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ArticleCurrent pharmaceutical design2025

Eprosartan Reduces Inflammation and Oxidative Stress in Ethanol-induced Hepatotoxicity.

Ali Taheri Mirghaed, Mahboubeh Mansourian, Soroor Abdzadeh, Mahdokht Azizi, Farzaneh Karimi, Hamid Behrouj, Gholamreza Daryabor, Rozina Abbasi Larki, Sadrollah Mehrabi, Mohammad Bagher Jahantab and 1 more

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Ali Taheri MirghaedDepartment of Clinical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Yasuj University of Medical Sciences, Yasuj, Iran.
Mahboubeh MansourianCellular and Molecular Research Center, Yasuj University of Medical Sciences, Yasuj, Iran.
Soroor AbdzadehDepartment of Clinical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Yasuj University of Medical Sciences, Yasuj, Iran.
Mahdokht AziziDepartment of Pathology, Yasuj University of Medical Sciences, Yasuj, Iran.
Farzaneh KarimiBehbahan Faculty of Medical Sciences, Behbahan, Iran.
Hamid BehroujBehbahan Faculty of Medical Sciences, Behbahan, Iran.
Gholamreza DaryaborAutoimmune Diseases Research Center, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, PO Box: 71345-1583, Shiraz, Iran.
Rozina Abbasi LarkiDepartment of Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, Yasuj University of Medical Sciences, Yasuj, Iran.
Sadrollah MehrabiCellular and Molecular Research Center, Yasuj University of Medical Sciences, Yasuj, Iran.
Mohammad Bagher JahantabCellular and Molecular Research Center, Yasuj University of Medical Sciences, Yasuj, Iran.
Amir Hossein DoustimotlaghDepartment of Clinical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Yasuj University of Medical Sciences, Yasuj, Iran.

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Council of Research of Yasuj University of Medical Sciences, Iran 4010174
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introductionEprosartan is an effective blood pressure medication that blocks the Angiotensin Type 1 (AT1) receptor. The studies conducted on Eprosartan showed anti-oxidative stress effects and modulating inflammatory mechanisms. The current research is designed to clarify and examine the possible advantageous impacts of Eprosartan against chronic ethanol-induced hepatic damage.

methodsTwenty-four male Sprague-Dawley rats were haphazardly separated into four groups. The control group received normal saline 1 g/kg for 35 days (group 1). The EtOH group received 7 g/kg of 40% ethanol orally for 35 days (group 2). The EtOH+ EP group was pretreated with 60 mg/kg of Eprosartan dissolved in normal saline orally and, after 60 minutes, received 7 g/kg of 40% ethanol orally for 35 days (group 3). The EP group received only Eprosartan 60 mg/kg dissolved in normal saline for 35 days (group 4). The levels of biochemical parameters, oxidative stress markers, pro-inflammatory cytokines, and histopathological staining were evaluated in serum and liver tissue. The interactive behavior of Eprosartan with Tumor Necrosis Factor-α (TNF-α) protein was also explained by molecular docking.

resultsPre-treatment with Eprosartan (60 mg/kg) notably diminished the elevation in serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and Gamma-Glutamyl Transferase (GGT) enzymes, total triglyceride, cholesterol, total bilirubin, and inflammatory cytokines including TNF-α, Interleukin-1β (IL-1β) and Interleukin-6 (IL-6) levels, which were induced by alcohol administration (p-value ≤ 0.05). In the Eprosartan pre-treated group, malondialdehyde and protein carbonyl content of liver tissue were remarkably diminished, as compared to the ethanol-induced rats. In addition, histopathological results approved the indicated finding. Molecular docking research gives insights into potential interactions of Eprosartan with TNF-α protein.

conclusionOur results revealed that the pre-treatment with Eprosartan (60 mg/kg) preserves against chronic alcohol-induced hepatic damage.

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AcrylatesChemical and Drug Induced Liver InjuryEthanolImidazolesInflammationOxidative StressThiophenesAnimalsLiverMaleRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyAcrylateseprosartanEthanolImidazolesThiopheneseprosartanEthanolethanol-induced rats.inflammationliveroxidative stress

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