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Saleh TM, Connell BJ, Kucukkaya I, Abd-El-Aziz AS. Increasing the Biological Stability Profile of a New Chemical Entity, UPEI-104, and Potential Use as a Neuroprotectant Against Reperfusion-Injury. Brain Sci 2015; 5:130-43. [PMID: 25906324 PMCID: PMC4493460 DOI: 10.3390/brainsci5020130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2015] [Revised: 04/01/2015] [Accepted: 04/13/2015] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Previous work in our laboratory demonstrated the utility of synthetic combinations of two naturally occurring, biologically active compounds. In particular, we combined two known anti-oxidant compounds, lipoic acid and apocynin, covalently linked via an ester bond (named UPEI-100). In an animal model of ischemia-reperfusion injury (tMCAO), UPEI-100 was shown to produce equivalent neuroprotection compared to each parent compound, but at a 100-fold lower dose. However, it was determined that UPEI-100 was undetectable in any tissue samples almost immediately following intravenous injection. Therefore, the present investigation was done to determine if biological stability of UPEI-100 could be improved by replacing the ester bond with a more bio cleavage-resistant bond, an ether bond (named UPEI-104). We then compared the stability of UPEI-104 to the original parent compound UPEI-100 in human plasma as well as liver microsomes. Our results demonstrated that both UPEI-100 and UPEI-104 could be detected in human plasma for over 120 min; however, only UPEI-104 was detectable for an average of 7 min following incubation with human liver microsomes. This increased stability did not affect the biological activity of UPEI-104 as measured using our tMCAO model. Our results suggest that combining compounds using an ether bond can improve stability while maintaining biological activity.
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- Tarek M Saleh
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Atlantic Veterinary College, Charlottetown, PE C1A 4P3, Canada.
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Atlantic Veterinary College, Charlottetown, PE C1A 4P3, Canada.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PE C1A 4P3, Canada.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PE C1A 4P3, Canada.
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Romanini CV, Ferreira EDF, Soares LM, Santiago AN, Milani H, de Oliveira RMW. 4-hydroxy-3-methoxy-acetophenone-mediated long-lasting memory recovery, hippocampal neuroprotection, and reduction of glial cell activation after transient global cerebral ischemia in rats. J Neurosci Res 2015; 93:1240-9. [DOI: 10.1002/jnr.23575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2014] [Revised: 12/31/2014] [Accepted: 01/22/2015] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- Cássia Valério Romanini
- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics; State University of Maringá; Maringá Paraná Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics; State University of Maringá; Maringá Paraná Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics; State University of Maringá; Maringá Paraná Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics; State University of Maringá; Maringá Paraná Brazil
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Lee S, Chu HX, Kim HA, Real NC, Sharif S, Fleming SB, Mercer AA, Wise LM, Drummond GR, Sobey CG. Effect of a Broad-Specificity Chemokine-Binding Protein on Brain Leukocyte Infiltration and Infarct Development. Stroke 2015; 46:537-44. [DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.114.007298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Background and Purpose—
Expression of numerous chemokine-related genes is increased in the brain after ischemic stroke. Here, we tested whether post-stroke administration of a chemokine-binding protein (CBP), derived from the parapoxvirus bovine papular stomatitis virus, might reduce infiltration of leukocytes into the brain and consequently limit infarct development.
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The binding spectrum of the CBP was evaluated in chemokine ELISAs, and binding affinity was determined using surface plasmon resonance. Focal stroke was induced in C57Bl/6 mice by middle cerebral artery occlusion for 1 hour followed by reperfusion for 23 or 47 hours. Mice were treated intravenously with either bovine serum albumin (10 μg) or CBP (10 μg) at the commencement of reperfusion. At 24 or 48 hours, we assessed plasma levels of the chemokines CCL2/MCP-1 and CXCL2/MIP-2, as well as neurological deficit, brain leukocyte infiltration, and infarct volume.
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The CBP interacted with a broad spectrum of CC, CXC, and XC chemokines and bound CCL2/MCP-1 and CXCL2/MIP-2 with high affinity (pM range). Stroke markedly increased plasma levels of CCL2/MCP-1 and CXCL2/MIP-2, as well as numbers of microglia and infiltrating leukocytes in the brain. Increases in plasma chemokines were blocked in mice treated with CBP, in which there was reduced neurological deficit, fewer brain-infiltrating leukocytes, and ≈50% smaller infarcts at 24 hours compared with bovine serum albumin–treated mice. However, CBP treatment was no longer protective at 48 hours.
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Post-stroke administration of CBP can reduce plasma chemokine levels in association with temporary atten uation of brain inflammation and infarct volume development.
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- Seyoung Lee
- From the Department of Pharmacology (S.L., H.X.C., H.A.K., G.R.D., C.G.S.), and Department of Surgery, Southern Clinical School (G.R.D., C.G.S.), Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia; and Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand (N.C.R., S.S., S.B.F., A.A.M., L.M.W.)
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- From the Department of Pharmacology (S.L., H.X.C., H.A.K., G.R.D., C.G.S.), and Department of Surgery, Southern Clinical School (G.R.D., C.G.S.), Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia; and Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand (N.C.R., S.S., S.B.F., A.A.M., L.M.W.)
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- From the Department of Pharmacology (S.L., H.X.C., H.A.K., G.R.D., C.G.S.), and Department of Surgery, Southern Clinical School (G.R.D., C.G.S.), Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia; and Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand (N.C.R., S.S., S.B.F., A.A.M., L.M.W.)
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- From the Department of Pharmacology (S.L., H.X.C., H.A.K., G.R.D., C.G.S.), and Department of Surgery, Southern Clinical School (G.R.D., C.G.S.), Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia; and Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand (N.C.R., S.S., S.B.F., A.A.M., L.M.W.)
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- From the Department of Pharmacology (S.L., H.X.C., H.A.K., G.R.D., C.G.S.), and Department of Surgery, Southern Clinical School (G.R.D., C.G.S.), Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia; and Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand (N.C.R., S.S., S.B.F., A.A.M., L.M.W.)
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- From the Department of Pharmacology (S.L., H.X.C., H.A.K., G.R.D., C.G.S.), and Department of Surgery, Southern Clinical School (G.R.D., C.G.S.), Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia; and Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand (N.C.R., S.S., S.B.F., A.A.M., L.M.W.)
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- From the Department of Pharmacology (S.L., H.X.C., H.A.K., G.R.D., C.G.S.), and Department of Surgery, Southern Clinical School (G.R.D., C.G.S.), Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia; and Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand (N.C.R., S.S., S.B.F., A.A.M., L.M.W.)
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- From the Department of Pharmacology (S.L., H.X.C., H.A.K., G.R.D., C.G.S.), and Department of Surgery, Southern Clinical School (G.R.D., C.G.S.), Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia; and Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand (N.C.R., S.S., S.B.F., A.A.M., L.M.W.)
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- From the Department of Pharmacology (S.L., H.X.C., H.A.K., G.R.D., C.G.S.), and Department of Surgery, Southern Clinical School (G.R.D., C.G.S.), Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia; and Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand (N.C.R., S.S., S.B.F., A.A.M., L.M.W.)
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- From the Department of Pharmacology (S.L., H.X.C., H.A.K., G.R.D., C.G.S.), and Department of Surgery, Southern Clinical School (G.R.D., C.G.S.), Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia; and Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand (N.C.R., S.S., S.B.F., A.A.M., L.M.W.)
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Brennan-Minnella AM, Won SJ, Swanson RA. NADPH oxidase-2: linking glucose, acidosis, and excitotoxicity in stroke. Antioxid Redox Signal 2015; 22:161-74. [PMID: 24628477 PMCID: PMC4281853 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2013.5767] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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SIGNIFICANCE Neuronal superoxide production contributes to cell death in both glutamate excitotoxicity and brain ischemia (stroke). NADPH oxidase-2 (NOX2) is the major source of neuronal superoxide production in these settings, and regulation of NOX2 activity can thereby influence outcome in stroke. RECENT ADVANCES Reduced NOX2 activity can rescue cells from oxidative stress and cell death that otherwise occur in excitotoxicity and ischemia. NOX2 activity is regulated by several factors previously shown to affect outcome in stroke, including glucose availability, intracellular pH, protein kinase ζ/δ, casein kinase 2, phosphoinositide-3-kinase, Rac1/2, and phospholipase A2. The newly identified functions of these factors as regulators of NOX2 activity suggest alternative mechanisms for their effects on ischemic brain injury. CRITICAL ISSUES Key aspects of these regulatory influences remain unresolved, including the mechanisms by which rac1 and phospholipase activities are coupled to N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors, and whether superoxide production by NOX2 triggers subsequent superoxide production by mitochondria. FUTURE DIRECTIONS It will be important to establish whether interventions targeting the signaling pathways linking NMDA receptors to NOX2 in brain ischemia can provide a greater neuroprotective efficacy or a longer time window to treatment than provided by NMDA receptor blockade alone. It will likewise be important to determine whether dissociating superoxide production from the other signaling events initiated by NMDA receptors can mitigate the deleterious effects of NMDA receptor blockade.
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Kim HA, Whittle SC, Lee S, Chu HX, Zhang SR, Wei Z, Arumugam TV, Vinh A, Drummond GR, Sobey CG. Brain immune cell composition and functional outcome after cerebral ischemia: comparison of two mouse strains. Front Cell Neurosci 2014; 8:365. [PMID: 25477780 PMCID: PMC4237143 DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2014.00365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2014] [Accepted: 10/16/2014] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Inflammatory cells may contribute to secondary brain injury following cerebral ischemia. The C57Bl/6 mouse strain is known to exhibit a T helper 1-prone, pro-inflammatory type response to injury, whereas the FVB strain is relatively T helper 2-prone, or anti-inflammatory, in its immune response. We tested whether stroke outcome is more severe in C57Bl/6 than FVB mice. Male mice of each strain underwent sham surgery or 1 h occlusion of the middle cerebral artery followed by 23 h of reperfusion. Despite no difference in infarct size, C57Bl/6 mice displayed markedly greater functional deficits than FVB mice after stroke, as assessed by neurological scoring and hanging wire test. Total numbers of CD45(+) leukocytes tended to be larger in the brains of C57Bl/6 than FVB mice after stroke, but there were marked differences in leukocyte composition between the two mouse strains. The inflammatory response in C57Bl/6 mice primarily involved T and B lymphocytes, whereas neutrophils, monocytes and macrophages were more prominent in FVB mice. Our data are consistent with the concept that functional outcome after stroke is dependent on the immune cell composition which develops following ischemic brain injury.
