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Arasteh A, Farahi S, Habibi-Rezaei M, Moosavi-Movahedi AA. Glycated albumin: an overview of the In Vitro models of an In Vivo potential disease marker. J Diabetes Metab Disord 2014; 13:49. [PMID: 24708663 PMCID: PMC4000144 DOI: 10.1186/2251-6581-13-49] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2014] [Accepted: 03/11/2014] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Glycation is a general spontaneous process in proteins which has significant impact on their physical and functional properties. These changes in protein properties could be related to several pathological consequences such as cataract, arteriosclerosis and Alzheimer's disease. Among the proteins, glycation of Human serum albumin (HSA) is of special interest. Human serum albumin is the most abundant protein in the plasma and because of its high sensitivity for glycation, undergoes structural and functional changes due to binding of reducing sugars in vitro. The glycation process occurs by plasma glucose in vivo which has great impacts on the three dimensional structure of protein. These changes are efficient and stable enough which makes the protein to be considered as a new special disease marker instead of HbA1C for diabetes. In some cases, glycated albumin was used as an alternative marker for glycemic control. Glycated albumin reacts with glucose ten times more rapidly than HbA1C and has shorter half-life which makes it more reliable for indicating glycemic states. In this review, glycation of Human Serum Albumin has been overviewed, starting from overall concepts of glycation, followed by some Examples of pathological consequences of protein glycation. The BSA aggregation was reviewed in terms of structural and biological impacts of glycation on the protein followed by reporting documents which indicate possibility of glycated albumin to be used as specific marker for diabetes. Finally, some of the studies related to the models of glycated albumin have been briefly described, with an emphasis on In vitro studies. It is interesting to note the relationship found between in vitro glycation experiments and the propensity of proteins to form amyloid structures, a point that could be further explored as to its significance in hyperglycemic states.
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- Amir Arasteh
- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Rasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Rasht, Iran
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- School of Biology, College of Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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Fuentes V, Estévez M, Ventanas J, Ventanas S. Impact of lipid content and composition on lipid oxidation and protein carbonylation in experimental fermented sausages. Food Chem 2014; 147:70-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2013.09.100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2013] [Revised: 07/12/2013] [Accepted: 09/17/2013] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Delporte C, Boudjeltia KZ, Noyon C, Furtmüller PG, Nuyens V, Slomianny MC, Madhoun P, Desmet JM, Raynal P, Dufour D, Koyani CN, Reyé F, Rousseau A, Vanhaeverbeek M, Ducobu J, Michalski JC, Nève J, Vanhamme L, Obinger C, Malle E, Van Antwerpen P. Impact of myeloperoxidase-LDL interactions on enzyme activity and subsequent posttranslational oxidative modifications of apoB-100. J Lipid Res 2014; 55:747-57. [PMID: 24534704 DOI: 10.1194/jlr.m047449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Oxidation of LDL by the myeloperoxidase (MPO)-H2O2-chloride system is a key event in the development of atherosclerosis. The present study aimed at investigating the interaction of MPO with native and modified LDL and at revealing posttranslational modifications on apoB-100 (the unique apolipoprotein of LDL) in vitro and in vivo. Using amperometry, we demonstrate that MPO activity increases up to 90% when it is adsorbed at the surface of LDL. This phenomenon is apparently reflected by local structural changes in MPO observed by circular dichroism. Using MS, we further analyzed in vitro modifications of apoB-100 by hypochlorous acid (HOCl) generated by the MPO-H2O2-chloride system or added as a reagent. A total of 97 peptides containing modified residues could be identified. Furthermore, differences were observed between LDL oxidized by reagent HOCl or HOCl generated by the MPO-H2O2-chloride system. Finally, LDL was isolated from patients with high cardiovascular risk to confirm that our in vitro findings are also relevant in vivo. We show that several HOCl-mediated modifications of apoB-100 identified in vitro were also present on LDL isolated from patients who have increased levels of plasma MPO and MPO-modified LDL. In conclusion, these data emphasize the specificity of MPO to oxidize LDL.
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- Cédric Delporte
- Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Chemistry Faculty of Pharmacy, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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Kim G, Weiss SJ, Levine RL. Methionine oxidation and reduction in proteins. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 2014; 1840:901-5. [PMID: 23648414 PMCID: PMC3766491 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2013.04.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 186] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2013] [Revised: 04/24/2013] [Accepted: 04/27/2013] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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BACKGROUND Cysteine and methionine are the two sulfur containing amino acids in proteins. While the roles of protein-bound cysteinyl residues as endogenous antioxidants are well appreciated, those of methionine remain largely unexplored. SCOPE We summarize the key roles of methionine residues in proteins. MAJOR CONCLUSION Recent studies establish that cysteine and methionine have remarkably similar functions. GENERAL SIGNIFICANCE Both cysteine and methionine serve as important cellular antioxidants, stabilize the structure of proteins, and can act as regulatory switches through reversible oxidation and reduction. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled Current methods to study reactive oxygen species - pros and cons and biophysics of membrane proteins. Guest Editor: Christine Winterbourn.
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- Geumsoo Kim
- Laboratory of Biochemistry, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA
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- Division of Molecular Medicine and Genetics, Department of Internal Medicine, Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA
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Luo SW, Cai L, Liu Y, Wang WN. Functional analysis of a dietary recombinant fatty acid binding protein 10 (FABP10) on the Epinephelus coioides in response to acute low temperature challenge. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2014; 36:475-484. [PMID: 24412164 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2013.12.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2013] [Revised: 12/26/2013] [Accepted: 12/30/2013] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The effect of Ec-FABP10 (Epinephelus coiodes-FABP10) on growth performance, enzyme activity, respiratory burst, MDA level, ATP content, immune-related gene expression of juvenile orange-spotted grouper (E. coioides). The commercial diet supplemented with FABP10 protein was feed to orange-spotted grouper for six weeks. No significant difference was observed in the specific growth rates, while the survival rate in the FABP10 additive group was significantly higher. After the feeding trial, the groupers were exposed to acute low temperature challenge. The decreased level of respiratory burst activity was observed in the FABP10 additive group after the exposure to the acute low temperature stress, while the blood cell count increased significantly at 15 °C and a significant increase of ATP content was observed at 10 °C. Higher enzymatic activities of CAT and SOD were observed at 20 °C and 15 °C, respectively. Meanwhile, the lower level of MDA was observed after the exposure to acute low temperature challenge by comparing with the controls. Further transcript expression analyses of FABP10, SOD2, GPX4, HSPA4 and LIPC in liver by quantitative real-time PCR demonstrated that the up-regulated transcript expression of FABP10, SOD2, HSPA4 and LIPC was observed in FABP10 additive group at 15 °C, while the transcript expression of GPX4 increased significantly at 20 °C. Western blotting analysis confirmed that FABP10 protein expression strongly increased at 15 ± 0.5 °C in FABP10 additive group. These results showed that FABP10 additive diet could moderate the metabolic and immune abilities mainly via ROS pathway in the orange-spotted grouper.
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- Sheng-Wei Luo
- Key Laboratory of Ecology and Environmental Science in Guangdong Higher Education, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Healthy and Safe Aquaculture, College of Life Science, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Ecology and Environmental Science in Guangdong Higher Education, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Healthy and Safe Aquaculture, College of Life Science, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Ecology and Environmental Science in Guangdong Higher Education, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Healthy and Safe Aquaculture, College of Life Science, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Ecology and Environmental Science in Guangdong Higher Education, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Healthy and Safe Aquaculture, College of Life Science, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, PR China.
