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Real-time analysis of protein and protein mixture interaction with lipid bilayers. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2018; 1860:319-328. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2017.10.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2017] [Revised: 10/25/2017] [Accepted: 10/25/2017] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Howie D, Ten Bokum A, Necula AS, Cobbold SP, Waldmann H. The Role of Lipid Metabolism in T Lymphocyte Differentiation and Survival. Front Immunol 2018; 8:1949. [PMID: 29375572 PMCID: PMC5770376 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2017.01949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2017] [Accepted: 12/18/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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The differentiation and effector functions of both the innate and adaptive immune system are inextricably linked to cellular metabolism. The features of metabolism which affect both arms of the immune system include metabolic substrate availability, expression of enzymes, transport proteins, and transcription factors which control catabolism of these substrates, and the ability to perform anabolic metabolism. The control of lipid metabolism is central to the appropriate differentiation and functions of T lymphocytes, and ultimately to the maintenance of immune tolerance. This review will focus on the role of fatty acid (FA) metabolism in T cell differentiation, effector function, and survival. FAs are important sources of cellular energy, stored as triglycerides. They are also used as precursors to produce complex lipids such as cholesterol and membrane phospholipids. FA residues also become incorporated into hormones and signaling moieties. FAs signal via nuclear receptors and their channeling, between storage as triacyl glycerides or oxidation as fuel, may play a role in survival or death of the cell. In recent years, progress in the field of immunometabolism has highlighted diverse roles for FA metabolism in CD4 and CD8 T cell differentiation and function. This review will firstly describe the sensing and modulation of the environmental FAs and lipid intracellular signaling and will then explore the key role of lipid metabolism in regulating the balance between potentially damaging pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory regulatory responses. Finally the complex role of extracellular FAs in determining cell survival will be discussed.
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- Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Miroslav Pohanka
- Faculty of Military Health Sciences; University of Defence; Trebesska 1575, CZ- 500 01 Hradec Kralove Czech Republic
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- Faculty of AgriSciences; Mendel University in Brno; Zemedelska 1 613 00 Brno Czech Republic
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Rizvi A, Furkan M, Naseem I. Physiological serum copper concentrations found in malignancies cause unfolding induced aggregation of human serum albumin in vitro. Arch Biochem Biophys 2017; 636:71-78. [PMID: 29122590 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2017.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2017] [Revised: 10/31/2017] [Accepted: 11/03/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Malignancies are characterized by several drastic metabolic changes, one of which is a progressive rise in the levels of serum copper. This rise in serum copper is documented across all malignancies and across malignancies in several species. This study aims to explore in vitro the effect of increased copper levels on the structure of the blood protein human serum albumin. Exposure of human serum albumin to physiologically relevant copper concentrations for 21 days resulted in structural modifications in the protein which were evident by changes in the intrinsic florescence. A loss of the predominantly alpha helical structure of human serum albumin was recorded along with a tendency to form protein aggregates. This aggregation was characterized by Thioflavin T and Congo Red assays. Rayleigh light scattering and turbidity assays confirmed aggregation. The aggregates were visually confirmed using transmission electron microscopy. This is the first report implicating increased copper levels as a cause of aggregation of blood proteins in malignancies. The physiological and biochemical implications of this phenomenon are discussed.
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- Asim Rizvi
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Life Sciences, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, 202 002, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Life Sciences, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, 202 002, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Life Sciences, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, 202 002, India.
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Akasov R, Drozdova M, Zaytseva-Zotova D, Leko M, Chelushkin P, Marc A, Chevalot I, Burov S, Klyachko N, Vandamme T, Markvicheva E. Novel Doxorubicin Derivatives: Synthesis and Cytotoxicity Study in 2D and 3D in Vitro Models. Adv Pharm Bull 2017; 7:593-601. [PMID: 29399549 PMCID: PMC5788214 DOI: 10.15171/apb.2017.071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2017] [Revised: 09/29/2017] [Accepted: 10/12/2017] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Purpose: Multidrug resistance (MDR) of tumors to chemotherapeutics often leads to failure of cancer treatment. The aim of the study was to prepare novel MDR-overcoming chemotherapeutics based on doxorubicin (DOX) derivatives and to evaluate their efficacy in 2D and 3D in vitro models. Methods: To overcome MDR, we synthesized five DOX derivatives, and then obtained non-covalent complexes with human serum albumin (HSA). Drug efficacy was evaluated for two tumor cell lines, namely human breast adenocarcinoma MCF-7 cells and DOX resistant MCF-7/ADR cells. Additionally, MCF-7 cells were entrapped in alginate-oligochitosan microcapsules, and generated tumor spheroids were used as a 3D in vitro model to study cytotoxicity of the DOX derivatives. Results: Due to 3D structure, the tumor spheroids were more resistant to chemotherapy compared to monolayer culture. DOX covalently attached to palmitic acid through hydrazone linkage (DOX-N2H-Palm conjugate) was found to be the most promising derivative. Its accumulation levels within MCF-7/ADR cells was 4- and 10-fold higher than those of native DOX when the conjugate was added to cultivation medium without serum and to medium supplemented with 10% fetal bovine serum, respectively. Non-covalent complex of the conjugate with HSA was found to reduce the IC50 value from 32.9 µM (for free DOX-N2H-Palm) to 16.8 µM (for HSA-DOX-N2H-Palm) after 72 h incubation with MCF-7/ADR cells. Conclusion: Palm-N2H-DOX conjugate was found to be the most promising DOX derivative in this research. The formation of non-covalent complex of Palm-N2H-DOX conjugate with HSA allowed improving its anti-proliferative activity against both MCF-7 and MCF-7/ADR cells.
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- Roman Akasov
- Polymers for Biology Laboratory, Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 117997, Miklukho-Maklaya 16/10, Moscow, Russia
- Institute of Molecular Medicine, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, 119991, Trubetskaya str. 8-2, Moscow, Russia
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- Polymers for Biology Laboratory, Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 117997, Miklukho-Maklaya 16/10, Moscow, Russia
- Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, 119991, Trubetskaya str. 8-2, Moscow, Russia
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- Polymers for Biology Laboratory, Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 117997, Miklukho-Maklaya 16/10, Moscow, Russia
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- Synthesis of Peptides and Polymer Microspheres Laboratory, Institute of Macromolecular Compounds of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 199004, Bolshoi pr. 31, Saint-Petersburg, Russia
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- Synthesis of Peptides and Polymer Microspheres Laboratory, Institute of Macromolecular Compounds of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 199004, Bolshoi pr. 31, Saint-Petersburg, Russia
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- UMR CNRS 7274, Laboratoire Réactions et Génie des Procédés, Université de Lorraine, 54518, 2 avenue de la Fort de Haye, Vandoeuvre lès Nancy, France
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- UMR CNRS 7274, Laboratoire Réactions et Génie des Procédés, Université de Lorraine, 54518, 2 avenue de la Fort de Haye, Vandoeuvre lès Nancy, France
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- Synthesis of Peptides and Polymer Microspheres Laboratory, Institute of Macromolecular Compounds of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 199004, Bolshoi pr. 31, Saint-Petersburg, Russia
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119991, Leninskiye Gory 1-3, Moscow, Russia
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- CNRS UMR 7199, Laboratoire de Conception et Application de Molécules Bioactives, University of Strasbourg, 74 route du Rhin, 67401 Illkirch Cedex, France
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- Polymers for Biology Laboratory, Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 117997, Miklukho-Maklaya 16/10, Moscow, Russia
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Darwiche R, El Atab O, Cottier S, Schneiter R. The function of yeastCAPfamily proteins in lipid export, mating, and pathogen defense. FEBS Lett 2017; 592:1304-1311. [DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.12909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2017] [Revised: 11/03/2017] [Accepted: 11/06/2017] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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- Rabih Darwiche
- Division of Biochemistry Department of Biology University of Fribourg Switzerland
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- Division of Biochemistry Department of Biology University of Fribourg Switzerland
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- Division of Biochemistry Department of Biology University of Fribourg Switzerland
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- Division of Biochemistry Department of Biology University of Fribourg Switzerland
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Alsabeeh N, Chausse B, Kakimoto PA, Kowaltowski AJ, Shirihai O. Cell culture models of fatty acid overload: Problems and solutions. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Biol Lipids 2017; 1863:143-151. [PMID: 29155055 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2017.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2017] [Revised: 11/09/2017] [Accepted: 11/14/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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High plasma levels of fatty acids occur in a variety of metabolic diseases. Cellular effects of fatty acid overload resulting in negative cellular responses (lipotoxicity) are often studied in vitro, in an attempt to understand mechanisms involved in these diseases. Fatty acids are poorly soluble, and thus usually studied when complexed to albumins such as bovine serum albumin (BSA). The conjugation of fatty acids to albumin requires care pertaining to preparation of the solutions, effective free fatty acid concentrations, use of different fatty acid species, types of BSA, appropriate controls and ensuring cellular fatty acid uptake. This review discusses lipotoxicity models, the potential problems encountered when using these cellular models, as well as practical solutions for difficulties encountered.
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- Nour Alsabeeh
- Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA; Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA; Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Kuwait
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto de Química, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP 05508-000, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto de Química, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP 05508-000, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto de Química, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP 05508-000, Brazil.
