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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2021

Pharmacological Effects of Methotrexate and Infliximab in a Rats Model of Diet-Induced Dyslipidemia and Beta-3 Overexpression on Endothelial Cells.

Denisa-Mădălina Zălar, Cristina Pop, Elena Buzdugan, Bela Kiss, Maria-Georgia Ştefan, Steliana Ghibu, Valentin-Adrian Bâlteanu, Doiniţa Crişan, Alexandra Buruiană-Simic, Adriana Grozav and 1 more

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Article in Journal of clinical medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Denisa-Mădălina ZălarDepartment of Pharmacology, Physiology and Pathophysiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, "Iuliu Hațieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400349 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Cristina PopDepartment of Pharmacology, Physiology and Pathophysiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, "Iuliu Hațieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400349 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-9088-8589
Elena BuzduganDepartment of Cardiology, 5th Medical Clinic, Faculty of Medicine, "Iuliu Hațieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400012 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Bela KissDepartment of Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, "Iuliu Hațieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400012 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.ORCID 0000-0003-3036-5345
Maria-Georgia ŞtefanDepartment of Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, "Iuliu Hațieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400012 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Steliana GhibuDepartment of Pharmacology, Physiology and Pathophysiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, "Iuliu Hațieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400349 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.ORCID 0000-0003-2247-4613
Valentin-Adrian BâlteanuFaculty of Animal Science and Biotechnologies, Institute of Life Sciences, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca, 400372 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Doiniţa CrişanDepartment of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, "Iuliu Hațieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400012 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.ORCID 0000-0003-4414-7410
Alexandra Buruiană-SimicDepartment of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, "Iuliu Hațieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400012 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Adriana GrozavDepartment of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, "Iuliu Hațieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400012 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Cristina Ionela MogoșanDepartment of Pharmacology, Physiology and Pathophysiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, "Iuliu Hațieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400349 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-6854-2194
Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy · ROUniversity of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Cluj-Napoca · RO

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundHyperlipidemia and inflammation are critical components in the pathophysiology of endothelial disorder, which can lead to vascular complications. Our study aimed to evaluate the effects of immunomodulatory therapy (methotrexate and infliximab) in a diet-induced hyperlipidemia rat model.

methodsSprague-Dawley (wild type (WT), male,

resultsAfter 9 weeks of HLD, rats exhibited significant pathologic serum lipid profiles, elevated oxidative stress, and pro-inflammatory markers. Additionally, the aortic histopathological analysis revealed aorta media-intima thickening (

conclusionsHLD was associated with hyperlipidemia, inflammation and oxidative stress. The overexpression of beta-3 receptors on endothelial cells increased aortic thickening in response to the HLD. Methotrexate and infliximab reduced oxidative stress and inflammation in all groups, but led to favorable histopathologic vascular results only in the transgenic groups.

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aortic thickeningbeta-3 receptor overexpressionhigh-lipid dietinflammationinfliximabmethotrexateoxidative stresstransgenic rats

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PMID34300308
PMCPMC8306833
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