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Ahuja N, Gupta S, Arora R, Bhagyaraj E, Tiwari D, Kumar S, Gupta P. Nr1h4 and Thrb ameliorate ER stress and provide protection in the MPTP mouse model of Parkinson's. Life Sci Alliance 2024; 7:e202302416. [PMID: 38609183 PMCID: PMC11015051 DOI: 10.26508/lsa.202302416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2023] [Revised: 04/02/2024] [Accepted: 04/03/2024] [Indexed: 04/14/2024] Open
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Elevated ER stress has been linked to the pathogenesis of several disease conditions including neurodegeneration. In this study, we have holistically determined the differential expression of all the nuclear receptors (NRs) in the presence of classical ER stress inducers. Activation of Nr1h4 and Thrb by their cognate ligands (GW4064 and T3) ameliorates the tunicamycin (TM)-induced expression of ER stress genes. A combination of both ligands is effective in mitigating cell death induced by TM. Further exploration of their protective effects in the Parkinson's disease (PD) model shows that they reduce MPP+-induced dissipation of mitochondrial membrane potential and ROS generation in an in vitro PD model in neuronal cells. Furthermore, the generation of an experimental murine PD model reveals that simultaneous treatment of GW4064 and T3 protects mice from ER stress, dopaminergic cell death, and functional deficits in the MPTP mouse model of PD. Thus, activation of Nr1h4 and Thrb by their respective ligands plays an indispensable role in ER stress amelioration and mounts protective effects in the MPTP mouse model of PD.
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- Nancy Ahuja
- https://ror.org/055rjs771 Department of Molecular Immunology, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Institute of Microbial Technology, Chandigarh, India
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- https://ror.org/055rjs771 Department of Molecular Immunology, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Institute of Microbial Technology, Chandigarh, India
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- https://ror.org/055rjs771 Department of Molecular Immunology, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Institute of Microbial Technology, Chandigarh, India
- https://ror.org/053rcsq61 Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, India
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- https://ror.org/055rjs771 Department of Molecular Immunology, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Institute of Microbial Technology, Chandigarh, India
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- https://ror.org/055rjs771 Department of Molecular Immunology, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Institute of Microbial Technology, Chandigarh, India
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- https://ror.org/055rjs771 Department of Molecular Immunology, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Institute of Microbial Technology, Chandigarh, India
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- https://ror.org/055rjs771 Department of Molecular Immunology, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Institute of Microbial Technology, Chandigarh, India
- https://ror.org/053rcsq61 Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, India
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Jin T, Wang Z, Fan F, Wei W, Zhou C, Zhang Z, Gao Y, Li W, Zhu L, Hao J. HDAC1 Promotes Mitochondrial Pathway Apoptosis and Inhibits the Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress Response in High Glucose-Treated Schwann Cells via Decreased U4 Spliceosomal RNA. Neurochem Res 2024:10.1007/s11064-024-04200-1. [PMID: 38916813 DOI: 10.1007/s11064-024-04200-1] [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: 04/05/2024] [Revised: 06/18/2024] [Accepted: 06/19/2024] [Indexed: 06/26/2024]
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Dysfunction of Schwann cells, including cell apoptosis, autophagy inhibition, dedifferentiation, and pyroptosis, is a pivotal pathogenic factor in induced diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN). Histone deacetylases (HDACs) are an important family of proteins that epigenetically regulate gene transcription by affecting chromatin dynamics. Here, we explored the effect of HDAC1 on high glucose-cultured Schwann cells. HDAC1 expression was increased in diabetic mice and high glucose-cultured RSC96 cells, accompanied by cell apoptosis. High glucose also increased the mitochondrial pathway apoptosis-related Bax/Bcl-2 and cleaved caspase-9/caspase-9 ratios and decreased endoplasmic reticulum response-related GRP78, CHOP, and ATF4 expression in RSC96 cells (P < 0.05). Furthermore, overexpression of HDAC1 increased the ratios of Bax/Bcl-2, cleaved caspase-9/caspase-9, and cleaved caspase-3 and reduced the levels of GRP78, CHOP, and ATF4 in RSC96 cells (P < 0.05). In contrast, knockdown of HDAC1 inhibited high glucose-promoted mitochondrial pathway apoptosis and suppressed the endoplasmic reticulum response. Moreover, RNA sequencing revealed that U4 spliceosomal RNA was significantly reduced in HDAC1-overexpressing RSC96 cells. Silencing of U4 spliceosomal RNA led to an increase in Bax/Bcl-2 and cleaved caspase-9 and a decrease in CHOP and ATF4. Conversely, overexpression of U4 spliceosomal RNA blocked HDAC1-promoted mitochondrial pathway apoptosis and inhibited the endoplasmic reticulum response. In addition, alternative splicing analysis of HDAC1-overexpressing RSC96 cells showed that significantly differential intron retention (IR) of Rpl21, Cdc34, and Mtmr11 might be dominant downstream targets that mediate U4 deficiency-induced Schwann cell dysfunction. Taken together, these findings indicate that HDAC1 promotes mitochondrial pathway-mediated apoptosis and inhibits the endoplasmic reticulum stress response in high glucose-cultured Schwann cells by decreasing the U4 spliceosomal RNA/IR of Rpl21, Cdc34, and Mtmr11.