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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Zhang Y, Hao J, Sun Y, Li B. Saturated Fatty Acids Induce Ceramide-associated Macrophage Cell Death. J Vis Exp 2017. [PMID: 29155746 DOI: 10.3791/56535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Macrophages highly express epidermal fatty acid-binding protein and adipose fatty acid-binding protein. They actively uptake saturated and unsaturated fatty acids, which might play a critical role in regulating their immune functions. Numerous studies have shown that various fatty acids, saturated or unsaturated, may possess different impacts on cell growth and function. However, the approaches used for fatty acid preparation vary, which may lead to non-physiological results. Serum albumin, a natural carrier for fatty acids in mammalian peripheral blood, is recommended for forming a conjugate complex with the sodium salt of fatty acids to study fatty acid function in mammalian cells, thus minimizing the toxicity of fatty acid soap. Thus, a simple, relatively quick heating and sonicating method is developed and presented here for BSA-fatty acid conjugate formation. We describe a protocol using saturated fatty acids, especially stearic acids to induce severe cell death in mouse bone-marrow derived macrophages. We further demonstrate that saturated fatty acid-induced cell death is positively associated with accumulated cellular ceramide levels. This method can be extended for studies of the impact of fatty acid on other mammalian cells.
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- Yuwen Zhang
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Louisville
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Louisville
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Louisville
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Louisville;
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Palm W, Thompson CB. Nutrient acquisition strategies of mammalian cells. Nature 2017; 546:234-242. [PMID: 28593971 DOI: 10.1038/nature22379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 259] [Impact Index Per Article: 37.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2017] [Accepted: 04/21/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Mammalian cells are surrounded by diverse nutrients, such as glucose, amino acids, various macromolecules and micronutrients, which they can import through transmembrane transporters and endolysosomal pathways. By using different nutrient sources, cells gain metabolic flexibility to survive periods of starvation. Quiescent cells take up sufficient nutrients to sustain homeostasis. However, proliferating cells depend on growth-factor-induced increases in nutrient uptake to support biomass formation. Here, we review cellular nutrient acquisition strategies and their regulation by growth factors and cell-intrinsic nutrient sensors. We also discuss how oncogenes and tumour suppressors promote nutrient uptake and thereby support the survival and growth of cancer cells.
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- Wilhelm Palm
- Cancer Biology and Genetics Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10065, USA
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- Cancer Biology and Genetics Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10065, USA
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IGF-1 Attenuates Hypoxia-Induced Atrophy but Inhibits Myoglobin Expression in C2C12 Skeletal Muscle Myotubes. Int J Mol Sci 2017; 18:ijms18091889. [PMID: 28862673 PMCID: PMC5618538 DOI: 10.3390/ijms18091889] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2017] [Revised: 08/23/2017] [Accepted: 08/29/2017] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Chronic hypoxia is associated with muscle wasting and decreased oxidative capacity. By contrast, training under hypoxia may enhance hypertrophy and increase oxidative capacity as well as oxygen transport to the mitochondria, by increasing myoglobin (Mb) expression. The latter may be a feasible strategy to prevent atrophy under hypoxia and enhance an eventual hypertrophic response to anabolic stimulation. Mb expression may be further enhanced by lipid supplementation. We investigated individual and combined effects of hypoxia, insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-1 and lipids, in mouse skeletal muscle C2C12 myotubes. Differentiated C2C12 myotubes were cultured for 24 h under 20%, 5% and 2% oxygen with or without IGF-1 and/or lipid treatment. In culture under 20% oxygen, IGF-1 induced 51% hypertrophy. Hypertrophy was only 32% under 5% and abrogated under 2% oxygen. This was not explained by changes in expression of genes involved in contractile protein synthesis or degradation, suggesting a reduced rate of translation rather than of transcription. Myoglobin mRNA expression increased by 75% under 5% O2 but decreased by 50% upon IGF-1 treatment under 20% O2, compared to control. Inhibition of mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) activation using rapamycin restored Mb mRNA expression to control levels. Lipid supplementation had no effect on Mb gene expression. Thus, IGF-1-induced anabolic signaling can be a strategy to improve muscle size under mild hypoxia, but lowers Mb gene expression.
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Chechłacz M, Korytowska N. ZWIĄZKI WIĄŻĄCE SIĘ Z BIAŁKAMI OSOCZA U LUDZI. ZNACZENIE W TERAPII ORAZ METODY OZNACZANIA WOLNEJ FRAKCJI. PROSPECTS IN PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES 2017. [DOI: 10.56782/pps.76] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Wiele substancji endogennych oraz egzogennych wykazuje zdolność do wiązania się z białkami osocza, głównie z ludzką albuminą surowicy oraz α-1-kwaśną glikoproteiną. Substancje te w krwioobiegu występują zarówno w formie wolnej jak i związanej z białkami. Białko posiada na swojej powierzchni miejsca wiązania charakterystyczne dla danego związku, różniące się wielkością, kształtem oraz powinowactwem. Wiązanie z białkami następuje w wyniku oddziaływań hydrofobowych, van der Waalsa oraz elektrostatycznych. Stopień związania z białkami osocza zależy od m.in. obecności stanu zapalnego, występowania chorób nerek i wątroby oraz wieku. Jedynie forma wolna związku jest aktywna biologicznie oraz jest zdolna do pokonywania barier biologicznych. W związku z tym duże znaczenie mają metody pomiaru stężenia frakcji niezwiązanej z białkami w osoczu. Najczęściej stosowana jest dializa równowagowa, uznawana za metodę referencyjną. Inne metody to m.in. ultrafiltracja, ultrawirowanie, mikrodializa, mikroekstrakcja, wysokosprawna analiza czołowa oraz ekstrakcja w punkcie zmętnienia.
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Belinskaia DA, Taborskaya KI, Avdonin PV, Goncharov NV. Modulation of the albumin–paraoxon interaction sites by fatty acids: Analysis by the molecular modeling methods. RUSSIAN JOURNAL OF BIOORGANIC CHEMISTRY 2017. [DOI: 10.1134/s1068162017030037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Bhat S, Jagadeeshaprasad MG, Venkatasubramani V, Kulkarni MJ. Abundance matters: role of albumin in diabetes, a proteomics perspective. Expert Rev Proteomics 2017; 14:677-689. [PMID: 28689445 DOI: 10.1080/14789450.2017.1352473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Human serum albumin (HSA) is a multifaceted protein with vital physiological functions. It is the most abundant plasma protein with inherent capability to bind to diverse ligands, and thus susceptible to various post-translational modifications (PTMs) which alter its structure and functions. One such PTM is glycation, a non-enzymatic reaction between reducing sugar and protein leading to formation of heterogeneous advanced glycation end products (AGEs). Glycated albumin (GA) concentration increases significantly in diabetes and is implicated in development of secondary complications. Areas covered: In this review, we discuss in depth, formation of GA and its consequences, approaches used for characterization and quantification of GA, milestones in GA proteomics, clinical relevance of GA as a biomarker, significance of maintaining abundant levels of albumin and future perspectives. Expert commentary: Elevated GA levels are associated with development of insulin resistance as well as secondary complications, in healthy and diabetic individuals respectively. Mass spectrometry (MS) based approaches aid in precise characterization and quantification of GA including early and advanced glycated peptides, which can be useful in prediction of the disease status. Thus GA has evolved to be one of the best candidates in the pursuit of diagnostic markers for prediction of prediabetes and diabetic complications.
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- Shweta Bhat
- a Division of Biochemical Sciences , CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory , Pune , India
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- a Division of Biochemical Sciences , CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory , Pune , India
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Yamasaki K, Hyodo S, Taguchi K, Nishi K, Yamaotsu N, Hirono S, Chuang VTG, Seo H, Maruyama T, Otagiri M. Long chain fatty acids alter the interactive binding of ligands to the two principal drug binding sites of human serum albumin. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0180404. [PMID: 28662200 PMCID: PMC5491222 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0180404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2017] [Accepted: 06/15/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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A wide variety of drugs bind to human serum albumin (HSA) at its two principal sites, namely site I and site II. A number of reports indicate that drug binding to these two binding sites are not completely independent, and that interactions between ligands of these two discrete sites can play a role. In this study, the effect of the binding of long-chain fatty acids on the interactive binding between dansyl-L-asparagine (DNSA; site I ligand) and ibuprofen (site II ligand) at pH6.5 was examined. Binding experiments showed that the binding of sodium oleate (Ole) to HSA induces conformational changes in the molecule, which, in turn, changes the individual binding of DNSA and ibuprofen, as well as the mode of interaction between these two ligands from a ‘competitive-like’ allosteric interaction in the case of the defatted HSA conformer to a ‘nearly independent’ binding in the case of non-defatted HSA conformer. Circular dichroism measurements indicated that ibuprofen and Ole are likely to modify the spatial orientation of DNSA at its binding site. Docking simulations suggest that the long-distance electric repulsion between DNSA and ibuprofen on defatted HSA contributes to a ‘competitive-like’ allosteric interaction, whereas extending the distance between ligands and/or increasing the flexibility or size of the DNSA binding site in fatted HSA evokes a change in the interaction mode to ‘nearly independent’ binding. The present findings provide further insights into the structural dynamics of HSA upon the binding of fatty acids, and its effects on drug binding and drug-drug interactions that occur on HSA.
