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Khan SR, Canales BK. Proposal for pathogenesis-based treatment options to reduce calcium oxalate stone recurrence. Asian J Urol 2023; 10:246-257. [PMID: 37538166 PMCID: PMC10394280 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajur.2023.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2022] [Revised: 12/02/2022] [Accepted: 01/18/2023] [Indexed: 08/05/2023] Open
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Objective Prevalence of kidney stone disease continues to increase globally with recurrence rates between 30% and 50% despite technological and scientific advances. Reduction in recurrence would improve patient outcomes and reduce cost and stone morbidities. Our objective was to review results of experimental studies performed to determine the efficacy of readily available compounds that can be used to prevent recurrence. Methods All relevant literature up to October 2020, listed in PubMed is reviewed. Results Clinical guidelines endorse the use of evidence-based medications, such as alkaline agents and thiazides, to reduce urinary mineral supersaturation and recurrence. However, there may be additional steps during stone pathogenesis where medications could moderate stone risk. Idiopathic calcium oxalate stones grow attached to Randall's plaques or plugs. Results of clinical and experimental studies suggest involvement of reactive oxygen species and oxidative stress in the formation of both the plaques and plugs. The renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS), nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) oxidase, mitochondria, and NOD-like receptor pyrin domain containing-3 (NLRP3) inflammasome have all been implicated at specific steps during stone pathogenesis in animal models. Conclusion In addition to supersaturation-reducing therapies, the use of anti-oxidants, free radical scavengers, and inhibitors of NADPH oxidase, NLRP3 inflammasome, and RAAS may prove beneficial for stone prevention. Compounds such as statins and angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors are already in use as therapeutics for hypertension and cardio-vascular disease and have previously shown to reduce calcium oxalate nephrolithiasis in rats. Although clinical evidence for their use in stone prevention in humans is limited, experimental data support they be considered along with standard evidence-based medications and clinical expertise when patients are being counselled for stone prevention.
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- Saeed R. Khan
- Department of Pathology, Immunology, and Laboratory Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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Protective effect of pentoxifylline on oxidative renal cell injury associated with renal crystal formation in a hyperoxaluric rat model. Urolithiasis 2018; 47:415-424. [PMID: 29980797 DOI: 10.1007/s00240-018-1072-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2018] [Accepted: 06/25/2018] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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The aim of the study is to investigate the effects of pentoxifylline (PTX) on the renal tubular cell injury and stone formation in a hyperoxaluric rat model induced by ethylene glycol and its possible underlying mechanisms. The study was performed with 30 male Wistar rats and randomized into three groups of teen. The sham-control (group 1) received only drinking water orally. The EG/untreated (group 2) received drinking water containing 0.75% EG for 4 weeks orally. The EG/PTX treated (group 3) received drinking water containing 0.75% EG for 4 weeks orally and PTX. Urine and blood were collected to determine some parameters. The kidneys were also removed for histological examination. Serum and urinary parameters were significantly improved in the EG/PTX treated. In the EG/PTX-treated group, the MDA, TOS and MPO activity reduced and the TAS, SOD, CAT and GSH-Px activities were increased markedly compared with the group 2. In urine of the group 2 rats, a large number of CaOx crystals were displayed and most tubules that contained crystals were dilated and showed degeneration, necrosis, and desquamation of the lining epithelium. Only few CaOx crystals were r in EG/PTX-treated animal's urine. Mild tissue damage was observed in PTX-treated rats. iNOS expression was significantly elevated in the group 2. In contrast, in the EG/PTX-treated group, eNOS expression in renal tubular epithelial cells was increased. Current study indicates that PTX may partially reduce renal tubular injury resulting from hyperoxaluria-induced oxidative and nitrosative stress.
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Oliveira YPAD, Pontes-de-Carvalho LC, Couto RD, Noronha-Dutra AA. Oxidative stress in sepsis. Possible production of free radicals through an erythrocyte-mediated positive feedback mechanism. Braz J Infect Dis 2017; 21:19-26. [PMID: 27916603 PMCID: PMC9425491 DOI: 10.1016/j.bjid.2016.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2016] [Revised: 11/03/2016] [Accepted: 11/05/2016] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Background Sepsis is an illness with a high morbidity for which no effective treatment exists. Its treatment has a high cost because it usually requires an intensive care unit and expensive antibiotics. The present study focus in the production of reactive oxygen species in the early stages of sepsis. This study aimed at investigating the production of reactive oxygen specie during the inflammatory response in patients with sepsis. Methods Reactive oxygen specie production and insoluble myeloperoxidase obtained from fresh whole blood were measured by photon counting chemiluminescence in the blood of 18 septic patients and 12 healthy individuals. Modified red blood cells were evaluated by staining of blood smears. The production of reactive oxygen species by macrophages and polymorphonuclear leukocytes put into contact with modified red blood cells were also assessed by photon counting chemiluminescence. Results The appearance of oxidatively modified erythrocytes, which is an evidence of oxidative stress, was supported by the detection of reactive oxygen species and insoluble myeloperoxidase in the whole blood of all septic patients. Peroxynitrite was the main reactive oxygen species found in the whole blood. Oxidatively modified erythrocytes activated phagocytic cells in vitro, leading to the considerable production of free radicals. Conclusion It was found that sepsis led to a high oxidative stress and to extensive modification of erythrocytes. It is proposed that a positive feedback mechanism, involving the activation of circulating leukocytes by these modified erythrocytes would maintain the pro-oxidative state even after the disappearance of bacteria.
