The Therapeutic Effects of Stem Cell Enhancer on Changes of Some Physiological Parameters in Male Albino Rats Treated with Mixture of Food Additives (Food Preservative, Food Coloring Agent and Flavor Enhancer)

2017 ◽  
Vol 67 (2) ◽  
pp. 591-598 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eman G. E. Helal ◽  
Rasha A. A. El-Sayed ◽  
Gomaa Mostafa Hedeab
2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Siti Nur Rochimiwati ◽  
Sukmawati Sukmawati ◽  
Budiman Budiman

Background : flavor enhancing food additives are often added as a flavor enhancer known as MSG that exceed the dose . if the addition of the additive is often done to cause dependence , so it will pose a health hazard to the consumer , such as stomach disorders, allergies , hypertension , asthma , cancer , diabetes , and lower intelligence. Most housewives do not know the information would adversely affect health. Objective : This study aims to describe the level of knowledge of the use of monosodium glutamate ( MSG ) housewife in backwoods village sauleya timbuseng Polongbangkeng northern districts Kab.Takalar. Methods : This is a descriptive study. samples are all housewives in the hamlet village sauleya timbuseng Polongbangkeng northern districts Kab. Takalar , who meet the criteria as much as 49 people . Data on the use MSG knowledge samples obtained by the interview method which uses a questionnaire instrument.the data presented in the from of frequency distribution graphic and narrative. Result : Results of research on the use of knowledge MSG housewives generally less category as many as 25 ( 51.0 % ) , use of MSG housewives generally can not be tolerated as many as 36 ( 73.5 % ). Conclusion : Knowledge of the use of MSG housewife classified as less and use MSG can not be tolerated.


2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (15) ◽  
pp. 7813
Author(s):  
Lindsay Kraus ◽  
Chris Bryan ◽  
Marcus Wagner ◽  
Tabito Kino ◽  
Melissa Gunchenko ◽  
...  

Ischemic heart disease can lead to myocardial infarction (MI), a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Multiple stem cell types have been safely transferred into failing human hearts, but the overall clinical cardiovascular benefits have been modest. Therefore, there is a dire need to understand the basic biology of stem cells to enhance therapeutic effects. Bmi1 is part of the polycomb repressive complex 1 (PRC1) that is involved in different processes including proliferation, survival and differentiation of stem cells. We isolated cortical bones stem cells (CBSCs) from bone stroma, and they express significantly high levels of Bmi1 compared to mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) and cardiac-derived stem cells (CDCs). Using lentiviral transduction, Bmi1 was knocked down in the CBSCs to determine the effect of loss of Bmi1 on proliferation and survival potential with or without Bmi1 in CBSCs. Our data show that with the loss of Bmi1, there is a decrease in CBSC ability to proliferate and survive during stress. This loss of functionality is attributed to changes in histone modification, specifically histone 3 lysine 27 (H3K27). Without the proper epigenetic regulation, due to the loss of the polycomb protein in CBSCs, there is a significant decrease in cell cycle proteins, including Cyclin B, E2F, and WEE as well as an increase in DNA damage genes, including ataxia-telangiectasia mutated (ATM) and ATM and Rad3-related (ATR). In conclusion, in the absence of Bmi1, CBSCs lose their proliferative potential, have increased DNA damage and apoptosis, and more cell cycle arrest due to changes in epigenetic modifications. Consequently, Bmi1 plays a critical role in stem cell proliferation and survival through cell cycle regulation, specifically in the CBSCs. This regulation is associated with the histone modification and regulation of Bmi1, therefore indicating a novel mechanism of Bmi1 and the epigenetic regulation of stem cells.


2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ning Li ◽  
Yichi Zhang ◽  
Narayan Nepal ◽  
Guoqing Li ◽  
Ningning Yang ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic and recurrent disease without satisfactory treatment strategies. Dental pulp stem cell (DPSC) transplantation has been proposed as a potential therapy for UC. This study aimed to investigate the therapeutic effects of the rat hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) gene transduced into DPSCs for UC. Methods The therapeutic effects of HGF-DPSCs transplanted intravenously into a rat model of UC induced by 5% dextran sulphate sodium (DSS) were compared with the other treatment groups (LV-HGF group, DPSCs group and GFP-DPSCs group). Immunofluorescence and immunohistochemistry were used to observe the localization and proliferation of HGF-DPSCs at the site of colon injury. The expression levels of inflammatory factors were detected by real-time quantitative PCR (RT-PCR) and western blotting. The oxidative stress markers were detected by ELISA. DAI scores and body weight changes were used to macroscopically evaluate the treatment of rats in each group. Results Immunofluorescence and immunohistochemistry assays showed that HGF-DPSCs homed to colon injury sites and colocalized with intestinal stem cell (ISC) markers (Bmi1, Musashi1 and Sox9) and significantly promoted protein expression (Bmi1, Musashi1, Sox9 and PCNA). Anti-inflammatory cytokine (TGF-β and IL-10) expression was the highest in the HGF-DPSCs group compared with the other treatment groups, while the expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines (TNF-α and INF-γ) was the lowest. Additionally, the oxidative stress response results showed that malondialdehyde (MDA) and myeloperoxidase (MPO) expression decreased while superoxide dismutase (SOD) expression increased, especially in the HGF-DPSCs group. The DAI scores showed a downward trend with time in the five treatment groups, whereas body weight increased, and the changes were most prominent in the HGF-DPSCs group. Conclusions The study indicated that HGF-DPSCs can alleviate injuries to the intestinal mucosa by transdifferentiating into ISC-like cells, promoting ISC-like cell proliferation, suppressing inflammatory responses and reducing oxidative stress damage, which provides new ideas for the clinical treatment of UC.


