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The Hyaluronan Pericellular Coat and Cold Atmospheric Plasma Treatment of Cells. APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/app10155024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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In different tumors, high amounts of hyaluronan (HA) are correlated with tumor progression. Therefore, new tumor therapy strategies are targeting HA production and degradation. In plasma medicine research, antiproliferative and apoptosis-inducing effects on tumor cells were observed using cold atmospheric plasma (CAP) or plasma-activated media (PAM). Until now, the influence of PAM on the HA pericellular coat has not been the focus of research. PAM was generated by argon-plasma treatment of Dulbecco’s modified Eagle’s Medium via the kINPen®09 plasma jet. The HA expression on PAM-treated HaCaT cells was determined by flow cytometry and confocal laser scanning microscopy. Changes in the adhesion behavior of vital cells in PAM were observed by impedance measurement using the xCELLigence system. We found that PAM treatment impaired the HA pericellular coat of HaCaT cells. The time-dependent adhesion was impressively diminished. However, a disturbed HA coat alone was not the reason for the inhibition of cell adhesion because cells enzymatically treated with HAdase did not lose their adhesion capacity completely. Here, we showed for the first time that the plasma-activated medium (PAM) was able to influence the HA pericellular coat.
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Tamer TM, Hassan MA, Omer AM, Valachová K, Eldin MSM, Collins MN, Šoltés L. Antibacterial and antioxidative activity of O-amine functionalized chitosan. Carbohydr Polym 2017; 169:441-450. [PMID: 28504167 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2017.04.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2016] [Revised: 04/10/2017] [Accepted: 04/12/2017] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Cinnamaldehyde was immobilized to O-amine functionalized chitosan via a coupling reaction. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy confirmed N-cinnamyl substitution. Wetting analyses demonstrate more hydrophobicity in the N-cinnamyl substituted O-amine functionalized chitosan compared to chitosan or unsubstituted O-amine functionalized chitosan. Thermal gravimetric analysis and differential scanning calorimetry demonstrates that the prepared N-cinnamyl substituted O-amine functionalized chitosan exhibits higher thermostability than unmodified chitosan at temperatures in which polysaccharides are commonly stored and utilised. The N-cinnamyl substituted O-amine functionalized chitosan, against four different bacteria strains [two gram-positive (Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus cereus) and two gram-negative (Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa)], displays promotion of inhibition activity against these bacterial strains. Finally, the antioxidative activity of the N-cinnamyl substituted O-amine functionalized chitosan was compared with those activities of chitosan and O-amine functionalized chitosan. This was evaluated by uninhibited and inhibited hyaluronan degradation and ABTS assay. The N-cinnamyl substituted O-amine functionalized chitosan shows a lower activity towards donating a hydrogen radical compared to chitosan or O-amine functionalized chitosan. On the other hand, the N-cinnamyl substituted O-amine functionalized chitosan exhibited a higher ability to scavenge the ABTS+ cation radical compared to chitosan and O-amine functionalized chitosan.
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- Tamer M Tamer
- Polymer Materials Research Department, Advanced Technologies and New Materials Research Institute (ATNMRI), City of Scientific Research and Technological Applications (SRTA-City), New Borg El-Arab City Alexandria, Egypt; Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry of Drugs, Institute of Experimental Pharmacology and Toxicology, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Protein Research Department, Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Research Institute (GEBRI), City of Scientific Research and Technological Applications (SRTA-City), New Borg El-Arab City, Egypt
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- Polymer Materials Research Department, Advanced Technologies and New Materials Research Institute (ATNMRI), City of Scientific Research and Technological Applications (SRTA-City), New Borg El-Arab City Alexandria, Egypt
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- Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry of Drugs, Institute of Experimental Pharmacology and Toxicology, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Polymer Materials Research Department, Advanced Technologies and New Materials Research Institute (ATNMRI), City of Scientific Research and Technological Applications (SRTA-City), New Borg El-Arab City Alexandria, Egypt; Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, University of Jeddah, Osfan, Saudi Arabia
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- Stokes Laboratories, Bernal Institute, University of Limerick, Ireland.
