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Schisandrin Protects against Norepinephrine-Induced Myocardial Hypertrophic Injury by Inhibiting the JAK2/STAT3 Signaling Pathway. EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE 2021; 2021:8129512. [PMID: 34221090 PMCID: PMC8221864 DOI: 10.1155/2021/8129512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2020] [Revised: 03/08/2021] [Accepted: 03/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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Aims. Heart failure is closely associated with norepinephrine-(NE-) induced cardiomyocyte hypertrophy. Schisandrin is derived from the traditional Chinese medicine Schisandra; it has a variety of pharmacological activities, and the mechanism of schisandrin-mediated protection of the cardiovascular system is not clear. Main Methods. NE was used to establish a cardiomyocyte hypertrophy model to explore the mechanism of action of schisandrin. An MTT assay was used for cell viability; Hoechst fluorescence staining was used to observe the cell morphology and calculate the apoptosis rate. The cell surface area was measured and the protein to DNA ratio was calculated, changes in mitochondrial membrane potential were detected, and the degree of hypertrophic cell damage was evaluated. WB, QRT-PCR, and immunofluorescence were used to qualitatively, quantitatively, and quantitatively detect apoptotic proteins in the JAK2/STAT3 signaling pathway. Key Findings. In the NE-induced model, schisandrin treatment reduced the apoptosis rate of cardiomyocytes, increased the ratio of the cell surface area to cardiomyocyte protein/DNA, and also, increased the membrane potential of the mitochondria. The expression of both JAK2 and STAT3 was downregulated, and the BAX/Bcl-2 ratio was significantly reduced. In conclusion, schisandrin may protect against NE-induced cardiomyocyte hypertrophy by inhibiting the JAK2/STAT3 signaling pathway and reducing cardiomyocyte apoptosis.
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Kastner N, Zlabinger K, Spannbauer A, Traxler D, Mester-Tonczar J, Hašimbegović E, Gyöngyösi M. New Insights and Current Approaches in Cardiac Hypertrophy Cell Culture, Tissue Engineering Models, and Novel Pathways Involving Non-Coding RNA. Front Pharmacol 2020; 11:1314. [PMID: 32973530 PMCID: PMC7472597 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2020.01314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2020] [Accepted: 08/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Cardiac hypertrophy is an ongoing clinical challenge, as risk factors such as obesity, smoking and increasing age become more widespread, which lead to an increasing prevalence of developing hypertrophy. Pathological hypertrophy is a maladaptive response to stress conditions, such as pressure overload, and involve a number of changes in cellular mechanisms, gene expression and pathway regulations. Although several important pathways involved in the remodeling and hypertrophy process have been identified, further research is needed to achieve a better understanding and explore new and better treatment options. More recently discovered pathways showed the involvement of several non-coding RNAs, including micro RNAs (miRNAs), long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs), and circular RNAs (circRNAs), which either promote or inhibit the remodeling process and pose a possible target for novel therapy approaches. In vitro modeling serves as a vital tool for this further pathway analysis and treatment testing and has vastly improved over the recent years, providing a less costly and labor-intensive alternative to in vivo animal models.
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- Nina Kastner
- Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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Freeling JL, McFadden LM. The emergence of cardiac changes following the self-administration of methamphetamine. Drug Alcohol Depend 2020; 212:108029. [PMID: 32408136 PMCID: PMC7293916 DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2020.108029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2019] [Revised: 03/16/2020] [Accepted: 04/13/2020] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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BACKGROUND Clinical observations suggest an association between methamphetamine (METH) use and cardiovascular disease, but preclinical studies are lacking. The purpose of the current study was to explore changes in left ventricular function as a potential precursor to cardiovascular disease in a rodent model of METH use. METHODS Male rats were allowed to self-administer either METH or saline for 9 d. On the day following the 4th and 9th self-administration sessions, an echocardiogram was performed to assess left-ventricular parameters under basal conditions and following a low-dose of METH (1 mg/kg). RESULTS A low challenge dose of METH resulted in subtle but statistically significant changes in cardiac function during the echocardiogram in both the METH and saline self-administering groups. Further, differences in left-ventricular parameters such as stroke volume and heart rate were observed between METH and saline groups following the 9th self-administration session. Finally, supervised machine learning correctly predicted the self-administration group assignment (saline or METH) using cardiac parameters following the 9th self-administration session. CONCLUSIONS The findings of the current study suggest the heart, specifically the left ventricle, is sensitive to METH. Overall, these findings and emerging clinical observations highlight the need for research to investigate the effects of METH use on the heart.
