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ArticleAnimal models and experimental medicine2023

Zataria multiflora and its constituent, carvacrol, counteract sepsis-induced aortic and cardiac toxicity in rat: Involvement of nitric oxide and oxidative stress.

Mahmoud Hosseini, Zohreh Arab, Farimah Beheshti, Akbar Anaeigoudari, Farzaneh Shakeri, Arezoo Rajabian

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Article in Animal models and experimental medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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Mahmoud HosseiniPsychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.ORCID 0000-0001-6425-5123
Zohreh ArabApplied Biomedical Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Farimah BeheshtiNeuroscience Research Center, Torbat Heydariyeh University of Medical Sciences, Torbat Heydariyeh, Iran.
Akbar AnaeigoudariDepartment of Physiology, School of Medicine, Jiroft University of Medical Sciences, Jiroft, Iran.
Farzaneh ShakeriNatural Products and Medicinal Plants Research Center, North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences, Bojnurd, Iran.
Arezoo RajabianDepartment of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.ORCID 0000-0003-3765-7463
Mashhad University of Medical Sciences · IRNorth Khorasan University of Medical Sciences · IRTorbat Heydarieh University of Medical Sciences · IRUniversity of Jiroft · IR

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Mashhad University of Medical Sciences 961613
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundZataria multiflora and carvacrol showed various pharmacological properties including anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant effects. However, up to now no studies have explored its potential benefits in ameliorating sepsis-induced aortic and cardiac injury. Thus, this study aimed to investigate the effects of Z. multiflora and carvacrol on nitric oxide (NO) and oxidative stress indicators in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced aortic and cardiac injury.

methodsAdult male Wistar rats were assigned to: Control, lipopolysaccharide (LPS) (1 mg/kg, intraperitoneal (i.p.)), and Z. multiflora hydro-ethanolic extract (ZME, 50-200 mg/kg, oral)- and carvacrol (25-100 mg/kg, oral)-treated groups. LPS was injected daily for 14 days. Treatment with ZME and carvacrol started 3 days before LPS administration and treatment continued during LPS administration. At the end of the study, the levels of malondialdehyde (MDA), NO, thiols, and antioxidant enzymes were evaluated.

resultsOur findings showed a significant reduction in the levels of superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), and thiols in the LPS group, which were restored by ZME and carvacrol. Furthermore, ZME and carvacrol decreased MDA and NO in cardiac and aortic tissues of LPS-injected rats.

conclusionsThe results suggest protective effects of ZME and carvacrol on LPS-induced cardiovascular injury via improved redox hemostasis and attenuated NO production. However, additional studies are needed to elucidate the effects of ZME and its constituents on inflammatory responses mediated by LPS.

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Nitric OxideSepsisAnimalsAntioxidantsCardiotoxicityCymenesLipopolysaccharidesMaleOxidative StressPlant ExtractsRatsRats, WistarSulfhydryl CompoundsAntioxidantscarvacrolCymenesLipopolysaccharidesNitric OxidePlant ExtractsSulfhydryl Compoundscarvacrollipopolysaccharidenitric oxideoxidative injurysepsisZ. multiflora

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