Clinical Pharmacology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.
Medical Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.
J Neuroimmune Pharmacol. 2024 Jan 18;19(1):2. doi: 10.1007/s11481-024-10099-w.
Neuroinflammation occurs in response to different injurious triggers to limit their hazardous effects. However, failure to stop this process can end in multiple neurological diseases. Doxycycline (DX) is a tetracycline, with potential antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. The current study tested the effects of free DX, DX-loaded calcium phosphate (DX@CaP), and pectin-coated DX@CaP (Pec/DX@CaP) nanoparticles on the lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced neuroinflammation in mice and to identify the role of adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase (AMPK) in this effect. The present study was conducted on 48 mice, divided into 6 groups, eight mice each. Group 1 (normal control), Group 2 (blank nanoparticles-treated), Group 3 (LPS (untreated)), Groups 4, 5, and 6 received LPS, then Group 4 received free DX, Group 5 received DX-loaded calcium phosphate nanoparticles (DX@CaP), and Group 6 received DX-loaded calcium phosphate nanoparticles with a pectin coat (Pec/DX@CaP). At the end of the experimentation period, behavioral tests were carried out. Then, mice were sacrificed, and brain tissue was extracted and used for histological examination, and assessment of interleukin-6 positive cells in different brain areas, in addition to biochemical measurement of SOD activity, TLR-4, AMPK and Nrf2. LPS can induce prominent neuroinflammation. Treatment with (Pec/DX@CaP) can reverse most behavioral, histopathological, and biochemical changes caused by LPS. The findings of the current study suggest that (Pec/DX@CaP) exerts a significant reverse of LPS-induced neuroinflammation by enhancing SOD activity, AMPK, and Nrf2 expression, in addition to suppression of TLR-4.
神经炎症是对不同损伤触发因素的反应,以限制其有害影响。然而,如果这个过程不能停止,就可能导致多种神经疾病。多西环素(DX)是一种四环素,具有潜在的抗氧化和抗炎特性。本研究测试了游离 DX、负载 DX 的磷酸钙(DX@CaP)和果胶包裹的 DX@CaP(Pec/DX@CaP)纳米颗粒对小鼠脂多糖(LPS)诱导的神经炎症的影响,并确定了腺苷单磷酸激活蛋白激酶(AMPK)在这一作用中的作用。本研究在 48 只小鼠上进行,分为 6 组,每组 8 只。第 1 组(正常对照组),第 2 组(空白纳米颗粒处理组),第 3 组(未处理 LPS 组),第 4、5 和 6 组给予 LPS,然后第 4 组给予游离 DX,第 5 组给予负载 DX 的磷酸钙纳米颗粒(DX@CaP),第 6 组给予负载 DX 的磷酸钙纳米颗粒与果胶涂层(Pec/DX@CaP)。实验结束时,进行行为测试。然后处死小鼠,提取脑组织进行组织学检查,并评估不同脑区白细胞介素-6 阳性细胞,以及 SOD 活性、TLR-4、AMPK 和 Nrf2 的生化测定。LPS 可诱导明显的神经炎症。(Pec/DX@CaP)的治疗可以逆转 LPS 引起的大多数行为、组织病理学和生化变化。本研究结果表明,(Pec/DX@CaP)通过增强 SOD 活性、AMPK 和 Nrf2 的表达,以及抑制 TLR-4,对 LPS 诱导的神经炎症具有显著的逆转作用。