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Kim DH, Song JY, Park J, Kwon BY, Lee KW. The Effect of Low Temperature on Laying Performance and Physiological Stress Responses in Laying Hens. Animals (Basel) 2023; 13:3824. [PMID: 38136861 PMCID: PMC10741227 DOI: 10.3390/ani13243824] [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: 10/23/2023] [Revised: 11/09/2023] [Accepted: 12/05/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023] Open
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The present study investigated the effect of low temperature on laying performance, egg quality, body temperature, yolk malondialdehyde, yolk corticosterone, and serum biochemistry in laying hens. A total of 40 laying hens (Hy-Line Brown) aged 36 weeks were housed in one of two environmental chambers kept at 12 ± 4.5 °C (low temperature) or 24 ± 3 °C (normal temperature) for 4 weeks. Low vs. normal temperature significantly increased (p < 0.05) live body weight, feed intake, and feed conversion ratio in laying hens. Skin surface temperature, but not rectal temperature, was decreased in laying hens exposed to low vs. normal temperature. Hens exposed to low temperature laid an intense eggshell color compared with those raised in a normal temperature. Malondialdehyde concentrations in yolk were increased in low-temperature-exposed laying hens compared with those at normal temperature conditions, but this effect was only noted on day 7, post the low-temperature exposure (p = 0.04). Finally, low vs. normal temperature increased the concentrations of total cholesterol and triglyceride in serum. Collectively, this study indicates that exposure to low temperature in laying hens initially disrupted antioxidant system and altered lipid metabolism in laying hens without inducing stress responses.
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- Department of Animal Science and Technology, Konkuk University, 120 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea; (D.-H.K.); (J.-Y.S.); (J.P.); (B.-Y.K.)
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Fan F, Du Y, Chen L, Chen Y, Zhong Z, Li P, Cheng Y. Metabolomic and Proteomic Identification of Serum Exosome for Hypoxic Preconditioning Participants. OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY 2023; 2023:5509913. [PMID: 37089582 PMCID: PMC10118903 DOI: 10.1155/2023/5509913] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2022] [Revised: 11/08/2022] [Accepted: 02/07/2023] [Indexed: 04/25/2023]
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Background In high-altitude areas, hypoxic stress can elicit a series of physiological responses in humans. Exosomes play important roles in both local and distal cellular communications. Methods We used ultraperformance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS) and liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) studies to analyze the differentially expressed metabolomics and proteomics in serum exosome of hypoxic preconditioning participants and control subjects in the hypoxic conditions. Results Fifty-seven military personnel were divided into hypoxic preconditioning group (n = 27) and control group (n = 30). One hundred thirty-six differentially expressed serum exosomal metabolites were found between the hypoxic preconditioning and control groups in the hypoxic conditions, and these differentially expressed metabolites were enriched in pathways related to lysine degradation, butanoate metabolism, GABAergic synapse, histidine metabolism, and linoleic acid metabolism. In addition, hypoxic preconditioning participants showed 102 excellent differential expressions of proteomics compared to controls, which involved actin cytoskeleton organization, hemostasis, complement and coagulation cascades, vesicle-medicated transport, wound healing, etc. Conclusions We revealed that the expression of exosomal metabolites and proteomics in hypoxic preconditioning participants was significantly different compared to controls in hypoxic conditions.
