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Shangguan J, Wu T, Tian L, Liu Y, Zhu L, Liu R, Zhu J, Shi L, Zhao M, Ren A. Hydrogen sulfide maintains mitochondrial homeostasis and regulates ganoderic acids biosynthesis by SQR under heat stress in Ganoderma lucidum. Redox Biol 2024; 74:103227. [PMID: 38865903 PMCID: PMC11215418 DOI: 10.1016/j.redox.2024.103227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2024] [Revised: 05/14/2024] [Accepted: 06/04/2024] [Indexed: 06/14/2024] Open
Abstract
Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) has recently been recognized as an important gaseous transmitter with multiple physiological effects in various species. Previous studies have shown that H2S alleviated heat-induced ganoderic acids (GAs) biosynthesis, an important quality index of Ganoderma lucidum. However, a comprehensive understanding of the physiological effects and molecular mechanisms of H2S in G. lucidum remains unexplored. In this study, we found that heat treatment reduced the mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) and mitochondrial DNA copy number (mtDNAcn) in G. lucidum. Increasing the intracellular H2S concentration through pharmacological and genetic means increased the MMP level, mtDNAcn, oxygen consumption rate level and ATP content under heat treatment, suggesting a role for H2S in mitigating heat-caused mitochondrial damage in G. lucidum. Further results indicated that H2S activates sulfide-quinone oxidoreductase (SQR) and complex III (Com III), thereby maintaining mitochondrial homeostasis under heat stress in G. lucidum. Moreover, SQR also mediated the negative regulation of H2S to GAs biosynthesis under heat stress. Furthermore, SQR might be persulfidated under heat stress in G. lucidum. Thus, our study reveals a novel physiological function and molecular mechanism of H2S signalling under heat stress in G. lucidum with broad implications for research on the environmental response of microorganisms.
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- Jiaolei Shangguan
- Sanya Institute of Nanjing Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environmental Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture, Microbiology Department, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, Jiangsu, PR China
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- Sanya Institute of Nanjing Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environmental Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture, Microbiology Department, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, Jiangsu, PR China
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- Sanya Institute of Nanjing Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environmental Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture, Microbiology Department, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, Jiangsu, PR China
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- Sanya Institute of Nanjing Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environmental Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture, Microbiology Department, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, Jiangsu, PR China
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- Sanya Institute of Nanjing Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environmental Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture, Microbiology Department, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, Jiangsu, PR China
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- Sanya Institute of Nanjing Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environmental Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture, Microbiology Department, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, Jiangsu, PR China
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- Sanya Institute of Nanjing Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environmental Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture, Microbiology Department, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, Jiangsu, PR China
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- Sanya Institute of Nanjing Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environmental Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture, Microbiology Department, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, Jiangsu, PR China
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- Sanya Institute of Nanjing Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environmental Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture, Microbiology Department, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, Jiangsu, PR China.
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- Sanya Institute of Nanjing Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environmental Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture, Microbiology Department, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, Jiangsu, PR China.
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Lin K, Zhang Y, Shen Y, Xu Y, Huang M, Liu X. Hydrogen Sulfide can Scavenge Free Radicals to Improve Spinal Cord Injury by Inhibiting the p38MAPK/mTOR/NF-κB Signaling Pathway. Neuromolecular Med 2024; 26:26. [PMID: 38907170 DOI: 10.1007/s12017-024-08794-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2024] [Accepted: 05/31/2024] [Indexed: 06/23/2024]
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Spinal cord injury (SCI) causes irreversible cell loss and neurological dysfunctions. Presently, there is no an effective clinical treatment for SCI. It can be the only intervention measure by relieving the symptoms of patients such as pain and fever. Free radical-induced damage is one of the validated mechanisms in the complex secondary injury following primary SCI. Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) as an antioxidant can effectively scavenge free radicals, protect neurons, and improve SCI by inhibiting the p38MAPK/mTOR/NF-κB signaling pathway. In this report, we analyze the pathological mechanism of SCI, the role of free radical-mediated the p38MAPK/mTOR/NF-κB signaling pathway in SCI, and the role of H2S in scavenging free radicals and improving SCI.
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- Kexin Lin
- Department of Histology and Embryology, School of Medicine, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing, 312000, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, School of Medicine, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing, 312000, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, School of Medicine, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing, 312000, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, School of Medicine, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing, 312000, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, School of Medicine, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing, 312000, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, School of Medicine, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing, 312000, Zhejiang Province, China.
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McLean ST, Holkup S, Tchir A, Mojoudi M, Hassan M, Taveras C, Ozge SO, James FM, Yeh H, Uygun K, Longchamp A. UW Supplementation with AP39 Improves Liver Viability Following Static Cold Storage. RESEARCH SQUARE 2024:rs.3.rs-4487319. [PMID: 38947096 PMCID: PMC11213193 DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-4487319/v1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/02/2024]
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Static cold storage of donor livers at 4°C incompletely arrests metabolism, ultimately leading to decreases in ATP levels, oxidative stress, cell death, and organ failure. Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S) is an endogenously produced gas, previously demonstrated to reduce oxidative stress, reduce ATP depletion, and protect from ischemia and reperfusion injury. H2S is difficult to administer due to its rapid release curve, resulting in cellular death at high concentrations. AP39, a mitochondrially targeted, slow-release H2S donor, has been shown to reduce ischemia-reperfusion injury in hearts and kidneys. Thus, we investigated whether the addition of AP39 during 3-day static cold storage can improve liver graft viability. At the end of storage, livers underwent six hours of acellular normothermic machine perfusion, a model of transplantation. During simulated transplantation, livers stored with AP39 showed reduced resistance, reduced cellular damage (ALT and AST), and reduced apoptosis. Additionally, bile production and glucose, as well as energy charge were improved by the addition of AP39. These results indicate that AP39 supplementation improves liver viability during static cold storage.
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- Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School
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- Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School
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- Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School
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- Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School
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Li H, Stoltzfus AT, Michel SLJ. Mining proteomes for zinc finger persulfidation. RSC Chem Biol 2024; 5:572-585. [PMID: 38846077 PMCID: PMC11151867 DOI: 10.1039/d3cb00106g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2023] [Accepted: 12/03/2023] [Indexed: 06/09/2024] Open
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Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is an endogenous gasotransmitter that signals via persulfidation. There is evidence that the cysteine residues of certain zinc finger (ZF) proteins, a common type of cysteine rich protein, are modified to persulfides by H2S. To determine how frequently ZF persulfidation occurs in cells and identify the types of ZFs that are persulfidated, persulfide specific proteomics data were evaluated. 22 datasets from 16 studies were analyzed via a meta-analysis approach. Persulfidated ZFs were identified in a range of eukaryotic species, including Homo sapiens, Mus musculus, Rattus norvegicus, Arabidopsis thaliana, and Emiliania huxley (single-celled phytoplankton). The types of ZFs identified for each species encompassed all three common ZF ligand sets (4-cysteine, 3-cysteine-1-histidine, and 2-cysteine-2-hisitidine), indicating that persulfidation of ZFs is broad. Overlap analysis between different species identified several common ZFs. GO and KEGG analysis identified pathway enrichment for ubiquitin-dependent protein catabolic process and viral carcinogenesis. These collective findings support ZF persulfidation as a wide-ranging PTM that impacts all classes of ZFs.
