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Ilari S, Russo P, Proietti S, Vitiello L, Muscoli C, Tomino C, Milic M, Bonassi S. DNA damage in dementia: Evidence from patients affected by severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and meta-analysis of most recent literature. MUTATION RESEARCH. GENETIC TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MUTAGENESIS 2022; 878:503499. [PMID: 35649670 DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2022.503499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2021] [Revised: 03/21/2022] [Accepted: 05/04/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Oxidative stress that leads to oxidatively damaged DNA, plays a crucial role in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) as well as in the onset of neurodegenerative diseases. The consequent genomic instability is the first neuropathological event found in the preclinical phase of cognitive impairment (CI), and the level of DNA damage is closely related to the degree of dementia. Since CI has been associated with COPD, we investigated the extent of DNA damage in isolated lymphocytes with the Comet assay, in a group of severe COPD patients with cognitive function measured by the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE). An increase in DNA damage was observed in COPD patients with dementia (MMSE≤24), although the difference was only borderline (22.4 ± 6.9 vs. 18.5 ± 7.1; p = 0.055). Meta-analysis, including the results of the current study, confirmed that patients with MMSE≤ 24 showed higher level of DNA damage than patients with MMSE> 24. We observed a significant reduction (p < 0.001) in the MMSE score in patients with cognitive decline in areas I (Orientation), III (Attention and Calculus) and V (Language). Only the temporal orientation category in area I was also associated with the level of oxidative damage, with higher levels of MDA (p < 0.01) and DNA damage (p < 0.03). Patients with the lowest temporal orientation score had a 12% higher mean DNA damage (Odds Ratio=1.12; 95% confidence interval (95%CI) 1.01-1.25; p < 0.036). Temporal orientation is a component of most screening tests for the diagnosis of cognitive impairment, on the bases that disorientation is a common factor in dementia. Present results show that each component of cognitive decline can have a different etiopathogenesis and clinical relevance. A more thorough assessment of the cognitive functions of patients starting COPD rehabilitation, together with the assessment of DNA and the level of oxidative stress, can provide essential information to adapt and customize the rehabilitation project.
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Affiliation(s)
- Sara Ilari
- Department of Health Science, Institute of Research for Food Safety & Health (IRC-FSH), University "Magna Graecia" of Catanzaro, 88201 Catanzaro, Italy
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- Clinical and Molecular Epidemiology, IRCCS San Raffaele Roma, 00166 Rome, Italy; Department of Human Sciences and Quality of Life Promotion, San Raffaele University, 00166 Rome, Italy.
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- Clinical and Molecular Epidemiology, IRCCS San Raffaele Roma, 00166 Rome, Italy
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- Laboratory of Flow Cytometry, IRCCS San Raffaele Roma, 00166 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Health Science, Institute of Research for Food Safety & Health (IRC-FSH), University "Magna Graecia" of Catanzaro, 88201 Catanzaro, Italy
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- Scientific Direction, IRCCS San Raffaele Roma, 00166 Rome, Italy
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- Mutagenesis Unit, Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Clinical and Molecular Epidemiology, IRCCS San Raffaele Roma, 00166 Rome, Italy; Department of Human Sciences and Quality of Life Promotion, San Raffaele University, 00166 Rome, Italy
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Hydrogen sulfide is neuroprotective in Alzheimer's disease by sulfhydrating GSK3β and inhibiting Tau hyperphosphorylation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2021; 118:2017225118. [PMID: 33431651 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2017225118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 36.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Alzheimer's disease (AD), the most common cause of dementia and neurodegeneration in the elderly, is characterized by deterioration of memory and executive and motor functions. Neuropathologic hallmarks of AD include neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs), paired helical filaments, and amyloid plaques. Mutations in the microtubule-associated protein Tau, a major component of the NFTs, cause its hyperphosphorylation in AD. We have shown that signaling by the gaseous molecule hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is dysregulated during aging. H2S signals via a posttranslational modification termed sulfhydration/persulfidation, which participates in diverse cellular processes. Here we show that cystathionine γ-lyase (CSE), the biosynthetic enzyme for H2S, binds wild type Tau, which enhances its catalytic activity. By contrast, CSE fails to bind Tau P301L, a mutant that is present in the 3xTg-AD mouse model of AD. We further show that CSE is depleted in 3xTg-AD mice as well as in human AD brains, and that H2S prevents hyperphosphorylation of Tau by sulfhydrating its kinase, glycogen synthase kinase 3β (GSK3β). Finally, we demonstrate that sulfhydration is diminished in AD, while administering the H2S donor sodium GYY4137 (NaGYY) to 3xTg-AD mice ameliorates motor and cognitive deficits in AD.
