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Sunday, November 28, 2021

Tomatoes Inhibit Hepatic Steatosis in Vivo, Scientists Suggest


Hepatic steatosis is a medical condition caused by the accumulation of fat in the liver.

In other words, if the intrahepatic fat of your liver is more than 5% of liver weight, you are considered to have hepatic steatosis. Over time, untreated hepatic steatosis can lead to liver metabolic dysfunction, inflammation, and advanced forms of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.

Epidemiologically, hepatic steatosis has been found to induce complications in patients with obesity, alcohol intoxication, and/or hepatic disorders.

There are several mechanisms involved in the accumulation of intrahepatic fat, including increased flux of fatty acids to the liver, increased de novo lipogenesis, and/or reduced clearance through β-oxidation or very-low-density lipoprotein secretion.

People who are obese, having the condition of insulin resistance or diabetes, dyslipidemia, hypertension, metabolic syndrome, rapid weight loss, using hepatotoxic medications total parenteral nutrition (TPN) are at an increased risk of hepatic steatosis.


Out of many prevalent factors involved in the onset of hepatic steatosis, some researchers suggested that the promotion of the Western diet over the past few decades in the Western world may have a strong and negative impact that accelerates the incidence onset.


Dr. Michael D. Roberts, the lead scientist wrote, "Six weeks of WD feeding caused hepatic steatosis development as evidenced by the 2.25-fold increase in liver triacylglycerol content, but did not induce advanced liver disease (i.e., no overt inflammation or fibrosis)".

And, "sub-chronic WD feeding appears to increase hepatic steatosis development over a 6-week period but only induces select inflammation-related liver transcripts, mostly acute phase response genes. These findings continue to outline the early stages of NAFLD development prior to overt liver inflammation and advanced liver disease".

The results strongly suggested the risk of the Western diet on hepatic steatosis developing.

Tomato is red, edible fruit, genus Solanum, belonging to the family Solanaceae, native to South America. Because of its health benefits, the tomato is grown worldwide for the commercial purpose
and often in the greenhouse.

In the urgency to discover healthy foods for the treatment of hepatic steatosis, researchers examined the effect of tomato consumption on biomarkers and gene expression related to lipid metabolism in rats with induced steatosis.

The study included 24 adult male Sprague-Dawley rats (8 weeks old) randomly assigned to (n = 6 rats/group) four experimental groups, including NA (normal diet and water), NL (normal diet and tomato juice), HA (high-fat diet and water) and HL (high-fat diet and tomato juice).

According to the tested assays, before treatment of tomato, HA group fed high-fat diet-induced hepatic steatosis confirmed by the levels of alanine aminotransferase and aspartate aminotransferase, an indication of liver stress and injury.

Tomato treated group showed a significant increase of levels of lycopene and its secondary metabolites in the livers of these animals, particularly in HL than in the NL group, apparently due to higher absorption (63.07 vs. 44.45%).

Furthermore, tomato treated group protected the liver by alleviating oxidative stress through the reduction of isoprostanes in the urine observed by increased levels of antioxidant enzymes.

Moreover, levels of high-density lipoprotein were also increased in the HL group compared to the HA group.

Interestingly, overexpression of several genes related to lipid metabolism was also found in the HL group compared to nontreatment groups.

In other words, tomato inhibited the onset and progression of hepatic steatosis in high-fat diet mice by inhibiting liver oxidative stress and enhancing lipid metabolism.

Dr. Martín-Pozuelo G, the lead scientist wrote, "The consumption of tomato juice and tomato products reduced hallmarks of steatosis, plasmatic triglycerides, and very-low-density lipoproteins, and increased lipid metabolism by inducing an overexpression of genes involved in more efficient fatty acid oxidation".


Taken altogether, tomatoes may be considered a dietary supplement for the prevention and treatment of hepatic steatosis, pending to large sample size and multicenter human study.


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Some articles have been used as references in medical research, such as international journal Pharma and Bioscience, ISSN 0975-6299.

