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ArticleMolecular biology reports2024

Aloe vera gel confers therapeutic effect by reducing pyroptosis in ethanol-induced gastric ulcer rat model: Role of NLRP3/GSDMD signaling pathway.

Amany O Mohamed, Sary Kh Abd-Elghaffar, Rehab A Mousa, Amira A Kamel

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Amany O MohamedDepartment of Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.
Sary Kh Abd-ElghaffarDepartment of Pathology and Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.
Rehab A MousaDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.
Amira A KamelDepartment of Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt. amirakamel@aun.edu.eg.
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Assiut University Faculty of Medicine 2021--06-30- 004
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Abstract

backgroundGastric ulcer (GU) is a common gastrointestinal tract illness. Aloe vera has anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and healing characteristics. This research sought to explore the therapeutic impact of Aloe vera gel on ethanol-provoked GU in rats and to elucidate the underlying mechanisms involved.

methodsAn ethanol-induced GU rat model was constructed using forty male Wistar rats distributed at random into four groups: control, ulcer, pantoprazole, and Aloe vera. Gross evaluation of the stomach, ulcer index (UI), inhibition index, and gastric pH estimation were analyzed. Gastric malondialdehyde (MDA) and reduced glutathione (GSH) were determined using the spectrophotometric method, and serum gastrin level was measured by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Gastric nucleotide-binding domain, leucine-rich repeat, and pyrin domain PYD containing protein 3 (NLRP3) and gasdermin D (GSDMD) mRNA expression levels were estimated by quantitative real-time PCR. Finally, the histopathological examination of the glandular part of stomach tissue was done.

resultsThe ulcer group revealed a significant increase in MDA, gastrin, NLRP3, and GSDMD and a decrease in gastric pH and GSH compared to the control group. Gross investigations of the ulcer group revealed a hemorrhagic lesion in the stomach and an increase in UI. Also, histopathological results for this group showed severe epithelial loss, haemorrhage, inflammatory cell infiltration, and blood vessel congestion. However, Aloe vera treatment improved the gross, biochemical, molecular, and histopathological alterations induced by ethanol when compared to the ulcer group.

conclusionsAloe vera exerted antiulcer activities through modulation of oxidant/antioxidant status, anti-secretory properties, and mitigation of pyroptosis.

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Plant PreparationsStomach UlcerAnimalsAntioxidantsEthanolGastrinsMaleNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinPlant ExtractsPyroptosisRatsRats, WistarSignal TransductionUlcerAloe vera gelAntioxidantsEthanolGastrinsNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinPlant ExtractsPlant PreparationsAloe veraGastric ulcerGSDMDNLRP3Pyroptosis

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