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- Tingting Jin
- Department of Pathology, Hebei Medical University, 361 Zhongshan East Road, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, 050017, China
- Center of Metabolic Diseases and Cancer Research, Institute of Medical and Health Science, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
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- Experimental Center of Clinical College, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
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- Department of Investigation, Hebei Vocational College of Public Security Police, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
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- Department of Pathology, Hebei Medical University, 361 Zhongshan East Road, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, 050017, China
- Center of Metabolic Diseases and Cancer Research, Institute of Medical and Health Science, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
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- Department of Electron Microscopy, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
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- Department of Pathology, Hebei Medical University, 361 Zhongshan East Road, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, 050017, China
- Center of Metabolic Diseases and Cancer Research, Institute of Medical and Health Science, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
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- Department of Pathology, Hebei Medical University, 361 Zhongshan East Road, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, 050017, China
- Center of Metabolic Diseases and Cancer Research, Institute of Medical and Health Science, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
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- Department of Pathology, Hebei Medical University, 361 Zhongshan East Road, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, 050017, China
- Center of Metabolic Diseases and Cancer Research, Institute of Medical and Health Science, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
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- Department of Electromyogram, the Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, 139 Ziqiang Road, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, 050051, China.
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- Department of Pathology, Hebei Medical University, 361 Zhongshan East Road, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, 050017, China.
- Center of Metabolic Diseases and Cancer Research, Institute of Medical and Health Science, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China.
- Hebei Key Laboratory of Forensic Medicine, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China.
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Yako H, Niimi N, Takaku S, Sango K. Advantages of omics approaches for elucidating metabolic changes in diabetic peripheral neuropathy. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2023; 14:1208441. [PMID: 38089620 PMCID: PMC10715313 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2023.1208441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2023] [Accepted: 11/15/2023] [Indexed: 12/18/2023] Open
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Various animal and cell culture models of diabetes mellitus (DM) have been established and utilized to study diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN). The divergence of metabolic abnormalities among these models makes their etiology complicated despite some similarities regarding the pathological and neurological features of DPN. Thus, this study aimed to review the omics approaches toward DPN, especially on the metabolic states in diabetic rats and mice induced by chemicals (streptozotocin and alloxan) as type 1 DM models and by genetic mutations (MKR, db/db and ob/ob) and high-fat diet as type 2 DM models. Omics approaches revealed that the pathways associated with lipid metabolism and inflammation in dorsal root ganglia and sciatic nerves were enriched and controlled in the levels of gene expression among these animal models. Additionally, these pathways were conserved in human DPN, indicating the pivotal pathogeneses of DPN. Omics approaches are beneficial tools to better understand the association of metabolic changes with morphological and functional abnormalities in DPN.
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- Hideji Yako
- Diabetic Neuropathy Project, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, Tokyo, Japan
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Chen J, Guo P, Liu X, Liao H, Chen K, Wang Y, Qin J, Yang F. Sinomenine alleviates diabetic peripheral neuropathic pain through inhibition of the inositol-requiring enzyme 1 alpha-X-box binding protein 1 pathway by downregulating prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase 2. J Diabetes Investig 2023; 14:364-375. [PMID: 36692011 PMCID: PMC9951574 DOI: 10.1111/jdi.13938] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2022] [Revised: 10/12/2022] [Accepted: 10/16/2022] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION We tried to show the effect of sinomenine (SIN) in diabetic peripheral neuropathic pain (DPNP) and the related underlying mechanism. METHODS Network pharmacological analysis and bioinformatics analysis were carried out for identification of the active ingredients of Sinomenium acutum and the related genes. The DPNP rat model was constructed and primary rat spinal cord microglial cells were isolated for in vitro cell experiments. The therapeutic role of SIN in DPNP was determined in vivo and in vitro through analysis of microglial cell activation and inflammatory response. RESULTS Therapeutic role of S. acutum in DPNP was mainly achieved by regulating 14 key genes, among which the target gene prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase 2 (PTGS2) of SIN might be the key gene. An in vivo experiment showed that SIN inactivated the inositol-requiring enzyme 1 alpha-X-box binding protein 1 pathway by downregulating PTGS2, which relieved pain symptoms in DPNP rats. It was confirmed in vivo that SIN inhibited the pathway through PTGS2 to alleviate the activation of spinal cord microglial cells and inflammatory response. CONCLUSION SIN decreases the expression of PTGS2 to inactivate the inositol-requiring enzyme 1 alpha-X-box binding protein 1 signaling pathway, which inhibits microglial activation, as well as the release of inflammatory factors, thus alleviating DPNP.