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Zhu H, Dronamraju V, Xie W, More SS. Sulfur-containing therapeutics in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease. Med Chem Res 2021; 30:305-352. [PMID: 33613018 PMCID: PMC7889054 DOI: 10.1007/s00044-020-02687-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2020] [Accepted: 12/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Sulfur is widely existent in natural products and synthetic organic compounds as organosulfur, which are often associated with a multitude of biological activities. OBenzothiazole, in which benzene ring is fused to the 4,5-positions of the thiazolerganosulfur compounds continue to garner increasing amounts of attention in the field of medicinal chemistry, especially in the development of therapeutic agents for Alzheimer's disease (AD). AD is a fatal neurodegenerative disease and the primary cause of age-related dementia posing severe societal and economic burdens. Unfortunately, there is no cure for AD. A lot of research has been conducted on sulfur-containing compounds in the context of AD due to their innate antioxidant potential and some are currently being evaluated in clinical trials. In this review, we have described emerging trends in the field, particularly the concept of multi-targeting and formulation of disease-modifying strategies. SAR, pharmacological targets, in vitro/vivo ADMET, efficacy in AD animal models, and applications in clinical trials of such sulfur compounds have also been discussed. This article provides a comprehensive review of organosulfur-based AD therapeutic agents and provides insights into their future development.
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- Haizhou Zhu
- Center for Drug Design, College of Pharmacy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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- Center for Drug Design, College of Pharmacy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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- Center for Drug Design, College of Pharmacy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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- Center for Drug Design, College of Pharmacy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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García-Villén F, Faccendini A, Miele D, Ruggeri M, Sánchez-Espejo R, Borrego-Sánchez A, Cerezo P, Rossi S, Viseras C, Sandri G. Wound Healing Activity of Nanoclay/Spring Water Hydrogels. Pharmaceutics 2020; 12:E467. [PMID: 32455541 PMCID: PMC7284335 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12050467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2020] [Revised: 05/18/2020] [Accepted: 05/18/2020] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND hydrogels prepared with natural inorganic excipients and spring waters are commonly used in medical hydrology. Design of these clay-based formulations continues to be a field scarcely addressed. Safety and wound healing properties of different fibrous nanoclay/spring water hydrogels were addressed. METHODS in vitro biocompatibility, by means of MTT assay, and wound healing properties were studied. Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy was used to study the morphology of fibroblasts during the wound healing process. RESULTS all the ingredients demonstrated to be biocompatible towards fibroblasts. Particularly, the formulation of nanoclays as hydrogels improved biocompatibility with respect to powder samples at the same concentration. Spring waters and hydrogels were even able to promote in vitro fibroblasts motility and, therefore, accelerate wound healing with respect to the control. CONCLUSION fibrous nanoclay/spring water hydrogels proved to be skin-biocompatible and to possess a high potential as wound healing formulations. Moreover, these results open new prospects for these ingredients to be used in new therapeutic or cosmetic formulations.
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- Fátima García-Villén
- Department of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Granada, Campus of Cartuja, 18071 s/n Granada, Spain; (P.C.); (C.V.)
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- Department of Drug Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Pavia, Taramelli Street 12, 27100 Pavia, Italy; (A.F.); (D.M.); (M.R.); (S.R.); (G.S.)
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- Department of Drug Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Pavia, Taramelli Street 12, 27100 Pavia, Italy; (A.F.); (D.M.); (M.R.); (S.R.); (G.S.)