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- Hyun Ah Kim
- Department of Pharmacology, Monash University Clayton, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Pharmacology, Monash University Clayton, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Pharmacology, Monash University Clayton, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Pharmacology, Monash University Clayton, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Pharmacology, Monash University Clayton, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Physiology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore Singapore, Singapore ; School of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University Suwon, South Korea ; School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Queensland St Lucia, QLD, Australia
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- Department of Pharmacology, Monash University Clayton, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Pharmacology, Monash University Clayton, VIC, Australia ; Department of Surgery, Monash Medical Centre, Southern Clinical School, Monash University Clayton, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Pharmacology, Monash University Clayton, VIC, Australia ; Department of Surgery, Monash Medical Centre, Southern Clinical School, Monash University Clayton, VIC, Australia
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McCann SK, Dusting GJ, Roulston CL. Nox2 knockout delays infarct progression and increases vascular recovery through angiogenesis in mice following ischaemic stroke with reperfusion. PLoS One 2014; 9:e110602. [PMID: 25375101 PMCID: PMC4222846 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0110602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2014] [Accepted: 09/23/2014] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Evidence suggests the NADPH oxidases contribute to ischaemic stroke injury and Nox2 is the most widely studied subtype in the context of stroke. There is still conjecture however regarding the benefits of inhibiting Nox2 to improve stroke outcome. The current study aimed to examine the temporal effects of genetic Nox2 deletion on neuronal loss after ischaemic stroke using knockout (KO) mice with 6, 24 and 72 hour recovery. Transient cerebral ischaemia was induced via intraluminal filament occlusion and resulted in reduced infarct volumes in Nox2 KO mice at 24 h post-stroke compared to wild-type controls. No protection was evident at either 6 h or 72 h post-stroke, with both genotypes exhibiting similar volumes of damage. Reactive oxygen species were detected using dihydroethidium and were co-localised with neurons and microglia in both genotypes using immunofluorescent double-labelling. The effect of Nox2 deletion on vascular damage and recovery was also examined 24 h and 72 h post-stroke using an antibody against laminin. Blood vessel density was decreased in the ischaemic core of both genotypes 24 h post-stroke and returned to pre-stroke levels only in Nox2 KO mice by 72 h. Overall, these results are the first to show that genetic Nox2 deletion merely delays the progression of neuronal loss after stroke but does not prevent it. Additionally, we show for the first time that Nox2 deletion increases re-vascularisation of the damaged brain by 72 h, which may be important in promoting endogenous brain repair mechanisms that rely on re-vascularisation.
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- Sarah K. McCann
- Stroke Injury and Repair Team, O'Brien Institute, St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Cytoprotection Pharmacology Program, Centre for Eye Research, the Royal Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Stroke Injury and Repair Team, O'Brien Institute, St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, St Vincent's Campus, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Phenotypic changes in immune cell subsets reflect increased infarct volume in male vs. female mice. Transl Stroke Res 2014; 4:554-63. [PMID: 24187596 DOI: 10.1007/s12975-013-0268-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Inflammatory responses in the brain after cerebral ischemia have been studied extensively in male mice, but not female mice, thus potentially giving a less-than-accurate view of gender associated pathological processes. In humans, cerebral infarcts are typically smaller in premenopausal females than in age-matched males. In the current study, we confirmed smaller infarcts in female vs. male mice after middle cerebral artery occlusion and 96 h of reperfusion. Moreover, we explored immunological alterations related to this difference and found that the percentage of CD4+ T lymphocytes was significantly higher in spleens in males than females, with increased expression of the activation markers, CD69 and CD44. In contrast, the percentage of CD8+ T lymphocytes was significantly higher in spleens of females than males, leading to the identification of a small but distinct population of IL-10-secreting CD8+CD122+ suppressor T cells that were also increased in females. Finally, we observed that males have a greater percentage of activated macrophages/microglia in the brain than females, as well as increased expression of the VLA-4 adhesion molecule in both brain and spleen. This new information suggesting gender-dependent immunological mechanisms in stroke implies that effective treatments for human stroke may also be gender specific.
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Wu JS, Tsai HD, Huang CY, Chen JJ, Lin TN. 15-Deoxy-∆12,14-PGJ 2, by activating peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma, suppresses p22phox transcription to protect brain endothelial cells against hypoxia-induced apoptosis. Mol Neurobiol 2013; 50:221-38. [PMID: 24352801 DOI: 10.1007/s12035-013-8600-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2013] [Accepted: 11/26/2013] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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15-Deoxy-∆(12,14)-PGJ(2) (15d-PGJ(2)) and thiazolidinedione attenuate reactive oxygen species (ROS) production via a peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma (PPAR-γ)-dependent pathway. Nonetheless, how PPAR-γ mediates ROS production to ameliorate ischemic brain injury is not clear. Recent studies indicated that nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) oxidase is the major source of ROS in the vascular system. In the present study, we used an in vitro oxygen-glucose deprivation and reoxygenation (hypoxia reoxygenation [HR]) paradigm to study whether PPAR-γ interacts with NADPH oxidase, thereby regulating ROS formation in cerebral endothelial cells (CECs). With pharmacological (PPAR-γ antagonist GW9662), loss-of-function (PPAR-γ siRNA), and gain-of-function (Ad-PPAR-γ) approaches, we first demonstrated that 15d-PGJ(2) protected HR-treated CECs against ROS-induced apoptosis in a PPAR-γ-dependent manner. Results of promoter and subcellular localization analyses further revealed that 15d-PGJ(2), by activating PPAR-γ, blocked HR-induced NF-κB nuclear translocation, which led to inhibited transcription of the NADPH oxidase subunit p22phox. In summary, we report a novel transrepression mechanism whereby PPAR-γ downregulates hypoxia-activated p22phox transcription and the subsequent NADPH oxidase activation, ROS formation, and CEC apoptosis.
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- Jui-Sheng Wu
- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, Rm 404, Taipei, 11529, Taiwan, Republic of China
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Ferreira APO, Rodrigues FS, Della-Pace ID, Mota BC, Oliveira SM, Velho Gewehr CDC, Bobinski F, de Oliveira CV, Brum JS, Oliveira MS, Furian AF, de Barros CSL, Ferreira J, Santos ARSD, Fighera MR, Royes LFF. The effect of NADPH-oxidase inhibitor apocynin on cognitive impairment induced by moderate lateral fluid percussion injury: role of inflammatory and oxidative brain damage. Neurochem Int 2013; 63:583-93. [PMID: 24076474 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuint.2013.09.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2013] [Revised: 09/07/2013] [Accepted: 09/16/2013] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a devastating disease that commonly causes persistent mental disturbances and cognitive deficits. Although studies have indicated that overproduction of free radicals, especially superoxide (O2(-)) derived from nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) oxidase is a common underlying mechanism of pathophysiology of TBI, little information is available regarding the role of apocynin, an NADPH oxidase inhibitor, in neurological consequences of TBI. Therefore, the present study evaluated the therapeutic potential of apocynin for treatment of inflammatory and oxidative damage, in addition to determining its action on neuromotor and memory impairments caused by moderate fluid percussion injury in mice (mLFPI). Statistical analysis revealed that apocynin (5mg/kg), when injected subcutaneously (s.c.) 30min and 24h after injury, had no effect on neuromotor deficit and brain edema, however it provided protection against mLFPI-induced object recognition memory impairment 7days after neuronal injury. The same treatment protected against mLFPI-induced IL-1β, TNF-α, nitric oxide metabolite content (NOx) 3 and 24h after neuronal injury. Moreover, apocynin treatment reduced oxidative damage (protein carbonyl, lipoperoxidation) and was effective against mLFPI-induced Na(+), K(+)-ATPase activity inhibition. The present results were accompanied by effective reduction in lesion volume when analyzed 7days after neuronal injury. These data suggest that superoxide (O2(-)) derived from NADPH oxidase can contribute significantly to cognitive impairment, and that the post injury treatment with specific NADPH oxidase inhibitors, such as apocynin, may provide a new therapeutic approach to the control of neurological disabilities induced by TBI.
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- Ana Paula Oliveira Ferreira
- Laboratório de Bioquímica do Exercício, Departamento de Métodos e Técnicas Desportivas, Centro de Educação Física e Desportos, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil; Programa de Pós - Graduação em Ciências Biológicas: Bioquímica Toxicológica, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Bioquímica do Exercício, Departamento de Métodos e Técnicas Desportivas, Centro de Educação Física e Desportos, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil; Programa de Pós - Graduação em Ciências Biológicas: Bioquímica Toxicológica, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Bioquímica do Exercício, Departamento de Métodos e Técnicas Desportivas, Centro de Educação Física e Desportos, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil; Programa de Pós - Graduação em Ciências Biológicas: Bioquímica Toxicológica, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Bioquímica do Exercício, Departamento de Métodos e Técnicas Desportivas, Centro de Educação Física e Desportos, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil; Programa de Pós - Graduação em Ciências Biológicas: Bioquímica Toxicológica, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós - Graduação em Ciências Biológicas: Bioquímica Toxicológica, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós - Graduação em Ciências Biológicas: Bioquímica Toxicológica, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências Fisiológicas, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianólpolis, SC, Brazil
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- Departamento de Fisiologia e Farmacologia, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Departamento de Patologia, Centro de Ciências Rurais, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Departamento de Fisiologia e Farmacologia, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciência e Tecnologia de Alimentos, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós - Graduação em Ciências Biológicas: Bioquímica Toxicológica, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências Fisiológicas, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianólpolis, SC, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Bioquímica do Exercício, Departamento de Métodos e Técnicas Desportivas, Centro de Educação Física e Desportos, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil; Programa de Pós - Graduação em Ciências Biológicas: Bioquímica Toxicológica, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil; Departamento de Neuropsiquiatria, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Bioquímica do Exercício, Departamento de Métodos e Técnicas Desportivas, Centro de Educação Física e Desportos, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil; Programa de Pós - Graduação em Ciências Biológicas: Bioquímica Toxicológica, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil.
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Rodiño-Janeiro BK, Paradela-Dobarro B, Castiñeiras-Landeira MI, Raposeiras-Roubín S, González-Juanatey JR, Álvarez E. Current status of NADPH oxidase research in cardiovascular pharmacology. Vasc Health Risk Manag 2013; 9:401-28. [PMID: 23983473 PMCID: PMC3750863 DOI: 10.2147/vhrm.s33053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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The implications of reactive oxygen species in cardiovascular disease have been known for some decades. Rationally, therapeutic antioxidant strategies combating oxidative stress have been developed, but the results of clinical trials have not been as good as expected. Therefore, to move forward in the design of new therapeutic strategies for cardiovascular disease based on prevention of production of reactive oxygen species, steps must be taken on two fronts, ie, comprehension of reduction-oxidation signaling pathways and the pathophysiologic roles of reactive oxygen species, and development of new, less toxic, and more selective nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) oxidase inhibitors, to clarify both the role of each NADPH oxidase isoform and their utility in clinical practice. In this review, we analyze the value of NADPH oxidase as a therapeutic target for cardiovascular disease and the old and new pharmacologic agents or strategies to prevent NADPH oxidase activity. Some inhibitors and different direct or indirect approaches are available. Regarding direct NADPH oxidase inhibition, the specificity of NADPH oxidase is the focus of current investigations, whereas the chemical structure-activity relationship studies of known inhibitors have provided pharmacophore models with which to search for new molecules. From a general point of view, small-molecule inhibitors are preferred because of their hydrosolubility and oral bioavailability. However, other possibilities are not closed, with peptide inhibitors or monoclonal antibodies against NADPH oxidase isoforms continuing to be under investigation as well as the ongoing search for naturally occurring compounds. Likewise, some different approaches include inhibition of assembly of the NADPH oxidase complex, subcellular translocation, post-transductional modifications, calcium entry/release, electron transfer, and genetic expression. High-throughput screens for any of these activities could provide new inhibitors. All this knowledge and the research presently underway will likely result in development of new drugs for inhibition of NADPH oxidase and application of therapeutic approaches based on their action, for the treatment of cardiovascular disease in the next few years.
