Papers by Jadwiga Witalis
Metabolic Brain Disease, 2016
5-HT 1A and 5-HT 7 receptor ligands might have antidepressant-like properties and improve cogniti... more 5-HT 1A and 5-HT 7 receptor ligands might have antidepressant-like properties and improve cognitive function. We previously reported significant antidepressant-and anxiolytic-like effects of two dual 5-HT 1A and 5-HT 7 receptor antagonists in various behavioral tests in rodents. As a continuation of our previous experiments, in this study we aimed to investigate whether chronic administration of 1-[(2,6-dimethylphenoxy)ethoxyethyl]-4-(2methoxyphenyl)piperazine hydrochloride (HBK-14) and 1-[(2-chloro-6-methylphenoxy)ethoxyethyl]-4-(2methoxyphenyl)piperazine hydrochloride (HBK-15) caused antidepressant-like effects and elevated serotonin levels in the murine hippocampus. We also evaluated cholinolytic properties and the influence of acute administration of both compounds on cognitive function in mice. To assess antidepressant-like properties and the influence on learning and memory we used forced swim test and stepthrough passive avoidance task in mice, respectively. Both compounds showed antidepressant-like properties and significantly elevated serotonin levels in the hippocampus after chronic treatment (HBK-14-2.5 mg/kg; HBK-15-0.625 and 1.25 mg/kg). HBK-15 administered chronically antidepressant-like activity at lower dose (0.625 mg/kg) than the dose active after acute treatment (1.25 mg/kg). None of the compounds affected locomotor activity of mice. HBK-15 possessed very weak cholinolytic properties, whereas HBK-14 did not show any effect on muscarinic receptors. Only HBK-15 (0.625 mg/kg) presented memory-enhancing properties and ameliorated cognitive impairments caused by scopolamine (1 mg/kg). Our results indicate that 5-HT 1A and 5-HT 7 antagonists might have potential in the treatment of depression and possess positive influence on cognitive function. Keywords 2-methoxyphenylpiperazine derivative. 5-HT 1A receptor antagonist. 5-HT 7 receptor antagonist. Forced swim test. Step-through passive-avoidance test. Mice
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Toxicology Mechanisms and Methods, 2015
There is a strong medical demand to search for novel, more efficacious and safer than available, ... more There is a strong medical demand to search for novel, more efficacious and safer than available, analgesics for the treatment of neuropathic pain. This study investigated antinociceptive activity of intraperitoneally administered 3-[4-(3-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-piperazin-1-yl]-dihydrofuran-2-one (LPP1) and pregabalin in the chronic constriction injury (CCI) model of neuropathic pain in mice and evaluated these drugs' influence on motor coordination. In addition, microscopic examinations of the sciatic nerve were performed to assess, if a surgical method or drug treatment caused changes in the structure of this nerve. Moreover, the alterations of nerve growth factor (NGF) content after drug treatment were assessed. Antiallodynic and antihyperalgesic activities of LPP1 and pregabalin were assessed in the von Frey and hot plate tests. Motor-impairing properties were evaluated in the rotarod test. Microscopic examinations of the sciatic nerve were performed using electron microscope. In immunohistochemical assays the content of NGF in the sciatic nerve after single or repeated administration of test drugs was assessed. Microscopic examinations of the sciatic nerve revealed ultrastructural changes in nerve fibers indicating for neurodegenerative processes induced by CCI. Seven days after CCI surgery LPP1 and pregabalin reduced tactile allodynia in von Frey test (ED50 values were 1.5 and 15.4 mg/kg, respectively). None of the test drugs at dose range 0.5-100 mg/kg induced motor deficits in the rotarod test. In immunohistochemical assays repeated doses of pregabalin and LPP1 elevated NGF content. LPP1 has antiallodynic properties and is an interesting lead structure in the search for novel analgesics used in neuropathic pain.
