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Liu J, Du YY, He YS, Liang Y, Liu SZ, Li YY, Cao YM. Parallel kinetic resolution of aziridines via chiral phosphoric acid-catalyzed apparent hydrolytic ring-opening. Chem Sci 2023; 14:12152-12159. [PMID: 37969581 PMCID: PMC10631200 DOI: 10.1039/d3sc03899h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2023] [Accepted: 10/10/2023] [Indexed: 11/17/2023] Open
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We report a chiral phosphoric acid catalyzed apparent hydrolytic ring-opening reaction of racemic aziridines in a regiodivergent parallel kinetic resolution manner. Harnessing the acyloxy-assisted strategy, the highly stereocontrolled nucleophilic ring-opening of aziridines with water is achieved. Different kinds of aziridines are applicable in the process, giving a variety of enantioenriched aromatic or aliphatic amino alcohols with up to 99% yields and up to >99.5 : 0.5 enantiomeric ratio. Preliminary mechanistic study as well as product elaborations were inducted as well.
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- Juan Liu
- College of Science & China Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration on Pest Chemical Control, China Agricultural University Beijing 100193 China
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- College of Science & China Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration on Pest Chemical Control, China Agricultural University Beijing 100193 China
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- College of Science & China Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration on Pest Chemical Control, China Agricultural University Beijing 100193 China
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- College of Science & China Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration on Pest Chemical Control, China Agricultural University Beijing 100193 China
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- College of Science & China Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration on Pest Chemical Control, China Agricultural University Beijing 100193 China
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- College of Science & China Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration on Pest Chemical Control, China Agricultural University Beijing 100193 China
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- College of Science & China Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration on Pest Chemical Control, China Agricultural University Beijing 100193 China
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Ishii T, Warabi E, Mann GE. Mechanisms underlying Nrf2 nuclear translocation by non-lethal levels of hydrogen peroxide: p38 MAPK-dependent neutral sphingomyelinase2 membrane trafficking and ceramide/PKCζ/CK2 signaling. Free Radic Biol Med 2022; 191:191-202. [PMID: 36064071 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2022.08.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2022] [Revised: 08/22/2022] [Accepted: 08/29/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Hydrogen peroxide is an aerobic metabolite playing a central role in redox signaling and oxidative stress. H2O2 could activate redox sensitive transcription factors, such as Nrf2, AP-1 and NF-κB by different manners. In some cells, treatment with non-lethal levels of H2O2 induces rapid activation of Nrf2, which upregulates expression of a set of genes involved in glutathione (GSH) synthesis and defenses against oxidative damage. It depends on two steps, the rapid translational activation of Nrf2 and facilitation of Nrf2 nuclear translocation. We review the molecular mechanisms by which H2O2 induces nuclear translocation of Nrf2 in cultured cells by highlighting the role of neutral sphingomyelinase 2 (nSMase2), a GSH sensor. H2O2 enters cells through aquaporin channels in the plasma membrane and is rapidly reduced to H2O by GSH peroxidases to consume cellular GSH, resulting in nSMase2 activation to generate ceramide. H2O2 also activates p38 MAP kinase, which enhances transfer of nSMase2 from perinuclear regions to plasma membrane lipid rafts to accelerate ceramide generation. Low levels of ceramide activate PKCζ, which then activates casein kinase 2 (CK2). These protein kinases are able to phosphorylate Nrf2 to stabilize and activate it. Notably, Nrf2 also binds to caveolin-1 (Cav1), which protects Nrf2 from Keap1-mediated degradation and limits Nrf2 nuclear translocation. We propose that Cav1serves as a signaling hub for the control of H2O2-mediated phosphorylation of Nrf2 by kinases, which results in release of Nrf2 from Cav1 to facilitate nuclear translocation. In summary, H2O2 induces GSH depletion which is recovered by Nrf2 activation dependent on p38/nSMase2/ceramide signaling.
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- Tetsuro Ishii
- School of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8577, Japan.
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- School of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8577, Japan.
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- King's British Heart Foundation Centre of Research Excellence, School of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine & Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine, King's College London, 150 Stamford Street, London, SE1 9NH, UK.
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Li Y, Nicholson RJ, Summers SA. Ceramide signaling in the gut. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2022; 544:111554. [PMID: 34998898 PMCID: PMC8828712 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2022.111554] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2021] [Revised: 12/29/2021] [Accepted: 01/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Sphingolipids are essential lipid components in the intestinal epithelial cells (IEC) along the intestinal tract. They play crucial roles in maintaining barrier integrity, regulating nutrient absorption, and acting as signaling molecules to regulate regeneration and differentiation of intestinal mucosa (Kurek et al., 2012). Ceramide is the central sphingolipid species and the precursor of all complex sphingolipids and other downstream simple intermediates like sphingosine (SPH), ceramide-1-phosphate (C-1-P), and sphingosine-1-phosphate (S-1-P). It is also a critical signaling molecule regulating numerous physiologic and pathologic processes. This review will summarize the metabolism of ceramides in the gut and their regulation in inflammatory bowel diseases and colorectal cancer.
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- Ying Li
- Department of Nutrition and Integrative Physiology and the Diabetes and Metabolism Research Center, University of Utah, 15 North 2030 East, UT, 84112, Salt Lake City, USA.
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- Department of Nutrition and Integrative Physiology and the Diabetes and Metabolism Research Center, University of Utah, 15 North 2030 East, UT, 84112, Salt Lake City, USA
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- Department of Nutrition and Integrative Physiology and the Diabetes and Metabolism Research Center, University of Utah, 15 North 2030 East, UT, 84112, Salt Lake City, USA
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Plasma membrane effects of sphingolipid-synthesis inhibition by myriocin in CHO cells: a biophysical and lipidomic study. Sci Rep 2022; 12:955. [PMID: 35046440 PMCID: PMC8770663 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-04648-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2021] [Accepted: 11/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
Abstract
Suppression of a specific gene effect can be achieved by genetic as well as chemical methods. Each approach may hide unexpected drawbacks, usually in the form of side effects. In the present study, the specific inhibitor myriocin was used to block serine palmitoyltransferase (SPT), the first enzyme in the sphingolipid synthetic pathway, in CHO cells. The subsequent biophysical changes in plasma membranes were measured and compared with results obtained with a genetically modified CHO cell line containing a defective SPT (the LY-B cell line). Similar effects were observed with both approaches: sphingomyelin values were markedly decreased in myriocin-treated CHO cells and, in consequence, their membrane molecular order (measured as laurdan general polarization) and mechanical resistance (AFM-measured breakthrough force values) became lower than in the native, non-treated cells. Cells treated with myriocin reacted homeostatically to maintain membrane order, synthesizing more fully saturated and less polyunsaturated GPL than the non-treated ones, although they achieved it only partially, their plasma membranes remaining slightly more fluid and more penetrable than those from the control cells. The good agreement between results obtained with very different tools, such as genetically modified and chemically treated cells, reinforces the use of both methods and demonstrates that both are adequate for their intended use, i.e. the complete and specific inhibition of sphingolipid synthesis in CHO cells, without apparent unexpected effects.
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Zschoche M, Skosyrski S, Babst N, Ranjbar M, Rommel F, Kurz M, Tura A, Joachim SC, Kociok N, Kakkassery V. Islet Co-Expression of CD133 and ABCB5 in Human Retinoblastoma Specimens. Klin Monbl Augenheilkd 2021. [PMID: 34571550 DOI: 10.1055/a-1525-2588] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND The role of CD133 und ABCB5 is discussed in treatment resistance in several types of cancer. The objective of this study was to evaluate whether CD133+/ABCB5+ colocalization differs in untreated, in beam radiation treated, and in chemotherapy treated retinoblastoma specimens. Additionally, CD133, ABCB5, sphingosine kinase 1, and sphingosine kinase 2 gene expression was analyzed in WERI-RB1 (WERI RB1) and etoposide-resistant WERI RB1 subclones (WERI ETOR). METHODS Active human untreated retinoblastoma specimens (n = 12), active human retinoblastoma specimens pretreated with beam radiation before enucleation (n = 8), and active human retinoblastoma specimens pretreated with chemotherapy before enucleation (n = 7) were investigated for localization and expression of CD133 and ABCB5 by immunohistochemistry. Only specimens with IIRC D, but not E, were included in this study. Furthermore, WERI RB1 and WERI ETOR cell lines were analyzed for CD133, ABCB5, sphingosine kinase 1, and sphingosine kinase 2 by the real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). RESULTS Immunohistochemical analysis revealed the same amount of CD133+/ABCB5+ colocalization islets in untreated and treated human retinoblastoma specimens. Quantitative RT-PCR analysis showed a statistically significant upregulation of CD133 in WERI ETOR (p = 0.002). No ABCB5 expression was detected in WERI RB1 and WERI ETOR. On the other hand, SPHK1 (p = 0.0027) and SPHK2 (p = 0.017) showed significant downregulation in WERI ETOR compared to WERI RB1. CONCLUSIONS CD133+/ABCB5+ co-localization islets were noted in untreated and treated human retinoblastoma specimens. Therefore, we assume that CD133+/ABCB5+ islets might play a role in retinoblastoma genesis, but not in retinoblastoma treatment resistance.