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Sodium thiosulfate ameliorates oxidative stress and preserves renal function in hyperoxaluric rats. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0124881. [PMID: 25928142 PMCID: PMC4415920 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0124881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2014] [Accepted: 03/18/2015] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Background Hyperoxaluria causes crystal deposition in the kidney, which leads to oxidative stress and to injury and damage of the renal epithelium. Sodium thiosulfate (STS, Na2S2O3) is an anti-oxidant, which has been used in human medicine for decades. The effect of STS on hyperoxaluria-induced renal damage is not known. Methods Hyperoxaluria and renal injury were induced in healthy male Wistar rats by chronic exposure to ethylene glycol (EG, 0.75%) in the drinking water for 4 weeks. The treatment effects of STS, NaCl or Na2SO4 were compared. Furthermore, the effects of STS on oxalate-induced oxidative stress were investigated in vitro in renal LLC-PK1 cells. Results Chronic EG exposure led to hyperoxaluria, oxidative stress, calcium oxalate crystalluria and crystal deposition in the kidneys. Whereas all tested compounds significantly reduced crystal load, only STS-treatment maintained tissue superoxide dismutase activity and urine 8-isoprostaglandin levels in vivo and preserved renal function. In in vitro studies, STS showed the ability to scavenge oxalate-induced ROS accumulation dose dependently, reduced cell-released hydrogen peroxide and preserved superoxide dismutase activity. As a mechanism explaining this finding, STS was able to directly inactivate hydrogen peroxide in cell-free experiments. Conclusions STS is an antioxidant, which preserves renal function in a chronic EG rat model. Its therapeutic use in oxidative-stress induced renal-failure should be considered.
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Sun XY, Ouyang JM, Li YB, Wen XL. Mechanism of cytotoxicity of micron/nano calcium oxalate monohydrate and dihydrate crystals on renal epithelial cells. RSC Adv 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c5ra02313k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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The toxicity difference and distribution in Vero cells of calcium oxalate with different crystal phases and sizes.
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- Xin-Yuan Sun
- Department of Chemistry
- Jinan University
- Guangzhou 510632
- China
- Institute of Biomineralization and Lithiasis Research
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- Department of Chemistry
- Jinan University
- Guangzhou 510632
- China
- Institute of Biomineralization and Lithiasis Research
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- Department of Chemistry
- Jinan University
- Guangzhou 510632
- China
- Institute of Biomineralization and Lithiasis Research
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- Department of Chemistry
- Jinan University
- Guangzhou 510632
- China
- Institute of Biomineralization and Lithiasis Research
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Cronemberger-Andrade A, Aragão-França L, de Araujo CF, Rocha VJ, Borges-Silva MDC, Figueiras CP, Oliveira PR, de Freitas LAR, Veras PST, Pontes-de-Carvalho L. Extracellular vesicles from Leishmania-infected macrophages confer an anti-infection cytokine-production profile to naïve macrophages. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2014; 8:e3161. [PMID: 25232947 PMCID: PMC4169249 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0003161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2014] [Accepted: 08/04/2014] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Background Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are structures with phospholipid bilayer membranes and 100–1000 nm diameters. These vesicles are released from cells upon activation of surface receptors and/or apoptosis. The production of EVs by dendritic cells, mast cells, macrophages, and B and T lymphocytes has been extensively reported in the literature. EVs may express MHC class II and other membrane surface molecules and carry antigens. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of EVs from Leishmania-infected macrophages as immune modulatory particles. Methodology/Principal Findings In this work it was shown that BALB/c mouse bone marrow-derived macrophages, either infected in vitro with Leishmania amazonensis or left uninfected, release comparable amounts of 50–300 nm-diameter extracellular vesicles (EVs). The EVs were characterized by flow cytometry and electron microscopy. The incubation of naïve macrophages with these EVs for 48 hours led to a statistically significant increase in the production of the cytokines IL-12, IL-1β, and TNF-α. Conclusions/Significance EVs derived from macrophages infected with L. amazonensis induce other macrophages, which in vivo could be bystander cells, to produce the proinflammatory cytokines IL-12, IL-1β and TNF-α. This could contribute both to modulate the immune system in favor of a Th1 immune response and to the elimination of the Leishmania, leading, therefore, to the control the infection. Leishmaniases are a group of diseases—each one individually called leishmaniasis—that are caused by the protozoan Leishmania. They affect millions of people and thousands of dogs in tropical and mediterranean countries. Macrophages are the main cellular hosts of Leishmania in the mammalian host, where it is an obligatorily intracellular parasite. In this work, it is shown that mouse bone marrow-derived macrophages, when infected in vitro with Leishmania, release small (no larger than 300 nm) extracellular vesicles (EVs), in the same way as uninfected macrophages. The EVs from the infected macrophages, however, induce in other macrophages the production of some cell hormones, named cytokines, which are involved with protection of the macrophage against infection and with the development of a protective immune response against the parasite.
