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Wei C, Vanhatalo A, Kadach S, Stoyanov Z, Abu-Alghayth M, Black MI, Smallwood MJ, Rajaram R, Winyard PG, Jones AM. Reduction in blood pressure following acute dietary nitrate ingestion is correlated with increased red blood cell S-nitrosothiol concentrations. Nitric Oxide 2023; 138-139:1-9. [PMID: 37268184 DOI: 10.1016/j.niox.2023.05.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2023] [Revised: 05/09/2023] [Accepted: 05/30/2023] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Dietary nitrate (NO3-) supplementation can enhance nitric oxide (NO) bioavailability and lower blood pressure (BP) in humans. The nitrite concentration ([NO2-]) in the plasma is the most commonly used biomarker of increased NO availability. However, it is unknown to what extent changes in other NO congeners, such as S-nitrosothiols (RSNOs), and in other blood components, such as red blood cells (RBC), also contribute to the BP lowering effects of dietary NO3-. We investigated the correlations between changes in NO biomarkers in different blood compartments and changes in BP variables following acute NO3- ingestion. Resting BP was measured and blood samples were collected at baseline, and at 1, 2, 3, 4 and 24 h following acute beetroot juice (∼12.8 mmol NO3-, ∼11 mg NO3-/kg) ingestion in 20 healthy volunteers. Spearman rank correlation coefficients were determined between the peak individual increases in NO biomarkers (NO3-, NO2-, RSNOs) in plasma, RBC and whole blood, and corresponding decreases in resting BP variables. No significant correlation was observed between increased plasma [NO2-] and reduced BP, but increased RBC [NO2-] was correlated with decreased systolic BP (rs = -0.50, P = 0.03). Notably, increased RBC [RSNOs] was significantly correlated with decreases in systolic (rs = -0.68, P = 0.001), diastolic (rs = -0.59, P = 0.008) and mean arterial pressure (rs = -0.64, P = 0.003). Fisher's z transformation indicated no difference in the strength of the correlations between increases in RBC [NO2-] or [RSNOs] and decreased systolic blood pressure. In conclusion, increased RBC [RSNOs] may be an important mediator of the reduction in resting BP observed following dietary NO3- supplementation.
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- Chenguang Wei
- University of Exeter Medical School, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, University of Exeter, St Luke's Campus, Exeter, UK
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- University of Exeter Medical School, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, University of Exeter, St Luke's Campus, Exeter, UK
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- University of Exeter Medical School, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, University of Exeter, St Luke's Campus, Exeter, UK
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- University of Exeter Medical School, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, University of Exeter, St Luke's Campus, Exeter, UK
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, University of Bisha, 255, AL Nakhil, Bisha, 67714, Saudi Arabia
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- University of Exeter Medical School, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, University of Exeter, St Luke's Campus, Exeter, UK
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- University of Exeter Medical School, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, University of Exeter, St Luke's Campus, Exeter, UK
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- University of Exeter Medical School, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, University of Exeter, St Luke's Campus, Exeter, UK
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- University of Exeter Medical School, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, University of Exeter, St Luke's Campus, Exeter, UK
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- University of Exeter Medical School, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, University of Exeter, St Luke's Campus, Exeter, UK.
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Massa CM, Liu Z, Taylor S, Pettit AP, Stakheyeva MN, Korotkova E, Popova V, Atochina-Vasserman EN, Gow AJ. Biological Mechanisms of S-Nitrosothiol Formation and Degradation: How Is Specificity of S-Nitrosylation Achieved? Antioxidants (Basel) 2021; 10:antiox10071111. [PMID: 34356344 PMCID: PMC8301044 DOI: 10.3390/antiox10071111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2021] [Revised: 06/03/2021] [Accepted: 06/08/2021] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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The modification of protein cysteine residues underlies some of the diverse biological functions of nitric oxide (NO) in physiology and disease. The formation of stable nitrosothiols occurs under biologically relevant conditions and time scales. However, the factors that determine the selective nature of this modification remain poorly understood, making it difficult to predict thiol targets and thus construct informatics networks. In this review, the biological chemistry of NO will be considered within the context of nitrosothiol formation and degradation whilst considering how specificity is achieved in this important post-translational modification. Since nitrosothiol formation requires a formal one-electron oxidation, a classification of reaction mechanisms is proposed regarding which species undergoes electron abstraction: NO, thiol or S-NO radical intermediate. Relevant kinetic, thermodynamic and mechanistic considerations will be examined and the impact of sources of NO and the chemical nature of potential reaction targets is also discussed.
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- Christopher M. Massa
- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ 08848, USA; (C.M.M.); (Z.L.); (S.T.); (A.P.P.)
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- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ 08848, USA; (C.M.M.); (Z.L.); (S.T.); (A.P.P.)
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- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ 08848, USA; (C.M.M.); (Z.L.); (S.T.); (A.P.P.)
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- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ 08848, USA; (C.M.M.); (Z.L.); (S.T.); (A.P.P.)
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- RASA Center in Tomsk, Tomsk Polytechnic University, 634050 Tomsk, Russia; (M.N.S.); (E.N.A.-V.)
- Institute of Natural Resources, Tomsk Polytechnic University, Lenin Av. 30, 634050 Tomsk, Russia; (E.K.); (V.P.)
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- Institute of Natural Resources, Tomsk Polytechnic University, Lenin Av. 30, 634050 Tomsk, Russia; (E.K.); (V.P.)
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- Institute of Natural Resources, Tomsk Polytechnic University, Lenin Av. 30, 634050 Tomsk, Russia; (E.K.); (V.P.)
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- RASA Center in Tomsk, Tomsk Polytechnic University, 634050 Tomsk, Russia; (M.N.S.); (E.N.A.-V.)
- Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ 08848, USA; (C.M.M.); (Z.L.); (S.T.); (A.P.P.)
