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In the respiratory system, extracellular nucleotides and nucleosides serve as signaling molecules for a wide spectrum of biological functions regulating airway defenses against infection and toxic material. Their concentrations are controlled by a complex network of cell surface enzymes named ectonucleotidases. This highly integrated metabolic network combines the activities of three dephosphorylating ectonucleotidases, namely nucleoside triphosphate diphosphohydrolases (NTPDases), nucleotide pyrophosphatase/phosphodiesterases (NPPs) and alkaline phosphatases (APs). Extracellular nucleotides are also inter-converted by the transphosphorylating activities of ecto adenylate kinase (ectoAK) and nucleoside diphosphokinase (NDPK). Different cell types use specific combinations of ectonucleotidases to regulate local concentrations of P2 receptor agonists (ATP, UTP, ADP and UDP). In addition, they provide AMP for the activity of ecto 5'-nucleotidase (ecto 5'-NT; CD73), which produces the P1 receptor agonist: adenosine (ADO). Finally, mechanisms are in place to prevent the accumulation of airway ADO, namely adenosine deaminases and nucleoside transporters. This chapter reviews the properties of each enzyme and transporter, and the current knowledge on their distribution and regulation in the airways.
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Manzetti S, Zhang J, van der Spoel D. Thiamin Function, Metabolism, Uptake, and Transport. Biochemistry 2014; 53:821-35. [DOI: 10.1021/bi401618y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 186] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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- Sergio Manzetti
- Uppsala
Center for Computational Chemistry, Science for Life Laboratory, Department
for Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Uppsala, Box 596, 751
24 Uppsala, Sweden
- Fjordforsk A.S., Fresvik 6896, Norway
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- Uppsala
Center for Computational Chemistry, Science for Life Laboratory, Department
for Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Uppsala, Box 596, 751
24 Uppsala, Sweden
- Department
of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- Uppsala
Center for Computational Chemistry, Science for Life Laboratory, Department
for Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Uppsala, Box 596, 751
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Verma VK, Rani KV, Sehgal N, Prakash O. Immunostimulatory effect of artificial feed supplemented with indigenous plants on Clarias gariepinus against Aeromonas hydrophila. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2013; 35:1924-1931. [PMID: 24120503 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2013.09.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2013] [Revised: 08/25/2013] [Accepted: 09/22/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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The antibacterial activity of methanol extracts of Ficus benghalensis (prop-root) and Leucaena leucocephala (pod seed) was evaluated by measurement of zone of inhibition against pathogenic bacteria, Escherichia coli and Aeromonas hydrophila. Control artificial feed and artificial feed supplemented with 5% powder of F. benghalensis and L. leucocephala were prepared. Juvenile Clarias gariepinus were divided into four groups, acclimatized to laboratory conditions and fed with respective feeds for 20 days prior to the experiment. Immunomodulatory response of supplementary feed was studied by challenging the fish intraperitoneally at weekly intervals, with A. hydrophila. One set of fish, not challenged with A. hydrophila was used as a negative control, to analyze any detrimental effect of supplementary feed, while positive control, comprised of challenged fish fed with non-supplemented feed. Other two groups of fish were challenged with A. hydrophila and fed with respective supplementary feeds. Blood was collected on weekly intervals for four weeks and serum samples were analyzed to evaluate the damage of fish by A. hydrophila through liver function tests. The increase in the levels of Serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (SGOT) and Serum Glutamic pyruvate transaminase (SGPT) in positive control group indicated the damage of liver & kidney. However the levels did not change significantly in fish fed with supplementary feeds when compared to negative control group. Nitric oxide, SOD, ALP and lipid peroxidase indicated lower stress levels in these fish compared to positive control. Fish fed with supplementary feed showed increased lysozyme activity and phagocytic index indicating an increase in non-specific immune response. The immunoglobulin levels of in serum were analyzed by homologous sandwich ELISA, which showed higher antibody production in fish fed with supplementary feed. The current study suggests conclusively, immunostimulatory role of F. benghalensis (prop-roots) and L. leucocephala (pod seed) in C. gariepinus when supplemented in artificial feed.
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- Vipin Kumar Verma
- Department of Zoology, Sri Venkateswara College, University of Delhi, Dhaula Kuan, New Delhi 110021, India
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Pääkkönen M, Kallio MJT, Kallio PE, Peltola H. Repeated serum alkaline phosphatase measurements in the treatment of childhood acute bone and joint infections with high doses of antibiotics. Ann Lab Med 2013; 33:375-8. [PMID: 24003432 PMCID: PMC3756246 DOI: 10.3343/alm.2013.33.5.375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2012] [Revised: 03/20/2013] [Accepted: 06/03/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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- Markus Pääkkönen
- Division of Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System, Turku University Hospital and University of Turku, Turku, Finland.
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A novel hypothesis for an alkaline phosphatase 'rescue' mechanism in the hepatic acute phase immune response. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis 2013; 1832:2044-56. [PMID: 23899605 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2013.07.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2013] [Revised: 07/10/2013] [Accepted: 07/22/2013] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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The liver isoform of the enzyme alkaline phosphatase (AP) has been used classically as a serum biomarker for hepatic disease states such as hepatitis, steatosis, cirrhosis, drug-induced liver injury, and hepatocellular carcinoma. Recent studies have demonstrated a more general anti-inflammatory role for AP, as it is capable of dephosphorylating potentially deleterious molecules such as nucleotide phosphates, the pathogenic endotoxin lipopolysaccharide (LPS), and the contact clotting pathway activator polyphosphate (polyP), thereby reducing inflammation and coagulopathy systemically. Yet the mechanism underlying the observed increase in liver AP levels in circulation during inflammatory insults is largely unknown. This paper hypothesizes an immunological role for AP in the liver and the potential of this system for damping generalized inflammation along with a wide range of ancillary pathologies. Based on the provided framework, a mechanism is proposed in which AP undergoes transcytosis in hepatocytes from the canalicular membrane to the sinusoidal membrane during inflammation and the enzyme's expression is upregulated as a result. Through a tightly controlled, nucleotide-stimulated negative feedback process, AP is transported in this model as an immune complex with immunoglobulin G by the asialoglycoprotein receptor through the cell and secreted into the serum, likely using the receptor's State 1 pathway. The subsequent dephosphorylation of inflammatory stimuli by AP and uptake of the circulating immune complex by endothelial cells and macrophages may lead to decreased inflammation and coagulopathy while providing an early upstream signal for the induction of a number of anti-inflammatory gene products, including AP itself.
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Tseng JR, Chen KY, Lee MH, Huang CT, Wen YH, Yen TC. Potential usefulness of FDG PET/CT in patients with sepsis of unknown origin. PLoS One 2013; 8:e66132. [PMID: 23776621 PMCID: PMC3679010 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0066132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2013] [Accepted: 05/02/2013] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Purpose The role of FDG PET in the evaluation of patients with sepsis of unknown origin remains unclear. We sought to assess the value of FDG PET/CT in patients with sepsis of unknown cause and to define its priority in this group of subjects. Methods A total of 53 patients with sepsis of unknown origin underwent FDG PET/CT within two weeks of diagnosis. All of the patients were followed up for at least 3 months after discharge to determine the clinical outcomes. The impact of FDG PET/CT was assessed according to the number of cases who had their treatment modified on the basis of the imaging results. Logistic regression analysis was used to identify the independent predictors of positive FDG PET/CT findings. Results Of the 53 study patients, 35 (66%) had positive FDG PET/CT findings, and 13 (25%) had their treatment modified on the basis of the imaging results. Logistic regression analysis identified normal serum aspartate aminotransferase (odds ratio [OR] = 6.134; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.443–26.076, P = 0.014) and increased serum alkaline phosphatase levels (OR = 5.813; 95% CI = 1.386–24.376, P = 0.016) at diagnosis as independent predictors of positive FDG PET/CT findings. A scoring system using these two covariates was developed, which defined three distinct priority groups for FDG PET/CT imaging. Conclusion Our findings suggest that FDG PET/CT may be clinically useful for the detection of occult foci of infection in patients with sepsis of unknown origin.
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- Jing-Ren Tseng
- Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan, R.O.C.
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan, R.O.C.
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan, R.O.C.
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan, R.O.C.
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- Department of Pathology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan, R.O.C.
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- Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan, R.O.C.