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- Keishi Yamasaki
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sojo University, Kumamoto, Japan
- DDS Research Institute, Sojo University, Kumamoto, Japan
- * E-mail: (KY); (MO)
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sojo University, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sojo University, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Yokohama University of Pharmacy, Yokohama, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sojo University, Kumamoto, Japan
- DDS Research Institute, Sojo University, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sojo University, Kumamoto, Japan
- DDS Research Institute, Sojo University, Kumamoto, Japan
- * E-mail: (KY); (MO)
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Synthesis, spectroscopic and molecular docking studies of imidazolium and pyridinium based ionic liquids with HSA as potential antimicrobial agents. J Mol Struct 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2017.02.079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Rodríguez-Calvo R, Girona J, Alegret JM, Bosquet A, Ibarretxe D, Masana L. Role of the fatty acid-binding protein 4 in heart failure and cardiovascular disease. J Endocrinol 2017; 233:R173-R184. [PMID: 28420707 DOI: 10.1530/joe-17-0031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2017] [Accepted: 04/18/2017] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Obesity and ectopic fat accumulation in non-adipose tissues are major contributors to heart failure (HF) and cardiovascular disease (CVD). Adipocytes act as endocrine organs by releasing a large number of bioactive molecules into the bloodstream, which participate in a communication network between white adipose tissue and other organs, including the heart. Among these molecules, fatty acid-binding protein 4 (FABP4) has recently been shown to increase cardiometabolic risk. Both clinical and experimental evidence have identified FABP4 as a relevant player in atherosclerosis and coronary artery disease, and it has been directly related to cardiac alterations such as left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) and both systolic and diastolic cardiac dysfunction. The available interventional studies preclude the establishment of a direct causal role of this molecule in CVD and HF and propose FABP4 as a biomarker rather than as an aetiological factor. However, several experimental reports have suggested that FABP4 may act as a direct contributor to cardiac metabolism and physiopathology, and the pharmacological targeting of FABP4 may restore some of the metabolic alterations that are conducive to CVD and HF. Here, we review the current knowledge regarding FABP4 in the context of HF and CVD as well as the molecular basis by which this protein participates in the regulation of cardiac function.
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- Ricardo Rodríguez-Calvo
- Vascular Medicine and Metabolism UnitResearch Unit on Lipids and Atherosclerosis, 'Sant Joan' University Hospital, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Institut de Investigació Sanitaria Pere Virgili (IISPV), Spanish Biomedical Research Centre in Diabetes and Associated Metabolic Disorders (CIBERDEM), Reus, Spain
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- Vascular Medicine and Metabolism UnitResearch Unit on Lipids and Atherosclerosis, 'Sant Joan' University Hospital, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Institut de Investigació Sanitaria Pere Virgili (IISPV), Spanish Biomedical Research Centre in Diabetes and Associated Metabolic Disorders (CIBERDEM), Reus, Spain
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- Department of CardiologyCardiovascular Research Group, 'Sant Joan' University Hospital, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Institut de Investigació Sanitaria Pere Virgili (IISPV), Reus, Spain
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- Vascular Medicine and Metabolism UnitResearch Unit on Lipids and Atherosclerosis, 'Sant Joan' University Hospital, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Institut de Investigació Sanitaria Pere Virgili (IISPV), Spanish Biomedical Research Centre in Diabetes and Associated Metabolic Disorders (CIBERDEM), Reus, Spain
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- Vascular Medicine and Metabolism UnitResearch Unit on Lipids and Atherosclerosis, 'Sant Joan' University Hospital, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Institut de Investigació Sanitaria Pere Virgili (IISPV), Spanish Biomedical Research Centre in Diabetes and Associated Metabolic Disorders (CIBERDEM), Reus, Spain
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- Vascular Medicine and Metabolism UnitResearch Unit on Lipids and Atherosclerosis, 'Sant Joan' University Hospital, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Institut de Investigació Sanitaria Pere Virgili (IISPV), Spanish Biomedical Research Centre in Diabetes and Associated Metabolic Disorders (CIBERDEM), Reus, Spain
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Lacroix A, Edwardson TGW, Hancock MA, Dore MD, Sleiman HF. Development of DNA Nanostructures for High-Affinity Binding to Human Serum Albumin. J Am Chem Soc 2017; 139:7355-7362. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b02917] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Aurélie Lacroix
- Department
of Chemistry and Centre for Self-Assembled Chemical Structures (CSACS), McGill University, 801 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, Quebec H3A 0B8, Canada
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- Department
of Chemistry and Centre for Self-Assembled Chemical Structures (CSACS), McGill University, 801 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, Quebec H3A 0B8, Canada
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- SPR-MS
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- Department
of Chemistry and Centre for Self-Assembled Chemical Structures (CSACS), McGill University, 801 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, Quebec H3A 0B8, Canada
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- Department
of Chemistry and Centre for Self-Assembled Chemical Structures (CSACS), McGill University, 801 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, Quebec H3A 0B8, Canada
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Zhu X, Tao W, Liu D, Wu J, Guo Z, Ji X, Bharwani Z, Zhao L, Zhao X, Farokhzad OC, Shi J. Surface De-PEGylation Controls Nanoparticle-Mediated siRNA Delivery In Vitro and In Vivo. Am J Cancer Res 2017. [PMID: 28638484 PMCID: PMC5479285 DOI: 10.7150/thno.18136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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The present work proposes a unique de-PEGylation strategy for controllable delivery of small interfering RNA (siRNA) using a robust lipid-polymer hybrid nanoparticle (NP) platform. The self-assembled hybrid NPs are composed of a lipid-poly(ethylene glycol) (lipid-PEG) shell and a polymer/cationic lipid solid core, wherein the lipid-PEG molecules can gradually dissociate from NP surface in the presence of serum albumin. The de-PEGylation kinetics of a series of different lipid-PEGs is measured with their respective NPs, and the NP performance is comprehensively investigated in vitro and in vivo. This systematic study reveals that the lipophilic tails of lipid-PEG dictate its dissociation rate from NP surface, determining the uptake by tumor cells and macrophages, pharmacokinetics, biodistribution, and gene silencing efficacy of these hybrid siRNA NPs. Based on our observations, we here propose that lipid-PEGs with long and saturated lipophilic tails might be required for effective siRNA delivery to tumor cells and gene silencing of the lipid-polymer hybrid NPs after systemic administration.
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Farhangi MA, Najafi M, Jafarabadi MA, Jahangiry L. Mediterranean dietary quality index and dietary phytochemical index among patients candidate for coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery. BMC Cardiovasc Disord 2017; 17:114. [PMID: 28482801 PMCID: PMC5422981 DOI: 10.1186/s12872-017-0544-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2016] [Accepted: 04/28/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Background The aim of the present research was to evaluate the relationship between Mediterranean dietary quality index (Med-DQI) and dietary phytochemical index (DPI) with metabolic risk factors of cardiovascular disease in candidates for coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. Methods This was a cross-sectional study on 454 patients aged 35–80 years as candidates of CABG and hospitalized in Tehran Heart Center. Anthropometric and demographic characteristics were obtained from all participants and a 138-item semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) was used to evaluate Med-DQI and DPI. Biochemical parameters including HbA1C, serum lipids, albumin, creatinine and C-reactive protein (CRP) were assessed by commercial laboratory methods. Results Patients with higher scores of “saturated fatty acids” had lower serum albumin concentrations (P < 0.05). High scores of “cholesterol” subgroup was also accompanied with higher serum Hb A1C percent (P = 0.04). Significantly higher concentrations of serum creatinine were also observed in categorizes with lower “fish” scores. Patients with lower phytochemical intakes had significantly higher Med-DQI scores. Conclusion According to our findings, high dietary intakes of saturated fatty acids and cholesterol were associated with low serum albumin and Hb A1C concentration. Further studies are needed to better clarify these associations and possible underlying mechanisms.
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- Mahdieh Abbasalizad Farhangi
- Drug Applied Research Center, Nutrition Research Center, Faculty of Nutrition, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Research, Tehran Heart Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, North Karegar Street, Tehran, 1411713138, Iran.
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- Tabriz Health Services Managment Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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Horváthy DB, Simon M, Schwarz CM, Masteling M, Vácz G, Hornyák I, Lacza Z. Serum albumin as a local therapeutic agent in cell therapy and tissue engineering. Biofactors 2017; 43:315-330. [PMID: 27859738 DOI: 10.1002/biof.1337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2016] [Revised: 09/05/2016] [Accepted: 10/03/2016] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Albumin is a major plasma protein that has become ubiquitous in regenerative medicine research. As such, many studies have examined its structure and advantageous properties. However, a systematic and comprehensive understanding of albumin's role, capabilities and therapeutic potential still eludes the field. In the present work, we review how albumin is applied in tissue engineering, including cell culture and storage, in vitro fertilization and transplantation. Furthermore, we discuss how albumin's physiological role extends beyond a carrier for metal ions, fatty acids, pharmacons and growth factors. Albumin acts as a bacteriostatic coating that simultaneously promotes attachment and proliferation of eukaryotic cells. These properties with the combination of free radical scavenging, neutrophil activation and as a buffer molecule already make the albumin protein beneficial in healing processes supporting functional tissue remodeling. Nevertheless, recent data revealed that albumin can be synthesized by osteoblasts and its local concentration is raised after bone trauma. Interestingly, by increasing the local albumin concentration in vivo, faster bone healing is achieved, possibly because albumin recruits endogenous stem cells and promotes the growth of new bone. These data also suggest an active role of albumin, even though a specific receptor has not yet been identified. Together, this discussion sheds light on why the extravascular use of the albumin molecule is in the scope of scientific investigations and why it should be considered as a local therapeutic agent in regenerative medicine. © 2016 BioFactors, 43(3):315-330, 2017.
