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ArticleBiological research2023

Prospective insight into the role of benzyl propylene glycoside as a modulator of the cGAS-STING signaling pathway in the management of nonalcoholic fatty pancreas animal model.

Reda Albadawy, Amany Helmy Hasanin, Sara H A Agwa, Shaimaa Hamady, Reham Hussein Mohamed, Eman Gomaa, Mohamed Othman, Yahia A Yahia, Amani Mohamed Abdel Ghani, Marwa Matboli

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Article in Biological research, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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10 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Reda AlbadawyDepartment of Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Infectious Disease, Faculty of Medicine, Benha University, Benha, 13518, Egypt. reda.albadawy@fmed.bu.edu.eg.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9506-3017
Amany Helmy HasaninClinical Pharmacology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8018-4350
Sara H A AgwaClinical Pathology and Molecular Genomics Unit, Medical Ain Shams Research Institute (MASRI), Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, 11382, Egypt.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2382-0189
Shaimaa HamadyDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo, 11566, Egypt.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7987-8777
Reham Hussein MohamedClinical Pharmacology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8987-2512
Eman GomaaHistology and Cell Biology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Giza, Egypt.
Mohamed OthmanGastroenterology and Hepatology Section, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
Yahia A YahiaChemistry Department, School of Science and Engineering, American University in Cairo, New Cairo, 11835, Egypt.
Amani Mohamed Abdel GhaniClinical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, 11566, Egypt.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2121-7674
Marwa MatboliMedical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, 11566, Egypt. DrMarwa_Matboly@med.asu.edu.eg.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6852-3954
Ain Shams University · EGBaylor College of Medicine · USBenha University · EGMisr University for Science and Technology · EG

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Academy of Scientific Research and Technology jesor_5269
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundNonalcoholic fatty pancreatitis (NAFP) is one of the metabolic syndrome manifestations that need further studies to determine its molecular determinants and find effective medications. We aimed to investigate the potential effect of benzyl propylene glycoside on NAFP management via targeting the pancreatic cGAS-STING pathway-related genes (DDX58, NFκB1 & CHUK) and their upstream regulator miRNA (miR-1976) that were retrieved from bioinformatics analysis.

methodsThe rats were fed either normal chow or a high-fat high-sucrose diet (HFHS), as a nutritional model for NAFP. After 8 weeks, the HFHS-fed rats were subdivided randomly into 4 groups; untreated HFHS group (NAFP model group) and three treated groups which received 3 doses of benzyl propylene glycoside (10, 20, and 30 mg/kg) daily for 4 weeks, parallel with HFHS feeding.

resultsThe molecular analysis revealed that benzyl propylene glycoside could modulate the expression of the pancreatic cGAS-STING pathway-related through the downregulation of the expression of DDX58, NFκB1, and CHUK mRNAs and upregulation of miR-1976 expression. Moreover, the applied treatment reversed insulin resistance, inflammation, and fibrosis observed in the untreated NAFP group, as evidenced by improved lipid panel, decreased body weight and the serum level of lipase and amylase, reduced protein levels of NFκB1 and caspase-3 with a significant reduction in area % of collagen fibers in the pancreatic sections of treated animals.

conclusionbenzyl propylene glycoside showed a potential ability to attenuate NAFP development, inhibit pancreatic inflammation and fibrosis and reduce the pathological and metabolic disturbances monitored in the applied NAFP animal model. The detected effect was correlated with modulation of the expression of pancreatic (DDX58, NFκB1, and CHUK mRNAs and miR-1976) panel.

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GlycosidesMicroRNAsPancreatic DiseasesAlkenesAnimalsFibrosisInflammationModels, AnimalNucleotidyltransferasesPancreasRatsSignal TransductionAlkenesGlycosidesMicroRNAsNucleotidyltransferasespropyleneBenzyl propylene glycosidecGAS-STING pathwayNonalcoholic fatty pancreasObesityRats

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