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Goldstein DS. "Sick-but-not-dead": multiple paths to catecholamine deficiency in Lewy body diseases. Stress 2020; 23:633-637. [PMID: 32372682 PMCID: PMC10680065 DOI: 10.1080/10253890.2020.1765158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2020] [Accepted: 04/29/2020] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Profound depletion of the catecholamines dopamine (DA) and norepinephrine in the brain, heart, or both characterizes Lewy body diseases such as Parkinson disease, dementia with Lewy bodies, and pure autonomic failure. Although one might presume that catecholamine deficiency in these disorders results directly and solely from loss of catecholaminergic neurons, there is increasing evidence that functional abnormalities in extant residual neurons contribute to the neurotransmitter deficiencies-the "sick-but-not-dead" phenomenon. This brief review highlights two such functional abnormalities-decreased vesicular sequestration of cytoplasmic catecholamines and decreased catecholamine biosynthesis. Another abnormality, decreased activity of aldehyde dehydrogenase, may have pathogenetic significance and contribute indirectly to the loss of catecholamine stores via interactions between the autotoxic catecholaldehyde 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetaldehyde and the protein alpha-synuclein, which is a major component of Lewy bodies. Theoretically, chronically repeated stress responses could accelerate these abnormalities, via increased exocytosis and neuronal reuptake, which indirectly shifts tissue catecholamines from vesicular stores into the cytoplasm, and via increased tyrosine hydroxylation, which augments intra-cytoplasmic DA production. The discovery of specific paths mediating the sick-but-not-dead phenomenon offers novel targets for multi-pronged therapeutic approaches.
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- David S Goldstein
- Autonomic Medicine Section, Clinical Neurosciences Program, Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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Zhou Y, Liao L, Liu X, Liu B, Chen X, Guo Y, Huang C, Zhao Y, Zeng Z. Crystal structure of Oryza sativa TDC reveals the substrate specificity for TDC-mediated melatonin biosynthesis. J Adv Res 2020; 24:501-511. [PMID: 32595985 PMCID: PMC7306523 DOI: 10.1016/j.jare.2020.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2019] [Revised: 04/20/2020] [Accepted: 06/08/2020] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Plant tryptophan decarboxylase (TDC) is a type II Pyridoxal-5'-phosphate-dependent decarboxylase (PLP_DC) that could be used as a target to genetically improve crops. However, lack of accurate structural information on plant TDC hampers the understanding of its decarboxylation mechanisms. In the present study, the crystal structures of Oryza sativa TDC (OsTDC) in its complexes with pyridoxal-5'-phosphate, tryptamine and serotonin were determined. The structures provide detailed interaction information between TDC and its substrates. The Y359 residue from the loop gate is a proton donor and forms a Lewis acid-base pair with serotonin/tryptamine, which is associated with product release. The H214 residue is responsible for PLP binding and proton transfer, and its proper interaction with Y359 is essential for OsTDC enzyme activity. The extra hydrogen bonds formed between the 5-hydroxyl group of serotonin and the backbone carboxyl groups of F104 and P105 explain the discrepancy between the catalytic activity of TDC in tryptophan and in 5-hydroxytryptophan. In addition, an evolutionary analysis revealed that type II PLP_DC originated from glutamic acid decarboxylase, potentially as an adaptive evolution of mechanism in organisms in extreme environments. This study is, to our knowledge, the first to present a detailed analysis of the crystal structure of OsTDC in these complexes. The information regarding the catalytic mechanism described here could facilitate the development of protocols to regulate melatonin levels and thereby contribute to crop improvement efforts to improve food security worldwide.
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- Yuanze Zhou
- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Bioactive Natural Product Research and State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210014, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Bioactive Natural Product Research and State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210014, China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Engineering, College of Bioengineering, Qilu University of Technology, Jinan 250353, China
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Xu Z, Zou C, Guo M, Bian H, Zhao W, Wang J. Metastasis-associated protein 1 (MTA1) regulates the catecholamine production homeostasis via transcriptional repression of aromatic l-amino acid decarboxylase (Aadc) in the interstitial cells of Cajal of mouse prostate. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2020; 528:732-739. [PMID: 32522342 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2020.05.125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2020] [Accepted: 05/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Based on the lately identified role for the interstitial cells of Cajal (ICCs) of mouse prostate in catecholamine production, as well as the well-established role for the master coregulator metastasis-associated protein 1 (MTA1) in inflammation, we probed into the functional link between aberrant MTA1 expression and pathogenesis of chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS) using both a MTA1-/- mouse model of experimental autoimmune prostatitis (EAP) and an in vitro chronic prostatitis model in cultured murine ICCs. EAP-induced MTA1 expression was enriched in ICCs of mouse prostate. EAP resulted in a higher increase in the pelvic pain response in MTA1-/- mice compared to WT mice. Consistently, the ICCs from MTA1-/- mice produced higher levels of catecholamines upon induction of in vitro chronic prostatitis. Mechanistically, MTA1 could directly suppress the transcription of Aadc, a rate-limiting enzyme during catecholamine synthesis, in a HDAC2-depdendent manner. Importantly, treatment with AADC inhibitor NSD-1015 significantly ameliorated EAP-elicited pain response and catecholamine overactivity in MTA1-/- mice. Taken together, our findings reveal an inherent regulatory role of the MTA1/AADC pathway in the maintenance of catecholamine production homeostasis in prostate ICCs, and also point to a potential use of HDAC inhibitors and/or AADC inhibitors to treat CP/CPPS.
