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Li W, Tang D, Wang Q, Li S, Zhao W, You L. Development and validation of a nomogram for assessment postoperative sodium disturbance in PAs patients: a retrospective cohort study. PeerJ 2023; 11:e15946. [PMID: 37663278 PMCID: PMC10474829 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.15946] [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: 05/09/2023] [Accepted: 08/01/2023] [Indexed: 09/05/2023] Open
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Background Pituitary adenomas (PAs) are neuroendocrine tumors located in the sellar region. Surgery, being the primary treatment option for most PAs, is known to cause disruptions in sodium metabolism. Objective To develop and validate a nomogram for assessment the incidence of postoperative sodium disturbance (SD) in patients with PAs. Methods In this retrospective study, 208 patients with PAs who underwent resection surgery between 2013 and 2020 were included. Various demographic characteristics, clinical features and laboratory data were analyzed as potential predictors of postoperative sodium disturbance (SD). LASSO regression were used to identify independent preoperative variables associated with SD. Logistic regression was employed to calculate odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs). A nomogram was constructed to visualize these results and evaluated using metrics such as the area under the curve (AUC) for discrimination, the Hosmer-Lemeshow test for calibration and decision curve for usefulness assessment. Results The incidence of SD was 44.23% (92 cases out of 208). Six preoperative factors, including sex, types of PAs, phosphocreatine kinase (CK), serum iron (Fe), free fatty acids (NEFA) and mean corpuscular volume (MCV), were identified for constructing a predictive nomogram. The nomogram showed high accuracy, with AUC values of 0.851 (95% CI [0.799-0.923]) and 0.771 (95% CI [0.681-0.861]) in the training and validation datasets, respectively. Calibration assessment and decision curve analysis confirmed its good agreement and clinical utility. Conclusion A practical and effective nomogram for predicting SD after PAs surgery is presented in this study.
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- Wenpeng Li
- Department of Neurosurgery, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Guang Zhou, China
- Orthopedics, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Xiangyang Central Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Hubei University of Arts and Science, Xiangyang, China
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- Orthopedics, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Guang Zhou, China
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- Neurosurgery, Second Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Shanxi, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Guang Zhou, China
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Costa TGF, Oliveira MM, Toledo MM, Santos HB, Thome RG, Cortes VF, Santos HL, Quintas LEM, Sousa L, Fontes CFL, Barbosa LA. Effect of Fe 3+ on Na,K-ATPase: Unexpected activation of ATP hydrolysis. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA. BIOMEMBRANES 2022; 1864:183868. [PMID: 35063401 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2022.183868] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2021] [Revised: 01/10/2022] [Accepted: 01/12/2022] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Iron is a key element in cell function; however, its excess in iron overload conditions can be harmful through the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and cell oxidative stress. Activity of Na,K-ATPase has been shown to be implicated in cellular iron uptake and iron modulates the Na,K-ATPase function from different tissues. In this study, we determined the effect of iron overload on Na,K-ATPase activity and established the role that isoforms and conformational states of this enzyme has on this effect. Total blood and membrane preparations from erythrocytes (ghost cells), as well as pig kidney and rat brain cortex, and enterocytes cells (Caco-2) were used. In E1-related subconformations, an enzyme activation effect by iron was observed, and in the E2-related subconformations enzyme inhibition was observed. The enzyme's kinetic parameters were significantly changed only in the Na+ curve in ghost cells. In contrast to Na,K-ATPase α2 and α3 isoforms, activation was not observed for the α1 isoform. In Caco-2 cells, which only contain Na,K-ATPase α1 isoform, the FeCl3 increased the intracellular storage of iron, catalase activity, the production of H2O2 and the expression levels of the α1 isoform. In contrast, iron did not affect lipid peroxidation, GSH content, superoxide dismutase and Na,K-ATPase activities. These results suggest that iron itself modulates Na,K-ATPase and that one or more E1-related subconformations seems to be determinant for the sensitivity of iron modulation through a mechanism in which the involvement of the Na, K-ATPase α3 isoform needs to be further investigated.
