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Ganhör C, Mayr L, Zolles J, Almeder M, Kazemi M, Mandl M, Wechselberger C, Bandke D, Theiner S, Doppler C, Schweikert A, Müller M, Puh Š, Kotnik M, Langer R, Koellensperger G, Bernhard D. Airborne Aluminum as an Underestimated Source of Human Exposure: Quantification of Aluminum in 24 Human Tissue Types Reveals High Aluminum Concentrations in Lung and Hilar Lymph Node Tissues. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2024; 58:11292-11300. [PMID: 38888518 PMCID: PMC11223461 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.4c01910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2024] [Revised: 06/04/2024] [Accepted: 06/04/2024] [Indexed: 06/20/2024]
Abstract
Aluminum (Al) is the most abundant metal in the earth's crust, and humans are exposed to Al through sources like food, cosmetics, and medication. So far, no comprehensive data on the Al distribution between and within human tissues were reported. We measured Al concentrations in 24 different tissue types of 8 autopsied patients using ICP-MS/MS (inductively coupled plasma-tandem mass spectrometry) under cleanroom conditions and found surprisingly high concentrations in both the upper and inferior lobes of the lung and hilar lymph nodes. Al/Si ratios in lung and hilar lymph node samples of 12 additional patients were similar to the ratios reported in urban fine dust. Histological analyses using lumogallion staining showed Al in lung erythrocytes and macrophages, indicating the uptake of airborne Al in the bloodstream. Furthermore, Al was continuously found in PM2.5 and PM10 fine dust particles over 7 years in Upper Austria, Austria. According to our findings, air pollution needs to be reconsidered as a major Al source for humans and the environment.
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- Clara Ganhör
- Division
of Pathophysiology, Institute of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Medical
Faculty, Johannes Kepler University, Linz 4020, Austria
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- Division
of Pathophysiology, Institute of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Medical
Faculty, Johannes Kepler University, Linz 4020, Austria
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- Institute
of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna, Vienna 1090, Austria
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- Institute
of Clinical Pathology and Molecular Pathology, Kepler University Hospital and Johannes Kepler University, Linz 4020, Austria
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- Division
of Pathophysiology, Institute of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Medical
Faculty, Johannes Kepler University, Linz 4020, Austria
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- Division
of Pathophysiology, Institute of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Medical
Faculty, Johannes Kepler University, Linz 4020, Austria
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- Division
of Pathophysiology, Institute of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Medical
Faculty, Johannes Kepler University, Linz 4020, Austria
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- Institute
of Clinical Pathology and Molecular Pathology, Kepler University Hospital and Johannes Kepler University, Linz 4020, Austria
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- Institute
of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna, Vienna 1090, Austria
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- Division
of Pathophysiology, Institute of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Medical
Faculty, Johannes Kepler University, Linz 4020, Austria
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- Institute
of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna, Vienna 1090, Austria
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- Division
of Pathophysiology, Institute of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Medical
Faculty, Johannes Kepler University, Linz 4020, Austria
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- Division
of Pathophysiology, Institute of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Medical
Faculty, Johannes Kepler University, Linz 4020, Austria
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- Division
of Pathophysiology, Institute of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Medical
Faculty, Johannes Kepler University, Linz 4020, Austria
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- Institute
of Clinical Pathology and Molecular Pathology, Kepler University Hospital and Johannes Kepler University, Linz 4020, Austria
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- Institute
of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna, Vienna 1090, Austria
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- Division
of Pathophysiology, Institute of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Medical
Faculty, Johannes Kepler University, Linz 4020, Austria
- Clinical
Research Institute for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases, Medical
Faculty, Johannes Kepler University, Linz 4020, Austria
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Du J, Zhang X, Zhang J, Huo S, Li B, Wang Q, Song M, Shao B, Li Y. Necroptosis and NLPR3 inflammasome activation mediated by ROS/JNK pathway participate in AlCl 3-induced kidney damage. Food Chem Toxicol 2023; 178:113915. [PMID: 37393014 DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2023.113915] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2023] [Revised: 06/18/2023] [Accepted: 06/21/2023] [Indexed: 07/03/2023]
Abstract
Aluminum (Al) is a common environmental pollutant that can induce kidney damage. However, the mechanism is not clear. In the present study, to explored the exact mechanism of AlCl3-induced nephrotoxicity, C57BL/6 N male mice and HK-2 cells were used as experimental subjects. Our results showed that Al induced reactive oxygen species (ROS) overproduction, c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) signaling activation, RIPK3-dependent necroptosis, NLRP3 inflammasome activation, and kidney damage. In addition, inhibiting JNK signaling could downregulate the protein expressions of necroptosis and NLRP3 inflammasome, thereby alleviating kidney damage. Meanwhile, clearing ROS effectively inhibited JNK signaling activation, which in turn inhibited necroptosis and NLRP3 inflammasome activation, ultimately alleviating kidney damage. In conclusion, these findings suggest that necroptosis and NLPR3 inflammasome activation mediated by ROS/JNK pathway participate in AlCl3-induced kidney damage.