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- Zhibin Xu
- Department of Urology, Taizhou People's Hospital, Taizhou, 225300, Jiangsu Province, PR China
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- Department of Urology, Taizhou People's Hospital, Taizhou, 225300, Jiangsu Province, PR China
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- Department of Urology, Taizhou People's Hospital, Taizhou, 225300, Jiangsu Province, PR China
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- Department of Urology, Taizhou People's Hospital, Taizhou, 225300, Jiangsu Province, PR China
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- Department of Urology, Taizhou People's Hospital, Taizhou, 225300, Jiangsu Province, PR China
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- Department of Urology, Taizhou People's Hospital, Taizhou, 225300, Jiangsu Province, PR China.
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Tang Z, Shi B, Sun W, Yin Y, Chen Q, Mohamed T, Lu C, Sun Z. Tryptophan promoted β-defensin-2 expressionviathe mTOR pathway and its metabolites: kynurenine banding to aryl hydrocarbon receptor in rat intestine. RSC Adv 2020; 10:3371-3379. [PMID: 35497743 PMCID: PMC9049194 DOI: 10.1039/c9ra10477a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2019] [Accepted: 01/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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In this study, we investigated the signalling pathways mediating tryptophan (Trp)-promoted β-defensin-2 (BD-2) expression in rat intestinal mucosa. Sprague Dawley rats were administered with l-Trp and treated with rapamycin (RAPA), 1-methyltryptophan (1-MT), or para-chlorophenyl-amine (PCPA) to inhibit mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR), indoleamine-2,3-dioxygenase (IDO), or tryptophan hydroxylase (TPH), respectively. The mRNA and protein levels of BD-2 in the jejunal and ileal mucosa of rats increased with administration of l-Trp. Intraperitoneal injection of RAPA significantly decreased the mRNA level of BD-2 and the concentrations of p-mTORC1 and BD-2 in the jejunal and ileal mucosa of rats with administration of l-Trp (P < 0.05). Oral administration of 1-MT decreased the IDO activity and the mRNA and protein levels of BD-2, and increased the concentrations of tumour necrosis factor (TNF-α), interleukin (IL)-17, and IL-22 in the jejunal and ileal mucosa of rats with administration of l-Trp (P < 0.05). Intraperitoneal injection of PCPA decreased the TPH activity and increased the mRNA and protein levels of BD-2, but did not change the concentrations of TNF-α, IL-17, or IL-22 in the jejunal and ileal mucosa of rats with administration of l-Trp. The results indicate the Trp-promoted BD-2 expression in the jejunum and ileum via the mTOR pathway and its metabolites: kynurenine banding to aryl hydrocarbon receptor in rat intestine. In this study, we investigated the signalling pathways mediating tryptophan (Trp)-promoted β-defensin-2 (BD-2) expression in rat intestinal mucosa.![]()
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- Zhiru Tang
- Laboratory for Bio-feed and Molecular Nutrition
- College of Animal Science and Technology
- Southwest University
- Chongqing 400715
- China
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- Laboratory for Bio-feed and Molecular Nutrition
- College of Animal Science and Technology
- Southwest University
- Chongqing 400715
- China
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- Laboratory for Bio-feed and Molecular Nutrition
- College of Animal Science and Technology
- Southwest University
- Chongqing 400715
- China
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- Institute of Subtropical Agriculture
- The Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Changsha 410125
- P. R. China
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- Laboratory for Bio-feed and Molecular Nutrition
- College of Animal Science and Technology
- Southwest University
- Chongqing 400715
- China
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- Laboratory for Bio-feed and Molecular Nutrition
- College of Animal Science and Technology
- Southwest University
- Chongqing 400715
- China
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- Laboratory for Bio-feed and Molecular Nutrition
- College of Animal Science and Technology
- Southwest University
- Chongqing 400715
- China
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- Laboratory for Bio-feed and Molecular Nutrition
- College of Animal Science and Technology
- Southwest University
- Chongqing 400715
- China
