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Kim H, Massett MP. Effect of Spermidine on Endothelial Function in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Mice. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:9920. [PMID: 39337408 PMCID: PMC11432455 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25189920] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2024] [Revised: 09/06/2024] [Accepted: 09/09/2024] [Indexed: 09/30/2024] Open
Abstract
Endothelial dysfunction is common in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE), even in the absence of cardiovascular disease. Evidence suggests that impaired mitophagy contributes to SLE. Mitochondrial dysfunction is also associated with impaired endothelial function. Spermidine, a natural polyamine, stimulates mitophagy by the PINK1-parkin pathway and counters age-associated endothelial dysfunction. However, the effect of spermidine on mitophagy and vascular function in SLE has not been explored. To address this gap, 9-week-old female lupus-prone (MRL/lpr) and healthy control (MRL/MpJ) mice were randomly assigned to spermidine treatment (lpr_Spermidine and MpJ_Spermidine) for 8 weeks or as control (lpr_Control and MpJ_Control). lpr_Control mice exhibited impaired endothelial function (e.g., decreased relaxation to acetylcholine), increased markers of inflammation, and lower protein content of parkin, a mitophagy marker, in the thoracic aorta. Spermidine treatment prevented endothelial dysfunction in MRL-lpr mice. Furthermore, aortas from lpr_Spermidine mice had lower levels of inflammatory markers and higher levels of parkin. Lupus phenotypes were not affected by spermidine. Collectively, these results demonstrate the beneficial effects of spermidine treatment on endothelial function, inflammation, and mitophagy in SLE mice. These results support future studies of the beneficial effects of spermidine on endothelial dysfunction and cardiovascular disease risk in SLE.
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- Department of Kinesiology and Sport Management, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409, USA
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Jouyban K, Mohammad Jafari R, Charkhpour M, Rezaei H, Seyfinejad B, Manavi MA, Tavangar SM, Dehpour AR. Spermidine Exerts Protective Effects in Random-Pattern Skin Flap Survival in Rats: Possible Involvement of Inflammatory Cytokines, Nitric Oxide, and VEGF. Aesthetic Plast Surg 2024:10.1007/s00266-024-04119-6. [PMID: 38755497 DOI: 10.1007/s00266-024-04119-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2023] [Accepted: 04/25/2024] [Indexed: 05/18/2024]
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BACKGROUND Distal necrosis and inflammation are two of the most common health consequences of random-pattern skin flaps survival (SFS). Anti-inflammatory effects of spermidine have been identified in various studies. On the other hand, considering the involvement of the nitric oxide molecule in the spermidine mode of action and also its role in skin tissue function, we analyzed the possible effects of spermidine on the SFS and also, potential involvement of nitrergic pathway and inflammatory cytokine in these phenomena. METHODS Each rat was pretreated with either a vehicle (control) or various doses of spermidine (0.5, 1, 3, 5, 10 and 30 mg/kg) and then was executed a random-pattern skin flap paradigm. Also, spermidine at the dose of 5 mg/kg was selected and one group rats received spermidine 20 min prior to surgery and one additional dose 1 day after operation. Then, 7 days after operations, interleukin (IL)-6, tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, interferon-gamma (IFN-γ), and nitrite levels were inquired in the tissue samples by ELIZA kit. Vascular endothelial growth factor expression was assessed by DAPI staining and fluorescent microscopes. The concentrations of three polyamines, including spermidine, spermine, and cadaverine, were analyzed using HPLC. RESULTS Pretreatment with spermidine 5 mg/kg improved SFS considerably in microscopic skin H&E staining analysis and decreased the percentage of necrotic area. Moreover, spermidine exerted promising anti-inflammatory effects via the modulation of nitric oxide and reducing inflammatory cytokines. CONCLUSIONS Spermidine could improve skin flaps survival, probably through the nitrergic system and inflammation pathways. This preclinical study provides level III evidence for the potential therapeutic effects of spermidine on SFS in rats, based on the analysis of animal models. Further studies are needed to confirm these findings in clinical settings. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE III This journal requires that authors assign a level of evidence to each article. For a full description of these Evidence-Based Medicine ratings, please refer to the Table of Contents or the online Instructions to Authors www.springer.com/00266 .
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- Kimiya Jouyban
- Student Research Committee, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Experimental Medicine Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, 131145-784, Iran
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- Experimental Medicine Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, 131145-784, Iran.
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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- Drug Applied Research Center, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Pharmaceutical Analysis Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Pharmaceutical Analysis Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Experimental Medicine Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, 131145-784, Iran
- Department of Toxicology and Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Pathology, Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Department of Intensive Care, Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Experimental Medicine Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, 131145-784, Iran.
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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Anand SK, Governale TA, Zhang X, Razani B, Yurdagul A, Pattillo CB, Rom O. Amino Acid Metabolism and Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 2024; 194:510-524. [PMID: 38171450 PMCID: PMC10988767 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2023.12.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2023] [Revised: 11/09/2023] [Accepted: 12/06/2023] [Indexed: 01/05/2024]
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Despite significant advances in medical treatments and drug development, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) remains a leading cause of death worldwide. Dysregulated lipid metabolism is a well-established driver of ASCVD. Unfortunately, even with potent lipid-lowering therapies, ASCVD-related deaths have continued to increase over the past decade, highlighting an incomplete understanding of the underlying risk factors and mechanisms of ASCVD. Accumulating evidence over the past decades indicates a correlation between amino acids and disease state. This review explores the emerging role of amino acid metabolism in ASCVD, uncovering novel potential biomarkers, causative factors, and therapeutic targets. Specifically, the significance of arginine and its related metabolites, homoarginine and polyamines, branched-chain amino acids, glycine, and aromatic amino acids, in ASCVD are discussed. These amino acids and their metabolites have been implicated in various processes characteristic of ASCVD, including impaired lipid metabolism, endothelial dysfunction, increased inflammatory response, and necrotic core development. Understanding the complex interplay between dysregulated amino acid metabolism and ASCVD provides new insights that may lead to the development of novel diagnostic and therapeutic approaches. Although further research is needed to uncover the precise mechanisms involved, it is evident that amino acid metabolism plays a role in ASCVD.
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- Sumit Kumar Anand
- Department of Pathology and Translational Pathobiology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport, Shreveport, Louisiana
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport, Shreveport, Louisiana
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- Division of Cardiology and Vascular Medicine Institute, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Division of Cardiology and Vascular Medicine Institute, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Pathology and Translational Pathobiology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport, Shreveport, Louisiana; Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport, Shreveport, Louisiana; Center for Cardiovascular Diseases and Sciences, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport, Shreveport, Louisiana
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport, Shreveport, Louisiana; Center for Cardiovascular Diseases and Sciences, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport, Shreveport, Louisiana.
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- Department of Pathology and Translational Pathobiology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport, Shreveport, Louisiana; Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport, Shreveport, Louisiana; Center for Cardiovascular Diseases and Sciences, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport, Shreveport, Louisiana.
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So SH, Lee JH, Kim HW, Rhee HI, Lee DC. Anti-inflammatory effect of pepper extract with high polyamine levels; inhibition of ERK/MAPK pathway in mice. Food Sci Biotechnol 2024; 33:677-687. [PMID: 38274190 PMCID: PMC10805694 DOI: 10.1007/s10068-023-01333-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2023] [Revised: 04/23/2023] [Accepted: 05/03/2023] [Indexed: 01/27/2024] Open
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Polyamines have been reported to have cell proliferative and anti-inflammatory effects on normal metabolism in the body. This study aimed to investigate polyamine content of AIG01 pepper and the anti-inflammatory effect of AIG01 pepper extract (PAE) in mice. Polyamine content was analyzed by HPLC after acid hydrolysis of peppers with different acidic solvents. AIG01 pepper has the highest total polyamine content at about 1.5 mg/g. In LPS-stimulated RAW264.7, PAE inhibits nitric oxide production in a concentration-dependent manner and decreased the levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines. PAE has been shown to inhibit phosphorylation of MAPK/ERK. In TPA-stimulated Balb/C, PAE treatment showed tissue-level reductions in pro-inflammatory cytokines, reductions in ear thickness, and inhibition of neutrophil invasion. The polyamine content, polyamine extraction efficiency and anti-inflammatory effect of AIG01 obtained in this study suggest that it is useful as a raw material for the treatment of inflammatory diseases. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s10068-023-01333-x.
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- Sun Hyeon So
- Department of Biomedical Technology, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Environmental and Biomedical Convergence, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Technology, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Technology, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Technology, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Republic of Korea
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Ekeuku SO, Tan JK, Al-Saadi HM, Ahmad F, Elvy Suhana MR, Arlamsyah AM, Japar Sidik FZ, Abdul Hamid J, Ima-Nirwana S, Chin KY. Serum Metabolomic Alteration in Rats with Osteoarthritis Treated with Palm Tocotrienol-Rich Fraction Alone or in Combination with Glucosamine Sulphate. Life (Basel) 2023; 13:2343. [PMID: 38137944 PMCID: PMC10744932 DOI: 10.3390/life13122343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2023] [Revised: 12/12/2023] [Accepted: 12/14/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023] Open
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Osteoarthritis (OA) is a degenerative joint condition with limited disease-modifying treatments currently. Palm tocotrienol-rich fraction (TRF) has been previously shown to be effective against OA, but its mechanism of action remains elusive. This study aims to compare serum metabolomic alteration in Sprague-Dawley rats with monosodium iodoacetate (MIA)-induced OA which were treated with palm TRF, glucosamine sulphate, or a combination of both. This study was performed on thirty adult male rats, which were divided into normal control (n = 6) and OA groups (n = 24). The OA group received intra-articular injections of MIA and daily oral treatments of refined olive oil (vehicle, n = 6), palm TRF (100 mg/kg, n = 6), glucosamine sulphate (250 mg/kg, n = 6), or a combination of TRF and glucosamine (n = 6) for four weeks. Serum was collected at the study's conclusion for metabolomic analysis. The findings revealed that MIA-induced OA influences amino acid metabolism, leading to changes in metabolites associated with the biosynthesis of phenylalanine, tyrosine and tryptophan as well as alterations in the metabolism of phenylalanine, tryptophan, arginine and proline. Supplementation with glucosamine sulphate, TRF, or both effectively reversed these metabolic changes induced by OA. The amelioration of metabolic effects induced by OA is linked to the therapeutic effects of TRF and glucosamine. However, it remains unclear whether these effects are direct or indirect in nature.
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- Sophia Ogechi Ekeuku
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Cheras 56000, Malaysia; (S.O.E.)
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Cheras 56000, Malaysia; (S.O.E.)
