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El-Far YM, El-Mesery M. Pevonedistat attenuates cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity in mice by downregulating the release of inflammatory mediators. J Biochem Mol Toxicol 2021; 35:e22908. [PMID: 34476871 DOI: 10.1002/jbt.22908] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2020] [Revised: 07/09/2021] [Accepted: 08/20/2021] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
Abstract
Pevonedistat (MLN4924) is a specific NEDD8-activating enzyme inhibitor that inactivates cullin-RING ligases involved in ubiquitylation and turnover of different signaling molecules. In the current study, we evaluated the effect of pevonedistat on cisplatin (CIS)-induced nephrotoxicity in mice. Serum creatinine and urea levels were analyzed in different groups. Histopathological examination of renal tissue was done using hematoxylin and eosin staining. In addition, renal IL-6 and TNF-α expressions were analyzed using the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay technique, and IL-1β and NF-κB expressions were analyzed by immunohistochemical staining of renal tissue. Caspase-3, A20, β-catenin, and Nrf2 gene expressions in renal tissue were analyzed using the reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction technique. Western blot analysis was adopted to assess cleaved caspase-3 and β-catenin expressions in renal tissue. Pevonedistat coadministration with CIS improved kidney functions and attenuated CIS-induced nephrotoxicity as indicated by the significant decrease in serum creatinine and urea levels. In addition, pevonedistat coadministration with CIS showed a significant decrease in caspase-3 and a significant increase in A20, β-catenin, and Nrf2 gene expressions. Also, pevonedistat decreased caspase-3 cleavage to p19 in mice treated with CIS. Moreover, pevonedistat decreased CIS-induced upregulation of IL-6, TNF-α, IL-1β, and NF-κB protein expressions in renal tissue. Thus, pevonedistat alleviated CIS-induced nephrotoxicity that might be attributed to suppression of the inflammation induced in renal tissue.
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- Yousra M El-Far
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
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Bhatia D, Capili A, Choi ME. Mitochondrial dysfunction in kidney injury, inflammation, and disease: Potential therapeutic approaches. Kidney Res Clin Pract 2020; 39:244-258. [PMID: 32868492 PMCID: PMC7530368 DOI: 10.23876/j.krcp.20.082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2020] [Revised: 06/21/2020] [Accepted: 06/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Mitochondria are energy-producing organelles that not only satisfy the high metabolic demands of the kidney but sense and respond to kidney injury-induced oxidative stress and inflammation. Kidneys are rich in mitochondria. Mitochondrial dysfunction plays a critical role in the progression of acute kidney injury and chronic kidney disease. Mitochondrial responses to specific stimuli are highly regulated and synergistically modulated by tightly interconnected processes, including mitochondrial dynamics (fission, fusion) and mitophagy. The counterbalance between these processes is essential in maintaining a healthy network of mitochondria. Recent literature suggests that alterations in mitochondrial dynamics are implicated in kidney injury and the progression of kidney diseases. A decrease in mitochondrial fusion promotes fission-induced mitochondrial fragmentation, but a reduction in mitochondrial fission produces excessive mitochondrial elongation. The removal of dysfunctional mitochondria by mitophagy is crucial for their quality control. Defective mitochondrial function disrupts cellular redox potential and can cause cell death. Mitochondrial DNA derived from damaged cells also act as damage-associated molecular patterns to recruit immune cells and the inflammatory response can further exaggerate kidney injury. This review provides a comprehensive overview of the role of mitochondrial dysfunction in acute kidney injury and chronic kidney disease. We discuss the processes that control mitochondrial stress responses to kidney injury and review recent advances in understanding the role of mitochondrial dysfunction in inflammation and tissue damage through the use of different experimental models of kidney disease. We also describe potential mitochondria-targeted therapeutic approaches.
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- Divya Bhatia
- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Joan and Sanford I. Weill Department of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Joan and Sanford I. Weill Department of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Joan and Sanford I. Weill Department of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
- Department of Medicine, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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Herrmann JM, Riemer J. Apoptosis inducing factor and mitochondrial NADH dehydrogenases: redox-controlled gear boxes to switch between mitochondrial biogenesis and cell death. Biol Chem 2020; 402:289-297. [PMID: 32769219 DOI: 10.1515/hsz-2020-0254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2020] [Accepted: 08/03/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The mitochondrial complex I serves as entry point for NADH into the electron transport chain. In animals, fungi and plants, additional NADH dehydrogenases carry out the same electron transfer reaction, however they do not pump protons. The apoptosis inducing factor (AIF, AIFM1 in humans) is a famous member of this group as it was the first pro-apoptotic protein identified that can induce caspase-independent cell death. Recent studies on AIFM1 and the NADH dehydrogenase Nde1 of baker's yeast revealed two independent and experimentally separable activities of this class of enzymes: On the one hand, these proteins promote the functionality of mitochondrial respiration in different ways: They channel electrons into the respiratory chain and, at least in animals, promote the import of Mia40 (named MIA40 or CHCHD4 in humans) and the assembly of complex I. On the other hand, they can give rise to pro-apoptotic fragments that are released from the mitochondria to trigger cell death. Here we propose that AIFM1 and Nde1 serve as conserved redox switches which measure metabolic conditions on the mitochondrial surface and translate it into a binary life/death decision. This function is conserved among eukaryotic cells and apparently used to purge metabolically compromised cells from populations.