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Sardiwal S, Magnusson P, Goldsmith DJA, Lamb EJ. Bone alkaline phosphatase in CKD-mineral bone disorder. Am J Kidney Dis 2013; 62:810-22. [PMID: 23623575 DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2013.02.366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2012] [Accepted: 02/07/2013] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Overall and cardiovascular mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) is greatly increased, without obvious current effective treatments. Mineral and bone disorder (MBD) is a common manifestation of CKD and contributes to the high risk of fracture and cardiovascular mortality in these patients. Traditionally, clinical management of CKD-MBD focused on attenuation of secondary hyperparathyroidism due to impaired renal activation of vitamin D and phosphate retention, although recently, adynamic forms of renal bone disease have become more prevalent. Definitive diagnosis was based on histologic (histomorphometric) analysis of bone biopsy material supported by radiologic changes and changes in levels of surrogate laboratory markers. Of these various markers, parathyroid hormone (PTH) has been considered to be the most sensitive and currently is the most frequently used; however, the many pitfalls of measuring PTH in patients with CKD increasingly are appreciated. We propose an alternative or complementary approach using bone alkaline phosphatase (ALP), which is directly related to bone turnover, reflects bone histomorphometry, and predicts outcomes in hemodialysis patients. Here, we consider the overall merits of bone ALP as a marker of bone turnover in adults with CKD-MBD, examine published bone histomorphometric data comparing bone ALP to PTH, and discuss possible pathogenic mechanisms by which bone ALP may be linked to outcomes in patients with CKD.
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- Sunita Sardiwal
- Clinical Biochemistry, East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust, Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom
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It is important that clinicians and laboratorians, including clinical chemists and pathologists, recognize and understand the clinical significance of abnormal liver function tests. The liver regulates many important metabolic functions. Hepatic injury is associated with distortion of these metabolic functions. Hepatic disease can be evaluated and diagnosed by determining serum concentrations of a number of serum analytes. Many serum analytes exist to assist in the biochemical diagnosis of liver disease. The focus of this paper is on the analytes which are associated with hepatic necrosis, cholestasis, defects in excretion and end stage hepatic disease which results in decreased synthetic function. The abnormalities of these serum analytes will be correlated with the important types of liver disease.
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- Department of Pathology, University of California and Veteran's Administration Medical Centers, 200 W. Arbor Dr., 92103 San Diego, California USA
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Davidson J, Tong S, Hauck A, Lawson DS, Jaggers J, Kaufman J, da Cruz E. Alkaline phosphatase activity after cardiothoracic surgery in infants and correlation with post-operative support and inflammation: a prospective cohort study. CRITICAL CARE : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE CRITICAL CARE FORUM 2012; 16:R160. [PMID: 22906145 PMCID: PMC3580750 DOI: 10.1186/cc11483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2012] [Accepted: 08/03/2012] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Introduction Limited evidence suggests that serum alkaline phosphatase activity may decrease after cardiac surgery in adults and children. The importance of this finding is not known. Recent studies, however, have identified a potential role for alkaline phosphatase as modulator of inflammation in multiple settings, including during adult cardiopulmonary bypass. We sought to describe the change in alkaline phosphatase activity after cardiothoracic surgery in infants and to assess for a correlation with intensity and duration of post-operative support, markers of inflammation, and short-term clinical outcomes. Methods Sub-analysis of a prospective observational study on the kinetics of procalcitonin in 70 infants (≤90 days old) undergoing cardiothoracic surgery. Subjects were grouped based on the use of cardiopulmonary bypass and delayed sternal closure. Alkaline phosphatase, procalcitonin, and C-reactive protein (CRP) levels were obtained pre-operation and on post-operative day 1. Mean change in alkaline phosphatase activity was determined in each surgical group. Generalized linear modeling and logistic regression were employed to assess for associations between post-operative alkaline phosphatase activity and post-operative support, inflammation, and short term outcomes. Primary endpoints were vasoactive-inotropic score at 24 hours and length of intubation. Secondary endpoints included procalcitonin/CRP levels on post-operative day 1, length of hospital stay, and cardiac arrest or death. Results Mean decrease in alkaline phosphatase was 30 U/L (p = 0.01) in the non-bypass group, 114 U/L (p<0.0001) in the bypass group, and 94 U/L (p<0.0001) in the delayed sternal closure group. On multivariate analysis, each 10 U/L decrease in alkaline phosphatase activity on post-operative day 1 was independently associated with an increase in vasoactive-inotropic score by 0.7 (p<0.0001), intubation time by 6% (p<0.05), hospital stay by 5% (p<0.05), and procalcitonin by 14% (P<0.01), with a trend towards increased odds of cardiac arrest or death (OR 1.3; p = 0.06). Post-operative alkaline phosphatase activity was not associated with CRP (p = 0.7). Conclusions Alkaline phosphatase activity decreases after cardiothoracic surgery in infants. Low post-operative alkaline phosphatase activity is independently associated with increased procalcitonin, increased vasoactive/inotropic support, prolonged intubation time, and prolonged hospital stay. Alkaline phosphatase may serve as a biomarker and potential modulator of post-operative support and inflammation following cardiothoracic surgery in infants.
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Effect of gender, season, and vitamin D status on bone biochemical markers in Saudi diabetes patients. Molecules 2012; 17:8408-18. [PMID: 22785268 PMCID: PMC6268078 DOI: 10.3390/molecules17078408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2012] [Revised: 07/04/2012] [Accepted: 07/05/2012] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Biochemical bone turnover markers (BTMs) provide important information on the diagnosis, therapy and monitoring of metabolic bone diseases. They are evident before measurable changes in bone mineral density (BMD) take place. A total of 35 adult Saudi patients (23 males; 12 females) with type 2 diabetes and diagnosed to be vitamin D deficient were recruited in this prospective study. Here we investigated the effects of gender, season, and vitamin D status on bone biochemical markers of bone remodeling. Anthropometry and blood samples were collected at different intervals. Metabolic parameters and bone biomarkers were measured routinely and by ELISA. Both males and females had a significant increase in their vitamin D status over time, but no significant changes in the bone biomarkers were observed in females. In males there was a significant increase in circulating levels of corrected calcium and OPN (p = 0.004 and 0.01 respectively) and a significant decrease in crosslaps (p = 0.005). In all subjects there was a modest but significant positive relationship between vitamin D status and OC (R = 0.34; p = 0.04). In conclusion, our study demonstrates that changes in bone remodeling markers are affected by season, gender, and possibly vitamin D status. This gender difference may well reflect the physiologic pathway responsible for the higher peak bone mass achieved in males compared to females.
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Terai T, Ito H, Kikuchi K, Nagano T. Salicylic-Acid Derivatives as Antennae for Ratiometric Luminescent Probes Based on Lanthanide Complexes. Chemistry 2012; 18:7377-81. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201200610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2012] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Grosche A, Fürll M, Wittek T. Peritoneal fluid analysis in dairy cows with left displaced abomasum and abomasal volvulus. Vet Rec 2012; 170:413. [PMID: 22383328 DOI: 10.1136/vr.100381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Peritoneal fluid (PF) was evaluated in 40 cows with left displaced abomasum (LDA) and 15 cows with abomasal volvulus (AV). PF was obtained by abdominocentesis at the right ventral abdomen at admission. Simultaneously, a blood sample was taken from the jugular vein. Biochemical and cytological variables in blood and PF specific for ischaemia, inflammation and cell damage were compared. Total protein, albumin, glucose and cholesterol were normal in PF of cows with LDA and AV. Although L-lactate increased in both groups, cows with AV had significantly higher values (LDA: 1.47/0.69/2.68 mmol/l; AV: 6.45/4.55/12.89 mmol/l (median/1. quartile/3. quartile)). D-dimer (LDA: 0.50/0.22/0.88 mg/l; AV: 1.11/0.40/1.85 mg/l) and LDH (LDA: 663/437/943 U/l; AV: 1099/750/1439 U/l) were only increased in PF of cows with AV. The number of leucocytes was normal; however, significantly more peritoneal neutrophils appeared necrotic or apoptotic after AV. PF of cows with abomasal displacement showed distinctive features of ischaemia and inflammation. Characteristics of haemostatic dysfunction and cell damage were mainly evident in PF of cows with AV. The results suggest that anti-inflammatory therapy is indicated in each cow with abomasal displacement. Additionally, medical treatment should be directed to prevent complications of ischaemia and reperfusion in cows with AV.