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- Fangcheng Fan
- NHC Key Laboratory of Birth Defect Research, Prevention, and Treatment (Hunan Provincial Maternal and Child Health-Care Hospital), Changsha, Hunan, China
- Key Laboratory of Ethnomedicine of Ministry of Education, Center on Translational Neuroscience, School of Pharmacy, Minzu University of China, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Ethnomedicine of Ministry of Education, Center on Translational Neuroscience, School of Pharmacy, Minzu University of China, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Ethnomedicine of Ministry of Education, Center on Translational Neuroscience, School of Pharmacy, Minzu University of China, Beijing, China
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- Chinese Academy of Sciences Key Laboratory of Brain Connectome and Manipulation, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Translational Research for Brain Diseases, The Brain Cognition and Brain Disease Institute, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen–Hong Kong Institute of Brain Science–Shenzhen Fundamental Research Institutions, Shenzhen 518055, China
- Shenzhen College of Advanced Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Department of High Altitude Operational Medicine, College of High Altitude Military Medicine, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Department of High Altitude Operational Medicine, College of High Altitude Military Medicine, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Birth Defect Research, Prevention, and Treatment (Hunan Provincial Maternal and Child Health-Care Hospital), Changsha, Hunan, China
- Key Laboratory of Ethnomedicine of Ministry of Education, Center on Translational Neuroscience, School of Pharmacy, Minzu University of China, Beijing, China
- College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Minzu University of China, Beijing, China
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Dobrowolny G, Scicchitano BM. The Role of Skeletal Muscle in Neuromuscular Diseases: From Cellular and Molecular Players to Therapeutic Interventions. Cells 2022; 11:cells11071207. [PMID: 35406771 PMCID: PMC8997919 DOI: 10.3390/cells11071207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2022] [Accepted: 03/31/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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- Gabriella Dobrowolny
- Laboratory Affiliated to Istituto Pasteur Italia—Fondazione Cenci Bolognetti, DAHFMO-Unità di Istologia ed Embriologia Medica, Sapienza Università di Roma, 00161 Roma, Italy
- Correspondence: (G.D.); (B.M.S.)
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- Sezione di Istologia ed Embriologia, Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita e Sanità Pubblica, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Roma, Italy
- Correspondence: (G.D.); (B.M.S.)
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Dobrowolny G, Barbiera A, Sica G, Scicchitano BM. Age-Related Alterations at Neuromuscular Junction: Role of Oxidative Stress and Epigenetic Modifications. Cells 2021; 10:1307. [PMID: 34074012 PMCID: PMC8225025 DOI: 10.3390/cells10061307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2021] [Revised: 05/19/2021] [Accepted: 05/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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With advancing aging, a decline in physical abilities occurs, leading to reduced mobility and loss of independence. Although many factors contribute to the physio-pathological effects of aging, an important event seems to be related to the compromised integrity of the neuromuscular system, which connects the brain and skeletal muscles via motoneurons and the neuromuscular junctions (NMJs). NMJs undergo severe functional, morphological, and molecular alterations during aging and ultimately degenerate. The effect of this decline is an inexorable decrease in skeletal muscle mass and strength, a condition generally known as sarcopenia. Moreover, several studies have highlighted how the age-related alteration of reactive oxygen species (ROS) homeostasis can contribute to changes in the neuromuscular junction morphology and stability, leading to the reduction in fiber number and innervation. Increasing evidence supports the involvement of epigenetic modifications in age-dependent alterations of the NMJ. In particular, DNA methylation, histone modifications, and miRNA-dependent gene expression represent the major epigenetic mechanisms that play a crucial role in NMJ remodeling. It is established that environmental and lifestyle factors, such as physical exercise and nutrition that are susceptible to change during aging, can modulate epigenetic phenomena and attenuate the age-related NMJs changes. This review aims to highlight the recent epigenetic findings related to the NMJ dysregulation during aging and the role of physical activity and nutrition as possible interventions to attenuate or delay the age-related decline in the neuromuscular system.
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- Gabriella Dobrowolny
- Department of Anatomy, Histology, Forensic Medicine and Orthopaedics (DAHFMO)-Unit of Histology and Medical Embryology, Sapienza University of Rome, Laboratory Affiliated to Istituto Pasteur Italia-Fondazione Cenci Bolognetti, 00161 Rome, Italy;
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- Department of Life Sciences and Public Health, Histology and Embryology Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Rome, Italy; (A.B.); (G.S.)
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- Department of Life Sciences and Public Health, Histology and Embryology Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Rome, Italy; (A.B.); (G.S.)
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- Department of Life Sciences and Public Health, Histology and Embryology Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Rome, Italy; (A.B.); (G.S.)
