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Zhu Q, Han Y, Wang X, Jia R, Zhang J, Liu M, Zhang W. Hypoxia exacerbates intestinal injury and inflammatory response mediated by myeloperoxidase during Salmonella Typhimurium infection in mice. Gut Pathog 2023; 15:62. [PMID: 38037141 PMCID: PMC10688069 DOI: 10.1186/s13099-023-00586-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2023] [Accepted: 11/21/2023] [Indexed: 12/02/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND High-altitude exposure can cause oxidative stress damage in the intestine, which leads to increased intestinal permeability and bacterial translocation, resulting in local and systemic inflammation. Control of infection is critically dependent on the host's ability to kill pathogens with reactive oxygen species (ROS). Myeloperoxidase (MPO) targets ROS in pathogens. This study aimed to investigate the effects of hypoxia on the colonic mucosal barrier and myeloperoxidase (MPO)-mediated innate immune response in the colon. METHODS AND RESULTS Genetically engineered mice were exposed to a hypobaric oxygen chamber for 3 days and an inflammation model was established using Salmonella Typhimurium infection. We found that hypoxic exposure caused the development of exacerbated bacterial colitis and enhanced bacterial dissemination in MPO-deficient mice. Infection and disease severity were associated with significantly increased Ly6G+ neutrophil and F4/80+ macrophage counts in infected tissues, which is consistent with elevated proinflammatory cytokines and chemoattractant molecules. Hypoxia restrained antioxidant ability and MPO deficiency aggravated the respiratory burst in the colon. CONCLUSION Hypoxia can damage the colonic mucosa. MPO mediates the innate immune response and regulates the mucosal and systemic inflammatory responses to Salmonella infection during hypoxia.
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- Qinfang Zhu
- Research Center for High Altitude Medicine, Key Laboratory of High Altitude Medicine (Ministry of Education), Key Laboratory of Application and Foundation for High Altitude Medicine Research in Qinghai Province (Qinghai-Utah Joint Research Key Lab for High Altitude Medicine), Qinghai University, Xining, China
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- Research Center for High Altitude Medicine, Key Laboratory of High Altitude Medicine (Ministry of Education), Key Laboratory of Application and Foundation for High Altitude Medicine Research in Qinghai Province (Qinghai-Utah Joint Research Key Lab for High Altitude Medicine), Qinghai University, Xining, China
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- Research Center for High Altitude Medicine, Key Laboratory of High Altitude Medicine (Ministry of Education), Key Laboratory of Application and Foundation for High Altitude Medicine Research in Qinghai Province (Qinghai-Utah Joint Research Key Lab for High Altitude Medicine), Qinghai University, Xining, China
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- Research Center for High Altitude Medicine, Key Laboratory of High Altitude Medicine (Ministry of Education), Key Laboratory of Application and Foundation for High Altitude Medicine Research in Qinghai Province (Qinghai-Utah Joint Research Key Lab for High Altitude Medicine), Qinghai University, Xining, China
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- Research Center for High Altitude Medicine, Key Laboratory of High Altitude Medicine (Ministry of Education), Key Laboratory of Application and Foundation for High Altitude Medicine Research in Qinghai Province (Qinghai-Utah Joint Research Key Lab for High Altitude Medicine), Qinghai University, Xining, China
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- Research Center for High Altitude Medicine, Key Laboratory of High Altitude Medicine (Ministry of Education), Key Laboratory of Application and Foundation for High Altitude Medicine Research in Qinghai Province (Qinghai-Utah Joint Research Key Lab for High Altitude Medicine), Qinghai University, Xining, China
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- Research Center for High Altitude Medicine, Key Laboratory of High Altitude Medicine (Ministry of Education), Key Laboratory of Application and Foundation for High Altitude Medicine Research in Qinghai Province (Qinghai-Utah Joint Research Key Lab for High Altitude Medicine), Qinghai University, Xining, China.
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Chen H, Chen C, Qin Y, Wang L, Zheng J, Gao F. Protective effects of epigallocatechin-3-gallate counteracting the chronic hypobaric hypoxia-induced myocardial injury in plain-grown rats at high altitude. Cell Stress Chaperones 2023; 28:921-933. [PMID: 37875765 PMCID: PMC10746658 DOI: 10.1007/s12192-023-01386-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2023] [Revised: 07/11/2023] [Accepted: 10/02/2023] [Indexed: 10/26/2023] Open
Abstract
Exposure to hypobaric hypoxia (HH) environment causes stress to the body, especially the oxygen-consuming organs. Chronic HH conditions have adverse effects on the myocardium. Thus, we conducted this experiment and aim to evaluate such adverse effects and explore the therapeutic role of epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) in rats' heart under chronic HH conditions. For that purpose, we transported rats from plain to a real HH environment at high altitude for establishing the HH model. At high altitude, animals were treated with EGCG while the salidroside was used as the positive control. General physiological data were collected, and routine blood test results were analyzed. Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) was examined to assess the structural and functional changes of the heart. Serum levels of cardiac enzymes and pro-inflammatory cytokines were examined. Oxidative markers in the left ventricle (LV) were detected. Additionally, ultrastructural and histopathological changes and apoptosis of the LV were assessed. Furthermore, the antioxidant stress-relevant proteins nuclear factor E2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) and the heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) were detected. The experiment revealed that EGCG treatment decreased HH-induced elevation of cardiac enzymes and relieved mitochondrial damage of the LV. Notably, EGCG treatment significantly alleviated oxidative stress in the LV and inflammatory response in the blood. Western blot confirmed that EGCG significantly upregulated Nrf2 and HO-1. Therefore, EGCG may be considered a promising natural compound for treating the HH-induced myocardial injuries.
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- Haotian Chen
- Department of Radiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 37 Guoxue Road, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Department of Radiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 37 Guoxue Road, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Department of Radiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 37 Guoxue Road, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Department of Radiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 37 Guoxue Road, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Radiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 37 Guoxue Road, Chengdu, 610041, China.
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Samaja M, Malavalli A, Vandegriff KD. How Nitric Oxide Hindered the Search for Hemoglobin-Based Oxygen Carriers as Human Blood Substitutes. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:14902. [PMID: 37834350 PMCID: PMC10573492 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241914902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2023] [Revised: 09/30/2023] [Accepted: 10/02/2023] [Indexed: 10/15/2023] Open
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The search for a clinically affordable substitute of human blood for transfusion is still an unmet need of modern society. More than 50 years of research on acellular hemoglobin (Hb)-based oxygen carriers (HBOC) have not yet produced a single formulation able to carry oxygen to hemorrhage-challenged tissues without compromising the body's functions. Of the several bottlenecks encountered, the high reactivity of acellular Hb with circulating nitric oxide (NO) is particularly arduous to overcome because of the NO-scavenging effect, which causes life-threatening side effects as vasoconstriction, inflammation, coagulopathies, and redox imbalance. The purpose of this manuscript is not to add a review of candidate HBOC formulations but to focus on the biochemical and physiological events that underly NO scavenging by acellular Hb. To this purpose, we examine the differential chemistry of the reaction of NO with erythrocyte and acellular Hb, the NO signaling paths in physiological and HBOC-challenged situations, and the protein engineering tools that are predicted to modulate the NO-scavenging effect. A better understanding of two mechanisms linked to the NO reactivity of acellular Hb, the nitrosylated Hb and the nitrite reductase hypotheses, may become essential to focus HBOC research toward clinical targets.
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- Michele Samaja
- Department of Health Science, University of Milan, 20143 Milan, Italy
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Samaja M, Ottolenghi S. The Oxygen Cascade from Atmosphere to Mitochondria as a Tool to Understand the (Mal)adaptation to Hypoxia. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24043670. [PMID: 36835089 PMCID: PMC9960749 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24043670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2023] [Revised: 02/05/2023] [Accepted: 02/09/2023] [Indexed: 02/15/2023] Open
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Hypoxia is a life-threatening challenge for about 1% of the world population, as well as a contributor to high morbidity and mortality scores in patients affected by various cardiopulmonary, hematological, and circulatory diseases. However, the adaptation to hypoxia represents a failure for a relevant portion of the cases as the pathways of potential adaptation often conflict with well-being and generate diseases that in certain areas of the world still afflict up to one-third of the populations living at altitude. To help understand the mechanisms of adaptation and maladaptation, this review examines the various steps of the oxygen cascade from the atmosphere to the mitochondria distinguishing the patterns related to physiological (i.e., due to altitude) and pathological (i.e., due to a pre-existing disease) hypoxia. The aim is to assess the ability of humans to adapt to hypoxia in a multidisciplinary approach that correlates the function of genes, molecules, and cells with the physiologic and pathological outcomes. We conclude that, in most cases, it is not hypoxia by itself that generates diseases, but rather the attempts to adapt to the hypoxia condition. This underlies the paradigm shift that when adaptation to hypoxia becomes excessive, it translates into maladaptation.
