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Binek A, Castans C, Jorge I, Bagwan N, Rodríguez JM, Fernández-Jiménez R, Galán-Arriola C, Oliver E, Gómez M, Clemente-Moragón A, Ibanez B, Camafeita E, Vázquez J. Oxidative Post-translational Protein Modifications upon Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury. Antioxidants (Basel) 2024; 13:106. [PMID: 38247530 PMCID: PMC10812827 DOI: 10.3390/antiox13010106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2023] [Revised: 12/30/2023] [Accepted: 01/12/2024] [Indexed: 01/23/2024] Open
Abstract
While reperfusion, or restoration of coronary blood flow in acute myocardial infarction, is a requisite for myocardial salvage, it can paradoxically induce a specific damage known as ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury. Our understanding of the precise pathophysiological molecular alterations leading to I/R remains limited. In this study, we conducted a comprehensive and unbiased time-course analysis of post-translational modifications (PTMs) in the post-reperfused myocardium of two different animal models (pig and mouse) and evaluated the effect of two different cardioprotective therapies (ischemic preconditioning and neutrophil depletion). In pigs, a first wave of irreversible oxidative damage was observed at the earliest reperfusion time (20 min), impacting proteins essential for cardiac contraction. A second wave, characterized by irreversible oxidation on different residues and reversible Cys oxidation, occurred at late stages (6-12 h), affecting mitochondrial, sarcomere, and inflammation-related proteins. Ischemic preconditioning mitigated the I/R damage caused by the late oxidative wave. In the mouse model, the two-phase pattern of oxidative damage was replicated, and neutrophil depletion mitigated the late wave of I/R-related damage by preventing both Cys reversible oxidation and irreversible oxidation. Altogether, these data identify protein PTMs occurring late after reperfusion as an actionable therapeutic target to reduce the impact of I/R injury.
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Grants
- PGC2018-097019-B-I00, PID2021-122348NB-I00, PID2022-140176OB-I00 Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities
- Fondo de Investigación Sanitaria grant PRB3 PT17/0019/0003- ISCIII-SGEFI / ERDF, ProteoRed Instituto de Salud Carlos III
- IMMUNO-VAR, P2022/BMD-7333, and RENIM-CM, P2022/BMD-7403 Comunidad de Madrid
- HR17-00247, HR22-00533 and HR22-00253 "la Caixa" Banking Foundation
- ERC Consolidator Grant "MATRIX", 819775 European Commission
- grant PI22/01560 ISCIII-Fondo de Investigación Sanitaria and European Union
- FP7-PEOPLE-2013-ITN-Cardionext European Union's Seventh Framework Programme
- Formacion del Profesorado Universitario (FPU14/05292) Spanish Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports
- PID2021-133167OB-100, RYC2020-028884-I, CEX2020-001041-S MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033
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- Aleksandra Binek
- Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC), Melchor Fernández Almagro, 3, 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC), Melchor Fernández Almagro, 3, 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC), Melchor Fernández Almagro, 3, 28029 Madrid, Spain
- CIBER de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC), Melchor Fernández Almagro, 3, 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC), Melchor Fernández Almagro, 3, 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC), Melchor Fernández Almagro, 3, 28029 Madrid, Spain
- CIBER de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), 28029 Madrid, Spain
- Department of Cardiology, Hospital Universitario Clínico San Carlos, Profesor Martín Lagos, s/n, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC), Melchor Fernández Almagro, 3, 28029 Madrid, Spain
- CIBER de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC), Melchor Fernández Almagro, 3, 28029 Madrid, Spain
- CIBER de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), 28029 Madrid, Spain
- Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas Margarita Salas (CIB), CSIC, Ramiro de Maeztu 9, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC), Melchor Fernández Almagro, 3, 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC), Melchor Fernández Almagro, 3, 28029 Madrid, Spain
- CIBER de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC), Melchor Fernández Almagro, 3, 28029 Madrid, Spain
- CIBER de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), 28029 Madrid, Spain
- IIS-Fundación Jiménez Díaz Hospital, Avenida Reyes Católicos, 2, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC), Melchor Fernández Almagro, 3, 28029 Madrid, Spain
- CIBER de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC), Melchor Fernández Almagro, 3, 28029 Madrid, Spain
- CIBER de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), 28029 Madrid, Spain
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Lockhart JS, Sumagin R. Non-Canonical Functions of Myeloperoxidase in Immune Regulation, Tissue Inflammation and Cancer. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms232012250. [PMID: 36293108 PMCID: PMC9603794 DOI: 10.3390/ijms232012250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2022] [Revised: 10/05/2022] [Accepted: 10/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Myeloperoxidase (MPO) is one of the most abundantly expressed proteins in neutrophils. It serves as a critical component of the antimicrobial defense system, facilitating microbial killing via generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Interestingly, emerging evidence indicates that in addition to the well-recognized canonical antimicrobial function of MPO, it can directly or indirectly impact immune cells and tissue responses in homeostatic and disease states. Here, we highlight the emerging non-canonical functions of MPO, including its impact on neutrophil longevity, activation and trafficking in inflammation, its interactions with other immune cells, and how these interactions shape disease outcomes. We further discuss MPO interactions with barrier forming endothelial and epithelial cells, specialized cells of the central nervous system (CNS) and its involvement in cancer progression. Such diverse function and the MPO association with numerous inflammatory disorders make it an attractive target for therapies aimed at resolving inflammation and limiting inflammation-associated tissue damage. However, while considering MPO inhibition as a potential therapy, one must account for the diverse impact of MPO activity on various cellular compartments both in health and disease.