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- Johannes M Herrmann
- Department of Cell Biology, University of Kaiserslautern, Erwin-Schrödinger-Strasse 13, D-67663Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Cologne, Zülpicher Str. 47A, D-50674Cologne, Germany
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Zhang XM, Li YC, Chen P, Ye S, Xie SH, Xia WJ, Yang JH. MG-132 attenuates cardiac deterioration of viral myocarditis via AMPK pathway. Biomed Pharmacother 2020; 126:110091. [PMID: 32278272 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2020.110091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2019] [Revised: 03/06/2020] [Accepted: 03/09/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Coxsackievirus B3 (CVB3) is the primary cause of infectious myocarditis. Aggressive immunological activation and apoptosis of myocytes contributes to progressive dysfunction of cardiac contraction and poor prognosis. MG-132, a proteasome inhibitor, regulates mitochondrial-mediated intrinsic myocardial apoptosis and downregulates NF-κB-mediated inflammation. Here, we determined whether AMPK pathway participates in MG-132-mediated myocardial protection in viral-induced myocarditis. METHODS AND RESULTS Acute viral myocarditis models were established by intraperitoneal inoculation of CVB3 in male BALB/c mice. Myocarditis and age-matched control mice were administered MG-132 and/or BML-275 dihydrochloride (BML) (AMPK antagonist) intraperitoneally daily from the day following CVB3 inoculation. MG-132 improved hemodynamics and inhibited the structural remodeling of the ventricle in mice with myocarditis, while BML largely blunted these effects. TUNEL staining and immunochemistry suggested that MG-132 exerts anti-apoptotic and anti-inflammatory effects against CVB3-induced myocardial injuries. BML attenuated the effects of MG-132 on anti-apoptosis and anti-inflammation. CONCLUSION MG-132 modulated apoptosis and inflammation, improved hemodynamics, and inhibited the structural remodeling of ventricles in a myocarditis mouse model via regulation of the AMPK signal pathway.
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- Xin-Min Zhang
- The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215006, China; The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325027, China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325027, China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325027, China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325027, China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325027, China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325027, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215006, China.
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Tan F, Chen X, Zhang H, Yuan J, Sun C, Xu F, Huang L, Zhang X, Guan H, Chen Z, Wang C, Fan S, Zeng L, Ma X, Ye W, He W, Lu P, Petritis B, Huang RP, Yang Z. Differences in serum proteins in traditional Chinese medicine constitutional population: Analysis and verification. J Leukoc Biol 2020; 108:547-557. [PMID: 32248572 DOI: 10.1002/jlb.6vma0220-663rr] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2019] [Revised: 02/19/2020] [Accepted: 03/03/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Traditional Chinese medicine assigns individuals into different categories called "constitutions" to help guide the clinical treatment according to subjective physiologic, psychologic analyses, large-scale clinical observations, and epidemiologic studies. To further explore more objective expressions of constitutions, antibody microarrays were used to analyze the serologic protein profiles of two different constitutions, a balanced (or healthy) constitution (BC) and the dampness constitution (DC) comprising phlegm-dampness and damp-heat constitutions. The profiles of changing constitutions across time were also analyzed. Nineteen differentially expressed proteins between the two groups were identified, with known biologic functions involved in immunity and inflammation. This proteomic study may provide a biologic explanation why the BC is different than the dampness constitution.
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- Fei Tan
- State Key Laboratory of Dampness Syndrome of Chinese Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.,Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Second Clinical Medicine Collage, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Dampness Syndrome of Chinese Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- South China Biochip Research Center, Guangzhou, China.,RayBiotech, Inc., Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Dampness Syndrome of Chinese Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Dampness Syndrome of Chinese Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Dampness Syndrome of Chinese Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Dampness Syndrome of Chinese Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Dampness Syndrome of Chinese Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Dampness Syndrome of Chinese Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Dampness Syndrome of Chinese Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.,Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Second Clinical Medicine Collage, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Dampness Syndrome of Chinese Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.,Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Second Clinical Medicine Collage, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Dampness Syndrome of Chinese Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.,Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Second Clinical Medicine Collage, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Dampness Syndrome of Chinese Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.,Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Second Clinical Medicine Collage, Guangzhou, China
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- The 8th People's Hospital of Nanhai District, Foshan, China
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- The 8th People's Hospital of Nanhai District, Foshan, China
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- The Fourth People's Hospital of Nanhai District of Foshan City, Foshan, China
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- Xiqiao town Community Health Service Center, Foshan, China
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- South China Biochip Research Center, Guangzhou, China.,RayBiotech, Inc., Guangzhou, China.,RayBiotech Life, Inc., Peachtree Corners, Georgia, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Dampness Syndrome of Chinese Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.,Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Second Clinical Medicine Collage, Guangzhou, China
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Saladi S, Boos F, Poglitsch M, Meyer H, Sommer F, Mühlhaus T, Schroda M, Schuldiner M, Madeo F, Herrmann JM. The NADH Dehydrogenase Nde1 Executes Cell Death after Integrating Signals from Metabolism and Proteostasis on the Mitochondrial Surface. Mol Cell 2020; 77:189-202.e6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2019.09.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2019] [Revised: 08/16/2019] [Accepted: 09/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Proteasome inhibition prevents cell death induced by the chemotherapeutic agent cisplatin downstream of DNA damage. DNA Repair (Amst) 2019; 73:28-33. [DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2018.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2018] [Revised: 10/23/2018] [Accepted: 10/23/2018] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Makhdoumi P, Abnous K, Mehri S, Etemad L, Imenshahidi M, Karimi G. Oral deferiprone administration ameliorates cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity in rats. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2018; 70:1357-1368. [PMID: 30051477 DOI: 10.1111/jphp.12990] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2018] [Accepted: 07/07/2018] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Cisplatin is one of the widely used antitumour agents with major clinical side effect, nephrotoxicity. We showed the role of iron in cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity that entrance to the cell via transferrin receptor (TfR) as a gatekeeper for iron uptake. We also examined the effect of iron chelator deferiprone against this toxicity. METHODS Thirty male Wistar rats were randomly divided into six groups. Group I (saline orally for 10 days); group II (saline orally for 10 days plus single injection of cisplatin 7 mg/kg, intraperitoneally on 5th day); groups III, IV and V (deferiprone 50, 100 and 200 mg/kg orally for 10 days, respectively, plus cisplatin on 5th day). Group VI (deferiprone, orally). RESULTS Deferiprone provided functional and significant histological-proven protection in group IV. Deferiprone attenuated the increased creatinine, BUN, malondialdehyde and iron concentrations in cisplatin-injected animals. The increased amounts of TfR and decreased levels of HIF-1α and related anti-apoptotic genes expression in cisplatin-treated animals were improved by deferiprone. CONCLUSIONS The results supported a role for iron in cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity and TfR may serve as an important source of iron. Based on these findings, deferiprone pretreatment may play a role in preventing cisplatin-induced nephropathy in cancer patient.
