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4-Methylumbeliferone Treatment at a Dose of 1.2 g/kg/Day Is Safe for Long-Term Usage in Rats

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    SYSNO ASEP0572030
    Document TypeJ - Journal Article
    R&D Document TypeJournal Article
    Subsidiary JČlánek ve WOS
    Title4-Methylumbeliferone Treatment at a Dose of 1.2 g/kg/Day Is Safe for Long-Term Usage in Rats
    Author(s) Štěpánková, Kateřina (UEM-P) ORCID
    Mareková, Dana (UEM-P)
    Kubášová, K. (CZ)
    Sedláček, R. (CZ)
    Turnovcová, Karolína (UEM-P) ORCID
    Vacková, Irena (UEM-P)
    Kubinová, Šárka (UEM-P) RID, ORCID
    Makovický, P. (SK)
    Petrovičová, M. (CZ)
    Kwok, Jessica (UEM-P) ORCID, RID
    Jendelová, Pavla (UEM-P) RID, ORCID
    Machová-Urdzíková, Lucia (UEM-P) ORCID
    Article number3799
    Source TitleInternational Journal of Molecular Sciences. - : MDPI
    Roč. 24, č. 4 (2023)
    Number of pages23 s.
    Languageeng - English
    CountryCH - Switzerland
    Keywordshyaluronan ; 4-methylumbelliferone ; chondroitin sulphates ; neuroplasticity
    OECD categoryToxicology
    R&D ProjectsEF15_003/0000419 GA MŠMT - Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MEYS)
    GA19-10365S GA ČR - Czech Science Foundation (CSF)
    Method of publishingOpen access
    Institutional supportUEM-P - RVO:68378041
    UT WOS000945189900001
    EID SCOPUS85149002553
    DOI10.3390/ijms24043799
    Annotation4-methylumbelliferone (4MU) has been suggested as a potential therapeutic agent for a wide range of neurological diseases. The current study aimed to evaluate the physiological changes and potential side effects after 10 weeks of 4MU treatment at a dose of 1.2 g/kg/day in healthy rats, and after 2 months of a wash-out period. Our findings revealed downregulation of hyaluronan (HA) and chondroitin sulphate proteoglycans throughout the body, significantly increased bile acids in blood samples in weeks 4 and 7 of the 4MU treatment, as well as increased blood sugars and proteins a few weeks after 4MU administration, and significantly increased interleukins IL10, IL12p70 and IFN gamma after 10 weeks of 4MU treatment. These effects, however, were reversed and no significant difference was observed between control treated and 4MU-treated animals after a 9-week wash-out period.
    WorkplaceInstitute of Experimental Medicine
    ContactLenka Koželská, lenka.kozelska@iem.cas.cz, Tel.: 241 062 218, 296 442 218
    Year of Publishing2024
    Electronic addresshttps://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/24/4/3799
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