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- Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry of Drugs, Institute of Experimental Pharmacology and Toxicology, Bratislava, Slovakia
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Schmaus A, Bauer J, Sleeman JP. Sugars in the microenvironment: the sticky problem of HA turnover in tumors. Cancer Metastasis Rev 2015; 33:1059-79. [PMID: 25324146 DOI: 10.1007/s10555-014-9532-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The properties and behavior of tumor cells are closely regulated by their microenvironment. Accordingly, stromal cells and extracellular matrix components can have a pronounced effect on cancer initiation, growth, and progression. The linear glycosaminoglycan hyaluronan (HA) is a major component of the extracellular matrix. Altered synthesis and degradation of HA in the tumor context has been implicated in many aspects of tumor biology. In particular, the accumulation of small HA oligosaccharides (sHA) in the tumor interstitial space may play a decisive role, due to the ability of sHA to activate a number of biological processes that are not modulated by high molecular weight (HMW)-HA. In this article, we review the normal physiological role and metabolism of HA and then survey the evidence implicating HA in tumor growth and progression, focusing in particular on the potential contribution of sHA to these processes.
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- Anja Schmaus
- Institut für Toxikologie und Genetik, Karlsruhe Institute for Technology (KIT), Campus Nord, Postfach 3640, 76021, Karlsruhe, Germany
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Vigetti D, Viola M, Karousou E, Deleonibus S, Karamanou K, De Luca G, Passi A. Epigenetics in extracellular matrix remodeling and hyaluronan metabolism. FEBS J 2014; 281:4980-92. [DOI: 10.1111/febs.12938] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2014] [Revised: 07/04/2014] [Accepted: 07/15/2014] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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- Davide Vigetti
- Department of Surgical and Morphological Sciences; University of Insubria; Varese Italy
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- Department of Surgical and Morphological Sciences; University of Insubria; Varese Italy
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- Department of Surgical and Morphological Sciences; University of Insubria; Varese Italy
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- Department of Surgical and Morphological Sciences; University of Insubria; Varese Italy
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- Department of Surgical and Morphological Sciences; University of Insubria; Varese Italy
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- Department of Surgical and Morphological Sciences; University of Insubria; Varese Italy
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Schmaus A, Sleeman JP. Hyaluronidase-1 expression promotes lung metastasis in syngeneic mouse tumor models without affecting accumulation of small hyaluronan oligosaccharides in tumor interstitial fluid. Glycobiology 2014; 25:258-68. [PMID: 25354852 DOI: 10.1093/glycob/cwu106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Enhanced levels in tumors of hyaluronan, a glycosaminoglycan component of the extracellular matrix, and hyaluronidases such as hyaluronidase-1 (Hyal1) that degrade hyaluronan have both been linked to poor prognosis and metastasis, suggesting that the turnover of hyaluronan might contribute to tumor progression. Small hyaluronan oligosaccharides (sHA) can accumulate in tumor interstitial fluid (TIF), and have been implicated in a number of processes that drive tumor progression, including MMP expression and angiogenesis. The properties of Hyal1 suggest that it might contribute to the degradation of hyaluronan in tumors and the subsequent accumulation of sHA. Accumulation of Hyal1-produced sHA may therefore account for the association between Hyal1 and metastasis. Here we have investigated this hypothesis using mouse syngeneic breast tumor models. Specifically, we modulated Hyal1 expression and activity either in the tumor cells themselves, or in the stromal compartment by using Hyal1 knockout (KO) mice. These approaches did not change sHA levels in TIF, but nevertheless fostered metastasis to the lung in some of the models used in the study. Together, these data suggest that Hyal1 can promote lung metastasis in a manner that is not dependent on altered accumulation of sHA in TIF.
