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Zinc Signals and Immunity. Int J Mol Sci 2017; 18:ijms18102222. [PMID: 29064429 PMCID: PMC5666901 DOI: 10.3390/ijms18102222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 156] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2017] [Revised: 10/13/2017] [Accepted: 10/19/2017] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Zinc homeostasis is crucial for an adequate function of the immune system. Zinc deficiency as well as zinc excess result in severe disturbances in immune cell numbers and activities, which can result in increased susceptibility to infections and development of especially inflammatory diseases. This review focuses on the role of zinc in regulating intracellular signaling pathways in innate as well as adaptive immune cells. Main underlying molecular mechanisms and targets affected by altered zinc homeostasis, including kinases, caspases, phosphatases, and phosphodiesterases, will be highlighted in this article. In addition, the interplay of zinc homeostasis and the redox metabolism in affecting intracellular signaling will be emphasized. Key signaling pathways will be described in detail for the different cell types of the immune system. In this, effects of fast zinc flux, taking place within a few seconds to minutes will be distinguish from slower types of zinc signals, also designated as “zinc waves”, and late homeostatic zinc signals regarding prolonged changes in intracellular zinc.
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Lorenz R, Bertinetti D, Herberg FW. cAMP-Dependent Protein Kinase and cGMP-Dependent Protein Kinase as Cyclic Nucleotide Effectors. Handb Exp Pharmacol 2017; 238:105-122. [PMID: 27885524 DOI: 10.1007/164_2015_36] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The cAMP-dependent protein kinase (PKA) and the cGMP-dependent protein kinase (PKG) are homologous enzymes with different binding and activation specificities for cyclic nucleotides. Both enzymes harbor conserved cyclic nucleotide-binding (CNB) domains. Differences in amino acid composition of these CNB domains mediate cyclic nucleotide selectivity in PKA and PKG, respectively. Recently, the presence of the noncanonical cyclic nucleotides cCMP and cUMP in eukaryotic cells has been proven, while the existence of cellular cIMP and cXMP remains unclear. It was shown that the main effectors of cyclic nucleotide signaling, PKA and PKG, can be activated by each of these noncanonical cyclic nucleotides. With unique effector proteins still missing, such cross-activation effects might have physiological relevance. Therefore, we approach PKA and PKG as cyclic nucleotide effectors in this chapter. The focus of this chapter is the general cyclic nucleotide-binding properties of both kinases as well as the selectivity for cAMP or cGMP, respectively. Furthermore, we discuss the binding affinities and activation potencies of noncanonical cyclic nucleotides.
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- Robin Lorenz
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Kassel, Heinrich-Plett-Str. 40, 34132, Kassel, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Kassel, Heinrich-Plett-Str. 40, 34132, Kassel, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Kassel, Heinrich-Plett-Str. 40, 34132, Kassel, Germany.
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Zinc status is associated with inflammation, oxidative stress, lipid, and glucose metabolism. J Physiol Sci 2017; 68:19-31. [PMID: 28965330 PMCID: PMC5754376 DOI: 10.1007/s12576-017-0571-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 296] [Impact Index Per Article: 42.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2017] [Accepted: 09/18/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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A number of studies have reported that zinc plays a substantial role in the development of metabolic syndrome, taking part in the regulation of cytokine expression, suppressing inflammation, and is also required to activate antioxidant enzymes that scavenge reactive oxygen species, reducing oxidative stress. Zinc also plays a role in the correct functioning of lipid and glucose metabolism, regulating and forming the expression of insulin. In numerous studies, zinc supplementation has been found to improve blood pressure, glucose, and LDL cholesterol serum level. Deeper knowledge of zinc’s properties may help in treating metabolic syndrome, thus protecting against stroke and angina pectoris, and ultimately against death.
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Ooi TC, Chan KM, Sharif R. Zinc L-carnosine suppresses inflammatory responses in lipopolysaccharide-induced RAW 264.7 murine macrophages cell line via activation of Nrf2/HO-1 signaling pathway. Immunopharmacol Immunotoxicol 2017; 39:259-267. [DOI: 10.1080/08923973.2017.1344987] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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- Theng Choon Ooi
- Biomedical Science Programme, School of Diagnostic and Applied Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Environmental Health and Industrial Safety Programme, School of Diagnostic and Applied Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Programme of Nutritional Sciences, School of Healthcare Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Gammoh NZ, Rink L. Zinc in Infection and Inflammation. Nutrients 2017; 9:E624. [PMID: 28629136 PMCID: PMC5490603 DOI: 10.3390/nu9060624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 410] [Impact Index Per Article: 58.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2017] [Revised: 06/09/2017] [Accepted: 06/11/2017] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Micronutrient homeostasis is a key factor in maintaining a healthy immune system. Zinc is an essential micronutrient that is involved in the regulation of the innate and adaptive immune responses. The main cause of zinc deficiency is malnutrition. Zinc deficiency leads to cell-mediated immune dysfunctions among other manifestations. Consequently, such dysfunctions lead to a worse outcome in the response towards bacterial infection and sepsis. For instance, zinc is an essential component of the pathogen-eliminating signal transduction pathways leading to neutrophil extracellular traps (NET) formation, as well as inducing cell-mediated immunity over humoral immunity by regulating specific factors of differentiation. Additionally, zinc deficiency plays a role in inflammation, mainly elevating inflammatory response as well as damage to host tissue. Zinc is involved in the modulation of the proinflammatory response by targeting Nuclear Factor Kappa B (NF-κB), a transcription factor that is the master regulator of proinflammatory responses. It is also involved in controlling oxidative stress and regulating inflammatory cytokines. Zinc plays an intricate function during an immune response and its homeostasis is critical for sustaining proper immune function. This review will summarize the latest findings concerning the role of this micronutrient during the course of infections and inflammatory response and how the immune system modulates zinc depending on different stimuli.
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- Nour Zahi Gammoh
- Institute of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, RWTH Aachen University, University Hospital, Pauwelstrasse 30, 52074 Aachen, Germany.
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- Institute of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, RWTH Aachen University, University Hospital, Pauwelstrasse 30, 52074 Aachen, Germany.
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Jarosz M, Olbert M, Wyszogrodzka G, Młyniec K, Librowski T. Antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects of zinc. Zinc-dependent NF-κB signaling. Inflammopharmacology 2017; 25:11-24. [PMID: 28083748 PMCID: PMC5306179 DOI: 10.1007/s10787-017-0309-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 375] [Impact Index Per Article: 53.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2016] [Accepted: 12/31/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Zinc is a nutritionally fundamental trace element, essential to the structure and function of numerous macromolecules, including enzymes regulating cellular processes and cellular signaling pathways. The mineral modulates immune response and exhibits antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activity. Zinc retards oxidative processes on a long-term basis by inducing the expression of metallothioneins. These metal-binding cysteine-rich proteins are responsible for maintaining zinc-related cell homeostasis and act as potent electrophilic scavengers and cytoprotective agents. Furthermore, zinc increases the activation of antioxidant proteins and enzymes, such as glutathione and catalase. On the other hand, zinc exerts its antioxidant effect via two acute mechanisms, one of which is the stabilization of protein sulfhydryls against oxidation. The second mechanism consists in antagonizing transition metal-catalyzed reactions. Zinc can exchange redox active metals, such as copper and iron, in certain binding sites and attenuate cellular site-specific oxidative injury. Studies have demonstrated that physiological reconstitution of zinc restrains immune activation, whereas zinc deficiency, in the setting of severe infection, provokes a systemic increase in NF-κB activation. In vitro studies have shown that zinc decreases NF-κB activation and its target genes, such as TNF-α and IL-1β, and increases the gene expression of A20 and PPAR-α, the two zinc finger proteins with anti-inflammatory properties. Alternative NF-κB inhibitory mechanism is initiated by the inhibition of cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase, whereas another presumed mechanism consists in inhibition of IκB kinase in response to infection by zinc ions that have been imported into cells by ZIP8.
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- Magdalena Jarosz
- Department of Radioligands, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Medyczna 9, 30-688, Krakow, Poland.
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- Department of Radioligands, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Medyczna 9, 30-688, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology and Biopharmaceutics, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Medyczna 9, 30-688, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Pharmacobiology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Medyczna 9, 30-688, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Radioligands, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Medyczna 9, 30-688, Krakow, Poland
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Martins IJ. The Role of Clinical Proteomics, Lipidomics, and Genomics in the Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease. Proteomes 2016; 4:proteomes4020014. [PMID: 28248224 PMCID: PMC5217345 DOI: 10.3390/proteomes4020014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2016] [Revised: 03/24/2016] [Accepted: 03/28/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) has become important to the reversal and treatment of neurodegeneration, which may be relevant to premature brain aging that is associated with chronic disease progression. Clinical proteomics allows the detection of various proteins in fluids such as the urine, plasma, and cerebrospinal fluid for the diagnosis of AD. Interest in lipidomics has accelerated with plasma testing for various lipid biomarkers that may with clinical proteomics provide a more reproducible diagnosis for early brain aging that is connected to other chronic diseases. The combination of proteomics with lipidomics may decrease the biological variability between studies and provide reproducible results that detect a community’s susceptibility to AD. The diagnosis of chronic disease associated with AD that now involves genomics may provide increased sensitivity to avoid inadvertent errors related to plasma versus cerebrospinal fluid testing by proteomics and lipidomics that identify new disease biomarkers in body fluids, cells, and tissues. The diagnosis of AD by various plasma biomarkers with clinical proteomics may now require the involvement of lipidomics and genomics to provide interpretation of proteomic results from various laboratories around the world.
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- Ian James Martins
- School of Medical Sciences, Edith Cowan University, 270 Joondalup Drive, Joondalup 6027, Australia.