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Perkins A, Tudorica DA, Teixeira RD, Schirmer T, Zumwalt L, Ogba OM, Cassidy CK, Stansfeld PJ, Guillemin K. A Bacterial Inflammation Sensor Regulates c-di-GMP Signaling, Adhesion, and Biofilm Formation. mBio 2021; 12:e0017321. [PMID: 34154415 PMCID: PMC8262984 DOI: 10.1128/mbio.00173-21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2021] [Accepted: 05/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Bacteria that colonize animals must overcome, or coexist, with the reactive oxygen species products of inflammation, a front-line defense of innate immunity. Among these is the neutrophilic oxidant bleach, hypochlorous acid (HOCl), a potent antimicrobial that plays a primary role in killing bacteria through nonspecific oxidation of proteins, lipids, and DNA. Here, we report that in response to increasing HOCl levels, Escherichia coli regulates biofilm production via activation of the diguanylate cyclase DgcZ. We identify the mechanism of DgcZ sensing of HOCl to be direct oxidation of its regulatory chemoreceptor zinc-binding (CZB) domain. Dissection of CZB signal transduction reveals that oxidation of the conserved zinc-binding cysteine controls CZB Zn2+ occupancy, which in turn regulates the catalysis of c-di-GMP by the associated GGDEF domain. We find DgcZ-dependent biofilm formation and HOCl sensing to be regulated in vivo by the conserved zinc-coordinating cysteine. Additionally, point mutants that mimic oxidized CZB states increase total biofilm. A survey of bacterial genomes reveals that many pathogenic bacteria that manipulate host inflammation as part of their colonization strategy possess CZB-regulated diguanylate cyclases and chemoreceptors. Our findings suggest that CZB domains are zinc-sensitive regulators that allow host-associated bacteria to perceive host inflammation through reactivity with HOCl. IMPORTANCE Immune cells are well equipped to eliminate invading bacteria, and one of their primary tools is the synthesis of bleach, hypochlorous acid (HOCl), the same chemical used as a household disinfectant. In this work, we present findings showing that many host-associated bacteria possess a bleach-sensing protein that allows them to adapt to the presence of this chemical in their environment. We find that the bacterium Escherichia coli responds to bleach by hunkering down and producing a sticky matrix known as biofilm, which helps it aggregate and adhere to surfaces. This behavior may play an important role in pathogenicity for E. coli and other bacteria, as it allows the bacteria to detect and adapt to the weapons of the host immune system.
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- Arden Perkins
- Institute of Molecular Biology, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, USA
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- Institute of Molecular Biology, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Program, Schmid College of Science and Technology, Chapman University, Orange, California, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Program, Schmid College of Science and Technology, Chapman University, Orange, California, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- School of Life Sciences & Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Molecular Biology, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, USA
- Humans and the Microbiome Program, CIFAR, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Age-related differences in corneal nerve regeneration after SMILE and the mechanism revealed by metabolomics. Exp Eye Res 2021; 209:108665. [PMID: 34118276 DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2021.108665] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2021] [Revised: 06/01/2021] [Accepted: 06/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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PURPOSE To investigate the effect of age on wound healing after small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE) and the underlying metabolomic mechanisms. METHODS This prospective study was conducted on 216 patients in four groups: the 18-20 (n = 38, Group I), 21-30 (n = 84, Group Ⅱ), 31-40 (n = 58, Group Ⅲ), and 41-50 (n = 36, Group IV) age groups. The density of corneal epithelial wing cells, basal cells, corneal stromal cells, endothelial cells and corneal nerves were examined with a laser confocal microscope (HRT III-RCM) before and 1 month, 3 month, 6 month and 1 year after SMILE. The central nerve fiber length (CNFL), the central corneal nerve fibre density (CNFD), and the central corneal nerve branch density (CNBD) were analyzed by Nero J. The corneal stroma lenticules were obtained from SMILE to analyze metabolites by high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with quadrupole time-of-flight tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-QTOF-MS). RESULTS The density of corneal wing epithelial cells and basal epithelial cells have no significant difference among the four groups. The CNFL was 21.90 ± 1.68 mm/mm2 in Group Ⅰ and 21.63 ± 2.09 mm/mm2 in Group Ⅱ after 1 year of SMILE, which represented a return to the preoperative level, whereas the CNFL of Group Ⅲ (19.40 ± 0.98 mm/mm2) and Group Ⅳ (18.94 ± 0.72 mm/mm2) were lower than that preoperation (P ˂0.01). CNFL repair had a negative correlation with age after surgery (Pearson's R = -0.572, P ˂0.01). The CNFD and the CNBD showed the same trend with the CNFL (Pearson's R = -0.602 and -0.531, P ˂0.05). Through screening the significantly different metabolites between the 18-30 age group (including Group I and Group Ⅱ) and other two groups, 6 common remarkably different metabolites were identified. Meanwhile, 5 unique different metabolites were identified only between the 18-30 age group and the 31-40 age group. Six unique different metabolites were identified only between the 18-30 age group and the 41-50 age group. CONCLUSION Corneal nerve repair after SMILE was significantly affected by age. The identified age-associated differences in metabolites were mainly related to inflammation, oxidation, nerve protection and regeneration.