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- Marco Zschoche
- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Experimental Eye Research Institute, University Eye Hospital, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany
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Abd El‐Kader MF, Shukry M, Dawood MAO, Hassan MM, Farrag F, Omar A, El‐Sawy HB, Abd Alaziz MA, Hamouda HS, Abd ‐Elghany MF, Moustafa EM. Ameliorative effect of dietary lipopolysaccharides on
Oreochromis niloticus
juveniles submitted to aflatoxin B1‐induced oxidative stress and bacterial challenge. AQUACULTURE RESEARCH 2021; 52:3660-3676. [DOI: 10.1111/are.15211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2020] [Accepted: 02/11/2021] [Indexed: 09/01/2023]
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- Marwa F. Abd El‐Kader
- Fish Diseases and Management Sakha Aquaculture Research Unit Central Lab. for Aquaculture ResearchA.R.C. KafrEl‐Sheikh Egypt
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- Department of Physiology Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Kafrelsheikh University KafrEl‐Sheikh Egypt
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- Department of Animal Production Faculty of Agriculture Kafrelsheikh University KafrEl‐Sheikh Egypt
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- Department of Biology College of Science Taif University Taif Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Anatomy and Embryology Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Kafrelsheikh University Kafr El‐Sheikh Egypt
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- Department of Fish Diseases and Management Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Kafrelsheikh University Kafr El‐Sheikh Egypt
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- Department of Nutrition and Clinical Nutrition Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Kafrelsheikh University Kafr El‐Sheikh Egypt
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- Department of Fish Diseases and Management Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Kafrelsheikh University Kafr El‐Sheikh Egypt
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- Department of Anatomy and Embryology Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Aswan University Aswan Egypt
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- Department of Fish Diseases and Management Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Kafrelsheikh University Kafr El‐Sheikh Egypt
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Saito K, Hattori K, Hidese S, Sasayama D, Miyakawa T, Matsumura R, Tatsumi M, Yokota Y, Ota M, Hori H, Kunugi H. Profiling of Cerebrospinal Fluid Lipids and Their Relationship with Plasma Lipids in Healthy Humans. Metabolites 2021; 11:metabo11050268. [PMID: 33923144 PMCID: PMC8146161 DOI: 10.3390/metabo11050268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2021] [Revised: 04/21/2021] [Accepted: 04/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Lipidomics provides an overview of lipid profiles in biological systems. Although blood is commonly used for lipid profiling, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is more suitable for exploring lipid homeostasis in brain diseases. However, whether an individual’s background affects the CSF lipid profile remains unclear, and the association between CSF and plasma lipid profiles in heathy individuals has not yet been defined. Herein, lipidomics approaches were employed to analyze CSF and plasma samples obtained from 114 healthy Japanese subjects. Results showed that the global lipid profiles differed significantly between CSF and plasma, with only 13 of 114 lipids found to be significantly correlated between the two matrices. Additionally, the CSF total protein content was the primary factor associated with CSF lipids. In the CSF, the levels of major lipids, namely, phosphatidylcholines, sphingomyelins, and cholesterolesters, correlated with CSF total protein levels. These findings indicate that CSF lipidomics can be applied to explore changes in lipid homeostasis in patients with brain diseases.
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- Kosuke Saito
- Division of Medical Safety Science, National Institute of Health Sciences, Kanagawa 210-9501, Japan
- Correspondence: (K.S.); (H.K.); Tel.:+81-44-270-6628 (K.S.); +81-42-346-1714 (H.K.)
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- Department of Mental Disorder Research, National Institute of Neuroscience, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Tokyo 187-8502, Japan; (K.H.); (S.H.); (D.S.); (T.M.); (M.T.); (Y.Y.); (M.O.); (H.H.)
- Medical Genome Center, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Tokyo 187-8551, Japan;
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- Department of Mental Disorder Research, National Institute of Neuroscience, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Tokyo 187-8502, Japan; (K.H.); (S.H.); (D.S.); (T.M.); (M.T.); (Y.Y.); (M.O.); (H.H.)
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- Department of Mental Disorder Research, National Institute of Neuroscience, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Tokyo 187-8502, Japan; (K.H.); (S.H.); (D.S.); (T.M.); (M.T.); (Y.Y.); (M.O.); (H.H.)
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- Department of Mental Disorder Research, National Institute of Neuroscience, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Tokyo 187-8502, Japan; (K.H.); (S.H.); (D.S.); (T.M.); (M.T.); (Y.Y.); (M.O.); (H.H.)
- Medical Genome Center, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Tokyo 187-8551, Japan;
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- Medical Genome Center, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Tokyo 187-8551, Japan;
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- Department of Mental Disorder Research, National Institute of Neuroscience, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Tokyo 187-8502, Japan; (K.H.); (S.H.); (D.S.); (T.M.); (M.T.); (Y.Y.); (M.O.); (H.H.)
- Medical Genome Center, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Tokyo 187-8551, Japan;
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- Department of Mental Disorder Research, National Institute of Neuroscience, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Tokyo 187-8502, Japan; (K.H.); (S.H.); (D.S.); (T.M.); (M.T.); (Y.Y.); (M.O.); (H.H.)
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- Department of Mental Disorder Research, National Institute of Neuroscience, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Tokyo 187-8502, Japan; (K.H.); (S.H.); (D.S.); (T.M.); (M.T.); (Y.Y.); (M.O.); (H.H.)
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- Department of Mental Disorder Research, National Institute of Neuroscience, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Tokyo 187-8502, Japan; (K.H.); (S.H.); (D.S.); (T.M.); (M.T.); (Y.Y.); (M.O.); (H.H.)
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- Department of Mental Disorder Research, National Institute of Neuroscience, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Tokyo 187-8502, Japan; (K.H.); (S.H.); (D.S.); (T.M.); (M.T.); (Y.Y.); (M.O.); (H.H.)
- Department of Psychiatry, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo 173-8605, Japan
- Correspondence: (K.S.); (H.K.); Tel.:+81-44-270-6628 (K.S.); +81-42-346-1714 (H.K.)
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Shrestha B, Rose BT, Olen CL, Roth A, Kwong AC, Wang Y, Denmark SE. A Unified Strategy for the Asymmetric Synthesis of Highly Substituted 1,2-Amino Alcohols Leading to Highly Substituted Bisoxazoline Ligands. J Org Chem 2021; 86:3490-3534. [PMID: 33539091 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.0c02899] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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A general procedure for the asymmetric synthesis of highly substituted 1,2-amino alcohols in high yield and diastereoselectivity is described that uses organometallic additions of a wide range of nucleophiles to tert-butylsulfinimines as the key step. The addition of organolithium reagents to these imines follows a modified Davis model. The diastereoselectivity for this reaction depends significantly on both the nucleophile and electrophile. These highly substituted 1,2-amino alcohols are used to synthesize stereochemically diverse and structurally novel, polysubstituted 2,2'-methylene(bisoxazoline) ligands in high yields.
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- Bijay Shrestha
- Roger Adams Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Roger Adams Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Roger Adams Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Roger Adams Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Roger Adams Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Roger Adams Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Roger Adams Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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Plasma Lipid Profiling of Three Types of Drug-Induced Liver Injury in Japanese Patients: A Preliminary Study. Metabolites 2020; 10:metabo10090355. [PMID: 32878279 PMCID: PMC7569965 DOI: 10.3390/metabo10090355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2020] [Revised: 08/26/2020] [Accepted: 08/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Drug-induced liver injury (DILI) is a major adverse event caused by drug treatment, which can be categorized into three types: hepatocellular, mixed, and cholestatic. Although nearly every class of drugs can cause DILI, an overall understanding of lipid profiles in DILI patients is lacking. We used lipidomics to analyze the plasma lipid profiles of patients to understand their hepatic pathophysiology and identify DILI biomarkers. We identified 463 lipids and compared their levels between the acute and recovery phases of the three types of DILI patients. Mixed and cholestatic types demonstrated specific plasma lipid alterations between the phases, but the hepatocellular type did not. Moreover, as specific indicators of mixed-type DILI, levels of several ceramides increased in the acute phase, while those of arachidonic acid-containing ether-linked phosphoglycerolipids decreased. In contrast, as specific indicators of cholestatic-type DILI, levels of palmitic acid-containing saturated or monounsaturated phosphatidylcholines increased in the acute phase, while those of arachidonic acid- or docosahexaenoic acid-containing ether-linked phosphoglycerolipids and phosphatidylinositols decreased. We also identified lipids with a relatively high capacity to discriminate the acute phase from the recovery phase and healthy subjects. These findings may help with understanding the pathophysiology of different DILI types and identify candidate biomarkers.
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Hjelle JT, Miller-Hjelle MA, Dobbie JW. The Biology of the Mesothelium during Peritoneal Dialysis. Perit Dial Int 2020. [DOI: 10.1177/089686089501507s03] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Substantial derangements of mesothelial biology are observed during experimental simulations of dialysis conditions, inferred from the content of human dialysis effluent and visualized by microscopy of human mesothelial biopsies. Canosmotically active solutions be made biocompatible with the osmoregulatory system of the mesothelium? Can the contributions of the mesothelium to host defenses against inflammation and/or infection be supported during CAPD? Do underlying metabolic derangements present in various kidney diseases and end-stage renal disease, regardless of cause, require customized CAPD protocols and solutions? Use of dialysis solutions less directly toxic to the mesothelium is a necessary step toward some day manipulating peritoneal biology by pharmacological and therapeutic modalities.