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- Pouran Makhdoumi
- Student Research Committee, Department of Pharmacodynamics and Toxicology, School of Pharmacy, Mashhad, Iran.,Pharmaceutical Research Center, Mashhad, Iran
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- Pharmaceutical Research Center, Pharmaceutical Technology Institute, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Pharmacodynamics and Toxicology, Pharmacy School, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.,Pharmaceutical Research Center, Pharmaceutical Technology Institute, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Pharmaceutical Research Center, Pharmaceutical Technology Institute, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Pharmacodynamics and Toxicology, Pharmacy School, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.,Pharmaceutical Research Center, Pharmaceutical Technology Institute, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Pharmacodynamics and Toxicology, Pharmacy School, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.,Pharmaceutical Research Center, Pharmaceutical Technology Institute, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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Ayyagari VN, Hsieh THJ, Diaz-Sylvester PL, Brard L. Evaluation of the cytotoxicity of the Bithionol - cisplatin combination in a panel of human ovarian cancer cell lines. BMC Cancer 2017; 17:49. [PMID: 28086831 PMCID: PMC5234112 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-016-3034-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2016] [Accepted: 12/15/2016] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Combination drug therapy appears a promising approach to overcome drug resistance and reduce drug-related toxicities in ovarian cancer treatments. In this in vitro study, we evaluated the antitumor efficacy of cisplatin in combination with Bithionol (BT) against a panel of ovarian cancer cell lines with special focus on cisplatin-sensitive and cisplatin-resistant cell lines. The primary objectives of this study are to determine the nature of the interactions between BT and cisplatin and to understand the mechanism(s) of action of BT-cisplatin combination. Methods The cytotoxic effects of drugs either alone or in combination were evaluated using presto-blue assay. Cellular reactive oxygen species were measured by flow cytometry. Immunoblot analysis was carried out to investigate changes in levels of cleaved PARP, XIAP, bcl-2, bcl-xL, p21 and p27. Luminescent and colorimetric assays were used to test caspases 3/7 and ATX activity. Results The efficacy of the BT-cisplatin combination depends upon the cell type and concentrations of cisplatin and BT. In cisplatin-sensitive cell lines, BT and cisplatin were mostly antagonistic except when used at low concentrations, where synergy was observed. In contrast, in cisplatin-resistant cells, BT-cisplatin combination treatment displayed synergistic effects at most of the drug ratios/concentrations. Our results further revealed that the synergistic interaction was linked to increased reactive oxygen species generation and apoptosis. Enhanced apoptosis was correlated with loss of pro-survival factors (XIAP, bcl-2, bcl-xL), expression of pro-apoptotic markers (caspases 3/7, PARP cleavage) and enhanced cell cycle regulators p21 and p27. Conclusion In cisplatin-resistant cell lines, BT potentiated cisplatin-induced cytotoxicity at most drug ratios via enhanced ROS generation and modulation of key regulators of apoptosis. Low doses of BT and cisplatin enhanced efficiency of cisplatin treatment in all the ovarian cancer cell lines tested. Our results suggest that novel combinations such as BT and cisplatin might be an attractive therapeutic approach to enhance ovarian cancer chemosensitivity. Combining low doses of cisplatin with subtherapeutic doses of BT can ultimately lead to the development of an innovative combination therapy to reduce/prevent the side effects normally occurring when high doses of cisplatin are administered. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12885-016-3034-2) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Vijayalakshmi N Ayyagari
- Division of Gynecologic Oncology; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, IL, USA
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, IL, USA
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, IL, USA.,Center for Clinical Research, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, IL, USA
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, IL, USA. .,Simmons Cancer Institute at SIU, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, IL, USA.
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Noh MR, Kim JI, Han SJ, Lee TJ, Park KM. C/EBP homologous protein (CHOP) gene deficiency attenuates renal ischemia/reperfusion injury in mice. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis 2015; 1852:1895-901. [PMID: 26071644 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2015.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2015] [Revised: 05/24/2015] [Accepted: 06/08/2015] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
Abstract
C/EBP homologous protein (CHOP), a transcription factor for the expression of apoptosis-related genes, plays an important role in endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress-related organ diseases, including diseases of the kidney. Here, we investigated the role of CHOP in ischemia/reperfusion (I/R)-induced acute kidney injury using CHOP-knockout (CHOP(-/-)) and wild type (CHOP(+/+)) mice. Fifteen or thirty minutes of bilateral renal ischemia (I/R) insult resulted in necrotic and apoptotic tubular epithelial cell death, together with increases in plasma creatinine (PCr) and blood urea nitrogen (BUN) concentrations. After I/R, BiP/GRP78 and CHOP expressions in the kidney gradually increased over time. CHOP expression was greater in the outer medulla than that in the cortex and localized intensely in the nucleus. I/R caused apoptosis of tubular epithelial cells in both CHOP(-/-) and CHOP(+/+) mice. The number of apoptotic cells after I/R was lower in CHOP(-/-) mice than that in CHOP(+/+) mice. Consistent with the degree of apoptosis, I/R-induced kidney morphological and functional damages were milder in CHOP(-/-) than that in CHOP(+/+) mice. The cleavage of procaspase-3 and the induction of Bax protein after I/R were lower in CHOP(-/-) than that in CHOP(+/+) mice. In contrast, the expression levels of Bcl-2, Bcl-xL, cIAP2, Mcl-1, and XIAP were higher in CHOP(-/-) than that in CHOP(+/+) mice. These results indicate that I/R induces ER stress, leading to the activation of CHOP-associated apoptosis signals, resulting in renal functional and histological damages.
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- Mi Ra Noh
- Department of Anatomy and BK21 Plus, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and MRC, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Anatomy and BK21 Plus, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Anatomy and BK21 Plus, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea.