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- Ji Chen
- Department of EndocrinologyThe First People's Hospital of HuaihuaHuaihuaChina
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- Department of AnesthesiologyThe First People's Hospital of HuaihuaHuaihuaChina
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- Department of AnesthesiologyThe First People's Hospital of HuaihuaHuaihuaChina
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- Department of AnesthesiologyThe First People's Hospital of HuaihuaHuaihuaChina
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Hengyang Medical School, The First Affiliated HospitalUniversity of South ChinaHengyangChina
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Hengyang Medical School, The First Affiliated HospitalUniversity of South ChinaHengyangChina
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Hengyang Medical School, The First Affiliated HospitalUniversity of South ChinaHengyangChina
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- Department of AnesthesiologyThe First People's Hospital of HuaihuaHuaihuaChina,Department of Anesthesiology, Hengyang Medical School, The First Affiliated HospitalUniversity of South ChinaHengyangChina
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Tiwari S, Gupta P, Singh A, Chaturvedi S, Wahajuddin M, Mishra A, Singh S. 4-Phenylbutyrate Mitigates the Motor Impairment and Dopaminergic Neuronal Death During Parkinson's Disease Pathology via Targeting VDAC1 Mediated Mitochondrial Function and Astrocytes Activation. Neurochem Res 2022; 47:3385-3401. [PMID: 35922743 DOI: 10.1007/s11064-022-03691-0] [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: 03/02/2022] [Revised: 06/15/2022] [Accepted: 07/12/2022] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive motor neurodegenerative disorder significantly associated with protein aggregation related neurodegenerative mechanisms. In view of no disease modifying drugs, the present study was targeted to investigate the therapeutic effects of pharmacological agent 4-phenylbutyric acid (4PBA) in PD pathology. 4PBA is an FDA approved monocarboxylic acid with inhibitory activity towards histone deacetylase and clinically treats urea cycle disorder. First, we observed the significant protective effects of 4PBA on PD specific neuromuscular coordination, level of tyrosine hydroxylase, α-synuclein level and neurotransmitter dopamine in both substantia nigra and striatal regions of the experimental rat model of PD. Further results revealed that treatment with 4PBA drug exhibited significant protection against disease related oxidative stress and augmented nitrite levels. The disease pathology-related depletion in mitochondrial membrane potential and augmented level of calcium as well as mitochondrion membrane located VDAC1 protein level and cytochrome-c translocation were also significantly attenuated with 4PBA administration. Inhibited neuronal apoptosis and restored neuronal morphology were also observed with 4PBA treatment as measured by level of pro-apoptotic proteins t-Bid, Bax and cleaved caspase-3 along with cresyl violet staining in both substantia nigra and striatal regions. Lastly, PD-linked astrocyte activation was significantly inhibited with 4PBA treatment. Altogether, our findings suggest that 4PBA exerts broad-spectrum neuroprotective effects in PD animal model.
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- Shubhangini Tiwari
- Division of Neuroscience and Ageing Biology, Division of Toxicology and Experimental Medicine, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, 226031, India
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- Division of Neuroscience and Ageing Biology, Division of Toxicology and Experimental Medicine, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, 226031, India.,Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, India
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- Division of Neuroscience and Ageing Biology, Division of Toxicology and Experimental Medicine, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, 226031, India.,Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, India
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- Division of Pharmaceutics & Pharmacokinetics, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, 226031, India
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- Division of Pharmaceutics & Pharmacokinetics, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, 226031, India
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- Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology Unit, Indian Institute of Technology, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, 342011, India
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- Division of Neuroscience and Ageing Biology, Division of Toxicology and Experimental Medicine, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, 226031, India. .,Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, India.
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Tatsumi Y, Kato A, Niimi N, Yako H, Himeno T, Kondo M, Tsunekawa S, Kato Y, Kamiya H, Nakamura J, Higai K, Sango K, Kato K. Docosahexaenoic Acid Suppresses Oxidative Stress-Induced Autophagy and Cell Death via the AMPK-Dependent Signaling Pathway in Immortalized Fischer Rat Schwann Cells 1. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23084405. [PMID: 35457223 PMCID: PMC9027959 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23084405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2021] [Revised: 04/05/2022] [Accepted: 04/14/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Autophagy is the process by which intracellular components are degraded by lysosomes. It is also activated by oxidative stress; hence, autophagy is thought to be closely related to oxidative stress, one of the major causes of diabetic neuropathy. We previously reported that docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) induced antioxidant enzymes and protected Schwann cells from oxidative stress. However, the relationship between autophagy and oxidative stress-induced cell death in diabetic neuropathy has not been elucidated. Treatment with tert-butyl hydroperoxide (tBHP) decreased the cell survival rate, as measured by an MTT assay in immortalized Fischer rat Schwann cells 1 (IFRS1). A DHA pretreatment significantly prevented tBHP-induced cytotoxicity. tBHP increased autophagy, which was revealed by the ratio of the initiation markers, AMP-activated protein kinase, and UNC51-like kinase phosphorylation. Conversely, the DHA pretreatment suppressed excessive tBHP-induced autophagy signaling. Autophagosomes induced by tBHP in IFRS1 cells were decreased to control levels by the DHA pretreatment whereas autolysosomes were only partially decreased. These results suggest that DHA attenuated excessive autophagy induced by oxidative stress in Schwann cells and may be useful to prevent or reduce cell death in vitro. However, its potentiality to treat diabetic neuropathy must be validated in in vivo studies.
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- Yasuaki Tatsumi
- Laboratory of Medicine, Aichi Gakuin University School of Pharmacy, 1-100 Kusumoto-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8650, Japan; (Y.T.); (A.K.)
- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Toho University, Miyama 2-2-1, Funabashi 274-8510, Japan;
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- Laboratory of Medicine, Aichi Gakuin University School of Pharmacy, 1-100 Kusumoto-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8650, Japan; (Y.T.); (A.K.)
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- Diabetic Neuropathy Project, Department of Diseases and Infection, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, 2-1-6 Kamikitazawa, Setagaya, Tokyo 156-8506, Japan; (N.N.); (H.Y.); (K.S.)
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- Diabetic Neuropathy Project, Department of Diseases and Infection, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, 2-1-6 Kamikitazawa, Setagaya, Tokyo 156-8506, Japan; (N.N.); (H.Y.); (K.S.)
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- Division of Diabetes, Department of Internal Medicine, Aichi Medical University School of Medicine, 1-1 Yazakokarimate, Nagakute 480-1195, Japan; (T.H.); (M.K.); (S.T.); (Y.K.); (H.K.); (J.N.)
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- Division of Diabetes, Department of Internal Medicine, Aichi Medical University School of Medicine, 1-1 Yazakokarimate, Nagakute 480-1195, Japan; (T.H.); (M.K.); (S.T.); (Y.K.); (H.K.); (J.N.)
