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Vahidinia Z, Barati S, Azami Tameh A, Bagheri-Mohammadi S, Garshasebi A. Bee venom as a promising therapeutic strategy in central nervous system diseases. Neuropeptides 2024; 107:102451. [PMID: 38936137 DOI: 10.1016/j.npep.2024.102451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2024] [Revised: 06/19/2024] [Accepted: 06/21/2024] [Indexed: 06/29/2024]
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Central nervous system (CNS) disorders are one of the leading health problems today, accounting for a large proportion of global morbidity and mortality. Most these disorders are characterized by high levels of oxidative stress and intense inflammatory responses in degenerated neuronal tissues. While extensive research has been conducted on CNS diseases, but few breakthroughs have been made in treatment methods. To date, there are no disease-modifying drugs available for CNS treatment, underscoring the urgent need for finding effective medications. Bee venom (BV), which is produced by honeybee workers' stingers, has been a subject of interest and study across various cultures. Over the past few decades, extensive research has focused on BV and its therapeutic potentials. BV consists a variety of substances, mainly proteins and peptides like melittin and phospholipase A2 (PLA2). Research has proven that BV is effective in various medical conditions, including pain, arthritis and inflammation and CNS disorders such as Multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease. This review provides a comprehensive overview of the existing knowledge concerning the therapeutic effects of BV and its primary compounds on various CNS diseases. Additionally, we aim to shed light on the potential cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying these effects.
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- Zeinab Vahidinia
- Anatomical Sciences Research Center, Institute for Basic Sciences, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran.
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- Department of Anatomy, Saveh University of Medical Sciences, Saveh, Iran
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- Anatomical Sciences Research Center, Institute for Basic Sciences, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran
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- Department of Paramedicine, Amol School of Paramedical Sciences, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.; Immunogenetics Research Center, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
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- Anatomical Sciences Research Center, Institute for Basic Sciences, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran
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Cassani NM, Santos IA, Grosche VR, Ferreira GM, Guevara-Vega M, Rosa RB, Pena LJ, Nicolau-Junior N, Cintra ACO, Mineo TP, Sabino-Silva R, Sampaio SV, Jardim ACG. Roles of Bothrops jararacussu toxins I and II: Antiviral findings against Zika virus. Int J Biol Macromol 2023; 227:630-640. [PMID: 36529220 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.12.102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2022] [Revised: 12/09/2022] [Accepted: 12/10/2022] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Zika virus is the etiologic agent of Zika fever, and has been previously associated with cases of microcephaly, drawing the attention of the health authorities worldwide. However, no vaccine or antiviral are currently available. Phospholipases A2 (PLA2) isolated from snake venoms have demonstrated antiviral activity against several viruses. Here we demonstrated the anti-ZIKV activity of bothropstoxins-I and II (BthTX-I and II) isolated from Bothrops jararacussu venom. Vero E6 cells were infected with ZIKVPE243 in the presence of compounds for 72 h, when virus titers were evaluated. BthTX-I and II presented strong dose-dependent inhibition of ZIKV, with a SI of 149.1 and 1.44 × 105, respectively. These toxins mainly inhibited the early stages of the replicative cycle, such as during the entry of ZIKV into host cells, as shown by the potent virucidal effect, suggesting the action of these toxins on the virus particles. Moreover, BthTX-I and II presented significant activity towards post-entry stages of the ZIKV replicative cycle. Molecular docking analyses showed that BthTX-I and II potentially interact with DII and DIII domains from ZIKV Envelope protein. Our findings show that these PLA2s could be used as useful templates for the development of future antiviral candidate drugs against Zika fever.
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- Natasha Marques Cassani
- Institute of Biomedical Science (ICBIM), Federal University of Uberlândia (UFU), Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Institute of Biomedical Science (ICBIM), Federal University of Uberlândia (UFU), Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Institute of Biomedical Science (ICBIM), Federal University of Uberlândia (UFU), Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil; Institute of Biosciences, Humanities and Exact Sciences (Ibilce), São Paulo State University (Unesp), São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Institute of Biomedical Science (ICBIM), Federal University of Uberlândia (UFU), Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Institute of Biomedical Science (ICBIM), Federal University of Uberlândia (UFU), Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Rodents Animal Facilities Complex, Federal University of Uberlândia, Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil; Department of Virology, Aggeu Magalhães Institute (IAM), Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz), Recife, Brazil
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- Department of Virology, Aggeu Magalhães Institute (IAM), Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz), Recife, Brazil
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- Institute of Biotechnology, Federal University of Uberlândia (UFU), Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Department of Clinical Analyses, Toxicology and Food Sciences, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo - USP, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Institute of Biomedical Science (ICBIM), Federal University of Uberlândia (UFU), Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Institute of Biomedical Science (ICBIM), Federal University of Uberlândia (UFU), Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Department of Clinical Analyses, Toxicology and Food Sciences, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo - USP, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Institute of Biomedical Science (ICBIM), Federal University of Uberlândia (UFU), Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil; Institute of Biosciences, Humanities and Exact Sciences (Ibilce), São Paulo State University (Unesp), São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil.
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Hu SB, Zou Q, Lv X, Zhou RL, Niu X, Weng C, Chen F, Fan YW, Deng ZY, Li J. 9t18:1 and 11t18:1 activate the MAPK pathway to regulate the expression of PLA2 and cause inflammation in HUVECs. Food Funct 2020; 11:649-661. [PMID: 31895396 DOI: 10.1039/c9fo01982k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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trans fatty acids (TFAs) have been reported to promote vascular diseases mainly by promoting apoptosis and inflammation of vascular endothelial cells. However, it has been reported in recent years that elaidic acid (9t18:1) and vaccenic acid (11t18:1) may have different effects on vascular health. This study investigated the effects of 9t18:1 and 11t18:1 on human umbilical vein endothelial cell (HUVEC) function and the possible mechanism of inflammation by analyzing the changes in the phospholipid composition and the relationship between phospholipase A2 (PLA2) and MAPK pathway. Here we found that the effect of 11t18:1 on cell viability, membrane damage and cellular inflammation was significantly lower than that of 9t18:1 (p < 0.05). And 9t18:1 and 11t18:1 had different effects on phospholipid composition. Both 9t18:1 and 11t18:1 significantly increased the protein expression of PLA2. Moreover, the MAPK pathway regulated the expression of PLA2, inflammatory cytokines and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) and the secretion of prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) in HUVECs induced by 9t18:1 and 11t18:1. In conclusion, 9t18:1 and 11t18:1 activated the MAPK pathway which regulated the expression of PLA2 to cause inflammation in HUVECs.
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- Sheng-Ben Hu
- State Key Lab of Food Science and Technology, Institute for Advanced Study, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330047, China
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Kim H, Park SY, Lee G. Potential Therapeutic Applications of Bee Venom on Skin Disease and Its Mechanisms: A Literature Review. Toxins (Basel) 2019; 11:toxins11070374. [PMID: 31252651 PMCID: PMC6669657 DOI: 10.3390/toxins11070374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2019] [Revised: 06/23/2019] [Accepted: 06/25/2019] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Skin is larger than any other organ in humans. Like other organs, various bacterial, viral, and inflammatory diseases, as well as cancer, affect the skin. Skin diseases like acne, atopic dermatitis, and psoriasis often reduce the quality of life seriously. Therefore, effective treatment of skin disorders is important despite them not being life-threatening. Conventional medicines for skin diseases include corticosteroids and antimicrobial drugs, which are effective in treating many inflammatory and infectious skin diseases; however, there are growing concerns about the side effects of these therapies, especially during long-term use in relapsing or intractable diseases. Hence, many researchers are trying to develop alternative treatments, especially from natural sources, to resolve these limitations. Bee venom (BV) is an attractive candidate because many experimental and clinical reports show that BV exhibits anti-inflammatory, anti-apoptotic, anti-fibrotic, antibacterial, antiviral, antifungal, and anticancer effects. Here, we review the therapeutic applications of BV in skin diseases, including acne, alopecia, atopic dermatitis, melanoma, morphea, photoaging, psoriasis, wounds, wrinkles, and vitiligo. Moreover, we explore the therapeutic mechanisms of BV in the treatment of skin diseases and killing effects of BV on skin disease-causing pathogens, including bacteria, fungi and viruses.
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- Haejoong Kim
- College of Korean Medicine, Dongshin University, Naju-si, Jeollanam-do 58245, Korea
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Otolaryngology & Dermatology, College of Korean Medicine, Dongshin University, Naju-si, Jeollanam-do 58245, Korea.
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- College of Korean Medicine, Dongshin University, Naju-si, Jeollanam-do 58245, Korea.
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Rashidi R, Gorji Valokola M, Kamrani Rad SZ, Etemad L, Roohbakhsh A. Antiplatelet properties of snake venoms: a mini review. TOXIN REV 2018. [DOI: 10.1080/15569543.2018.1474927] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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- Rogayyeh Rashidi
- Department of Pharmacodynamics and Toxicology, School of Pharmacy, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Pharmacodynamics and Toxicology, School of Pharmacy, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Pharmacodynamics and Toxicology, School of Pharmacy, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Pharmaceutical Research Center, Pharmaceutical Technology Institute, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Pharmaceutical Research Center, Pharmaceutical Technology Institute, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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Shin D, Choi W, Bae H. Bee Venom Phospholipase A2 Alleviate House Dust Mite-Induced Atopic Dermatitis-Like Skin Lesions by the CD206 Mannose Receptor. Toxins (Basel) 2018; 10:toxins10040146. [PMID: 29614845 PMCID: PMC5923312 DOI: 10.3390/toxins10040146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2018] [Revised: 03/25/2018] [Accepted: 03/31/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic inflammatory skin disease characterized by highly pruritic, erythematous, and eczematous skin plaques. We previously reported that phospholipase A2 (PLA2) derived from bee venom alleviates AD-like skin lesions induced by 2,4-dinitrochlorobenzene (DNCB) and house dust mite extract (Dermatophagoides farinae extract, DFE) in a murine model. However, the underlying mechanisms of PLA2 action in actopic dermatitis remain unclear. In this study, we showed that PLA2 treatment inhibited epidermal thickness, serum immunoglobulin E (IgE) and cytokine levels, macrophage and mast cell infiltration in the ear of an AD model induced by DFE and DNCB. In contrast, these effects were abrogated in CD206 mannose receptor-deficient mice exposed to DFE and DNCB in the ear. These data suggest that bvPLA2 alleviates atopic skin inflammation via interaction with CD206.