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Thai T, Zhong F, Dang L, Chan E, Ku J, Malle E, Geczy CL, Keaney JF, Thomas SR. Endothelial-transcytosed myeloperoxidase activates endothelial nitric oxide synthase via a phospholipase C-dependent calcium signaling pathway. Free Radic Biol Med 2021; 166:255-264. [PMID: 33539947 PMCID: PMC10686581 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2020.12.448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2020] [Revised: 12/21/2020] [Accepted: 12/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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During vascular inflammation, the leukocyte-derived enzyme myeloperoxidase (MPO) is transcytosed across the endothelium and into the sub-endothelial extracellular matrix, where it promotes endothelial dysfunction by catalytically consuming nitric oxide (NO) produced by endothelial NO synthase (eNOS). In the presence of chloride ions and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), MPO forms the oxidant hypochlorous acid (HOCl). Here we examined the short-term implications of HOCl produced by endothelial-transcytosed MPO for eNOS activity. Incubation of MPO with cultured aortic endothelial cells (ECs) resulted in its transport into the sub-endothelium. Exposure of MPO-containing ECs to low micromolar concentrations of H2O2 yielded enhanced rates of H2O2 consumption that correlated with HOCl formation and increased eNOS enzyme activity. The MPO-dependent activation of eNOS occurred despite reduced cellular uptake of the eNOS substrate l-arginine, which involved a decrease in the maximal activity (Vmax), but not substrate affinity (Km), of the major endothelial l-arginine transporter, cationic amino acid transporter-1. Activation of eNOS in MPO-containing ECs exposed to H2O2 involved a rapid elevation in cytosolic calcium and increased eNOS phosphorylation at Ser-1179 and de-phosphorylation at Thr-497. These signaling events were attenuated by intracellular calcium chelation, removal of extracellular calcium and inhibition of phospholipase C. This study shows that stimulation of endothelial-transcytosed MPO activates eNOS by promoting phospholipase C-dependent calcium signaling and altered eNOS phosphorylation at Ser-1179 and Thr-497. This may constitute a compensatory signaling response of ECs aimed at maintaining eNOS activity and NO production in the face of MPO-catalyzed oxidative stress.
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- Thuan Thai
- School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia; School of Education, University of Notre Dame Australia, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Gottfried Schatz Research Center, Division of Molecular Biology & Biochemistry, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Cardiovascular Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA
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- School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
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Mechanisms and consequences of protein cysteine oxidation: the role of the initial short-lived intermediates. Essays Biochem 2020; 64:55-66. [PMID: 31919496 DOI: 10.1042/ebc20190053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2019] [Revised: 12/10/2019] [Accepted: 12/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Thiol groups in protein cysteine (Cys) residues can undergo one- and two-electron oxidation reactions leading to the formation of thiyl radicals or sulfenic acids, respectively. In this mini-review we summarize the mechanisms and kinetics of the formation of these species by biologically relevant oxidants. Most of the latter react with the deprotonated form of the thiol. Since the pKa of the thiols in protein cysteines are usually close to physiological pH, the thermodynamics and the kinetics of their oxidation in vivo are affected by the acidity of the thiol. Moreover, the protein microenvironment has pronounced effects on cysteine residue reactivity, which in the case of the oxidation mediated by hydroperoxides, is known to confer specificity to particular protein cysteines. Despite their elusive nature, both thiyl radicals and sulfenic acids are involved in the catalytic mechanism of several enzymes and in the redox regulation of protein function and/or signaling pathways. They are usually short-lived species that undergo further reactions that converge in the formation of different stable products, resulting in several post-translational modifications of the protein. Some of these can be reversed through the action of specific cellular reduction systems. Others damage the proteins irreversibly, and can make them more prone to aggregation or degradation.
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Myeloperoxidase: A versatile mediator of endothelial dysfunction and therapeutic target during cardiovascular disease. Pharmacol Ther 2020; 221:107711. [PMID: 33137376 DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2020.107711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2020] [Accepted: 10/01/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Myeloperoxidase (MPO) is a prominent mammalian heme peroxidase and a fundamental component of the innate immune response against microbial pathogens. In recent times, MPO has received considerable attention as a key oxidative enzyme capable of impairing the bioactivity of nitric oxide (NO) and promoting endothelial dysfunction; a clinically relevant event that manifests throughout the development of inflammatory cardiovascular disease. Increasing evidence indicates that during cardiovascular disease, MPO is released intravascularly by activated leukocytes resulting in its transport and sequestration within the vascular endothelium. At this site, MPO catalyzes various oxidative reactions that are capable of promoting vascular inflammation and impairing NO bioactivity and endothelial function. In particular, MPO catalyzes the production of the potent oxidant hypochlorous acid (HOCl) and the catalytic consumption of NO via the enzyme's NO oxidase activity. An emerging paradigm is the ability of MPO to also influence endothelial function via non-catalytic, cytokine-like activities. In this review article we discuss the implications of our increasing knowledge of the versatility of MPO's actions as a mediator of cardiovascular disease and endothelial dysfunction for the development of new pharmacological agents capable of effectively combating MPO's pathogenic activities. More specifically, we will (i) discuss the various transport mechanisms by which MPO accumulates into the endothelium of inflamed or diseased arteries, (ii) detail the clinical and basic scientific evidence identifying MPO as a significant cause of endothelial dysfunction and cardiovascular disease, (iii) provide an up-to-date coverage on the different oxidative mechanisms by which MPO can impair endothelial function during cardiovascular disease including an evaluation of the contributions of MPO-catalyzed HOCl production and NO oxidation, and (iv) outline the novel non-enzymatic mechanisms of MPO and their potential contribution to endothelial dysfunction. Finally, we deliver a detailed appraisal of the different pharmacological strategies available for targeting the catalytic and non-catalytic modes-of-action of MPO in order to protect against endothelial dysfunction in cardiovascular disease.
