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COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY C-TOXICOLOGY & PHARMACOLOGY
卷 269, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2023.109637
关键词
Sesame; Sesamin; Zebrafish; Toxicity; Anti-angiogenesis; Antioxidant; Anti-inflammation
This study evaluated the developmental toxicity of sesamin in zebrafish embryos and found that it did not cause any harm to the embryos. It also showed evidence of anti-angiogenesis, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory activities.
Sesamin, the major lignan in sesame seeds (Sesamum indicum L.), is known to have several pharmaceutical ac-tivities. However, its toxicological profile is still limited, especially regarding embryotoxicity. This study aimed to evaluate the developmental toxicity of sesamin in zebrafish embryos. After 72 h exposure, sesamin did not affect the survival and hatching rates, nor did it cause malformation in zebrafish embryos. Cardiotoxicity was also evaluated by monitoring embryo heartbeats and erythrocyte staining using o-dianisidine. The results showed that sesamin did not affect heart morphology, heart rate, or cardiac output in zebrafish embryos. The present study also evaluated sesamin's anti-angiogenesis, antioxidant and anti-inflammation activities. Sesamin signifi-cantly decreased the sub-intestinal vessel plexus as revealed by alkaline phosphatase staining indicating the compound exhibited anti-angiogenesis activity. For the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory assays, oxidative stress and inflammation in zebrafish embryos were induced by hydrogen peroxide and lipopolysaccharide, respectively. The reactive oxygen species (ROS) and nitric oxide (NO) production were detected using a fluo-rescent dye. Sesamin significantly decreased ROS and NO production in zebrafish embryos. In addition, the transcription examination by qRT-PCR of oxidative-and inflammation-related genes showed that sesamin affected the genes in a manner that correlated with results from the efficacy assays. In conclusion, the present study revealed that sesamin did not cause embryotoxicity and cardiotoxicity in zebrafish embryos. In addition, it exhibited evidence of anti-angiogenesis, antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities.
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