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Maares M, Haase H. Zinc and immunity: An essential interrelation. Arch Biochem Biophys 2016; 611:58-65. [PMID: 27021581 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2016.03.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 190] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2016] [Revised: 03/16/2016] [Accepted: 03/23/2016] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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The significance of the essential trace element zinc for immune function has been known for several decades. Zinc deficiency affects immune cells, resulting in altered host defense, increased risk of inflammation, and even death. The micronutrient zinc is important for maintenance and development of immune cells of both the innate and adaptive immune system. A disrupted zinc homeostasis affects these cells, leading to impaired formation, activation, and maturation of lymphocytes, disturbed intercellular communication via cytokines, and weakened innate host defense via phagocytosis and oxidative burst. This review outlines the connection between zinc and immunity by giving a survey on the major roles of zinc in immune cell function, and their potential consequences in vivo.
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- Maria Maares
- Department of Food Chemistry and Toxicology, Berlin Institute of Technology, Gustav-Meyer-Allee 25, D-13355 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Food Chemistry and Toxicology, Berlin Institute of Technology, Gustav-Meyer-Allee 25, D-13355 Berlin, Germany.
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Yan YW, Fan J, Bai SL, Hou WJ, Li X, Tong H. Zinc Prevents Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Formation by Induction of A20-Mediated Suppression of NF-κB Pathway. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0148536. [PMID: 26918963 PMCID: PMC4769024 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0148536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2015] [Accepted: 01/19/2016] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Chronic inflammation and degradation of elastin are the main processes in the development of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). Recent studies show that zinc has an anti-inflammatory effect. Based on these, zinc may render effective therapy for the treatment of the AAA. Currently, we want to investigate the effects of zinc on AAA progression and its related molecular mechanism. Rat AAA models were induced by periaortic application of CaCl2. AAA rats were treated by daily intraperitoneal injection of ZnSO4 or vehicle alone. The aorta segments were collected at 4 weeks after surgery. The primary rat aortic vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) were stimulated with TNF-α alone or with ZnSO4 for 3 weeks. The results showed that zinc supplementation significantly suppressed the CaCl2-induced expansion of the abdominal aortic diameter, as well as a preservation of medial elastin fibers in the aortas. Zinc supplementation also obviously attenuated infiltration of the macrophages and lymphocytes in the aortas. In addition, zinc reduced MMP-2 and MMP-9 production in the aortas. Most importantly, zinc treatment significantly induced A20 expression, along with inhibition of the NF-κB canonical signaling pathway in vitro in VSMCs and in vivo in rat AAA. This study demonstrated, for the first time, that zinc supplementation could prevent the development of rat experimental AAA by induction of A20-mediated inhibition of the NF-κB canonical signaling pathway.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal/pharmacology
- Aorta, Abdominal/drug effects
- Aorta, Abdominal/metabolism
- Aorta, Abdominal/pathology
- Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal/etiology
- Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal/metabolism
- Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal/prevention & control
- Cells, Cultured
- DNA-Binding Proteins/metabolism
- Disease Models, Animal
- Elastin/metabolism
- I-kappa B Kinase/metabolism
- I-kappa B Proteins/metabolism
- Inflammation/metabolism
- Inflammation/prevention & control
- Male
- Matrix Metalloproteinase 2/metabolism
- Matrix Metalloproteinase 9/metabolism
- Matrix Metalloproteinase Inhibitors/pharmacology
- Myocytes, Smooth Muscle/drug effects
- Myocytes, Smooth Muscle/metabolism
- NF-KappaB Inhibitor alpha
- NF-kappa B/metabolism
- Rats
- Rats, Wistar
- Signal Transduction/drug effects
- Tumor Necrosis Factor alpha-Induced Protein 3
- Zinc Sulfate/pharmacology
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- Ya-Wei Yan
- Department of Tissue Engineering, School of Fundamental Science, China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Tissue Engineering, School of Fundamental Science, China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Tissue Engineering, School of Fundamental Science, China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Tissue Engineering, School of Fundamental Science, China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Cell Biology, College of Basic Medicine, China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Tissue Engineering, School of Fundamental Science, China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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Tabrizian K, Yazdani A, Baheri B, Payandemehr B, Sanati M, Hashemzaei M, Miri A, Zandkarimi M, Belaran M, Fanoudi S, Sharifzadeh M. Zinc Chloride and Lead Acetate-Induced Passive Avoidance Memory Retention Deficits Reversed by Nicotine and Bucladesine in Mice. Biol Trace Elem Res 2016; 169:106-13. [PMID: 26066527 DOI: 10.1007/s12011-015-0399-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2015] [Accepted: 06/03/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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It is very important to investigate the neurotoxic effects of metals on learning and memory processes. In this study, we tried to investigate the effects and time course properties of oral administration of zinc chloride (25, 50, and 75 mg/kg, for 2 weeks), lead acetate (250, 750, 1,500, and 2,500 ppm for 4, 6 and 8 weeks), and their possible mechanisms on a model of memory function. For this matter, we examined the intra-peritoneal injections of nicotine (0.25, 0.5, 1, and 1.5 mg/kg) and bucladesine (50, 100, 300, and 600 nM/mouse) for 4 days alone and in combination with mentioned metals in the step-through passive avoidance task. Control animals received saline, drinking water, saline, and DMSO (dimethyl sulfoxide)/deionized water (1:9), respectively. At the end of each part of studies, animals were trained for 1 day in step-through task. The avoidance memory retention alterations were evaluated 24 and 48 h later in singular and combinational studies. Zinc chloride (75 mg/kg) oral gavage for 2 weeks decreased latency times compared to control animals. Also, lead acetate (750 ppm oral administrations for 8 weeks) caused significant lead blood levels and induced avoidance memory retention impairments. Four-days intra-peritoneal injection of nicotine (1 mg/kg) increased latency time compared to control animals. Finally, findings of this research showed that treatment with intra-peritoneal injections of nicotine (1 mg/kg) and/or bucladesine (600 nM/mouse) reversed zinc chloride- and lead acetate-induced avoidance memory retention impairments. Taken together, these results showed the probable role of cholinergic system and protein kinase A pathways in zinc chloride- and lead acetate-induced avoidance memory alterations.
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- Kaveh Tabrizian
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Zabol University of Medical Sciences, Zabol, Iran
- Medicinal Plants Research Center, Zabol University of Medical Sciences, Zabol, Iran
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Zabol University of Medical Sciences, Zabol, Iran
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Zabol University of Medical Sciences, Zabol, Iran
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, P.O. Box 14155-6451, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, P.O. Box 14155-6451, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Zabol University of Medical Sciences, Zabol, Iran
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- Medicinal Plants Research Center, Zabol University of Medical Sciences, Zabol, Iran
- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Zabol University of Medical Sciences, Zabol, Iran
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Zabol University of Medical Sciences, Zabol, Iran
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, P.O. Box 14155-6451, Tehran, Iran.
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Manosso LM, Moretti M, Ribeiro CM, Gonçalves FM, Leal RB, Rodrigues ALS. Antidepressant-like effect of zinc is dependent on signaling pathways implicated in BDNF modulation. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 2015; 59:59-67. [PMID: 25600102 DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2015.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2014] [Revised: 12/17/2014] [Accepted: 01/14/2015] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Considering that intracellular signaling pathways that modulate brain BDNF are implicated in antidepressant responses, this study investigated whether signaling pathway inhibitors upstream to BDNF might influence the antidepressant-like effect of zinc, a metal that has been shown to display antidepressant properties. To this end, the influence of i.c.v. administration of H-89 (1μg/site, PKA inhibitor), KN-62 (1μg/site, CAMKII inhibitor), chelerythrine (1μg/site, PKC inhibitor), PD98059 (5μg/site, MEK1/2 inhibitor), U0126 (5μg/site, MEK1/2 inhibitor), LY294002 (10nmol/site, PI3K inhibitor) on the reduction of immobility time in the tail suspension test (TST) elicited by ZnCl2 (10mg/kg, p.o.) was investigated. Moreover, the effect of the combination of sub-effective doses of ZnCl2 (1mg/kg, p.o.) and AR-A014418 (0.001μg/site, GSK-3β inhibitor) was evaluated. The occurrence of changes in CREB phosphorylation and BDNF immunocontent in the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex of mice following ZnCl2 treatment was also investigated. The anti-immobility effect of ZnCl2 in the TST was prevented by treatment with PKA, PKC, CAMKII, MEK1/2 or PI3K inhibitors. Furthermore, ZnCl2 in combination with AR-A014418 caused a synergistic anti-immobility effect in the TST. None of the treatments altered locomotor activity of mice. ZnCl2 treatment caused no alteration in CREB phosphorylation and BDNF immunocontent. The results extend literature data regarding the mechanisms underlying the antidepressant-like action of zinc by indicating that its antidepressant-like effect may be dependent on the activation of PKA, CAMKII, PKC, ERK, and PI3K/GSK-3β pathways. However, zinc is not able to acutely increase BDNF in the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex.
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- Luana M Manosso
- Department of Biochemistry, Center of Biological Sciences, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis 88040-900, SC, Brazil
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- Department of Natural Sciences, Universidade Regional de Blumenau, Blumenau 89012-900, SC, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry, Center of Biological Sciences, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis 88040-900, SC, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry, Center of Biological Sciences, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis 88040-900, SC, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry, Center of Biological Sciences, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis 88040-900, SC, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry, Center of Biological Sciences, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis 88040-900, SC, Brazil.