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- Anja Schmaus
- Medical Faculty Mannheim, Centre for Biomedicine and Medical Technology Mannheim (CBTM), University of Heidelberg, Mannheim 68167, Germany Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Campus Nord, Institut für Toxikologie und Genetik, Postfach 3640, Karlsruhe 76021, Germany
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- Medical Faculty Mannheim, Centre for Biomedicine and Medical Technology Mannheim (CBTM), University of Heidelberg, Mannheim 68167, Germany Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Campus Nord, Institut für Toxikologie und Genetik, Postfach 3640, Karlsruhe 76021, Germany
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Juranek I, Stern R, Soltes L. Hyaluronan peroxidation is required for normal synovial function: an hypothesis. Med Hypotheses 2014; 82:662-6. [PMID: 24655797 DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2014.02.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2013] [Revised: 02/14/2014] [Accepted: 02/23/2014] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Despite widespread use of antioxidants, reactive oxygen species have important functions in normal tissues. Herein, we present an example of a physiological role for free radicals, and in particular, reactive oxygen species, that are suppressed by anti-oxidants. Free radicals catalyze the degradation of hyaluronan in synovial fluid, a tissue in which hyaluronidase activity is barely detectable. Articular cartilage requires a low oxygen environment. The process of hyaluronan peroxidation consumes significant amounts of molecular oxygen, thus keeping the tension of oxygen in the joint at a low but physiologically critical level. One concern is the change in physical activity between day and night, with periods of joint hyperemia and ischemia, respectively. Increased oxygen and the resulting oxidative stress would lead to chondrocyte dysfunction and cartilage damage. A mechanism for keeping oxygen levels low is required. We postulate that a mechanism indeed exists for the removal of excess oxygen. High-molar-mass hyaluronan turnover in synovial fluid utilizes peroxidative degradation, during which oxygen is massively consumed. The peroxidation itself may be initiated by hydrogen peroxide, which is produced by chondrocyte mitochondria, that can diffuse into the synovial fluid. The resulting decrease in available oxygen down-regulates hyaluronan peroxidation. This in turn prevents excessive oxygen consumption. It appears that free radicals and reactive oxygen species may be components of normal physiology, particularly in the synovial fluid of joints and articular cartilage. It is suggested therefore that indiscriminate use of anti-oxidants, vigorously promoted currently by health professionals and the health industry, be approached with caution.
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- I Juranek
- Institute of Experimental Pharmacology and Toxicology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dubravska Cesta 9, SK-84104 Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Department of Basic Biomedical Sciences, Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine, 230 West-125th St., New York, NY 10027, USA.
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- Institute of Experimental Pharmacology and Toxicology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dubravska Cesta 9, SK-84104 Bratislava, Slovakia
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Tamer TM. Hyaluronan and synovial joint: function, distribution and healing. Interdiscip Toxicol 2013; 6:111-25. [PMID: 24678248 PMCID: PMC3967437 DOI: 10.2478/intox-2013-0019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 153] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2013] [Revised: 08/25/2013] [Accepted: 09/10/2013] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Synovial fluid is a viscous solution found in the cavities of synovial joints. The principal role of synovial fluid is to reduce friction between the articular cartilages of synovial joints during movement. The presence of high molar mass hyaluronan (HA) in this fluid gives it the required viscosity for its function as lubricant solution. Inflammation oxidation stress enhances normal degradation of hyaluronan causing several diseases related to joints. This review describes hyaluronan properties and distribution, applications and its function in synovial joints, with short review for using thiol compounds as antioxidants preventing HA degradations under inflammation conditions.