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Gañán-Gómez I, Estañ-Omaña MC, Sancho P, Aller P, Boyano-Adánez MC. Mechanisms of resistance to apoptosis in the human acute promyelocytic leukemia cell line NB4. Ann Hematol 2014; 94:379-92. [PMID: 25322811 DOI: 10.1007/s00277-014-2237-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2013] [Accepted: 10/07/2014] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
Abstract
Current frontline therapies have improved overall survival in acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) patients to exceptional rates; however, relapse is still a problem among high-risk and old patients. Therefore, the development of better and safer therapies continues to be a goal in the treatment of this disease. In the present work, we examined three different pathways that hinder cell death in the APL cell line NB4, shedding light on the mechanisms that underlie resistance to apoptosis in these cells and that might help provide them with a proliferative advantage. We found that the proteasome inhibitor MG-132 specifically induces in NB4 cells an Nrf2-mediated antioxidant response which counteracts mitochondria-dependent apoptosis induced by the lipophilic cation dequalinium. More importantly, we also demonstrated that high basal autophagy levels and the gain-of-function of mutant p53 are intrinsic mechanisms of resistance to apoptosis in this cell line. According to our results, the pharmacological inhibition of autophagy and p53 mutants are useful tools to explore resistance to apoptosis in APL and other types of cancer and could be the bases of new therapeutic approaches that improve the efficiency and allow dose reduction of the current treatments.
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MESH Headings
- Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols/pharmacology
- Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols/therapeutic use
- Antioxidants/metabolism
- Apoptosis/drug effects
- Apoptosis/genetics
- Cell Line, Tumor
- Cell Nucleus/drug effects
- Cell Nucleus/genetics
- Cell Nucleus/metabolism
- Dequalinium/administration & dosage
- Dequalinium/pharmacology
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Drug Resistance, Neoplasm/genetics
- Gene Expression Regulation, Leukemic/drug effects
- HL-60 Cells
- Humans
- Leukemia, Promyelocytic, Acute/drug therapy
- Leukemia, Promyelocytic, Acute/genetics
- Leukemia, Promyelocytic, Acute/pathology
- Leupeptins/administration & dosage
- Leupeptins/pharmacology
- Protein Transport/drug effects
- Tumor Suppressor Protein p53/metabolism
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- I Gañán-Gómez
- Department of System Biology, Unit of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Alcalá (UAH), Carretera Madrid-Barcelona Km 33.6 s/n, 28871, Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain
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Ahmed LA, Shehata NI, Abdelkader NF, Khattab MM. Tempol, a superoxide dismutase mimetic agent, ameliorates cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity through alleviation of mitochondrial dysfunction in mice. PLoS One 2014; 9:e108889. [PMID: 25271439 PMCID: PMC4182751 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0108889] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2014] [Accepted: 09/04/2014] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Mitochondrial dysfunction is a crucial mechanism by which cisplatin, a potent chemotherapeutic agent, causes nephrotoxicity where mitochondrial electron transport complexes are shifted mostly toward imbalanced reactive oxygen species versus energy production. In the present study, the protective role of tempol, a membrane-permeable superoxide dismutase mimetic agent, was evaluated on mitochondrial dysfunction and the subsequent damage induced by cisplatin nephrotoxicity in mice. Methods and Findings Nephrotoxicity was assessed 72 h after a single i.p. injection of cisplatin (25 mg/kg) with or without oral administration of tempol (100 mg/kg/day). Serum creatinine and urea as well as glucosuria and proteinuria were evaluated. Both kidneys were isolated for estimation of oxidative stress markers, adenosine triphosphate (ATP) content and caspase-3 activity. Moreover, mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation capacity, complexes I–IV activities and mitochondrial nitric oxide synthase (mNOS) protein expression were measured along with histological examinations of renal tubular damage and mitochondrial ultrastructural changes. Tempol was effective against cisplatin-induced elevation of serum creatinine and urea as well as glucosuria and proteinuria. Moreover, pretreatment with tempol notably inhibited cisplatin-induced oxidative stress and disruption of mitochondrial function by restoring mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation, complexes I and III activities, mNOS protein expression and ATP content. Tempol also provided significant protection against apoptosis, tubular damage and mitochondrial ultrastructural changes. Interestingly, tempol did not interfere with the cytotoxic effect of cisplatin against the growth of solid Ehrlich carcinoma. Conclusion This study highlights the potential role of tempol in inhibiting cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity without affecting its antitumor activity via amelioration of oxidative stress and mitochondrial dysfunction.
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- Lamiaa A. Ahmed
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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USP2a alters chemotherapeutic response by modulating redox. Cell Death Dis 2013; 4:e812. [PMID: 24071644 PMCID: PMC3789164 DOI: 10.1038/cddis.2013.289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2013] [Revised: 06/19/2013] [Accepted: 06/25/2013] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Cancer cells are characterized by altered ubiquitination of many proteins. The ubiquitin-specific protease 2a (USP2a) is a deubiquitinating enzyme overexpressed in prostate adenocarcinomas, where it exhibits oncogenic behavior in a variety of ways including targeting c-Myc via the miR-34b/c cluster. Here we demonstrate that USP2a induces drug resistance in both immortalized and transformed prostate cells. Specifically, it confers resistance to typically pro-oxidant agents, such as cisplatin (CDDP) and doxorubicin (Doxo), and to taxanes. USP2a overexpression protects from drug-induced oxidative stress by reducing reactive oxygen species (ROS) production and stabilizing the mitochondrial membrane potential (ΔΨ), thus impairing downstream p38 activation and triggering of apoptosis. The molecular mediator of the USP2a protective function is the glutathione (GSH). Through miR-34b/c-driven c-Myc regulation, USP2a increases intracellular GSH content, thus interfering with the oxidative cascade triggered by chemotherapeutic agents. In light of these findings, targeting Myc and/or miR-34b/c might revert chemo-resistance.