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- Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA.
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Vardy ER, Kellett KA, Cocklin SL, Hooper NM. Alkaline Phosphatase Is Increased in both Brain and Plasma in Alzheimer’s Disease. NEURODEGENER DIS 2012; 9:31-7. [DOI: 10.1159/000329722] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2011] [Accepted: 05/30/2011] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Sazani P, Ness KPV, Weller DL, Poage D, Nelson K, Shrewsbury ASB. Chemical and mechanistic toxicology evaluation of exon skipping phosphorodiamidate morpholino oligomers in mdx mice. Int J Toxicol 2011; 30:322-33. [PMID: 21540335 DOI: 10.1177/1091581811403504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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AVI-4658 is a phosphorodiamidate morpholino oligomer (PMO) designed to induce skipping of dystrophin exon 51 and restore its expression in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). Preclinically, restoration of dystrophin in the dystrophic mdx mouse model requires skipping of exon 23, achieved with the mouse-specific PMO, AVI-4225. Herein, we report the potential toxicological consequences of exon skipping and dystrophin restoration in mdx mice using AVI-4225. We also evaluated the toxicological effects of AVI-4658 in both mdx and wild-type mice. In both studies, animals were dosed once weekly for 12 weeks up to the maximum feasible dose of 960 mg/kg per injection. Both AVI-4658 and AVI-4225 were well-tolerated at all doses. Findings in AVI-4225-treated animals were generally limited to mild renal tubular basophilia/vacuolation, without any significant changes in renal function and with evidence of reversing. No toxicity associated with the mechanism of action of AVI-4225 in a dystrophic animal was observed.
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Li X, Liu H, Niu X, Fan Y, Feng Q, Cui FZ, Watari F. Osteogenic differentiation of human adipose-derived stem cells induced by osteoinductive calcium phosphate ceramics. J Biomed Mater Res B Appl Biomater 2011; 97:10-9. [PMID: 21290570 DOI: 10.1002/jbm.b.31773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2010] [Revised: 09/28/2010] [Accepted: 10/13/2010] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Microstructure is indispensable for the osteoinduction of calcium phosphate ceramics. To study how microstructure takes its role and explore the mechanism of the osteoinduction, we evaluated attachment, proliferation, alkaline phosphatase (ALP)/DNA, protein/DNA, and mineralization of human adipose-derived stem cells cultured on two kinds of biphasic calcium phosphate (BCP) ceramic discs with the same chemistry and dimension, but different microporosity and surface area. BCP-A had been found osteoinductive in vivo while BCP-B was not. During the conventional culture, ALP/DNA and protein/DNA of the cell on BCP-A with larger surface area were significantly higher than those of the cells on BCP-B. With the adsorption of the proteins in culture medium with 50% fetal bovine serum (FBS) in advance, the increments of the ALP/DNA and protein/DNA for the BCP-A were found respectively significantly more than the increments of those for BCP-B, suggesting that the larger amount of protein adsorbed on the BCP-A was crucial. More results showed that ALP/DNA and protein/DNA of the cells on the two kinds of discs presoaked in culture medium having additional rhBMP-2 were found to be both higher than those of the cells on the discs resoaked in culture medium with 50% FBS, and that those values for BCP-A increased much more. Furthermore, larger mineral content was found on BCP-A than on BCP-B at day 7. The results indicated that by increasing microporosity and thus surface areas, osteoinductive calcium phosphate ceramics concentrate more proteins, including bone-inducing proteins, and thereafter stimulate inducible cells in soft tissues to form inductive bone.
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- Xiaoming Li
- Key Laboratory for Biomechanics and Mechanobiology of Ministry of Education, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China.
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López-Posadas R, González R, Ballester I, Martínez-Moya P, Romero-Calvo I, Suárez MD, Zarzuelo A, Martínez-Augustin O, Sánchez de Medina F. Tissue-nonspecific alkaline phosphatase is activated in enterocytes by oxidative stress via changes in glycosylation. Inflamm Bowel Dis 2011; 17:543-56. [PMID: 20645320 DOI: 10.1002/ibd.21381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND Intestinal inflammation produces an induction of alkaline phosphatase (AP) activity that is attributable in part to augmented expression, accompanied by a change in isoform, in epithelial cells. METHODS This study focuses on induction of AP in intestinal epithelial cells in vitro. RESULTS Treatment with the oxidants H2O2, monochloramine, or tButOOH increases AP activity in vitro in Caco-2, HT29, and IEC18 cells. We selected IEC18 cells for further testing. Basal AP activity in IEC18 cells is of the tissue-nonspecific (bone-liver-kidney) type, as indicated by Northern and Western blot analysis. Oxidative stress augments AP activity and the sensitivity of the enzyme to levamisole, homoarginine, and heat in IEC18 cells. Increased immunoreactivity to tissue-nonspecific AP antibodies suggests an isoform shift from liver to either kidney or bone type. This effect occurs without changes at the mRNA level and is sensitive to tunicamycin, an inhibitor of N-glycosylation, and neuraminidase digestion. Saponin and deoxycholate produce similar effects to oxidants. Butyrate but not proinflammatory cytokines or LPS can induce a similar effect but without toxicity. The AP increase is not prevented by modulators of the MAPK, NF-κB, calcium, and cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) pathways, and is actually enhanced by actinomycin D via higher cell stress. CONCLUSIONS Oxidative stress causes a distinct increase in enterocyte AP activity together with cell toxicity via changes in the glycosylation of the enzyme that correspond to a shift in isotype within the tissue-nonspecific paradigm. We speculate that this may have physiological implication for gut defense.
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- Rocío López-Posadas
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, University of Granada, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBERehd), Campus de Cartuja, Granada, Spain
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Chronic histiocytic intervillositis of unknown etiology: Clinical features in a consecutive series of 69 cases. Placenta 2011; 32:140-5. [DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2010.11.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2010] [Revised: 11/25/2010] [Accepted: 11/26/2010] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Usefulness of the serum cross-linked N-telopeptide of type I collagen as a marker of bone metastasis from lung cancer. Med Oncol 2011; 29:215-8. [DOI: 10.1007/s12032-010-9801-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2010] [Accepted: 12/22/2010] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Placental alkaline phosphatase isoenzyme in quality control materials may be a source of variability in alkaline phosphatase activity. Clin Biochem 2010; 44:251-3. [PMID: 21130082 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2010.11.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2010] [Accepted: 11/21/2010] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To determine the cause of discrepancies in the alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activities of quality control (QC) materials in two different analyzers using IFCC method. DESIGN AND METHODS ALP activities of patients' samples and QC materials (QC1 and QC2 from Bio-Rad) measured using TBA-200FR and Synchron LX-20 analyzers were compared and isoenzyme electrophoresis was done. Fractional mixing of bone or liver ALP with placental ALP was performed. ALP activities of QC materials were measured in TBA-200FR with pH-modified reagents. RESULTS ALP activities of QC materials were significantly lower in TBA-200FR than in LX-20. Placental ALP comprised 57% of QC1 and 95% of QC2. Higher placental ALP proportion in the mixture with bone or liver ALP resulted in lower ALP activities in TBA-200FR. The discrepancy in ALPs of QC materials decreased when measured with pH-modified reagents. CONCLUSION Placental ALP in QC materials and differences in reagents' pH caused the discrepancy in ALP activities.