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- Tamer Mahmoud Tamer
- Polymer Materials Research Department, Advanced Technologies and New Materials Research Institute (ATNMRI), City of Scientific Research and Technological Applications (SRTA-City), New Borg El-Arab City, Alexandria, Egypt
- Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry of Drugs, Institute of Experimental Pharmacology & Toxicology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovak Republic
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Hrabárová E, Valachová K, Juránek I, Soltés L. Free-radical degradation of high-molar-mass hyaluronan induced by ascorbate plus cupric ions: evaluation of antioxidative effect of cysteine-derived compounds. Chem Biodivers 2012; 9:309-17. [PMID: 22344907 DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.201100046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Based on our previous findings, the present study has focused on free-radical-mediated degradation of the synovial biopolymer hyaluronan. The degradation was induced in vitro by the Weissberger's system comprising ascorbate plus cupric ions in the presence of oxygen, representing a model of the early phase of acute synovial joint inflammation. The study presents a novel strategy for hyaluronan protection against oxidative degradation with the use of cysteine-derived compounds. In particular, the work objectives were to evaluate potential protective effects of reduced form of L-glutathione, L-cysteine, N-acetyl-L-cysteine, and cysteamine, against free-oxygen-radical-mediated degradation of high-molar-mass hyaluronan in vitro. The hyaluronan degradation was influenced by variable activity of the tested thiol compounds, also in dependence of their concentration applied. It was found that L-glutathione exhibited the most significant protective and chain-breaking antioxidative effect against the hyaluronan degradation. Thiol antioxidative activity, in general, can be influenced by many factors such as various molecule geometry, type of functional groups, radical attack accessibility, redox potential, thiol concentration and pK(a), pH, ionic strength of solution, as well as different ability to interact with transition metals. Antioxidative activity was found to decrease in the following order: L-glutathione, cysteamine, N-acetyl-L-cysteine, and L-cysteine. These findings might be beneficial in future development of potential drugs in the treatment of synovial hyaluronan depletion-derived diseases.
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- Eva Hrabárová
- Department of Carbohydrate Enzymology, Institute of Chemistry, Slovak Academy of Sciences, SK-84538 Bratislava.
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The Role of Hyaluronic Acid in Atherosclerosis and Intimal Hyperplasia. J Surg Res 2012; 173:e63-72. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2011.09.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2011] [Revised: 08/19/2011] [Accepted: 09/14/2011] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Chain gangs: new aspects of hyaluronan metabolism. Biochem Res Int 2011; 2012:893947. [PMID: 22216413 PMCID: PMC3246691 DOI: 10.1155/2012/893947] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2011] [Revised: 11/10/2011] [Accepted: 11/12/2011] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Hyaluronan is a matrix polymer prominent in tissues undergoing rapid growth, development, and repair, in embryology and during malignant progression. It reaches 107 Daltons in size but also exists in fragmented forms with size-specific actions. It has intracellular forms whose functions are less well known. Hyaluronan occurs in all vertebrate tissues with 50% present in skin. Hyaluronan provides a scaffold on which sulfated proteoglycans and matrix proteins are organized. These supramolecular structures are able to entrap water and ions to provide tissues with hydration and turgor. Hyaluronan is recognized by membrane receptors that trigger intracellular signaling pathways regulating proliferation, migration, and differentiation. Cell responses are often dependent on polymer size. Catabolic turnover occurs by hyaluronidases and by free radicals, though proportions between these have not been determined. New aspects of hyaluronan biology have recently become realized: involvement in autophagy, in the pathology of diabetes., the ability to modulate immune responses through effects on T regulatory cells and, in its fragmented forms, by being able to engage several toll-like receptors. It is also apparent that hyaluronan synthases and hyaluronidases are regulated at many more levels than previously realized, and that the several hyaluronidases have functions in addition to their enzymatic activities.
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Valachová K, Vargová A, Rapta P, Hrabárová E, Dráfi F, Bauerová K, Juránek I, Soltés L. Aurothiomalate as preventive and chain-breaking antioxidant in radical degradation of high-molar-mass hyaluronan. Chem Biodivers 2011; 8:1274-83. [PMID: 21766448 DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.201000351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The potential anti- or pro-oxidative effects of a disease-modifying antirheumatic drug, aurothiomalate, to protect high-molar-mass hyaluronan against radical degradation were investigated along with L-glutathione - tested in similar functions. Hyaluronan degradation was induced by the oxidative system Cu(II) plus ascorbate known as the Weissberger's oxidative system. The time- and dose-dependent changes of the dynamic viscosity of the hyaluronan solutions were studied by the method of rotational viscometry. Additionally, the antioxidative activity of aurothiomalate expressed as a radical-scavenging capacity based on a decolorization 2,2'-azinobis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) (ABTS) assay was inspected. At the higher concentrations tested, L-glutathione showed excellent scavenging of (.) OH and peroxyl-type radicals, however, at the lowest concentration applied, its pro-oxidative effect was revealed. The effects of aurothiomalate on hyaluronan degradation were similar to that of L-glutathione, however, at the lowest concentration tested, no significant pro-oxidant effect was observed.
