Dimitrova shumkovska, Jasmina
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Dimitrova shumkovska, Jasmina
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Dimitrova shumkovska, Jasmina
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jasminad@pmf.ukim.mk
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Item type:Publication, ADRENAL GLAND TLR EXPRESSION IN ApoE DEFICIENT HOMOZYGOUS (ApoE KO-/-) MICE WITH IMPAIRED THYROID FUNCTION(Macedonian Association of Anatomists and Morphologists, 2023-12); ; ; ;Josifovska, SlavicaThe main aim of our study was to investigate the expression of TLR receptors in the adrenal gland of ApoE knockout mice in context of ApoE deficiency as well as impaired thyroid function (hypo- and hyperthyroidism). The study was conducted on two following experimental animal groups: hypothyroid homozygous mice (ApoE KO-/-) treated with PTU; hyperthyroid homozygous mice (ApoE KO-/-) treated with L-thyroxine (T4) and two control groups: euthyroid homozygous mice (ApoE KO-/-) and euthyroid wild-type C57BL/6 mice (Bb). Determination of TLR gene expression in the adrenal gland was performed by RT-PCR reaction with semi-quantitative detection of populations of mRNA molecules transcribed from the TLR2, TLR4 and TLR9 genes in the adrenal gland in the treated experimental groups and the two untreated control groups. The results of our study are in support of the hypothesis that both conditions of impaired thyroid function produce TLR agonists that increase the expression of TLR in the adrenal gland (p<0,05). Also, in the untreated/control group of mice (ApoE KO-/-), an increased expression of TLR was found compared to the wild strain C57BL/6 mice (Bb) as a control group (p<0.001). - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, APPLICATION OF THE SINGLE CELL GEL ELECTROPHORESIS FOR DETECTION OF OXIDATIVE DNA DAMAGE DUE TO LONG TERM EXPOSURE TO SUPRAPHYSIOLOGIC DOSES OF L-THYROXINE(Macedonian Association of Anatomists and Morphologists, 2018); ; ; ;Atanasovska MBundovski KSince reactive oxygen species (ROS) induced by thyroid hormones may cause lipid and protein oxidation as well as DNA damage, the main aim of this article is to investigate the genotoxic effect (in vivo) of the supraphysiologic doses of L-thyroxinein apolipoprotein E deficient homozygous (ApoE-/-) mice. For this purpose, the method of single-cell gel electrophoresis that allows the detection of DNA damage in individual cell caused by various endogenous and exogenous agents was used. The Student t-test has shown no significant difference between the examined parameters of the thyroxine-treated group compared with untreated control group of animals. The positive control (treated with solution of H2O2) has significantly higher values of the examined parameters compared with the treated and untreated control group of animals. The results confirm that chronic exposure to high doses of thyroxine do not cause damage to the DNA molecule that could be detected by the method of single-cell gel electrophoresis. - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Effects of different dietary fatty acids supplements upon lipid peroxides production in rats tissues with different phospholipid composition(Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, "Ss Cyril and Methodius" in Skopje - Institute of Biology, 2004); ;Ðošić-Markovska, Bozidarka ;Smiljevska, Vesna - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Thyroid hormone levels and morphometric specifics of thyroid gland in ApoE deficient (ApoE KO) mice(Veterinary Faculty of the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia., 2014); ; ; ; The specificity of biological features in strains used as animal models is of particular importance of the interpretation of experimental data. In this paper we examine thyroid hormones levels as well as diameter of thyroid follicles and the follicular epithelium height in ApoE-knockout (ApoE KO) mice, compared to the wild type (WT) - C57BL/6 strain as a control group. ApoE lipoprotein deficiency in this strain leads to development of severe hypercholesterolemia and atherosclerotic lesions in the blood vessels, even when mice are fed regular mouse chow. The results of our study revealed difference in FT3 plasma level between the two strains of mice with no significant difference in FT4 level. The morphometric analysis showed a significantly higher follicular epithelium in ApoE KO mice compared to the wild strain, which is an indication of greater TSH stimulation in ApoE KO strain. Regarding the diameter of thyroid follicles, our results corroborate no significant differences between the genetically modified animal strains, which are consistent with previous data from other studies that found no correlation of the above mentioned parameter with thyroid status of animals. The difference in thyroid function between the two strains of experimental animals could be due to altered peripheral metabolism of thyroid hormones, a consequence of the altered liver physiology in ApoE KO mice. - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Erythrocyte glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase activity in laboratory rats treated with amoxiclav, lidaprim and 1-chloro-2,4-dinitrobenzen. Preliminary communication.(Македонска академија на науките и уметностите, Одделение за биолошки и медицински науки = Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Section of Biological and Medical Sciences, 2005); ;Ðošić-Markovska, Božidarka; The enzyme glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6P–DH, EC.1.1.1.49) catalyzes the oxidation of glucose-6-phosphate in 6-phosphogluconat which is indispensable in the defence of erythrocytes from oxidative insult. The aim of this study was to examine the influence of commonly used drugs in our medical practice, amoxiclav (amoxicillin-clavulanate combination) and lidaprim (trimethoprim-sulfamethrole combination) respectively, upon the erythrocyte G6P-DH activity in experimental rats. In addition, the effect of the toxic drug 1-chloro-2,4-dinitrobenzen (CDNB) on the activity of G6P-DH was examined. The experiment was conducted in fresh blood haemolysates of white laboratory rats, Wistar type, of