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Liao S, Omage SO, Börmel L, Kluge S, Schubert M, Wallert M, Lorkowski S. Vitamin E and Metabolic Health: Relevance of Interactions with Other Micronutrients. Antioxidants (Basel) 2022; 11:antiox11091785. [PMID: 36139859 PMCID: PMC9495493 DOI: 10.3390/antiox11091785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2022] [Revised: 08/31/2022] [Accepted: 09/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
A hundred years have passed since vitamin E was identified as an essential micronutrient for mammals. Since then, many biological functions of vitamin E have been unraveled in both cell and animal models, including antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, as well as regulatory activities on cell signaling and gene expression. However, the bioavailability and physiological functions of vitamin E have been considerably shown to depend on lifestyle, genetic factors, and individual health conditions. Another important facet that has been considered less so far is the endogenous interaction with other nutrients. Accumulating evidence indicates that the interaction between vitamin E and other nutrients, especially those that are enriched by supplementation in humans, may explain at least some of the discrepancies observed in clinical trials. Meanwhile, increasing evidence suggests that the different forms of vitamin E metabolites and derivates also exhibit physiological activities, which are more potent and mediated via different pathways compared to the respective vitamin E precursors. In this review, possible molecular mechanisms between vitamin E and other nutritional factors are discussed and their potential impact on physiological and pathophysiological processes is evaluated using published co-supplementation studies.
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Affiliation(s)
- Sijia Liao
- Institute of Nutritional Sciences, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, 07743 Jena, Germany
- Competence Cluster for Nutrition and Cardiovascular Health (nutriCARD) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Nutritional Sciences, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, 07743 Jena, Germany
- Competence Cluster for Nutrition and Cardiovascular Health (nutriCARD) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Nutritional Sciences, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, 07743 Jena, Germany
- Competence Cluster for Nutrition and Cardiovascular Health (nutriCARD) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Nutritional Sciences, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, 07743 Jena, Germany
- Competence Cluster for Nutrition and Cardiovascular Health (nutriCARD) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Nutritional Sciences, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, 07743 Jena, Germany
- Competence Cluster for Nutrition and Cardiovascular Health (nutriCARD) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Nutritional Sciences, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, 07743 Jena, Germany
- Competence Cluster for Nutrition and Cardiovascular Health (nutriCARD) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Nutritional Sciences, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, 07743 Jena, Germany
- Competence Cluster for Nutrition and Cardiovascular Health (nutriCARD) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, 07743 Jena, Germany
- Correspondence:
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Park JW, Kim KA, Park JY. Effects of Ketoconazole, a CYP4F2 Inhibitor, and CYP4F2*3 Genetic Polymorphism on Pharmacokinetics of Vitamin K 1. J Clin Pharmacol 2019; 59:1453-1461. [PMID: 31134657 DOI: 10.1002/jcph.1444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2019] [Accepted: 04/29/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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The objective of this study was to evaluate whether cytochrome P450 (CYP)4F2 is involved in the exposure of vitamin K1 through a drug interaction study with ketoconazole, a CYP4F2 inhibitor, and a pharmacogenetic study with CYP4F2*3. Twenty-one participants with different CYP4F2*3 polymorphisms were enrolled (8 for *1/*1, 7 for *1/*3, and 6 for *3/*3). All participants were treated twice daily for 5 days with 200 mg of ketoconazole or placebo. Finally, a single dose of 10 mg vitamin K1 was administered, plasma levels of vitamin K1 were measured, and its pharmacokinetics was assessed. Ketoconazole elevated the plasma levels of vitamin K1 and increased the average area under the concentration-time curve (AUCinf ) and peak concentration by 41% and 40%, respectively. CYP4F2*3 polymorphism also affected plasma levels of vitamin K1 and its pharmacokinetics in a gene dose-dependent manner. The average AUCinf value was 659.8 ng·h/mL for CYP4F2*1/*1, 878.1 ng·h/mL for CYP4F2*1/*3, and 1125.2 ng·h/mL for CYP4F2*3/*3 (P = .010). This study revealed that ketoconazole and CYP4F2*3 polymorphism substantially increased the exposure of vitamin K1 in humans. These findings provide a plausible explanation for variations in warfarin dose requirements resulting from interindividual variations in vitamin K1 exposure due to CYP4F2-related drug interactions and genetic polymorphisms.