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Dean JG, Liu T, Huff S, Sheler B, Barker SA, Strassman RJ, Wang MM, Borjigin J. Biosynthesis and Extracellular Concentrations of N,N-dimethyltryptamine (DMT) in Mammalian Brain. Sci Rep 2019; 9:9333. [PMID: 31249368 PMCID: PMC6597727 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-45812-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2018] [Accepted: 06/10/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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N,N-dimethyltryptamine (DMT), a psychedelic compound identified endogenously in mammals, is biosynthesized by aromatic-L-amino acid decarboxylase (AADC) and indolethylamine-N-methyltransferase (INMT). Whether DMT is biosynthesized in the mammalian brain is unknown. We investigated brain expression of INMT transcript in rats and humans, co-expression of INMT and AADC mRNA in rat brain and periphery, and brain concentrations of DMT in rats. INMT transcripts were identified in the cerebral cortex, pineal gland, and choroid plexus of both rats and humans via in situ hybridization. Notably, INMT mRNA was colocalized with AADC transcript in rat brain tissues, in contrast to rat peripheral tissues where there existed little overlapping expression of INMT with AADC transcripts. Additionally, extracellular concentrations of DMT in the cerebral cortex of normal behaving rats, with or without the pineal gland, were similar to those of canonical monoamine neurotransmitters including serotonin. A significant increase of DMT levels in the rat visual cortex was observed following induction of experimental cardiac arrest, a finding independent of an intact pineal gland. These results show for the first time that the rat brain is capable of synthesizing and releasing DMT at concentrations comparable to known monoamine neurotransmitters and raise the possibility that this phenomenon may occur similarly in human brains.
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- Jon G Dean
- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.,Center for Consciousness Science, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Comparative Biomedical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.,Department of Neurology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.,Neuroscience Graduate Program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.,VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA. .,Department of Neurology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA. .,Neuroscience Graduate Program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA. .,Center for Consciousness Science, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
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Mandic S, Volkoff H. The effects of fasting and appetite regulators on catecholamine and serotonin synthesis pathways in goldfish ( Carassius auratus ). Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 2018; 223:1-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2018.04.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2018] [Revised: 04/09/2018] [Accepted: 04/27/2018] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Ren LQ, Chen M, Hultborn H, Guo S, Zhang Y, Zhang M. Heterogenic Distribution of Aromatic L-Amino Acid Decarboxylase Neurons in the Rat Spinal Cord. Front Integr Neurosci 2017; 11:31. [PMID: 29225571 PMCID: PMC5706469 DOI: 10.3389/fnint.2017.00031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2017] [Accepted: 10/24/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase (AADC) is an essential enzyme in the synthesis of serotonin, dopamine, and certain trace amines and is present in a variety of organs including the brain and spinal cord. It is previously reported that in mammalian spinal cord AADC cells (called D-cells) were largely confined to a region around the central canal and that they do not produce monoamines. To date, there has not been a detailed description of their distribution and morphology in mammals. In the present study this issue is systematically investigated using immunohistochemistry. We have found that AADC cells in the rat spinal cord are both more numerous and more widely distributed than previously reported. In the gray matter, AADC neurons immunolabeled for NeuN were not only found in the region around the central canal but also in the dorsal horn, intermediate zone, and ventral horn. In the white matter a large number of glial cells were AADC-immunopositive in different spinal segments and the vast majority of these cells expressed oligodendrocyte and radial glial phenotypes. Additionally, a small number of AADC neurons labeled for NeuN were found in the white matter along the ventral median fissure. The shapes and sizes of AADC neurons varied according to their location. For example, throughout cervical and lumbar segments AADC neurons in the intermediate zone and ventral horn tended to be rather large and weakly immunolabeled, whereas those in comparable regions of sacrocaudal segments were smaller and more densely immunolabeled. The diverse morphological characteristics of the AADC cells suggests that they could be further divided into several subtypes. These results indicate that AADC cells are heterogeneously distributed in the rat spinal cord and they may exert different functions in different physiological and pathological situations.