- RASA Center in Tomsk, Tomsk Polytechnic University, 634050 Tomsk, Russia; (M.N.S.); (E.N.A.-V.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +1-848-445-4612
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Abu-Alghayth M, Vanhatalo A, Wylie LJ, McDonagh ST, Thompson C, Kadach S, Kerr P, Smallwood MJ, Jones AM, Winyard PG. S-nitrosothiols, and other products of nitrate metabolism, are increased in multiple human blood compartments following ingestion of beetroot juice. Redox Biol 2021; 43:101974. [PMID: 33940546 PMCID: PMC8111767 DOI: 10.1016/j.redox.2021.101974] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2021] [Revised: 04/09/2021] [Accepted: 04/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Ingested inorganic nitrate (NO3⁻) has multiple effects in the human body including vasodilation, inhibition of platelet aggregation, and improved skeletal muscle function. The functional effects of oral NO3⁻ involve the in vivo reduction of NO3⁻ to nitrite (NO2⁻) and thence to nitric oxide (NO). However, the potential involvement of S-nitrosothiol (RSNO) formation is unclear. We hypothesised that the RSNO concentration ([RSNO]) in red blood cells (RBCs) and plasma is increased by NO3⁻-rich beetroot juice ingestion. In healthy human volunteers, we tested the effect of dietary supplementation with NO3⁻-rich beetroot juice (BR) or NO3⁻-depleted beetroot juice (placebo; PL) on [RSNO], [NO3⁻] and [NO2⁻] in RBCs, whole blood and plasma, as measured by ozone-based chemiluminescence. The median basal [RSNO] in plasma samples (n = 22) was 10 (5–13) nM (interquartile range in brackets). In comparison, the median values for basal [RSNO] in the corresponding RBC preparations (n = 19) and whole blood samples (n = 19) were higher (p < 0.001) than in plasma, being 40 (30–60) nM and 35 (25–80) nM, respectively. The median RBC [RSNO] in a separate cohort of healthy subjects (n = 5) was increased to 110 (93–125) nM after ingesting BR (12.8 mmol NO3⁻) compared to a corresponding baseline value of 25 (21–31) nM (Mann-Whitney test, p < 0.01). The median plasma [RSNO] in another cohort of healthy subjects (n = 14) was increased almost ten-fold to 104 (58–151) nM after BR supplementation (7 × 6.4 mmol of NO3⁻ over two days, p < 0.01) compared to PL. In conclusion, RBC and plasma [RSNO] are increased by BR ingestion. In addition to NO2⁻, RSNO may be involved in dietary NO3⁻ metabolism/actions. Human ingestion of NO3⁻-rich beetroot juice caused increased plasma S-nitrosothiol levels compared with baseline. Beetroot juice ingestion also caused increased S-nitrosothiol and NO2⁻ levels in red blood cells compared with baseline. RSNO formation may contribute to the physiological effects of dietary NO3⁻.
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- Mohammed Abu-Alghayth
- University of Exeter Medical School, College of Medicine and Health, St. Luke's Campus, University of Exeter, Heavitree Road, Exeter, EX1 2LU, UK
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- Sport and Health Sciences, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, St. Luke's Campus, University of Exeter, Heavitree Road, Exeter, EX1 2LU, UK
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- Sport and Health Sciences, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, St. Luke's Campus, University of Exeter, Heavitree Road, Exeter, EX1 2LU, UK
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- University of Exeter Medical School, College of Medicine and Health, St. Luke's Campus, University of Exeter, Heavitree Road, Exeter, EX1 2LU, UK
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- Sport and Health Sciences, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, St. Luke's Campus, University of Exeter, Heavitree Road, Exeter, EX1 2LU, UK
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- Sport and Health Sciences, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, St. Luke's Campus, University of Exeter, Heavitree Road, Exeter, EX1 2LU, UK
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- Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust, Exeter, EX1 2PD, UK
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- University of Exeter Medical School, College of Medicine and Health, St. Luke's Campus, University of Exeter, Heavitree Road, Exeter, EX1 2LU, UK
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- Sport and Health Sciences, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, St. Luke's Campus, University of Exeter, Heavitree Road, Exeter, EX1 2LU, UK
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- University of Exeter Medical School, College of Medicine and Health, St. Luke's Campus, University of Exeter, Heavitree Road, Exeter, EX1 2LU, UK.
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Estimation of Nitrite-Nitric Oxide Derivative-In Horses with Intestinal Colic by ESR Spectroscopy. Vet Sci 2020; 7:vetsci7040191. [PMID: 33260335 PMCID: PMC7712281 DOI: 10.3390/vetsci7040191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2020] [Revised: 11/24/2020] [Accepted: 11/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Diseases of the gastrointestinal tract of horses are caused by many factors and have a complex pathogenesis. Developing effective methods of differential diagnostics is of high fundamental and applied importance. The pathogenesis of diseases of the digestive tract of horses accompanied by the development of inflammation and oxidative stress, can be associated with a lack of the nitrogen monoxide which controls many signaling pathways in the body. The level of the nitric oxide (NO) is involved in the regulation of the immune and nervous systems, the tone of all the blood vessels, and the courses of many pathological processes. The nitric oxide activates guanylate cyclase (sGC) and leads to vascular relaxation. The aim of this investigation was to study the metabolites of nitric oxide in horses suffered from intestinal diseases. The levels of nitric oxide in the blood serum of horses depending on their age and health state was studied. The concentration of nitrites in the blood serum of horses aged 6–25 years was 3.4 ± 4.2 μM, and in the young horses (1–5 years) the level of this indicator was 8.2 ± 5.4 μM. A sharp decrease in nitrite was observed in all the horses with intestinal diseases of 2 ± 0.9 μM, especially with tympanitic caecun of 0.6 ± 0.4 μM and with spasmodic colic of 1.8 ± 0.5 μM. The level of nitrosylhemoglobin HbNO in the blood of the diseased animals was higher than that in clinically healthy horses, regardless of age.