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Cunha D, Cunha R, Côrte-Real M, Chaves SR. Cisplatin-induced cell death in Saccharomyces cerevisiae is programmed and rescued by proteasome inhibition. DNA Repair (Amst) 2013; 12:444-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2013.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2012] [Revised: 01/17/2013] [Accepted: 02/17/2013] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Sonaa E, Usha S, Ja In J. An ex vivo study of selenium, genistein on the morphological and nuclear changes in anticancer drug-induced apoptosis in human peripheral blood lymphocytes. Biofactors 2013; 39:279-93. [PMID: 23355315 DOI: 10.1002/biof.1069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2012] [Accepted: 10/23/2012] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Behavioral difference of cancer cells and normal cells to anticancer drugs is diverse. Debilitating side effects observed with certain chemotherapeutic and prophylactic anticancer drugs have lead to identification of natural agents that may offer protective role against the damage induced in normal cells. The present study aimed to determine the protective role of the micronutrient mineral selenium (Se) and plant product genistein (Gn) in synergy and single, against the apoptosis induced in human peripheral blood lymphocytes by the cytotoxic agents cisplatin and mitomycin C. We observed reduction in apoptotic potential of cisplatin and mitomycin C in lymphocytes by pre-treatment and post-treatment with selenium (30 μM) and genistein (100 μM). The intercellular interaction of Se + Gn in synergy is found to be more efficient in protecting lymphocytes than as individual. Moreover the beneficial results were well pronounced in pre-treatment than in post-treatment condition. The protective action of these natural compounds suggests that they might be useful immunomodulators during the course of chemotherapy and prophylaxis.
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- Elango Sonaa
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Natural Sciences, Catholic University of Daegu, Hayang-eup, Gyeongsan-si, Gyeongbuk, Republic of Korea.
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Preventive and therapeutic effects of MG132 by activating Nrf2-ARE signaling pathway on oxidative stress-induced cardiovascular and renal injury. OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY 2013; 2013:306073. [PMID: 23533688 PMCID: PMC3606804 DOI: 10.1155/2013/306073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2013] [Accepted: 02/14/2013] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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So far, cardiovascular and renal diseases have brought us not only huge economic burden but also serious society problems. Since effective therapeutic strategies are still limited, to find new methods for the prevention or therapy of these diseases is important. Oxidative stress has been found to play a critical role in the initiation and progression of cardiovascular and renal diseases. In addition, activation of nuclear-factor-E2-related-factor-2- (Nrf2-) antioxidant-responsive element (ARE) signaling pathway protects cells and tissues from oxidative damage. As a proteasomal inhibitor, MG132 was reported to activate Nrf2 expression and function, which was accompanied with significant preventive and/or therapeutic effect on cardiovascular and renal diseases under most conditions; therefore, MG132 seems to be a potentially effective drug to be used in the prevention of oxidative damage. In this paper, we will summarize the information available regarding the effect of MG132 on oxidative stress-induced cardiovascular and renal damage, especially through Nrf2-ARE signaling pathway.
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Rjiba-Touati K, Ayed-Boussema I, Belarbia A, Guedri Y, Zakhama A, Achour A, Bacha H. The protective effect of recombinant human erythropoietin against cisplatin-induced renal and hepatic dysfunctions in Wistar rats. Hum Exp Toxicol 2012; 32:407-17. [PMID: 23111886 DOI: 10.1177/0960327111428957] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Cisplatin (Cisp) is one of the most effective chemotherapeutic drugs. However, the dose of Cisp is greatly limited by its toxicity. Recombinant human erythropoietin (rhEPO), a hormone that regulates hematopoiesis, has also been shown to exert tissue-protective effects. The purpose of this study was to explore the protective effect of rhEPO against Cisp-induced renal and liver dysfunctions. Adult male Wistar rats were divided into six groups of six each: control, rhEPO-alone group, Cisp-alone group and rhEPO + Cisp group (pretreatment, cotreatment and posttreatment conditions). Our results showed that Cisp-induced a marked renal and liver failure characterized by a significant decrease in body weight, organ weight and organ ratio and a significant increase in creatinine, blood urea nitrogen, alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase, G-glutamyl transferase, alkaline phosphatase, bilirubin conjugated and bilirubin total levels in serum. Histological examination showed that Cisp caused kidney alterations. rhEPO treatments restored body weight, organ weight and organ ratio as well as serum biochemical parameters changed due to Cisp exposure.
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- K Rjiba-Touati
- Laboratory of Research on Biologically Compatible Compounds, Faculty of Dentistry, Monastir, Tunisia
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Protective effect of plaunotol against doxorubicin-induced renal cell death. J Nat Med 2012; 67:311-9. [PMID: 22752851 DOI: 10.1007/s11418-012-0683-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2012] [Accepted: 06/13/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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In searching for a safe and effective compound to be used as a chemoprotective agent to prevent toxicity of the anthracyclin doxorubicin to renal cells, the present study demonstrated that plaunotol, a purified acyclic diterpene from Croton stellatopilosus Ohba, showed potential protection against doxorubicin-induced cell death in human proximal tubule cells. Treatment of renal cells with doxorubicin resulted in a significant decrease in viability of the cells, and we next proved that such toxicity was mainly due to apoptotic cell death. Pretreatment of the cells with plaunotol for at least 9 h prior to doxorubicin exposure improved the cells' survival. Plaunotol was shown to up-regulate the anti-apoptotic myeloid cell leukemia-1 (Mcl-1) level whereas it had no effect on the Bcl-2 level. The reduction in Mcl-1 after doxorubicin treatment was shown to be closely associated with the toxic action of the drug, and the increase in Mcl-1 induced by plaunotol pretreatment was able to prevent cell death induced by doxorubicin. Furthermore, the protective effect of plaunotol was evaluated in human lung and melanoma cells. Results indicated that plaunotol had no significantly protective effect in human lung carcinoma cells, whereas it sensitized melanoma cells to drug-induced cell death.