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The Cu(II) Reductase RclA Protects Escherichia coli against the Combination of Hypochlorous Acid and Intracellular Copper. mBio 2020; 11:mBio.01905-20. [PMID: 32994322 PMCID: PMC7527725 DOI: 10.1128/mbio.01905-20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Enterobacteria, including Escherichia coli, bloom to high levels in the gut during inflammation and strongly contribute to the pathology of inflammatory bowel diseases. To survive in the inflamed gut, E. coli must tolerate high levels of antimicrobial compounds produced by the immune system, including toxic metals like copper and reactive chlorine oxidants such as hypochlorous acid (HOCl). Here, we show that extracellular copper is a potent detoxifier of HOCl and that the widely conserved bacterial HOCl resistance enzyme RclA, which catalyzes the reduction of copper(II) to copper(I), specifically protects E. coli against damage caused by the combination of HOCl and intracellular copper. E. coli lacking RclA was highly sensitive to HOCl when grown in the presence of copper and was defective in colonizing an animal host. Our results indicate that there is unexpected complexity in the interactions between antimicrobial toxins produced by innate immune cells and that bacterial copper status is a key determinant of HOCl resistance and suggest an important and previously unsuspected role for copper redox reactions during inflammation.IMPORTANCE During infection and inflammation, the innate immune system uses antimicrobial compounds to control bacterial populations. These include toxic metals, like copper, and reactive oxidants, including hypochlorous acid (HOCl). We have now found that RclA, a copper(II) reductase strongly induced by HOCl in proinflammatory Escherichia coli and found in many bacteria inhabiting epithelial surfaces, is required for bacteria to resist killing by the combination of intracellular copper and HOCl and plays an important role in colonization of an animal host. This finding indicates that copper redox chemistry plays a critical and previously underappreciated role in bacterial interactions with the innate immune system.
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Karimi M, Crossett B, Cordwell SJ, Pattison DI, Davies MJ. Characterization of disulfide (cystine) oxidation by HOCl in a model peptide: Evidence for oxygen addition, disulfide bond cleavage and adduct formation with thiols. Free Radic Biol Med 2020; 154:62-74. [PMID: 32370994 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2020.04.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2020] [Revised: 04/20/2020] [Accepted: 04/24/2020] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Disulfide bonds play a key role in stabilizing proteins by cross-linking secondary structures. Whilst many disulfides are effectively unreactive, it is increasingly clear that some disulfides are redox active, participate in enzymatic reactions and/or regulate protein function by allosteric mechanisms. Previously (Karimi et al., Sci. Rep. 2016, 6, 38752) we have shown that some disulfides react rapidly with biological oxidants due to favourable interactions with available lone-pairs of electrons. Here we present data from kinetic, mechanistic and product studies for HOCl-mediated oxidation of a protected nine-amino acid model peptide containing a N- to C-terminal disulfide bond. This peptide reacts with HOCl with k2 1.8 × 106 M-1 s-1, similar to other highly-reactive disulfide-containing compounds. With low oxidant excesses, oxidation yields multiple oxidation products from the disulfide, with reaction predominating at the N-terminal Cys to give sulfenic, sulfinic and sulfonic acids, and disulfide bond cleavage. Limited oxidation occurs, with higher oxidant excesses, at Trp and His residues to give mono- and di- (for Trp) oxygenated products. Site-specific backbone cleavage also occurs between Arg and Trp, probably via initial side-chain modification. Treatment of the previously-oxidised peptide with thiols (GSH, N-Ac-Cys), results in adduction of the thiol to the oxidised peptide, with this occurring at the original disulfide bond. This gives an open-chain peptide, and a new mixed disulfide containing GSH or N-Ac-Cys as determined by mass spectrometry. Disulfide bond oxidation may therefore markedly alter the structure, activity and function of disulfide-containing proteins, and provides a potential mechanism for protein glutathionylation.
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- Maryam Karimi
- The Heart Research Institute, 7 Eliza St, Newtown, NSW, 2042, Australia; Faculty of Medicine, The University of Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia
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- Charles Perkins Centre, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Sydney Mass Spectrometry, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine, The University of Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia; Charles Perkins Centre, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Sydney Mass Spectrometry, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia
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- The Heart Research Institute, 7 Eliza St, Newtown, NSW, 2042, Australia; Faculty of Medicine, The University of Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia
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- The Heart Research Institute, 7 Eliza St, Newtown, NSW, 2042, Australia; Faculty of Medicine, The University of Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia; Department of Biomedical Science, Panum Institute, University of Copenhagen, Blegdamsvej 3, Copenhagen, 2200, Denmark.
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Boncler M, Kehrel B, Szewczyk R, Stec-Martyna E, Bednarek R, Brodde M, Watala C. Oxidation of C-reactive protein by hypochlorous acid leads to the formation of potent platelet activator. Int J Biol Macromol 2017; 107:2701-2714. [PMID: 29111269 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2017.10.159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2017] [Revised: 10/22/2017] [Accepted: 10/25/2017] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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We examined the structural and functional consequences of oxidative modification of C-reactive protein (CRP) by hypochlorous acid (HOCl), which can be generated in vivo via the myeloperoxidase/H2O2/Cl- system. HOCl exposure resulted in the oxidation and chlorination of CRP amino acid residues, leading to protein unfolding, greater surface hydrophobicity and the formation of aggregates. After treatment of isolated platelets with 50μg/ml HOCl-CRP, the modified CRP significantly stimulated platelet activation (over 10-fold increase in the fraction of CD62-positive platelets compared to controls, P<0.008), enhanced deposition of platelets onto immobilized fibrinogen (two-fold rise in platelet adhesion compared to controls, P<0.0001), and induced platelet aggregation by up to 79.5%. The ability of HOCl-CRP to interact with several platelet receptors (TLR-4, GPIIbIIIa) and plasma proteins (C1q, IgG) strongly indicates that HOCl-modification leads to structural changes of CRP resulting in the formation of new ligand binding sites, which is characteristic of the monomeric form of CRP exerting pro-inflammatory effects on a variety of cells. Overall, the oxidation of native CRP by HOCl seems to represent an alternative mechanism of CRP modification, by which CRP reveals its pro-inflammatory and pro-thrombotic properties, and as such, it might be of causal relevance in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis.