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- Jiayu Du
- Key Laboratory of the Provincial Education, Department of Heilongjiang for Common Animal Disease Prevention and Treatment, College of Veterinary Medicine, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Provincial Education, Department of Heilongjiang for Common Animal Disease Prevention and Treatment, College of Veterinary Medicine, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Provincial Education, Department of Heilongjiang for Common Animal Disease Prevention and Treatment, College of Veterinary Medicine, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Provincial Education, Department of Heilongjiang for Common Animal Disease Prevention and Treatment, College of Veterinary Medicine, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Provincial Education, Department of Heilongjiang for Common Animal Disease Prevention and Treatment, College of Veterinary Medicine, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Provincial Education, Department of Heilongjiang for Common Animal Disease Prevention and Treatment, College of Veterinary Medicine, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Provincial Education, Department of Heilongjiang for Common Animal Disease Prevention and Treatment, College of Veterinary Medicine, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Provincial Education, Department of Heilongjiang for Common Animal Disease Prevention and Treatment, College of Veterinary Medicine, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Provincial Education, Department of Heilongjiang for Common Animal Disease Prevention and Treatment, College of Veterinary Medicine, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, China.
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Pautasso A, Zorzolo I, Bellato E, Pellegrino P, Ferrario A, Pira E, Castoldi F. Allergic reaction and metal hypersensitivity after shoulder joint replacement. Musculoskelet Surg 2023; 107:55-68. [PMID: 34719773 PMCID: PMC10020248 DOI: 10.1007/s12306-021-00729-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2020] [Accepted: 09/17/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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PURPOSE Metal ion release may cause local and systemic effects and induce hypersensitivity reactions. The aim of our study is first to determine if implant-related hypersensitivity correlates to patient symptoms or not; second, to assess the rate of hypersensitivity and allergies in shoulder arthroplasty. METHODS Forty patients with shoulder replacements performed between 2015 and 2017 were studied with minimum 2-year follow-up; no patient had prior metal implants. Each patient underwent radiographic and clinical evaluation using the Constant-Murley Score (CMS), 22 metal and cement haptens patch testing, serum and urine tests to evaluate 12 metals concentration, and a personal occupational medicine interview. RESULTS At follow-up (average 45 ± 10.7 months), the mean CMS was 76 ± 15.9; no clinical complications or radiographic signs of loosening were detected; two nickel sulfate (5%), 1 benzoyl peroxide (2.5%) and 1 potassium dichromate (2.5%) positive findings were found, but all these patients were asymptomatic. There was an increase in serum aluminum, urinary aluminum and urinary chromium levels of 1.74, 3.40 and 1.83 times the baseline, respectively. No significant difference in metal ion concentrations were found when patients were stratified according to gender, date of surgery, type of surgery, and type of implant. CONCLUSIONS Shoulder arthroplasty is a source of metal ion release and might act as a sensitizing exposure. However, patch test positivity does not seem to correlate to hypersensitivity cutaneous manifestations or poor clinical results. Laboratory data showed small constant ion release over time, regardless of gender, type of shoulder replacement and implant used. LEVELS OF EVIDENCE Level II.