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- Centro de Pesquisas Gonçalo Moniz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Salvador, Brazil
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Pitanga TN, de Aragão França L, Rocha VCJ, Meirelles T, Borges VM, Gonçalves MS, Pontes-de-Carvalho LC, Noronha-Dutra AA, dos-Santos WLC. Neutrophil-derived microparticles induce myeloperoxidase-mediated damage of vascular endothelial cells. BMC Cell Biol 2014; 15:21. [PMID: 24915973 PMCID: PMC4059455 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2121-15-21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2013] [Accepted: 06/05/2014] [Indexed: 02/18/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Upon activation neutrophil releases microparticles - small plasma membrane vesicles that contain cell surface proteins and cytoplasmic matter, with biological activities. In this study we investigated the potential role of myeloperoxidase in the endothelial cell injury caused by neutrophil-derived microparticles. RESULTS Microparticles were produced by activating human neutrophils with a calcium ionophore and characterized by flow cytometry and transmission and scanning electron microscopy. Myeloperoxidase activity was measured by luminol-dependent chemiluminescence. Neutrophil microparticles-induced injuries and morphological alterations in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) were evaluated by microscopy and flow cytometry. Neutrophil microparticles were characterized as structures bounded by lipid bilayers and were less than 1 μm in diameter. The microparticles also expressed CD66b, CD62L and myeloperoxidase, which are all commonly expressed on the surface of neutrophils, as well as exposition of phosphatidylserine. The activity of the myeloperoxidase present on the microparticles was confirmed by hypochlorous acid detection. This compound is only catalyzed by myeloperoxidase in the presence of hydrogen peroxide and chloride ion. The addition of sodium azide or taurine inhibited and reduced enzymatic activity, respectively. Exposure of HUVEC to neutrophil microparticles induced a loss of cell membrane integrity and morphological changes. The addition of sodium azide or myeloperoxidase-specific inhibitor-I consistently reduced the injury to the endothelial cells. Taurine addition reduced HUVEC morphological changes. CONCLUSIONS We have demonstrated the presence of active myeloperoxidase in neutrophil microparticles and that the microparticle-associated myeloperoxidase cause injury to endothelial cells. Hence, the microparticle-associated myeloperoxidase-hydrogen peroxide-chloride system may contribute to widespread endothelial cell damage in conditions of neutrophil activation as observed in vasculitis and sepsis.
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Khan A, Byer K, Khan SR. Exposure of Madin-Darby canine kidney (MDCK) cells to oxalate and calcium oxalate crystals activates nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH)-oxidase. Urology 2013; 83:510.e1-7. [PMID: 24360063 DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2013.10.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2013] [Revised: 10/08/2013] [Accepted: 10/24/2013] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH)-oxidase activity in Madin-Darby canine kidney (MDCK) cells and the production of reactive oxygen species on exposure to oxalate (Ox) or calcium oxalate (CaOx) crystals. METHODS Monolayers of confluent Madin-Darby canine kidney cells were exposed to 100, 300, 500 μmol, 1 mmol Ox or 33, 66, 132 μg/cm(2) CaOx crystals for 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour, 2 hours, or 3 hours. After specified periods of exposure to Ox and CaOx crystals, lactate dehydrogenase release, trypan blue exclusion, activation of NADPH oxidase, and superoxide production were determined using standard procedures. The production of Nox4, a membrane associated subunit of the NADPH oxidase enzyme, was determined by western blot analysis. RESULTS Exposure to Ox and CaOx crystals leads to time- and concentration-dependent activation of NADPH oxidase. Western blot analysis showed an increase in the production of Nox4. The production of superoxide also changed in a time- and concentration-dependent manner, with maximum increases after 30-minute exposure to the highest concentrations of Ox and CaOx crystals. Longer exposures did not change the results or resulted in decreased activities. Exposure to higher concentrations also caused increased lactate dehydrogenase release and trypan blue exclusion indicating cell damage. CONCLUSION Results indicate that cells of the distal tubular origin are equipped with NADPH oxidase that is activated by exposures to Ox and CaOx crystals. Higher concentrations of both lead to cell injury, most probably through the increased reactive oxygen species production by the exposed cells.
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- Aslam Khan
- Department of Pharmacy, Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University, Sheringal, Dir Upper, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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- Department of Pathology, Immunology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL
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- Department of Pathology, Immunology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL.
