THE PROTECTIVE EFFECTS OF TOCOTRIENOLS AND COENZYME Q10 AGAINST GLUCOCORTICOID-INDUCED OSTEOPOROSIS IN RATS: POTENTIAL ROLES OF NRF2, BCL-2, AND AUTOPHAGY
Abdelhafez, A., Gomaa, â., Ahmed, A., Sayed, M., Tohamy, â., Abd_Elkareem Ali, â., Sayed, S. (2024). THE PROTECTIVE EFFECTS OF TOCOTRIENOLS AND COENZYME Q10 AGAINST GLUCOCORTICOID-INDUCED OSTEOPOROSIS IN RATS: POTENTIAL ROLES OF NRF2, BCL-2, AND AUTOPHAGY. EKB Journal Management System, 47(2), 1297-1310. doi: 10.21608/bfsa.2024.309021.2223
Alaa T. Abdelhafez; • Asmaa M.S. Gomaa; Asmaa M. Ahmed; Manal M. Sayed; • Tohamy Anwar Tohamy; • Mai Assem Abd_Elkareem Ali; Sally A. Sayed. "THE PROTECTIVE EFFECTS OF TOCOTRIENOLS AND COENZYME Q10 AGAINST GLUCOCORTICOID-INDUCED OSTEOPOROSIS IN RATS: POTENTIAL ROLES OF NRF2, BCL-2, AND AUTOPHAGY". EKB Journal Management System, 47, 2, 2024, 1297-1310. doi: 10.21608/bfsa.2024.309021.2223
Abdelhafez, A., Gomaa, â., Ahmed, A., Sayed, M., Tohamy, â., Abd_Elkareem Ali, â., Sayed, S. (2024). 'THE PROTECTIVE EFFECTS OF TOCOTRIENOLS AND COENZYME Q10 AGAINST GLUCOCORTICOID-INDUCED OSTEOPOROSIS IN RATS: POTENTIAL ROLES OF NRF2, BCL-2, AND AUTOPHAGY', EKB Journal Management System, 47(2), pp. 1297-1310. doi: 10.21608/bfsa.2024.309021.2223
Abdelhafez, A., Gomaa, â., Ahmed, A., Sayed, M., Tohamy, â., Abd_Elkareem Ali, â., Sayed, S. THE PROTECTIVE EFFECTS OF TOCOTRIENOLS AND COENZYME Q10 AGAINST GLUCOCORTICOID-INDUCED OSTEOPOROSIS IN RATS: POTENTIAL ROLES OF NRF2, BCL-2, AND AUTOPHAGY. EKB Journal Management System, 2024; 47(2): 1297-1310. doi: 10.21608/bfsa.2024.309021.2223

THE PROTECTIVE EFFECTS OF TOCOTRIENOLS AND COENZYME Q10 AGAINST GLUCOCORTICOID-INDUCED OSTEOPOROSIS IN RATS: POTENTIAL ROLES OF NRF2, BCL-2, AND AUTOPHAGY

Bulletin of Pharmaceutical Sciences Assiut University
Volume 47, Issue 2, December 2024, Page 1297-1310  XML PDF (1.52 MB)
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DOI: 10.21608/bfsa.2024.309021.2223
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Authors
Alaa T. Abdelhafez1; • Asmaa M.S. Gomaa2; Asmaa M. Ahmed3; Manal M. Sayed4; • Tohamy Anwar Tohamy5; • Mai Assem Abd_Elkareem Ali6; Sally A. Sayed email 7
1Department of Pharmacology Faculty of Medicine Assiut University
2Department of Physiology Faculty of Medicine Assiut University, College of Medicine, Jouf University, Sakaka 723388, Saudi Arabia.
3Department of Pathology Faculty of Medicine Assiut University
4Department of Histology Faculty of Medicine Assiut University
5Faculty of Science Assiut University
6Faculty of Medicine Assiut University
7Department of physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Badr University Assiut (BUA), Egypt.
Abstract
Glucocorticoid use is the main cause of secondary osteoporosis. This study aimed to assess the potential protective effects of tocotrienols (T) and CoQ10(C), singly and in combination, against dexamethasone (DEX)-induced osteoporosis in rats and their possible mechanisms. Thirty adult male albino rats were divided into five groups: control group (CON), DEX-treated group received DEX (2.5 mg/kg) intramuscularly twice weekly. The DEX+C, DEX+T, and DEX+TC groups received DEX with T (60 mg/kg), C (20 mg/kg) daily, and their combination respectively, daily orally for 8 weeks. Results revealed that T, C and TC ameliorated DEX-induced osteoporosis through improved osteocalcin (OC), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), Ca and TAC serum levels. Restoration of the expression levels of Nrf2, LC3, and Bcl-2 and improved histological structure of the bones were observed. The combination of the drugs was more effective than each single agent. Both drugs might be promising agents as prophylaxis against osteoporosis via suppressing oxidative stress and apoptosis and enhancing autophagy.
Keywords
DEX; OC; ALP; TAC
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