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Quach QN, Gardner DR, Clay K, Cook D. Phylogenetic Patterns of Swainsonine Presence in Morning Glories. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:871148. [PMID: 35591984 PMCID: PMC9111539 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.871148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2022] [Accepted: 03/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Endosymbionts play important roles in the life cycles of many macro-organisms. The indolizidine alkaloid swainsonine is produced by heritable fungi that occurs in diverse plant families, such as locoweeds (Fabaceae) and morning glories (Convolvulaceae) plus two species of Malvaceae. Swainsonine is known for its toxic effects on livestock following the ingestion of locoweeds and the potential for pharmaceutical applications. We sampled and tested herbarium seed samples (n = 983) from 244 morning glory species for the presence of swainsonine and built a phylogeny based on available internal transcribed spacer (ITS) sequences of the sampled species. We show that swainsonine occurs only in a single morning glory clade and host species are established on multiple continents. Our results further indicate that this symbiosis developed ∼5 mya and that swainsonine-positive species have larger seeds than their uninfected conspecifics.
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- Quynh N Quach
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, United States
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- United States Department of Agriculture - Agricultural Research Service, Poisonous Plant Research Laboratory, Logan, UT, United States
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, United States
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- United States Department of Agriculture - Agricultural Research Service, Poisonous Plant Research Laboratory, Logan, UT, United States
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Tao Y, Niu D, Li F, Zuo S, Sun Q, Xu C. Effects of Ensiling Oxytropis glabra with Whole-Plant Corn at Different Proportions on Fermentation Quality, Alkaloid Swainsonine Content, and Lactic Acid Bacteria Populations. Animals (Basel) 2020; 10:ani10101733. [PMID: 32987662 PMCID: PMC7598582 DOI: 10.3390/ani10101733] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2020] [Revised: 09/18/2020] [Accepted: 09/21/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Simple Summary In Inner Mongolia, developing innovative forages is an indispensable way to ease the shortage of animal feed. Oxytropis glabra (OG) has become a dominant population, with a high nature yield in the degraded grassland of Inner Mongolia. As a typical legume, it is rich in amino acids and trace elements, so using OG to feed livestock is a valuable strategy. However, it contains swainsonine (SW), which hinders the utilization of OG. This study was conducted to evaluate silage fermentation and SW removal from OG ensiled with whole-plant corn at different proportions, and the result showed ensiling a mixture of OG and corn could be a valuable approach for producing livestock feed, as it had a positive effect on fermentation quality and SW detoxification; the optimal ratio was 1:1. In the silages, Lactobacillus plantarum was the most common microorganism present in all mixture silages, and Lactobacillus amylovorus and Lactobacillusbrevis were prevalent at lower ratios of corn to OG. All representative strains were able to remove SW from OG fermentation, and the strains of L. amylovorus and L. plantarum had a higher SW removal rate. These mixtures of silages could make OG useable as a feed source in ruminant production. Abstract Oxytropis glabra (OG) is a leguminous forage that is potentially valuable for solving the shortage of feed for livestock production, while, in large quantities, it may be toxic because of its swainsonine (SW) content. In this study, OG was ensiled with whole-plant corn (Zea mays L.) at 10:0, 9:1, 8:2, 7:3, 6:4, 5:5, 4:6, and 0:10 ratios on a fresh matter basis, and, after 60 d of ensiling, the chemical composition, fermentation characteristic, SW removal rate, lactic acid bacteria (LAB) populations, and their capabilities for SW removal were analyzed. As the proportion of corn in the silage increased, the pH, as well as the propionic acid, ammonia-N, dry matter, crude protein, and SW contents, decreased linearly, while the lactic acid, neutral detergent fiber, and residual water-soluble carbohydrate contents increased linearly. Lactobacillus plantarum was the most common microorganism present in all mixture silages. Lactobacillus amylovorus and Lactobacillusbrevis were prevalent at lower ratios of corn to OG. Meanwhile, the LAB strains belong to L. amylovorus and L. plantarum had a higher SW removal rate. Our results suggested that ensiling OG with whole-plant corn improves fermentation and decreases SW content, and that 5:5 is the optimal ratio, so this type of mixed silage could make OG useable for ruminant production.
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- Ya Tao
- College of Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China; (Y.T.); (S.Z.)
- Grassland Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hohhot 010010, China; (F.L.); (Q.S.)
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- Institute of Urban and Rural Mining, Changzhou University, Changzhou 213164, China;
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- Grassland Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hohhot 010010, China; (F.L.); (Q.S.)
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- College of Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China; (Y.T.); (S.Z.)
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- Grassland Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hohhot 010010, China; (F.L.); (Q.S.)
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- College of Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China; (Y.T.); (S.Z.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +86-10-62736480
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Martinez A, Robles CA, Roper JM, Gardner DR, Neyaz MS, Joelson NZ, Cook D. Detection of swainsonine-producing endophytes in Patagonian Astragalus species. Toxicon 2019; 171:1-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2019.09.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2019] [Revised: 09/14/2019] [Accepted: 09/25/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Liu M, Xu M, Wang M, Wang S, Li K, Cheng X, Wu Y, Wang Y, Zhu X, Zhao S. Maternal exposure to swainsonine impaired the early postnatal development of mouse dentate gyrus of offspring. Neurochem Int 2019; 129:104511. [PMID: 31348968 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuint.2019.104511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2019] [Revised: 07/22/2019] [Accepted: 07/23/2019] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Neurogenesis in the dentate gyrus (DG) plays a key role in the normal of structure and function of the hippocampus-learning and memory. After eating the locoweeds, animals develop a chronic neurological disease called "locoism". Swainsonine (SW) is the main toxin in locoweeds. Studies have shown that SW induces neuronal apoptosis in vitro and impairs learning and memory in adult mouse. The present study explored effects of SW exposure to dams on the postnatal neurogenesis of DG of offspring. Pregnant ICR mice were orally gavaged with SW at a dose of 0, 5.6 or 8.4 mg/kg/day from gestation day 10 to postnatal day (PND) 21, respectively. We found that SW impaired the proliferation capacity of neural progenitor cells in the DG so that the number of newborn cells was reduced at PND 8. Using the postnatal in vivo electroporation, we showed that the dendritic branching and total length of granule cells were significantly decreased due to SW exposure. In addition, on PND 21, the density of NeuN-positive and Reelin-positive interneurons increased in the hilus, implying the disorder of neuronal migration. These results suggest that maternal exposure to SW, the neurogenesis of DG on offspring was disrupted, finally leading to the functional disorder of DG.
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- Mengmeng Liu
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A & F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, PR China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, PR China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A & F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, PR China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A & F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, PR China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A & F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, PR China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A & F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, PR China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A & F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, PR China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Food Biological Safety Control, Shenzhen Research Institute of Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Shenzhen, 518057, PR China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A & F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, PR China.
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A & F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, PR China.
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Guan H, Liu X, Niu F, Zhao Q, Fan N, Cao D, Meng D, He W, Guo B, Wei Y, Fu Y. OoNAC72, a NAC-Type Oxytropis ochrocephala Transcription Factor, Conferring Enhanced Drought and Salt Stress Tolerance in Arabidopsis. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2019; 10:890. [PMID: 31354764 PMCID: PMC6637385 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2019.00890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2019] [Accepted: 06/21/2019] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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The NAC proteins form one of the largest families of plant-specific transcription factors (TFs) and play essential roles in developmental processes and stress responses. In this study, we characterized a NAC domain transcription factor, OoNAC72, from a legume Oxytropis ochrocephala. OoNAC72 was proved to be localized in the nuclei in tobacco lower epidermal cells and had transcriptional activation activity in yeast, confirming its transcription activity. OoNAC72 expression could be induced by drought, salinity and exogenous abscisic acid (ABA) in O. ochrocephala seedlings. Furthermore, over-expression of OoNAC72 driven by CaMV35S promoter in Arabidopsis resulted in ABA hypersensitivity and enhanced tolerance to drought and salt stresses during seed germination and post-germinative growth periods. In addition, over-expression of OoNAC72 enhanced the expression of stress-responsive genes such as RD29A, RD29B, RD26, LEA14, ANACOR19, ZAT10, PP2CA, and NCED3. These results highlight the important regulatory role of OoNAC72 in multiple abiotic stress tolerance, and may provide an underlying reason for the spread of O. ochrocephala.
