Papers by OLANREWAJU John Afees
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The advances of Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationship (QSAR) studies has made the design a... more The advances of Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationship (QSAR) studies has made the design and development of novel drugs simplified and more cost effective. QSAR in combination with molecular docking is useful in rational drug design. QSAR and Molecular docking methods were performed on 2 phenylaminoimidazo[4,5-h]isoquinolin-9-ones as inhibitors of lck. Docking studies were employed with the aid of PyRx to position the inhibitors into the lck active site to determine the optimum binding conformation and to elucidate the interactions with amino acid residues within the active site of the receptor. Based on AutoDuck vina scoring function, Compound 18 show a better binding affinity compared to the co-crystallized ligand (PBD ID: PM3). Twenty-one (21) compounds (Training dataset=14 compounds, Test dataset=7 compounds) were selected for this study. The statistical regression expressions were obtained using Multiple Linear Regression (MLR) and Partial Least Squares (PLS) with the ML...
Introduction: Technological devices have become a very important part of our everyday life. These... more Introduction: Technological devices have become a very important part of our everyday life. These electronic devices create an artificial electromagnetic field (EMF) and emit radiofrequency radiations (RFR) which have been reported to have deleterious effects on various tissues in living organisms. Fish oil is a rich source of the n-3 (also known as omega-3) fatty acids, eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). The cerebellum plays an important role in motor control and the coordination, precision and timing of movements, as well as in motor learning. This study investigated the effect of radiofrequency radiation on the structures of the cerebellum of adolescent Wistar rats, its effect on pre-pubertal development and the potential attenuative properties of fish oil omega-3 fat. Materials and Methods: Forty (n=40) adolescent Wistar rats of approximately 35 days old were divided into five groups labelled A-E. A 4G RFR-emitting WI-FI device served as the RFR source. ...
American Journal of Laboratory Medicine
A number of literatures have reported that caffeine could have negative effects on mental health ... more A number of literatures have reported that caffeine could have negative effects on mental health and brain structures and chemistry. There are also reported positive effects of caffeine, such as improvement in memory, especially for those who consume caffeine from its natural sources. Sixty male juvenile Wistar rats were grouped into six (6) groups of 10 rats in each. The groups were labeled A-F with group A being the control group and groups B, C, D, E, and F being the treated groups. This investigation complements our previous efforts to study the effects of caffeine on the choroid plexus microscopic structure, which is involved in the production of the cerebrospinal fluids. Caffeine alters the activities of key enzymes that are associated with the production of CSF. This showed that the structural changes have observable alterations of the brain chemistry. Also, memory, a major attribute of mental power was tested in the same models; results showed that caffeine affected the short term memories. The effects of caffeine was studied in models that ingested caffeine solely and in other modeled after human use by consuming it with honey, a natural antioxidant rich sweetener. In this study, it was observed that the long-term consumption and high amount of caffeine increased the expression of carbonic anhydrase enzyme in the choroid plexus, this enzyme plays a major role in the production of CSF. In the caffeine-treated rats, there was also increased expression of Na+/K+-ATPase which may be associated with changes in the choroid epithelial cells. Honey improved the glutathione peroxidase level. Results showed the use of caffeine with honey had positive effects against the observed effects caused by ingestion of caffeine only. This also showed that caffeine use effects would vary in users of pure caffeine as mere drugs; and habitual consumers as beverages. Generally, evidences lead us to conclude that alterations in enzymes activities are associated with choroid plexus changes that could affect CSF production. These effects are also associated with behavioural changes.