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Stefanova N, Kaufmann WA, Humpel C, Poewe W, Wenning GK. Systemic proteasome inhibition triggers neurodegeneration in a transgenic mouse model expressing human α-synuclein under oligodendrocyte promoter: implications for multiple system atrophy. Acta Neuropathol 2012; 124:51-65. [PMID: 22491959 PMCID: PMC3377902 DOI: 10.1007/s00401-012-0977-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2011] [Revised: 03/23/2012] [Accepted: 03/25/2012] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Multiple system atrophy (MSA) is a progressive late onset neurodegenerative α-synucleinopathy with unclear pathogenesis. Recent genetic and pathological studies support a central role of α-synuclein (αSYN) in MSA pathogenesis. Oligodendroglial cytoplasmic inclusions of fibrillar αSYN and dysfunction of the ubiquitin–proteasome system are suggestive of proteolytic stress in this disorder. To address the possible pathogenic role of oligodendroglial αSYN accumulation and proteolytic failure in MSA we applied systemic proteasome inhibition (PSI) in transgenic mice with oligodendroglial human αSYN expression and determined the presence of MSA-like neurodegeneration in this model as compared to wild-type mice. PSI induced open field motor disability in transgenic αSYN mice but not in wild-type mice. The motor phenotype corresponded to progressive and selective neuronal loss in the striatonigral and olivopontocerebellar systems of PSI-treated transgenic αSYN mice. In contrast no neurodegeneration was detected in PSI-treated wild-type controls. PSI treatment of transgenic αSYN mice was associated with significant ultrastructural alterations including accumulation of fibrillar human αSYN in the cytoplasm of oligodendroglia, which resulted in myelin disruption and demyelination characterized by increased g-ratio. The oligodendroglial and myelin pathology was accompanied by axonal degeneration evidenced by signs of mitochondrial stress and dysfunctional axonal transport in the affected neurites. In summary, we provide new evidence supporting a primary role of proteolytic failure and suggesting a neurodegenerative pathomechanism related to disturbed oligodendroglial/myelin trophic support in the pathogenesis of MSA.
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- Nadia Stefanova
- Division of Neurobiology, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria.
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Kakar SS, Jala VR, Fong MY. Synergistic cytotoxic action of cisplatin and withaferin A on ovarian cancer cell lines. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2012; 423:819-25. [PMID: 22713472 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2012.06.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2012] [Accepted: 06/09/2012] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Cisplatin derivatives are used as the mainline treatment of ovarian cancer, despite their severe side effects and development of resistance. We developed a novel combination therapy by combining cisplatin with withaferin A. Treatment of ovarian cancer cell lines with combination therapy acted synergistically to induce cell death, thus required a lower dose of cisplatin to achieve the same therapeutic effect. WFA and cisplatin combination induced cell death through the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) for WFA, while DNA damage for cisplatin, suggesting that cisplatin binds directly to DNA to form adducts while WFA indirectly damages DNA through ROS generation. Our results for the first time suggest that combining low dose of cisplatin with suboptimal dose of WFA can serve as a potential combination therapy for the treatment of ovarian cancer with the potential to minimize/eliminate the side effects associated with high doses of cisplatin.
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- Sham S Kakar
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40202, United States.
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The role of the ubiquitin-proteasome system in kidney diseases. Clin Exp Nephrol 2012; 16:507-17. [PMID: 22684356 DOI: 10.1007/s10157-012-0643-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2012] [Accepted: 04/30/2012] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Proteins in mammalian cells are continually being degraded and synthesized. Protein degradation via the ubiquitin-proteasome system (UPS) is the major pathway for non-lysosomal proteolysis of intracellular proteins and plays important roles in a variety of fundamental cellular processes such as regulation of cell cycle progression, differentiation, apoptosis, sodium channel function, and modulation of inflammatory responses. The central element of this system is the covalent linkage of ubiquitins to targeted proteins, which are then recognized by the 26S proteasome composed of adenosine triphosphate-dependent, multi-catalytic proteases. Damaged or misfolded proteins, as well as regulatory proteins that control many critical cellular functions, are among the targets of this degradation process. Consequently, aberration of the system leads to dysregulation of cellular homeostasis and development of many diseases. Based on the findings, it is not surprising that abnormalities of the system are also associated with the pathogenesis of kidney diseases. In this review, I discuss (1) the basic mechanism of the UPS, and (2) the association between the pathogenesis of kidney diseases and the UPS. Diverse roles of the UPS are implicated in the development of kidney diseases, and further studies on this system may reveal new strategies for overcoming kidney diseases.
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Guerrero-Beltrán CE, Mukhopadhyay P, Horváth B, Rajesh M, Tapia E, García-Torres I, Pedraza-Chaverri J, Pacher P. Sulforaphane, a natural constituent of broccoli, prevents cell death and inflammation in nephropathy. J Nutr Biochem 2012; 23:494-500. [PMID: 21684138 PMCID: PMC3179776 DOI: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2011.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2010] [Revised: 01/10/2011] [Accepted: 02/03/2011] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Cisplatin (cis-diamminedichloroplatinum II, CIS) is a potent and widely used chemotherapeutic agent to treat various malignancies, but its therapeutic use is limited because of dose-dependent nephrotoxicity. Cell death and inflammation play a key role in the development and progression of CIS-induced nephropathy. Sulforaphane (SFN), a natural constituent of cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli, Brussels sprouts, etc., has been shown to exert various protective effects in models of tissue injury and cancer. In this study, we have investigated the role of prosurvival, cell death and inflammatory signaling pathways using a rodent model of CIS-induced nephropathy, and explored the effects of SFN on these processes. Cisplatin triggered marked activation of stress signaling pathways [p53, Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK), and p38-α mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK)] and promoted cell death in the kidneys (increased DNA fragmentation, caspases-3/7 activity, terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated uridine triphosphate nick-end labeling), associated with attenuation of various prosurvival signaling pathways [e.g., extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) and p38-β MAPK]. Cisplatin also markedly enhanced inflammation in the kidneys [promoted NF-κB activation, increased expression of adhesion molecules ICAM and VCAM, enhanced tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) levels and inflammatory cell infiltration]. These effects were significantly attenuated by pretreatment of rodents with SFN. Thus, the cisplatin-induced nephropathy is associated with activation of various cell death and proinflammatory pathways (p53, JNK, p38-α, TNF-α and NF-κB) and impairments of key prosurvival signaling mechanisms (ERK and p38-β). SFN is able to prevent the CIS-induced renal injury by modulating these pathways, providing a novel approach for preventing this devastating complication of chemotherapy.