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- Department of Life Science, Key Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, Northwest University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Life Science, Key Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, Northwest University, Xi’an, China
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Li C, Wang P, Fu Z, Li Y, Li S. Swainsonine inhibits proliferation and collagen synthesis of NIH-3T3 cells by declining miR-21. ARTIFICIAL CELLS NANOMEDICINE AND BIOTECHNOLOGY 2019; 47:2256-2264. [PMID: 31184213 DOI: 10.1080/21691401.2019.1620255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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- Chao Li
- Department of Burn and Plastic Surgery, Heze Municipal Hospital, Heze, China
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- Department of Burn and Plastic Surgery, Heze Municipal Hospital, Heze, China
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- Department of Burn and Plastic Surgery, Heze Municipal Hospital, Heze, China
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- Department of Burn and Plastic Surgery, Heze Municipal Hospital, Heze, China
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- Department of Burn and Plastic Surgery, Heze Municipal Hospital, Heze, China
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Cook D, Gardner DR, Martinez A, Robles CA, Pfister JA. Screening for swainsonine among South American Astragalus species. Toxicon 2017; 139:54-57. [DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2017.09.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2017] [Revised: 09/21/2017] [Accepted: 09/24/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Cook D, Gardner DR, Pfister JA, Lee ST, Welch KD, Welsh SL. A Screen for Swainsonine in Select North AmericanAstragalusSpecies. Chem Biodivers 2017; 14. [DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.201600364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2016] [Accepted: 01/30/2017] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Daniel Cook
- USDA/ARS Poisonous Plant Research Laboratory; 1150 East 1400 North Logan UT 84341 USA
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- USDA/ARS Poisonous Plant Research Laboratory; 1150 East 1400 North Logan UT 84341 USA
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- USDA/ARS Poisonous Plant Research Laboratory; 1150 East 1400 North Logan UT 84341 USA
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- USDA/ARS Poisonous Plant Research Laboratory; 1150 East 1400 North Logan UT 84341 USA
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- USDA/ARS Poisonous Plant Research Laboratory; 1150 East 1400 North Logan UT 84341 USA
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Cook D, Gardner DR, Pfister JA, Stonecipher CA, Robins JG, Morgan JA. Effects of Elevated CO 2 on the Swainsonine Chemotypes of Astragalus lentiginosus and Astragalus mollissimus. J Chem Ecol 2017; 43:307-316. [PMID: 28190150 DOI: 10.1007/s10886-017-0820-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2016] [Revised: 01/25/2017] [Accepted: 01/30/2017] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Rapid changes in the Earth's atmosphere and climate associated with human activity can have significant impacts on agriculture including livestock production. CO2 concentration has risen from the industrial revolution to the current time, and is expected to continue to rise. Climatic changes alter physiological processes, growth, and development in numerous plant species, potentially changing concentrations of plant secondary compounds. These physiological changes may influence plant population density, growth, fitness, and toxin concentrations and thus influence the risk of toxic plants to grazing livestock. Locoweeds, swainsonine-containing Astragalus species, are one group of plants that may be influenced by climate change. We evaluated how two different swainsonine-containing Astragalus species responded to elevated CO2 concentrations. Measurements of biomass, crude protein, water soluble carbohydrates and swainsonine concentrations were measured in two chemotypes (positive and negative for swainsonine) of each species after growth at CO2 levels near present day and at projected future concentrations. Biomass and water soluble carbohydrate concentrations responded positively while crude protein concentrations responded negatively to elevated CO2 in the two species. Swainsonine concentrations were not strongly affected by elevated CO2 in the two species. In the different chemotypes, biomass responded negatively and crude protein concentrations responded positively in the swainsonine-positive plants compared to the swainsonine-negative plants. Ultimately, changes in CO2 and endophyte status will likely alter multiple physiological responses in toxic plants such as locoweed, but it is difficult to predict how these changes will impact plant herbivore interactions.
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- Daniel Cook
- USDA/ARS Poisonous Plant Research Laboratory, Logan, UT, 84341, USA.
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- USDA/ARS Poisonous Plant Research Laboratory, Logan, UT, 84341, USA
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- USDA/ARS Poisonous Plant Research Laboratory, Logan, UT, 84341, USA
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- USDA/ARS Forage and Range Research Laboratory, Logan, UT, 84341, USA
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- USDA/ARS Rangeland Resources Research Unit, Fort Collins, CO, 80526, USA
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Cook D, Gardner DR, Welch KD, Allen JG. A survey of swainsonine content in Swainsona species. RANGELAND JOURNAL 2017. [DOI: 10.1071/rj16088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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The indolizidine alkaloid swainsonine is an inhibitor of α-mannosidase and mannosidase II that causes lysosomal storage disease and alters glycoprotein processing. Several plant species worldwide contain swainsonine, grazing these plants may cause severe toxicosis in livestock, leading to a chronic disease characterised by altered behaviour, depression, weight loss, decreased libido, infertility and death. Swainsona is a large genus of the Fabaceae family with all species but one being endemic to Australia. Swainsonine has previously been reported to be, or expected to be, present in 26 Swainsona species in Australia. Methods of detection in these 26 species were a jack bean α-mannosidase inhibition assay, gas chromatography, or gas or liquid chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry. Seven of these 26 Swainsona species are reported to be toxic, and for three of these no chemical assay for swainsonine has been undertaken. Only 1 of the 26 species has been analysed for swainsonine using modern instrumentation such as gas or liquid chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry. Using both liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, 248 specimens representing 41 Swainsona species were screened in the present study for swainsonine. Swainsonine was detected in 9 of the 41 Swainsona species, eight of which had not been determined to contain swainsonine previously using modern instrumentation. The list of swainsonine-containing taxa reported here will serve as a reference for diagnostic purposes and risk assessment.
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Cook D, Gardner DR, Roper JM, Ransom CV, Pfister JA, Panter KE. Fungicide treatment and clipping of Oxytropis sericea does not disrupt swainsonine concentrations. Toxicon 2016; 122:26-30. [PMID: 27644899 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2016.09.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2016] [Accepted: 09/14/2016] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Swainsonine, an indolizidine alkaloid, is an α-mannosidase and mannosidase II inhibitor that causes lysosomal storage disease and alters glycoprotein processing. Swainsonine is found in a number of plant species worldwide, and is produced by associated endophytic fungi. Prolonged consumption of swainsonine-containing plants by livestock causes a condition characterized by weight loss, depression, altered behavior, decreased libido, infertility, and death. In contrast, Astragalus and Oxytropis that do not contain swainsonine may present a valuable food source for grazing livestock in regions where palatable forage is scarce. This study tested the hypothesis that swainsonine concentrations may be reduced by fungicide treatment or by clipping, thus reducing plant toxicity. Additionally we hypothesized that clipping plants may provide a mechanism for horizontal transmission of the endophyte. To this end, four different fungicides were applied to render the endophyte non-viable, and plant vegetative tissues were periodically clipped. Treatment of Oxytropis sericea with any of four different fungicides did not alter swainsonine concentrations in plants at any of three harvest times. Additionally, we found that individual or multiple clippings had no effect on swainsonine concentrations; plants that contained swainsonine maintained concentrations, and plants low or absent in swainsonine also remained as such at each harvest. These results suggest that there is no evidence of horizontal transmission of the endophyte among individual plants due to clipping.
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- Daniel Cook
- USDA/ARS Poisonous Plant Research Laboratory, 1150 East 1400 North, Logan, UT 84341, United States.