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- Dénes B Horváthy
- Institute of Clinical Experimental Research, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Institute of Clinical Experimental Research, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Institute of Clinical Experimental Research, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Institute of Clinical Experimental Research, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Institute of Clinical Experimental Research, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Institute of Clinical Experimental Research, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Institute of Clinical Experimental Research, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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Linden L, Goss KU, Endo S. 3D-QSAR predictions for bovine serum albumin-water partition coefficients of organic anions using quantum mechanically based descriptors. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE. PROCESSES & IMPACTS 2017; 19:261-269. [PMID: 28009898 DOI: 10.1039/c6em00555a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Ionic organic chemicals are a class of chemicals that is released in the environment in a large amount from anthropogenic sources. Among various chemical and biological processes, binding to serum albumin is particularly relevant for the toxicokinetic behavior of ionic chemicals. Several experimental studies showed that steric effects have a crucial influence on the sorption to bovine serum albumin (BSA). In this study, we investigated whether a 3D quantitative structure-activity relationship (3D-QSAR) model can accurately account for these steric effects by predicting the BSA-water partition coefficients (KBSA/water) of neutral and anionic organic chemicals. The 3D-QSAR tested here uses quantum mechanically derived local sigma profiles as descriptors. In general, the 3D-QSAR model was able to predict the partition coefficients of neutral and anionic chemicals with an acceptable quality (RMSEtest set 0.63 ± 0.10, Rtest set2 0.52 ± 0.15, both for log KBSA/water). Particularly notable is that steric effects that cause a large difference in the log KBSA/water values between isomers were successfully reproduced by the model. The prediction of unknown KBSA/water values with the proposed model should contribute to improved environmental and toxicological assessments of chemicals.
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- Lukas Linden
- Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research UFZ, Permoserstr. 15, D-04318 Leipzig, Germany
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- Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research UFZ, Permoserstr. 15, D-04318 Leipzig, Germany and University of Halle-Wittenberg, Institute of Chemistry, Kurt Mothes Str. 2, D-06120 Halle, Germany
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- Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research UFZ, Permoserstr. 15, D-04318 Leipzig, Germany and Osaka City University, Urban Research Plaza & Graduate School of Engineering, Sugimoto 3-3-138, Sumiyoshi-ku, 558-8585 Osaka, Japan.
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Nemashkalova EL, Permyakov EA, Permyakov SE, Litus EA. Modulation of linoleic acid-binding properties of human serum albumin by divalent metal cations. Biometals 2017; 30:341-353. [PMID: 28303360 DOI: 10.1007/s10534-017-0010-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2016] [Accepted: 03/10/2017] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Human serum albumin (HSA) is an abundant multiligand carrier protein, linked to progression of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Blood HSA serves as a depot of amyloid β (Aβ) peptide. Aβ peptide-buffering properties of HSA depend on interaction with its ligands. Some of the ligands, namely, linoleic acid (LA), zinc and copper ions are involved into AD progression. To clarify the interplay between LA and metal ion binding to HSA, the dependence of LA binding to HSA on Zn2+, Cu2+, Mg2+ and Ca2+ levels and structural consequences of these interactions have been explored. Seven LA molecules are bound per HSA molecule in the absence of the metal ions. Zn2+ binding to HSA causes a loss of one bound LA molecule, while the other metals studied exert an opposite effect (1-2 extra LA molecules are bound). In most cases, the observed effects are not related to the metal-induced changes in HSA quaternary structure. However, the Zn2+-induced decline in LA capacity of HSA could be due to accumulation of multimeric HSA forms. Opposite to Ca2+/Mg2+-binding, Zn2+ or Cu2+ association with HSA induces marked changes in its hydrophobic surface. Overall, the divalent metal ions modulate LA capacity and affinity of HSA to a different extent. LA- and Ca2+-binding to HSA synergistically support each other. Zn2+ and Cu2+ induce more pronounced changes in hydrophobic surface and quaternary structure of HSA and its LA capacity. A misbalanced metabolism of these ions in AD could modify interactions of HSA with LA, other fatty acids and hydrophobic substances, associated with AD.
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- Ekaterina L Nemashkalova
- Protein Research Group, Institute for Biological Instrumentation of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Institutskaya Str., 7, Pushchino, Moscow region, Russia, 142290
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- Protein Research Group, Institute for Biological Instrumentation of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Institutskaya Str., 7, Pushchino, Moscow region, Russia, 142290.,Department of Biomedical Engineering, Pushchino State Institute of Natural Sciences, Science av., 3, Pushchino, Moscow region, Russia, 142290
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- Protein Research Group, Institute for Biological Instrumentation of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Institutskaya Str., 7, Pushchino, Moscow region, Russia, 142290.,Department of Biomedical Engineering, Pushchino State Institute of Natural Sciences, Science av., 3, Pushchino, Moscow region, Russia, 142290
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- Protein Research Group, Institute for Biological Instrumentation of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Institutskaya Str., 7, Pushchino, Moscow region, Russia, 142290.
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Modulation of Ras/ERK and Phosphoinositide Signaling by Long-Chain n-3 PUFA in Breast Cancer and Their Potential Complementary Role in Combination with Targeted Drugs. Nutrients 2017; 9:nu9030185. [PMID: 28241486 PMCID: PMC5372848 DOI: 10.3390/nu9030185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2017] [Revised: 02/16/2017] [Accepted: 02/19/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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A potential complementary role of the dietary long-chain n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCn-3 PUFA) in combination with innovative mono-targeted therapies has recently been proposed. These compounds are thought to act pleiotropically to prevent the development and progression of a variety of cancers, including breast cancer. We hereinafter critically analyze the reports investigating the ability of LCn-3 PUFA to modulate the Ras/ERK and the phosphoinositide survival signaling pathways often aberrantly activated in breast cancer and representing the main targets of innovative therapies. The in vitro or in vivo animal and human interventional studies published up to January 2017 investigating the effects of LCn-3 PUFA on these pathways in normal and cancerous breast cells or tissues were identified through a systematic search of literature in the PubMed database. We found that, in most cases, both the in vitro and in vivo studies demonstrated the ability of LCn-3 PUFA to inhibit the activation of these pro-survival pathways. Altogether, the analyzed results strongly suggest a potential role of LCn-3 PUFA as complementary agents in combination with mono-targeted therapies. Moreover, the results indicate the need for further in vitro and human interventional studies designed to unequivocally prove the potential adjuvant role of these fatty acids.
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Liu L, Wang Z, Park HG, Xu C, Lawrence P, Su X, Wijendran V, Walker WA, Kothapalli KSD, Brenna JT. Human fetal intestinal epithelial cells metabolize and incorporate branched chain fatty acids in a structure specific manner. Prostaglandins Leukot Essent Fatty Acids 2017; 116:32-39. [PMID: 28088292 PMCID: PMC5260611 DOI: 10.1016/j.plefa.2016.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2016] [Revised: 11/30/2016] [Accepted: 12/01/2016] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Branched chain fatty acids (BCFA) are constituents of gastrointestinal (GI) tract in healthy newborn human infants, reduce the incidence of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) in a neonatal rat model, and are incorporated into small intestine cellular lipids in vivo. We hypothesize that BCFA are taken up, metabolized and incorporated into human fetal cells in vitro. METHODS Human H4 cells, a fetal non-transformed primary small intestine cell line, were incubated with albumin-bound non-esterified anteiso-17:0, iso-16:0, iso-18:0 and/or iso-20:0, and FA profiles in lipid fractions were analyzed. RESULTS All BCFA were readily incorporated as major constituents of cellular lipids. Anteiso-17:0 was preferentially taken up, and was most effective among BCFA tested in displacing normal (n-) FA. The iso BCFA were preferred in reverse order of chain length, with iso-20:0 appearing at lowest level. BCFA incorporation in phospholipids (PL) followed the same order of preference, accumulating 42% of FA as BCFA with no overt morphological signs of cell death. Though cholesterol esters (CE) are at low cellular concentration among lipid classes examined, CE had the greatest affinity for BCFA, accumulating 65% of FA as BCFA. BCFA most effectively displaced lower saturated FA. Iso-16:0, iso-18:0 and anteiso-17:0 were both elongated and chain shortened by ±C2. Iso-20:0 was chain shortened to iso-18:0 and iso-16:0 but not elongated. CONCLUSIONS Nontransformed human fetal intestinal epithelial cells incorporate high levels of BCFA when they are available and metabolize them in a structure specific manner. These findings imply that specific pathways for handling BCFA are present in the lumen-facing cells of the human fetal GI tract that is exposed to vernix-derived BCFA in late gestation.
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- Lei Liu
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, Hunan 410128, China; Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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- Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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- Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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- Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA; College of Animal Science and Technology, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Daqing, Heilongjiang 163319, China
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- Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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- Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA; Jingchu University of Technology, Jingmen, Hubei 448000, China
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- Mucosal Immunology and Biology Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital for Children, Charlestow, MA, USA
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- Mucosal Immunology and Biology Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital for Children, Charlestow, MA, USA
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- Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.