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- Dasom Shin
- Department of Science in Korean Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, 26 kyungheedae-ro, dongdaemoon-ku, Seoul 02447, Korea.
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- Department of Science in Korean Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, 26 kyungheedae-ro, dongdaemoon-ku, Seoul 02447, Korea.
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- Department of Science in Korean Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, 26 kyungheedae-ro, dongdaemoon-ku, Seoul 02447, Korea.
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Bee Venom Phospholipase A2 Ameliorates House Dust Mite Extract Induced Atopic Dermatitis Like Skin Lesions in Mice. Toxins (Basel) 2017; 9:toxins9020068. [PMID: 28218721 PMCID: PMC5331447 DOI: 10.3390/toxins9020068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2017] [Revised: 02/13/2017] [Accepted: 02/16/2017] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a biphasic inflammatory skin disease that is provoked by epidermal barrier defects, immune dysregulation, and increased skin infections. Previously, we have demonstrated that bvPLA2 evoked immune tolerance by inducing regulatory T cells (Treg), and thus alleviated Th2 dominant allergic asthma in mice. Here, we would like to determine whether treatment with bvPLA2 exacerbates the AD-like allergic inflammations induced by house dust mite extract (DFE) in a murine model. Epidermal thickness, immune cell infiltration, serum immunoglobulin, and cytokines were measured. Ear swelling, skin lesions, and the levels of total serum IgE and Th1/Th2 cytokines were elevated in DFE/DNCB-induced AD mice. Topical application of bvPLA2 elicited significant suppression of the increased AD symptoms, including ear thickness, serum IgE concentration, inflammatory cytokines, and histological changes. Furthermore, bvPLA2 treatment inhibited mast cell infiltration into the ear. On the other hand, Treg cell depletion abolished the anti-atopic effects of bvPLA2, suggesting that the effects of bvPLA2 depend on the existence of Tregs. Taken together, the results revealed that topical exposure to bvPLA2 aggravated atopic skin inflammation, suggesting that bvPLA2 might be a candidate for the treatment of AD.
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Ye M, Chung HS, Lee C, Hyun Song J, Shim I, Kim YS, Bae H. Bee venom phospholipase A2 ameliorates motor dysfunction and modulates microglia activation in Parkinson's disease alpha-synuclein transgenic mice. Exp Mol Med 2016; 48:e244. [PMID: 27388550 PMCID: PMC4973312 DOI: 10.1038/emm.2016.49] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2015] [Revised: 01/25/2016] [Accepted: 02/22/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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α-Synuclein (α-Syn) has a critical role in microglia-mediated neuroinflammation, which leads to the development of Parkinson's disease (PD). Recent studies have shown that bee venom (BV) has beneficial effects on PD symptoms in human patients or 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP) toxin-induced PD mice. This study investigated whether treatment with BV-derived phospholipase A2 (bvPLA2) would improve the motor dysfunction and pathological features of PD in human A53T α-Syn mutant transgenic (A53T Tg) mice. The motor dysfunction of A53T Tg mice was assessed using the pole test. The levels of α-Syn, microglia and the M1/M2 phenotype in the spinal cord were evaluated by immunofluorescence. bvPLA2 treatment significantly ameliorated motor dysfunction in A53T Tg mice. In addition, bvPLA2 significantly reduced the expression of α-Syn, the activation and numbers of microglia, and the ratio of M1/M2 in A53T Tg mice. These results suggest that bvPLA2 could be a promising treatment option for PD.
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- Minsook Ye
- Department of Physiology, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Korean Medicine (KM)-Application Center, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine (KIOM), Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Physiology, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Physiology, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Acupuncture and Meridian Science Research Center, College of Korean Medical Science Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Anatomy-Pointlogy, College of Korean Medicine, Gachon University, Seongnam, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Physiology, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Mohamed AH, Hassab El-Nabi SE, Bayomi AE, Abdelaal AA. Effect of bee venom or proplis on molecular and parasitological aspects of Schistosoma mansoni infected mice. J Parasit Dis 2016; 40:390-400. [PMID: 27413311 PMCID: PMC4927498 DOI: 10.1007/s12639-014-0516-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2014] [Accepted: 08/06/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022] Open
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The present study was performed to elucidate the efficacy of Apis mellifera L bee venom (BV) or proplis (200 mg/kg orally for three consecutive days) on Schistosoma mansoni infected mice. The results recorded reduction in the total worm burden, numbers of immature eggs and the ova count in hepatic tissue in BV (sting or injection) or proplis treated groups as compared to the infected group. Histological examination illustrated a significant increase (P ≤ 0.05) in the diameter of hepatic granuloma in BV treated groups (272.78 and 266.9, respectively) and a significant decrease in proplis treated mice (229.35) compared with the infected group (260.67). Electrophoretic pattern of RNA showed a decrease in mean of maximal optical density in liver and intestine of S. mansoni infected mice treated with bee venom (sting or injection) as compared with infected group. Flow cytometry analyses of RNA or apoptotic percentage of worms recovered from BV sting (19 and 49 % respectively); BV injected (20.5 and 51.17 %, respectively) and proplis (35 and 23.93 %, respectively) groups were compared with S. mansoni infected group (37.87 and 39.21 %, respectively). It can be concluded that administration of bee venom or proplis are effective in case of S. mansoni infection. Although bee venom cause increase of granuloma diameter and this might be due to venom concentration and further studies are required to avoid such harmful effect.
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- Azza H. Mohamed
- />Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Menufia University, Shebin El-Kom, Egypt
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- />Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Menufia University, Shebin El-Kom, Egypt
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- />Department of Economic Entomology and Agriculuture Zoology, Faculty of Agriculture, Menufia University, Shebin El-Kom, Egypt
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Ye M, Chung HS, Lee C, Yoon MS, Yu AR, Kim JS, Hwang DS, Shim I, Bae H. Neuroprotective effects of bee venom phospholipase A2 in the 3xTg AD mouse model of Alzheimer's disease. J Neuroinflammation 2016; 13:10. [PMID: 26772975 PMCID: PMC4715334 DOI: 10.1186/s12974-016-0476-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2015] [Accepted: 01/05/2016] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a severe neuroinflammatory disease. CD4+Foxp3+ regulatory T cells (Tregs) modulate various inflammatory diseases via suppressing Th cell activation. There are increasing evidences that Tregs have beneficial roles in neurodegenerative diseases. Previously, we found the population of Treg cells was significantly increased by bee venom phospholipase A2 (bvPLA2) treatment in vivo and in vitro. Methods To examine the effects of bvPLA2 on AD, bvPLA2 was administered to 3xTg-AD mice, mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease. The levels of amyloid beta (Aβ) deposits in the hippocampus, glucose metabolism in the brain, microglia activation, and CD4+ T cell infiltration were analyzed to evaluate the neuroprotective effect of bvPLA2. Results bvPLA2 treatment significantly enhanced the cognitive function of the 3xTg-AD mice and increased glucose metabolism, as assessed with 18F-2 fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose ([F-18] FDG) positron emission tomography (PET). The levels of Aβ deposits in the hippocampus were dramatically decreased by bvPLA2 treatment. This neuroprotective effect of bvPLA2 was associated with microglial deactivation and reduction in CD4+ T cell infiltration. Interestingly, the neuroprotective effects of bvPLA2 were abolished in Treg-depleted mice. Conclusions The present studies strongly suggest that the increase of Treg population by bvPLA2 treatment might inhibit progression of AD in the 3xTg AD mice.
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- Minsook Ye
- Department of Physiology, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, #1 Hoegi-dong, Dongdaemoon-ku, Seoul, 130-701, Republic of Korea.
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- Korean Medicine (KM)-Application Center, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine (KIOM), 70, Cheomdan-ro, Dong-gu, Daegu, 41062, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Physiology, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, #1 Hoegi-dong, Dongdaemoon-ku, Seoul, 130-701, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Physiology, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, #1 Hoegi-dong, Dongdaemoon-ku, Seoul, 130-701, Republic of Korea.
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- Molecular Imaging Research Center, Korea Institute of Radiological and Medical Sciences, University of Science and Technology, #215-4 Gongneug-dong, Nowon-ku, Seoul, 139-241, Republic of Korea.
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- Molecular Imaging Research Center, Korea Institute of Radiological and Medical Sciences, University of Science and Technology, #215-4 Gongneug-dong, Nowon-ku, Seoul, 139-241, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, #1 Hoegi-dong, Dongdaemoon-ku, Seoul, 130-701, Republic of Korea.
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- Acupuncture and Meridian Science Research Center, College of Korean Medical Science Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, #1 Hoegi-dong, Dongdaemoon-ku, Seoul, 130-701, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Physiology, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, #1 Hoegi-dong, Dongdaemoon-ku, Seoul, 130-701, Republic of Korea.
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Park S, Baek H, Jung KH, Lee G, Lee H, Kang GH, Lee G, Bae H. Bee venom phospholipase A2 suppresses allergic airway inflammation in an ovalbumin-induced asthma model through the induction of regulatory T cells. IMMUNITY INFLAMMATION AND DISEASE 2015; 3:386-97. [PMID: 26734460 PMCID: PMC4693726 DOI: 10.1002/iid3.76] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2015] [Revised: 06/23/2015] [Accepted: 07/17/2015] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Bee venom (BV) is one of the alternative medicines that have been widely used in the treatment of chronic inflammatory diseases. We previously demonstrated that BV induces immune tolerance by increasing the population of regulatory T cells (Tregs) in immune disorders. However, the major component and how it regulates the immune response have not been elucidated. We investigated whether bee venom phospholipase A2 (bvPLA2) exerts protective effects that are mediated via Tregs in OVA‐induced asthma model. bvPLA2 was administered by intraperitoneal injection into control and OVA‐challenged mice. The Treg population, total and differential bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) cell count, Th2 cytokines, and lung histological features were assessed. Treg depletion was used to determine the involvement of Treg migration and the reduction of asthmatic symptoms. The CD206‐dependence of bvPLA2‐treated suppression of airway inflammation was evaluated in OVA‐challenged CD206‐/‐ mice. The bvPLA2 treatment induced the Tregs and reduced the infiltration of inflammatory cells into the lung in the OVA‐challenged mice. Th2 cytokines in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) were reduced in bvPLA2‐treated mice. Although bvPLA2 suppressed the number of inflammatory cells after OVA challenge, these effects were not observed in Treg‐depleted mice. In addition, we investigated the involvement of CD206 in bvPLA2‐mediated immune tolerance in OVA‐induced asthma model. We observed a significant reduction in the levels of Th2 cytokines and inflammatory cells in the BALF of bvPLA2‐treated OVA‐induced mice but not in bvPLA2‐treated OVA‐induced CD206‐/‐ mice. These results demonstrated that bvPLA2 can mitigate airway inflammation by the induction of Tregs in an OVA‐induced asthma model.