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- Division of Diabetes, Department of Internal Medicine, Aichi Medical University School of Medicine, 1-1 Yazakokarimate, Nagakute 480-1195, Japan; (T.H.); (M.K.); (S.T.); (Y.K.); (H.K.); (J.N.)
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- Division of Diabetes, Department of Internal Medicine, Aichi Medical University School of Medicine, 1-1 Yazakokarimate, Nagakute 480-1195, Japan; (T.H.); (M.K.); (S.T.); (Y.K.); (H.K.); (J.N.)
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- Division of Diabetes, Department of Internal Medicine, Aichi Medical University School of Medicine, 1-1 Yazakokarimate, Nagakute 480-1195, Japan; (T.H.); (M.K.); (S.T.); (Y.K.); (H.K.); (J.N.)
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- Division of Diabetes, Department of Internal Medicine, Aichi Medical University School of Medicine, 1-1 Yazakokarimate, Nagakute 480-1195, Japan; (T.H.); (M.K.); (S.T.); (Y.K.); (H.K.); (J.N.)
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Toho University, Miyama 2-2-1, Funabashi 274-8510, Japan;
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- Diabetic Neuropathy Project, Department of Diseases and Infection, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, 2-1-6 Kamikitazawa, Setagaya, Tokyo 156-8506, Japan; (N.N.); (H.Y.); (K.S.)
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- Laboratory of Medicine, Aichi Gakuin University School of Pharmacy, 1-100 Kusumoto-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8650, Japan; (Y.T.); (A.K.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +81-52-757-6778
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Rehni AK, Cho S, Dave KR. Ischemic brain injury in diabetes and endoplasmic reticulum stress. Neurochem Int 2022; 152:105219. [PMID: 34736936 PMCID: PMC8918032 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuint.2021.105219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2021] [Revised: 10/07/2021] [Accepted: 10/29/2021] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Diabetes is a widespread disease characterized by high blood glucose levels due to abnormal insulin activity, production, or both. Chronic diabetes causes many secondary complications including cardiovascular disease: a life-threatening complication. Cerebral ischemia-related mortality, morbidity, and the extent of brain injury are high in diabetes. However, the mechanism of increase in ischemic brain injury during diabetes is not well understood. Multiple mechanisms mediate diabetic hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia-induced increase in ischemic brain injury. Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress mediates both brain injury as well as brain protection after ischemia-reperfusion injury. The pathways of ER stress are modulated during diabetes. Free radical generation and mitochondrial dysfunction, two of the prominent mechanisms that mediate diabetic increase in ischemic brain injury, are known to stimulate the pathways of ER stress. Increased ischemic brain injury in diabetes is accompanied by a further increase in the activation of ER stress. As there are many metabolic changes associated with diabetes, differential activation of the pathways of ER stress may mediate pronounced ischemic brain injury in subjects suffering from diabetes. We presently discuss the literature on the significance of ER stress in mediating increased ischemia-reperfusion injury in diabetes.
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- Ashish K Rehni
- Peritz Scheinberg Cerebral Vascular Disease Research Laboratories, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, 33136, USA; Department of Neurology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, 33136, USA
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- Peritz Scheinberg Cerebral Vascular Disease Research Laboratories, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, 33136, USA; Department of Neurology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, 33136, USA
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- Peritz Scheinberg Cerebral Vascular Disease Research Laboratories, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, 33136, USA; Department of Neurology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, 33136, USA; Neuroscience Program, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, 33136, USA.
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Lau E, Lee C, Li B, Pierro A. Endoplasmic reticulum stress in the acute intestinal epithelial injury of necrotizing enterocolitis. Pediatr Surg Int 2021; 37:1151-1160. [PMID: 34117913 DOI: 10.1007/s00383-021-04929-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/10/2021] [Indexed: 03/07/2023]
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Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is a dynamic organelle that has many functions including protein synthesis, lipid synthesis, and calcium metabolism. Any perturbation in the ER such as accumulation of unfolded or misfolded proteins in the ER lumen causes ER stress. ER stress has been implicated in many intestinal inflammatory diseases. However, the role of ER stress in acute intestinal epithelial injuries such as necrotizing enterocolitis in preterm neonates, remains incompletely understood. In this review, we introduce ER structure, functions and summarize the intracellular signaling pathways involved in unfolded protein response (UPR), a survival mechanism in which cells exert an adaptive function to restore homeostasis in the ER. However, intense and prolonged ER stress induces apoptotic response which results in apoptotic cell death. We also discuss and highlight recent advances that have improved our understanding of the molecular mechanisms that regulate the ER stress in acute intestinal epithelial injuries such as necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC). We focus on the role of ER stress in influencing gut homeostasis in the neonatal period and on the potential therapeutic interventions to alleviate ER stress-induced cell death in NEC.
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- Ethan Lau
- Division of General and Thoracic Surgery, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, 1526-555 University Ave, Toronto, ON, M5G 1X8, Canada
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- Division of General and Thoracic Surgery, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, 1526-555 University Ave, Toronto, ON, M5G 1X8, Canada
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- Division of General and Thoracic Surgery, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, 1526-555 University Ave, Toronto, ON, M5G 1X8, Canada
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- Division of General and Thoracic Surgery, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, 1526-555 University Ave, Toronto, ON, M5G 1X8, Canada.