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- Michele Samaja
- MAGI GROUP, San Felice del Benaco, 25010 Brescia, Italy
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- School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano Bicocca, 20126 Milan, Italy
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Shi L, Chen B, Wang X, Huang M, Qiao C, Wang J, Wang Z. Antioxidant response to severe hypoxia in Brandt's vole Lasiopodomys brandtii. Integr Zool 2021; 17:581-595. [PMID: 34713576 DOI: 10.1111/1749-4877.12602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
Abstract
The antioxidant defense system is essential for animals to cope with homeostasis disruption and overcome oxidative stress caused by adverse environmental conditions such as hypoxia. However, our understanding of how this system works in subterranean rodents remains limited. In this study, Brandt's vole Lasiopodomys brandtii was exposed to normoxia (21% O2 ) or hypoxia (mild or severe hypoxia: 10% or 5% O2 ) for 6 h. Changes in key enzymes of the classic enzymatic antioxidant system at both mRNA and enzyme activity levels, and tissue antioxidant levels of the low-molecular-weight antioxidant system were determined in brain, liver, and kidney. Transcript levels of the upstream regulator NF-E2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) were also measured. We found that the mRNA expression of Nrf2 and its downstream antioxidant enzyme genes in L. brandtii were relatively conserved in response to hypoxia in most tissues and genes tested, except in the liver. Hepatic Nrf2, Cu/Zn SOD, GPx1, and GPx3 levels were significantly upregulated in response to mild hypoxia, whereas Mn SOD level decreased significantly in severe hypoxia. Unmatched with changes at the RNA level, constitutively high and relatively stable antioxidant enzyme activities were maintained throughout. For the low-molecular-weight antioxidant system, an abrupt increase of cerebral ascorbic acid (AA) levels in hypoxia indicated a tissue-specific antioxidant response. Although hypoxia did not cause significant oxidative damage in most tissues tested, the significant decrease in antioxidant enzyme activities (GPX and GR) and increase in lipid peroxidation in the kidney suggest that prolonged hypoxia may pose a critical threat to this species.
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- Luye Shi
- School of Life Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.,State Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources and Evolution, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.,Jiaxing-Tongji Environmental Research Institute, Jiaxing, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.,Centre for Nutritional Ecology, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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Gaur P, Prasad S, Kumar B, Sharma SK, Vats P. High-altitude hypoxia induced reactive oxygen species generation, signaling, and mitigation approaches. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOMETEOROLOGY 2021; 65:601-615. [PMID: 33156424 DOI: 10.1007/s00484-020-02037-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2020] [Revised: 10/05/2020] [Accepted: 10/20/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
Abstract
Homeostasis between pro-oxidants and anti-oxidants is necessary for aerobic life, which if perturbed and shifted towards pro-oxidants results in oxidative stress. It is generally agreed that reactive oxygen species (ROS) production is accelerated with mountainous elevation, which may play a role in spawning serious health crisis. Exposure to increasing terrestrial altitude leads to a reduction in ambient O2 availability in cells producing a series of hypoxic oxidative stress reactions and altering the redox balance in humans. Enormous literature on redox signaling drove research activity towards understanding the role of oxidative stress under normal and challenging conditions like high-altitude hypoxia which grounds for disturbed redox signaling. Excessive ROS production and accumulation of free radicals in cells and tissues can cause various pulmonary, cardiovascular, and metabolic pathophysiological conditions. In order to counteract this oxidative stress and maintain the balance of pro-oxidants and anti-oxidants, an anti-oxidant system exists in the human body, which, however, gets surpassed by elevated ROS levels, but can be strengthened through the use of anti-oxidant supplements. Such cumulative studies of fundamentals on a global concept like oxidative stress and role of anti-oxidants can act as a foundation to further smoothen for researchers to study over health, disease, and other pathophysiological conditions. This review highlights the interconnection between high altitude and oxidative stress and the role of anti-oxidants to protect cells from oxidative damages and to lower the risk of altitude-associated sickness.
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- Priya Gaur
- Endocrinology & Metabolism Division, Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences (DIPAS), DRDO, Lucknow Road, Timarpur, Delhi, 110054,, India
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Delhi, Delhi, 110007,, India
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- Endocrinology & Metabolism Division, Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences (DIPAS), DRDO, Lucknow Road, Timarpur, Delhi, 110054,, India
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Delhi, Delhi, 110007,, India.
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- Endocrinology & Metabolism Division, Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences (DIPAS), DRDO, Lucknow Road, Timarpur, Delhi, 110054,, India.
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Su Y, Li L, Farooq MU, Huang X, Zheng T, Zhang YJ, Ei HH, Panhwar FH, Tang Z, Zeng R, Liang Y, Ye X, Jia X, Zhu J. Rescue effects of Se-enriched rice on physiological and biochemical characteristics in cadmium poisoning mice. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2021; 28:20023-20033. [PMID: 33409993 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-11854-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2020] [Accepted: 11/26/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
Abstract
Cadmium (Cd) is an element injurious for human health and is possibly toxic to organisms at minor concentrations. While some of other trace metallic elements have antagonistic features to it. One of them is the interaction between selenium (Se) and Cd in plant different organs. Literature review disclosed that the intake of Se to some extent can reduce the accumulation of Cd in plants, while the research on of trace metallic elements (Cd) and Se-enriched food (rice) in the living body has rarely been reported. This study intended to explore whether there was a mitigating effect of Se-enriched rice on mice poisoned with Cd. A mouse model of low-dose and high-dose Cd poisoning was established (supplemented with cadmium chloride(CdCl2·2½H20)), followed by feeding two groups (1) Se-enriched rice and (2) setting an equal amount of inorganic Se group. After that, the impact of Se-enriched rice on the antioxidant activity was evaluated. The Se-enriched diet enhanced the total antioxidant capacity (T-AOC), superoxide dismutase (SOD), and enzyme activities of GSH peroxidase (GSH-Px) in mice livers and kidney whereas significantly decreased the malondialdehyde (MDA) contents. Moreover, the degree of physiological damage in mice with low cadmium poisoning was significantly alleviated, and the expression of antioxidant genes (Nrf-2, GPX1, TrxR2, TNF-2) was increased. In conclusion, the Se-enriched diet has a positive effect on the biological effects in mice, and it can be used as a daily diet to resist damage to the body's low Cd state and support enzymatic antioxidant systems by eliminating oxidative injury.
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- Yang Su
- Rice Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, 211, Huimin Road, Wenjiang District, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China
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- Rice Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, 211, Huimin Road, Wenjiang District, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China
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- Rice Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, 211, Huimin Road, Wenjiang District, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China
- Department of Botany, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Okara, Okara, 56130, Pakistan
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- Rice Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, 211, Huimin Road, Wenjiang District, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China
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- Rice Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, 211, Huimin Road, Wenjiang District, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China
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- Rice Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, 211, Huimin Road, Wenjiang District, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China
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- Rice Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, 211, Huimin Road, Wenjiang District, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China
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- Rice Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, 211, Huimin Road, Wenjiang District, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China
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- Rice Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, 211, Huimin Road, Wenjiang District, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China
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- Rice Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, 211, Huimin Road, Wenjiang District, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China
- College of Chemistry and Life Science, Chengdu Normal University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- Rice Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, 211, Huimin Road, Wenjiang District, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China
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- Rice Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, 211, Huimin Road, Wenjiang District, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China
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- Rice Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, 211, Huimin Road, Wenjiang District, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China
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- Rice Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, 211, Huimin Road, Wenjiang District, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China.
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Zeng R, Farooq MU, Zhang G, Tang Z, Zheng T, Su Y, Hussain S, Liang Y, Ye X, Jia X, Zhu J. Dissecting the Potential of Selenoproteins Extracted from Selenium-Enriched Rice on Physiological, Biochemical and Anti-Ageing Effects In Vivo. Biol Trace Elem Res 2020; 196:119-130. [PMID: 31786753 DOI: 10.1007/s12011-019-01896-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2019] [Accepted: 09/05/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
Ageing is an irreversible phenomenon and the processes which can delay it are under consideration for a long time by the scientific community. Selenium is an important candidate for it, but the impact of selenoprotein on nutritional changes and ageing has not been reported well. In this regard, antioxidant activities and free radical scavenging effect of selenoproteins extracted from selenium-rich rice were studied. Mice were administered a subcutaneous abdominal injection of D-galactose to induce the ageing model and fed with different selenoprotein dosage diet. Deviations among biochemical activities (total antioxidant capacity (T-AOC), glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px), superoxide dismutase (SOD) and malondialdehyde (MDA)) in liver and serum of the mice were assessed. The degree of liver injury, antioxidant genes and protein relative expression were estimated. The protein content, selenium content, hydroxyl scavenging and DPPH radicals were accessed in selenoprotein components. The selenoprotein constituent had protein and selenium contents in different components as water-soluble proteins > alkali-soluble proteins > salt-soluble proteins > ethanol-soluble proteins. The enzymatic activity (total antioxidant capacity, GSH-Px and SOD) in liver and serum of mice was significantly enhanced in selenoprotein diet groups. D-Galactose-induced liver injury was significantly reduced by selenoprotein diet of 25 μg/(kg day). Real-time qPCR and Western blot disclosed the enhanced relative expression of antioxidant genes (SOD2, GPX1, TrxR2 and Nrf2) and HO-1 protein in the positive control (Vc) and selenoprotein diet groups. In conclusion, selenoprotein treatment was found to have a positive influence on liver hepatocytes and biochemical features in mice. It might be used as a potential diet in scavenging oxidative injury and supporting enzymatic antioxidant system.