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El-Gindy YM, Abo-Hafsa SH, Adegbeye MJ, Salem AZM, Dosoky WM. Oral administration of potato peel extract affects serum blood metabolites, liver function and ameliorating oxidative stress induced in rabbits exposed to cold stress. Anim Biotechnol 2020; 33:842-850. [PMID: 33164663 DOI: 10.1080/10495398.2020.1841651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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This study investigated the effect of potato peel extract (PPE), orally administrated to rabbits, on serum blood metabolites and ameliorating oxidative stress induced by cold stress under Egyptian winter conditions. Twenty-four bucks grouped into three treatments (8 animals per group) were used for the experiment. The animals received 1.5 ml of water orally, containing 0 (PPE0), 25 (PPE25) or 50 (PPE50) mg PPE/kg live weight. Bucks were randomly assigned into three homogenous equal groups according to the level of PPE. Treatments were applied to each animal every two days over a period of three months including one month as an adaptation period. At the 8th week of the experiment, blood samples were collected from each buck and at the end of the experiment, bucks were slaughtered, and some organs were collected and weighed. The PPE improved (p < 0.05) blood total protein, albumin, globulin and glucose. The blood concentration of total lipid, cholesterol, triglyceride, low density lipoprotein and very low-density lipoprotein (were increased (p < 0.02) in PPE rabbits. Furthermore, PPE extract doses decreased (p < 0.001) oxidant thiobarbituric reactive substance (TBARS) in both blood and liver. Other liver and blood antioxidant system enzymes such as catalase, glutathione peroxidase, and superoxide dismutase were improved (p < 0.005) by PPE supplementation. Overall, oral administration of PPE up to 50 mg/kg live weight can have positive effects on rabbit health under cold stress.
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- Yassmine M El-Gindy
- Department of Animal and Fish Production, Faculty of Agriculture, Saba-Basha, Alexandria University, Bolkley- Alexandria, Egypt
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- Department of Livestock Research, Arid Lands Cultivation Research Institute, City of Scientific Research and Technological Applications, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Department of Animal Production and Health, Federal University of Technology Akure, Akure, Nigeria
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- Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, Toluca, México
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- Department of Animal and Fish Production, Faculty of Agriculture, Saba-Basha, Alexandria University, Bolkley- Alexandria, Egypt
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Yanxiao G, Mei T, Gang G, Xiaochun W, Jianxiang L. Changes of 8-OHdG and TrxR in the Residents Who Bathe in Radon Hot Springs. Dose Response 2019; 17:1559325818820974. [PMID: 30670939 PMCID: PMC6327335 DOI: 10.1177/1559325818820974] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2018] [Revised: 11/15/2018] [Accepted: 11/17/2018] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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This study explored the effects of long-term bathing in radon hot springs on oxidative damage and antioxidation function in humans. In this study, blood was collected from residents in the Pingshan radon hot spring area (RHSA), Jiangzha RHSA, and control area (CA). 8-Hydroxydeoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) and thioredoxin reductase (TrxR), representing oxidation and antioxidant levels, respectively, were analyzed as indices. Compared to the CA group, the RHSA group in the Pingshan and Jiangzha areas showed significantly decreased 8-OHdG levels (Z = -3.350, -3.316, respectively, P < .05) and increased TrxR levels (Z = 2.394, 3.773, respectively, P < .05). The RHSA and CA groups in Jiangzha had lower levels of TrxR and 8-OHdG compared to those in Pingshan. This finding may be related to the different radon concentration levels, bathing time and other factors. Results suggested that long-term bathing in radon hot spring may activate antioxidant function and reduce oxidative damage in the body.
