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Anti-schizophrenic activities of histamine H3 receptor antagonists in rats treated with MK-801

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Mahmood D. , Akhtar M.

Journal of Pre-Clinical and Clinical Research

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2015

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tom 09

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nr 1

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Animal models based on N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptor blockade have been widely reported. Ketamine and MK- 801, the two noncompetitive antagonists of NMDA receptors, produce behaviors related to schizophrenia and exacerbated symptoms in patients with schizophrenia. The study presented here investigated the effect of subchronic dosing (once-daily, 7 day) of histamine H3 receptor (H3R) antagonists, ciproxifan (CPX) (3 mg/kg, i.p.) and clobenpropit (CBP) (15 mg/kg, i.p) including clozapine (CLZ) (3.0 mg/kg, i.p.) and chlorpromazine (CPZ) (3.0 mg/kg, i.p.), the atypical and typical antipsychotic, respectively, on MK-801(0.2 mg/kg, i.p.)-induced locomotor activity, and dopamine and histamine levels in rats. Atypical and typical antipsychotic was used to serve as clinically relevant reference agents to compare the effects of the H3R antagonists. MK-801 significantly increased horizontal activity which was reduced with CPX and CBP. The attenuation of MK-801-induced locomotor hyperactivity produced CPX and CBP were comparable to CLZ and CPZ. Dopamine and histamine levels were measured in striatum and hypothalamus, respectively, of rat brain. The MK-801 induced increase of the striatal dopamine level was reduced in rats pretreated with CPX and CBP including CLZ. CPZ also significantly lowered striatal dopamine levels, though the decrease was less robust compared to CLZ, CPX and CBP. MK-801 increased histamine content although to a lesser degree. Subchronic treatment with CPX and CBP exhibited further increased histamine levels in the hypothalamus compared to MK-801 treatment alone. Histamine H3 receptor agonist, R-α methylhistamine (10 mg/kg, i.p.) counteracted the effect of CPX and CBP. The findings of the present study support our previous work showing positive effects of CPX and CBP on MK-801-induced schizophrenia like behaviors in rodents. However, clinical studies have reported no antipsychotic effects with histamine H3 receptor antagonists.

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Phenolic, carotenoid, ascorbic acid contents and their antioxidant activities in bell pepper

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Akhtar M. , Ahmad A. , Masud T. , Wattoo F. H.

Acta Scientiarum Polonorum. Hortorum Cultus

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2019

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tom 18

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nr 1

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Essential nutritional components are quantified in the study in addition to major antioxidants, carotenoids, phenols and flavonoids. Their antioxidant activities were also analyzed using DPPH, ABTS and hydrogen peroxide radical scavenging activities and by determining their iron reducing power. Results indicated that the highest quantity of nutritional and antioxidant components was obtained in red variety (4.63 mg/g ascorbic acid, 10.32 mg/g total carotenoid content, 61.50 mg/g total flavonoid content, 310.27 mg/g total phenolic content) followed by orange, yellow and green varieties. Similar trend was observed while analyzing their antioxidant activities by different methods. In studying correlation between components and antioxidant activity, a strong correlation was obtained for ABTS radical scavenging activity with total phenolic content (R2 = 0.722) and total carotenoid contents (R2 = 0.709), while moderate correlation was observed for ABTS radical scavenging activity with total flavonoid contents (R2 = 0.517) and ascorbic acid (R2 = 0.673).

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Induction of immune responses in sheep by vaccination with liposome-entrapped DNA complexes encoding Toxoplasma gondii MIC3 gene

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Hiszczynska-Sawicka E. , Li H. , Xu J. B. , Akhtar M. , Holec-Gasior L. , Kur J. , Bickerstaffe R. , Stankiewicz M.

Polish Journal of Veterinary Sciences

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2012

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tom 15

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nr 1

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Toxoplasma gondii is a parasite that has been extensively studied due to its medical and veterinary importance in terminating pregnancies. Consequently, a satisfactory vaccine is required to control its adverse effects on pregnant animals. The microneme protein, MIC3, is a major adhesion protein that binds to the surface of host cells and parasites, and is therefore a potential vaccine against T. gondii. The viability of MIC3 as a vaccine is investigated in this study. Sheep were injected twice, intramuscularly, with plasmids containing DNA encoding for the mature form of MIC3 protein formulated into liposomes. Control sheep were injected with an empty vector or received no injections. The injection of sheep with DNA plasmids encoding for MIC3 elicited an immune response after the first and second injections as indicated by antibody responses and the production of IFN-γ. The immune response, as measured by the IgG2 and IgG1 serum levels, was boosted after the injection of the MIC3 DNA vaccine together with high anti-MIC3 antibodies. The results demonstrate that the intramuscular injection of sheep with a plasmid containing DNA coding for MIC3 protein induces a significant and effective immune response against T. gondii.

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Induction of immune responses in sheep by vaccination with liposome-entrapped DNA complexes encoding Toxoplasma gondii MIC3 gene

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Hiszczyńska-Sawicka E. , Li H. , Xu J. , Akhtar M. , Holec-Gąsior L. , Kur J. , Bickerstaffe R. , Stankiewicz M.

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2012

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nr 1