Protective mechanisms of telmisartan against hepatic ischemia/reperfusion injury in rats may involve PPARγ-induced TLR4/NF-κB suppression

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Hepatic ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) is an important cause of liver damage in many clinical situations. Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4)/nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB) is an inflammatory pathway activated in hepatic I/R injury. Telmisartan, a selective angiotensin II type 1 receptor antagonist and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma (PPARγ) partial agonist, can inhibit the expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines. The present work investigated the possible protective effect of telmisartan against hepatic I/R injury and explored its possible mechanisms in rats. Rats were divided into four equal groups: sham-operated control, telmisartan-treated sham-operated control, I/R untreated, and I/R telmisartan-treated groups. Hepatic injury was evaluated biochemically by serum activity of alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and histopathological examination. Hepatic oxidative stress biomarkers, myeloperoxidase level, PPARγ and TLR4 mRNA expression, and NF-κB and active caspase 3 immunoexpression were determined. The study showed that telmisartan attenuated hepatic I/R, as evidenced by decreased serum ALT and AST activities and confirmed by improvement of the histopathological changes. The protective effect of telmisartan was associated with modulation of oxidative stress parameters, myeloperoxidase level, PPARγ and TLR4 mRNA expression, and NF-κB and caspase 3 immunoexpression. Taken together, the current study showed that telmisartan could protect the rat liver from I/R injury. This hepatoprotective effect was attributed to, at least in part, increase in PPARγ expression and suppression of TLR4/NF-κB pathway.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:145

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Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine & pharmacotherapie - 145(2022) vom: 09. Jan., Seite 112374

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Morsy, Mohamed A [VerfasserIn]
Abdel-Gaber, Seham A [VerfasserIn]
Rifaai, Rehab A [VerfasserIn]
Mohammed, Mostafa M [VerfasserIn]
Nair, Anroop B [VerfasserIn]
Abdelzaher, Walaa Yehia [VerfasserIn]

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Alanine Transaminase
Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Blockers
Aspartate Aminotransferases
Caspase 3
Cytokines
EC 2.6.1.1
EC 2.6.1.2
EC 3.4.22.-
Hepatic ischemia-reperfusion
Journal Article
NF-κB
NF-kappa B
PPARγ
PPAR gamma
TLR4
Telmisartan
Tlr4 protein, rat
Toll-Like Receptor 4
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Date Completed 03.03.2022

Date Revised 03.03.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.biopha.2021.112374

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NLM334518792