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- Soojin Park
- Department of Physiology College of Korean Medicine Kyung Hee University #1 Hoeki-Dong Dongdaemoon-Gu Seoul 130-701 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Physiology College of Korean Medicine Kyung Hee University #1 Hoeki-Dong Dongdaemoon-Gu Seoul 130-701 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Physiology College of Korean Medicine Kyung Hee University #1 Hoeki-Dong Dongdaemoon-Gu Seoul 130-701 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Physiology College of Korean Medicine Kyung Hee University #1 Hoeki-Dong Dongdaemoon-Gu Seoul 130-701 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Physiology College of Korean Medicine Kyung Hee University #1 Hoeki-Dong Dongdaemoon-Gu Seoul 130-701 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Physiology College of Korean Medicine Kyung Hee University #1 Hoeki-Dong Dongdaemoon-Gu Seoul 130-701 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Physiology College of Korean Medicine Kyung Hee University #1 Hoeki-Dong Dongdaemoon-Gu Seoul 130-701 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Physiology College of Korean Medicine Kyung Hee University #1 Hoeki-Dong Dongdaemoon-Gu Seoul 130-701 Republic of Korea
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Methods for analyzing the role of phospholipase A₂ enzymes in endosome membrane tubule formation. Methods Cell Biol 2015. [PMID: 26360034 DOI: 10.1016/bs.mcb.2015.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register]
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Cargo export from mammalian endosomal compartments often involves membrane tubules, into which soluble and membrane-bound cargos are segregated for subsequent intracellular transport. These membrane tubules are highly dynamic and their formation is mediated by a variety of endosome-associated proteins. However, little is known about how these membrane tubules are temporally or spatially regulated, so other tubule-associated proteins are likely to be discovered and analyzed. Therefore, methods to examine the biogenesis and regulation of endosome membrane tubules will prove to be valuable for cell biologists. In this chapter, we describe methods for studying this process using both cell-free, in vitro reconstitution assays, and in vivo image analysis tools.
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Liu A, Yu XW, Sha C, Xu Y. Streptomyces violaceoruber Phospholipase A2: Expression in Pichia pastoris, Properties, and Application in Oil Degumming. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2015; 175:3195-206. [DOI: 10.1007/s12010-015-1492-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2014] [Accepted: 01/13/2015] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Bacha AB. Anti-bactericidal properties of stingray Dasyatis pastinaca groups V, IIA, and IB phospholipases A2: a comparative study. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2014; 174:1520-1534. [PMID: 25119545 DOI: 10.1007/s12010-014-1069-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2013] [Accepted: 07/21/2014] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Group IIA secreted phospholipase A2 (group IIA sPLA2) is known to display potent Gram-positive bactericidal activity in vitro and in vivo. We have analyzed the bactericidal activity of the full set of native stingray and dromedary groups V, IIA, and IB sPLA2s on several Gram-positive and Gram-negative strains. The rank order potency among both marine and mammal sPLA2s against Gram-positive bacteria is group IIA > V > IB, whereas Gram-negative bacteria exhibited a much higher resistance. There is a synergic action of the sPLA2 with lysozyme when added to the bacteria culture prior to sPLA2.The bactericidal efficiency of groups V and IIA sPLA2s was shown to be dependent upon the presence of calcium ions and to a less extent Mg(2+) ions and then a correlation could be made to its hydrolytic activity of membrane phospholipids. Importantly, we showed that stingray and dromedary groups V, IIA, and IB sPLA2s present no cytotoxicity after their incubation with MDA-MB-231cells. stingray groups V and IIA sPLA2s, like mammal ones, may be considered as future therapeutic agents against bacterial infections.
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- Abir Ben Bacha
- Biochemistry Department, Science College, King Saud University, P.O Box 22452, Riyadh, 11495, Saudi Arabia. .,Laboratory of Plant Biotechnology Applied to Crop Improvement, Faculty of Science of Sfax, University of Sfax, Sfax, 3038, Tunisia.
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Lehmann J, Ellenberger C, Hoffmann C, Bazer FW, Klug J, Allen WR, Sieme H, Schoon HA. Morpho-functional studies regarding the fertility prognosis of mares suffering from equine endometrosis. Theriogenology 2012; 76:1326-36. [PMID: 21855986 DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2011.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2010] [Revised: 06/01/2011] [Accepted: 06/03/2011] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The aim of the present study was to characterize the morpho-functional features of endometrosis in barren and foaling mares, using both conventional histopathological and immunohistochemical methods. Endometrial biopsy samples were collected during the physiological breeding season from 159 estrous, clinically healthy mares (mean age 12 years), and the quality and degree of endometrosis was histomorphologically defined. The mares were bred and those that foaled were put in the foaling group whereas those that did not foal were placed in the barren group. Foaling mares were then compared with barren mares. Sixty-four percent (101/159) of uterine samples showed varying degrees of endometrosis and were used for this study. The sample population consisted of 51 barren and 50 foaling mares suffering from endometrosis. Expression of steroid hormone receptors (estrogen receptor, progesterone receptor) and endometrial protein secretion patterns (uteroglobin [UG], uterocalin [UC], calbindin(D9k) [CAL], uteroferrin [UF]) was evaluated by immunohistochemistry (barren mares N = 51, foaling mares N = 31). In comparison with unaffected glands, fibrotic glands generally showed a cycle-asynchronous, partially patchy protein expression pattern which is interpreted as a sign of endometrial maldifferentiation within fibrotic areas. In barren mares (N = 51) more than half of biopsy samples (27/51) showed a destructive mostly moderate (20/27) type of endometrosis. In affected glands, staining for UG (17/21) was decreased (P < 0.001). Foaling mares (N = 50) frequently showed a mild, nondestructive endometrosis (35/50). Compared with barren mares, foaling mares had statistically (P < 0.05) more often a cycle-synchronous or increased UG expression pattern within fibrotic glands. Obvious deviations of either UG or UC rarely occurred. Within fibrotic foci, UF often demonstrated a cycle-synchronous or more intense expression pattern in both foaling (28/31) and barren mares (41/51), compared with healthy glands. Mares of both groups showed a cycle-asynchronous staining for estrogen receptor and progesterone receptor in the stromal cells in areas of periglandular fibrosis and the glandular epithelia. These findings indicate that affected areas become independent of the uterine control mechanisms and exhibit specific differentiation dynamics. Immunohistochemical investigations showed that the secretory patterns differ between barren and foaling mares. The findings in this study should be considered as a useful addition to the "classical" Kenney categorization.
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- J Lehmann
- University of Leipzig, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Institute of Pathology, Leipzig, Germany.
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Vinuchakkaravarthy T, Kumaravel KP, Ravichandran S, Velmurugan D. Active compound from the leaves of Vitex negundo L. shows anti-inflammatory activity with evidence of inhibition for secretory Phospholipase A(2) through molecular docking. Bioinformation 2011; 7:199-206. [PMID: 22102777 PMCID: PMC3218522 DOI: 10.6026/97320630007199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2011] [Accepted: 09/20/2011] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Novel compounds with significant medicinal properties have gained much interest in therapeutic approaches for treating various inflammatory disorders like arthritis, odema and snake bites and the post-envenom (impregnating with venom) consequences. Inflammation is caused by the increased concentration of secretory Phospholipases A(2) (sPLA(2)s) at the site of envenom. A novel compound Tris(2,4-di-tert-butylphenyl) phosphate (TDTBPP) was isolated from the leaves of Vitex negundo and the crystal structure was reported recently. The acute anti-inflammatory activity of TDTBPP was assessed by Carrageenan-induced rat paw odema method. TDTBPP reduced the raw paw odema volume significantly at the tested doses of 50 mg/kg and 70 mg/kg body weight. Molecular docking studies were carried out with the X-ray crystal structures of Daboia russelli pulchella's (Vipera russelli, Indian Russell's viper) venom sPLA(2) and Human non-pancreatic secretory PLA(2) (Hnps PLA(2)) as targets to illustrate the antiinflammatory and antidote activities of TDTBPP. Docking results showed hydrogen bond (H-bond) interaction with Lys69 residue lying in the anti-coagulant loop of D. russelli's venom PLA(2), which is essential in the catalytic activity of the enzyme and hydrophobic interactions with the residues at the binding site (His48, Asp49). Docking of TDTBPP with Hnps PLA(2) structure showed coordination with calcium ion directly as well as through the catalytically important water molecule (HOH1260) located at the binding site.
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- Thangaraj Vinuchakkaravarthy
- Centre of Advanced Study in Crystallography & Biophysics, University of Madras, Guindy Campus, Chennai-600 025, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Center of Advanced Study in Marine Biology, Annamalai University, Parangipettai, Chidambaram-608 508, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Center of Advanced Study in Marine Biology, Annamalai University, Parangipettai, Chidambaram-608 508, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Centre of Advanced Study in Crystallography & Biophysics, University of Madras, Guindy Campus, Chennai-600 025, Tamil Nadu, India
- Bioinformatics Infrastructure Facility (DBT-BIF), University of Madras, Guindy Campus, Chennai-600 025, Tamil Nadu, India
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Dileep KV, Tintu I, Sadasivan C. Molecular docking studies of curcumin analogs with phospholipase A2. Interdiscip Sci 2011; 3:189-97. [DOI: 10.1007/s12539-011-0090-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2010] [Revised: 01/29/2011] [Accepted: 02/21/2011] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Shen LR, Ding MH, Zhang LW, Zhang WG, Liu L, Li D. Expression of a bee venom phospholipase A2 from Apis cerana cerana in the baculovirus-insect cell. J Zhejiang Univ Sci B 2010; 11:342-9. [PMID: 20443212 DOI: 10.1631/jzus.b0900254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Bee venom phospholipase A(2) (BvPLA(2)) is a lipolytic enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of the sn-2 acyl bond of glycerophospholipids to liberate free fatty acids and lysophospholipids. In this work, a new BvPLA(2) (AccPLA(2)) gene from the Chinese honeybee (Apis cerana cerana) venom glands was inserted into bacmid to construct a recombinant transfer vector. Tn-5B-4 (Tn) cells were transfected with the recombinant bacmid DNA for expression. Sodium dodecylsulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) analysis revealed a double band with molecular weights of 16 and 18 kDa. Products of hexahistidine AccPLA(2) fusion protein accumulated up to 5.32% of the total cellular proteins. The AccPLA(2) fusion protein was cross reactive with the anti-AmPLA(2) (BvPLA(2) of the European honeybee, Apis mellifera) polyclonal serum. The reaction resulted in a double glycosylation band, which agrees with the band generated by the native AmPLA(2) in Western blot analysis. The PLA(2) activity of the total extracted cellular protein in the hydrolyzing egg yolk is about 3.16 micromol/(min.mg). In summary, the recombinant AccPLA(2) protein, a native BvPLA(2)-like structure with corresponding biological activities, can be glycosylated in Tn cells. These findings provided fundamental knowledge for potential genetic engineering to produce AccPLA(2) in the pharmaceutical industry.