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- Jessica L. Freeling
- Physiology Core, Division of Basic Biomedical Sciences, University of South Dakota, Vermillion SD 57069
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- Center for Brain and Behavioral Research, Division of Basic Biomedical Sciences, University of South Dakota, Vermillion SD 57069
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Jain A, Rani V. Assessment of herb-drug synergy to combat doxorubicin induced cardiotoxicity. Life Sci 2018; 205:97-106. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2018.05.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2017] [Revised: 05/05/2018] [Accepted: 05/08/2018] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Anti-hypotensive drug induced cardiotoxicity: an in vitro study. In Vitro Cell Dev Biol Anim 2018; 54:92-98. [PMID: 29322358 DOI: 10.1007/s11626-017-0222-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2017] [Accepted: 12/17/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Cardiotoxic side effects of broad range of drugs have emerged as an important cause of developing cardiovascular complications, as patients recover from one disease but develop another. Both cardiovascular and non-cardiovascular drugs may lead to the toxicity in the heart. Many drugs were initially not screened for cardiotoxicity, which is now an essential concern for drug discovery. Levophed is used for treating hypotension in critical care patients. Being a neurotransmitter, its concentration increases significantly in stress conditions and administration of this drug to patients' results in developing acute as well as persistent cardiac complications. Therefore, understanding its concentration-mediated effects and identifying the toxic concentration will serve as a platform to develop interventions to prevent adverse drug effects. In the present study, concentration and time-dependent effects of Levophed in H9C2 cardiomyoblasts were studied in detail by various cytotoxicity assays. Norepinephrine as a Levophed substitute was used and apoptotic cellular death was characterized by Annexin V and TUNEL DNA fragmentation assays. Morphological alterations, growth inhibition, and cellular death were also studied in detail. We observed that Levophed induces concentration-mediated deleterious effects in cardiomyoblasts. In-depth analysis of these effects will help in designing strategies in near future to combat and reduce this drug-induced cardiac toxicity.
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Wan CR, Han DD, Xu JQ, Yin P, Xu XL, Mei C, Liu FH, Xia ZF. Jujuboside A attenuates norepinephrine-induced apoptosis of H9c2 cardiomyocytes by modulating MAPK and AKT signaling pathways. Mol Med Rep 2017; 17:1132-1140. [PMID: 29115535 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2017.7938] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2016] [Accepted: 06/27/2017] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Cardiomyocyte apoptosis is closely associated with the pathogenesis of heart failure. Jujuboside A (JUA) is a type of saponin isolated from the seeds of Zizyphus jujuba. In traditional Chinese medicine, it is believed that JUA possesses multiple biological effects, including antianxiety, antioxidant and anti‑inflammatory activities. The present study aimed to evaluate the effects of JUA on norepinephrine (NE)‑induced apoptosis of H9c2 cells and to investigate its underlying mechanisms. Rat H9c2 cardiomyocytes were pretreated with JUA and were then exposed to NE as an in vitro model of myocardial apoptosis. A cell viability assay, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, flow cytometry assay, acridine orange/ethidium bromide staining, reverse transcription‑quantitative polymerase chain reaction and western blotting, all revealed that NE induced H9c2 cell apoptosis. The results demonstrated that NE inhibited cell viability, and enhanced cell damage and apoptosis of H9c2 cells. Conversely, pretreatment with JUA was able to reverse NE‑induced decreased cell viability and increased apoptosis. Furthermore, JUA suppressed upregulation of the B‑cell lymphoma 2 (Bcl‑2)‑associated X protein/Bcl‑2 ratio, and inhibited the increased protein expression levels of cleaved caspase‑3 and cleaved caspase‑9 following NE exposure. However, the protein expression levels of cleaved caspase‑12 and cleaved caspase‑8 were not significantly altered following exposure to NE or JUA pretreatment. In addition, in JUA‑pretreated cells, the protein expression levels of phosphorylated (p)‑p38 and p‑c‑Jun N‑terminal kinase were downregulated compared with in NE‑treated cells. Furthermore, JUA regulated the activation of extracellular signal‑regulated kinase (ERK) in NE‑treated cells and significantly increased the expression levels of p‑AKT. Taken together, these data suggested that JUA may protect against NE‑induced apoptosis of cardiomyocytes via modulation of the mitogen‑activated protein kinase and AKT signaling pathways. Therefore, JUA may be considered a potential therapeutic strategy for the treatment of heart disease.