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Whole-blood-free choline and choline metabolites in infants who require chronic parenteral nutrition therapy. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 2010; 50:194-9. [PMID: 20038853 DOI: 10.1097/mpg.0b013e3181a93735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/10/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIM Choline deficiency is associated with hepatic dysfunction. Parenteral nutrition (PN) and lipid emulsions contain phosphatidylcholine (PtdCho) but insignificant free choline (FCho). PtdCho is sequentially degraded to glycerolphosphocholine (GPCho), phosphocholine (PCho), and finally to FCho. Biosynthesis of FCho may be insufficient during PN therapy. The aim of the study was to examine the status of FCho and related metabolites in infants on prolonged (> or =4 weeks) PN. METHODS Whole blood concentrations of FCho, PtdCho, GPCho, and PCho were measured and compared in infants on PN and infants on enteral feeds (controls). RESULTS Infants on PN (n = 14) had higher birth weight but same postnatal age as controls (n = 14) (mean +/- standard deviation) 8.3 +/- 3.9 versus 7.4 +/- 3.6 weeks. Parenteral nutrition was associated with increased PtdCho 1761 +/- 452 versus 1471 +/- 221 nmol/mL, P = 0.04. Mean whole blood FCho, GPCho, and PCho concentrations did not differ significantly in PN versus controls: 40.0 +/- 15.4 versus 50.8 +/- 49.7, 16.4 +/- 14.5 versus 25.2 +/- 29.3, and 15.3 +/- 13.5 versus 22.0 +/- 14.8 nmol/mL, respectively. However, PCho was positively correlated with GPCho in controls (r = 0.91, P < 0.01) but not PN (r = 0.24, P = NS), and infants receiving >90% of daily energy intake from PN (n = 6) had decreased PCho, 5.7 +/- 4.1 nmol/mL, compared with those receiving <90% of daily energy intake (n = 8) 22.5 +/- 13.7 nmol/mL, P < 0.05, and controls, 22.0 +/- 14.8 nmol/mL, P < 0.01. CONCLUSIONS Decreased whole-blood concentrations of choline suggest possible evidence of choline deficiency as illustrated by decreased whole-blood PCho. Choline supplementation should be investigated in infants who require prolonged PN, and whole-blood PCho can be used to monitor response.
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Assunção M, Santos-Marques MJ, Monteiro R, Azevedo I, Andrade JP, Carvalho F, Martins MJ. Red wine protects against ethanol-induced oxidative stress in rat liver. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2009; 57:6066-6073. [PMID: 19548675 DOI: 10.1021/jf900576h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Ethanol consumption may be deleterious to the liver. However, alcoholic beverages contain, besides ethanol (EtOH), complex chemical mixtures that can modify EtOH's adverse effects. Red wine (RW) is rich in polyphenolic antioxidants, often reported as hepatoprotective agents. This study aimed to investigate the effects of 6 months of RW ingestion on hepatic oxidative stress and inflammation. Six-month-old Wistar rats were treated with RW or EtOH; controls were pair-fed. EtOH increased 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine and decreased reduced and oxidized glutathione. These animals also displayed stimulated superoxide dismutase, catalase, and glutathione reductase activities. RW treatment decreased malondialdehyde and reduced glutathione levels. Glutathione-S-transferase and selenium-dependent glutathione peroxidase activities were stimulated and glutathione reductase activity was inhibited by RW intake. No modifications were detected in nuclear factor-kappa B or alkaline phosphatase activities. EtOH consumption induced fibrosis in portal spaces and hepatocyte lipid accumulation that were absent with RW treatment. This paper highlights the importance of RW nonalcoholic components and the relevance of biological matrix in the study of EtOH oxidative effects.
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- Marco Assunção
- Department of Anatomy (U121/94-FCT), Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Alameda Professor Hernâni Monteiro, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal
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Song J, Xu J, Filion T, Saiz E, Tomsia AP, Lian JB, Stein GS, Ayers DC, Bertozzi CR. Elastomeric high-mineral content hydrogel-hydroxyapatite composites for orthopedic applications. J Biomed Mater Res A 2009; 89:1098-107. [PMID: 18546185 PMCID: PMC2745393 DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.32110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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The design of synthetic bone grafts that mimic the structure and composition of bone and possess good surgical handling characteristics remains a major challenge. We report the development of poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) (pHEMA)-hydroxyapatite (HA) composites termed "FlexBone" that possess osteoconductive mineral content approximating that of human bone yet exhibit elastomeric properties enabling the press-fitting into a defect site. The approach involves crosslinking pHEMA hydrogel in the presence of HA using viscous ethylene glycol as a solvent. The composites exhibit excellent structural integration between the apatite mineral component and the hydroxylated hydrogel matrix. The stiffness of the composite and the ability to withstand compressive stress correlate with the microstructure and content of the mineral component. The incorporation of porous aggregates of HA nanocrystals rather than compact micrometer-sized calcined HA effectively improved the resistance of the composite to crack propagation under compression. Freeze-dried FlexBone containing 50 wt % porous HA nanocrystals could withstand hundreds-of-megapascals compressive stress and >80% compressive strain without exhibiting brittle fractures. Upon equilibration with water, FlexBone retained good structural integration and withstood repetitive moderate (megapascals) compressive stress at body temperature. When subcutaneously implanted in rats, FlexBone supported osteoblastic differentiation of the bone marrow stromal cells pre-seeded on FlexBone. Taken together, the combination of high osteoconductive mineral content, excellent organic-inorganic structural integration, elasticity, and the ability to support osteoblastic differentiation in vivo makes FlexBone a promising candidate for orthopedic applications.
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- Jie Song
- Department of Orthopedics, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts 01655, USA.
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Influence of ADAM28 on biological characteristics of human dental follicle cells. Arch Oral Biol 2009; 54:835-45. [PMID: 19580958 DOI: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2009.05.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2009] [Revised: 04/22/2009] [Accepted: 05/17/2009] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of a disintegrin and metalloproteinase 28 (ADAM28) on the biological characteristics of human dental follicle cells (HDFCs) and possible action mechanism. METHODS Eukaryotic expression plasmid containing ADAM28 coding region and ADAM28 antisense oligodeoxynucleotides (AS-ODN) with FITC labelling were constructed and synthesised by gene clone and recombination. Then we respectively transfected them into HDFCs by Lipofectamine 2000 system and detected their effects on proliferation, differentiation and apoptosis of HDFCs by MTT assay, cell cycle detection, ALP activity and Annexin V-FITC/PI analysis. Finally we observed the effects of ADAM28 AS-ODN on HDFCs expressing extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins by immunocytochemical staining. RESULTS ADAM28 eukaryotic plasmid was constructed and identified successfully, and could be correctly translated and expressed in HDFCs, furthermore overexpression of ADAM28 promoted the HDFCs proliferation and inhibited specific differentiation of HDFCs, while inhibition of ADAM28 exerted the opposite effects and induced apoptosis. Moreover ADAM28 could significantly inhibit the secretion of OPN and type III collagen of HDFCs. CONCLUSIONS ADAM28 might actively participate in the network regulation which associates HDFCs proliferation, differentiation, apoptosis with matrix mineralisation during tooth development by interacting with multiple signal molecules.
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Sangadala S, Okada M, Liu Y, Viggeswarapu M, Titus L, Boden SD. Engineering, cloning, and functional characterization of recombinant LIM mineralization protein-1 containing an N-terminal HIV-derived membrane transduction domain. Protein Expr Purif 2009; 65:165-73. [PMID: 19284982 DOI: 10.1016/j.pep.2009.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2008] [Revised: 12/27/2008] [Accepted: 01/13/2009] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Short peptide sequences known as protein transduction domains have become increasingly prevalent as tools to internalize molecules that would otherwise remain extracellular. Here, we determine whether a purified recombinant mammalian intracellular osteogenic factor delivered by a HIV-derived TAT-peptide tag is indeed capable of intracellular localization in a form accessible to interaction with other proteins. We engineered and bacterially expressed a TAT-fusion-cDNA construct of a known osteogenic factor, LIM mineralization protein-1 (LMP-1) involved in the bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) pathway that has the potential to serve as an enhancer of BMP-2 efficacy. The expressed recombinant protein contains an N-terminal (His)(6)-tag, a hemagglutinin(HA)-tag, and an 11-amino acid HIV-derived TAT-membrane transduction domain and was purified to homogeneity by Sephacryl S-100 molecular exclusion and Ni(2+)-affinity chromatography. The purified TAT-LMP-1 protein was chemically labeled with fluorescein, and its time and concentration dependent entry into rabbit blood cells was monitored by flow cytometry. We demonstrate the accumulation of TAT-tagged LMP-1 both in cytoplasmic and nuclear compartments. By performing affinity pull-down assays, we confirm our earlier findings that the recombinant TAT-LMP-1, when used as molecular bait to identify the intracellular binding proteins, interacts with Smurf1, a known binding partner of LMP-1. We also show potentiation of BMP-2 activity using the purified TAT-LMP-1 in mouse muscle C2C12 cells by assaying a heterologous luciferase-reporter construct containing multiple copies of a BMP-responsive sequence motif. Finally, we also confirm the biological activity of the purified TAT-LMP-1 by showing enhancement of BMP-2 induced increase of alkaline phosphatase mRNA and protein by RT-PCR and enzyme activity, respectively.