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- Li-Rong Shen
- Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, China.
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Inhibition of Pro-inflammatory Secreted Phospholipase A2 by Extracts from Cynara cardunculus L. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2009; 162:662-70. [DOI: 10.1007/s12010-009-8849-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2009] [Accepted: 10/29/2009] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Kitsiouli E, Nakos G, Lekka ME. Phospholipase A2 subclasses in acute respiratory distress syndrome. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis 2009; 1792:941-53. [PMID: 19577642 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2009.06.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2009] [Revised: 06/25/2009] [Accepted: 06/25/2009] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Phospholipases A2 (PLA2) catalyse the cleavage of fatty acids esterified at the sn-2 position of glycerophospholipids. In acute lung injury-acute respiratory distress syndrome (ALI-ARDS) several distinct isoenzymes appear in lung cells and fluid. Some are capable to trigger molecular events leading to enhanced inflammation and lung damage and others have a role in lung surfactant recycling preserving lung function: Secreted forms (groups sPLA2-IIA, -V, -X) can directly hydrolyze surfactant phospholipids. Cytosolic PLA2 (cPLA2-IVA) requiring Ca2+ has a preference for arachidonate, the precursor of eicosanoids which participate in the inflammatory response in the lung. Ca(2+)-independent intracellular PLA2s (iPLA2) take part in surfactant phospholipids turnover within alveolar cells. Acidic Ca(2+)-independent PLA2 (aiPLA2), of lysosomal origin, has additionally antioxidant properties, (peroxiredoxin VI activity), and participates in the formation of dipalmitoyl-phosphatidylcholine in lung surfactant. PAF-AH degrades PAF, a potent mediator of inflammation, and oxidatively fragmented phospholipids but also leads to toxic metabolites. Therefore, the regulation of PLA2 isoforms could be a valuable approach for ARDS treatment.
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- Eirini Kitsiouli
- Department of Biological Applications and Technologies, School of Sciences and Technologies, University of Ioannina, Greece
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Lagranha CJ, Fiorino P, Casarini DE, Schaan BD, Irigoyen MC. [Molecular bases of diabetic nephropathy]. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009; 51:901-12. [PMID: 17934656 DOI: 10.1590/s0004-27302007000600003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2006] [Accepted: 05/14/2007] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The determinant of the diabetic nephropathy is hyperglycemia, but hypertension and other genetic factors are also involved. Glomerulus is the focus of the injury, where mesangial cell proliferation and extracellular matrix occur because of the increase of the intra- and extracellular glucose concentration and overexpression of GLUT1. Sequentially, there are increases in the flow by the poliol pathway, oxidative stress, increased intracellular production of advanced glycation end products (AGEs), activation of the PKC pathway, increase of the activity of the hexosamine pathway, and activation of TGF-beta1. High glucose concentrations also increase angiotensin II (AII) levels. Therefore, glucose and AII exert similar effects in inducing extracellular matrix formation in the mesangial cells, using similar transductional signal, which increases TGF-beta1 levels. In this review we focus in the effect of glucose and AII in the mesangial cells in causing the events related to the genesis of diabetic nephropathy. The alterations in the signal pathways discussed in this review give support to the observational studies and clinical assays, where metabolic and antihypertensive controls obtained with angiotensin-converting inhibitors have shown important and additive effect in the prevention of the beginning and progression of diabetic nephropathy. New therapeutic strategies directed to the described intracellular events may give future additional benefits.
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- Claudia J Lagranha
- Laboratório de Hipertensão Experimental, Unidade de Hipertensão, Instituto do Coração, HC-FMUSP, São Paulo
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Paula FS, Kabeya LM, Kanashiro A, de Figueiredo AS, Azzolini AEC, Uyemura SA, Lucisano-Valim YM. Modulation of human neutrophil oxidative metabolism and degranulation by extract of Tamarindus indica L. fruit pulp. Food Chem Toxicol 2009; 47:163-70. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2008.10.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2008] [Revised: 10/08/2008] [Accepted: 10/26/2008] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Taylor AL, Bonventre JV, Uliasz TF, Hewett JA, Hewett SJ. Cytosolic phospholipase A2 alpha inhibition prevents neuronal NMDA receptor-stimulated arachidonic acid mobilization and prostaglandin production but not subsequent cell death. J Neurochem 2008; 106:1828-40. [PMID: 18564366 DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2008.05527.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Phospholipase A(2) (PLA(2)) enzymes encompass a superfamily of at least 13 extracellular and intracellular esterases that hydrolyze the sn-2 fatty acyl bonds of phospholipids to yield fatty acids and lysophospholipids. The purpose of this study was to characterize which phospholipase paralog regulates NMDA receptor-mediated arachidonic acid (AA) release. Using mixed cortical cell cultures containing both neurons and astrocytes, we found that [(3)H]-AA released into the extracellular medium following NMDA receptor stimulation (100 microM) increased with time and was completely prevented by the addition of the NMDA receptor antagonist MK-801 (10 microM) or by removal of extracellular Ca(2+). Neither diacylglycerol lipase inhibition (RHC-80267; 10 microM) nor selective inhibition of Ca(2+)-independent PLA(2) [bromoenol lactone (BEL); 10 microM] alone had an effect on NMDA receptor-stimulated release of [(3)H]-AA. Release was prevented by methyl arachidonyl fluorophosphonate (MAFP) (5 microM) and AACOCF(3) (1 microM), inhibitors of both cytosolic PLA(2) (cPLA(2)) and Ca(2+)-independent PLA(2) isozymes. This inhibition effectively translated to block of NMDA-induced prostaglandin (PG) production. An inhibitor of p38MAPK, SB 203580 (7.5 microM), also significantly reduced NMDA-induced PG production providing suggestive evidence for the role of cPLA(2)alpha. Its involvement in release was confirmed using cultures derived from mice deficient in cPLA(2)alpha, which failed to produce PGs in response to NMDA receptor stimulation. Interestingly, neither MAFP, AACOCF(3) nor cultures derived from cPLA(2)alpha null mutant animals showed any protection against NMDA-mediated neurotoxicity, indicating that inhibition of this enzyme may not be a viable protective strategy in disorders of the cortex involving over-activation of the NMDA receptor.
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- Ava L Taylor
- Department of Neuroscience, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, Connecticut, USA
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Koch K, Burgess LE. Pulmonary-Allergy, Dermatological, Gastrointestinal & Arthritis: Anti-inflammatory patent highlights: January-July 1994. Expert Opin Ther Pat 2008. [DOI: 10.1517/13543776.5.2.127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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The annexin superfamily consists of 13 calcium or calcium and phospholipid binding proteins with a significant degree of biological and structural homology (40-60%). First described in the late 1970s and subsequently referred to as macrocortin, renocortin, lipomodulin, lipocortin-1, and more recently Annexin 1, this 37 kDa calcium and phospholipid binding protein is a strong inhibitor of glucocorticoid-induced eicosanoid synthesis and PLA2. Recent interest in the biological activity of this intriguing molecule has unraveled important functional attributes of Annexin 1 in a variety of inflammatory pathways, on cell proliferation machinery, in the regulation of cell death signaling, in phagocytic clearance of apoptosing cells, and most importantly in the process of carcinogenesis. Here we attempt to present a short review on these diverse biological activities of an interesting and important molecule, which could be a potential target for novel therapeutic intervention in a host of disease states.
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- Lina H K Lim
- Department of Physiology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117597
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Choi JH, Choi EK, Park SJ, Ko HM, Kim KJ, Han SJ, Choi IW, Im SY. Impairment of p38 MAPK-mediated cytosolic phospholipase A2 activation in the kidneys is associated with pathogenicity of Candida albicans. Immunology 2006; 120:173-81. [PMID: 17054728 PMCID: PMC2265852 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2567.2006.02489.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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In studying the mechanisms underlying the susceptibility of the kidney to candidal infection, we previously reported that the reduced production of cytokines [i.e. tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha)] via platelet-activating factor (PAF)-induced activation of nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB) renders the organ susceptible to the fungal burden. In this study, we investigated the possibility that pathogenic Candida albicans may evade clearance and perhaps even multiply by inhibiting elements in the signalling pathway that lead to the production of TNF-alpha. The fungal burden of pathogenic C. albicans in the kidneys was 10(4)-10(5)-fold higher than that of a non-pathogenic strain. PAF-induced early activation of NF-kappaB and TNF-alpha mRNA expression were both observed in the kidneys of mice infected with non-pathogenic strains of C. albicans, but not in mice infected with pathogenic strains. Impairment of PAF-mediated early NF-kappaB activation following infection with pathogenic C. albicans was associated with the prevention of activation of the enzyme cytosolic phospholipase A(2) (cPLA(2)) as well as the upstream pathway of cPLA(2), p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase. Collectively, these findings indicate that C. albicans exerts its pathogenicity through impairing the production of anticandidal cytokines by preventing cPLA(2) activity. This novel mechanism provides insight into understanding pathogenic C. albicans and perhaps identifies a target for its treatment.
