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Dybas J, Bulat K, Blat A, Mohaissen T, Wajda A, Mardyla M, Kaczmarska M, Franczyk-Zarow M, Malek K, Chlopicki S, Marzec KM. Age-related and atherosclerosis-related erythropathy in ApoE/LDLR -/- mice. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis 2020; 1866:165972. [PMID: 32949768 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2020.165972] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2020] [Revised: 08/30/2020] [Accepted: 09/14/2020] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
Abstract
In this work we applied a multimodal approach to define the age- and atherosclerosis-related biochemical and functional alterations in red blood cells (RBCs) in ApoE/LDLR-/- mice. Our results revealed that age-related changes in RBCs, such as decreases in RBC deformability and mean height, were more pronounced in ApoE/LDLR-/- mice than in age-matched control mice (C57BL/6J). The decreases in phospholipid content and level of lipid unsaturation were accompanied by an increase in cholesterol esters and esterified lipids in RBC membranes in aged C57BL/6J mice. The age-related decrease in the phospholipid content was more pronounced in ApoE/LDLR-/- mice. In contrast, the increase in the total lipid content in RBC membranes occurred only in ApoE/LDLR-/- mice with advanced atherosclerosis. The age-related alterations also included a decrease in the ratio of turns to α-helices in the secondary structure of hemoglobin (Hb) inside intact RBCs. On the other hand, an increase in the ratio of unordered conformations to α-helices of Hb was observed only in ApoE/LDLR-/- mice and occurred already at the age of 5-weeks. This was related to hypercholesterolemia and resulted in an increased oxygen-carrying capacity. In conclusion, progressive mechanical and functional alterations of RBCs in aged ApoE/LDLR-/- mice were more pronounced than in age-matched C57BL/6J mice. Although, several biochemical changes in RBCs in aged ApoE/LDLR-/- mice recapitulated age-dependent changes observed in control mice, some biochemical features of RBC membranes attributed to hypercholesterolemia were distinct and could contribute to the accelerated deterioration of RBC function in ApoE/LDLR-/- mice.
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- Jakub Dybas
- Jagiellonian Center for Experimental Therapeutics, Jagiellonian University, 14 Bobrzyńskiego St., 30-348 Krakow, Poland
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- Jagiellonian Center for Experimental Therapeutics, Jagiellonian University, 14 Bobrzyńskiego St., 30-348 Krakow, Poland
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- Jagiellonian Center for Experimental Therapeutics, Jagiellonian University, 14 Bobrzyńskiego St., 30-348 Krakow, Poland; Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, 2 Gronostajowa Str., 30-387 Krakow, Poland
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- Jagiellonian Center for Experimental Therapeutics, Jagiellonian University, 14 Bobrzyńskiego St., 30-348 Krakow, Poland; Faculty of Pharmacy, Jagiellonian University Medical College, 9 Medyczna Str., 30-688 Krakow, Poland
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- Jagiellonian Center for Experimental Therapeutics, Jagiellonian University, 14 Bobrzyńskiego St., 30-348 Krakow, Poland; Faculty of Materials Science and Ceramics, AGH University of Science and Technology, Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Krakow, Poland
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- Jagiellonian Center for Experimental Therapeutics, Jagiellonian University, 14 Bobrzyńskiego St., 30-348 Krakow, Poland; Jagiellonian University, University School of Physical Education in Krakow, 78 Jana Pawła II St., 31-571 Krakow, Poland
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- Jagiellonian Center for Experimental Therapeutics, Jagiellonian University, 14 Bobrzyńskiego St., 30-348 Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Food Technology, University of Agriculture, 122 Balicka St., 30-149 Krakow, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, 2 Gronostajowa Str., 30-387 Krakow, Poland
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- Jagiellonian Center for Experimental Therapeutics, Jagiellonian University, 14 Bobrzyńskiego St., 30-348 Krakow, Poland; Department of Experimental Pharmacology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, 16 Grzegorzecka St., 31-531 Krakow, Poland
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- Jagiellonian Center for Experimental Therapeutics, Jagiellonian University, 14 Bobrzyńskiego St., 30-348 Krakow, Poland.