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Serezhenkov VA, Tkachev NA, Artyushina ZS, Kuznetsova MI, Kovac M, Vanin AF. Reduced Nitric Oxide Bioavailability in Horses with Colic: Evaluation by ESR Spectroscopy. Biophysics (Nagoya-shi) 2020. [DOI: 10.1134/s0006350920050176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Yang T, Zelikin AN, Chandrawati R. Enzyme Mimics for the Catalytic Generation of Nitric Oxide from Endogenous Prodrugs. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2020; 16:e1907635. [PMID: 32372556 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201907635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2019] [Revised: 02/19/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The highly diverse biological roles of nitric oxide (NO) in both physiological and pathophysiological processes have prompted great interest in the use of NO as a therapeutic agent in various biomedical applications. NO can exert either protective or deleterious effects depending on its concentration and the location where it is delivered or generated. This double-edged attribute, together with the short half-life of NO in biological systems, poses a major challenge to the realization of the full therapeutic potential of this molecule. Controlled release strategies show an admirable degree of precision with regard to the spatiotemporal dosing of NO but are disadvantaged by the finite NO deliverable payload. In turn, enzyme-prodrug therapy techniques afford enhanced deliverable payload but are troubled by the inherent low stability of natural enzymes, as well as the requirement to control pharmacokinetics for the exogenous prodrugs. The past decade has seen the advent of a new paradigm in controlled delivery of NO, namely localized bioconversion of the endogenous prodrugs of NO, specifically by enzyme mimics. These early developments are presented, successes of this strategy are highlighted, and possible future work on this avenue of research is critically discussed.
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- Tao Yang
- School of Chemical Engineering and Australian Centre for Nanomedicine (ACN), The University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney), Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
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- Department of Chemistry and iNANO Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center, Aarhus University, Aarhus, C 8000, Denmark
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Australian Centre for Nanomedicine (ACN), The University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney), Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
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Smallwood MJ, Nissim A, Knight AR, Whiteman M, Haigh R, Winyard PG. Oxidative stress in autoimmune rheumatic diseases. Free Radic Biol Med 2018; 125:3-14. [PMID: 29859343 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2018.05.086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 180] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2018] [Revised: 05/15/2018] [Accepted: 05/28/2018] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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The management of patients with autoimmune rheumatic diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA) remains a significant challenge. Often the rheumatologist is restricted to treating and relieving the symptoms and consequences and not the underlying cause of the disease. Oxidative stress occurs in many autoimmune diseases, along with the excess production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and reactive nitrogen species (RNS). The sources of such reactive species include NADPH oxidases (NOXs), the mitochondrial electron transport chain, nitric oxide synthases, nitrite reductases, and the hydrogen sulfide producing enzymes cystathionine-β synthase and cystathionine-γ lyase. Superoxide undergoes a dismutation reaction to generate hydrogen peroxide which, in the presence of transition metal ions (e.g. ferrous ions), forms the hydroxyl radical. The enzyme myeloperoxidase, present in inflammatory cells, produces hypochlorous acid, and in healthy individuals ROS and RNS production by phagocytic cells is important in microbial killing. Both low molecular weight antioxidant molecules and antioxidant enzymes, such as superoxide dismutase, catalase, glutathione peroxidase, and peroxiredoxin remove ROS. However, when ROS production exceeds the antioxidant protection, oxidative stress occurs. Oxidative post-translational modifications of proteins then occur. Sometimes protein modifications may give rise to neoepitopes that are recognized by the immune system as 'non-self' and result in the formation of autoantibodies. The detection of autoantibodies against specific antigens, might improve both early diagnosis and monitoring of disease activity. Promising diagnostic autoantibodies include anti-carbamylated proteins and anti-oxidized type II collagen antibodies. Some of the most promising future strategies for redox-based therapeutic compounds are the activation of endogenous cellular antioxidant systems (e.g. Nrf2-dependent pathways), inhibition of disease-relevant sources of ROS/RNS (e.g. isoform-specific NOX inhibitors), or perhaps specifically scavenging disease-related ROS/RNS via site-specific antioxidants.
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- Miranda J Smallwood
- University of Exeter Medical School, St Luke's Campus, Exeter, Devon EX1 2LU, UK
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- Centre for Biochemical Pharmacology, William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary, University of London, Charterhouse Square, London EC1M 6BQ, UK
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- University of Exeter Medical School, St Luke's Campus, Exeter, Devon EX1 2LU, UK
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- University of Exeter Medical School, St Luke's Campus, Exeter, Devon EX1 2LU, UK
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- University of Exeter Medical School, St Luke's Campus, Exeter, Devon EX1 2LU, UK; Department of Rheumatology, Princess Elizabeth Orthopaedic Centre, Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust (Wonford), Exeter EX2 5DW, UK
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- University of Exeter Medical School, St Luke's Campus, Exeter, Devon EX1 2LU, UK.
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Bondonno CP, Croft KD, Hodgson JM. Dietary Nitrate, Nitric Oxide, and Cardiovascular Health. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 2017; 56:2036-52. [PMID: 25976309 DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2013.811212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Emerging evidence strongly suggests that dietary nitrate, derived in the diet primarily from vegetables, could contribute to cardiovascular health via effects on nitric oxide (NO) status. NO plays an essential role in cardiovascular health. It is produced via the classical L-arginine-NO-synthase pathway and the recently discovered enterosalivary nitrate-nitrite-NO pathway. The discovery of this alternate pathway has highlighted dietary nitrate as a candidate for the cardioprotective effect of a diet rich in fruit and vegetables. Clinical trials with dietary nitrate have observed improvements in blood pressure, endothelial function, ischemia-reperfusion injury, arterial stiffness, platelet function, and exercise performance with a concomitant augmentation of markers of NO status. While these results are indicative of cardiovascular benefits with dietary nitrate intake, there is still a lingering concern about nitrate in relation to methemoglobinemia, cancer, and cardiovascular disease. It is the purpose of this review to present an overview of NO and its critical role in cardiovascular health; to detail the observed vascular benefits of dietary nitrate intake through effects on NO status as well as to discuss the controversy surrounding the possible toxic effects of nitrate.
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- Catherine P Bondonno
- a School of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Western Australia , Perth , Australia
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- a School of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Western Australia , Perth , Australia
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- a School of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Western Australia , Perth , Australia
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Khatri J, Mills CE, Maskell P, Odongerel C, Webb AJ. It is rocket science - why dietary nitrate is hard to 'beet'! Part I: twists and turns in the realization of the nitrate-nitrite-NO pathway. Br J Clin Pharmacol 2017; 83:129-139. [PMID: 26896747 PMCID: PMC5338143 DOI: 10.1111/bcp.12913] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2016] [Accepted: 02/17/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Dietary nitrate (found in green leafy vegetables, such as rocket, and in beetroot) is now recognized to be an important source of nitric oxide (NO), via the nitrate-nitrite-NO pathway. Dietary nitrate confers several cardiovascular beneficial effects on blood pressure, platelets, endothelial function, mitochondrial efficiency and exercise. While this pathway may now seem obvious, its realization followed a rather tortuous course over two decades. Early steps included the discovery that nitrite was a source of NO in the ischaemic heart but this appeared to have deleterious effects. In addition, nitrate-derived nitrite provided a gastric source of NO. However, residual nitrite was not thought to be absorbed systemically. Nitrite was also considered to be physiologically inert but potentially carcinogenic, through N-nitrosamine formation. In Part 1 of a two-part Review on the nitrate-nitrite-NO pathway we describe key twists and turns in the elucidation of the pathway and the underlying mechanisms. This provides the critical foundation for the more recent developments in the nitrate-nitrite-NO pathway which are covered in Part 2.