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Cherdkiatikul T, Suwanwong Y. Production of the α and β Subunits of Spirulina Allophycocyanin and C-Phycocyanin in Escherichia coli : A Comparative Study of Their Antioxidant Activities. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014; 19:959-65. [PMID: 24464435 DOI: 10.1177/1087057113520565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2013] [Accepted: 12/28/2013] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Allophycocyanin and c-phycocyanin have been reported to be potent antioxidants. In this work, the genes encoding the apo-proteins of allophycocyanin α (ApcA), allophycocyanin β (ApcB), c-phycocyanin α (CpcA), and c-phycocyanin β (CpcB) from Spirulina platensis were cloned, and the recombinant proteins were produced in Escherichia coli to study their antioxidant effects. All four recombinant phycocyanins could be produced in the soluble form and purified to more than 97% purity. The results of radical scavenging assays showed that the Trolox equivalent values for peroxyl radical scavenging by the ApcA, ApcB, CpcA, and CpcB proteins were 1.81 ± 0.2 µM, 1.98 ± 0.22 µM, 0.95 ± 0.15 µM, and 1.49 ± 0.15 µM, respectively. The IC50 values for hydroxyl radical scavenging of ApcA, ApcB, CpcA, CpcB, and Trolox were 269 ± 9 µg/mL, 190 ± 5 µg/mL, 129 ± 8 µg/mL, 108 ± 4 µg/mL, and 195 ± 12 µg/mL, respectively. These results indicated that allophycocyanin exhibited higher activity than c-phycocyanin in scavenging peroxyl radicals, whereas c-phycocyanin exhibited higher activity than allophycocyanin in scavenging hydroxyl radicals. All of the apo-phycocyanin subunits possessed strong antioxidant activities and can be further developed and applied to the food and drug industries. However, the selection of the most useful antioxidant should depend on the type of targeted free radical to obtain the highest efficiency.
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- Thiti Cherdkiatikul
- Graduate Program of Clinical Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, Department of Clinical Chemistry, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Center for Research and Development in Molecular Hematology Sciences, Department of Clinical Microscopy, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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Drazic A, Winter J. The physiological role of reversible methionine oxidation. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-PROTEINS AND PROTEOMICS 2014; 1844:1367-82. [PMID: 24418392 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2014.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 140] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2013] [Revised: 12/17/2013] [Accepted: 01/02/2014] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Sulfur-containing amino acids such as cysteine and methionine are particularly vulnerable to oxidation. Oxidation of cysteine and methionine in their free amino acid form renders them unavailable for metabolic processes while their oxidation in the protein-bound state is a common post-translational modification in all organisms and usually alters the function of the protein. In the majority of cases, oxidation causes inactivation of proteins. Yet, an increasing number of examples have been described where reversible cysteine oxidation is part of a sophisticated mechanism to control protein function based on the redox state of the protein. While for methionine the dogma is still that its oxidation inhibits protein function, reversible methionine oxidation is now being recognized as a powerful means of triggering protein activity. This mode of regulation involves oxidation of methionine to methionine sulfoxide leading to activated protein function, and inactivation is accomplished by reduction of methionine sulfoxide back to methionine catalyzed by methionine sulfoxide reductases. Given the similarity to thiol-based redox-regulation of protein function, methionine oxidation is now established as a novel mode of redox-regulation of protein function. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Thiol-Based Redox Processes.
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- Adrian Drazic
- Center for Integrated Protein Science Munich (CiPS(M)) at the Department Chemie, Technische Universität München, 85747 Garching, Germany
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- Center for Integrated Protein Science Munich (CiPS(M)) at the Department Chemie, Technische Universität München, 85747 Garching, Germany.
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Rizk MZ, Aly HF, Abo-Elmatty DM, Desoky MM, Ibrahim N, Younis EA. Hepatoprotective effect of Caesalpinia gilliesii and Cajanus cajan proteins against acetoaminophen overdose-induced hepatic damage. Toxicol Ind Health 2014; 32:877-907. [PMID: 24414985 DOI: 10.1177/0748233713503030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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This study aims to evaluate two proteins derived from the seeds of the plants Cajanus cajan (Leguminosae) and Caesalpinia gilliesii (Leguminosae) for their abilities to ameliorate the toxic effects of chronic doses of acetoaminphen (APAP) through the determination of certain biochemical parameters including liver marker enzymes: alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase, alkaline phosphatase, and total bilirubin. Also, total protein content and hepatic marker enzyme, lactate dehydrogenase were studied. Moreover, liver antioxidants, glutathione (GSH), nitric oxide, and lipid peroxides were determined in this study. Hepatic adenosine triphosphatase (ATPase), adenylate energy charge (ATP, adenosine diphosphate, adenosine monophosphate, and inorganic phosphate), and phosphate potential, serum interleukin-6, tumor necrosis factor-α, and myeloperoxidase were also examined in the present study. On the other hand, histopathological examination of intoxicated and liver treated with both proteins was taken into consideration. The present results show disturbances in all biochemical parameters and hepatic toxicity signs including mild vascular congestion, moderate inflammatory changes with moderate congested sinusoids, moderate nuclear changes (pyknosis), moderate centrilobular necrosis, fatty changes, nuclear pyknosis vascular congestion, and change in fatty centrilobular necrosis liver. Improvement in all biochemical parameters studied was noticed as a result of treatment intoxicated liver with C. gilliesii and C. cajan proteins either paracetamol with or post paracetamol treatment. These results were documented by the amelioration signs in rat's hepatic architecture. Thus, both plant protein extracts can upregulate and counteract the inflammatory process, minimize damage of the liver, delay disease progression, and reduce its complications.
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- Maha Z Rizk
- Department of Therapeutical Chemistry, National Research Center, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Therapeutical Chemistry, National Research Center, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Suez Canal University, Ismailiya, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, National Research Center, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, National Research Center, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Therapeutical Chemistry, National Research Center, Cairo, Egypt
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Sancataldo G, Vetri V, Foderà V, Di Cara G, Militello V, Leone M. Oxidation enhances human serum albumin thermal stability and changes the routes of amyloid fibril formation. PLoS One 2014; 9:e84552. [PMID: 24416244 PMCID: PMC3885593 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0084552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2013] [Accepted: 11/15/2013] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Oxidative damages are linked to several aging-related diseases and are among the chemical pathways determining protein degradation. Specifically, interplay of oxidative stress and protein aggregation is recognized to have a link to the loss of cellular function in pathologies like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases. Interaction between protein and reactive oxygen species may indeed induce small changes in protein structure and lead to the inhibition/modification of protein aggregation process, potentially determining the formation of species with different inherent toxicity. Understanding the temperate relationship between these events can be of utmost importance in unraveling the molecular basis of neurodegeneration. In this work, we investigated the effect of hydrogen peroxide oxidation on Human Serum Albumin (HSA) structure, thermal stability and aggregation properties. In the selected conditions, HSA forms fibrillar aggregates, while the oxidized protein undergoes aggregation via new routes involving, in different extents, specific domains of the molecule. Minute variations due to oxidation of single residues affect HSA tertiary structure leading to protein compaction, increased thermal stability, and reduced association propensity.
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- Dipartimento di Fisica e Chimica, Universita' di Palermo, Palermo, Italy
- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche-IBF u.o. Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Sector of Biological and Soft Systems, Department of Physics, Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Dipartimento di Fisica e Chimica, Universita' di Palermo, Palermo, Italy
- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche-IBF u.o. Palermo, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Fisica e Chimica, Universita' di Palermo, Palermo, Italy
- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche-IBF u.o. Palermo, Italy
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Kokaze A, Ishikawa M, Matsunaga N, Karita K, Yoshida M, Ohtsu T, Ochiai H, Shirasawa T, Nanri H, Hoshino H, Takashima Y. Difference in effects of cigarette smoking or alcohol consumption on serum non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels is related to mitochondrial DNA 5178 C/A polymorphism in middle-aged Japanese men: a cross-sectional study. J Physiol Anthropol 2014; 33:1. [PMID: 24383671 PMCID: PMC3905964 DOI: 10.1186/1880-6805-33-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2013] [Accepted: 12/12/2013] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Mitochondrial DNA 5178 cytosine/adenosine (Mt5178 C/A) polymorphism is associated with longevity in the Japanese. The purpose of this study is to investigate whether Mt5178 C/A polymorphism modifies the effects of habitual smoking or habitual drinking on serum non-high-density lipoprotein (non-HDL) cholesterol levels in middle-aged Japanese men. METHODS A total of 394 male subjects (age 53.9 ± 7.9 years; mean ± SD) were selected from among individuals visiting the hospital for regular medical check-ups. After Mt5178 C/A genotyping, a cross-sectional study assessing the joint effects of Mt5178 C/A polymorphism and cigarette smoking or alcohol drinking on serum non-HDL cholesterol levels was conducted. High levels of serum non-HDL cholesterol were defined as serum non-HDL cholesterol levels ≥160 mg/dl or ≥190 mg/dl. RESULTS For men with Mt5178A, cigarette smoking may increase serum non-HDL cholesterol levels (P for trend < 0.001), as well as the risk of high levels of non-HDL cholesterol (serum non-HDL cholesterol levels ≥160 mg/dl, P for trend < 0.001; serum non-HDL cholesterol levels ≥190 mg/dl, P for trend = 0.004). On the other hand, for men with Mt5178C, after adjusting for age and body mass index, alcohol consumption may decrease serum non-HDL cholesterol levels (P for trend = 0.043) and the risk of high levels of non-HDL cholesterol (serum non-HDL cholesterol level ≥160 mg/dl, P for trend = 0.005). CONCLUSIONS These gene-environment interactions on serum non-HDL cholesterol levels may contribute to the establishment of individualized prevention of the risk of high levels of serum non-HDL cholesterol.