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- USDA/ARS Poisonous Plant Research Laboratory, 1150 East 1400 North, Logan, UT 84341, United States
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- USDA/ARS Poisonous Plant Research Laboratory, 1150 East 1400 North, Logan, UT 84341, United States
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- Utah State University, Department of Plants, Soils, and Climate, 4820 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT 84322-4820, United States
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- USDA/ARS Poisonous Plant Research Laboratory, 1150 East 1400 North, Logan, UT 84341, United States
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- USDA/ARS Poisonous Plant Research Laboratory, 1150 East 1400 North, Logan, UT 84341, United States
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Cook D, Gardner DR, Lee ST, Pfister JA, Stonecipher CA, Welsh SL. A swainsonine survey of North American Astragalus and Oxytropis taxa implicated as locoweeds. Toxicon 2016; 118:104-11. [DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2016.04.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2016] [Revised: 04/04/2016] [Accepted: 04/12/2016] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The present review examines the pig as a model for physiological studies in human subjects related to nutrient sensing, appetite regulation, gut barrier function, intestinal microbiota and nutritional neuroscience. The nutrient-sensing mechanisms regarding acids (sour), carbohydrates (sweet), glutamic acid (umami) and fatty acids are conserved between humans and pigs. In contrast, pigs show limited perception of high-intensity sweeteners and NaCl and sense a wider array of amino acids than humans. Differences on bitter taste may reflect the adaptation to ecosystems. In relation to appetite regulation, plasma concentrations of cholecystokinin and glucagon-like peptide-1 are similar in pigs and humans, while peptide YY in pigs is ten to twenty times higher and ghrelin two to five times lower than in humans. Pigs are an excellent model for human studies for vagal nerve function related to the hormonal regulation of food intake. Similarly, the study of gut barrier functions reveals conserved defence mechanisms between the two species particularly in functional permeability. However, human data are scant for some of the defence systems and nutritional programming. The pig model has been valuable for studying the changes in human microbiota following nutritional interventions. In particular, the use of human flora-associated pigs is a useful model for infants, but the long-term stability of the implanted human microbiota in pigs remains to be investigated. The similarity of the pig and human brain anatomy and development is paradigmatic. Brain explorations and therapies described in pig, when compared with available human data, highlight their value in nutritional neuroscience, particularly regarding functional neuroimaging techniques.
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He W, Zhuang H, Fu Y, Guo L, Guo B, Guo L, Zhang X, Wei Y. De novo Transcriptome Assembly of a Chinese Locoweed (Oxytropis ochrocephala) Species Provides Insights into Genes Associated with Drought, Salinity, and Cold Tolerance. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2015; 6:1086. [PMID: 26697040 PMCID: PMC4667070 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2015.01086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2015] [Accepted: 11/19/2015] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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BACKGROUND Locoweeds (toxic Oxytropis and Astraglus species), containing the toxic agent swainsonine, pose serious threats to animal husbandry on grasslands in both China and the US. Some locoweeds have evolved adaptations in order to resist various stress conditions such as drought, salt and cold. As a result they replace other plants in their communities and become an ecological problem. Currently very limited genetic information of locoweeds is available and this hinders our understanding in the molecular basis of their environmental plasticity, and the interaction between locoweeds and their symbiotic swainsonine producing endophytes. Next-generation sequencing provides a means of obtaining transcriptomic sequences in a timely manner, which is particularly useful for non-model plants. In this study, we performed transcriptome sequencing of Oxytropis ochrocephala plants followed by a de nove assembly. Our primary aim was to provide an enriched pool of genetic sequences of an Oxytropis sp. for further locoweed research. RESULTS Transcriptomes of four different O. ochrocephala samples, from control (CK) plants, and those that had experienced either drought (20% PEG), salt (150 mM NaCl) or cold (4°C) stress were sequenced using an Illumina Hiseq 2000 platform. From 232,209,506 clean reads 23,220,950,600 (~23 G nucleotides), 182,430 transcripts and 88,942 unigenes were retrieved, with an N50 value of 1237. Differential expression analysis revealed putative genes encoding heat shock proteins (HSPs) and late embryogenesis abundant (LEA) proteins, enzymes in secondary metabolite and plant hormone biosyntheses, and transcription factors which are involved in stress tolerance in O. ochrocephala. In order to validate our sequencing results, we further analyzed the expression profiles of nine genes by quantitative real-time PCR. Finally, we discuss the possible mechanism of O. ochrocephala's adaptations to stress environment. CONCLUSION Our transcriptome sequencing data present useful genetic information of a locoweed species. This genetic information will underpin further research in elucidating the environmental acclimation mechanism in locoweeds and the endophyte-plant association.
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- Wei He
- Department of Biology, Northwest UniversityXian, China
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- Department of Biology, Northwest UniversityXian, China
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- Department of Biology, Northwest UniversityXian, China
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- Department of Biology, Northwest UniversityXian, China
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- Department of Biology, Northwest UniversityXian, China
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- Department of Biology, Northwest UniversityXian, China
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- Grassland Station, Agriculture and Animal Husbandry BureauZhongwei, China
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- Department of Biology, Northwest UniversityXian, China
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García EN, Aguirre MV, Gimeno EJ, Rios EE, Acosta OC, Cholich LA. Haematologic alterations caused by Ipomoea carnea in experimental poisoning of guinea pig. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.etp.2015.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Wang J, Song L, Zhang Q, Zhang W, An L, Zhang Y, Tong D, Zhao B, Chen S, Zhao S. Exposure to swainsonine impairs adult neurogenesis and spatial learning and memory. Toxicol Lett 2015; 232:263-70. [DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2014.11.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2014] [Revised: 11/11/2014] [Accepted: 11/17/2014] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Lu H, Wang SS, Wang WL, Zhang L, Zhao BY. Effect of swainsonine in Oxytropis kansuensis on Golgi α-mannosidase II expression in the brain tissues of Sprague-Dawley rats. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2014; 62:7407-7412. [PMID: 24741992 DOI: 10.1021/jf501299d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The purpose of this study was to observe the effects of swainsonine in Oxytropis kansuensis on the expression of Golgi α-mannosidase II (MAN2A1) in the brain tissues of Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats. Twenty-four SD rats were randomly divided into four groups (experimental groups I, II, and III and a control group) of six animals each. The rats were penned as groups and fed feeds containing either 15% (swainsonine content = 0.003%), 30% (swainsonine content = 0.006%), or 45% (swainsonine content = 0.009%) O. kansuensis for experimental groups I-III, respectively, or complete feed for the control group. One hundred and nineteen days after poisoning, all rats showed neurological disorders at different degrees, which were considered to be successful establishment of a chronic poisoning model of O. kansuensis. Rats were sacrificed, and MAN2A1 expression of brain tissues was detected by immunohistochemistry and RT-PCR. The results showed that MAN2A1 was either not expressed or lowly expressed in the molecular layer of the cerebral cortex and hippocampal layers, but was found to be highly expressed in other areas of the brain. MAN2A1 expression decreased in the cerebrum and cerebellum in experimental groups when compared to the control group, whereas the expression of MAN2A1 mRNA was inhibited in cerebral and cerebellar tissues by O. kansuensis. These results indicated that O. kansuensis treatment could reduce the expression of MAN2A1 in brain tissues of SD rats.
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- Hao Lu
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University , Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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Cook D, Gardner DR, Pfister JA. Swainsonine-containing plants and their relationship to endophytic fungi. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2014; 62:7326-34. [PMID: 24758700 DOI: 10.1021/jf501674r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Swainsonine, an indolizidine alkaloid with significant physiological activity, is an α-mannosidase and mannosidase II inhibitor that alters glycoprotein processing and causes lysosomal storage disease. Swainsonine is present in a number of plant species worldwide and causes severe toxicosis in livestock grazing these plants. Consumption of these plants by grazing animals leads to a chronic wasting disease characterized by weight loss, depression, altered behavior, decreased libido, infertility, and death. This review focuses on the three plant families and the associated taxa that contain swainsonine; the fungi that produce swainsonine, specifically the fungal endophytes associated with swainsonine-containing taxa; studies investigating the plant, endophyte, and swainsonine relationship; the influence of environmental factors on swainsonine concentrations in planta; and areas of future research.