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ZHANG XIULI, LIANG DAN, ZHI-HONG CHI, QINGQING CHU, CHENGHAI ZHAO, RONG-ZHENG MA, YUE ZHAO, HONGJUAN LI. Effect of zinc on high glucose-induced epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition in renal tubular epithelial cells. Int J Mol Med 2015; 35:1747-54. [DOI: 10.3892/ijmm.2015.2170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2014] [Accepted: 03/23/2015] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Li C, Guo S, Gao J, Guo Y, Du E, Lv Z, Zhang B. Maternal high-zinc diet attenuates intestinal inflammation by reducing DNA methylation and elevating H3K9 acetylation in the A20 promoter of offspring chicks. J Nutr Biochem 2014; 26:173-83. [PMID: 25541535 DOI: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2014.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2014] [Revised: 10/02/2014] [Accepted: 10/02/2014] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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A20 is an anti-inflammatory protein that suppresses ubiquitin-dependent nuclear factor κB (NF-κB) signaling, which can be regulated by the microelement zinc (Zn). In mammals, Zn deficiency contributes to a decrease in A20 abundance, which impairs the gut mucosa barrier. However, it is unclear whether the epigenetic reprogramming of the A20 promoter is involved in enhanced Zn-induced intestinal immunity, especially in avian species. Herein, we show that maternal organic Zn exposure resulted in significantly improved intestinal morphological characteristics, increased mucin 2 (MUC2) abundance and secretory IgA (sIgA) production in progeny jejunums. Maternal and offspring Zn supplementation partially alleviated Zn-deficiency-induced inflammatory response, accompanied by repression of NF-κB signaling. Additionally, we observed DNA hypomethylation and histone H3 at lysine 9 (H3K9) hyperacetylation at the A20 promoter region and subsequent activated A20 expression in Zn-supplemented hens compared with control. Notably, maternal dietary organic Zn exposure exhibited greater attenuation of gut impairment, along with increased MUC2 expression and sIgA level, and decreased the abundance of TNF-α and A20 relative to the inorganic-Zn group. Furthermore, enhanced acetylated H3K9 and A20 transcription at day 14 was found in the offspring adequate dietary Zn group. Thus, A20 may be a novel inflammatory-suppressed factor of chick gut that is persistently promoted by dietary Zn supplementation via epigenetic modifications at A20 promoter.
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- Changwu Li
- State key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Animal Nutrition and Feed Science, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, Yuanmingyuan West Road, Haidian District, Beijing, People's Republic of China, 100193
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- State key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Animal Nutrition and Feed Science, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, Yuanmingyuan West Road, Haidian District, Beijing, People's Republic of China, 100193
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- State key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Animal Nutrition and Feed Science, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, Yuanmingyuan West Road, Haidian District, Beijing, People's Republic of China, 100193
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- State key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Animal Nutrition and Feed Science, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, Yuanmingyuan West Road, Haidian District, Beijing, People's Republic of China, 100193.
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- State key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Animal Nutrition and Feed Science, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, Yuanmingyuan West Road, Haidian District, Beijing, People's Republic of China, 100193
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- State key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Animal Nutrition and Feed Science, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, Yuanmingyuan West Road, Haidian District, Beijing, People's Republic of China, 100193
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- State key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Animal Nutrition and Feed Science, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, Yuanmingyuan West Road, Haidian District, Beijing, People's Republic of China, 100193
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Tanaka H, Fukahori S, Baba S, Ueno T, Sivakumar R, Yagi M, Asagiri K, Ishii S, Tanaka Y. Branched-Chain Amino Acid-Rich Supplements Containing Microelements Have Antioxidant Effects on Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis in Mice. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr 2014; 40:519-28. [PMID: 25316683 DOI: 10.1177/0148607114555160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2014] [Accepted: 09/19/2014] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND The aim of the present study was to elucidate whether the administration of antioxidant-rich nutrients, including branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs), microelements, and vitamins, both alone and in combination, has a positive impact on liver function in a nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) mouse model and identify the mechanisms underlying these effects. METHODS Seven-week-old male KKAy mice fed a methionine- and choline-deficient diet (MCD) for 4 weeks were divided into 7 groups and fed the following planned diets for another 4 weeks: group A (normal diet), group B (MCD; control), group C (MCD with rich microelements), group D (MCD with rich BCAAs), group E (MCD with rich microelements and BCAAs), and group F (MCD with rich microelements, BCAAs, and vitamins). We then conducted biochemical assays, histological analyses, immunohistochemistry for 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) and 4-hydroxy-2'-nonenal (4-HNE), and Western blotting for insulin glucose signaling, lipid metabolism, and endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress-related signaling in liver specimens obtained from mice in each group. RESULTS The morphometric grades of all NASH-related findings and the mean degree of 8-OHdG immunolocalization in groups D-F were significantly lower than those observed in group B. The expression levels of insulin receptor β subunit (IRβ) and p-elF in groups E and F and those of phosphatidyl-inositol 3 kinase (PI3K85), p-AcelCoA, and PERK in group F were similar to those noted in group A. CONCLUSIONS The administration of a combination of antioxidant-rich nutrients, including BCAAs and microelements, is likely to suppress the progression of NASH by reducing oxidative stress, primarily via the downregulation of the ER stress pathway.
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- Hiroaki Tanaka
- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan
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- Asakura Medical Association Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Asakura Medical Association Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan Research Center for Innovative Cancer Therapy, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan
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- Research Center for Innovative Cancer Therapy, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan Division of Medical Safety Management, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan
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Petrochenko PE, Zhang Q, Bayati R, Skoog SA, Phillips KS, Kumar G, Narayan RJ, Goering PL. Cytotoxic evaluation of nanostructured zinc oxide (ZnO) thin films and leachates. Toxicol In Vitro 2014; 28:1144-52. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2014.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2014] [Revised: 04/17/2014] [Accepted: 05/09/2014] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Zinc transporter SLC39A10/ZIP10 facilitates antiapoptotic signaling during early B-cell development. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2014; 111:11780-5. [PMID: 25074913 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1323549111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The immune system is influenced by the vital zinc (Zn) status, and Zn deficiency triggers lymphopenia; however, the mechanisms underlying Zn-mediated lymphocyte maintenance remain elusive. Here we investigated ZIP10, a Zn transporter expressed in the early B-cell developmental process. Genetic ablation of Zip10 in early B-cell stages resulted in significant reductions in B-cell populations, and the inducible deletion of Zip10 in pro-B cells increased the caspase activity in parallel with a decrease in intracellular Zn levels. Similarly, the depletion of intracellular Zn by a chemical chelator resulted in spontaneous caspase activation leading to cell death. Collectively, these findings indicated that ZIP10-mediated Zn homeostasis is essential for early B-cell survival. Moreover, we found that ZIP10 expression was regulated by JAK-STAT pathways, and its expression was correlated with STAT activation in human B-cell lymphoma, indicating that the JAK-STAT-ZIP10-Zn signaling axis influences the B-cell homeostasis. Our results establish a role of ZIP10 in cell survival during early B-cell development, and underscore the importance of Zn homeostasis in immune system maintenance.
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Liu Z, Liu Y, Li L, Xu Z, Bi B, Wang Y, Li JY. MiR-7-5p is frequently downregulated in glioblastoma microvasculature and inhibits vascular endothelial cell proliferation by targeting RAF1. Tumour Biol 2014; 35:10177-84. [PMID: 25027403 DOI: 10.1007/s13277-014-2318-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2014] [Accepted: 07/04/2014] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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The aberrant expression of microRNAs (miRNAs) is always associated with tumor development and progression. Microvascular proliferation is one of the unique pathologic features of glioblastoma (GBM) . In this study, the microvasculature from GBM or normal brain tissue derived from neurosurgeries was purified and total RNA was isolated from purified microvasculature. The difference of miRNA expression profiles between glioblastoma microvasculature and normal brain capillaries was investigated. It was found that miR-7-5p in GBM microvessels was significantly reduced compared with that in normal brain capillaries. In the in vitro experiments, overexpression of miR-7-5p significantly inhibited human umbilical vein endothelial cell proliferation. Forced expression of miR-7-5p in human umbilical vein endothelial cells in vitro significantly reduced the protein level of RAF1 and repressed the activity of the luciferase, a reporter vector carrying the 3'-untranslated region of RAF1. These findings indicate that RAF1 is one of the miR-7-5p target genes. Furthermore, a significant inverse correlation between miR-7-5p expression and RAF1 protein level in GBM microvasculature was found. These data suggest that miR-7-5p functions as a tumor suppressor gene to regulate GBM microvascular endothelial cell proliferation potentially by targeting the RAF1 oncogene, implicating an important role for miR-7-5p in the pathogenesis of GBM. It may serve as a guide for the antitumor angiogenesis drug development.
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- Zhiguo Liu
- Department of Neurosurgery, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Brain Science Research Institute of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, People's Republic of China
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Separation of zinc-dependent and zinc-independent events during early LPS-stimulated TLR4 signaling in macrophage cells. FEBS Lett 2014; 588:2928-35. [DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2014.05.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2014] [Revised: 05/20/2014] [Accepted: 05/22/2014] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Chaigne-Delalande B, Lenardo MJ. Divalent cation signaling in immune cells. Trends Immunol 2014; 35:332-44. [PMID: 24932518 DOI: 10.1016/j.it.2014.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2014] [Revised: 04/13/2014] [Accepted: 05/04/2014] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Divalent cations of two alkaline earth metals Ca(2+) and Mg(2+) and the transition metal Zn(2+) play vital roles in the immune system, and several immune disorders are associated with disturbances of their function. Until recently only Ca(2+) was considered to serve as a second messenger. However, signaling roles for Mg(2+) and Zn(2+) have been recently described, leading to a reevaluation of their role as potential second messengers. We review here the roles of these cations as second messengers in light of recent advances in Ca(2+), Mg(2+), and Zn(2+) signaling in the immune system. Developing a better understanding of these signaling cations may lead to new therapeutic strategies for immune disorders.