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- Jibran Khatri
- King's College London British Heart Foundation Centre, Cardiovascular Division, Department of Clinical PharmacologySt. Thomas, HospitalLondonSE1 7EHUK
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- Department of Dietetics and Nutrition, Division of Diabetes and Nutritional SciencesKing's College LondonLondonSE1 0NHUK
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- King's College London British Heart Foundation Centre, Cardiovascular Division, Department of Clinical PharmacologySt. Thomas, HospitalLondonSE1 7EHUK
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- King's College London British Heart Foundation Centre, Cardiovascular Division, Department of Clinical PharmacologySt. Thomas, HospitalLondonSE1 7EHUK
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- King's College London British Heart Foundation Centre, Cardiovascular Division, Department of Clinical PharmacologySt. Thomas, HospitalLondonSE1 7EHUK
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Lo Faro ML, Fox B, Whatmore JL, Winyard PG, Whiteman M. Hydrogen sulfide and nitric oxide interactions in inflammation. Nitric Oxide 2014; 41:38-47. [PMID: 24929214 DOI: 10.1016/j.niox.2014.05.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 148] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2014] [Revised: 05/13/2014] [Accepted: 05/29/2014] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Together with carbon monoxide (CO), nitric oxide (NO) and hydrogen sulfide (H2S) form a group of physiologically important gaseous transmitters, sometimes referred to as the "gaseous triumvirate". The three molecules share a wide range of physical and physiological properties: they are small gaseous molecules, able to freely penetrate cellular membranes; they are all produced endogenously in the body and they seem to exert similar biological functions. In the cardiovascular system, for example, they are all vasodilators, promote angiogenesis and protect tissues against damage (e.g. ischemia-reperfusion injury). In addition, they have complex roles in inflammation, with both pro- and anti-inflammatory effects reported. Researchers have focused their efforts in understanding and describing the roles of each of these molecules in different physiological systems, and in the past years attention has also been given to the gases interaction or "cross-talk". This review will focus on the role of NO and H2S in inflammation and will give an overview of the evidence collected so far suggesting the importance of their cross-talk in inflammatory processes.
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- Maria Letizia Lo Faro
- University of Exeter Medical School, Saint Luke's Campus, Heavitree Road, EX1 2LU Exeter, UK.
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- University of Exeter Medical School, Saint Luke's Campus, Heavitree Road, EX1 2LU Exeter, UK.
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- University of Exeter Medical School, Saint Luke's Campus, Heavitree Road, EX1 2LU Exeter, UK.
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- University of Exeter Medical School, Saint Luke's Campus, Heavitree Road, EX1 2LU Exeter, UK.
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- University of Exeter Medical School, Saint Luke's Campus, Heavitree Road, EX1 2LU Exeter, UK.
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Webb AJ, Lidder S. Reply to comments on 'vascular effects of dietary nitrate (as found in green leafy vegetables and beetroot) via the nitrate-nitrite-nitric oxide pathway'. Br J Clin Pharmacol 2014; 75:1543-4. [PMID: 23163339 DOI: 10.1111/bcp.12037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2012] [Accepted: 11/06/2012] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Lidder S, Webb AJ. Vascular effects of dietary nitrate (as found in green leafy vegetables and beetroot) via the nitrate-nitrite-nitric oxide pathway. Br J Clin Pharmacol 2013; 75:677-96. [PMID: 22882425 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.2012.04420.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 209] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2012] [Accepted: 08/05/2012] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The discovery that dietary (inorganic) nitrate has important vascular effects came from the relatively recent realization of the 'nitrate-nitrite-nitric oxide (NO) pathway'. Dietary nitrate has been demonstrated to have a range of beneficial vascular effects, including reducing blood pressure, inhibiting platelet aggregation, preserving or improving endothelial dysfunction, enhancing exercise performance in healthy individuals and patients with peripheral arterial disease. Pre-clinical studies with nitrate or nitrite also show the potential to protect against ischaemia-reperfusion injury and reduce arterial stiffness, inflammation and intimal thickness. However, there is a need for good evidence for hard endpoints beyond epidemiological studies. Whilst these suggest reduction in cardiovascular risk with diets high in nitrate-rich vegetables (such as a Mediterranean diet), others have suggested possible small positive and negative associations with dietary nitrate and cancer, but these remain unproven. Interactions with other nutrients, such as vitamin C, polyphenols and fatty acids may enhance or inhibit these effects. In order to provide simple guidance on nitrate intake from different vegetables, we have developed the Nitrate 'Veg-Table' with 'Nitrate Units' [each unit being 1 mmol of nitrate (62 mg)] to achieve a nitrate intake that is likely to be sufficient to derive benefit, but also to minimize the risk of potential side effects from excessive ingestion, given the current available evidence. The lack of data concerning the long term effects of dietary nitrate is a limitation, and this will need to be addressed in future trials.