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- Sreedhara Sangadala
- Atlanta VA Medical Center, Department of Orthopaedics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30329, USA.
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Ilham MA, Cookson A, Dheerendra S, Rizzello A, Cacciola R, Chavez R. Idiopathic severe elevation of serum alkaline phosphatase following adult renal transplantation: case reports. Transplant Proc 2008; 40:2059-61. [PMID: 18675129 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2008.05.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Transient hyperphosphatasemia (TH) in infancy is a benign condition characterized by elevated alkaline phosphatase (ALP) levels severalfold the adult upper limits, occurring mainly in children under 5 years, without evidence of liver or bone disease, and a return to normal ALP levels by 4 months. Herein we have reported 3 cases of TH in adults following renal transplantation. The first case, a 47-year-old woman, blood group AB positive, had hypertensive renal disease. Five months after successful renal transplantation from a deceased donor she had a 50-fold increase in ALP. The second case, a 34-year-old man, blood group A positive, had renal failure due to IgA nephropathy. Nine weeks after a second renal transplant from a deceased donor a 25-fold increase in ALP was noted. The third case, a 45-year-old woman, blood group A positive, experienced renal failure 15 years earlier of unknown etiology. Thirteen years after her second renal transplant a 12-fold increase in ALP was observed during a routine follow-up. In all cases, the isolated ALP serum levels returned to normal limits within 12 weeks. Bone scans and abdominal ultrasounds during these periods were normal with no evidence of bone or liver disease. ALP isoenzyme electrophoresis revealed a pattern characteristic of TH of infancy and childhood. The 3 cases reported highlight the occurrence of benign TH in adults, with renal transplantation. However, liver disease, bone disease, and infection should be excluded first in these susceptible individuals on immunosuppression before establishing the diagnosis of TH.
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- M A Ilham
- Transplant Unit, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom.
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Li X, van Blitterswijk CA, Feng Q, Cui F, Watari F. The effect of calcium phosphate microstructure on bone-related cells in vitro. Biomaterials 2008; 29:3306-16. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2008.04.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 216] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2008] [Accepted: 04/18/2008] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Opinion on Pyridoxal 5’‐phosphate as a source for vitamin B6 added for nutritional purposes in food supplements ‐ Scientific Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids and Materials in Contact with Food. EFSA J 2008; 6:760. [DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2008.760] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Mota A, Silva P, Neves D, Lemos C, Calhau C, Torres D, Martel F, Fraga H, Ribeiro L, Alçada M, Pinho M, Negrão M, Pedrosa R, Guerreiro S, Guimarães J, Azevedo I, Martins M. Characterization of rat heart alkaline phosphatase isoenzymes and modulation of activity. Braz J Med Biol Res 2008; 41:600-9. [DOI: 10.1590/s0100-879x2008000700009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2007] [Accepted: 06/23/2008] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Effect of bovine lactoferrin on extracellular matrix calcification by human osteoblast-like cells. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2008; 72:226-30. [PMID: 18175916 DOI: 10.1271/bbb.70465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Osteoblast-mediated calcium deposition to the extracellular matrix (ECM) is a critical step in bone tissue generation. Bovine lactoferrin enhanced the calcium deposition by MG63 human osteoblast-like cells cultured on collagen-coated plates. Lactoferrin also promoted the alkaline phosphatase activity and osteocalcin production during the calcification process, whereas it had little effect on the growth of the cells on the collagen-coated plates.
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Fernandes J, Amorim R, Azevedo I, Martins M. In vitro modulation of alkaline phosphatase activity of Saccharomyces cerevisiae grown in low or high phosphate medium. Braz J Med Biol Res 2007; 41:41-6. [DOI: 10.1590/s0100-879x2006005000198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2007] [Accepted: 11/05/2007] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Hassan SW, Ladan MJ, Dogondaji RA, Umar RA, Bilbis LS, Hassan LG, Ebbo AA, Matazu IK. Phytochemical and toxicological studies of aqueous leaves extracts of Erythrophleum africanum. Pak J Biol Sci 2007; 10:3815-3821. [PMID: 19090235 DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2007.3815.3821] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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The leaves of Erythrophleum africanum is known in the arid land of tropical Africa to posses toxicological properties. Phytochemical, acute and sub-acute evaluation of the possible toxicity risk of E. africanum aqueous leaves extracts were investigated in this study. Phytochemical constituents detected in the leaves extracts were saponins (1.16% w/v), cardiac glycosides, tannins (0.17 true tannins and 0.23% w/v pseudotannins), flavonoid glycosides, free flavonoids and alkaloids (4.34% w/v). The Lethal Dose (LD50) of the aqueous leaves extracts was greater than 3000 mg kg(-1) per os (orally) in albino rats. Sub-acute administration of the extract for 28 days resulted in significant (p<0.05) changes in some renal and liver indices at 3000 and 2000-3000 mg kg(-1) body weight, respectively. Histopathological lesions of the kidney and liver in form of moderate and marked infiltration with necrosis and perivascular lymphocytic cuff were observed. The observed lesions could be due to roles played by liver and kidneys in metabolism of xenobiotics and their elimination from the body. These investigations thus seem to indicate the toxic effects of the aqueous leaves extracts of E. africanum at 2000-3000 mg kg(-1). These could be attributed to the combined toxicity of the phytochemical constituents such as tannins, saponins, glycosides and alkaloids.
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- S W Hassan
- Department of Biochemistry, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, P.M.B. 2346, Sokoto, Nigeria
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Sharp CA, Linder C, Magnusson P. Analysis of human bone alkaline phosphatase isoforms: Comparison of isoelectric focusing and ion-exchange high-performance liquid chromatography. Clin Chim Acta 2007; 379:105-12. [PMID: 17289010 DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2006.12.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2006] [Revised: 12/21/2006] [Accepted: 12/22/2006] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND Several isoforms of alkaline phosphatase (ALP) can be identified in human tissues and serum after separation by anion-exchange HPLC and isoelectric focusing (IEF). METHODS We purified four soluble bone ALP (BALP) isoforms (B/I, B1x, B1 and B2) from human SaOS-2 cells, determined their specific pI values by broad range IEF (pH 3.5-9.5), compared these with commercial preparations of bone, intestinal and liver ALPs and established the effects of neuraminidase and wheat germ lectin (WGA) on enzyme activity. RESULTS Whilst the isoforms B1x (pI=4.48), B1 (pI=4.32) and B2 (pI=4.12) resolved as well-defined bands, B/I resolved as a complex (pI=4.85-6.84). Neuraminidase altered the migration of all BALP isoforms to pI=6.84 and abolished their binding to the anion-exchange matrix, but increased their enzymatic activities by 11-20%. WGA precipitated the BALP isoforms in IEF gels and the HPLC column and attenuated their enzymatic activities by 54-73%. IEF resolved the commercial BALP into 2 major bands (pI=4.41 and 4.55). CONCLUSIONS Migration of BALP isoforms is similar in IEF and anion-exchange HPLC and dependent on sialic acid content. HPLC is preferable in smaller scale research applications where samples containing mixtures of BALP isoforms are analysed. Circulating liver ALP (pI=3.85) can be resolved from BALP by either method. IEF represents a simpler approach for routine purposes even though some overlapping of the isoforms may occur.
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- Christopher A Sharp
- Division of Clinical Chemistry, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Linköping University Hospital, SE-581 85, Linköping, Sweden.