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- Bruno K Rodiño-Janeiro
- Health Research Institute of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela,
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- European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Grenoble, France
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- Health Research Institute of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela,
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- Cardiology Department, University Clinic Hospital of Santiago de Compostela,
Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Health Research Institute of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela,
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- Cardiology Department, University Clinic Hospital of Santiago de Compostela,
Santiago de Compostela, Spain
- Medicine Department, University of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela,
Spain
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- Health Research Institute of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela,
Spain
- Medicine Department, University of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela,
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Miller AA, Maxwell KF, Chrissobolis S, Bullen ML, Ku JM, Michael De Silva T, Selemidis S, Hooker EU, Drummond GR, Sobey CG, Kemp-Harper BK. Nitroxyl (HNO) suppresses vascular Nox2 oxidase activity. Free Radic Biol Med 2013; 60:264-71. [PMID: 23459072 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2013.02.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2012] [Revised: 02/18/2013] [Accepted: 02/22/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Nox2 oxidase activity underlies the oxidative stress and vascular dysfunction associated with several vascular-related diseases. We have reported that nitric oxide (NO) decreases reactive oxygen species production by endothelial Nox2. This study tested the hypothesis that nitroxyl (HNO), the redox sibling of NO, also suppresses vascular Nox2 oxidase activity. Specifically, we examined the influence of two well-characterized HNO donors, Angeli's salt and isopropylamine NONOate (IPA/NO), on Nox2-dependent responses to angiotensin II (reactive oxygen species production and vasoconstriction) in mouse cerebral arteries. Angiotensin II (0.1μmol/L)-stimulated superoxide (measured by lucigenin-enhanced chemiluminescence) and hydrogen peroxide (Amplex red fluorescence) levels in cerebral arteries (pooled basilar and middle cerebral (MCA)) from wild-type (WT) mice were ~60% lower (P<0.05) in the presence of either Angeli's salt (1μmol/L) or IPA/NO (1μmol/L). Similarly, phorbyl 12,13-dibutyrate (10μmol/L; Nox2 activator)-stimulated hydrogen peroxide levels were ~40% lower in the presence of IPA/NO (1μmol/L; P<0.05). The ability of IPA/NO to decrease superoxide levels was reversible and abolished by the HNO scavenger l-cysteine (3mmol/L; P<0.05), but was unaffected by hydroxocobalamin (100μmol/L; NO scavenger), ODQ (10μmol/L; soluble guanylyl cyclase (sGC) inhibitor), or Rp-8-pCPT-cGMPS (10μmol/L; cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP)-dependent protein kinase inhibitor). Angiotensin II-stimulated superoxide was substantially less in arteries from Nox2-deficient (Nox2(-/y)) versus WT mice (P<0.05). In contrast to WT, IPA/NO (1μmol/L) had no effect on superoxide levels in arteries from Nox2(-/y) mice. Finally, angiotensin II (1-1000μmol/L)-induced constriction of WT MCA was virtually abolished by IPA/NO (1μmol/L), whereas constrictor responses to either the thromboxane A2 mimetic U46619 (1-100 nmol/L) or high potassium (122.7mmol/L) were unaffected. In conclusion, HNO suppresses vascular Nox2 oxidase activity via a sGC-cGMP-independent pathway. Thus, HNO donors might be useful therapeutic agents to limit and/or prevent Nox2-dependent vascular dysfunction.
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- Alyson A Miller
- Vascular Biology and Immunopharmacology Group, Department of Pharmacology, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC 3800, Australia
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McCann SK, Roulston CL. NADPH Oxidase as a Therapeutic Target for Neuroprotection against Ischaemic Stroke: Future Perspectives. Brain Sci 2013; 3:561-98. [PMID: 24961415 PMCID: PMC4061864 DOI: 10.3390/brainsci3020561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2013] [Revised: 03/14/2013] [Accepted: 03/20/2013] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Oxidative stress caused by an excess of reactive oxygen species (ROS) is known to contribute to stroke injury, particularly during reperfusion, and antioxidants targeting this process have resulted in improved outcomes experimentally. Unfortunately these improvements have not been successfully translated to the clinical setting. Targeting the source of oxidative stress may provide a superior therapeutic approach. The NADPH oxidases are a family of enzymes dedicated solely to ROS production and pre-clinical animal studies targeting NADPH oxidases have shown promising results. However there are multiple factors that need to be considered for future drug development: There are several homologues of the catalytic subunit of NADPH oxidase. All have differing physiological roles and may contribute differentially to oxidative damage after stroke. Additionally, the role of ROS in brain repair is largely unexplored, which should be taken into consideration when developing drugs that inhibit specific NADPH oxidases after injury. This article focuses on the current knowledge regarding NADPH oxidase after stroke including in vivo genetic and inhibitor studies. The caution required when interpreting reports of positive outcomes after NADPH oxidase inhibition is also discussed, as effects on long term recovery are yet to be investigated and are likely to affect successful clinical translation.
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- Sarah K McCann
- Stroke Injury and Repair Team, O'Brien Institute, St Vincent's Hospital, 42 Fitzroy St, Fitzroy, Melbourne 3065, Australia.
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- Stroke Injury and Repair Team, O'Brien Institute, St Vincent's Hospital, 42 Fitzroy St, Fitzroy, Melbourne 3065, Australia.
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Kahles T, Brandes RP. Which NADPH oxidase isoform is relevant for ischemic stroke? The case for nox 2. Antioxid Redox Signal 2013; 18:1400-17. [PMID: 22746273 PMCID: PMC3603497 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2012.4721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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UNLABELLED Significance and Recent Advances: Ischemic stroke is the leading cause of disability and third in mortality in industrialized nations. Immediate restoration of cerebral blood flow is crucial to salvage brain tissue, but only few patients are eligible for recanalization therapy. Thus, the need for alternative neuroprotective strategies is huge, and antioxidant interventions have long been studied in this context. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) physiologically serve as signaling molecules, but excessive amounts of ROS, as generated during ischemia/reperfusion (I/R), contribute to tissue injury. CRITICAL ISSUES Nevertheless and despite a strong rational of ROS being a pharmacological target, all antioxidant interventions failed to improve functional outcome in human clinical trials. Antioxidants may interfere with physiological functions of ROS or do not reach the crucial target structures of ROS-induced injury effectively. FUTURE DIRECTIONS Thus, a potentially more promising approach is the inhibition of the source of disease-promoting ROS. Within recent years, NADPH oxidases (Nox) of the Nox family have been identified as mediators of neuronal pathology. As, however, several Nox homologs are expressed in neuronal tissue, and as many of the pharmacological inhibitors employed are rather unspecific, the concept of Nox as mediators of brain damage is far from being settled. In this review, we will discuss the contribution of Nox homologs to I/R injury at large as well as to neuronal damage in particular. We will illustrate that the current data provide evidence for Nox2 as the most important NADPH oxidase mediating cerebral injury.
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- Timo Kahles
- Institut für Kardiovaskuläre Physiologie, Fachbereich Medizin der Goethe-Universität , Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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Radermacher KA, Wingler K, Langhauser F, Altenhöfer S, Kleikers P, Hermans JJR, Hrabě de Angelis M, Kleinschnitz C, Schmidt HHHW. Neuroprotection after stroke by targeting NOX4 as a source of oxidative stress. Antioxid Redox Signal 2013; 18:1418-27. [PMID: 22937798 PMCID: PMC3603500 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2012.4797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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SIGNIFICANCE Stroke, a leading cause of death and disability, poses a substantial burden for patients, relatives, and our healthcare systems. Only one drug is approved for treating stroke, and more than 30 contraindications exclude its use in 90% of all patients. Thus, new treatments are urgently needed. In this review, we discuss oxidative stress as a pathomechanism of poststroke neurodegeneration and the inhibition of its source, type 4 nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) oxidase (NOX4), as a conceptual breakthrough in stroke therapy. RECENT ADVANCES Among potential sources of reactive oxygen species (ROS), the NOXes stand out as the only enzyme family that is solely dedicated to forming ROS. In rodents, three cerebrovascular NOXes exist: the superoxide-forming NOX1 and 2 and the hydrogen peroxide-forming NOX4. Studies using NOX1 knockout mice gave conflicting results, which overall do not point to a role for this isoform. Several reports find NOX2 to be relevant in stroke, albeit to variable and moderate degrees. In our hands, NOX4 is, by far, the major source of oxidative stress and neurodegeneration on ischemic stroke. CRITICAL ISSUES We critically discuss the tools that have been used to validate the roles of NOX in stroke. We also highlight the relevance of different animal models and the need for advanced quality control in preclinical stroke research. FUTURE DIRECTIONS The development of isoform-specific NOX inhibitors presents a precious tool for further clarifying the role and drugability of NOX homologues. This could pave the avenue for the first clinically effective neuroprotectant applied poststroke, and even beyond this, stroke could provide a proof of principle for antioxidative stress therapy.
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- Kim A Radermacher
- Department of Pharmacology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
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Role of reactive oxygen species and NADPH-oxidase in the development of rat cerebellum. Neurochem Int 2013; 62:998-1011. [PMID: 23535068 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuint.2013.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2012] [Revised: 03/10/2013] [Accepted: 03/15/2013] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Experimental evidence suggests that reactive oxygen species (ROS) could participate in the regulation of some physiological conditions. In the nervous system, ROS have been suggested to act as signaling molecules involved in several developmental processes including cell differentiation, proliferation and programmed of cell death. Although ROS can be generated by several sources, it has been suggested that NADPH oxidase (NOX) could be critical in the production of ROS acting as a signal in some of these events. It has been reported that ROS production by NOX enzymes participate in neuronal maturation and differentiation during brain development. In the present study, we found that during rat cerebellar development there was a differential ROS generation at different ages and areas of the cerebellum. We also found a differential expression of NOX homologues during rat cerebellar development. When we treated developing rats with an antioxidant or with apocynin, an inhibitor of NOX, we found a marked decrease of the ROS levels in all the cerebellar layers at all the ages tested. Both treatments also induced a significant change in the cerebellar foliation as well as an alteration in motor behavior. These results suggest that both ROS and NOX have a critical role during cerebellar development.