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Impact of severe hypoglycemia on the heat shock and related protein response. Sci Rep 2021; 11:17057. [PMID: 34426634 PMCID: PMC8382834 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-96642-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2021] [Accepted: 08/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Heat shock proteins contribute to diabetes-induced complications and are affected by glycemic control. Our hypothesis was that hypoglycemia-induced heat shock and related protein changes would be amplified in type 2 diabetes (T2D). This prospective, case-control study enrolled 23 T2D patients and 23 control subjects who underwent hyperinsulinemic-induced hypoglycemia (≤ 2.0 mmol/L (36 mg/dl)) with blood sampling at baseline, at hypoglycemia and after a 24-h post-hypoglycemia follow-up period. Proteomic analysis of heat shock-related and pro-inflammatory proteins was performed. At baseline, MAPKAPK5 (p = 0.02) and UBE2G2 (p = 0.003) were elevated and STUB1 decreased (p = 0.007) in T2D. At hypoglycemia: PPP3CA (p < 0.03) was increased and EPHA2 (p = 0.01) reduced in T2D; by contrast, three proteins were reduced in controls [HSPA1A (p = 0.007), HSPB1 (p < 0.02), SMAD3 (p = 0.005)] while only MAPKAPK5 was elevated (p = 0.02). In the post-hypoglycemia follow-up period, most proteins normalized to baseline by 24-h; however, STIP1 (p = 0.003), UBE2N (p = 0.004) and UBE2L3 (p < 0.04) were decreased in controls at 24-h. No protein differed from baseline at 24-h in T2D. Pro-inflammatory interleukin-6 increased at 4-h post-hypoglycemia in controls and T2D (p < 0.05 and p < 0.003, respectively) and correlated with HSPA1A; anti-inflammatory IL-10 decreased 2-h post-hypoglycemia in T2D only. Other pro-inflammatory proteins, IL-1α, IFN-γ and TNF-α, were unchanged. Heat shock and related proteins differed at baseline between T2D and controls, with an exaggerated response of heat shock and related proteins to hypoglycemia that returned to baseline, though with changes at 24-h in controls alone. An increase in pro-inflammatory IL-6, with a decrease in anti-inflammatory IL-10, suggests that the HSP system is overactivated due to underlying inflammation in T2D.Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03102801.
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Klimontov VV, Saik OV, Korbut AI. Glucose Variability: How Does It Work? Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22157783. [PMID: 34360550 PMCID: PMC8346105 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22157783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2021] [Revised: 07/16/2021] [Accepted: 07/17/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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A growing body of evidence points to the role of glucose variability (GV) in the development of the microvascular and macrovascular complications of diabetes. In this review, we summarize data on GV-induced biochemical, cellular and molecular events involved in the pathogenesis of diabetic complications. Current data indicate that the deteriorating effect of GV on target organs can be realized through oxidative stress, glycation, chronic low-grade inflammation, endothelial dysfunction, platelet activation, impaired angiogenesis and renal fibrosis. The effects of GV on oxidative stress, inflammation, endothelial dysfunction and hypercoagulability could be aggravated by hypoglycemia, associated with high GV. Oscillating hyperglycemia contributes to beta cell dysfunction, which leads to a further increase in GV and completes the vicious circle. In cells, the GV-induced cytotoxic effect includes mitochondrial dysfunction, endoplasmic reticulum stress and disturbances in autophagic flux, which are accompanied by reduced viability, activation of apoptosis and abnormalities in cell proliferation. These effects are realized through the up- and down-regulation of a large number of genes and the activity of signaling pathways such as PI3K/Akt, NF-κB, MAPK (ERK), JNK and TGF-β/Smad. Epigenetic modifications mediate the postponed effects of glucose fluctuations. The multiple deteriorative effects of GV provide further support for considering it as a therapeutic target in diabetes.
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Affiliation(s)
- Vadim V. Klimontov
- Laboratory of Endocrinology, Research Institute of Clinical and Experimental Lymphology—Branch of the Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences (RICEL—Branch of IC&G SB RAS), 630060 Novosibirsk, Russia; (O.V.S.); (A.I.K.)
- Correspondence:
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- Laboratory of Endocrinology, Research Institute of Clinical and Experimental Lymphology—Branch of the Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences (RICEL—Branch of IC&G SB RAS), 630060 Novosibirsk, Russia; (O.V.S.); (A.I.K.)
- Laboratory of Computer Proteomics, Federal Research Center Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IC&G SB RAS), 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Laboratory of Endocrinology, Research Institute of Clinical and Experimental Lymphology—Branch of the Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences (RICEL—Branch of IC&G SB RAS), 630060 Novosibirsk, Russia; (O.V.S.); (A.I.K.)
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Xu C, Dai Y, Bai J, Ren B, Xu J, Gao F, Wang L, Zhang W, Wang R. 17β-oestradiol alleviates endoplasmic reticulum stress injury induced by chronic cerebral hypoperfusion through the Haemoglobin/HIF 1α signalling pathway in ovariectomized rats. Neurochem Int 2021; 148:105119. [PMID: 34224805 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuint.2021.105119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2021] [Revised: 06/04/2021] [Accepted: 06/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Endoplasmic reticulum stress (ERS) is known to be an essential target in protecting against ischaemic brain injury. In this study, using a vascular dementia (VaD) animal model induced by bilateral common carotid artery occlusion (BCCAO), we evaluated the effect and mechanism of 17β-oestradiol (E2) against VaD by inhibiting ERS at the early stage (14 d, 21 d, 28 d) and late stage (3 m) after BCCAO in the hippocampal CA1 region of ovariectomized rats. The results showed that the activation of the PERK-eIF2α-ATF4-CHOP axis, a typical ERS pathway, was significantly increased at the early and late stages after BCCAO. JNK (c-Jun N-terminal kinase)-cJun, a pro-death pathway, also displayed the same pattern as the ERS axis. E2 treatment profoundly suppressed the impairments caused by BCCAO. Further mechanistic studies revealed that cerebral blood flow (CBF) was sharply decreased at 14 d and returned to the normal level at 21 d after BCCAO. E2 could not change CBF, while it unexpectedly enhanced the ability to carry oxygen. This is evidenced by the fact that the protein expression of haemoglobin α/β (Hα/β), an oxygen carrier, robustly increased at BCCAO 21 d and 3 m after E2 treatment. The oxygen carrier increased strongly after 21 d and 3 m of BCCAO treated with E2. Moreover, E2 correspondingly enhanced the protein expression of hypoxia-inducible factor 1α (HIF 1α) in both the early and late stage after BCCAO in the hippocampal CA1 region. Finally, E2 administration markedly decreased the activities of caspase-8, caspase-3, and caspase-12 and increased the number of NeuN-positive cells. These findings suggest that E2 serves as a neuroprotectant to alleviate VaD by suppressing ERS injury involving the haemoglobin/HIF 1α signalling pathway.