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Kish-Trier E, Schwarz E, Pasquali M, Yuzyuk T. Quantitation of total fatty acids in plasma and serum by GC-NCI-MS. CLINICAL MASS SPECTROMETRY 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clinms.2016.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Ariza A, Mayorga C, Salas M, Doña I, Martín-Serrano Á, Pérez-Inestrosa E, Pérez-Sala D, Guzmán AE, Montañez MI, Torres MJ. The influence of the carrier molecule on amoxicillin recognition by specific IgE in patients with immediate hypersensitivity reactions to betalactams. Sci Rep 2016; 6:35113. [PMID: 27731424 PMCID: PMC5059705 DOI: 10.1038/srep35113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2016] [Accepted: 09/23/2016] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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The optimal recognition of penicillin determinants, including amoxicillin (AX), by specific IgE antibodies is widely believed to require covalent binding to a carrier molecule. The nature of the carrier and its contribution to the antigenic determinant is not well known. Here we aimed to evaluate the specific-IgE recognition of different AX-derived structures. We studied patients with immediate hypersensitivity reactions to AX, classified as selective or cross-reactors to penicillins. Competitive immunoassays were performed using AX itself, amoxicilloic acid, AX bound to butylamine (AXO-BA) or to human serum albumin (AXO-HSA) in the fluid phase, as inhibitors, and amoxicilloyl-poli-L-lysine (AXO-PLL) in the solid-phase. Two distinct patterns of AX recognition by IgE were found: Group A showed a higher recognition of AX itself and AX-modified components of low molecular weights, whilst Group B showed similar recognition of both unconjugated and conjugated AX. Amoxicilloic acid was poorly recognized in both groups, which reinforces the need for AX conjugation to a carrier for optimal recognition. Remarkably, IgE recognition in Group A (selective responders to AX) is influenced by the mode of binding and/or the nature of the carrier; whereas IgE in Group B (cross-responders to penicillins) recognizes AX independently of the nature of the carrier.
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- Adriana Ariza
- Research Laboratory, IBIMA–Regional University Hospital of Malaga–UMA, Málaga, Spain
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- Research Laboratory, IBIMA–Regional University Hospital of Malaga–UMA, Málaga, Spain
- Allergy Unit, IBIMA–Regional University Hospital of Malaga–UMA, Málaga, Spain
- Andalusian Center for Nanomedicine and Biotechnology - BIONAND, Málaga, Spain
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- Allergy Unit, IBIMA–Regional University Hospital of Malaga–UMA, Málaga, Spain
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- Allergy Unit, IBIMA–Regional University Hospital of Malaga–UMA, Málaga, Spain
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- Research Laboratory, IBIMA–Regional University Hospital of Malaga–UMA, Málaga, Spain
- Andalusian Center for Nanomedicine and Biotechnology - BIONAND, Málaga, Spain
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- Andalusian Center for Nanomedicine and Biotechnology - BIONAND, Málaga, Spain
- Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Málaga, IBIMA, Málaga, Spain
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- Pharmacy Unit, Regional University Hospital of Malaga, Málaga, Spain
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- Research Laboratory, IBIMA–Regional University Hospital of Malaga–UMA, Málaga, Spain
- Andalusian Center for Nanomedicine and Biotechnology - BIONAND, Málaga, Spain
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- Allergy Unit, IBIMA–Regional University Hospital of Malaga–UMA, Málaga, Spain
- Andalusian Center for Nanomedicine and Biotechnology - BIONAND, Málaga, Spain
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Zhou Z, Bulgari O, Vailati-Riboni M, Trevisi E, Ballou MA, Cardoso FC, Luchini DN, Loor JJ. Rumen-protected methionine compared with rumen-protected choline improves immunometabolic status in dairy cows during the peripartal period. J Dairy Sci 2016; 99:8956-8969. [PMID: 27592438 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2016-10986] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2016] [Accepted: 07/15/2016] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The immunometabolic status of peripartal cows is altered due to changes in liver function, inflammation, and oxidative stress. Nutritional management during this physiological state can affect the biological components of immunometabolism. The objectives of this study were to measure concentrations of biomarkers in plasma, liver tissue, and milk, and also polymorphonuclear leukocyte function to assess the immunometabolic status of cows supplemented with rumen-protected methionine (Met) or choline (CHOL). Forty-eight multiparous Holstein cows were used in a randomized complete block design with 2×2 factorial arrangement of Met (Smartamine M, Adisseo NA, Alpharetta, GA) and CHOL (ReaShure, Balchem Inc., New Hampton, NY) level (with or without). Treatments (12 cows each) were control (CON), no Met or CHOL; CON and Met (SMA); CON and CHOL (REA); and CON and Met and CHOL (MIX). From -50 to -21d before expected calving, all cows received the same diet [1.40Mcal of net energy for lactation (NEL)/kg of DM] with no Met or CHOL. From -21d to calving, cows received the same close-up diet (1.52Mcal of NEL/kg of DM) and were assigned randomly to each treatment. From calving to 30d, cows were on the same postpartal diet (1.71Mcal of NEL/kg of DM) and continued to receive the same treatments until 30d. The Met supplementation was adjusted daily at 0.08% DM of diet, and CHOL was supplemented at 60g/cow per day. Liver (-10, 7, 21, and 30d) and blood (-10, 4, 8, 20, and 30d) samples were harvested for biomarker analyses. Neutrophil and monocyte phagocytosis and oxidative burst were assessed at d 1, 4, 14, and 28d. The Met-supplemented cows tended to have greater plasma paraoxonase. Greater plasma albumin and IL-6 as well as a tendency for lower haptoglobin were detected in Met- but not CHOL-supplemented cows. Similarly, cows fed Met compared with CHOL had greater concentrations of total and reduced glutathione (a potent intracellular antioxidant) in liver tissue. Upon a pathogen challenge in vitro, blood polymorphonuclear leukocyte phagocytosis capacity and oxidative burst activity were greater in Met-supplemented cows. Overall, liver and blood biomarker analyses revealed favorable changes in liver function, inflammation status, and immune response in Met-supplemented cows.
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- Z Zhou
- Mammalian NutriPhysioGenomics, Department of Animal Sciences and Division of Nutritional Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana 61801
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- Mammalian NutriPhysioGenomics, Department of Animal Sciences and Division of Nutritional Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana 61801; Dipartimento di Medicina Molecolare e Traslazionale, Università degli Studi di Brescia, 25121 Brescia, Italy
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- Mammalian NutriPhysioGenomics, Department of Animal Sciences and Division of Nutritional Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana 61801
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- Istituto di Zootecnica Facoltà di Scienze Agrarie, Alimentari e Ambientali, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 29122, Piacenza, Italy
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- Department of Animal Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock 79409
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- Mammalian NutriPhysioGenomics, Department of Animal Sciences and Division of Nutritional Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana 61801
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- Mammalian NutriPhysioGenomics, Department of Animal Sciences and Division of Nutritional Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana 61801.
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Jafari N, Ahmed R, Gloyd M, Bloomfield J, Britz-McKibbin P, Melacini G. Allosteric Sensing of Fatty Acid Binding by NMR: Application to Human Serum Albumin. J Med Chem 2016; 59:7457-65. [PMID: 27429126 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.6b00410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Naeimeh Jafari
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical
Biology, and ‡Department of Biochemistry and
Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4M1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical
Biology, and ‡Department of Biochemistry and
Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4M1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical
Biology, and ‡Department of Biochemistry and
Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4M1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical
Biology, and ‡Department of Biochemistry and
Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4M1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical
Biology, and ‡Department of Biochemistry and
Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4M1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical
Biology, and ‡Department of Biochemistry and
Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4M1, Canada
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Moss LR, Mulik RS, Van Treuren T, Kim SY, Corbin IR. Investigation into the distinct subcellular effects of docosahexaenoic acid loaded low-density lipoprotein nanoparticles in normal and malignant murine liver cells. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2016; 1860:2363-2376. [PMID: 27418237 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2016.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2016] [Revised: 06/29/2016] [Accepted: 07/07/2016] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Recent studies have shown that low density lipoproteins reconstituted with the natural omega 3 fatty acid docosahexaenoic acid (LDL-DHA) is selectively cytotoxic to liver cancer cells over normal hepatocytes. To date, little is known about the subcellular events which transpire following LDL-DHA treatment. METHODS Herein, murine noncancer and cancer liver cells, TIB-73 and TIB-75 respectively, were investigated utilizing confocal microscopy, flow cytometry and viability assays to demonstrate differential actions of LDL-DHA nanoparticles in normal versus malignant cells. RESULTS Our studies first showed that basal levels of oxidative stress are significantly higher in the malignant TIB-75 cells compared to the normal TIB-73 cells. As such, upon entry of LDL-DHA into the malignant TIB-75 cells, DHA is rapidly oxidized precipitating global and lysosomal lipid peroxidation along with increased lysosomal permeability. This leakage of lysosomal contents and lipid peroxidation products trigger subsequent mitochondrial dysfunction and nuclear injury. The cascade of LDL-DHA mediated lipid peroxidation and organelle damage was partially reversed by the administration of the antioxidant, N-acetylcysteine, or the iron-chelator, deferoxamine. LDL-DHA treatment in the normal TIB-73 cells was well tolerated and did not elicit any cell or organelle injury. CONCLUSION These studies have shown that LDL-DHA is selectively cytotoxic to liver cancer cells and that increased levels of ROS and iron catalyzed reactions promote the peroxidation of DHA which lead to organelle dysfunction and ultimately the demise of the cancer cell. GENERAL SIGNIFICANCE LDL-DHA selectively disrupts lysosomal, mitochondrial and nuclear function in cancer cells as a novel pathway for eliminating cancer cells.
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- Lacy R Moss
- Advanced Imaging Research Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75390, USA
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- Advanced Imaging Research Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75390, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Medical Genetics, University of North Texas, 3500 Camp Bowie Boulevard, Fort Worth, TX 76107, USA
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- Cardiology Division of the Internal Medicine Department, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75390, USA
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- Advanced Imaging Research Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75390, USA; Liver and Digestive Diseases Division of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, TX 75390, USA.