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- Li-Qun Ren
- Department of Neuroscience, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Laboratory of Spinal Injury and Rehabilitation, Chengde Medical College, Chengde, China
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- Department of Neuroscience, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Laboratory of Spinal Injury and Rehabilitation, Chengde Medical College, Chengde, China
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- Department of Neuroscience, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Laboratory of Spinal Injury and Rehabilitation, Chengde Medical College, Chengde, China
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- Department of Neuroscience, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Laboratory of Spinal Injury and Rehabilitation, Chengde Medical College, Chengde, China
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- Department of Neuroscience, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Neuroscience, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Neuronano Research Center, Department of Experimental Medical Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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Peacock BN, Scheiderer DJ, Kellermann GH. Biomolecular aspects of depression: A retrospective analysis. Compr Psychiatry 2017; 73:168-180. [PMID: 28006716 DOI: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2016.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2016] [Accepted: 11/05/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE The effects of psychological stress, oxidative stress, and chronic low grade inflammation on the neuro-immune connection have been implicated in the pathogenesis of depression. Thus, in the recent past, there has been a growing effort in determining the mechanism of this pathogenesis. While attempting to map out, this mechanism researchers and clinicians have searched for clinically relevant biomarkers for use in the diagnosis and for the assessment of those suffering from depression. In this study, we have performed a retrospective analysis of biomarkers with clinically relevant potentials, including peripheral catecholamines, chemokines, cytokines, and neurotransmitters. METHODS The retrospective analysis was performed on data collected over a six-year period of time (July 2009 to July 2015), gathered from patients (N=1399; Mage=42, SD=13; 71% female, 29% male) who submitted samples with complaints of feeling hopeless, worthless, isolated, alone, general sadness, overwhelmed, and/or a lack of interest in things they once enjoyed. The data collected consisted of quantitative values of urinary catecholamines and neurotransmitters (peripheral dopamine, epinephrine, histamine, kynurenic acid, norepinephrine, β-PEA, and serotonin), salivary hormones (peripheral cortisol and melatonin), and peripheral blood mononuclear cell secreted cytokines and chemokines (Interleukins 1β, 6, 8, 10, MCP-1, GCSF, and TNFα). Statistical and clinical significance was assessed by comparison with a control group (N=2395; Mage=42, SD=13; 70% female, 30% male), calculating the percent mean difference, p value, and effect size (Cohen's ɗ) for each parameter between groups. RESULTS The findings of this study suggested that, in a model of general depression, there is a dysregulation in the enzymatic production and degradation of catecholamines, neurotransmitters, hormones, and immunological proteins. A cycle of interaction was found between all of these biomolecules, where an increase or decrease in one marker could result in a stimulatory or inhibitory effect on others. The mechanism of this was proposed to occur through the interaction of psychological stress, inflammation, and oxidative stress pathways. All of these biomolecules were found to be significantly altered in the general depression group and are key components of the interaction between the neurological and immunological systems. CONCLUSIONS This study serves to further elucidate the role of biomolecules in the regulation of affective disorders, such as depression. Resulting in providing a network of clinically relevant biomarkers to objectively assess and monitor general depression.
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Mravec B, Vargovic P, Filipcik P, Novak M, Kvetnansky R. Effect of a single and repeated stress exposure on gene expression of catecholamine biosynthetic enzymes in brainstem catecholaminergic cell groups in rats. Eur J Neurosci 2015; 42:1872-86. [PMID: 25994480 DOI: 10.1111/ejn.12955] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2014] [Revised: 05/14/2015] [Accepted: 05/15/2015] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Brainstem catecholaminergic neurons significantly participate in the regulation of neuroendocrine system activity, particularly during stressful conditions. However, so far the precise quantitative characterisation of basal and stress-induced changes in gene expression and protein levels of catecholaminergic biosynthetic enzymes in these neurons has been missing. Using a quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction method, we investigated gene expression of catecholamine biosynthetic enzymes in brainstem noradrenergic and adrenergic cell groups in rats under resting conditions as well as in acutely and repeatedly stressed animals. For the first time, we described quantitative differences in basal levels of catecholamine biosynthetic enzyme mRNA in brainstem catecholaminergic ascending and descending projecting cell groups. Moreover, we found and defined some differences among catecholaminergic cell groups in the time-course of mRNA levels of catecholaminergic enzymes following a single and especially repeated immobilisation stress. The data obtained support the assumption that brainstem catecholaminergic cell groups represent a functionally differentiated system, which is highly (but specifically) activated in rats exposed to stress. Therefore, potential interventions for the treatment of stress-related diseases need to affect the activity of brainstem catecholaminergic neurons not uniformly but with some degree of selectivity.