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- Jin-Woo Park
- Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Anam Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Anam Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Anam Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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Kim HJ, Lee H, Ji HK, Lee T, Liu KH. Screening of ten cytochrome P450 enzyme activities with 12 probe substrates in human liver microsomes using cocktail incubation and liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. Biopharm Drug Dispos 2019; 40:101-111. [PMID: 30730576 DOI: 10.1002/bdd.2174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2018] [Revised: 01/15/2019] [Accepted: 01/30/2019] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Testing for potential drug interactions of new chemical entities is essential when developing a novel drug. In this study, an assay was designed to evaluate drug interactions with 10 major human cytochrome P450 (P450) enzymes incubated in liver microsomes, involving 12 probe substrates with two cocktail incubation sets used in a single liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) run. The P450 substrate composition in each cocktail set was optimized to minimize solvent effects and mutual drug interactions among substrates as follows: cocktail A was composed of phenacetin for CYP1A2, bupropion for CYP2B6, amodiaquine for CYP2C8, diclofenac for CYP2C9, S-mephenytoin for CYP2C19, and dextromethorphan for CYP2D6; cocktail B was composed of coumarin for CYP2A6, chlorzoxazone for CYP2E1, astemizole for CYP2J2, and midazolam, nifedipine, and testosterone for CYP3A. Multiple probe substrates were used for CYP3A owing to the multiple substrate-binding sites and substrate-dependent inhibition. After incubation in human liver microsomes, each incubation mixture was pooled and all probe metabolites were simultaneously analysed in a single LC-MS/MS run. Polarity switching was used to acquire the negative-ion mode for hydroxychlorzoxazone and positive-ion mode for the remaining analytes. The method was validated by comparing the inhibition data obtained from incubation of each individual probe substrate alone and with the substrate cocktails. The half-maximal inhibitory concentration values obtained from the cocktail and individual incubations were well correlated and in agreement with previously reported values. This new method will be useful in assessing the drug interaction potential of new chemical entities during new drug development.
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- Hyun-Ji Kim
- College of Pharmacy and Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, 41566, South Korea.,BK21 Plus KNU Multi-Omics based Creative Drug Research Team, College of Pharmacy, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, 41566, South Korea
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- College of Pharmacy and Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, 41566, South Korea.,BK21 Plus KNU Multi-Omics based Creative Drug Research Team, College of Pharmacy, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, 41566, South Korea
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- College of Pharmacy and Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, 41566, South Korea.,BK21 Plus KNU Multi-Omics based Creative Drug Research Team, College of Pharmacy, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, 41566, South Korea
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- College of Pharmacy and Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, 41566, South Korea
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- College of Pharmacy and Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, 41566, South Korea.,BK21 Plus KNU Multi-Omics based Creative Drug Research Team, College of Pharmacy, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, 41566, South Korea