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- Chang-Rong Wan
- CAU‑BUA TCVM Teaching and Researching Team, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, P.R. China
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- CAU‑BUA TCVM Teaching and Researching Team, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, P.R. China
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- CAU‑BUA TCVM Teaching and Researching Team, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, P.R. China
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- CAU‑BUA TCVM Teaching and Researching Team, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, P.R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Basic Research with Traditional Chinese Medicine on Infectious Disease, Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100010, P.R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Dairy Cow Nutrition, College of Animal Science and Technology, Beijing University of Agriculture, Beijing 102206, P.R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Dairy Cow Nutrition, College of Animal Science and Technology, Beijing University of Agriculture, Beijing 102206, P.R. China
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- CAU‑BUA TCVM Teaching and Researching Team, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, P.R. China
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Jain A, Rani V. Mode of treatment governs curcumin response on doxorubicin-induced toxicity in cardiomyoblasts. Mol Cell Biochem 2017; 442:81-96. [DOI: 10.1007/s11010-017-3195-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2017] [Accepted: 09/09/2017] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Sodium Ferulate Protects against Angiotensin II-Induced Cardiac Hypertrophy in Mice by Regulating the MAPK/ERK and JNK Pathways. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2017; 2017:3754942. [PMID: 28164119 PMCID: PMC5259600 DOI: 10.1155/2017/3754942] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2016] [Revised: 10/18/2016] [Accepted: 11/02/2016] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Background and Objective. It has been reported that sodium ferulate (SF) has hematopoietic function against anemia and immune regulation, inflammatory reaction inhibition, inhibition of tumor cell proliferation, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular protection, and other functions. Thus, this study aimed to investigate the effects of SF on angiotensin II- (AngII-) induced cardiac hypertrophy in mice through the MAPK/ERK and JNK signaling pathways. Methods. Seventy-two male C57BL/6J mice were selected and divided into 6 groups: control group, PBS group, model group (AngII), model + low-dose SF group (AngII + 10 mg/kg SF), model + high-dose SF group (AngII + 40 mg/kg SF), and model + high-dose SF + agonist group (AngII + 40 mg/kg SCU + 10 mg/kg TBHQ). After 7 d/14 d/28 days of treatments, the changes of blood pressure and heart rates of mice were compared. The morphology of myocardial tissue and the apoptosis rate of myocardial cells were observed. The mRNA and protein expressions of atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP), transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β), collagen III (Col III), and MAPK/ERK and JNK pathway-related proteins were detected after 28 days of treatments. Results. SF improved the mice's cardiac abnormality and decreased the apoptosis rate of myocardial cells in a time- and dose-dependent manner (all P < 0.05). MAPK/ERK pathway activator inhibited the protective effect of SF in myocardial tissue of mice (P < 0.05). SF could inhibit the expression of p-ERK, p-p38MAPK, and p-JNK and regulate the expressions of ANP, TGF-β, and Col III (all P < 0.05). Conclusion. Our findings provide evidence that SF could protect against AngII-induced cardiac hypertrophy in mice by downregulating the MAPK/ERK and JNK pathways.
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Manghani C, Gupta A, Tripathi V, Rani V. Cardioprotective potential of curcumin against norepinephrine-induced cell death: a microscopic study. J Microsc 2016; 265:232-244. [PMID: 27779739 DOI: 10.1111/jmi.12492] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2016] [Revised: 09/07/2016] [Accepted: 09/18/2016] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Cardiomyopathy and associated heart failure continues to be one of the most severe complications that threaten a large population. Curcumin, one of the three curcuminoids of the spice turmeric, is very well known for a multitude of health benefits and functions. Norepinephrine (NE), a catecholamine and also a stress hormone may cause the cardiomyocytes to develop increased sensitivity to death with its increasing concentrations. In this study, we investigated the cardioprotective effect of curcumin in NE-induced cardiac apoptosis using several fluorescent and nonfluorescent microscopic techniques like DAPI, PI, Giemsa, PicroSirius and TUNEL. The aim of the study was to assess the effect of curcumin in preventing the occurrence of features underlying apoptosis such as nuclear disruption, chromatin condensation, DNA fragmentation and alterations in mitochondrial membrane permeability. Our results show that curcumin protects the cardiomyocytes against apoptosis significantly and also helps them to revert to their normal physiological state. Hence, we propose that curcumin has the potential to act as a therapeutic agent for the attenuation of NE-induced cardiac cell death and modulation of apoptosis in H9c2 cardiomyocytes.
