TY - JOUR JF - HBI_Journals JO - J Arak Uni Med Sci VL - 22 IS - 3 PY - 2019 Y1 - 2019/8/01 TI - Evaluation of Effects of Benzoaric Acid on the I-KB/NF-Kb Complex and Expression of Caspase-8 and -9 in Animal Model of Multiple Sclerosis TT - ارزیابی اثرات بنزوآریک اسید بر کمپلکس مهارکننده کاپا بی/ فاکتور هسته‌ای کاپا بی و بیان کاسپازهای 8 و 9 در مدل حیوانی مالتیپل اسکلروزیس N2 - Background and Aim: Regarding the importance of new treatments to control and treat multiple sclerosis (MS), in this study we investigated the role of Benzoaric acid (BA) on the neuro-inflammation and apoptosis processes in the cuprizone (cup)-induced animal model of MS. Materials and Methods: In this experimental study, 35 males C57BL/6 mice were divided into five groups. The study groups were included, control: received six weeks of normal powdered food beside intraperitoneal (i.p.) injection of BA solvent (100 µL per day PBS) for the last two weeks, cup: received six weeks of powdered food contains 0.2% cup beside i.p. injection of BA solvent for the last two weeks and cup-treatment: received six weeks of powdered food contains 0.2% cup beside i.p. injection of 20, 40 and 80 mg/kg BA for the last two weeks. Eventually, the medial corpus callosum area of the animal’s brain was evaluated via western blot and Real-Time PCR methods. Ethical Considerations: Ethical points were observed according to the declaration of Helsinki and relevant code of ethics, regarding minimizing harms during animal experimentation (UOZ-GR-9517-13). Findings: Molecular studies have shown that BA-80 decreased mRNA (p <0.01) and protein expression of NF-KB and consequently increased I-KB/NF-KB ratio (p <0.05) and decreased inflammation in compare to cup group. Moreover, BA-80 decreased caspase-9 mRNA (p<0.01) and caspase-8 mRNA (p <0.05) and subsequently increased caspase-8/caspase-9 ratio (p<0.01) and decreased apoptosis in compare to cup group. Conclusion: The dose of 80 mg/ml BA via decreasing cup-induced neuro-inflammation and neuro-apoptosis has protective effects in this model. SP - 95 EP - 106 AU - Sanadgol, Nima AU - Sharifzadeh, Mohammad AU - Maleki, Parisa AD - Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Zabol, Zabol, Iran. Pharmaceutical Science Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. KW - Apoptosis KW - Benzoaric acid KW - Cuprizone KW - Inflammation KW - Multiple Sclerosis UR - http://jams.arakmu.ac.ir/article-1-6028-en.html ER -