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- Jung-Hwa Choi
- Department of Biological Sciences, College of Natural Sciences, The Institute of Basic Sciences, Chonnam National UniversityKwangju
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- Department of Biological Sciences, College of Natural Sciences, The Institute of Basic Sciences, Chonnam National UniversityKwangju
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- Department of Biological Sciences, College of Natural Sciences, The Institute of Basic Sciences, Chonnam National UniversityKwangju
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- Department of Biological Sciences, College of Natural Sciences, The Institute of Basic Sciences, Chonnam National UniversityKwangju
- Department of Immunology and Research Center for Allergic Immune Diseases, Chonbuk National University Medical SchoolChonju, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, College of Natural Sciences, The Institute of Basic Sciences, Chonnam National UniversityKwangju
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- Department of Oral Microbiology, School of Dentistry, Pusan National UniversityPusan
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- Department of Microbiology, Inje University College of MedicineBusan, Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, College of Natural Sciences, The Institute of Basic Sciences, Chonnam National UniversityKwangju
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Jovel SR, Kumagai T, Danshiitsoodol N, Matoba Y, Nishimura M, Sugiyama M. Purification and characterization of the second Streptomyces phospholipase A2 refolded from an inclusion body. Protein Expr Purif 2006; 50:82-8. [PMID: 16809051 DOI: 10.1016/j.pep.2006.05.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2006] [Revised: 05/13/2006] [Accepted: 05/18/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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A secreted phospholipase A(2) (PLA(2)) from Streptomyces violaceoruber A-2688, previously identified by us, is the first PLA(2) identified in prokaryotes. Genome sequence data of Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2) indicates that the bacterium carries two genes encoding hypothetical PLA(2)s, which exhibit 100 and 78% identity, respectively, to the S. violaceoruber PLA(2). In this study, we named the former and latter proteins as the first and second PLA(2)s, respectively. When the second PLA(2) was expressed in Escherichia coli cells, it formed an inclusion body. The present study demonstrates a method to purify it to homogeneity without the disappearance of the enzymatic activity: the inclusion body was washed with sodium deoxycholate and dissolved in the presence of 2 M urea at pH 12, then refolded by the dilution method. The refolding of enzyme was confirmed by the circular dichroism spectrum. The second PLA(2) purified to homogeneity had the same specific activity as that of the S. violaceoruber PLA(2) and the yield was approximately 6.8 mg/L culture. The second PLA(2) exhibits similar enzymatic properties to the S. violaceoruber PLA(2), except that the former enzyme does not utilize phophatidic acid as a substrate. The surface electrostatic potential of the S. coelicolor PLA(2) model, which is created by the computer-homology modeling, suggests that the positively charged surface of the enzyme does not affect the substrate specificity.
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- Santa Romero Jovel
- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima 734-8551, Japan
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Machiah DK, Gowda TV. Purification of a post-synaptic neurotoxic phospholipase A2 from Naja naja venom and its inhibition by a glycoprotein from Withania somnifera. Biochimie 2006; 88:701-10. [PMID: 16494989 DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2005.12.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2005] [Revised: 12/26/2005] [Accepted: 12/27/2005] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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A post-synaptic neurotoxic phospholipase A(2) (PLA(2)) has been purified from Indian cobra Naja naja venom. It was associated with a peptide in the venom. The association was disrupted using 8 M urea. It is denoted to be a basic protein by its behavior on both ion exchange chromatography and electrophoresis. It is toxic to mice, LD(50) 1.9 mg/kg body weight (ip). It is proved to be post-synaptic PLA(2) by chymographic experiment using frog nerve-muscle preparation. A glycoprotein, (WSG) was isolated from a folk medicinal plant Withania somnifera. The WSG inhibited the phospholipase A(2) activity of NN-XIa-PLA(2,) isolated from the cobra venom, completely at a mole-to-mole ratio of 1:2 (NN-XIa-PLA(2): WSG) but failed to neutralize the toxicity of the molecule. However, it reduced the toxicity as well as prolonged the death time of the experimental mice approximately 10 times when compared to venom alone. The WSG also inhibited several other PLA(2) isoforms from the venom to varying extent. The interaction of the WSG with the PLA(2) is confirmed by fluorescence quenching and gel-permeation chromatography. Chemical modification of the active histidine residue of PLA(2) using p-brophenacyl bromide resulted in the loss of both catalytic activity as well as neurotoxicity of the molecule. These findings suggest that the venom PLA(2) has multiple sites on it; perhaps some of them are overlapping. Application of the plant extract on snakebite wound confirms the medicinal value associated with the plant.
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- Deepa K Machiah
- Department of Infectious Disease, Emory University, Atlanta 30030 Georgia, USA
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Van Dross RT, Hong X, Pelling JC. Inhibition of TPA-induced cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) expression by apigenin through downregulation of Akt signal transduction in human keratinocytes. Mol Carcinog 2005; 44:83-91. [PMID: 16044407 DOI: 10.1002/mc.20123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Apigenin is a nonmutagenic bioflavonoid that has been shown to be an inhibitor of mouse skin carcinogenesis induced by the two-stage regimen of initiation and promotion with dimethylbenzanthracene (DMBA) and 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA). These DMBA/TPA-induced squamous cell carcinomas overexpress cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2). Cyclooxygenases are key enzymes required for prostaglandin (PG) synthesis, converting the arachidonic acid (AA) released by phospholipase A2 into prostaglandins. A large body of evidence indicates that the inducible form of cyclooxygenase, COX-2, is involved in tumor promotion and carcinogenesis in a wide variety of tissue types, including colon, breast, lung, and skin. In the present study, we have determined that apigenin inhibited the TPA-induced increase in COX-2 protein and mRNA in the human keratinocyte cell line; HaCaT. The induction of COX-2 elicited by TPA correlated with increased activation of Akt kinase and cell treatment with the PI3 kinase inhibitor, LY294002, blocked TPA induction of COX-2. In cells treated with TPA and apigenin, the inhibition of COX-2 expression correlated with inhibition of Akt kinase activation. Apigenin-mediated inhibition of TPA-induced COX-2 expression was reversed by transient transfection with constitutively active Akt (CA-Akt). Chemical inhibitors of MEK (PD98059), p38 (SB202190), but not JNK (SP600125) blocked TPA induction of COX-2 although apigenin did not inhibit TPA-mediated COX-2 expression through these pathways. The TPA-induced release of AA from HaCaT cells was also inhibited by cell treatment with apigenin. These data show that apigenin inhibits TPA-mediated COX-2 expression by blocking signal transduction of Akt and that apigenin also blocks AA release, which may contribute to its chemopreventive activity.
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- Rukiyah T Van Dross
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA
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Dong Q, Patel M, Scott KF, Graham GG, Russell PJ, Sved P. Oncogenic action of phospholipase A2 in prostate cancer. Cancer Lett 2005; 240:9-16. [PMID: 16182442 DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2005.08.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2005] [Accepted: 08/04/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Mortality from prostate cancer is a result of progression of cancer cells to become androgen-refractory and metastatic. Eicosanoid products of the cyclooxygenase (COX) and lipoxygenase (LOX) pathways are important mediators of the proliferation of prostate cancer cells in culture and regulate tumour vascularisation and metastasis in animal models. Pharmacological agents that block either COX or LOX products effectively reduce the size of prostate cancer xenografts. Recently, phospholipase A(2) (PLA(2)) enzymes, which regulate the provision of arachidonic acid to both COX- and LOX-derived eicosanoids, are found to also regulate the growth of prostate cancer cells and tumours, with one enzyme, secreted PLA(2)-IIA, being increased in prostate cancer tissues. Annexin A1 and A2, known inhibitors of cytosolic phospholipase A(2)-alpha activity, are absent in prostate cancer tissues. We propose that PLA(2) enzyme function is dysregulated by aberrant up regulation of secreted enzymes and downregulation of endogenous inhibitors of cytosolic phospholipase A(2) activity in prostate cancer and that this dysregulation contributes to the pathogenesis of prostate cancer. Thus, in addition to COX and LOX enzymes, PLA(2) enzymes represent important targets for the treatment of prostate cancer.
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- Qihan Dong
- Department of Medicine, the University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.
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Li JH, Zhang CX, Shen LR, Tang ZH, Cheng JA. Expression and regulation of phospholipase A2 in venom gland of the chinese honeybee, Apis cerana cerana. ARCHIVES OF INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY 2005; 60:1-12. [PMID: 16116618 DOI: 10.1002/arch.20075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Phospholipase A(2) (PLA(2)) is one of the components of bee venom with a wide range of pharmacological functions. It operates as a major allergen working with other venom components to defend the colony from intruder. In the present study, the cDNA sequence of the Ac-pla(2) gene from cDNA library of the venom gland of Apis cerana was compared with the amplified corresponding region of genomic DNA. The result showed that the Ac-pla(2) gene consisted of four exons and three introns. Southern blot showed that the Ac-pla(2) gene was a single copy per haploid genome. The most active transcription period was during the first 8 days of adults, which correspondingly was the period of sharp increase of PLA(2) protein. ELISA analysis revealed that the PLA(2) was undetectable in pupal stage and the newly eclosed adult, but increased sharply to a maximum of 10-12 mug per honeybee by 8-10 days of adult life, followed by a gradual decrease to 8 mug for the rest of adult life. Transcriptional or post transcriptional regulation is the key step for Ac-pla(2) expression. The early secreted Ac-PLA(2) showed a low degree of post-translational modification; with increasing age, glycosylation was detected by Western blot and glycoprotein staining analysis. Different post-translational modifications were found among different individuals in A. cerana when compared to A. mellifera.
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- Jiang-Hong Li
- Institute of Applied Entomology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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Tibes U, Friebe WG. Phospholipase A2 inhibitors in development. Expert Opin Investig Drugs 2005; 6:279-98. [PMID: 15989628 DOI: 10.1517/13543784.6.3.279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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To date, three isoforms of phospholipase A2 (PLA2) have been identified. Of these, the two Ca2+-dependent isoforms, secretory (sPLA2) and cytosolic phospholipase A2 (cPLA2), are targets for new anti-inflammatory drugs. The catalytic mechanisms and functions of the third isoform, Ca2+-independent cytosolic phospholipase A2 (iPLA2), are unknown at present. sPLA2 and cPLA2 are both implicated in the release of arachidonic acid and prophlogistic lipid mediators. However, recent findings provide evidence that cPLA2 is the dominant isoform in various kinds of inflammation, such as T-cell-mediated experimental arthritis. A triple function of PLA2-derived lipid mediators has been suggested: causing immediate inflammatory signs, involvement in secondary processes, e.g., superoxide free radical (O2) generation, apoptosis, or tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha)-cytotoxicity, and controlling the expression and activation of pivotal proteins implicated in inflammation and cell development, e.g., cytokines, adhesion proteins, proteinases, NF-kappaB, fos/jun/AP-1, c-Myc, or p21ras. In the past, research predominantly focused on the development of sPLA2 inhibitors; however, present techniques enable discrimination of cPLA2, sPLA2, and iPLA2, and specific inhibitors of each of the three isoforms are likely to appear soon. Over the last decade, between 40 and 50 sPLA2 inhibitors have been described; and the list is growing. However, of these, few have the potential for clinical success, and those that do are predominantly active site-directed inhibitors, e.g., BMS-181162, LY311727, ARL-67974, FPL67047, SB-203347, Ro-23-9358, YM-26734, and IS-741. At present, there are no likely clinical candidates emerging from the ranks of cPLA2 and iPLA2 inhibitors in development. Indications for which PLA2 inhibitors are being pursued include, sepsis, acute pancreatitis, inflammatory skin and bowel diseases, asthma, and rheumatoid arthritis. The three main obstacles to the successful development of PLA2 inhibitors include, insufficient oral bioavailability, low affinity for the enzyme corresponding to low in vivo efficacy and insufficient selectivity.