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- Boris Mravec
- Institute of Experimental Endocrinology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Vlarska 3, 833 06, Bratislava, Slovakia.,Institute of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Institute of Experimental Endocrinology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Vlarska 3, 833 06, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Institute of Neuroimmunology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Institute of Neuroimmunology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Institute of Experimental Endocrinology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Vlarska 3, 833 06, Bratislava, Slovakia
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Pönicke K, Gergs U, Buchwalow IB, Hauptmann S, Neumann J. On the presence of serotonin in mammalian cardiomyocytes. Mol Cell Biochem 2012; 365:301-12. [PMID: 22367115 DOI: 10.1007/s11010-012-1270-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2011] [Accepted: 02/16/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Pleiotropic effects of serotonin (5-HT) in the cardiovascular system are well documented. However, it remains to be elucidated, whether 5-HT is present in adult mammalian cardiomyocytes. To address this issue, we investigated the levels of 5-HT in blood, plasma, platelets, cardiac tissue, and cardiomyocytes from adult mice and for comparison in human right atrial tissue. Immunohistochemically, 5-HT was hardly found in mouse cardiac tissue, but small amounts could be detected in renal preparations, whereas adrenal preparations revealed a strong positive immunoreaction for 5-HT. Using a sensitive HPLC detection system, 5-HT was also detectable in the mouse heart and human atrium. Furthermore, we could identify 5-HT in isolated cardiomyocytes from adult mice. These findings were supported by detection of the activity of 5-HT-forming enzymes-tryptophan hydroxylase and aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase-in isolated cardiomyocytes from adult mice and by inhibition of these enzymes with p-chlorophenylalanine and 3-hydroxybenzyl hydrazine. Addition of the first intermediate of 5-HT generation, that is 5-hydroxytryptophan, enhanced the 5-HT level and inhibition of monoamine oxidase by tranylcypromine further increased the level of 5-HT. Our findings reveal the presence and synthesis of 5-HT in cardiomyocytes of the mammalian heart implying that 5-HT may play an autocrine and/or paracrine role in the heart.
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- Klaus Pönicke
- Medical Faculty, Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Magdeburger Str. 4, 06112, Halle (Saale), Germany
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Osawa Y, Kanamori H, Seki E, Hoshi M, Ohtaki H, Yasuda Y, Ito H, Suetsugu A, Nagaki M, Moriwaki H, Saito K, Seishima M. L-tryptophan-mediated enhancement of susceptibility to nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is dependent on the mammalian target of rapamycin. J Biol Chem 2011; 286:34800-8. [PMID: 21841000 PMCID: PMC3186417 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m111.235473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is one of the most common liver diseases. l-Tryptophan and its metabolite serotonin are involved in hepatic lipid metabolism and inflammation. However, it is unclear whether l-tryptophan promotes hepatic steatosis. To explore this issue, we examined the role of l-tryptophan in mouse hepatic steatosis by using a high fat and high fructose diet (HFHFD) model. l-Tryptophan treatment in combination with an HFHFD exacerbated hepatic steatosis, expression of HNE-modified proteins, hydroxyproline content, and serum alanine aminotransaminase levels, whereas l-tryptophan alone did not result in these effects. We also found that l-tryptophan treatment increases serum serotonin levels. The introduction of adenoviral aromatic amino acid decarboxylase, which stimulates the serotonin synthesis from l-tryptophan, aggravated hepatic steatosis induced by the HFHFD. The fatty acid-induced accumulation of lipid was further increased by serotonin treatment in cultured hepatocytes. These results suggest that l-tryptophan increases the sensitivity to hepatic steatosis through serotonin production. Furthermore, l-tryptophan treatment, adenoviral AADC introduction, and serotonin treatment induced phosphorylation of the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR), and a potent mTOR inhibitor rapamycin attenuated hepatocyte lipid accumulation induced by fatty acid with serotonin. These results suggest the importance of mTOR activation for the exacerbation of hepatic steatosis. In conclusion, l-tryptophan exacerbates hepatic steatosis induced by HFHFD through serotonin-mediated activation of mTOR.
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- Yosuke Osawa
- Departments of Informative Clinical Medicine, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu 501-1194, Japan.
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Chalatsa I, Nikolouzou E, Fragoulis EG, Vassilacopoulou D. L-Dopa decarboxylase expression profile in human cancer cells. Mol Biol Rep 2010; 38:1005-11. [PMID: 20535562 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-010-0196-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2010] [Accepted: 05/22/2010] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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L-Dopa decarboxylase (DDC) catalyses the decarboxylation of L-Dopa. It has been shown that the DDC gene undergoes alternative splicing within its 5'-untranslated region (UTR), in a tissue-specific manner, generating identical protein products. The employment of two alternative 5'UTRs is thought to be responsible for tissue-specific expression of the human DDC mRNA. In this study, we focused on the investigation of the nature of the mRNA expression in human cell lines of neural and non-neural origin. Our results show the expression of a neural-type DDC mRNA splice variant, lacking exon 3 in all cell lines studied. Co-expression of the full length non-neural DDC mRNA and the neural-type DDC splice variant lacking exon 3 was detected in all cell lines. The alternative DDC protein isoform, Alt-DDC, was detected in SH-SY5Y and HeLa cells. Our findings suggest that the human DDC gene undergoes complex processing, leading to the formation of multiple mRNA isoforms. The study of the significance of this phenomenon of multiple DDC mRNA isoforms could provide us with new information leading to the elucidation of the complex biological pathways that the human enzyme is involved in.