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- Magdalena Boncler
- Department of Haemostasis and Haemostatic Disorders, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine, Experimental and Clinical Haemostasis, University Hospital, Muenster, Germany
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- Department of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology, University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Cytobiology and Proteomics, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine, Experimental and Clinical Haemostasis, University Hospital, Muenster, Germany
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- Department of Haemostasis and Haemostatic Disorders, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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Kuznetsova T, Kulahava T, Zholnerevich I, Amaegberi N, Semenkova G, Shadyro O, Arnhold J. Morphometric characteristics of neutrophils stimulated by adhesion and hypochlorite. Mol Immunol 2017; 87:317-324. [PMID: 28544986 DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2017.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2017] [Revised: 04/03/2017] [Accepted: 05/06/2017] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The aim of this work was to compare cell form, size and volume as well as the locomotor activity of polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNLs) stimulated by adhesion to glass and exposed to hypochlorous acid at non-toxic dose. After 20min of adhesion to a glass surface, volume, cell surface area and projection area of PMNLs were equaled to 143.1±21.4μm3, 288.8±28.8μm2 and 248.3±32.3μm2, respectively. Projection area of PMNLs exposed to NaOCl was noticeably enlarged as compared with control samples. The cell volume of 20min adherent cells exposed to NaOCl was enlarged in comparison with both control cells and 5min adhered exposed to NaOCl cells. NaOCl exposure induced a degranulation of PMNLs as measured by lysozyme release. Granules could be found both above the cell surface and on the substratum near the cell. The S/V ratio for PMNLs increased (from 1.52 to 2.02μm-1) with the increasing of cell activation time. But at NaOCl addition the reverse tendency was observed (from 2.10 to 1.87μm-1). In cells exposed to NaOCl the redistribution and decrease of concentration of F-actin took place. This observation supports the hypothesis that the priming of PMNLs with hypochlorous acid modifies cell motility and morphology and reflects also on other functions.
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- Tatsiana Kuznetsova
- N.I. Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow, Russian Federation.
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- Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Physics, Belarusian State University, Minsk, Belarus.
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- Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Physics, Belarusian State University, Minsk, Belarus.
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- Department of Radiation Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Technologies, Faculty of Chemistry, Belarusian State University, Minsk, Belarus.
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- Department of Radiation Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Technologies, Faculty of Chemistry, Belarusian State University, Minsk, Belarus.
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- Department of Radiation Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Technologies, Faculty of Chemistry, Belarusian State University, Minsk, Belarus.
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- Institute for Medical Physics and Biophysics, Medical Faculty, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.
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Rodacka A, Gerszon J, Puchala M, Bartosz G. Radiation-induced inactivation of enzymes – Molecular mechanism based on inactivation of dehydrogenases. Radiat Phys Chem Oxf Engl 1993 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2016.05.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Lebrun V, Ravanat JL, Latour JM, Sénèque O. Near diffusion-controlled reaction of a Zn(Cys) 4 zinc finger with hypochlorous acid. Chem Sci 2016; 7:5508-5516. [PMID: 30034691 PMCID: PMC6021785 DOI: 10.1039/c6sc00974c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2016] [Accepted: 05/14/2016] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Reaction rate constants of HOCl with zinc-bound cysteines are determined, demonstrating that zinc fingers are potent targets for HOCl and may serve as HOCl sensors.
Hypochlorous acid (HOCl) is one of the strongest oxidants produced in mammals to kill invading microorganisms. The bacterial response to HOCl involves proteins that are able to sense HOCl using methionine, free cysteines or zinc-bound cysteines of zinc finger sites. Although the reactivity of methionine or free cysteine with HOCl is well documented at the molecular level, this is not the case for zinc-bound cysteines. We present here a study that aims at filling this gap. Using a model peptide of the Zn(Cys)4 zinc finger site of the chaperone Hsp33, a protein involved in the defence against HOCl in bacteria, we show that HOCl oxidation of this model leads to the formation of two disulfides. A detailed mechanistic and kinetic study of this reaction, relying on stopped-flow measurements and competitive oxidation with methionine, reveals very high rate constants: the absolute second-order rate constants for the reaction of the model zinc finger with HOCl and its conjugated base ClO– are (9.3 ± 0.8) × 108 M–1 s–1 and (1.2 ± 0.2) × 104 M–1 s–1, the former approaching the diffusion limit. Revised values of the second-order rate constants for the reaction of methionine with HOCl and ClO– were also determined to be (5.5 ± 0.8) × 108 M–1 s–1 and (7 ± 5) × 102 M–1 s–1, respectively. At physiological pH, the zinc finger site reacts faster with HOCl than methionine and glutathione or cysteine. This study demonstrates that zinc fingers are potent targets for HOCl and confirms that they may serve as HOCl sensors as proposed for Hsp33.