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- Akatsuki Kokaze
- Department of Public Health, Showa University School of Medicine, 1-5-8 Hatanodai, 142-8555 Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
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BACKGROUND Ionizing radiation causes the generation of damaging reactive oxygen species that lead to cellular damage and death. Organisms such as Deinococcus radiodurans have evolved mechanisms for extreme resistance to ionizing radiation, and resistance has been shown to be a consequence of protection of critical proteins from oxidative inactivation. OBJECTIVES D. radiodurans accumulates high levels of manganese and of small peptides that together are protective. Our aim was to rationally design antioxidant peptides. METHODS Amino acid analysis was utilized to determine the rates of loss of the 20 amino acids exposed to varying doses of irradiation. The activity of glutamine synthetase and methionine sulfoxide reductase was assayed to follow their inactivation by irradiation. RESULTS The ability of an amino acid to protect enzymes from inactivation by ionizing radiation paralleled its sensitivity to ionizing radiation. Based on this observation and the ability of histidine to confer water solubility, we synthesized the hexapeptide His-Met-His-Met-His-Met and found that it provided markedly increased protection against irradiation. DISCUSSION Small peptides containing histidine and methionine were readily soluble and provided enzymes with remarkable protection from inactivation by ionizing radiation.
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Bisht SC, Joshi GK, Haque S, Mishra PK. Cryotolerance strategies of Pseudomonads isolated from the rhizosphere of Himalayan plants. SPRINGERPLUS 2013; 2:667. [PMID: 24363982 PMCID: PMC3868706 DOI: 10.1186/2193-1801-2-667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2013] [Accepted: 12/06/2013] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The cold stress biology of psychrotrophic Pseudomonas strains isolated from the rhizosphere of Himalayan plants have been explored to evaluate their cryotolerance characteristcs. Pseudomonas strains were examined for stress metabolites, viz., exopolysaccharide (EPS) production, intracellular sugar, polyols and amino acid content, ice nucleation activity, and their freezing survival at -10 and -40°C, respectively. High freezing survival was observed for the Pseudomonas strains that were grown at 4°C prior to their freezing at -10 or -40°C. Increased EPS production was noticed when Pseudomonas strains were grown at lower temperatures, i.e., 4 and 15°C, in comparison with their optimal growth temperature of 28°C. All Pseudomonas strains showed low level of type-III class ice nucleation activity at -10°C after 96 h. Considerable differences were noticed in accumulated contents of various intracellular sugars, polyols, amino acids for all Pseudomonas strains when they grown at two different temperatures, i.e., 4 and 28°C, respectively. The unusual complement of stress protectants especially, raffinose, cysteine and aspartic acid that accumulated in the bacterial cells at low temperature was novel and intriguing finding of this study. The finding that raffinose is a key metabolite accumulated at low temperature is an exciting discovery, and to the best of our information this is first report ever signifying its role in bacterial cold tolerance.
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- Shekhar Chandra Bisht
- Department of Biotechnology, HNB Garhwal University (A Central University), Srinagar, 246174 Uttarakhand India
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- Department of Biotechnology, HNB Garhwal University (A Central University), Srinagar, 246174 Uttarakhand India
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- Department of Biosciences, Jamia Millia Islamia (A Central University), New Delhi, 110025 India
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- Microbiology & Chemistry Lab, Vivekananda Institute of Hill Agriculture, (ICAR), Almora, 263601 Uttarakhand India
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Nieto G, Jongberg S, Andersen ML, Skibsted LH. Thiol oxidation and protein cross-link formation during chill storage of pork patties added essential oil of oregano, rosemary, or garlic. Meat Sci 2013; 95:177-84. [DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2013.05.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2012] [Revised: 05/06/2013] [Accepted: 05/10/2013] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Anti-oxidant activity of holo- and apo-c-phycocyanin and their protective effects on human erythrocytes. Int J Biol Macromol 2013; 60:393-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2013.06.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2013] [Revised: 04/14/2013] [Accepted: 06/17/2013] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Černý M, Skalák J, Cerna H, Brzobohatý B. Advances in purification and separation of posttranslationally modified proteins. J Proteomics 2013; 92:2-27. [PMID: 23777897 DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2013.05.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2012] [Revised: 05/27/2013] [Accepted: 05/29/2013] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Posttranslational modifications (PTMs) of proteins represent fascinating extensions of the dynamic complexity of living cells' proteomes. The results of enzymatically catalyzed or spontaneous chemical reactions, PTMs form a fourth tier in the gene - transcript - protein cascade, and contribute not only to proteins' biological functions, but also to challenges in their analysis. There have been tremendous advances in proteomics during the last decade. Identification and mapping of PTMs in proteins have improved dramatically, mainly due to constant increases in the sensitivity, speed, accuracy and resolution of mass spectrometry (MS). However, it is also becoming increasingly evident that simple gel-free shotgun MS profiling is unlikely to suffice for comprehensive detection and characterization of proteins and/or protein modifications present in low amounts. Here, we review current approaches for enriching and separating posttranslationally modified proteins, and their MS-independent detection. First, we discuss general approaches for proteome separation, fractionation and enrichment. We then consider the commonest forms of PTMs (phosphorylation, glycosylation and glycation, lipidation, methylation, acetylation, deamidation, ubiquitination and various redox modifications), and the best available methods for detecting and purifying proteins carrying these PTMs. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Posttranslational Protein modifications in biology and Medicine.
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- Martin Černý
- Department of Molecular Biology and Radiobiology, Mendel University in Brno & CEITEC - Central European Institute of Technology, Mendel University in Brno, Zemědělská 1, CZ-613 00 Brno, Czech Republic.
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Styskal J, Nwagwu FA, Watkins YN, Liang H, Richardson A, Musi N, Salmon AB. Methionine sulfoxide reductase A affects insulin resistance by protecting insulin receptor function. Free Radic Biol Med 2013; 56:123-32. [PMID: 23089224 PMCID: PMC3578155 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2012.10.544] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2012] [Revised: 10/07/2012] [Accepted: 10/15/2012] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Oxidative stress plays a significant role in the development of insulin resistance; however, the cellular targets of oxidation that cause insulin resistance have yet to be fully elucidated. Methionine sulfoxide reductases reduce oxidized methionine residues, thereby repairing and protecting proteins from oxidation. Recently, several genome-wide analyses have found human obesity to be strongly correlated with polymorphisms near the methionine sulfoxide reductase A (MsrA) locus. In this study, we tested whether modulation of MsrA expression significantly alters the development of obesity and/or insulin resistance in mice. We show that mice lacking MsrA (MsrA(-/-)) are prone to the development of high-fat-diet-induced insulin resistance and a reduced physiological insulin response compared to high-fat-fed wild-type mice. We also show that oxidative stress in C2C12 cell cultures reduces both insulin-stimulated phosphorylation and autophosphorylation of the insulin receptor. Tissues from high-fat-fed mice show similar reduction in insulin receptor function and increase in insulin receptor oxidation, which are further exacerbated by the lack of MsrA. Together, these data demonstrate for the first time that MsrA and protein oxidation play a role in the regulation of glucose homeostasis. In addition, these data support a novel hypothesis that obesity-induced insulin resistance is caused in part by reduced function of insulin signaling proteins arising from protein oxidation.