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- J. Thomas Hjelle
- Basic Sciences, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, U.S.A
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- Basic Sciences, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, U.S.A
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- The Royal Infirmary, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland
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Yoshikawa Y, Yoshizawa T, Domae E, Hirai Y, Kamada A, Okazaki T, Ikeo T. Knockdown of sphingomyelin synthase 2 inhibits osteoclastogenesis by decreasing RANKL expression in mouse primary osteoblasts. Biomed Res 2020; 40:189-196. [PMID: 31597904 DOI: 10.2220/biomedres.40.189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Sphingomyelin is a major lipid of the plasma membrane and is enriched in microdomains of the plasma membrane that are critical for signal transduction. However, the function of sphingomyelin in the cell membrane of osteoblasts has not been clarified. Therefore, we examined how sphingomyelin synthase 2 (SMS2) affects osteoclast differentiation by osteoblasts. We knocked down the expression of SMS2 with siRNA targeting the Sgms2 gene in mouse primary osteoblasts. The effects of SMS2 knockdown in osteoblasts were examined using polymerase chain reaction and western blotting. The knockdown of SMS2 suppressed the formation of TRAP-positive multinucleated cells by co-culture of osteoblasts and bone marrow cells compared to the control. We found that receptor activator of nuclear factor κB ligand (RANKL) mRNA expression was significantly reduced by 1,25(OH)2D3 stimulation in SMS2 siRNA osteoblasts. The knockdown of SMS2 repressed the expression of retinoid-X-receptor-α (RXRα) regardless of 1,25(OH)2D3 stimulation. TRAP-positive multinucleated cell formation was significantly reduced by RXRα siRNA in osteoblasts in a co-culture system. These results suggest that SMS2 regulates osteoclast differentiation by inducing RANKL expression via RXRα.
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University
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- Department of Biochemistry, Osaka Dental University
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- Department of Biology, Osaka Dental University
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- Department of Biochemistry, Osaka Dental University
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- The Research Institute for Bioresources and Biotechnology, Ishikawa Prefectural University
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- Department of Biochemistry, Osaka Dental University
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Kovilakath A, Cowart LA. Sphingolipid Mediators of Myocardial Pathology. J Lipid Atheroscler 2020; 9:23-49. [PMID: 32821720 PMCID: PMC7379069 DOI: 10.12997/jla.2020.9.1.23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2019] [Revised: 09/25/2019] [Accepted: 10/09/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Cardiomyopathy is the leading cause of mortality worldwide. While the causes of cardiomyopathy continue to be elucidated, current evidence suggests that aberrant bioactive lipid signaling plays a crucial role as a component of cardiac pathophysiology. Sphingolipids have been implicated in the pathophysiology of cardiovascular disease, as they regulate numerous cellular processes that occur in primary and secondary cardiomyopathies. Experimental evidence gathered over the last few decades from both in vitro and in vivo model systems indicates that inhibitors of sphingolipid synthesis attenuate a variety of cardiomyopathic symptoms. In this review, we focus on various cardiomyopathies in which sphingolipids have been implicated and the potential therapeutic benefits that could be gained by targeting sphingolipid metabolism.
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- Anna Kovilakath
- Department of Human and Molecular Genetics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and the Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
- Hunter Holmes McGuire Veteran's Affairs Medical Center, Richmond, VA, USA
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Rubanov LI, Zaraisky AG, Shilovsky GA, Seliverstov AV, Zverkov OA, Lyubetsky VA. Screening for mouse genes lost in mammals with long lifespans. BioData Min 2019; 12:20. [PMID: 31728160 PMCID: PMC6842137 DOI: 10.1186/s13040-019-0208-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2019] [Accepted: 10/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Background Gerontogenes include those that modulate life expectancy in various species and may be the actual longevity genes. We believe that a long (relative to body weight) lifespan in individual rodent and primate species can be due, among other things, to the loss of particular genes that are present in short-lived species of the same orders. These genes can also explain the widely different rates of aging among diverse species as well as why similarly sized rodents or primates sometimes have anomalous life expectancies (e.g., naked mole-rats and humans). Here, we consider the gene loss in the context of the prediction of Williams’ theory that concerns the reallocation of physiological resources of an organism between active reproduction (r-strategy) and self-maintenance (K-strategy). We have identified such lost genes using an original computer-aided approach; the software considers the loss of a gene as disruptions in gene orthology, local gene synteny or both. Results A method and software identifying the genes that are absent from a predefined set of species but present in another predefined set of species are suggested. Examples of such pairs of sets include long-lived vs short-lived, homeothermic vs poikilothermic, amniotic vs anamniotic, aquatic vs terrestrial, and neotenic vs nonneotenic species, among others. Species are included in one of two sets according to the property of interest, such as longevity or homeothermy. The program is universal towards these pairs, i.e., towards the underlying property, although the sets should include species with quality genome assemblies. Here, the proposed method was applied to study the longevity of Euarchontoglires species. It largely predicted genes that are highly expressed in the testis, epididymis, uterus, mammary glands, and the vomeronasal and other reproduction-related organs. This agrees with Williams’ theory that hypothesizes a species transition from r-strategy to K-strategy. For instance, the method predicts the mouse gene Smpd5, which has an expression level 20 times greater in the testis than in organs unrelated to reproduction as experimentally demonstrated elsewhere. At the same time, its paralog Smpd3 is not predicted by the program and is widely expressed in many organs not specifically related to reproduction. Conclusions The method and program, which were applied here to screen for gene losses that can accompany increased lifespan, were also applied to study reduced regenerative capacity and development of the telencephalon, neoteny, etc. Some of these results have been carefully tested experimentally. Therefore, we assume that the method is widely applicable.
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- Lev I Rubanov
- 1Institute for Information Transmission Problems of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Kharkevich Institute) IITP RAS, 19 build. 1 Bolshoy Karetny per., Moscow, 127051 Russia
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- 2Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences (IBCH RAS) 16/10, Miklukho-Maklaya str., Moscow, 117997 Russia
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- 1Institute for Information Transmission Problems of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Kharkevich Institute) IITP RAS, 19 build. 1 Bolshoy Karetny per., Moscow, 127051 Russia
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- 1Institute for Information Transmission Problems of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Kharkevich Institute) IITP RAS, 19 build. 1 Bolshoy Karetny per., Moscow, 127051 Russia
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- 1Institute for Information Transmission Problems of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Kharkevich Institute) IITP RAS, 19 build. 1 Bolshoy Karetny per., Moscow, 127051 Russia
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- 1Institute for Information Transmission Problems of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Kharkevich Institute) IITP RAS, 19 build. 1 Bolshoy Karetny per., Moscow, 127051 Russia
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Brachtendorf S, El-Hindi K, Grösch S. WITHDRAWN: Ceramide synthases in cancer therapy and chemoresistance. Prog Lipid Res 2019:100992. [PMID: 31442523 DOI: 10.1016/j.plipres.2019.100992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2019] [Revised: 04/02/2019] [Accepted: 04/02/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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- Sebastian Brachtendorf
- Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Goethe University Frankfurt, Theodor-Stern Kai 7, Frankfurt 60590, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Goethe University Frankfurt, Theodor-Stern Kai 7, Frankfurt 60590, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Goethe University Frankfurt, Theodor-Stern Kai 7, Frankfurt 60590, Germany
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Jiang L, Zhao X, Xu J, Li C, Yu Y, Wang W, Zhu L. The Protective Effect of Dietary Phytosterols on Cancer Risk: A Systematic Meta-Analysis. JOURNAL OF ONCOLOGY 2019; 2019:7479518. [PMID: 31341477 PMCID: PMC6612402 DOI: 10.1155/2019/7479518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2019] [Revised: 05/18/2019] [Accepted: 05/30/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUNDS/AIMS Many studies have explored the association between dietary phytosterols and cancer risk, but the results have been inconsistent. We aimed to provide a synopsis of the current understanding of phytosterol intake for cancer risk through a systematic evaluation of the results from previous studies. METHODS We performed a literature search of PUBMED, EMBASE, CNKI, and Wanfang, and studies published before May 2019 focusing on dietary total phytosterols, β-sitosterol, campesterol, stigmasterol, β-sitostanol, and campestanol, as well as their relationships with cancer risk, were included in this meta-analysis. Summaries of the relative risks from 11 case-control and case-cohort studies were eventually estimated by randomized or fixed effects models. RESULTS The summary relative risk for the highest versus the lowest intake was 0.63 (95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.49-0.81) for total phytosterols, 0.74 (95% CI = 0.54-1.02) for β-sitosterol, 0.72 (95% CI = 0.51-1.00) for campesterol, 0.83 (95% CI = 0.60-1.16) for stigmasterol, 1.12 (95% CI = 0.96-1.32) for β-sitostanol, and 0.77 (95% CI = 0.65-0.90) for campestanol. In a dose-response analysis, the results suggested a linear association for campesterol and a nonlinear association for total phytosterol intake. CONCLUSION Our findings support the hypothesis that high phytosterol intake is inversely related to risk of cancer. Further studies with prospective designs that control for vital confounders and investigate the important anticancer effects of dietary phytosterols are warranted.