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- Rui Zeng
- Rice Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, 211, Huimin Road, Wenjiang District, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China
- Dujiangyan Agriculture and Rural Bureau, Dujiangyan, 611830, Sichuan, China
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- Rice Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, 211, Huimin Road, Wenjiang District, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China
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- Chengdu Agriculture College, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China
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- Rice Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, 211, Huimin Road, Wenjiang District, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China
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- Rice Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, 211, Huimin Road, Wenjiang District, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China
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- Rice Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, 211, Huimin Road, Wenjiang District, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China
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- College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China
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- Rice Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, 211, Huimin Road, Wenjiang District, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China
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- Rice Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, 211, Huimin Road, Wenjiang District, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China
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- Rice Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, 211, Huimin Road, Wenjiang District, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China
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- Rice Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, 211, Huimin Road, Wenjiang District, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China.
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Bhagat S, Biswas I, Ahmed R, Khan GA. Hypoxia induced up-regulation of tissue factor is mediated through extracellular RNA activated Toll-like receptor 3-activated protein 1 signalling. Blood Cells Mol Dis 2020; 84:102459. [PMID: 32559654 PMCID: PMC7287429 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcmd.2020.102459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2020] [Revised: 06/04/2020] [Accepted: 06/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
Abstract
Sterile Inflammation (SI), a condition where damage associated molecular patterns (DAMPs) released from dying cells, leads to TLR (Toll-like receptor) activation and triggers hypoxemia in circulation leading to venous thrombosis (VT) through tissue factor (TF) activation, but its importance under acute hypoxia (AH) remains unexplored. Thus, we hypothesized that eRNA released from dying cells under AH activates TF via the TLR3-ERK1/2-AP1 pathway, leading to VT. Animals were exposed to stimulate hypoxia for 0–24 h at standard temperature and humidity. RNaseA and DNase1 were injected immediately before exposure. TLR3 gene silencing was performed through in vivo injection of TLR3 siRNA. 80 μg/kg BW of isolated eRNA and eDNA were injected 6 h prior to sacrifice. Antigens of TF pathway were determined by ELISA and TF activity by a chromogenic assay. AH exposure significantly induced release of SI markers i.e. eRNA, eDNA, HMGB1 and upregulated TLR3, ERK1/2 (Extracellular signal-regulated kinases), AP1 (Activator Protein-1) and TF, whereas RNaseA pre-treatment diminished the effect of AH, thus inhibiting TF expression as well as activity during AH. Hence, we propose a possible mechanism of AH-induced TF activation and thrombosis where RNaseA can become the novel focal point in ameliorating therapy for AH induced thrombosis. Acute hypoxia exposure leads to systemic Sterile Inflammation. eRNA regulates upregulation of TF by activation of TLR3 pathway. RNase A pre-treatment ameliorates effect of acute hypoxia on coagulation.
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- Saumya Bhagat
- Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences, Timarpur, Delhi, India
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- Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences, Timarpur, Delhi, India
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- Army Hospital Research and Referral, Delhi, India
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- Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences, Timarpur, Delhi, India; Department of Physiology and Physiotherapy, CMNHS, Fiji National University, Suva, Fiji Islands.
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Childebayeva A, Harman T, Weinstein J, Goodrich JM, Dolinoy DC, Day TA, Bigham AW, Brutsaert TD. DNA Methylation Changes Are Associated With an Incremental Ascent to High Altitude. Front Genet 2019; 10:1062. [PMID: 31737045 PMCID: PMC6828981 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2019.01062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2019] [Accepted: 10/03/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Genetic and nongenetic factors are involved in the individual ability to physiologically acclimatize to high-altitude hypoxia through processes that include increased heart rate and ventilation. High-altitude acclimatization is thought to have a genetic component, yet it is unclear if other factors, such as epigenetic gene regulation, are involved in acclimatization to high-altitude hypoxia in nonacclimatized individuals. We collected saliva samples from a group of healthy adults of European ancestry (n = 21) in Kathmandu (1,400 m; baseline) and three altitudes during a trek to the Everest Base Camp: Namche (3,440 m; day 3), Pheriche (4,240 m; day 7), and Gorak Shep (5,160 m; day 10). We used quantitative bisulfite pyrosequencing to determine changes in DNA methylation, a well-studied epigenetic marker, in LINE-1, EPAS1, EPO, PPARa, and RXRa. We found significantly lower DNA methylation between baseline (1,400 m) and high altitudes in LINE-1, EPO (at 4,240 m only), and RXRa. We found increased methylation in EPAS1 (at 4,240 m only) and PPARa. We also found positive associations between EPO methylation and systolic blood pressure and RXRa methylation and hemoglobin. Our results show that incremental exposure to hypoxia can affect the epigenome. Changes to the epigenome, in turn, could underlie the process of altitude acclimatization.
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- Ainash Childebayeva
- Department of Anthropology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States.,Department of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States.,Department of Archaeogenetics, Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History, Jena, Germany
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- Department of Exercise Science, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, United States
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- Department of Anthropology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States.,Department of Nutritional Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Mount Royal University, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Anthropology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States.,Department of Anthropology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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- Department of Exercise Science, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, United States
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Zhou C, James JG, Xu Y, Tu H, He X, Wen Q, Price M, Yang N, Wu Y, Ran J, Meng Y, Yue B. Genome-wide analysis sheds light on the high-altitude adaptation of the buff-throated partridge (Tetraophasis szechenyii). Mol Genet Genomics 2019; 295:31-46. [PMID: 31414227 DOI: 10.1007/s00438-019-01601-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2019] [Accepted: 07/30/2019] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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The buff-throated partridge (Tetraophasis szechenyii) is a hypoxia-tolerant bird living in an extremely inhospitable high-altitude environment, which has high ultraviolet (UV) radiation as well as a low oxygen supply when compared with low-altitude areas. To further understand the molecular genetic mechanisms of the high-altitude adaptation of the buff-throated partridges, we de novo assembled the complete genome of the buff-throated partridge. Comparative genomics revealed that positively selected hypoxia-related genes in the buff-throated partridge were distributed in the HIF-1 signaling pathway (map04066), response to hypoxia (GO:0001666), response to oxygen-containing compound (GO:1901700), ATP binding (GO:0005524), and angiogenesis (GO:0001525). Of these positively selected hypoxia-related genes, one positively selected gene (LONP1) had one buff-throated partridge-specific missense mutation which was classified as deleterious by PolyPhen-2. Moreover, positively selected genes in the buff-throated partridge were enriched in cellular response to DNA damage stimulus (corrected P value: 0.028006) and DNA repair (corrected P value: 0.044549), which was related to the increased exposure of the buff-throated partridge to UV radiation. Compared with other avian genomes, the buff-throated partridge showed expansion in genes associated with steroid hormone receptor activity and contractions in genes related to immune and olfactory perception. Furthermore, comparisons between the buff-throated partridge genome and red junglefowl genome revealed a conserved genome structure and provided strong evidence of the sibling relationship between Tetraophasis and Lophophorus. Our data and analysis contributed to the study of Phasianidae evolutionary history and provided new insights into the potential adaptation mechanisms to the high altitude employed by the buff-throated partridge.
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- Chuang Zhou
- Key Laboratory of Bio-resources and Eco-environment (Ministry of Education), College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610064, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-resources and Eco-environment (Ministry of Education), College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610064, People's Republic of China
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- School of Life Sciences, Guizhou Normal University, Guiyang, 550001, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-resources and Eco-environment (Ministry of Education), College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610064, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-resources and Eco-environment (Ministry of Education), College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610064, People's Republic of China
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- Sichuan Key Laboratory of Conservation Biology on Endangered Wildlife, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610064, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-resources and Eco-environment (Ministry of Education), College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610064, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, Southwest Minzu University, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-resources and Eco-environment (Ministry of Education), College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610064, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-resources and Eco-environment (Ministry of Education), College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610064, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-resources and Eco-environment (Ministry of Education), College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610064, People's Republic of China.
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-resources and Eco-environment (Ministry of Education), College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610064, People's Republic of China.