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- JennaLynn Styskal
- The Sam and Ann Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, 78229
- Department of Cellular & Structural Biology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, 78229
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- The Sam and Ann Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, 78229
- Department of Medicine, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, 78229
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- The Sam and Ann Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, 78229
- Department of Medicine, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, 78229
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- Department of Medicine, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, 78229
- Division of Diabetes, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, 78229
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- The Sam and Ann Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, 78229
- Department of Cellular & Structural Biology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, 78229
- The Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, Texas, 78229
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- The Sam and Ann Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, 78229
- Department of Medicine, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, 78229
- Division of Diabetes, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, 78229
- The Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, Texas, 78229
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- The Sam and Ann Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, 78229
- Department of Molecular Medicine, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, 78229
- The Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, Texas, 78229
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Dokainish HM, Gauld JW. A Molecular Dynamics and Quantum Mechanics/Molecular Mechanics Study of the Catalytic Reductase Mechanism of Methionine Sulfoxide Reductase A: Formation and Reduction of a Sulfenic Acid. Biochemistry 2013; 52:1814-27. [DOI: 10.1021/bi301168p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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- Hisham M. Dokainish
- Department of Chemistry
and Biochemistry, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario N9B 3P4, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry
and Biochemistry, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario N9B 3P4, Canada
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Sivey JD, Howell SC, Bean DJ, McCurry DL, Mitch WA, Wilson CJ. Role of lysine during protein modification by HOCl and HOBr: halogen-transfer agent or sacrificial antioxidant? Biochemistry 2013; 52:1260-71. [PMID: 23327477 DOI: 10.1021/bi301523s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Although protein degradation by neutrophil-derived hypochlorous acid (HOCl) and eosinophil-derived hypobromous acid (HOBr) can contribute to the inactivation of pathogens, collateral damage to host proteins can also occur and has been associated with inflammatory diseases ranging from arthritis to atherosclerosis. Though previous research suggested halotyrosines as biomarkers of protein damage and lysine as a mediator of the transfer of a halogen to tyrosine, these reactions within whole proteins are poorly understood. Herein, reactions of HOCl and HOBr with three well-characterized proteins [adenylate kinase (ADK), ribose binding protein, and bovine serum albumin] were characterized. Three assessments of oxidative modifications were evaluated for each of the proteins: (1) covalent modification of electron-rich amino acids (assessed via liquid chromatography and tandem mass spectrometry), (2) attenuation of secondary structure (via circular dichroism), and (3) fragmentation of protein backbones (via sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis). In addition to forming halotyrosines, HOCl and HOBr converted lysine into lysine nitrile (2-amino-5-cyanopentanoic acid), a relatively stable and largely overlooked product, in yields of up to 80%. At uniform oxidant levels, fragmentation and loss of secondary structure correlated with protein size. To further examine the role of lysine, a lysine-free ADK variant was rationally designed. The absence of lysine increased yields of chlorinated tyrosines and decreased yields of brominated tyrosines following treatments with HOCl and HOBr, respectively, without influencing the susceptibility of ADK to HOX-mediated losses of secondary structure. These findings suggest that lysine serves predominantly as a sacrificial antioxidant (via formation of lysine nitrile) toward HOCl and as a halogen-transfer mediator [via reactions involving ε-N-(di)haloamines] with HOBr.
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- John D Sivey
- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520-8286, USA
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Irani M, Törnvall U, Genheden S, Larsen MW, Hatti-Kaul R, Ryde U. Amino Acid Oxidation of Candida antarctica Lipase B Studied by Molecular Dynamics Simulations and Site-Directed Mutagenesis. Biochemistry 2013; 52:1280-9. [DOI: 10.1021/bi301298m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Mehdi Irani
- Department of Theoretical Chemistry, Lund University, Chemical Centre, P.O. Box 124, SE-221
00 Lund, Sweden
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- Department
of Biotechnology, Lund University, Chemical
Centre, P.O. Box 124, SE-221 00 Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Theoretical Chemistry, Lund University, Chemical Centre, P.O. Box 124, SE-221
00 Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Biochemistry, School of Biotechnology, Royal Institute of Technology, AlbaNova University
Center, 106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department
of Biotechnology, Lund University, Chemical
Centre, P.O. Box 124, SE-221 00 Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Theoretical Chemistry, Lund University, Chemical Centre, P.O. Box 124, SE-221
00 Lund, Sweden
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Marada A, Allu PK, Murari A, PullaReddy B, Tammineni P, Thiriveedi VR, Danduprolu J, Sepuri NBV. Mge1, a nucleotide exchange factor of Hsp70, acts as an oxidative sensor to regulate mitochondrial Hsp70 function. Mol Biol Cell 2013; 24:692-703. [PMID: 23345595 PMCID: PMC3596242 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e12-10-0719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Yeast Mge1, the cochaperone of mitochondrial heat shock protein 70 (mHsp70), is essential for exchanging ATP for ADP on mHsp70 and thus for recycling of mHsp70 for mitochondrial protein import and folding. Mge1 acts as an oxidative sensor to regulate mHsp70 function. Despite the growing evidence of the role of oxidative stress in disease, its molecular mechanism of action remains poorly understood. The yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae provides a valuable model system in which to elucidate the effects of oxidative stress on mitochondria in higher eukaryotes. Dimeric yeast Mge1, the cochaperone of heat shock protein 70 (Hsp70), is essential for exchanging ATP for ADP on Hsp70 and thus for recycling of Hsp70 for mitochondrial protein import and folding. Here we show an oxidative stress–dependent decrease in Mge1 dimer formation accompanied by a concomitant decrease in Mge1–Hsp70 complex formation in vitro. The Mge1-M155L substitution mutant stabilizes both Mge1 dimer and Mge1–Hsp70 complex formation. Most important, the Mge1-M155L mutant rescues the slow-growth phenomenon associated with the wild-type Mge1 strain in the presence of H2O2 in vivo, stimulation of the ATPase activity of Hsp70, and the protein import defect during oxidative stress in vitro. Furthermore, cross-linking studies reveal that Mge1–Hsp70 complex formation in mitochondria isolated from wild-type Mge1 cells is more susceptible to reactive oxygen species compared with mitochondria from Mge1-M155L cells. This novel oxidative sensor capability of yeast Mge1 might represent an evolutionarily conserved function, given that human recombinant dimeric Mge1 is also sensitive to H2O2.
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- Adinarayana Marada
- Department of Biochemistry, School of Life Sciences, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad 500046, India
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Zhang W, Xiao S, Ahn DU. Protein Oxidation: Basic Principles and Implications for Meat Quality. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 2013; 53:1191-201. [DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2011.577540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 334] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Jongberg S, Lund MN, Østdal H, Skibsted LH. Phenolic antioxidant scavenging of myosin radicals generated by hypervalent myoglobin. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2012; 60:12020-12028. [PMID: 23163579 DOI: 10.1021/jf304227t] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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The scavenging activity of extracts of green tea (GTE), white grape (WGE), and rosemary (RE), all plant material with high phenolic content, and of the phenolic compounds 4-methylcatechol (4-MC), (+)-catechin, and carnosic acid toward long-lived myosin radicals generated by reaction with H2O2-activated myoglobin at room temperature (pH 7.5, I=1.0) was investigated by freeze-quench ESR spectroscopy. Myosin radicals were generated by incubating 16 μM myosin, 800 μM metmyoglobin, and 800 μM H2O2 for 10 min, and the phenolic extracts were subsequently added (1% (w/w) phenolic compounds relative to myosin). GTE was able to scavenge myosin radicals and reduce the radical intensity by 65%. Furthermore, a low concentration of 4-MC (33 μM) was found to increase the radical concentration when added to the myosin radicals, whereas a higher concentration of 4-MC and catechin (330 μM) was found to scavenge myosin radicals and reduce the overall radical concentration by ∼65%.
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- Sisse Jongberg
- Food Chemistry, Department of Food Science, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Rolighedsvej 30, DK-1958 Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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Increasing the storage and oxidation stabilities of N-acyl-d-amino acid amidohydrolase by site-directed mutagenesis of critical methionine residues. Process Biochem 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2012.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Lai CH, Huang SF, Chen IH, Liao CT, Wang HM, Hsieh LL. The mitochondrial DNA Northeast Asia CZD haplogroup is associated with good disease-free survival among male oral squamous cell carcinoma patients. PLoS One 2012. [PMID: 23185408 PMCID: PMC3504154 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0049684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Reprogramming of energy metabolism in cancer cells has been directly/indirectly linked to mitochondria and mitochondrial functional defects and these changes seem to contribute to the development and progression of cancer. Studies have indicated that mitochondrial DNA haplogroups are associated with risk in relation to various diseases including cancer. However, few studies have examined the effect of haplogroups on cancer prognosis outcome. In order to explore the role of haplogroups on oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) prognosis, the mitochondrial genomes of 300 male OSCC patients were comprehensively analyzed by direct sequencing. They were then haplotyped and grouped into four major geographic haplogroups, namely the East Asia AN, Southeast Asia RBF, East Asia MGE and Northeast Asia CZD groups. The Kaplan-Meier plot analysis indicated that individuals who were members of the CZD haplogroup showed a significant association with better disease-free survival (DFS) than the other three haplogroups and this phenomenon still existed after adjusting for tumor stage, differentiation and age at diagnosis (hazard ratio=0.55; 95% CI=0.36-0.84). In addition, an interaction between membership of the RBF haplogroup and radiotherapy/chemo-radiotherapy in DFS was also identified. The results strongly support the hypothesis that an individual's haplogroup, by defining their genomic background, plays an important role in tumor behavior and mitochondrially-targeted anticancer drugs are promising future therapeutic approaches.