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Shanmugham LN, Petrarca C, Castellani ML, Symeonidou I, Frydas S, Vecchiet J, Falasca K, Tetè S, Conti P, Salini V. IL-1beta induces alkaline phosphatase in human phagocytes. Arch Med Res 2007; 38:39-44. [PMID: 17174721 DOI: 10.1016/j.arcmed.2006.05.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2006] [Accepted: 05/19/2006] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Alkaline phosphatase (ALPase) is found in blood plasma or serum and leukocytes and regulates intercellular processes, maintaining phosphoryl metabolites in a steady state, as well as synthesizing and hydrolyzing phosphate esters on membranes. ALPase supervises the active transport of inorganic phosphates, fats, proteins, carbohydrates and the sodium/potassium pump mechanisms. The formed elements of blood such as polymorphonuclear (PMNs) leucocytes, macrophages (MP) and some lymphocytes are high in ALPase concentrations. METHODS In this study we have tested whether the interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (IL-lra) could influence ALPase generation in IL-1beta or lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated neutrophils and MP. Human neutrophils were isolated from heparin-anticoagulated blood drawn from healthy individuals by centrifugation in a two-step gradient, Ficoll-Hypaque. ALPase activity was assessed spectrophotometrically in test tubes containing isolated neutrophils and adherence PBMCs treated with LPS, IL-1beta and IL-1ra, alone or in combination. RESULTS IL-lbeta or LPS enhanced ALPase in both PMNs and MP, whereas IL-1ra could not inhibit ALPase activity. We performed time course experiments at 0 min, 5 min, 1 h, 24 h, and 43 h (LPS 20 microg/mL, IL-1beta 10 ng/mL). No significant increase in ALPase activity was seen until 1 h; however, there was a rapid rise over the next few hours. In another set of experiments using IL-1ra (500 ng/mL), there was no difference between treated cells and control cells. The combination of IL-1beta plus IL-1ra did not reduce the ability of IL-1beta to induce ALPase activity. CONCLUSIONS These data suggest that IL-1beta stimulates ALPase through other mechanisms than the release of arachidonic acid products, which are inhibited by IL-lra.
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- Lakshmi N Shanmugham
- Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Hassan S, Lawal M, Muhammad B, Umar R, Bilbis L, Saidu Y. Effects of Anthraquinone Glycosides and Aqueous Ethanol Extracts of Ficus sycomorus L. (Moraceae) on Rat Liver and Kidney Functions. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007. [DOI: 10.3923/ajb.2007.136.141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Havill LM, Rogers J, Cox LA, Mahaney MC. QTL with pleiotropic effects on serum levels of bone-specific alkaline phosphatase and osteocalcin maps to the baboon ortholog of human chromosome 6p23-21.3. J Bone Miner Res 2006; 21:1888-96. [PMID: 17002583 DOI: 10.1359/jbmr.060812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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UNLABELLED Bone ALP and OC are under partial genetic control. This study of 591 pedigreed baboons shows a QTL corresponding to human 6p23-21.3 that accounts for 25% (bone ALP) and 20% (OC) of the genetic variance. A gene affecting osteoblast activity, number, or recruitment likely resides in this area. INTRODUCTION Serum levels of bone alkaline phosphatase (ALP) and osteocalcin (OC) reflect osteoblast activity. Both of these measures are under partial genetic control. Genetic effects on bone ALP have not been previously localized to chromosomal regions in primates, nor has the degree to which genetic effects are shared (pleiotropic) between bone ALP and OC been studied. MATERIALS AND METHODS We applied variance components methods to a sample of 591 adult pedigreed baboons to detect and quantify effects of genes that influence bone ALP and that have pleiotropic effects on bone ALP and OC. A univariate linkage analysis was conducted for bone ALP. Bivariate linkage analyses were conducted in areas for which the bone ALP results presented here and a previous univariate OC linkage analysis showed evidence for linkage on the same chromosome for both bone ALP and OC. RESULTS A quantitative trait locus (QTL) for serum levels of bone ALP is evident on the baboon ortholog of human chromosomal region 6p (LOD 2.93). Thirty-seven percent (genetic correlation [rho(G)] = 0.61) of the genetic variance in bone ALP and OC is caused by pleiotropic effects of the same gene(s). Bivariate linkage analysis revealed a QTL in the region corresponding to human chromosome 6p23-21.3, with the strongest evidence for bivariate linkage near D6S422 (LOD = 2.97 at 22 cM from our pter-most marker). D6S422 maps to 20.4 Mb in the human genome. The QTL-specific heritability (h2) is 0.25 and 0.20 for bone ALP and OC, respectively. CONCLUSIONS This first formal test for shared genetic effects on two serum markers of osteoblast activity indicates that a significant pleiotropic effect on bone ALP and OC levels, and thus on bone formation, is detectible. The fact that this region corresponds to one on mouse chromosome 13 that has repeatedly yielded QTLs for BMD should encourage more intensive study of the effect of genes in this region on bone maintenance and turnover.
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- Lorena M Havill
- Department of Genetics, Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research, San Antonio, Texas 78245-0549, USA.
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Guerreiro S, Monteiro R, Martins MJ, Calhau C, Azevedo I, Soares R. Distinct modulation of alkaline phosphatase isoenzymes by 17beta-estradiol and xanthohumol in breast cancer MCF-7 cells. Clin Biochem 2006; 40:268-73. [PMID: 17126313 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2006.09.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2006] [Revised: 09/07/2006] [Accepted: 09/12/2006] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To examine the effect of 17beta-estradiol and xanthohumol in alkaline phosphatase (ALP) expression and activity in breast cancer MCF-7 cells. DESIGN AND METHODS ALP isoenzymes expression was evaluated by RT-PCR and Western blotting. ALP activity was measured by spectrophotometry. Cell proliferation and apoptosis were examined by MTT and immunostaining for KI67 and TUNEL, respectively. RESULTS ALP isoenzymes expression and activity were decreased by 1 nM 17beta-estradiol. Pure estrogenic antagonist (ICI 182,780) reversed 17beta-estradiol-inhibiting effect in TNS-ALP expression. RNA and protein expression of IALP, but not TNS-ALP, was also decreased by incubation with 10 microM xanthohumol (IC(50)) and was accompanied by a significant reduction in ALP activity. Treatment with 17beta-estradiol enhanced cell proliferation and decreased apoptosis. Conversely, xanthohumol incubation inhibited cell viability and apoptosis. CONCLUSION Estrogens and xanthohumol differently modulate ALP isoenzymes. ALP loss associated with increased cell proliferation. Modulation of this enzyme by 17beta-estradiol and xanthohumol might provide therapeutic strategies against hormone-dependent breast cancer.
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- Susana Guerreiro
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto, Al. Prof. Hernâni Monteiro, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal
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Negrão MR, Keating E, Faria A, Azevedo I, Martins MJ. Acute effect of tea, wine, beer, and polyphenols on ecto-alkaline phosphatase activity in human vascular smooth muscle cells. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2006; 54:4982-8. [PMID: 16819906 DOI: 10.1021/jf060505u] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Alkaline phosphatase (ALP) is an ecto-enzyme widely distributed across species. It modulates a series of transmembranar transport systems, has an important role in bone mineralization, and can also be involved in vascular calcification. Polyphenol-rich diets seem to have protective effects on human health, namely, in the prevention of cardiovascular diseases. We aimed to investigate the effects of polyphenols and polyphenol-rich beverages upon membranar alkaline phosphatase (ecto-ALP) activity in intact human vascular smooth muscle cells (AALTR). The ecto-ALP activity was determined at pH 7.8, with p-nitrophenyl phosphate as the substrate, by absorbance spectrophotometry at 410 nm. Cell viability was assessed by the lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) method, and the polyphenol content of beverages was assessed using the Folin-Ciocalteu reagent. All polyphenols tested inhibited ecto-ALP activity, in a concentration-dependent way. Teas, wines, and beers also inhibited ecto-ALP activity, largely according to their polyphenol content. All tested compounds and beverages improved or did not change AALTR cell viability. Stout beer was an exception to the described behavior. Although more studies must be done, the inhibition of AALTR ecto-ALP activity by polyphenolic compounds and polyphenol-containing beverages may contribute to their cardiovascular protective effects.
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- Maria R Negrão
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine (U38-FCT), University of Porto, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal
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Havill LM, Hale LG, Newman DE, Witte SM, Mahaney MC. Bone ALP and OC reference standards in adult baboons (Papio hamadryas) by sex and age. J Med Primatol 2006; 35:97-105. [PMID: 16556296 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0684.2006.00150.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Serum bone-specific alkaline phosphatase (bone ALP) and intact osteocalcin (OC) are markers of bone formation of interest because of easy measurability and potential utility as identifiers of those at risk for fractures associated with bone metabolism disorders. The baboon (Papio hamadryas) exhibits extensive biological similarities to humans making it particularly well suited to studies of bone maintenance and turnover. METHODS We measured serum bone ALP and OC in 591 baboons. RESULTS We report significant sex and age effects and present reference ranges and percentile distributions for these markers. CONCLUSIONS This study is the first to characterize normal variation in bone ALP and OC levels in baboons and to assess the age and sex effects on this variation. The results provide much-needed reference standards to allow researchers to evaluate the status of their animals in cross-sectional studies and assess the meaning of changes in bone ALP and OC levels in longitudinal studies.