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Fava C, Bonafini S. Eicosanoids via CYP450 and cardiovascular disease: Hints from genetic and nutrition studies. Prostaglandins Other Lipid Mediat 2018; 139:41-47. [DOI: 10.1016/j.prostaglandins.2018.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2018] [Revised: 08/25/2018] [Accepted: 10/03/2018] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Ikeda S, Nomura S, Hanzawa F, Takahashi S, Oda H, Fujiwara Y, Uchida T. α-Tocopherol Intake Decreases Phylloquinone Concentration in Bone but Does Not Affect Bone Metabolism in Rats. J Nutr Sci Vitaminol (Tokyo) 2018; 64:243-250. [PMID: 30175786 DOI: 10.3177/jnsv.64.243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Previous studies have shown that α-tocopherol intake lowers phylloquinone (PK) concentration in some extrahepatic tissues in rats. The study's aim was to clarify the effect of α-tocopherol intake on vitamin K concentration in bone, as well as the physiological action of vitamin K. Male Wistar rats were divided into 4 groups. Over a 3-mo period, the K-free group was fed a vitamin K-free diet with 50 mg RRR-α-tocopherol/kg, the E-free group was fed a diet containing 0.75 mg PK/kg without vitamin E, the control group was fed a diet containing 0.75 mg PK/kg with 50 mg RRR-α-tocopherol/kg, and the E-excess group was fed a diet containing 0.75 mg PK/kg with 500 mg RRR-α-tocopherol/kg. PK concentration in the liver was higher in E-excess rats than in E-free rats, was lower in the tibias of control rats than in those of E-free rats, and was lower in E-excess rats than in control rats. Menaquinone-4 (MK-4) concentration in the liver was higher in E-excess rats than in E-free and control rats. However, MK-4 concentrations in the tibias of E-free, control, and E-excess rats were almost the same. Blood coagulation activity was lower in K-free rats than in the other rats but was not affected by the level of α-tocopherol intake. Additionally, dietary intake of PK and α-tocopherol did not affect uncarboxylated-osteocalcin concentration in the serum, femur density, or expression of the genes related to bone resorption and formation in the femur. These results suggest that α-tocopherol intake decreases PK concentration in bone but does not affect bone metabolism in rats.
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- Saiko Ikeda
- Department of Nutritional Sciences, Nagoya University of Arts and Sciences
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, Nagoya University of Arts and Sciences
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, Nagoya University of Arts and Sciences
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, Nagoya University of Arts and Sciences
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- Department of Applied Molecular Biosciences, Nagoya University
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Science, Ochanomizu University
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- Department of Home Economics, Aichi Gakusen University
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Cossette C, Chourey S, Ye Q, Nagendra Reddy C, Gore V, Gravel S, Slobodchikova I, Vuckovic D, Rokach J, Powell WS. Pharmacokinetics and Metabolism of Selective Oxoeicosanoid (OXE) Receptor Antagonists and Their Effects on 5-Oxo-6,8,11,14-eicosatetraenoic Acid (5-Oxo-ETE)-Induced Granulocyte Activation in Monkeys. J Med Chem 2016; 59:10127-10146. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.6b00895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Chantal Cossette
- Meakins-Christie
Laboratories, Centre for Translational Biology, McGill University Health Centre, 1001 Decarie Boulevard, Montreal, Quebec H4A 3J1, Canada
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- Claude
Pepper Institute and Department of Chemistry, Florida Institute of Technology, 150 West University Boulevard, Melbourne, Florida 32901-6982, United States
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- Claude
Pepper Institute and Department of Chemistry, Florida Institute of Technology, 150 West University Boulevard, Melbourne, Florida 32901-6982, United States
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- Claude
Pepper Institute and Department of Chemistry, Florida Institute of Technology, 150 West University Boulevard, Melbourne, Florida 32901-6982, United States
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- Claude
Pepper Institute and Department of Chemistry, Florida Institute of Technology, 150 West University Boulevard, Melbourne, Florida 32901-6982, United States
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- Meakins-Christie
Laboratories, Centre for Translational Biology, McGill University Health Centre, 1001 Decarie Boulevard, Montreal, Quebec H4A 3J1, Canada
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry and PERFORM Centre, Concordia University, 7141 Sherbrooke Street West, Montréal, Quebec H4B 1R6, Canada
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry and PERFORM Centre, Concordia University, 7141 Sherbrooke Street West, Montréal, Quebec H4B 1R6, Canada
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- Claude
Pepper Institute and Department of Chemistry, Florida Institute of Technology, 150 West University Boulevard, Melbourne, Florida 32901-6982, United States