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- Satnam Lidder
- King's College London British Heart Foundation Centre, Cardiovascular Division, Department of Clinical Pharmacology, St.Thomas' Hospital, London, UK
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Detection of nitric oxide in macrophage cells for the assessment of the cytotoxicity of gold nanoparticles. Talanta 2012; 101:11-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2012.08.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2012] [Revised: 08/15/2012] [Accepted: 08/27/2012] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Stamp LK, Khalilova I, Tarr JM, Senthilmohan R, Turner R, Haigh RC, Winyard PG, Kettle AJ. Myeloperoxidase and oxidative stress in rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2012; 51:1796-803. [PMID: 22814531 DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kes193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 154] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To determine whether MPO contributes to oxidative stress and disease activity in RA and whether it produces hypochlorous acid in SF. METHODS Plasma and where possible SF were collected from 77 RA patients while 120 healthy controls supplied plasma only. MPO and protein carbonyls were measured by ELISAs. 3-Chlorotyrosine in proteins and allantoin in plasma were measured by mass spectrometry. RESULTS Plasma MPO concentrations were significantly higher in patients with RA compared with healthy controls [10.8 ng/ml, inter-quartile range (IQR): 7.2-14.2; P<0.05], but there was no significant difference in plasma MPO protein concentrations between RA patients with high disease activity (HDA; DAS-28 >3.2) and those with low disease activity (LDA; DAS-28 ≤ 3.2) (HDA 27.9 ng/ml, 20.2-34.1 vs LDA 22.1 ng/ml, 16.9-34.9; P>0.05). There was a significant relationship between plasma MPO and DAS-28 (r=0.35; P=0.005). Plasma protein carbonyls and allantoin were significantly higher in patients with RA compared with the healthy controls. MPO protein was significantly higher in SF compared with plasma (median 624.0 ng/ml, IQR 258.4-2433.0 vs 30.2 ng/ml, IQR 25.1-50.9; P<0.0001). The MPO present in SF was mostly active. 3-Chlorotyrosine, a specific biomarker of hypochlorous acid, was present in proteins from SF and related to the concentration of MPO (r=0.69; P=0.001). Protein carbonyls in SF were associated with MPO protein concentration (r=0.40; P=0.019) and 3-chlorotyrosine (r=0.66; P=0.003). CONCLUSION MPO is elevated in patients with RA and promotes oxidative stress through the production of hypochlorous acid.
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- Lisa K Stamp
- Department of Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch, Christchurch 8140, New Zealand.
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Akcay YD, Sagin FG, Aksu K, Keser G, Taylor E, Knight I, Winyard PG, Sozmen EY. A panel of oxidative stress assays does not provide supplementary diagnostic information in Behcet's disease patients. JOURNAL OF INFLAMMATION-LONDON 2012; 9:13. [PMID: 22472022 PMCID: PMC3348053 DOI: 10.1186/1476-9255-9-13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2011] [Accepted: 04/03/2012] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Background Recent findings suggest a role of oxidative stress in the pathogenesis of Behcet's disease (BD), but the utility of oxidative stress-associated assays in offering diagnostic information or in the monitoring of disease activity is largely unassessed. Objective and methods We aimed to measure oxidative and inflammatory markers, along with the markers of reactive nitrogen species, S-nitrosothiols and 3-nitrotyrosine, in BD patients (n = 100) and healthy volunteers (n = 50). These markers were evaluated in regard to their role in the pathogenesis of BD as well as their relation to clinical presentation, disease activity and duration. Results Median values for erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), C-reactive protein, leukocyte count, and IL-18 levels, as well as myeloperoxidase (MPO) activity, were statistically higher in the patient group compared to controls. Some inflammation markers (ESR, neutrophil and leukocyte counts) were statistically higher (p < 0.05) in the active period. In contrast, oxidative stress-associated measures (erythrocyte lipid peroxidation, antioxidant enzymes and measures of serum antioxidant capacity), revealed no statistically significant differences between the median values in BD patients versus healthy control subjects (p > 0.05 in all statistical comparisons), nor was there any difference in median levels of these oxidative stress markers in active disease versus disease remission. S-nitrosothiols and 3-nitrotyrosine were undetectable in BD plasma. Conclusions The application of oxidative stress-associated measures to BD blood samples offered no supplemental diagnostic or disease activity information to that provided by standard laboratory measures of inflammation. S-nitrosothiols and 3-nitrotyrosine appeared not to be markers for active BD; thus the search for biochemical markers that will indicate the active period should be continued with larger studies.
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- Yasemin D Akcay
- Department of Biochemistry, Ege University, School of Medicine, 35100 Bornova, Izmir, Turkey.
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Giustarini D, Tsikas D, Rossi R. Study of the effect of thiols on the vasodilatory potency of S-nitrosothiols by using a modified aortic ring assay. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 2011; 256:95-102. [PMID: 21827780 DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2011.07.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2011] [Revised: 07/12/2011] [Accepted: 07/18/2011] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Both low-molecular-mass thiols (LMM-SH) and protein thiols (P-SH) can modulate the biological activity of S-nitrosothiols (RSNO) via S-transnitrosation reactions. It has been difficult to evaluate the entity of this effect in blood circulation by in vitro assays with isolated aorta rings so far, because media rich in proteins cannot be used due to the foaming as a consequence of the needed gas bubbling. We have modified the original apparatus for organ bioassay in order to minimize foaming and to increase analytical performance. By using this modified bioassay we investigated the vasodilatory potency of various endogenous RSNOs in the presence of physiologically relevant concentrations of albumin and LMM-SH. Our results show that the sulfhydryl group of the cysteine moiety of albumin and LMM-SH has a dramatic effect on the vasodilatory potency of RSNO. Considering the equilibrium constants for S-transnitrosation reactions and the concentration of P-SH and LMM-SH we measured in healthy humans (aged 18-85 years), we infer that the age-dependency of hematic levels of LMM-SH may have a considerable impact in RSNO-mediated vasodilation. S-Nitrosoproteins such as S-nitrosoalbumin may constitute a relatively silent and constant amount of circulating RSNO. On the other hand, LMM-SH may mediate and control the biological actions of S-nitrosoproteins via S-transnitrosation reactions, by forming more potent nitric oxide-releasing LMM-S-nitrosothiols. Lifestyle habits, status of health and individual age are proven factors that, in turn, may influence the concentration of these compounds. These aspects should be taken into consideration when testing the vasodilatory effects of RSNO in pre-clinical studies.
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- Daniela Giustarini
- Laboratory of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Department of Evolutionary Biology, University of Siena, Via A. Moro, 2, 53100 Siena, Italy.