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Cheras 56000, Malaysia
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- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Cheras 56000, Malaysia
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- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Cheras 56000, Malaysia
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Cheras 56000, Malaysia
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Cheras 56000, Malaysia
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Cheras 56000, Malaysia
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Cheras 56000, Malaysia
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Niechcial A, Schwarzfischer M, Wawrzyniak M, Atrott K, Laimbacher A, Morsy Y, Katkeviciute E, Häfliger J, Westermann P, Akdis CA, Scharl M, Spalinger MR. Spermidine Ameliorates Colitis via Induction of Anti-Inflammatory Macrophages and Prevention of Intestinal Dysbiosis. J Crohns Colitis 2023; 17:1489-1503. [PMID: 36995738 PMCID: PMC10588784 DOI: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjad058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2022] [Indexed: 03/31/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Exacerbated immune activation, intestinal dysbiosis and a disrupted intestinal barrier are common features among inflammatory bowel disease [IBD] patients. The polyamine spermidine, which is naturally present in all living organisms, is an integral component of the human diet, and exerts beneficial effects in human diseases. Here, we investigated whether spermidine treatment ameliorates intestinal inflammation and offers therapeutic potential for IBD treatment. METHODS We assessed the effect of oral spermidine administration on colitis severity in the T cell transfer colitis model in Rag2-/- mice by endoscopy, histology and analysis of markers of molecular inflammation. The effects on the intestinal microbiome were determined by 16S rDNA sequencing of mouse faeces. The impact on intestinal barrier integrity was evaluated in co-cultures of patient-derived macrophages with intestinal epithelial cells. RESULTS Spermidine administration protected mice from intestinal inflammation in a dose-dependent manner. While T helper cell subsets remained unaffected, spermidine promoted anti-inflammatory macrophages and prevented the microbiome shift from Firmicutes and Bacteroides to Proteobacteria, maintaining a healthy gut microbiome. Consistent with spermidine as a potent activator of the anti-inflammatory molecule protein tyrosine phosphatase non-receptor type 2 [PTPN2], its colitis-protective effect was dependent on PTPN2 in intestinal epithelial cells and in myeloid cells. The loss of PTPN2 in epithelial and myeloid cells, but not in T cells, abrogated the barrier-protective, anti-inflammatory effect of spermidine and prevented the anti-inflammatory polarization of macrophages. CONCLUSION Spermidine reduces intestinal inflammation by promoting anti-inflammatory macrophages, maintaining a healthy microbiome and preserving epithelial barrier integrity in a PTPN2-dependent manner.
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- Anna Niechcial
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Swiss Institute of Allergy and Asthma Research (SIAF), University of Zurich, Davos, Switzerland
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- Swiss Institute of Allergy and Asthma Research (SIAF), University of Zurich, Davos, Switzerland
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Galasso L, Cappella A, Mulè A, Castelli L, Ciorciari A, Stacchiotti A, Montaruli A. Polyamines and Physical Activity in Musculoskeletal Diseases: A Potential Therapeutic Challenge. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:9798. [PMID: 37372945 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24129798] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2023] [Revised: 06/02/2023] [Accepted: 06/04/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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Autophagy dysregulation is commonplace in the pathogenesis of several invalidating diseases, such as musculoskeletal diseases. Polyamines, as spermidine and spermine, are small aliphatic cations essential for cell growth and differentiation, with multiple antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-apoptotic effects. Remarkably, they are emerging as natural autophagy regulators with strong anti-aging effects. Polyamine levels were significantly altered in the skeletal muscles of aged animals. Therefore, supplementation of spermine and spermidine may be important to prevent or treat muscle atrophy. Recent in vitro and in vivo experimental studies indicate that spermidine reverses dysfunctional autophagy and stimulates mitophagy in muscles and heart, preventing senescence. Physical exercise, as polyamines, regulates skeletal muscle mass inducing proper autophagy and mitophagy. This narrative review focuses on the latest evidence regarding the efficacy of polyamines and exercise as autophagy inducers, alone or coupled, in alleviating sarcopenia and aging-dependent musculoskeletal diseases. A comprehensive description of overall autophagic steps in muscle, polyamine metabolic pathways, and effects of the role of autophagy inducers played by both polyamines and exercise has been presented. Although literature shows few data in regard to this controversial topic, interesting effects on muscle atrophy in murine models have emerged when the two "autophagy-inducers" were combined. We hope these findings, with caution, can encourage researchers to continue investigating in this direction. In particular, if these novel insights could be confirmed in further in vivo and clinical studies, and the two synergic treatments could be optimized in terms of dose and duration, then polyamine supplementation and physical exercise might have a clinical potential in sarcopenia, and more importantly, implications for a healthy lifestyle in the elderly population.
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- Letizia Galasso
- Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, University of Milan, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, University of Milan, 20133 Milan, Italy
- U.O. Laboratorio di Morfologia Umana Applicata, I.R.C.C.S. Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese, 20097 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, University of Milan, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, University of Milan, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, University of Milan, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, University of Milan, 20133 Milan, Italy
- U.O. Laboratorio di Morfologia Umana Applicata, I.R.C.C.S. Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese, 20097 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, University of Milan, 20133 Milan, Italy
- I.R.C.C.S. Ospedale Galeazzi-Sant'Ambrogio, 20157 Milan, Italy
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Szydlowska M, Lasky G, Oldham S, Rivera C, Ford M, Sellman BR, Rhodes CJ, Cohen TS. Restoring polyamine levels by supplementation of spermidine modulates hepatic immune landscape in murine model of NASH. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis 2023; 1869:166697. [PMID: 37054999 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2023.166697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2022] [Revised: 03/01/2023] [Accepted: 03/15/2023] [Indexed: 04/15/2023]
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AIMS To determine if changes in polyamines metabolism occur during non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) in human patients and mice, as well as to assess systemic and liver-specific effects of spermidine administration into mice suffering from advanced NASH. MATERIALS AND METHODS Human fecal samples were collected from 50 healthy and 50 NASH patients. For the preclinical studies C57Bl6/N male mice fed GAN or NIH-31 diet for 6 months were ordered from Taconic and liver biopsy was performed. Based on severity of liver fibrosis, body composition and body weight, the mice from both dietary groups were randomized into another two groups: half receiving 3 mM spermidine in drinking water, half normal water for subsequent 12 weeks. Body weight was measured weekly and glucose tolerance and body composition were assessed at the end. Blood and organs were collected during necropsy, and intrahepatic immune cells were isolated for flow cytometry analysis. RESULTS Metabolomic analysis of human and murine feces confirmed that levels of polyamines decreased along NASH progression. Administration of exogenous spermidine to the mice from both dietary groups did not affect body weight, body composition or adiposity. Moreover, incidence of macroscopic hepatic lesions was higher in NASH mice receiving spermidine. On the other hand, spermidine normalized numbers of Kupffer cells in the livers of mice suffering from NASH, although these beneficial effects did not translate into improved liver steatosis or fibrosis severity. CONCLUSION Levels of polyamines decrease during NASH in mice and human patients but spermidine administration does not improve advanced NASH.
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- Marta Szydlowska
- Microbiome Discovery, Vaccines and Immune Therapies, BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Gaithersburg, MD, USA.
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- Microbiome Discovery, Vaccines and Immune Therapies, BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Gaithersburg, MD, USA
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- Research and Early Development, Cardiovascular Renal and Metabolism, BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Gaithersburg, MD, USA
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- Research and Early Development, Cardiovascular Renal and Metabolism, BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Gaithersburg, MD, USA
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- Animal Sciences & Technologies, AstraZeneca, Gaithersburg, MD, USA
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- Microbiome Discovery, Vaccines and Immune Therapies, BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Gaithersburg, MD, USA
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- Research and Early Development, Cardiovascular Renal and Metabolism, BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Gaithersburg, MD, USA
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- Microbiome Discovery, Vaccines and Immune Therapies, BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Gaithersburg, MD, USA.
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Bui TI, Britt EA, Muthukrishnan G, Gill SR. Probiotic induced synthesis of microbiota polyamine as a nutraceutical for metabolic syndrome and obesity-related type 2 diabetes. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2023; 13:1094258. [PMID: 36714575 PMCID: PMC9880209 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2022.1094258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2022] [Accepted: 12/16/2022] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
Abstract
The gut microbiota regulates multiple facets of host metabolism and immunity through the production of signaling metabolites, such as polyamines which are small organic compounds that are essential to host cell growth and lymphocyte activation. Polyamines are most abundant in the intestinal lumen, where their synthesis by the gut microbiota is influenced by microbiome composition and host diet. Disruption of the host gut microbiome in metabolic syndrome and obesity-related type 2 diabetes (obesity/T2D) results in potential dysregulation of polyamine synthesis. A growing body of evidence suggests that restoration of the dysbiotic gut microbiota and polyamine synthesis is effective in ameliorating metabolic syndrome and strengthening the impaired immune responses of obesity/T2D. In this review, we discuss existing studies on gut microbiome determinants of polyamine synthesis, polyamine production in obesity/T2D, and evidence that demonstrates the potential of polyamines as a nutraceutical in obesity/T2D hosts.
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- Tina I. Bui
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, United States
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, United States
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, United States
- Center for Musculoskeletal Research, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, United States
- Department of Orthopedics, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, United States
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, United States
- Center for Musculoskeletal Research, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, United States
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Tabibzadeh S. Resolving Geroplasticity to the Balance of Rejuvenins and Geriatrins. Aging Dis 2022; 13:1664-1714. [PMID: 36465174 PMCID: PMC9662275 DOI: 10.14336/ad.2022.0414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2022] [Accepted: 04/14/2022] [Indexed: 09/29/2024] Open
Abstract
According to the cell centric hypotheses, the deficits that drive aging occur within cells by age dependent progressive damage to organelles, telomeres, biologic signaling pathways, bioinformational molecules, and by exhaustion of stem cells. Here, we amend these hypotheses and propose an eco-centric model for geroplasticity (aging plasticity including aging reversal). According to this model, youth and aging are plastic and require constant maintenance, and, respectively, engage a host of endogenous rejuvenating (rejuvenins) and gero-inducing [geriatrin] factors. Aging in this model is akin to atrophy that occurs as a result of damage or withdrawal of trophic factors. Rejuvenins maintain and geriatrins adversely impact cellular homeostasis, cell fitness, and proliferation, stem cell pools, damage response and repair. Rejuvenins reduce and geriatrins increase the age-related disorders, inflammatory signaling, and senescence and adjust the epigenetic clock. When viewed through this perspective, aging can be successfully reversed by supplementation with rejuvenins and by reducing the levels of geriatrins.
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- Siamak Tabibzadeh
- Frontiers in Bioscience Research Institute in Aging and Cancer, Irvine, CA 92618, USA
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Hofer SJ, Kroemer G, Kepp O. Autophagy-inducing nutritional interventions in experimental and clinical oncology. INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2022; 373:125-158. [PMID: 36283765 DOI: 10.1016/bs.ircmb.2022.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
Abstract
Numerous pro-autophagic dietary interventions are being investigated for their potential cancer-preventive or therapeutic effects. This applies to different fasting regimens, methionine restriction and ketogenic diets. In addition, the supplementation of specific micronutrients such as nicotinamide (vitamin B3) or spermidine induces autophagy. In humans, leanness, plant-based diets (that may lead to partial methionine restriction) and high dietary uptake of spermidine are associated with a low incidence of cancers. Moreover, clinical trials have demonstrated the capacity of nicotinamide to prevent non-melanoma skin carcinogenesis. Multiple interventional trials are evaluating the capacity of autophagy-inducing regimens to improve the outcome of chemotherapy and immunotherapy. Here, we discuss the mechanistic underpinnings of autophagy induction by nutritional interventions, as well as the mechanisms through which autophagy induction in malignant or immune cells improves anticancer immunosurveillance.