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- Haoju Li
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy Baltimore MD 21201 USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy Baltimore MD 21201 USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy Baltimore MD 21201 USA
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Cao Y, Jiang Y, Bai R, Wu J, Dai L, Wan S, Zhu H, Su J, Liu M, Sun H. A multifunctional protein-based hydrogel with Au nanozyme-mediated self generation of H 2S for diabetic wound healing. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 271:132560. [PMID: 38782332 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.132560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2023] [Revised: 01/01/2024] [Accepted: 05/20/2024] [Indexed: 05/25/2024]
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Diabetics usually suffer from chronic impaired wound healing due to facile infection, excessive inflammation, diabetic neuropathy, and peripheral vascular disease. Hence, the development of effective diabetic wound therapy remains a critical clinical challenge. Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) regulates inflammation, oxidative stress, and angiogenesis, suggesting a potential role in promoting diabetic wound healing. Herein, we propose a first example of fabricating an antibiotic-free antibacterial protein hydrogel with self-generation of H2S gas (H2S-Hydrogel) for diabetic wound healing by simply mixing bovine serum albumin‑gold nanoclusters (BSA-AuNCs) with Bis[tetrakis(hydroxymethyl)phosphonium] sulfate (THPS) at room temperature within a few minutes. In this process, the amino group in BAS and the aldehyde group in THPS are crossed together by Mannich reaction. At the same time, tris(hydroxymethyl) phosphorus (trivalent phosphorus) from THPS hydrolysis could reduce disulfide bonds in BSA to sulfhydryl groups, and then the sulfhydryl group generates H2S gas under the catalysis of BSA-AuNCs. THPS in H2S-Hydrogel can destroy bacterial biofilms, while H2S can inhibit oxidative stress, promote proliferation and migration of epidermal/endothelial cells, increase angiogenesis, and thus significantly increase wound closure. It would open a new perspective on the development of effective diabetic wound dressing.
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- Yuyu Cao
- School of Bioengineering and Food Science, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan 430068, China
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- School of Bioengineering and Food Science, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan 430068, China
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- School of Bioengineering and Food Science, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan 430068, China
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- School of Bioengineering and Food Science, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan 430068, China
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- School of Bioengineering and Food Science, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan 430068, China
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- School of Bioengineering and Food Science, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan 430068, China
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- School of Bioengineering and Food Science, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan 430068, China
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- School of Bioengineering and Food Science, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan 430068, China
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- School of Bioengineering and Food Science, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan 430068, China
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- School of Bioengineering and Food Science, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan 430068, China.
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Stefaniuk-Szmukier M, Szmatoła T, Pustelnik A, Ropka-Molik K. First transcriptomic insight into the working muscles of racing pigeons during a competition flight. Mol Biol Rep 2024; 51:625. [PMID: 38717527 PMCID: PMC11078782 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-024-09566-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2024] [Accepted: 04/18/2024] [Indexed: 05/12/2024]
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BACKGROUND The currently known homing pigeon is a result of a sharp one-sided selection for flight characteristics focused on speed, endurance, and spatial orientation. This has led to extremely well-adapted athletic phenotypes in racing birds. METHODS Here, we identify genes and pathways contributing to exercise adaptation in sport pigeons by applying next-generation transcriptome sequencing of m.pectoralis muscle samples, collected before and after a 300 km competition flight. RESULTS The analysis of differentially expressed genes pictured the central role of pathways involved in fuel selection and muscle maintenance during flight, with a set of genes, in which variations may therefore be exploited for genetic improvement of the racing pigeon population towards specific categories of competition flights. CONCLUSIONS The presented results are a background to understanding the genetic processes in the muscles of birds during flight and also are the starting point of further selection of genetic markers associated with racing performance in carrier pigeons.
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- Monika Stefaniuk-Szmukier
- Department of Animal Molecular Biology, National Research Institute of Animal Production, Krakowska 1, Balice, 32-083, Poland.
- Department of Animal Reproduction, Anatomy and Genomics, The University of Agriculture in Kraków, Al. Mickiewicza 24/28, Kraków, 30-059, Poland.
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- Department of Animal Molecular Biology, National Research Institute of Animal Production, Krakowska 1, Balice, 32-083, Poland
- Center for Experimental and Innovative Medicine, The University of Agriculture in Krakow, Rędzina 1C, Kraków, 30-248, Poland
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- Department of Animal Molecular Biology, National Research Institute of Animal Production, Krakowska 1, Balice, 32-083, Poland
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- Department of Animal Molecular Biology, National Research Institute of Animal Production, Krakowska 1, Balice, 32-083, Poland
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Lewandowska J, Kalenik B, Wrzosek A, Szewczyk A. Redox Regulation of Mitochondrial Potassium Channels Activity. Antioxidants (Basel) 2024; 13:434. [PMID: 38671882 PMCID: PMC11047711 DOI: 10.3390/antiox13040434] [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: 03/13/2024] [Revised: 03/29/2024] [Accepted: 03/30/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024] Open
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Redox reactions exert a profound influence on numerous cellular functions with mitochondria playing a central role in orchestrating these processes. This pivotal involvement arises from three primary factors: (1) the synthesis of reactive oxygen species (ROS) by mitochondria, (2) the presence of a substantial array of redox enzymes such as respiratory chain, and (3) the responsiveness of mitochondria to the cellular redox state. Within the inner mitochondrial membrane, a group of potassium channels, including ATP-regulated, large conductance calcium-activated, and voltage-regulated channels, is present. These channels play a crucial role in conditions such as cytoprotection, ischemia/reperfusion injury, and inflammation. Notably, the activity of mitochondrial potassium channels is intricately governed by redox reactions. Furthermore, the regulatory influence extends to other proteins, such as kinases, which undergo redox modifications. This review aims to offer a comprehensive exploration of the modulation of mitochondrial potassium channels through diverse redox reactions with a specific focus on the involvement of ROS.
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- Laboratory of Intracellular Ion Channels, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Polish Academy of Sciences, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland; (J.L.); (B.K.); (A.W.)
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Flori L, Piragine E, Calderone V, Testai L. Role of hydrogen sulfide in the regulation of lipid metabolism: Implications on cardiovascular health. Life Sci 2024; 341:122491. [PMID: 38336275 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2024.122491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2023] [Revised: 01/29/2024] [Accepted: 02/05/2024] [Indexed: 02/12/2024]
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The World Health Organization (WHO) defines obesity as an urgency for health and a social emergency. Today around 39 % of people is overweight, of these over 13 % is obese. It is well-consolidated that the adipose cells are deputy to lipid storage under caloric excess; however, despite the classical idea that adipose tissue has exclusively a passive function, now it is known to be deeply involved in the regulation of systemic metabolism in physiological as well as under obesogenic conditions, with consequences on cardiovascular health. Beside two traditional types of adipose cells (white and brown), recently the beige one has been highlighted as the consequence of the healthy remodeling of white adipocytes, confirming their metabolic adaptability. In this direction, pharmacological, nutraceutical and nutrient-based approaches are addressed to positively influence inflammation and metabolism, thus contributing to reduce the obese-associated cardiovascular risk. In this scenario, hydrogen sulfide emerges as a new mediator that may regulate crucial targets involved in the regulation of metabolism. The current evidence demonstrates that hydrogen sulfide may induce peroxisome proliferator activated receptor γ (PPARγ), a crucial mediator of adipogenesis, inhibit the phosphorylation of perlipin-1 (plin-1), a protein implicated in the lipolysis, and finally promote browning process, through the release of irisin from skeletal muscle. The results summarized in this review suggest an important role of hydrogen sulfide in the regulation of metabolism and in the prevention/treatment of obese-associated cardiovascular diseases and propose new insight on the putative mechanisms underlying the release of hydrogen sulfide or its biosynthesis, delineating a further exciting field of application.