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- Katarína Valachová
- Institute of Experimental Pharmacology and Toxicology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, SK-84104, Bratislava, Slovakia.
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Liang J, Jiang D, Jung Y, Xie T, Ingram J, Church T, Degan S, Leonard M, Kraft M, Noble PW. Role of hyaluronan and hyaluronan-binding proteins in human asthma. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2011; 128:403-411.e3. [PMID: 21570715 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2011.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2010] [Revised: 03/29/2011] [Accepted: 04/01/2011] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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BACKGROUND The characteristics of human asthma are chronic inflammation and airway remodeling. Hyaluronan, a major extracellular matrix component, accumulates during inflammatory lung diseases, including asthma. Hyaluronan fragments stimulate macrophages to produce inflammatory cytokines. We hypothesized that hyaluronan and its receptors would play a role in human asthma. OBJECTIVE To investigate the role of hyaluronan and hyaluronan-binding proteins in human asthma. METHODS Twenty-one subjects with asthma and 25 healthy control subjects underwent bronchoscopy with endobronchial biopsy and bronchoalveolar lavage. Fibroblasts were cultured, and hyaluronan and hyaluronan synthase expression was determined at baseline and after exposure to several mediators relevant to asthma pathobiology. The expression of hyaluronan-binding proteins CD44, TLR (Toll-like receptor)-2, and TLR4 on bronchoalveolar lavage macrophages was determined by flow cytometry. IL-8 production by macrophages in response to hyaluronan fragment stimulation was compared. RESULTS Airway fibroblasts from patients with asthma produced significantly increased concentrations of lower-molecular-weight hyaluronan compared with those of normal fibroblasts. Hyaluronan synthase 2 mRNA was markedly increased in asthmatic fibroblasts. Asthmatic macrophages showed a decrease in cell surface CD44 expression and an increase in TLR2 and TLR4 expression. Macrophages from subjects with asthma showed an increase in responsiveness to low-molecular-weight hyaluronan stimulation, as demonstrated by increased IL-8 production. CONCLUSION Hyaluronan homeostasis is deranged in asthma, with increased production by fibroblasts and decreased CD44 expression on alveolar macrophages. Upregulation of TLR2 and TLR4 on macrophages with increased sensitivity to hyaluronan fragments suggests a novel proinflammatory mechanism by which persistence of hyaluronan fragments could contribute to chronic inflammation and airway remodeling in asthma.
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- Jiurong Liang
- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA
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Hrabárová E, Valachová K, Rapta P, Soltés L. An alternative standard for Trolox-equivalent antioxidant-capacity estimation based on thiol antioxidants. Comparative 2,2'-azinobis[3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid] decolorization and rotational viscometry study regarding hyaluronan degradation. Chem Biodivers 2011; 7:2191-200. [PMID: 20860024 DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.201000019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Comparison of the effectiveness of antioxidant activity of three thiol compounds, D-penicillamine, reduced L-glutathione, and 1,4-dithioerythritol, expressed as a radical-scavenging capacity based on the two independent methods, namely a decolorization 2,2'-azinobis[3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid] assay and a rotational viscometry, is reported. Particular concern was focused on the testing of potential free-radical scavenging effects of thiols against hyaluronan degradation, induced by hydroxyl radicals. A promising, solvent-independent, antioxidative function of 1,4-dithioerythritol, comparable to that of a standard compound, Trolox(®), was confirmed by the 2,2'-azinobis[3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid] assay. The new potential antioxidant 1,4-dithioerythritol exhibited very good solubility in a variety of solvents (e.g., H(2)O, EtOH, and DMSO) and could be widely accepted and used as an effective antioxidant standard instead of a routinely used Trolox(®) on 2,2'-azinobis[3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid] assay.