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- Ioanna Chalatsa
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis, Zografou, 15701, Athens, Greece
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Duchemin AM, Neff NH, Hadjiconstantinou M. Aromatic l-amino acid decarboxylase phosphorylation and activation by PKGIαin vitro. J Neurochem 2010; 114:542-52. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2010.06784.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Behavioral disinhibition and reduced anxiety-like behaviors in monoamine oxidase B-deficient mice. Neuropsychopharmacology 2009; 34:2746-57. [PMID: 19710633 PMCID: PMC2783894 DOI: 10.1038/npp.2009.118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Monoamine oxidase (MAO) B catalyzes the degradation of beta-phenylethylamine (PEA), a trace amine neurotransmitter implicated in mood regulation. Although several studies have shown an association between low MAO B activity in platelets and behavioral disinhibition in humans, the nature of this relation remains undefined. To investigate the impact of MAO B deficiency on the emotional responses elicited by environmental cues, we tested MAO B knockout (KO) mice in a set of behavioral assays capturing different aspects of anxiety-related manifestations, such as the elevated plus maze, defensive withdrawal, marble burying, and hole board. Furthermore, MAO B KO mice were evaluated for their exploratory patterns in response to unfamiliar objects and risk-taking behaviors. In comparison with their wild-type (WT) littermates, MAO B KO mice exhibited significantly lower anxiety-like responses and shorter latency to engage in risk-taking behaviors and exploration of unfamiliar objects. To determine the neurobiological bases of the behavioral differences between WT and MAO B KO mice, we measured the brain-regional levels of PEA in both genotypes. Although PEA levels were significantly higher in all brain regions of MAO B KO in comparison with WT mice, the most remarkable increments were observed in the striatum and prefrontal cortex, two key regions for the regulation of behavioral disinhibition. However, no significant differences in transcript levels of PEA's selective receptor, trace amine-associated receptor 1 (TAAR1), were detected in either region. Taken together, these results suggest that MAO B deficiency may lead to behavioral disinhibition and decreased anxiety-like responses partially through regional increases of PEA levels.
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Kvetnansky R, Sabban EL, Palkovits M. Catecholaminergic systems in stress: structural and molecular genetic approaches. Physiol Rev 2009; 89:535-606. [PMID: 19342614 DOI: 10.1152/physrev.00042.2006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 347] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Stressful stimuli evoke complex endocrine, autonomic, and behavioral responses that are extremely variable and specific depending on the type and nature of the stressors. We first provide a short overview of physiology, biochemistry, and molecular genetics of sympatho-adrenomedullary, sympatho-neural, and brain catecholaminergic systems. Important processes of catecholamine biosynthesis, storage, release, secretion, uptake, reuptake, degradation, and transporters in acutely or chronically stressed organisms are described. We emphasize the structural variability of catecholamine systems and the molecular genetics of enzymes involved in biosynthesis and degradation of catecholamines and transporters. Characterization of enzyme gene promoters, transcriptional and posttranscriptional mechanisms, transcription factors, gene expression and protein translation, as well as different phases of stress-activated transcription and quantitative determination of mRNA levels in stressed organisms are discussed. Data from catecholamine enzyme gene knockout mice are shown. Interaction of catecholaminergic systems with other neurotransmitter and hormonal systems are discussed. We describe the effects of homotypic and heterotypic stressors, adaptation and maladaptation of the organism, and the specificity of stressors (physical, emotional, metabolic, etc.) on activation of catecholaminergic systems at all levels from plasma catecholamines to gene expression of catecholamine enzymes. We also discuss cross-adaptation and the effect of novel heterotypic stressors on organisms adapted to long-term monotypic stressors. The extra-adrenal nonneuronal adrenergic system is described. Stress-related central neuronal regulatory circuits and central organization of responses to various stressors are presented with selected examples of regulatory molecular mechanisms. Data summarized here indicate that catecholaminergic systems are activated in different ways following exposure to distinct stressful stimuli.
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- Richard Kvetnansky
- Institute of Experimental Endocrinology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovak Republic.
