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JAAS Vol. 10 No. 2

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JAAS Volume 10
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JAAS Volume 11
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Effects of the three flavonoids; kaempferol, quercetin, and myricetin on Baby hamster kidney (BHK-21) cells and Human hepatocellular carcinoma cell (HepG2) cells proliferations and total Erk1/2 protein expression
(2017) Sookruetai Boonmasawai; Arpron Leesombun; Kridsada Chaichoun; Jarupha Taowan; Ladawan Sariya; Orathai Thongjuy; Mahidol University. Faculty of Veterinary Science
Kaempferol, quercetin, and myricetin were regarded as the potential therapeutic flavonoids in several types of cancers. And the cancer cell proliferations that were directly induced by MAPK/Erk signaling pathway had been the important target of cancer treatment. Thus, this study was investigated the anti-proliferative effects of these three flavonoids together with total Erk1/2 protein expressions on Human hepatocellular carcinoma cell (HepG2) and Baby hamster kidney cells (BHK-2). The data showed the cytotoxic effects of 100 μM kaempferol, 5 μM myricetin and 50 μM quercetin on BHK-21 cells at 24h. After same incubation time, kaempferol (5 μM), myricetin (1 μM) and quercetin (1 μM) could significantly inhibit HepG2 cell proliferations. By western blot analysis, kaempferol and myricetin could not affect Total Erk1/2 proteins expression. But quercetin obviously suppressed total Erk1/2 protein expression in HepG2 cells at 24h. In conclusion, all three flavonoids had significant inhibitory effects on Hepatocellular carcinoma cells without cytotoxic effects on normal fibroblast. And inhibitory effects of quercetin in cancer cell proliferation related to total Erk1/2 protein reduction.
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Stress cortisol and muscle stiffness in horses used for equine-assisted therapy
(2017) Nuttawut Nuchprayoon; Nlin Arya; Pattama Ritruechai; Mahidol University. Faculty of Veterinary Science
Equine-assisted therapy uses horseback riding to improve the patient's health and wellbeing. However, the possible stress and damage of this therapy on the back horse muscle (longissimus dorsi) are understudied. We studied the stress cortisol and muscle stiffness of two ponies and a horse used for equine-assisted therapy on a child with autism. Salivary cortisol levels and heart rate were used as indicators of physiologic stress and a muscle indenter was employed to estimate the back muscle stiffness. Saliva samples were collected before and after equine-assisted therapy and then were analyzed by direct enzyme immunoassay technique. Heart rate was measured by a Heart Rate Monitor at rest, during therapy at 5 minutes intervals for 30 minutes, and after therapy at 5 minutes intervals for 20 minutes. The muscle stiffness and muscle tone along both sides of the segments T14, T16, T18, and L2 of the longissimus dorsi muscle were obtained before and after equine-assisted therapy. Both salivary cortisol and heart rate did not have significant differences as a consequence of the therapy. Similarly, although a horse tended to have more muscle stiffness after the treatment, overall the therapy had little effect or none on the horseback. The equine-assisted therapy does not seem to create a negative impact on horses. However, further studies with a greater sample size in children and horses should be carried out to confirm whether equine-assisted therapy is completely safe for horses' health.
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Effects of adding melatonin on the quality of frozen-thawed boar semen
(2017) Natcha Thongrueang; Nutchanat Chaibangyang; Panida Chanapiwat; Kampon Kaeoket; Mahidol University. Faculty of Veterinary Science. Department of Clinical Science and Public Health
The aim of this study was to study the effects of adding melatonin at different concentrations on the quality of cryopreserved boar semen. Semen samples (n = 6) were collected by hand-glove technique. Semen samples were diluted with Modena? and divided into 6 groups. According to the concentrations of melatonin at 0 (control, group A), 0.1 (group B), 0.5 (group C), 1.0 (group D), 1.5 (group E) and 2.0 mM (group F) to the lactose-egg yolk extenders used to freeze boar semen with traditional method. Progressive motility, viability and acrosome integrity were evaluated both before and after cryopreservation. The results showed that here was no significant difference in percentage of progressive motility among groups. However, a higher percentage of progressive motility was found in group D (39.17%). A higher percentage of sperm viability and acrosome integrity were found in group F (28.33%) and group F (34.50%), respectively. In conclusion, the present results suggest that adding melatonin between 0.1 and 1 mM during freezing yield a superior post-thawed semen qualities than freezing without melatonin.

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