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- Lorenzo Flori
- Department of Pharmacy, University of Pisa, via Bonanno, 6-56120 Pisa, Italy.
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Pisa, via Bonanno, 6-56120 Pisa, Italy.
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Pisa, via Bonanno, 6-56120 Pisa, Italy.
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Pisa, via Bonanno, 6-56120 Pisa, Italy.
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Tyagi SC, Pushpakumar S, Sen U, Akinterinwa OE, Zheng Y, Mokshagundam SPL, Kalra DK, Singh M. Role of circadian clock system in the mitochondrial trans-sulfuration pathway and tissue remodeling. Can J Physiol Pharmacol 2024; 102:105-115. [PMID: 37979203 DOI: 10.1139/cjpp-2023-0186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2023]
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Previous studies from our laboratory revealed that the gaseous molecule hydrogen sulfide (H2S), a metabolic product of epigenetics, involves trans-sulfuration pathway for ensuring metabolism and clearance of homocysteine (Hcy) from body, thereby mitigating the skeletal muscle's pathological remodeling. Although the master circadian clock regulator that is known as brain and muscle aryl hydrocarbon receptor nuclear translocator like protein 1 (i.e., BMAL 1) is associated with S-adenosylhomocysteine hydrolase (SAHH) and Hcy metabolism but how trans-sulfuration pathway is influenced by the circadian clock remains unexplored. We hypothesize that alterations in the functioning of circadian clock during sleep and wake cycle affect skeletal muscle's biology. To test this hypothesis, we measured serum matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) activities using gelatin gels for analyzing the MMP-2 and MMP-9. Further, employing casein gels, we also studied MMP-13 that is known to be influenced by the growth arrest and DNA damage-45 (GADD45) protein during sleep and wake cycle. The wild type and cystathionine β synthase-deficient (CBS-/+) mice strains were treated with H2S and subjected to measurement of trans-sulfuration factors from skeletal muscle tissues. The results suggested highly robust activation of MMPs in the wake mice versus sleep mice, which appears somewhat akin to the "1-carbon metabolic dysregulation", which takes place during remodeling of extracellular matrix during muscular dystrophy. Interestingly, the levels of trans-sulfuration factors such as CBS, cystathionine γ lyase (CSE), methyl tetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR), phosphatidylethanolamine N-methyltransferase (PEMT), and Hcy-protein bound paraoxonase 1 (PON1) were attenuated in CBS-/+ mice. However, treatment with H2S mitigated the attenuation of the trans-sulfuration pathway. In addition, levels of mitochondrial peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma coactivator 1-α (PGC 1-α) and mitofusin-2 (MFN-2) were significantly improved by H2S intervention. Our findings suggest participation of the circadian clock in trans-sulfuration pathway that affects skeletal muscle remodeling and mitochondrial regeneration.
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- Suresh C Tyagi
- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes and Robley Rex VA Medical Center, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
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Ma G, Zhang X, Zhao K, Zhang S, Ren K, Mu M, Wang C, Wang X, Liu H, Dong J, Sun X. Polydopamine Nanostructure-Enhanced Water Interaction with pH-Responsive Manganese Sulfide Nanoclusters for Tumor Magnetic Resonance Contrast Enhancement and Synergistic Ferroptosis-Photothermal Therapy. ACS NANO 2024; 18:3369-3381. [PMID: 38251846 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c10249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2024]
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Rational structure design benefits the development of efficient nanoplatforms for tumor theranostic application. In this work, a multifunctional polydopamine (PDA)-coated manganese sulfide (MnS) nanocluster was prepared. The polyhydroxy structure of PDA enhanced the water interaction with pH-responsive MnS nanoclusters via hydrogen bonds. At pH 5.5 conditions, the spin-lattice relaxation rate of MnS nanoclusters dramatically increased from 5.76 to 19.33 mM-1·s-1 after the PDA coating, which can be beneficial for efficient tumor magnetic resonance imaging. In addition, PDA endowed MnS nanoclusters with excellent biocompatibility and good photothermal conversion efficiency, which can be used for efficient tumor photothermal therapy (PTT). Furthermore, MnS nanoclusters possess the ability to release H2S in the acidic tumor microenvironment, effectively inhibiting mitochondrial respiration and adenosine triphosphate production. As a result, the expression of heat shock protein was obviously reduced, which can reduce the resistance of tumor cells to photothermal stimulation and enhance the efficacy of PTT. The released Mn2+ also displayed efficient peroxidase and glutathione oxidase-like activity, effectively inducing tumor cell ferroptosis and apoptosis at the same time. Therefore, this nanoplatform could be a potential nanotheranostic for magnetic resonance contrast enhancement and synergistic ferroptosis-PTT of tumors.
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- Guiqi Ma
- School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Medical Science and Technology Innovation Center, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan 250000, China
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- Tumor Research and Therapy Center, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan 250021, China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Radiation Oncology, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan 250117, China
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- School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Medical Science and Technology Innovation Center, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan 250000, China
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- School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Medical Science and Technology Innovation Center, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan 250000, China
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- School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Medical Science and Technology Innovation Center, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan 250000, China
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- School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Medical Science and Technology Innovation Center, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan 250000, China
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- Department of Radiology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong 250021, China
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- School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Medical Science and Technology Innovation Center, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan 250000, China
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- School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Medical Science and Technology Innovation Center, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan 250000, China
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- School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Medical Science and Technology Innovation Center, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan 250000, China
- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Radiation Oncology, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan 250117, China
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Perluigi M, Di Domenico F, Butterfield DA. Oxidative damage in neurodegeneration: roles in the pathogenesis and progression of Alzheimer disease. Physiol Rev 2024; 104:103-197. [PMID: 37843394 DOI: 10.1152/physrev.00030.2022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2022] [Revised: 03/30/2023] [Accepted: 05/24/2023] [Indexed: 10/17/2023] Open
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Alzheimer disease (AD) is associated with multiple etiologies and pathological mechanisms, among which oxidative stress (OS) appears as a major determinant. Intriguingly, OS arises in various pathways regulating brain functions, and it seems to link different hypotheses and mechanisms of AD neuropathology with high fidelity. The brain is particularly vulnerable to oxidative damage, mainly because of its unique lipid composition, resulting in an amplified cascade of redox reactions that target several cellular components/functions ultimately leading to neurodegeneration. The present review highlights the "OS hypothesis of AD," including amyloid beta-peptide-associated mechanisms, the role of lipid and protein oxidation unraveled by redox proteomics, and the antioxidant strategies that have been investigated to modulate the progression of AD. Collected studies from our groups and others have contributed to unraveling the close relationships between perturbation of redox homeostasis in the brain and AD neuropathology by elucidating redox-regulated events potentially involved in both the pathogenesis and progression of AD. However, the complexity of AD pathological mechanisms requires an in-depth understanding of several major intracellular pathways affecting redox homeostasis and relevant for brain functions. This understanding is crucial to developing pharmacological strategies targeting OS-mediated toxicity that may potentially contribute to slow AD progression as well as improve the quality of life of persons with this severe dementing disorder.