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- U Tibes
- Department of Preclinical Research, Boehringer Mannheim GmbH, Germany
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Kroetz DL, Xu F. Regulation and inhibition of arachidonic acid omega-hydroxylases and 20-HETE formation. Annu Rev Pharmacol Toxicol 2005; 45:413-38. [PMID: 15822183 DOI: 10.1146/annurev.pharmtox.45.120403.100045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Cytochrome P450-catalyzed metabolism of arachidonic acid is an important pathway for the formation of paracrine and autocrine mediators of numerous biological effects. The omega-hydroxylation of arachidonic acid generates significant levels of 20-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid (20-HETE) in numerous tissues, particularly the vasculature and kidney tubules. Members of the cytochrome P450 4A and 4F families are the major omega-hydroxylases, and the substrate selectivity and regulation of these enzymes has been the subject of numerous studies. Altered expression and function of arachidonic acid omega-hydroxylases in models of hypertension, diabetes, inflammation, and pregnancy suggest that 20-HETE may be involved in the pathogenesis of these diseases. Our understanding of the biological significance of 20-HETE has been greatly aided by the development and characterization of selective and potent inhibitors of the arachidonic acid omega-hydroxylases. This review discusses the substrate selectivity and expression of arachidonic acid omega-hydroxylases, regulation of these enzymes during disease, and the application of enzyme inhibitors to study 20-HETE function.
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- Deanna L Kroetz
- Department of Biopharmaceutical Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, California 94143-2911, USA.
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Murakami MT, Gava LM, Zela SP, Arruda EZ, Melo PA, Gutierrez JM, Arni RK. Crystallization and preliminary X-ray diffraction analysis of suramin, a highly charged polysulfonated napthylurea, complexed with a myotoxic PLA2 from Bothrops asper venom. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-PROTEINS AND PROTEOMICS 2004; 1703:83-5. [PMID: 15588706 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2004.08.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2004] [Revised: 08/13/2004] [Accepted: 08/18/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Suramin is a highly charged polysulfonated napthylurea that interferes in a number of physiologically relevant processes such as myotoxicity, blood coagulation and several kinds of cancers. This synthetic compound was complexed with a myotoxic Lys49 PLA(2) from Bothrops asper venom and crystallized by the hanging-drop vapor diffusion method at 18 degrees C. The crystals belong to the orthorhombic space group P2(1)2(1)2(1), with unit cell parameters a=49.05, b=63.84 and c=85.67 angstroms. Diffraction data was collected to 1.78 angstroms.
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- Mário T Murakami
- Departamento de Física, IBILCE, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Cristóvão Colombo, 2265, Nazareth, 15054-000, São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil
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Murakami MT, Michelan-Duarte S, Cintra ACO, Arni RK. Crystallization and high-resolution X-ray diffraction data collection of an Asp49 PLA2 from Bothrops jararacussu venom both in the presence and absence of Ca2+ ions. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-PROTEINS AND PROTEOMICS 2004; 1703:79-81. [PMID: 15588705 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2004.08.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2004] [Revised: 08/13/2004] [Accepted: 08/18/2004] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Snake venom PLA(2)s have been extensively studied due to their role in mediating and disrupting physiological processes such as coagulation, platelet aggregation and myotoxicity. The Ca(2+) ion bound to the putative calcium-binding loop is essential for hydrolytic activity. We report the crystallization in the presence and absence of Ca(2+) and X-ray diffraction data collection at 1.60 angstroms (with Ca(2+)) and 1.36 angstroms (without Ca(2+)) of an Asp49 PLA(2) from Bothrops jararacussu venom. The crystals belong to orthorhombic space group C222(1). Initial refinement and electron density analysis indicate significant conformational changes upon Ca(2+) binding.
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- Mário T Murakami
- Departamento de Física, IBILCE, Universidade Estadual Paulista, R. Cristóvão Colombo 2265, Nazareth, CEP 15054-000, São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil
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Doley R, King GF, Mukherjee AK. Differential hydrolysis of erythrocyte and mitochondrial membrane phospholipids by two phospholipase A2 isoenzymes (NK-PLA2-I and NK-PLA2-II) from the venom of the Indian monocled cobra Naja kaouthia. Arch Biochem Biophys 2004; 425:1-13. [PMID: 15081888 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2004.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2003] [Revised: 02/11/2004] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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We previously demonstrated that venom from the Indian monocled cobra Naja kaouthia is a rich source of phospholipase A2 enzymes, and we purified and characterized a major PLA2 isoenzyme (NK-PLA2-I) from N. kaouthia venom. In the present study, we report the purification and biochemical characterization of a second PLA2 isoenzyme (NK-PLA2-II) from the same venom. A comparison of the membrane phospholipid hydrolysis patterns by these two PLA2s has revealed that they cause significantly more damage to mitochondrial membranes (NK-PLA2-I > NK-PLA2-II) as compared to erythrocyte membranes due to more efficient binding of the enzymes to mitochondrial membranes. Fatty acid release patterns by these PLA2s from the membrane phospholipid PC-pools indicate that NK-PLA2-I does not discriminate between saturated and unsaturated fatty acids whereas NK-PLA2-II shows a preference for unsaturated fatty acids during the initial phase of attack. The current investigation provides new insight into the molecular arrangement of NK-PLA2-sensitive domains in erythrocyte and mitochondrial membranes and highlights the contribution of polar, but uncharged, amino acids such as serine and cysteine in NK-PLA2 induced membrane damage.
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- Robin Doley
- Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Tezpur University, Tezpur 784 028, India
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Teixeira CFP, Landucci ECT, Antunes E, Chacur M, Cury Y. Inflammatory effects of snake venom myotoxic phospholipases A2. Toxicon 2004; 42:947-62. [PMID: 15019493 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2003.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 164] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Snake venom phospholipases A2 (PLA2) show a remarkable functional diversity. Among their toxic activities, some display the ability to cause rapid necrosis of skeletal muscle fibers, thus being myotoxic PLA2s. Besides myotoxicity, these enzymes evoke conspicuous inflammatory and nociceptive events in experimental models. Local inflammation and pain are important characteristics of snakebite envenomations inflicted by viperid and crotalid species, whose venoms are rich sources of myotoxic PLA2s. Since the discovery that mammalian PLA2 is a key enzyme in the release of arachidonic acid, the substrate for the synthesis of several lipid inflammatory mediators, much interest has been focused on this enzyme in the context of inflammation. The mechanisms involved in the proinflammatory action of secretory PLA2s are being actively investigated, and part of the knowledge on secretory PLA2 effects has been gained by using snake venom PLA2s as tools, due to their high structural homology with human secretory PLA2s. The inflammatory events evoked by PLA2s are primarily associated with enzymatic activity and to the release of arachidonic acid metabolites. However, catalytically inactive Lys49 PLA2s trigger inflammatory and nociceptive responses comparable to those of their catalytically active counterparts, thereby evidencing that these proteins promote inflammation and pain by mechanisms not related to phospholipid hydrolysis nor to mobilization of arachidonic acid. These studies have provided a boost to the research in this field and various approaches have been used to identify the amino acid residues and the specific sites of interaction of myotoxic PLA2s with cell membranes potentially involved in the PLA2-induced inflammatory and nociceptive effects. This work reviews the proinflammatory and nociceptive effects evoked by myotoxic PLA2s and their mechanisms of action.
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- C F P Teixeira
- Laboratories of Pharmacology, Instituto Butantan, 05503-900 São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
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Kim HS, Ishizuka M, Kazusaka A, Fujita S. Alterations of Activities of Cytosolic Phospholipase A2 and Arachidonic Acid-Metabolizing Enzymes in Di-(2-Ethylhexyl)Phthalate-Induced Testicular Atrophy. J Vet Med Sci 2004; 66:1119-24. [PMID: 15472477 DOI: 10.1292/jvms.66.1119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), a peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha (PPARalpha) ligand, alters the lipid composition of rat testis, yet the mechanism is unclear. In this study, we investigated the effect of DEHP on the synthesis and metabolism of arachidonic acid (AA), a precursor of eicosanoids, in the testis of prepubertal rats. DEHP (100 and 1,000 mg/kg, 5 days) administration caused a significant reduction in activity of cytosolic phospholipase A2 (cPLA2), the rate-limiting enzyme in the AA and eicosanoid synthesis pathways. DEHP increased the expression of 12-lipoxygenase (12-LOX) in rat testis, whereas cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) expression was not altered. Cytochrome P450 4A1 (CYP4A1), a product of a PPARalpha-regulated gene, was markedly increased in the testis by DEHP administration. Taken together, DEHP suppresses cPLA2 activity and induces the AA metabolizing enzymes such as 12-LOX and CYP4A1, resulting in the reduction of AA level. These data suggest that altered AA metabolic cascades may be related to the decrease of testosterone concentration in DEHP-induced testicular atrophy.
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- Hyung-Sub Kim
- Laboratory of Toxicology, Department of Environmental Veterinary Sciences Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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Murakami MT, Arni RK. A structure based model for liposome disruption and the role of catalytic activity in myotoxic phospholipase A2s. Toxicon 2003; 42:903-13. [PMID: 15019490 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2003.11.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Venom phospholipase A2s (PLA2s) display a wide spectrum of pharmacological activities and, based on the wealth of biochemical and structural data currently available for PLA2s, mechanistic models can now be inferred to account for some of these activities. A structural model is presented for the role played by the distribution of surface electrostatic potential in the ability of myotoxic D49/K49 PLA2s to disrupt multilamellar vesicles containing negatively charged natural and non-hydrolyzable phospholipids. Structural evidence is provided for the ability of K49 PLA2s to bind phospholipid analogues and for the existence of catalytic activity in K49 PLA2s. The importance of the existence of catalytic activity of D49 and K49 PLA2s in myotoxicity is presented.