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- Meakins-Christie
Laboratories, Centre for Translational Biology, McGill University Health Centre, 1001 Decarie Boulevard, Montreal, Quebec H4A 3J1, Canada
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Schmölz L, Birringer M, Lorkowski S, Wallert M. Complexity of vitamin E metabolism. World J Biol Chem 2016; 7:14-43. [PMID: 26981194 PMCID: PMC4768118 DOI: 10.4331/wjbc.v7.i1.14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 119] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2015] [Revised: 11/25/2015] [Accepted: 01/19/2016] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
Abstract
Bioavailability of vitamin E is influenced by several factors, most are highlighted in this review. While gender, age and genetic constitution influence vitamin E bioavailability but cannot be modified, life-style and intake of vitamin E can be. Numerous factors must be taken into account however, i.e., when vitamin E is orally administrated, the food matrix may contain competing nutrients. The complex metabolic processes comprise intestinal absorption, vascular transport, hepatic sorting by intracellular binding proteins, such as the significant α-tocopherol-transfer protein, and hepatic metabolism. The coordinated changes involved in the hepatic metabolism of vitamin E provide an effective physiological pathway to protect tissues against the excessive accumulation of, in particular, non-α-tocopherol forms. Metabolism of vitamin E begins with one cycle of CYP4F2/CYP3A4-dependent ω-hydroxylation followed by five cycles of subsequent β-oxidation, and forms the water-soluble end-product carboxyethylhydroxychroman. All known hepatic metabolites can be conjugated and are excreted, depending on the length of their side-chain, either via urine or feces. The physiological handling of vitamin E underlies kinetics which vary between the different vitamin E forms. Here, saturation of the side-chain and also substitution of the chromanol ring system are important. Most of the metabolic reactions and processes that are involved with vitamin E are also shared by other fat soluble vitamins. Influencing interactions with other nutrients such as vitamin K or pharmaceuticals are also covered by this review. All these processes modulate the formation of vitamin E metabolites and their concentrations in tissues and body fluids. Differences in metabolism might be responsible for the discrepancies that have been observed in studies performed in vivo and in vitro using vitamin E as a supplement or nutrient. To evaluate individual vitamin E status, the analytical procedures used for detecting and quantifying vitamin E and its metabolites are crucial. The latest methods in analytics are presented.
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Ciffolilli S, Wallert M, Bartolini D, Krauth V, Werz O, Piroddi M, Sebastiani B, Torquato P, Lorkowski S, Birringer M, Galli F. Human serum determination and in vitro anti-inflammatory activity of the vitamin E metabolite α-(13'-hydroxy)-6-hydroxychroman. Free Radic Biol Med 2015; 89:952-62. [PMID: 26454076 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2015.08.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2015] [Revised: 08/11/2015] [Accepted: 08/23/2015] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Cytochrome P450-derived long-chain metabolites are gaining increasing interest as bioactive intermediates of vitamin E. In this study we first report on the HPLC-ECD and GC-MS analysis in human serum of the earliest metabolite of this vitamin, namely α-(13'-hydroxy)-6-hydroxychroman (α-13'-OH). The two chromatographic procedure are sensitive enough (LOQ of 10nM) to measure α-13'-OH after hexane extraction of 1 ml of sample obtained from healthy volunteers supplemented for 1-week with 1000 IU/d (671 mg/d) RRR-α-tocopherol. The observed concentrations ranged between 15 and 50 nM, with minor differences between fasting and 4-hr post-meal state. Baseline (non-supplemented state) levels of 7.2 ± 1.6 nM were observed extracting higher volumes of serum. Biological effects of α-13'-OH investigated for the first time in RAW264.7 murine macrophages involved transcriptional control of inflammatory cytokines, and transcriptional and functional regulation of COX2 and iNOS enzymes in response to lipopolysaccharides. In conclusion, here we present the first quantitative evaluation of serum α-13'-OH also providing early evidence of the anti-inflammatory potential of this metabolite that is worth of further investigation in the area of functional and nutraceutical implications of vitamin E metabolism.