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- Lu Jiang
- Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Plastic and Burns Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
- Department of Oncology, Sir Run Run Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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Snider JM, Trayssac M, Clarke CJ, Schwartz N, Snider AJ, Obeid LM, Luberto C, Hannun YA. Multiple actions of doxorubicin on the sphingolipid network revealed by flux analysis. J Lipid Res 2019; 60:819-831. [PMID: 30573560 PMCID: PMC6446699 DOI: 10.1194/jlr.m089714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2018] [Revised: 12/18/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Sphingolipids (SLs) have been implicated in numerous important cellular biologies; however, their study has been hindered by the complexities of SL metabolism. Furthermore, enzymes of SL metabolism represent a dynamic and interconnected network in which one metabolite can be transformed into other bioactive SLs through further metabolism, resulting in diverse cellular responses. Here we explore the effects of both lethal and sublethal doses of doxorubicin (Dox) in MCF-7 cells. The two concentrations of Dox resulted in the regulation of SLs, including accumulations in sphingosine, sphingosine-1-phosphate, dihydroceramide, and ceramide, as well as reduced levels of hexosylceramide. To further define the effects of Dox on SLs, metabolic flux experiments utilizing a d17 dihydrosphingosine probe were conducted. Results indicated the regulation of ceramidases and sphingomyelin synthase components specifically in response to the cytostatic dose. The results also unexpectedly demonstrated dose-dependent inhibition of dihydroceramide desaturase and glucosylceramide synthase in response to Dox. Taken together, this study uncovers novel targets in the SL network for the action of Dox, and the results reveal the significant complexity of SL response to even a single agent. This approach helps to define the role of specific SL enzymes, their metabolic products, and the resulting biologies in response to chemotherapeutics and other stimuli.
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- Justin M Snider
- Molecular and Cellular Biology and Biochemistry and Structural Biology Graduate Program, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY; Departments of Medicine, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY; Stony Brook Cancer Center, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY
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- Departments of Medicine, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY; Stony Brook Cancer Center, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY
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- Departments of Medicine, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY; Stony Brook Cancer Center, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY
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- Departments of Medicine, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY; Stony Brook Cancer Center, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY
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- Departments of Medicine, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY; Stony Brook Cancer Center, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY; Northport Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Northport, NY
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- Departments of Medicine, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY; Stony Brook Cancer Center, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY; Northport Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Northport, NY
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- Stony Brook Cancer Center, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY; Departments of Physiology and Biophysics, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY.
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- Departments of Medicine, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY; Stony Brook Cancer Center, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY; Departments of Biochemistry, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY; Departments of Pharmacology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY; Departments of Pathology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY.
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Brachtendorf S, El-Hindi K, Grösch S. Ceramide synthases in cancer therapy and chemoresistance. Prog Lipid Res 2019; 74:160-185. [DOI: 10.1016/j.plipres.2019.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2019] [Revised: 04/02/2019] [Accepted: 04/02/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Lipid profiling of pre-treatment plasma reveals biomarker candidates associated with response rates and hand-foot skin reactions in sorafenib-treated patients. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol 2018; 82:677-684. [PMID: 30062555 DOI: 10.1007/s00280-018-3655-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2018] [Accepted: 07/23/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Sorafenib is a multi-kinase inhibitor for treatment of advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Beyond its clinical benefit against advanced HCC, the efficacy and safety of sorafenib chemotherapy are critical concerns. In this study, we addressed the lipid profiles associated with the efficacy and safety of sorafenib chemotherapy. Plasma samples from HCC patients before sorafenib chemotherapy (N = 44) were collected and subjected to lipidomic analysis. We measured the levels of 176 lipids belonging to 8 classes of phosphoglycerolipids, 2 classes of sphingolipids, 3 classes of neutral lipids, and 4 other classes of lipids. To characterize lipids associated with efficacy, we compared the responder group (N = 21; partial response and stable disease) with non-responder group (N = 22; progressive disease). To characterize lipids associated with hand-foot skin reaction (HFSR), we compared the susceptible group (N = 12; grade 2 and 3) with non-susceptible group (N = 32; grade 0 and 1). The levels of 8 lipids, including phosphatidylcholine (PC)[34:2], PC[34:3]a, PC[35:2], PC[36:4]a, PC[34:3e], acylcarnitine (Car)[18:0], cholesterol ester[20:2], and diacylglycerol (DG)[34:2], were significantly lower in the responder group, and 6 out of 8 these lipids contained FA(18:2). In addition, the levels of 7 lipids (Car[12:0], Car[18:0], Car[18:1], Car[20:1] and fatty acid amides (FAA[16:0], FAA[18:0], and FAA[18:1]b)) were significantly lower in the group susceptible to HFSR. Our comprehensive lipidomics study using samples from sorafenib-treated patients with HCC revealed that significant differences in the lipid profiles of pre-treatment plasma were associated with sorafenib efficacy and sorafenib-induced HFSR. Validation using another set of patient plasma samples and elucidating the molecular basis of these changes will lead to better treatment with sorafenib chemotherapy.
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Goda K, Saito K, Muta K, Kobayashi A, Saito Y, Sugai S. Ether-phosphatidylcholine characterized by consolidated plasma and liver lipidomics is a predictive biomarker for valproic acid-induced hepatic steatosis. J Toxicol Sci 2018; 43:395-405. [DOI: 10.2131/jts.43.395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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- Keisuke Goda
- Toxicology Research Lab., Central Pharmaceutical Research Institute, JAPAN TOBACCO Inc
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- Division of Medicinal Safety Science, National Institute of Health Sciences
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- Toxicology Research Lab., Central Pharmaceutical Research Institute, JAPAN TOBACCO Inc
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- Toxicology Research Lab., Central Pharmaceutical Research Institute, JAPAN TOBACCO Inc
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- Division of Medicinal Safety Science, National Institute of Health Sciences
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- Toxicology Research Lab., Central Pharmaceutical Research Institute, JAPAN TOBACCO Inc
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Saito K, Ohno Y, Saito Y. Enrichment of resolving power improves ion-peak quantification on a lipidomics platform. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2017; 1055-1056:20-28. [PMID: 28441544 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2017.04.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2016] [Revised: 04/04/2017] [Accepted: 04/12/2017] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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In this study, we delineated the importance of MS resolving power on the ion-peak quantification of lipids using an Orbitrap Fusion instrument and established a liquid chromatography-based, high-performance lipidomics platform. The ion-peak recognition of several lipids in human plasma, such as LPC(15:0), LPE(22:5), and PC(35:0), was clearly improved by increasing the MS resolving power. In addition, we evaluated the impact of resolving power on the quantitative detection of lipids by automatic ion-peak recognition with calculation of the coefficient of variance (CV). The extracted ions obtained from human plasma were automatically annotated by Compound Discoverer software with manual confirmation of standards or MS2/MS3 fragments (class- and acyl side chain-specific ions and neutral losses). Quantitative evaluation of 499 lipids in human plasma in terms of their CV values clearly demonstrated an improvement in the quantitative performance by enriching the resolving power. Moreover, we evaluated our new lipidomics platform with enriched MS resolving power (setting of 240,000, full width at half maximum at m/z 200). Because automatic annotation by TraceFinder software overlooks several lipid ions, we further manually annotated additional lipid ions, which were confirmed by standards or MS2/MS3 fragments. Eventually, our platform detected 967 lipids encompassing 34 lipid classes, which were confirmed with standards or MS2/MS3 fragments. Of these lipids, 922 scored <20% of the CV values. Taken together, enriching the resolving power improved ion-peak quantification on our novel lipidomics platform, which enabled us to detect broad-spectrum lipids from human plasma.
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- Kosuke Saito
- Division of Medical Safety Science, National Institute of Health Sciences, Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan.
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- Kihara Memorial Yokohama Foundation for the Advancement of Life Sciences, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Division of Medical Safety Science, National Institute of Health Sciences, Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan
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Shahzad N, Khan W, MD S, Ali A, Saluja SS, Sharma S, Al-Allaf FA, Abduljaleel Z, Ibrahim IAA, Abdel-Wahab AF, Afify MA, Al-Ghamdi SS. Phytosterols as a natural anticancer agent: Current status and future perspective. Biomed Pharmacother 2017; 88:786-794. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2017.01.068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 139] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2016] [Revised: 01/04/2017] [Accepted: 01/10/2017] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Wollny T, Wątek M, Durnaś B, Niemirowicz K, Piktel E, Żendzian-Piotrowska M, Góźdź S, Bucki R. Sphingosine-1-Phosphate Metabolism and Its Role in the Development of Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Int J Mol Sci 2017; 18:ijms18040741. [PMID: 28362332 PMCID: PMC5412326 DOI: 10.3390/ijms18040741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2017] [Revised: 03/20/2017] [Accepted: 03/27/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Beyond their role as structural molecules, sphingolipids are involved in many important cellular processes including cell proliferation, apoptosis, inflammation, and migration. Altered sphingolipid metabolism is observed in many pathological conditions including gastrointestinal diseases. Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) represents a state of complex, unpredictable, and destructive inflammation of unknown origin within the gastrointestinal tract. The mechanisms explaining the pathophysiology of IBD involve signal transduction pathways regulating gastro-intestinal system’s immunity. Progressive intestinal tissue destruction observed in chronic inflammation may be associated with an increased risk of colon cancer. Sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P), a sphingolipid metabolite, functions as a cofactor in inflammatory signaling and becomes a target in the treatment of IBD, which might prevent its conversion to cancer. This paper summarizes new findings indicating the impact of (S1P) on IBD development and IBD-associated carcinogenesis.
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- Tomasz Wollny
- Holy Cross Oncology Center of Kielce, Artwińskiego 3, 25-734 Kielce, Poland.
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- Holy Cross Oncology Center of Kielce, Artwińskiego 3, 25-734 Kielce, Poland.
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The Faculty of Health Sciences of the Jan Kochanowski University in Kielce, Aleja IX Wieków Kielc, 25-317 Kielce, Poland.
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The Faculty of Health Sciences of the Jan Kochanowski University in Kielce, Aleja IX Wieków Kielc, 25-317 Kielce, Poland.