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Jia H, Han X, Li Z, Tian Q, Miao X, Du L, Liu Y. Gold nanoparticles-based catalysis for detection of S-nitrosothiols in blood serum. Talanta 2011; 85:1871-5. [PMID: 21872031 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2011.07.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2011] [Revised: 07/04/2011] [Accepted: 07/07/2011] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Accumulating evidence suggests that S-nitrosothiols (RSNOs) play key roles in human health and disease. To clarify their physiological functions and roles in diseases, it is necessary to promote some new techniques for quantifying RSNOs in blood and other biological fluids. Here, a new method using gold nanoparticle catalysts has been introduced for quantitative evaluation of RSNOs in blood serum. The assay involves degrading RSNOs using gold nanoparticles and detecting nitric oxide (NO) released with NO-selective electrodes. The approach displays very high sensitivity for RSNOs with a low detection limit in the picomolar concentration range (5.08 × 10(-11) mol L(-1), S/N=3) and is free from interference of some endogenous substances such as NO(2)(-) and NO(3)(-) co-existing in blood serum. A linear function of concentration in the range of (5.0-1000.0) × 10(-9) mol L(-1) has been observed with a correlation coefficient of 0.9976. The level of RSNOs in blood serum was successfully determined using the described method above. In addition, a dose-dependent effect of gold nanoparticles on the sensitivity for RSNOs detection is revealed, and thereby the approach is potentially useful to evaluate RSNOs levels in various biological fluids via varying gold nanoparticles concentration.
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- Hongying Jia
- State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, Center for Molecular Science, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, PR China
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Huang C, Brisbois E, Meyerhoff ME. Flow injection measurements of S-nitrosothiols species in biological samples using amperometric nitric oxide sensor and soluble organoselenium catalyst reagent. Anal Bioanal Chem 2011; 400:1125-35. [PMID: 21416401 PMCID: PMC3190598 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-011-4840-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2011] [Revised: 02/23/2011] [Accepted: 02/24/2011] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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A novel flow injection analysis (FIA) system suitable for measurement of S-nitrosothiols (RSNOs) in blood plasma is described. In the proposed (FIA) system, samples and standards containing RSNO species are injected into a buffer carrier stream that is mixed with the reagent stream containing 3,3'-dipropionicdiselenide (SeDPA) and glutathione (GSH). SeDPA has been shown previously to catalytically decompose RSNOs in the presence of a reducing agent, such as GSH, to produce nitric oxide (NO). The liberated NO is then detected downstream by an amperometric NO sensor. This sensor is prepared using an electropolymerized m-phenylenediamine (m-PD)/resorcinol and Nafion composite films at the surface of a platinum electrode. Using optimized flow rates and reagent concentrations, detection of various RSNOs at levels in the range of 0.25-20 μM is possible. For plasma samples, detection of background sensor interference levels within the samples must first be carried out using an identical FIA arrangement, but without the added SeDPA and GSH reagents. Subtraction of this background sensor current response allows good analytical recovery of RSNOs spiked into animal plasma samples, with recoveries in the range of 90.4-101.0%.
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- Chuncui Huang
- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, 930 North University Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1055, USA; Key Laboratory of Cluster Science of Ministry of Education and Department of Chemistry, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, 930 North University Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1055, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, 930 North University Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1055, USA
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Tarr JM, Winyard PG, Ryan B, Harries LW, Haigh R, Viner N, Eggleton P. Extracellular calreticulin is present in the joints of patients with rheumatoid arthritis and inhibits FasL (CD95L)-mediated apoptosis of T cells. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010; 62:2919-29. [PMID: 20533543 DOI: 10.1002/art.27602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The binding of FasL (CD95L) to its receptor, Fas (CD95), induces apoptosis. Studies have shown that in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), T lymphocytes are resistant to FasL-induced apoptosis in vivo but are susceptible to FasL-induced apoptosis in vitro. Dysfunction in this mechanism may be an important contributor to the pathophysiology of RA. Thus, the present study was undertaken to determine which factors might inhibit FasL-Fas binding in vivo and those that would inhibit apoptosis of T lymphocytes in an in vitro model system. METHODS Human Jurkat T cells rendered apoptotic by FasL exposure were analyzed by flow cytometry. Necrosis was determined according to measurement of lactate dehydrogenase release. Quantification of calreticulin in plasma and synovial fluid and of calreticulin-FasL binding was performed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Measurement of nitrite/nitrate in the plasma and synovial fluid was carried out by chemiluminescence assay. RESULTS Extracellular calreticulin was present at a significantly higher concentration in the plasma (median 10.3 ng/ml, interquartile range [IQR] 14.8 ng/ml) and synovial fluid (median 10.3 ng/ml, IQR 12.0 ng/ml) of RA patients (each P < 0.05) compared with the plasma (median 3.1 ng/ml, IQR 1.3 ng/ml) and synovial fluid (median 2.9 ng/ml, IQR 0.9 ng/ml) of patients with psoriatic arthritis and the plasma of healthy control subjects (median 2.9 ng/ml, IQR 0.9 ng/ml). Calreticulin concentrations in the synovial fluid correlated with the tender and swollen joint counts and the activity scores on the 28-joint Disease Activity Score assessment. Calreticulin also bound directly to FasL. In vitro, calreticulin (2-16 ng/ml) inhibited FasL-induced apoptosis of Jurkat T cells. CONCLUSION Calreticulin was present at higher concentrations in the plasma and synovial fluid of RA patients. Calreticulin had the capacity to bind directly to FasL and to inhibit FasL-mediated apoptosis of Jurkat T cells, and thus might play a role in inhibiting apoptosis of inflammatory T cells in RA.
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- Joanna M Tarr
- Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry, and University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
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Whiteman M, Haigh R, Tarr JM, Gooding KM, Shore AC, Winyard PG. Detection of hydrogen sulfide in plasma and knee-joint synovial fluid from rheumatoid arthritis patients: relation to clinical and laboratory measures of inflammation. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2010; 1203:146-50. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2010.05556.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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A mechanism of release of calreticulin from cells during apoptosis. J Mol Biol 2010; 401:799-812. [PMID: 20624402 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2010.06.064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2010] [Revised: 06/25/2010] [Accepted: 06/30/2010] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Calreticulin (CRT) is an endoplasmic reticulum (ER) chaperone responsible for glycoprotein folding and Ca(2+) homeostasis. CRT also has extracellular functions, e.g. tumor and apoptotic cell recognition and wound healing, but the mechanism of CRT extracellular release is unknown. Cytosolic localization of CRT is determined by signal peptide and subsequent retrotranslocation of CRT into the cytoplasm. Here, we show that under apoptotic stress conditions, the cytosolic concentration of CRT increases and associates with phosphatidylserine (PS) in a Ca(2)(+)-dependent manner. PS distribution is regulated by aminophospholipid translocase (APLT), which maintains PS on the cytosolic side of the cell membrane. APLT is sensitive to redox modifications of its SH groups by reactive nitrogen species. During apoptosis, both CRT expression and the concentration of nitric oxide (NO) increase. By using S-nitroso-l-cysteine-ethyl-ester, an intracellular NO donor and inhibitor of APLT, we showed that PS and CRT externalization occurred together in an S-nitrosothiol-dependent and caspase-independent manner. Furthermore, the CRT and PS are relocated as punctate clusters on the cell surface. Thus, CRT induced nitrosylation and its externalization with PS could explain how CRT acts as a bridging molecule during apoptotic cell clearance.