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Nyerhovwo JT, Egbune EO, Oghenetega JA, Eferhire A, Osuvwe CO, Akpovwehwee AA. A novel pig feed formulation containing Aspergillus niger CSA35 pretreated-cassava peels and its effect on growth and selected biochemical parameters of pigs. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.5897/ajb2015.15181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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Giménez RE, Vargová V, Rey V, Turbay MBE, Abatedaga I, Morán Vieyra FE, Paz Zanini VI, Mecchia Ortiz JH, Katz NE, Ostatná V, Borsarelli CD. Interaction of singlet oxygen with bovine serum albumin and the role of the protein nano-compartmentalization. Free Radic Biol Med 2016; 94:99-109. [PMID: 26898504 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2016.02.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2015] [Revised: 02/13/2016] [Accepted: 02/15/2016] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Singlet molecular oxygen ((1)O2) contributes to protein damage triggering biophysical and biochemical changes that can be related with aging and oxidative stress. Serum albumins, such as bovine serum albumin (BSA), are abundant proteins in blood plasma with different biological functions. This paper presents a kinetic and spectroscopic study of the (1)O2-mediated oxidation of BSA using the tris(2,2'-bipyridine)ruthenium(II) cation [Ru(bpy)3](2+) as sensitizer. BSA quenches efficiently (1)O2 with a total (chemical+physical interaction) rate constant kt(BSA)=7.3(±0.4)×10(8)M(-1)s(-1), where the chemical pathway represented 37% of the interaction. This efficient quenching by BSA indicates the participation of several reactive residues. MALDI-TOF MS analysis of intact BSA confirmed that after oxidation by (1)O2, the mass protein increased the equivalent of 13 oxygen atoms. Time-resolved emission spectra analysis of BSA established that Trp residues were oxidized to N'-formylkynurenine, being the solvent-accessible W134 preferentially oxidized by (1)O2 as compared with the buried W213. MS confirmed oxidation of at least two Tyr residues to form dihydroxyphenylalanine, with a global reactivity towards (1)O2 six-times lower than for Trp residues. Despite the lack of MS evidences, kinetic and chemical analysis also suggested that residues other than Trp and Tyr, e.g. Met, must react with (1)O2. Modeling of the 3D-structure of BSA indicated that the oxidation pattern involves a random distribution of (1)O2 into BSA; allowing also the interaction of (1)O2 with buried residues by its diffusion from the bulk solvent through interconnected internal hydrophilic and hydrophobic grooves.
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- Rodrigo E Giménez
- Instituto de Bionanotecnología, INBIONATEC-CONICET, Universidad Nacional de Santiago del Estero (UNSE), RN9, Km 1125, G4206XCP Santiago del Estero, Argentina
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- Institute of Biophysics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, v.v.i., Královopolská 135, 612 65 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Instituto de Bionanotecnología, INBIONATEC-CONICET, Universidad Nacional de Santiago del Estero (UNSE), RN9, Km 1125, G4206XCP Santiago del Estero, Argentina
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- Instituto de Bionanotecnología, INBIONATEC-CONICET, Universidad Nacional de Santiago del Estero (UNSE), RN9, Km 1125, G4206XCP Santiago del Estero, Argentina
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- Instituto de Bionanotecnología, INBIONATEC-CONICET, Universidad Nacional de Santiago del Estero (UNSE), RN9, Km 1125, G4206XCP Santiago del Estero, Argentina
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- Instituto de Bionanotecnología, INBIONATEC-CONICET, Universidad Nacional de Santiago del Estero (UNSE), RN9, Km 1125, G4206XCP Santiago del Estero, Argentina
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- Instituto de Bionanotecnología, INBIONATEC-CONICET, Universidad Nacional de Santiago del Estero (UNSE), RN9, Km 1125, G4206XCP Santiago del Estero, Argentina
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- INQUINOA-CONICET, Instituto de Química Física, Facultad de Bioquímica, Química y Farmacia, Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, Ayacucho 471, T4000INI San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina
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- INQUINOA-CONICET, Instituto de Química Física, Facultad de Bioquímica, Química y Farmacia, Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, Ayacucho 471, T4000INI San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina
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- Institute of Biophysics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, v.v.i., Královopolská 135, 612 65 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Instituto de Bionanotecnología, INBIONATEC-CONICET, Universidad Nacional de Santiago del Estero (UNSE), RN9, Km 1125, G4206XCP Santiago del Estero, Argentina.
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Díaz N, Suárez D. Role of the Protonation State on the Structure and Dynamics of Albumin. J Chem Theory Comput 2016; 12:1972-88. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jctc.5b01001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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- Natalia Díaz
- C/Julián
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8. Dpto. de Química Física y Analítica, Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo, 33006 Asturias, Spain
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- C/Julián
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8. Dpto. de Química Física y Analítica, Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo, 33006 Asturias, Spain
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Schimek D, Francesconi KA, Mautner A, Libiseller G, Raml R, Magnes C. Matrix removal in state of the art sample preparation methods for serum by charged aerosol detection and metabolomics-based LC-MS. Anal Chim Acta 2016; 915:56-63. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2016.02.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2015] [Revised: 02/16/2016] [Accepted: 02/22/2016] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Merlot AM, Sahni S, Lane DJR, Fordham AM, Pantarat N, Hibbs DE, Richardson V, Doddareddy MR, Ong JA, Huang MLH, Richardson DR, Kalinowski DS. Potentiating the cellular targeting and anti-tumor activity of Dp44mT via binding to human serum albumin: two saturable mechanisms of Dp44mT uptake by cells. Oncotarget 2016; 6:10374-98. [PMID: 25848850 PMCID: PMC4496362 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.3606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2015] [Accepted: 02/14/2015] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Di-2-pyridylketone 4,4-dimethyl-3-thiosemicarbazone (Dp44mT) demonstrates potent anti-cancer activity. We previously demonstrated that 14C-Dp44mT enters and targets cells through a carrier/receptor-mediated uptake process. Despite structural similarity, 2-benzoylpyridine 4-ethyl-3-thiosemicarbazone (Bp4eT) and pyridoxal isonicotinoyl hydrazone (PIH) enter cells via passive diffusion. Considering albumin alters the uptake of many drugs, we examined the effect of human serum albumin (HSA) on the cellular uptake of Dp44mT, Bp4eT and PIH. Chelator-HSA binding studies demonstrated the following order of relative affinity: Bp4eT≈PIH>Dp44mT. Interestingly, HSA decreased Bp4eT and PIH uptake, potentially due to its high affinity for the ligands. In contrast, HSA markedly stimulated Dp44mT uptake by cells, with two saturable uptake mechanisms identified. The first mechanism saturated at 5-10 μM (Bmax:1.20±0.04 × 107 molecules/cell; Kd:33±3 μM) and was consistent with a previously identified Dp44mT receptor/carrier. The second mechanism was of lower affinity, but higher capacity (Bmax:2.90±0.12 × 107 molecules/cell; Kd:65±6 μM), becoming saturated at 100 μM and was only evident in the presence of HSA. This second saturable Dp44mT uptake process was inhibited by excess HSA and had characteristics suggesting it was mediated by a specific binding site. Significantly, the HSA-mediated increase in the targeting of Dp44mT to cancer cells potentiated apoptosis and could be important for enhancing efficacy.
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- Angelica M Merlot
- Molecular Pharmacology and Pathology Program, Department of Pathology and Bosch Institute, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Molecular Pharmacology and Pathology Program, Department of Pathology and Bosch Institute, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Molecular Pharmacology and Pathology Program, Department of Pathology and Bosch Institute, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Molecular Pharmacology and Pathology Program, Department of Pathology and Bosch Institute, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Molecular Pharmacology and Pathology Program, Department of Pathology and Bosch Institute, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Molecular Pharmacology and Pathology Program, Department of Pathology and Bosch Institute, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Molecular Pharmacology and Pathology Program, Department of Pathology and Bosch Institute, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Molecular Pharmacology and Pathology Program, Department of Pathology and Bosch Institute, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Molecular Pharmacology and Pathology Program, Department of Pathology and Bosch Institute, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Liu Z, Chen X. Simple bioconjugate chemistry serves great clinical advances: albumin as a versatile platform for diagnosis and precision therapy. Chem Soc Rev 2016; 45:1432-56. [PMID: 26771036 PMCID: PMC5227548 DOI: 10.1039/c5cs00158g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 282] [Impact Index Per Article: 35.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Albumin is the most abundant circulating protein in plasma and has recently emerged as a versatile protein carrier for drug targeting and for improving the pharmacokinetic profile of peptide or protein based drugs. Three drug delivery technologies related to albumin have been developed, which include the coupling of low-molecular weight drugs to exogenous or endogenous albumin, conjugating bioactive proteins by albumin fusion technology (AFT), and encapsulation of drugs into albumin nanoparticles. This review article starts with a brief introduction of human serum albumin (HSA), and then summarizes the mainstream chemical strategies of developing HSA binding molecules for coupling with drug molecules. Moreover, we also concisely condense the recent progress of the most important clinical applications of HSA-binding platforms, and specify the current challenges that need to be met for a bright future of HSA-binding.
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- Zhibo Liu
- Laboratory of Molecular Imaging and Nanomedicine, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
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- Laboratory of Molecular Imaging and Nanomedicine, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
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Cant J, Madsen T, Cieslar S. Predicting extraction and uptake of arterial energy metabolites by the mammary glands of lactating cows when blood flow is perturbed. J Dairy Sci 2016; 99:718-32. [DOI: 10.3168/jds.2015-9366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2015] [Accepted: 09/23/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Korth RM. LDL-Related Intolerance to Glucose, Diastolic Hypertension and Additive Effects of Smoking Were Found with Three Female Study Groups. Health (London) 2016. [DOI: 10.4236/health.2016.83026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Awasthi S, Saraswathi NT. Non-enzymatic glycation mediated structure–function changes in proteins: case of serum albumin. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra08283a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Albumin, a major plasma protein with extraordinary ligand binding properties, transports various ligands ranging from drugs, hormones, fatty acids, and toxins to different tissues and organs in the body.