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- Department of Microbiological and Nanobiomedical Engineering, Medical University of Białystok, 15-222 Białystok, Poland.
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- Department of Microbiological and Nanobiomedical Engineering, Medical University of Białystok, 15-222 Białystok, Poland.
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- Holy Cross Oncology Center of Kielce, Artwińskiego 3, 25-734 Kielce, Poland.
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The Faculty of Health Sciences of the Jan Kochanowski University in Kielce, Aleja IX Wieków Kielc, 25-317 Kielce, Poland.
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- Department of Microbiological and Nanobiomedical Engineering, Medical University of Białystok, 15-222 Białystok, Poland.
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Saito K, Goda K, Kobayashi A, Yamada N, Maekawa K, Saito Y, Sugai S. Arachidonic acid-containing phosphatidylcholine characterized by consolidated plasma and liver lipidomics as an early onset marker for tamoxifen-induced hepatic phospholipidosis. J Appl Toxicol 2017; 37:943-953. [PMID: 28138993 DOI: 10.1002/jat.3442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2016] [Revised: 12/16/2016] [Accepted: 12/26/2016] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Lipid profiling has emerged as an effective approach to not only screen disease and drug toxicity biomarkers but also understand their underlying mechanisms of action. Tamoxifen, a widely used antiestrogenic agent for adjuvant therapy against estrogen-positive breast cancer, possesses side effects such as hepatic steatosis and phospholipidosis (PLD). In the present study, we administered tamoxifen to Sprague-Dawley rats and used lipidomics to reveal tamoxifen-induced alteration of the hepatic lipid profile and its association with the plasma lipid profile. Treatment with tamoxifen for 28 days caused hepatic PLD in rats. We compared the plasma and liver lipid profiles in treated vs. untreated rats using a multivariate analysis to determine differences between the two groups. In total, 25 plasma and 45 liver lipids were identified and altered in the tamoxifen-treated group. Of these lipids, arachidonic acid (AA)-containing phosphatidylcholines (PCs), such as PC (17:0/20:4) and PC (18:1/20:4), were commonly reduced in both plasma and liver. Conversely, tamoxifen increased other phosphoglycerolipids in the liver, such as phosphatidylethanolamine (18:1/18:1) and phosphatidylinositol (18:0/18:2). We also examined alteration of AA-containing PCs and some phosphoglycerolipids in the pre-PLD stage and found that these lipid alterations were initiated before pathological alteration in the liver. In addition, changes in plasma and liver levels of AA-containing PCs were linearly associated. Moreover, levels of free AA and mRNA levels of AA-synthesizing enzymes, such as fatty acid desaturase 1 and 2, were decreased by tamoxifen treatment. Therefore, our study demonstrated that AA-containing PCs might have potential utility as novel and predictive biomarkers for tamoxifen-induced PLD. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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- Kosuke Saito
- Division of Medicinal Safety Science, National Institute of Health Sciences, Setagaya, Tokyo, 158-8501, Japan
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- Toxicology Research Lab, Central Pharmaceutical Research Institute, Japan Tobacco Inc., Hadano, Kanagawa, 257-0024, Japan
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- Toxicology Research Lab, Central Pharmaceutical Research Institute, Japan Tobacco Inc., Hadano, Kanagawa, 257-0024, Japan
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- Toxicology Research Lab, Central Pharmaceutical Research Institute, Japan Tobacco Inc., Hadano, Kanagawa, 257-0024, Japan
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- Division of Medicinal Safety Science, National Institute of Health Sciences, Setagaya, Tokyo, 158-8501, Japan
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- Division of Medicinal Safety Science, National Institute of Health Sciences, Setagaya, Tokyo, 158-8501, Japan
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- Toxicology Research Lab, Central Pharmaceutical Research Institute, Japan Tobacco Inc., Hadano, Kanagawa, 257-0024, Japan
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Hajishengallis G, Arce S, Gockel CM, Connell TD, Russell MW. Immunomodulation with Enterotoxins for the Generation of Secretory Immunity or Tolerance: Applications for Oral Infections. J Dent Res 2016; 84:1104-16. [PMID: 16304439 DOI: 10.1177/154405910508401205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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The heat-labile enterotoxins, such as cholera toxin (CT), and the labile toxins types I and II (LT-I and LT-II) of Escherichia coli have been extensively studied for their immunomodulatory properties, which result in the enhancement of immune responses. Despite superficial similarity in structure, in which a toxic A subunit is coupled to a pentameric binding B subunit, different toxins have different immunological properties. Administration of appropriate antigens admixed with or coupled to these toxins by oral, intranasal, or other routes in experimental animals induces mucosal IgA and circulating IgG antibodies that have protective potential against a variety of enteric, respiratory, or genital infections. These include the generation of salivary antibodies that may protect against colonization with mutans streptococci and the development of dental caries. However, exploitation of these adjuvants for human use requires an understanding of their mode of action and the separation of their desirable immunomodulatory properties from their toxicity. Recent findings have revealed that adjuvant action is not critically dependent upon the enzymic activity of the A subunits, and that the isolated B subunits may exert different effects on cells of the immune system than do the intact toxins. Interaction of the toxins with immunocompetent cells is not exclusively dependent upon their conventional ganglioside receptors. Immunomodulatory effects have been observed on dendritic cells, macrophages, CD4+ and CD8+ T-cells, and B-cells. Numerous factors—including the precise form of the toxin adjuvant, properties of the antigen, whether and how they are coupled, route of administration, and species of animal model—affect the outcome, whether this is enhanced humoral and cellular immunity, or specific induced tolerance toward the antigen.
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- G Hajishengallis
- Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Parasitology, and Center of Excellence in Oral and Craniofacial Biology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA, USA
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Duan RD. Phospholipid signals and intestinal carcinogenesis. SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF FOOD & NUTRITION 2016. [DOI: 10.1080/17482970601075703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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- Rui-Dong Duan
- Biomedical Center, B11Institution of Clinical Sciences, Lund UniversityLundSweden
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Ishikawa M, Saito K, Yamada H, Nakatsu N, Maekawa K, Saito Y. Plasma lipid profiling of different types of hepatic fibrosis induced by carbon tetrachloride and lomustine in rats. Lipids Health Dis 2016; 15:74. [PMID: 27068811 PMCID: PMC4828842 DOI: 10.1186/s12944-016-0244-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/29/2016] [Accepted: 04/06/2016] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Background Plasma lipid profiling has emerged as a useful tool for understanding the pathophysiology of hepatic injury and disease. Hepatic fibrosis results from chronic, progressive damage to the liver and can lead, in turn, to more serious conditions such as hepatic cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. Thus, the present study aimed to investigate the plasma lipid profiles of two types of hepatic fibrosis in order to aid the understanding of the pathophysiology of hepatic fibrosis. Methods A liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry platform was used to reveal and compare the plasma lipid profiles of two types of chemical-induced hepatic fibrosis. Rat models of centrilobular fibrosis and bile duct fibrosis were established via chronic exposure to the known fibrogenic hepatotoxins, carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) or lomustine (LS), respectively, over a 28-day period. To delineate the specific alterations in the lipid profiles as a result of the hepatic fibrosis, we also employed non-fibrogenic hepatotoxicants (2-acetamidofluorene, N-nitrosodiethylamine, and ethambutol) as well as 3-day treatment of CCl4 and LS, which did not induce fibrosis. Results Our assay platform identified 228 lipids in the rat plasma, and the global lipid profile clearly distinguished these models from the control via principal component analysis. In addition, the alteration of the plasma lipid profile caused by CCl4 and LS were clearly different. Furthermore, a number of lipids were identified as specific alterations caused by fibrosis induced only by CCl4 and LS, respectively. Three lysophosphatidylcholines (LPC[18:3], LPC[20:4], and LPC[22:6]), and three phosphatidylcholines (PC[18:2/20:4], PC[40:8], and PC[20:4/22:6]) are specific circulating lipids, the levels of which were altered by both CCl4 and LS treatment; however, their levels were decreased by chronic exposure to CCl4 and increased by chronic exposure to LS. Conclusions These results suggest that different types of chemical-induced hepatic fibrosis demonstrate clear differences in their plasma lipid profiles. Our study provides insights into the alteration of plasma lipidomic profiles as a result of the fibrosis of different parts of the hepatic lobule, and may help to understand the pathophysiology of different types of hepatic fibrosis. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12944-016-0244-1) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Masaki Ishikawa
- Division of Medical Safety Science, National Institute of Health Sciences, 1-18-1 Kamiyoga, Setagaya, Tokyo, 158-8501, Japan
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- Division of Medical Safety Science, National Institute of Health Sciences, 1-18-1 Kamiyoga, Setagaya, Tokyo, 158-8501, Japan.