Sources
(1) The effect of tomato juice supplementation on biomarkers and gene expression related to lipid metabolism in rats with induced hepatic steatosis by Martín-Pozuelo G1, Navarro-González I, González-Barrio R, Santaella M, García-Alonso J, Hidalgo N, Gómez-Gallego C, Ros G, Periago MJ. (PubMed)
(2) Lipid biomarkers and metabolic effects of lycopene from tomato juice on liver of rats with induced hepatic steatosis by Bernal C1, Martín-Pozuelo G, Lozano AB, Sevilla A, García-Alonso J, Canovas M, Periago MJ. (PubMed)
(3) Western diet-induced hepatic steatosis and alterations in the liver transcriptome in adult Brown-Norway rats by Michael D. Roberts, C. Brooks Mobley, Ryan G. Toedebush, Alexander J. Heese, Conan Zhu,Anna E. Krieger, Clayton L. Cruthirds, Christopher M. Lockwood, John C. Hofheins,Charles E. Wiedmeyer, Heather J. Leidy, Frank W. Booth, and R. Scott Rector. (PMC)

Antioxidant Lycopene Inhibits the Onset of Pulmonary Emphysema in Vivo, Researchers Say

The lung-formed part of the circulatory system plays an essential and unique role in taking oxygen to the blood and exhaling carbon dioxide from the blood.
In other words, any diseases involved in breathing problems that reduce the function of the lung are pulmonary diseases.

Lung diseases are a group of medical conditions that cause the reduced function of the lung inhaling oxygen to the blood and exhaling carbon dioxide from the blood.

Pulmonary diseases are a class of diseases associated with the lungs, including asthma, COPD, influenza, pneumonia and tuberculosis, and lung cancer.

In other words, any diseases involved in breathing problems that reduce the function of the lung are pulmonary diseases.

The most common pulmonary diseases are asthma, a chronic inflammatory disease affecting the airway of the lung with recurring symptoms, such as wheezing, chest tightness, shortness of breath, and coughing. The disease affects people of all ages, and mostly starts during childhood; pneumothorax, a condition of collection of air within the pleural cavity, from either the outside or from the lung, and bronchitis is a condition of an inflammation of the mucous membranes of the bronchi, the larger and medium-sized airways that carry airflow from the trachea into the lung parenchyma.

Emphysema is a type of COPD with a long-term and progressive condition that causes shortness of breath, depending on the stage of lung function associated with the damage of tissues of the air sacs (alveoli) in the lungs.

Most common causes of pulmonary emphysema, smoking, exposure to air pollution, such as chemical fumes, dust, and other substances, and irritating fumes and dust at work.

Dr. Stephen I. Rennard, the lead scientist wrote, "Emphysema is characterized by enlargement of alveolar spaces together with destruction of alveolar walls in the absence of obvious fibrosis (1). Far and away, the most common cause of pulmonary emphysema is cigarette smoking".


And, "Cigarette smoke causes an inflammatory response in the lower respiratory tract characterized by the accumulation of pigment-laden alveolar macrophages together with the recruitment of smaller numbers of neutrophils (1, 2)".

Lycopene is a phytochemical found in tomatoes in the class of carotenoid, a natural pigment with no vitamin A activity found abundantly in tomatoes and other red fruits and vegetables, such as red carrots, watermelons, and papayas,

Tomatoes provide about 80% of the lycopene in the world diet. In plants, lycopene protects the host against excessive photodamage and performs various functions in photosynthesis.

On finding a potential compound for the treatment of colitis researchers examined the effects of lycopene on antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties on emphysema.

Mice selected for the study were treated by two different doses of lycopene (25 or 50 mg/kg/day, diluted in sunflower oil by orogastric gavage before exposing to 60 days of CS or not (CG).

According to the tested analysis, lycopene not only promoted a reduction in the number of total leukocytes counts but also improved patients with pulmonary emphysema.


Furthermore, lycopene promotes the balanced ratio of free radical and antioxidant enzymes by decreasing lipid peroxidation and DNA damage and increasing the activities of SOD, CAT, and GSH content.


Levels of TNF-α, IFN-γ, and IL-10. which were elevated by the injection of CS were also decreased by the application of lycopene.

Additionally, the decrease in myeloperoxidase activity and nitrite content. associated with overexpression of free radicals induced inflammation was also inhibited by the lycopene.


Based on the findings, researchers said, " our data elucidated the role of lycopene as an antioxidant and anti-inflammatory agent in mice exposed to CS".

Taken altogether, lycopene found in tomatoes may be considered a remedy for the prevention and treatment of pulmonary emphysema, pending the confirmation of the larger sample size and multicenter human study.


Intake of lycopene in the form of supplement should be taken with extreme care to prevent overdose acute liver toxicity.