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Guo F, Wang H, Li L, Zhou H, Wei H, Jin W, Wang Q, Xiong L. A novel domain of amino-Nogo-A protects HT22 cells exposed to oxygen glucose deprivation by inhibiting NADPH oxidase activity. Cell Mol Neurobiol 2013; 33:443-52. [PMID: 23354671 DOI: 10.1007/s10571-013-9911-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2012] [Accepted: 01/16/2013] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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This study aimed to investigate the protective effect of the M9 region (residues 290-562) of amino-Nogo-A fused to the human immunodeficiency virus trans-activator TAT in an in vitro model of ischemia-reperfusion induced by oxygen-glucose deprivation (OGD) in HT22 hippocampal neurons, and to investigate the role of NADPH oxidase in this protection. Transduction of TAT-M9 was analyzed by immunofluorescence staining and western blot. The biologic activity of TAT-M9 was assessed by its effects against OGD-induced HT22 cell damage, compared with a mutant M9 fusion protein or vehicle. Cellular viability and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) release were assessed. Neuronal apoptosis was evaluated by flow cytometry. The Bax/Bcl-2 ratio was determined by western blotting. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels and NADPH oxidase activity were also measured in the presence or absence of an inhibitor or activator of NADPH oxidase. Our results confirmed the delivery of the protein into HT22 cells by immunofluorescence and western blot. Addition of 0.4 μmol/L TAT-M9 to the culture medium effectively improved neuronal cell viability and reduced LDH release induced by OGD. The fusion protein also protected HT22 cells from apoptosis, suppressed overexpression of Bax, and inhibited the reduction in Bcl-2 expression. Furthermore, TAT-M9, as well as apocynin, decreased NADPH oxidase activity and ROS content. The protective effects of the TAT-M9 were reversed by TBCA, an agonist of NADPH oxidase. In conclusion, TAT-M9 could be successfully transduced into HT22 cells, and protected HT22 cells against OGD damage by inhibiting NADPH oxidase-mediated oxidative stress. These findings suggest that the TAT-M9 protein may be an efficient therapeutic agent for neuroprotection.
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- Fan Guo
- Department of Anesthesiology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, Shaanxi, China
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Weston RM, Lin B, Dusting GJ, Roulston CL. Targeting oxidative stress injury after ischemic stroke in conscious rats: limited benefits with apocynin highlight the need to incorporate long term recovery. Stroke Res Treat 2013; 2013:648061. [PMID: 23401848 PMCID: PMC3557625 DOI: 10.1155/2013/648061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2012] [Accepted: 12/14/2012] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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NADPH oxidase is a major source of superoxide anion following stroke and reperfusion. This study evaluated the effects of apocynin, a known antioxidant and inhibitor of Nox2 NADPH, on neuronal injury and cell-specific responses to stroke induced in the conscious rat. Apocynin treatment (50 mg/kg i.p.) commencing 1 hour prior to stroke and 24 and 48 hours after stroke significantly reduced infarct volume in the cortex by ~ 60%, but had no effect on striatal damage or neurological deficits. In situ detection of reactive oxygen species (ROS) using dihydroethidium fluorescence revealed that increased ROS detected in OX-42 positive cells following ischemia was reduced in apocynin-treated rats by ~ 51%, but surprisingly increased in surrounding NeuN positive cells of the same rats by ~ 27%, in comparison to the contralateral hemisphere. Reduced ROS from activated microglia/macrophages treated with apocynin was associated with reduced Nox2 immunoreactivity without change to the number of cells. These findings confirm the protective effects of apocynin and indicate a novel mechanism via reduced Nox2 expression. We also reveal compensatory changes in neuronal ROS generation as a result of Nox2 inhibition and highlight the need to assess long term individual cell responses to inhibitors of oxidative stress.
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- Robert M. Weston
- Stroke Injury and Repair Team, O'Brien Institute, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia
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- Stroke Injury and Repair Team, O'Brien Institute, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia
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- Cytoprotection Pharmacology Program, Centre for Eye Research, The Royal Eye and Ear Hospital Victoria, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Stroke Injury and Repair Team, O'Brien Institute, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Multiphoton imaging reveals a new leukocyte recruitment paradigm in the glomerulus. Nat Med 2012; 19:107-12. [PMID: 23242472 DOI: 10.1038/nm.3024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 137] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2012] [Accepted: 06/13/2012] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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In contrast with many capillary beds, the glomerulus readily supports leukocyte recruitment. However, little is known regarding the actions of leukocytes following their recruitment to glomeruli. We used multiphoton confocal microscopy to examine leukocyte behavior in the glomerular microvasculature. In normal glomeruli, neutrophils and monocytes were retained in capillaries for several minutes, remaining static or migrating intravascularly. Induction of glomerular inflammation resulted in an increase in the duration of retention of static and migratory leukocytes. In response to immune complex deposition, both static and migratory neutrophils generated oxidants in inflamed glomeruli via a Mac-1-dependent mechanism. Our results describe a new paradigm for glomerular inflammation, suggesting that the major effect of acute inflammation is to increase the duration of leukocyte retention in the glomerulus. Moreover, these findings describe a previously unknown form of multicellular intravascular patrolling that involves both monocytes and neutrophils, which may underlie the susceptibility of the glomerulus to inflammation.
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Chen F, Haigh S, Barman S, Fulton DJR. From form to function: the role of Nox4 in the cardiovascular system. Front Physiol 2012; 3:412. [PMID: 23125837 PMCID: PMC3485577 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2012.00412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2012] [Accepted: 10/04/2012] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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The NADPH oxidase (Nox) family of proteins is comprised of seven members, including Noxes1–5 and the Duoxes 1 and 2. Nox4 is readily distinguished from the other Nox isoforms by its high level of expression in cardiovascular tissues and unique enzymatic properties. Nox4 is constitutively active and the amount of reactive oxygen species (ROS) contributed by Nox4 is primarily regulated at the transcriptional level although there is recent evidence for post-translational control. Nox4 emits a different pattern of ROS and its subcellular localizations, tissue distribution and influence over signaling pathways is different from the other Nox enzymes. Previous investigations have revealed that Nox4 is involved in oxygen sensing, vasomotor control, cellular proliferation, differentiation, migration, apoptosis, senescence, fibrosis, and angiogenesis. Elevated expression of Nox4 has been reported in a number of cardiovascular diseases, including atherosclerosis, pulmonary fibrosis, and hypertension, cardiac failure and ischemic stroke. However, many important questions remain regarding the functional significance of Nox4 in health and disease, including the role of Nox4 subcellular localization and its downstream targets. The goal of this review is to summarize the recent literature on the genetic and enzymatic regulation, subcellular localization, signaling pathways, and the role of Nox4 in cardiovascular disease states.
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- Feng Chen
- Vascular Biology Center, Georgia Health Sciences University Augusta, GA, USA
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Harrison CB, Selemidis S, Guida E, King PT, Sobey CG, Drummond GR. NOX2β: A novel splice variant of NOX2 that regulates NADPH oxidase activity in macrophages. PLoS One 2012; 7:e48326. [PMID: 23118986 PMCID: PMC3485160 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0048326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2012] [Accepted: 09/24/2012] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Nox2 oxidase is one isoform in a family of seven NADPH oxidases that generate reactive oxygen species (ROS) and thereby contribute to physiological and pathological processes including host defense, redox signaling and oxidative tissue damage. While alternative mRNA splicing has been shown to influence the activity of several Nox-family proteins, functionally relevant splice variants of Nox2 have not previously been identified. We immunoscreened several mouse tissues and cells for the presence of truncated Nox2 proteins and identified a 30 kDa protein in lung, spleen and macrophages. RT-PCR analysis of mRNA from primary and immortalised (RAW264.7) mouse macrophages, and from human alveolar macrophages, identified a truncated Nox2 transcript which, upon sequence analysis, was found to be a product of the ‘exon skipping’ mode of alternative splicing, lacking exons 4–10 of the Nox2 gene. The predicted protein is comparable in size to that identified by immunoscreening and contains two transmembrane helices and an extended cytosolic C-terminus with binding sites for NADPH and the Nox organiser protein p47phox. Importantly, selective siRNA-mediated knockdown of the transcript reduced expression of the 30 kDa protein in macrophages, and suppressed phorbol ester-stimulated ROS production by 50%. We thus provide the first evidence that Nox2 undergoes alternative mRNA splicing to yield a 30 kDa protein – herein termed Nox2β – that regulates NADPH oxidase activity in macrophages from mice and humans. The discovery of Nox2β paves the way for future examination of its role in physiological and pathological processes.
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- Craig B. Harrison
- Vascular Biology and Immunopharmacology Group, Department of Pharmacology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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- Vascular Biology and Immunopharmacology Group, Department of Pharmacology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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- Vascular Biology and Immunopharmacology Group, Department of Pharmacology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Medicine/Respiratory Medicine, Monash Medical Centre, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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- Vascular Biology and Immunopharmacology Group, Department of Pharmacology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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- Vascular Biology and Immunopharmacology Group, Department of Pharmacology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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Song SX, Gao JL, Wang KJ, Li R, Tian YX, Wei JQ, Cui JZ. Attenuation of brain edema and spatial learning deficits by the inhibition of NADPH oxidase activity using apocynin following diffuse traumatic brain injury in rats. Mol Med Rep 2012; 7:327-31. [PMID: 23128834 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2012.1147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2012] [Accepted: 10/12/2012] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Diffuse brain injury (DBI) is a leading cause of mortality and disability among young individuals and adults worldwide. In specific cases, DBI is associated with permanent spatial learning dysfunction and motor deficits due to primary and secondary brain damage. Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) oxidase (NOX) is a major complex that produces reactive oxygen species (ROS) during the ischemic period. The complex aggravates brain damage and cell death following ischemia/reperfusion injury; however, its role in DBI remains unclear. The present study aimed to investigate the hypothesis that levels of NOX2 (a catalytic subunit of NOX) protein expression and the activation of NOX are enhanced following DBI induction in rats and are involved in aggravating secondary brain damage. A rat model of DBI was created using a modified weight-drop device. Our results demonstrated that NOX2 protein expression and NOX activity were enhanced in the CA1 subfield of the hippocampus at 48 and 72 h following DBI induction. Treatment with apocynin (50 mg/kg body weight), a specific inhibitor of NOX, injected intraperitoneally 30 min prior to DBI significantly attenuated NOX2 protein expression and NOX activation. Moreover, treatment with apocynin reduced brain edema and improved spatial learning function assessed using the Morris water maze. These results reveal that treatment with apocynin may provide a new neuroprotective therapeutic strategy against DBI by diminishing the upregulation of NOX2 protein and NOX activity.
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- Si-Xin Song
- Department of Surgery, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050017, PR China
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Kim HA, Brait VH, Lee S, De Silva TM, Diep H, Eisenhardt A, Drummond GR, Sobey CG. Brain infarct volume after permanent focal ischemia is not dependent on Nox2 expression. Brain Res 2012; 1483:105-11. [PMID: 23000198 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2012.09.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2012] [Revised: 08/19/2012] [Accepted: 09/12/2012] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Reactive oxygen species (ROS) generated by Nox2 oxidase are reported to contribute to infarct damage following cerebral ischemia-reperfusion. Here we have examined for the first time the role of Nox2 expression in outcomes following permanent focal cerebral ischemia. Ischemia was induced by middle cerebral artery filament occlusion (MCAO) for 24h in wild-type (WT) and Nox2(-/y) mice. Neurological deficit and the hanging wire test were assessed, and infarct and edema volumes were estimated using thionin-stained brain sections. Genetic deletion of Nox2 had no effect on any outcome measures at 24h after permanent MCAO. Our data therefore suggest that ROS production by Nox2 oxidase activity plays no significant role in the pathophysiology of cerebral ischemia in the absence of reperfusion.