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- Toxicogenomics Informatics Project, National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition, 7-6-8 Saitoazagi, Ibaraki, Osaka, 567-0085, Japan
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- Toxicogenomics Informatics Project, National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition, 7-6-8 Saitoazagi, Ibaraki, Osaka, 567-0085, Japan
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- Division of Medical Safety Science, National Institute of Health Sciences, 1-18-1 Kamiyoga, Setagaya, Tokyo, 158-8501, Japan
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- Division of Medical Safety Science, National Institute of Health Sciences, 1-18-1 Kamiyoga, Setagaya, Tokyo, 158-8501, Japan
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Arai K, Mizobuchi Y, Tokuji Y, Aida K, Yamashita S, Ohnishi M, Kinoshita M. Effects of Dietary Plant-Origin Glucosylceramide on Bowel Inflammation in DSS-Treated Mice. J Oleo Sci 2016; 64:737-42. [PMID: 26136173 DOI: 10.5650/jos.ess15005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The effects of dietary plant-origin glucosylceramide (GlcCer) on symptoms similar to those of inflammatory bowel diseasewere investigated in dextran sulfate sodium salt (DSS)-treated mice. Dietary GlcCer suppressed decreases in body weight due to DSS administration. To determine its effects on the colon, we examined its surface under a microscope following toluidine blue staining. Dietary GlcCer decreased DSS-induced chorionic crypt injury and elevated myeloperoxidase levels. Moreover, dietary GlcCer significantly suppressed the production of cytokines by the intestinal mucosa. These results provide evidence for the suppression of DSS-induced inflammation by dietary GlcCer.
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- Katsuhito Arai
- Department of Food Science, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine
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Villasmil ML, Francisco J, Gallo-Ebert C, Donigan M, Liu HY, Brower M, Nickels JT. Ceramide signals for initiation of yeast mating-specific cell cycle arrest. Cell Cycle 2016; 15:441-54. [PMID: 26726837 DOI: 10.1080/15384101.2015.1127475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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Sphingolipids are major constituents of membranes. A number of S. cerevisiae sphingolipid intermediates such as long chains sphingoid bases (LCBs) and ceramides act as signaling molecules regulating cell cycle progression, adaptability to heat stress, and survival in response to starvation. Here we show that S. cerevisiae haploid cells must synthesize ceramide in order to induce mating specific cell cycle arrest. Cells devoid of sphingolipid biosynthesis or defective in ceramide synthesis are sterile and harbor defects in pheromone-induced MAP kinase-dependent transcription. Analyses of G1/S cyclin levels indicate that mutant cells cannot reduce Cln1/2 levels in response to pheromone. FACS analysis indicates a lack of ability to arrest. The addition of LCBs to sphingolipid deficient cells restores MAP kinase-dependent transcription, reduces cyclin levels, and allows for mating, as does the addition of a cell permeable ceramide to cells blocked at ceramide synthesis. Pharmacological studies using the inositolphosphorylceramide synthase inhibitor aureobasidin A indicate that the ability to synthesize and accumulate ceramide alone is sufficient for cell cycle arrest and mating. Studies indicate that ceramide also has a role in PI(4,5)P2 polarization during mating, an event necessary for initiating cell cycle arrest and mating itself. Moreover, our studies suggest a third role for ceramide in localizing the mating-specific Ste5 scaffold to the plasma membrane. Thus, ceramide plays a role 1) in pheromone-induced cell cycle arrest, 2) in activation of MAP kinase-dependent transcription, and 3) in PtdIns(4,5)P2 polarization. All three events are required for differentiation during yeast mating.
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- Michelle L Villasmil
- a The Institute of Metabolic Disorders, Genesis Biotechnology Group , Hamilton , NJ , USA.,b Cato Research Ltd. , Durham , NC , USA
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- a The Institute of Metabolic Disorders, Genesis Biotechnology Group , Hamilton , NJ , USA
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- a The Institute of Metabolic Disorders, Genesis Biotechnology Group , Hamilton , NJ , USA
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- a The Institute of Metabolic Disorders, Genesis Biotechnology Group , Hamilton , NJ , USA
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- a The Institute of Metabolic Disorders, Genesis Biotechnology Group , Hamilton , NJ , USA
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- a The Institute of Metabolic Disorders, Genesis Biotechnology Group , Hamilton , NJ , USA.,c Synthes, Inc , Paoli , PA , USA
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- a The Institute of Metabolic Disorders, Genesis Biotechnology Group , Hamilton , NJ , USA
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Gomez-Muñoz A, Gangoiti P, Rivera IG, Presa N, Gomez-Larrauri A, Ordoñez M. Caged ceramide 1-phosphate (C1P) analogs: Novel tools for studying C1P biology. Chem Phys Lipids 2016; 194:79-84. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphyslip.2015.07.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2015] [Revised: 07/14/2015] [Accepted: 07/27/2015] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Lin HY, Delmas D, Vang O, Hsieh TC, Lin S, Cheng GY, Chiang HL, Chen CE, Tang HY, Crawford DR, Whang-Peng J, Hwang J, Liu LF, Wu JM. Mechanisms of ceramide-induced COX-2-dependent apoptosis in human ovarian cancer OVCAR-3 cells partially overlapped with resveratrol. J Cell Biochem 2013; 114:1940-54. [PMID: 23495037 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.24539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2012] [Accepted: 02/28/2013] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Ceramide is a member of the sphingolipid family of bioactive molecules demonstrated to have profound, diverse biological activities. Ceramide is a potential chemotherapeutic agent via the induction of apoptosis. Exposure to ceramide activates extracellular-signal-regulated kinases (ERK)1/2- and p38 kinase-dependent apoptosis in human ovarian cancer OVCAR-3 cells, concomitant with an increase in the expression of COX-2 and p53 phosphorylation. Blockade of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) activity by siRNA or NS398 correspondingly inhibited ceramide-induced p53 Ser-15 phosphorylation and apoptosis; thus COX-2 appears at the apex of the p38 kinase-mediated signaling cascade induced by ceramide. Induction of apoptosis by ceramide or resveratrol was inhibited by the endocytosis inhibitor, cytochalasin D (CytD); however, cells exposed to resveratrol showed greater sensitivity than ceramide-treated cells. Ceramide-treated cells underwent a dose-dependent reduction in trans-membrane potential. Although both ceramide and resveratrol induced the expressions of caspase-3 and -7, the effect of inducible COX-2 was different in caspase-7 expression induced by ceramide compared to resveratrol. In summary, resveratrol and ceramide converge on an endocytosis-requiring, ERK1/2-dependent signal transduction pathway and induction of COX-expression as an essential molecular antecedent for subsequent p53-dependent apoptosis. In addition, expressions of caspase-3 and -7 are observed. However, a p38 kinase-dependent signal transduction pathway and change in mitochondrial potential are also involved in ceramide-induced apoptosis.
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- Hung-Yun Lin
- Institute of Cancer Biology and Drug Discovery, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.
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Hajishengallis G, Connell TD. Type II heat-labile enterotoxins: structure, function, and immunomodulatory properties. Vet Immunol Immunopathol 2012; 152:68-77. [PMID: 23137790 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetimm.2012.09.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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The heat-labile enterotoxins (HLTs) of Escherichia coli and Vibrio cholerae are classified into two major types on the basis of genetic, biochemical, and immunological properties. Type I and Type II HLT have been intensively studied for their exceptionally strong adjuvant activities. Despite general structural similarities, these molecules, in intact or derivative (non-toxic) forms, display notable differences in their mode of immunomodulatory action. The molecular basis of these differences has remained largely uncharacterized until recently. This review focuses on the Type II HLTs and their immunomodulatory properties which depend largely on interactions with unique gangliosides and Toll-like receptors that are not utilized by the Type I HLTs.
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- George Hajishengallis
- University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, Department of Microbiology, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
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Characterization of isoenzyme-selective inhibitors of human sphingosine kinases. PLoS One 2012; 7:e44543. [PMID: 22970244 PMCID: PMC3438171 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0044543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2012] [Accepted: 08/07/2012] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Sphingosine kinases (SKs) are promising new therapeutic targets for cancer because they regulate the balance between pro-apoptotic ceramides and mitogenic sphingosine-1-phosphate. The functions of the two SK isoenzymes, SK1 and SK2, are not redundant, with genetic ablation of SK2 having more pronounced anticancer effects than removal of SK1. Although several small molecule inhibitors of SKs have been described in the literature, detailed characterization of their molecular and cellular pharmacology, particularly their activities against human SK1 and SK2, have not been completed. Computational modeling of the putative active sites of SK1 and SK2 suggests structural differences that might allow isozyme-selective inhibitors. Therefore, we characterized several SK-inhibitory compounds which revealed differential inhibitory effects on SK1 and SK2 as follows: SKI-II and ABC294735 are SK1/2-dual inhibitors; CB5468139 is a SK1-selective inhibitor; and ABC294640 is a SK2-selective inhibitor. We examined the effects of the SK inhibitors on several biochemical and phenotypic processes in A498 kidney adenocarcinoma cells. The SK2-selective inhibitor ABC294640 demonstrated the most pronounced effects on SK1 and SK2 mRNA expression, decrease of S1P levels, elevation of ceramide levels, cell cycle arrest, and inhibition of proliferation, migration and invasion. ABC294640 also down-regulated the expression or activation of several signaling proteins, including STAT3, AKT, ERK, p21, p53 and FAK. These effects were equivalent or superior to responses to the SK1/2-dual inhibitors. Overall, these results suggest that inhibition of SK2 results in stronger anticancer effects than does inhibition of SK1 or both SK1 and SK2.