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Sengupta R, Billiar TR, Atkins JL, Kagan VE, Stoyanovsky DA. Nitric oxide and dihydrolipoic acid modulate the activity of caspase 3 in HepG2 cells. FEBS Lett 2009; 583:3525-30. [PMID: 19822150 DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2009.10.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2009] [Revised: 08/25/2009] [Accepted: 10/05/2009] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Herein, we report that dihydrolipoic acid and lipoic acid (LA) plus lipoamide dehydrogenase and NADH denitrosate S-nitrosocaspase 3 (CASP-SNO). In HepG2 cells, S-nitroso-L-cysteine ethyl ester (SNCEE) impeded the activity of caspase 3 (CASP-SH), while a subsequent incubation of the cells in SNCEE-free medium resulted in endogenous denitrosation and reactivation of CASP-SH. The latter process was inhibited in thioredoxin reductase-deficient HepG2 cells, in which, however, LA markedly reactivated CASP-SH. The data obtained are discussed with focus on low molecular mass dithiols that mimic the activity of thioredoxin in reactions of protein S-denitrosation.
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- Rajib Sengupta
- Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
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Mowbray M, McLintock S, Weerakoon R, Lomatschinsky N, Jones S, Rossi AG, Weller RB. Enzyme-independent NO stores in human skin: quantification and influence of UV radiation. J Invest Dermatol 2008; 129:834-42. [PMID: 18818674 DOI: 10.1038/jid.2008.296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Nitric oxide (NO) has many functions in the skin, including the mediation of inflammation and antimicrobial defense, wound healing, regulation of keratinocyte homeostasis, and regulation of apoptosis following UV radiation. NO is synthesized by a family of NO synthase enzymes, but its rapid release following UV exposure suggests the existence of preformed stores. NO can be converted into nitrite or nitrosothiols that are stable until cleaved by UV to release NO. Using dermal microdialysis, suction blister epidermal samples, and sweat collection, we demonstrated cutaneous concentrations of total NO-related products of 12+/-5.97 microM, 0.03+/-0.03 micromol mg(-1) epidermal protein, and 22+/-9.34 microM, respectively. The predominant oxyanion was nitrate (60-75%) followed by nitrite. S-Nitrosothiols were barely detectable. Serum total NO-related products correlated directly with those of the upper dermis and sweat (R(2)=0.62 and 0.3, respectively). UVA irradiation (10 mW cm(-2)) increased the yield of NO-related products by microdialysis, peaking after 30 minutes. Dialysis with noradrenaline abrogated this rise. Both the skin and the dermal vasculature contain biologically significant stores of NO, particularly nitrite, which can be directly mobilized by UVA irradiation. The level of circulating NO-related products probably determines skin-bound stores.
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- Megan Mowbray
- Department of Dermatology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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A critical review and discussion of analytical methods in the l-arginine/nitric oxide area of basic and clinical research. Anal Biochem 2008; 379:139-63. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2008.04.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2007] [Revised: 04/08/2008] [Accepted: 04/09/2008] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Determination of S-Nitrosothiols in Biological and Clinical Samples Using Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Spectrometry with Spin Trapping. Methods Enzymol 2008; 441:151-60. [DOI: 10.1016/s0076-6879(08)01208-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Federico A, Filippelli A, Falciani M, Tuccillo C, Tiso A, Floreani A, Naccarato R, Rossi F, Del Vecchio Blanco C, Loguercio C. Platelet aggregation is affected by nitrosothiols in patients with chronic hepatitis: In vivo and in vitro studies. World J Gastroenterol 2007; 13:3677-83. [PMID: 17659726 PMCID: PMC4250638 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i27.3677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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AIM: To investigate the relationship among the number of platelets and plasma levels of S-nitrosothiols (S-NO), nitrite, total non-protein SH (NPSH), glutathione (GSH), cysteine (CYS), malondialdehyde (MDA), 4-hydroxininenal (4HNE), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNFα) and interleukin (IL)-6 in patients with chronic hepatitis C (CH).
METHODS: In vitro the aggregation of platelets derived from controls and CH patients was evaluated before and after the addition of adenosine diphosphate (ADP) and collagen, both in basal conditions and after incubation with nitrosoglutathione (GSNO).
RESULTS: In vivo, S-NO plasma levels increased significantly in CH patients and they were significantly directly correlated with platelet numbers. Patients with platelet counts < 150 000/μL, had a smaller increase in S-NO, lower levels of GSH, CYS, NPSH, TNFα, and IL-6, and higher levels of nitrite, MDA, and 4-HNE relative to those of patients with platelet counts > 150 000/μL. In vitro, the ADP and collagen aggregation time was increased in platelets from patients and not from controls; in addition, platelets from CH patients but not from controls also showed a latency time after exposure to collagen.
CONCLUSION: The incubation of platelets with GSNO improved the percentage aggregation and abolished the latency time.
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- A Federico
- Inter-University Research Centre on Foods, Nutrition and Gastrointestinal Tract, Gastroenterology School, 2nd University of Naples, Via Alcide De Gasperi 80, 84018 Scafati, Italy.