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- Tamara G F Costa
- Laboratório de Bioquímica Celular, Universidade Federal de São João del-Rei, Campus Centro-Oeste Dona Lindu, Divinopolis, MG, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Bioquímica Celular, Universidade Federal de São João del-Rei, Campus Centro-Oeste Dona Lindu, Divinopolis, MG, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Bioquímica Celular, Universidade Federal de São João del-Rei, Campus Centro-Oeste Dona Lindu, Divinopolis, MG, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Processamento de Tecidos, Universidade Federal de São João del-Rei (UFSJ), Campus Centro-Oeste Dona Lindu, Divinópolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Processamento de Tecidos, Universidade Federal de São João del-Rei (UFSJ), Campus Centro-Oeste Dona Lindu, Divinópolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Bioquímica Celular, Universidade Federal de São João del-Rei, Campus Centro-Oeste Dona Lindu, Divinopolis, MG, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Bioquímica Celular, Universidade Federal de São João del-Rei, Campus Centro-Oeste Dona Lindu, Divinopolis, MG, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Farmacologia Bioquímica e Molecular, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Bioquímica Celular, Universidade Federal de São João del-Rei, Campus Centro-Oeste Dona Lindu, Divinopolis, MG, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Estrutura e Regulação de Proteínas e ATPases, Programa de Biologia Estrutural, Instituto de Bioquímica Médica Leopoldo de Meis, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
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- Laboratório de Bioquímica Celular, Universidade Federal de São João del-Rei, Campus Centro-Oeste Dona Lindu, Divinopolis, MG, Brazil.
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Sousa L, Pessoa MTC, Costa TGF, Cortes VF, Santos HL, Barbosa LA. Iron overload impact on P-ATPases. Ann Hematol 2018; 97:377-385. [PMID: 29307086 DOI: 10.1007/s00277-017-3222-4] [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: 03/21/2017] [Accepted: 12/23/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Iron is a chemical element that is active in the fundamental physiological processes for human life, but its burden can be toxic to the body, mainly because of the stimulation of membrane lipid peroxidation. For this reason, the action of iron on many ATPases has been studied, especially on P-ATPases, such as the Na+,K+-ATPase and the Ca2+-ATPase. On the Fe2+-ATPase activity, the free iron acts as an activator, decreasing the intracellular Fe2+ and playing a protection role for the cell. On the Ca2+-ATPase activity, the iron overload decreases the enzyme activity, raising the cytoplasmic Ca2+ and decreasing the sarco/endoplasmic reticulum and the Golgi apparatus Ca2+ concentrations, which could promote an enzyme oxidation, nitration, and fragmentation. However, the iron overload effect on the Na+,K+-ATPase may change according to the tissue expressions. On the renal cells, as well as on the brain and the heart, iron promotes an enzyme inactivation, whereas its effect on the erythrocytes seems to be the opposite, directly stimulating the ATPase activity, or stimulating it by signaling pathways involving ROS and PKC. Modulations in the ATPase activity may impair the ionic transportation, which is essential for cell viability maintenance, inducing irreversible damage to the cell homeostasis. Here, we will discuss about the iron overload effect on the P-ATPases, such as the Na+,K+-ATPase, the Ca2+-ATPase, and the Fe2+-ATPase.
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- Leilismara Sousa
- Laboratório de Bioquímica Celular, Campus Centro-Oeste Dona Lindu, Universidade Federal de São João del Rei, Av Sebastião Gonçalves Coelho, 400, Divinópolis, MG, 35501-296, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Bioquímica Celular, Campus Centro-Oeste Dona Lindu, Universidade Federal de São João del Rei, Av Sebastião Gonçalves Coelho, 400, Divinópolis, MG, 35501-296, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Bioquímica Celular, Campus Centro-Oeste Dona Lindu, Universidade Federal de São João del Rei, Av Sebastião Gonçalves Coelho, 400, Divinópolis, MG, 35501-296, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Bioquímica Celular, Campus Centro-Oeste Dona Lindu, Universidade Federal de São João del Rei, Av Sebastião Gonçalves Coelho, 400, Divinópolis, MG, 35501-296, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Bioquímica Celular, Campus Centro-Oeste Dona Lindu, Universidade Federal de São João del Rei, Av Sebastião Gonçalves Coelho, 400, Divinópolis, MG, 35501-296, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Bioquímica Celular, Campus Centro-Oeste Dona Lindu, Universidade Federal de São João del Rei, Av Sebastião Gonçalves Coelho, 400, Divinópolis, MG, 35501-296, Brazil.