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- Chih-Hsiung Lai
- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Chang Gung University, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Public Health, Chang Gung University, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan
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Thioredoxin, oxidative stress, cancer and aging. LONGEVITY & HEALTHSPAN 2012; 1:4. [PMID: 24764510 PMCID: PMC3886257 DOI: 10.1186/2046-2395-1-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2012] [Accepted: 06/20/2012] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The Free Radical or Oxidative Stress Theory of Aging is one of the most popular theories in aging research and has been extensively studied over the past several decades. However, recent evidence using transgenic/knockout mice that overexpress or down-regulate antioxidant enzymes challenge the veracity of this theory since the animals show no increase or decrease in lifespan. These results seriously call into question the role of oxidative damage/stress in the aging process in mammals. Therefore, the theory requires significant modifications if we are to understand the relationship between aging and the regulation of oxidative stress. Our laboratory has been examining the impacts of thioredoxins (Trxs), in the cytosol and mitochondria, on aging and age-related diseases. Our data from mice that are either up-regulating or down-regulating Trx in different cellular compartments, that is, the cytosol or mitochondria, could shed some light on the role of oxidative stress and its pathophysiological effects. The results generated from our lab and others may indicate that: 1) changes in oxidative stress and the redox state in the cytosol, mitochondria or nucleus might play different roles in the aging process; 2) the role of oxidative stress and redox state could have different pathophysiological consequences in different tissues/cells, for example, mitotic vs. post-mitotic; 3) oxidative stress could have different pathophysiological impacts in young and old animals; and 4) the pathophysiological roles of oxidative stress and redox state could be controlled through changes in redox-sensitive signaling, which could have more diverse effects on pathophysiology than the accumulation of oxidative damage to various molecules. To critically test the role of oxidative stress on aging and age-related diseases, further study is required using animal models that regulate oxidative stress levels differently in each cellular compartment, each tissue/organ, and/or at different stages of life (young, middle and old) to change redox sensitive signaling pathways.
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Buchert F, Schober Y, Römpp A, Richter ML, Forreiter C. Reactive oxygen species affect ATP hydrolysis by targeting a highly conserved amino acid cluster in the thylakoid ATP synthase γ subunit. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOENERGETICS 2012; 1817:2038-48. [PMID: 22727877 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2012.06.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2012] [Revised: 06/08/2012] [Accepted: 06/12/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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The vast majority of organisms produce ATP by a membrane-bound rotating protein complex, termed F-ATP synthase. In chloroplasts, the corresponding enzyme generates ATP by using a transmembrane proton gradient generated during photosynthesis, a process releasing high amounts of molecular oxygen as a natural byproduct. Due to its chemical properties, oxygen can be reduced incompletely which generates several highly reactive oxygen species (ROS) that are able to oxidize a broad range of biomolecules. In extension to previous studies it could be shown that ROS dramatically decreased ATP synthesis in situ and affected the CF1 portion in vitro. A conserved cluster of three methionines and a cysteine on the chloroplast γ subunit could be identified by mass spectrometry to be oxidized by ROS. Analysis of amino acid substitutions in a hybrid F1 assembly system indicated that these residues were exclusive catalytic targets for hydrogen peroxide and singlet oxygen, although it could be deduced that additional unknown amino acid targets might be involved in the latter reaction. The cluster was tightly integrated in catalytic turnover since mutants varied in MgATPase rates, stimulation by sulfite and chloroplast-specific γ subunit redox-modulation. Some partial disruptions of the cluster by mutagenesis were dominant over others regarding their effects on catalysis and response to ROS.
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- Felix Buchert
- Department of Plant Physiology, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Germany
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The conventional glycemic indices used in management of diabetic patients includes A1c, fructosamine, 1,5-anhydroglucitol, and glycated albumin (GA). Among these indices, A1c is currently used as the gold standard. However, A1c cannot reflect the glycemic change over a relatively short period of time, and its accuracy is known to decrease when abnormalities in hemoglobin metabolism, such as anemia, coexist. When considering these weaknesses, there have been needs for finding a novel glycemic index for diagnosing and managing diabetes, as well as for predicting diabetic complications properly. Recently, several studies have suggested the potential of GA as an intermediate-term glycation index in covering the short-term effect of treatment. Furthermore, its role as a pathogenic protein affecting the worsening of diabetes and occurrence of diabetic complications is receiving attention as well. Therefore, in this article, we wanted to review the recent status of GA as a glycemic index and as a pathogenic protein.
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- Kwang Joon Kim
- Severance Executive Healthcare Clinic, Yonsei University Health System, Seoul, Korea
- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Qi ZH, Liu YF, Wang WN, Xin Y, Xie FX, Wang AL. Fatty acid binding protein 10 in the orange-spotted grouper (Epinephelus coioides): characterization and regulation under pH and temperature stress. Comp Biochem Physiol C Toxicol Pharmacol 2012; 155:447-55. [PMID: 22182678 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2011.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2011] [Revised: 12/02/2011] [Accepted: 12/04/2011] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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We have isolated and characterized a fatty acid binding protein from the liver of the orange-spotted grouper (Epinephelus coioides). Amino acid sequence similarity of the Ec-FABP (E. coioides-FABP) was highest to FABP10s isolated from the livers of catfish, chicken, salamander and iguana. The open-reading frame of the Ec-FABP codes for a protein of 14.0 kDa with a calculated isoelectric point of 8.5. We first expressed a FABP10 protein from orange-spotted grouper (E. coioides) in Pichia pastoris, and then characterized the antioxidative potential of our recombinant Ec-FABP by DCF fluorescence assay. RT-PCR assays showed that endogenous Ec-FABP mRNA is most strongly expressed in liver with the most abundance and intestine. Change in the groupers' blood cells respiratory burst activity was examined during and after exposure to the pH and temperature stress using flow cytometry. Further analysis of Ec-FABP gene expression in liver tissue by quantitative real-time PCR demonstrated that Ec-FABP transcript levels increased when the fish were exposed to both pH and temperature stress, but the time when its mRNA expression level peaked differed under these stresses. Western blot analyses confirmed that the Ec-FABP protein was strongly expressed in the liver after exposure to the pH and temperature stress. These results suggest that Ec-FABP expression is stimulated by pH and temperature stress and that it may play important roles in general adaptive and antioxidant responses.
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- Zeng-hua Qi
- Key Laboratory of Ecology and Environmental Science in Guangdong Higher Education, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Healthy and Safe Aquaculture, College of Life Science, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, PR China
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Niu S, Hu LL, Zheng LL, Huang T, Feng KY, Cai YD, Li HP, Li YX, Chou KC. Predicting protein oxidation sites with feature selection and analysis approach. J Biomol Struct Dyn 2012; 29:650-8. [DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2011.672629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Murphy MP. Mitochondrial thiols in antioxidant protection and redox signaling: distinct roles for glutathionylation and other thiol modifications. Antioxid Redox Signal 2012; 16:476-95. [PMID: 21954972 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2011.4289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 251] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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SIGNIFICANCE The mitochondrial matrix contains much of the machinery at the heart of metabolism. This compartment is also exposed to a high and continual flux of superoxide, hydrogen peroxide, and related reactive species. To protect mitochondria from these sources of oxidative damage, there is an integrated set of thiol systems within the matrix comprising the thioredoxin/peroxiredoxin/methionine sulfoxide reductase pathways and the glutathione/glutathione peroxidase/glutathione-S-transferase/glutaredoxin pathways that in conjunction with protein thiols prevent much of this oxidative damage. In addition, the changes in the redox state of many components of these mitochondrial thiol systems may transduce and relay redox signals within and through the mitochondrial matrix to modulate the activity of biochemical processes. RECENT ADVANCES Here, mitochondrial thiol systems are reviewed, and areas of uncertainty are pointed out, focusing on recent developments in our understanding of their roles. CRITICAL ISSUES The areas of particular focus are on the multiple, overlapping roles of mitochondrial thiols and on understanding how these thiols contribute to both antioxidant defenses and redox signaling. FUTURE DIRECTIONS Recent technical progress in the identification and quantification of thiol modifications by redox proteomics means that many of the questions raised about the multiple roles of mitochondrial thiols can now be addressed.