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Malacrida S, Giannella A, Ceolotto G, Reggiani C, Vezzoli A, Mrakic-Sposta S, Moretti S, Turner R, Falla M, Brugger H, Strapazzon G. Transcription Factors Regulation in Human Peripheral White Blood Cells during Hypobaric Hypoxia Exposure: an in-vivo experimental study. Sci Rep 2019; 9:9901. [PMID: 31289332 PMCID: PMC6617471 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-46391-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2019] [Accepted: 06/27/2019] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
Abstract
High altitude is a natural laboratory, within which the clinical study of human physiological response to hypobaric hypoxia (HH) is possible. Failure in the response results in progressive hypoxemia, inflammation and increased tissue oxidative stress (OxS). Thus, investigating temporal changes in key transcription factors (TFs) HIF-1α, HIF-2α, NF-κB and NRF2 mRNA levels, relative to OxS and inflammatory markers, may reveal molecular targets which contrast deleterious effects of hypoxia. Biological samples and clinical data from 15 healthy participants were collected at baseline and after rapid, passive ascent to 3830 m (24 h and 72 h). Gene expression was assessed by qPCR and ROS generation was determined by EPR spectroscopy. Oxidative damage and cytokine levels were estimated by immuno or enzymatic methods. Hypoxia transiently enhanced HIF-1α mRNA levels over time reaching a peak after 24 h. Whereas, HIF-2α and NRF2 mRNA levels increased over time. In contrast, the NF-κB mRNA levels remained unchanged. Plasma levels of IL-1β and IL-6 also remained within normal ranges. ROS production rate and markers of OxS damage were significantly increased over time. The analysis of TF-gene expression suggests that HIF-1α is a lead TF during sub-acute HH exposure. The prolongation of the HH exposure led to a switch between HIF-1α and HIF-2α/NRF2, suggesting the activation of new pathways. These results provide new insights regarding the temporal regulation of TFs, inflammatory state, and ROS homeostasis involved in human hypoxic response, potentially also relevant to the mediation of diseases that induce a hypoxic state.
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- Sandro Malacrida
- Institute of Mountain Emergency Medicine, Eurac Research, Bolzano, Italy. .,Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
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- Department of Medicine-DIMED, Campus Biomedico Pietro D'Abano, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Medicine-DIMED, Campus Biomedico Pietro D'Abano, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Institute of Bioimaging and Molecular Physiology, National Council of Research, Segrate (Milan), Italy
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- Institute of Bioimaging and Molecular Physiology, National Council of Research, Segrate (Milan), Italy
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- Institute of Bioimaging and Molecular Physiology, National Council of Research, Segrate (Milan), Italy
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- Institute of Mountain Emergency Medicine, Eurac Research, Bolzano, Italy
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- Department of Neurology, General Hospital of Bolzano, Bolzano, Italy
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- Institute of Mountain Emergency Medicine, Eurac Research, Bolzano, Italy
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- Institute of Mountain Emergency Medicine, Eurac Research, Bolzano, Italy
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Microarray Based Functional Analysis of Myricetin and Proteomic Study on Its Anti-Inflammatory Property. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2019; 2019:3746326. [PMID: 30956980 PMCID: PMC6431437 DOI: 10.1155/2019/3746326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2018] [Accepted: 02/11/2019] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Myricetin has been reported as a promising chemopreventive compound with multiple biofunctions. To evaluate its influence on gene expressions in genome-wide set and further investigate its anti-inflammatory property, the present study performed Gene Ontology and Ingenuity Pathway Analysis (IPA) to describe the basic gene expression characteristics by myricetin treatment in HepG2 cells, confirmed its multi-biofunction by real-time fluorescent quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR), and further verified its anti-inflammatory property by Western blotting and bio-plex-based cytokines assay. The IPA data showed that 337 gene expressions (48% of the top molecules) are disturbed over 2-fold, and the most possible biofunctions of myricetin are the effect on “cardiovascular disease, metabolic disease, and lipid metabolism,” via regulation of 28 molecules with statistic score of 46. RT-qPCR data confirmed the accuracy of microarray data, and cytokines assay results indicated that 6 of the total 27 inflammatory cytokine secretions were significantly inhibited by myricetin pretreatment, including TNF-α, IFN-γ, IL-1α, IL-1β, IL-2, and IL-6. The present study is the first time to elucidate the multi-function of myricetin in genome-wide set by IPA analysis and verify its anti-inflammatory property by proteomics of cytokines assay. Therefore, these results enrich the comprehensive bioactivities of myricetin and reveal that myricetin has powerful anti-inflammatory property, which provides encouragement for in vivo studies to verify its possible health benefits.
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Saini S, Vats P, Bayen S, Gaur P, Ray K, Kishore K, Sartmyrzaeva M, Akunov A, Maripov A, Sarybaev A, Kumar B, Singh SB. Global expression profiling and pathway analysis in two different population groups in relation to high altitude. Funct Integr Genomics 2018; 19:205-215. [PMID: 30341547 DOI: 10.1007/s10142-018-0637-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2017] [Revised: 09/14/2018] [Accepted: 09/27/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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High altitude (HA) is associated with number of stresses. Response of these stresses may vary in different populations depending upon altitude, duration of residency, ancestry, geographical variation, lifestyle, and ethnicities. For understanding population variability in transcriptome, array-based global gene expression profiling was performed on extracted RNA of male volunteers of two different lowland population groups, i.e., Indians and Kyrgyz, at baseline and day 7 of HA exposure (3200 m). A total of 97 genes were differentially expressed at basal in Kyrgyz as compared to Indians (82 downregulated and 15 upregulated), and 196 were differentially expressed on day 7 of HA (118 downregulated and 78 upregulated). Ingenuity Pathway Analysis and gene ontology highlighted eIF2 signaling with most significant negative activation z score at basal in Kyrgyz compared to Indians with downregulation of various L- and S-ribosomal proteins indicating marked translational repression. On day 7, cAMP-mediated signaling is most enriched with positive activation z score in Kyrgyz compared to Indians. Plasma cAMP levels were higher in Kyrgyz on day 7 compared to Indians. Extracellular adenosine levels were elevated in both the groups upon HA, but higher in Kyrgyz compared to Indians. Valedictory qRT-PCR showed upregulation of ADORA2B and CD73 along with downregulation of ENTs in Kyrgyz compared to Indians indicating elevated levels of extracellular nucleotides mainly adenosine and activation of extracellular cAMP-adenosine pathway which as per literature triggers endogenous protective mechanisms under stress conditions like hypoxia. Thus, transcriptome changes at HA are population-specific, and it may be necessary to take care while interposing similar results in different populations.
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- Supriya Saini
- Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences, Lucknow Road, Timarpur, Delhi, 110054, India
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- Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences, Lucknow Road, Timarpur, Delhi, 110054, India.
- Endocrinology and Metabolism Division, Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences, Lucknow Road, Timarpur, Delhi, 110054, India.
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- Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences, Lucknow Road, Timarpur, Delhi, 110054, India
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- Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences, Lucknow Road, Timarpur, Delhi, 110054, India
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- Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences, Lucknow Road, Timarpur, Delhi, 110054, India
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- Kyrgyz Indian Mountain Biomedical Research Centre, Togolok Moldo Str 3, 720040, Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic
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- Kyrgyz Indian Mountain Biomedical Research Centre, Togolok Moldo Str 3, 720040, Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic
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- Kyrgyz Indian Mountain Biomedical Research Centre, Togolok Moldo Str 3, 720040, Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic
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- Kyrgyz Indian Mountain Biomedical Research Centre, Togolok Moldo Str 3, 720040, Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic
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- Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences, Lucknow Road, Timarpur, Delhi, 110054, India
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- Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences, Lucknow Road, Timarpur, Delhi, 110054, India
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Post-translational modifications of eNOS augment nitric oxide availability and facilitates hypoxia adaptation in Ladakhi women. Nitric Oxide 2018; 78:103-112. [DOI: 10.1016/j.niox.2018.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2018] [Revised: 05/31/2018] [Accepted: 06/05/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Dianat M, Radan M, Badavi M, Mard SA, Bayati V, Ahmadizadeh M. Crocin attenuates cigarette smoke-induced lung injury and cardiac dysfunction by anti-oxidative effects: the role of Nrf2 antioxidant system in preventing oxidative stress. Respir Res 2018; 19:58. [PMID: 29631592 PMCID: PMC5891913 DOI: 10.1186/s12931-018-0766-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2018] [Accepted: 04/02/2018] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has been emerging as a great health problem in world. Cigarette smoke is known to cause oxidative stress and deplete glutathione (GSH) levels. Nuclear erythroid-related factor 2 (Nrf2) is involved in transcriptional regulation of glutamate-cysteine ligase catalytic subunit (GCLc). Antioxidant compounds may be of therapeutic value in monitoring disease progression. Crocin demonstrates antioxidant and anti-inflammatory functions. The aim of this study was to investigate the protective role of crocin against CSE-mediated oxidative stress, inflammatory process, Nrf2 modifications and impairment of cardiac function in rats with COPD. METHODS Eighty rats were divided into four groups: Control, Cigarette smoke exposure (CSE), Crocin, Crocin+CS. Each group was divided into the two parts: 1) to evaluate lung inflammatory and oxidative process, 2) to evaluate the effect of Cigarette smoke induced-lung injuries on cardiac electrocardiogram (such as heart rate and QRS complex) and hemodynamic parameters (such as perfusion pressure and left ventricular developed pressure). RESULTS CSE rats showed a significant increase in cotinine concentration (17.24 ng/ml), and inflammatory parameters and a decrease in PO2 (75.87 mmHg) and expression of PKC (0.86 fold), PI3K (0.79 fold), MAPK (0.87 fold), Nrf2 (0.8 fold) and GCLc (0.75 fold) genes, antioxidant activity, and finally cardiac abnormalities in electrocardiogram and hemodynamic parameters. Co-treatment whit crocin could restore all these values to normal levels. CONCLUSIONS CS induced-COPD in rat model provides evidence that chronic CS exposure leads to lung injury and mediated cardiac dysfunction. Crocin co-treatment by modulating of Nrf2 pathway protected lung injury caused by COPD and its related cardiac dysfunction. In this study, we showed the importance of Nrf2 activators as a therapeutic target for the development of novel therapy for lung oxidative injuries.