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- Hyun Ah Kim
- Department of Pharmacology, Monash University, Wellington Road, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
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Kim HA, Miller AA, Drummond GR, Thrift AG, Arumugam TV, Phan TG, Srikanth VK, Sobey CG. Vascular cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s disease: role of cerebral hypoperfusion and oxidative stress. Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol 2012; 385:953-9. [DOI: 10.1007/s00210-012-0790-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2012] [Accepted: 07/27/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Kahles T, Brandes RP. NADPH oxidases as therapeutic targets in ischemic stroke. Cell Mol Life Sci 2012; 69:2345-63. [PMID: 22618244 PMCID: PMC11114534 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-012-1011-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2011] [Revised: 11/06/2011] [Accepted: 04/20/2012] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Reactive oxygen species (ROS) act physiologically as signaling molecules. In pathological conditions, such as ischemic stroke, ROS are released in excessive amounts and upon reperfusion exceed the body's antioxidant detoxifying capacity. This process leads to brain tissue damage during reoxygenation. Consequently, antioxidant strategies have long been suggested as a therapy for experimental stroke, but clinical trials have not yet been able to promote the translation of this concept into patient treatment regimens. As an evolution of this concept, recent studies have targeted the sources of ROS generation-rather than ROS themselves. In this context, NADPH oxidases have been identified as important generators of ROS in the cerebral vasculature under both physiological conditions in general and during ischemia/reoxygenation in particular. Inhibition of NADPH oxidases or genetic deletion of certain NADPH oxidase isoforms has been found to considerably reduce ischemic injury in experimental stroke. This review focuses on recent advances in the understanding of NADPH oxidase-mediated tissue injury in the cerebral vasculature, particularly at the level of the blood-brain barrier, and highlights promising inhibitory strategies that target the NADPH oxidases.
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- Timo Kahles
- Institut für Kardiovaskuläre Physiologie, Fachbereich Medizin der Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt, Germany.
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Sorce S, Krause KH, Jaquet V. Targeting NOX enzymes in the central nervous system: therapeutic opportunities. Cell Mol Life Sci 2012; 69:2387-407. [PMID: 22643836 PMCID: PMC11114708 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-012-1014-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2012] [Revised: 04/18/2012] [Accepted: 04/20/2012] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Among the pathogenic mechanisms underlying central nervous system (CNS) diseases, oxidative stress is almost invariably described. For this reason, numerous attempts have been made to decrease reactive oxygen species (ROS) with the administration of antioxidants as potential therapies for CNS disorders. However, such treatments have always failed in clinical trials. Targeting specific sources of reactive oxygen species in the CNS (e.g. NOX enzymes) represents an alternative promising option. Indeed, NOX enzymes are major generators of ROS, which regulate progression of CNS disorders as diverse as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, schizophrenia, Alzheimer disease, Parkinson disease, and stroke. On the other hand, in autoimmune demyelinating diseases, ROS generated by NOX enzymes are protective, presumably by dampening the specific immune response. In this review, we discuss the possibility of developing therapeutics targeting NADPH oxidase (NOX) enzymes for the treatment of different CNS pathologies. Specific compounds able to modulate the activation of NOX enzymes, and the consequent production of ROS, could fill the need for disease-modifying drugs for many incurable CNS pathologies.
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- Silvia Sorce
- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Geneva Medical Faculty, Geneva University Hospitals Centre Medical Universitaire 1, rue Michel-Servet, 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
- Department of Genetic and Laboratory Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals Centre Medical Universitaire 1, Geneva 4, Switzerland
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Geneva Medical Faculty, Geneva University Hospitals Centre Medical Universitaire 1, rue Michel-Servet, 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
- Department of Genetic and Laboratory Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals Centre Medical Universitaire 1, Geneva 4, Switzerland
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Geneva Medical Faculty, Geneva University Hospitals Centre Medical Universitaire 1, rue Michel-Servet, 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
- Department of Genetic and Laboratory Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals Centre Medical Universitaire 1, Geneva 4, Switzerland
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Antioxidant roles of heme oxygenase, carbon monoxide, and bilirubin in cerebral circulation during seizures. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 2012; 32:1024-34. [PMID: 22354150 PMCID: PMC3367218 DOI: 10.1038/jcbfm.2012.13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Postictal cerebrovascular dysfunction is an adverse effect of seizures in newborn piglets. The brain heme oxygenase (HO) provides protection against cerebrovascular dysfunction. We investigated the contribution of reactive oxygen species (ROS) to seizure-induced vascular damage and the mechanism of HO vasoprotection. In a bicuculline model of seizures, we addressed the hypotheses: (1) seizures increase brain ROS; (2) ROS contribute to cerebral vascular dysfunction; (3) ROS initiate a vasoprotective mechanisms by activating endogenous HO; and (4) HO products have antioxidant properties. As assessed by dihydroethidium oxidation (ox-DHE), seizures increased ROS in cerebral vessels and cortical astrocytes; ox-DHE elevation was prevented by tiron and apocynin. An HO inhibitor, tin protoporphyrin, potentiated, whereas an HO-1 inducer, cobalt protoporphyrin, blocked seizure-induced increase in DHE oxidation. Heme oxygenase products carbon monoxide (CO) (CORM-A1) and bilirubin attenuated ox-DHE elevation during seizures. Antioxidants tiron and bilirubin prevented the loss of postictal cerebrovascular dilations to bradykinin, glutamate, and sodium nitroprusside. Tiron and apocynin abrogated activation of the brain HO during seizures. Overall, these data suggest that long-term adverse cerebrovascular effects of seizures are attributed to oxidative stress. On the other hand, seizure-induced ROS are required for activation of the endogenous antioxidant HO/CO/bilirubin system that alleviates oxidative stress-induced loss of postictal cerebrovascular function in piglets.
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The 1027th target candidate in stroke: Will NADPH oxidase hold up? EXPERIMENTAL & TRANSLATIONAL STROKE MEDICINE 2012; 4:11. [PMID: 22625431 PMCID: PMC3403875 DOI: 10.1186/2040-7378-4-11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2012] [Accepted: 05/24/2012] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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As recently reviewed, 1026 neuroprotective drug candidates in stroke research have all failed on their road towards validation and clinical translation, reasons being quality issues in preclinical research and publication bias. Quality control guidelines for preclinical stroke studies have now been established. However, sufficient understanding of the underlying mechanisms of neuronal death after stroke that could be possibly translated into new therapies is lacking. One exception is the hypothesis that cellular death is mediated by oxidative stress. Oxidative stress is defined as an excess of reactive oxygen species (ROS) derived from different possible enzymatic sources. Among these, NADPH oxidases (NOX1-5) stand out as they represent the only known enzyme family that has no other function than to produce ROS. Based on data from different NOX knockout mouse models in ischemic stroke, the most relevant isoform appears to be NOX4. Here we discuss the state-of-the-art of this target with respect to stroke and open questions that need to be addressed on the path towards clinical translation.
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Zhang QG, Laird MD, Han D, Nguyen K, Scott E, Dong Y, Dhandapani KM, Brann DW. Critical role of NADPH oxidase in neuronal oxidative damage and microglia activation following traumatic brain injury. PLoS One 2012; 7:e34504. [PMID: 22485176 PMCID: PMC3317633 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0034504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 149] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2011] [Accepted: 03/05/2012] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Background Oxidative stress is known to play an important role in the pathology of traumatic brain injury. Mitochondria are thought to be the major source of the damaging reactive oxygen species (ROS) following TBI. However, recent work has revealed that the membrane, via the enzyme NADPH oxidase can also generate the superoxide radical (O2−), and thereby potentially contribute to the oxidative stress following TBI. The current study thus addressed the potential role of NADPH oxidase in TBI. Methodology/Principal Findings The results revealed that NADPH oxidase activity in the cerebral cortex and hippocampal CA1 region increases rapidly following controlled cortical impact in male mice, with an early peak at 1 h, followed by a secondary peak from 24–96 h after TBI. In situ localization using oxidized hydroethidine and the neuronal marker, NeuN, revealed that the O2− induction occurred in neurons at 1 h after TBI. Pre- or post-treatment with the NADPH oxidase inhibitor, apocynin markedly inhibited microglial activation and oxidative stress damage. Apocynin also attenuated TBI-induction of the Alzheimer's disease proteins β-amyloid and amyloid precursor protein. Finally, both pre- and post-treatment of apocynin was also shown to induce significant neuroprotection against TBI. In addition, a NOX2-specific inhibitor, gp91ds-tat was also shown to exert neuroprotection against TBI. Conclusions/Significance As a whole, the study demonstrates that NADPH oxidase activity and superoxide production exhibit a biphasic elevation in the hippocampus and cortex following TBI, which contributes significantly to the pathology of TBI via mediation of oxidative stress damage, microglial activation, and AD protein induction in the brain following TBI.
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- Quan-Guang Zhang
- Department of Neurology, Institute of Molecular Medicine and Genetics, Georgia Health Sciences University, Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Georgia Health Sciences University, Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
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- Department of Neurology, Institute of Molecular Medicine and Genetics, Georgia Health Sciences University, Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
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- Department of Neurology, Institute of Molecular Medicine and Genetics, Georgia Health Sciences University, Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
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- Department of Neurology, Institute of Molecular Medicine and Genetics, Georgia Health Sciences University, Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
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- Department of Neurology, Institute of Molecular Medicine and Genetics, Georgia Health Sciences University, Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Georgia Health Sciences University, Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
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- Department of Neurology, Institute of Molecular Medicine and Genetics, Georgia Health Sciences University, Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
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Connell BJ, Saleh MC, Khan BV, Rajagopal D, Saleh TM. UPEI-100, a conjugate of lipoic acid and apocynin, mediates neuroprotection in a rat model of ischemia/reperfusion. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2012; 302:R886-95. [DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00644.2011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Previous work in our laboratory has provided evidence that preadministration of apocynin and lipoic acid at subthreshold levels for neuroprotection enhanced the neuroprotective capacity when injected in combination. Therefore, the present investigation was designed to determine whether a co-drug consisting of lipoic acid and apocynin functional groups bound by a covalent bond, named UPEI-100, is capable of similar efficacy using a rodent model of stroke. Male rats were anesthetized with Inactin (100 mg/kg iv), and the middle cerebral artery was occluded for 6 h or allowed to reperfuse for 5.5 h following a 30-min occlusion (ischemia/reperfusion, I/R). Preadministration of UPEI-100 dose-dependently decreased infarct volume in the I/R model ( P < 0.05), but not in the middle cerebral artery occlusion model of stroke. Using the optimal dose, we then injected UPEI-100 during the stroke or at several time points during reperfusion, and significant neuroprotection was observed when UPEI-100 was administered up to 90 min following the start of reperfusion ( P < 0.05). A time course for this neuroprotective effect showed that UPEI-100 resulted in a decrease in infarct volume following 2 h of reperfusion compared with vehicle. The time course of this neuroprotective effect was also used to study several mediators along the antioxidant pathway and showed that UPEI-100 increased the level of mitochondrial superoxide dismutase and oxidized glutathione and decreased a marker of lipid peroxidation due to oxidative stress (HNE-His adduct formation). Taken together, the data suggest that UPEI-100 may utilize similar pathways to those observed for the two parent compounds; however, it may also act through a different mechanism of action.
