03. Науково-дослідний інститут експериментальної та клінічної медицини ХНМУ

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    Intake of semi-refined carrageenan causes low-grade colonic inflammation and alters expression of epithelial-mesenchymal transition markers
    (2022) Onishchenko, Anatolii; Gubina-Vakulyck, Galina; Knigavko, Oleksandr; Sharashydze, Ketino; Pionova, Olena; Butov, Dmytro; Polikarpova, Hanna; Tkachenko, Anton
    The aim of this research was to evaluate the effects of semi-refined carrageenan consumed orally on the amount of CD3 and CD68 positive cells residing in the colon and the expression of endothelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) markers. Materials and methods. To assess colonic expression of CD3+, CD68+, fascin, vimentin and E-cadherin, sections obtained from 8 rats orally exposed to semi-refined carrageenan (E407a) at a dose of 140 mg / kg of weight during 14 consecutive days and 8 control animals were immunostained with the corresponding antibodies. Levels of expression were assessed quantitatively. Results. Oral exposure to semi-refined carrageenan resulted in an increase in CD3 and CD68 positive cells in the colonic lamina propria. Quantitative analysis of fascin, vimentin and E-cadherin immunostaining revealed changes in expression of these EMT markers both in the colonic stroma and epithelial cells. Vimentin and fascin were overexpressed in stromal and epithelial cells, while E-cadherin was upregulated in the stroma and downregulated in epithelia. Conclusions. Our observations suggest that oral intake of semi-refined carrageenan results in the development of low-grade colonic inflammation accompanied by infiltration with CD3 and CD68 positive cells and changes in the expression of EMT markers.
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    Experimental Evaluation of Food-Grade Semi-Refined Carrageenan Toxicity
    (2021-10-16) Pogozhykh, Denys; Posokhov, Yevgen; Myasoedov, Valeriy; Gubina-Vakulyck, Galina; Chumachenko, Tetyana; Knigavko, Oleksandr; Polikarpova, Hanna; Kalashnyk-Vakulenko, Yuliia; Sharashydze, Ketino; Nakonechna, Oksana; Prokopyuk, Volodymyr; Onishchenko, Anatolii; Tkachenko, Anton
    Abstract: The safety of food additives E407 and E407a has raised concerns in the scientific community. Thus, this study aims to assess the local and systemic toxic effects of the common food additive E407a in rats orally exposed to it for two weeks. Complex evaluations of the effects of semi-refined carrageenan (E407a) on rats upon oral exposure were performed. Local effects of E407a on the intestine were analyzed using routine histological stains and CD68 immunostaining. Furthermore, circulating levels of inflammatory markers were assessed. A fluorescent probe O1O (2- (20-OH-phenyl)-5-phenyl- 1,3-oxazole) was used for evaluating the state of leukocyte cell membranes. Cell death modes of leukocytes were analyzed by flow cytometry using Annexin V and 7-aminoactinomycin D staining. Oral administration of the common food additive E407a was found to be associated with altered small and large intestinal morphology, infiltration of the lamina propria in the small intestine with macrophages (CD68+ cells), high systemic levels of inflammation markers, and changes in the lipid order of the phospholipid bilayer in the cell membranes of leukocytes, alongside the activation of their apoptosis. Our findings suggest that oral exposure to E407a through rats results in the development of intestinal inflammation.