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- Chao Xu
- Neurobiology Institute, School of Public Health, North China University of Science and Technology, International Science & Technology Cooperation Base of Geriatric Medicine of China, Tangshan, Hebei, 063210, China; Dementia and Dyscognitive Key Lab, Tangshan, Hebei, 063000, China
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- Neurobiology Institute, School of Public Health, North China University of Science and Technology, International Science & Technology Cooperation Base of Geriatric Medicine of China, Tangshan, Hebei, 063210, China; Dementia and Dyscognitive Key Lab, Tangshan, Hebei, 063000, China
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- Neurobiology Institute, School of Public Health, North China University of Science and Technology, International Science & Technology Cooperation Base of Geriatric Medicine of China, Tangshan, Hebei, 063210, China; Dementia and Dyscognitive Key Lab, Tangshan, Hebei, 063000, China; School Basic Medical Sciences, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, Hebei, 063210, China
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- School Basic Medical Sciences, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, Hebei, 063210, China
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- Neurobiology Institute, School of Public Health, North China University of Science and Technology, International Science & Technology Cooperation Base of Geriatric Medicine of China, Tangshan, Hebei, 063210, China; Dementia and Dyscognitive Key Lab, Tangshan, Hebei, 063000, China; School Basic Medical Sciences, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, Hebei, 063210, China
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- Neurobiology Institute, School of Public Health, North China University of Science and Technology, International Science & Technology Cooperation Base of Geriatric Medicine of China, Tangshan, Hebei, 063210, China; Dementia and Dyscognitive Key Lab, Tangshan, Hebei, 063000, China
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- Neurobiology Institute, School of Public Health, North China University of Science and Technology, International Science & Technology Cooperation Base of Geriatric Medicine of China, Tangshan, Hebei, 063210, China; Dementia and Dyscognitive Key Lab, Tangshan, Hebei, 063000, China
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- Neurobiology Institute, School of Public Health, North China University of Science and Technology, International Science & Technology Cooperation Base of Geriatric Medicine of China, Tangshan, Hebei, 063210, China; Dementia and Dyscognitive Key Lab, Tangshan, Hebei, 063000, China
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- Neurobiology Institute, School of Public Health, North China University of Science and Technology, International Science & Technology Cooperation Base of Geriatric Medicine of China, Tangshan, Hebei, 063210, China; Dementia and Dyscognitive Key Lab, Tangshan, Hebei, 063000, China; School Basic Medical Sciences, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, Hebei, 063210, China.
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Aldose Reductase and the Polyol Pathway in Schwann Cells: Old and New Problems. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22031031. [PMID: 33494154 PMCID: PMC7864348 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22031031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2020] [Revised: 01/13/2021] [Accepted: 01/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Aldose reductase (AR) is a member of the reduced nicotinamide adenosine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH)-dependent aldo-keto reductase superfamily. It is also the rate-limiting enzyme of the polyol pathway, catalyzing the conversion of glucose to sorbitol, which is subsequently converted to fructose by sorbitol dehydrogenase. AR is highly expressed by Schwann cells in the peripheral nervous system (PNS). The excess glucose flux through AR of the polyol pathway under hyperglycemic conditions has been suggested to play a critical role in the development and progression of diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN). Despite the intensive basic and clinical studies over the past four decades, the significance of AR over-activation as the pathogenic mechanism of DPN remains to be elucidated. Moreover, the expected efficacy of some AR inhibitors in patients with DPN has been unsatisfactory, which prompted us to further investigate and review the understanding of the physiological and pathological roles of AR in the PNS. Particularly, the investigation of AR and the polyol pathway using immortalized Schwann cells established from normal and AR-deficient mice could shed light on the causal relationship between the metabolic abnormalities of Schwann cells and discordance of axon-Schwann cell interplay in DPN, and led to the development of better therapeutic strategies against DPN.
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Koksal AR, Verne GN, Zhou Q. Endoplasmic reticulum stress in biological processing and disease. J Investig Med 2021; 69:309-315. [PMID: 33472886 DOI: 10.1136/jim-2020-001570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The ability of translated cellular proteins to perform their functions requires their proper folding after synthesis. The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is responsible for coordinating protein folding and maturation. Infections, genetic mutations, environmental factors and many other conditions can lead to challenges to the ER known as ER stress. Altering ER homeostasis results in accumulation of misfolded or unfolded proteins. To eliminate this problem, a response is initiated by the cell called the unfolded protein response (UPR), which involves multiple signaling pathways. Prolonged ER stress or a dysregulated UPR can lead to premature apoptosis and an exaggerated inflammatory response. Following these discoveries, ER stress was shown to be related to several chronic diseases, such as diabetes mellitus, neurodegenerative disorders, fatty liver disease and inflammatory bowel disease that have not yet been clearly demonstrated pathophysiologically. Here, we review the field and present up-to-date information on the relationship between biological processing, ER stress, UPR, and several chronic diseases.
