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ArticleEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2020

Increment of Lysosomal Biogenesis by Combined Extracts of Gum Arabic, Parsley, and Corn Silk: A Reparative Mechanism in Mice Renal Cells.

Aya Helmy, Mohamed El-Shazly, Nesreen Omar, Mohamed Rabeh, Usama Ramadan Abdelmohsen, Reham Tash, Mohammad Alaraby Salem, Ahmed Samir, Ali Elshamy, Abdel Nasser B Singab

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Article in Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 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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10 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Aya HelmyDepartment of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Modern University for Technology and Information (MTI), Cairo 11571, Egypt.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6375-1341
Mohamed El-ShazlyDepartment of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain Shams University, Organization of African Unity Street, Abassia, Cairo 11566, Egypt.
Nesreen OmarDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Modern University for Technology and Information (MTI), Cairo 11571, Egypt.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7215-0564
Mohamed RabehDepartment of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Modern University for Technology and Information (MTI), Cairo 11571, Egypt.
Usama Ramadan AbdelmohsenDepartment of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Minia University, Minia 61519, Egypt.
Reham TashDepartment of Anatomy and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Abassia, Cairo 11566, Egypt.
Mohammad Alaraby SalemDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, October University of Modern Sciences and Arts (MSA), Giza 12585, Egypt.
Ahmed SamirDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, October University of Modern Sciences and Arts (MSA), Giza 12585, Egypt.
Ali ElshamyDepartment of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo 11562, Egypt.
Abdel Nasser B SingabDepartment of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain Shams University, Organization of African Unity Street, Abassia, Cairo 11566, Egypt.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7445-963X
Ain Shams University · EGCairo University · EGModern University for Information and Technology · EGOctober University of Modern Sciences and Arts · EGDeraya University

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Gum Arabic (GA), parsley, and corn silk have been traditionally used for renal failure patients worldwide. This study aimed at probing the mechanism of the combined extracts, namely, GA (3 g/kg/day), parsley (1 g/kg/day), and corn silk (200 mg/kg/day), as nephroprotective agents in mice after amikacin (1.2 g/kg) single dose through exploration of their action on G-protein coupled receptors (GPR) 41 and 43 and the ensuing lysosomal biogenesis. Western blotting was employed for renal levels of bcl-2-associated X protein (BAX) and cytosolic cathepsin D; cell death markers, nuclear transcription factor EB (TFEB), and lysosomal associated membrane protein-1 (LAMP-1); and lysosomal biogenesis indicators. Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) and docking were also employed. After amikacin treatment, BAX and cathepsin D levels were upregulated while LAMP-1 and nuclear TFEB levels were inhibited. The combined extracts inhibited BAX and cytosolic cathepsin D but upregulated LAMP-1 and nuclear TFEB levels. Docking confirmed GPR modulatory signaling. The combined extracts showed GPR signal modulatory properties that triggered lysosome synthesis and contributed to reversing the adverse effects of amikacin on renal tissues.

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