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- Daniel Cook
- Poisonous Plant Research Laboratory, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1150 East 1400 North, Logan, Utah 84341, United States
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Huang Y, Dong F, Du Q, Zhang H, Luo X, Song X, Zhao X, Zhang W, Tong D. Swainsonine induces apoptosis through mitochondrial pathway and caspase activation in goat trophoblasts. Int J Biol Sci 2014; 10:789-97. [PMID: 25076855 PMCID: PMC4115199 DOI: 10.7150/ijbs.9168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2014] [Accepted: 06/06/2014] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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The indolizidine alkaloid swainsonine (SW) has been reported to impair placentae and ultimately cause abortion in pregnant goats. Up to now, however, the precise effects of SW on goat trophoblast cells (GTCs) are still unclear. In this study, the cytotoxicity effects of SW on GTCs were detected and evaluated by MTT assay, AO/EB double staining, DNA fragmentation assay and flow cytometry analysis. Results showed that SW treatment significantly suppressed GTCs viability and induced typical apoptotic features in a time- and concentration-dependent manner. SW treatment increased Bax protein levels, reduced Bcl-2 protein levels, induced Bax translocation to mitochondria, and triggered the release of cytochrome c from mitochondria into cytosol, which in turn activated caspase-9 and caspase-3, and cleaved PARP, resulting in GTCs apoptosis. However, caspase-8 activity and the level of Bid did not exhibit significant changes in the process of SW-induced apoptosis. In addition, TUNEL assay suggested that SW induced GTCs apoptosis but not other cells in goat placenta cotyledons. Taken together, these data suggest that SW selectively induces GTCs apoptosis via the activation of mitochondria-mediated apoptosis pathway in goat placenta cotyledons, which might contribute to placentae impairment and abortion in pregnant goats fed with SW-containing plants. These findings may provide new insights to understand the mechanisms involved in SW-caused goat's abortion.
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- Yong Huang
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, P.R. China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, P.R. China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, P.R. China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, P.R. China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, P.R. China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, P.R. China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, P.R. China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, P.R. China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, P.R. China
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Takeda S, Tanaka H, Shimada A, Morita T, Ishihara A, Adilbish A, Delgermaa B, Gungaa O. Cerebellar ataxia suspected to be caused by Oxytropis glabra poisoning in western Mongolian goats. J Vet Med Sci 2014; 76:839-46. [PMID: 24572629 PMCID: PMC4108767 DOI: 10.1292/jvms.14-0023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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In the last five years in western Mongolia, a neurological disorder and
resultant economic loss have developed in goats, sheep, cattle and horses: association of
the disease with ingestion of Oxytropis glabra, a toxic plant, was
suggested. Affected goats showed neurological signs, including ataxia, incoordination,
hind limb paresis, fine head tremor and nystagmus. Three goats, one with moderate clinical
signs and the other two with severe clinical signs, were necropsied and examined to
describe and characterize the histologic, immunohistochemical and ultrastructural lesions.
Although no gross pathological changes were observed in a variety of organs including the
central nervous system of these goats, microscopic examination of the cerebellum
demonstrated degenerative changes in all these goats, such as vacuolar changes and loss of
Purkinje cells, torpedo formation in the granular layer, increased number of spheroids in
the cerebellar medulla, and loss of axons and myelin sheaths of Purkinje cells. The
chemical analysis of the dried plant detected 0.02–0.05% (dry weight basis) of
swainsonine. This is the first report describing the clinical and pathological findings in
Mongolian goats suspected to be affected by O. glabra poisoning.
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- Shuji Takeda
- Department of Veterinary Pathology, Tottori University, Tottori 680-8553, Japan
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Cook D, Beaulieu WT, Mott IW, Riet-Correa F, Gardner DR, Grum D, Pfister JA, Clay K, Marcolongo-Pereira C. Production of the alkaloid swainsonine by a fungal endosymbiont of the Ascomycete order Chaetothyriales in the host Ipomoea carnea. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2013; 61:3797-3803. [PMID: 23547913 DOI: 10.1021/jf4008423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Some plant species within the Convolvulaceae (morning glory family) from South America, Africa, and Australia cause a neurologic disease in grazing livestock caused by swainsonine. These convolvulaceous species including Ipomoea carnea contain the indolizidine alkaloid swainsonine, an inhibitor of α-mannosidase and mannosidase II, and polyhydroxy nortropane alkaloids, the calystegines which are glycosidase inhibitors. Swainsonine has been shown to be produced by a fungal endosymbiont in legumes of the Astragalus and Oxytropis genera, where it causes a similar neurologic disease in grazing livestock called locoism. Here we demonstrate that I. carnea plants are infected with a fungal endosymbiont that was cultured from its seeds and which produced swainsonine in pure culture but not the calystegines. The same fungal endosymbiont was detected by PCR and by culturing in I. carnea plants containing swainsonine. The fungal endosymbiont belongs to the Ascomycete order Chaetothyriales. Plants derived from fungicide-treated seeds lacked swainsonine, but calystegine concentrations were unaltered.
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- Daniel Cook
- USDA/ARS Poisonous Plant Research Laboratory , 1150 East 1400 North, Logan, Utah 84341, United States
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Baucom DL, Romero M, Belfon R, Creamer R. Two new species of Undifilum, fungal endophytes of Astragalus (locoweeds) in the United States. BOTANY 2012; 90:10.1139/b2012-056. [PMID: 24223679 PMCID: PMC3818909 DOI: 10.1139/b2012-056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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New species of Undifilum, from locoweeds Astragalus lentiginosus Vitman and Astragalus mollissimus Torr., are described using morphological characteristics and molecular phylogenetic analyses as Undifilum fulvum Baucom & Creamer sp. nov. and Undifilum cinereum Baucom & Creamer sp. nov. Fungi were isolated from dried plants of A. lentiginosus var. araneosus, diphysus, lentiginosus, and wahweapensis collected from Arizona, Oregon, and Utah, USA, and A. mollissimus var. biglovii, earleii, and mollissimus collected from New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas, USA. Endophytic fungi from Astragalus locoweeds were compared to Undifilum oxytropis isolates obtained from dried plant material of Oxytropis lamberteii from New Mexico and Oxytropis sericea from Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming. Extremely slow growth in vitro was observed for all, and conidia, if present, were ellipsoid with transverse septa. However, in vitro color, growth on four different media, and conidium size differed between fungi from Astragalus spp. and U. oxytropis. Neighbor-joining analyses of internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region and glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GPD) gene sequences revealed that U. fulvum and U. cinereum formed a clade distinct from U. oxytropis. This was supported by neighbor-joining analyses of results generated from random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) fragments using two different primers.
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Hueza IM, Górniak SL. The immunomodulatory effects of Ipomoea carnea in rats vary depending on life stage. Hum Exp Toxicol 2011; 30:1690-700. [DOI: 10.1177/0960327110399477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Ipomoea carnea Jacq. ssp. fistulosa (Mart. Ex Choisy; Convolvulaceae; I. carnea) possesses a toxic component: an indolizidine alkaloid swainsonine (SW) that has immunomodulatory effects due to its inhibition of glycoprotein metabolism. It is also known that SW is excreted into both the amniotic fluid and milk of female rats exposed to I. carnea. Thus, the aim of this study was to determine whether SW exposure, either in utero or from the milk of dams treated with I. carnea, modulates offspring immune function into adulthood. In addition, adult (70 days old) and juvenile rats (21 days old) were exposed to I. carnea in order to evaluate several other immune parameters: lymphoid organs relative weight and cellularity, humoral and cellular immune responses. Offspring exposed to I. carnea during lactation developed rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in adulthood after an immunogenic challenge. In addition, both adult and juvenile rats exposed to I. carnea showed discrepancies in several immune parameters, but did not exhibit any decrease in humoral immune response, which was enhanced at both ages. These findings indicate that SW modulates immune function in adult rats exposed to SW during lactation and in juvenile and adult rats exposed to SW as juveniles and adults, respectively.