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- Carlos Enrique Guerrero-Beltrán
- Section on Oxidative Stress Tissue Injury, Laboratory of Physiological Studies, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
- Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F., México
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- Section on Oxidative Stress Tissue Injury, Laboratory of Physiological Studies, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Section on Oxidative Stress Tissue Injury, Laboratory of Physiological Studies, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
- Institute of Human Physiology and Clinical Experimental Research, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Section on Oxidative Stress Tissue Injury, Laboratory of Physiological Studies, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Departamento de Nefrología, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología, “Ignacio Chávez”, México, D.F., México
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- Laboratorio de Bioquímica Genética, Instituto Nacional de Pediatría, México, D.F, México
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- Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F., México
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- Section on Oxidative Stress Tissue Injury, Laboratory of Physiological Studies, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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Zsengellér ZK, Ellezian L, Brown D, Horváth B, Mukhopadhyay P, Kalyanaraman B, Parikh SM, Karumanchi SA, Stillman IE, Pacher P. Cisplatin nephrotoxicity involves mitochondrial injury with impaired tubular mitochondrial enzyme activity. J Histochem Cytochem 2012; 60:521-9. [PMID: 22511597 DOI: 10.1369/0022155412446227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Cisplatin is a widely used antineoplastic agent. However, its major limitation is dose-dependent nephrotoxicity whose precise mechanism is poorly understood. Recent studies have suggested that mitochondrial dysfunction in tubular epithelium contributes to cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity. Here the authors extend those findings by describing the role of an important electron transport chain enzyme, cytochrome c oxidase (COX). Immunohistochemistry for COX 1 protein demonstrated that, in response to cisplatin, expression was mostly maintained in focally damaged tubular epithelium. In contrast, COX enzyme activity in proximal tubules (by light microscopy) was decreased. Ultrastructural analysis of the cortex and outer stripe of the outer medulla showed decreased mitochondrial mass, disruption of cristae, and extensive mitochondrial swelling in proximal tubular epithelium. Functional electron microscopy showed that COX enzyme activity was decreased in the remaining mitochondria in the proximal tubules but maintained in distal tubules. In summary, cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity is associated with structural and functional damage to the mitochondria. More broadly, using functional electron microscopy to measure mitochondrial enzyme activity may generate mechanistic insights across a spectrum of renal disorders.
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- Zsuzsanna K Zsengellér
- Department of Pathology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA.
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Acute kidney injury (AKI) is the leading cause of nephrology consultation and is associated with high mortality rates. The primary causes of AKI include ischemia, hypoxia, or nephrotoxicity. An underlying feature is a rapid decline in glomerular filtration rate (GFR) usually associated with decreases in renal blood flow. Inflammation represents an important additional component of AKI leading to the extension phase of injury, which may be associated with insensitivity to vasodilator therapy. It is suggested that targeting the extension phase represents an area potential of treatment with the greatest possible impact. The underlying basis of renal injury appears to be impaired energetics of the highly metabolically active nephron segments (i.e., proximal tubules and thick ascending limb) in the renal outer medulla, which can trigger conversion from transient hypoxia to intrinsic renal failure. Injury to kidney cells can be lethal or sublethal. Sublethal injury represents an important component in AKI, as it may profoundly influence GFR and renal blood flow. The nature of the recovery response is mediated by the degree to which sublethal cells can restore normal function and promote regeneration. The successful recovery from AKI depends on the degree to which these repair processes ensue and these may be compromised in elderly or chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients. Recent data suggest that AKI represents a potential link to CKD in surviving patients. Finally, earlier diagnosis of AKI represents an important area in treating patients with AKI that has spawned increased awareness of the potential that biomarkers of AKI may play in the future.
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- David P Basile
- Department of Cellular & Integrative Physiology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
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Hainz N, Thomas S, Neubert K, Meister S, Benz K, Rauh M, Daniel C, Wiesener M, Voll RE, Amann K. The Proteasome Inhibitor Bortezomib Prevents Lupus Nephritis in the NZB/W F1 Mouse Model by Preservation of Glomerular and Tubulointerstitial Architecture. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012; 120:e47-58. [DOI: 10.1159/000334955] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2011] [Accepted: 10/30/2011] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Kinsey GR, Okusa MD. Pathogenesis of acute kidney injury: foundation for clinical practice. Am J Kidney Dis 2011; 58:291-301. [PMID: 21530035 PMCID: PMC3144267 DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2011.02.385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2010] [Accepted: 02/01/2011] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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The pathogenesis of acute kidney injury (AKI) is complex, involving such factors as vasoconstriction, leukostasis, vascular congestion, cell death, and abnormal immune modulators and growth factors. Many targeted clinical therapies have failed, are inconclusive, or have yet to be tested. Given the complexity of the pathogenesis of AKI, it may be naive to expect that one therapeutic intervention would have success. Some examples of detrimental processes that can be blocked in preclinical models to improve kidney function and survival are apoptotic cell death in tubular epithelial cells, complement-mediated immune system activation, and impairment of cellular homeostasis and metabolism. Modalities with the potential to decrease morbidity and mortality in patients with AKI include vasodilators, growth factors, anti-inflammatory agents, and cell-based therapies. Pharmacologic agents that target these diverse pathways are being used clinically for other indications. Using combinatorial approaches in future clinical trials may improve our ability to prevent and treat AKI.