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- L M Havill
- Department of Genetics, Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research, San Antonio, TX 78245-0549, USA.
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Negrão MR, Mota A, Azevedo I, Martins MJ. Statins and tissue mineralization: putative involvement of alkaline phosphatase. Med Hypotheses 2006; 67:524-8. [PMID: 16644140 DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2006.02.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2006] [Accepted: 02/24/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Many clinical trials have clearly demonstrated the benefit of statins in the prevention of coronary heart disease. Although other effects have subsequently been described, the so-called pleiotropic effects of statins, there is a tendency to relate all those effects, more or less directly, to inhibition of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A. Several clinical and laboratory studies show an association between statins and increased bone formation and/or density, but no clear explanation for that statin effect has emerged. We therefore hypothetized that statins may have an effect on alkaline phosphatase activity (ALP), an enzyme with an important role in bone mineralization and that may also contribute to pathological mineralization in other tissues, such as vascular calcification. Our experience with drug effects on ALP lead us to admit the possibility of finding a statin with an ALP increasing effect on bone but not on vascular tissue, or with a more marked effect upon one of the ALP isoforms or isoenzymes. That information would allow the design of clinical trials to confirm the suitability of a specific statin to a specific clinical condition.
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- Maria R Negrão
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine (U38-FCT), University of Porto, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal.
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Ogunkeye OO, Roluga AI. Serum cholinesterase activity helps to distinguish between liver disease and non-liver disease aberration in liver function tests. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006; 13:91-3. [PMID: 16530396 DOI: 10.1016/j.pathophys.2006.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2004] [Accepted: 01/03/2006] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The diagnostic usefulness of a single determination of serum cholinesterase activity to distinguish between overt liver disease and non-liver disease clinical problems in which a few of the traditional liver function tests are abnormal was assessed. Using three groups of subjects comprising liver disease, non-liver disease, and healthy controls, we have shown that serum cholinesterase activity helped to distinguish between liver disease and non-liver disease in subjects who had abnormality of a few liver function tests. Serum cholinesterase activity helped also to distinguish between the liver disease subjects and healthy controls. There was no statistically significant difference between the mean serum cholinesterase activities of non-liver disease subjects and healthy controls. We suggest that determination of serum cholinesterase activity is a cost-effective diagnostic means of differentiating between overt liver disease and non-liver diseases where there may be aberration of some liver function tests.
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- O O Ogunkeye
- Laboratory Department, King Khalid Hospital, Najran, Saudi Arabia
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Eboriadou M, Skouli G, Panagopoulou P, Haidopoulou K, Makedou A, Varlamis G. Acute laryngotracheobronchitis and associated transient hyperphosphatasemia: a new case of transient hyperphosphatasemia in early childhood. J Paediatr Child Health 2006; 42:149-50. [PMID: 16509919 DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2006.00817.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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We report the case of a 20-month old boy with markedly elevated serum alkaline phosphatase (ALP) levels, documented during an episode of acute laryngotracheobronchitis. Biochemical investigations and imaging studies revealed no evidence of bone or liver disease. Transient hyperphosphatasemia (TH) was confirmed when serum ALP levels normalized within 2 months. Several theories were suggested for TH pathophysiology, viral infections among them; the exact causes, however, remain unclear. It is important to recognize TH and avoid misdiagnosis and unnecessary investigations.
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- Maria Eboriadou
- 4th Pediatric Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, AHEPA Hospital, Greece.
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Lin S, Sartori MJ, Mezzano L, de Fabro SP. Placental Alkaline Phosphatase (PLAP) Enzyme Activity and Binding to IgG in Chagas' Disease. Placenta 2005; 26:789-95. [PMID: 16122790 DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2004.08.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2003] [Revised: 07/05/2004] [Accepted: 08/23/2004] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Placentas and plasma from women with and without Chagas' disease and cultures of human placental villi with Trypanosoma cruzi, neuraminidase, phospholipase A2 and phospholipase C were analyzed in order to verify if the alterations in placental alkaline phosphatase (PLAP) enzyme activity are caused by T. cruzi as observed in previous works. As IgG receptivity happens to be one of the proposed functions of PLAP, general IgG binding ability of the placentas treated with the mentioned enzymes, which are present on the parasite's surface, were also tested. The phospholipases caused an increase of PLAP's enzyme activity in the supernatant of infected placentas and a decrease of enzyme activity in the membrane of cultured placentas, therefore suggesting the cleavage of PLAP by parasitic enzymes. Desialylation could also partially inhibit PLAP's enzyme activity in supernatant and membrane of placenta culture. Placentas from healthy patients presented higher IgG receptivity than those from patients with Chagas' disease. In vitro infection of healthy placentas with T. cruzi caused no difference in IgG receptivity in placental sections with respect to controls but the phospholipases and neuraminidase increased the IgG receptivity of cultured placentas. The IgG transference index was higher for patients with Chagas' disease than for those without it. Although binding to IgG does not completely inhibit the enzyme activity of PLAP, it interferes with the enzyme activity of PLAP. We concluded that the enzymes on the surface of T. cruzi trypomastigotes can not only affect PLAP's enzyme activity but also increase the IgG binding ability of the placenta and this can be related to the actions of neuraminidase-transsialidase, phospholipase A2 and phospholipase C on the parasite surface. The modification of PLAP from women with Chagas' disease should be considered as a result of multiple factors.
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- S Lin
- IIa, Cátedra de Biología Celular, Histología y Embriología, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina.
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Izumi M, Ishikawa J, Takeshita A, Maekawa M. Increased Serum Alkaline Phosphatase Activity Originating from Neutrophilic Leukocytes. Clin Chem 2005; 51:1751-2. [PMID: 16120962 DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2005.052621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Mezzano L, Sartori MJ, Lin S, Repossi G, de Fabro SP. Placental alkaline phosphatase (PLAP) study in diabetic human placental villi infected with Trypanosoma cruzi. Placenta 2005; 26:85-92. [PMID: 15664416 DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2004.04.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/21/2004] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Previous work has demonstrated that PLAP activity decreases in serum and placental villi from term chagasic and diabetic pregnant women. In vitro, T. cruzi induces changes in human syncytiotrophoblast's PLAP. Our aim was to determine if infection with T. cruzi induces changes in PLAP activity in diabetic and chagasic women's placenta, in order to elucidate if PLAP plays a role in the mechanisms of interaction between placenta and T. cruzi, and whether hyperglycemic conditions could worsen the placental infection. Using zymogrammes, Western blot, biochemical and immunohistological techniques, PLAP activity was determined in placental villi from diabetic and chagasic women, and in normal placentas cultured under hyperglycemic conditions with or without trypomastigotes. A significant reduction of PLAP expression was immunologically detected in infected diabetic and normal placental villi cultured under hyperglycemic conditions of 71 and 81%, respectively, compared with controls. A significant decrease of PLAP specific activity was registered in homogenates and in the culture media from both infected diabetic and normal placentas under hyperglycemic conditions (of about 50-70%), and in chagasic ones (of about 87%), when compared with controls. Thus, PLAP might be involved in parasite invasion and diabetic and hyperglycemic placentas could be more susceptible to T. cruzi infection.
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- L Mezzano
- IIa. Cátedra de Biología Celular, Histología y Embriología, Instituto de Biología Celular, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba, Ciudad Universitaria, Argentina.