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- Barry J. Connell
- Department of Biomedical Science, Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, Prince Edward, Canada; and
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- Department of Biomedical Science, Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, Prince Edward, Canada; and
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- Department of Biomedical Science, Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, Prince Edward, Canada; and
- InVasc Therapeutics, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Department of Biomedical Science, Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, Prince Edward, Canada; and
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Brait VH, Arumugam TV, Drummond GR, Sobey CG. Importance of T lymphocytes in brain injury, immunodeficiency, and recovery after cerebral ischemia. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 2012; 32:598-611. [PMID: 22293986 PMCID: PMC3318155 DOI: 10.1038/jcbfm.2012.6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 152] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Following an ischemic stroke, T lymphocytes become activated, infiltrate the brain, and appear to release cytokines and reactive oxygen species to contribute to early inflammation and brain injury. However, some subsets of T lymphocytes may be beneficial even in the early stages after a stroke, and recent evidence suggests that T lymphocytes can also contribute to the repair and regeneration of the brain at later stages. In the hours to days after stroke, T-lymphocyte numbers are then reduced in the blood and in secondary lymphoid organs as part of a 'stroke-induced immunodeficiency syndrome,' which is mediated by hyperactivity of the sympathetic nervous system and the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, resulting in increased risk of infectious complications. Whether or not poststroke T-lymphocyte activation occurs via an antigen-independent process, as opposed to a classical antigen-dependent process, is still controversial. Although considerable recent progress has been made, a better understanding of the roles of the different T-lymphocyte subpopulations and their temporal profile of damage versus repair will help to clarify whether T-lymphocyte targeting may be a viable poststroke therapy for clinical use.
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- Vanessa H Brait
- Vascular Biology and Immunopharmacology Group, Department of Pharmacology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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Wingler K, Hermans JJR, Schiffers P, Moens A, Paul M, Schmidt HHHW. NOX1, 2, 4, 5: counting out oxidative stress. Br J Pharmacol 2012; 164:866-83. [PMID: 21323893 PMCID: PMC3195911 DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.2011.01249.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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For decades, oxidative stress has been discussed as a key mechanism of endothelial dysfunction and cardiovascular disease. However, attempts to validate and exploit this hypothesis clinically by supplementing antioxidants have failed. Nevertheless, this does not disprove the oxidative stress hypothesis. As a certain degree of reactive oxygen species (ROS) formation appears to be physiological and beneficial. To reduce oxidative stress therapeutically, two alternative approaches are being developed. One is the repair of key signalling components that are compromised by oxidative stress. These include uncoupled endothelial nitric oxide (NO) synthase and oxidized/heme-free NO receptor soluble guanylate cyclase. A second approach is to identify and effectively inhibit the relevant source(s) of ROS in a given disease condition. A highly likely target in this context is the family of NADPH oxidases. Animal models, including NOX knockout mice and new pharmacological inhibitors of NADPH oxidases have opened up a new era of oxidative stress research and have paved the way for new cardiovascular therapies.
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- K Wingler
- Department of Pharmacology & Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University, the Netherlands
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Tang XN, Zheng Z, Giffard RG, Yenari MA. Significance of marrow-derived nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate oxidase in experimental ischemic stroke. Ann Neurol 2012; 70:606-15. [PMID: 22028221 DOI: 10.1002/ana.22476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Reperfusion after stroke leads to infiltration of inflammatory cells into the ischemic brain. Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate oxidase (NOX2) is a major enzyme system that generates superoxide in immune cells. We studied the effect of NOX2 derived from the immune cells in the brain and in blood cells in experimental stroke. METHODS To establish whether NOX2 plays a role in brain ischemia, strokes were created in mice, then mice were treated with the NOX2 inhibitor apocynin or vehicle and compared to mice deficient in NOX2's gp91 subunit and their wild-type littermates. To determine whether NOX2 in circulating cells versus brain resident cells contribute to ischemic injury, bone marrow chimeras were generated by transplanting bone marrow from wild-type or NOX2-deficient mice into NOX2 or wild-type hosts, respectively. RESULTS Apocynin and NOX2 deletion both significantly reduced infarct size, blood-brain barrier disruption, and hemorrhagic transformation of the infarcts, compared to untreated wild-type controls. This was associated with decreased matrix metalloproteinase 9 expression and reduced loss of tight junction proteins. NOX2-deficient mice receiving wild-type marrow had better outcomes compared to the wild-type mice receiving wild-type marrow. Interestingly, wild-type mice receiving NOX2-deficient marrow had even smaller infarct sizes and less hemorrhage than NOX2-deficient mice receiving wild-type marrow. INTERPRETATION This indicates that NOX2, whether present in circulating cells or brain resident cells, contributes to ischemic brain injury and hemorrhage. However, NOX2 from the circulating cells contributed more to the exacerbation of stroke than that from brain resident cells. These data suggest the importance of targeting the peripheral immune system for treatment of stroke.
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- Xian N Tang
- Department of Neurology, University of California-San Francisco and San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, USA
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Co-administration of apocynin with lipoic acid enhances neuroprotection in a rat model of ischemia/reperfusion. Neurosci Lett 2012; 507:43-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2011.11.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2011] [Revised: 10/31/2011] [Accepted: 11/25/2011] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Simonyi A, Serfozo P, Lehmidi TM, Cui J, Gu Z, Lubahn DB, Sun AY, Sun GY. The neuroprotective effects of apocynin. Front Biosci (Elite Ed) 2012; 4:2183-93. [PMID: 22202030 DOI: 10.2741/535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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The recognition of health benefits of phytomedicines and herbal supplements lead to an increased interest to understand the cellular and molecular basis of their biological activities. Apocynin (4-hydroxy-3-methoxy-acetophenone) is a constituent of the Himalayan medicinal herb Picrorhiza kurroa which is regarded as an inhibitor of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH)-oxidase, a superoxide-producing enzyme. NADPH oxidase appears to be especially important in the modulation of redox-sensitive signaling pathways and also has been implicated in neuronal dysfunction and degeneration, and neuroinflammmation in diseases ranging from stroke, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases to psychiatric disorders. In this review, we aim to give an overview of current literature on the neuroprotective effects of apocynin in the prevention and treatment of neurodegenerative disorders. Particular attention is given to in vivo studies.
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- Agnes Simonyi
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA.
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17β-Oestradiol (E(2)) is an important hormone signal that regulates multiple tissues and functions in the body. This review focuses on the neuroprotective actions of E(2) in the brain against cerebral ischaemia and the potential underlying mechanisms. A particular focus of the review will be on the role of E(2) to attenuate NADPH oxidase activation, superoxide and reactive oxygen species generation and reduce oxidative stress in the ischaemic brain as a potentially key neuroprotective mechanism. Evidence of a potential novel role of extranuclear oestrogen receptors in mediating E(2) signalling and neuroprotective actions is also discussed. An additional subject is the growing evidence indicating that periods of long-term oestrogen deprivation, such as those occurring after menopause or surgical menopause, may lead to loss or attenuation of E(2) signalling and neuroprotective actions in the brain, as well as enhanced sensitivity of the hippocampus to ischaemic stress damage. These findings have important implications with respect to the 'critical period hypothesis', which proposes that oestrogen replacement must be initiated at peri-menopause in humans to exert its beneficial cardiovascular and neural effects. The insights gained from these various studies will prove valuable for guiding future directions in the field.
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- Darrell Brann
- Institute of Molecular Medicine and Genetics, Georgia Health Sciences University Augusta, GA USA 30912
- Corresponding author: Dr. Darrell W. Brann, Institute of Molecular Medicine and Genetics, Georgia Health Sciences University, 1120 15th Street, Augusta, GA 30912, USA, Phone: 706-721-7771,
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- Institute of Molecular Medicine and Genetics, Georgia Health Sciences University Augusta, GA USA 30912
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- Hebei United University, Experimental and Research Center, Hebei United University, 57 South Jian-she Road, Tangshan, Hebei, 063600, PR China
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- Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio TX 78229
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- Institute of Molecular Medicine and Genetics, Georgia Health Sciences University Augusta, GA USA 30912
- Co-Corresponding author: Dr. Quanguang Zhang, Institute of Molecular Medicine and Genetics, Georgia Health Sciences University, 1120 15th Street, Augusta, GA 30912, USA, Phone: 706-721-7771,
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Nox2 oxidase activity accounts for the oxidative stress and vasomotor dysfunction in mouse cerebral arteries following ischemic stroke. PLoS One 2011; 6:e28393. [PMID: 22164282 PMCID: PMC3229592 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0028393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2011] [Accepted: 11/07/2011] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Background and Purpose Post-ischemic oxidative stress and vasomotor dysfunction in cerebral arteries may increase the likelihood of cognitive impairment and secondary stroke. However, the underlying mechanisms of post-stroke vascular abnormalities, as distinct from those causing primary brain injury, are poorly understood. We tested whether augmented superoxide-dependent dysfunction occurs in the mouse cerebral circulation following ischemia-reperfusion, and evaluated the role of Nox2 oxidase. Methods Cerebral ischemia was induced in male C57Bl6/J wild-type (WT) and Nox2-deficient (Nox2-/-) mice by middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO; 0.5 h), followed by reperfusion (23.5 h). Superoxide production by MCA was measured by L-012-enhanced chemiluminescence. Nitric oxide (NO) function was assessed in cannulated and pressurized MCA via the vasoconstrictor response to Nω-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME; 100 µmol/L). Expression of Nox2, the nitration marker 3-nitrotyrosine, and leukocyte marker CD45 was assessed in cerebral arteries by Western blotting. Results Following ischemia-reperfusion, superoxide production was markedly increased in the MCA of WT, but not Nox2-/- mice. In WT mice, L-NAME-induced constriction was reduced by ∼50% in ischemic MCA, whereas ischemia-reperfusion had no effect on responses to L-NAME in vessels from Nox2-/- mice. In ischemic MCA from WT mice, expression of Nox2 and 3-nitrotyrosine were ∼1.4-fold higher than in the contralateral MCA, or in ischemic or contralateral vessels from Nox2-/- mice. Vascular CD45 levels were unchanged by ischemia-reperfusion. Conclusions Excessive superoxide production, impaired NO function and nitrosative stress occur in mouse cerebral arteries after ischemia-reperfusion. These abnormalities appear to be exclusively due to increased activity of vascular Nox2 oxidase.