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- Sebastian J Hofer
- Metabolomics and Cell Biology Platforms, Gustave Roussy Cancer Center, Université Paris Saclay, Villejuif, France; Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, Equipe labellisée par la Ligue contre le cancer, Université de Paris Cité, Sorbonne Université, Inserm U1138, Paris, France; Institute of Molecular Biosciences, University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Metabolomics and Cell Biology Platforms, Gustave Roussy Cancer Center, Université Paris Saclay, Villejuif, France; Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, Equipe labellisée par la Ligue contre le cancer, Université de Paris Cité, Sorbonne Université, Inserm U1138, Paris, France; Institut du Cancer Paris Carpem, Department of Biology, APHP, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Paris, France.
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- Metabolomics and Cell Biology Platforms, Gustave Roussy Cancer Center, Université Paris Saclay, Villejuif, France; Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, Equipe labellisée par la Ligue contre le cancer, Université de Paris Cité, Sorbonne Université, Inserm U1138, Paris, France.
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Jeong HD, Kim JH, Kwon GE, Lee ST. Expression of Polyamine Oxidase in Fibroblasts Induces MMP-1 and Decreases the Integrity of Extracellular Matrix. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms231810487. [PMID: 36142401 PMCID: PMC9504367 DOI: 10.3390/ijms231810487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2022] [Revised: 09/02/2022] [Accepted: 09/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Polyamine oxidase (PAOX) (N1-acetylpolyamine oxidase) is a major enzyme in the polyamine catabolism pathway that generates hydrogen peroxide. Hydrogen peroxide plays a crucial role in skin aging via extracellular matrix (ECM) degradation by increasing the matrix metalloproteinase-1 (MMP-1) levels. We analyzed the integrity of the ECM in foreskin fibroblasts using PAOX expression. PAOX increased the MMP-1 secretion and type Ι collagen degradation in 2D and 3D cultures of fibroblasts, respectively. Similarly, PAOX overexpression increased the messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) level of MMP-1. PAOX expression induced polyamine catabolism, decreased the spermine levels, and increased the putrescine levels. However, the exogenous polyamine treatment did not change the MMP-1 and type I collagen levels as much as PAOX expression. PAOX expression increased the reactive oxygen species (ROS) production in fibroblasts, and exogenous hydrogen peroxide increased both the ROS production and MMP-1 secretion. Furthermore, N-acetylcysteine, an antioxidant, reversed the PAOX-induced ROS production and MMP-1 secretion. PAOX induced the signaling pathways that activate activator protein-1 (AP-1) and nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells (NF-κB), which are important transcription factors for MMP-1 transactivation. We concluded that PAOX increased the ROS levels in fibroblasts, leading to an increase in MMP-1 expression. Therefore, we propose that PAOX is a potential target molecule in protecting the ECM integrity.
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- Hae Dong Jeong
- Department of Biochemistry, College of Life Science and Biotechnology, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Life Science and Biotechnology, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Korea
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- Molecular Recognition Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul 02792, Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Life Science and Biotechnology, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Korea
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +82-221232703
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Shu S, Kobayashi M, Marunaka K, Yoshino Y, Goto M, Katsuta Y, Ikari A. Magnesium Supplementation Attenuates Ultraviolet-B-Induced Damage Mediated through Elevation of Polyamine Production in Human HaCaT Keratinocytes. Cells 2022; 11:cells11152268. [PMID: 35892565 PMCID: PMC9332241 DOI: 10.3390/cells11152268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2022] [Revised: 07/11/2022] [Accepted: 07/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Magnesium ions (Mg2+) have favorable effects such as the improvement of barrier function and the reduction of inflammation reaction in inflammatory skin diseases. However, its mechanisms have not been fully understood. Microarray analysis has shown that the gene expressions of polyamine synthases are upregulated by MgCl2 supplementation in human HaCaT keratinocytes. Here, we investigated the mechanism and function of polyamine production. The mRNA and protein levels of polyamine synthases were dose-dependently increased by MgCl2 supplementation, which were inhibited by U0126, a MEK inhibitor; CHIR-99021, a glycogen synthase kinase-3 (GSK3) inhibitor; and Naphthol AS-E, a cyclic AMP-response-element-binding protein (CREB) inhibitor. Similarly, reporter activities of polyamine synthases were suppressed by these inhibitors, suggesting that MEK, GSK3, and CREB are involved in the transcriptional regulation of polyamine synthases. Cell viability was reduced by ultraviolet B (UVB) exposure, which was rescued by MgCl2 supplementation. The UVB-induced elevation of reactive oxygen species was attenuated by MgCl2 supplementation, which was inhibited by cysteamine, a polyamine synthase inhibitor. Our data indicate that the expression levels of polyamine synthases are upregulated by MgCl2 supplementation mediated through the activation of the MEK/GSK3/CREB pathway. MgCl2 supplementation may be useful in reducing the UVB-induced oxidative stress in the skin.
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- Shokoku Shu
- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Department of Biopharmaceutical Sciences, Gifu Pharmaceutical University, Gifu 501-1196, Japan; (S.S.); (M.K.); (K.M.); (Y.Y.)
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Department of Biopharmaceutical Sciences, Gifu Pharmaceutical University, Gifu 501-1196, Japan; (S.S.); (M.K.); (K.M.); (Y.Y.)
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Department of Biopharmaceutical Sciences, Gifu Pharmaceutical University, Gifu 501-1196, Japan; (S.S.); (M.K.); (K.M.); (Y.Y.)
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Department of Biopharmaceutical Sciences, Gifu Pharmaceutical University, Gifu 501-1196, Japan; (S.S.); (M.K.); (K.M.); (Y.Y.)
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- Shiseido Co., Ltd., MIRAI Technology Institute, Yokohama 220-0011, Japan; (M.G.); (Y.K.)
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- Shiseido Co., Ltd., MIRAI Technology Institute, Yokohama 220-0011, Japan; (M.G.); (Y.K.)
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Department of Biopharmaceutical Sciences, Gifu Pharmaceutical University, Gifu 501-1196, Japan; (S.S.); (M.K.); (K.M.); (Y.Y.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +81-58-230-8124
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Zheng R, Kong M, Wang S, He B, Xie X. Spermine alleviates experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis via regulating T cell activation and differentiation. Int Immunopharmacol 2022; 107:108702. [PMID: 35305382 DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2022.108702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2022] [Revised: 03/06/2022] [Accepted: 03/11/2022] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic neuroinflammatory disease which causes demyelination, axonal damage and even disability. Th1 and Th17 cells, more precisely, the IFNγ/IL17a double producing CD4+ T cells, have been known to play critical roles in the pathogenesis of MS and EAE, a mouse model of MS. Polyamines not only regulate the immune system, but also are essential for the normal function of the central nervous system (CNS). In this study, we demonstrate that the supplementation of spermine (SPM), a biogenic polyamine, significantly suppresses EAE progression in both preventative and therapeutic ways. Further study suggests that spermine significantly reduces IFNγ+/IL17a-, IFNγ-/IL17a+ and IFNγ+/IL17a+ cells in periphery, and thus reducing the infiltration of these pathogenic cells into the CNS. In vitro, spermine has been shown to suppress the activation and proliferation of CD4+ T cells and also significantly impede the polarization of T effector cells in a dose-dependent manner, accompanied by the inhibition of ERK phosphorylation. Consistently, a number of MEK/ERK inhibitors (including PD0325901, FR180204 and selumetinib) have been found to mimic the effects of spermine in inhibiting CD4+ T cell activation and T effector cell differentiation. Collectively, spermine alleviates EAE progression by inhibiting CD4+ T cells activation and T effector cell differentiation in a MAPK/ERK-dependent manner, suggesting this pathway might be a target to develop effective therapies for MS.
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- Ruting Zheng
- CAS Key Laboratory of Receptor Research, National Center for Drug Screening, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No.19A Yuquan Road, Beijing 100049, China; School of Life Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China
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- Academic Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Receptor Research, National Center for Drug Screening, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No.19A Yuquan Road, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Receptor Research, National Center for Drug Screening, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No.19A Yuquan Road, Beijing 100049, China; School of Life Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Receptor Research, National Center for Drug Screening, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No.19A Yuquan Road, Beijing 100049, China; Academic Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China; School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, China; School of Life Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China; State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, China.
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Soda K. Overview of Polyamines as Nutrients for Human Healthy Long Life and Effect of Increased Polyamine Intake on DNA Methylation. Cells 2022; 11:cells11010164. [PMID: 35011727 PMCID: PMC8750749 DOI: 10.3390/cells11010164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2021] [Revised: 12/24/2021] [Accepted: 12/28/2021] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Polyamines, spermidine and spermine, are synthesized in every living cell and are therefore contained in foods, especially in those that are thought to contribute to health and longevity. They have many physiological activities similar to those of antioxidant and anti-inflammatory substances such as polyphenols. These include antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, cell and gene protection, and autophagy activation. We have first reported that increased polyamine intake (spermidine much more so than spermine) over a long period increased blood spermine levels and inhibited aging-associated pathologies and pro-inflammatory status in humans and mice and extended life span of mice. However, it is unlikely that the life-extending effect of polyamines is exerted by the same bioactivity as polyphenols because most studies using polyphenols and antioxidants have failed to demonstrate their life-extending effects. Recent investigations revealed that aging-associated pathologies and lifespan are closely associated with DNA methylation, a regulatory mechanism of gene expression. There is a close relationship between polyamine metabolism and DNA methylation. We have shown that the changes in polyamine metabolism affect the concentrations of substances and enzyme activities involved in DNA methylation. I consider that the increased capability of regulation of DNA methylation by spermine is a key of healthy long life of humans.