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- Benjamin Chaigne-Delalande
- Molecular Development of the Immune System Section, Lymphocyte Molecular Genetics Unit, Laboratory of Immunology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Molecular Development of the Immune System Section, Lymphocyte Molecular Genetics Unit, Laboratory of Immunology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
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Haase H, Rink L. Zinc signals and immune function. Biofactors 2014; 40:27-40. [PMID: 23804522 DOI: 10.1002/biof.1114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 158] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2013] [Revised: 04/23/2013] [Accepted: 04/25/2013] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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For more than 50 years, it has been known that zinc deficiency compromises immune function. During this time, knowledge about the biochemistry of zinc has continued to grow, but only recent years have provided in-depth molecular insights into the multiple aspects of zinc as a regulator of immunity. A network based on ZnT and ZIP proteins for transport and metallothionein for storage tightly regulates zinc availability, and virtually all aspects of innate and adaptive immunity are affected by zinc. In vivo, zinc deficiency alters the number and function of neutrophil granulocytes, monocytes, natural killer (NK)-, T-, and B-cells. T cell functions and balance between the different subsets are particularly susceptible to changes in zinc status. This article focuses in particular on the main mechanisms by which zinc ions exert essential functions in the immune system. On the one hand, this includes tightly protein bound zinc ions serving catalytic or structural functions in a multitude of different proteins, in particular enzymes and transcription factors. On the other hand, increasing evidence arises for a regulatory role of free zinc ions in signal transduction, especially in cells of the immune system. Identification of several molecular targets, including phosphatases, phosphodiesterases, caspases, and kinases suggest that zinc ions are a second messenger regulating signal transduction in various kinds of immune cells.
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- Hajo Haase
- Institute of Immunology, Medical Faculty, RWTH Aachen University, Pauwelsstrasse 30, Aachen, Germany
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The immunomodulatory and antimicrobial properties of zinc and copper have long been appreciated. In addition, these metal ions are also essential for microbial growth and survival. This presents opportunities for the host to either harness their antimicrobial properties or limit their availability as defence strategies. Recent studies have shed some light on mechanisms by which copper and zinc regulation contribute to host defence, but there remain many unanswered questions at the cellular and molecular levels. Here we review the roles of these two metal ions in providing protection against infectious diseases in vivo, and in regulating innate immune responses. In particular, we focus on studies implicating zinc and copper in macrophage antimicrobial pathways, as well as the specific host genes encoding zinc transporters (SLC30A, SLC39A family members) and CTRs (copper transporters, ATP7 family members) that may contribute to pathogen control by these cells.
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Petrochenko PE, Skoog SA, Zhang Q, Comstock DJ, Elam JW, Goering PL, Narayan RJ. Cytotoxicity of cultured macrophages exposed to antimicrobial zinc oxide (ZnO) coatings on nanoporous aluminum oxide membranes. BIOMATTER 2013; 3:25528. [PMID: 23881040 PMCID: PMC3749283 DOI: 10.4161/biom.25528] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Zinc oxide (ZnO) is a widely used commercial material that is finding use in wound healing applications due to its antimicrobial properties. Our study demonstrates a novel approach for coating ZnO with precise thickness control onto 20 nm and 100 nm pore diameter anodized aluminum oxide using atomic layer deposition (ALD). ZnO was deposited throughout the nanoporous structure of the anodized aluminum oxide membranes. An 8 nm-thick coating of ZnO, previously noted to have antimicrobial properties, was cytotoxic to cultured macrophages. After 48 h, ZnO-coated 20 nm and 100 nm pore anodized aluminum oxide significantly decreased cell viability by ≈65% and 54%, respectively, compared with cells grown on uncoated anodized aluminum oxide membranes and cells grown on tissue culture plates. Pore diameter (20–200 nm) did not influence cell viability.
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- Peter E Petrochenko
- Division of Biology; Office of Science and Engineering Laboratories; Center for Devices and Radiological Health; U.S. Food and Drug Administration; Silver Spring, MD USA; Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering; UNC-Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University; Raleigh, NC USA
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- Division of Biology; Office of Science and Engineering Laboratories; Center for Devices and Radiological Health; U.S. Food and Drug Administration; Silver Spring, MD USA; Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering; UNC-Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University; Raleigh, NC USA
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- Division of Biology; Office of Science and Engineering Laboratories; Center for Devices and Radiological Health; U.S. Food and Drug Administration; Silver Spring, MD USA
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- Energy Systems Division; Argonne National Laboratory; Argonne, IL USA
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- Energy Systems Division; Argonne National Laboratory; Argonne, IL USA
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- Division of Biology; Office of Science and Engineering Laboratories; Center for Devices and Radiological Health; U.S. Food and Drug Administration; Silver Spring, MD USA
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- Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering; UNC-Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University; Raleigh, NC USA
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Velard F, Braux J, Amedee J, Laquerriere P. Inflammatory cell response to calcium phosphate biomaterial particles: an overview. Acta Biomater 2013; 9:4956-63. [PMID: 23036944 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2012.09.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2012] [Revised: 09/24/2012] [Accepted: 09/25/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Bone is a metabolically active and highly organized tissue consisting of a mineral phase of hydroxyapatite (HA) and amorphous calcium phosphate (CaP) crystals deposited in an organic matrix. One objective of bone tissue engineering is to mimic the chemical and structural properties of this complex tissue. CaP ceramics, such as sintered HA and beta-tricalcium phosphate, are widely used as bone substitutes or prosthesis coatings because of their osteoconductive properties. These ceramic interactions with tissues induce a cell response that can be different according to the composition of the material. In this review, we discuss inflammatory cell responses to CaP materials to provide a comprehensive overview of mechanisms governing the integration or loosening of implants, which remains a major concern in tissue engineering. A focus on the effects of the functionalization of CaP biomaterials highlights potential ways to increase tissue integration and limit rejection processes.
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Wessels I, Haase H, Engelhardt G, Rink L, Uciechowski P. Zinc deficiency induces production of the proinflammatory cytokines IL-1β and TNFα in promyeloid cells via epigenetic and redox-dependent mechanisms. J Nutr Biochem 2012; 24:289-97. [PMID: 22902331 DOI: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2012.06.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2011] [Revised: 06/06/2012] [Accepted: 06/06/2012] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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The deprivation of zinc, caused by malnutrition or as a consequence of aging or disease, strongly affects immune cell functions, causing higher frequency of infections. Among other effects, an increased production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and proinflammatory cytokines has been observed in zinc-deficient patients, but the underlying mechanisms were unknown. The aim of the current study was to define mechanisms explaining the increase in proinflammatory cytokine production during zinc deficiency, focusing on the role of epigenetic and redox-mediated mechanisms. Interleukin (IL)-1β and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)α production was increased in HL-60 cells under zinc deficiency. Analyses of the chromatin structure demonstrated that the elevated cytokine production was due to increased accessibilities of IL-1β and TNFα promoters in zinc-deficient cells. Moreover, the level of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate-oxidase (NADPH) oxidase-produced ROS was elevated under zinc deficiency, subsequently leading to p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) phosphorylation. The increased activation of p38 MAPK appeared to be necessary for posttranscriptional processes in IL-1β and TNFα synthesis. These data demonstrate that IL-1β and TNFα expression under zinc deficiency is regulated via epigenetic and redox-mediated mechanisms. Assuming an important role of zinc in proinflammatory cytokine regulation, this should encourage research in the use of zinc supplementation for treatment of inflammatory diseases.
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- Inga Wessels
- Institute of Immunology, Medical Faculty, RWTH Aachen University, Pauwelsstr. 30, D-52074 Aachen, Germany
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Zinc and regulation of inflammatory cytokines: implications for cardiometabolic disease. Nutrients 2012; 4:676-94. [PMID: 22852057 PMCID: PMC3407988 DOI: 10.3390/nu4070676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 174] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2012] [Revised: 06/08/2012] [Accepted: 06/25/2012] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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In atherosclerosis and diabetes mellitus, the concomitant presence of low-grade systemic inflammation and mild zinc deficiency highlights a role for zinc nutrition in the management of chronic disease. This review aims to evaluate the literature that reports on the interactions of zinc and cytokines. In humans, inflammatory cytokines have been shown both to up- and down-regulate the expression of specific cellular zinc transporters in response to an increased demand for zinc in inflammatory conditions. The acute phase response includes a rapid decline in the plasma zinc concentration as a result of the redistribution of zinc into cellular compartments. Zinc deficiency influences the generation of cytokines, including IL-1β, IL-2, IL-6, and TNF-α, and in response to zinc supplementation plasma cytokines exhibit a dose-dependent response. The mechanism of action may reflect the ability of zinc to either induce or inhibit the activation of NF-κB. Confounders in understanding the zinc-cytokine relationship on the basis of in vitro experimentation include methodological issues such as the cell type and the means of activating cells in culture. Impaired zinc homeostasis and chronic inflammation feature prominently in a number of cardiometabolic diseases. Given the high prevalence of zinc deficiency and chronic disease globally, the interplay of zinc and inflammation warrants further examination.
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Chen YH, Zhao M, Chen X, Zhang Y, Wang H, Huang YY, Wang Z, Zhang ZH, Zhang C, Xu DX. Zinc supplementation during pregnancy protects against lipopolysaccharide-induced fetal growth restriction and demise through its anti-inflammatory effect. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2012; 189:454-63. [PMID: 22661087 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1103579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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LPS is associated with adverse developmental outcomes, including preterm delivery, fetal death, teratogenicity, and intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR). Previous reports showed that zinc protected against LPS-induced teratogenicity. In the current study, we investigated the effects of zinc supplementation during pregnancy on LPS-induced preterm delivery, fetal death and IUGR. All pregnant mice except controls were i.p. injected with LPS (75 μg/kg) daily from gestational day (GD) 15 to GD17. Some pregnant mice were administered zinc sulfate through drinking water (75 mg elemental Zn per liter) throughout the pregnancy. As expected, an i.p. injection with LPS daily from GD15 to GD17 resulted in 36.4% (4/11) of dams delivered before GD18. In dams that completed the pregnancy, 63.2% of fetuses were dead. Moreover, LPS significantly reduced fetal weight and crown-rump length. Of interest, zinc supplementation during pregnancy protected mice from LPS-induced preterm delivery and fetal death. In addition, zinc supplementation significantly alleviated LPS-induced IUGR and skeletal development retardation. Further experiments showed that zinc supplementation significantly attenuated LPS-induced expression of placental inflammatory cytokines and cyclooxygenase-2. Zinc supplementation also significantly attenuated LPS-induced activation of NF-κB and MAPK signaling in mononuclear sinusoidal trophoblast giant cells of the labyrinth zone. It inhibited LPS-induced placental AKT phosphorylation as well. In conclusion, zinc supplementation during pregnancy protects against LPS-induced fetal growth restriction and demise through its anti-inflammatory effect.