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- C Manghani
- Department of Biotechnology, Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Synthesis and Characterization of Sygyzium cumini Nanoparticles for Its Protective Potential in High Glucose-Induced Cardiac Stress: a Green Approach. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2016; 181:1140-1154. [PMID: 27734287 DOI: 10.1007/s12010-016-2274-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2016] [Accepted: 10/02/2016] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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There exists a complex and multifactorial relationship between diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Hyperglycemia is an important factor imposing damage (glucose toxicity) on cardiac cell leading to diabetic cardiomyopathy. There are substantial clinical evidences on the adverse effects of conventional therapies in the prevention/treatment of diabetic cardiovascular complications. Currently, green-synthesized nanoparticles have emerged as a safe, efficient, and inexpensive alternative for therapeutic uses. The present study discloses the silver nanoparticle biosynthesizing capability and cardioprotective potential of Syzygium cumini seeds already reported to have antidiabetic properties. Newly generated silver nanoparticles S. cumini MSE silver nanoparticles (SmSNPs) were characterized by UV-visible spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), zeta sizer, X-ray diffraction (XRD), and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. Using methanolic extract of S. cumini seeds, an average size of 40-100-nm nanoparticles with 43.02 nm and -19.6 mV zeta potential were synthesized. The crystalline nature of SmSNPs was identified by using XRD. 2,2-Diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) and 2,2'-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzthiazoline-6-sulfonic acid (ABTS) assays revealed the antioxidative potential to be 66.87 (±0.7) % and 86.07 (±0.92) % compared to 60.29 (±0.02) % and 85.67 (±1.27) % for S. cumini MSE. In vitro study on glucose-stressed H9C2 cardiac cells showed restoration in cell size, nuclear morphology, and lipid peroxide formation upon treatment of SmSNPs. Our findings concluded that S. cumini MSE SmSNPs significantly suppress the glucose-induced cardiac stress in vitro by maintaining the cellular integrity and reducing the oxidative damages therefore establishing its therapeutic potential in diabetic cardiomyopathy.
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Rani V, Deep G, Singh RK, Palle K, Yadav UCS. Oxidative stress and metabolic disorders: Pathogenesis and therapeutic strategies. Life Sci 2016; 148:183-93. [PMID: 26851532 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2016.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 671] [Impact Index Per Article: 83.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2015] [Revised: 01/15/2016] [Accepted: 02/02/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Increased body weight and metabolic disorder including insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular complications together constitute metabolic syndrome. The pathogenesis of metabolic syndrome involves multitude of factors. A number of studies however indicate, with some conformity, that oxidative stress along with chronic inflammatory condition pave the way for the development of metabolic diseases. Oxidative stress, a state of lost balance between the oxidative and anti-oxidative systems of the cells and tissues, results in the over production of oxidative free radicals and reactive oxygen species (ROS). Excessive ROS generated could attack the cellular proteins, lipids and nucleic acids leading to cellular dysfunction including loss of energy metabolism, altered cell signalling and cell cycle control, genetic mutations, altered cellular transport mechanisms and overall decreased biological activity, immune activation and inflammation. In addition, nutritional stress such as that caused by high fat high carbohydrate diet also promotes oxidative stress as evident by increased lipid peroxidation products, protein carbonylation, and decreased antioxidant system and reduced glutathione (GSH) levels. These changes lead to initiation of pathogenic milieu and development of several chronic diseases. Studies suggest that in obese person oxidative stress and chronic inflammation are the important underlying factors that lead to development of pathologies such as carcinogenesis, obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases through altered cellular and nuclear mechanisms, including impaired DNA damage repair and cell cycle regulation. Here we discuss the aspects of metabolic disorders-induced oxidative stress in major pathological conditions and strategies for their prevention and therapy.
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- Vibha Rani
- Department of Biotechnology, JayPee Institute of Information Technology, A-10, Sector-62, Noida 201 307, UP, India.