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- Vincent Lebrun
- Univ. Grenoble Alpes , LCBM/PMB , F-38000 Grenoble , France.,CNRS , LCBM/PMB , UMR 5249 , F-38000 Grenoble , France.,CEA , BIG-CBM , PMB , F-38000 Grenoble , France . ;
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes , INAC-SyMMES , F-38000 Grenoble , France.,CEA , INAC-SyMMES , F-38000 Grenoble , France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes , LCBM/PMB , F-38000 Grenoble , France.,CNRS , LCBM/PMB , UMR 5249 , F-38000 Grenoble , France.,CEA , BIG-CBM , PMB , F-38000 Grenoble , France . ;
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes , LCBM/PMB , F-38000 Grenoble , France.,CNRS , LCBM/PMB , UMR 5249 , F-38000 Grenoble , France.,CEA , BIG-CBM , PMB , F-38000 Grenoble , France . ;
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Talib J, Davies MJ. Exposure of aconitase to smoking-related oxidants results in iron loss and increased iron response protein-1 activity: potential mechanisms for iron accumulation in human arterial cells. J Biol Inorg Chem 2016; 21:305-17. [DOI: 10.1007/s00775-016-1340-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2015] [Accepted: 01/19/2016] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Cook NL, Moeke CH, Fantoni LI, Pattison DI, Davies MJ. The myeloperoxidase-derived oxidant hypothiocyanous acid inhibits protein tyrosine phosphatases via oxidation of key cysteine residues. Free Radic Biol Med 2016; 90:195-205. [PMID: 26616646 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2015.11.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2015] [Revised: 11/13/2015] [Accepted: 11/20/2015] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Phosphorylation of protein tyrosine residues is critical to cellular processes, and is regulated by kinases and phosphatases (PTPs). PTPs contain a redox-sensitive active site Cys residue, which is readily oxidized. Myeloperoxidase, released from activated leukocytes, catalyzes thiocyanate ion (SCN(-)) oxidation by H2O2 to form hypothiocyanous acid (HOSCN), an oxidant that targets Cys residues. Dysregulated phosphorylation and elevated MPO levels have been associated with chronic inflammatory diseases where HOSCN can be generated. Previous studies have shown that HOSCN inhibits isolated PTP1B and induces cellular dysfunction in cultured macrophage-like cells. The present study extends this previous work and shows that physiologically-relevant concentrations of HOSCN alter the activity and structure of other members of the wider PTP family (including leukocyte antigen-related PTP, PTP-LAR; T-cell PTP, TC-PTP; CD45 and Src homology phosphatase-1, Shp-1) by targeting Cys residues. Isolated PTP activity, and activity in lysates of human monocyte-derived macrophages (HMDM) was inhibited by 0-100 µM HOSCN with this being accompanied by reversible oxidation of Cys residues, formation of sulfenic acids or sulfenyl-thiocyanates (detected by Western blotting, and LC-MS as dimedone adducts), and structural changes. LC-MS/MS peptide mass-mapping has provided data on the modified Cys residues in PTP-LAR. This study indicates that inflammation-induced oxidants, and particularly myeloperoxidase-derived species, can modulate the activity of multiple members of the PTP superfamily via oxidation of Cys residues to sulfenic acids. This alteration of the balance of PTP/kinase activity may perturb protein phosphorylation and disrupt cell signaling with subsequent induction of apoptosis at sites of inflammation.
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- Naomi L Cook
- The Heart Research Institute, Newtown, Sydney, NSW 2042, Australia
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- The Heart Research Institute, Newtown, Sydney, NSW 2042, Australia; Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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- The Heart Research Institute, Newtown, Sydney, NSW 2042, Australia
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- The Heart Research Institute, Newtown, Sydney, NSW 2042, Australia; Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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- The Heart Research Institute, Newtown, Sydney, NSW 2042, Australia; Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia; Department of Biomedical Sciences, Panum Institute, University of Copenhagen, Building 4.5, Blegdamsvej 3, DK-2200 Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Rodacka A. The effect of radiation-induced reactive oxygen species (ROS) on the structural and functional properties of yeast alcohol dehydrogenase (YADH). Int J Radiat Biol 2015; 92:11-23. [DOI: 10.3109/09553002.2015.1106022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Trujillo M, Alvarez B, Radi R. One- and two-electron oxidation of thiols: mechanisms, kinetics and biological fates. Free Radic Res 2015; 50:150-71. [PMID: 26329537 DOI: 10.3109/10715762.2015.1089988] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [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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The oxidation of biothiols participates not only in the defense against oxidative damage but also in enzymatic catalytic mechanisms and signal transduction processes. Thiols are versatile reductants that react with oxidizing species by one- and two-electron mechanisms, leading to thiyl radicals and sulfenic acids, respectively. These intermediates, depending on the conditions, participate in further reactions that converge on different stable products. Through this review, we will describe the biologically relevant species that are able to perform these oxidations and we will analyze the mechanisms and kinetics of the one- and two-electron reactions. The processes undergone by typical low-molecular-weight thiols as well as the particularities of specific thiol proteins will be described, including the molecular determinants proposed to account for the extraordinary reactivities of peroxidatic thiols. Finally, the main fates of the thiyl radical and sulfenic acid intermediates will be summarized.
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- Madia Trujillo
- a Departamento de Bioquímica , Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de la República , Montevideo , Uruguay .,b Center for Free Radical and Biomedical Research , Universidad de la República , Montevideo , Uruguay , and
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- b Center for Free Radical and Biomedical Research , Universidad de la República , Montevideo , Uruguay , and.,c Laboratorio de Enzimología, Facultad de Ciencias , Universidad de la República , Montevideo , Uruguay
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- a Departamento de Bioquímica , Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de la República , Montevideo , Uruguay .,b Center for Free Radical and Biomedical Research , Universidad de la República , Montevideo , Uruguay , and
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Chen Y, Wang S, Fu X, Zhou W, Hong W, Zou D, Li X, Liu J, Ran P, Li B. tert-Butylhydroquinone mobilizes intracellular-bound zinc to stabilize Nrf2 through inhibiting phosphatase activity. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2015; 309:C148-58. [DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00031.2015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2014] [Accepted: 05/05/2015] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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The nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) is required to combat increases in oxidative stress. The chemical compound tert-butylhydroquinone (tBHQ) can downregulate Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1 (Keap1), a repressor of Nrf2, thus maintaining the stability of Nrf2. tBHQ can also increase intracellular “free” zinc in human bronchial epithelial (16HBE) cells. We aim to investigate whether the intracellular free zinc change plays a role in Nrf2 activation. tBHQ exposure dose-dependently increases intracellular free zinc concentrations within 30 min in 16HBE cells by mobilizing intracellular zinc pools. Active Nrf2 and the antioxidant enzyme heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) increase at 3 h after tBHQ treatment. Chelating intracellular free zinc with tetrakis-(2-pyridylmethyl)ethylenediamine (TPEN) during tBHQ exposure partially abrogates the tBHQ-induced activation of Nrf2 and HO-1 expression, while Keap1 is further decreased. These results indicate that tBHQ-induced stability of Nrf2 is associated with the intracellular free zinc level. Because the activated Nrf2 is phosphorylated, the serine/threonine protein phosphatase activity, which is known to be inhibited by zinc, is assayed. The results showed that tBHQ treatment can suppress cellular protein phosphatase-2A (PP2A) and protein phosphatase-2C (PP2C) activity, which can be abrogated by adding TPEN. This finding is verified in a cell-free protein extract experiment by supplying zinc or by chelating zinc with TPEN. These results provide a novel mechanistic insight into Nrf2 activation in antioxidant enzyme induction involving zinc signaling. The increase of intracellular free zinc may be one mechanism for Nrf2 activation. The inhibition of PP2A and PP2C activity may be involved in Nrf2 phosphorylation modulation.
