Black pepper oil (Piper nigrum L.) mitigates dexamethasone induced pancreatic damage via modulation of oxidative and nitrosative stress
Dexamethasone acts as an immunosuppressive drug and has been used recently in the management of specific coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases; however, various adverse effects could limit its use. In this work, we studied the mitigation effects of black pepper oil (BP oil) on glycemic parameter...
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| author | Mona F. Mahmoud Asmaa M. Elmaghraby Noura Ali Islam Mostafa Assem M. El-Shazly Mohamed A.O. Abdelfattah Mansour Sobeh |
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| description | Dexamethasone acts as an immunosuppressive drug and has been used recently in the management of specific coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases; however, various adverse effects could limit its use. In this work, we studied the mitigation effects of black pepper oil (BP oil) on glycemic parameters, dyslipidemia, oxidative and nitrosative stress and pancreatic fibrosis in dexamethasone-treated rats. Animals were divided into five groups that were treated with vehicle, dexamethasone (10 mg/kg, SC) or black pepper oil (BP oil, 0.5 mL, or 1 mL/kg) or metformin (50 mg/kg) plus dexamethasone for 4 consecutive days. Serum insulin, blood glucose, total cholesterol, triglycerides, and Homeostatic Model Assessment for Insulin Resistance (HOMA-IR) were higher in the dexamethasone group vs the control group and decreased in BP oil and metformin groups relative to the dexamethasone group. Pancreatic nitric oxide, inducible nitric oxide synthase and malondialdehyde levels were increased in the dexamethasone group vs the control group and decreased in BP oil and metformin groups relative to the dexamethasone group. Pancreatic endothelial nitric oxide synthase and reduced glutathione were declined in the dexamethasone group vs the control group. They were increased in BP oil and metformin groups relative to the dexamethasone group. Moreover, the pancreatic islets diameter and collagen deposition were assessed and found to be higher in the dexamethasone group vs the control group. BP oil and metformin groups showed to regress this effect. In conclusion, BP oil may alleviate hyperglycemia, hyperinsulinemia, insulin resistance, dyslipidemia and pancreatic structural derangements and fibrosis by suppressing oxidative stress, increasing endogenous antioxidant levels, modulating nitric oxide signaling, preventing pancreatic stellate cells transition and collagen deposition. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1a797b0f444f40fc8a2fc6ad668f32402022-12-22T02:36:09ZengElsevierBiomedicine & Pharmacotherapy0753-33222022-09-01153113456Black pepper oil (Piper nigrum L.) mitigates dexamethasone induced pancreatic damage via modulation of oxidative and nitrosative stressMona F. Mahmoud0Asmaa M. Elmaghraby1Noura Ali2Islam Mostafa3Assem M. El-Shazly4Mohamed A.O. Abdelfattah5Mansour Sobeh6Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44519, Egypt; Corresponding authors.Department of Histology, Faculty of Medicine for Girls, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, EgyptDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44519, EgyptDepartment of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44519, EgyptDepartment of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44519, Egypt; Faculty of Pharmacy, El Saleheya El Gadida University, 44813 El Saleheya El Gadida, EgyptCollege of Engineering and Technology, American University of the Middle East, KuwaitAgroBioSciences, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Lot 660-Hay MoulayRachid, Ben-Guerir 43150, Morocco; Corresponding authors.Dexamethasone acts as an immunosuppressive drug and has been used recently in the management of specific coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases; however, various adverse effects could limit its use. In this work, we studied the mitigation effects of black pepper oil (BP oil) on glycemic parameters, dyslipidemia, oxidative and nitrosative stress and pancreatic fibrosis in dexamethasone-treated rats. Animals were divided into five groups that were treated with vehicle, dexamethasone (10 mg/kg, SC) or black pepper oil (BP oil, 0.5 mL, or 1 mL/kg) or metformin (50 mg/kg) plus dexamethasone for 4 consecutive days. Serum insulin, blood glucose, total cholesterol, triglycerides, and Homeostatic Model Assessment for Insulin Resistance (HOMA-IR) were higher in the dexamethasone group vs the control group and decreased in BP oil and metformin groups relative to the dexamethasone group. Pancreatic nitric oxide, inducible nitric oxide synthase and malondialdehyde levels were increased in the dexamethasone group vs the control group and decreased in BP oil and metformin groups relative to the dexamethasone group. Pancreatic endothelial nitric oxide synthase and reduced glutathione were declined in the dexamethasone group vs the control group. They were increased in BP oil and metformin groups relative to the dexamethasone group. Moreover, the pancreatic islets diameter and collagen deposition were assessed and found to be higher in the dexamethasone group vs the control group. BP oil and metformin groups showed to regress this effect. In conclusion, BP oil may alleviate hyperglycemia, hyperinsulinemia, insulin resistance, dyslipidemia and pancreatic structural derangements and fibrosis by suppressing oxidative stress, increasing endogenous antioxidant levels, modulating nitric oxide signaling, preventing pancreatic stellate cells transition and collagen deposition.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0753332222008459DexamethasoneNitric oxideOxidative stressiNOSPancreasCollagen |
| spellingShingle | Mona F. Mahmoud Asmaa M. Elmaghraby Noura Ali Islam Mostafa Assem M. El-Shazly Mohamed A.O. Abdelfattah Mansour Sobeh Black pepper oil (Piper nigrum L.) mitigates dexamethasone induced pancreatic damage via modulation of oxidative and nitrosative stress Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy Dexamethasone Nitric oxide Oxidative stress iNOS Pancreas Collagen |
| title | Black pepper oil (Piper nigrum L.) mitigates dexamethasone induced pancreatic damage via modulation of oxidative and nitrosative stress |
| title_full | Black pepper oil (Piper nigrum L.) mitigates dexamethasone induced pancreatic damage via modulation of oxidative and nitrosative stress |
| title_fullStr | Black pepper oil (Piper nigrum L.) mitigates dexamethasone induced pancreatic damage via modulation of oxidative and nitrosative stress |
| title_full_unstemmed | Black pepper oil (Piper nigrum L.) mitigates dexamethasone induced pancreatic damage via modulation of oxidative and nitrosative stress |
| title_short | Black pepper oil (Piper nigrum L.) mitigates dexamethasone induced pancreatic damage via modulation of oxidative and nitrosative stress |
| title_sort | black pepper oil piper nigrum l mitigates dexamethasone induced pancreatic damage via modulation of oxidative and nitrosative stress |
| topic | Dexamethasone Nitric oxide Oxidative stress iNOS Pancreas Collagen |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0753332222008459 |
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