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- Isis M Hueza
- Instituto de Ciências Ambientais, Químicas e Farmacêuticas, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), Diadema, S.P., Brazil
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- Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, S.P., Brazil
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Kuntz DA, Nakayama S, Shea K, Hori H, Uto Y, Nagasawa H, Rose DR. Structural Investigation of the Binding of 5-Substituted Swainsonine Analogues to Golgi α-Mannosidase II. Chembiochem 2010; 11:673-80. [DOI: 10.1002/cbic.200900750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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A long-wavelength fluorescent substrate for continuous fluorometric determination of alpha-mannosidase activity: resorufin alpha-D-mannopyranoside. Anal Biochem 2009; 399:7-12. [PMID: 20026005 DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2009.11.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2009] [Revised: 11/05/2009] [Accepted: 11/13/2009] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A simple and reliable continuous assay for measurement of alpha-mannosidase activity is described and demonstrated for analysis with two recombinant human enzymes using the new substrate resorufin alpha-d-mannopyranoside (Res-Man). The product of enzyme reaction, resorufin, exhibits fluorescence emission at 585 nm with excitation at 571 nm and has a pK(a) of 5.8, allowing continuous measurement of fluorescence turnover at or near physiological pH values for human lysosomal and Drosophila Golgi alpha-mannosidases. The assay performed using recombinant Drosophila Golgi alpha-mannosidase (dGMII) has been shown to give the kinetic parameters K(m) of 200 microM and V(max) of 11 nmol/min per nmol dGMII. Methods for performing the assay using several concentrations of the known alpha-mannosidase inhibitor swainsonine are also presented, demonstrating a potential for use of the assay as a simple method for high-throughput screening of inhibitors potentially useful in cancer treatment.
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Cook D, Gardner DR, Welch KD, Roper JM, Ralphs MH, Green BT. Quantitative PCR method to measure the fungal endophyte in locoweeds. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2009; 57:6050-6054. [PMID: 19545150 DOI: 10.1021/jf901028z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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A fungal endophyte ( Undifilum oxytropis ) has been implicated in the synthesis of swainsonine in Oxytropis and Astragalus species, commonly known as locoweeds. A quantitative PCR method has been developed to measure the amount of endophyte in Oxytropis and Astragalus species. The limit of quantitation was estimated to be 0.2 pg of endophyte/ng of total DNA. This method of analysis was used to quantify the amount of endophyte in 10 plants each of Oxytropis sericea (white point locoweed), Astragalus mollissimus (wooly locoweed), and Astragalus lentiginosus (spotted locoweed). A significant amount of individual plant variability was observed in endophyte content among individuals in all three species. In one O. sericea and one A. lentiginosus plant swainsonine concentrations were near or below the limit of detection. These plants also had the lowest amounts of endophyte when compared to the other specimens. This method will be a useful tool in further investigating the role the endophyte plays in swainsonine production in various locoweed species.
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- Daniel Cook
- US Department of Agriculture, Poisonous Plant Research Laboratory, Agricultural Research Service, Logan, Utah 84341, USA.
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Kuntz DA, Tarling CA, Withers SG, Rose DR. Structural Analysis of Golgi α-Mannosidase II Inhibitors Identified from a Focused Glycosidase Inhibitor Screen. Biochemistry 2008; 47:10058-68. [DOI: 10.1021/bi8010785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Douglas A. Kuntz
- Ontario Cancer Institute and Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Ontario Cancer Institute and Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Ontario Cancer Institute and Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Ontario Cancer Institute and Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Hueza IM, Guerra JL, Haraguchi M, Gardner DR, Asano N, Ikeda K, Górniak SL. Assessment of the perinatal effects of maternal ingestion of Ipomoea carnea in rats. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007; 58:439-46. [PMID: 17418550 DOI: 10.1016/j.etp.2007.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2006] [Accepted: 01/11/2007] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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It is believed that Ipomoea carnea toxicosis induces abnormal embryogenesis in livestock. Studies on rats treated with I. carnea aqueous fraction (AF) during gestation, revealed litters with decreased body weight, but the characteristic vacuolar lesions promoted by swainsonine, its main toxic principle, were observed only in young rats on postnatal day (PND) 7. However, these alterations could have resulted as consequence of swainsonine placental passage and/or damage or even ingestion of the contaminated milk by pups. Thus, this perinatal work was performed to verify the transplacental passage of swainsonine and its excretion into milk employing the cross-fostering (CF) procedure as a tool of study. Females were treated with AF or vehicle during gestation and after birth pups were fostered between treated and untreated dams. Pup body weight gain (BWG) and histopathology to observe vacuolar degeneration were performed on PND 3 and 7. In addition, swainsonine detection was performed in amniotic fluid and milk from rats treated with the AF during gestation or lactation. BWG was significantly lower only in pups from mothers treated with the plant and fostered to other treated mothers (AF-AF group of pups). The histopathology revealed that pups from treated mothers fostered to untreated ones showed the characteristic vacuolar lesions; however, the lesions from the AF-AF pups were more severe in both periods evaluated. Amniotic fluid and milk analysis revealed the presence of swainsonine excretion into these fluid compartments. Thus, the results from CF and the chemical analysis allowed concluding that swainsonine passes the placental barrier and affects fetal development and milk excretion participates in I. carnea perinatal toxicosis.
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- Isis M Hueza
- Research Centre for Veterinary Toxicology, Department of Pathology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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Hueza IM, Guerra JL, Haraguchi M, Naoki A, Górniak SL. The role of alkaloids in Ipomoea carnea toxicosis: A study in rats. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005; 57:53-8. [PMID: 16089319 DOI: 10.1016/j.etp.2005.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Ipomoea carnea promotes in livestock a toxicosis histologically characterized by vacuolated cells in different organs. The toxic principles of I. carnea are the alkaloids swainsonine and calystegines B1, B2, B3 and Cl. However, it has not been determined whether the effects observed in rats treated with this plant are only due to swainsonine or if the calystegines have some additive toxic effect. Thus, the aim of the present study was to evaluate in rats the toxic effects of the L carnea aqueous fraction (AF) and of its different alkaloids when administered individually at the same concentration as in this fraction, for 14 days. No anorexic effect and/or alteration in body weight was observed in any group. The histopathologic study showed that while calystegines did not produce any toxic effects, swainsonine and I carnea AF promoted vacuolation in different organs, being more severe in the animals from the I. carnea AF group and extensible to other organs evaluated. No alterations were detected in the central nervous system of rats of any group assayed. The results obtained here suggest that calystegines may act as coadjuvants of swainsonine in I carnea toxicosis; however, little can be proposed about the neurotoxic effect of I. carnea since rats did not prove to be a good model for the reproduction of neuronal storage disease.