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Kyle J. Norton (Scholar, Master of Nutrition, All right reserved)
Health article writer and researcher; Over 10.000 articles and research papers have been written and published online, including worldwide health, ezine articles, article base, health blogs, self-growth, best before it's news, the karate GB daily, etc.,.
Named TOP 50 MEDICAL ESSAYS FOR ARTISTS & AUTHORS TO READ by Disilgold.com Named 50 of the best health Tweeters Canada - Huffington Post
Nominated for shorty award over last 4 years
Some articles have been used as references in medical research, such as international journal Pharma and Bioscience, ISSN 0975-6299.

Sources
(1) Lycopene mitigates pulmonary emphysema induced by cigarette smoke in a murine model by Campos KKD1, de Oliveira Ramos C1, Martins TL1, Costa GP2, Talvani A2, Garcia CCM3, Oliveira LAM4, Cangussú SD1, Costa DC5, Bezerra FS. (PubMed)
(2) Cigarette Smoke Inhibits Alveolar Repair. A Mechanism for the Development of Emphysema by Stephen I. Rennard , Shinsaku Togo , and Olaf Holz. (ATS Journals)

Thursday, November 18, 2021

Tocopherols, the Effective Adjunct Therapy Against Drug-Resistant Cancer Cells

Cancer is the class of diseases associated with the growth of the cells disorderly and uncontrollably due to the alternation of DNA.

Most cases of cancer begin in the cells on the surface of the inner lining tissues of the organ or gland. At the early stage, most cancers are asymptomatic.

However, at the advanced stage, most cancers not can induce common symptoms such as gastrointestinal discomforts, unintended weight loss, loss of appetite, and fatigue but also localized symptoms depending on the affected tissues and organs.

Cancers at this stage also can travel a distance away from the original site to induce secondary metastasis.

According to the statistics provided by the American cancer society, in 2018,1,735,350 new cases were diagnosed, representing more than 4,700 new cancer diagnoses each day.

The lifetime probability of being diagnosed with cancer is 39.7% for men and 37.6% for women.


Chemotherapy resistance is the resistance of cancerous) cells to allow cancer cells to survive and grow despite anti-cancer therapies.


Multiple drug resistance of cancer cells is a type of cancer cell that is resistant to multiple drugs.


An article from Chemocare suggested the possible reasons for chemotherapy resistance:

"* Some of the cells that are not killed by the chemotherapy mutate (change) and become resistant to the drug. Once they multiply, there may be more resistant cells than cells that are sensitive to chemotherapy.

* Gene amplification. A cancer cell may produce hundreds of copies of a particular gene. This gene triggers an overproduction of a protein that renders the anticancer drug ineffective.

* Cancer cells may pump the drug out of the cell as fast as it is going in using a molecule called p-glycoprotein.

* Cancer cells may stop taking in the drugs because the protein that transports the drug across the cell wall stops working.

* The cancer cells may learn how to repair the DNA breaks caused by some anti-cancer drugs.

* Cancer cells may develop a mechanism that inactivates the drug".

Tocopherols are phytochemicals of which many have vitamin E activity, belonging to the group of Lipids, found abundantly in butter, egg yolk, milk fat, some vegetable, and seed or nut oils, etc.

On finding a potential phytochemical for the treatment of chronic diseases, researchers examined the effect of two novel α-tocopheryl-lipoic acid conjugates (TL1 and TL2) that form stable nanovesicles synthesized for the anticancer drug, doxorubicin (DOX), delivery. Both conjugates were able to form stable nanovesicles.

According to the analysis,
* The encapsulation efficiency similar to those of commonly used anticancer drug, doxorubicin (DOX), in nanovesicles was found to be ∼60% and ∼55% for TL1 and TL2, respectively (TL1-DOX and TL2-DOX).

* The cumulative drug (DOX) release from DOX-encapsulated nanovesicles in response to biological reducing agent glutathione (GSH) was ∼50% and ∼40% for TL1-DOX and TL2-DOX, respectively, over a period of 10 h.

* Furthermore, both TL1-DOX and TL2-DOX delivered the anticancer drug, doxorubicin (DOX), across the DOX-sensitive and DOX-resistant HeLa (HeLa-DOXR) cells in an efficient manner and significantly more efficaciously than the drug alone treatments, especially in HeLa-DOXR cells.


Moreover, the nanovesicle mediated DOX treatment also showed significantly higher cell death when compared to DOX alone treatment in HeLa-DOXR cells.


After talking about other factors into account, researchers said, "we present biocompatible and responsive nanovesicles for efficacious drug delivery to drug-sensitive and drug-resistant cancer cells".