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Sousa L, Garcia IJP, Costa TGF, Silva LND, Renó CO, Oliveira ES, Tilelli CQ, Santos LL, Cortes VF, Santos HL, Barbosa LA. Effects of Iron Overload on the Activity of Na,K-ATPase and Lipid Profile of the Human Erythrocyte Membrane. PLoS One 2015. [PMID: 26197432 PMCID: PMC4510300 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0132852] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Iron is an essential chemical element for human life. However, in some pathological conditions, such as hereditary hemochromatosis type 1 (HH1), iron overload induces the production of reactive oxygen species that may lead to lipid peroxidation and a change in the plasma-membrane lipid profile. In this study, we investigated whether iron overload interferes with the Na,K-ATPase activity of the plasma membrane by studying erythrocytes that were obtained from the whole blood of patients suffering from iron overload. Additionally, we treated erythrocytes of normal subjects with 0.8 mM H2O2 and 1 μM FeCl3 for 24 h. We then analyzed the lipid profile, lipid peroxidation and Na,K-ATPase activity of plasma membranes derived from these cells. Iron overload was more frequent in men (87.5%) than in women and was associated with an increase (446%) in lipid peroxidation, as indicated by the amount of the thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) and an increase (327%) in the Na,K-ATPase activity in the plasma membrane of erythrocytes. Erythrocytes treated with 1 μM FeCl3 for 24 h showed an increase (132%) in the Na,K-ATPase activity but no change in the TBARS levels. Iron treatment also decreased the cholesterol and phospholipid content of the erythrocyte membranes and similar decreases were observed in iron overload patients. In contrast, erythrocytes treated with 0.8 mM H2O2 for 24 h showed no change in the measured parameters. These results indicate that erythrocytes from patients with iron overload exhibit higher Na,K-ATPase activity compared with normal subjects and that this effect is specifically associated with altered iron levels.
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- Leilismara Sousa
- Laboratório de Bioquímica Celular, Universidade Federal de São João del Rei, Campus Centro-Oeste Dona Lindú, Av Sebastião Gonçalves Coelho 400, 35501–296, Divinópolis, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Bioquímica Celular, Universidade Federal de São João del Rei, Campus Centro-Oeste Dona Lindú, Av Sebastião Gonçalves Coelho 400, 35501–296, Divinópolis, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Bioquímica Celular, Universidade Federal de São João del Rei, Campus Centro-Oeste Dona Lindú, Av Sebastião Gonçalves Coelho 400, 35501–296, Divinópolis, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Bioquímica Celular, Universidade Federal de São João del Rei, Campus Centro-Oeste Dona Lindú, Av Sebastião Gonçalves Coelho 400, 35501–296, Divinópolis, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Bioquímica Celular, Universidade Federal de São João del Rei, Campus Centro-Oeste Dona Lindú, Av Sebastião Gonçalves Coelho 400, 35501–296, Divinópolis, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal de São João del Rei, Campus Centro-Oeste Dona Lindú, Av Sebastião Gonçalves Coelho 400, 35501–296, Divinópolis, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Estudos em Neurociências das Epilepsias e Comorbidades, Universidade Federal de São João del Rei, Campus Centro-Oeste Dona Lindú, Av Sebastião Gonçalves Coelho 400, 35501–296, Divinópolis, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal de São João del Rei, Campus Centro-Oeste Dona Lindú, Av Sebastião Gonçalves Coelho 400, 35501–296, Divinópolis, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Bioquímica Celular, Universidade Federal de São João del Rei, Campus Centro-Oeste Dona Lindú, Av Sebastião Gonçalves Coelho 400, 35501–296, Divinópolis, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Bioquímica Celular, Universidade Federal de São João del Rei, Campus Centro-Oeste Dona Lindú, Av Sebastião Gonçalves Coelho 400, 35501–296, Divinópolis, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Bioquímica Celular, Universidade Federal de São João del Rei, Campus Centro-Oeste Dona Lindú, Av Sebastião Gonçalves Coelho 400, 35501–296, Divinópolis, Brazil