both genders (n = 80). The enzyme activity was determined by “Boehringer-Mannheim” diagnostic assay kits (Kornberg et al., 1955). However, the measured enzyme activity in the control group of rats was found to be a statistically insignificant difference between the genders (140.2 ± 21.2 mU/109 Er in male rats, 144.3 ± 20.6 mU/109 in the female group). Hence, the established enzyme activity does not differ from the activity of the same enzyme in healthy human subjects. The administered dose of lidaprim did not affect the activity of G6P-DH in the treated group of rats, thus attaining levels similar to the control group. By contrast, amoxiclav administration provoked a significant reduction in enzyme activity of 13.6% in male and 19.5% in female rats (p < 0.001), while the treatment with CDNB significantly increased the activity of the latter to 49.7% in male and 30.1% in female rats (p < 0.001) in comparison with the control ones. Testing of haemolitical potential is strongly recommended prior to the use of new drugs, particularly in the Mediterranean region, were this enzymopathy is found to be frequent bearing in mind that there is an established list of drugs which affect the G6P-DH activity in the erythrocytes. The above-mentioned method may be used in experimental animal models allowing for administration of a wider selection of drugs in this type of research. - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Effects of different dietary fatty acid supplements upon lipoprotein metabolism and lipid peroxides production in hyperlipidemic rats.(Македонска академија на науките и уметностите, Одделение за биолошки и медицински науки = Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Section of Biological and Medical Sciences, 2006); ;Ðošić-Markovska, Bozidarka ;Zafirova-Roganović, DanicaIt has been well documented that hypercholesterolemia represents both a common and a dominant, although non-obligatory, risk factor in the progression of atherosclerosis. Research was conducted upon experimentally induced hyperlipidemic animals by means of a custom-tailored atherogenic diet. Cell susceptibility to nonenzyme-induced oxidative stress appears to be influenced by membrane fatty acid composition. This study was undertaken to determine whether differences in lipid peroxidation in steady-state and induced lipid peroxidation is a result of a different fatty acid supplementation. Adult Wistar strain rats of male gender were exposed to an atherogenic diet for a period of 160 days, before randomization into 6 dietary groups with different intragastral oil supplementation. Lipid peroxidation products were measured in 2.5% (w/v) of fresh liver homogenates (Tris-HCl, pH 7.4), by the assay of a thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) formation using the procedures described by Okhawa (1979), including modifications (1989) in three different experimental conditions: steady-state (which corresponds to concentration of lipid peroxides in vivo ), spontaneous and metal-stimulated lipid peroxidation. Results were expressed as nmol TBARS per g of liver homogenate, calculated from the absorbency at 532 nm, using TEP as an external standard. This study shows that prolonged atherogenic dietary treatment causes moderate hypercholesterolemia and enhanced hypertriglyceridemia (+34.1% and +114.8, p < 0.001, respectively). Despite the lowering effects of the lipoprotein profiles, resulting from a fatty acid supplementation, at the end of each supplementation period, ω-6 fatty acids (soybean and corn oil) revealed an enhancement in the production of lipid des (TBARS formation) measured in steady-state levels (+22.9%, p < 0.05 and +22.6%, p < 0.05, respectively). When liver homogenates were exposed to Fe2+ and ascorbic acid-induced oxidative stress, lipid peroxidation (LPO) was enhanced in the group treated with soybean oil (ω-6) and fish oil (ω-3; +48.4 %, p < 0.001 and +44.1%, p < 0.001, respectively), but not in the group receiving corn oil. The achieved results support the hypothesis that the process of lipid peroxidation is not always in correlation with the number of double bonds in fatty acids esterified in phospholipid molecules. Consequently, it can be concluded that supplementation of unsaturated fatty acids, in the therapy of cardiovascular diseases, should include the administration of antioxidants, in order to prevent fatty acid decomposition in the case of oxidative insult. - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, 64CU-COMPLEX OF THE BIFUNCTIONAL CHELATOR WITH PSMA TARGETING MOLECULE IN EX VIVO BIODISTRIBUTION STUDY IN HEALTHY RATS(Macedonian Medical Association, 2021) ;Chochevska, Maja; ;Nikolovski, Sasho ;Jolevski, FilipТhe development of new diagnostic radioactive biochemical products and effective therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals is very important in the era of a personalized approach in the management of cancer patients. Consistent expression of prostate specific membrane antigen (PSMA) in metastatic prostate cancer helps us in finding the relevant radioactive prostate-specific membrane antibody. The radiopharmaceuticals used in molecular imaging require a simple radiolabeling (radiosynthesis) procedure, good target-to-organ sensitivity, and metabolic stability. The aim of this study was to label bifunctional chelator, DOTA, covalently bound to a PSMA targeting vector (DOTAGA-(I-y)fk(Sub-KuE)) with Copper-64 (64Cu) and to examine its physicochemical properties and pharmacokinetic characteristics. Healthy adult rats of Wistar strain were used to carry out experiments through ex vivo biodistribution with intravenous radiopharmaceutical administration of (7±1.5) MBq. Target organs and tissues were harvested 60 min post-injection. Also, in vitro radiochemical stability of radiolabeled molecule 64Cu-DOTA-PSMA was studied with TLC method, 24 h post preparation of the product. The obtained data showed a low uptake (≤0.45 % IA g-1) in the majority of organs, except for the liver (1.21±0.48 % IA g-1) and the kidneys (6.10±0.98 % IA g-1),indicating them as clearance organs. The in vitro stability study confirmed a relatively highstability and the product can be safely used during thatperiod.
