6 results on '"Ameen, Angie M."'
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2. Metformin alleviates the dysregulated testicular steroidogenesis and spermatogenesis induced by carbimazole in levothyroxine-primed rats
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Elaidy, Samah M., Tawfik, Mohamed M., Ameen, Angie M., Hassan, Wael Abdou, El Sherif, Iman, Amin, Mona Karem, and Elkholy, Shereen E.
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- 2022
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3. Marula oil nanoemulsion improves motor function in experimental parkinsonism via mitigation of inflammation and oxidative stress
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Alshaman, Reem, primary, Qushawy, Mona, additional, Mokhtar, Hatem I., additional, Ameen, Angie M., additional, El-Sayed, Rehab M., additional, Alamri, Eman Saad, additional, Elabbasy, Lamiaa M., additional, Helaly, Ahmed M. N., additional, Elkhatib, Walid F., additional, Alyahya, Eidah M., additional, and Zaitone, Sawsan A., additional
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- 2023
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4. Cardioprotective effect of ranolazine in nondiabetic and diabetic male rats subjected to isoprenaline-induced acute myocardial infarction involves modulation of AMPK and inhibition of apoptosis
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Tawfik, Mona K. and Ameen, Angie M.
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Heart attack ,Ranolazine ,Electrocardiography ,Protein kinases ,Electrocardiogram ,Apoptosis ,Type 2 diabetes ,Animal experimentation ,Biological sciences - Abstract
Diabetes increases the sensitivity of myocardium to ischemic damage and impairs response of the myocardium to cardioprotective interventions. The present study aimed to elucidate the potential cardioprotective effect provided by ranolazine during myocardial infarction in nondiabetic and diabetic male rats. As AMP- activated protein kinase (AMPK) has been shown to be involved in the cellular response to ischemic injury, in this context, the present animal study evaluated the modulating role of ranolazine in the AMPK expression in isoprenaline-induced myocardial ischemic rat model. Male rats were divided into 2 experiments: experiment I and II (nondiabetic and diabetic rats) and assigned to normal control, saline control for isoprenaline, isoprenaline control, and ranolazine-treated groups. Ranolazine administration revealed effectiveness in attenuating the severity of isoprenaline-induced myocardial injury in both nondiabetic and diabetic rats as revealed by ECG signs, histopathological score, and apoptotic markers via abrogating the increments in the inflammatory and oxidative stress markers and modulating AMPK expression. Therefore, the current cardio-protective effect of ranolazine was, at least in part, mediated through inhibition of apoptosis and modulation of AMPK expression, encouraging considering the utility of ranolazine in protection from acute myocardial infarction. Key words: acute myocardial infarction, AMPK, apoptosis, diabetes mellitus, isoprenaline, ranolazine, rat. Le diabete entraine une augmentation de la sensibilite du myocarde aux dommages ischemiques et porte atteinte a la reaction du myocarde aux interventions de cardioprotection. La presente etude visait a elucider l'effet cardioprotecteur eventuel obtenu avec la ranolazine pendant l'infarctus du myocarde chez des rats males non diabetiques et diabetiques. Comme il est decrit que la proteine kinase activee par l'AMP (AMPK) joue un role dans la reaction cellulaire aux lesions ischemiques, dans la presente etude chez l'animal, nous avons evalue le role modulateur de la ranolazine sur l'expression de l'AMPK dans un modele d'ischemie myocardique provoquee par l'isoprenaline chez le rat. Nous avons reparti des rats males de la maniere suivante : experiences I et II (rats non diabetiques et diabetiques) associees a des groupes de temoins normaux, de temoins pour l'isoprenaline avec solution saline, de temoins isoprenaline et d'administration de ranolazine. L'administration de ranolazine a revele son efficacite pour attenuer la gravite des lesions myocardiques provoquees par l'isoprenaline chez les rats non diabetiques comme diabetiques par des signes ECG, un score histopathologique et des marqueurs de l'apoptose par l'intermediaire de l'abolition des hausses des marqueurs de l'inflammation et du stress oxydatif, avec une modulation de l'expression de l'AMPK. Par consequent, l'effet cardioprotecteur de la ranolazine en question etait, au moins en partie, medie par l'intermediaire de l'inhibition de l'apoptose et de la modulation de l'expression de l'AMPK, ce qui est encourageant etant donne l'utilite de la ranolazine dans la protection contre l'infarctus du myocarde aigu. [Traduit par la Redaction] Mots-cles : infarctus du myocarde aigu, AMPK, apoptose, diabete sucre, isoprenaline, ranolazine, rat., Introduction Myocardial infarction (MI) is an imperative ischemic coronary illness (Wang et al. 2007) and in spite of the noteworthy advances in treatment, it is still the most widely recognized [...]
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- 2019
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5. Anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective activity of boswellic acids in rotenone parkinsonian rats
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Ameen, Angie M., Elkazaz, Amany Y., Mohammad, Hala M.F., and Barakat, Bassant M.