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Rejitha V, Peter MCS. Adrenaline and triiodothyronine modify the iron handling in the freshwater air-breathing fish Anabas testudineus Bloch: role of ferric reductase in iron acquisition. Gen Comp Endocrinol 2013; 181:130-8. [PMID: 23168087 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2012.11.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2012] [Revised: 11/04/2012] [Accepted: 11/09/2012] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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The effects of in vivo adrenaline and triiodothyronine (T(3)) on ferric reductase (FR) activity, a membrane-bound enzyme that reduces Fe(III) to Fe(II) iron, were studied in the organs of climbing perch (Anabas testudineus Bloch). Adrenaline injection (10 ng g(-1)) for 30 min produced significant inhibition of FR activity in the liver and kidney and that suggests a role for this stress hormone in iron acquisition in this fish. Short-term T(3) injection (40 ng g(-1)) reduced FR activity in the gills of fed fish but not in the unfed fish. Similar reduction of FR activity was also obtained in the intestine and kidney of fed fish after T(3) injection. Feeding produced pronounced decline in FR activity in the spleen but T(3) challenge in fed and unfed fish increased its activity in this iron storing organ and that point to the sensitivity of FR system to feeding activity. The in vitro effects of Fe on FR activity in the gill explants of freshwater fish showed correlations of FR with Na(+), K(+)-ATPase and H(+)-ATPase activities. Substantial increase in the FR activity was found in the gill explants incubated with all the tested doses of Fe(II) iron (1.80, 3.59 and 7.18 μM) and Fe(III) iron (1.25, 2.51 and 5.02 μM) and this indicate that FR and Na pump activity are positively correlated. On the contrary, substantial reduction of gill H(+)-ATPase activity was found in the gill explants incubated with Fe(II) iron and Fe(III) iron indicating that perch gills may not require a high acidic microenvironment for the reduction of Fe(III) iron. Accumulation of iron in the gill explants after Fe(III) iron incubation implies a direct relationship between Fe acquisition and FR activity in this tissue. The inverse correlation between FR activity and H(+)-ATPase activity in Fe(II) or Fe(III) loaded gills and the significant positive correlations of FR activity with total [Fe] content in the Fe(III) loaded gills substantiate that FR which shows sensitivity to sodium and proton pumps, has a vital role in Fe(II) and Fe(III) iron handling in this fish. Our data also provide evidence that adrenaline, T(3) and the feeding status are the vital factors that can regulate the storage and handling of iron in fish.
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- Department of Zoology, University of Kerala, Kariavattom, Thiruvananthapuram 695581, Kerala, India
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Li Y, Wang MY, Fan XS, Qi X, Chen Y, Zhang H, Zhao QC. Effect of San-ao Decoction, a traditional Chinese prescription, on IL-4 treated normal human bronchial epithelium. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2010; 131:104-109. [PMID: 20561578 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2010.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2009] [Revised: 05/28/2010] [Accepted: 06/04/2010] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE San-ao Decoction (SA) is a classical prescription, clinically employed to treat asthma in Chinese medicine. AIM OF STUDY The present study was designed to examine whether SA has a protective effect on normal human bronchial epithelium modeled by interleukin-4 (IL-4), in association with eotaxin-3. MATERIALS AND METHODS SA is made of three traditional Chinese medicines: Herba Ephedrae, Semen Armeniacae amarum and Radix Glycyrrhizae. Apoptosis was measured by fluorescence microscopy and flow cytometry with IL-4 activated NHBE. In addition, eotaxin-3 mRNA's expression was detected by RT-PCR in NHBE stimulated with IL-4. RESULTS Fluorescence microscopy and flow cytometry showed that IL-4-induced normal human bronchial epithelium (NHBE) apoptosis, while SA decreased the apoptosis of NHBE with IL-4 stimulation. RT-PCR showed no expression or low expression of eotaxin-3 mRNA on NHBE, IL-4 enhanced the eotaxin-3 mRNA's expression, and that could be decreased by SA. CONCLUSIONS The results indicate that SA can decrease NHBE's damage and inflammation through reducing eotaxin-3 mRNA expression.