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Connell BJ, Saleh MC, Khan BV, Saleh TM. Apocynin may limit total cell death following cerebral ischemia and reperfusion by enhancing apoptosis. Food Chem Toxicol 2011; 49:3063-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2011.09.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2011] [Revised: 09/08/2011] [Accepted: 09/10/2011] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Choi SH, Aid S, Kim HW, Jackson SH, Bosetti F. Inhibition of NADPH oxidase promotes alternative and anti-inflammatory microglial activation during neuroinflammation. J Neurochem 2011; 120:292-301. [PMID: 22050439 DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2011.07572.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 161] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Like macrophages, microglia are functionally polarized into different phenotypic activation states, referred as classical and alternative. The balance of the two phenotypes may be critical to ensure proper brain homeostasis, and may be altered in brain pathological states, such as Alzheimer's disease. We investigated the role of NADPH oxidase in microglial activation state using p47(phox) and gp91(phox) -deficient mice as well as apocynin, a NADPH oxidase inhibitor during neuroinflammation induced by an intracerebroventricular injection of LPS or Aβ₁₋₄₂. We showed that NADPH oxidase plays a critical role in the modulation of microglial phenotype and subsequent inflammatory response. We demonstrated that inhibition of NADPH oxidase or gene deletion of its functional p47(phox) subunit switched microglial activation from a classical to an alternative state in response to an inflammatory challenge. Moreover, we showed a shift in redox state towards an oxidized milieu and that subpopulations of microglia retain their detrimental phenotype in Alzheimer's disease brains. Microglia can change their activation phenotype depending on NADPH oxidase-dependent redox state of microenvironment. Inhibition of NADPH oxidase represents a promising neuroprotective approach to reduce oxidative stress and modulate microglial phenotype towards an alternative state.
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- Sang-Ho Choi
- Molecular Neuroscience Unit, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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Shen J, Bai XY, Qin Y, Jin WW, Zhou JY, Zhou JP, Yan YG, Wang Q, Bruce IC, Chen JH, Xia Q. Interrupted reperfusion reduces the activation of NADPH oxidase after cerebral I/R injury. Free Radic Biol Med 2011; 50:1780-6. [PMID: 21458562 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2011.03.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2010] [Revised: 03/23/2011] [Accepted: 03/24/2011] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Interrupted reperfusion reduces ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury. This study was designed to determine whether NADPH oxidase participates in the neural protection against global I/R injury after interrupted reperfusion. Mice were randomly divided into five groups: sham (sham-operated), I/R (20-min global I/R), RR (I/R+interrupted reperfusion), Apo (I/R+apocynin administration), and RR+Apo. Behavioral tests (pole test, beam walking, and Morris water maze) and Nissl staining were undertaken in all five groups; superoxide levels, expression of gp91(phox) and p47(phox), p47(phox) translocation, and Rac1 activation were measured in the sham, I/R, and RR groups. The motor coordination, bradykinesia, and spatial learning and memory, as well as the neuron survival rates, were better in the RR, Apo, and RR+Apo groups than in the I/R group. The NADPH oxidase-dependent superoxide levels, p47(phox) and gp91(phox) expression, p47(phox) translocation, and Rac1 activation were lower in the RR group than in the I/R group. In conclusion, the neural protective effect of interrupted reperfusion is at least partly mediated by decreasing the expression and assembly of NADPH oxidase and the levels of NADPH oxidase-derived superoxide. The most striking reduction Rac1-GTP in the RR group suggests that interrupted reperfusion also acts on the activation of assembled NADPH oxidase by reducing the availability of Rac1-GTP.
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- Jia Shen
- Department of Physiology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, China
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Drummond GR, Selemidis S, Griendling KK, Sobey CG. Combating oxidative stress in vascular disease: NADPH oxidases as therapeutic targets. Nat Rev Drug Discov 2011; 10:453-71. [PMID: 21629295 PMCID: PMC3361719 DOI: 10.1038/nrd3403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 690] [Impact Index Per Article: 53.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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NADPH oxidases are a family of enzymes that generate reactive oxygen species (ROS). The NOX1 (NADPH oxidase 1) and NOX2 oxidases are the major sources of ROS in the artery wall in conditions such as hypertension, hypercholesterolaemia, diabetes and ageing, and so they are important contributors to the oxidative stress, endothelial dysfunction and vascular inflammation that underlies arterial remodelling and atherogenesis. In this Review, we advance the concept that compared to the use of conventional antioxidants, inhibiting NOX1 and NOX2 oxidases is a superior approach for combating oxidative stress. We briefly describe some common and emerging putative NADPH oxidase inhibitors. In addition, we highlight the crucial role of the NADPH oxidase regulatory subunit, p47phox, in the activity of vascular NOX1 and NOX2 oxidases, and suggest how a better understanding of its specific molecular interactions may enable the development of novel isoform-selective drugs to prevent or treat cardiovascular diseases.
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- Grant R Drummond
- Vascular Biology & Immunopharmacology Group, Department of Pharmacology, Monash University, Victoria 3800, Australia.
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Kim JA, Neupane GP, Lee ES, Jeong BS, Park BC, Thapa P. NADPH oxidase inhibitors: a patent review. Expert Opin Ther Pat 2011; 21:1147-58. [DOI: 10.1517/13543776.2011.584870] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Sun A, Wang Q, Simonyi A, Sun G. Botanical Phenolics and Neurodegeneration. OXIDATIVE STRESS AND DISEASE 2011. [DOI: 10.1201/b10787-16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Vascular expression, activity and function of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase-1 following cerebral ischaemia-reperfusion in mice. Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol 2011; 383:471-81. [PMID: 21359968 DOI: 10.1007/s00210-011-0611-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2011] [Accepted: 02/02/2011] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenases-1 (Ido1) and -2 initiate the kynurenine pathway of tryptophan metabolism. In addition to the established immune regulatory effects of Ido1 and the ability of nitric oxide to regulate Ido1 activity, it is now also known that Ido1-mediated metabolism of tryptophan to kynurenine can modulate vascular tone. Ido activity is reportedly elevated in stroke patients and correlates with increased risk of death. Thus, the present goals were to test whether, following cerebral ischaemia, Ido activity and cerebrovascular Ido1 expression are altered and whether expression of Ido1 contributes to stroke outcome. Transient cerebral ischaemia was induced in wild-type and Ido1 gene-deficient (Ido1 (-/-)) mice. Mice were pre-treated with vehicle, the Ido1 inhibitor, 1-methyl-D-tryptophan (1-MT; 50 mg/kg i.p.) or the inducible nitric oxide synthase (Nos2) inhibitor, aminoguanidine (AG, 100 mg/kg i.p.). At 24 h, neurological function, brain infarct size and swelling were assessed. In addition, Ido activity was estimated by plasma kynurenine and tryptophan, and Ido1 expression was examined in cerebral arterioles. Cerebral ischaemia-reperfusion in wild-type mice increased Ido activity and its expression in cerebral arterioles. Ido1 (-/-) and 1-MT-treated wild-type mice had lower Ido activity but similar post-stroke neurological function and similar total brain infarct volume and swelling, relative to control mice. Inhibition of Nos2 with AG also did not affect Ido activity or outcome following stroke. This study provides molecular and pharmacological evidence that the expression and the activity of Ido1 increase following stroke. However, such Ido1 expression does not appear to affect overall outcome following acute ischaemic stroke, and furthermore, a regulatory role of Nos2-derived nitric oxide on Ido activity following cerebral ischaemia-reperfusion appears unlikely.
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Vlahos R, Stambas J, Bozinovski S, Broughton BRS, Drummond GR, Selemidis S. Inhibition of Nox2 oxidase activity ameliorates influenza A virus-induced lung inflammation. PLoS Pathog 2011; 7:e1001271. [PMID: 21304882 PMCID: PMC3033375 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1001271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 192] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2010] [Accepted: 01/05/2011] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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Influenza A virus pandemics and emerging anti-viral resistance highlight the urgent need for novel generic pharmacological strategies that reduce both viral replication and lung inflammation. We investigated whether the primary enzymatic source of inflammatory cell ROS (reactive oxygen species), Nox2-containing NADPH oxidase, is a novel pharmacological target against the lung inflammation caused by influenza A viruses. Male WT (C57BL/6) and Nox2−/y mice were infected intranasally with low pathogenicity (X-31, H3N2) or higher pathogenicity (PR8, H1N1) influenza A virus. Viral titer, airways inflammation, superoxide and peroxynitrite production, lung histopathology, pro-inflammatory (MCP-1) and antiviral (IL-1β) cytokines/chemokines, CD8+ T cell effector function and alveolar epithelial cell apoptosis were assessed. Infection of Nox2−/y mice with X-31 virus resulted in a significant reduction in viral titers, BALF macrophages, peri-bronchial inflammation, BALF inflammatory cell superoxide and lung tissue peroxynitrite production, MCP-1 levels and alveolar epithelial cell apoptosis when compared to WT control mice. Lung levels of IL-1β were ∼3-fold higher in Nox2−/y mice. The numbers of influenza-specific CD8+DbNP366+ and DbPA224+ T cells in the BALF and spleen were comparable in WT and Nox2−/y mice. In vivo administration of the Nox2 inhibitor apocynin significantly suppressed viral titer, airways inflammation and inflammatory cell superoxide production following infection with X-31 or PR8. In conclusion, these findings indicate that Nox2 inhibitors have therapeutic potential for control of lung inflammation and damage in an influenza strain-independent manner. Influenza A virus pandemics are imminent and with emerging anti-viral resistance highlight an ongoing, urgent need for novel generic pharmacological strategies. Ideally these strategies should reduce both viral replication and lung inflammation, irrespective of the infecting strain by modulating the host immune response. An important paradigm strongly suggests that the lung damage arising from not only influenza A viruses but other pathogens including, but not restricted to, SARS, parainfluenza viruses, human respiratory syncytial virus and Streptococcus pneumoniae consists of an excessive host response characterised by a rapid, influx of inflammatory cells into the lungs leading to excessive reactive oxygen species (ROS) production. Our study demonstrates that the primary enzymatic source of inflammatory cell ROS, Nox2-containing NADPH oxidase, promotes airways inflammation to low and high pathogenicity influenza A virus infection and impedes with the host's ability to clear the virus. Thus, Nox2 inhibitors could be considered individually or in combination with current antiviral strategies for control of future influenza A virus pandemics.
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- Ross Vlahos
- Department of Pharmacology, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Medicine, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Pharmacology, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Pharmacology, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Pharmacology, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Chemokine-related gene expression in the brain following ischemic stroke: no role for CXCR2 in outcome. Brain Res 2010; 1372:169-79. [PMID: 21138735 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2010.11.087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2010] [Revised: 11/19/2010] [Accepted: 11/25/2010] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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This study sought to identify potential targets for acute stroke therapy that can be exploited pharmacologically beyond the current 4.5h time limit for clinical administration of recombinant tissue-plasminogen activator. We used PCR arrays to initially screen the temporal expression profiles of several chemokine-related genes in the brain at 4, 24 and 72h after stroke. We identified large increases (>10-fold) in mRNA at 24 or 72h for the neutrophil CXCR2 receptor, and for CXCL1 and CXCL2-two chemokine ligands expressed by monocytes and neutrophils with strong neutrophil chemoattractant activity via CXCR2. We then tested the efficacy of a CXCR2 antagonist as a therapeutic. Mice were treated with vehicle (1% DMSO) or SB225002 (2mg/kg per day, ip) commencing at reperfusion, and we evaluated chemokine gene expression, neutrophil infiltration and functional and histological endpoints of stroke outcome. Expression levels of CXCL1, CXCL2 and CXCR2 after 24h were markedly reduced to near normal levels in SB225002-treated mice. Myeloperoxidase-positive cell infiltration was significantly reduced in SB225002-treated mice compared with vehicle-treated mice, and was similar to levels in sham-operated mice. However, although SB225002 evidently antagonised the interaction between CXCR2 and its chemokine ligands in the ischemic brain, mice treated with either SB225002 or vehicle had similar motor impairment and infarct volume at 72h. Thus, the reduced expression of CXC chemokine subfamily genes and neutrophil-related infiltration following SB225002 administration did not improve outcome after cerebral ischemia-reperfusion. CXCR2 antagonists are therefore unlikely to be a potential therapy for ischemic stroke.