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- Marzia Perluigi
- Department of Biochemical Sciences "A. Rossi Fanelli," Laboratory affiliated to Istituto Pasteur Italia-Fondazione Cenci Bolognetti, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biochemical Sciences "A. Rossi Fanelli," Laboratory affiliated to Istituto Pasteur Italia-Fondazione Cenci Bolognetti, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, United States
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Wu L, Liu Y, Zeng W, Ishigaki Y, Zhou S, Wang X, Sun Y, Zhang Y, Jiang X, Suzuki T, Ye D. Smart Lipid Nanoparticle that Remodels Tumor Microenvironment for Activatable H 2S Gas and Photodynamic Immunotherapy. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:27838-27849. [PMID: 38059465 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c11328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/08/2023]
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Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) has shown promise for gas therapy. However, it is still controversial whether H2S can remodel the tumor microenvironment (TME) and induce robust antitumor immunity. Here, a tumor-targeting and TME-responsive "smart" lipid nanoparticle (1-JK-PS-FA) is presented, which is capable of delivering and releasing H2S specifically in tumor tissues for on-demand H2S gas and photodynamic immunotherapy. 1-JK-PS-FA enables a burst release of H2S in the acidic TME, which promptly reduces the embedded organic electrochromic materials and consequently switches on near-infrared fluorescence and photodynamic activity. Furthermore, we found that high levels of H2S can reprogram the TME by reducing tumor interstitial fluid pressure, promoting angiogenesis, increasing vascular permeability, ameliorating hypoxia, and reducing immunosuppressive conditions. This leads to increased tumor uptake of 1-JK-PS-FA, thereby enhancing PDT efficacy and eliciting strong immunogenic cell death during 808 nm laser irradiation. Therefore, 1-JK-PS-FA permits synergistic H2S gas and photodynamic immunotherapy, effectively eradicating orthotopic breast tumors and preventing tumor metastasis and recurrence. This work showcases the capacity of H2S to reprogram the TME to enhance H2S gas and immunotherapy.
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- Luyan Wu
- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
- Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays and Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University, N10 W8, North-ward, Sapporo 060-0810, Japan
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
- MOE Key Laboratory of High Performance Polymer Materials and Technology, School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
- MOE Key Laboratory of High Performance Polymer Materials and Technology, School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University, N10 W8, North-ward, Sapporo 060-0810, Japan
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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Mu S, Han T, Zhang X, Liu J, Sun H, Zhang J, Liu X, Zhang H. Exploring the Role of Mitochondrial Hydrogen Sulfide in Maintaining Polarity and mtDNA Integrity with a Multichannel Fluorescent Probe. Anal Chem 2023; 95:18460-18469. [PMID: 37990434 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c03663] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2023]
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Abnormal mitochondrial state has been implicated in the pathogenesis of various diseases including neurodegenerative disorders, myopathies, cardiovascular diseases, and cancers. Assessing mitochondrial functionality can be achieved by monitoring alterations in mitochondrial polarity and mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) integrity, which serve as valuable biomarkers. Hydrogen sulfide (H2S), a gaseous signaling molecule, plays a regulatory role in mitochondrial respiratory chain activity, ATP synthesis, and calcium ion balance, thereby influencing cellular metabolism and signal transduction. Investigating the interplay between mitochondrial H2S, polarity, and mtDNA can enhance our understanding of the underlying regulatory mechanisms involved in H2S-mediated mitochondrial functions. To address this, we designed a mitochondria-targeted multichannel fluorescent probe, HNA, capable of cascaded detection of H2S and polarity, as well as parallel detection of mtDNA. The probe exhibited a significant turn-on response to H2S, emitting at approximately 604 nm, while the product HNAP demonstrated high sensitivity to polarity within the wavelength range of 526-591 nm. Additionally, the probe was able to bind to DNA, resulting in an enhanced long-wave emission at 668 nm. Facilitated by HNA, our study provides novel insights into the role of mitochondrial H2S in maintaining mitochondrial polarity and validates its protective effect on mtDNA through antioxidative mechanisms. Overall, this work proposes a potential therapeutic strategy for modulating the inflammatory process in mitochondrial-related diseases.
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- Shuai Mu
- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Metals Chemistry and Resources Utilization of Gansu Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
- State Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Prevention, College of Veterinary Medicine, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Metals Chemistry and Resources Utilization of Gansu Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Metals Chemistry and Resources Utilization of Gansu Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Prevention, College of Veterinary Medicine, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Metals Chemistry and Resources Utilization of Gansu Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Metals Chemistry and Resources Utilization of Gansu Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Metals Chemistry and Resources Utilization of Gansu Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Metals Chemistry and Resources Utilization of Gansu Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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Hirose M, Sekar P, Eladham MWA, Albataineh MT, Rahmani M, Ibrahim SM. Interaction between mitochondria and microbiota modulating cellular metabolism in inflammatory bowel disease. J Mol Med (Berl) 2023; 101:1513-1526. [PMID: 37819377 PMCID: PMC10698103 DOI: 10.1007/s00109-023-02381-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2023] [Revised: 09/06/2023] [Accepted: 09/25/2023] [Indexed: 10/13/2023]
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Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a prototypic complex disease in the gastrointestinal tract that has been increasing in incidence and prevalence in recent decades. Although the precise pathophysiology of IBD remains to be elucidated, a large body of evidence suggests the critical roles of mitochondria and intestinal microbiota in the pathogenesis of IBD. In addition to their contributions to the disease, both mitochondria and gut microbes may interact with each other and modulate disease-causing cell activities. Therefore, we hypothesize that dissecting this unique interaction may help to identify novel pathways involved in IBD, which will further contribute to discovering new therapeutic approaches to the disease. As poorly treated IBD significantly affects the quality of life of patients and is associated with risks and complications, successful treatment is crucial. In this review, we stratify previously reported experimental and clinical observations of the role of mitochondria and intestinal microbiota in IBD. Additionally, we review the intercommunication between mitochondria, and the intestinal microbiome in patients with IBD is reviewed along with the potential mediators for these interactions. We specifically focus on their roles in cellular metabolism in intestinal epithelial cells and immune cells. To this end, we propose a potential therapeutic intervention strategy for IBD.
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- Misa Hirose
- Lübeck Institute of Experimental Dermatology, University of Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23562, Lübeck, Germany
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- Sharjah Institute of Medical Research, RIMHS, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
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- College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- Lübeck Institute of Experimental Dermatology, University of Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23562, Lübeck, Germany.
- College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
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Tang J, Liu J, Zheng Q, Yao R, Wang M. Neuroprotective Bioorthogonal Catalysis in Mitochondria Using Protein-Integrated Hydrogen-Bonded Organic Frameworks. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202312784. [PMID: 37817650 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202312784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2023] [Revised: 10/04/2023] [Accepted: 10/10/2023] [Indexed: 10/12/2023]
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Mitochondria-targeted bioorthogonal catalysis holds promise for controlling cell function precisely, yet achieving selective and efficient chemical reactions within organelles is challenging. In this study, we introduce a new strategy using protein-integrated hydrogen-bonded organic frameworks (HOFs) to enable synergistic bioorthogonal chemical catalysis and enzymatic catalysis within mitochondria. Utilizing catalytically active tris(4,4'-dicarboxylicacid-2,2'-bipyridyl) ruthenium(II) to self-assemble with [1,1'-biphenyl]-4,4'-biscarboximidamide, we synthesized nanoscale RuB-HOFs that exhibit high photocatalytic reduction activity. Notably, RuB-HOFs efficiently enter cells and preferentially localize to mitochondria, where they facilitate bioorthogonal photoreduction reactions. Moreover, we show that RuB-HOFs encapsulating catalase can produce hydrogen sulfide (H2 S) in mitochondria through photocatalytic reduction of pro-H2 S and degrade hydrogen peroxide through enzymatic catalysis simultaneously, offering a significant neuroprotective effect against oxidative stress. Our findings not only introduce a versatile chemical toolset for mitochondria-targeted bioorthogonal catalysis for prodrug activation but also pave the way for potential therapeutic applications in treating diseases related to cellular oxidative stress.