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Johnson RM, Dahlgren L, Siegfried BD, Ellis MD. Acaricide, fungicide and drug interactions in honey bees (Apis mellifera). PLoS One 2013; 8:e54092. [PMID: 23382869 PMCID: PMC3558502 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0054092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 223] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2010] [Accepted: 12/10/2012] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Background Chemical analysis shows that honey bees (Apis mellifera) and hive products contain many pesticides derived from various sources. The most abundant pesticides are acaricides applied by beekeepers to control Varroa destructor. Beekeepers also apply antimicrobial drugs to control bacterial and microsporidial diseases. Fungicides may enter the hive when applied to nearby flowering crops. Acaricides, antimicrobial drugs and fungicides are not highly toxic to bees alone, but in combination there is potential for heightened toxicity due to interactive effects. Methodology/Principal Findings Laboratory bioassays based on mortality rates in adult worker bees demonstrated interactive effects among acaricides, as well as between acaricides and antimicrobial drugs and between acaricides and fungicides. Toxicity of the acaricide tau-fluvalinate increased in combination with other acaricides and most other compounds tested (15 of 17) while amitraz toxicity was mostly unchanged (1 of 15). The sterol biosynthesis inhibiting (SBI) fungicide prochloraz elevated the toxicity of the acaricides tau-fluvalinate, coumaphos and fenpyroximate, likely through inhibition of detoxicative cytochrome P450 monooxygenase activity. Four other SBI fungicides increased the toxicity of tau-fluvalinate in a dose-dependent manner, although possible evidence of P450 induction was observed at the lowest fungicide doses. Non-transitive interactions between some acaricides were observed. Sublethal amitraz pre-treatment increased the toxicity of the three P450-detoxified acaricides, but amitraz toxicity was not changed by sublethal treatment with the same three acaricides. A two-fold change in the toxicity of tau-fluvalinate was observed between years, suggesting a possible change in the genetic composition of the bees tested. Conclusions/Significance Interactions with acaricides in honey bees are similar to drug interactions in other animals in that P450-mediated detoxication appears to play an important role. Evidence of non-transivity, year-to-year variation and induction of detoxication enzymes indicates that pesticide interactions in bees may be as complex as drug interactions in mammals.
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- Reed M Johnson
- Department of Entomology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States of America.
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Khan SR. Reactive oxygen species as the molecular modulators of calcium oxalate kidney stone formation: evidence from clinical and experimental investigations. J Urol 2012; 189:803-11. [PMID: 23022011 DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2012.05.078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 231] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/18/2012] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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PURPOSE Idiopathic calcium oxalate kidney stones form while attached to Randall plaques, the subepithelial deposits on renal papillary surfaces. Plaque formation and growth mechanisms are poorly understood. Plaque formation elsewhere in the body is triggered by reactive oxygen species and oxidative stress. This review explores possible reactive oxygen species involvement in plaque formation and calcium oxalate nephrolithiasis. MATERIALS AND METHODS A search of various databases for the last 8 years identified literature on reactive oxygen species involvement in calcium oxalate nephrolithiasis. The literature was reviewed and results are discussed. RESULTS Under normal conditions reactive oxygen species production is controlled, increasing as needed and regulating crystallization modulator production. Reactive oxygen species overproduction or decreased antioxidants lead to oxidative stress, inflammation and injury, and are involved in stone comorbidity. All major chronic inflammation markers are detectable in stone patient urine. Patients also have increased urinary excretion of the IαI and the thrombin protein families. Results of a recent study of 17,695 participants in NHANES III (National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey) showed significantly lower antioxidants, carotene and β-cryptoxanthin in those with a kidney stone history. Animal model and tissue culture studies revealed that high oxalate, calcium oxalate and calcium phosphate crystals provoked renal cell reactive oxygen species mediated inflammatory responses. Calcium oxalate crystals induce renin up-regulation and angiotensin II generation. Nonphagocytic NADPH oxidase leads to reactive oxygen species production mediated by protein kinase C. The P-38 MAPK/JNK transduction pathway is turned on. Transcriptional and growth factors, and generated secondary mediators become involved. Chemoattractant and osteopontin production is increased and macrophages infiltrate the renal interstitium around the crystal. Phagocytic NADPH oxidase is probably activated, producing additional reactive oxygen species. Localized inflammation, extracellular matrix and fibrosis develop. Crystallization modulators have a significant role in inflammation and tissue repair. CONCLUSIONS Based on available data, Randall plaque formation is similar to extracellular matrix mineralization at many body sites. Renal interstitial collagen becomes mineralized, assisting plaque growth through the interstitium until the mineralizing front reaches papillary surface epithelium. Plaque exposure to pelvic urine may also be a result of reactive oxygen species triggered epithelial sloughing.
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- Saeed R Khan
- Department of Pathology, Immunology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida 32610, USA.
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Chen AD, Xiong XQ, Gan XB, Zhang F, Zhou YB, Gao XY, Han Y. Endothelin-1 in paraventricular nucleus modulates cardiac sympathetic afferent reflex and sympathetic activity in rats. PLoS One 2012; 7:e40748. [PMID: 22815806 PMCID: PMC3398005 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0040748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2012] [Accepted: 06/12/2012] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Background Cardiac sympathetic afferent reflex (CSAR) is a positive-feedback, sympathoexcitatory reflex. Paraventricular nucleus (PVN) is an important component of the central neurocircuitry of the CSAR. The present study is designed to determine whether endothelin-1 (ET-1) in the PVN modulates the CSAR and sympathetic activity, and whether superoxide anions are involved in modulating the effects of ET-1 in the PVN in rats. Methodology/Principal Findings In anaesthetized Sprague–Dawley rats with cervical vagotomy and sinoaortic denervation, renal sympathetic nerve activity (RSNA) and mean arterial pressure (MAP) were recorded. The CSAR was evaluated by the responses of the RSNA and MAP to epicardial application of capsaicin. Microinjection of ET-1 into the bilateral PVN dose-dependently enhanced the CSAR, increased the baseline RSNA and MAP. The effects of ET-1 were blocked by PVN pretreatment with the ETA receptor antagonist BQ-123. However, BQ-123 alone had no significant effects on the CSAR, the baseline RSNA and MAP. Bilateral PVN pretreatment with either superoxide anion scavenger tempol or polyethylene glycol-superoxide dismutase (PEG-SOD) inhibited the effects of ET-1 on the CSAR, RSNA and MAP. Microinjection of ET-1 into the PVN increased the superoxide anion level in the PVN, which was abolished by PVN pretreatment with BQ-123. Epicardial application of capsaicin increased superoxide anion level in PVN which was further enhanced by PVN pretreatment with ET-1. Conclusions Exogenous activation of ETA receptors with ET-1 in the PVN enhances the CSAR, increases RSNA and MAP. Superoxide anions in PVN are involved in the effects of ET-1 in the PVN.