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- Mahin Dianat
- Department of Physiology, Physiology Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
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- Department of Physiology, Physiology Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
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- Department of Physiology, Physiology Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
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- Department of Physiology, Physiology Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
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- Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
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- Physiology Research Center, School of Health, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, IR Iran
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Huang Y, Mao Y, Li H, Shen G, Nan G. Knockdown of Nrf2 inhibits angiogenesis by downregulating VEGF expression through PI3K/Akt signaling pathway in cerebral microvascular endothelial cells under hypoxic conditions. Biochem Cell Biol 2018; 96:475-482. [PMID: 29373803 DOI: 10.1139/bcb-2017-0291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Ischemic stroke is a major cerebrovascular disease resulting from a transient or permanent local reduction of cerebral blood flow. Angiogenesis plays an important role in cerebral microvascular repair after ischemic stroke. This study aimed at investigating the effect of NF-E2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) on the angiogenesis of mouse cerebral microvascular endothelial bEnd.3 cells in a hypoxic environment. We found that Nrf2 expression was temporarily increased in hypoxia-induced bEnd.3 cells. Knockdown of Nrf2 inhibited the proliferation, migration, as well as tube formation in hypoxia-induced bEnd.3 cells. Meanwhile, vascular endothelial growth factor and PI3K/Akt signaling pathways were identified to be regulated by Nrf2 in hypoxia-induced bEnd.3 cells. It was found that silencing of Nrf2 downregulated the expression levels of NAD(P)H:quinine oxidoreductase-1, vascular endothelial growth factor, p-Akt, and heme oxygenase-1 in hypoxia-induced bEnd.3 cells. Data suggested that hypoxia induced the transient increase of Nrf2, which plays a key role in the angiogenesis of cerebral microangiogenesis, and that Nrf2 regulates the proliferation, migration, as well as tube formation likely through PI3K/Akt signaling pathway in hypoxia-induced bEnd.3 cells. Our study provides proof of concept for the modulation of Nrf2, so as to tilt the balance toward angiogenesis, representing a therapeutic strategy for hypoxia or ischemia disorders such as stroke.
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- Yujing Huang
- Department of Neurology, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130033, People's Republic of China.,Department of Neurology, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130033, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130033, People's Republic of China.,Department of Neurology, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130033, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130033, People's Republic of China.,Department of Neurology, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130033, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130033, People's Republic of China.,Department of Neurology, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130033, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130033, People's Republic of China.,Department of Neurology, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130033, People's Republic of China
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Hypoxia induced cognitive impairment modulating activity of Cyperus rotundus. Physiol Behav 2017; 175:56-65. [DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2017.03.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2017] [Revised: 03/11/2017] [Accepted: 03/23/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Terraneo L, Paroni R, Bianciardi P, Giallongo T, Carelli S, Gorio A, Samaja M. Brain adaptation to hypoxia and hyperoxia in mice. Redox Biol 2016; 11:12-20. [PMID: 27835780 PMCID: PMC5107733 DOI: 10.1016/j.redox.2016.10.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2016] [Revised: 10/23/2016] [Accepted: 10/27/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Aims Hyperoxic breathing might lead to redox imbalance and signaling changes that affect cerebral function. Paradoxically, hypoxic breathing is also believed to cause oxidative stress. Our aim is to dissect the cerebral tissue responses to altered O2 fractions in breathed air by assessing the redox imbalance and the recruitment of the hypoxia signaling pathways. Results Mice were exposed to mild hypoxia (10%O2), normoxia (21%O2) or mild hyperoxia (30%O2) for 28 days, sacrificed and brain tissue excised and analyzed. Although one might expect linear responses to %O2, only few of the examined variables exhibited this pattern, including neuroprotective phospho- protein kinase B and the erythropoietin receptor. The major reactive oxygen species (ROS) source in brain, NADPH oxidase subunit 4 increased in hypoxia but not in hyperoxia, whereas neither affected nuclear factor (erythroid-derived 2)-like 2, a transcription factor that regulates the expression of antioxidant proteins. As a result of the delicate equilibrium between ROS generation and antioxidant defense, neuron apoptosis and cerebral tissue hydroperoxides increased in both 10%O2 and 30%O2, as compared with 21%O2. Remarkably, the expression level of hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF)−2α (but not HIF-1α) was higher in both 10%O2 and 30%O2 with respect to 21%O2 Innovation Comparing the in vivo effects driven by mild hypoxia with those driven by mild hyperoxia helps addressing whether clinically relevant situations of O2 excess and scarcity are toxic for the organism. Conclusion Prolonged mild hyperoxia leads to persistent cerebral damage, comparable to that inferred by prolonged mild hypoxia. The underlying mechanism appears related to a model whereby the imbalance between ROS generation and anti-ROS defense is similar, but occurs at higher levels in hypoxia than in hyperoxia. Both oxygen scarcity and oxygen excess are harmful for the brain. Hypoxia increases ROS more than hyperoxia. Hypoxia increases the antioxidant defenses to an extent larger than hyperoxia. Both hypoxia and hyperoxia imbalance the ROS generation/ antiROS defense equilibrium. These findings have implications for those who need supplemental oxygen therapy.
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- Laura Terraneo
- Department of Health Science, University of Milan, 20142 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Health Science, University of Milan, 20142 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Health Science, University of Milan, 20142 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Health Science, University of Milan, 20142 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Health Science, University of Milan, 20142 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Health Science, University of Milan, 20142 Milan, Italy.
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Effects of aged garlic extract and FruArg on gene expression and signaling pathways in lipopolysaccharide-activated microglial cells. Sci Rep 2016; 6:35323. [PMID: 27734935 PMCID: PMC5062119 DOI: 10.1038/srep35323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2016] [Accepted: 09/28/2016] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Aged garlic extract (AGE) is widely used as a dietary supplement on account of its protective effects against oxidative stress and inflammation. But less is known about specific molecular targets of AGE and its bioactive components, including N-α-(1-deoxy-D-fructos-1-yl)-L-arginine (FruArg). Our recent study showed that both AGE and FruArg significantly attenuate lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced neuroinflammatory responses in BV-2 microglial cells. This study aims to unveil effects of AGE and FruArg on gene expression regulation in LPS stimulated BV-2 cells. Results showed that LPS treatment significantly altered mRNA levels from 2563 genes. AGE reversed 67% of the transcriptome alteration induced by LPS, whereas FruArg accounted for the protective effect by reversing expression levels of 55% of genes altered by LPS. Key pro-inflammatory canonical pathways induced by the LPS stimulation included toll-like receptor signaling, IL-6 signaling, and Nrf2-mediated oxidative stress pathway, along with elevated expression levels of genes, such as Il6, Cd14, Casp3, Nfkb1, Hmox1, and Tnf. These effects could be modulated by treatment with both AGE and FruArg. These findings suggests that AGE and FruArg are capable of alleviating oxidative stress and neuroinflammatory responses stimulated by LPS in BV-2 cells.