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- Jiakang Tang
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100190, Beijing, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100049, Beijing, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100190, Beijing, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100049, Beijing, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100190, Beijing, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100049, Beijing, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100190, Beijing, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100049, Beijing, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100190, Beijing, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100049, Beijing, China
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Andrés CMC, Pérez de la Lastra JM, Andrés Juan C, Plou FJ, Pérez-Lebeña E. Chemistry of Hydrogen Sulfide-Pathological and Physiological Functions in Mammalian Cells. Cells 2023; 12:2684. [PMID: 38067112 PMCID: PMC10705518 DOI: 10.3390/cells12232684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2023] [Revised: 11/02/2023] [Accepted: 11/20/2023] [Indexed: 12/18/2023] Open
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Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) was recognized as a gaseous signaling molecule, similar to nitric oxide (-NO) and carbon monoxide (CO). The aim of this review is to provide an overview of the formation of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) in the human body. H2S is synthesized by enzymatic processes involving cysteine and several enzymes, including cystathionine-β-synthase (CBS), cystathionine-γ-lyase (CSE), cysteine aminotransferase (CAT), 3-mercaptopyruvate sulfurtransferase (3MST) and D-amino acid oxidase (DAO). The physiological and pathological effects of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) on various systems in the human body have led to extensive research efforts to develop appropriate methods to deliver H2S under conditions that mimic physiological settings and respond to various stimuli. These functions span a wide spectrum, ranging from effects on the endocrine system and cellular lifespan to protection of liver and kidney function. The exact physiological and hazardous thresholds of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) in the human body are currently not well understood and need to be researched in depth. This article provides an overview of the physiological significance of H2S in the human body. It highlights the various sources of H2S production in different situations and examines existing techniques for detecting this gas.
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- Institute of Natural Products and Agrobiology, CSIC-Spanish Research Council, Avda. Astrofísico Fco. Sánchez, 3, 38206 La Laguna, Spain
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- Cinquima Institute and Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Valladolid University, Paseo de Belén, 7, 47011 Valladolid, Spain;
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- Institute of Catalysis and Petrochemistry, CSIC-Spanish Research Council, 28049 Madrid, Spain;
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Jamshidian-Ghalehsefidi N, Rabiee F, Tavalaee M, Kiani S, Pouriayevali F, Razi M, Dattilo M, Nasr-Esfahani MH. The role of the transsulfuration pathway in spermatogenesis of vitamin D deficient mice. Sci Rep 2023; 13:19173. [PMID: 37932339 PMCID: PMC10628119 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-45986-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2023] [Accepted: 10/26/2023] [Indexed: 11/08/2023] Open
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Vitamin D deficiency is a global health problem and has been linked to defective spermatogenesis and male infertility. In this study, we aimed to investigate the main enzymes involved in the transsulfuration pathway of 1-carbon metabolism, and spermatogenesis function. Therefore, sixteen male C57 mice were addressed to a control (standard diet) or vitamin D deficient (VDD) diet for 14 weeks. The results show that compared to the standard diet, VDD increased final body weight and reduced sperm quality, caused damage to the testicular structure, and decreased the serum levels of testosterone. In addition, serum concentrations of homocysteine, vitamin B12, and sperm oxidative stress markers increased. In testicular tissues, the CBS and CSE protein levels were down-regulated whereas HO-1 was up-regulated at both mRNA and protein expression levels. Within a mice deprivation model, VDD deeply suppressed testosterone and impaired spermatogenesis with oxidative stress-mediated mechanisms. The effects of the deprivation appeared to be at least in part independent of genomic and receptor-mediated vitamin D actions and suggest a specific impairment of the alternative transsulfuration pathway.
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- Narges Jamshidian-Ghalehsefidi
- ACECR Institute of Higher Education, Isfahan Branch, Isfahan, Iran
- Department of Animal Biotechnology, Reproductive Biomedicine Research Center, Royan Institute for Biotechnology, ACECR, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Animal Biotechnology, Cell Science Research Center, Royan Institute for Biotechnology, ACECR, Isfahan, Iran
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- ACECR Institute of Higher Education, Isfahan Branch, Isfahan, Iran.
- Department of Animal Biotechnology, Reproductive Biomedicine Research Center, Royan Institute for Biotechnology, ACECR, Isfahan, Iran.
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- Department of Animal Biotechnology, Reproductive Biomedicine Research Center, Royan Institute for Biotechnology, ACECR, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Animal Biotechnology, Reproductive Biomedicine Research Center, Royan Institute for Biotechnology, ACECR, Isfahan, Iran
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- Division of Histology and Embryology, Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran
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- ACECR Institute of Higher Education, Isfahan Branch, Isfahan, Iran.
- Department of Animal Biotechnology, Reproductive Biomedicine Research Center, Royan Institute for Biotechnology, ACECR, Isfahan, Iran.
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Ji P, Yang K, Xu Q, Qin G, Zhu Q, Qian Y, Yao W. Mechanisms and Application of Gas-Based Anticancer Therapies. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2023; 16:1394. [PMID: 37895865 PMCID: PMC10609769 DOI: 10.3390/ph16101394] [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: 08/15/2023] [Revised: 09/20/2023] [Accepted: 09/27/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023] Open
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Cancer is still one of the major factors threatening public health, with morbidity and mortality rates at the forefront of the world. Clinical drawbacks, such as high toxicity and side effects of drug therapy, and easy recurrence after surgery affect its therapeutic effect. Gas signaling molecules are essential in maintaining biological homeostasis and physiological functions as specific chemical substances for biological information transfer. In recent years, the physiological regulatory functions of gas molecules in the cancer process have been gradually revealed and have shown broad application prospects in tumor therapy. In this paper, standard gas therapies are classified and introduced. Taking H2, CO2, NO, CO, H2S, and SO2 gases as examples, the research progress and application of gas therapies in malignant tumors are mainly introduced in terms of biological characteristics, anticancer mechanisms, and treatment strategies. Finally, the problems and prospects for developing gases as anticancer drugs are outlined.