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Glantzounis GK, Rocks SA, Sheth H, Knight I, Salacinski HJ, Davidson BR, Winyard PG, Seifalian AM. Formation and role of plasma S-nitrosothiols in liver ischemia-reperfusion injury. Free Radic Biol Med 2007; 42:882-92. [PMID: 17320770 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2006.12.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2006] [Revised: 12/04/2006] [Accepted: 12/18/2006] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Plasma S-nitrosothiols (RSNOs) may act as a circulating form of nitric oxide that affects vascular function and platelet aggregation. Their role in liver ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury is largely unknown. The aim of the present study was to investigate the changes in plasma RSNOs following liver I/R injury. Two groups of New Zealand white rabbits were used (n=6, each): the I/R group underwent 60 min lobar liver ischemia and 7 h reperfusion, while the sham group underwent laparotomy but no liver ischemia. Serial RSNO levels were measured in plasma by electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectrometry, nitrite/nitrates by capillary electrophoresis, hepatic microcirculation by laser Doppler flowmetry, redox state of hepatic cytochrome oxidase by near-infrared spectroscopy, liver iNOS mRNA expression by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and the oxidation of dihydrorhodamine to rhodamine by fluorescence. The effect of the antioxidant N-acetylcysteine (NAC) on RSNOs formation and DHR oxidation was tested in a third group of animals (n=6) undergoing lobar liver I/R. Hepatic I/R was associated with a significant increase in plasma RSNOs, plasma nitrites, hepatic iNOS mRNA expression, impairment in hepatic microcirculation, decrease in the redox state of cytochrome oxidase, and significant production of rhodamine. The changes were more obvious during the late phase of reperfusion (>4 h). NAC administration decreased plasma RSNOs and oxidation of DHR to RH (P<0.05, 5 and 7 h postreperfusion, respectively). These results suggest that significant upregulation of nitric oxide synthesis during the late phase of reperfusion is associated with impairment in microcirculation and mitochondrial dysfunction. Plasma S-nitrosothiols are a good marker of this nitric oxide-mediated hepatotoxicity.
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- Georgios K Glantzounis
- Hepatic Hemodynamic Unit, Academic Division of Surgical and Interventional Sciences, University College London, Rowland Hill Street, London NW3 2QG, UK
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Giustarini D, Milzani A, Dalle-Donne I, Rossi R. Detection of S-nitrosothiols in biological fluids: a comparison among the most widely applied methodologies. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2006; 851:124-39. [PMID: 17035104 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2006.09.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2006] [Revised: 09/15/2006] [Accepted: 09/20/2006] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Many different methodologies have been applied for the detection of S-nitrosothiols (RSNOs) in human biological fluids. One unsatisfactory outcome of the last 14 years of research focused on this issue is that a general consensus on reference values for physiological RSNO concentration in human blood is still missing. Consequently, both RSNO physiological function and their role in disease have not yet been clarified. Here, a summary of the values measured for RSNOs in erythrocytes, plasma, and other biological fluids is provided, together with a critical review of the most widely used analytical methods. Furthermore, some possible methodological drawbacks, responsible for the highlighted discrepancies, are evidenced.
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- Daniela Giustarini
- Department of Neuroscience, Pharmacology Section, Via A. Moro 4, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy
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Romero JM, Bizzozero OA. Extracellular S-nitrosoglutathione, but not S-nitrosocysteine or N(2)O(3), mediates protein S-nitrosation in rat spinal cord slices. J Neurochem 2006; 99:1299-310. [PMID: 17018024 DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2006.04180.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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There is evidence that protein S-nitrosothiols (PrSNOs) accumulate in inflammatory demyelinating disorders like multiple sclerosis and experimental allergic encephalomyelitis. However, very little is known regarding the mechanism by which PrSNOs are formed in target cells. The present study compares the ability of potential intercellular mediators of nitrosative damage including S-nitrosoglutathione (GSNO), S-nitrosocysteine and N(2)O(3) to induce protein S-nitros(yl)ation in the spinal cord, a CNS region that is commonly affected in multiple sclerosis and experimental allergic encephalomyelitis. The results clearly demonstrate that while all three NO-donors cause S-nitrosation of proteins in cell-free systems, only GSNO is a viable S-nitrosating agent in rat spinal cord slices. Generation of PrSNOs with GSNO occurs by S-transnitrosation as the process was not inhibited by either the NO-scavenger rutin or the N(2)O(3)-scavenger azide. Contrary to other cell types, nerve cells incorporate intact GSNO and neither functional l-amino acid transporters nor cell-surface thiols are required. We also found that there is a restricted number of proteins available for S-nitrosation, even at high, non-physiological concentrations of GSNO. These proteins are highly concentrated in mitochondria and mitochondria-rich subcellular compartments. This study is relevant to those CNS disorders characterized by excessive nitric oxide production.
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- Jorge M Romero
- Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131, USA
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Villar IC, Francis S, Webb A, Hobbs AJ, Ahluwalia A. Novel aspects of endothelium-dependent regulation of vascular tone. Kidney Int 2006; 70:840-53. [PMID: 16837917 DOI: 10.1038/sj.ki.5001680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
Abstract
The vascular endothelium plays a crucial role in the regulation of vascular homeostasis and in preventing the initiation and progress of cardiovascular disease by controlling mechanical functions of the underlying vascular smooth muscle. Three vasodilators: nitric oxide (NO), prostacyclin, and endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor, produced by the endothelium, underlie this activity. These substances act in a co-ordinated interactive manner to maintain normal endothelial function and operate as support mechanisms when one pathway malfunctions. In this review, we discuss recent advances in our understanding of how gender influences the interaction of these factors resulting in the vascular protective effects seen in pre-menopausal women. We also discuss how endothelial NO synthase (NOS) can act in both a pro- and anti-inflammatory action and therefore is likely to be pivotal in the initiation and time course of an inflammatory response, particularly with respect to inflammatory cardiovascular disorders. Finally, we review recent evidence demonstrating that it is not solely NOS-derived NO that mediates many of the beneficial effects of the endothelium, in particular, nitrite acts as a store of NO released during pathological episodes associated with NOS inactivity (ischemia/hypoxia). Each of these more recent findings has emphasized new pathways involved in endothelial biology, and following further research and understanding of the significance and mechanisms of these systems, it is likely that new and improved treatments for cardiovascular disease will result.
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Affiliation(s)
- I C Villar
- Clinical Pharmacology, William Harvey Research Institute, Barts & The London Medical School, Charterhouse Square, London, UK
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