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Qu Z, Mossine VV, Cui J, Sun GY, Gu Z. Protective Effects of AGE and Its Components on Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration. Neuromolecular Med 2016; 18:474-82. [PMID: 27263111 DOI: 10.1007/s12017-016-8410-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2016] [Accepted: 05/17/2016] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Garlic (Allium sativum) is used for culinary and medicinal purposes in diverse cultures worldwide. When fresh garlic is soaked in aqueous ethanol under ambient environment over 4 months or longer, the majority of irritating taste and odor is eliminated and the antioxidant profile in the resulting aged garlic extract (AGE) changes significantly. Recently, AGE and its components have been demonstrated to exert neuroprotective effects in neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, and cerebral ischemia. Because of its health supporting potential, there is increasing interest in understanding the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties and the underlying mechanisms for its protective effects in heath and disease. There is evidence for AGE to exert its action on distinct signaling pathways associated with oxidative stress and neuroinflammation, although the primary molecular mechanisms remain unclear. By utilizing quantitative proteomic approaches, we demonstrated that AGE and two of its major ingredients, S-allyl-L-cysteine and N (α)-(1-deoxy-D-fructos-1-yl)-L-arginine, can attenuate neuroinflammatory responses in microglial cells through modulation of Nrf2-mediated signaling as well as other oxidative stress-related pathways. These experimental data provide information for the molecular targets of AGE and its components to mitigate neurodegeneration and neuroinflammation and show a promising potential of these compounds as dietary supplements for health maintenance.
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- Zhe Qu
- Department of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences, University of Missouri School of Medicine, M263 Medical Science Building, One Hospital Drive, Columbia, MO, 65212, USA.,Center for Translational Neuroscience, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO, 65212, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO, 65211, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences, University of Missouri School of Medicine, M263 Medical Science Building, One Hospital Drive, Columbia, MO, 65212, USA.,Center for Translational Neuroscience, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO, 65212, USA.,Harry S. Truman Veterans Hospital, Columbia, MO, 65212, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences, University of Missouri School of Medicine, M263 Medical Science Building, One Hospital Drive, Columbia, MO, 65212, USA.,Center for Translational Neuroscience, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO, 65212, USA.,Department of Biochemistry, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO, 65211, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences, University of Missouri School of Medicine, M263 Medical Science Building, One Hospital Drive, Columbia, MO, 65212, USA. .,Center for Translational Neuroscience, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO, 65212, USA. .,Harry S. Truman Veterans Hospital, Columbia, MO, 65212, USA.
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A comprehensive assessment of networks and pathways of hypoxia-associated proteins and identification of responsive protein modules. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/s13721-016-0123-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Khademi S, Frye MA, Jeckel KM, Schroeder T, Monnet E, Irwin DC, Cole PA, Bell C, Miller BF, Hamilton KL. Hypoxia mediated pulmonary edema: potential influence of oxidative stress, sympathetic activation and cerebral blood flow. BMC PHYSIOLOGY 2015; 15:4. [PMID: 26449218 PMCID: PMC4599206 DOI: 10.1186/s12899-015-0018-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2015] [Accepted: 10/02/2015] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Neurogenic pulmonary edema (NPE) is a non-cardiogenic form of pulmonary edema that can occur consequent to central neurologic insults including stroke, traumatic brain injury, and seizure. NPE is a public health concern due to high morbidity and mortality, yet the mechanism(s) are unknown. We hypothesized that NPE, evoked by cerebral hypoxia in the presence of systemic normoxia, would be accompanied by sympathetic activation, oxidative stress, and compensatory antioxidant mechanisms. METHODS Thirteen Walker hounds were assigned to cerebral hypoxia (SaO2 ~ 55 %) with systemic normoxia (SaO2 ~ 90 %) (CH; n = 6), cerebral and systemic (global) hypoxia (SaO2 ~ 60 %) (GH; n = 4), or cerebral and systemic normoxia (SaO2 ~ 90 %) (CON; n = 3). Femoral venous (CH and CON) perfusate was delivered via cardiopulmonary bypass to the brain and GH was induced by FiO2 = 10 % to maintain the SaO2 at ~60 %. Lung wet to lung dry weight ratios (LWW/LDW) were assessed as an index of pulmonary edema in addition to hemodynamic measurements. Plasma catecholamines were measured as markers of sympathetic nervous system (SNS) activity. Total glutathione, protein carbonyls, and malondialdehyde were assessed as indicators of oxidative stress. Brain and lung compensatory antioxidants were measured with immunoblotting. RESULTS Compared to CON, LWW/LDW and pulmonary artery pressure were greater in CH and GH. Expression of hemeoxygenase-1 in brain was higher in CH compared to GH and CON, despite no group differences in oxidative damage in any tissue. Catecholamines tended to be higher in CH and GH. CONCLUSION Cerebral hypoxia, with systemic normoxia, is not systematically associated with an increase in oxidative stress and compensatory antioxidant enzymes in lung, suggesting oxidative stress did not contribute to NPE in lung. However, increased SNS activity may play a role in the induction of NPE during hypoxia.
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- Shadi Khademi
- Department of Health and Exercise Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, 80523, USA. .,, 3333 Burnet Avenue, Building R, Room 3503, Cincinnati, 45229, OH, USA.
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, 80523, USA.
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, 80523, USA.
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA.
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- Clinical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, 80523, USA.
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- Cardiovascular Pulmonary Research, University of Colorado Denver, Anschutz Medical Campus, Denver, CO, 80045, USA.
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, 80523, USA.
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- Department of Health and Exercise Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, 80523, USA.
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- Department of Health and Exercise Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, 80523, USA.
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- Department of Health and Exercise Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, 80523, USA.
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Ghosh S, Mukherjee S, Choudhury S, Gupta P, Adhikary A, Baral R, Chattopadhyay S. Reactive oxygen species in the tumor niche triggers altered activation of macrophages and immunosuppression: Role of fluoxetine. Cell Signal 2015; 27:1398-412. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2015.03.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2015] [Accepted: 03/05/2015] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Zhou H, Qu Z, Mossine VV, Nknolise DL, Li J, Chen Z, Cheng J, Greenlief CM, Mawhinney TP, Brown PN, Fritsche KL, Hannink M, Lubahn DB, Sun GY, Gu Z. Proteomic analysis of the effects of aged garlic extract and its FruArg component on lipopolysaccharide-induced neuroinflammatory response in microglial cells. PLoS One 2014; 9:e113531. [PMID: 25420111 PMCID: PMC4242640 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0113531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2014] [Accepted: 10/24/2014] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Aged garlic extract (AGE) is widely used as a dietary supplement, and is claimed to promote human health through anti-oxidant/anti-inflammatory activities with hypolipidemic, antiplatelet and neuroprotective effects. Prior studies of AGE have mainly focused on its organosulfur compounds, with little attention paid to its carbohydrate derivatives, such as N-α-(1-deoxy-D-fructos-1-yl)-L-arginine (FruArg). The goal of this study is to investigate actions of AGE and FruArg on antioxidative and neuroinflammatory responses in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-activated murine BV-2 microglial cells using a proteomic approach. Our data show that both AGE and FruArg can significantly inhibit LPS-induced nitric oxide (NO) production in BV-2 cells. Quantitative proteomic analysis by combining two dimensional differential in-gel electrophoresis (2D-DIGE) with mass spectrometry revealed that expressions of 26 proteins were significantly altered upon LPS exposure, while levels of 20 and 21 proteins exhibited significant changes in response to AGE and FruArg treatments, respectively, in LPS-stimulated BV-2 cells. Notably, approximate 78% of the proteins responding to AGE and FruArg treatments are in common, suggesting that FruArg is a major active component of AGE. MULTICOM-PDCN and Ingenuity Pathway Analyses indicate that the proteins differentially affected by treatment with AGE and FruArg are involved in inflammatory responses and the Nrf2-mediated oxidative stress response. Collectively, these results suggest that AGE and FruArg attenuate neuroinflammatory responses and promote resilience in LPS-activated BV-2 cells by suppressing NO production and by regulating expression of multiple protein targets associated with oxidative stress.