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- Gao Yanxiao
- Key Laboratory of Radiological Protection and Nuclear Emergency, Department of Radiation Epidemiology, National Institute for Radiological Protection, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China.,Beijing Institute of Occupational Disease Prevention and Treatment, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Radiological Protection and Nuclear Emergency, Department of Radiation Epidemiology, National Institute for Radiological Protection, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Radiological Protection and Nuclear Emergency, Department of Radiation Epidemiology, National Institute for Radiological Protection, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Institute of Occupational Disease Prevention and Treatment, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Radiological Protection and Nuclear Emergency, Department of Radiation Epidemiology, National Institute for Radiological Protection, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
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VIVEK PRINCE, BHARTI VIJAYKUMAR, GIRI ARUP, KALIA SAHIL, RAJ TILAK, KUMAR BHUVNESH. Endurance exercise causes adverse changes in some hematological and physiobiochemical indices in ponies under high altitude stress condition. THE INDIAN JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCES 2018. [DOI: 10.56093/ijans.v88i2.79347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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The ponies have immense relevance for logistic support for civil population and troops in hilly and high altitude areas. There is no information on specific biomarkers of endurance performance under high altitude stress condition, which could be supportive in the identification of elite ponies for deployment at high altitude. Therefore, the present study was conducted to evaluate the physiological responses, hematological, biochemical, metabolic, and antioxidant biomarker during endurance exercise in ponies at high altitude. For this study, total 5 mares were put on endurance exercise at 4–6 m/sec speed for 30 min on 30 m track situated at 3,500 m altitude for 28 days period. The result showed a significant change in physiological responses, and some hematological, biochemical, metabolic and antioxidant parameters viz. glutathione peroxidase, creatinine kinase-MB, lactic acid, total protein, glucose, hexokinase, cortisol, and interleukin-6 level at different phase of endurance exercise. In conclusion, this study showed the alteration in physiological responses and some hematological and physio-biochemical metabolic parameters during the endurance exercise. Hence, these parameters could be considered as biomarkers for evaluation of endurance performance in ponies at high altitude before putting them under load carrying deployment.
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Ram semen deterioration by short-term exposure to high altitude is prevented by improvement of antioxidant status. Animal 2017; 12:1007-1014. [PMID: 28988559 DOI: 10.1017/s1751731117002452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Ovine reproduction efficiency in herds at high altitude (ha) is lower than that at low altitude (la). In ewes, ha effects are due to hypoxia and oxidative stress. Our aim was to establish the effect of antioxidant vitamin supplementation on semen traits and antioxidant status of rams exposed to short or long time ha. A total of 32 rams native to la (~500 m) were used, 16 were kept at la and the other 16 were brought to ha (~3600 m), where they were placed in the same flock as the ha native rams (n=16). Half of the animals in each group were supplemented daily with vitamins C 600 mg and E 450 IU per os, during the entire experimental period, starting the 4th day after animal's arrival at ha (day 0). At days 0, 30 and 60 of treatment, blood and semen samples were collected for evaluation of antioxidant status and semen standard characteristics. Data were compared within each experimental time by analysis of variance using a general linear model. Elevated concentrations of oxidative stress biomarkers were present in blood from animals maintained at ha. Ejaculates from ha exposed rams showed decreased sperm concentration, progressive motility and viability, in addition to decreased antioxidant status in seminal fluid. A total of 30 days of oral supplementation with vitamins C and E prevented some ha negative effects on semen characteristics, mainly in recently ha exposed rams. It is concluded that exposure of rams to ha negatively affects semen quality, where oxidative stress plays a predominant role. These effects are mainly prevented by oral supplementation of vitamins C and E, which constitutes a simple and cheap alternative to improve semen quality of rams when they are moved to ha.
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Scicchitano BM, Pelosi L, Sica G, Musarò A. The physiopathologic role of oxidative stress in skeletal muscle. Mech Ageing Dev 2017; 170:37-44. [PMID: 28851603 DOI: 10.1016/j.mad.2017.08.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2017] [Revised: 07/14/2017] [Accepted: 08/18/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Muscle senescence is a complex mechanism that is usually associated with a decrease in mass, strength and velocity of contraction. This state, known as sarcopenia, is a multifactorial process and it may be the consequence of several events, including accumulation of oxidative stress. The role of oxidative stress in the physiopathology of skeletal muscle is quite complex. Transiently increased levels of oxidative stress might reflect a potentially health promoting process, while an uncontrolled accumulation might have pathological implication. The physiopathological role of oxidative stress on skeletal muscle, its involvement in aging-induced sarcopenia, and potential countermeasures will be discussed.