Taken altogether, tocopherols may be considered an adjunct therapy in the treatment of drug-resistant cancer, pending the confirmation of the larger sample size and multicenter human study.

Intake of tocopherols in the form of supplements should be taken with extreme care to prevent overdose acute liver toxicity.


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Kyle J. Norton (Scholar, Master of Nutrition, All right reserved)
Health article writer and researcher; Over 10.000 articles and research papers have been written and published online, including worldwide health, ezine articles, article base, health blogs, self-growth, best before it's news, the karate GB daily, etc.,.
Named TOP 50 MEDICAL ESSAYS FOR ARTISTS & AUTHORS TO READ by Disilgold.com Named 50 of the best health Tweeters Canada - Huffington Post
Nominated for shorty award over last 4 years
Some articles have been used as references in medical research, such as international journal Pharma and Bioscience, ISSN 0975-6299.

Sources
(1) Reduction Responsive Nanovesicles Derived from Novel α-Tocopheryl-Lipoic Acid Conjugates for Efficacious Drug Delivery to Sensitive and Drug-Resistant Cancer Cells by Maiti B1,2, Kumar K1,2, Moitra P1,2, Kondaiah P1,2, Bhattacharya S. (PubMed)
(2) Chemotherapy Resistance by Chemocare

Saturday, November 13, 2021

Antioxidant Omega3 Fatty Acid Improves Patients with Heart Failure

The heart is a four-chambered, hollow muscle and a double-acting pump located in the chest between the lungs is a muscular organ in the human body.

The heart formed an important part of the circulatory system that pumps blood through the blood vessels to nourish the body and assist in the removal of metabolic wastes.

According to the statistic provided by the American Heart Foundation, on average, an American dies of CVD every 38 seconds. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) accounted for 840,678 deaths in the US in 2016 and the condition also claims more lives each year than all forms of cancer and chronic lower respiratory disease combined

In 2016, cardiovascular diseases cause the death of 2,303 deaths each day, in the US.
Coronary heart disease (CHD) kills over 370,000 people annually.

The most common heart disease in North America is CHD, the type of heart disease caused by plaque buildup on artery walls, leading to narrow, thickened, and stiffened arteries. Some researchers suggested that the causes of plaque build-up on the arterial wall were the results of several factors including an unhealthy diet, lack of exercise, being overweight, and smoking.


Heart failure (HF) is a medical condition associated with the reduced function of the heart muscle that can not maintain blood flow to meet the body's needs, leading to symptoms of
* Shortness of breath and excessive tiredness is caused by the congestion in your lungs in the process of inhaling oxygen and exhaling carbon dioxide.
And
* Leg swelling is a condition caused by fluid to back up in your lungs and in other parts of your body such as your ankles.

Believe it or not, approximately 600, 000 Canadian are living with heart failure, or 16% of the entire population.

Conventionally, there is no cure for heart failure, the most common treatment is focusing on lifestyle changes and managing the condition to improve quality of life.

Omega-3 fatty acids are phytochemicals in the class of lipids, found abundantly in deepsea fisk, dark-green leafy vegetables, grains, legumes, nuts, etc.


The three main components of Omega-3 fatty acids are alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA).

On finding a potential phytochemical for the treatment of heart diseases, researchers examined the effects of long-chain omega-3 fatty acid supplementation on omega-3 levels on chronic heart failure (CHF).

The randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled pilot clinical trial included a total of 108 patients with CHF from June 12, 2014, to May 19, 2016; 80 (74.1%), using a 400/200 eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA)/docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) fish oil at 2 g and an almost pure EPA at 2 g daily, compared with a matched placebo for 12 weeks for patients with CHF and major depressive disorder.

Based on the results of differentiation,
* Omega-3 supplementation resulted in significant increases in omega-3 levels in red blood cell counts, corresponding to a particular compound of omega-3.

* Changes in cognitive depressive symptoms and social function were in favor of the omega-3 supplementation.

Taken altogether, Omega-3 fatty acids found abundantly in fish oil and plant oil may be considered a functional food for the prevention of heart failure, pending the confirmation of the larger sample size and multicenter human study.

Intake of Omega-3 fatty acids in the form of supplements should be taken with extreme care to prevent overdose acute liver toxicity.


