Budi Utomo
Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Jl. Mayjen Prof. Dr. Moestopo No.47, Surabaya 60132

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The Effect of Thymoquinone Administration on Local Immunoglobulin-G Levels of Rattus norvegicus Strain Wistar Sciatic Nerve Crush Injury Model Valentinus Besin; Abdul Hafid Bajamal; Mohammad Hasan Machfoed; Jusak Nugraha; Budi Utomo; Paulus Budiono Notopuro
The Indonesian Biomedical Journal Vol 14, No 1 (2022)
Publisher : The Prodia Education and Research Institute (PERI)

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.18585/inabj.v14i1.1772

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BACKGROUND: Immunoglobulin-G (IgG) is a product of the initial response to secondary immune response, which accumulates in distal segment of the nerve after crush injury. Thymoquinone modulates the adaptive immune response. Effect of thymoquinone administration on local IgG levels of Rattus norvegicus Wistar rats sciatic nerve crush injury model has not been elucidated.METHODS: This was an experimental study, with 63 Rattus norvegicus Wistar rats that divided into 9 groups. Three groups were given placebo, 3 groups were given 100 mg/kg/day thymoquinone, and 3 groups were given 250 mg/kg/day thymoquinone. The rats were terminated based on the assigned group at 5x24, 6x24, and 7x24 hours and then the IgG levels were measured using sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).RESULTS: There was a significant difference in IgG levels after administration of 100 and 250 mg/kg/day thymoquinone at 5x24 hours and 7x24 hours post-injury compared to the rats that were given no treatment. A significant difference of IgG levels was also found after administration of 100 mg/kg/day thymoquinone group at 6x24 hours post-injury. Critical point of decreasing local IgG of all groups happened at 6x24 hours after injury, however, there was no significant difference in the median levels of thymoquinone at doses of 100 mg/kg and 250 mg/kg.CONCLUSION: Local IgG levels in distal segment of the sciatic nerve crush injury is lower in rats that were given 100 mg/kg thymoquinone treatment compared to the rats that receive no thymoquinone treatment since 5x24 hours after injury. Thymoquione administration should be given immediately after the crush injury until before 6x24 hours post-injury to decrease antibodies in degeneration process.KEYWORDS: thymoquinone, immunoglobulin-G, crush injury, sciatic nerve
Serum β-amyloid 1–42 Levels as Alternative Non-invasive Screening Biomarker for Alzheimer’s Disease and Vascular Dementia in Indonesian Elderly Population Indah Aprianti Putri; Huda Shalahuddin Darusman; Muhammad Hamdan; Pukovisa Prawiroharjo; Budi Utomo; Jusak Nugraha; Yohanna Kusuma; Nurrani Mustika Dewi; Ferry Sandra
The Indonesian Biomedical Journal Vol 17, No 6 (2025)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.18585/inabj.v17i6.3869

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BACKGROUND: Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and vascular dementia (VaD) impose a substantial public health burden in Indonesia; however, accessible blood-based biomarkers for early screening remain limited. Although cerebrospinal fluid β-amyloid 1–42 is an established biomarker, its invasive nature restricts its use for population-level screening. Therefore, it is necessary to have locally-produced serum β-amyloid 1–42 ELISA kit that is specifically designed for Indonesian elderly population. In this study, a locally-produced β-amyloid 1–42 ELISA kit was validated and used for the screening of AD, VaD and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) Indonesian population.METHODS: A cross-sectional study including 166 subjects: 31 AD, 34 VaD, 34 MCI patients, and 67 cognitively normal controls was conducted. All participants underwent cognitive assessments including Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) and Montreal Cognitive Assessment-Indonesian version (MoCA-Ina), as well as brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) 3-Tesla for the assessment of medial temporal atrophy/white matter changes. Fasting venous blood sampling was taken from each subjects for the measurement of serum β-amyloid 1-42 measurement using locally-produced ELISA kit.RESULTS: Median serum β-amyloid 1–42 levels were 11.03, 10.99, and 10.99 pg/mL for the AD, VaD, and MCI subjects, respectively. The β-amyloid 1–42 levels were correlated with MMSE scores in all group (AD: r=−0.455, p=0.010; VaD: r=−0.419, p=0.014; MCI: r=−0.412, p=0.015). The validity analysis of the locally-produced serum β-amyloid 1–42 ELISA kit, showed sensitivity of 94.12% (95% CI: 87.3–97.9), specificity of 80.36% (95% CI: 72.4–86.8), and diagnostic accuracy of 83.56% (95% CI: 77.2–88.5).CONCLUSION: Serum β-amyloid 1–42 levels are lower in AD and VaD subjects compared to MCI and control subjects. Serum β-amyloid 1-42 is inversely correlated with cognitive function across all groups based on MMSE score. Additionally, the locally-produced β-amyloid 1-42 ELISA kit demonstrated sensitivity of 94.12% and specificity of 80.36%, meeting Global CEO Initiative Consensus for pre-screening tools, supporting its potential as a scalable, non-invasive screening biomarker in Indonesian primary care settings.KEYWORDS: G-banding karyotyping, next generation sequencing, non-invasive prenatal testing