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- Eva Hrabárová
- Department of Glycochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava.
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Protective effects of manganese(II) chloride on hyaluronan degradation by oxidative system ascorbate plus cupric chloride. Interdiscip Toxicol 2010; 3:26-34. [PMID: 21217868 PMCID: PMC2984120 DOI: 10.2478/v10102-010-0001-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2009] [Revised: 01/18/2010] [Accepted: 01/21/2010] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The degradation of several high-molar-mass hyaluronan samples was investigated in the presence of ascorbic acid itself and further by an oxidative system composed of ascorbic acid plus transition metal ions, i.e. Fe(II) or Cu(II) ions. The latter oxidative system imitates conditions in a joint synovial fluid during early phase of acute joint inflammation and can be used as a model for monitoring oxidative degradation of hyaluronan under pathophysiological conditions. The system Cu(II) plus ascorbate (the Weissberger oxidative system) resulted in a more significant decrease of hyaluronan molar mass compared to the oxidative system Fe(II) plus ascorbate. Addition of manganese(II) chloride was found to decrease the rate of the oxidative damage of hyaluronan initiated by ascorbate itself and by the Weissberger system.
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Valachová K, Rapta P, Kogan G, Hrabárová E, Gemeiner P, Soltés L. Degradation of high-molar-mass hyaluronan by ascorbate plus cupric ions: effects of D-penicillamine addition. Chem Biodivers 2009; 6:389-95. [PMID: 19319875 DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.200800261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Pro- and anti-oxidative effects of an anti-rheumatoid drug, D-penicillamine (D-PN), on the kinetics of high-molar-mass hyaluronan (HA) degradation were monitored using the method of rotational viscometry. The degradation of the dissolved HA macromolecules was attained by applying the Weissberger's system comprising ascorbic acid plus cupric ions. Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy was used to identify the generated free radicals. The results obtained indicate that the initial anti-oxidative action of D-PN is followed by induction of pro-oxidative conditions due to the generation of reactive free radicals. It is speculated, however, that the latter situation may be considered as an advantageous property of D-PN. Hydroxyl radicals formed in this way may participate in decomposition of proteinases, which are believed to be responsible for the destruction of joint cartilage under rheumatoid arthritic conditions.
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- Katarína Valachová
- Institute of Experimental Pharmacology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava
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Rapta P, Valachová K, Gemeiner P, Šoltés L. High-Molar-Mass Hyaluronan Behavior During Testing Its Radical Scavenging Capacity in Organic and Aqueous Media: Effects of the Presence of Manganese(II) Ions. Chem Biodivers 2009; 6:162-9. [DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.200800075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Soltés L, Kogan G, Stankovska M, Mendichi R, Rychlý J, Schiller J, Gemeiner P. Degradation of High-Molar-Mass Hyaluronan and Characterization of Fragments. Biomacromolecules 2007; 8:2697-705. [PMID: 17691842 DOI: 10.1021/bm070309b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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A sample of high-molar mass hyaluronan was oxidized by seven oxidative systems involving hydrogen peroxide, cupric chloride, ascorbic acid, and sodium hypochlorite in different concentrations and combinations. The process of the oxidative degradation of hyaluronan was monitored by rotational viscometry, while the fragments produced were investigated by size-exclusion chromatography, matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time-of-flight mass spectrometry, and non-isothermal chemiluminometry. The results obtained imply that the degradation of hyaluronan by these oxidative systems, some of which resemble the chemical combinations present in vivo in the inflamed joint, proceeds predominantly via hydroxyl radicals. The hyaluronan fragmentation occurred randomly and produced species with rather narrow and unimodal distribution of molar mass. Oxidative degradation not only reduces the molecular size of hyaluronan but also modifies its component monosaccharides, generating polymer fragments that may have properties substantially different from those of the original macromolecule.