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- Yunfang Chen
- Experiment Medical Research Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- National key Laboratory of Respiratory Diseases, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Experiment Medical Research Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Experiment Medical Research Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Experiment Medical Research Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Experiment Medical Research Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Experiment Medical Research Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Pathophysiology, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China; and
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- National key Laboratory of Respiratory Diseases, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Experiment Medical Research Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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Mertens K, Lowes DA, Webster NR, Talib J, Hall L, Davies MJ, Beattie JH, Galley HF. Low zinc and selenium concentrations in sepsis are associated with oxidative damage and inflammation. Br J Anaesth 2015; 114:990-9. [PMID: 25833826 DOI: 10.1093/bja/aev073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/06/2015] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Oxidative stress with dysregulated inflammation are hallmarks of sepsis. Zinc and selenium have important antioxidant functions, such that they could be important in patients with sepsis. We used an in vitro approach to assess the effect of zinc and selenium on oxidative stress, mitochondrial function, and inflammatory responses in conditions mimicking sepsis and related the findings to plasma concentrations and biomarkers in patients with and without sepsis. METHODS Human endothelial cells were exposed to a range of zinc and selenium concentrations in conditions mimicking sepsis. Zinc, selenium, and a series of biomarkers of oxidative stress and inflammation were measured in plasma from critically ill patients with and without sepsis. RESULTS Culturing cells with different concentrations of zinc caused altered zinc transporter protein expression and cellular zinc content, and selenium affected glutathione peroxidase 3 activity. Although zinc or selenium at physiological concentrations had no effect on interleukin-6 release in vitro, higher concentrations of the trace elements were associated with improved mitochondrial function. Plasma zinc and selenium concentrations were low in patients [zinc: median (range) 4.6 (2.1-6.5) μM in control patients without sepsis and 3.1 (1.5-5.4) μM in patients with sepsis, P=0.002; and selenium: 0.78 (0.19-1.32) μM in control patients and 0.42 (0.22-0.91) μM in sepsis patients, P=0.0009]. Plasma concentrations of interleukin-6, other biomarkers of inflammation, and markers of oxidative damage to proteins and lipids were elevated, particularly in patients with sepsis, and were inversely related to plasma zinc and selenium concentrations. CONCLUSIONS Zinc and selenium concentrations were reduced in critically ill patients, with increased oxidative stress and inflammatory biomarkers, particularly in patients with sepsis. Oxidative stress as a result of suboptimal selenium and zinc concentrations might contribute to damage of key proteins. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.gov: registration number NCT01328509.
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- K Mertens
- Academic Unit of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, School of Medicine & Dentistry and
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- Academic Unit of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, School of Medicine & Dentistry and
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- Academic Unit of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, School of Medicine & Dentistry and
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- The Heart Research Institute and Faculty of Medicine, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- The Heart Research Institute and Faculty of Medicine, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- The Heart Research Institute and Faculty of Medicine, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia Present address: Panum Institute, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Blegdamsvej 3, Copenhagen N DK-2200, Denmark
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- Rowett Institute of Nutrition and Health, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK
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- Academic Unit of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, School of Medicine & Dentistry and
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Morgan PE, Laura RP, Maki RA, Reynolds WF, Davies MJ. Thiocyanate supplementation decreases atherosclerotic plaque in mice expressing human myeloperoxidase. Free Radic Res 2015; 49:743-9. [PMID: 25812586 DOI: 10.3109/10715762.2015.1019347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Elevated levels of the heme enzyme myeloperoxidase (MPO) are associated with adverse cardiovascular outcomes. MPO predominantly catalyzes formation of the oxidants hypochlorous acid (HOCl) from Cl(-), and hypothiocyanous acid (HOSCN) from SCN(-), with these anions acting as competitive substrates. HOSCN is a less powerful and more specific oxidant than HOCl, and selectively targets thiols; such damage is largely reversible, unlike much HOCl-induced damage. We hypothesized that increased plasma SCN(-), and hence HOSCN formation instead of HOCl, may decrease artery wall damage. This was examined using high-fat fed atherosclerosis-prone LDLR(-/-) mice transgenic for human MPO, with and without SCN(-) (10 mM) added to drinking water. Serum samples, collected fortnightly, were analyzed for cholesterol, triglycerides, thiols, MPO, and SCN(-); study-long exposure was calculated by area under the curve (AUC). Mean serum SCN(-) concentrations were elevated in the supplemented mice (200-320 μM) relative to controls (< 120 μM). Normalized aortic root plaque areas at sacrifice were 26% lower in the SCN(-)-supplemented mice compared with controls (P = 0.0417), but plaque morphology was not appreciably altered. Serum MPO levels steadily increased in mice on the high-fat diet, however, comparison of SCN(-)-supplemented versus control mice showed no significant changes in MPO protein, cholesterol, or triglyceride levels; thiol levels were decreased in supplemented mice at one time-point. Plaque areas increased with higher cholesterol AUC (r = 0.4742; P = 0.0468), and decreased with increasing SCN(-) AUC (r = - 0.5693; P = 0.0134). These data suggest that increased serum SCN(-) levels, which can be achieved in humans by dietary manipulation, may decrease atherosclerosis burden.