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- Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Colorado Denver, 12850 E. Montview Blvd, Aurora, CO 80045, USA.
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- Translational Science Laboratory, College of Medicine, Florida State University, 1115 West Call St., Tallahassee, FL 32306-4300, USA.
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- Department of Oncologic Sciences, USA Mitchell Cancer Institute, 1660 Spring Hill Avenue, Mobile, AL 36604, USA.
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- Metabolic Disorder & Inflammatory Pathologies Laboratory, School of Life Sciences, Central University of Gujarat, Gandhinagar 382030, India.
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Heger J, Schulz R, Euler G. Molecular switches under TGFβ signalling during progression from cardiac hypertrophy to heart failure. Br J Pharmacol 2015; 173:3-14. [PMID: 26431212 DOI: 10.1111/bph.13344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2015] [Revised: 07/23/2015] [Accepted: 09/29/2015] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Cardiac hypertrophy is a mechanism to compensate for increased cardiac work load, that is, after myocardial infarction or upon pressure overload. However, in the long run cardiac hypertrophy is a prevailing risk factor for the development of heart failure. During pathological remodelling processes leading to heart failure, decompensated hypertrophy, death of cardiomyocytes by apoptosis or necroptosis and fibrosis as well as a progressive dysfunction of cardiomyocytes are apparent. Interestingly, the induction of hypertrophy, cell death or fibrosis is mediated by similar signalling pathways. Therefore, tiny changes in the signalling cascade are able to switch physiological cardiac remodelling to the development of heart failure. In the present review, we will describe examples of these molecular switches that change compensated hypertrophy to the development of heart failure and will focus on the importance of the signalling cascades of the TGFβ superfamily in this process. In this context, potential therapeutic targets for pharmacological interventions that could attenuate the progression of heart failure will be discussed.
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- J Heger
- Institute of Physiology, Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany
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- Institute of Physiology, Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany
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- Institute of Physiology, Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany
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Cui ZG, Ogawa R, Tsuneyama K, Yan G, Tao L, Shimomura A, Inadera H. Insight into the molecular mechanism of heme oxygenase-1 induction by docosahexaenoic acid in U937 cells. Chem Biol Interact 2015; 238:180-8. [PMID: 26163453 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2015.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2015] [Revised: 06/28/2015] [Accepted: 07/06/2015] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) has anti-inflammatory effects on myeloid cells in response to various stimuli. To date, little is known about whether fatty acids can affect HO-1 induction. Here, we report the induction of HO-1 by docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and the associated molecular mechanisms in human myelomonocytic lymphoma U937 cells. When U937 cells were treated with DHA, eicosapentaenoic acid, palmitic acid or oleic acid, DHA was the most effective inducer of HO-1. The activation of AKT and glycogen synthase kinase-3β did not significantly change after DHA treatment. However, DHA increased the activation of extracellular signal-regulated kinases 1 and 2 (ERK1/2), but not of other mitogen-activated protein kinases such as p38 and JNK. The increase in HO-1 expression was significantly inhibited by U0126, an ERK1/2 inhibitor. Nuclear translocation of nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf-2) and its binding to the HO-1 promoter significantly increased upon DHA treatment. An increase in intracellular reactive oxygen species was detected by dichlorofluorescein diacetate, but not by hydroethidium or 2-[6-(4-hydroxy)phenoxy-3H-xanthen-3-on-9-yl] benzoic acid after DHA treatment. Pretreatment with NAC dramatically inhibited the ERK1/2 activation, binding of Nrf-2 to antioxidant response elements (AREs) located in the HO-1 promoter and the induction of HO-1 by DHA. In conclusion, DHA increased HO-1 expression in U937 cells via activation of ERK1/2 and increased Nrf-2 binding to ARE in the HO-1 promoter. These findings will help develop better strategies for treating inflammatory disorders with DHA.
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- Zheng-Guo Cui
- Department of Public Health, Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Toyama, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama 930-0194, Japan.
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- Department of Radiological Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Toyama, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama 930-0194, Japan.
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- Department of Diagnostic Pathology, Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Toyama, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama 930-0194, Japan.
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- Department of Radiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Jiangnan University, Wuxi 21422, PR China.
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- Department of Public Health, Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Toyama, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama 930-0194, Japan.
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- Department of Public Health, Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Toyama, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama 930-0194, Japan.
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- Department of Public Health, Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Toyama, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama 930-0194, Japan.
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