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- Peng Ji
- College of Pharmacy and Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Chiral Pharmaceutical Chemicals Biologically Manufacturing, Taizhou University, Taizhou 225300, China
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- College of Pharmacy and Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Chiral Pharmaceutical Chemicals Biologically Manufacturing, Taizhou University, Taizhou 225300, China
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- College of Pharmacy and Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Chiral Pharmaceutical Chemicals Biologically Manufacturing, Taizhou University, Taizhou 225300, China
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- College of Pharmacy and Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Chiral Pharmaceutical Chemicals Biologically Manufacturing, Taizhou University, Taizhou 225300, China
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- College of Pharmacy and Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Chiral Pharmaceutical Chemicals Biologically Manufacturing, Taizhou University, Taizhou 225300, China
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- College of Pharmacy and Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Chiral Pharmaceutical Chemicals Biologically Manufacturing, Taizhou University, Taizhou 225300, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Fujian Maternity and Child Health Hospital, College of Clinical Medicine for Obstetrics & Gynecology and Pediatrics, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350001, China
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Wang Y, Lai H, Zhang T, Wu J, Tang H, Liang X, Ren D, Huang J, Li W. Mitochondria of intestinal epithelial cells in depression: Are they at a crossroads of gut-brain communication? Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2023; 153:105403. [PMID: 37742989 DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2023.105403] [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: 06/06/2023] [Revised: 09/11/2023] [Accepted: 09/20/2023] [Indexed: 09/26/2023]
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The role of gut dysbiosis in depression is well established. However, recent studies have shown that gut microbiota is regulated by intestinal epithelial cell (IEC) mitochondria, which has yet to receive much attention. This review summarizes the recent developments about the critical role of IEC mitochondria in actively maintaining gut microbiota, intestinal metabolism, and immune homeostasis. We propose that IEC mitochondrial dysfunction alters gut microbiota composition, participates in cell fate, mediates oxidative stress, activates the peripheral immune system, causes peripheral inflammation, and transmits peripheral signals through the vagus and enteric nervous systems. These pathological alterations lead to brain inflammation, disruption of the blood-brain barrier, activation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, activation of microglia and astrocytes, induction of neuronal loss, and ultimately depression. Furthermore, we highlight the prospect of treating depression through the mitochondria of IECs. These new findings suggest that the mitochondria of IECs may be a newly found important factor in the pathogenesis of depression and represent a potential new strategy for treating depression.
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- Yi Wang
- Basic Medical College, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan Province 610000, PR China
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- School of Foreign Languages, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan Province 610000, PR China
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- Basic Medical College, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan Province 610000, PR China
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- Basic Medical College, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan Province 610000, PR China
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- Basic Medical College, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan Province 610000, PR China
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- Basic Medical College, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan Province 610000, PR China
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- Basic Medical College, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan Province 610000, PR China
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- School of Nursing, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan Province 610000, PR China.
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- Basic Medical College, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan Province 610000, PR China.
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Li K, Wang M, Wang R, Wang X, Jiao H, Zhao J, Zhou Y, Li H, Lin H. Hydrogen Sulfide Regulates Glucose Uptake in Skeletal Muscles via S-Sulfhydration of AMPK in Muscle Fiber Type-Dependent Way. J Nutr 2023; 153:2878-2892. [PMID: 37611831 DOI: 10.1016/j.tjnut.2023.08.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2023] [Revised: 08/13/2023] [Accepted: 08/17/2023] [Indexed: 08/25/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The effect of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) on glucose homeostasis remains to be elucidated, especially in the state of insulin resistance. OBJECTIVES In the present study, we aimed to investigate H2S-regulated glucose uptake in the M. pectoralis major (PM) muscle (which mainly consists of fast-twitch glycolytic fibers) and M. biceps femoris (BF) muscle (which mainly consists of slow-twitch oxidative fibers) of the chicken, a potential model of insulin resistance. METHODS Chicks were subjected to intraperitoneal injection of sodium hydrosulfide (NaHS, 50 μmol/kg body mass/day) twice a day to explore glucose homeostasis. In vitro, myoblasts from PM and BF muscles were used to detect glucose uptake and utilization. Effects of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) phosphorylation, AMPK S-sulfhydration, and mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway induction by NaHS were detected. RESULTS NaHS enhanced glucose uptake and utilization in chicks (P < 0.05). In myoblasts from PM muscle, NaHS (100 μM) increased glucose uptake by activating AMPK S-sulfhydration, AMPK phosphorylation, and the AMPK/p38 MAPK pathway (P < 0.05). However, NaHS decreased glucose uptake in myoblasts from BF muscle by suppressing the p38 MAPK pathway (P < 0.05). Moreover, NaHS increased S-sulfhydration and, in turn, the phosphorylation of AMPK (P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS This study reveals the role of H2S in enhancing glucose uptake and utilization in chicks. The results suggest that NaHS is involved in glucose uptake in skeletal muscle in a fiber type-dependent way. The AMPK/p38 pathway and protein S-sulfhydration promote glucose uptake in fast-twitch glycolytic muscle fibers, which provides a muscle fiber-specific potential therapeutic target to ameliorate glucose metabolism.
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- Kelin Li
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology and Disease Control and Prevention, Key Laboratory of Efficient Utilization of Non-grain Feed Resources (Co-construction by Ministry and Province), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology and Disease Control and Prevention, Key Laboratory of Efficient Utilization of Non-grain Feed Resources (Co-construction by Ministry and Province), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, China
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- Institute of Biological Resources, Jiangxi Academy of Sciences, Nanchang, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology and Disease Control and Prevention, Key Laboratory of Efficient Utilization of Non-grain Feed Resources (Co-construction by Ministry and Province), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology and Disease Control and Prevention, Key Laboratory of Efficient Utilization of Non-grain Feed Resources (Co-construction by Ministry and Province), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology and Disease Control and Prevention, Key Laboratory of Efficient Utilization of Non-grain Feed Resources (Co-construction by Ministry and Province), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, China
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- College of Chemistry and Material Science, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology and Disease Control and Prevention, Key Laboratory of Efficient Utilization of Non-grain Feed Resources (Co-construction by Ministry and Province), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, China.
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Huang D, Jing G, Zhu S. Regulation of Mitochondrial Respiration by Hydrogen Sulfide. Antioxidants (Basel) 2023; 12:1644. [PMID: 37627639 PMCID: PMC10451548 DOI: 10.3390/antiox12081644] [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: 06/30/2023] [Revised: 08/10/2023] [Accepted: 08/14/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023] Open
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Hydrogen sulfide (H2S), the third gasotransmitter, has positive roles in animals and plants. Mitochondria are the source and the target of H2S and the regulatory hub in metabolism, stress, and disease. Mitochondrial bioenergetics is a vital process that produces ATP and provides energy to support the physiological and biochemical processes. H2S regulates mitochondrial bioenergetic functions and mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation. The article summarizes the recent knowledge of the chemical and biological characteristics, the mitochondrial biosynthesis of H2S, and the regulatory effects of H2S on the tricarboxylic acid cycle and the mitochondrial respiratory chain complexes. The roles of H2S on the tricarboxylic acid cycle and mitochondrial respiratory complexes in mammals have been widely studied. The biological function of H2S is now a hot topic in plants. Mitochondria are also vital organelles regulating plant processes. The regulation of H2S in plant mitochondrial functions is gaining more and more attention. This paper mainly summarizes the current knowledge on the regulatory effects of H2S on the tricarboxylic acid cycle (TCA) and the mitochondrial respiratory chain. A study of the roles of H2S in mitochondrial respiration in plants to elucidate the botanical function of H2S in plants would be highly desirable.
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- College of Chemistry and Material Science, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian 271018, China; (D.H.); (G.J.)
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Arrigo E, Comità S, Pagliaro P, Penna C, Mancardi D. Clinical Applications for Gasotransmitters in the Cardiovascular System: Are We There Yet? Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:12480. [PMID: 37569855 PMCID: PMC10419417 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241512480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2023] [Revised: 07/28/2023] [Accepted: 08/03/2023] [Indexed: 08/13/2023] Open
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Ischemia is the underlying mechanism in a wide variety of acute and persistent pathologies. As such, understanding the fine intracellular events occurring during (and after) the restriction of blood supply is pivotal to improving the outcomes in clinical settings. Among others, gaseous signaling molecules constitutively produced by mammalian cells (gasotransmitters) have been shown to be of potential interest for clinical treatment of ischemia/reperfusion injury. Nitric oxide (NO and its sibling, HNO), hydrogen sulfide (H2S), and carbon monoxide (CO) have long been proven to be cytoprotective in basic science experiments, and they are now awaiting confirmation with clinical trials. The aim of this work is to review the literature and the clinical trials database to address the state of development of potential therapeutic applications for NO, H2S, and CO and the clinical scenarios where they are more promising.
