","url":null,"abstract":"Context: The development of functional drinks to inhibit oxidative stress and inflammation as a critical process in inducing heart damage in metabolic syndrome is required. Coffee, tea, and turmeric have all been shown to offer health advantages. Aims: To investigate the effect of coffee, green tea, turmeric extract (ECGTT) against cardiac-metabolic syndrome (MetS). Methods: The secondary metabolites from coffee, green tea, and turmeric were identified using LC-HRMS. Male Sprague–Dawley rats were divided into four groups (n = 4) representing normal, MetS, MetS with ECGTT treatment doses: 300/100/150 mg/BW and 300/100/250 mg/BW group. Upon the end of treatment periods, expression of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNFα), interleukin-6 (IL-6), nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB), NADPH oxidase (NOX2), SERCA2a were measured from the heart. A computational approach including network pharmacology, protein-protein interaction (PPI) network, molecular docking, and dynamic was performed to understand the molecular mechanism of ECGTT against cardiac damage in MetS. Results: Chlorogenic acid (CGA), epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), and curcumin were identified as the main metabolites in ECGTT. The ECGTT administration decreased the TNFα, IL-6, NF-κB, and NOX2 and increased SERCA2a expression(p<0.05). Moreover, the PPI result suggested that angiotensin II receptor type 1 (AGTR1) was the key regulator of cardiac injury-MetS induced. CGA, EGCG, and curcumin bind to AGTR1 with smaller binding energy than metformin and showed stability of structure and interaction among those metabolites into AGTR1. Conclusions: Coffee, green tea, and turmeric might prevent heart dysfunction in MetS through modulation of oxidative stress and inflammation.","PeriodicalId":43917,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pharmacy & Pharmacognosy Research","volume":"28 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136371345","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":"SLCO1B1 and CYP3A4 allelic variants associated with pharmacokinetic interactions and adverse reactions induced by simvastatin and atorvastatin used in Peru: Clinical implications","authors":"Angel T. Alvarado, Ana María Muñoz, Roberto O. Ybañez-Julca, Mario Pineda-Pérez, Nesquen Tasayco-Yataco, María R. Bendezú, Jorge A. García, Felipe Surco-Laos, Haydee Chávez, Doris Laos-Anchante, Aura Molina-Cabrera, Carmela Ferreyra-Paredes, Nelly Vega-Ramos, Patricia Castillo-Romero, Javier Chávez-Espinoza, Juan Panay-Centeno, Eliades Yarasca-Carlos","doi":"10.56499/jppres23.1686_11.6.934","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56499/jppres23.1686_11.6.934","url":null,"abstract":"Context: Statins reduce the risk of stroke and prevent cardiac events in people with atherosclerosis and diabetes mellitus; and could affect the proliferation, migration, and survival of cancer cells. Aims: To review the most up-to-date and available scientific evidence on the allelic variants of SLCO1B1 and CYP3A4 associated with pharmacokinetic interactions and adverse reactions induced by simvastatin and atorvastatin used in Peru, and their clinical implications. Methods: The bibliographic search was carried out in the PubMed/Medline, Google Scholar and Science Direct databases. The keywords were: “statin”, “atorvastatin”, “simvastatin” in combination with “pharmacokinetics”, “pharmacogenetics”, “CYP3A4”, “SLCO1B1” or “drug interactions” considering the eligibility criteria defined by the PRISMA-2020 international statement. Results: Scientific evidence indicates a significant association between SLCO1B1 rs4149056 c.521T>C (521CC and 521TC) and increased plasma levels, area under the plasma concentration curve (AUC) and maximum plasma concentration (Cmax) of simvastatin, compared to wild-type SLCO1B1*1/*1 521TT (p<0.05). SLCO1B1 521C is not associated with atorvastatin (p>0.05). Patients with SLCO1B1 521CC had a significantly higher risk of myopathy and rhabdomyolysis induced by simvastatin compared to TT (p<0.05). An association was also found between CYP3A4*1/*22/CYP3A4*3/*22 and increased pharmacokinetic parameters of simvastatin compared to CYP3A4*1/*1 (p< 0.05). Conclusions: Based on the review of the published scientific evidence, it is concluded that individuals carrying the allelic variants SLCO1B1 (c.521T>C), CYP3A4*1/*22 and CYP3A4*3/*22 could be associated with an increase in the pharmacokinetic parameters and with an increased risk of myopathy and rhabdomyolysis induced by simvastatin, and not by atorvastatin.","PeriodicalId":43917,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pharmacy & Pharmacognosy Research","volume":"8 5","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136306979","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":"Hepatoprotective study of Indonesian water kefir against CCl4-induced liver injury in rats","authors":"Widhya Aligita, Marlia Singgih, Entris Sutrisno, I Ketut Adnyana","doi":"10.56499/jppres23.1732_11.6.1002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56499/jppres23.1732_11.6.1002","url":null,"abstract":"Context: Water kefir is a fermented beverage that is typically made in the home by inoculating a sugar-rich solution with a microbial community (water kefir grains). Several studies on the metabolite content and hepatoprotective effects of water kefir have been published, but carbon tetrachloride (CCl4)-induced acute liver injury has not been studied. Aims: To evaluate the efficacy of water kefir in vivo against hepatoprotective CCl4-induced acute liver injury and to in silico investigate metabolites that play an important role in hepatoprotective mechanisms. Methods: The present study aimed to investigate the hepatoprotective activity of water kefir in an animal model caused by CCl4. Furthermore, using molecular docking, the metabolites found in water kefir were evaluated for their role in the NF-κB and Nrf2 signaling pathways. Results: Water kefir significantly and dose-dependently alleviated acute liver injury caused by CCl4. Water kefir administration at all doses produced results comparable to the positive control (Curcuma extract). Molecular docking simulations showed that, compared to Nrf2, the 25 metabolites were more likely to interact with the NF-B receptor. Fumaric acid is the strong metabolite that interacts with the NF-κB receptor with a free energy of binding and an inhibition constant of -6.66 kcal/mol and 13.22 µM, respectively. Conclusions: Water kefir administration improved the condition of liver damage, characterized by a decrease in serum levels of AST, ALT, TNF-, TGF-, and an improvement in the liver tissue profile. In silico evaluation showed that the metabolites in water kefir were able to interact with target proteins in the NF-B and Nrf2 pathways. It was concluded that water kefir improves the condition of the liver by reducing the level of necrosis and fibrosis.","PeriodicalId":43917,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pharmacy & Pharmacognosy Research","volume":"15 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136372519","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}