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- Gilbert R Kinsey
- Division of Nephrology and Center for Immunity, Inflammation and Regenerative Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, 22908, USA
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Sánchez-Pérez Y, Morales-Bárcenas R, García-Cuellar CM, López-Marure R, Calderon-Oliver M, Pedraza-Chaverri J, Chirino YI. The α-mangostin prevention on cisplatin-induced apoptotic death in LLC-PK1 cells is associated to an inhibition of ROS production and p53 induction. Chem Biol Interact 2010; 188:144-50. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2010.06.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2010] [Revised: 06/21/2010] [Accepted: 06/25/2010] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Hörnle M, Peters N, Thayaparasingham B, Vörsmann H, Kashkar H, Kulms D. Caspase-3 cleaves XIAP in a positive feedback loop to sensitize melanoma cells to TRAIL-induced apoptosis. Oncogene 2010; 30:575-87. [PMID: 20856198 DOI: 10.1038/onc.2010.434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Successful treatment of melanoma is still challenging, because metastasis remain chemoresistant and radioresistant. Accordingly, combinational treatments involving death ligands are mandatory. In a recent study from our lab, the majority out of 18 melanoma cell lines remained resistant against treatment with the death ligand TRAIL (tumor necrosis factor related apoptosis inducing ligand). Resistance was shown to be mainly due to incomplete processing of caspase-3 into catalytically inactive p21 by binding of the anti-apoptotic protein X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis protein (XIAP). Co-irradiation with sub-lethal ultraviolet (UV) B caused depletion of XIAP resulting in synergistic sensitization of all but two melanoma cell lines to TRAIL. We show here the XIAP depletion to essentially require initial caspase-mediated cleavage, which promotes proteasomal degradation of XIAP. Utilizing specific caspase inhibitors and small interfering RNA-mediated knockdown, we further identified caspase-3 to be responsible for performing the initial cleavage of XIAP after UVB treatment. Additional evidence suggests an accelerated mitochondrial outer membrane permeabilization in response to co-treatment with TRAIL and UVB, which directs the release of XIAP antagonizing factors including Smac. Distraction of XIAP consequently liberates caspase-3 to autocatalytically process into active p17. Activated caspase-3 cleaves XIAP and further enhances its activation in a positive regulatory feedback loop. The molecular mechanism discovered here appears to have broader implications, because cleavage of XIAP was also shown to accompany cisplatin-induced sensitization of melanoma cells to TRAIL.
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- M Hörnle
- Institute of Cell Biology and Immunology, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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Kunzendorf U, Haase M, Rölver L, Haase-Fielitz A. Novel aspects of pharmacological therapies for acute renal failure. Drugs 2010; 70:1099-114. [PMID: 20518578 DOI: 10.2165/11535890-000000000-00000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Acute renal failure (ARF) comprises several syndromes that are associated with a sudden decrease in renal function. ARF is common among critically ill patients, is typically multifactorial and is of great prognostic significance. Indeed, even moderate changes in renal function significantly add to the morbidity and worsen mortality associated with ARF. Recent definitions, namely the renal Risk, Injury, Failure, Loss of renal function and End-stage kidney disease (RIFLE) classification or Acute Kidney Injury Network (AKIN) criteria, which incorporate the levels of oliguria in addition to fractional serum creatinine elevation, are important because the magnitude of kidney injury according to those definitions correlates very well with both short- and long-term patient survival. However, preventive strategies are most effective when started before oliguria or elevated serum creatinine is detectable, as those criteria already reflect established renal tubular cell injury. New biomarkers, including neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL), liver-type fatty acid binding protein (L-FABP) or kidney injury molecule-1 (KIM-1) that increase prior to the serum creatinine elevation are promising and have been proven to be useful in this regard in a few clinical trials. In addition, genetic profiling may define patients at risk earlier and help to individualize preventive strategies. Well established strategies include limiting dehydration and hypotension by the use of intravenous isotonic fluids at an optimal and individualized rate, as well as avoiding exposure to nephrotoxins, which include aminoglycosides, amphotericin or non-ionic contrast. Generally accepted and evidence-based pharmacological preventive or therapeutic options have not yet been established, although many drugs (e.g. renal vasodilators, diuretics and HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors [statins]) have been tested. New promising agents interfere with the apoptotic signalling that can occur in the setting of toxin exposure or ischaemia-reperfusion injury, limit inflammatory responses or modulate endothelial cell activation. In the future, these new approaches will enable us to extend our therapeutic repertoire.
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- Ulrich Kunzendorf
- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of Kiel, Kiel, Germany.
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Chen B, Ma Y, Meng R, Xiong Z, Zhang C, Chen G, Zhang A, Dong Y. MG132, a proteasome inhibitor, attenuates pressure-overload-induced cardiac hypertrophy in rats by modulation of mitogen-activated protein kinase signals. Acta Biochim Biophys Sin (Shanghai) 2010; 42:253-8. [PMID: 20383463 DOI: 10.1093/abbs/gmq012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Proteasome inhibitors are involved in cell cycle control, growth and inflammatory signaling, and transcriptional regulation of mitotic cells. A recent study has suggested that specific proteasome inhibitor MG132 may suppress cardiomyocyte hypertrophy in vitro. However, the underlying molecular mechanisms are not clear. In this study, we investigated the effects of long-term MG132 treatment on cardiac hypertrophy and the related molecular mechanisms in vivo. MG132 (0.1 mg/kg/day) was intraperitoneally injected to rats with abdominal aortic banding (AAB) for 8 weeks. Results showed that treatment with MG132 significantly attenuated left ventricular (LV) myocyte area, LV weight/body weight, and lung weight/body weight ratios, decreased LV diastolic diameter and wall thickness, and increased fractional shortening in AAB rats. AAB induced the phosphorylation of ERK1/2, JNK1, and p38 in cardiac myocytes. The elevated phosphorylation levels of ERK1/2 and JNK1 in AAB rats were significantly reversed by MG132 treatment. In conclusion, our results suggested that long-term treatment with MG132 attenuates pressureoverload-induced cardiac hypertrophy and improves cardiac function in AAB rats through regulation of ERK1/2 and JNK1 signaling pathways.
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Affiliation(s)
- Baolin Chen
- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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