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- Yuan-Hua Chen
- Department of Toxicology, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230032, China
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Ryu MS, Guthrie GJ, Maki AB, Aydemir TB, Cousins RJ. Proteomic analysis shows the upregulation of erythrocyte dematin in zinc-restricted human subjects. Am J Clin Nutr 2012; 95:1096-102. [PMID: 22456662 PMCID: PMC3325834 DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.111.032862] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Although the importance of adequate zinc intake has been known for decades, the estimated global prevalence of zinc deficiency remains high. This substantiates the need for a specific and sensitive status assessment tool. OBJECTIVE The objective was to evaluate erythrocyte zinc transporters as candidate molecules with the potential of being a biomarker of dietary zinc status in humans. DESIGN A 24-d observational study with acclimation (7 d, 10.4 mg Zn/d), zinc-depletion (10 d, 0.3 mg Zn/d), and zinc-repletion (7 d, 29.5 mg Zn/d) phases was conducted in healthy men (n = 9). Proteomic approaches including Western blot analyses and tandem mass spectrometry were implemented to identify the zinc responsiveness of selected red blood cell membrane proteins. RESULTS Zinc transporter 1 (ZnT1) and Zrt/Irt-like proteins ZIP8 and ZIP10 were detected in human erythrocyte membranes. No effects of short-term dietary zinc depletion were observed on the amounts of these proteins. However, changes in a cytoskeletal protein, dematin, by zinc depletion were identified through the nonspecific signals produced by an anti-ZIP8 antibody. This response was further validated by a dematin-specific antibody and with erythrocytes collected from mice fed a zinc-deficient diet. CONCLUSIONS The presence of ZnT1, ZIP8, and ZIP10 in human red blood cells implicates their role in the regulation of cellular zinc metabolism in the human erythroid system. The zinc responsiveness of membrane dematin suggests its capability to serve as a biomarker for dietary zinc depletion and its involvement in impaired erythroid membrane fragility by zinc restriction. This trial was registered at clinicaltrials.gov as NCT01221129.
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- Moon-Suhn Ryu
- Food Science and Human Nutrition Department, Center for Nutritional Sciences, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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Kawamura T, Ogawa Y, Nakamura Y, Nakamizo S, Ohta Y, Nakano H, Kabashima K, Katayama I, Koizumi S, Kodama T, Nakao A, Shimada S. Severe dermatitis with loss of epidermal Langerhans cells in human and mouse zinc deficiency. J Clin Invest 2012; 122:722-32. [PMID: 22214844 DOI: 10.1172/jci58618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2011] [Accepted: 11/16/2011] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Zinc deficiency can be an inherited disorder, in which case it is known as acrodermatitis enteropathica (AE), or an acquired disorder caused by low dietary intake of zinc. Even though zinc deficiency diminishes cellular and humoral immunity, patients develop immunostimulating skin inflammation. Here, we have demonstrated that despite diminished allergic contact dermatitis in mice fed a zinc-deficient (ZD) diet, irritant contact dermatitis (ICD) in these mice was more severe and prolonged than that in controls. Further, histological examination of ICD lesions in ZD mice revealed subcorneal vacuolization and epidermal pallor, histological features of AE. Consistent with the fact that ATP release from chemically injured keratinocytes serves as a causative mediator of ICD, we found that the severe ICD response in ZD mice was attenuated by local injection of soluble nucleoside triphosphate diphosphohydrolase. In addition, skin tissue from ZD mice with ICD showed increased levels of ATP, as did cultured wild-type keratinocytes treated with chemical irritants and the zinc-chelating reagent TPEN. Interestingly, numbers of epidermal Langerhans cells (LCs), which play a protective role against ATP-mediated inflammatory signals, were decreased in ZD mice as well as samples from ZD patients. These findings suggest that upon exposure to irritants, aberrant ATP release from keratinocytes and impaired LC-dependent hydrolysis of nucleotides may be important in the pathogenesis of AE.
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- Tatsuyoshi Kawamura
- Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi, Japan.
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Song JH, Marszalec W, Kai L, Yeh JZ, Narahashi T. Antidepressants inhibit proton currents and tumor necrosis factor-α production in BV2 microglial cells. Brain Res 2011; 1435:15-23. [PMID: 22177663 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2011.11.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2011] [Revised: 11/18/2011] [Accepted: 11/18/2011] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Proton channels are gated by voltage and pH gradients, and play an important role in the microglial production of pro-inflammatory cytokines, which are known to be suppressed by antidepressants. In the present study we tested the hypothesis that cytokine inhibition by antidepressants is due to an inhibitory action on proton currents by comparing their effects on tumor necrosis factor-α production with the effects on the proton currents in BV2 murine microglial cells. Imipramine, amitriptyline, desipramine and fluoxetine potently and reversibly inhibited proton currents at micromolar concentrations at an intracellular/extracellular pH gradient of 5.5/7.3. Raising extracellular pH to 8.3 sped up the rate and enhanced the extent of block whereas raising intracellular pH to 6.3 reduced the blocking potency of imipramine. These results support a mechanism where the uncharged drug form penetrates the cell membrane, and the charged form blocks the proton channel from the internal side of membrane. This mode of action was corroborated by an experiment with imipraminium, a permanently charged quaternary derivative, which showed far less block compared to imipramine. The lipopolysaccharide-induced release of tumor necrosis factor-α was inhibited by imipramine at concentrations comparable to those inhibiting the proton current. These results support the hypothesis that tumor necrosis factor-α inhibition by imipramine is related to its inhibitory effects on proton channels.
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- Jin-Ho Song
- Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University, 221 Heuksuk-Dong, Dongjak-Gu, Seoul 156-756, Republic of Korea.
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Knoell DL, Liu MJ. Impact of zinc metabolism on innate immune function in the setting of sepsis. INT J VITAM NUTR RES 2011; 80:271-7. [PMID: 21462110 DOI: 10.1024/0300-9831/a000034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Individuals at highest risk of zinc deficiency (children, elderly, pregnant and lactating women, morbidly ill, alcoholics) have a higher risk of infection. Whereas the essential role of zinc in maintaining adaptive immunity is well recognized, much less is known regarding the innate immune system. We recently reported that zinc deficiency significantly increases mortality in an animal model of sepsis. In particular, zinc-deficient mice had a decreased capacity to clear bacteria and a concomitant increase in NF-kappaB-mediated signaling across multiple vital organs. This occurred in tandem with exaggeration of the acute phase and innate immune response. Strikingly, sepsis patients revealed similar findings in that lower plasma zinc levels were associated with more inflammation and increased severity of illness. Through these investigations we have consistently observed that SLC39 A8 (ZIP8) is unique, relative to other zinc transporters, in that its expression is significantly induced at the onset of infection. Moreover, induction of ZIP8-mediated zinc transport into innate immune cells is vital for proper immune function. Whether ZIP8 functions beyond the conventional role of a zinc transporter remains a work in progress, although new evidence has revealed that ZIP8 expression itself is regulated by NF-kappaB. Taken together, these findings indicate that zinc is vital for proper innate immune function and that hZIP8 is intricately involved in maintaining innate immune defense.
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- Daren L Knoell
- Dorothy M. Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, and Department of Pharmacy, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.
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Hönscheid A, Dubben S, Rink L, Haase H. Zinc differentially regulates mitogen-activated protein kinases in human T cells. J Nutr Biochem 2011; 23:18-26. [PMID: 21333516 DOI: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2010.10.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2010] [Revised: 10/04/2010] [Accepted: 10/11/2010] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Zinc is an essential nutrient with remarkable importance for immunity, in particular for T-cell function. This is, at least in part, based on an involvement of zinc ions in immune cell signal transduction; dynamic changes of the intracellular free zinc concentration have recently been recognized as signaling events. Because the molecular targets of zinc signals remain incompletely understood, we investigated the impact of elevated intracellular free zinc on mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) activity and MAPK-dependent cytokine production in human T-cells. p38 was activated by treatment with zinc and the ionophore pyrithione, whereas ERK1/2 and c-Jun N-terminal kinases were unaffected. In contrast, after T-cell receptor stimulation with antibodies against CD3, ERK1/2-phosphorylation was selectively suppressed by intracellular zinc. Mechanisms that had been shown to mediate zinc-effects in other cells, such as activation of the Src kinase Lck, inhibition of the protein tyrosine phosphatase CD45 or MAPK phosphatases and cyclic nucleotide/protein kinase A signaling were not involved. This indicates that the differential impact of zinc on the MAPK families in T-cells is mediated by mechanisms that differ from the ones observed in other cell types. Further investigation of the activation of p38 by zinc demonstrated that this MAPK is responsible for the zinc-mediated activation of CREB and mRNA expression of the Th1 cytokines interferon-gamma and interleukin-2. In conclusion, regulation of MAPK activity contributes to the impact of zinc on T-cell function.
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- Andrea Hönscheid
- Institute of Immunology, Medical Faculty, RWTH Aachen University, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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John E, Laskow TC, Buchser WJ, Pitt BR, Basse PH, Butterfield LH, Kalinski P, Lotze MT. Zinc in innate and adaptive tumor immunity. J Transl Med 2010; 8:118. [PMID: 21087493 PMCID: PMC3002329 DOI: 10.1186/1479-5876-8-118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2010] [Accepted: 11/18/2010] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Zinc is important. It is the second most abundant trace metal with 2-4 grams in humans. It is an essential trace element, critical for cell growth, development and differentiation, DNA synthesis, RNA transcription, cell division, and cell activation. Zinc deficiency has adverse consequences during embryogenesis and early childhood development, particularly on immune functioning. It is essential in members of all enzyme classes, including over 300 signaling molecules and transcription factors. Free zinc in immune and tumor cells is regulated by 14 distinct zinc importers (ZIP) and transporters (ZNT1-8). Zinc depletion induces cell death via apoptosis (or necrosis if apoptotic pathways are blocked) while sufficient zinc levels allows maintenance of autophagy. Cancer cells have upregulated zinc importers, and frequently increased zinc levels, which allow them to survive. Based on this novel synthesis, approaches which locally regulate zinc levels to promote survival of immune cells and/or induce tumor apoptosis are in order.