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Kvetnanský R, Krizanova O, Tillinger A, Sabban EL, Thomas SA, Kubovcakova L. Regulation of gene expression of catecholamine biosynthetic enzymes in dopamine-beta-hydroxylase- and CRH-knockout mice exposed to stress. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2009; 1148:257-68. [PMID: 19120118 DOI: 10.1196/annals.1410.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Norepinephrine-deficient mice harbor a disruption of the gene for dopamine-beta-hydroxylase (DBH-KO). Corticotropin-releasing hormone knockout mice (CRH-KO) have markedly reduced HPA activity. The aim of the present work was to study how deficiency of DBH and CRH would affect tyrosine hydroxylase (TH), DBH, and phenylethanolamine N-methyltransferase (PNMT) gene expression and protein levels in the adrenal medulla (AM) and stellate ganglia (SG) of control and stressed mice. Both in AM and SG, single immobilization significantly increased TH and DBH mRNA and protein levels both in wild-type (WT) and CRH-KO mice. On the other hand, the stress-triggered increase in PNMT mRNA and protein levels seen in WT mice was absent in CRH-KO mice. DBH-KO mice are more sensitive to stress but survive a single 2 h restraint stress in a tube. The increase in TH mRNA levels induced by restraint stress in WT was not observed in DBH-KO mice. PNMT mRNA and especially PNMT protein levels were significantly elevated in AM of DBH-KO mice. In SG of DBH-KO mice, TH mRNA levels were not affected; however, PNMT gene expression was highly elevated. Thus, disruption of the DBH gene surprisingly blocks the stress-induced elevation of TH mRNA levels in AM but increases PNMT gene expression in both AM and SG. Our data indicate that adrenergic signaling is required for stress-induced increase in TH mRNA and that this signaling restrains stress-induced increase in PNMT mRNA. They also confirm that the HPA system plays a crucial role in the stress-induced regulation of PNMT gene expression.
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- Richard Kvetnanský
- Institute of Experimental Endocrinology, Centre of Excellence CENDO, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovak Republic.
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Zucchi R, Ghelardoni S, Chiellini G. Cardiac effects of thyronamines. Heart Fail Rev 2008; 15:171-6. [DOI: 10.1007/s10741-008-9120-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2008] [Accepted: 10/14/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Takahashi S. Expression levels of mRNAs for catecholamine biosynthetic enzymes as markers of acute response to contusion stress during the early postmortem period. TOHOKU J EXP MED 2008; 216:239-48. [PMID: 18987458 DOI: 10.1620/tjem.216.239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Various stresses can be followed by sudden unexpected deaths, and autopsies sometimes fail to identify pathological findings that determine the cause of death. Pathologists occasionally explain such deaths as being due to overstimulation of sympathoadrenal systems, but postmortem assessment of antemortem sympathoadrenal activity has not been established. An animal model of weight injuries was used to quantify sympathoadrenal response to contusion stress, which is common in forensic fields. A weight was dropped from a given height onto the right dorsal limb of each anesthetized rat, with a control group and three stress groups (n = 4, each): 1000 g-80 cm, 1000 g-40 cm, and 500 g-40 cm. To explore the postmortem changes, we also included ten groups comprised of control and 1000 g-80 cm groups, whose tissues were harvested during 12 hours after euthanasia. Real-time quantitative polymerase-chain reaction was performed to quantify relative expression levels of mRNAs for catecholamine biosynthetic enzymes in the adrenals and the anterocervical ganglia: tyrosine hydroxylase (TH), dopamine beta-hydroxylase (DBH) and phenylethanolamine N-methyltransferase (PNMT). The expression levels of all target mRNAs in the adrenals increased with the intensity of impact (TH, p < 0.0005; DBH and PNMT, p < 0.005), and particularly, TH mRNA level exhibited near-stepwise elevation (p < 0.05). In contrast, no significant differences were detected in the anterocervical ganglia. Moreover, these mRNA levels in the adrenals decreased with increasing postmortem interval length. Thus, TH mRNA level may be a good marker of sympathoadrenal response to contusion stress during the early postmortem period.
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- Shirushi Takahashi
- Division of Forensic Medicine, Department of Public Health and Forensic Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.
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Chiellini G, Frascarelli S, Ghelardoni S, Carnicelli V, Tobias SC, DeBarber A, Brogioni S, Ronca-Testoni S, Cerbai E, Grandy DK, Scanlan TS, Zucchi R. Cardiac effects of 3-iodothyronamine: a new aminergic system modulating cardiac function. FASEB J 2007; 21:1597-608. [PMID: 17284482 DOI: 10.1096/fj.06-7474com] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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3-Iodothyronamine T1AM is a novel endogenous thyroid hormone derivative that activates the G protein-coupled receptor known as trace anime-associated receptor 1 (TAAR1). In the isolated working rat heart and in rat cardiomyocytes, T1AM produced a reversible, dose-dependent negative inotropic effect (e.g., 27+/-5, 51+/-3, and 65+/-2% decrease in cardiac output at 19, 25, and 38 microM concentration, respectively). An independent negative chronotropic effect was also observed. The hemodynamic effects of T1AM were remarkably increased in the presence of the tyrosine kinase inhibitor genistein, whereas they were attenuated in the presence of the tyrosine phosphatase inhibitor vanadate. No effect was produced by inhibitors of protein kinase A, protein kinase C, calcium-calmodulin kinase II, phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase, or MAP kinases. Tissue cAMP levels were unchanged. In rat ventricular tissue, Western blot experiments with antiphosphotyrosine antibodies showed reduced phosphorylation of microsomal and cytosolic proteins after perfusion with synthetic T1AM; reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction experiments revealed the presence of transcripts for at least 5 TAAR subtypes; specific and saturable binding of [125I]T1AM was observed, with a dissociation constant in the low micromolar range (5 microM); and endogenous T1AM was detectable by tandem mass spectrometry. In conclusion, our findings provide evidence for the existence of a novel aminergic system modulating cardiac function.