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- Isis M Hueza
- Department of Pathology, Research Centre for Veterinary Toxicology (CEPTOX), Av.Prof. Orlando Marques de Paiva, 87, Cidade Universitària, CEP 05508-900, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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Obeidat BS, Strickland JR, Vogt ML, Taylor JB, Krehbiel CR, Remmenga MD, Clayshulte-Ashley AK, Whittet KM, Hallford DM, Hernandez JA. Effects of locoweed on serum swainsonine and selected serum constituents in sheep during acute and subacute oral/intraruminal exposure1. J Anim Sci 2005; 83:466-77. [PMID: 15644521 DOI: 10.2527/2005.832466x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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A study was conducted to evaluate the effects of acute and subacute locoweed exposure on serum swainsonine concentrations and selected serum constituents in sheep. Thirteen mixed-breed wethers (BW = 47.5 +/- 9.3 kg) were assigned randomly to 0.2, 0.4, or 0.8 mg of swainsonine x kg BW(-1) x d(-1) treatments. During acute (24 h) and subacute (19 d) exposure, serum swainsonine was detected in all treatments and was greatest (P < 0.03) in the 0.8 mg treatment. Serum alkaline phosphate (ALK-P) activity was increased (P < 0.01) for the 0.8 mg treatment compared with baseline (0 h) by 7 h and continued to increase throughout the initial 22 h following acute exposure to locoweed. A linear increase (P < 0.01) in serum ALK-P activity was noted, with the rate being 3.00 +/- 0.56 U x L(-1) x h(-1). Serum ALK-P activity was increased (P < 0.05) across treatments on d 7 over d -19, -12, 0, 1, 21, and 26; on d 14 over d -19, -12, 0, and 26; and on d 19 over d -19, -12, 0, 1, 21, and 26. By d 20, approximately 48 h after last exposure to swainsonine, serum ALK-P activities were no longer different (P = 0.13) than baseline (d -19, -12, and 0), and by d 26 values had generally returned to baseline. No linear (P = 0.98), quadratic (P = 0.63), or cubic effects of swainsonine with time from exposure were noted for serum aspartate aminotransferase. Similar to serum ALK-P activities, serum aspartate aminotransferase activities were increased (P < 0.05) across treatment levels on d 7, 14, 19, 20, 21, and 26 over those on d -19, -12, 0, and 1. Total serum Fe was decreased (P < 0.05) within the initial 22 h following the swainsonine exposure. On d 21 (48 h after swainsonine feeding ended), serum Fe increased to 472 mg/L. Concentrations of ceruloplasmin were lower (P < 0.10) on d 14 and 19 following exposure to locoweed. Recovery of ceruloplasmin levels coincided with similar changes in serum Fe. There was a linear (slope = 0.33 mg x dL(-1) x d(-1); P < 0.01) effect with time of exposure to locoweed (i.e., swainsonine) on serum triglyceride concentrations. Rapid changes in serum ALK-P and Fe concentrations without parallel changes in other damage markers indicate that acute exposure to swainsonine induces metabolic changes that may impair animal production and health before events of cytotoxicity thought to induce clinical manifestation of locoism.
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- B S Obeidat
- New Mexico State University, Las Cruces 88003, USA
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McLain-Romero J, Creamer R, Zepeda H, Strickland J, Bell G. The toxicosis of Embellisia fungi from locoweed (Oxytropis lambertii) is similar to locoweed toxicosis in rats1. J Anim Sci 2004; 82:2169-74. [PMID: 15309966 DOI: 10.2527/2004.8272169x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Locoweeds cause significant livestock poisoning and economic loss in the western United States. The toxicity of Embellisia sp. fungi isolated from locoweed was compared with locoweed toxicity using the rat as a model. Rats were fed diets containing locoweed, fungus and alfalfa, or alfalfa. Locoweed- and fungus-fed rats consumed swainsonine-containing food at approximately 1.3 mg x kg(-1) x d(-1), gained less weight (P = 0.001) and ate less than controls. Swainsonine is the principal agent responsible for inducing locoism in animals. The concentrations of alkaline phosphatase and aspartate aminotransferase enzymes were greater (P < 0.05) in serum of locoweed- and fungus-fed rats compared with control rats. Similar intracellular vacuolation was observed in renal, pancreatic, and hepatic tissues of rats that consumed either locoweed or fungus. Rats that ate locoweed or Embellisia fungi displayed indistinguishable toxicity symptoms. The Embellisia fungi from locoweed can induce toxicity without the plants. Locoism management strategies need to involve management of the Embellisia fungi.
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- J McLain-Romero
- Department of Entomology, Plant Pathology, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM 88003, USA
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Ikeda K, Kato A, Adachi I, Haraguchi M, Asano N. Alkaloids from the poisonous plant Ipomoea carnea: effects on intracellular lysosomal glycosidase activities in human lymphoblast cultures. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2003; 51:7642-7646. [PMID: 14664522 DOI: 10.1021/jf035003k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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There is natural intoxication of livestock by the ingestion of Ipomoea carnea (Convolvulaceae) in Brazil and other parts of the world. The alkaloidal glycosidase inhibitors swainsonine, 2-epi-lentiginosine, and calystegines B(1), B(2), B(3), and C(1) have been identified as constituents of this plant. Swainsonine is a potent inhibitor of rat lysosomal alpha-mannosidase, with an IC(50) value of 0.02 microM, whereas calystegines B(1), B(2), and C(1) are potent inhibitors of rat lysosomal beta-glucosidase, with IC(50) values of 2.1, 0.75, and 0.84 microM, respectively. The action of swainsonine results in a lysosomal storage disorder that closely mimics alpha-mannosidosis in humans. To determine whether the toxicity of I. carnea to livestock is due to purely swainsonine or due to a combination of effects by swainsonine and calystegines, intracellular lysosomal glycosidase activities in normal human lymphoblasts grown with inhibitors in the medium were examined. Incubation of lymphoblasts with 0.1 microM swainsonine for 3 days resulted in approximately 60% reduction of alpha-mannosidase activity. On the other hand, calystegines B(2) and C(1) showed no inhibition of beta-glucosidase up to 1 mM; instead inclusion of calystegines B(2) and C(1) at 100 microM in the culture medium increased its activity by 1.5- and 1.6-fold, respectively. Calystegines B(2) and C(1) seem to act as chemical chaperones, enhancing correct folding of the enzyme and enabling smooth trafficking to the lysosome. The lysosomal beta-glucosidase inhibitory calystegines seem to have little risk of inducing intoxication of livestock.
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- Kyoko Ikeda
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokuriku University, Ho-3 Kanagawa-machi, Kanazawa 920-1181, Japan
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Hueza IM, Fonseca ESM, Paulino CA, Haraguchi M, Górniak SL. Evaluation of immunomodulatory activity of Ipomoea carnea on peritoneal cells of rats. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2003; 87:181-186. [PMID: 12860305 DOI: 10.1016/s0378-8741(03)00138-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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In the present study, animals of the experimental groups were treated with an aqueous fraction (AF) of Ipomoea carnea diluted in drinking water in order to obtain daily doses of 3gdryleaves/kg/body weight (bw) and 15g/kg/bw for 14 and 21 days, or by gavage 15g/kg/bw administered for 14 days, respectively. Peritoneal macrophages were collected and submitted to the spreading, phagocytosis, and hydrogen peroxide release tests. AF administration in drinking water for 14 and 21 days promoted increased macrophage phagocytosis activity and hydrogen peroxide release. However, the administration of 15g/kg/bw of AF by gavage for 14 days resulted in no alteration in macrophage activity. These results suggest that low dosages of Ipomoea carnea induced enhanced phagocytosis activity and hydrogen peroxide production by macrophages.
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- I M Hueza
- Research Centre for Veterinary Toxicology (CEPTOX), Department of Pathology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of São Paulo, SP, CEP 05508-900, Brazil
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Gardner DR, Lee ST, Molyneux RJ, Edgar JA. Preparative isolation of swainsonine from locoweed: extraction and purification procedures. PHYTOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS : PCA 2003; 14:259-266. [PMID: 12892424 DOI: 10.1002/pca.713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The trihydroxy indolizidine alkaloid swainsonine, a plant toxin with potent alpha-mannosidase-inhibitory activity and chemotherapeutic potential, was isolated in gram quantities from locoweed (Astragalus lentiginosus). The key isolation and purification step was a continuous liquid/liquid extraction procedure using dichloromethane to extract a basified aqueous methanol solution obtained after isolation of the polar base fraction by ion-exchange. The concentration of swainsonine was increased from ca. 7% in the polar base material to 68% using the liquid/liquid extraction procedure. Pure swainsonine was then obtained by recrystallisation from ammonia-saturated chloroform or by sublimation. Small samples of swainsonine were also purified by formation of the chloroform-soluble methylboronate derivative, from which the alkaloid could be regenerated easily by hydrolysis.