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- Yu Li
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for TCM Formulae Research, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, 138 Xianlin Rd., Nanjing 210046, China
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Lou C, Yang G, Cai H, Zou M, Xu Z, Li Y, Zhao F, Li W, Tong L, Wang M, Cai B. 2′,4′-Dihydroxychalcone-induced apoptosis of human gastric cancer MGC-803 cells via down-regulation of survivin mRNA. Toxicol In Vitro 2010; 24:1333-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2010.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2010] [Revised: 04/14/2010] [Accepted: 05/10/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Iron accumulation in bronchial epithelial cells is dependent on concurrent sodium transport. Biometals 2008; 21:571-80. [PMID: 18483768 DOI: 10.1007/s10534-008-9143-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2007] [Accepted: 04/23/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Airway epithelial cells prevent damaging effects of extracellular iron by taking up the metal and sequestering it within intracellular ferritin. Epithelial iron transport is associated with transcellular movement of other cations including changes in the expression or activity of Na, K-ATPase and epithelial Na(+) channel (ENaC). Given this relationship between iron and Na(+), we hypothesized that iron uptake by airway epithelial cells requires concurrent Na(+) transport. In preliminary studies, we found that Na(+)-free buffer blocked iron uptake by human airway epithelial cell. Na(+) channels inhibitors, including furosemide, bumetanide, and ethylisopropyl amiloride (EIPA) significantly decreased epithelial cell concentrations of non-heme iron suggesting that Na(+)-dependent iron accumulation involves generalized Na(+) flux into the cells rather than participation of one or more specific Na(+) channels. In addition, efflux of K(+) was detected during iron uptake, as was the influx of phosphate to balance the inward movement of cations. Together, these data demonstrate that intracellular iron accumulation by airway epithelium requires concurrent Na(+)/K(+)exchange.
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Parry SN, Ellis N, Li Z, Maitz P, Witting PK. Myoglobin Induces Oxidative Stress and Decreases Endocytosis and Monolayer Permissiveness in Cultured Kidney Epithelial Cells without Affecting Viability. Kidney Blood Press Res 2008; 31:16-28. [DOI: 10.1159/000112921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2007] [Accepted: 11/01/2007] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Yin W, Yin FZ, Shen WX, Cai BC, Hua ZC. Requirement of hydrogen peroxide and Sp1 in the stimulation of Na,K-ATPase by low potassium in MDCK epithelial cells. Int J Biochem Cell Biol 2008; 40:942-53. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2007.10.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2007] [Revised: 10/17/2007] [Accepted: 10/28/2007] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Yin W, Deng XK, Yin FZ, Zhang XC, Cai BC. The cytotoxicity induced by brucine from the seed of Strychnos nux-vomica proceeds via apoptosis and is mediated by cyclooxygenase 2 and caspase 3 in SMMC 7221 cells. Food Chem Toxicol 2007; 45:1700-8. [PMID: 17449162 DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2007.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2006] [Accepted: 03/06/2007] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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To study the cytotoxicity of four alkaloids: brucine, strychnine, brucine N-oxide and isostrychnine from nux vomica on SMMC 7721 cells and their possible mechanisms, MET assay was used to examine the growth inhibitory effects of these alkaloids. Brucine revealed the strongest growth inhibitory effect on SMMC-7721 cells. Furthermore, as directly observed under an inverted microscope, fluorescent microscope and transmission electronic microscope, brucine caused SMMC-7721 cell shrinkage, membrane blobbing, formation of apoptotic body as well as nucleus condensation, all of which are typical characteristics of apoptotic programmed cell death. In addition, brucine dose-dependently caused SMMC-7721 cells apoptosis via formation of subdipolid DNA and phosphatidylserine externalization, as evidenced by flow cytometry analysis. The brucine-induced apoptosis was partially attributed to the activation of caspase 3 as well as cyclooxygenase 2 inhibition, since neither caspase 3 specific inhibitor, z-DEVD-fmk nor was exogenous addition of prostaglandin E(2) able to completely abrogate the brucine-induced SMMC 7721 cell apoptosis. In sum, this paper indicate that the major alkaloids present in the seed of Strychnos nux-vomica are effective against SMMC-7721 cells proliferation, among which brucine proceeds SMMC-7721 cells death via apoptosis, probably through the participation of caspase 3 and cyclooxygenase 2.