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- Kuniyasu Soda
- Department Cardiovascular Institute for Medical Research, Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University, 1-847, Amanuma, Saitama-City 330-0834, Saitama, Japan
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Shaw AM, Qasem A, Naser SA. Modulation of PTPN2/22 Function by Spermidine in CRISPR-Cas9-Edited T-Cells Associated with Crohn's Disease and Rheumatoid Arthritis. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:8883. [PMID: 34445589 PMCID: PMC8396355 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22168883] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2021] [Revised: 08/12/2021] [Accepted: 08/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Crohn's Disease (CD) and Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) share some single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in protein tyrosine phosphatase non-receptor types 2 and 22 (PTPN2/22). Recently, we reported that clinical samples from CD and RA patients associated with PTPN2:rs478582 or PTPN22:rs2476601 genotypes were linked to overactive immune response and exacerbation of inflammation. Here, we investigated in vitro the effects of these SNPs in Jurkat T-cells using CRISPR-Cas9. All cells were evaluated for PTPN22/22 loss of function and effects on cell response. We measured gene expression via RT-qPCR and cytokines by ELISA. We also measured cell proliferation using a BrdU labeling proliferation ELISA, and T-cell activation using CD-25 fluorescent immunostaining. In PTPN2 SNP-edited cells, PTPN2 expression decreased by 3.2-fold, and proliferation increased by 10.2-fold compared to control. Likewise, expression of PTPN22 decreased by 2.4-fold and proliferation increased by 8.4-fold in PTPN22 SNP-edited cells. IFN-γ and TNF-α secretions increased in both edited cell lines. CD25 expression (cell activation) was 80.32% in PTPN2 SNP-edited cells and 85.82% in PTPN22 SNP-edited cells compared to 70.48% in unedited Jurkat T-cells. Treatment of PTPN2 and PTPN22-edited cells with a maximum 20 μM spermidine restored PTPN2/22 expression and cell response including cell proliferation, activation, and cytokines secretion. Most importantly, the effect of spermidine on edited cells restored normal expression and secretion of IFN-γ and TNF-α. The data clearly demonstrated that edited SNPs in PTPN2 or PTPN22 were associated with reduced gene expression, which resulted in an increase in cell proliferation and activation and overactive immune response. The data validated our earlier observations in CD and RA clinical samples. Surprisingly, spermidine restored PTPN2/22 expression in edited Jurkat T-cells and the consequent beneficial effect on cell response and inflammation. The study supports the use of polyamines dietary supplements for management of CD and in RA patients.
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MESH Headings
- Arthritis, Rheumatoid/genetics
- CRISPR-Cas Systems
- Crohn Disease/genetics
- Gene Expression Regulation, Leukemic/drug effects
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Humans
- Jurkat Cells
- Leukemia, T-Cell/drug therapy
- Leukemia, T-Cell/genetics
- Leukemia, T-Cell/pathology
- Lymphocyte Activation
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase, Non-Receptor Type 2/antagonists & inhibitors
- Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase, Non-Receptor Type 2/genetics
- Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase, Non-Receptor Type 2/metabolism
- Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase, Non-Receptor Type 22/antagonists & inhibitors
- Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase, Non-Receptor Type 22/genetics
- Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase, Non-Receptor Type 22/metabolism
- Spermidine/pharmacology
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- Division of Molecular Microbiology, Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Central Florida, 4110 Libra Drive, Orlando, FL 32816, USA; (A.M.S.); (A.Q.)
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Wawrzyniak M, Groeger D, Frei R, Ferstl R, Wawrzyniak P, Krawczyk K, Pugin B, Barcik W, Westermann P, Dreher A, Scharl M, Jutel M, Akdis CA, O`Mahony L. Spermidine and spermine exert protective effects within the lung. Pharmacol Res Perspect 2021; 9:e00837. [PMID: 34289267 PMCID: PMC8294051 DOI: 10.1002/prp2.837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2021] [Accepted: 06/18/2021] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Asthma is a heterologous disease that is influenced by complex interactions between multiple environmental exposures, metabolism, and host immunoregulatory processes. Specific metabolites are increasingly recognized to influence respiratory inflammation. However, the role of protein-derived metabolites in regulating inflammatory responses in the lung are poorly described. The aims of the present study were to quantify polyamine levels in bronchoalveolar lavages (BALs) from healthy volunteers and asthma patients, and to evaluate the impact of each polyamine on inflammatory responses using in vitro models and in a house dust mite (HDM)-induced respiratory allergy model. Spermidine levels were decreased, while cadaverine levels were increased in BALs from asthma patients compared to healthy controls, using Ultra Performance Liquid Chromatography (UPLC). Both spermine and spermidine inhibit lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced cytokine secretion from human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) and dendritic cells (DCs) in vitro. In addition, oral gavage with spermine or spermidine modulate HDM-induced cell infiltration, cytokine secretion, and epithelial cell tight junction expression in murine models. Spermidine also reduces airway hyper-responsiveness. These results suggest that modulation of polyamine metabolism, in particular spermidine, is associated with respiratory inflammation and these molecules and pathways should be further explored as biomarkers of disease and potential targets for novel therapies.
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- Marcin Wawrzyniak
- Swiss Institute of Allergy and Asthma ResearchDavosSwitzerland
- Department of Gastroenterology and HepatologyUniversity Hospital ZurichUniversity of ZurichZurichSwitzerland
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- Swiss Institute of Allergy and Asthma ResearchDavosSwitzerland
- PrecisionBiotics Group Ltd.CorkIreland
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- Swiss Institute of Allergy and Asthma ResearchDavosSwitzerland
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- Swiss Institute of Allergy and Asthma ResearchDavosSwitzerland
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- Swiss Institute of Allergy and Asthma ResearchDavosSwitzerland
- Department of Immunology and Infectious BiologyFaculty of Biology and Environmental ProtectionUniversity of LodzLodzPoland
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- Swiss Institute of Allergy and Asthma ResearchDavosSwitzerland
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- Swiss Institute of Allergy and Asthma ResearchDavosSwitzerland
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- Swiss Institute of Allergy and Asthma ResearchDavosSwitzerland
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- Department of Gastroenterology and HepatologyUniversity Hospital ZurichUniversity of ZurichZurichSwitzerland
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- Department of Clinical ImmunologyWroclaw Medical UniversityWroclawPoland
- ALL‐MED’ Medical Research InstituteWroclawPoland
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- Swiss Institute of Allergy and Asthma ResearchDavosSwitzerland
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- Department of Medicine and School of MicrobiologyAPC Microbiome IrelandUniversity College CorkCorkIreland
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Yuan H, Wu SX, Zhou YF, Peng F. Spermidine Inhibits Joints Inflammation and Macrophage Activation in Mice with Collagen-Induced Arthritis. J Inflamm Res 2021; 14:2713-2721. [PMID: 34194234 PMCID: PMC8238551 DOI: 10.2147/jir.s313179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2021] [Accepted: 06/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Purpose Spermidine (SPD) is a naturally occurring polyamine. In this study, we examined the role and possible mechanism of SPD in collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) mice. Materials and Methods CIA mice were intraperitoneally injected with SPD (2 and 50 mg/kg), dexamethasone (0.5 mg/kg), or saline daily for 21 days. The severity of the disease and inflammatory responses in the serum and joint tissue were assessed through macroscopic, immunohistochemical, and histological analyses. Results Macroscopic and histological results indicated that SPD protected against the development of CIA. SPD suppressed the levels of the pro-inflammatory cytokines IL-6 and IL-1β and increased the levels of the anti-inflammatory factor IL-10 in the serum. Immunohistochemical staining showed that 50 mg/kg SPD inhibited iNOS expression in synovial macrophages in the ankle joints of CIA mice. Conclusion These results suggest that SPD may protect CIA mice by inhibiting the polarization of M1 macrophages in the synovial tissue, reducing pro-inflammatory cytokines, and promoting anti-inflammatory factor release.
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- Hao Yuan
- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410005, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410005, People's Republic of China
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- Operating Room, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410005, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410005, People's Republic of China
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Eriau E, Paillet J, Kroemer G, Pol JG. Metabolic Reprogramming by Reduced Calorie Intake or Pharmacological Caloric Restriction Mimetics for Improved Cancer Immunotherapy. Cancers (Basel) 2021; 13:cancers13061260. [PMID: 33809187 PMCID: PMC7999281 DOI: 10.3390/cancers13061260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2021] [Revised: 02/27/2021] [Accepted: 03/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Caloric restriction and fasting have been known for a long time for their health- and life-span promoting effects, with coherent observations in multiple model organisms as well as epidemiological and clinical studies. This holds particularly true for cancer. The health-promoting effects of caloric restriction and fasting are mediated at least partly through their cellular effects-chiefly autophagy induction-rather than reduced calorie intake per se. Interestingly, caloric restriction has a differential impact on cancer and healthy cells, due to the atypical metabolic profile of malignant tumors. Caloric restriction mimetics are non-toxic compounds able to mimic the biochemical and physiological effects of caloric restriction including autophagy induction. Caloric restriction and its mimetics induce autophagy to improve the efficacy of some cancer treatments that induce immunogenic cell death (ICD), a type of cellular demise that eventually elicits adaptive antitumor immunity. Caloric restriction and its mimetics also enhance the therapeutic efficacy of chemo-immunotherapies combining ICD-inducing agents with immune checkpoint inhibitors targeting PD-1. Collectively, preclinical data encourage the application of caloric restriction and its mimetics as an adjuvant to immunotherapies. This recommendation is subject to confirmation in additional experimental settings and in clinical trials. In this work, we review the preclinical and clinical evidence in favor of such therapeutic interventions before listing ongoing clinical trials that will shed some light on this subject.
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- Erwan Eriau
- Centre de Cancérologie de Lyon, Université de Lyon, UMR Inserm 1052 CNRS 5286, Centre Léon Bérard, 69008 Lyon, France; or
- Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, 69342 Lyon, France
- Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, Equipe 11 labellisée par la Ligue Nationale contre le Cancer, INSERM, Sorbonne Université, Université de Paris, 75006 Paris, France or (J.P.); (G.K.)
- Gustave Roussy Cancer Campus, Metabolomics and Cell Biology Platforms, 94800 Villejuif, France
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- Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, Equipe 11 labellisée par la Ligue Nationale contre le Cancer, INSERM, Sorbonne Université, Université de Paris, 75006 Paris, France or (J.P.); (G.K.)
- Gustave Roussy Cancer Campus, Metabolomics and Cell Biology Platforms, 94800 Villejuif, France
- Faculté de Médecine, Université Paris-Saclay, 91190 Kremlin-Bicêtre, France
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- Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, Equipe 11 labellisée par la Ligue Nationale contre le Cancer, INSERM, Sorbonne Université, Université de Paris, 75006 Paris, France or (J.P.); (G.K.)
- Gustave Roussy Cancer Campus, Metabolomics and Cell Biology Platforms, 94800 Villejuif, France
- Faculté de Médecine, Université Paris-Saclay, 91190 Kremlin-Bicêtre, France
- Institut Universitaire de France, 75005 Paris, France
- Pôle de Biologie, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Assistance Publique–Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), 75015 Paris, France
- Suzhou Institute for Systems Medicine, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou 215163, China
- Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, Karolinska University Hospital, 17164 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, Equipe 11 labellisée par la Ligue Nationale contre le Cancer, INSERM, Sorbonne Université, Université de Paris, 75006 Paris, France or (J.P.); (G.K.)
