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ArticleEndocrine2020

Omega-3 offers better hypothalamus protection by decreasing POMC expression and elevating ghrelin hormone: a prospective trial to overcome methotrexate-induced anorexia.

Heba Mostafa, Lamia Barakat, Walied S Abdo, Rania M Khalil

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Article in Endocrine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Heba MostafaFaculty of Science, Biochemistry Department, Port Said University, Port Said, Egypt.
Lamia BarakatFaculty of Science, Biochemistry Department, Port Said University, Port Said, Egypt.
Walied S AbdoFaculty of Veterinary medicine, Pathology Department, Kafrelsheik University, Kafr-Elsheik, 33516, Egypt.
Rania M KhalilFaculty of Pharmacy, Biochemistry department, Delta University for Science and Technology, Gamasa, Egypt. rania742002@yahoo.com.
Port Said University · EGDelta University for Science and Technology · EGKafrelsheikh University · EG

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeMethotrexate (MTX) therapy is widely used in treatment of different types of diseases including inflammatory diseases, autoimmune disorders, and cancer. However, most of patients respond well to MTX, they suffer from multiple side effects including severe anorexia. Omega-3 fatty acid possesses many beneficial biological activities. Therefore, the objective of our study is to explore the effect of the combined modality of omega-3 (400 mg/kg/day) in MTX-induced anorexia in rats.

methodsThe effect of MTX alone and in combination with omega-3 on the body weight, ghrelin hormone level, histopathological findings of taste buds and hypothalamus and POMC gene expression were investigated.

resultsInterestingly, the capability of omega-3 to overcome the anorexic effect of MTX could be manifested by controlling weight loss, increasing serum HDL, elevating the ghrelin level as well as reducing both lesions within taste buds and hypothalamus and hypothalamic POMC gene expression.

conclusionsour findings revealed that the omega-3 might be used as a complementary supplement during the MTX therapy to ameliorate its anorexic effect.

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AnorexiaFatty Acids, Omega-3AnimalsGhrelinHumansHypothalamusMethotrexatePro-OpiomelanocortinProspective StudiesRatsFatty Acids, Omega-3GhrelinMethotrexatePro-OpiomelanocortinAnorexiaGhrelinMethotrexateOmega-3POMC geneTaste buds

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