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Zetterberg H. Increased Serum Concentrations of Intestinal Alkaline Phosphatase in Peritoneal Dialysis. Clin Chem 2005; 51:675-6. [PMID: 15738527 DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2004.045831] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Leng B, Liu XD, Chen QX. Inhibitory effects of anticancer peptide fromMercenariaon the BGC-823 cells and several enzymes. FEBS Lett 2005; 579:1187-90. [PMID: 15710411 DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2004.12.089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2004] [Revised: 12/30/2004] [Accepted: 12/31/2004] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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An anti-cancer peptide was purified from the Mercenaria (Meretrix meretrix Linnaeus) by the method of chromatography on Sephadex G-25 and FPLC, and its molecular weight was determined to be 3147 Da by the way of MALDI-TOF mass spectrum. The effects of this peptide on human gastric gland carcinoma cells (BGC-823) and their cytoskeletal morphology were investigated. The results showed that the peptide could inhibit the proliferation of BGC-823 cells and obviously destroy the skeletal structures of the cells. When the concentration of the peptide reached 4.0 microg/ml, the inhibition percentage of the cell growth was about 60%. The effects of this anticancer peptide on the activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD), alkaline phosphatase (ALP) and tyrosinase were studied. The results showed that the peptide activated ALP and SOD, but inhibit the tyrosinase activity. When the concentration of the peptide reached to 0.5 microg/ml, the relative activities of SOD, ALP and tyrosinase were determined to be 188.5%, 122.0% and 27.5%, respectively.
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- Bo Leng
- The Key Lab of Ministry of Education for Cell Biology and Tumor Cell Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, People's Republic of China
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Fonta C, Negyessy L, Renaud L, Barone P. Postnatal development of alkaline phosphatase activity correlates with the maturation of neurotransmission in the cerebral cortex. J Comp Neurol 2005; 486:179-96. [PMID: 15844208 DOI: 10.1002/cne.20524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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We have shown previously that the tissue nonspecific alkaline phosphatase (TNAP) is selectively expressed in the synaptic cleft of sensory cortical areas in adult mammals and, by using sensory deprivation, that TNAP activity depends on thalamocortical activity. We further analyzed this structural functional relationship by comparing the developmental pattern of TNAP activity to the maturation of the thalamocortical afferents in the primate brain (Callithrix jacchus). Cortical expression of alkaline phosphatase (AP) activity reflects the sequential maturation of the modality-specific sensory areas. Within the visual cortex, the regional and laminar distribution of AP correlates with the differential maturation of the magno- and parvocellular streams. AP activity, which is transiently expressed in the white matter, exhibits a complementary distributional pattern with myelin staining. Ultrastructural analysis revealed that AP activity is localized exclusively to the myelin-free axonal segments, including the node of Ranvier. It was also found that AP activity is gradually expressed in parallel with the maturation of synaptic contacts in the neuropile. These data suggest the involvement of AP, in addition to neurotransmitter synthesis previously suggested in the adult, in synaptic stabilization and in myelin pattern formation and put forward a role of AP in cortical plasticity and brain disorders.
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- Caroline Fonta
- Cerveau et Cognition, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique-Université Paul Sabatier UMR5549, Faculté de Médecine Rangueil, 31062 Toulouse Cedex, France.
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Sánchez de Medina F, Martínez-Augustin O, González R, Ballester I, Nieto A, Gálvez J, Zarzuelo A. Induction of alkaline phosphatase in the inflamed intestine: a novel pharmacological target for inflammatory bowel disease. Biochem Pharmacol 2004; 68:2317-26. [PMID: 15548378 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2004.07.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2004] [Accepted: 07/07/2004] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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This study demonstrates the upregulation of alkaline phosphatase and the mechanisms involved in experimental colitis. All models of ileal and colonic inflammation examined, which were characterized by significant oxidative stress and neutrophil infiltration, resulted in an increase in alkaline phosphatase activity which was attributable to both epithelial cells and cells of the lamina propria, mainly leukocytes. The increase in alkaline phosphatase sensitivity to the inhibitors levamisole and homoarginine, together with changes in the apparent molecular size and in the sialization of the enzyme, indicated a change in the isoform expressed. An increase in tissue non-specific alkaline phosphatase expression was observed by Western blotting. Treatment with the bone/kidney alkaline phosphatase inhibitor levamisole or a monoclonal antibody resulted in significant protection from colonic inflammation. Taken together, these results indicate that the kidney isoform is a marker of intestinal inflammation and that it might even constitute a target for pharmacological intervention.
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- Fermín Sánchez de Medina
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, University of Granada, Campus de Cartuja s/n, 18071 Granada, Spain.
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Rooseboom M, Commandeur JNM, Vermeulen NPE. Enzyme-catalyzed activation of anticancer prodrugs. Pharmacol Rev 2004; 56:53-102. [PMID: 15001663 DOI: 10.1124/pr.56.1.3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 370] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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The rationale fo the development of prodrugs relies upon delivery of higher concentrations of a drug to target cells compared to administration of the drug itself. In the last decades, numerous prodrugs that are enzymatically activated into anti-cancer agents have been developed. This review describes the most important enzymes involved in prodrug activation notably with respect to tissue distribution, up-regulation in tumor cells and turnover rates. The following endogenous enzymes are discussed: aldehyde oxidase, amino acid oxidase, cytochrome P450 reductase, DT-diaphorase, cytochrome P450, tyrosinase, thymidylate synthase, thymidine phosphorylase, glutathione S-transferase, deoxycytidine kinase, carboxylesterase, alkaline phosphatase, beta-glucuronidase and cysteine conjugate beta-lyase. In relation to each of these enzymes, several prodrugs are discussed regarding organ- or tumor-selective activation of clinically relevant prodrugs of 5-fluorouracil, axazaphosphorines (cyclophosphamide, ifosfamide, and trofosfamide), paclitaxel, etoposide, anthracyclines (doxorubicin, daunorubicin, epirubicin), mercaptopurine, thioguanine, cisplatin, melphalan, and other important prodrugs such as menadione, mitomycin C, tirapazamine, 5-(aziridin-1-yl)-2,4-dinitrobenzamide, ganciclovir, irinotecan, dacarbazine, and amifostine. In addition to endogenous enzymes, a number of nonendogenous enzymes, used in antibody-, gene-, and virus-directed enzyme prodrug therapies, are described. It is concluded that the development of prodrugs has been relatively successful; however, all prodrugs lack a complete selectivity. Therefore, more work is needed to explore the differences between tumor and nontumor cells and to develop optimal substrates in terms of substrate affinity and enzyme turnover rates fo prodrug-activating enzymes resulting in more rapid and selective cleavage of the prodrug inside the tumor cells.
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- Martijn Rooseboom
- Leiden/Amsterdam Center for Drug Research (L.A.C.D.R.), Division of Molecular Toxicology, Department of Pharmacochemistry, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1083, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Havill LM, Mahaney MC, Rogers J. Genotype-by-sex and environment-by-sex interactions influence variation in serum levels of bone-specific alkaline phosphatase in adult baboons (Papio hamadryas). Bone 2004; 35:198-203. [PMID: 15207757 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2004.02.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2003] [Revised: 02/03/2004] [Accepted: 02/25/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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While more than 77% of the people in the US with osteoporosis are women, the contributions of genotype-by-sex (G x S) and environment-by-sex interactions to sex differences in osteoporosis risk factors have not been studied. To address this issue, we conducted a statistical genetic analysis of serum concentrations of bone-specific alkaline phosphatase (Bone ALP), a highly specific marker of osteoblast function that is elevated in persons with conditions like osteoporosis characterized by excessive bone turnover or rapid bone loss. We assayed Bone ALP from 657 pedigreed baboons using a commercially available ELISA kit. Using a maximum likelihood variance decomposition approach, we treated sex as an environmental milieu in which genes influencing Bone ALP levels are expressed. We modeled the genetic covariance in Bone ALP between all relative pairs conditional on their sex so that the covariance is the product of the kinship, the genetic correlation between trait levels in the two sexes, and the genetic variances in the two sexes. Sex-specific maximum likelihood estimates (MLE) of residual heritability for Bone ALP were greater for females than for males (h2 = 0.44 vs. h2 = 0.26, respectively), but likelihood ratio tests revealed only a marginally significant difference in sex-specific genetic variances (P = 0.057). In contrast, the between-sex genetic correlation (rhoG = 0.43) was significantly less than 1.0 (P = 0.037), and the difference in sex-specific environmental variances was highly significant (P = 0.00006). We report the first evidence for G x S interactions influencing variation in an osteoporosis risk factor. The diminished between-sex genetic correlation implies that different genes influence Bone ALP levels in the two sexes. The significant differences between environmental variances suggest that unmeasured factors, including those from the internal, biological environments of the two sexes, account for a greater proportion of the Bone ALP variation in males.
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- L M Havill
- Department of Genetics, Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research, San Antonio, TX 78245-0549, USA.
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