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- Department of Drug Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Pavia, Taramelli Street 12, 27100 Pavia, Italy; (A.F.); (D.M.); (M.R.); (S.R.); (G.S.)
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- Andalusian Institute of Earth Sciences, CSIC-UGR, Avenida de las Palmeras 4, Armilla, 18100 Granada, Spain; (R.S.-E.); (A.B.-S.)
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- Andalusian Institute of Earth Sciences, CSIC-UGR, Avenida de las Palmeras 4, Armilla, 18100 Granada, Spain; (R.S.-E.); (A.B.-S.)
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- Department of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Granada, Campus of Cartuja, 18071 s/n Granada, Spain; (P.C.); (C.V.)
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- Department of Drug Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Pavia, Taramelli Street 12, 27100 Pavia, Italy; (A.F.); (D.M.); (M.R.); (S.R.); (G.S.)
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- Department of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Granada, Campus of Cartuja, 18071 s/n Granada, Spain; (P.C.); (C.V.)
- Andalusian Institute of Earth Sciences, CSIC-UGR, Avenida de las Palmeras 4, Armilla, 18100 Granada, Spain; (R.S.-E.); (A.B.-S.)
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- Department of Drug Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Pavia, Taramelli Street 12, 27100 Pavia, Italy; (A.F.); (D.M.); (M.R.); (S.R.); (G.S.)
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Balneotherapy, Immune System, and Stress Response: A Hormetic Strategy? Int J Mol Sci 2018; 19:ijms19061687. [PMID: 29882782 PMCID: PMC6032246 DOI: 10.3390/ijms19061687] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2018] [Revised: 05/31/2018] [Accepted: 06/04/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Balneotherapy is a clinically effective complementary approach in the treatment of low-grade inflammation- and stress-related pathologies. The biological mechanisms by which immersion in mineral-medicinal water and the application of mud alleviate symptoms of several pathologies are still not completely understood, but it is known that neuroendocrine and immunological responses—including both humoral and cell-mediated immunity—to balneotherapy are involved in these mechanisms of effectiveness; leading to anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antioxidant, chondroprotective, and anabolic effects together with neuroendocrine-immune regulation in different conditions. Hormesis can play a critical role in all these biological effects and mechanisms of effectiveness. The hormetic effects of balneotherapy can be related to non-specific factors such as heat—which induces the heat shock response, and therefore the synthesis and release of heat shock proteins—and also to specific biochemical components such as hydrogen sulfide (H2S) in sulfurous water and radon in radioactive water. Results from several investigations suggest that the beneficial effects of balneotherapy and hydrotherapy are consistent with the concept of hormesis, and thus support a role for hormesis in hydrothermal treatments.
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Perridon BW, Leuvenink HGD, Hillebrands JL, van Goor H, Bos EM. The role of hydrogen sulfide in aging and age-related pathologies. Aging (Albany NY) 2017; 8:2264-2289. [PMID: 27683311 PMCID: PMC5115888 DOI: 10.18632/aging.101026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2016] [Accepted: 09/13/2016] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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When humans grow older, they experience inevitable and progressive loss of physiological function, ultimately leading to death. Research on aging largely focuses on the identification of mechanisms involved in the aging process. Several proposed aging theories were recently combined as the 'hallmarks of aging'. These hallmarks describe (patho-)physiological processes that together, when disrupted, determine the aging phenotype. Sustaining evidence shows a potential role for hydrogen sulfide (H2S) in the regulation of aging. Nowadays, H2S is acknowledged as an endogenously produced signaling molecule with various (patho-) physiological effects. H2S is involved in several diseases including pathologies related to aging. In this review, the known, assumed and hypothetical effects of hydrogen sulfide on the aging process will be discussed by reviewing its actions on the hallmarks of aging and on several age-related pathologies.
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- Bernard W Perridon
- Department of Pathology and Medical Biology, University Medical Center Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology and Medical Biology, University Medical Center Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology and Medical Biology, University Medical Center Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology and Medical Biology, University Medical Center Groningen, the Netherlands.,Department of Neurosurgery, Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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