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Mouithys-Mickalad A, Deby-Dupont G, Hoebeke M, Mathy-Hartert M, Lamy M, Deby C. Effects of sphingosine and sphingosine analogues on the free radical production by stimulated neutrophils: ESR and chemiluminescence studies. Mediators Inflamm 2012; 6:327-33. [PMID: 18472867 PMCID: PMC2365874 DOI: 10.1080/09629359791460] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Sphingolipids inhibit the activation of the neutrophil (PMN) NADPH oxidase by protein kinase C pathway. By electron spin resonance spectroscopy (ESR) and chemiluminescence (CL), we studied the effects of sphingosine (SPN) and ceramide analogues on phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA, 5 × 10-7M) stimulated PMN (6 × 106 cells). By ESR with spin trapping (100 mM DMPO: 5,5-dimethyl-1-pyrroline-Noxide), we showed that SPN (5 to 8 × 10-6M), C2-ceramide (N-acetyl SPN) and C6-ceramide (N-hexanoyl SPN) at the final concentration of 2 × 10-5 and 2 × 10-4M inhibit the production of free radicals by stimulated PMN. The ESR spectrum of stimulated PMN was that of DMPO-superoxide anion spin adduct. Inhibition by 5 × 10-6M SPN was equivalent to that of 30 U/ml SOD. SPN (5 to 8 × 10-6M) has no effect
on in vitro systems generating superoxide anion (xanthine 50 mM/xanthine oxidase 110 mU/ml) or hydroxyl radical (Fenton reaction: 88 mM H2O2, 0.01 mM Fe2+ and 0.01 mM EDTA). SPN and N-acetyl SPN also inhibited the CL of PMA stimulated PMN in a dose dependent manner (from 2 × 10-6 to 10-5M), but N-hexanoyl SPN was less active (from 2 × 10-5 to 2 × 10-4M). These effects were compared with those of known PMN inhibitors, superoxide dismutase, catalase and azide. SPN was a better inhibitor compared with these agents. The complete inhibition by SPN of ESR signal and CL of stimulated PMN confirms that this compound or one of its metabolites act at the level of NADPH-oxidase, the key enzyme responsible for production of oxygen-derived free radicals.
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- A Mouithys-Mickalad
- Centre for the Biochemistry of Oxygen, University of Liège, and Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital of Liège, Liège 4000 Belgium.
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Goto-Inoue N, Manabe Y, Miyatake S, Ogino S, Morishita A, Hayasaka T, Masaki N, Setou M, Fujii NL. Visualization of dynamic change in contraction-induced lipid composition in mouse skeletal muscle by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization imaging mass spectrometry. Anal Bioanal Chem 2012; 403:1863-71. [DOI: 10.1007/s00216-012-5809-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2011] [Revised: 01/26/2012] [Accepted: 01/30/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Suresh PS, Olubiyi O, Thirunavukkarasu C, Strodel B, Kumar MS. Molecular modeling of human alkaline sphingomyelinase. Bioinformation 2011; 6:78-82. [PMID: 21544170 PMCID: PMC3082857 DOI: 10.6026/97320630006078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2011] [Accepted: 03/16/2011] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Alkaline sphingomyelinase, which is expressed in the human intestine and hydrolyses sphingomyelin, is a component of the plasma and the lysosomal membranes. Hydrolase of sphingomyelin generates ceramide, sphingosine, and sphingosine 1-phosphate that have regulatory effects on vital cellular functions such as proliferation, differentiation, and apoptosis. The enzyme belongs to the Nucleotide Pyrophosphatase/Phosphodiesterase family and it differs in structural similarity with acidic and neutral sphingomyelinase. In the present study we modeled alkaline sphingomyelinase using homology modeling based on the structure of Nucleotide Pyrophosphatase/Phosphodiesterase from Xanthomonas axonopodis with which it shares 34% identity. Homology modeling was performed using Modeller9v7. We found that Cys78 and Cys394 form a disulphide bond. Further analysis shows that Ser76 may be important for the function of this enzyme, which is supported by the findings of Wu et al. (2005), that S76F abolishes the activity completely. We found that the residues bound to Zn(2+) are conserved and geometrically similar with the template. Molecular Dynamics simulations were carried out for the modeled protein to observe the effect of Zinc metal ions. It was observed that the metal ion has little effect with regard to the stability but induces increased fluctuations in the protein. These analyses showed that Zinc ions play an important role in stabilizing the secondary structure and in maintaining the compactness of the active site.
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- Panneer Selvam Suresh
- Centre of Excellence in Bioinformatics, School of Life Sciences, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry, India
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- Institute of Structural Biology and Biophysics / ISB-3, Research Centre Julich, 52425 Julich, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Life Sciences, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry, India
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- Institute of Structural Biology and Biophysics / ISB-3, Research Centre Julich, 52425 Julich, Germany
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- Centre of Excellence in Bioinformatics, School of Life Sciences, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry, India
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Apoptotic sphingolipid ceramide in cancer therapy. J Lipids 2011; 2011:565316. [PMID: 21490804 PMCID: PMC3066853 DOI: 10.1155/2011/565316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2010] [Accepted: 10/26/2010] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Apoptosis, also called programmed cell death, is physiologically and pathologically involved in cellular homeostasis. Escape of apoptotic signaling is a critical strategy commonly used for cancer tumorigenesis. Ceramide, a derivative of sphingolipid breakdown products, acts as second messenger for multiple extracellular stimuli including growth factors, chemical agents, and environmental stresses, such as hypoxia, and heat stress as well as irradiation. Also, ceramide acts as tumor-suppressor lipid because a variety of stress stimuli cause apoptosis by increasing intracellular ceramide to initiate apoptotic signaling. Defects on ceramide generation and sphingolipid metabolism are developed for cancer cell survival and cancer therapy resistance. Alternatively, targeting ceramide metabolism to correct these defects might provide opportunities to overcome cancer therapy resistance.
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Norman E, Cutler RG, Flannery R, Wang Y, Mattson MP. Plasma membrane sphingomyelin hydrolysis increases hippocampal neuron excitability by sphingosine-1-phosphate mediated mechanisms. J Neurochem 2010; 114:430-9. [PMID: 20456020 DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2010.06779.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Proteins that control the excitability of neurons, including voltage-dependent ion channels and neurotransmitter receptors, reside in a membrane lipid environment that includes sphingomyelin, but the influence of the metabolism of this lipid on excitability is unknown. Sphingomyelin in the plasma membrane can be cleaved by neutral sphingomyelinases (nSMase) to generate ceramides and sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) which have been shown to play a variety of roles in cellular signaling processes. We found that application of nSMase to hippocampal slices results in a selective enhancement in the population spike amplitude, resulting in fEPSP-PS potentiation of the CA3-CA1 schaeffer collateral synapse. Single cell recordings showed that nSMase activity increases action potential frequency in CA1 neurons in a reversible manner. Additional current clamp recordings showed that nSMase reduces the slow after-hyperpolarization after a burst of action potentials. Mass spectrometry-based measurements demonstrated that nSMase activity induces a rapid increase in the levels of ceramides and S1P in cells in hippocampal slices. The ability of nSMase to increase CA1 neuron excitability was blocked by an inhibitor of sphingosine kinase, the enzyme that converts ceramide to S1P. Moreover, direct intracellular application of S1P to CA1 neurons increased action potential firing. Our findings suggest roles for sphingomyelin metabolism and S1P in the positive regulation of the excitability of hippocampal neurons.
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- Eric Norman
- Laboratory of Neurosciences, National Institute on Aging Intramural Research Program, NIH Biomedical Research Center, Baltimore, Maryland 21224, USA
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Ono J, Kinoshita M, Aida K, Tamura M, Ohnishi M. Effects of dietary glucosylceramide on dermatitis in atopic dermatitis model mice. EUR J LIPID SCI TECH 2010. [DOI: 10.1002/ejlt.200900268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Furuya H, Ide Y, Hamamoto M, Asanuma N, Hino T. Isolation of a novel bacterium, Blautia glucerasei sp. nov., hydrolyzing plant glucosylceramide to ceramide. Arch Microbiol 2010; 192:365-72. [DOI: 10.1007/s00203-010-0566-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2009] [Revised: 03/03/2010] [Accepted: 03/10/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Jung JU, Ko K, Lee DH, Ko K, Chang KT, Choo YK. The roles of glycosphingolipids in the proliferation and neural differentiation of mouse embryonic stem cells. Exp Mol Med 2010; 41:935-45. [PMID: 19745600 DOI: 10.3858/emm.2009.41.12.099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Glycosphingolipids including gangliosides play important regulatory roles in cell proliferation and differentiation. UDP-glucose:ceramide glucosyltransferase (Ugcg) catalyze the initial step in glycosphingolipids biosynthesis pathway. In this study, Ugcg expression was reduced to approximately 80% by short hairpin RNAs (shRNAs) to evaluate the roles of glycosphingolipids in proliferation and neural differentiation of mouse embryonic stem cells (mESCs). HPTLC/immunofluorescence analyses of shRNA- transfected mESCs revealed that treatment with Ugcg-shRNA decreased expression of major gangliosides, GM3 and GD3. Furthermore, MTT and Western blot/immunofluorescence analyses demonstrated that inhibition of the Ugcg expression in mESCs resulted in decrease of cell proliferation (P<0.05) and decrease of activation of the ERK1/2 (P<0.05), respectively. To further investigate the role of glycosphingolipids in neural differentiation, the embryoid bodies formed from Ugcg-shRNA transfected mESCs were differentiated into neural cells by treatment with retinoic acid. We found that inhibition of Ugcg expression did not affect embryoid body (EB) differentiation, as judged by morphological comparison and expression of early neural precursor cell marker, nestin, in differentiated EBs. However, RT-PCR/immunofluorescence analyses showed that expression of microtubule-associated protein 2 (MAP-2) for neurons and glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) for glial cells was decreased in neural cells differentiated from the shRNA-transfected mESCs. These results suggest that glycosphingolipids are involved in the proliferation of mESCs through ERK1/2 activation, and that glycosphingolipids play roles in differentiation of neural precursor cells derived from mESCs.