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- Bianca Maria Scicchitano
- Institute of Histology and Embryology, School of Medicine, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy.
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- DAHFMO-Unit of Histology and Medical Embryology, Sapienza University of Rome, Laboratory affiliated to Istituto Pasteur Italia - Fondazione Cenci Bolognetti, Italy
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- Institute of Histology and Embryology, School of Medicine, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
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- DAHFMO-Unit of Histology and Medical Embryology, Sapienza University of Rome, Laboratory affiliated to Istituto Pasteur Italia - Fondazione Cenci Bolognetti, Italy; Center for Life Nano Science@Sapienza, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Italy.
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OPINION STATEMENT Preconditioning is the premise that controlled preemptive exposure to sub-lethal doses of a stressor and can condition an organism or organ to later withstand a lethal dose. This process relies on marshaling endogenous survival resources that have evolved as part of an organism's evolutionary struggle to overcome at times harsh environmental conditions. This preconditioning response occurs through activation of myriad complex mechanisms that run the gamut from alterations in gene expression to the de novo synthesis and post-translational modification of proteins, and it may occur across exposure to a wide variety of stressors (i.e., ischemia, hypoxia, hypothermia, drugs). This review will focus on preconditioning in relation to an ischemic stressor (ischemic preconditioning) and how this process may be harnessed as a protective method to ameliorate targeted acute neurologic diseases especially. There has been considerable eagerness to translate ischemic preconditioning to the bedside, and to that end there have been recent trials examining its efficacy in various clinical settings. However, some of these trials have reached diverging conclusions with a protective effect seen in studies targeting acute kidney injury solely while no benefit was seen in larger trials targeting combined endpoints including cardio-, neuro-, and renoprotection in a cohort of patients undergoing cardiac surgery. While an extensive body of pre-clinical research offers ischemic preconditioning as a robust and highly faithful protective phenomenon, its clinical utility remains unproven. This current state may be due to persisting gaps in our understanding of how best to harness its power. This review will provide an overview of the biological mechanisms proposed to underlie ischemic preconditioning, explore initial disease targets, examine the challenges we must overcome to optimally engage this system, and report findings of recent clinical trials.
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- Maranatha Ayodele
- Department of Neurology, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, 1120 NW 14th Street, CRB 1353, Miami, FL, 33136, USA.
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- Department of Neurology, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, 1120 NW 14th Street, CRB 1365, Miami, FL, 33136, USA
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Plasma kallikrein-bradykinin pathway promotes circulatory nitric oxide metabolite availability during hypoxia. Nitric Oxide 2016; 55-56:36-44. [DOI: 10.1016/j.niox.2016.02.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2015] [Revised: 02/03/2016] [Accepted: 02/29/2016] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Torki M, Akbari M, Kaviani K. Single and combined effects of zinc and cinnamon essential oil in diet on productive performance, egg quality traits, and blood parameters of laying hens reared under cold stress condition. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOMETEOROLOGY 2015; 59:1169-1177. [PMID: 25376631 DOI: 10.1007/s00484-014-0928-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2013] [Revised: 10/24/2014] [Accepted: 10/26/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of adding zinc (Zn), cinnamon essential oil (Ci), or their combination in diet on productive performance, egg quality, and blood parameters of laying hens reared under cold stress condition (8.8 ± 3 °C). Feed intake (FI), feed conversion ratio (FCR), egg weight (EW), egg production (EP), and egg mass (EM) were evaluated during the 56-day trial period using 120 Lohmann LSL-Lite laying hens. Significant interactions between Ci and Zn on FCR, EW, EP, or EM were observed (P < 0.05). The EP, EM, and EW increased, whereas FCR decreased (P < 0.05) in the hens fed the diets including Ci and Zn (as single or combined form) compared to those fed the basal diet. There were significant interactions between Ci and Zn on the serum level of glucose and triglycerides as well as plasma concentration of zinc (P < 0.05), so that serum content of glucose and triglyceride decreased and the plasma content of zinc increased in the hens fed the diets including Ci and Zn (together) compared to those fed the basal diet. From the results of the present experiment, it can be concluded that diet supplementation by the combined form of Ci and Zn could have beneficial effects on performance and blood parameters of hens reared under cold stress condition.