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- A. Pautasso
- University of Turin, Via Gianfranco Zuretti 29, 10126 Turin, Italy
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- University of Turin, Via Gianfranco Zuretti 29, 10126 Turin, Italy
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- Orthopaedic and Traumatology Department, San Luigi Gonzaga Hospital, University of Turin, Regione Gonzole 10, 10043 Orbassano, Italy
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- Oncologic Orthopaedic Department, Orthopaedic and Trauma Center – Città della Salute e della Scienza, University of Turin, Via Gianfranco Zuretti 29, 10126 Turin, Italy
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- Occupational Medicine Division, Department of Public Health and Pediatric Sciences, Orthopaedic and Trauma Center – Città della Salute e della Scienza, University of Turin, Via Gianfranco Zuretti 29, 10126 Turin, Italy
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- University of Turin, Via Gianfranco Zuretti 29, 10126 Turin, Italy
- Occupational Medicine Division, Department of Public Health and Pediatric Sciences, Orthopaedic and Trauma Center – Città della Salute e della Scienza, University of Turin, Via Gianfranco Zuretti 29, 10126 Turin, Italy
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- University of Turin, Via Gianfranco Zuretti 29, 10126 Turin, Italy
- Orthopaedic and Traumatology Department, San Luigi Gonzaga Hospital, University of Turin, Regione Gonzole 10, 10043 Orbassano, Italy
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Wang B, Luo X. A first-principles study on potential chelation agents and indicators of Alzheimer's disease. RSC Adv 2020; 10:35574-35581. [PMID: 35515673 PMCID: PMC9056942 DOI: 10.1039/d0ra06855a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2020] [Accepted: 09/15/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Human-serum transferrin is involved in the transportation of aluminum across the blood–brain barrier. Aluminum accumulation within the neuron causes the cell to degrade. In our research, we considered 12 potential chelators of aluminum from the aluminum–human serum transferrin complex and 3 potential indicators of Alzheimer's. We performed Density Functional Theory calculations comparing the binding energies of aluminum–chelator complexes and the binding energy of the aluminum–human serum transferrin complex and determined the charge transfer of the aluminum–chelator complex. Our results showed that CDTA is the only one that has direct chelation potential, but 1-ethyl-3-hydroxypyridin-2-one, citric acid, DTPA, oxalic acid, and salicylhydroxamic acid also had a strong and stable bond with aluminum and still have the ability to be potential chelators. The charge transfer calculation further enforces that these 6 chelators have strong and stable bonds with aluminum. Furthermore, we evaluated potential indicators of Alzheimer's disease. Metals that have a similar binding affinity to human serum transferrin as that of iron prove to be potential indicators of Alzheimer's disease. Due to the minimal difference in binding energies of the gallium–human serum transferrin complex and the indium–human serum transferrin complex to the iron–human serum transferrin complex, we determined that gallium and indium could be potential indicators of Alzheimer's disease. Human-serum transferrin is involved in the transportation of aluminum across the blood–brain barrier.![]()
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- Bryan Wang
- National Graphene Research and Development Center
- Springfield
- USA
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- National Graphene Research and Development Center
- Springfield
- USA
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Marković K, Milačič R, Vidmar J, Marković S, Uršič K, Žakelj MN, Cemazar M, Sersa G, Unk M, Ščančar J. Monolithic chromatography on conjoint liquid chromatography columns for speciation of platinum-based chemotherapeutics in serum of cancer patients. J Trace Elem Med Biol 2020; 57:28-39. [PMID: 31557573 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtemb.2019.09.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2019] [Revised: 09/14/2019] [Accepted: 09/17/2019] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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BACKGROUND Monolithic chromatography using convective interaction media (CIM) disks or columns can be used in the separation step of speciation analysis. When different monolithic disks are placed in one housing, forming conjoint liquid chromatography (CLC) monolithic column, two-dimensional separation is achieved in a single chromatographic run. METHODS Here, we assembled low-pressure (maximum 50 bar) CLC monolithic column, which consists of two 0.34 mL shallow CIM monolithic disks and high-pressure CLC column (maximum 150 bar) from 0.1 mL analytical high performance short bed CIMac monolithic disks. Both the CLC columns constructed from affinity Protein G and weak anion exchange diethylamine (DEAE) disks, were applied for the speciation of cisplatin, oxaliplatin and carboplatin in spiked standard serum proteins, spiked human serum and serum of cancer patients. The analytical performances of the CLC columns used were evaluated by comparing their robustness, selectivity, repeatability and reproducibility. The separated serum proteins were detected on-line by ultraviolet (UV) and eluted Pt species by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). For accurate quantification of the separated Pt species (unbound Pt-based chemotherapeutic from species associated to transferrin (Tf), human serum albumin (HSA) and Immunoglobulin G (IgG)), post column isotope dilution (ID)-ICP-MS was used. RESULTS The data from analyses showed that both tested CLC monolithic columns gave statistically comparable results, with the low-pressure CLC column exhibiting better resolving power and robustness. It also enables more effective cleaning of monolithic disks and to analyse larger series of serum samples than the high-pressure CLC column. Analyses of serum samples of cancer patients treated with cisplatin or carboplatin showed that Pt-chemotherapeutics were bound preferentially to HSA (around 80%). The portion of unbound Pt in general did not exceed 2%, up to 5% of Pt was associated with Tf and approximately 20% with IgG. Column recoveries, calculated as a ratio between the sum of concentrations of Pt species eluted and concentration of total Pt in serum samples, were close to 100%. CONCLUSIONS Low-pressure CLC column exhibited greater potential than high-pressure CLC column, and can be thus recommended for its intended use in speciation analysis of metal-based biomolecules.
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- Katarina Marković
- Department of Environmental Sciences, Jožef Stefan Institute, Jamova 39, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia; Jožef Stefan International Postgraduate School, Jamova 39, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Jožef Stefan Institute, Jamova 39, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia; Jožef Stefan International Postgraduate School, Jamova 39, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Jožef Stefan Institute, Jamova 39, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Jožef Stefan Institute, Jamova 39, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia; Jožef Stefan International Postgraduate School, Jamova 39, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Experimental Oncology, Institute of Oncology Ljubljana, Zaloška cesta 2, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Experimental Oncology, Institute of Oncology Ljubljana, Zaloška cesta 2, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Experimental Oncology, Institute of Oncology Ljubljana, Zaloška cesta 2, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Experimental Oncology, Institute of Oncology Ljubljana, Zaloška cesta 2, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Institute of Oncology Ljubljana, Zaloška cesta 2, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Jožef Stefan Institute, Jamova 39, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia; Jožef Stefan International Postgraduate School, Jamova 39, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.
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Dalla Torre G, Mujika JI, Lachowicz JI, Ramos MJ, Lopez X. The interaction of aluminum with catecholamine-based neurotransmitters: can the formation of these species be considered a potential risk factor for neurodegenerative diseases? Dalton Trans 2019; 48:6003-6018. [PMID: 30688329 DOI: 10.1039/c8dt04216k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
Abstract
The potential neurotoxic role of Al(iii) and its proposed link with the insurgence of Alzheimer's Disease (AD) have attracted increasing interest towards the determination of the nature of bioligands that are propitious to interact with aluminum. Among them, catecholamine-based neurotransmitters have been proposed to be sensitive to the presence of this non-essential metal ion in the brain. In the present work, we characterize several aluminum-catecholamine complexes in various stoichiometries, determining their structure and thermodynamics of formation. For this purpose, we apply a recently validated computational protocol with results that show a remarkably good agreement with the available experimental data. In particular, we employ Density Functional Theory (DFT) in conjunction with continuum solvation models to calculate complexation energies of aluminum for a set of four important catecholamines: l-DOPA, dopamine, noradrenaline and adrenaline. In addition, by means of the Quantum Theory of Atoms in Molecules (QTAIM) and Energy Decomposition Analysis (EDA) we assessed the nature of the Al-ligand interactions, finding mainly ionic bonds with an important degree of covalent character. Our results point at the possibility of the formation of aluminum-catecholamine complexes with favorable formation energies, even when proton/aluminum competition is taken into account. Indeed, we found that these catecholamines are better aluminum binders than catechol at physiological pH, because of the electron withdrawing effect of the positively-charged amine that decreases their deprotonation penalty with respect to catechol. However, overall, our results show that, in an open biological environment, the formation of Al-catecholamine complexes is not thermodynamically competitive when compared with the formation of other aluminum species in solution such as Al-hydroxide, or when considering other endogenous/exogenous Al(iii) ligands such as citrate, deferiprone and EDTA. In summary, we rule out the possibility, suggested by some authors, that the formation of Al-catecholamine complexes in solution might be behind some of the toxic roles attributed to aluminum in the brain. An up-to-date view of the catecholamine biosynthesis pathway with sites of aluminum interference (according to the current literature) is presented. Alternative mechanisms that might explain the deleterious effects of this metal on the catecholamine route are thoroughly discussed, and new hypotheses that should be investigated in future are proposed.