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- Wu Yin
- State Key Lab of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Nanjing University, 210093, China
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Yin W, Cheng W, Shen W, Shu L, Zhao J, Zhang J, Hua ZC. Impairment of Na(+),K(+)-ATPase in CD95(APO-1)-induced human T-cell leukemia cell apoptosis mediated by glutathione depletion and generation of hydrogen peroxide. Leukemia 2007; 21:1669-78. [PMID: 17554377 DOI: 10.1038/sj.leu.2404791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Human T-cell leukemia is a malignant disease that needs various regimens of cytotoxic chemotherapy to overcome drug resistance. Recently, Na(+),K(+)-ATPase has emerged as a potential target for cancer therapy. However, its exact signaling pathway in human T-cell leukemia cell death has not been well defined. In the current study, we found CD95(APO-1) was able to trigger the internalization of plasma membrane Na(+),K(+)-ATPase in Jurkat cells or primary T cells as a mechanism to suppress its activity. This internalization was closely relevant to intracellular glutathione (GSH) depletion in Jurkat cells downstream of Fas-associated death domain protein (FADD) and caspase 8. GSH depletion in Fas L-treated Jurkat cells induced the generation of hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2)), which subsequently increased the serine phosphorylation of Na(+),K(+)-ATPase alpha1 subunit. Exogenous H(2)O(2) even mimicked the effect of Fas L to upregulate the serine phosphorylation of Na(+),K(+)-ATPase alpha1 subunit and suppress Na(+),K(+)-ATPase activity. Overall, our results indicate that CD95(APO-1) induces the FADD- and caspase 8-dependent internalization of Na(+),K(+)-ATPase through intracellular GSH loss, and the subsequent generation of H(2)O(2)-mediated serine phosphorylation of Na(+),K(+)-ATPase alpha1 subunit. Taken together, this study presents a novel regulatory mechanism of Na(+),K(+)-ATPase in CD95(APO-1)-mediated human T-leukemia cell apoptosis.
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- W Yin
- The State Key Lab of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, College of Life Science, Nanjing University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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Shu L, Yin W, Zhuang H, Hua Z. Comparison of gene expression profiles in mouse primary T cells under normal and prolonged activation. Blood Cells Mol Dis 2006; 37:64-75. [PMID: 16740399 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcmd.2006.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2006] [Revised: 03/29/2006] [Accepted: 04/05/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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In order to investigate the global transcriptional change of mouse primary T cells after prolonged activation, we took advantage of a Mouse Genome 430 2.0 Array to assess and compare the overall gene expression profiles of mouse T cells after activated with anti-CD3/CD28 for 18 or 48 h. The results demonstrated that most activation-related genes were preferentially up-regulated in mouse primary T cells after stimulated for 18 h; some apoptotic genes, however, were also found to be moderately up-regulated simultaneously. After the activation of T cells for 48 h, lots of apoptosis-related genes were dramatically up-regulated, followed by the augmentation of activation-induced cell death. In general, the number of differentially expressed genes in T cells after activation over 48 h declined almost in half as compared to that of 18 h. Both microarray and cytokine content analyses revealed that Th1 cytokines, rather than Th2 cytokines, were specifically up-regulated in activated mouse primary T cells. The present study also identified a number of genes that were dramatically up or down-regulated in T cells activated for 48 h for the first time, although the exact functions of these proteins are not known. Our studies provide detailed information on genes expression profiles of mouse primary T cells after normal (18 h) and prolonged activation (48 h); these data may accelerate the understanding of the T cell activation process and offer clues to the therapy of immune diseases.