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Staniszewska-Slezak E, Wiercigroch E, Fedorowicz A, Buczek E, Mateuszuk L, Baranska M, Chlopicki S, Malek K. A possible Fourier transform infrared-based plasma fingerprint of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor-induced reversal of endothelial dysfunction in diabetic mice. JOURNAL OF BIOPHOTONICS 2018; 11:e201700044. [PMID: 28700133 DOI: 10.1002/jbio.201700044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2017] [Revised: 05/10/2017] [Accepted: 06/06/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
Abstract
Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACE-I) display vasoprotective activity and represent the cornerstone in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases. In this study, we tested whether Fourier transform infrared (FTIR)-based analysis of blood plasma is sensitive to detect vasoprotective effects of treatment with perindopril including reversal of endothelial dysfunction in diabetes. For this purpose, plasma samples were collected from untreated db/db mice, db/db mice treated with 2 or 10 mg/kg perindopril and db+ mice. The effect of perindopril on endothelial function was examined in ex vivo aortic rings; 10 mg/kg but not 2 mg/kg of perindopril reversed endothelial dysfunction. In plasma of db/db mice, the balance between conformations of plasma proteins was noted, and treatment with perindopril at a high dose but not at a low dose reversed this effect. This was revealed by amide II/amide I ratio attributed to increased β-sheet formation. Spectral markers at 3010, 1520/1238 cm-1 , representative for unsaturation degree of lipids and phosphorylation of tyrosine, respectively, were also affected by perindopril treatment. In conclusion, although metabolic abnormalities associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus such as hypertriglyceridemia and hyperglycemia strongly affected spectral FTIR profile of diabetic plasma, we identified FTIR features that seem to be associated with the vasoprotective activity of ACE-I.
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- Emilia Staniszewska-Slezak
- Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
- Jagiellonian Centre for Experimental Therapeutics (JCET), Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
- Jagiellonian Centre for Experimental Therapeutics (JCET), Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
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- Jagiellonian Centre for Experimental Therapeutics (JCET), Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
- Chair of Pharmacology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
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- Jagiellonian Centre for Experimental Therapeutics (JCET), Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
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- Jagiellonian Centre for Experimental Therapeutics (JCET), Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
- Jagiellonian Centre for Experimental Therapeutics (JCET), Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
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- Jagiellonian Centre for Experimental Therapeutics (JCET), Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
- Chair of Pharmacology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
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Bobroff V, Rubio C, Vigier V, Petibois C. FTIR spectroscopy characterization of fatty-acyl-chain conjugates. Anal Bioanal Chem 2015; 408:319-26. [DOI: 10.1007/s00216-015-9111-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2015] [Revised: 09/25/2015] [Accepted: 10/09/2015] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Hoşafçi G, Klein O, Oremek G, Mäntele W. Clinical chemistry without reagents? An infrared spectroscopic technique for determination of clinically relevant constituents of body fluids. Anal Bioanal Chem 2006; 387:1815-22. [PMID: 17089104 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-006-0841-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2006] [Revised: 08/31/2006] [Accepted: 09/06/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
Abstract
A spectroscopic method based on attenuated total reflection Fourier-transform infrared (ATR-FTIR) spectroscopy has been developed for reagent-free analysis of blood and urine constituents in the clinical laboratory and for point-of-care-applications. Blood plasma, whole blood, and urine were analyzed without any sample preparation, such as drying, concentration, or enrichment. Sample volumes as small as 5 microL (a single drop of blood) can be used. Mathematical models, including partial least-squares regression, were used to construct a prediction model which can calculate the concentration of albumin, cholesterol, glucose, total protein, urea, and triglycerides in whole blood or blood plasma samples and the concentration of urea, uric acid, phosphate and creatinine in urine samples. The absolute precision and reproducibility of the prediction reached is sufficient for routine clinical analysis and is only limited by the precision of the reference analysis used for calibration. This was achieved by use of a large number of calibration samples (approx. 400 for blood samples and approx. 100 for urine samples) carefully selected for physiological and pathological range and for specific disease profiles.
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- Gamze Hoşafçi
- Institute of Biophysics, University of Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue-Str. 1, 60438 Frankfurt, Germany
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