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- Ai-Dong Chen
- Department of Physiology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Yijishan Hospital of Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, China
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- Department of Physiology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Physiology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Physiology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Physiology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Physiology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Physiology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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Is oxidative stress, a link between nephrolithiasis and obesity, hypertension, diabetes, chronic kidney disease, metabolic syndrome? ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012; 40:95-112. [PMID: 22213019 DOI: 10.1007/s00240-011-0448-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 120] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2011] [Accepted: 12/10/2011] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Epidemiological studies have provided the evidence for association between nephrolithiasis and a number of cardiovascular diseases including hypertension, diabetes, chronic kidney disease, metabolic syndrome. Many of the co-morbidities may not only lead to stone disease but also be triggered by it. Nephrolithiasis is a risk factor for development of hypertension and have higher prevalence of diabetes mellitus and some hypertensive and diabetic patients are at greater risk for stone formation. An analysis of the association between stone disease and other simultaneously appearing disorders, as well as factors involved in their pathogenesis, may provide an insight into stone formation and improved therapies for stone recurrence and prevention. It is our hypothesis that association between stone formation and development of co-morbidities is a result of certain common pathological features. Review of the recent literature indicates that production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and development of oxidative stress (OS) may be such a common pathway. OS is a common feature of all cardiovascular diseases (CVD) including hypertension, diabetes mellitus, atherosclerosis and myocardial infarct. There is increasing evidence that ROS are also produced during idiopathic calcium oxalate (CaOx) nephrolithiasis. Both tissue culture and animal model studies demonstrate that ROS are produced during interaction between CaOx/calcium phosphate (CaP) crystals and renal epithelial cells. Clinical studies have also provided evidence for the development of oxidative stress in the kidneys of stone forming patients. Renal disorders which lead to OS appear to be a continuum. Stress produced by one disorder may trigger the other under the right circumstances.
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Khan SR, Khan A, Byer KJ. Temporal changes in the expression of mRNA of NADPH oxidase subunits in renal epithelial cells exposed to oxalate or calcium oxalate crystals. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2010; 26:1778-85. [PMID: 21079197 DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfq692] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Exposure of renal epithelial cells to oxalate (Ox) or calcium oxalate (CaOx) crystals leads to the production of reactive oxygen species and cell injury. We have hypothesized that Ox and CaOx crystals activate NADPH oxidase through upregulation of its various subunits. METHODS Human renal epithelial-derived cell line, HK-2, was exposed to 100 μmol Ox or 66.7 μg/cm(2) CaOx monohydrate crystals for 6, 12, 24 or 48 h. After exposure, the cells and media were processed to determine activation of NADPH oxidase, production of superoxide and 8-isoprostane (8IP), and release of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH). RT-PCR was performed to determine mRNA expression of NADPH subunits p22(phox), p40(phox), p47(phox), p67(phox) and gp91(phox) as well as Rac-GTPase. RESULTS Exposure to Ox and CaOx crystals resulted in increase in LDH release, production of 8-IP, NADPH oxidase activity and production of superoxide. Exposure to CaOx crystals resulted in significantly higher NADPH oxidase activity, production of superoxide and LDH release than Ox exposure. Exposure to Ox and CaOx crystals altered the expression of various subunits of NADPH oxidase. More consistent were increases in the expression of membrane-bound p22(phox) and cytosolic p47(phox). Significant and strong correlations were seen between NADPH oxidase activity, the expression of p22(phox) and p47(phox), production of superoxide and release of LDH when cells were exposed to CaOx crystals. The expressions of neither p22(phox) nor p47(phox) were significantly correlated with increased NADPH oxidase activity after the Ox exposure. CONCLUSIONS As hypothesized, exposure to Ox or CaOx crystals leads to significant increases in the expression of p22(phox) and p47(phox), leading to activation of NADPH oxidase. Increased NADPH oxidase activity is associated with increased superoxide production and lipid peroxidation. Different pathways appear to be involved in the stimulation of renal epithelial cells by exposure to Ox and CaOx crystals.
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- Saeed R Khan
- Department of Pathology, Immunology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, USA.
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Gáspár S, Niculiţe C, Cucu D, Marcu I. Effect of calcium oxalate on renal cells as revealed by real-time measurement of extracellular oxidative burst. Biosens Bioelectron 2009; 25:1729-34. [PMID: 20047824 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2009.12.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2009] [Revised: 12/10/2009] [Accepted: 12/14/2009] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Calcium oxalate is one of the main constituents of kidney stones and has a proved deleterious effect on renal cells that is mediated by oxidative stress. However, the subcellular source of this oxidative stress, and whether it is extending to the extracellular space or not, is still disputed. Therefore, an electrochemical superoxide biosensor was constructed, positioned above A6 renal cells, and used to measure in real-time the extracellular oxidative burst following addition of calcium oxalate crystals. It was observed that A6 cells do secrete superoxide into their extracellular space in few minutes after encountering calcium oxalate crystals. The amount of released superoxide peaks at about 20 min. Superoxide is cleared away from the extracellular space after approximately 3h. Superoxide secretion depends on the presence of superoxide-scavenging enzyme superoxide dismutase, the age of the cells, the amount of calcium oxalate crystals, and the temperature. Moreover, the effect of calcium oxalate crystals was mimicked by phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate. The developed sensing system can be a useful tool for biologists investigating nephrolithiasis at cellular level.