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- Dale R Gardner
- Poisonous Plant Research Laboratory, Agricultural Research Service, USDA,1150 E. 1400 N., Logan, UT 84341, USA.
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Gardner DR, Molyneux RJ, Ralphs MH. Analysis of swainsonine: extraction methods, detection, and measurement in populations of locoweeds (Oxytropis spp.). JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2001; 49:4573-80. [PMID: 11599990 DOI: 10.1021/jf010596p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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An analytical method has been developed to measure the locoweed toxin, swainsonine, in locoweed plant material. Dry ground plant samples were extracted using a small-scale liquid/liquid extraction procedure followed by isolation of the swainsonine by solid phase extraction with a cation-exchange resin. Detection and quantitation of the swainsonine were accomplished using reversed phase high-performance liquid chromatography coupled to atmospheric pressure chemical ionization tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS(2)). The limit of quantitation was estimated to be 0.001% swainsonine by weight in dry plant material, which corresponds to the lower threshold for toxicity of locoweeds. The method of analysis was applied to the analysis of Oxytropis sericea (white locoweed) and Oxytropis lambertii (Lambert locoweed) plant samples to measure the variability of individual plant swainsonine levels within populations and within species. Individual plant variability was found to be highly significant for both O. sericea and O. lambertii populations. The combined three-year mean swainsonine values taken from three populations of O. sericea ranged from 0.046% in Utah to 0.097% in a New Mexico population. Sixteen individual populations of O. lambertii were sampled from eight different U.S. states. Swainsonine was detected at levels >0.001% in only 5 of the 16 collection sites. Those populations of O. lambertii found to contain higher swainsonine levels were restricted to the most southern and western portion of its distribution, and all were identified as belonging to var. bigelovii, whereas var. articulata and var. lambertii samples contained swainsonine at levels <0.001%.
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- D R Gardner
- Poisonous Plant Research Laboratory, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1150 East 1400 North, Logan, Utah 84341, USA.
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Chui D, Oh-Eda M, Liao YF, Panneerselvam K, Lal A, Marek KW, Freeze HH, Moremen KW, Fukuda MN, Marth JD. Alpha-mannosidase-II deficiency results in dyserythropoiesis and unveils an alternate pathway in oligosaccharide biosynthesis. Cell 1997; 90:157-67. [PMID: 9230311 DOI: 10.1016/s0092-8674(00)80322-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 163] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Alpha-mannosidase-II (alphaM-II) catalyzes the first committed step in the biosynthesis of complex asparagine-linked (N-linked) oligosaccharides (N-glycans). Genetic deficiency of alphaM-II should abolish complex N-glycan production as reportedly does inhibition of alphaM-II by swainsonine. We find that mice lacking a functional alphaM-II gene develop a dyserythropoietic anemia concurrent with loss of erythrocyte complex N-glycans. Unexpectedly, nonerythroid cell types continued to produce complex N-glycans by an alternate pathway comprising a distinct alpha-mannosidase. These studies reveal cell-type-specific variations in N-linked oligosaccharide biosynthesis and an essential role for alphaM-II in the formation of erythroid complex N-glycans. alphaM-II deficiency elicits a phenotype in mice that correlates with human congenital dyserythropoietic anemia type II.
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- D Chui
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Division of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla 92093, USA
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Chapter 1b Normal and pathological catabolism of glycoproteins. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1996. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-7306(08)60279-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register]
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Stegelmeier BL, Molyneux RJ, Elbein AD, James LF. The lesions of locoweed (Astragalus mollissimus), swainsonine, and castanospermine in rats. Vet Pathol 1995; 32:289-98. [PMID: 7604496 DOI: 10.1177/030098589503200311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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To better characterize and compare the toxicity of and lesions produced by locoweed (Astragalus mollissimus) with those of swainsonine and a related glycoside inhibitor, castanospermine, 55 Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into 11 groups of five animals each. The first eight groups were dosed via subcutaneous osmotic minipumps with swainsonine at 0, 0.1, 0.7, 3.0, 7.4, or 14.9 mg/kg/day or with castanospermine at 12.4 or 143.6 mg/kg/day for 28 days. The last three groups were fed alfalfa or locoweed pellets with swainsonine doses of 0, 0.9, or 7.2 mg/kg/day for 28 days. Swainsonine- and locoweed-treated rats gained less weight, ate less, and showed more signs of nervousness than did controls. Histologically, these animals developed vacuolar degeneration of the renal tubular epithelium, the thyroid follicular cells, and the macrophage-phagocytic cells of the lymph nodes, spleen, lung, liver, and thymus. Some rats also developed vacuolation of neurons, ependyma, adrenal cortex, exocrine pancreas, myocardial epicytes, interstitial cells, and gastric parietal cells. No differences in lesion severity or distribution were detected between animals dosed with swainsonine and those dosed with locoweed. Rats dosed with castanospermine were clinically normal; however, they developed mild vacuolation of the renal tubular epithelium, the thyroid follicular epithelium, hepatocytes, and skeletal myocytes. Special stains and lectin histochemical evaluation showed that swainsonine- and castanospermine-induced vacuoles contained mannose-rich oligosaccharides. Castanospermine-induced vacuoles also contained glycogen. These results suggest that 1) swainsonine causes lesions similar to those caused by locoweed and is probably the primary locoweed toxin; 2) castanospermine at high doses causes vacuolar changes in the kidney and thyroid gland; and 3) castanospermine intoxication results in degenerative vacuolation of hepatocytes and skeletal myocytes, similar to genetic glycogenosis.
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- B L Stegelmeier
- USDA Agricultural Research Service, Poisonous Plant Research Laboratory, Logan, UT, USA
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Plumlee KH, Galey FD. Neurotoxic mycotoxins: a review of fungal toxins that cause neurological disease in large animals. J Vet Intern Med 1994; 8:49-54. [PMID: 8176663 DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-1676.1994.tb03195.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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Five mycotoxins found in concentrates or roughages have been shown to cause neurologic disease in livestock. Fumonisin B1 is produced by Fusarium moniliforme and causes leukoencephalomalacia in horses. Swainsonine and slaframine are produced by Rhizoctonia leguminicola and cause mannose accumulation and parasympathomimetic effects, respectively. Lolitrems from Acremonium lolii and paspalitrems from Claviceps paspali are tremorgens found in grasses.
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- K H Plumlee
- Department of Toxicology, California Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory Systems, Davis 95617-1770
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Fisher K, Aronson NN. Cloning and expression of the cDNA sequence encoding the lysosomal glycosidase di-N-acetylchitobiase. J Biol Chem 1992. [DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(18)41818-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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Skudlarek MD, Orgebin-Crist MC, Tulsiani DR. Asparagine-linked glycoprotein biosynthesis in rat epididymis. Presence of a mannosidase II-like enzyme. Biochem J 1991; 277 ( Pt 1):213-21. [PMID: 1906709 PMCID: PMC1151212 DOI: 10.1042/bj2770213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Previous studies from this laboratory using p-nitrophenyl alpha-D-mannoside (p-NPM) as substrate provided no evidence for the presence of mannosidase II in the rat epididymis [Skudlarek & Orgebin-Crist (1988) J. Reprod. Fertil. 84, 611-617]. However, rat epididymal epithelial cells cultured in the presence of swainsonine, an inhibitor of mannosidase II, produce abnormally processed N-linked glycoproteins containing hybrid-type oligosaccharides instead of complex-type [Tulsiani, Skudlarek & Orgebin-Crist (1990) Biol. Reprod. 43, 130-138], a result providing indirect evidence for the presence of mannosidase II-like enzyme in rat epididymis. In the studies described here, we present evidence for the occurrence of this processing enzyme in rat epididymal Golgi membranes. This enzyme is an integral Golgi membrane component. Like liver mannosidase II, the epididymal enzyme cleaves alpha 1,3- and alpha 1,6-linked mannosyl residues from GlcNAcMan5GlcNAc. However, unlike liver mannosidase II, the epididymal enzyme shows no activity towards the synthetic substrate, p-NPM. The epididymal mannosidase cross-reacts with liver anti-(mannosidase II) antibody, a result suggesting that the two enzymes share a common antigenic site(s). Immunoblotting studies following resolution of liver and epididymal Golgi membranes on SDS/PAGE show that, whereas the liver mannosidase II was resolved as a doublet of Mr 120,000 and 122,000, only the Mr 120,000 band was observed in the epididymal Golgi membranes. Immunoblotting of the Golgi-rich fractions, resolved under non-denaturing conditions, showed different patterns of charge and/or size isomers from the two tissues. These studies demonstrate tissue-specific differences in processing enzymes with similar function.