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- Gabriele Dalla Torre
- Kimika Fakultatea, Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea (UPV/EHU), and Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC), P.K. 1072, 20080 Donostia, Euskadi, Spain.
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Mujika JI, Dalla Torre G, Lopez X. Aluminum and Fenton reaction: how can the reaction be modulated by speciation? A computational study using citrate as a test case. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2018; 20:16256-16265. [PMID: 29863197 DOI: 10.1039/c8cp02962h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
Abstract
The pro-oxidant ability of aluminum is behind many of the potential toxic effects of this exogenous element in the human organism. Although the overall process is still far from being understood at the molecular level, the well known ability of aluminum to promote the Fenton reaction is mediated through the formation of stable aluminum-superoxide radical complexes. However, the properties of metal complexes are highly influenced by the speciation of the metal. In this paper, we investigate the effect that speciation could have on the pro-oxidant activity of aluminum. We choose citrate as a test case, because it is the main low-molecular-mass chelator of aluminum in blood serum, forming very stable aluminum-citrate complexes. The influence of citrate in the interaction of aluminum with the superoxide radical is investigated, determining how the formation of aluminum-citrate complexes affects the promotion of the Fenton reaction. The results indicate that citrate increases the stability of the aluminum-superoxide complexes through the formation of ternary compounds, and that the Fenton reaction is even more favorable when aluminum is chelated to citrate. Nevertheless, our results demonstrate that overall, citrate may prevent the pro-oxidant activity of aluminum: on one hand, in an excess of citrate, the formation of 1 : 2 aluminum-citrate complexes is expected. On the other hand, the chelation of iron by citrate makes the reduction of iron thermodynamically unfavorable. In summary, the results suggest that citrate can have both a promotion and protective role, depending on subtle factors, such as initial concentration, non-equilibrium behavior and the exchange rate of ligands in the first shell of the metals.
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- Jon I Mujika
- Kimika Fakultatea, Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea UPV/EHU, and Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC), P.K. 1072, 20080 Donostia, Euskadi, Spain.
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- Kimika Fakultatea, Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea UPV/EHU, and Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC), P.K. 1072, 20080 Donostia, Euskadi, Spain. and UCBIO/REQUIMTE, Departamento de Química e Bioquímica, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto, s/n, Porto, Portugal
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- Kimika Fakultatea, Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea UPV/EHU, and Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC), P.K. 1072, 20080 Donostia, Euskadi, Spain.
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Dalla Torre G, Mujika JI, Formoso E, Matito E, Ramos MJ, Lopez X. Tuning the affinity of catechols and salicylic acids towards Al(iii): characterization of Al–chelator interactions. Dalton Trans 2018; 47:9592-9607. [DOI: 10.1039/c8dt01341a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
Abstract
Aluminum is a non-essential element in the human body with unclear harmful effects; therefore, the design and tuning of new and efficient Al(iii) chelating agents is a subject of paramount importance nowadays.