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- Szilveszter Gáspár
- International Centre of Biodynamics, 1B Intrarea Portocalelor Street, 060101 Bucharest, Romania.
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Hovda KE, Guo C, Austin R, McMartin KE. Renal toxicity of ethylene glycol results from internalization of calcium oxalate crystals by proximal tubule cells. Toxicol Lett 2009; 192:365-72. [PMID: 19931368 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2009.11.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2009] [Revised: 11/09/2009] [Accepted: 11/10/2009] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Ethylene glycol exposure can lead to the development of renal failure due to the metabolic formation of calcium oxalate monohydrate (COM) crystals. The renal damage is closely linked to the degree of COM accumulation in the kidney and most likely results from a COM-induced injury to proximal tubule (PT) cells. The present studies have measured the binding and internalization of COM by primary cultures of normal PT cells from humans and from Wistar and Fischer-344 rats in order to examine the roles of these uptake processes in the resulting cytotoxicity. Internalization was determined by incubation of cells with [(14)C]-COM at 37 degrees C, removal of bound COM with an EDTA incubation, followed by solubilization of cells, as well as by transmission electron microscopy of COM-exposed cells. COM crystals were internalized by PT cells in time- and concentration-dependent manners. COM crystals were bound to and internalized by rat cells about five times more than by human cells. Binding and internalization values were similar between PT cells from Wistar and Fischer-344 rats, indicating that a differential uptake of COM does not explain the known strain difference in sensitivity to ethylene glycol renal toxicity. Internalization of COM correlated highly with the degree of cell death, which is greater in rat cells than in human cells. Thus, surface binding and internalization of COM by cells play critical roles in cytotoxicity and explain why rat cells are more sensitive to COM crystals. At the same level of COM accumulation after ethylene glycol exposure or hyperoxaluria in vivo, rats would be more susceptible than humans to COM-induced damage.
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- Knut Erik Hovda
- Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology & Neuroscience, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, LA 71130-3932, USA
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McMartin K. Are calcium oxalate crystals involved in the mechanism of acute renal failure in ethylene glycol poisoning? Clin Toxicol (Phila) 2009; 47:859-69. [PMID: 19852621 DOI: 10.3109/15563650903344793] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Ethylene glycol (EG) poisoning often results in acute renal failure, particularly if treatment with fomepizole or ethanol is delayed because of late presentation or diagnosis. The mechanism has not been established but is thought to result from the production of a toxic metabolite. METHODS A literature review utilizing PubMed identified papers dealing with renal toxicity and EG or oxalate. The list of papers was culled to those relevant to the mechanism and treatment of the renal toxicity associated with either compound. ROLE OF METABOLITES: Although the "aldehyde" metabolites of EG, glycolaldehyde, and glyoxalate, have been suggested as the metabolites responsible, recent studies have shown definitively that the accumulation of calcium oxalate monohydrate (COM) crystals in kidney tissue produces renal tubular necrosis that leads to kidney failure. In vivo studies in EG-dosed rats have correlated the severity of renal damage with the total accumulation of COM crystals in kidney tissue. Studies in cultured kidney cells, including human proximal tubule (HPT) cells, have demonstrated that only COM crystals, not the oxalate ion, glycolaldehyde, or glyoxylate, produce a necrotic cell death at toxicologically relevant concentrations. COM CRYSTAL ACCUMULATION: In EG poisoning, COM crystals accumulate to high concentrations in the kidney through a process involving adherence to tubular cell membranes, followed by internalization of the crystals. MECHANISM OF TOXICITY: COM crystals have been shown to alter membrane structure and function, to increase reactive oxygen species and to produce mitochondrial dysfunction. These processes are likely to be involved in the mechanism of cell death. CONCLUSIONS Accumulation of COM crystals in the kidney is responsible for producing the renal toxicity associated with EG poisoning. The development of a pharmacological approach to reduce COM crystal adherence to tubular cells and its cellular interactions would be valuable as this would decrease the renal toxicity not only in late treated cases of EG poisoning, but also in other hyperoxaluric diseases such as primary hyperoxaluria and kidney stone formation.