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- Saurabh Awasthi
- Molecular Biophysics Lab
- School of Chemical and Biotechnology
- SASTRA University
- Thanjavur-613401
- India
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- Molecular Biophysics Lab
- School of Chemical and Biotechnology
- SASTRA University
- Thanjavur-613401
- India
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Martins IJ. Magnesium Therapy Prevents Senescence with the Reversal of Diabetes and Alzheimer’s Disease. Health (London) 2016. [DOI: 10.4236/health.2016.87073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Role of albumin in diseases associated with severe systemic inflammation: Pathophysiologic and clinical evidence in sepsis and in decompensated cirrhosis. J Crit Care 2015; 33:62-70. [PMID: 26831575 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2015.12.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2015] [Revised: 10/21/2015] [Accepted: 12/18/2015] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The metabolism of albumin in inflammatory states such as sepsis or major surgery is complex and still not well characterized. Nevertheless, in inflammatory states, albumin synthesis has been observed to increase. By contrast, in decompensated cirrhosis, a disease characterized by systemic inflammation, albumin synthesis by the liver may decrease to 30% to 50% of normal values. Furthermore, in these conditions, there are high capillary leakage and altered albumin kinetics. The discussion regarding the effect of exogenous albumin administration on intravascular volume in inflammatory states should therefore address albumin turnover. To add complexity to our understanding of the effects of albumin, there are many data indicating that the therapeutic action of albumin is mediated not only through the impact on plasma volume expansion but also through a modulatory effect on inflammation and oxidative stress. All these characteristics are relevant to diseases associated with systemic inflammation including sepsis and decompensated cirrhosis.
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Arts T, Reneman RS, Bassingthwaighte JB, van der Vusse GJ. Modeling Fatty Acid Transfer from Artery to Cardiomyocyte. PLoS Comput Biol 2015; 11:e1004666. [PMID: 26675003 PMCID: PMC4682637 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1004666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2015] [Accepted: 11/16/2015] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Despite the importance of oxidation of blood-borne long-chain fatty acids (Fa) in the cardiomyocytes for contractile energy of the heart, the mechanisms underlying the transfer of Fa from the coronary plasma to the cardiomyocyte is still incompletely understood. To obtain detailed insight into this transfer process, we designed a novel model of Fa transfer dynamics from coronary plasma through the endothelial cells and interstitium to the cardiomyocyte, applying standard physicochemical principles on diffusion and on the chemical equilibrium of Fa binding to carrier proteins Cp, like albumin in plasma and interstitium and Fatty Acid-Binding Proteins within endothelium and cardiomyocytes. Applying these principles, the present model strongly suggests that in the heart, binding and release of Fa to and from Cp in the aqueous border zones on both sides of the cell membranes form the major hindrance to Fa transfer. Although often considered, the membrane itself appears not to be a significant hindrance to diffusion of Fa. Proteins, residing in the cellular membrane, may facilitate transfer of Fa between Cp and membrane. The model is suited to simulate multiple tracer dilution experiments performed on isolated rabbit hearts administrating albumin and Fa as tracer substances into the coronary arterial perfusion line. Using parameter values on myocardial ultrastructure and physicochemical properties of Fa and Cp as reported in literature, simulated washout curves appear to be similar to the experimentally determined ones. We conclude therefore that the model is realistic and, hence, can be considered as a useful tool to better understand Fa transfer by evaluation of experimentally determined tracer washout curves. The energy required for pump work of the heart is generated primarily by oxidation of long-chain fatty acids (Fa), transferred to the heart by plasma albumin. In coronary capillaries, Fa detach from albumin, cross endothelial cells, pericapillary interstitium and cardiomyocyte membrane prior to oxidation. The exact mechanism underlying the transfer process, however, is unknown. We designed a computer model of this Fa transfer using parameter values in the physiological range. We postulate that known physical principles of diffusion, Fa-protein complex binding, and Fa solubility in water and lipid membranes can describe intra-cardiac transfer. Model simulations were compared with multiple indicator dilution experiments, administrating a bolus of labeled Fa and albumin into the coronary artery. The resulting dilution time courses of label concentrations in the coronary veins compared favorably with the model simulations. We conclude that the model appears to be realistic, providing a useful tool to study in detail the mechanisms of intra-cardiac Fa transfer.
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- Theo Arts
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, CARIM, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Physiology, CARIM, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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- Department of Physiology, CARIM, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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The modulation of biodistribution of stem cells by anchoring lipid-conjugated heparin on the cell surface. J Control Release 2015; 217:128-37. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2015.08.053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2015] [Revised: 07/15/2015] [Accepted: 08/02/2015] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Frenzel E, Wrenger S, Brügger B, Salipalli S, Immenschuh S, Aggarwal N, Lichtinghagen R, Mahadeva R, Marcondes AMQ, Dinarello CA, Welte T, Janciauskiene S. α1-Antitrypsin Combines with Plasma Fatty Acids and Induces Angiopoietin-like Protein 4 Expression. JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY (BALTIMORE, MD. : 1950) 2015; 195:3605-16. [PMID: 26363050 PMCID: PMC6232844 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1500740] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2015] [Accepted: 08/06/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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α1-Antitrypsin (A1AT) purified from human plasma upregulates expression and release of angiopoietin-like protein 4 (Angptl4) in adherent human blood monocytes and in human lung microvascular endothelial cells, providing a mechanism for the broad immune-regulatory properties of A1AT independent of its antiprotease activity. In this study, we demonstrate that A1AT (Prolastin), a potent inducer of Angptl4, contains significant quantities of the fatty acids (FA) linoleic acid (C18:2) and oleic acid (C18:1). However, only trace amounts of FAs were present in preparations that failed to increase Angplt4 expression, for example, A1AT (Zemaira) or M-type A1AT purified by affinity chromatography. FA pull-down assays with Western blot analysis revealed a FA-binding ability of A1AT. In human blood-adherent monocytes, A1AT-FA conjugates upregulated expression of Angptl4 (54.9-fold, p < 0.001), FA-binding protein 4 (FABP4) (11.4-fold, p < 0.001), and, to a lesser degree, FA translocase (CD36) (3.1-fold, p < 0.001) relative to A1AT devoid of FA (A1AT-0). These latter effects of A1AT-FA were blocked by inhibitors of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) β/δ (ST247) and PPARγ (GW9662). When compared with controls, cell pretreatment with ST247 diminished the effect of A1AT-LA on Angptl4 mRNA (11.6- versus 4.1-fold, p < 0.001) and FABP4 mRNA (5.4- versus 2.8-fold, p < 0.001). Similarly, preincubation of cells with GW9662 inhibited inducing effect of A1AT-LA on Angptl4 mRNA (by 2-fold, p < 0.001) and FABP4 mRNA (by 3-fold, p < 0.001). Thus, A1AT binds to FA, and it is this form of A1AT that induces Angptl4 and FABP4 expression via a PPAR-dependent pathway. These findings provide a mechanism for the unexplored area of A1AT biology independent of its antiprotease properties.
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- Eileen Frenzel
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Hannover Medical School, 30625 Hannover, Germany; Biomedical Research in Endstage and Obstructive Lung Disease Hannover, Member of the German Center for Lung Research, 30626 Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Hannover Medical School, 30625 Hannover, Germany; Biomedical Research in Endstage and Obstructive Lung Disease Hannover, Member of the German Center for Lung Research, 30626 Hannover, Germany
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- Biochemistry Center, Heidelberg University, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Hannover Medical School, 30625 Hannover, Germany; Biomedical Research in Endstage and Obstructive Lung Disease Hannover, Member of the German Center for Lung Research, 30626 Hannover, Germany
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- Institute for Transfusion Medicine, Hannover Medical School, 30625 Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Hannover Medical School, 30625 Hannover, Germany; Biomedical Research in Endstage and Obstructive Lung Disease Hannover, Member of the German Center for Lung Research, 30626 Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical Chemistry, Hannover Medical School, 30625 Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, United Kingdom
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- Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195; Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA 98109
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- Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO 80045; and Department of Medicine, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen 30625, the Netherlands
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Hannover Medical School, 30625 Hannover, Germany; Biomedical Research in Endstage and Obstructive Lung Disease Hannover, Member of the German Center for Lung Research, 30626 Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Hannover Medical School, 30625 Hannover, Germany; Biomedical Research in Endstage and Obstructive Lung Disease Hannover, Member of the German Center for Lung Research, 30626 Hannover, Germany;
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Jeschke MG, Patsouris D, Stanojcic M, Abdullahi A, Rehou S, Pinto R, Chen P, Burnett M, Amini-Nik S. Pathophysiologic Response to Burns in the Elderly. EBioMedicine 2015; 2:1536-48. [PMID: 26629550 PMCID: PMC4634201 DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2015.07.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2015] [Revised: 07/20/2015] [Accepted: 07/28/2015] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Over the last decades advancements have improved survival and outcomes of severely burned patients except one population, elderly. The Lethal Dose 50 (LD50) burn size in elderly has remained the same over the past three decades, and so has morbidity and mortality, despite the increased demand for elderly burn care. The objective of this study is to gain insights on why elderly burn patients have had such a poor outcome when compared to adult burn patients. The significance of this project is that to this date, burn care providers recognize the extreme poor outcome of elderly, but the reason remains unclear. In this prospective translational trial, we have determined clinical, metabolic, inflammatory, immune, and skin healing aspects. We found that elderly have a profound increased mortality, more premorbid conditions, and stay at the hospital for longer, p < 0.05. Interestingly, we could not find a higher incidence of infection or sepsis in elderly, p > 0.05, but a significant increased incidence of multi organ failure, p < 0.05. These clinical outcomes were associated with a delayed hypermetabolic response, increased hyperglycemic and hyperlipidemic responses, inversed inflammatory response, immune-compromisation and substantial delay in wound healing predominantly due to alteration in characteristics of progenitor cells, p < 0.05. In summary, elderly have substantially different responses to burns when compared to adults associated with increased morbidity and mortality. This study indicates that these responses are complex and not linear, requiring a multi-modal approach to improve the outcome of severely burned elderly. The outcome of elderly burn management is low with reasons that remain unclear. Elderly have a higher mortality, more premorbid conditions and a higher incidence of multi organ failure. Elderly stay at the hospital for longer time. The incidence of infection or sepsis is not higher than young adult. Elderly show delayed hyper-metabolic response, increased hyperglycemic and hyperlipidemic responses. Elderly present inversed inflammatory response. Elderly show substantial delay in wound healing, predominantly due to alteration in characteristics of progenitor cells.