Nanoscale ◽  
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naishun Liao ◽  
Da Zhang ◽  
Ming Wu ◽  
Huang-Hao Yang ◽  
Xiaolong Liu ◽  
...  

Adipose tissue derived mesenchymal stem cell (ADSC)-based therapy is attractive for liver diseases, but the long-term therapeutic outcome is still far from satisfaction due to low hepatic engraftment efficiency of...


2021 ◽  
pp. 2004216
Author(s):  
Claudia C. dos Santos ◽  
Hajera Amatullah ◽  
Chirag M. Vaswani ◽  
Tatiana Maron-Gutierrez ◽  
Michael Kim ◽  
...  

Although mesenchymal stromal (stem) cell (MSC) administration attenuates sepsis-induced lung injury in pre-clinical models, the mechanism(s) of action and host immune system contributions to its therapeutic effects, remain elusive. We show that treatment with MSCs decreased expression of host-derived microRNA (miR)-193b-5p and increased expression of its target gene, the tight junctional protein occludin (Ocln), in lungs from septic mice. Mutating the Ocln 3′ UTR miR-193b-5p binding sequence impaired binding to Ocln mRNA. Inhibition of miR-193b-5p in human primary pulmonary microvascular endothelial cells (HPMECs) prevents tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-induced decrease in Ocln gene and protein expression and loss of barrier function. MSC conditioned media mitigated TNF-induced miR-193b-5p upregulation and Ocln downregulation in vitro. When administered in vivo, MSC conditioned media recapitulated the effects of MSC administration on pulmonary miR-193b-5p and Ocln expression. MiR-193b deficient mice were resistant to pulmonary inflammation and injury induced by LPS instillation. Silencing of Ocln in miR-193b deficient mice partially recovered the susceptibility to LPS-induced lung injury. In vivo inhibition of miR-193b-5p protected mice from endotoxin-induced lung injury. Finally, the clinical significance of these results was supported by the finding of increased miR-193b-5p expression levels in lung autopsy samples from Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome patients who died with diffuse alveolar damage.


2021 ◽  
Vol 24 (5-esp.) ◽  
pp. 640-644
Author(s):  
Renata Carmo de Assis ◽  
Thalyta Vasconcelos Pacheco ◽  
Ana Carolina Marinho Ferreira ◽  
Tayane Carneiro Cruz ◽  
Ana Bárbara Muniz Araújo ◽  
...  

A industrialização de alimentos resultou em um novo modelo alimentar altamente processado. O consumo de alimentos industrializados, aumenta a ingestão de aditivos alimentares, que possuem a função de preservação das características do alimento bem como melhorias nas propriedades sensoriais. Entretanto alguns estudos demonstram que se adicionados em quantidade elevadas para consumo podem levar a toxicidade. Assim, o objetivo do estudo foi revisar dados publicados que relacionam o uso do aditivo químico sorbato de potássio como conservante alimentar com o desenvolvimento de câncer gastrointestinal. Trata-se de uma revisão integrativa seguindo seis etapas distintas (1. Elaboração da pergunta norteadora; 2. Busca ou amostragem na literatura; 3. Coleta de dados; 4. Análise crítica dos estudos incluídos; 5. Discussão dos resultados e 6. Apresentação da revisão integrativa). Foi realizada entre os meses de março e abril de 2019 nas bases de dados: Periódicos CAPES, Pubmed, Biblioteca virtual Unicamp e Science Direct. Os descritores principais utilizados foram: “Potassium sorbate” e “Sorbic acid”, combinados com os descritores, “gastrointestinal neoplasia”, “Cancer of gastrointestinal tract” e “Neoplasia”. Após leitura dos títulos e resumos, foram incluídos oito artigos e, após leitura destes, permaneceram seis artigos. Diante dos artigos encontrados é possível afirmar que o ácido sórbico e o sorbato de potássio tem baixa relação com o desenvolvimento de câncer gastrointestinal.   Palavras-chave: Aditivos Alimentares. Ácido Sórbico. Neoplasias Gastrointestinais   Abstract Food industrialization has resulted in a new highly processed food model. The consumption of industrialized food increases the  food additives intake, which have the function of preserving the food characteristics as well as improving sensory properties. However, some studies show that if added in high amounts for consumption they can lead to toxicity. Thus, the objective of the study was to review published data that relate the use of the chemical additive potassium sorbate as a food preservative with the development of gastrointestinal cancer. It is an integrative review following six distinct steps (1. Preparation of the guiding question; 2. Searching or sampling in the literature; 3. Data collection; 4. Critical analysis of the studies included; 5. Discussion of the results and 6. Presentation of the integrative review). It was held between March and April 2019 in the databases: CAPES Periodicals, Pubmed, Virtual Library Unicamp and Science Direct. The main descriptors used were: "Potassium sorbate" and "Sorbic acid", combined with the descriptors "gastrointestinal neoplasia", " Gastrointestinal tract cancer" and "Neoplasia". After reading the titles and abstracts, eight articles were included and, after reading them, six articles remained. It is possible to affirm that sorbic acid and potassium sorbate have a low relation with the development of gastrointestinal cancer.    Keywords: Food Additives. Sorbic Acid. Gastrointestinal Neoplasms.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luca Peruzzotti-Jametti ◽  
Joshua D. Bernstock ◽  
Giulia Manferrari ◽  
Rebecca Rogall ◽  
Erika Fernandez-Vizarra ◽  
...  