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- Erica John
- Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, 200 Lothrop Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, 200 Lothrop Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, 200 Lothrop Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
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- Department of Occupational Health, University of Pittsburgh, 100 Technology Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, USA
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- Department of Immunology, University of Pittsburgh, 200 Lothrop Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, 3550 Terrace Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, 200 Lothrop Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, 200 Lothrop Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
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Foster M, Samman S. Zinc and redox signaling: perturbations associated with cardiovascular disease and diabetes mellitus. Antioxid Redox Signal 2010; 13:1549-73. [PMID: 20568953 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2010.3111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Cellular signal transduction pathways are influenced by the zinc and redox status of the cell. Numerous chronic diseases, including cardiovascular disease (CVD) and diabetes mellitus (DM), have been associated with impaired zinc utilization and increased oxidative stress. In humans, mutations in the MT-1A and ZnT8 genes, both of which are involved in the maintenance of zinc homeostasis, have been linked with DM development. Changes in levels of intracellular free zinc may exacerbate oxidative stress in CVD and DM by impacting glutathione homeostasis, nitric oxide signaling, and nuclear factor-kappa B-dependent cellular processes. Zinc ions have been shown to influence insulin and leptin signaling via the phosphoinositide 3′-kinase/Akt pathway, potentially linking an imbalance of zinc at the cellular level to insulin resistance and dyslipidemia. The oxidative modification of cysteine residues in zinc coordination sites in proteins has been implicated in cellular signaling and regulatory pathways. Despite the many interactions between zinc and cellular stress responses, studies investigating the potential therapeutic benefit of zinc supplementation in the prevention and treatment of oxidative stress-related chronic disease in humans are few and inconsistent. Further well-designed randomized controlled trials are needed to determine the effects of zinc supplementation in populations at various stages of CVD and DM progression.
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- Meika Foster
- Discipline of Nutrition and Metabolism, School of Molecular Bioscience, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Zinc-suppressed inflammatory cytokines by induction of A20-mediated inhibition of nuclear factor-κB. Nutrition 2010; 27:816-23. [PMID: 21035309 DOI: 10.1016/j.nut.2010.08.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 119] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2010] [Revised: 08/05/2010] [Accepted: 08/12/2010] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Chronic generation of inflammatory cytokines and reactive oxygen species are implicated in atherosclerosis, aging, cancers, and other chronic diseases. We hypothesized that zinc induces A20 in premonocytic, endothelial, and cancer cells, and A20 binds to tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-receptor associated factor, and inhibits Iκ kinase-α (IKK-α)/nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB), resulting in downregulation of TNF-α and interleukin-1β (IL-1β). METHODS To test this hypothesis, we used HL-60, human umbilical vein endothelial cells, and SW480 cell lines under zinc-deficient and zinc-sufficient conditions in this study. We measured oxidative stress markers, inflammatory cytokines, A20 protein and mRNA, A20-FRAF-1 complex, and IKK-α/NF-κB signaling in stimulated zinc-deficient and zinc sufficient cells. We also conducted antisense A20 and siRNA studies to investigate the regulatory role of zinc in TNF-α and IL-1β via A20. RESULTS We found that zinc increased A20 and A20-tumor necrosis factor-receptor associated factor-1 complex, decreased the IKK-α/NF-κB signaling pathway, oxidative stress markers, and inflammatory cytokines in these cells compared with zinc-deficient cells. We confirmed that zinc-induced A20 contributes to downregulation of TNF-α and IL-1β by antisense and short interfering RNA A20 studies. CONCLUSION Our studies suggest that zinc suppresses generation of NF-κB-regulated inflammatory cytokines by induction of A20.
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Weaver BP, Zhang Y, Hiscox S, Guo GL, Apte U, Taylor KM, Sheline CT, Wang L, Andrews GK. Zip4 (Slc39a4) expression is activated in hepatocellular carcinomas and functions to repress apoptosis, enhance cell cycle and increase migration. PLoS One 2010; 5. [PMID: 20957146 PMCID: PMC2950147 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0013158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2010] [Accepted: 09/10/2010] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Background The zinc transporter ZIP4 (Slc39a4) is important for proper mammalian development and is an essential gene in mice. Recent studies suggest that this gene may also play a role in pancreatic cancer. Methods/Principal Findings Herein, we present evidence that this essential zinc transporter is expressed in hepatocellular carcinomas. Zip4 mRNA and protein were dramatically elevated in hepatocytes in the majority of human hepatocellular carcinomas relative to noncancerous surrounding tissues, as well as in hepatocytes in hepatocellular carcinomas occurring in farnesoid X receptor-knockout mice. Interestingly, meta-analysis of microarray data in the Geo and Oncomine databases suggests that Zip4 mRNA may also be elevated in many types of cancer. Potential mechanisms of action of ZIP4 were examined in cultured cell lines. RNAi knockdown of Zip4 in mouse Hepa cells significantly increased apoptosis and modestly slowed progression from G0/G1 to S phase when cells were released from hydroxyurea block into zinc-deficient medium. Cell migration assays revealed that RNAi knockdown of Zip4 in Hepa cells depressed in vitro migration whereas forced over-expression in Hepa cells and MCF-7 cells enhanced in vitro migration. Conclusions ZIP4 may play a role in the acquisition of zinc by hepatocellular carcinomas, and potentially many different cancerous cell-types, leading to repressed apoptosis, enhanced growth rate and enhanced invasive behavior.
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- Benjamin P. Weaver
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, United States of America
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- Departments of Medicine and Oncological Sciences, Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America
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- Tenovus Centre for Cancer Research, Welsh School of Pharmacy, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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- Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Therapeutics, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, United States of America
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- Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Therapeutics, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, United States of America
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- Tenovus Centre for Cancer Research, Welsh School of Pharmacy, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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- Neuroscience Center of Excellence, Louisiana State University Health Science Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America
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- Departments of Medicine and Oncological Sciences, Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, United States of America
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Raymond AD, Gekonge B, Giri MS, Hancock A, Papasavvas E, Chehimi J, Kossenkov AV, Kossevkov AV, Nicols C, Yousef M, Mounzer K, Shull J, Kostman J, Showe L, Montaner LJ. Increased metallothionein gene expression, zinc, and zinc-dependent resistance to apoptosis in circulating monocytes during HIV viremia. J Leukoc Biol 2010; 88:589-96. [PMID: 20551211 DOI: 10.1189/jlb.0110051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Circulating monocytes exhibit an apoptotic resistance phenotype during HIV viremia in association with increased MT expression. MTs are known to play an important role in zinc metabolism and immune function. We now show, in a cross-sectional study using peripheral monocytes, that expression of MT1 isoforms E, G, H, and X is increased significantly in circulating monocyte cells from HIV+ subjects during chronic viremic episodes as compared with uninfected subjects. This increase in expression is also observed during acute viremia following interruption of suppressive ART. Circulating monocytes from HIV+ donors were also found to have elevated zinc importer gene Zip8 expression in conjunction with elevated intracellular zinc levels in contrast to CD4(+)T-lymphocytes. In vitro HIV-1 infection studies with elutriated MDM confirm a direct relation between HIV-1 infection and increased MDM MT1 (isoform G) gene expression and increased intracellular zinc levels. A direct link between elevated zinc levels and apoptosis resistance was established using a cell-permeable zinc chelator TPEN, which reversed apoptosis resistance effectively in monocytes from HIV-infected to levels comparable with uninfected controls. Taken together, increases in MT gene expression and intracellular zinc levels may contribute directly to maintenance of an immune-activated monocyte by mediating an increased resistance to apoptosis during active HIV-1 viremia.
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- Andrea D Raymond
- The Wistar Institute, 3601 Spruce St., Philadelphia, PA 19104-4268, USA
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Mbugi EV, Meijerink M, Veenemans J, Jeurink PV, McCall M, Olomi RM, Shao JF, Verhoef H, Savelkoul HF. Alterations in early cytokine-mediated immune responses to Plasmodium falciparum infection in Tanzanian children with mineral element deficiencies: a cross-sectional survey. Malar J 2010; 9:130. [PMID: 20470442 PMCID: PMC2881936 DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-9-130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2009] [Accepted: 05/17/2010] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Background Deficiencies in vitamins and mineral elements are important causes of morbidity in developing countries, possibly because they lead to defective immune responses to infection. The aim of the study was to assess the effects of mineral element deficiencies on early innate cytokine responses to Plasmodium falciparum malaria. Methods Peripheral blood mononuclear cells from 304 Tanzanian children aged 6-72 months were stimulated with P. falciparum-parasitized erythrocytes obtained from in vitro cultures. Results The results showed a significant increase by 74% in geometric mean of TNF production in malaria-infected individuals with zinc deficiency (11% to 240%; 95% CI). Iron deficiency anaemia was associated with increased TNF production in infected individuals and overall with increased IL-10 production, while magnesium deficiency induced increased production of IL-10 by 46% (13% to 144%) in uninfected donors. All donors showed a response towards IL-1β production, drawing special attention for its possible protective role in early innate immune responses to malaria. Conclusions In view of these results, the findings show plasticity in cytokine profiles of mononuclear cells reacting to malaria infection under conditions of different micronutrient deficiencies. These findings lay the foundations for future inclusion of a combination of precisely selected set of micronutrients rather than single nutrients as part of malaria vaccine intervention programmes in endemic countries.