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Kyle J. Norton (Scholar, Master of Nutrition, All right reserved)
Health article writer and researcher; Over 10.000 articles and research papers have been written and published online, including worldwide health, ezine articles, article base, health blogs, self-growth, best before it's news, the karate GB daily, etc.,.
Named TOP 50 MEDICAL ESSAYS FOR ARTISTS & AUTHORS TO READ by Disilgold.com Named 50 of the best health Tweeters Canada - Huffington Post
Nominated for shorty award over last 4 years
Some articles have been used as references in medical research, such as international journal Pharma and Bioscience, ISSN 0975-6299.

Sources
(1) Long-Chain Omega-3 Fatty Acid Supplements in Depressed Heart Failure Patients: Results of the OCEAN Trial by Jiang W1, Whellan DJ2, Adams KF3, Babyak MA4, Boyle SH4, Wilson JL4, Patel CB5, Rogers JG5, Harris WS6, O'Connor CM. (PubMed)

Sunday, November 7, 2021

Phytochemical Ursolic acid Ameliorates the Risk of Muscle Atrophy in Vivo

Muscle atrophy is a condition associated with a lack of physical activity, inducing loss of muscle mass due to the muscles weakening and shrinking.


A neuron or nerve cell made of a cell body (also called soma), dendrites, and an axon, is a cell in the nervous system that carries electrical impulses.

Neurons are core components of the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves that play an essential role to process and transmitting information.

The function of neurons can be classified into 3 types
* The sensory neurons found within the nervous system that convert external stimuli from the organism's environment into internal electrical impulses.

*The motor neurons transmit impulses from the spinal cord to skeletal and smooth muscles,. In other words, motor neurons directly control all of the muscle movements.

* The interneurons connect the motor and sensory neurons. In other words, the interneurons transfer signals between sensory and motor neurons.

The most common diseases associated with neuron dysfunction are amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Lou Gehrig's disease or classical motor neuron disease disrupts signals to all voluntary muscles on both sides of the body.
The most common disease involved in muscle atrophy is amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease.


Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a type of dementia associated with neurodegeneration syndrome among elders, affecting memory, thinking, orientation, comprehension, calculation, learning capacity, language, and judgment.

Over 47 million worldwide populations are affected by the disease, mostly in the West.

Ursolic acid is a phytochemical in the subclass of Triterpenoid, belongings to the group of Terpenes found abundantly in apples, basil, bilberries, cranberries, peppermint, lavender, oregano, hawthorn, prunes., etc.

On finding a potential phytochemical for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases, researchers examined the ursolic acid (UA) effects on the alleviation of the deleterious effect of skeletal muscle atrophy on bone health.

According to the analysis of the immobilization (IM) method used on the left hindlimb of Sprague Dawley (SD) rats for 10 days to induce muscle atrophy, divided into two groups, SED (sedentary, n=6) and UA (n=6) to demonstrate the effect of UA on atrophic skeletal muscles.
* Before UA treatment, muscle atrophy was induced and bone mineral density (BMD) decreased significantly in experimental rats.

* The 8-week UA treatment significantly increased the gastrocnemius muscle mass compared to the SED group.

* UA treatment showed negative results of a decrease in BMD, trabecular bone volume fraction, and trabecular number, and an increase in trabecular separation in the SED group.

* No significant difference was observed in atrophic hindlimbs between SED and UA groups.

After talking about other factors into account, researchers said, "These results alone are insufficient to suggest that UA is a potential resistance exercise mimetic for atrophic skeletal muscle and weakened bone. However, this study will help determine the potential of UA as a resistance exercise mimetic".

Taken altogether, ursolic acid, may have an effect on muscle atrophy, pending the confirmation of the larger sample size and multicenter human study.

Intake of ursolic acid in the form of supplements should be taken with extreme care to prevent overdose acute liver toxicity.

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Kyle J. Norton (Scholar, Master of Nutrition, All right reserved)
Health article writer and researcher; Over 10.000 articles and research papers have been written and published online, including worldwide health, ezine articles, article base, health blogs, self-growth, best before it's news, the karate GB daily, etc.,.
Named TOP 50 MEDICAL ESSAYS FOR ARTISTS & AUTHORS TO READ by Disilgold.com Named 50 of the best health Tweeters Canada - Huffington Post
Nominated for shorty award over last 4 years
Some articles have been used as references in medical research, such as international journal Pharma and Bioscience, ISSN 0975-6299.

Sources
(1) Effects of ursolic acid on muscle mass and bone microstructure in rats with casting-induced muscle atrophy by Kang YS, Noh EB, Kim SH. (PubMed)