AbstractNeural stem cell (NSC) transplantation induces recovery in animal models of central nervous system (CNS) diseases. Although the replacement of lost endogenous cells was originally proposed as the primary healing mechanism of NSC grafts, it is now clear that transplanted NSCs operate via multiple mechanisms, including the horizontal exchange of therapeutic cargoes to host cells via extracellular vesicles (EVs).EVs are membrane particles trafficking nucleic acids, proteins, metabolites and metabolic enzymes, lipids and entire organelles. However, the function and the contribution of these cargoes to the broad therapeutic effects of NSCs is yet to be fully understood. Mitochondrial dysfunction is an established feature of several inflammatory and degenerative CNS disorders, most of which are potentially treatable with exogenous stem cell therapeutics.Herein we investigated the hypothesis that NSCs release and traffic functional mitochondria via EVs to restore mitochondrial function in target cells.Untargeted proteomics revealed a significant enrichment of mitochondrial proteins spontaneously released by NSCs in EVs. Morphological and functional analyses confirmed the presence of ultrastructurally intact mitochondria within EVs (Mito-EVs) with conserved membrane potential and respiration. We found that the transfer of Mito-EVs to mtDNA-deficient L929 Rho0 cells rescued mitochondrial function and increased Rho0 cell survival. Furthermore, the incorporation of Mito-EVs into inflammatory professional phagocytes restored normal mitochondrial dynamics and cellular metabolism and reduced the expression of pro-inflammatory markers in target cells. When transplanted in an animal model of multiple sclerosis, exogenous NSCs actively transferred mitochondria to mononuclear phagocytes and induced a significant amelioration of clinical deficits.Our data provide the first evidence that NSCs deliver functional mitochondria to target cells via Mito-EVs, paving the way for the development of novel (a)cellular approaches aimed at restoring mitochondrial dysfunction not only in multiple sclerosis, but also in degenerative neurological diseases.


2010 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 97-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olena Dotsenko

Regenerative cell based therapy has potential to become effective adjuvant treatment for patients with atherosclerotic disease. Although data from animal studies support this notion, clinical studies undertaken in patients with acute and chronic coronary artery disease do not conclusively demonstrate benefits of such therapy. There are many questions on the stem cell translational roadmap. The basic mechanisms of stem cell-dependent tissue regeneration are not well understood. There is a debate regarding characterization of specific cell types conferring therapeutic effects. In particular, the role of endothelial progenitor cells as a specific reparative cell subtype is questioned, and the role of myeloid cell linage in fostering of vasculo- and angiogenesis is being increasingly appreciated. Intense discussions surround the place of stem/progenitor cells in atherosclerosis progression, plaque destabilization and vessel remodeling. This paper summarizes the current knowledge on the regenerative stem/progenitor cell definitions, mechanisms of stem cell trafficking, homing and their involvement in atherosclerosis progression.


2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-22
Author(s):  
Oden Krisyan ◽  
Retno Sulistiyowati ◽  
Kurniawan Kurniawan

Abstract Terasi is a cooking spice made from fermented shrimp and is often found in the market. It is relatively affordable and easy to find, so people flavor it as a flavor enhancer for their food. The abuse of Rhodamine B as a Food Additive (BTP) in terasi is often done by the producers. This study aimed to analyze the Rhodamine B content in the terasi sold at the Pasar Belik, Pemalang Regency. The study was conducted in a descriptive observational manner where the sample was analyzed qualitatively and if the result were positive it would be followed by quantitative. The study was conducted in December 2020. Rhodamine B content in tersi was analyzed by univariate test. Qualitative analysis was carried out by chemical methods using 10% NaOH, Petroleum Eter and 10% HCl. The results of the qualitative analysis of 7 samples of shrimp paste sold at the Belik Market in Pemalang Regency were all negative and did not contain Rhodamine B. Shrimp samples that were bought and sold at the Pasar Belik in Pemalang Regency showed that they were free from Rhodamine B Keywords: rhodamine B, shrimp paste, qualitative analysis, food additives


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