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- Ali Riza Koksal
- Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Lousiana, USA
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- Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, UTHSC COM, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
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Kudoh K, Mizukami H, Itabashi C, Fuke N, Osonoi S, Takeuchi Y, Wada K, Igawa A, Ogasawara S, Ishibashi Y, Hakamada K, Yagihashi S, Nakaji S. Lipopolysaccharide-binding protein is a distinctive biomarker of abnormal pain threshold in the general Japanese population. BMJ Open Diabetes Res Care 2020; 8:8/1/e001739. [PMID: 33099510 PMCID: PMC7590358 DOI: 10.1136/bmjdrc-2020-001739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2020] [Revised: 09/01/2020] [Accepted: 09/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Small fiber neuropathy (SFN) is an early manifestation in diabetic polyneuropathy (DPN); however, the mechanisms are not fully understood. In diabetes, SFN is presumed to be common in individuals with overt DPN, enhancing activation of polyol pathway, oxidative stress, advanced glycation end products (AGEs), and inflammation. We explored the relationship between clinicohematological factors related to DPN and pain sensation in the Japanese population. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS We conducted a population-based study, recruiting 1030 individuals (average age 54.4±0.5 years), in 2017, to participate in our Iwaki project. After initial screening by fasting blood glucose and glycohemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) measurements, the subjects were categorized into control (n=894), type 2 diabetes (n=81), and impaired fasting glucose (n=55) groups. Clinical data were gathered, and relationships between pain threshold from intraepidermal electrical stimulation (PINT) and DPN were examined by analysis of variance, post hoc test, and χ2 tests to study correlations among and between groups of the clinical data and DPN. RESULTS Univariate linear regression analyses showed significant correlations between PINT and serum lipopolysaccharide-binding protein (LBP) level (ß=0.1025, p=0.001). Adjustments for the clinical measurements confirmed a positive correlation (ß=0.070, p=0.034). Logistic regression analysis revealed high LBP value (>6.7 mg/dL) as a significant risk factor toward abnormal PINT (≥0.35 mA). LBP significantly correlated with the high-sensitivity C reactive protein, inflammation marker, elevated similarly in both pre-diabetic and overt-diabetic groups, compared with controls, but it did not correlate with a decreased Achilles tendon reflex. In contrast, urine 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine, oxidative stress marker, and pentosidine, AGEs, markedly increased in individuals with type 2 diabetes with high HbA1c. CONCLUSIONS Individuals with high LBP exhibited an elevated PINT in the Japanese population. Low level of inflammation evoked by metabolic endotoxemia is possibly implicated in the pathophysiology of SFN from pre-diabetic stage.
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- Kazuhiro Kudoh
- Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan
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- Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan
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- Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan
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- Innovation Division, KAGOME Co, Ltd, Tochigi, Japan
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- Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan
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- Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan
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- Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan
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- Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan
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- Department of Social Medicine, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan
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Samie KA, Tabandeh MR, Afrough M. Betaine ameliorates impaired steroidogenesis and apoptosis in mice granulosa cells induced by high glucose concentration. Syst Biol Reprod Med 2020; 66:400-409. [PMID: 32981384 DOI: 10.1080/19396368.2020.1811423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Betaine is a bioactive peptide whose beneficial effects on diabetes complications have been considered, previously. The present study aimed to investigate the possible protective effects of betaine against hyperglycemia-induced steroidogenesis impairment and apoptosis in mice granulosa cells. Ovarian granulosa cells were isolated from C57/BL6 mice and cultured in steroidogenesis medium (SM) containing 30 ng/ml FSH and 0.5 µM testosterone. The cells were cultured in SM containing low (5 mM) or high (30 mM) glucose concentrations for 24 h in the presence or absence of betaine (5 mM). At the end of the experiment, estradiol and progesterone were measured by ELISA in the culture medium. Expression of apoptosis and steroidogenesis associated genes and caspase-3 activity were determined by qRT-PCR and colorimetric assays, respectively. Exposure of mice granulosa cells to high glucose concentration inhibited the steroidogenesis by decreasing estradiol and progesterone secretion and downregulation of steroidogenesis-related genes including 3βHSD, Cyp11a1, Cyp19a1, and StAR. Betaine treatment could ameliorate the steroidogenesis impairment at molecular and biochemical levels. High glucose concentration also enhanced apoptosis in mice granulosa cells that were characterized by elevation of caspase-3 activity, upregulation of bax gene and downregulation of bcl2 gene. Betaine treatment could attenuate the apoptotic-related changes induced by high glucose concentration in granulosa cells. According to the results of the present study, betaine could ameliorate the adverse effects of hyperglycemia on the physiological function of ovarian granulosa cells. The results highlight the potential role of betaine for the intervention of ovarian dysfunction in diabetic patients. Abbreviations: AABA: Betaine-α-aminobutyric acid; AGEs: Advanced glycation end products; bax: bcl2 Associated X; bcl2: B-cell lymphoma 2; AMPK: AMP-activated protein kinase; BHMT: Betaine homocysteine methyltransferase; C/EBP: CCAAT-enhancer-binding proteins; Cyp11a1: Cholesterol side-chain cleavage cytochrome P450; Cyp19a1: Cytochrome P450 aromatase; DM: Diabetes mellitus; E2: Estradiol; ERS: Endoplasmic reticulum stress; GCs: Granulosa cells; GLUT: Glucose transporter; FSH: Follicle-stimulating hormone; 3βHSD: 3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase; IL-1β: interleukin-1ß; LH: Luteinizing hormone; MDCK: Madin-Darby Canine Kidney cell; MT: Methionine synthase, MTT: 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide; NLRP3: NLR Family Pyrin Domain Containing 3; NF-κB: Nuclear factor κB; P4: Progesterone; ROS: Reactive oxygen species; SGLT: Sodium dependent glucose transporter; SLC7A6: Solute Carrier Family 7 Member 6; StAR: Steroidogenic acute regulatory protein; STZ: Streptozotocin; Tumor necrosis factor α: TNF-α; TXNIP: Thioredoxin interacting protein.