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Falvo S, Di Carli M, Desiderio A, Benvenuto E, Moglia A, America T, Lanteri S, Acquadro A. 2-D DIGE analysis of UV-C radiation-responsive proteins in globe artichoke leaves. Proteomics 2012; 12:448-60. [PMID: 22162389 DOI: 10.1002/pmic.201100337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2011] [Revised: 11/22/2011] [Accepted: 11/24/2011] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Plants respond to ultraviolet stress inducing a self-defence through the regulation of specific gene family members. The UV acclimation is the result of biochemical and physiological processes, such as enhancement of the antioxidant enzymatic system and accumulation of UV-absorbing phenolic compounds (e.g. flavonoids). Globe artichoke is an attractive species for studying the protein network involved in UV stress response, being characterized by remarkable levels of inducible antioxidants. Proteomic tools can assist the evaluation of the expression patterns of UV-responsive proteins and we applied the difference in-gel electrophoresis (DIGE) technology for monitoring the globe artichoke proteome variation at four time points following an acute UV-C exposure. A total of 145 UV-C-modulated proteins were observed and 119 were identified by LC-MS/MS using a ∼144,000 customized Compositae protein database, which included about 19,000 globe artichoke unigenes. Proteins were Gene Ontology (GO) categorized, visualized on their pathways and their behaviour was discussed. A predicted protein interaction network was produced and highly connected hub-like proteins were highlighted. Most of the proteins differentially modulated were chloroplast located, involved in photosynthesis, sugar metabolisms, protein folding and abiotic stress. The identification of UV-C-responsive proteins may contribute to shed light on the molecular mechanisms underlying plant responses to UV stress.
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- Sara Falvo
- DIVAPRA, University of Turin, Grugliasco, Torino, Italy
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Styskal J, Van Remmen H, Richardson A, Salmon AB. Oxidative stress and diabetes: what can we learn about insulin resistance from antioxidant mutant mouse models? Free Radic Biol Med 2012; 52:46-58. [PMID: 22056908 PMCID: PMC3249484 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2011.10.441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 197] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2011] [Revised: 10/12/2011] [Accepted: 10/13/2011] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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The development of metabolic dysfunctions like diabetes and insulin resistance in mammals is regulated by a myriad of factors. Oxidative stress seems to play a central role in this process as recent evidence shows a general increase in oxidative damage and a decrease in oxidative defense associated with several metabolic diseases. These changes in oxidative stress can be directly correlated with increased fat accumulation, obesity, and consumption of high-calorie/high-fat diets. Modulation of oxidant protection through either genetic mutation or treatment with antioxidants can significantly alter oxidative stress resistance and accumulation of oxidative damage in laboratory rodents. Antioxidant mutant mice have previously been utilized to examine the role of oxidative stress in other disease models, but have been relatively unexplored as models to study the regulation of glucose metabolism. In this review, we will discuss the evidence for oxidative stress as a primary mechanism linking obesity and metabolic disorders and whether alteration of antioxidant status in laboratory rodents can significantly alter the development of insulin resistance or diabetes.
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- Jennalynn Styskal
- The Sam and Ann Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78245-3207, USA
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Human serum albumin: from bench to bedside. Mol Aspects Med 2011; 33:209-90. [PMID: 22230555 DOI: 10.1016/j.mam.2011.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1195] [Impact Index Per Article: 91.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2011] [Accepted: 12/21/2011] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Human serum albumin (HSA), the most abundant protein in plasma, is a monomeric multi-domain macromolecule, representing the main determinant of plasma oncotic pressure and the main modulator of fluid distribution between body compartments. HSA displays an extraordinary ligand binding capacity, providing a depot and carrier for many endogenous and exogenous compounds. Indeed, HSA represents the main carrier for fatty acids, affects pharmacokinetics of many drugs, provides the metabolic modification of some ligands, renders potential toxins harmless, accounts for most of the anti-oxidant capacity of human plasma, and displays (pseudo-)enzymatic properties. HSA is a valuable biomarker of many diseases, including cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, ischemia, post-menopausal obesity, severe acute graft-versus-host disease, and diseases that need monitoring of the glycemic control. Moreover, HSA is widely used clinically to treat several diseases, including hypovolemia, shock, burns, surgical blood loss, trauma, hemorrhage, cardiopulmonary bypass, acute respiratory distress syndrome, hemodialysis, acute liver failure, chronic liver disease, nutrition support, resuscitation, and hypoalbuminemia. Recently, biotechnological applications of HSA, including implantable biomaterials, surgical adhesives and sealants, biochromatography, ligand trapping, and fusion proteins, have been reported. Here, genetic, biochemical, biomedical, and biotechnological aspects of HSA are reviewed.
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Estévez M. Protein carbonyls in meat systems: A review. Meat Sci 2011; 89:259-79. [DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2011.04.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 575] [Impact Index Per Article: 44.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2011] [Revised: 04/20/2011] [Accepted: 04/25/2011] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Soga T, Sugimoto M, Honma M, Mori M, Igarashi K, Kashikura K, Ikeda S, Hirayama A, Yamamoto T, Yoshida H, Otsuka M, Tsuji S, Yatomi Y, Sakuragawa T, Watanabe H, Nihei K, Saito T, Kawata S, Suzuki H, Tomita M, Suematsu M. Serum metabolomics reveals γ-glutamyl dipeptides as biomarkers for discrimination among different forms of liver disease. J Hepatol 2011; 55:896-905. [PMID: 21334394 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2011.01.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 180] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2010] [Revised: 01/17/2011] [Accepted: 01/24/2011] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS We applied a metabolome profiling approach to serum samples obtained from patients with different liver diseases, to discover noninvasive and reliable biomarkers for rapid-screening diagnosis of liver diseases. METHODS Using capillary electrophoresis and liquid chromatography mass spectrometry, we analyzed low molecular weight metabolites in a total of 248 serum samples obtained from patients with nine types of liver disease and healthy controls. RESULTS We found that γ-glutamyl dipeptides, which were biosynthesized through a reaction with γ-glutamylcysteine synthetase, were indicative of the production of reduced glutathione, and that measurement of their levels could distinguish among different liver diseases. Multiple logistic regression models facilitated the discrimination between specific and other liver diseases and yielded high areas under receiver-operating characteristic curves. The area under the curve values in training and independent validation data were 0.952 and 0.967 in healthy controls, 0.817 and 0.849 in drug-induced liver injury, 0.754 and 0.763 in asymptomatic hepatitis B virus infection, 0.820 and 0.762 in chronic hepatitis B, 0.972 and 0.895 in hepatitis C with persistently normal alanine transaminase, 0.917 and 0.707 in chronic hepatitis C, 0.803 and 0.993 in cirrhosis type C, and 0.762 and 0.803 in hepatocellular carcinoma, respectively. Several γ-glutamyl dipeptides also manifested potential for differentiating between nonalcoholic steatohepatitis and simple steatosis. CONCLUSIONS γ-Glutamyl dipeptides are novel biomarkers for liver diseases, and varying levels of individual or groups of these peptides have the power to discriminate among different forms of hepatic disease.
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- Tomoyoshi Soga
- Institute for Advanced Biosciences, Keio University, Tsuruoka 997-0052, Japan.