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- Ji-Ung Jung
- Department of Biological Science, College of Natural Sciences, Wonkwang University, Iksan 570-749, Korea
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Tumor Necrosis Factor- AlfaStimulates Sphingomyelin Turnover in Human Skin Fibroblasts by Two Different Pathways. BIOTECHNOL BIOTEC EQ 2010. [DOI: 10.2478/v10133-010-0017-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Lu CY, Li CC, Liu KL, Tsai CW, Lii CK, Chen HW. Docosahexaenoic acid down-regulates phenobarbital-induced cytochrome P450 2B1 gene expression in rat primary hepatocytes via the sphingomyelinase/ceramide pathway. J Nutr Biochem 2009; 21:338-44. [PMID: 19427778 DOI: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2009.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2008] [Revised: 01/08/2009] [Accepted: 01/09/2009] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) regulates the expression of cytochrome P450 2B1 (CYP 2B1) in rat primary hepatocytes in response to xenobiotics. Ceramide, a lipid signaling molecule, is involved in various physiological processes and can be generated by the hydrolysis of sphingomyelin via sphingomyelinase (SMase). DHA activates SMase and increases ceramide formation in vitro. Ceramides differentially enhance adenylyl cyclase activity in vitro depending on the chain length of their fatty acids. In addition, the cAMP-dependent PKA pathway down-regulates CYP 2B1 expression induced by phenobarbital (PB). In the present study, we determined the effect of DHA on SMase transactivation and the downstream pathway in CYP 2B1 expression induced by PB. SMase was activated by DHA 2 h after treatment, and D609 (an SMase inhibitor) attenuated the inhibition of PB-induced CYP 2B1 expression by DHA. Ceramide formation reached a maximum 3 h after DHA administration. C2-ceramide dose-dependently inhibited PB-induced CYP 2B1 expression and increased intracellular cAMP concentrations. SQ22536 (an adenylyl cyclase inhibitor) and H89 (a PKA-specific inhibitor) partially reversed the inhibition of PB-induced CYP 2B1 expression by C2-ceramide. These results suggest that stimulation of SMase, generation of ceramide and activation of the cAMP-dependent PKA pathway are involved in the inhibition exerted by DHA.
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- Department of Nutrition, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung 40201, Taiwan
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Mahdy AEM, Cheng JC, Li J, Elojeimy S, Meacham WD, Turner LS, Bai A, Gault CR, McPherson AS, Garcia N, Beckham TH, Saad A, Bielawska A, Bielawski J, Hannun YA, Keane TE, Taha MI, Hammouda HM, Norris JS, Liu X. Acid ceramidase upregulation in prostate cancer cells confers resistance to radiation: AC inhibition, a potential radiosensitizer. Mol Ther 2008; 17:430-8. [PMID: 19107118 DOI: 10.1038/mt.2008.281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Radiation resistance in a subset of prostate tumors remains a challenge to prostate cancer radiotherapy. The current study on the effects of radiation on prostate cancer cells reveals that radiation programs an unpredicted resistance mechanism by upregulating acid ceramidase (AC). Irradiated cells demonstrated limited changes of ceramide levels while elevating levels of sphingosine and sphingosine-1-phosphate. By genetically downregulating AC with small interfering RNA (siRNA), we observed radiosensitization of cells using clonogenic and cytotoxicity assays. Conversely, AC overexpression further decreased sensitivity to radiation. We also observed that radiation-induced AC upregulation was sufficient to create cross-resistance to chemotherapy as demonstrated by decreased sensitivity to Taxol and C(6) ceramide compared to controls. Lower levels of caspase 3/7 activity were detected in cells pretreated with radiation, also indicating increased resistance. Finally, utilization of the small molecule AC inhibitor, LCL385, sensitized PPC-1 cells to radiation and significantly decreased tumor xenograft growth. These data suggest a new mechanism of cancer cell resistance to radiation, through upregulation of AC that is, in part, mediated by application of the therapy itself. An improved understanding of radiotherapy and the application of combination therapy achieved in this study offer new opportunities for the modulation of radiation effects in the treatment of cancer.
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- Ayman E M Mahdy
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina 29425, USA
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Abou‐Karam M, Abbas HK, Shier WT. N‐Fatty Acylation of Hydrolyzed Fumonisin B1, But Not of Intact Fumonisin B1, Strongly Enhances In Vitro Mammalian Toxicity. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008. [DOI: 10.1081/txr-120030651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Hu Y, Le Leu RK, Belobrajdic D, Young GP. The potential of sphingomyelin as a chemopreventive agent in AOM-induced colon cancer model: wild-type and p53+/- mice. Mol Nutr Food Res 2008; 52:558-66. [PMID: 18324704 DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.200700258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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A protective effect of sphingolipids on colorectal cancer (CRC) has been reported in certain mouse strains. It is unknown if sphingolipids are protective in a p53 deficiency mouse model of CRC. This study investigated the effect of sphingomyelin (SM) on intestinal sphingomyelinase (SMase) activity, colonic epithelial biology and azoxymethane (AOM)-induced CRC. Groups of wild-type (C57BL/6J) and p53+/- mice were fed 0.1% SM diet for 4 wk, administered a single AOM injection and then killed 6 h later to measure apoptosis and proliferation. Separately, both mouse types were fed 0.05% SM diet, administered three AOM injections and killed 33-38 wk later to measure tumour formation. SM significantly increased SMase activity and reduced proliferation (p < 0.05) in wild-type and p53+/- mice. SM did not regulate baseline apoptosis, apoptotic response to AOM or apoptosis in tumours, nor did it restore defective apoptosis in p53+/- mice. There was a nonsignificant trend to reduced tumour incidence with SM in wild-type (p = 0.15) and p53+/- (p = 0.12) mice. In conclusion, while increasing intestinal SMase activity and suppressing proliferation, SM did not promote any form of apoptosis and failed to achieve significant protection in these mice. Further investigation to understand the variable effect of SM in preventing CRC is warranted.
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- Ying Hu
- Department of Medicine, Flinders University of South Australia, Bedford Park, Australia.
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De novo N-palmitoylsphingosine synthesis is the major biochemical mechanism of ceramide accumulation following p53 up-regulation. Prostaglandins Other Lipid Mediat 2008; 86:41-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.prostaglandins.2008.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2007] [Revised: 02/11/2008] [Accepted: 02/26/2008] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Franky Dhaval Shah, Shilin Nandubhai Shukla, Pankaj Manubhai Shah, Patel HRH, Prabhudas Shankerbhai Patel. Significance of alterations in plasma lipid profile levels in breast cancer. Integr Cancer Ther 2008; 7:33-41. [PMID: 18292593 DOI: 10.1177/1534735407313883] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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HYPOTHESES The relationship between lipids and breast cancer is obscure. Until now, conflicting results have been reported on the association between lipids and risk of breast cancer in women. Therefore, the major aim of this study is to examine the role of alterations in lipid profile in breast cancer. STUDY DESIGN Plasma lipids (ie, total cholesterol [TC], high-density lipoprotein [HDL], low-density lipoprotein [LDL], very-low-density lipoprotein [VLDL], and triglycerides [TG]) were analyzed from 70 controls, 30 patients with benign breast disease (BBD), 125 untreated breast cancer patients, and 93 posttreatment follow-up samples. METHODS Samples were analyzed using highly sensitive and specific spectrophotometric methods. RESULTS Plasma TC, LDL, VLDL, and TG were significantly lower (p = .042, p = .003, p = .024, p = .014, respectively) in patients with BBD compared with controls. Plasma TC and HDL were significantly lower (p = .026, p = .0001, respectively), and VLDL and TG were significantly higher (p = .009, p = .05) in breast cancer patients as compared with controls. Plasma VLDL and TG were significantly higher in breast cancer patients as compared with patients with BBD. The receiver-operating characteristic curve showed that plasma TC, LDL, VLDL, and TG levels could significantly discriminate (p = .001, p = .005, p = .005, p = .005, respectively) between controls and patients with BBD. Plasma levels of TC, HDL, VLDL, and TG could significantly distinguish (p = .01, p = .002, p = .001, p = .002, respectively) between controls and breast cancer patients. Plasma levels of VLDL and TG could significantly discriminate (p = .000, p = .000, respectively) between patients with BBD and breast cancer patients. Odds ratio analysis revealed that higher levels of TC and HDL were significantly associated with a reduction in breast cancer risk (p = .01 and p = .0001, respectively), whereas higher levels of VLDL and TG were significantly associated with increased breast cancer risk (p = .001 and p = .002, respectively). Plasma VLDL and TG levels were significantly lower in complete responders as compared with pretreatment levels (p = .000, p = .000, respectively), and plasma TC and LDL levels were significantly lower in nonresponders as compared with pretreatment levels (p = .015, p = .009, respectively). CONCLUSION The alterations in lipid profile levels showed a significant correlation with breast cancer risk, disease status, and treatment outcome.
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- Franky Dhaval Shah
- Biochemistry Research Division, The Gujarat Cancer & Research Institute, Asarwa, Ahmedabad, India
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Characterizations of sphingosylphosphorylcholine-induced scratching responses in ICR mice using naltrexon, capsaicin, ketotifen and Y-27632. Eur J Pharmacol 2008; 583:92-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2008.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2007] [Revised: 12/21/2007] [Accepted: 01/15/2008] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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