- Gustave Roussy Cancer Campus, Metabolomics and Cell Biology Platforms, 94800 Villejuif, France
- Faculté de Médecine, Université Paris-Saclay, 91190 Kremlin-Bicêtre, France
- Correspondence: or ; Tel.: +33-1-44-27-76-66
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Gruendler R, Hippe B, Sendula Jengic V, Peterlin B, Haslberger AG. Nutraceutical Approaches of Autophagy and Neuroinflammation in Alzheimer's Disease: A Systematic Review. Molecules 2020; 25:molecules25246018. [PMID: 33353228 PMCID: PMC7765980 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25246018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2020] [Revised: 12/15/2020] [Accepted: 12/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
Abstract
Aging and the emergence of age-associated illnesses are one of the major challenges of our present society. Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is closely associated with aging and is defined by increasing memory loss and severe dementia. Currently, there are no therapy options available that halt AD progression. This work investigates three hallmarks of the disease (autophagy, neuroinflammation, and senescence) and systematically analyzes if there is a beneficial effect from three substances derived from food sources, the so called “nutraceuticals” epigallocatechin gallate, fisetin, and spermidine, on these hallmarks. The results imply a positive outlook for the reviewed substances to qualify as a novel treatment option for AD. A combination of nutraceutical substances and other preventive measures could have significant clinical impact in a multi-layered therapy approach to counter AD.
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- Reinhard Gruendler
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Vienna, A-1090 Vienna, Austria;
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Vienna, A-1090 Vienna, Austria;
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Vienna, A-1090 Vienna, Austria;
- Correspondence:
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Madeo F, Hofer SJ, Pendl T, Bauer MA, Eisenberg T, Carmona-Gutierrez D, Kroemer G. Nutritional Aspects of Spermidine. Annu Rev Nutr 2020; 40:135-159. [DOI: 10.1146/annurev-nutr-120419-015419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Natural polyamines (spermidine and spermine) are small, positively charged molecules that are ubiquitously found within organisms and cells. They exert numerous (intra)cellular functions and have been implicated to protect against several age-related diseases. Although polyamine levels decline in a complex age-dependent, tissue-, and cell type–specific manner, they are maintained in healthy nonagenarians and centenarians. Increased polyamine levels, including through enhanced dietary intake, have been consistently linked to improved health and reduced overall mortality. In preclinical models, dietary supplementation with spermidine prolongs life span and health span. In this review, we highlight salient aspects of nutritional polyamine intake and summarize the current knowledge of organismal and cellular uptake and distribution of dietary (and gastrointestinal) polyamines and their impact on human health. We further summarize clinical and epidemiological studies of dietary polyamines.
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- Frank Madeo
- Institute of Molecular Biosciences, NAWI Graz, University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria
- BioTechMed-Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria
- Field of Excellence BioHealth, University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Molecular Biosciences, NAWI Graz, University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Molecular Biosciences, NAWI Graz, University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Molecular Biosciences, NAWI Graz, University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Molecular Biosciences, NAWI Graz, University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria
- BioTechMed-Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria
- Field of Excellence BioHealth, University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria
- Central Lab Graz Cell Informatics and Analyses (GRACIA), NAWI Graz, University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Equipe Labellisée par la Ligue Contre le Cancer, Université de Paris, Sorbonne Université, INSERM U1138, Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, 75006 Paris, France
- Metabolomics and Cell Biology Platforms, Institut Gustave Roussy, F-94805 Villejuif, France
- Pôle de Biologie, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, F-75015 Paris, France
- Suzhou Institute for Systems Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Jiangsu 215163, Suzhou, China
- Department of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska Institute, Karolinska University, S-17177 Solna, Sweden
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González-Ortega LA, Acosta-Osorio AA, Grube-Pagola P, Palmeros-Exsome C, Cano-Sarmiento C, García-Varela R, García HS. Anti-inflammatory Activity of Curcumin in Gel Carriers on Mice with Atrial Edema. J Oleo Sci 2020; 69:123-131. [PMID: 32023579 DOI: 10.5650/jos.ess19212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Curcumin is a bioactive compound with proven antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities, but has low water solubility and dermal absorption. The inflammatory process is considered as the biological response to damage induced by various stimuli. If this process fails to self-regulate, it becomes a potential risk of cancer. The objective of this work was to evaluate the anti-inflammatory activity of curcumin administered to mice with induced atrial edema using two topical vehicles: organogels and O/W-type nanogels at pH 7, Organogels and O/W-type nanogels at pH 7 were prepared, characterized and the anti-inflammatory activity was assessed. A histopathological analysis of mouse ears was performed and two gel formulations were selected. Thermograms of organogels indicated that increasing the gelling agent improved the stability of the system. Deformation sweeps confirmed a viscoelastic behavior characteristic of gels in both systems. During the anti-inflammatory activity evaluations, the nanogels demonstrated greater activity (61.8 %) than organogels; Diclofenac® (2-(2,6-dichloranilino) phenylacetic acid), used as a control medication achieved the highest inhibition (85.4%); however, the drug produced the death of 2 (40%) of the study subjects caused by secondary adverse events. Histopathological analysis confirmed the data.
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- Department of Medicine, Hematology/Oncology, UW Carbone Cancer Center, University of Wisconsin at Madison, School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison.,Tecnologico de Monterrey, Escuela de Ingenieria y Ciencias
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- UNIDA, Tecnológico Nacional de México/IT de Veracruz
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Yang Y, Zhu Q, Zhong Y, Cui X, Jiang Z, Wu P, Zheng X, Zhang K, Zhao S. Synthesis, anti-microbial and anti-inflammatory activities of 18β-glycyrrhetinic acid derivatives. Bioorg Chem 2020; 101:103985. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2020.103985] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2019] [Revised: 04/17/2020] [Accepted: 05/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Liu S, Huang T, Liu R, Cai H, Pan B, Liao M, Yang P, Wang L, Huang J, Ge Y, Xu B, Wang W. Spermidine Suppresses Development of Experimental Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms. J Am Heart Assoc 2020; 9:e014757. [PMID: 32308093 PMCID: PMC7428527 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.119.014757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Background The protective effects of polyamines on cardiovascular disease have been demonstrated in many studies. However, the roles of spermidine, a natural polyamine, in abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) disease have not been studied. In this study, we investigated the influence and potential mechanisms of spermidine treatment on experimental AAA disease. Methods and Results Experimental AAAs were induced in 8‐ to 10‐week‐old male C57BL/6J mice by transient intra‐aortic infusion of porcine pancreatic elastase. Spermidine was administered via drinking water at a concentration of 3 mmol/L. Spermidine treatment prevented experimental AAA formation with preservation of medial elastin and smooth muscle cells. In immunostaining, macrophages, T cells, neutrophils, and neovessels were significantly reduced in aorta of spermidine‐treated, as compared with vehicle‐treated elastase‐infused mice. Additionally, flow cytometric analysis showed that spermidine treatment reduced aortic leukocyte infiltration and circulating inflammatory cells. Furthermore, we demonstrated that spermidine treatment promoted autophagy‐related proteins in experimental AAAs using Western blot analysis, immunostaining, and transmission electron microscopic examination. Autophagic function was evaluated for human abdominal aneurysmal and nonaneurysmal adjacent aortae from AAA patients using Western blot analysis and immunohistochemistry. Dysregulated autophagic function, as evidenced by increased SQSTM1/p62 protein and phosphorylated mTOR, was found in aneurysmal, as compared with nonaneurysmal, aortic segments. Conclusions Our results suggest that spermidine supplementation limits experimental AAA formation associated with preserved aortic structural integrity, attenuated aortic inflammatory infiltration, reduced circulating inflammatory monocytes, and increased autophagy‐related proteins. These findings suggest that spermidine may be a promising treatment for AAA disease.
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- Shuai Liu
- Department of General & Vascular Surgery Xiangya Hospital Central South University Changsha Hunan China
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- Department of General & Vascular Surgery Xiangya Hospital Central South University Changsha Hunan China
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- Department of General & Vascular Surgery Xiangya Hospital Central South University Changsha Hunan China
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- Department of General & Vascular Surgery Xiangya Hospital Central South University Changsha Hunan China
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- Department of General & Vascular Surgery Xiangya Hospital Central South University Changsha Hunan China
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- Department of General & Vascular Surgery Xiangya Hospital Central South University Changsha Hunan China
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- Department of General & Vascular Surgery Xiangya Hospital Central South University Changsha Hunan China
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- Department of General & Vascular Surgery Xiangya Hospital Central South University Changsha Hunan China
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- Department of General & Vascular Surgery Xiangya Hospital Central South University Changsha Hunan China
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- Department of Physiology Nanjing Medical University Nanjing Jiangsu China
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- Department of Surgery Stanford University School of Medicine Stanford CA
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- Department of General & Vascular Surgery Xiangya Hospital Central South University Changsha Hunan China.,National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders Xiangya Hospital Central South University Changsha Hunan China
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Harrison A, Hardison RL, Wallace RM, Fitch J, Heimlich DR, Bryan MO, Dubois L, John-Williams LS, Sebra RP, White P, Moseley MA, Thompson JW, Justice SS, Mason KM. Reprioritization of biofilm metabolism is associated with nutrient adaptation and long-term survival of Haemophilus influenzae. NPJ Biofilms Microbiomes 2019; 5:33. [PMID: 31700653 PMCID: PMC6831627 DOI: 10.1038/s41522-019-0105-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2019] [Accepted: 10/03/2019] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHI) is a human-restricted pathogen with an essential requirement for heme-iron acquisition. We previously demonstrated that microevolution of NTHI promotes stationary phase survival in response to transient heme-iron restriction. In this study, we examine the metabolic contributions to biofilm formation using this evolved NTHI strain, RM33. Quantitative analyses identified 29 proteins, 55 transcripts, and 31 metabolites that significantly changed within in vitro biofilms formed by RM33. The synthesis of all enzymes within the tryptophan and glycogen pathways was significantly increased in biofilms formed by RM33 compared with the parental strain. In addition, increases were observed in metabolite transport, adhesin production, and DNA metabolism. Furthermore, we observed pyruvate as a pivotal point in the metabolic pathways associated with changes in cAMP phosphodiesterase activity during biofilm formation. Taken together, changes in central metabolism combined with increased stores of nutrients may serve to counterbalance nutrient sequestration.