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- Hui Zhou
- Department of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, Missouri, United States of America
- Center for Translational Neuroscience, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, Missouri, United States of America
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- Department of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, Missouri, United States of America
- Center for Translational Neuroscience, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, Missouri, United States of America
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, Missouri, United States of America
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- Department of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, Missouri, United States of America
- Center for Translational Neuroscience, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, Missouri, United States of America
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- Department of Computer Science, Informatics Institute, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, United States of America
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- Department of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, Missouri, United States of America
- Center for Translational Neuroscience, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, Missouri, United States of America
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- Department of Computer Science, Informatics Institute, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, United States of America
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, United States of America
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, Missouri, United States of America
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- British Columbia Institute of Technology, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Division of Animal Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, United States of America
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, Missouri, United States of America
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, Missouri, United States of America
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- Department of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, Missouri, United States of America
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, Missouri, United States of America
- Center for Translational Neuroscience, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, Missouri, United States of America
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- Department of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, Missouri, United States of America
- Center for Translational Neuroscience, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, Missouri, United States of America
- Harry S. Truman Veterans Hospital, Columbia, Missouri, United States of America
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Protein profiling reveals antioxidant and signaling activities of NAP (Davunetide) in rodent hippocampus exposed to hypobaric hypoxia. J Mol Neurosci 2014; 54:414-29. [PMID: 25038875 DOI: 10.1007/s12031-014-0381-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2014] [Accepted: 07/09/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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NAP (davunetide) is a clinical octapeptide and reportedly possesses neuroprotective, neurotrophic and cognitive protective properties. The information for NAP-mediated neuroproteome changes and associated signaling pathways during hypoxia will help in drug development programmes across the world. In the present study, we have evaluated the antioxidant activities of NAP in rat hippocampus exposed to hypobaric hypoxia (25,000 ft, 282 mm Hg) for 3, 6 and 12 h respectively. Using 2D-gel electrophoresis (2D-GE) with matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time of flight (MALDI-TOF/TOF) mass spectrometry, we have identified altered expression of 80 proteins in NAP-supplemented hippocampus after hypoxia. Pathway analysis revealed that NAP supplementation significantly regulated oxidative stress response, oxidoreductase activity and cellular response to stress pathways during hypoxia. Additionally, NAP supplementation also regulated energy production pathways along with AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) signaling and signaling by Rho family GTPases pathways. We observed higher expression of antioxidant Sod1, Eno1, Prdx2 and Prdx5 proteins that were subsequently validated by Western blotting. A higher level of Prdx2 was also observed by immunohistochemistry in NAP-supplemented hippocampus during hypoxia. In corroboration, we are able to detect significant lower level of protein carbonyls in NAP-supplemented hypoxic hippocampus suggesting amelioration of oxidant molecules by NAP supplementation. These results emphasize the antioxidant and signaling properties of NAP in rodent hippocampus during hypobaric hypoxia.
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Shi XF, Carlson PJ, Kim TS, Sung YH, Hellem TL, Fiedler KK, Kim SE, Glaeser B, Wang K, Zuo CS, Jeong EK, Renshaw PF, Kondo DG. Effect of altitude on brain intracellular pH and inorganic phosphate levels. Psychiatry Res 2014; 222:149-56. [PMID: 24768210 PMCID: PMC4699298 DOI: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2014.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2013] [Revised: 03/25/2014] [Accepted: 04/04/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Normal brain activity is associated with task-related pH changes. Although central nervous system syndromes associated with significant acidosis and alkalosis are well understood, the effects of less dramatic and chronic changes in brain pH are uncertain. One environmental factor known to alter brain pH is the extreme, acute change in altitude encountered by mountaineers. However, the effect of long-term exposure to moderate altitude has not been studied. The aim of this two-site study was to measure brain intracellular pH and phosphate-bearing metabolite levels at two altitudes in healthy volunteers, using phosphorus-31 magnetic resonance spectroscopy ((31)P-MRS). Increased brain pH and reduced inorganic phosphate (Pi) levels were found in healthy subjects who were long-term residents of Salt Lake City, UT (4720ft/1438m), compared with residents of Belmont, MA (20ft/6m). Brain intracellular pH at the altitude of 4720ft was more alkaline than that observed near sea level. In addition, the ratio of inorganic phosphate to total phosphate signal also shifted toward lower values in the Salt Lake City region compared with the Belmont area. These results suggest that long-term residence at moderate altitude is associated with brain chemical changes.
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- Xian-Feng Shi
- The Brain Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; Department of Psychiatry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
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- The Brain Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA,Department of Psychiatry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- The Brain Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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- The Brain Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA,Department of Psychiatry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- The Brain Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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- Department of Radiology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Brain Imaging Center, McLean Hospital, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Belmont, MA, USA
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- Brain Imaging Center, McLean Hospital, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Belmont, MA, USA
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- Brain Imaging Center, McLean Hospital, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Belmont, MA, USA
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- Department of Radiology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- The Brain Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA,Department of Psychiatry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA,VISN 19 Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC), Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- The Brain Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA,Department of Psychiatry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA,VISN 19 Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC), Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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Kuang L, Feng J, He G, Jing T. Knockdown of Nrf2 inhibits the angiogenesis of rat cardiac micro-vascular endothelial cells under hypoxic conditions. Int J Biol Sci 2013; 9:656-65. [PMID: 23904790 PMCID: PMC3729008 DOI: 10.7150/ijbs.5887] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2013] [Accepted: 06/28/2013] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Angiogenesis plays an important role in myocardial repair after myocardial infarction (MI). Cardiac micro-vascular endothelial cells (CMECs) are important participants in myocardial angiogenesis processes. Recent studies have revealed that Nuclear factor-erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2), a master transcription factor of endogenous anti-oxidative defense systems, exerts cardio-protection in the cardiovascular system. However, the role of Nrf2 in the process of myocardial angiogenesis and corresponding mechanisms are not fully understood. Thus, the present study investigated the role of Nrf2 in the angiogenesis of rat CMECs to hypoxia. Trans-well assay, three-dimensional Matrigel assay were used to determine cell migration and vascular tube formation. Real-time RT-PCR, ELISA and Western blot were measured mRNA and protein expression. Here, we report that the mRNA and protein expression of Nrf2 and heme oxygenase-1(HO-1) were temporarily upregulated under hypoxic condition. Furthermore, knock down of Nrf2 significantly suppressed the migration and vascular tube formation of rat CMECs to hypoxia, Nrf2 knockdown also significantly decreased HO-1 and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) expression at 48 h after transfection under hypoxic condition. Finally, transfection of CMECs with the Nrf2 over-expressing lentiviral vector upregulated HO-1 expression with a concomitant increase in cell migration and vascular tube formation induced by hypoxia, and this effect was greatly attenuated in the presence of ZnPP (a HO-1 inhibitor). Taken together, these results suggest that Nrf2 may mediate the angiogenesis of CMECs under hypoxic condition, and HO-1 is involved in regulating the angiogenesis of CMECs through Nrf2. Therefore, Nrf2 is a potent regulator of hypoxia-condition mediated angiogenesis in CMECs, which may provide a therapeutic strategy for myocardial repair after MI.
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- Lihong Kuang
- Department of Cardiology, Southwest Hospital, The Third Military Medical University, Chongqing City 400038, P. R. China
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Zhang GL, Wang W, Kang YX, Xue Y, Yang H, Zhou CM, Shi GM. Chronic testosterone propionate supplement could activated the Nrf2-ARE pathway in the brain and ameliorated the behaviors of aged rats. Behav Brain Res 2013; 252:388-95. [PMID: 23756138 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2013.05.063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2013] [Revised: 05/27/2013] [Accepted: 05/31/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Aging is usually associated with a progressive disruption of the redox balance leading to recurrent damage resulting from oxidative stress. Oxidative stress resulting from excessive free-radical release is likely implicated in the initiation and progression of motor behavior disorders. Therefore, antioxidant therapies have received considerable attention in motor behavior defects treatment. The nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) binds to antioxidant response element (ARE) to induce antioxidant and phase II detoxification enzymes under conditions of oxidative stress, which reduces oxidative stress and accumulation of toxic metabolites. Testosterone has many physiological and behavioral effects throughout the lifespan and shown to affect motor behavior in adult male rats and gonadectomized rats. However, whether Nrf2-ARE pathway is activated after testosterone administration has not been studied in aged rats. The tilting-plane test and the horizontal-wire test as well as the oxidative stress parameters, the expression of Nrf2, heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) and NAD(P)H: quinone oxidoreductase-1 (NQO1) and the number of tyrosine hydroxylase immunoreactive (TH-ir) cells in brain were examined in aged rats following chronic subcutaneous injections of testosterone propionate (TP). Our study showed that chronic TP supplement significantly ameliorated the decline of balancing reactions and muscular strength associated with aging. Oxidative stress parameters were ameliorate, the expression of Nrf2, HO-1 and NQO1 at protein or gene levels and the number of TH-ir cells significantly increased in substantia nigra or caudate putamen after TP treatment in aged rats. Our findings demonstrated that chronic TP treatment activated Nrf2-ARE pathway may influence the maintenance of the balancing reactions and muscular strength and reduce TH-ir cells death in aged rats. Therefore, TP supplement have shown for therapeutic strategies in the treatment and modification of motor behavior disorders.