International Journal of Clinical and Developmental Anatomy
The present study investigated the effects of Ginkgo biloba extract (GBE) in attenuating cadmium-... more The present study investigated the effects of Ginkgo biloba extract (GBE) in attenuating cadmium-induced hepatotoxicity. A total of 24 adult Wistar rats with an average weight of 145g were used for this study. The rats were randomly divided into groups of four: groups A (control), B (Cd at 50mg/kg BW), C (Cd at 50mg/kg BW and GBE at 100mg/kg BW) and D (Cd at 50mg/kg BW and GBE at 300mg/kg BW). Liver tissues were excised, homogenized and centrifuged to obtain supernatant for analysis of liver enzyme activities including ALP, AST, and ALT. Other samples were fixed in 10% formal saline for 24 hrs and processed for histological analysis. Statistical analysis of data-one way analysis of variance-was done using GraphPad Prism 5. Results indicated changes in the activities of liver enzymes (ALP and AST) in the treated groups compared to the control group. ALP activity was significantly higher in group B compared to groups C and D. Also, AST activities of group B was significantly higher than the control group, and no significant difference was observed in the activities of ALT across the groups. It was observed that cadmium produced cytotoxic effects in both the liver histoarchitecture and enzyme activities as seen in the increased levels of ALP, AST activities while Ginkgo biloba ameliorated alterations in enzyme activities and preserved liver histoarchitecture. The low dose of Ginkgo biloba was more effective in ameliorating the hepatotoxic effects.
American Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience
Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a type of electrical modulation of the nervous ... more Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a type of electrical modulation of the nervous system activity which involves the uses of low current to stimulate specified areas of the brain using electrodes to the scalp. This study was carried out to investigate if tDCS which is being used in the treatment of various disorders of the brain could have any possible side effects that might be worse than the treated disorder or any effects of tDCS on the cytoarchitecture of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex. A total of 32 adult male Wistar rats were used and were placed into 5 groups (A-E). Rats in group A were divided into two groups A (SHAM) (tDCS for 30seconds) and A (N-SHAM). Rats in groups B, C, D and E were stimulated for 5, 10, 15, and 20 minutes with 12Volt respectively for the duration of 14 days and the animals were euthanized on the last day of the experiment two hours post brain stimulation. The specimen were subjected to gross morphological analysis and basic demonstration of the DLPFC using H & E and special stains. There was no significant difference in the neuronal structure and the supporting cells of the brain across the groups A (SHAM), B (5MINS), C (10MINS), D (15MINS), E (20MINS) when compared with control group A (N-SHAM) which suggest that tDCS does not have any neurodegenerative effects and could be safe in its use as neuro-stimulator to enhance cognitive ability in healthy individuals.
Journal of Proteomics & Bioinformatics, 2018
Poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase-1 (PARP-1), an enzyme known for catalyzing the attachment (covalentl... more Poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase-1 (PARP-1), an enzyme known for catalyzing the attachment (covalently) of polymers of ADP-ribose moieties on itself and its target proteins, has been reported in recent study to regulate gene expression in prostate cancer. BRCA mutations are associated in the sensitivity of PARP inhibitors. The present study aimed to develop a Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationship (QSAR) model with Phthalazinones, inhibitors of PARP-1. Phthalazinones were divided into training and test sets to build the QSAR model. Among the several topological, constitutional, geometrical, electronic and hybrid descriptors generated as inputs to the model, three variables were selected by adopting the genetic algorithm subset selection method (GA). The correctness of the proposed model was accounted for by using the following evaluation techniques: Y-randomization, Validation of the external data test set and cross-validation. The model was found to have a good predictive ability and could be used for designing similar group of compounds.
Journal of Proteomics & Bioinformatics
Poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase-1 (PARP-1), an enzyme known for catalyzing the attachment (covalentl... more Poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase-1 (PARP-1), an enzyme known for catalyzing the attachment (covalently) of polymers of ADP-ribose moieties on itself and its target proteins, has been reported in recent study to regulate gene expression in prostate cancer. BRCA mutations are associated in the sensitivity of PARP inhibitors. The present study aimed to develop a Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationship (QSAR) model with Phthalazinones, inhibitors of PARP-1. Phthalazinones were divided into training and test sets to build the QSAR model. Among the several topological, constitutional, geometrical, electronic and hybrid descriptors generated as inputs to the model, three variables were selected by adopting the genetic algorithm subset selection method (GA). The correctness of the proposed model was accounted for by using the following evaluation techniques: Y-randomization, Validation of the external data test set and cross-validation. The model was found to have a good predictive ability and could be used for designing similar group of compounds.
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