Despite advancements in treatment of severely burned patients, the death rate is still high in elderly. In this project, we investigate the reason behind this poor outcome. Our report highlights some of the deficiencies that we have observed in elderly patients and compare them to the young adults. Elderly have late immune responses which are necessary to fight the disease. Their body lacks some of the essential stem cells which are essential for skin healing. By learning the major deficiencies that come with this age group, we will be able to help elderly who have been subjected to burn injury.
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- Marc G Jeschke
- Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Toronto, Canada
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Damsteegt EL, Falahatimarvast A, McCormick SPA, Lokman PM. Triacylglyceride physiology in the short-finned eel, Anguilla australis—changes throughout early oogenesis. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2015; 308:R935-44. [DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00436.2014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2014] [Accepted: 03/24/2015] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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During certain stages in an animal's life cycle, energy requirements may exceed energy intake from the diet. The spawning migration of temperate eels is a textbook example of negative energy balance, forcing these fish to rely on stored fats (triacylglycerides) to provide their muscles with energy for swimming and their growing oocytes with the nutrients needed to develop and support healthy offspring. We predicted broad implications of this great need for endogenous triacylglycerides in terms of their packaging, transport, and ovarian uptake. To test this, serum lipid concentrations and transcript abundances of intestinal and hepatic triacylglyceride packagers and ovarian triacylglyceride modifiers and receivers were investigated throughout previtellogenesis (feeding phase) and into early vitellogenesis (fasting phase) in short-finned eels. A switch from exogenous to endogenous triacylglyceride packaging was seen as the liver upregulated transcript levels of apolipoprotein B and microsomal triacylglyceride transport protein and downregulated those of apolipoprotein E and lipoprotein lipase. In the intestine, the reverse response was observed. Furthermore, ovarian transcript abundances of triacylglyceride modifiers and receivers increased (apolipoprotein E, lipoprotein lipase, and vitellogenin receptor), indicative of increased triacylglyceride uptake during previtellogenesis. We propose that increased hepatic apolipoprotein B production is a conserved vertebrate response to prolonged periods of negative energy balance.
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- Erin L. Damsteegt
- Department of Zoology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand; and
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- Department of Biochemistry, School of Medical Sciences, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Department of Zoology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand; and
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Fischer S, Trefz P, Bergmann A, Steffens M, Ziller M, Miekisch W, Schubert JS, Köhler H, Reinhold P. Physiological variability in volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in exhaled breath and released from faeces due to nutrition and somatic growth in a standardized caprine animal model. J Breath Res 2015; 9:027108. [PMID: 25971714 DOI: 10.1088/1752-7155/9/2/027108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Physiological effects may change volatile organic compound (VOC) concentrations and may therefore act as confounding factors in the definition of VOCs as disease biomarkers. To evaluate the extent of physiological background variability, this study assessed the effects of feed composition and somatic growth on VOC patterns in a standardized large animal model. Fifteen clinically healthy goats were followed during their first year of life. VOCs present in the headspace over faeces, exhaled breath and ambient air inside the stable were repeatedly assessed in parallel with the concentrations of glucose, protein, and albumin in venous blood. VOCs were collected and analysed using solid-phase or needle-trap microextraction and gas chromatograpy together with mass spectroscopy. The concentrations of VOCs in exhaled breath and above faeces varied significantly with increasing age of the animals. The largest variations in volatiles detected in the headspace over faeces occurred with the change from milk feeding to plant-based diet. VOCs above faeces and in exhaled breath correlated significantly with blood components. Among VOCs exhaled, the strongest correlations were found between exhaled nonanal concentrations and blood concentrations of glucose and albumin. Results stress the importance of a profound knowledge of the physiological backgrounds of VOC composition before defining reliable and accurate marker sets for diagnostic purposes.
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- Sina Fischer
- Institute of Molecular Pathogenesis at 'Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut' (Federal Research Institute for Animal Health), Naumburger Str. 96a, 07743 Jena, Germany
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Chung JJ, Huber TB, Gödel M, Jarad G, Hartleben B, Kwoh C, Keil A, Karpitskiy A, Hu J, Huh CJ, Cella M, Gross RW, Miner JH, Shaw AS. Albumin-associated free fatty acids induce macropinocytosis in podocytes. J Clin Invest 2015; 125:2307-16. [PMID: 25915582 DOI: 10.1172/jci79641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2014] [Accepted: 03/19/2015] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Podocytes are specialized epithelial cells in the kidney glomerulus that play important structural and functional roles in maintaining the filtration barrier. Nephrotic syndrome results from a breakdown of the kidney filtration barrier and is associated with proteinuria, hyperlipidemia, and edema. Additionally, podocytes undergo changes in morphology and internalize plasma proteins in response to this disorder. Here, we used fluid-phase tracers in murine models and determined that podocytes actively internalize fluid from the plasma and that the rate of internalization is increased when the filtration barrier is disrupted. In cultured podocytes, the presence of free fatty acids (FFAs) associated with serum albumin stimulated macropinocytosis through a pathway that involves FFA receptors, the Gβ/Gγ complex, and RAC1. Moreover, mice with elevated levels of plasma FFAs as the result of a high-fat diet were more susceptible to Adriamycin-induced proteinuria than were animals on standard chow. Together, these results support a model in which podocytes sense the disruption of the filtration barrier via FFAs bound to albumin and respond by enhancing fluid-phase uptake. The response to FFAs may function in the development of nephrotic syndrome by amplifying the effects of proteinuria.
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Transport of Free Fatty Acids from Plasma to the Endothelium of Cardiac Muscle: A Theoretical Study. J Membr Biol 2015; 248:783-93. [PMID: 25837993 DOI: 10.1007/s00232-015-9795-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2015] [Accepted: 03/17/2015] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Fatty acids are transported in a multistep process from the plasma to the mitochondria, where they are oxidized in order to meet energy requirements of the myocardium. Some of those steps, mainly the crossing of the involved cells' membranes are far from being understood. Here, by means of mathematical modeling we address the problem of the fatty acid transport from the microvascular compartment to the endothelium. Values of parameters that are incorporated in the model are deduced from relevant experimental work. Concentration profiles are established as solutions of diffusion-reaction equations both numerically and using an analytical asymptotic approximation. The analytical solution accurately determines the fatty acid flux for any set of parameter values in contrast to off-the-shelf numerical solvers that fail under quite a few circumstances due to the stiffness of the differential equation system. Sensitivity analysis indicates that in spite of few uncertain parameter values, most of our conclusions are expected to be valid throughout the physiological range of operation. We find that in order to have an adequate fatty acid uptake rate it is essential for the luminal endothelial membrane to have very fast fatty acid transporters and/or specific sites that interact with the albumin-fatty acids complex.
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Liu Y, Chen C, Summers S, Medawala W, Spence DM. C-peptide and zinc delivery to erythrocytes requires the presence of albumin: implications in diabetes explored with a 3D-printed fluidic device. Integr Biol (Camb) 2015; 7:534-43. [PMID: 25825241 DOI: 10.1039/c4ib00243a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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People with type 1 diabetes (T1D) must administer insulin exogenously due to the destruction of their pancreatic β-cells. Endogenous insulin is stored in β-cell granules along with C-peptide, a 31 amino acid peptide that is secreted from these granules in amounts equal to insulin. Exogenous co-administration of C-peptide with insulin has proven to reduce diabetes-associated complications in animals and humans. The exact mechanism of C-peptide's beneficial effects after secretion from the β-cell granules is not completely understood, thus hindering its development as an exogenously administered hormone. Monitoring tissue-to-tissue communication using a 3D-printed microfluidic device revealed that zinc and C-peptide are being delivered to erythrocytes by albumin. Upon delivery, erythrocyte-derived ATP increased by >50%, as did endothelium-derived NO, which was measured downstream in the 3D-printed device. Our results suggest that hormone replacement therapy in diabetes may be improved by exogenous administration of a C-peptide ensemble that includes zinc and albumin.
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- Yueli Liu
- Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA.
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Effects of Intrayolk Sac Inoculation of Olive Oil on Physiological Adaptive Responses in Newly Hatched Broiler Chicks Subjected to Neonatal Fasting. J Poult Sci 2015. [DOI: 10.2141/jpsa.0140120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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