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ArticleIranian journal of basic medical sciences2025

Meloxicam mitigated methylglyoxal-induced glycative stress in rats.

Talha Bin Fayyaz, Ghulam Abbas, Hammad Ahmed, Najeeb Khatian, Shumaila Usman, Uzair Nisar, Noor Ul Ain, Yamna Khurshid, Syed Abid Ali

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Talha Bin FayyazDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ziauddin University, Karachi-75600, Pakistan.
Ghulam AbbasDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ziauddin University, Karachi-75600, Pakistan.
Hammad AhmedDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ziauddin University, Karachi-75600, Pakistan.
Najeeb KhatianDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ziauddin University, Karachi-75600, Pakistan.
Shumaila UsmanDepartment of Molecular Medicine, Ziauddin University, Karachi-75600, Pakistan.
Uzair NisarDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ziauddin University, Karachi-75600, Pakistan.
Noor Ul AinDepartment of Pharmacology, Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Jinnah Sindh Medical University, Karachi, Pakistan.
Yamna KhurshidDepartment of Molecular Medicine, Ziauddin University, Karachi-75600, Pakistan.
Syed Abid AliH.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry, International Center for Chemical & Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi-75270, Pakistan.

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Objectives: Glycation is one of the primary underlying processes attributed to senescence and related diseases. No medicine currently targets this harmful manifestation. Drug repurposing is an efficient and cost-effective way of developing drugs. The present study evaluated meloxicam, a clinically used NSAID, for its ability to offer protection against glycative stress. Materials and Methods: Methylglyoxal (MGO; 17.25 mg/kg) was administered for two weeks to create a rat model of glycative stress. Aminoguanidine (AG; 50 mg/kg) and Meloxicam (MEL; 0.15, 0.3, and 0.6 mg/kg) were used as standard and test agents, respectively. Afterward, the cognitive (Morris Water Maze), liver (LFT), and kidney (Creatinine) functioning were evaluated. The expression of genes of interest (TNF-α, RAGE, BACE, Glyoxalase, and VEGF) were estimated (qPCR) in the liver, brain, and kidney along with histopathology (H&E staining). Carboxymethyllysine (CML) levels in rat plasma were evaluated via ELISA. Results: MEL treatment has significantly ( Conclusion: MEL has significantly mitigated the rats' MGO-induced cognitive, liver, and kidney impairments. Hence, it appears to be a potential molecule for repurposing as an antiglycation agent.

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Advanced glycation end – productsCarboxymethyllysineGene expressionGlycationMeloxicamMethylglyoxal

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