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Effects of vitamin U (S-methyl methionine sulphonium chloride) on valproic acid induced liver injury in rats.

In this study, we aimed to investigate the effects of vitamin U (Vit U) on valproic acid (VPA)-induced liver damage. Female Sprague Dawley rats were randomly divided into four groups. Group I was intact control animals. Group II was control rats given Vit U (50 mg/kg/day) for fifteen days. Group III was given only VPA (500 mg/kg/day) for fifteen days. Group IV was given VPA+Vit U (in same dose and time). Vit U was given to rats by gavage and VPA was given intraperitoneally. On the 16th day of experiment, all the animals were fasted overnight and then sacrificed under ether anesthesia. Liver tissue was taken from animals, homogenized in 0.9% saline to make up to 10% homogenate. Liver aspartate and alanine transaminases, alkaline phosphatase, lactate dehydrogenase, myeloperoxidase, sorbitol dehydrogenase, glutamate dehydrogenase and xanthine oxidase activities and lipid peroxidation levels were increased and paraoxonase activity and glutathione levels were decreased in VPA group. Treatment with Vit U reversed these effects. These results demonstrated that administration of Vit U is a potentially beneficial agent to reduce the liver damage in VPA induced hepatotoxicity, probably by decreasing oxidative stress.

Antibacterial, Antiurease, and Antioxidant Activities of Some Arylidene Barbiturates

Some series of arylidene barbiturates and thiobarbiturates were evaluated for their antibacterial, antioxidant, and urease inhibition activities. The arylidene barbiturates and thiobarbiturates were tested for antimicrobial activity using the agar well diffusion technique against 13 bacteria. The synthesized compounds (1a–g) were screened for antiurease and antioxidant activities. The results showed that the synthesized compounds (1a–g) had effective antiurease, antioxidant, and antibacterial activities.

Synthesis, antibacterial, antielastase, antiurease and antioxidant activities of new 1,4-butylene bridged bis-1,2,4-triazole derivatives

A new bis schiffbases, 3 a-b were synthesized compound 2 with various bis aldehydes. Compounds 3 a-b have been reduced with NaBH4 to afford the corresponding bis amino triazole compounds 4 a-b. The obtained products 3 a-b and 4 a-b were identified by FTIR, 1H-NMR, 13C-NMR. A series of triazol derivatives were evaluated for their antibacterial, antioxidant, antiurease and antielastase activities. The results showed that the synthesized new bis-1,2,4-triazole derivatives had effective antioxidant, antiurease and antielastase activities.

Synthesis and molecular docking study of some 5,6-dichloro-2-cyclopropyl-1H-benzimidazole derivatives bearing triazole, oxadiazole, and imine functionalities as potent inhibitors of urease

A new series of benzimidazole compounds including hydrazinecarbothioamide, 1,2,4-triazole, 1,3,4-oxadiazole and imine function were synthesized starting from 5,6-dichloro-2-cyclopropyl-1H-benzimidazole. All of the benzimidazole derivatives exhibited good urease inhibitor activity. Compound 6a proved to be the most potent showing an enzyme inhibitory activity with an IC50=0.06µM. Molecular docking studies were also conducted on enzyme extracted from Jack bean urease to identify the binding mode of the newly synthesized compounds.

Synthesis, antibacterial, antielastase, antiurease and antioxidant activities of new methoxy substitued bis-1,2,4-triazole derivatives.

The methoxy substitued two novel bis triazole-schiff bases (6 a–b) were synthesized with 4-amino-3,5-diethyl-4H-1,2,4-triazole and various bis-aldehydes. Their amine derivatives prepared by reduced with NaBH4 (5 a–b). The obtained products 6 a–b and 7 a–b were identified by FT-IR, 1H-NMR, 13C-NMR. The bis triazole-schiff bases and amine derivatives were tested for antimicrobial activity using the agar diffusion technique against 11 bacteria. The synthesized compounds (6 a–b and 7 a–b) were screened for their antielastase, antiurease and antioxidant activities. The resuts showed that the synthesized compounds (6 a–b and 7 a–b) had effective antielastase and antiurease activities.