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Baines CP. Role of the mitochondrion in programmed necrosis. Front Physiol 2010; 1:156. [PMID: 21423395 PMCID: PMC3059973 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2010.00156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2010] [Accepted: 11/16/2010] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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In contrast to the “programmed” nature of apoptosis and autophagy, necrotic cell death has always been believed to be a random, uncontrolled process that leads to the “accidental” death of the cell. This dogma, however, is being challenged and the concept of necrosis also being “programmed” is gaining ground. In particular, mitochondria appear to play a pivotal role in the mediation of programmed necrosis. The purpose of this review, therefore, is to appraise the current concepts regarding the signaling mechanisms of programmed necrosis, with specific attention to the contribution of mitochondria to this process.
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- Christopher P Baines
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, and Department of Medical Pharmacology and Physiology, Dalton Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO, USA.
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Kleinschnitz C, Grund H, Wingler K, Armitage ME, Jones E, Mittal M, Barit D, Schwarz T, Geis C, Kraft P, Barthel K, Schuhmann MK, Herrmann AM, Meuth SG, Stoll G, Meurer S, Schrewe A, Becker L, Gailus-Durner V, Fuchs H, Klopstock T, de Angelis MH, Jandeleit-Dahm K, Shah AM, Weissmann N, Schmidt HHHW. Post-stroke inhibition of induced NADPH oxidase type 4 prevents oxidative stress and neurodegeneration. PLoS Biol 2010; 8. [PMID: 20877715 PMCID: PMC2943442 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1000479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 339] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2010] [Accepted: 07/28/2010] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Ischemic stroke is the second leading cause of death worldwide. Only one moderately effective therapy exists, albeit with contraindications that exclude 90% of the patients. This medical need contrasts with a high failure rate of more than 1,000 pre-clinical drug candidates for stroke therapies. Thus, there is a need for translatable mechanisms of neuroprotection and more rigid thresholds of relevance in pre-clinical stroke models. One such candidate mechanism is oxidative stress. However, antioxidant approaches have failed in clinical trials, and the significant sources of oxidative stress in stroke are unknown. We here identify NADPH oxidase type 4 (NOX4) as a major source of oxidative stress and an effective therapeutic target in acute stroke. Upon ischemia, NOX4 was induced in human and mouse brain. Mice deficient in NOX4 (Nox4(-/-)) of either sex, but not those deficient for NOX1 or NOX2, were largely protected from oxidative stress, blood-brain-barrier leakage, and neuronal apoptosis, after both transient and permanent cerebral ischemia. This effect was independent of age, as elderly mice were equally protected. Restoration of oxidative stress reversed the stroke-protective phenotype in Nox4(-/-) mice. Application of the only validated low-molecular-weight pharmacological NADPH oxidase inhibitor, VAS2870, several hours after ischemia was as protective as deleting NOX4. The extent of neuroprotection was exceptional, resulting in significantly improved long-term neurological functions and reduced mortality. NOX4 therefore represents a major source of oxidative stress and novel class of drug target for stroke therapy.
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- Christoph Kleinschnitz
- Neurologische Klinik und Poliklinik, Universität Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
- * E-mail: (HHHWS); (CK)
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- Rudolf-Buchheim-Institut für Pharmakologie & Medizinische Klinik, Justus-Liebig-Universität, Gießen, Germany
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- Rudolf-Buchheim-Institut für Pharmakologie & Medizinische Klinik, Justus-Liebig-Universität, Gießen, Germany
- Department of Pharmacology and Centre for Vascular Health, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology and Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University, The Netherlands
- National Stroke Research Institute, Florey Neuroscience Institutes, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Pharmacology and Centre for Vascular Health, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
- National Stroke Research Institute, Florey Neuroscience Institutes, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Pharmacology and Centre for Vascular Health, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Rudolf-Buchheim-Institut für Pharmakologie & Medizinische Klinik, Justus-Liebig-Universität, Gießen, Germany
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- Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) International Center for Diabetic Complications Research, Melbourne, Australia
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- Neurologische Klinik und Poliklinik, Universität Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Neurologische Klinik und Poliklinik, Universität Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Neurologische Klinik und Poliklinik, Universität Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Abteilung Neurologie, Georg-August Universität Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Neurologische Klinik und Poliklinik, Universität Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
- Universitätsklinik Münster, Klinik und Poliklinik für Neurologie—Entzündliche Erkrankungen des Nervensystems und Neuroonkologie, Münster, Germany
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- Neurologische Klinik und Poliklinik, Universität Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
- Universitätsklinik Münster, Klinik und Poliklinik für Neurologie—Entzündliche Erkrankungen des Nervensystems und Neuroonkologie, Münster, Germany
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- Neurologische Klinik und Poliklinik, Universität Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
- Universitätsklinik Münster, Klinik und Poliklinik für Neurologie—Entzündliche Erkrankungen des Nervensystems und Neuroonkologie, Münster, Germany
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- Neurologische Klinik und Poliklinik, Universität Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Pharmacology and Centre for Vascular Health, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Institute of Experimental Genetics, Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health, München, Germany
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- Institute of Experimental Genetics, Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health, München, Germany
- Friedrich-Baur-Institut an der Neurologischen Klinik, Klinikum der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, München, Germany
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- Institute of Experimental Genetics, Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health, München, Germany
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- Institute of Experimental Genetics, Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health, München, Germany
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- Friedrich-Baur-Institut an der Neurologischen Klinik, Klinikum der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, München, Germany
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- Institute of Experimental Genetics, Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health, München, Germany
- Lehrstuhl für Experimentelle Genetik, Technische Universität München, Freising-Weihenstephan, Germany
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- Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) International Center for Diabetic Complications Research, Melbourne, Australia
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- King's College London School of Medicine, The James Black Centre, Cardiovascular Division, London, United Kingdom
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- Rudolf-Buchheim-Institut für Pharmakologie & Medizinische Klinik, Justus-Liebig-Universität, Gießen, Germany
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- Rudolf-Buchheim-Institut für Pharmakologie & Medizinische Klinik, Justus-Liebig-Universität, Gießen, Germany
- Department of Pharmacology and Centre for Vascular Health, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology and Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University, The Netherlands
- National Stroke Research Institute, Florey Neuroscience Institutes, Melbourne, Australia
- * E-mail: (HHHWS); (CK)
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Rivera J, Sobey CG, Walduck AK, Drummond GR. Nox isoforms in vascular pathophysiology: insights from transgenic and knockout mouse models. Redox Rep 2010; 15:50-63. [PMID: 20500986 DOI: 10.1179/174329210x12650506623401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Elevated reactive oxygen species (ROS) formation in the vascular wall is a key feature of cardiovascular diseases and a likely contributor to oxidative stress, endothelial dysfunction and vascular inflammation. The NADPH oxidases are a family of ROS generating enzymes, of which four members (Nox1, Nox2, Nox4 and Nox5) are expressed in blood vessels. Numerous studies have demonstrated that expression and activity of at least two isoforms of NADPH oxidase - Nox1 and Nox2 - are up-regulated in animal models of hypertension, diabetes and atherosclerosis. However, these observations are merely suggestive of a role for NADPH oxidases in vessel pathology and by no means establish cause and effect. Furthermore, questions surrounding the specificity of current pharmacological inhibitors of NADPH oxidase mean that findings obtained with these compounds must be viewed with caution. Here, we review the literature on studies utilising genetically-modified mouse strains to investigate the roles of NADPH oxidases in experimental models of vascular disease. While several studies on transgenic over-expressing or knockout mice support roles for Nox1- and/or Nox2-containing oxidases as sources of excessive vascular ROS production and causes of endothelial dysfunction in hypertension, atherosclerosis and diabetes, there are still no published reports on the effects of genetic modification of Nox4 or Nox5 in vascular or indeed any other contexts. Further understanding of the roles of specific isoforms of NADPH oxidase in vascular (patho)physiology should provide direction for future programs aimed at developing selective inhibitors of these enzymes as novel therapeutics in cardiovascular disease.
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- Jennifer Rivera
- Department of Pharmacology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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Reactive oxygen species generated by NADPH oxidase are involved in neurodegeneration in the pilocarpine model of temporal lobe epilepsy. Neurosci Lett 2010; 484:187-91. [PMID: 20732386 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2010.08.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2010] [Revised: 08/12/2010] [Accepted: 08/17/2010] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Reactive oxygen species (ROS) appear to be involved in several neurodegenerative disorders. We tested the hypothesis that oxidative stress could have a role in the hippocampal neurodegeneration observed in temporal lobe epilepsy induced by pilocarpine. We first determined the spatio-temporal pattern of ROS generation, by means of detection with dihydroethidium oxidation, in the CA1 and CA3 areas and the dentate gyrus of the dorsal hippocampus during status epilepticus induced by pilocarpine. Fluoro-Jade B assays were also performed to detect degenerating neurons. ROS generation was increased in CA1, CA3 and the dentate gyrus after pilocarpine-induced seizures, which was accompanied by marked cell death. Treatment of rats with a NADPH oxidase inhibitor (apocynin) for 7 days prior to induction of status epilepticus was effective in decreasing both ROS production (by an average of 20%) and neurodegeneration (by an average of 61%). These results suggest an involvement of ROS generated by NADPH oxidase in neuronal death in the pilocarpine model of epilepsy.
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Murotomi K, Takagi N, Mizutani R, Honda TA, Ono M, Takeo S, Tanonaka K. mGluR1 antagonist decreased NADPH oxidase activity and superoxide production after transient focal cerebral ischemia. J Neurochem 2010; 114:1711-9. [PMID: 20598019 DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2010.06882.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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NADPH oxidase, which is activated by PKC and signaling via the NMDA receptor, is one of the crucial enzymes for superoxide production in the CNS. We showed earlier that the metabotropic glutamate receptor 1 (mGluR1) plays an important role in the activation of PKC and tyrosine phosphorylation of the NMDA receptor, which has been implicated in enhancement of the channel activity, after cerebral ischemia. In this study, we sought to determine the role of mGluR1 in the activation of NADPH oxidase and subsequent superoxide production after transient focal cerebral ischemia. The amounts of NADPH oxidase subunits in the membrane fraction were increased after the start of reperfusion. These changes were accompanied by increased NADPH oxidase activity followed by superoxide production. The administration of an mGluR1 antagonist attenuated NADPH oxidase activity, which was coincident with inhibition of superoxide production. We further showed that the increase in the amount of PKCδ, but not of PKCζ, as well as the increase in those of NADPH oxidase subunits, was attenuated by the mGluR1 antagonist. These results suggest that mGluR1 may be linked to the increase in NADPH oxidase activity that is mediated by PKCδ and subsequent superoxide production after cerebral ischemia.
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- Kazutoshi Murotomi
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, Tokyo, Japan
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