Synergistic effect of spermidine and ciprofloxacin against Alzheimer's disease in male rat via ferroptosis modulation

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Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a prevalent form of neurodegenerative disease with a complex pathophysiology that remains not fully understood, and the exact mechanism of neurodegeneration is uncertain. Ferroptosis has been linked to the progression of degenerative diseases observed in AD models. The present study is designed to investigate the protective effects of spermidine, a potent antioxidant and iron chelator, and its synergistic interactions with ciprofloxacin, another iron chelator, in modulating ferroptosis and mitigating AD progression in rats. This study investigated AD-related biomarkers like neurotoxic amyloid beta (Aβ), arginase I, and serotonin. Spermidine demonstrated an anti-ferroptotic effect in the AD model, evident from the modulation of ferroptosis parameters such as hippocampus iron levels, reduced protein expression of transferrin receptor 1 (TFR1), and arachidonate 15-lipoxygenase (ALOX15). Additionally, the administration of spermidine led to a significant increase in protein expression of phosphorylated nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (p-Nrf2) and upregulation of Cystine/glutamate transporter (SLC7A11) gene expression. Moreover, spermidine notably decreased p53 protein levels, acrolein, and gene expression of spermidine/spermine N1-acetyltransferase 1 (SAT1). Overall, our findings suggest that spermidine and/or ciprofloxacin may offer potential benefits against AD by modulating ferroptosis. Furthermore, spermidine enhanced the antioxidant efficacy of ciprofloxacin and reduced its toxic effects.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:263

Enthalten in:

International journal of biological macromolecules - 263(2024), Pt 2 vom: 25. März, Seite 130387

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Youssef, Menna Allah M [VerfasserIn]
Mohamed, Tarek M [VerfasserIn]
Bakry, Azza A [VerfasserIn]
El-Keiy, Mai M [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

5E8K9I0O4U
Alzheimer's disease
Amyloid beta-Peptides
Antioxidant effects
Antioxidants
Ciprofloxacin
Ferroptosis
Iron Chelating Agents
Journal Article
NF-E2-Related Factor 2
Oxidative stress
Spermidine
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Date Completed 27.03.2024

Date Revised 27.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.130387

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM368915638