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- Kenneth McMartin
- Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology & Neuroscience, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, LA, USA
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Thongboonkerd V, Semangoen T, Sinchaikul S, Chen ST. Proteomic Analysis of Calcium Oxalate Monohydrate Crystal-Induced Cytotoxicity in Distal Renal Tubular Cells. J Proteome Res 2008; 7:4689-700. [DOI: 10.1021/pr8002408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Visith Thongboonkerd
- Medical Proteomics Unit & Medical Molecular Biology Unit, Office for Research and Development, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand, Department of Immunology and Immunology Graduate Program, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand, Institute of Biological Chemistry and Genomic Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan, and Institute of Biochemical Sciences, College of Life Science, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Medical Proteomics Unit & Medical Molecular Biology Unit, Office for Research and Development, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand, Department of Immunology and Immunology Graduate Program, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand, Institute of Biological Chemistry and Genomic Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan, and Institute of Biochemical Sciences, College of Life Science, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Medical Proteomics Unit & Medical Molecular Biology Unit, Office for Research and Development, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand, Department of Immunology and Immunology Graduate Program, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand, Institute of Biological Chemistry and Genomic Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan, and Institute of Biochemical Sciences, College of Life Science, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Medical Proteomics Unit & Medical Molecular Biology Unit, Office for Research and Development, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand, Department of Immunology and Immunology Graduate Program, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand, Institute of Biological Chemistry and Genomic Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan, and Institute of Biochemical Sciences, College of Life Science, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Afonso L, Borges VM, Cruz H, Ribeiro-Gomes FL, DosReis GA, Dutra AN, Clarêncio J, de Oliveira CI, Barral A, Barral-Netto M, Brodskyn CI. Interactions with apoptotic but not with necrotic neutrophils increase parasite burden in human macrophages infected with Leishmania amazonensis. J Leukoc Biol 2008; 84:389-96. [PMID: 18483206 DOI: 10.1189/jlb.0108018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Neutrophils are involved in the initial steps of most responses to pathogens. In the present study, we evaluated the effects of the interaction of apoptotic vs. necrotic human neutrophils on macrophage infection by Leishmania amazonensis. Phagocytosis of apoptotic, but not viable, neutrophils by Leishmania-infected macrophages led to an increase in parasite burden via a mechanism dependent on TGF-beta1 and PGE2. Conversely, infected macrophages' uptake of necrotic neutrophils induced killing of L. amazonensis. Leishmanicidal activity was dependent on TNF-alpha and neutrophilic elastase. Nitric oxide was not involved in the killing of parasites, but the interaction of necrotic neutrophils with infected macrophages resulted in high superoxide production, a process reversed by catalase, an inhibitor of reactive oxygen intermediate production. Initial events after Leishmania infection involve interactions with neutrophils; we demonstrate that phagocytosis of these cells in an apoptotic or necrotic stage can influence the outcome of infection, driving either parasite survival or destruction.
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- Lilian Afonso
- Centro de Pesquisas Gonçalo Moniz-Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (CPqGM)- Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ), Salvador-BA, 40295-001, Brazil
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Han Y, Shi Z, Zhang F, Yu Y, Zhong MK, Gao XY, Wang W, Zhu GQ. Reactive oxygen species in the paraventricular nucleus mediate the cardiac sympathetic afferent reflex in chronic heart failure rats. Eur J Heart Fail 2007; 9:967-73. [PMID: 17719272 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejheart.2007.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2007] [Revised: 05/28/2007] [Accepted: 07/11/2007] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The aim of this study was to determine whether reactive oxygen species (ROS) in the paraventricular nucleus (PVN) mediate both the cardiac sympathetic afferent reflex (CSAR) and angiotensin II-induced CSAR enhancement in chronic heart failure (CHF) rats. CSAR was evaluated from the responses of renal sympathetic nerve activity (RSNA) to epicardial application of bradykinin. In both CHF and sham-operated rats, PVN microinjection of the superoxide anion scavengers tempol or tiron almost abolished the CSAR, but the superoxide dismutase inhibitor DETC potentiated the CSAR. PVN pretreatment with tempol or tiron abolished, whereas DETC augmented, the angiotensin II-induced CSAR enhancement. In CHF rats, superoxide anion and malondialdehyde (MDA) levels in the PVN were increased, but were normalized by the AT(1) receptor antagonist losartan. PVN microinjection of tempol decreased superoxide anion and MDA levels, but epicardial application of bradykinin or PVN microinjection of angiotensin II increased superoxide anion and MDA to higher levels in CHF rats than in sham-operated rats. These results indicate that ROS in the PVN mediates the CSAR and the effect of angiotensin II in the PVN on the CSAR in both CHF and sham-operated rats. Increased ROS in the PVN are involved in the enhanced CSAR in CHF.
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- Ying Han
- Department of Physiology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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Escobar C, Byer KJ, Khan SR. Naturally produced crystals obtained from kidney stones are less injurious to renal tubular epithelial cells than synthetic crystals. BJU Int 2007; 100:891-7. [PMID: 17550416 DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410x.2007.07002.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To determine the differences in cell responses to synthetic and biological crystals of calcium oxalate (CaOx) and brushite MATERIALS AND METHODS Nephrolithiasis depends on crystal retention within the kidneys, often promoted by crystal attachment to the injured renal epithelium; studies often use various crystals that might be injurious to cells and cause the exposure of crystal binding molecules on cell surfaces, thus promoting crystal attachment and retention. The synthetic crystals used in these studies might be more injurious than the biological crystals naturally produced in the kidneys and that form kidney stones. We exposed the renal epithelial cell line NRK 52E in vitro to CaOx or brushite crystals at 67 or 133 microg/cm(2) for 3 or 6 h. Synthetic crystals were purchased and the biocrystals were obtained by pulverizing CaOx and brushite stones. We determined the release of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2)) and 8-isoprostane (8-IP), and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1), as markers of injury, oxidative stress and inflammation, respectively. Cells were also examined after trypan blue staining to determine their membrane integrity. We also examined crystals of CaOx by scanning electron microscopy both in the native state as well as after decalcification. RESULTS Exposure to both the synthetic and biological crystals resulted in a significant increase in LDH release and trypan blue staining, as a sign of crystal-induced injury. There was increased production of H(2)O(2) and 8-IP, suggesting the development of oxidative stress. In addition MCP-1 production was also significantly increased. However, the synthetic crystals caused significantly higher increases in all the indicators than the biological crystals. CONCLUSIONS These results indicate that even though both synthetic and naturally produced biocrystals invoke a response from the renal epithelial cells, the latter are significantly less injurious and inflammatory. Exposure to low concentrations of these crystals alone might not invoke an inflammatory response, cause the uncovering of crystal binding molecules on epithelial cell surfaces, and promote crystal attachment and retention.