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- Gabriele Dalla Torre
- Kimika Fakultatea
- Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea UPV/EHU
- and Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC)
- Euskadi
- Spain
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- Kimika Fakultatea
- Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea UPV/EHU
- and Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC)
- Euskadi
- Spain
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- Kimika Fakultatea
- Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea UPV/EHU
- and Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC)
- Euskadi
- Spain
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- Kimika Fakultatea
- Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea UPV/EHU
- and Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC)
- Euskadi
- Spain
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- UCIBIO/REQUIMTE
- Departamento de Química e Bioquímica
- Faculdade de Ciências
- Universidade do Porto
- Porto
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- Kimika Fakultatea
- Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea UPV/EHU
- and Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC)
- Euskadi
- Spain
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Cardiano P, Giacobello F, Giuffrè O, Sammartano S. Thermodynamics of Al3+-thiocarboxylate interaction in aqueous solution. J Mol Liq 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2016.07.077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Milačič R, Zuliani T, Vidmar J, Ščančar J. Analytical Procedures for Speciation of Chromium, Aluminum, and Tin in Environmental and Biological Samples. Metallomics 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/9783527694907.ch8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Radmila Milačič
- Department of Environmental Sciences; Jožef Stefan Institute; Jamova 39 1000 Ljubljana Slovenia
- Jožef Stefan International Postgraduate School; Jamova 39 1000 Ljubljana Slovenia
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- Department of Environmental Sciences; Jožef Stefan Institute; Jamova 39 1000 Ljubljana Slovenia
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- Department of Environmental Sciences; Jožef Stefan Institute; Jamova 39 1000 Ljubljana Slovenia
- Jožef Stefan International Postgraduate School; Jamova 39 1000 Ljubljana Slovenia
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- Department of Environmental Sciences; Jožef Stefan Institute; Jamova 39 1000 Ljubljana Slovenia
- Jožef Stefan International Postgraduate School; Jamova 39 1000 Ljubljana Slovenia
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Mujika JI, Rezabal E, Mercero JM, Ruipérez F, Costa D, Ugalde JM, Lopez X. Aluminium in biological environments: a computational approach. Comput Struct Biotechnol J 2014; 9:e201403002. [PMID: 24757505 PMCID: PMC3995234 DOI: 10.5936/csbj.201403002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2013] [Revised: 03/07/2014] [Accepted: 03/23/2014] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
Abstract
The increased availability of aluminium in biological environments, due to human intervention in the last century, raises concerns on the effects that this so far “excluded from biology” metal might have on living organisms. Consequently, the bioinorganic chemistry of aluminium has emerged as a very active field of research. This review will focus on our contributions to this field, based on computational studies that can yield an understanding of the aluminum biochemistry at a molecular level. Aluminium can interact and be stabilized in biological environments by complexing with both low molecular mass chelants and high molecular mass peptides. The speciation of the metal is, nonetheless, dictated by the hydrolytic species dominant in each case and which vary according to the pH condition of the medium. In blood, citrate and serum transferrin are identified as the main low molecular mass and high molecular mass molecules interacting with aluminium. The complexation of aluminium to citrate and the subsequent changes exerted on the deprotonation pathways of its tritable groups will be discussed along with the mechanisms for the intake and release of aluminium in serum transferrin at two pH conditions, physiological neutral and endosomatic acidic. Aluminium can substitute other metals, in particular magnesium, in protein buried sites and trigger conformational disorder and alteration of the protonation states of the protein's sidechains. A detailed account of the interaction of aluminium with proteic sidechains will be given. Finally, it will be described how alumnium can exert oxidative stress by stabilizing superoxide radicals either as mononuclear aluminium or clustered in boehmite. The possibility of promotion of Fenton reaction, and production of hydroxyl radicals will also be discussed.