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Pérez VI, Cortez LA, Lew CM, Rodriguez M, Webb CR, Van Remmen H, Chaudhuri A, Qi W, Lee S, Bokov A, Fok W, Jones D, Richardson A, Yodoi J, Zhang Y, Tominaga K, Hubbard GB, Ikeno Y. Thioredoxin 1 overexpression extends mainly the earlier part of life span in mice. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2011; 66:1286-99. [PMID: 21873593 DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glr125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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We examined the effects of increased levels of thioredoxin 1 (Trx1) on resistance to oxidative stress and aging in transgenic mice overexpressing Trx1 [Tg(TRX1)(+/0)]. The Tg(TRX1)(+/0) mice showed significantly higher Trx1 protein levels in all the tissues examined compared with the wild-type littermates. Oxidative damage to proteins and levels of lipid peroxidation were significantly lower in the livers of Tg(TRX1)(+/0) mice compared with wild-type littermates. The survival study demonstrated that male Tg(TRX1)(+/0) mice significantly extended the earlier part of life span compared with wild-type littermates, but no significant life extension was observed in females. Neither male nor female Tg(TRX1)(+/0) mice showed changes in maximum life span. Our findings suggested that the increased levels of Trx1 in the Tg(TRX1)(+/0) mice were correlated to increased resistance to oxidative stress, which could be beneficial in the earlier part of life span but not the maximum life span in the C57BL/6 mice.
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- Viviana I Pérez
- Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 15355 Lambda Drive, San Antonio, TX 78245-3207, USA
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Li C, Sun S, Park D, Jeong HO, Chung HY, Liu XX, Zhou HM. Hydrogen peroxide targets the cysteine at the active site and irreversibly inactivates creatine kinase. Int J Biol Macromol 2011; 49:910-6. [PMID: 21854802 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2011.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2011] [Revised: 08/04/2011] [Accepted: 08/04/2011] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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In our study, we showed that at a relatively low concentration, H(2)O(2) can irreversibly inactivate the human brain type of creatine kinase (HBCK) and that HBCK is inactivated in an H(2)O(2) concentration-dependent manner. HBCK is completely inactivated when incubated with 2mM H(2)O(2) for 1h (pH 8.0, 25°C). Inactivation of HBCK is a two-stage process with a fast stage (k(1)=0.050 ± 0.002 min(-1)) and a slow (k(2)=0.022 ± 0.003 min(-1)) stage. HBCK inactivation by H(2)O(2) was affected by pH and therefore we determined the pH profile of HBCK inactivation by H(2)O(2). H(2)O(2)-induced inactivation could not be recovered by reducing agents such as dl-dithiothreitol, N-acetyl-L-cysteine, and l-glutathione reduced. When HBCK was treated with DTNB, an enzyme substrate that reacts specifically with active site cysteines, the enzyme became resistant to H(2)O(2). HBCK binding to Mg(2+)ATP and creatine can also prevent H(2)O(2) inactivation. Intrinsic and 1-anilinonaphthalene-8-sulfonate-binding fluorescence data showed no tertiary structure changes after H(2)O(2) treatment. The thiol group content of H(2)O(2)-treated HBCK was reduced by 13% (approximately 1 thiol group per HBCK dimer, theoretically). For further insight, we performed a simulation of HBCK and H(2)O(2) docking that suggested the CYS283 residue could interact with H(2)O(2). Considering these results and the asymmetrical structure of HBCK, we propose that H(2)O(2) specifically targets the active site cysteine of HBCK to inactivate HBCK, but that substrate-bound HBCK is resistant to H(2)O(2). Our findings suggest the existence of a previously unknown negative form of regulation of HBCK via reactive oxygen species.
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- Chang Li
- School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, PR China
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Robinet JJ, Dokainish HM, Paterson DJ, Gauld JW. A Sulfonium Cation Intermediate in the Mechanism of Methionine Sulfoxide Reductase B: A DFT Study. J Phys Chem B 2011; 115:9202-12. [DOI: 10.1021/jp111681e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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- Jesse J. Robinet
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario N9B 3P4, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario N9B 3P4, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario N9B 3P4, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario N9B 3P4, Canada
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Trapp D, Knez W, Sinclair W. Could a vegetarian diet reduce exercise-induced oxidative stress? A review of the literature. J Sports Sci 2011; 28:1261-8. [PMID: 20845212 DOI: 10.1080/02640414.2010.507676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Oxidative stress is a natural physiological process that describes an imbalance between free radical production and the ability of the antioxidant defence system of the body to neutralize free radicals. Free radicals can be beneficial as they may promote wound healing and contribute to a healthy immune response. However, free radicals can have a detrimental impact when they interfere with the regulation of apoptosis and thus play a role in the promotion of some cancers and conditions such as cardiovascular disease. Antioxidants are molecules that reduce the damage associated with oxidative stress by counteracting free radicals. Regular exercise is a vital component of a healthy lifestyle, although it can increase oxidative stress. As a typical vegetarian diet comprises a wide range of antioxidant-rich foods, it is plausible that the consumption of these foods will result in an enhanced antioxidant system capable of reducing exercise-induced oxidative stress. In addition, a relationship between a vegetarian diet and lower risks of cardiovascular disease and some cancers has been established. This review explores the current available evidence linking exercise, vegetarians, antioxidants, and oxidative stress.
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- Denise Trapp
- School of Public Health, Tropical Medicine and Rehabilitation Sciences, JCU University Skin Cancer Research Clinic, The Townsville Hospital, Douglas, Queensland, Australia.
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Qi H, Takano H, Kato Y, Wu Q, Ogata C, Zhu B, Murata Y, Nakamura Y. Hydrogen [corrected] peroxide-dependent photocytotoxicity by phloxine B, a xanthene-type food colorant. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2011; 1810:704-12. [PMID: 21565256 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2011.04.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2011] [Revised: 04/14/2011] [Accepted: 04/25/2011] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Phloxine B (PhB; 2',4',5',7'-tetrabromo-4,5,6,7-tetrachloro-fluorescein), an artificial xanthene colorant, has been used as a red coloring agent in drugs and cosmetics as well as foods in some countries. However, little effort has been devoted to the study of this colorant as a potentially useful medicinal agent. METHODS We investigated the daily light-induced photocytotoxicity of PhB in two human leukemia cells, HL-60 and Jurkat, and its underlying mechanisms by in vitro experiments using antioxidants. REUSLTS AND CONCLUSIONS: PhB inhibited cell proliferation more preferentially to HL-60 cells than to Jurkat cells. Co-treatment of catalase completely blocked the photocytotoxicity by PhB in HL-60 cells, whereas the effect of histidine was only partial, suggesting that hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2)), rather than singlet oxygen, might be a prerequisite for the PhB-induced HL-60 cell death. Actually, PhB produced a significant amount of H(2)O(2) in the media as well as in the cells in concentration- and light-dependent manners. Furthermore, methionine, a hypochlorous acid (HOCl) scavenger, also significantly attenuated the cytotoxicity in HL-60 cells, but not in Jurkat cells, indicating the involvement of myeloperoxidase (MPO)-dependent hypohalous acid formation during the photocytotoxicity. In vitro experiments revealed that halogenated tyrosine was generated from the reaction of bovine serum albumin with PhB and HL-60 cell lysate. The present findings suggested that PhB induced a differential photodynamic action in the MPO-containing leukemia cells through an H(2)O(2)-dependent mechanism. GENERAL SIGNIFICANCE Our findings provide new insights into the molecular mechanisms underlying the PhB-induced apoptosis and also evaluated PhB as a promising PDT agent.
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- Hang Qi
- Department of Biofunctional Chemistry, Division of Bioscience, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
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Herrero R, Kajikawa O, Matute-Bello G, Wang Y, Hagimoto N, Mongovin S, Wong V, Park DR, Brot N, Heinecke JW, Rosen H, Goodman RB, Fu X, Martin TR. The biological activity of FasL in human and mouse lungs is determined by the structure of its stalk region. J Clin Invest 2011; 121:1174-90. [PMID: 21285513 DOI: 10.1172/jci43004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2010] [Accepted: 12/08/2010] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Acute lung injury (ALI) is a life-threatening condition in critically ill patients. Injury to the alveolar epithelium is a critical event in ALI, and accumulating evidence suggests that it is linked to proapoptotic Fas/FasL signals. Active soluble FasL (sFasL) is detectable in the bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid of patients with ALI, but the mechanisms controlling its bioactivity are unclear. We therefore investigated how the structure of sFasL influences cellular activation in human and mouse lungs and the role of oxidants and proteases in modifying sFasL activity. The sFasL in BAL fluid from patients with ALI was bioactive and present in high molecular weight multimers and aggregates. Oxidants generated from neutrophil myeloperoxidase in BAL fluid promoted aggregation of sFasL in vitro and in vivo. Oxidation increased the biological activity of sFasL at low concentrations but degraded sFasL at high concentrations. The amino-terminal extracellular stalk region of human sFasL was required to induce lung injury in mice, and proteolytic cleavage of the stalk region by MMP-7 reduced the bioactivity of sFasL in human cells in vitro. The sFasL recovered from the lungs of patients with ALI contained both oxidized methionine residues and the stalk region. These data provide what we believe to be new insights into the structural determinants of sFasL bioactivity in the lungs of patients with ALI.