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- Alistair Harrison
- The Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Center for Microbial Pathogenesis, 700 Children’s Drive, Columbus, OH 43205 USA
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- The Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Center for Microbial Pathogenesis, 700 Children’s Drive, Columbus, OH 43205 USA
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- The Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Center for Microbial Pathogenesis, 700 Children’s Drive, Columbus, OH 43205 USA
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- The Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, The Steve and Cindy Rasmussen Institute for Genomic Medicine, 575 Children’s Crossroad, Columbus, OH 43215 USA
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- The Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Center for Microbial Pathogenesis, 700 Children’s Drive, Columbus, OH 43205 USA
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- The Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Center for Microbial Pathogenesis, 700 Children’s Drive, Columbus, OH 43205 USA
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- Duke Proteomics and Metabolomics Core Facility, Duke Center for Genomic and Computational Biology, Duke University, 701 West Main Street, Durham, NC 27701 USA
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- Duke Proteomics and Metabolomics Core Facility, Duke Center for Genomic and Computational Biology, Duke University, 701 West Main Street, Durham, NC 27701 USA
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- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Icahn Institute and Department of Genetics & Genomic Sciences, 1 Gustave L. Levy Place, New York, NY 10029 USA
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- The Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, The Steve and Cindy Rasmussen Institute for Genomic Medicine, 575 Children’s Crossroad, Columbus, OH 43215 USA
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- Duke Proteomics and Metabolomics Core Facility, Duke Center for Genomic and Computational Biology, Duke University, 701 West Main Street, Durham, NC 27701 USA
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- Duke Proteomics and Metabolomics Core Facility, Duke Center for Genomic and Computational Biology, Duke University, 701 West Main Street, Durham, NC 27701 USA
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- The Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Center for Microbial Pathogenesis, 700 Children’s Drive, Columbus, OH 43205 USA
- Infectious Diseases Institute, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, 700 Children’s Drive, Columbus, OH 43205 USA
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- The Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Center for Microbial Pathogenesis, 700 Children’s Drive, Columbus, OH 43205 USA
- Infectious Diseases Institute, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, 700 Children’s Drive, Columbus, OH 43205 USA
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Tsilioni I, Pipis H, Freitag MSC, Izquierdo MDC, Freitag K, Theoharides TC. Effects of an Extract of Salmon Milt on Symptoms and Serum TNF and Substance P in Patients With Fibromyalgia Syndrome. Clin Ther 2019; 41:1564-1574.e2. [PMID: 31303280 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinthera.2019.05.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2019] [Revised: 05/23/2019] [Accepted: 05/31/2019] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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PURPOSE The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of a dietary supplement containing primarily an extract of salmon's milt (semen) on symptoms and blood levels of proinflammatory molecules in patients with fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS), a chronic, painful musculoskeletal disease without a distinct pathogenesis or treatment. We recently reported increased serum levels of the proinflammatory molecules substance P (SP) and tumor necrosis factor (TNF) in patients with FMS as compared to those in normal controls. METHODS This prospective, open-label study was conducted in patients with FMS (n = 87; 80 women, 7 men; age range, 18-80 years) selected from 2 clinical centers in Spain. Patients were administered the supplement and were evaluated at weeks 1 (before treatment), 4, 8, and 12 (end of treatment) for clinical parameters of functioning, fatigue, and pain, as well as overall impression. Patients were directed to take 1 capsule per day in the morning for the first 4 weeks, followed by 1 capsule in the morning and 1 capsule in the evening for the remaining 8 weeks. Differences in symptom scores in patients with FMS between weeks 1 and weeks 4, 8, and 12 were evaluated using ANOVA. Blood was obtained and serum separated in patients with FMS at 1 and 12 weeks and in a separate population of healthy controls (n = 20; 15 women, 5 men; age range, 25-65 years). Serum levels of SP and TNF were measured in patients with FMS at 1 and 12 weeks and in healthy controls by ELISA. TNF and SP levels in patients with FMS were compared between weeks 1 and 12, as well as between patients with FMS and untreated controls, using the Mann-Whitney U test. FINDINGS Clinical parameters of functioning, fatigue, and pain, as well as overall impression, were improved significantly at 4 weeks as compared to 1 week and remained unchanged for the duration of the study (all, P < 0.0001). Serum TNF and SP levels were significantly elevated at 1 week in patients with FMS compared to controls and were decreased significantly at 12 weeks as compared to 1 week (all, P < 0.0001). IMPLICATIONS Our findings indicate that this dietary supplement may significantly improve symptoms in patients with FMS. This is the first time to our knowledge that any molecule has been reported to be associated with a reduction in serum SP level. Consequently, the supplement or its hypothesized main active ingredient, spermine, may be developed as a novel treatment approach to FMS or other neuroinflammatory conditions. ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT03911882.
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- Irene Tsilioni
- Immunopharmacology and Drug Discovery Laboratory, Department of Immunology, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- Immunopharmacology and Drug Discovery Laboratory, Department of Immunology, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Internal Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine and Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Psychiatry, Tufts University School of Medicine and Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA.
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The protective role of spermine against male reproductive aberrations induced by exposure to electromagnetic field – An experimental investigation in the rat. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 2019; 370:117-130. [DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2019.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2018] [Revised: 02/25/2019] [Accepted: 03/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Soda K. Spermine and gene methylation: a mechanism of lifespan extension induced by polyamine-rich diet. Amino Acids 2019; 52:213-224. [PMID: 31004229 DOI: 10.1007/s00726-019-02733-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2019] [Accepted: 04/06/2019] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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The polyamines spermidine and spermine are synthesized in almost all organisms and are also contained in food. Polyamine synthesis decreases with aging, but no significant decrease in polyamine concentrations were found in organs, tissues, and blood of adult animals and humans. We found that healthy dietary patterns were associated with a preference for polyamine-rich foods, and first reported that increased polyamine intake extended the lifespan of mice and decreased the incidence of colon cancer induced by repeated administration of moderate amounts of a carcinogen. Recent investigations have revealed that changes in DNA methylation status play an important role in lifespan and aging-associated pathologies. The methylation of DNA is regulated by DNA methyltransferases in the presence of S-adenosylmethionine. Decarboxylated S-adenosylmethionine, converted from S-adenosylmethionine by S-adenosylmethionine decarboxylase, provides an aminopropyl group to synthesize spermine and spermidine and acts to inhibit DNMT activity. Long-term increased polyamine intake were shown to elevate blood spermine levels in mice and humans. In vitro studies demonstrated that spermine reversed changes induced by the inhibition of ornithine decarboxylase (e.g., increased decarboxylated S-adenosylmethionine, decreased DNA methyltransferase activity, increased aberrant DNA methylation), whose activity decreases with aging. Further, aged mice fed high-polyamine chow demonstrated suppression of aberrant DNA methylation and a consequent increase in protein levels of lymphocyte function-associated antigen 1, which plays a pivotal role on inflammatory process. This review discusses the relation between polyamine metabolism and DNA methylation, as well as the biological mechanism of lifespan extension induced by increased polyamine intake.
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- Kuniyasu Soda
- Cardiovascular Research Institute, Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University, 1-847 Amanuma, Omiya, Saitama-City, Saitama, Japan.
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Pietrocola F, Castoldi F, Kepp O, Carmona-Gutierrez D, Madeo F, Kroemer G. Spermidine reduces cancer-related mortality in humans. Autophagy 2018; 15:362-365. [PMID: 30354939 DOI: 10.1080/15548627.2018.1539592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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A recent prospective epidemiological study suggested that an increase in the nutritional uptake of the natural polyamine spermidine is associated with reduced overall and cancer-specific mortality. Here, we speculate through which mechanisms spermidine might exert such oncopreventive effects. Abbreviations: ACLY, ATP citrate lyase; ATG, autophagy-related gene; CoA, coenzyme A; NSCLC, non-small cell lung cancer.
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- Federico Pietrocola
- a Institute for Research in Biomedicine , Barcelona , Spain.,b INSERM, U1138 , Paris , France
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- b INSERM, U1138 , Paris , France.,c Gustave Roussy Cancer Campus , Villejuif , France.,d Equipe 11 labellisée par la Ligue Nationale contre le Cancer , Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers , Paris , France.,e Université Paris Descartes/Paris V, Sorbonne Paris Cité , Paris , France.,f Metabolomics and Cell Biology Platforms , Gustave Roussy Cancer Campus , Villejuif , France.,g Université Pierre et Marie Curie , Paris , France.,h Faculté de Medecine; Kremlin-Bicetre , Université Paris-Sud/Paris-Saclay , Kremlin Bicêtre , France
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- b INSERM, U1138 , Paris , France.,c Gustave Roussy Cancer Campus , Villejuif , France.,d Equipe 11 labellisée par la Ligue Nationale contre le Cancer , Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers , Paris , France.,e Université Paris Descartes/Paris V, Sorbonne Paris Cité , Paris , France.,f Metabolomics and Cell Biology Platforms , Gustave Roussy Cancer Campus , Villejuif , France.,g Université Pierre et Marie Curie , Paris , France.,h Faculté de Medecine; Kremlin-Bicetre , Université Paris-Sud/Paris-Saclay , Kremlin Bicêtre , France
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- i Institute of Molecular Biosciences , University of Graz, NAWI Graz , Graz , Austria.,j BioTechMed Graz , Graz , Austria
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- i Institute of Molecular Biosciences , University of Graz, NAWI Graz , Graz , Austria.,j BioTechMed Graz , Graz , Austria
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- b INSERM, U1138 , Paris , France.,c Gustave Roussy Cancer Campus , Villejuif , France.,d Equipe 11 labellisée par la Ligue Nationale contre le Cancer , Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers , Paris , France.,e Université Paris Descartes/Paris V, Sorbonne Paris Cité , Paris , France.,f Metabolomics and Cell Biology Platforms , Gustave Roussy Cancer Campus , Villejuif , France.,g Université Pierre et Marie Curie , Paris , France.,h Faculté de Medecine; Kremlin-Bicetre , Université Paris-Sud/Paris-Saclay , Kremlin Bicêtre , France.,k Pôle de Biologie, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou , AP-HP , Paris , France.,l Karolinska Institute, Department of Women's and Children's Health , Karolinska University Hospital , Stockholm , Sweden
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Soda K. Polyamine Metabolism and Gene Methylation in Conjunction with One-Carbon Metabolism. Int J Mol Sci 2018; 19:E3106. [PMID: 30309036 PMCID: PMC6213949 DOI: 10.3390/ijms19103106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2018] [Revised: 10/01/2018] [Accepted: 10/05/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Recent investigations have revealed that changes in DNA methylation status play an important role in aging-associated pathologies and lifespan. The methylation of DNA is regulated by DNA methyltransferases (DNMT1, DNMT3a, and DNMT3b) in the presence of S-adenosylmethionine (SAM), which serves as a methyl group donor. Increased availability of SAM enhances DNMT activity, while its metabolites, S-adenosyl-l-homocysteine (SAH) and decarboxylated S-adenosylmethionine (dcSAM), act to inhibit DNMT activity. SAH, which is converted from SAM by adding a methyl group to cytosine residues in DNA, is an intermediate precursor of homocysteine. dcSAM, converted from SAM by the enzymatic activity of adenosylmethionine decarboxylase, provides an aminopropyl group to synthesize the polyamines spermine and spermidine. Increased homocysteine levels are a significant risk factor for the development of a wide range of conditions, including cardiovascular diseases. However, successful homocysteine-lowering treatment by vitamins (B6, B12, and folate) failed to improve these conditions. Long-term increased polyamine intake elevated blood spermine levels and inhibited aging-associated pathologies in mice and humans. Spermine reversed changes (increased dcSAM, decreased DNMT activity, aberrant DNA methylation, and proinflammatory status) induced by the inhibition of ornithine decarboxylase. The relation between polyamine metabolism, one-carbon metabolism, DNA methylation, and the biological mechanism of spermine-induced lifespan extension is discussed.