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- Erasto V Mbugi
- Cell Biology and Immunology Group, Wageningen University, The Netherlands
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Dietary zinc oxide affects the expression of genes associated with inflammation: Transcriptome analysis in piglets challenged with ETEC K88. Vet Immunol Immunopathol 2010; 137:120-9. [PMID: 20605641 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetimm.2010.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2009] [Revised: 04/20/2010] [Accepted: 05/05/2010] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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The post-weaning growth check in commercial pig production systems is often associated with gastrointestinal infection, in particular that caused by enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) K88. Pharmacological doses of zinc oxide (ZnO) in the post-weaning diet reduce the incidence of diarrhoea and improve piglet performance. In the present study, piglets reared indoors or outdoors and weaned onto diets with or without pharmacological levels of ZnO were orally challenged with ETEC K88. Quantitative real-time PCR was performed on RNA extracted from jejunal lamina propria and Peyer's patch samples, to compare expression of a variety of candidate genes between treatments. Candidate genes were selected from an initial microarray study using pooled RNA to identify differentially expressed genes. Dietary treatment with ZnO was associated with significant differences in the transcript abundance of several genes. Zinc supplementation was associated with a marked decrease in expression of immune response genes concerned with inflammation, and possibly related to the stage of infection. Interestingly, evidence was also obtained that a reduced level of MUC4 (a proposed ETEC K88 receptor) was associated with zinc supplementation suggesting a mechanism that might influence ETEC infection. These findings indicate that zinc oxide supplementation may reduce the level of inflammation caused by ETEC challenge.
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Ohata S, Moriyama C, Yamashita A, Nishida T, Kusumoto C, Mochida S, Minami Y, Nakada J, Shomori K, Inagaki Y, Ohta Y, Matsura T. Polaprezinc Protects Mice against Endotoxin Shock. J Clin Biochem Nutr 2010; 46:234-43. [PMID: 20490319 PMCID: PMC2872229 DOI: 10.3164/jcbn.09-125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2009] [Accepted: 01/02/2010] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Polaprezinc (PZ), a chelate compound consisting of zinc and l-carnosine (Car), is an anti-ulcer drug developed in Japan. In the present study, we investigated whether PZ suppresses mortality, pulmonary inflammation, and plasma nitric oxide (NO) and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α levels in endotoxin shock mice after peritoneal injection of lipopolysaccharide (LPS), and how PZ protects against LPS-induced endotoxin shock. PZ pretreatment inhibited the decrease in the survival rate of mice after LPS injection. PZ inhibited the increases in plasma NO as well as TNF-α after LPS. Compatibly, PZ suppressed LPS-induced inducible NO synthase mRNA transcription in the mouse lungs. PZ also improved LPS-induced lung injury. However, PZ did not enhance the induction of heat shock protein (HSP) 70 in the mouse lungs after LPS. Pretreatment of RAW264 cells with PZ suppressed the production of NO and TNF-α after LPS addition. This inhibition likely resulted from the inhibitory effect of PZ on LPS-mediated nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) activation. Zinc sulfate, but not Car, suppressed NO production after LPS. These results indicate that PZ, in particular its zinc subcomponent, inhibits LPS-induced endotoxin shock via the inhibition of NF-κB activation and subsequent induction of proinflammatory products such as NO and TNF-α, but not HSP induction.
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- Shuzo Ohata
- Division of Medical Biochemistry, Department of Pathophysiological and Therapeutic Science, Tottori University Faculty of Medicine, Yonago 683-8503, Japan
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Bao S, Liu MJ, Lee B, Besecker B, Lai JP, Guttridge DC, Knoell DL. Zinc modulates the innate immune response in vivo to polymicrobial sepsis through regulation of NF-kappaB. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2010; 298:L744-54. [PMID: 20207754 DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00368.2009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Zinc is an essential element that facilitates coordination of immune activation during the host response to infection. We recently reported that zinc deficiency increases systemic inflammation, vital organ damage, and mortality in a small animal model of sepsis. To investigate potential mechanisms that cause these phenomena, we used the same animal model and observed that zinc deficiency increases bacterial burden and enhances NF-kappaB activity in vital organs including the lung. We conducted further studies in the lung to determine the overall impact of zinc deficiency. At the molecular level, NF-kappaB p65 DNA-binding activity was enhanced by zinc deficiency in response to polymicrobial sepsis. Furthermore, expression of the NF-kappaB-targeted genes IL-1beta, TNFalpha, ICAM-1, and the acute phase response gene SAA1/2 were elevated by zinc deficiency. Unexpectedly, the amount of NF-kappaB p65 mRNA and protein was increased in the lung including alveolar epithelia of zinc-deficient mice. These events occurred with a significant and concomitant increase in caspase-3 activity within 24 h of sepsis onset in zinc-deficient mice relative to control group. Short-term zinc supplementation reversed these effects. Reconstitution of zinc deficiency in lung epithelial cultures resulted in similar findings in response to TNFalpha. Taken together, zinc deficiency systemically enhances the spread of infection and NF-kappaB activation in vivo in response to polymicrobial sepsis, leading to enhanced inflammation, lung injury, and, as reported previously, mortality. Zinc supplementation immediately before initiation of sepsis reversed these effects thereby supporting the plausibility of future studies that explore zinc supplementation strategies to prevent sepsis-mediated morbidity and mortality.
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- Shengying Bao
- Dorothy M. Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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Dubben S, Hönscheid A, Winkler K, Rink L, Haase H. Cellular zinc homeostasis is a regulator in monocyte differentiation of HL-60 cells by 1 alpha,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3. J Leukoc Biol 2010; 87:833-44. [PMID: 20089671 DOI: 10.1189/jlb.0409241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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It was reported previously that zinc-deficient mice show impaired lymphopoiesis. At the same time, monocyte numbers in these animals are increased, indicating a negative impact of zinc on monocyte development. Here, we investigate the role of zinc homeostasis in the differentiation of myeloid precursors into monocytes. Reduced gene expression of several zinc transporters, predominantly from the Zip family, was observed during 1 alpha, 25-dihydroxyvitamin D(3) (1,25D(3))-induced differentiation of HL-60 cells. This was accompanied by a reduction of intracellular-free zinc, measured by FluoZin-3. Amplifying this reduction with the zinc chelator TPEN or zinc-depleted cell-culture medium enhanced 1,25D(3)-induced expression of monocytic surface markers CD11b and CD14 on HL-60, THP-1, and NB4 cells. In contrast, differentiation of NB4 cells to granulocytes was not zinc-sensitive, pointing toward a specific effect of zinc on monocyte differentiation. Further, monocyte functions, such as TNF-alpha secretion, phagocytosis, and oxidative burst, were also augmented by differentiation in the presence of TPEN. The second messenger cAMP promotes monocyte differentiation. We could show that zinc inhibits the cAMP-synthesizing enzyme adenylate cyclase, and chelation of zinc by TPEN increases cAMP generation after stimulation with the adenylate cyclase activator forskolin. Based on our in vitro results and the in vivo observations from the literature, we suggest a model in which the intracellular-free zinc concentration limits AC activity, and the decrease of zinc after 1,25D(3) treatment promotes differentiation by relieving AC inhibition. Thus, cellular zinc homeostasis acts as an endogenous modulator of monocyte differentiation.
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- Svenja Dubben
- Institute of Immunology, Medical Faculty, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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Jansen J, Karges W, Rink L. Zinc and diabetes--clinical links and molecular mechanisms. J Nutr Biochem 2009; 20:399-417. [PMID: 19442898 DOI: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2009.01.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 285] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2008] [Revised: 01/12/2009] [Accepted: 01/13/2009] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Zinc is an essential trace element crucial for the function of more than 300 enzymes and it is important for cellular processes like cell division and apoptosis. Hence, the concentration of zinc in the human body is tightly regulated and disturbances of zinc homeostasis have been associated with several diseases including diabetes mellitus, a disease characterized by high blood glucose concentrations as a consequence of decreased secretion or action of insulin. Zinc supplementation of animals and humans has been shown to ameliorate glycemic control in type 1 and 2 diabetes, the two major forms of diabetes mellitus, but the underlying molecular mechanisms have only slowly been elucidated. Zinc seems to exert insulin-like effects by supporting the signal transduction of insulin and by reducing the production of cytokines, which lead to beta-cell death during the inflammatory process in the pancreas in the course of the disease. Furthermore, zinc might play a role in the development of diabetes, since genetic polymorphisms in the gene of zinc transporter 8 and in metallothionein (MT)-encoding genes could be demonstrated to be associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus. The fact that antibodies against this zinc transporter have been detected in type 1 diabetic patients offers new diagnostic possibilities. This article reviews the influence of zinc on the diabetic state including the molecular mechanisms, the role of the zinc transporter 8 and MT for diabetes development and the resulting diagnostic and therapeutic options.
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- Judith Jansen
- Institute of Immunology, Medical Faculty, RWTH Aachen University, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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Haase H, Rink L. Functional significance of zinc-related signaling pathways in immune cells. Annu Rev Nutr 2009; 29:133-52. [PMID: 19400701 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-nutr-080508-141119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 220] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Recent years have brought a paradigm shift for the role of the essential trace element zinc in immunity. Although its function as a structural component of many enzymes has been known for decades, current experimental evidence points to an additional function of the concentration of free or loosely bound zinc ions as an intracellular signal. The activity of virtually all immune cells is modulated by zinc in vitro and in vivo. In this review, we discuss the interactions of zinc with major signaling pathways that regulate immune cell activity, and the implications of zinc deficiency or supplementation on zinc signaling as the molecular basis for an effect of zinc on immune cell function.
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- Hajo Haase
- Institute of Immunology, Medical Faculty, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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Haylett RS, Koch N, Rink L. MHC class II molecules activate NFAT and the ERK group of MAPK through distinct signaling pathways in B cells. Eur J Immunol 2009; 39:1947-55. [PMID: 19544309 DOI: 10.1002/eji.200838992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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MHC class II (MHC-II) molecules are capable of transducing signals with the help of associated molecules. Although the search to find associated molecules over the past few years has been fruitful, it remains clear that not all signaling components and their mechanisms of action have been identified. In this study, we investigated calcium and MAPK signaling pathways using the BJAB and Raji human B cell lines. We demonstrate that calcium mobilization is an isotype-independent event that triggers the dephosphorylation of NFAT. We also show that BCR activation followed by MHC-II ligation increases the activation of NFAT. This signaling pathway differs from MHC-II-mediated MAP activation, where MEK1/2 and ERK1/2 phosphorylation are isotype-specific events, which correspond to the induction of c-Fos and formation of AP-1. Future studies should elucidate the intertwined, intricate signaling cascades triggered by BCR and MHC-II leading to humoral immune responses.