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- Institute of Nutrition, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmacy, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmacy, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Perugia, Italy
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- Institute of Nutrition, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany; Institute of Nutrition, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Nutrition, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany
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- Department of Nutritional, Food and Consumer Studies, University of Applied Sciences Fulda, Germany
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Perugia, Italy.
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Wallert M, Schmölz L, Koeberle A, Krauth V, Glei M, Galli F, Werz O, Birringer M, Lorkowski S. α-Tocopherol long-chain metabolite α-13'-COOH affects the inflammatory response of lipopolysaccharide-activated murine RAW264.7 macrophages. Mol Nutr Food Res 2015; 59:1524-34. [PMID: 25943249 DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.201400737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2014] [Revised: 04/13/2015] [Accepted: 04/13/2015] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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SCOPE Inflammatory response of macrophages is regulated by vitamin E forms. The long-chain metabolite α-13'-carboxychromanol (α-13'-COOH) is formed by hepatic α-tocopherol (α-TOH) catabolism and acts as a regulatory metabolite via pathways that are different from its metabolic precursor. METHODS AND RESULTS Using semisynthetically-derived α-13'-COOH we profiled its action on LPS-induced expression of pro- and anti-inflammatory genes using RT-qPCR and of key proteins by Western blotting. Effects on inflammatory response were assessed by measuring production of nitric oxide and prostaglandin (PG) E2 , PGD2 , and PGF2α. α-13'-COOH inhibits proinflammatory pathways in LPS-stimulated RAW264.7 macrophages more efficiently than α-TOH. Profiling inflammation-related genes showed significant blocking of interleukin (Il)1β by the metabolite and its precursor as well, while upregulation of Il6 was not impaired. However, induction of Il10, cyclooxygenase 2 (Cox2) and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNos) by LPS and consequently the formation of nitric oxide and PG was significantly reduced by α-13'-COOH. Interestingly, α-13'-COOH acted independently from translocation of NFκB subunit p65. CONCLUSION Our study sheds new light on the mode of action of α-TOH on the inflammatory response in macrophages, which may be mediated in vivo at least in part by its metabolite α-13'-COOH. Our data show that α-13'-COOH is a potent anti-inflammatory molecule.
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- Maria Wallert
- Department of Nutritional Biochemistry and Physiology, Institute of Nutrition, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena, Germany.,Competence Cluster of Nutrition and Cardiovascular Health (nutriCARD), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena, Germany
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- Department of Nutritional Biochemistry and Physiology, Institute of Nutrition, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena, Germany.,Competence Cluster of Nutrition and Cardiovascular Health (nutriCARD), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena, Germany
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- Department of Pharmaceutical/Medicinal Chemistry, Institute of Pharmacy, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena, Germany
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- Department of Pharmaceutical/Medicinal Chemistry, Institute of Pharmacy, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena, Germany
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- Competence Cluster of Nutrition and Cardiovascular Health (nutriCARD), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena, Germany.,Department of Pharmaceutical/Medicinal Chemistry, Institute of Pharmacy, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena, Germany.,Department of Nutrition Toxicology, Institute of Nutrition, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena, Germany
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Laboratory of Nutrition and Clinical Biochemistry, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Competence Cluster of Nutrition and Cardiovascular Health (nutriCARD), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena, Germany.,Department of Pharmaceutical/Medicinal Chemistry, Institute of Pharmacy, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena, Germany
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- Department of Nutritional, Food and Consumer Studies, HS Fulda - University of Applied Sciences, Fulda, Germany
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- Department of Nutritional Biochemistry and Physiology, Institute of Nutrition, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena, Germany.,Competence Cluster of Nutrition and Cardiovascular Health (nutriCARD), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena, Germany
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Vitamin E (α-, β-, γ- and δ-tocopherol and -tocotrienol) is an essential factor in the human diet and regularly taken as a dietary supplement by many people, who act under the assumption that it may be good for their health and can do no harm. With the publication of meta-analyses reporting increased mortality in persons taking vitamin E supplements, the safety of the micronutrient was questioned and interactions with prescription drugs were suggested as one potentially underlying mechanism. Here, we review the evidence in the scientific literature for adverse vitamin E-drug interactions and discuss the potential of each of the eight vitamin E congeners to alter the activity of drugs. In summary, there is no evidence from animal models or randomised controlled human trials to suggest that the intake of tocopherols and tocotrienols at nutritionally relevant doses may cause adverse nutrient-drug interactions. Consumption of high-dose vitamin E supplements ( ≥ 300 mg/d), however, may lead to interactions with the drugs aspirin, warfarin, tamoxifen and cyclosporine A that may alter their activities. For the majority of drugs, however, interactions with vitamin E, even at high doses, have not been observed and are thus unlikely.