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- Raquel Herrero
- Medical Research Service of the VA Puget Sound Health Center, Seattle, Washington, USA
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Light-induced protein and lipid oxidation in low-fat cheeses: whey proteins as antioxidants. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011. [DOI: 10.1007/s13594-011-0001-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Rational development of a strategy for modifying the aggregatibility of proteins. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2011; 108:4297-302. [PMID: 21368182 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1100195108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The conversion of peptide and proteins from their soluble state into well-organized aggregates, together with the accompanied oxidation of methionine residue, presents a significant challenge to human health, to the manufacture of protein therapeutics, and to the synthesis of proteins and glycoproteins. Despite their fundamental importance, little is known about the molecular basis of these two side reactions and their control. Here, using chemical peptide synthesis, we further confirmed the importance of the balance between hydrophobic interactions and electrostatic repulsive forces in inducing and inhibiting aggregation and methionine oxidation. Most importantly, through extending the established principle, we are able to effectively stabilize the problematic peptide fragment through the attachment of cleavable arginine tags. Future applications of our approach are expected to facilitate the synthesis and study of difficult peptides, proteins, and glycoproteins and will provide more opportunities for the optimization of protein biopharmaceuticals and for the development of cell-permeable biomolecules.
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Wang M, Medeiros BC, Erba HP, DeAngelo DJ, Giles FJ, Swords RT. Targeting protein neddylation: a novel therapeutic strategy for the treatment of cancer. Expert Opin Ther Targets 2011; 15:253-64. [PMID: 21219242 DOI: 10.1517/14728222.2011.550877] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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INTRODUCTION The NEDD8 (neural precursor cell-expressed developmentally downregulated 8) conjugation pathway regulates the post-translational modification of oncogenic proteins. This pathway has important potential for cancer therapeutics. Several proteins vital in cancer biology are regulated by protein neddylation. These observations led to the development of a small molecule inhibitor that disrupts protein neddylation and leads to cancer cell death and important activity in early phase clinical trials. AREAS COVERED This review provides an extensive coverage of cellular protein homeostasis with particular emphasis on the NEDD8 conjugation pathway. Insights into a new investigational drug that specifically disrupts the NEDD8 pathway are discussed. The clinical data for this agent are also updated. EXPERT OPINION Neddylation controls key cellular pathways found to be dysregulated in many cancers. Protein neddylation is a relatively under-explored pathway for pharmacologic inhibition in cancer. Selective disruption of this pathway has demonstrated clinical activity in patients with myeloid neoplasms and is worth exploring further in combination with other anti-leukemia agents.
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- Meng Wang
- Cambridge University, Medicine, Cambridge, UK
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Long LH, Wu PF, Guan XL, Zhang JQ, Jin Y, Zhang Z, Wang Y, Li YY, Chen JG, Wang F. Determination of protein-bound methionine oxidation in the hippocampus of adult and old rats by LC-ESI-ITMS method after microwave-assisted proteolysis. Anal Bioanal Chem 2011; 399:2267-74. [PMID: 21207014 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-010-4604-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2010] [Revised: 11/18/2010] [Accepted: 12/13/2010] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Protein-bound methionine (Met) oxidation has been associated with normal aging and a variety of age-related diseases, including Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease. Monitoring the changes of protein-bound methionine content in the brain in response to normal aging and oxidative stress is of great interest and could be used as an indicator of oxidative stress of rats in pathological conditions. We have developed a rapid analytical method for the determination of oxidized products of protein-bound methionine in rat brain. The assay involved rapid acid proteolysis with microwave irradiation and solid-phase extraction of the free amino acids followed by LC-ESI-ITMS analysis. Detection was achieved in positive ionization with an ion trap mass spectrometer operating in multiple-reaction monitoring mode. The calibration curves of the analytes were linear (r(2) > 0.99) in the range between 0.098 and 1.560 μg/mL. Intra- and inter-day relative standard deviation percentages were <9% and <8%, respectively. The assay performance was sufficient to support a rapid analytical tool for monitoring brain protein-bound methionine oxidation levels. The content of protein-bound Met and methionine sulfoxide (MetO) in the hippocampus of adult and old rats with or without H(2)O(2) treatment was determined by employing the new method. The content of protein-bound MetO was significantly increased in old rats after exposure to H(2)O(2). This result indicates increased sensitivity to Met oxidation in the hippocampus of old rats.
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- Li-Hong Long
- Department of Pharmacology, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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Characterization by mass spectrometry and IRMPD spectroscopy of the sulfoxide group in oxidized methionine and related compounds. Chem Phys Lett 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2010.12.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Tomanek L. Environmental proteomics: changes in the proteome of marine organisms in response to environmental stress, pollutants, infection, symbiosis, and development. ANNUAL REVIEW OF MARINE SCIENCE 2011; 3:373-99. [PMID: 21329210 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-marine-120709-142729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Environmental proteomics, the study of changes in the abundance of proteins and their post-translational modifications, has become a powerful tool for generating hypotheses regarding how the environment affects the biology of marine organisms. Proteomics discovers hitherto unknown cellular effects of environmental stressors such as changes in thermal, osmotic, and anaerobic conditions. Proteomic analyses have advanced the characterization of the biological effects of pollutants and identified comprehensive and pollutant-specific sets of biomarkers, especially those highlighting post-translational modifications. Proteomic analyses of infected organisms have highlighted the broader changes occurring during immune responses and how the same pathways are attenuated during the maintenance of symbiotic relationships. Finally, proteomic changes occurring during the early life stages of marine organisms emphasize the importance of signaling events during development in a rapidly changing environment. Changes in proteins functioning in energy metabolism, cytoskeleton, protein stabilization and turnover, oxidative stress, and signaling are common responses to environmental change.
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- Lars Tomanek
- California Polytechnic State University, Department of Biological Sciences, Center for Coastal Marine Sciences, Environmental Proteomics Laboratory, San Luis Obispo, California 93407-0401, USA.
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Bigelow DJ, Squier TC. Thioredoxin-dependent redox regulation of cellular signaling and stress response through reversible oxidation of methionines. MOLECULAR BIOSYSTEMS 2011; 7:2101-9. [DOI: 10.1039/c1mb05081h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Rondeau P, Bourdon E. The glycation of albumin: structural and functional impacts. Biochimie 2010; 93:645-58. [PMID: 21167901 DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2010.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 298] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2010] [Accepted: 12/07/2010] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Oxidative stress and protein modifications are frequently observed in numerous disease states. Glucose constitutes a vital nutrient necessary to cellular oxygen metabolism. However, hyperglycemia-associated damage is an important factor in diabetes disorders. Albumin, the major circulating protein in blood, can undergo increased glycation in diabetes. From recent studies, it has become evident that protein glycation has important implications for protein activity, unfolding, and degradation, as well as for cell functioning. After giving a brief overview of the key role of albumin in overall antioxidant defense, this review examines its role as a target of glycation reactions. A synthesis of state of the art methods for measuring and characterizing albumin glycation is detailed. In light of recent data, we then report the impact of glycation on the structure of albumin and its various activities, especially its antioxidant and binding capacities. The biological impact of glycated albumin on cell physiology is also discussed, specifically the role of the protein as a biological marker of diabetes.
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- Philippe Rondeau
- Laboratoire de Biochimie et Génétique Moléculaire (LBGM)-Groupe d'Etude sur l'Inflammation Chronique et l'Obésité (GEICO), Université de La Réunion, Saint Denis de La Réunion, France.
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Törnvall U, Hedström M, Schillén K, Hatti-Kaul R. Structural, functional and chemical changes in Pseudozyma antarctica lipase B on exposure to hydrogen peroxide. Biochimie 2010; 92:1867-75. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2010.07.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2010] [Accepted: 07/12/2010] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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