Synthesis, antielastase, antioxidant and radical scavenging activities of 4-(aza substituted) methylene substituted dihydroxy coumarines.

A series of some 4-(aza substituted) methylene substituted dihydroxy coumarines were evaluated for their antioxidant and antielastase activities. Different in vitro methodologies such as total reducing power, 1,1-diphenyl-2-picryl-hydrazil (DPPH·) free radical scavenging, ABTS radical scavenging activity were used as antioxidant activity. All the tested compounds exhibited potent free radical scavenging ability and antielastase activites.

Synthesis, Antibacterial, Antiurease, and Antioxidant Activities of Some New 1,2,4-Triazole Schiff Base and Amine Derivatives

The acylhydrazone compound named ethyl N′-furan-2-carbonylbenzohydrazonate was synthesized by the condensation of ethyl benzimidate hydrochloride with furan-2-carbohydrazide. The treatment of the acylhydrazone with hydrazine hydrate afforded 4-amino-3-furan-2-yl-5-phenyl-1,2,4-triazole. The usage of this compound with various aromatic aldehydes resulted in the formation of 4-arylidenamino-3-furan-2-yl-5-phenyl-1,2,4-triazoles. Sodium borohydride reduction of 4-arylidenamino derivatives afforded 4-alkylamino-3-furan-2-yl-5-phenyl-1,2,4-triazoles. The obtained products were identified by FT-IR, 1H-NMR, 13C-NMR. A series of compounds were evaluated for their antibacterial, antiurease, and antioxidant activities. The results showed that the synthesized new compounds had effective antiurease and antioxidant activities.

Some Monohydroxy Tetradecanoic Acid Isomers as Novel Urease and Elastase Inhibitors and as New Antioxidants

A series of some 3-,6-,7-,9-,12- monohydroxy tetradecanoic acids were evaluated for their antiurease, antielastase and antioxidant activities for the first time in this study. All the test compounds exhibited antioxidant, antielastase and antiurease activities. The relationship between the position of the hydroxy group and the enzyme inhibition effect is studied in this work. The mentioned biological activities are depending on the position of hydroxy group of tetradecanoic acid isomers. The results obtained in this work are indicating that 3-,6-,7-,9-,12-monohydroxy tetradecanoic acid isomers can be used in agriculture, pharmacy and cosmetic industries due to their excellent antielastase, antiurease and antioxidant activities.

Combined effects of niacin and chromium treatment on heart of hyperlipidemic rats

The present study was undertaken to investigate the effects of the combination of niacin and chromium(III)-chloride on heart glutathione (GSH), lipid peroxidation (LPO) levels, serum paraoxonase (PON), gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT) activities and protein carbonyl contents (PCC) of hyperlipidemic rats. In this study, female Swiss albino rats were used. They were divided into four groups. The animals of the first group (group I) were fed with pellet chow. The rats (group II) were fed with a lipogenic diet consisting of 2% cholesterol, 0.5% cholic acid and 20% sunflower oil added to the pellet chow, and given 3% alcoholic water for 60 days. The rats (group III) were fed with the same lipogenic diet and treated by gavage technique with CrCl3 6H2O to a dose of 250 µg/kg and 100 mg/kg niacin for 45 days, 15 days after experimental animals were done hyperlipidemic. Group IV was fed with pellet chow and treated with 250 µg/kg CrCl3 6H2O and 100 mg/kg niacin for 45 days. On the 60th day, the heart tissue and blood samples were taken from animals. As a result, heart LPO, serum GGT activity and serum PCC were increased; serum PON activity and heart GSH levels were decreased in hyperlipidemic rats. Treatment with combined niacin and chromium reversed these effects. In conclusion, the combined treatment with niacin and chromium might induce a protective effect on heart tissue.