Toxicology Mechanisms and Methods, 2014
Earlier we demonstrated that 3-[4-(3-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-piperazin-1-yl]-dihydrofuran-2-one (... more Earlier we demonstrated that 3-[4-(3-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-piperazin-1-yl]-dihydrofuran-2-one (LPP1) elevates nociceptive thresholds in the mouse model of diabetic neuropathic pain. Since drug-induced impairments of glucose and lipid metabolism and the oxidative stress might diminish benefits from analgesia achieved by analgesic drugs used in diabetic neuropathy, the effect of LPP1 on glucose utilization, lipid accumulation and its antioxidant and cytotoxic potential were assessed in some in vitro and ex vivo tests. Total antioxidant capacity was evaluated spectrophotometrically using 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical method, whereas the activities of glutathione (GSH) peroxidase and reductase were measured using methods based on the oxidation of NADPH to NADP. The spectrophotometric method for the evaluation of GSH level in mouse brain tissue homogenates involved the oxidation of GSH by the sulfhydryl reagent 5,5'-dithio-bis(2-nitrobenzoic acid) (DTNB) to form a yellow derivative, 5'-thio-2-nitrobenzoic acid (TNB), measurable at 412 nm. Cytotoxicity and glucose utilization were measured in hepatoma HepG2 cells and in 3T3-L1 adipocytes. Lipid accumulation was measured in 3T3-L1 cell lines. LPP1 had dose-dependent antioxidant properties in DPPH radical assay (14-22% versus control; p < 0.001). Its single administration caused an increase in GSH concentration in brain tissue homogenates of mice by 34% (versus control group; p < 0.05). LPP1 was not cytotoxic and it did not increase glucose utilization or lipid accumulation in cell cultures. Previously demonstrated antinociceptive properties of LPP1 are accompanied by a lack of cytotoxicity. LPP1 does not impair glucose or lipid metabolism and is an antioxidant. All these properties might be advantageous for its use in diabetic neuropathy.
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Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives of Pharmacology, 2013
The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of 3-[4-(3-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-piperazin-... more The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of 3-[4-(3-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-piperazin-1-yl]dihydrofuran-2-one (LPP1) on nociceptive thresholds in mouse models of persistent pain. Influence of LPP1 on motor coordination and its antioxidant capacity in mouse brain tissue homogenates were also assessed. Pain sensitivity thresholds in animals treated with LPP1 were established using 5 % formalin solution in normoglycemic mice and in streptozotocin (STZ)-treated diabetic mice in the von Frey, hot plate, innocuous, and noxious cold water tests (water at 10°C and 4°C, respectively). Motor deficits were assessed in the rotarod test, whereas antioxidant capacities were evaluated using ferric reducing ability of plasma (FRAP) assay, catalase (CAT), and superoxide dismutase (SOD) activities. LPP1was antinociceptive in both phases of the formalin test, in particular, in the late phase (at doses 0.9-30 mg/kg for 66-99 % vs. control normoglycemic mice) and in a statistically significant manner increased nociceptive thresholds in response to mechanical, heat, and noxious cold stimulation in neuropathic mice (at 30 mg/kg for 274, 192, and 316 %, respectively vs. diabetic control). LPP1 did not impair motor coordination of mice in the rotarod revolving at 6 or 18 rpm. In brain tissue homogenates, it demonstrated antioxidant capacity in FRAP assay and increased SOD activity for 63 % (acute administration) and 28 % (chronic administration) vs. control. No influence on CAT activity was observed. LPP1 has significant antinociceptive properties in the formalin model and elevates pain thresholds in neuropathic mice. It has antioxidant capacity and is devoid of negative influence on animals' motor coordination.
... Jadwiga Witalis, Magdalena Skóra, Paweł Krzyściak, Anna B. Macura Zakład Mykologii, Katedra M... more ... Jadwiga Witalis, Magdalena Skóra, Paweł Krzyściak, Anna B. Macura Zakład Mykologii, Katedra Mikrobiologii Collegium Medicum ... Czysta 18, 31-121 Kraków, tel.: +48 12 633 08 77 wew. ... W g rupie 24 sz czepów S. brevicaulis, zar ówno w pr zypadku hodowli prowadzonych na ...
Acta biologica Hungarica, 1993
During postembryonal development of males of Spodoptera littoralis the paired four-follicular lar... more During postembryonal development of males of Spodoptera littoralis the paired four-follicular larval testes undergo fusion and torsion, forming in the prepupal stage one gonad composed of eight testicular follicles. From the 6th larval till early pupal stage, the interior of the testicular follicles is divided into the following zones: 1) germarium with apical complex (an apical cell and two kinds of spermatogonia); 2) a zone, in which the single spermatogonia become surrounded by somatic cells, thus forming spermatogonial cysts; 3) a zone in which the spermatogonia inside the cysts undergo six incomplete mitotic divisions to form a syncytium of 64 spermatocytes (eupyrene spermatocytes with spherical nuclei or apyrene ones with polymorphic nuclei); 4) a zone, in which the spermatocytes transform into eupyrene or apyrene spermatids (256 per one cyst). In the mid-period of pupal stage two events occur: the apical cell in germarium degenerates and the eupyrene spermatogenesis ends. The...
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