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Farley SM, Leonard SW, Stevens JF, Traber MG. Deuterium-labeled phylloquinone fed to α-tocopherol-injected rats demonstrates sensitivity of low phylloquinone-containing tissues to menaquinone-4 depletion. Mol Nutr Food Res 2014; 58:1610-9. [PMID: 25044667 DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.201300659] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2013] [Revised: 04/19/2014] [Accepted: 05/23/2014] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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SCOPE The influence of excess α-tocopherol (α-T) on tissue depletion of phylloquinone (PK) and menaquinone-4 (MK-4) was evaluated. METHODS AND RESULTS Rats (n = 5 per group) were fed deuterium-labeled PK (2 μmol/kg diet) for 17 days, thereby labeling the conversion from deuterium-labeled PK to d₄-MK-4. Then they were injected subcutaneously daily for the last 7 days with saline, vehicle, or α-T (100 mg/kg body weight). α-T injections (i) increased α-T concentrations by tenfold in liver, doubled them in plasma and most tissues, but they were unchanged in brain; (ii) increased the α-T metabolite, carboxyethyl hydroxychromanol (α-CEHC) concentrations: >25-fold in liver and kidney, tenfold in plasma and lung, and 50-fold in heart; brain contained detectable α-CEHC (0.26 ± 0.03 nmol/g) only in α-T-injected animals; and (iii) depleted most tissues' vitamin K. Compared with vehicle-injected rats, brains from α-T rats contained half the total vitamin K (10.3 ± 0.5 versus 21 ± 2 pmol/g, p = 0.0002) and one-third the d₄-MK-4 (5.8 ± 0.5 versus 14.6 ± 1.7 pmol/g, p = 0.0002). Tissues with high PK concentrations (liver, 21-30 pmol/g and heart, 28-50 pmol/g) were resistant to K depletion. CONCLUSION We propose that α-T-dependent vitamin K depletion is likely mediated at an intermediate step in MK-4 production; thus, tissues with high PK are unaffected.
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- Sherry M Farley
- Linus Pauling Institute, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA; Nutrition Graduate Program, College of Public Health and Human Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA
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Hanzawa F, Sakuma E, Nomura S, Uchida T, Oda H, Ikeda S. Excess α-tocopherol decreases extrahepatic phylloquinone in phylloquinone-fed rats but not menaquinone-4 in menaquinone-4-fed rats. Mol Nutr Food Res 2014; 58:1601-9. [PMID: 24737747 DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.201300710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2013] [Revised: 03/04/2014] [Accepted: 03/05/2014] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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SCOPE The effects of vitamin E on vitamin K metabolism were elucidated by comparing the effect of tocopherol intake on vitamin K concentrations in rats fed phylloquinone (PK) or menaquinone (MK)-4. METHODS AND RESULTS Initially, the dietary effect of RRR-α-tocopherol, but not RRR-γ-tocopherol, in decreasing extrahepatic PK concentrations was confirmed. Subsequently, rats were fed a PK or MK-4-containing diet (0.75 mg/kg) with RRR-α-tocopherol (0, 10, 50, or 500 mg/kg) for 6 weeks. In rats fed PK, α-tocopherol consumption decreased PK in kidney, lung, heart, muscle, testis, and brain but not in serum and liver. However, in rats fed MK-4, α-tocopherol consumption did not decrease MK-4 in serum and tissues. Finally, vitamin K- and E-depleted rats were administered PK or MK-4 (0.2 mg) with RRR-α-tocopherol (0, 1, or 10 mg) by gavage. After PK administration, α-tocopherol was observed to decrease PK in kidney, adrenal gland, lung, testis, and brain but not in serum and liver, whereas, after MK-4 administration, α-tocopherol did not affect MK-4 in serum and tissues. CONCLUSION Excess α-tocopherol decreased extrahepatic PK in rats fed PK but not MK-4 in rats fed MK-4.