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Palermo JC, Carllinni Colombo M, Semelak JA, Scocozza MF, Boubeta FM, Murgida DH, Estrin DA, Bari SE. Autocatalytic Mechanism in the Anaerobic Reduction of Metmyoglobin by Sulfide Species. Inorg Chem 2023; 62:11304-11317. [PMID: 37439562 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c00593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/14/2023]
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The mechanism of the metal centered reduction of metmyoglobin (MbFeIII) by sulfide species (H2S/HS-) under an argon atmosphere has been studied by a combination of spectroscopic, kinetic, and computational methods. Asymmetric S-shaped time-traces for the formation of MbFeII at varying ratios of excess sulfide were observed at pH 5.3 < pH < 8.0 and 25 °C, suggesting an autocatalytic reaction mechanism. An increased rate at more alkaline pHs points to HS- as relevant reactive species for the reduction. The formation of the sulfanyl radical (HS•) in the slow initial phase was assessed using the spin-trap phenyl N-tert-butyl nitrone. This radical initiates the formation of S-S reactive species as disulfanuidyl/ disulfanudi-idyl radical anions and disulfide (HSSH•-/HSS•2- and HSS-, respectively). The autocatalysis has been ascribed to HSS-, formed after HSSH•-/HSS•2- disproportionation, which behaves as a fast reductant toward the intermediate complex MbFeIII(HS-). We propose a reaction mechanism for the sulfide-mediated reduction of metmyoglobin where only ferric heme iron initiates the oxidation of sulfide species. Beside the chemical interest, this insight into the MbFeIII/sulfide reaction under an argon atmosphere is relevant for the interpretation of biochemical aspects of ectopic myoglobins found on hypoxic tissues toward reactive sulfur species.
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- Juan Cruz Palermo
- Instituto de Química Física de Los Materiales, Medio Ambiente y Energía (INQUIMAE), CONICET-Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires C1428EGA, Argentina
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- Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Analítica y Química Física, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires C1428EGA, Argentina
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- Instituto de Química Física de Los Materiales, Medio Ambiente y Energía (INQUIMAE), CONICET-Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires C1428EGA, Argentina
- Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Analítica y Química Física, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires C1428EGA, Argentina
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- Instituto de Química Física de Los Materiales, Medio Ambiente y Energía (INQUIMAE), CONICET-Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires C1428EGA, Argentina
- Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Analítica y Química Física, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires C1428EGA, Argentina
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- Instituto de Química Física de Los Materiales, Medio Ambiente y Energía (INQUIMAE), CONICET-Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires C1428EGA, Argentina
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- Instituto de Química Física de Los Materiales, Medio Ambiente y Energía (INQUIMAE), CONICET-Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires C1428EGA, Argentina
- Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Analítica y Química Física, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires C1428EGA, Argentina
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- Instituto de Química Física de Los Materiales, Medio Ambiente y Energía (INQUIMAE), CONICET-Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires C1428EGA, Argentina
- Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Analítica y Química Física, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires C1428EGA, Argentina
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- Instituto de Química Física de Los Materiales, Medio Ambiente y Energía (INQUIMAE), CONICET-Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires C1428EGA, Argentina
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Luo Z, Yao J, Wang Z, Xu J. Mitochondria in endothelial cells angiogenesis and function: current understanding and future perspectives. J Transl Med 2023; 21:441. [PMID: 37407961 DOI: 10.1186/s12967-023-04286-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2023] [Accepted: 06/19/2023] [Indexed: 07/07/2023] Open
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Endothelial cells (ECs) angiogenesis is the process of sprouting new vessels from the existing ones, playing critical roles in physiological and pathological processes such as wound healing, placentation, ischemia/reperfusion, cardiovascular diseases and cancer metastasis. Although mitochondria are not the major sites of energy source in ECs, they function as important biosynthetic and signaling hubs to regulate ECs metabolism and adaptations to local environment, thus affecting ECs migration, proliferation and angiogenic process. The understanding of the importance and potential mechanisms of mitochondria in regulating ECs metabolism, function and the process of angiogenesis has developed in the past decades. Thus, in this review, we discuss the current understanding of mitochondrial proteins and signaling molecules in ECs metabolism, function and angiogeneic signaling, to provide new and therapeutic targets for treatment of diverse cardiovascular and angiogenesis-dependent diseases.
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- Zhen Luo
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biotechnology/Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Center of Agri-Seeds, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Dongchuan Road 800, Minhang District, Shanghai, China
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- Division of Animal and Nutritional Sciences, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biotechnology/Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Center of Agri-Seeds, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Dongchuan Road 800, Minhang District, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biotechnology/Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Center of Agri-Seeds, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Dongchuan Road 800, Minhang District, Shanghai, China.
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Ishkaeva RA, Khaertdinov NN, Yakovlev AV, Esmeteva MV, Salakhieva DV, Nizamov IS, Sitdikova GF, Abdullin TI. Characterization of Glutathione Dithiophosphates as Long-Acting H 2S Donors. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:11063. [PMID: 37446245 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241311063] [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: 06/10/2023] [Revised: 06/28/2023] [Accepted: 06/30/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2023] Open
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Considering the important cytoprotective and signaling roles but relatively narrow therapeutic index of hydrogen sulfide (H2S), advanced H2S donors are required to achieve a therapeutic effect. In this study, we proposed glutathione dithiophosphates as new combination donors of H2S and glutathione. The kinetics of H2S formation in dithiophosphate solutions suggested a continuous H2S release by the donors, which was higher for the dithiophosphate of reduced glutathione than oxidized glutathione. The compounds, unlike NaHS, inhibited the proliferation of C2C12 myoblasts at submillimolar concentrations due to an efficient increase in intracellular H2S. The H2S donors more profoundly affected reactive oxygen species and reduced glutathione levels in C2C12 myocytes, in which these parameters were elevated compared to myoblasts. Oxidized glutathione dithiophosphate as well as control donors exerted antioxidant action toward myocytes, whereas the effect of reduced glutathione dithiophosphate at (sub-)micromolar concentrations was rather modulating. This dithiophosphate showed an enhanced negative inotropic effect mediated by H2S upon contraction of the atrial myocardium, furthermore, its activity was prolonged and reluctant for washing. These findings identify glutathione dithiophosphates as redox-modulating H2S donors with long-acting profile, which are of interest for further pharmacological investigation.
