Background: Aging is associated with the slowing down of metabolic processes, diminished physiological processes, changes in hormonal activity and increasing exposure to oxidative stress factors and chronic inflammation. The endocannabinoid system (ECS) is a major signaling network that plays a pro-homeostatic role in the central and peripheral organs of the human body. A class of minor lipids, N-acylethanolamines (NAEs), which do not activate cannabinoid receptors, except for anandamide, but can potentiate the action of endocannabinoids and have a wide spectrum of biological activity and significant adaptogenic potential, belongs to ECS.
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December 2023
An ATP-induced increase of [Ca] in myometrium mitochondria matrix at the absence of exogenous Ca was shown. An ATP-induced increase of Сa efflux from mitochondria ([Сa]) has also been shown. Mitochondria membranes were polarized upon incubation in both Mg- and Mg,ATP-medium.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis study reports a dose-dependent pro-apoptotic action of synthetic cannabimimetic -stearoylethanolamine (NSE) on diverse cancer cell lines, including multidrug-resistant models. No antioxidant or cytoprotective effects of NSE were found when it was applied together with doxorubicin. A complex of NSE with the polymeric carrier poly(5-(tert-butylperoxy)-5-methyl-1-hexen-3-yn-co-glycidyl methacrylate)-graft-PEG was synthesized.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFN-stearoylethanolamine (NSE), a lipid mediator that belongs to the N-acylethanolamine (NAE) family, has anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and membranoprotective actions. In contrast to other NAEs, NSE does not interact with cannabinoid receptors. The exact mechanism of its action remains unclear.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: The aim: To determine the set of structural and functional changes in pancreatic islets (PI) of obesity-induced insulin resistant (IR) rats of different age (young and old) fed with prolonged (6 month) high-fat diet (HFD) (58% of fat) and further treatment with N-Stearoylethanolamine (NSE), a bioactive N-Acylethanolamine.
Patients And Methods: Materials and methods: Alimentary obesity-induced IR model in rats of two age groups was used to investigate the influence of age and NSE treatment on pancreas morphology (using histological, histochemical and immunohistochemical techniques) and on several biochemical parameters associated with DM onset.
Results: Results: The NSE administration normalized pancreas morphology which was more affected in the old IR group; the signs of inflammation, edema, fibrosis and steatosis were somehow diminished and PI area became significantly increased.
Outer membrane vesicles (OMVs), produced by nonpathogenic Gram-negative bacteria, have potentially useful biotechnological applications in extraterrestrial extreme environments. However, their biological effects under the impact of various stressors have to be elucidated for safety reasons. In the spaceflight experiment, model biofilm kombucha microbial community (KMC) samples, in which was a dominant community-member, were exposed under simulated Martian factors (i.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNeuroinflammation is an important risk factor for neurodegenerative disorders like Alzheimer's disease. Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors of α7 subtype (α7 nAChRs) regulate inflammatory processes in various tissues, including the brain. N-stearoylethanolamine (NSE) is a biologically active cell membrane component with anti-inflammatory and membrane-protective properties.
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September 2015
N-Stearoylethanolamine (NSE) is a minor lipid that belongs to the N-Acylethanolamines family that mediates a wide range of biological processes. This study investigates the mechanisms of anti-inflammatory action of NSE on different model systems. Namely, we estimated the effect of NSE on inflammatory cytokines mRNA level (leukemia cells L1210), cytokines content (serum and LPS-stimulated macrophages) and nuclear translocation of NF-κB (peritoneal macrophages LPS-stimulated and isolated from rats with obesity-induced insulin resistance).
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