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- M T Murakami
- Department of Biophysics, IBILCE/UNESP, R. Cristovão Colombo 2265, CEP 15054-000, São José do Rio Preto-SP, Brazil
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Yu HG, Huang JA, Yang YN, Luo HS, Yu JP, Meier JJ, Schrader H, Bastian A, Schmidt WE, Schmitz F. Inhibition of cytosolic phospholipase A2 mRNA expression: a novel mechanism for acetylsalicylic acid-mediated growth inhibition and apoptosis in colon cancer cells. REGULATORY PEPTIDES 2003; 114:101-7. [PMID: 12832097 DOI: 10.1016/s0167-0115(03)00084-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) has been confirmed to inhibit proliferation and to induce apoptosis in human colorectal cancer cells in vitro. However, the mechanism by which ASA exhibits antiproliferative and proapoptotic effects in cyclooxygenase 2 (COX-2)-negative cells remains to be further elucidated. In the present study, SW480, a COX-2-negative colon cancer cell line, was treated with various concentrations of ASA (0, 2.5, 5, and 10 mM). The antiproliferative and proapoptotic effects of ASA were confirmed by MTT assay, flow cytometry of propidium iodide (PI)-stained cells, and terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated deoxyuridine triphosphate nick-end labeling (TUNEL) assay. After treatment with ASA, intracellular cyclic AMP (cAMP) levels were increased and the production of prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) was decreased. RT-PCR analysis revealed that treatment of ASA induced a concentration-dependent downregulation of cytosolic phospholipase A2 (cPLA2) mRNA expression in SW480 cells and also in two other colorectal cancer cell lines, Colo320 and HT-29 cells. Intracellular calcium levels were unaffected by ASA treatment. Our results indicate that the ASA-induced downregulation of cytosolic phospholipase A2 mRNA expression might be a novel mechanism for ASA-mediated growth inhibition and apoptosis in colon cancer cells.
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- Hong-Gang Yu
- Department of Gastroenterology, Renmin Hosptial of Wuhan University, China
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Cuzzocrea S, Rossi A, Serraino I, Mazzon E, Di Paola R, Dugo L, Genovese T, Calabrò B, Caputi AP, Sautebin L. 5-Lipoxygenase knockout mice exhibit a resistance to pleurisy and lung injury caused by carrageenan. J Leukoc Biol 2003; 73:739-46. [PMID: 12773506 DOI: 10.1189/jlb.1002477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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In the present study, by comparing the responses in wild-type (WT) mice and mice lacking [knockout (KO)] the 5-lipoxygenase (5-LO), we investigated the role played by 5-LO in the development of acute inflammation. When compared with carragenan-treated 5-LOWT mice, 5-LOKO mice, which had received carrageenan, exhibited a reduced degree of pleural exudation, polymorphonuclear cell migration. Lung myeloperoxidase activity, an index of neutrophil infiltration, was significantly reduced in 5-LOKO mice in comparison with 5-LOWT. Lung-tissue sections from carrageenan-treated 5-LOWT mice showed positive staining for intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1), vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1), P-selectin, and E-selectin, which were mainly localized around vessels. The intensity and degree of ICAM-1, VCAM-1, P-selectin, and E-selectin were markedly reduced in tissue section from carrageenan-5-LOKO mice, which also improved the histological status of the inflamed lungs. Taken together, our results clearly demonstrate that 5-LO modulates neutrophil infiltration in the acute lung inflammation.
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- Salvatore Cuzzocrea
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University Federico II, Napoli, Italy.
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Chacur M, Longo I, Picolo G, Gutiérrez JM, Lomonte B, Guerra JL, Teixeira CFP, Cury Y. Hyperalgesia induced by Asp49 and Lys49 phospholipases A2 from Bothrops asper snake venom: pharmacological mediation and molecular determinants. Toxicon 2003; 41:667-78. [PMID: 12727271 DOI: 10.1016/s0041-0101(03)00007-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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The ability of Lys49 and Asp49 phospholipases A(2) (PLA(2)), from Bothrops asper snake venom, to cause hyperalgesia was investigated in rats, using the paw pressure test. Intraplantar injection of both toxins (5-20 micro g/paw) caused hyperalgesia, which peaked 1h after injections. Incubation of both proteins with heparin, prior to their injection, partially reduced this response. Chemical modification of Asp49 PLA(2) with p-bromophenacyl bromide (p-BPB), which abrogates its PLA(2) activity, also abolished hyperalgesia. Intraplantar injection of a synthetic peptide corresponding to the C-terminal sequence 115-129 of Lys49 PLA(2), caused hyperalgesia of similar time course, but varying magnitude, than that induced by the native protein. In contrast, a homologous peptide derived from the Asp49 PLA(2) did not show any nociceptive effect. Hyperalgesia induced by both PLA(2)s was blocked by the histamine and serotonin receptor antagonists promethazine and methysergide, respectively, by the bradykinin B(2) receptor antagonist HOE 140 and by antibodies to tumor necrosis factor alfa (TNFalpha) and interleukin 1 (IL-1). Pretreatment with guanethidine, atenolol, prazosin and yohimbine, inhibitors of sympathomimetic amines, or with indomethacin, inhibitor of the cyclo-oxygenase pathway, reduced Lys49 PLA(2)-induced hyperalgesia without interfering with the nociceptive activity of Asp49 PLA(2). The hyperalgesic response to both myotoxins was not modified by pretreatment with celecoxib, an inhibitor of the cyclo-oxygenase type II, by zileuton, an inhibitor of the lipoxygenase pathway or by N(g)-methyl-L-arginine (LNMMA), an inhibitor of nitric oxide synthase. These results suggest that Asp49 and Lys49 PLA(2)s are important hyperalgesic components of B. asper venom, and that Lys49 and Asp49 PLA(2)s exert their algogenic actions through different molecular mechanisms.
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- M Chacur
- Laboratório de Fisiopatologia, Instituto Butantan, Avenida Vital Brazil, 1500, 05503-900, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
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Brown WJ, Chambers K, Doody A. Phospholipase A2 (PLA2) enzymes in membrane trafficking: mediators of membrane shape and function. Traffic 2003; 4:214-21. [PMID: 12694560 DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0854.2003.00078.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 223] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Since the mid-1990s, there have been tremendous advances in our understanding of the roles that lipid-modifying enzymes play in various intracellular membrane trafficking events. Phospholipases represent the largest group of lipid-modifying enzymes and accordingly display a wide range of functions. The largest class of phospholipases are the phospholipase A(2) (PLA2) enzymes, and these have been most extensively studied for their roles in the generation lipid signaling molecules, e.g. arachidonic acid. In recent years, however, cytoplasmic PLA2 enzymes have also become increasingly associated with various intracellular trafficking events, such as the formation of membrane tubules from the Golgi complex and endosomes, and membrane fusion events in the secretory and endocytic pathways. Moreover, the ability of cytoplasmic PLA2 enzymes to directly affect the structure and function of membranes by altering membrane curvature suggests novel functional roles for these enzymes. This review will focus on the role of cytoplasmic PLA2 enzymes in intracellular membrane trafficking and the mechanisms by which they influence membrane structure and function.
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- William J Brown
- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.
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Zhao H, Kinnunen PKJ. Modulation of the activity of secretory phospholipase A2 by antimicrobial peptides. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2003; 47:965-71. [PMID: 12604528 PMCID: PMC149322 DOI: 10.1128/aac.47.3.965-971.2003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The antimicrobial peptides magainin 2, indolicidin, and temporins B and L were found to modulate the hydrolytic activity of secretory phospholipase A(2) (sPLA(2)) from bee venom and in human lacrimal fluid. More specifically, hydrolysis of phosphatidylcholine (PC) liposomes by bee venom sPLA(2) at 10 micro M Ca(2+) was attenuated by these peptides while augmented product formation was observed in the presence of 5 mM Ca(2+). The activity of sPLA(2) towards anionic liposomes was significantly enhanced by the antimicrobial peptides at low [Ca(2+)] and was further enhanced in the presence of 5 mM Ca(2+). Similarly, with 5 mM Ca(2+) the hydrolysis of anionic liposomes was enhanced significantly by human lacrimal fluid sPLA(2), while that of PC liposomes was attenuated. These results indicate that concerted action of antimicrobial peptides and sPLA(2) could improve the efficiency of the innate response to infections. Interestingly, inclusion of a cationic gemini surfactant in the vesicles showed an essentially similar pattern on sPLA(2) activity, suggesting that the modulation of the enzyme activity by the antimicrobial peptides may involve also charge properties of the substrate surface.
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- Hongxia Zhao
- Helsinki Biophysics & Biomembrane Group, Institute of Biomedicine, FIN-00014 University of Helsinki, Finland
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Sundell IB, Aziz KA, Zuzel M, Theakston RDG. The role of phospholipases A2 in the stimulation of neutrophil motility by cobra venoms. Toxicon 2003; 41:459-68. [PMID: 12657315 DOI: 10.1016/s0041-0101(02)00365-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Neutrophil (PMN) accumulation frequently occurs at the site of snakebite as part of the inflammatory response to envenoming. We demonstrate here that the venoms of the cobras, Naja naja and N. mossambica, and two purified venom phospholipase A(2)s (PLA(2)s) isolated from the latter venom, stimulate CD11b translocation from the PMN granule store to the plasma membrane and enhance neutrophil motility on collagen-coated surfaces. These effects were partially attenuated by the PLA(2) inhibitor, aristolochic acid, and almost completely abolished by the specific cytosolic PLA(2) inhibitor, methylarachidonylfluorophosphonate (MAFP). Annexin V and inhibitors of collagenase, cyclo-oxygenase and lipo-oxygenase, all inhibited PMN motility to a variable extent. FACS analysis and confocal microscopy showed that Annexin V interfered with binding and rapid endocytosis of the venom PLA(2). These results indicate that venom and venom PLA(2) preparations first caused a non-enzymatic stimulation of PMN leading to the activation of cytosolic PMN PLA(2) and production of arachidonate metabolites involved in stimulation of PMN degranulation and motility. The evidence suggests that venom PLA(2) then interacts with anionic phospholipids exposed on stimulated PMN, becomes endocytosed, and then contributes itself to the production of chemoattractants responsible for PMN accumulation at the site of the snakebite.
