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ArticleMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2025

The Effect of Disulfiram and N-Acetylcysteine, Potential Compensators for Sulfur Disorders, on Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Neuroinflammation Leading to Memory Impairment and the Metabolism of L-Cysteine Disturbance.

Małgorzata Iciek, Anna Bilska-Wilkosz, Magdalena Górny, Marek Bednarski, Małgorzata Zygmunt, Anthea Miller, Noemi Nicosia, Giorgia Pia Lombardo, Paula Zammit, Magdalena Kotańska

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Małgorzata IciekChair of Medical Biochemistry, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kopernika 7, PL 31-034 Cracow, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-0422-0428
Anna Bilska-WilkoszChair of Medical Biochemistry, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kopernika 7, PL 31-034 Cracow, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-9066-6292
Magdalena GórnyChair of Medical Biochemistry, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kopernika 7, PL 31-034 Cracow, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-6393-9977
Marek BednarskiDepartment of Pharmacological Screening, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Medyczna 9, PL 30-688 Cracow, Poland.
Małgorzata ZygmuntDepartment of Pharmacological Screening, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Medyczna 9, PL 30-688 Cracow, Poland.
Anthea MillerDepartment of Pharmacological Screening, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Medyczna 9, PL 30-688 Cracow, Poland.
Noemi NicosiaPhD Program in Neuroscience, School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, 20900 Monza, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9453-1237
Giorgia Pia LombardoDepartment of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, Viale Ferdinando Stagno d'Alcontres 31, 98166 Messina, Italy.
Paula ZammitDepartment of Pharmacological Screening, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Medyczna 9, PL 30-688 Cracow, Poland.
Magdalena KotańskaDepartment of Pharmacological Screening, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Medyczna 9, PL 30-688 Cracow, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-3946-1192

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Jagiellonian University, Medical College Krakow N41/DBS/001389.
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backgroundThe role of sulfur-containing drugs, disulfiram (DSF) and N-acetylcysteine (NAC), in alleviating neuroinflammation is poorly understood. The objective of this study was to examine the effect of DSF and NAC on memory and on the metabolism of L-cysteine and inflammation-related parameters in the cerebral cortex of rats in a model of neuroinflammation induced by the administration of lipopolysaccharide (LPS).

methodsAll the treatments were administered intraperitoneally for 10 days (LPS at a dose of 0.5 mg/kg b.w., DSF at a dose of 100 mg/kg b.w, and NAC at a dose of 100 mg/kg b.w.). Behavior was evaluated by the novel object recognition (NOR) test and object location (OL) test, and the level of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) was assayed to evaluate neuronal functioning. Cerebral cortex homogenates were tested for hydrogen sulfide (H

resultsNeither DSF nor NAC alleviated LPS-induced memory disorders estimated by the NOR test and OL test. The studied compounds also did not affect significantly the levels of BDNF, ROS, NO, H

conclusionsOur study did not confirm the suggested potential of DSF and NAC to correct memory disorders; however, it corroborated the notion that they reduced oxidative stress induced by LPS by increasing the NPSH level. Additionally, our study showed an increase in sulfate concentration in the brain tissues after LPS treatment, which means the upregulation of sulfite and sulfate production in inflammatory conditions.

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AcetylcysteineCysteineDisulfiramLipopolysaccharidesMemory DisordersNeuroinflammatory DiseasesAnimalsBrain-Derived Neurotrophic FactorCerebral CortexMaleRatsRats, WistarReactive Oxygen SpeciesAcetylcysteineBrain-Derived Neurotrophic FactorCysteineDisulfiramLipopolysaccharidesReactive Oxygen Speciescognitive disordersdisulfiramhydrogen sulfidelipopolysaccharideN-acetylcysteineneuroinflammationnon-protein thiolsnovel object recognitionsulfane sulfursulfate

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PMCPMC11820383

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