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- L Soltés
- Institute of Experimental Pharmacology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, SK-84104 Bratislava, Slovakia
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Stern R, Kogan G, Jedrzejas MJ, Soltés L. The many ways to cleave hyaluronan. Biotechnol Adv 2007; 25:537-57. [PMID: 17716848 DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2007.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 284] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2007] [Revised: 07/06/2007] [Accepted: 07/11/2007] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Hyaluronan is being used increasingly as a component of artificial matrices and in bioengineering for tissue scaffolding. The length of hyaluronan polymer chains is now recognized as informational, involving a wide variety of size-specific functions. Inadvertent scission of hyaluronan can occur during the process of preparation. On the other hand, certain size-specific hyaluronan fragments may be desirable, endowing the finished bioengineered product with specific properties. In this review, the vast arrays of reactions that cause scission of hyaluronan polymers is presented, including those on an enzymatic, free radical, and chemical basis.
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- Robert Stern
- Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143-0511, USA
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Soltés L, Valachová K, Mendichi R, Kogan G, Arnhold J, Gemeiner P. Solution properties of high-molar-mass hyaluronans: the biopolymer degradation by ascorbate. Carbohydr Res 2007; 342:1071-7. [PMID: 17362893 DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2007.02.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2006] [Revised: 01/31/2007] [Accepted: 02/16/2007] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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An accurate molecular characterization, molar mass and size distributions, of 10 hyaluronan (HA) samples was performed by using a multi-angle light scattering detector connected on-line to a size exclusion chromatographic system. The dynamic viscosity eta of the HA solutions was investigated using a rotational viscometer. On monitoring the sample dynamic viscosity for up to 5h, a small however constant increase of the eta value was observed, indicating rheopectic behavior of all 10 HA solutions. Addition of ascorbic acid to the HA solutions caused significant changes in the rheological properties of the samples investigated. The change of eta values in the course of time was explained by the redox reactions (caused by the added ascorbate) that occur during the dynamic viscosity monitoring.
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- Ladislav Soltés
- Institute of Experimental Pharmacology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, SK-84104 Bratislava, Slovakia.
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Soltés L, Stankovská M, Brezová V, Schiller J, Arnhold J, Kogan G, Gemeiner P. Hyaluronan degradation by copper(II) chloride and ascorbate: rotational viscometric, EPR spin-trapping, and MALDI–TOF mass spectrometric investigations. Carbohydr Res 2006; 341:2826-34. [PMID: 17049501 DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2006.09.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2006] [Revised: 09/19/2006] [Accepted: 09/25/2006] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The degradation of high-molar-mass hyaluronan (HA) by copper(II) chloride and ascorbate was studied by means of rotational viscometry. It was found that even small amounts of CuCl(2) present in the oxidative system led to the pronounced degradation of HA, reflected in a rapid decrease of the dynamic viscosity of the biopolymer solution. Such degradation was induced by free radicals generated in elevated amounts in the presence of copper ions. Electron paramagnetic resonance investigations performed on a model oxidative system containing Cu(II) and ascorbic acid proved the formation of relatively stable ascorbate anion radicals resulting from the reaction of ascorbic acid with hydroxyl radicals. In this way, by scavenging the hydroxyl radicals, ascorbic acid protected HA from their degradative action. Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time-of-flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometry was applied to analyze the degraded HA. The results showed that only regular fragmentation of hyaluronan occurred using the mentioned oxidative system that led to the formation of HA oligomers with unaffected primary chemical structure.
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- Ladislav Soltés
- Institute of Experimental Pharmacology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, SK-84104 Bratislava, Slovakia.