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- Luan Shu
- State Key Lab of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Department of Biochemistry, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, 22 Hankou Road, Nanjing 210093, PR China
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Deng X, Yin F, Lu X, Cai B, Yin W. The apoptotic effect of brucine from the seed of Strychnos nux-vomica on human hepatoma cells is mediated via Bcl-2 and Ca2+ involved mitochondrial pathway. Toxicol Sci 2006; 91:59-69. [PMID: 16443926 DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfj114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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In an attempt to dissect the mechanism of Strychnos nux-vomica, a commonly used Chinese folk medicine in the therapy of liver cancer, the cytotoxic effects of four alkaloids in Strychnos nux-vomica, brucine, brucine N-oxide, strychnine, and isostrychnine, on human hepatoma cells (HepG2) were screened by 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyl-tetrasolium bromide (MTT) assay. Brucine, among the four alkaloids, exhibited the strongest toxic effect, the mechanism of which was found to cause HepG2 cell apoptosis, since brucine caused HepG2 cell shrinkage, the formation of apoptotic bodies, DNA fragmentation, cell cycle arrest, as well as phosphatidylserine externalization, all of which are typical characteristics of apoptotic programmed cell death. Brucine-induced HepG2 cell apoptosis was caspase dependent, with caspase-3 activated by caspase-9. Brucine also caused the proteolytic processing of caspase-9. In addition, brucine caused depolarization of the mitochondrial membrane of HepG2 cells, the inhibition of which by cyclosporine A completely abrogated the activation of casapses and release of cytochrome c in brucine-treated HepG2 cells. These findings suggested a pivotal role of mitochondrial membrane depolarization in HepG2 cell apoptosis elicited by brucine. Furthermore, brucine induced a rapid and sustained elevation of intracellular [Ca2+], which compromised the mitochondrial membrane potential and triggered the process of HepG2 cell apoptosis. Finally, Bcl-2 was found to predominately control the whole event of cell apoptosis induced by brucine. The elevation of [Ca2+]i caused by brucine was also suppressed by overexpression of Bcl-2 protein in HepG2 cells. From the facts given above, Ca2+ and Bcl-2 mediated mitochondrial pathway were found to be involved in brucine-induced HepG2 cell apoptosis.
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- Xukun Deng
- College of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China, 210029
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Wetzel RK, Pascoa JL, Arystarkhova E. Stress-induced expression of the gamma subunit (FXYD2) modulates Na,K-ATPase activity and cell growth. J Biol Chem 2004; 279:41750-7. [PMID: 15280368 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m405622200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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In kidney, the Na,K-ATPase is associated with a single span protein, the gamma subunit (FXYD2). Two splice variants are differentially expressed along the nephron and have a differential influence on Na,K-ATPase when stably expressed in mammalian cells in culture. Here we used a combination of gene induction and gene silencing techniques to test the functional impact of gamma by means other than transfection. NRK-52E cells (of proximal tubule origin) do not express gamma as a protein under regular tissue culture conditions. However, when they were exposed to hyperosmotic medium, induction of only the gammaa splice variant was observed, which was accompanied by a reduction in the rate of cell division. Kinetic analysis of stable enzyme properties from control (alpha1beta1) and hypertonicity-treated cultures (alpha1beta1gammaa) revealed a significant reduction (up to 60%) of Na,K-ATPase activity measured under V(max) conditions with little or no change in the amounts of alpha1beta1. This effect as well as the reduction in cell growth rate was practically abolished when gamma expression was knocked down using specific small interfering RNA duplexes. Surprisingly, a similar induction of endogenous gammaa because of hypertonicity was seen in rat cell lines of other than renal origin: C6 (glioma), PC12 (pheochromocytoma), and L6 (myoblasts). Furthermore, exposure of NRK-52E cells to other stress inducers such as heat shock, exogenous oxidation, and chemical stress also resulted in a selective induction of gammaa. Taken together, the data imply that induction of gammaa may have adaptive value by being a part of a general cellular response to genotoxic stress.
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- Randall K Wetzel
- Laboratory of Membrane Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA
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