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Sorafenib inhibits nuclear factor kappa B, decreases inducible nitric oxide synthase and cyclooxygenase-2 expression, and restores working memory in APPswe mice. Neuroscience 2009; 162:1220-31. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2009.05.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2009] [Revised: 04/24/2009] [Accepted: 05/07/2009] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Haase H, Rink L. The immune system and the impact of zinc during aging. IMMUNITY & AGEING 2009; 6:9. [PMID: 19523191 PMCID: PMC2702361 DOI: 10.1186/1742-4933-6-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 174] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2009] [Accepted: 06/12/2009] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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The trace element zinc is essential for the immune system, and zinc deficiency affects multiple aspects of innate and adaptive immunity. There are remarkable parallels in the immunological changes during aging and zinc deficiency, including a reduction in the activity of the thymus and thymic hormones, a shift of the T helper cell balance toward T helper type 2 cells, decreased response to vaccination, and impaired functions of innate immune cells. Many studies confirm a decline of zinc levels with age. Most of these studies do not classify the majority of elderly as zinc deficient, but even marginal zinc deprivation can affect immune function. Consequently, oral zinc supplementation demonstrates the potential to improve immunity and efficiently downregulates chronic inflammatory responses in the elderly. These data indicate that a wide prevalence of marginal zinc deficiency in elderly people may contribute to immunosenescence.
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- Hajo Haase
- Institute of Immunology, Medical Faculty, RWTH Aachen University Pauwelsstrasse 30, 52074 Aachen, Germany.
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Zinc deficiency increases organ damage and mortality in a murine model of polymicrobial sepsis. Crit Care Med 2009; 37:1380-8. [PMID: 19242332 DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0b013e31819cefe4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Zinc deficiency is common among populations at high risk for sepsis mortality, including elderly, alcoholic, and hospitalized patients. Zinc deficiency causes exaggerated inflammatory responses to endotoxin but has not been evaluated during bacterial sepsis. We hypothesized that subacute zinc deficiency would amplify immune responses and oxidant stress during bacterial sepsis {lsqb;i.e., cecal ligation and puncture (CLP){rsqb; resulting in increased mortality and that acute nutritional repletion of zinc would be beneficial. DESIGN Prospective, randomized, controlled animal study. SETTING University medical center research laboratory. SUBJECTS Adult male C57BL/6 mice. INTERVENTIONS Ten-week-old, male, C57BL/6 mice were randomized into three dietary groups: 1) control diet, 2) zinc-deficient diet for 3 weeks, and 3) zinc-deficient diet for 3 weeks followed by oral zinc supplementation for 3 days (n = 35 per diet). Mice were then assigned to receive either CLP or sham operation (n = 15 each per diet). CLP and sham-operated treatment groups were further assigned to a 7-day survival study (n = 10 per treatment per diet) or were evaluated at 24 hours (n = 5 per treatment per diet) for signs of vital organ damage. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS Sepsis mortality was significantly increased with zinc deficiency (90% vs. 30% on control diet). Zinc-deficient animals subject to CLP had higher plasma cytokines, more severe organ injury, including increased oxidative tissue damage and cell death, particularly in the lungs and spleen. None of the sham-operated animals died or developed signs of organ damage. Zinc supplementation normalized the inflammatory response, greatly diminished tissue damage, and significantly reduced mortality. CONCLUSIONS Subacute zinc deficiency significantly increases systemic inflammation, organ damage, and mortality in a murine polymicrobial sepsis model. Short-term zinc repletion provides significant, but incomplete protection despite normalization of inflammatory and organ damage indices.
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Szuster-Ciesielska A, Plewka K, Daniluk J, Kandefer-Szerszeń M. Zinc supplementation attenuates ethanol- and acetaldehyde-induced liver stellate cell activation by inhibiting reactive oxygen species (ROS) production and by influencing intracellular signaling. Biochem Pharmacol 2009; 78:301-14. [PMID: 19376089 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2009.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2009] [Revised: 04/09/2009] [Accepted: 04/09/2009] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND/AIMS Zinc has been reported to prevent and reverse liver fibrosis in vivo; however, the mechanisms of its action are poorly understood. We therefore aimed to determine the antifibrotic potential of zinc. METHODS Assessed was the influence of preincubation of rat HSCs with 30 microM ZnCl2 on ethanol- (in the presence of 4-methyl pyrazole (4-MP)) or acetaldehyde-induced toxicity, apoptosis, migration, expression of smooth muscle alpha-actin (alpha-SMA) and procollagen I, release of reactive oxygen species (ROS), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), tumor growth factor-beta1 (TGF-beta1), metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2) and tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases (TIMPs) production. Intracellular signals such as nuclear factor-kappaB (NFkappaB), C-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (p38 MAPK) induced by ethanol and its metabolite were also assessed. RESULTS 30 microM zinc protected HSCs against ethanol and acetaldehyde toxicity and inhibited their apoptosis. Zinc inhibited the production of ROS by HSCs treated with ethanol and acetaldehyde and inhibited their migration. Zinc also inhibited ethanol- and acetaldehyde-induced TGF-beta1 and TNF-alpha production. Zinc down-regulated ethanol- and acetaldehyde-induced production of TIMP-1 and TIMP-2 and decreased the activity of MMP-2. In ethanol- and acetaldehyde-induced HSCs, zinc inhibited the activation of the p38 MAPK as well as the JNK transduction pathways and phosphorylation of IkappaB and Smad 3. CONCLUSION The results indicated that zinc supplementation inhibited ethanol- and acetaldehyde-induced activation of HSCs on different levels, acting as an antioxidant and inhibitor of MAPK, TGF-beta and NFkappaB/IkappaB transduction signaling. The remarkable inhibition of several markers of HCS activation makes zinc a promising agent for antifibrotic combination therapies.
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- Agnieszka Szuster-Ciesielska
- Department of Virology and Immunology, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Agnieszka Szuster-Ciesielska, Akademicka 19, 20-033 Lublin, Poland.
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Pentoxifylline modulates intestinal tight junction signaling after burn injury: effects on myosin light chain kinase. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009; 66:17-24; discussion 24-5. [PMID: 19131801 DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e318191bb1f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND Burn injury can result in loss of intestinal barrier function, leading to systemic inflammatory response syndrome and multiorgan failure. Myosin light chain kinase (MLCK), a tight junction protein involved in the regulation of barrier function, increases intestinal epithelial permeability when activated. Prior studies have shown that tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha activates MLCK, in part through a nuclear factor (NF)-kappa B-dependent pathway. We have previously shown that pentoxifylline (PTX) decreases both TNF-alpha synthesis and NF-kappaB activation in models of shock. Therefore, we postulate that PTX will attenuate activation of the tight junction protein MLCK, which may decrease intestinal tight junction permeability after severe burn. METHODS Male balb/c mice undergoing a severe burn were randomized to resuscitation with normal saline (NS) or NS + PTX (12.5 mg/kg). Intestinal TNF-alpha levels were evaluated using enzyme linked immunosorbent assay. Gut extracts were obtained to assess MLCK, phosphorylated IKK, IkappaB-alpha, and NF-kappaB p65 levels by immunoblotting. RESULTS Burn injury increased intestinal MLCK protein levels threefold in animals resuscitated with NS, whereas those receiving PTX had MLCK levels similar to control (p < 0.01). Treatment with PTX attenuated burn-induced intestinal permeability. PTX decreased cytoplasmic IKK, IkappaB-alpha phosphorylation, and nuclear NF-kappaB p65 translocation to sham levels (p < 0.05 vs. NS). CONCLUSION Treatment with PTX attenuates activation of the tight junction protein MLCK, likely through its ability to decrease local TNF-alpha synthesis and NF-kappaB activation after burn. PTX may have therapeutic utility by decreasing intestinal barrier breakdown after burn.
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Pentoxifylline modulates intestinal tight junction signaling after burn injury: effects on myosin light chain kinase. THE JOURNAL OF TRAUMA 2009. [PMID: 19131801 DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e 318191bb1f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND Burn injury can result in loss of intestinal barrier function, leading to systemic inflammatory response syndrome and multiorgan failure. Myosin light chain kinase (MLCK), a tight junction protein involved in the regulation of barrier function, increases intestinal epithelial permeability when activated. Prior studies have shown that tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha activates MLCK, in part through a nuclear factor (NF)-kappa B-dependent pathway. We have previously shown that pentoxifylline (PTX) decreases both TNF-alpha synthesis and NF-kappaB activation in models of shock. Therefore, we postulate that PTX will attenuate activation of the tight junction protein MLCK, which may decrease intestinal tight junction permeability after severe burn. METHODS Male balb/c mice undergoing a severe burn were randomized to resuscitation with normal saline (NS) or NS + PTX (12.5 mg/kg). Intestinal TNF-alpha levels were evaluated using enzyme linked immunosorbent assay. Gut extracts were obtained to assess MLCK, phosphorylated IKK, IkappaB-alpha, and NF-kappaB p65 levels by immunoblotting. RESULTS Burn injury increased intestinal MLCK protein levels threefold in animals resuscitated with NS, whereas those receiving PTX had MLCK levels similar to control (p < 0.01). Treatment with PTX attenuated burn-induced intestinal permeability. PTX decreased cytoplasmic IKK, IkappaB-alpha phosphorylation, and nuclear NF-kappaB p65 translocation to sham levels (p < 0.05 vs. NS). CONCLUSION Treatment with PTX attenuates activation of the tight junction protein MLCK, likely through its ability to decrease local TNF-alpha synthesis and NF-kappaB activation after burn. PTX may have therapeutic utility by decreasing intestinal barrier breakdown after burn.
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