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- Guo-liang Zhang
- Department of Neurobiology, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050017, PR China
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Sharma NK, Sethy NK, Bhargava K. Comparative proteome analysis reveals differential regulation of glycolytic and antioxidant enzymes in cortex and hippocampus exposed to short-term hypobaric hypoxia. J Proteomics 2013; 79:277-98. [PMID: 23313218 DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2012.12.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2012] [Revised: 12/06/2012] [Accepted: 12/26/2012] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Hypoxia is one of the major stressors at high altitude. Exposure to hypobaric hypoxia induces several adverse consequences to the structural and functional integrity of brain. In an attempt to understand the proteome modulation, we used 2-DE coupled with MALDI-TOF/TOF for cortex and hippocampus exposed to short-term temporal (0, 3, 6, 12 and 24h) hypobaric hypoxia. This enabled us in the identification of 88 and 73 hypoxia responsive proteins in cortex and hippocampus respectively. We further compared the proteomes of both the regions and identified 37 common proteins along with 49 and 32 specific proteins for cortex and hippocampus respectively. We observed significant up-regulation of glycolytic enzymes like Gapdh, Pgam1, Eno1 and malate-aspartate shuttle enzymes Mdh1 and Got1in cortex as compared to hippocampus deciphering efficient use of energy producing substrates. This was coupled with concomitant increase in expression of antioxidant enzymes like Sod1, Sod2 and Pebp1 in cortex to neutralize the hypoxia-induced reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation. Our comparative proteomics studies demonstrate that efficient use of energy generating pathways in conjugation with abundance of antioxidant enzymes makes cortex less vulnerable to hypoxia than hippocampus.
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- Narendra Kumar Sharma
- Peptide and Proteomics Division, Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences, Defence Research and Development Organization, Lucknow Road, Timarpur, Delhi-110 054, INDIA
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Hypobaric Hypoxia and Reoxygenation Induce Proteomic Profile Changes in the Rat Brain Cortex. Neuromolecular Med 2012; 15:82-94. [DOI: 10.1007/s12017-012-8197-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2012] [Accepted: 08/24/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Schülke S, Dreidax D, Malik A, Burmester T, Nevo E, Band M, Avivi A, Hankeln T. Living with stress: regulation of antioxidant defense genes in the subterranean, hypoxia-tolerant mole rat, Spalax. Gene 2012; 500:199-206. [PMID: 22441129 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2012.03.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2011] [Revised: 02/01/2012] [Accepted: 03/05/2012] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Lack of oxygen is life threatening for most mammals. It is therefore of biomedical interest to investigate the adaptive mechanisms which enable mammalian species to tolerate extremely hypoxic conditions. The subterranean mole rat Spalax survives substantially longer periods of hypoxia than the laboratory rat. We hypothesized that genes of the antioxidant defense, detoxifying harmful reactive oxygen species generated during hypoxia and hyperoxia, are involved in Spalax underground adaptation. Using quantitative RT-PCR, we analyzed the mRNA expression levels of seven antioxidant defense genes (catalase, glutathione peroxidase 1, glutathione-S-transferase Pi1, heme oxygenase 1, superoxide dismutase 1 and 2) and a master regulator of this stress pathway, nuclear factor (erythroid-derived 2)-like 2 (Nrf2) in several tissues of two Israeli Spalax species, S. galili (2n=52) and S. judaei (2n=60), and rat. We also studied the differential expression of these genes after experimental hypoxia and hyperoxia as oxidative stress treatments. We found that mRNA levels and transcriptional responses are species and tissue specific. There are constitutively higher transcript levels of antioxidant genes and their transcription factor Nrf2 in Spalax tissue as compared to rat, suggesting an increased ability in the mole rat to withstand hypoxic/hyperoxic insults. In contrast to Spalax, the rat reacts to experimental oxidative stress by changes in gene regulation. In addition, Spalax Nrf2 reveals unique amino acid changes, which may be functionally important for this transcription factor and indicate positive (Darwinian) selection. Antioxidant defense genes are therefore important targets for adaptive change during evolution of hypoxia tolerance in Spalax.
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- Stefan Schülke
- Institute of Molecular Genetics, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany
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Qin S, Chen J, Tanigawa S, Hou DX. Gene expression profiling and pathway network analysis of hepatic metabolic enzymes targeted by baicalein. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2012; 140:131-140. [PMID: 22265932 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2011.12.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2011] [Accepted: 12/21/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Baicalein is a flavone originally isolated from the roots of traditional Chinese medicinal herb, Scutellaria baicalensis, which has been proved as a promising chemopreventive compound for many chronic human diseases. AIM OF THE STUDY The present study aimed to clarify the molecular mechanism targeted by baicalein. MATERIALS AND METHODS Gene expression profiling of HepG2 cells treated with baicalein was carried out, using the Affymetrix 42K oligonucleotide microarray in the present study. Microarray data analyzed by Ingenuity Pathway Analysis (IPA), further study performed by real time PCR, reporter gene assay, and Western blot. RESULTS Among total 42K gene probes, baicalein treatment up-regulated the signals of 440 gene probes (1.04% of total gene probes) and down-regulated signals of 254 gene probes (0.6% of total gene probes) by ≥2-fold. These genes were categorized into 35 groups and hit for biological processes, molecular functions, and signaling pathways. The network and pathway analyses of these data further revealed that an Nrf2 (nuclear factor-erythroid 2 p45-related factor 2)-mediated ARE (antioxidant response element) pathway is involved in baicalein-induced gene expression of hepatic metabolic enzymes. The representative enzymes involved in Nrf2/ARE pathway were further confirmed at mRNA level by real time PCR and at protein level by Western blot analysis. Moreover, the ARE-reporter gene assay demonstrated that baicalein stimulated Nrf2-mediated ARE transactivation. CONCLUSIONS Our results provide a comprehensive data for understanding the hepatic metabolism, bioactive role and the molecular mechanisms of baicalein.
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- Si Qin
- Course of Biological Science and Technology, United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Kagoshima University, Korimoto 1-21-24, Kagoshima 890-0065, Japan
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Dietary nitrite attenuates oxidative stress and activates antioxidant genes in rat heart during hypobaric hypoxia. Nitric Oxide 2011; 26:61-73. [PMID: 22197744 DOI: 10.1016/j.niox.2011.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2011] [Revised: 12/02/2011] [Accepted: 12/08/2011] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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The nitrite anion represents the circulatory and tissue storage form of nitric oxide (NO) and a signaling molecule, capable of conferring cardioprotection and many other health benefits. However, molecular mechanisms for observed cardioprotective properties of nitrite remain largely unknown. We have evaluated the NO-like bioactivity and cardioprotective efficacies of sodium nitrite supplemented in drinking water in rats exposed to short-term chronic hypobaric hypoxia. We observed that, nitrite significantly attenuates hypoxia-induced oxidative stress, modulates HIF-1α stability and promotes NO-cGMP signaling in hypoxic heart. To elucidate potential downstream targets of nitrite during hypoxia, we performed a microarray analysis of nitrite supplemented hypoxic hearts and compared with both hypoxic and nitrite supplemented normoxic hearts respectively. The analysis revealed a significant increase in the expression of many antioxidant genes, transcription factors and cardioprotective signaling pathways which was subsequently confirmed by qRT-PCR and Western blotting. Conversely, hypoxia exposure increased oxidative stress, activated inflammatory cytokines, downregulated ion channels and altered expression of both pro- and anti-oxidant genes. Our results illustrate the physiological function of nitrite as an eNOS-independent source of NO in heart profoundly modulating the oxidative status and cardiac transcriptome during hypoxia.
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Sharma NK, Sethy NK, Meena RN, Ilavazhagan G, Das M, Bhargava K. Activity-dependent neuroprotective protein (ADNP)-derived peptide (NAP) ameliorates hypobaric hypoxia induced oxidative stress in rat brain. Peptides 2011; 32:1217-24. [PMID: 21453737 DOI: 10.1016/j.peptides.2011.03.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2011] [Revised: 03/17/2011] [Accepted: 03/17/2011] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Hypobaric hypoxia is a socio-economic problem affecting cognitive, memory and behavior functions. Severe oxidative stress caused by hypobaric hypoxia adversely affects brain areas like cortex, hippocampus, basal ganglia, and cerebellum. In the present study, we have investigated the antioxidant and memory protection efficacy of the synthetic NAP peptide (NAPVSIPQ) during long-term chronic hypobaric hypoxia (7, 14, 21 and 28 days, 25,000ft) in rats. Intranasal supplementation of NAP peptide (2μg/Kg body weight) improved antioxidant status of brain evaluated by biochemical assays for free radical estimation, lipid peroxidation, GSH and GSSG level. Analysis of expression levels of SOD revealed that NAP significantly activated antioxidant genes as compared to hypoxia exposed rats. We have also observed a significant increased expression of Nrf2, the master regulator of antioxidant defense system and its downstream targets such as HO-1, GST and SOD1 by NAP supplementation, suggesting activation of Nrf2-mediated antioxidant defense response. In corroboration, our results also demonstrate that NAP supplementation improved the memory function assessed with radial arm maze. These cumulative results suggest the therapeutic potential of NAP peptide for ameliorating hypobaric hypoxia-induced oxidative stress.
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- Narendra K Sharma
- Peptide and Proteomics Division, Defence Institute of Physiological and Allied Sciences, Defence Research and Development Organization, Lucknow Road, Timarpur, Delhi 110054, India
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