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- Kosar Abbasi Samie
- Department of Basic Sciences, Division of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz , Ahvaz, Iran
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- Department of Basic Sciences, Division of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz , Ahvaz, Iran.,Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz , Ahvaz, Iran
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- Reproductive Biology Research Group, Infertility Research and Treatment Center of Khuzestan, ACECR , Ahvaz, Iran
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Specific gene expression in type 1 diabetic patients with and without cardiac autonomic neuropathy. Sci Rep 2020; 10:5554. [PMID: 32221364 PMCID: PMC7101413 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-62498-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2019] [Accepted: 02/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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We hypothesized that some molecular pathways might interact to initiate the process of nervous tissue destruction, promoting cardiac autonomic neuropathy (CAN) in the course of diabetes type 1 (T1D). The study group consisted of 60 T1D patients (58.33% women/41.67% men), on standard therapy. The control group consisted of twenty healthy volunteers recruited in accordance with age, gender and body weight. The presence of CAN was documented by the Ewing test method (ProSciCard apparatus). A microarray data analysis was performed using Gene Spring version 13. The microarray results for selected genes were confirmed by real-time PCR (qRT-PCR), using specific TaqMan Gene Expression Assays. Plasma IL-6 content was measured by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The p < 0.05 value was considered as statistically significant. The microarray analysis, confirmed by qRTPCR, showed significant up-regulation of autophagy, quantity of mitochondria, quality regulatory genes (mTOR, GABARAPL2) apoptosis, ER-stress and inflammation (NFKB1, IL1b, IL1R1, SOD1), in T1D when compared to the control group. A significantly higher IL-6 protein level was observed in T1D patients, in comparison to the control group. We concluded that the observed changes in gene expression and activation of intracellular pathways give a coherent picture of the important role of oxidative stress in inflammation and the activation of apoptosis in the pathomechanism of DM. The significance of the inflammatory process, confirmed by the increased level of the inflammation biomarker IL-6 in the pathomechanisms of CAN was shown even in patients with properly treated T1D.
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Liu YP, Shao SJ, Guo HD. Schwann cells apoptosis is induced by high glucose in diabetic peripheral neuropathy. Life Sci 2020; 248:117459. [PMID: 32092332 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2020.117459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2019] [Revised: 02/14/2020] [Accepted: 02/20/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) is a common complication of diabetes mellitus that affects approximately half of patients with diabetes. Current treatment regimens cannot treat DPN effectively. Schwann cells (SCs) are very sensitive to glucose concentration and insulin, and closely associated with the occurrence and development of type 1 diabetic mellitus (T1DM) and DPN. Apoptosis of SCs is induced by hyperglycemia and is involved in the pathogenesis of DPN. This review considers the pathological processes of SCs apoptosis under high glucose, which include the following: oxidative stress, inflammatory reactions, endoplasmic reticulum stress, autophagy, nitrification and signaling pathways (PI3K/AKT, ERK, PERK/Nrf2, and Wnt/β-catenin). The clarification of mechanisms underlying SCs apoptosis induced by high glucose will help us to understand and identify more effective strategies for the treatment of T1DM DPN.
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- Yu-Pu Liu
- Department of Anatomy, School of Basic Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Department of Anatomy, School of Basic Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China.
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- Department of Anatomy, School of Basic Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China.
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Stress adaptation is associated with insulin resistance in women with gestational diabetes mellitus. Nutr Diabetes 2020; 10:4. [PMID: 32066661 PMCID: PMC7026083 DOI: 10.1038/s41387-020-0107-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2019] [Revised: 12/28/2019] [Accepted: 01/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Aim Oxidative stress is known to increase the risk of insulin resistance (IR). The aim of this study was to investigate the association between stress hormones and IR in women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), in an attempt to gain insights into the pathogenesis of GDM. Methods Recruited in this study were 70 GDM women and 70 healthy pregnant women as control. Malondialdehyde (MDA), superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione (GSH), plasma epinephrine (E), noradrenaline (NE), glucagon, and cortisol levels were detected. IR was assessed by homeostasis model assessment of IR (HOMA-IR) in both groups. Correlations among stress hormones, oxidative stress, and IR were analyzed by Pearson’s correlation after log transformation. Results Compared with the Control group, MDA was increased and anti-oxidative enzymes SOD and GSH were decreased significantly in the GDM group. Glucagon, E, and NE in the GDM group were increased by 22.42%, 36.82%, and 35.09%, respectively, as compared with those in the Control group. MDA showed a significant positive correlation, and SOD showed a negative correlation with HOMA-IR in the GDM group. In addition, HOMA-IR was positively related to glucagon, E, NE, and cortisol. Conclusions Elevation of stress hormones and stress adaptation disturbance may be associated with the pathogenesis of GDM in pregnant women.
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