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Phytochemicals -- Health aspects ,Anti-inflammatory agents -- Research ,Parkinson disease -- Physiological aspects -- Care and treatment ,Boswellia -- Health aspects ,Pharmacological research ,Biological sciences - Abstract
There is evidence that inflammation and oxidative stress contribute to the neurodegenerative changes observed in Parkinson's disease. Unfortunately, there is a lack of curative treatment for this debilitating movement disorder. Boswellic acids (BAs) are pentacyclic triterpene molecules of plant origin that have been utilized for treating many inflammatory conditions. The current study was conducted to explore the protective role of BAs against rotenone-induced experimental parkinsonism. Twenty-four rats were assigned to one of four treatment groups. The first two groups were a vehicle group (no rotenone) and a rotenone control group in which rats received rotenone (1 mg/kg) every 48 h. The next 2 groups received rotenone (1 mg/kg every 48 h) plus protective oral doses of BAs (125 or 250 mg/kg daily). Rats in the rotenone group showed motor dysfunction when tested in the open-field arena and cylinder and rotarod tests. Moreover, inflammatory markers increased, whereas the dopamine level was lower in the striata of rats in the rotenone group versus those in the vehicle group. BAs taken by rats with rotenone-induced parkinsonism showed enhanced general motor performance, reduced inflammatory markers, and increased striatal dopamine level and nigral tyrosine hydroxylase immunostaining. In conclusion, BAs are promising agents in slowing the progression of Parkinson's disease if appropriate data become available about their safety and efficacy in humans. Key words: boswellic acids, inflammation, parkinsonism, rat, rotenone. Il existe des donnees montrant que l'inflammation et le stress oxydatif contribuent aux modifications neurodegeneratives observees dans la maladie de Parkinson. Malheureusement, on manque de traitements curatifs pour ce trouble du mouvement incapacitant. Les acides boswelliques (AB) sont des molecules de triterpenes pentacycliques d'origine vegetale qui ont ete utilisees dans le traitement de beaucoup d'affections inflammatoires. Nous avons mene la presente etude en vue d'explorer le role protecteur des AB contre le parkinsonisme induit experimentalement avec de la rotenone. Nous avons reparti 24 rats d'abord dans quatre groupes de traitement. Les deux premiers groupes etaient les suivants : vehicule (sans rotenone) et temoin rotenone dans lequel les rats ont recu de la rotenone (1 mg/kg) toutes les 48 h. Les rats des 2 autres groupes ont recu de la rotenone (1 mg/kg toutes les 48 h) plus des doses protectrices d'AB par voie orale (125 ou 250 mg/kg par jour). Chez les rats des groupes rotenone, nous avons observe un dysfonctionnement moteur aux tests du cylindre, de la tige tournante et << open field >> en arene. De plus, les taux de marqueurs de l'inflammation etaient plus eleves, mais les taux de dopamine etaient plus bas dans le striatum des rats du groupe rotenone qu'avec le vehicule. L'administration d'AB aux rats chez qui le parkinsonisme etait induit par la rotenone permettait d'ameliorer les performances motrices en general, de diminuer les taux des marqueurs de l'inflammation ainsi que d'augmenter les taux de dopamine dans le striatum et l'immunocoloration de la tyrosine hydroxylase dans la substance noire. En conclusion, les AB seront des agents prometteurs en vue de ralentir l'evolution de la maladie de Parkinson si des donnees appropriees quant a leur innocuite et leur efficacite chez l'humain deviennent disponibles. [Traduit par la Redaction] Mots-cles: acides boswelliques, inflammation, parkinsonisme, rat, rotenone., Introduction Parkinson's disease (PD) is defined as a chronic motor disorder that starts to appear after degeneration in dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra with striatal dopamine deficiency (Mounsey et [...]
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- 2017
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6. Protective Effect of Mesenchymal Stem Cells on Methotrexate-Induced Acute Toxicity on Liver of Adult Albino Rats
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Ameen, Angie M., Mansour, Mona F., Mostafa, Enas M. A., Hosny, Marwa M., and Mansour, Sahar F.
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Our study aims at studying acute toxic effects of Methotrexate (MTX) on the liver of adult male albino rats and assessing the protective effect of Mesenchymal Stem Cells (MSCs) on the MTX-induced hepatotoxicity. Twenty-four adult male albino rats were divided into four groups, each of six. Rats in group I served as a negative control. Rats in group II received a single intraperitoneal injection of MTX at a dose of 10 mg/kg. Rats in groups III received MSCs therapy at a single intraperitoneal dose of 1x106 cells per rat. Rats in group IV received MSCs therapy at a single intraperitoneal dose of 2x106 cells per rat. Groups III and IV received MTX injection, same dose as group II. All animals were sacrificed on the 10th day. The liver was retained for histopathological and immunohistochemical examination. The sera were used for biochemical analysis. We demonstrated that MTX significantly increased serum concentrations of liver enzymes, reduced the serum antioxidant catalase enzymes levels, significantly increased serum Malondialdehyde (MDA) concentrations. In addition, it increased iNOS expression and caused prominent histological alterations in the liver. On the other hand, treatment MSCs was effective in significantly improving the liver enzymes, ameliorating the elevations of MDA, increasing catalase enzyme levels and decreasing the hepatic nitrosative stress, and ameliorating the pathological hepatic changes induced by MTX. We concluded that MSCs in both doses (one and two million cells/rat) couldameliorate the hepatotoxicity induced by MTX. Applying such conclusion might have a great impact in future clinical practices.
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- 2022
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