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- Fumiaki Hanzawa
- Department of Nutritional Sciences, Nagoya University of Arts and Sciences, Nisshin, Japan
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Wallert M, Mosig S, Rennert K, Funke H, Ristow M, Pellegrino RM, Cruciani G, Galli F, Lorkowski S, Birringer M. Long-chain metabolites of α-tocopherol occur in human serum and inhibit macrophage foam cell formation in vitro. Free Radic Biol Med 2014; 68:43-51. [PMID: 24296243 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2013.11.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2013] [Revised: 11/11/2013] [Accepted: 11/13/2013] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
Abstract
Despite intensive research the physiological role and molecular mechanisms of action of the lipophilic antioxidant α-tocopherol (α-TOH) are still poorly understood. Hepatic α-TOH catabolism results in intermediate formation of the long-chain metabolites (α-LCMs) α-13'-hydroxy- and α-13'-carboxychromanol (α-13'-OH and α-13'-COOH). We propose that α-LCMs have biological functions that need further exploration. Here we report that α-13'-COOH, as detected by LC/MS Q-TOF, occurs in human serum, providing evidence for its systemic bioavailability. Using semisynthetically derived α-LCMs we performed flow cytometric analyses and found that α-LCMs decrease oxidized LDL (oxLDL) uptake (α-13'-OH, 24±6%, α-13'-COOH, 20±5% vs control) and oxLDL-induced lipid accumulation in human macrophages in vitro (α-13'-OH, 26±4%, α-13'-COOH, 21±9% vs oxLDL), probably owing to α-LCM-mediated reduction in phagocytosis of oxLDL (α-13'-OH, 16±6%, α-13'-COOH, 41±3% vs oxLDL). At the same time, α-LCMs induced expression of CD36, the major scavenger receptor for oxLDL, in human macrophages by about 4.5-fold. Blocking experiments provided evidence that α-LCMs influence oxLDL uptake independent of CD36. A key finding of our study is that bioactivity of the α-LCMs occurs at lower concentrations and with mechanisms distinct from those of their metabolic precursor α-TOH. Our findings shed new light on the mechanistic aspects of α-TOH function in macrophages, which seem to be complicated by circulating α-LCMs. We speculate that α-LCMs represent a new class of regulatory metabolites. Further studies are required to elucidate their physiological role and contribution to cardiovascular disease.
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Affiliation(s)
- Maria Wallert
- Department of Nutritional Biochemistry, Institute of Nutrition, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Hemostaseology, University Hospital Jena, Jena, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Hemostaseology, University Hospital Jena, Jena, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Hemostaseology, University Hospital Jena, Jena, Germany
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- Department of Human Nutrition, Institute of Nutrition, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Laboratory of Molecular Modeling and Chemoinformatics, Department of Chemistry, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Laboratory of Molecular Modeling and Chemoinformatics, Department of Chemistry, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Section of Applied Biochemistry and Nutritional Sciences, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Nutritional Biochemistry, Institute of Nutrition, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, 07743 Jena, Germany.
| | - Marc Birringer
- Department of Human Nutrition, Institute of Nutrition, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, 07743 Jena, Germany.
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