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- Kuniyasu Soda
- Cardiovascular Research Institute, Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University, 1-847 Amanuma, Omiya, Saitama-city, Saitama Prefecture 330-8503, Japan.
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Bae DH, Lane DJR, Jansson PJ, Richardson DR. The old and new biochemistry of polyamines. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2018; 1862:2053-2068. [PMID: 29890242 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2018.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2018] [Revised: 06/02/2018] [Accepted: 06/04/2018] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Polyamines are ubiquitous positively charged amines found in all organisms. These molecules play a crucial role in many biological functions including cell growth, gene regulation and differentiation. The three major polyamines produced in all mammalian cells are putrescine, spermidine and spermine. The intracellular levels of these polyamines depend on the interplay of the biosynthetic and catabolic enzymes of the polyamine and methionine salvage pathway, as well as the involvement of polyamine transporters. Polyamine levels are observed to be high in cancer cells, which contributes to malignant transformation, cell proliferation and poor patient prognosis. Considering the critical roles of polyamines in cancer cell proliferation, numerous anti-polyaminergic compounds have been developed as anti-tumor agents, which seek to suppress polyamine levels by specifically inhibiting polyamine biosynthesis, activating polyamine catabolism, or blocking polyamine transporters. However, in terms of the development of effective anti-cancer therapeutics targeting the polyamine system, these efforts have unfortunately resulted in little success. Recently, several studies using the iron chelators, O-trensox and ICL670A (Deferasirox), have demonstrated a decline in both iron and polyamine levels. Since iron levels are also high in cancer cells, and like polyamines, are required for proliferation, these latter findings suggest a biochemically integrated link between iron and polyamine metabolism.
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- Dong-Hun Bae
- Molecular Pharmacology and Pathology Program, Department of Pathology and Bosch Institute, The Medical Foundation Building (K25), University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia
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- Melbourne Dementia Research Centre, The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, Kenneth Myer Building, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia.
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- Molecular Pharmacology and Pathology Program, Department of Pathology and Bosch Institute, The Medical Foundation Building (K25), University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia
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- Molecular Pharmacology and Pathology Program, Department of Pathology and Bosch Institute, The Medical Foundation Building (K25), University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia; Department of Pathology and Biological Responses, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan.
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Sugihara Y, Ikushima S, Miyake M, Kirisako T, Yada Y, Fujiwara D. Improvement of skin conditions by ingestion of Aspergillus kawachii (Koji) extract containing 14-dehydroergosterol in a randomized, double-blind, controlled trial. Clin Cosmet Investig Dermatol 2018; 11:115-124. [PMID: 29563825 PMCID: PMC5849931 DOI: 10.2147/ccid.s152979] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Purpose The present study examined the effect of ingestion of Koji extract containing 14-dehydroergosterol (14-DHE), prepared from Aspergillus kawachii NBRC4308, on improvement of skin conditions among healthy volunteers. Subjects and methods In a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group study, 70 healthy adult women who felt that their skin was dry ingested either a placebo dietary supplement or Koji extract (200 mg/day) supplement containing 0.1% 14-DHE for 12 weeks. Throughout the treatment period and for 4 weeks afterward, objective indicators - including moisture content of the stratum corneum, trans-epidermal water loss (TEWL), and skin wrinkles - were evaluated; in addition, the subjects answered a questionnaire on their skin conditions with ratings on a visual analog scale. Statistical analysis was conducted on the basis of differences from baseline scores. Results Compared with the placebo group, the Koji extract group showed significantly increased forearm moisture at 4, 8, and 16 weeks (p < 0.05 on unpaired t-test). The questionnaire survey showed a marked improvement in skin conditions, particularly crow's feet, in the Koji extract group versus the placebo group at 8 weeks (p < 0.05 by unpaired t-test). Furthermore, the Koji extract group showed a trend (p < 0.10) toward improvement in skin moisture (at 4 weeks), dryness around the eyes/mouth (at 4 weeks), and overall skin condition (at 8 weeks) versus the placebo group. Conclusion Ingestion of Koji extract containing 14-DHE was demonstrated to have positive effects toward improving skin conditions - in particular, on increasing skin moisture in the stratum corneum.
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- Research Laboratories for Health Science and Food Technologies
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- Central Laboratories for Key Technologies, Research and Development Division, Kirin Company, Limited, Yokohama
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- Doctorate Program in Human Biology, School of Integrative and Global Majors, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Central Laboratories for Key Technologies, Research and Development Division, Kirin Company, Limited, Yokohama
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Jeong JW, Cha HJ, Han MH, Hwang SJ, Lee DS, Yoo JS, Choi IW, Kim S, Kim HS, Kim GY, Hong SH, Park C, Lee HJ, Choi YH. Spermidine Protects against Oxidative Stress in Inflammation Models Using Macrophages and Zebrafish. Biomol Ther (Seoul) 2018; 26:146-156. [PMID: 28365977 PMCID: PMC5839493 DOI: 10.4062/biomolther.2016.272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2016] [Revised: 12/25/2016] [Accepted: 01/18/2017] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Spermidine is a naturally occurring polyamine compound that has recently emerged with anti-aging properties and suppresses inflammation and oxidation. However, its mechanisms of action on anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects have not been fully elucidated. In this study, the potential of spermidine for reducing pro-inflammatory and oxidative effects in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated macrophages and zebrafish was explored. Our data indicate that spermidine significantly inhibited the production of pro-inflammatory mediators such as nitric oxide (NO) and prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), and cytokines including tumor necrosis factor-α and interleukin-1β in RAW 264.7 macrophages without any significant cytotoxicity. The protective effects of spermidine accompanied by a marked suppression in their regulatory gene expression at the transcription levels. Spermidine also attenuated the nuclear translocation of NF-κB p65 subunit and reduced LPS-induced intracellular accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in RAW 264.7 macrophages. Moreover, spermidine prevented the LPS-induced NO production and ROS accumulation in zebrafish larvae and was found to be associated with a diminished recruitment of neutrophils and macrophages. Although more work is needed to fully understand the critical role of spermidine on the inhibition of inflammation-associated migration of immune cells, our findings clearly demonstrate that spermidine may be a potential therapeutic intervention for the treatment of inflammatory and oxidative disorders.
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- Jin-Woo Jeong
- Anti-Aging Research Center and Department of Biochemistry, Dongeui University College of Korean Medicine, Busan 47227, Republic of Korea
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- Departments of Parasitology and Genetics, Kosin University College of Medicine, Busan 49267, Republic of Korea
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- Natural products Research Team, Marine Biodiversity Institute of Korea, Seocheon 33662, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Inje University, Gimhae 50834, Republic of Korea
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- Natural products Research Team, Marine Biodiversity Institute of Korea, Seocheon 33662, Republic of Korea
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- Natural products Research Team, Marine Biodiversity Institute of Korea, Seocheon 33662, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Microbiology, College of Medicine, Inje University, Busan 47392, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Natural Sciences, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, College of Natural Sciences, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea
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- Laboratory of Immunobiology, Department of Marine Life Sciences, Jeju National University, Jeju 63243, Republic of Korea
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- Anti-Aging Research Center and Department of Biochemistry, Dongeui University College of Korean Medicine, Busan 47227, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Molecular Biology, College of Natural Sciences & Human Ecology, Dongeui University, Busan 47340, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Inje University, Gimhae 50834, Republic of Korea
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- Anti-Aging Research Center and Department of Biochemistry, Dongeui University College of Korean Medicine, Busan 47227, Republic of Korea
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Zeng WJ, Tan Z, Lai XF, Xu YN, Mai CL, Zhang J, Lin ZJ, Liu XG, Sun SL, Zhou LJ. Topical delivery of l-theanine ameliorates TPA-induced acute skin inflammation via downregulating endothelial PECAM-1 and neutrophil infiltration and activation. Chem Biol Interact 2018; 284:69-79. [PMID: 29458014 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2018.02.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2017] [Revised: 12/27/2017] [Accepted: 02/13/2018] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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l-theanine, the most abundant free amino acid in tea, has been documented to possess many different bioactive properties through oral or intragastrical delivery. However, little is known about the effect of topical delivery of l-theanine on acute inflammation. In the present study, by using 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA, 2.5 μg/ear)-induced ear edema model in mice, we first found that single-dose local pretreatment of l-theanine 30 min before TPA time- and dose-dependently suppressed the increases in both skin thickness and weight. Subsequently l-theanine ameliorated TPA-induced erythema, vascular permeability increase, epidermal and dermal hyperplasia, neutrophil infiltration and activation via downregulating the expression of PECAM-1 (a platelet endothelial adhesion molecule-1) in blood vessels and the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines IL-1β, TNF-α, and mediator cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), which is mainly expressed in neutrophils. It highlighted the potential of l-theanine as a locally administrable therapeutic agent for acute cutaneous inflammation.
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- Wei-Jie Zeng
- Department of Physiology and Pain Research Center, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, China
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- Department of Physiology and Pain Research Center, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, China
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- Tea Research Institute, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Resources Innovation & Utilization, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Dafeng Road 6th, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- Department of Physiology and Pain Research Center, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, China
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- Department of Physiology and Pain Research Center, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, China
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- Department of Physiology and Pain Research Center, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, China
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- Department of Physiology and Pain Research Center, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, China
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- Department of Physiology and Pain Research Center, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, China
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- Tea Research Institute, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Resources Innovation & Utilization, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Dafeng Road 6th, Guangzhou, 510640, China.
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- Department of Physiology and Pain Research Center, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, China.
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Madeo F, Eisenberg T, Pietrocola F, Kroemer G. Spermidine in health and disease. Science 2018; 359:359/6374/eaan2788. [DOI: 10.1126/science.aan2788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 438] [Impact Index Per Article: 73.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Kang B, Xu Q, Chen Z, Wu Y, Yang S, Yang X, Zhang Z, Jiang D. Characterization of goose SPMS: Molecular characterization and expression profiling of SPMS in the goose ovary. Reprod Biol 2018; 18:60-65. [PMID: 29336947 DOI: 10.1016/j.repbio.2018.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2017] [Revised: 12/13/2017] [Accepted: 01/04/2018] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Spermine synthase (SPMS), which converts spermidine into spermine, is essential for normal cell growth and development processes in humans and other mammals, but the molecular characterization and expression profiling of the SPMS gene remain undetermined in goose tissues and ovarian follicles. In this study, the SPMS cDNA sequence of the Sichuan white goose was cloned and analysed, and SPMS mRNA expression was profiled in various tissues and ovarian follicles. The results showed that the open reading frame of the SPMS cDNA sequence was 1092 bp in length, encoding 363 amino acids with a molecular weight of 41 kDa. Among all the examined tissues, SPMS expression was highest in the spleen and cerebrum and lowest in the breast and thigh muscles. SPMS expression in the F1 follicle was significantly higher than that in the POF (except for POF2) (P < 0.05). Our results indicate that SPMS might play an important role in follicular development and ovulation.