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- P E Morgan
- The Heart Research Institute , Newtown, NSW , Australia
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van Golen RF, Reiniers MJ, Vrisekoop N, Zuurbier CJ, Olthof PB, van Rheenen J, van Gulik TM, Parsons BJ, Heger M. The mechanisms and physiological relevance of glycocalyx degradation in hepatic ischemia/reperfusion injury. Antioxid Redox Signal 2014; 21:1098-118. [PMID: 24313895 PMCID: PMC4123469 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2013.5751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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SIGNIFICANCE Hepatic ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury is an inevitable side effect of major liver surgery that can culminate in liver failure. The bulk of I/R-induced liver injury results from an overproduction of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (ROS/RNS), which inflict both parenchymal and microcirculatory damage. A structure that is particularly prone to oxidative attack and modification is the glycocalyx (GCX), a meshwork of proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) that covers the lumenal endothelial surface and safeguards microvascular homeostasis. ROS/RNS-mediated degradation of the GCX may exacerbate I/R injury by, for example, inducing vasoconstriction, facilitating leukocyte adherence, and directly activating innate immune cells. RECENT ADVANCES Preliminary experiments revealed that hepatic sinusoids contain a functional GCX that is damaged during murine hepatic I/R and major liver surgery in patients. There are three ROS that mediate GCX degradation: hydroxyl radicals, carbonate radical anions, and hypochlorous acid (HOCl). HOCl converts GAGs in the GCX to GAG chloramides that become site-specific targets for oxidizing and reducing species and are more efficiently fragmented than the parent molecules. In addition to ROS/RNS, the GAG-degrading enzyme heparanase acts at the endothelial surface to shed the GCX. CRITICAL ISSUES The GCX seems to be degraded during major liver surgery, but the underlying cause remains ill-defined. FUTURE DIRECTIONS The relative contribution of the different ROS and RNS intermediates to GCX degradation in vivo, the immunogenic potential of the shed GCX fragments, and the role of heparanase in liver I/R injury all warrant further investigation.
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- Rowan F van Golen
- 1 Department of Surgery, Surgical Laboratory, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam , Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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The smoking-associated oxidant hypothiocyanous acid induces endothelial nitric oxide synthase dysfunction. Biochem J 2013; 457:89-97. [DOI: 10.1042/bj20131135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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The smoking-associated oxidant hypothiocyanous acid converts active dimeric endothelial cell nitric oxide synthase into its monomer form, decreases enzyme activity and releases Zn2+. This is ascribed to targeting of the critical Zn2+–thiol cluster by this thiol-specific oxidant.
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Preparation of 2-nitro-5-thiobenzoate for the routine determination of reagent hypochlorous acid concentrations. Anal Biochem 2013; 441:180-1. [PMID: 23872002 DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2013.06.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2013] [Revised: 06/27/2013] [Accepted: 06/28/2013] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Solutions of hypochlorous acid (HOCl) decay over time. This decay indicates the necessity for methods and reagents for the routine measurement of this oxidant. 2-Nitro-5-thiobenzoate is commonly used to measure HOCl concentrations. This article describes a method for the preparation of 2-nitro-5-thiobenzoate that is stable for at least 3 months. This method relies on the partial rather than full reduction of 5,5'-dithiobis-(2-nitrobenzoic acid) and the resulting equilibrium between the substrate and the product.
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Association of brominated proteins and changes in protein expression in the rat kidney with subcarcinogenic to carcinogenic doses of bromate. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 2013; 272:391-8. [PMID: 23811332 DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2013.06.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2013] [Revised: 06/13/2013] [Accepted: 06/17/2013] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The water disinfection byproduct bromate (BrO3(-)) produces cytotoxic and carcinogenic effects in rat kidneys. Our previous studies demonstrated that BrO3(-) caused sex-dependent differences in renal gene and protein expression in rats and the elimination of brominated organic carbon in their urine. The present study examined changes in renal cell apoptosis and protein expression in male and female F344 rats treated with BrO3(-) and associated these changes with accumulation of 3-bromotyrosine (3-BT)-modified proteins. Rats were treated with 0, 11.5, 46 and 308 mg/L BrO3(-) in drinking water for 28 days and renal sections were prepared and examined for apoptosis (TUNEL-staining), 8-oxo-deoxyguanosine (8-oxoG), 3-BT, osteopontin, Kim-1, clusterin, and p-21 expression. TUNEL-staining in renal proximal tubules increased in a dose-related manner beginning at 11.5mg BrO3(-)/L in female rats and 46 mg/L in males. Increased 8-oxoG staining was observed at doses as low as 46 mg/L. Osteopontin expression also increased in a dose-related manner after treatment with 46 mg/L, in males only. In contrast, Kim-1 expression increased in a dose-related manner in both sexes, although to a greater extent in females at the highest dose. Clusterin and p21 expression also increased in a dose-related manner in both sexes. The expression of 3-BT-modified proteins only increased in male rats, following a pattern previously reported for accumulation of α-2u-globulin. Increases in apoptosis in renal proximal tubules of male and female rats at the lowest doses suggest a common mode of action for renal carcinogenesis for the two sexes that is independent of α-2u-globulin nephropathy.
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Hypochlorous acid (HOCl), the active ingredient of household bleach, is the most common disinfectant in medical, industrial, and domestic use and plays an important role in microbial killing in the innate immune system. Given the critical importance of the antimicrobial properties of chlorine to public health, it is surprising how little is known about the ways in which bacteria sense and respond to reactive chlorine species (RCS). Although the literature on bacterial responses to reactive oxygen species (ROS) is enormous, work addressing bacterial responses to RCS has begun only recently. Transcriptomic and proteomic studies now provide new insights into how bacteria mount defenses against this important class of antimicrobial compounds. In this review, we summarize the current knowledge, emphasizing the overlaps between RCS stress responses and other more well-characterized bacterial defense systems, and identify outstanding questions that represent productive avenues for future research.
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- Michael J Gray
- Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1048; , ,
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