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- Carla Escobar
- Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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Puntel RL, Roos DH, Paixão MW, Braga AL, Zeni G, Nogueira CW, Rocha JBT. Oxalate modulates thiobarbituric acid reactive species (TBARS) production in supernatants of homogenates from rat brain, liver and kidney: effect of diphenyl diselenide and diphenyl ditelluride. Chem Biol Interact 2006; 165:87-98. [PMID: 17188671 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2006.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2006] [Revised: 11/03/2006] [Accepted: 11/09/2006] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The aim of this paper was to investigate the mechanism(s) involved in the sodium oxalate pro-oxidative activity in vitro and the potential protection by diphenyl diselenide ((PhSe)(2)) and diphenyl ditelluride ((PhTe)(2)) using supernatants of homogenates from brain, liver and kidney. Oxalate causes a significant increase in the TBARS (thiobarbituric acid reactive species) production up to 4mmol/l and it had antioxidant activity from 8 to 16mmol/l in the brain and liver. Oxalate had no effect in kidney homogenates. The difference among tissues may be related to the formation of insoluble crystal of oxalate in kidney, but not in liver and brain homogenates. (PhSe)(2) and (PhTe)(2) reduced both basal and oxalate-induced TBARS in rat brain homogenates, whereas in liver homogenates they were antioxidant only on oxalate-induced TBARS production. (PhSe)(2) showed a modest effect on renal TBARS production, whereas (PhTe)(2) did not modulate TBARS in kidney preparations. Oxalate at 2mmol/l did not change deoxyribose degradation induced by Fe(2+) plus H(2)O(2), whereas at 20mmol/l it significantly prevents its degradation. Oxalate (up to 4mmol/l) did not alter iron (10micromol/l)-induced TBARS production in the brain preparations, whereas at 8mmol/l onwards it prevents iron effect. In liver preparations, oxalate amplifies iron pro-oxidant activity up to 4mmol/l, preventing iron-induced TBARS production at 16mmol/l onwards. These results support the antioxidant effect of organochalcogens against oxalate-induced TBARS production. In addition, our results suggest that oxalate pro- and antioxidant activity in vitro could be related to its interactions with iron ions.
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- Robson Luiz Puntel
- Departamento de Química, Centro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Campus UFSM, Santa Maria, RS 97105-900, Brazil
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Meimaridou E, Lobos E, Hothersall JS. Renal oxidative vulnerability due to changes in mitochondrial-glutathione and energy homeostasis in a rat model of calcium oxalate urolithiasis. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2006; 291:F731-40. [PMID: 16670437 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00024.2006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Calcium oxalate monohydrate (COM) crystals are the commonest component of kidney stones. Oxalate and COM crystals in renal cells are thought to contribute to pathology via prooxidant events. Using an in vivo rat model of crystalluria induced by hyperoxaluria plus hypercalciuria [ethylene glycol (EG) plus 1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol (DHC)], we measured glutathione and energy homeostasis of kidney mitochondria. Hyperoxaluria or hypercalciuria without crystalluria was also investigated. After 1–3 wk of treatment, kidney cryosections were analyzed by light microscopy. In kidney subcellular fractions, glutathione and antioxidant enzymes were measured. In mitochondria, oxygen consumption and superoxide formation as well as cytochrome c content were measured. EG plus DHC treatment increased formation of renal birefringent crystal. Histology revealed increased renal tubular pathology characterized by obstruction, distension, and interstitial inflammation. Crystalluria at all time points led to oxidative stress manifest as decreased cytosolic and mitochondrial glutathione and increased activity of the antioxidant enzymes glutathione reductase and -peroxidase (mitochondria) and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (cytosol). These changes were followed by a significant decrease in mitochondrial cytochrome c content at 2–3 wk, suggesting the involvement of apoptosis in the renal pathology. Mitochondrial oxygen consumption was severely impaired in the crystalluria group without increased mitochondrial superoxide formation. Some of these changes were also evident in hyperoxaluria at week 1 but were absent at later times and in all calciuric groups. Our data indicate that impaired electron flow did not cause superoxide formation; however, mitochondrial dysfunction contributes to pathological events when tubular crystal-cell interactions are uncontrolled, as in kidney stones disease.
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- Eirini Meimaridou
- Centre for Prevention and Treatment of Urinary Stones, Institute of Urology and Nephrology, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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