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- I Birgitta Sundell
- Department of Haematology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 3GA, UK
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Kurrasch-Orbaugh DM, Watts VJ, Barker EL, Nichols DE. Serotonin 5-hydroxytryptamine 2A receptor-coupled phospholipase C and phospholipase A2 signaling pathways have different receptor reserves. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 2003; 304:229-37. [PMID: 12490596 DOI: 10.1124/jpet.102.042184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 117] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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NIH3T3 cells stably expressing the rat 5-hydroxytryptamine 2A (5-HT 2A) receptor (5500 fmol/mg) were used to explore further the capacity of structurally distinct ligands to elicit differential signaling through the phospholipase C (PLC) or phospholipase A 2 (PLA 2) signal transduction pathways. Initial experiments were designed to verify that 5-HT 2A receptor-mediated PLA 2 activation in NIH3T3 cells is independent from, and not a subsequent result of, 5-HT 2A receptor-mediated PLC activation. In addition, we also explored the extent of receptor reserve for the endogenous ligand, 5-HT, for both PLC and PLA 2 activation. Finally, we employed structurally diverse ligands from the tryptamine, phenethylamine, and ergoline families of 5-HT 2A receptor agonists to test the hypothesis of agonist-directed trafficking of 5-HT 2A receptor-mediated PLC and PLA 2 activation. To measure agonist-induced pathway activation, we determined the potency and intrinsic activity of each compound to activate either the PLA 2 pathway or the PLC pathway. The results showed that a larger receptor reserve exists for 5-HT-induced PLA 2 activation than for 5-HT-induced PLC activation. Furthermore, the data support the hypothesis of agonist-directed trafficking in NIH3T3-5HT 2A cells because structurally distinct ligands were able to induce preferential activation of the PLC or PLA 2 signaling pathway. From these data we conclude that structurally distinct ligands can differentially regulate 5-HT 2A receptor signal transduction.
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- Deborah M Kurrasch-Orbaugh
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy and Pharmacological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA
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Hsueh W, Caplan MS, Qu XW, Tan XD, De Plaen IG, Gonzalez-Crussi F. Neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis: clinical considerations and pathogenetic concepts. Pediatr Dev Pathol 2003; 6:6-23. [PMID: 12424605 PMCID: PMC7098425 DOI: 10.1007/s10024-002-0602-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 275] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2002] [Accepted: 08/21/2002] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), a disease affecting predominantly premature infants, is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in neonatal intensive care units. Although several predisposing factors have been identified, such as prematurity, enteral feeding, and infection, its pathogenesis remains elusive. In the past 20 years, we have established several animal models of NEC in rats and found several endogenous mediators, especially platelet-activating factor (PAF), which may play a pivotal role in NEC. Injection of PAF induces intestinal necrosis, and PAF antagonists prevent the bowel injury induced by bacterial endotoxin, hypoxia, or challenge with tumor necrosis factor-a (TNF) plus endotoxin in adult rats. The same is true for lesions induced by hypoxia and enteral feeding in neonatal animals. Human patients with NEC show high levels of PAF and decreased plasma PAF-acetylhydrolase, the enzyme degrading PAF. The initial event in our experimental models of NEC is probably polymorphonuclear leukocyte (PMN) activation and adhesion to venules in the intestine, which initiates a local inflammatory reaction involving proinflammatory mediators including TNF, complement, prostaglandins, and leukotriene C4. Subsequent norepinephrine release and mesenteric vasoconstriction result in splanchnic ischemia and reperfusion. Bacterial products (e.g., endotoxin) enter the intestinal tissue during local mucosal barrier breakdown, and endotoxin synergizes with PAF to amplify the inflammation. Reactive oxygen species produced by the activated leukocytes and by intestinal epithelial xanthine oxidase may be the final pathway for tissue injury. Protective mechanisms include nitric oxide produced by the constitutive (mainly neuronal) nitric oxide synthase, and indigenous probiotics such as Bifidobacteria infantis. The former maintains intestinal perfusion and the integrity of the mucosal barrier, and the latter keep virulent bacteria in check. The development of tissue injury depends on the balance between injurious and protective mechanisms.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Animals, Newborn
- Disease Models, Animal
- Enterocolitis, Necrotizing/blood
- Enterocolitis, Necrotizing/etiology
- Enterocolitis, Necrotizing/pathology
- Humans
- Infant, Newborn
- Infant, Newborn, Diseases/blood
- Infant, Newborn, Diseases/etiology
- Infant, Newborn, Diseases/pathology
- Platelet Activating Factor/analysis
- Species Specificity
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- Wei Hsueh
- Department of Pathology, Children's Memorial Hospital, Northwestern University Medical School, 2300 Children's Plaza, Chicago, IL 60614, USA.
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Juránek I, Bauer V, Donnerer J, Lembeck F, Peskar BA. Severe hypoxia inhibits prostaglandin I(2) biosynthesis and vasodilatory responses induced by ionophore A23187 in the isolated rabbit ear. Pharmacology 2002; 66:199-205. [PMID: 12393942 DOI: 10.1159/000065534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The present study was designed to test the hypothesis that lack of oxygen in severely hypoxic tissue may inhibit arachidonic acid oxygenation and thereby result in an inhibition of eicosanoid synthesis. Hypoxia was induced in the isolated rabbit ear, and arachidonate metabolism and peripheral resistance of the preparation were monitored simultaneously. Severe hypoxia completely inhibited the biosynthesis of prostaglandin I(2) induced by ionophore A23187 and converted the vasodilatory response observed under normoxia into vasoconstriction. The cyclooxygenase 1 inhibitor SC560 (1 micromol/l) effectively inhibited the normoxic prostaglandin I(2) biosynthesis, while the cyclooxygenase 2 inhibitor DFU (1 micromol/l) did not. Neither SC560 nor DFU affected normoxic vasodilatory responses, indicating no involvement of prostanoids. The nitric oxide (synthase inhibitor Nomega-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (100 micromol/l) converted the vasodilation into vasoconstriction, similar to what was observed under hypoxia, suggesting that the hypoxia-mediated conversion might occur due to the inhibition of nitric oxide.
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- Ivo Juránek
- Institute of Experimental Pharmacology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia.
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Taylor AL, Hewett SJ. Potassium-evoked glutamate release liberates arachidonic acid from cortical neurons. J Biol Chem 2002; 277:43881-7. [PMID: 12235140 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m205872200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Brain cells in situ contain low concentrations of free polyunsaturated fatty acids such as arachidonic acid (AA) that are released following pathological insults. As a large rise in extracellular [K(+)] accompanies cerebral ischemia, we explored whether this was a stimulus for cellular AA release employing a murine mixed cortical cell culture preparation radiolabeled with AA. Elevating the [K(+)](o) from 5 to 52 mm induced a time-dependent increase in [(3)H]AA release, which reached a plateau after 15 min. Removal of [Ca(2+)](o) or addition of CdCl(2) (100 microm) diminished the net high K(+)-induced AA release, as did treatment of the cultures with tetanus toxin (300 ng/ml) to block endogenous neurotransmitter release. Pharmacological antagonism of both ionotropic and metabotropic glutamate receptors completely prevented high K(+)-evoked AA release, indicating that glutamate was the neurotransmitter in question. Addition of exogenous glutamate mimicked precisely the characteristics of AA release that followed increases in [K(+)](o). Finally, glutamate and AA were released solely from neurons as tetanus toxin did not cleave astrocytic synaptobrevin-2, nor was AA released from pure astrocyte cultures using the same stimuli that were effective in mixed cultures. Taken in toto, our data are consistent with the following scenario: high [K(+)](o) depolarizes neurons, causing an influx of Ca(2+) via voltage-gated Ca(2+) channels. This Ca(2+) influx stimulates the release of glutamate into the synaptic cleft, where it activates postsynaptic glutamate receptors. Events likely converge on the activation of a phospholipase A(2) family member and possibly the enzymes diacylglycerol and monoacylglycerol lipases to yield free AA.
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- Ava L Taylor
- Department of Neuroscience, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington 06030-3401, USA
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Lupo G, Assero G, Anfuso CD, Nicotra A, Palumbo M, Cannavò G, Renis M, Ragusa N, Alberghina M. Cytosolic phospholipase A2 mediates arachidonoyl phospholipid hydrolysis in immortalized rat brain endothelial cells stimulated by oxidized LDL. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 2002; 1585:19-29. [PMID: 12457711 DOI: 10.1016/s1388-1981(02)00303-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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We tested the hypothesis that oxidized low-density lipoprotein (oxLDL), administered in sublethal doses to the culture medium of immortalized rat brain endothelial cells (ECs, GP8.39), acts as a prooxidant signal to stimulate peroxidation processes and membrane phospholipid hydrolysis. ECs were grown at confluence in a medium with or without native LDL (nLDL) or oxLDL (1.5 mg/dish; up to 350-450 nmol hydroperoxides/mg protein) for two temporally distinct phases (short incubation period up to 1 h, or long incubation period spanning 24 h). Peroxidation parameters (conjugated dienes, MDA, hydroperoxides and LDH release) and arachidonic acid (AA) release were determined. Cell lysates and subcellular fractions were assayed for cPLA(2) while the cytotoxic effect and apoptosis were monitored by morphological changes, trypan blue dye exclusion, MTT reduction test, caspase-3 activity, COMET and laser confocal fluorescence microscopy (LCFM) analyses. Effects of alpha-tocopherol and 85-kDa PLA(2) inhibitor (AACOCF(3)), alone or in combination, were also tested. Immunoblot analysis of cPLA(2) was carried out on cell fraction proteins. After incubation for 1 or 24 h, oxLDL (100-200 microM hydroperoxides), but not nLDL, markedly increased lipid peroxidation, cPLA(2) activity and AA release in a dose-dependent manner. AACOCF(3) and antioxidant alpha-tocopherol (1 mM) strongly inhibited the prooxidant-stimulated AA release. Long-term exposure (24 h) to oxLDL (100 microM) had no effect on the cPLA(2) protein content as tested by Western immunoblot analysis, while showing a sharp cytotoxic effect on the cells. Caspase-3 activity and LCFM analysis indicated that oxLDL (100/200 microM) were able to trigger an apoptotic process. The results suggest that (i) ECs may be the target of extensive oxidative damage caused by oxLDL; (ii) activation of cPLA(2) mediates liberation of AA; (iii) cPLA(2) expression was not stimulated by long-term exposure to oxLDL; (iv) oxidized specific constituents of oxLDL, acting as regulatory signals, increase the ability of ECs to degrade membrane phospholipids, end products of which are linked to the development of atherosclerotic lesions.
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- Gabriella Lupo
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Catania, Viale Andrea Doria 6, 95125, Catania, Italy
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