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- Mehran Torki
- Animal Science Department, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Razi University, Imam Avenue, Kermanshah, 6715685418, Iran,
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Zhang W, Stott P, Zhang M. The moose, purine degradation, and environmental adaptation. EUR J WILDLIFE RES 2014. [DOI: 10.1007/s10344-014-0865-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Koch S. Preconditioning the human brain: practical considerations for proving cerebral protection. Transl Stroke Res 2013; 1:161-9. [PMID: 24323521 DOI: 10.1007/s12975-010-0025-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Ischemic preconditioning has evolved as one of the most powerful strategies for cerebral protection in laboratory models of ischemia. Translating the success of laboratory studies to human cerebral protection will necessitate an approximation of laboratory conditions. This would require a practical, easily implemented method of preconditioning and clinical settings in which cerebral ischemia is anticipated, thereby allowing cerebral preconditioning prior to ischemia onset. Remote limb ischemic preconditioning is readily instituted and used in several ongoing cardiac studies for ischemic myocardial protection. It is a potentially promising intervention for brain protection as well. Suitable clinical settings, in which a preliminary study of ischemic preconditioning in neurological disorders appears feasible, include carotid endarterectomy or stenting, cardiac surgery, and subarachnoid hemorrhage with the accompanying risk of vasospasm. These are settings, in which there is substantial risk of brain ischemia, which occurs over a short and predictable period, allowing for preconditioning to be implemented prior to ischemia onset.
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- Sebastian Koch
- Department of Neurology, University of Miami, 1150 NW 14th Street, PAC, Suite#609, Miami, FL, 33136, USA,
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Verschoor ML, Wilson LA, Verschoor CP, Singh G. Ets-1 regulates energy metabolism in cancer cells. PLoS One 2010; 5:e13565. [PMID: 21042593 PMCID: PMC2962648 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0013565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2010] [Accepted: 09/24/2010] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Cancer cells predominantly utilize glycolysis for ATP production even in the presence of abundant oxygen, an environment that would normally result in energy production through oxidative phosphorylation. Although the molecular mechanism for this metabolic switch to aerobic glycolysis has not been fully elucidated, it is likely that mitochondrial damage to the electron transport chain and the resulting increased production of reactive oxygen species are significant driving forces. In this study, we have investigated the role of the transcription factor Ets-1 in the regulation of mitochondrial function and metabolism. Ets-1 was over-expressed using a stably-incorporated tetracycline-inducible expression vector in the ovarian cancer cell line 2008, which does not express detectable basal levels of Ets-1 protein. Microarray analysis of the effects of Ets-1 over-expression in these ovarian cancer cells shows that Ets-1 up-regulates key enzymes involved in glycolysis and associated feeder pathways, fatty acid metabolism, and antioxidant defense. In contrast, Ets-1 down-regulates genes involved in the citric acid cycle, electron transport chain, and mitochondrial proteins. At the functional level, we have found that Ets-1 expression is directly correlated with cellular oxygen consumption whereby increased expression causes decreased oxygen consumption. Ets-1 over-expression also caused increased sensitivity to glycolytic inhibitors, as well as growth inhibition in a glucose-depleted culture environment. Collectively our findings demonstrate that Ets-1 is involved in the regulation of cellular metabolism and response to oxidative stress in ovarian cancer cells.
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- Meghan L. Verschoor
- Department of Research, Juravinski Cancer Centre, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Medical Science, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Research, Juravinski Cancer Centre, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Research, Juravinski Cancer Centre, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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