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- Jon I Mujika
- Kimika Fakultatea, Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea (UPV/EHU), and Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC), P.K. 1072, 20080 Donostia, Euskadi, Spain
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- Laboratoire de Chimie Moleculaire, Department of Chemistry, Ecole Polytechnique and CNRS, 91128 Palaiseau Cedex, France
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- Kimika Fakultatea, Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea (UPV/EHU), and Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC), P.K. 1072, 20080 Donostia, Euskadi, Spain
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- POLYMAT, Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea UPV/EHU. Joxe Mari Korta zentroa, Tolosa Etorbidea 72, 20018 Donostia-San Sebastián, Euskadi, Spain
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- Laboratoire de Physico-Chimie des Surfaces (UMR 7045), ENSCP Chimie-Paristech, 11 rue P. et M. Curie, 75005 Paris, France
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- Kimika Fakultatea, Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea (UPV/EHU), and Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC), P.K. 1072, 20080 Donostia, Euskadi, Spain
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- Kimika Fakultatea, Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea (UPV/EHU), and Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC), P.K. 1072, 20080 Donostia, Euskadi, Spain
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Mujika JI, Ugalde JM, Lopez X. Aluminum speciation in biological environments. The deprotonation of free and aluminum bound citrate in aqueous solution. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2012; 14:12465-75. [DOI: 10.1039/c2cp40671c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Percy ME, Kruck TPA, Pogue AI, Lukiw WJ. Towards the prevention of potential aluminum toxic effects and an effective treatment for Alzheimer's disease. J Inorg Biochem 2011; 105:1505-12. [PMID: 22099160 PMCID: PMC3714848 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2011.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2011] [Revised: 07/31/2011] [Accepted: 08/01/2011] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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In 1991, treatment with low dose intramuscular desferrioxamine (DFO), a trivalent chelator that can remove excessive iron and/or aluminum from the body, was reported to slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease (AD) by a factor of two. Twenty years later this promising trial has not been followed up and why this treatment worked still is not clear. In this critical interdisciplinary review, we provide an overview of the complexities of AD and involvement of metal ions, and revisit the neglected DFO trial. We discuss research done by us and others that is helping to explain involvement of metal ion catalyzed production of reactive oxygen species in the pathogenesis of AD, and emerging strategies for inhibition of metal-ion toxicity. Highlighted are insights to be considered in the quests to prevent potentially toxic effects of aluminum toxicity and prevention and intervention in AD.
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- Maire E Percy
- Neurogenetics Laboratory, Surrey Place Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada M5S 2C2.
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A QM/MM study of the complexes formed by aluminum and iron with serum transferrin at neutral and acidic pH. J Inorg Biochem 2011; 105:1446-56. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2011.07.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2011] [Revised: 07/13/2011] [Accepted: 07/26/2011] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Evidence for aluminum-binding erythropoietin by size-exclusion chromatography coupled to electrothermal absorption atomic spectrometry. J Inorg Biochem 2011; 105:1500-4. [PMID: 21983256 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2011.07.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2011] [Revised: 07/03/2011] [Accepted: 07/25/2011] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Erythropoietin (EPO) is a glycoprotein that stimulates erythropoiesis and is clinically used for treating anemia during chronic renal failure and for anemia in preterm infants. EPO formulations usually have elevated rates of contamination due to aluminum (Al), which is toxic to both types of patients. Size-exclusion chromatography (SEC) coupled with graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry (GF AAS) was employed to separate proteins and to quantify the amount of aluminum present in the elution volume corresponding to EPO and, therefore, to evaluate possible binding. Because EPO formulations contain human serum albumin (HSA), a chromatographic method was optimized for the separation of these proteins. Subsequent to the chromatographic separation, 1-mL fractions of the column effluent were collected, and the Al content in these aliquots was measured by GF AAS. EPO and HSA samples were incubated with Al for 4h at 4°C and 37°C as well as for 16 h at 4°C and 37°C. Afterwards, they were injected into the chromatographic system. These samples were also submitted to ultrafiltration (10 and 50 kDa membranes), and Al was measured in the ultrafiltrates. The results showed that Al was present in the eluent volume corresponding to the EPO peak but not in the HSA peak in the chromatograms. Temperature strengthened the interaction because the Al present in the EPO fraction was 3 times higher at 37°C compared to 4°C. Thirty-eight percent of the Al present in a 2.4 μg/mL EPO standard solution, and approximately 50% of the Al in formulation samples containing approximately 11 μg/mL EPO and either citrate or phosphate, were non-ultrafiltrable, which suggests that EPO is an effective Al acceptor in vitro.
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