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- M D Skudlarek
- Center for Reproductive Biology Research, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Vanderbilt School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232-2633
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Tulsiani DR, Coleman VD, Touster O. Asparagine-linked glycoprotein biosynthesis in rat brain: identification of glucosidase I, glucosidase II, and and endomannosidase (glucosyl mannosidase). Arch Biochem Biophys 1990; 277:114-21. [PMID: 2407194 DOI: 10.1016/0003-9861(90)90558-g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Previous studies from this laboratory provided evidence, largely based upon the presence of a novel alpha-D-mannosidase, suggesting that the biosynthesis of N-linked glycoproteins may be different in brain as compared to other tissues (Tulsiani, D. R. P., and Touster, O. (1985) J. Biol. Chem. 260, 13,081-13,087). In the present report we describe studies on the enzymes involved in early processing reactions. These studies indicate that the brain, like other tissues, contains glucosidases I and II. The two glucosidases were separated as distinct activities with some overlapping by chromatography on a DE-52 column. The differential inhibition studies and substrate specificity studies support our conclusion that, as in other tissues, rat brain glucosidase I cleaves alpha 1,2-linked terminal glucosyl residues, whereas glucosidase II prefers alpha 1,3-linked glucosyl residues. In addition to these two processing glucosidases, we have characterized an endo enzyme (glucosyl mannosidase) in rat brain. The endomannosidase cleaves a disaccharide (glucosyl alpha 1,3-mannose) from monoglucosylated oligosaccharides (GlcMan7-9GlcNAc). Little or no activity was observed when di- or triglucosylated oligosaccharide was used as a substrate. The pH optimum of the glucosyl mannosidase is 6.2-6.8. The enzyme appears to be an intrinsic microsomal membrane component, since washing of the microsomal membranes with salt solution did not release the enzyme in soluble form. A mixture of Triton X-100 and sodium deoxycholate is required for complete solubilization of the enzyme. The solubilized enzyme is eluted from a Bio-Gel A-1.5m column as a single peak with an apparent molecular weight of 380,000.
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- D R Tulsiani
- Department of Molecular Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37235
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Tulsiani DR, Skudlarek MD, Orgebin-Crist MC. Novel alpha-D-mannosidase of rat sperm plasma membranes: characterization and potential role in sperm-egg interactions. J Cell Biol 1989; 109:1257-67. [PMID: 2768341 PMCID: PMC2115747 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.109.3.1257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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During the course of a study of glycoprotein processing mannosidases in the rat epididymis, we have made an intriguing discovery regarding the presence of a novel alpha-D-mannosidase on the rat sperm plasma membranes. Unlike the sperm acrosomal "acid" mannosidase which has a pH optimum of 4.4, the newly discovered alpha-D-mannosidase has a pH optimum of 6.2, and 6.5 when assayed in sperm plasma membranes and intact spermatozoa, respectively. In addition, the two enzymes show different substrate specificity. The acrosomal alpha-D-mannosidase is active mainly towards synthetic substrate, p-nitrophenyl alpha-D-mannopyranoside, whereas the sperm plasma membrane alpha-D-mannosidase shows activity mainly towards mannose-containing oligosaccharides. Evidence is presented which suggest that the sperm plasma membrane alpha-D-mannosidase is different from several processing mannosidases previously characterized from the rat liver. The newly discovered alpha-D-mannosidase appears to be an intrinsic plasma membrane component, since washing of the purified membranes with buffered 0.4 M NaCl did not release the enzyme in soluble form. The enzyme requires nonionic detergent (Triton X-100) for complete solubilization. The enzyme is activated by Co2+ and Mn2+. However, Cu2+ and Zn2+ are potent inhibitors of the sperm plasma membrane alpha-D-mannosidase. At a concentration of 0.1 mM, these divalent cations caused nearly complete inactivation of the sperm enzyme. In addition methyl-alpha-D-mannoside, methyl-alpha-D-glucoside, mannose, 2-deoxy-D-glucose, and D-mannosamine are inhibitors of the sperm surface alpha-D-mannosidase. The physiological role of the newly discovered enzyme is not yet known. Several published reports in three species, including the rat, suggest that the sperm surface alpha-D-mannosidase may have a role in binding to mannose-containing saccharides presumably present on the zona pellucida.
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- D R Tulsiani
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Vanderbilt School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee 37232-2633
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Aronson NN, Backes M, Kuranda MJ. Rat liver chitobiase: purification, properties, and role in the lysosomal degradation of Asn-linked glycoproteins. Arch Biochem Biophys 1989; 272:290-300. [PMID: 2751306 DOI: 10.1016/0003-9861(89)90222-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Chitobiase, the lysosomal glycosidase responsible for splitting the GlcNAc beta-D-(1-4)GlcNAc moiety in Asn-linked glycoproteins, was purified over 600-fold from frozen rat livers utilizing an assay with di-N-acetylchitobiose as the substrate. The final preparation showed a major polypeptide of Mr 43,000 (sodium dodecylsulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis) that was determined to be the chitobiase by an immunological method. The purified chitobiase also hydrolyzed tri- and tetrasaccharides of chitin, which like di-N-acetylchitobiose were not substrates if first reduced by NaBH4. The initial products formed during hydrolysis of the tetrasaccharide were trisaccharide and GlcNAc. These results imply that chitobiase is a "reducing-end exohexosaminidase" which cleaves single GlcNAc units only from the reducing end of oligosaccharides. Fucose, typically found linked to the reducing-end GlcNAc in complex oligosaccharide chains, was found to block this reaction. Additional substrates that were hydrolyzed included GlcNAc beta-D-(1-4)MurNAc, the repeating structure from bacterial cell wall peptidoglycan, and the Man beta-D-(1-4)GlcNAc reducing-end component of glycoproteins. Km and Vm for hydrolysis of these substrates were of similar magnitude as for di-N-acetylchitobiose (6.3 mM and 15 mumol/min/mg protein, respectively). Liver tissues from nin mammalian species were surveyed for the presence of chitobiase activity. The activity was found in rat, mouse, rabbit, and guinea pig liver (Stirling [(1974) FEBS Lett. 39, 171-175] previously observed the enzyme in human liver), but not in dog, sheep, pig, cat, and cow liver. The presence or absence of chitobiase so far observed was found to exactly correlate with the type of oligosaccharide fragments found to accumulate in animals containing genetic or inhibitor-induced lysosomal storage pathologies. The presence of the chitobiase corresponds to the occurrence of one GlcNAc unit at the reducing end of stored oligosaccharides, while the absence of this glycosidase yields fragments with an intact GlcNAc beta-D-(1-4)GlcNAc moiety. These results verify our previous proposal that lysosomal disassembly of glycoproteins to free amino acids and sugars is an ordered, bidirectional pathway in which chitobiase (when present) catalyzes the last step during digestion of the protein-oligosaccharide linkage region.
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- N N Aronson
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, Althouse Laboratory, Pennsylvania State University, University Park 16802
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