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- Bo Kang
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, PR China
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- Institute of Animal Science, Chengdu Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Chengdu, PR China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, PR China
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- Institute of Animal Science, Chengdu Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Chengdu, PR China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, PR China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, PR China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, PR China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, PR China.
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Park G, Oh DS, Lee MG, Lee CE, Kim YU. 6-Shogaol, an active compound of ginger, alleviates allergic dermatitis-like skin lesions via cytokine inhibition by activating the Nrf2 pathway. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 2016; 310:51-59. [PMID: 27562088 DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2016.08.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2016] [Revised: 08/08/2016] [Accepted: 08/19/2016] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Allergic dermatitis (AD) clinically presents with skin erythematous plaques, eruption, and elevated serum IgE, and T helper cell type 2 and 1 (Th2 and Th1) cytokine levels. 6-Shogaol [1-(4-hydroxy-methoxyphenyl)-4-decen-one], a pungent compound isolated from ginger, has shown anti-inflammatory effects, but its inhibitory effects on AD are unknown. The aim of this study was to examine whether 6-shogaol inhibits AD-like skin lesions and their underlying mechanism in vivo and in vitro. An AD-like response was induced by tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α)+IFN-γ in human keratinocytes or by 2,4-dinitrochlorobenzene (DNCB) in mice. In vivo, 6-shogaol inhibited the development of DNCB-induced AD-like skin lesions and scratching behavior, and showed significant reduction in Th2/1-mediated inflammatory cytokines, IgE, TNF-α, IFN-γ, thymus and activation-regulated chemokine, IL-1, 4, 12, and 13, cyclooxygenase-2, and nitric oxide synthase levels. In vitro, 6-shogaol inhibited reactive oxygen species (ROS) and mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) signaling, and increased the levels of total glutathione, heme oxygenase-1, and quinone 1 via nuclear factor erythroid 2 related factor 2 (Nrf2) activation. 6-Shogaol can alleviate AD-like skin lesions by inhibiting immune mediators via regulating the ROS/MAPKs/Nrf2 signaling pathway, and may be an effective alternative therapy for AD.
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- Gunhyuk Park
- The K-herb Research Center, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, 1672 Yuseong-daero, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34054, Republic of Korea.
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- The K-herb Research Center, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, 1672 Yuseong-daero, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34054, Republic of Korea
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- Major in Cosmeceutical Science, Division of Bio-technology and Convergence, Daegu Haany University, Gyeongsan, Republic of Korea
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- Major in Cosmeceutical Science, Division of Bio-technology and Convergence, Daegu Haany University, Gyeongsan, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, College of Biomedical Science, Daegu Haany University, Republic of Korea.
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Lv YL, Wu ZZ, Chen LX, Wu BX, Chen LL, Qin GC, Gui B, Zhou JY. Neuroprotective effects of tetrandrine against vascular dementia. Neural Regen Res 2016; 11:454-9. [PMID: 27127485 PMCID: PMC4829011 DOI: 10.4103/1673-5374.179058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Tetrandrine is one of the major active ingredients in Menispermaceae Stephania tetrandra S. Moore, and has specific therapeutic effects in ischemic cerebrovascular disease. Its use in vascular dementia has not been studied fully. Here, we investigated whether tetrandrine would improve behavioral and cellular impairments in a two-vessel occlusion rat model of chronic vascular dementia. Eight weeks after model establishment, rats were injected intraperitoneally with 10 or 30 mg/kg tetrandrine every other day for 4 weeks. Behavioral assessment in the Morris water maze showed that model rats had longer escape latencies in training trials, and spent less time swimming in the target quadrant in probe trials, than sham-operated rats. However, rats that had received tetrandrine showed shorter escape latencies and longer target quadrant swimming time than untreated model rats. Hematoxylin-eosin and Nissl staining revealed less neuronal necrosis and pathological damage, and more living cells, in the hippocampus of rats treated with tetrandrine than in untreated model rats. Western blot assay showed that interleukin-1β expression, and phosphorylation of the N-methyl-D-aspartate 2B receptor at tyrosine 1472, were lower in model rats that received tetrandrine than in those that did not. The present findings suggest that tetrandrine may be neuroprotective in chronic vascular dementia by reducing interleukin-1β expression, N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor 2B phosphorylation at tyrosine 1472, and neuronal necrosis.
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- Laboratory Research Center, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology of the State Ministry of Education, College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
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- Laboratory Research Center, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Laboratory Research Center, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Laboratory Research Center, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Laboratory Research Center, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Laboratory Research Center, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Laboratory Research Center, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Sustained Arginase 1 Expression Modulates Pathological Tau Deposits in a Mouse Model of Tauopathy. J Neurosci 2016; 35:14842-60. [PMID: 26538654 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.3959-14.2015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Tau accumulation remains one of the closest correlates of neuronal loss in Alzheimer's disease. In addition, tau associates with several other neurodegenerative diseases, collectively known as tauopathies, in which clinical phenotypes manifest as cognitive impairment, behavioral disturbances, and motor impairment. Polyamines act as bivalent regulators of cellular function and are involved in numerous biological processes. The regulation of the polyamines system can become dysfunctional during disease states. Arginase 1 (Arg1) and nitric oxide synthases compete for l-arginine to produce either polyamines or nitric oxide, respectively. Herein, we show that overexpression of Arg1 using adeno-associated virus (AAV) in the CNS of rTg4510 tau transgenic mice significantly reduced phospho-tau species and tangle pathology. Sustained Arg1 overexpression decreased several kinases capable of phosphorylating tau, decreased inflammation, and modulated changes in the mammalian target of rapamycin and related proteins, suggesting activation of autophagy. Arg1 overexpression also mitigated hippocampal atrophy in tau transgenic mice. Conversely, conditional deletion of Arg1 in myeloid cells resulted in increased tau accumulation relative to Arg1-sufficient mice after transduction with a recombinant AAV-tau construct. These data suggest that Arg1 and the polyamine pathway may offer novel therapeutic targets for tauopathies.
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Nowotarski SL, Feith DJ, Shantz LM. Skin Carcinogenesis Studies Using Mouse Models with Altered Polyamines. CANCER GROWTH AND METASTASIS 2015; 8:17-27. [PMID: 26380554 PMCID: PMC4558889 DOI: 10.4137/cgm.s21219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2015] [Revised: 06/30/2015] [Accepted: 07/01/2015] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC) is a major health concern worldwide. With increasing numbers in high-risk groups such as organ transplant recipients and patients taking photosensitizing medications, the incidence of NMSC continues to rise. Mouse models of NMSC allow us to better understand the molecular signaling cascades involved in skin tumor development in order to identify novel therapeutic strategies. Here we review the models designed to determine the role of the polyamines in NMSC development and maintenance. Elevated polyamines are absolutely required for tumor growth, and dysregulation of their biosynthetic and catabolic enzymes has been observed in NMSC. Studies using mice with genetic alterations in epidermal polyamines suggest that they play key roles in tumor promotion and epithelial cell survival pathways, and recent clinical trials indicate that pharmacological inhibitors of polyamine metabolism show promise in individuals at high risk for NMSC.
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- Shannon L Nowotarski
- Department of Biochemistry, The Pennsylvania State University Berks College, Reading, PA, USA
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- University of Virginia Cancer Center and Department of Medicine, Hematology and Oncology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, The Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA
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Yang IJ, Lee DU, Shin HM. Anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects of coumarins isolated fromFoeniculum vulgarein lipopolysaccharide-stimulated macrophages and 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate-stimulated mice. Immunopharmacol Immunotoxicol 2015; 37:308-17. [DOI: 10.3109/08923973.2015.1038751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Kim GD, Kim TH, Park YS, Ahn HJ, Cho JJ, Park CS. Immune Response Against 2,4-Dinitrofluorobenzene-Induced Atopic Dermatitis-Like Clinical Manifestation is Suppressed by Spermidine in NC⁄Nga Mice. Scand J Immunol 2015; 81:221-8. [DOI: 10.1111/sji.12274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2014] [Accepted: 01/10/2015] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- G.-D. Kim
- Department of Microbiology; School of Medicine; Kyung Hee University; Seoul Korea
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- Department of Microbiology; School of Medicine; Kyung Hee University; Seoul Korea
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- Department of Microbiology; School of Medicine; Kyung Hee University; Seoul Korea
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- Department of Microbiology; School of Medicine; Kyung Hee University; Seoul Korea
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- Department of Microbiology; School of Medicine; Kyung Hee University; Seoul Korea
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- Department of Microbiology; School of Medicine; Kyung Hee University; Seoul Korea
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Caloric restriction mimetics: towards a molecular definition. Nat Rev Drug Discov 2014; 13:727-40. [PMID: 25212602 DOI: 10.1038/nrd4391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 178] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Caloric restriction, be it constant or intermittent, is reputed to have health-promoting and lifespan-extending effects. Caloric restriction mimetics (CRMs) are compounds that mimic the biochemical and functional effects of caloric restriction. In this Opinion article, we propose a unifying definition of CRMs as compounds that stimulate autophagy by favouring the deacetylation of cellular proteins. This deacetylation process can be achieved by three classes of compounds that deplete acetyl coenzyme A (AcCoA; the sole donor of acetyl groups), that inhibit acetyl transferases (a group of enzymes that acetylate lysine residues in an array of proteins) or that stimulate the activity of deacetylases and hence reverse the action of acetyl transferases. A unifying definition of CRMs will be important for the continued development of this class of therapeutic agents.
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Minois N. Molecular Basis of the Anti-Aging' Effect of Spermidine and Other Natural Polyamines - A Mini-Review. Gerontology 2014; 60:319-26. [DOI: 10.1159/000356748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2013] [Accepted: 10/15/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Polyamines are ubiquitous and essential components of mammalian cells. They have multiple functions including critical roles in nucleic acid and protein synthesis, gene expression, protein function, protection from oxidative damage, the regulation of ion channels, and maintenance of the structure of cellular macromolecules. It is essential to maintain a correct level of polyamines, and this amount is tightly regulated at the levels of transport, synthesis, and degradation. Catabolic pathways generate reactive aldehydes including acrolein and hydrogen peroxide via a number of oxidases. These metabolites, particularly those from spermine, can cause significant toxicity with damage to proteins, DNA, and other cellular components. Their production can be increased as a result of infection or cell damage that releases free polyamines and activates the oxidative catabolic pathways. Since polyamines also have an important physiological role in protection from oxidative damage, the reduction in polyamine content may exacerbate the toxic potential of these agents. Increases in polyamine catabolism have been implicated in the development of diseases including stroke, other neurological diseases, renal failure, liver disease, and cancer. These results provide new opportunities for the early diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of disease.
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- Anthony E Pegg
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine , Hershey, Pennsylvania 17033, United States
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