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Soltés L, Mendichi R, Kogan G, Schiller J, Stankovska M, Arnhold J. Degradative action of reactive oxygen species on hyaluronan. Biomacromolecules 2006; 7:659-68. [PMID: 16529395 DOI: 10.1021/bm050867v] [Citation(s) in RCA: 213] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Many human diseases are associated with harmful action of reactive oxygen species (ROS). These species are involved in the degradation of essential tissue or related components. One of such components is synovial fluid that contains a high-molecular-weight polymer--hyaluronan (HA). Uninhibited and/or inhibited hyaluronan degradation by the action of various ROS has been studied in many in vitro models. In these studies, the change of the molecular weight of HA or a related parameter, such as HA solution viscosity, has been used as a marker of inflicted damage. The aim of the presented review is to briefly summarize the available data. Their correct interpretation could contribute to the implementation of modern methods of evaluation of the antioxidative capacity of natural and synthetic substances and prospective drugs--potential inflammatory disease modifying agents. Another focus of this review is to evaluate briefly the impact of different available analytical techniques currently used to investigate the structure of native high-molecular-weight hyaluronan and/or of its fragments.
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- L Soltés
- Institute of Experimental Pharmacology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, SK-84104 Bratislava, Slovak Republic.
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Stern R, Asari AA, Sugahara KN. Hyaluronan fragments: an information-rich system. Eur J Cell Biol 2006; 85:699-715. [PMID: 16822580 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcb.2006.05.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 798] [Impact Index Per Article: 44.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2006] [Revised: 05/05/2006] [Accepted: 05/05/2006] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Hyaluronan is a straight chain, glycosaminoglycan polymer of the extracellular matrix composed of repeating units of the disaccharide [-D-glucuronic acid-beta1,3-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine-beta1,4-]n. Hyaluronan is synthesized in mammals by at least three synthases with products of varying chain lengths. It has an extraordinary high rate of turnover with polymers being funneled through three catabolic pathways. At the cellular level, it is degraded progressively by a series of enzymatic reactions that generate polymers of decreasing sizes. Despite their exceedingly simple primary structure, hyaluronan fragments have extraordinarily wide-ranging and often opposing biological functions. There are large hyaluronan polymers that are space-filling, anti-angiogenic, immunosuppressive, and that impede differentiation, possibly by suppressing cell-cell interactions, or ligand access to cell surface receptors. Hyaluronan chains, which can reach 2 x 10(4) kDa in size, are involved in ovulation, embryogenesis, protection of epithelial layer integrity, wound repair, and regeneration. Smaller polysaccharide fragments are inflammatory, immuno-stimulatory and angiogenic. They can also compete with larger hyaluronan polymers for receptors. Low-molecular-size polymers appear to function as endogenous "danger signals", while even smaller fragments can ameliorate these effects. Tetrasaccharides, for example, are anti-apoptotic and inducers of heat shock proteins. Various fragments trigger different signal transduction pathways. Particular hyaluronan polysaccharides are also generated by malignant cells in order to co-opt normal cellular functions. How the small hyaluronan fragments are generated is unknown, nor is it established whether the enzymes of hyaluronan synthesis and degradation are involved in maintaining proper polymer sizes and concentration. The vast range of activities of hyaluronan polymers is reviewed here, in order to determine if patterns can be detected that would provide insight into their production and regulation.
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- Robert Stern
- Department of Pathology and UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center, School of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, 513 Parnassus Avenue, S-564, San Francisco, CA 94143-0511, USA.
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Soltés L, Brezová V, Stankovská M, Kogan G, Gemeiner P. Degradation of high-molecular-weight hyaluronan by hydrogen peroxide in the presence of cupric ions. Carbohydr Res 2006; 341:639-44. [PMID: 16445893 DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2006.01.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2005] [Accepted: 01/02/2006] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Dynamic viscosity (eta) of the high-molecular-weight hyaluronan (HA) solution was measured by a Brookfield rotational viscometer equipped with a Teflon cup and spindle of coaxial cylindrical geometry. The decrease of eta of the HA solution, indicating degradation of the biopolymer, was induced by a system containing H2O2 alone or H2O2 plus CuCl2. The reaction system H2O2 plus CuCl2 as investigated by EPR spin-trapping technique revealed the formation of a four-line EPR signal characteristic of a *DMPO-OH spin adduct. Thus, hydroxyl radicals are implicated in degradation of high-molecular-weight HA by the system containing H2O2 and CuCl2.
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- Ladislav Soltés
- Institute of Experimental Pharmacology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, SK-84104 Bratislava, Slovak Republic.
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