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- Grazia Chiellini
- Dipartimento di Scienze dell'Uomo e dell'Ambiente, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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Moore MC, Kimura K, Shibata H, Honjoh T, Saito M, Everett CA, Smith MS, Cherrington AD. Portal 5-hydroxytryptophan infusion enhances glucose disposal in conscious dogs. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 2005; 289:E225-31. [PMID: 15755767 PMCID: PMC2430063 DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00614.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Intraportal serotonin infusion enhances net hepatic glucose uptake (NHGU) during glucose infusion but blunts nonhepatic glucose uptake and can cause gastrointestinal discomfort and diarrhea at high doses. Whether the serotonin precursor 5-hydroxytryptophan (5-HTP) could enhance NHGU without gastrointestinal side effects during glucose infusion was examined in conscious 42-h-fasted dogs, using arteriovenous difference and tracer ([3-3H]glucose) techniques. Experiments consisted of equilibration (-120 to -30 min), basal (-30 to 0 min), and experimental (EXP; 0-270 min) periods. During EXP, somatostatin, fourfold basal intraportal insulin, basal intraportal glucagon, and peripheral glucose (to double the hepatic glucose load) were infused. In one group of dogs (HTP, n = 6), saline was infused intraportally from 0 to 90 min (P1), and 5-HTP was infused intraportally at 10, 20, and 40 microg x kg(-1) x min(-1) from 90 to 150 (P2), 150 to 210 (P3), and 210 to 270 (P4) min, respectively. In the other group (SAL, n = 7), saline was infused intraportally from 0 to 270 min. NHGU in SAL was 14.8 +/- 1.9, 18.5 +/- 2.3, 16.3 +/- 1.4, and 19.7 +/- 1.6 micromol x kg(-1) x min(-1) in P1-P4, whereas NHGU in 5-HTP averaged 16.4 +/- 2.6, 18.5 +/- 1.4, 20.8 +/- 2.0, and 27.6 +/- 2.6 micromol x kg(-1) x min(-1) (P < 0.05 vs. SAL). Nonhepatic glucose uptake (micromol x kg(-1) x min(-1)) in SAL was 30.2 +/- 4.3, 36.8 +/- 5.8, 44.3 +/- 5.8, and 54.6 +/- 11.8 during P1-P4, respectively, whereas in HTP the corresponding values were 26.3 +/- 6.8, 44.9 +/- 10.1, 47.5 +/- 11.7, and 51.4 +/- 13.2 (not significant between groups). Intraportal 5-HTP enhances NHGU without significantly altering nonhepatic glucose uptake or causing gastrointestinal side effects, raising the possibility that a related agent might have a role in reducing postprandial hyperglycemia.
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- Mary Courtney Moore
- 702 Light Hall, Dept of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Vanderbilt Univ. School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232-0615, USA.
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Ikeda K, Tojo K, Otsubo C, Udagawa T, Kumazawa K, Ishikawa M, Tokudome G, Hosoya T, Tajima N, Claycomb WC, Nakao K, Kawamura M. 5-Hydroxytryptamine synthesis in HL-1 cells and neonatal rat cardiocytes. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2005; 328:522-5. [PMID: 15694378 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2005.01.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2004] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Some reports showed that serotonergic system might have existed and that 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) was detected in the hamster heart. The source of 5-HT in the heart, however, remains to be fully elucidated. So the present study was designed to define serotonergic system and to clarify which cell could produce 5-HT in the heart. As a result, 5-HT was detected in homogenates of HL-1 cardiomyocytes by high performance liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection, but not in those of neonatal rat non-cardiomyocytes (NMCs). And TPH and AADC mRNAs were expressed in HL-1 cardiomyocytes and neonatal rat cardiomyocytes (MCs), not in NMCs. mRNAs of 5-HT(2A) receptor were detected in both MCs and NMCs, and those of 5-HT(2B) receptor in NMCs. These findings definitively demonstrate that 5-HT is secreted from the myocytes of the heart and strongly implied that 5-HT might play a certain role in cardiac physiology.
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- Keiichi Ikeda
- Department of Pharmacology I, Jikei University School of Medicine, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-8461, Japan.
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