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These results suggested the hepatoprotective effect of diacerein relies on its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects reducing TLR4/ NFκ-B signaling pathway.

These results suggested the hepatoprotective effect of diacerein relies on its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects reducing TLR4/ NFκ-B signaling pathway.

Dimethyl fumarate (DMFU), a known Nrf2 activator, has proven its positive effect in different organs against ischemia/reperfusion (Is/Re) injury. Nevertheless, its possible impact to modulate intestinal Is/Re-induced injury has not been previously demonstrated before. Hence, this study aimed to investigate DMFU mechanistic maneuver against intestinal Is/Re.

To accomplish this goal, Wistar rats were allocated into four groups; Sham-operated (SOP), intestinal Is/Re (1 h/6 h), and 14 days pre-treated DMFU (15 and 25 mg/kg/day, p.o).

The mechanistic maneuver divulged that DMFU safeguarded the intestine partly via amplifying the expression/content of Nrf2 along with enhancing its downstream, HO-1 expression/content. In addition, DMFU lessened GSK-3β expression/content accompanied by enriching β-catenin expression/content. The antioxidant action was affirmed by enhancing total antioxidant capacity, besides reducing MDA, iNOS, and its by-product, NOx. The DMFU action entailed anti-inflammatory character manifested by down-regulation of expression/content NF-κB with subsequent rebating the contents of TNF-α, IL-1β, and P-selectin, as well as MPO activity. Moreover, DMFU had anti-apoptotic nature demonstrated through enriching Bcl-2 level and diminishing that of caspase-3.

DMFU purveyed tenable novel protective mechanisms and mitigated events associated with intestinal Is/Re mischief either in the lower or the high dose partly by amending of oxidative stress and inflammation through the modulation of Nrf2/HO-1, GSK-3β, and Wnt/β-catenin pathways.

DMFU purveyed tenable novel protective mechanisms and mitigated events associated with intestinal Is/Re mischief either in the lower or the high dose partly by amending of oxidative stress and inflammation through the modulation of Nrf2/HO-1, GSK-3β, and Wnt/β-catenin pathways.Ulcerative colitis (UC) is an inflammatory bowel disease with complex pathogenesis, which is affected by genetic factors, intestinal immune status and intestinal microbial homeostasis. Intestinal epithelial barrier defect is crucial to the development of UC. Berberine, extracted from Chinese medicine, can identify bitter taste receptor on intestinal Tuft cells and activate IL-25-ILC2-IL-13 immune pathway to impair damaged intestinal tract by promoting differentiation of intestinal stem cells, which might be a potential approach for the treatment of UC.pH-sensitive liposomes are interesting carriers for drug-delivery, undertaking rapid bilayer destabilization in response to pH changes, allied to tumor accumulation, a desirable behavior in the treatment of cancer cells. Previously, we have shown that pH-sensitive liposomes accumulate in tumor tissues of mice, in which an acidic environment accelerates drug delivery. Ultimately, these formulations can be internalized by tumor cells and take the endosome-lysosomal route. However, the mechanism of doxorubicin release and intracellular traffic of pH-sensitive liposomes remains unclear. To investigate the molecular mechanisms underlying the intracellular release of doxorubicin from pH-sensitive liposomes, we followed HeLa cells viability, internalization, intracellular trafficking, and doxorubicin's intracellular delivery mechanisms from pH-sensitive (SpHL-DOX) and non-pH-sensitive (nSpHL-DOX) formulations. We found that SpHL-DOX has faster internalization kinetics and intracellular release of doxorubicin, followed by strong nuclear accumulation compared to nSpHL-DOX. The increased nuclear accumulation led to the activation of cleaved caspase-3, which efficiently induced apoptosis. Remarkably, we found that chloroquine and E64d enhanced the cytotoxicity of SpHL-DOX. Akt inhibitor This knowledge is paramount to improve the efficiency of pH-sensitive liposomes or to be used as a rational strategy for developing new formulations to be applied in vivo.

The aim of this study was to determine the effect of foot reflexology on chest pain and anxiety in patients with AMI.

This study was a double blind randomized clinical trial. Stratified random sampling was carried out on 90 patients with AMI in the three groups of treatment, placebo and control. Foot reflexology was done for three consecutive days, each time for 20min. Chest pain and anxiety were evaluated with Visual Analogue Scale before, immediately and 20min later.

20min after the intervention, severity of chest pain in treatment group was significantly lower than control group (p<0.001) and placebo group (p=0.002). Severity of anxiety between groups and at different times was not significant.

Foot reflexology was effective in attenuating chest pain, had the most effect in 20min after intervention, and can be used to relieve chest pain in patients with AMI.

Foot reflexology was effective in attenuating chest pain, had the most effect in 20 min after intervention, and can be used to relieve chest pain in patients with AMI.

Osteopathy relies on a touch-based approach to promote health. This narrative review aims to analyze the role of touch in clinical osteopathic practice.

A database search was conducted using MEDLINE, EMBASE, PEDro and Google Scholar. Peer-reviewed papers without specifying limits on dates and design were included.

47 articles met the inclusion criteria and were used to elucidate two main themes Biological and psychological effects of touch; Touch in the context of osteopathic clinical reasoning.

Touch is one of the tools to achieve a collaborative interaction with the patient, to substantiate clinical information, and to detect somatic dysfunctions neuro-myofascial active areas that might act as an osteopath-patient interface to transmit the biological and physiological effects of touch.

The findings of the review support a shared decision-making process, in which touch is one of the osteopath-patient dyad 's leading communication tools to develop a tailor-made osteopathic approach.

The findings of the review support a shared decision-making process, in which touch is one of the osteopath-patient dyad 's leading communication tools to develop a tailor-made osteopathic approach.