AIM/BACKGROUND: Pistacia terebinthus is used as a coffee substitute in the East and Southern Anatolia regions of Turkey. It contains unsaturated fatty acids, tocopherols, polyphenols and carotenoids. P. terebinthus has anti-inflammatory and potential antioxidant activity. In this study we evaluated the protective effects of P. terebinthus coffee (PTC) on thioacetamide (TAA)-induced liver injury in rats. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Twenty-eight male Sprague-Dawley rats were equally randomized into four groups. Chronic liver injury was induced with TAA (100 mg/kg i.p. three times weekly). The first group of rats served as control and received only tap water (G1), and the remaining groups of rats received PTC, p.o (G2); TAA (G3); TAA plus PTC, p.o (G4), respectively. RESULTS: After 8 weeks, PTC intake significantly reduced fibrosis/inflammation scores (p PTC intake reduced transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β) concentrations in the liver (p PTC intake. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: PTC intake provided beneficial effects against TAA-induced liver injury in rats. PTC probably suppresses the proinflammatory cytokines through NF-κB signaling pathway. and I. H. Bahcecioglu, M. Ispiroglu, M. Tuzcu, C. Orhan, M. Ulas, U. Demirel, M. Yalniz, I. H. Özercan, N. Ilhan, K. Sahin
Základním symptomem diabetes mellitus je hyperglykemie. Zvýšené kardiovaskulární riziko (KVR) u pacientů s diabetes mellitus 1. i 2. typu má však multifaktoriální etiologii. Současný negativní vliv hyperglykemie, hypertenze a hyperlipidemie na cévní systém se navzájem potencuje. Důsledná prevence kardiovaskulárních rizikových parametrů u pacientů s diabetes mellitus 2. typu (DM2T) významně snížila mortalitu a morbiditu na kardiovaskulární nemoci. Přesto zbývá „reziduální riziko“. Plné využití potenciálu statinů a jejich kombinace s ezetimibem může ještě více snížit KVR a prodloužit tak život pacientů s DM2T. Význam intervence inhibitory PCSK9 pro snížení kardiovaskulárního rizika u pacientů s diabetes mellitus je předmětem studia., The basic symptom of diabetes mellitus is hyperglycemia. However the increased cardiovascular risk in patients with both type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus has a multifactorial etiology. Concurrent negative effects of hyperglycemia, hypertension and hyperlipidemia on the vascular system reinforce one another. Consistent prevention of cardiovascular risk parameters in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2T) has brought significant decline in mortality and morbidity due to cardiovascular diseases. Still there is “residual risk” remaining. The full use of the potential of statins and their combination with ezetimibe may lower the CV risk even more and extend the life of patients with DM2. The importance of an intervention by means of PCSK9 inhibitors for the cardiovascular risk reduction in patients with diabetes mellitus is the subject of study., and Milan Kvapil