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- Rezeda A Ishkaeva
- Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology, Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University, 18 Kremlyovskaya St., 420008 Kazan, Russia
- Scientific and Educational Center of Pharmaceutics, Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University, 18 Kremlyovskaya St., 420008 Kazan, Russia
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- Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology, Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University, 18 Kremlyovskaya St., 420008 Kazan, Russia
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- Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology, Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University, 18 Kremlyovskaya St., 420008 Kazan, Russia
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- Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology, Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University, 18 Kremlyovskaya St., 420008 Kazan, Russia
- Scientific and Educational Center of Pharmaceutics, Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University, 18 Kremlyovskaya St., 420008 Kazan, Russia
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- Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology, Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University, 18 Kremlyovskaya St., 420008 Kazan, Russia
- Scientific and Educational Center of Pharmaceutics, Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University, 18 Kremlyovskaya St., 420008 Kazan, Russia
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- Alexander Butlerov Institute of Chemistry, Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University, 420008 Kazan, Russia
- Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, FRC Kazan Scientific Center of RAS, 8 Arbuzov St., 420088 Kazan, Russia
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- Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology, Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University, 18 Kremlyovskaya St., 420008 Kazan, Russia
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- Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology, Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University, 18 Kremlyovskaya St., 420008 Kazan, Russia
- Scientific and Educational Center of Pharmaceutics, Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University, 18 Kremlyovskaya St., 420008 Kazan, Russia
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Endres K, Friedland K. Talk to Me-Interplay between Mitochondria and Microbiota in Aging. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:10818. [PMID: 37445995 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241310818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2023] [Revised: 06/21/2023] [Accepted: 06/27/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2023] Open
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The existence of mitochondria in eukaryotic host cells as a remnant of former microbial organisms has been widely accepted, as has their fundamental role in several diseases and physiological aging. In recent years, it has become clear that the health, aging, and life span of multicellular hosts are also highly dependent on the still-residing microbiota, e.g., those within the intestinal system. Due to the common evolutionary origin of mitochondria and these microbial commensals, it is intriguing to investigate if there might be a crosstalk based on preserved common properties. In the light of rising knowledge on the gut-brain axis, such crosstalk might severely affect brain homeostasis in aging, as neuronal tissue has a high energy demand and low tolerance for according functional decline. In this review, we summarize what is known about the impact of both mitochondria and the microbiome on the host's aging process and what is known about the aging of both entities. For a long time, bacteria were assumed to be immortal; however, recent evidence indicates their aging and similar observations have been made for mitochondria. Finally, we present pathways by which mitochondria are affected by microbiota and give information about therapeutic anti-aging approaches that are based on current knowledge.
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- Kristina Endres
- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, 55131 Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Institute for Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, Johannes Gutenberg-University, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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Tripathi SJ, Chakraborty S, Miller E, Pieper AA, Paul BD. Hydrogen sulfide signalling in neurodegenerative diseases. Br J Pharmacol 2023:10.1111/bph.16170. [PMID: 37338307 PMCID: PMC10730776 DOI: 10.1111/bph.16170] [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: 05/17/2023] [Revised: 06/05/2023] [Accepted: 06/09/2023] [Indexed: 06/21/2023] Open
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The gaseous neurotransmitter hydrogen sulfide (H2 S) exerts neuroprotective efficacy in the brain via post-translational modification of cysteine residues by sulfhydration, also known as persulfidation. This process is comparable in biological impact to phosphorylation and mediates a variety of signalling events. Unlike conventional neurotransmitters, H2 S cannot be stored in vesicles due to its gaseous nature. Instead, it is either locally synthesized or released from endogenous stores. Sulfhydration affords both specific and general neuroprotective effects and is critically diminished in several neurodegenerative disorders. Conversely, some forms of neurodegenerative disease are linked to excessive cellular H2 S. Here, we review the signalling roles of H2 S across the spectrum of neurodegenerative diseases, including Huntington's disease, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, Down syndrome, traumatic brain injury, the ataxias, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, as well as neurodegeneration generally associated with ageing.
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- Sunil Jamuna Tripathi
- Department of Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Brain Health Medicines Center, Harrington Discovery Institute, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Brain Health Medicines Center, Harrington Discovery Institute, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
- Geriatric Psychiatry, GRECC, Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center; Cleveland, Ohio, USA
- School of Medicine, Institute for Transformative Molecular Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
- Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
- Department of Neuroscience, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
- Translational Therapeutics Core, Cleveland Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- The Solomon H. Snyder Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- Lieber Institute for Brain Development, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Bechelli C, Macabrey D, Deglise S, Allagnat F. Clinical Potential of Hydrogen Sulfide in Peripheral Arterial Disease. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:9955. [PMID: 37373103 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24129955] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2023] [Revised: 06/01/2023] [Accepted: 06/05/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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Peripheral artery disease (PAD) affects more than 230 million people worldwide. PAD patients suffer from reduced quality of life and are at increased risk of vascular complications and all-cause mortality. Despite its prevalence, impact on quality of life and poor long-term clinical outcomes, PAD remains underdiagnosed and undertreated compared to myocardial infarction and stroke. PAD is due to a combination of macrovascular atherosclerosis and calcification, combined with microvascular rarefaction, leading to chronic peripheral ischemia. Novel therapies are needed to address the increasing incidence of PAD and its difficult long-term pharmacological and surgical management. The cysteine-derived gasotransmitter hydrogen sulfide (H2S) has interesting vasorelaxant, cytoprotective, antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. In this review, we describe the current understanding of PAD pathophysiology and the remarkable benefits of H2S against atherosclerosis, inflammation, vascular calcification, and other vasculo-protective effects.
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- Clémence Bechelli
- Department of Vascular Surgery, Lausanne University Hospital, 1005 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Lausanne University Hospital, 1005 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Lausanne University Hospital, 1005 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Lausanne University Hospital, 1005 Lausanne, Switzerland
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Zhang X, Bi L, Gentekaki E, Zhao J, Shen P, Zhang Q. Culture-Independent Single-Cell PacBio Sequencing Reveals Epibiotic Variovorax and Nucleus Associated Mycoplasma in the Microbiome of the Marine Benthic Protist Geleia sp. YT (Ciliophora, Karyorelictea). Microorganisms 2023; 11:1500. [PMID: 37375002 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms11061500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2023] [Revised: 05/19/2023] [Accepted: 05/25/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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Microbes in marine sediments constitute up to five-sixths of the planet's total biomass, but their diversity is little explored, especially for those forming associations with unicellular protists. Heterotrophic ciliates are among the most dominant and diversified marine benthic protists and comprise hotspot niches of bacterial colonization. To date, studies using culture-independent single-cell approaches to explore microbiomes of marine benthic ciliates in nature are almost absent, even for the most ubiquitous species. Here, we characterize the major bacterial groups associated with a representative marine benthic ciliate, Geleia sp. YT, collected directly from the coastal zone of Yantai, China. PacBio sequencing of the nearly full-length 16Sr RNA genes was performed on single cells of Geleia. Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) analysis with genus-specific probes was further applied to locate the dominant bacterial groups. We identified a Variovorax-like bacterium as the major epibiotic symbiont residing in the kineties of the ciliate host. We provide evidence of a nucleus-associated bacterium related to the human pathogen Mycoplasma, which appeared prevalently in the local populations of Geleia sp. YT for 4 months. The most abundant bacterial taxa associated with Geleia sp. YT likely represent its core microbiome, hinting at the important roles of the ciliate-bacteria consortium in the marine benthos. Overall, this work has contributed to the knowledge of the diversity of life in the enigmatic marine benthic ciliate and its symbioses.
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- Xiaoxin Zhang
- School of Ocean, Yantai University, Yantai 264003, China
- Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes and Ecological Remediation, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yantai 264003, China
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- Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes and Ecological Remediation, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yantai 264003, China
- Muping Coastal Environment Research Station, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yantai 264003, China
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- School of Science, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand
- Gut Microbiome Research Group, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand
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- Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes and Ecological Remediation, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yantai 264003, China
- Muping Coastal Environment Research Station, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yantai 264003, China
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- School of Ocean, Yantai University, Yantai 264003, China
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- Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes and Ecological Remediation, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yantai 264003, China
- Muping Coastal Environment Research Station, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yantai 264003, China
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Garcia AC, Pluth MD. Solubilization of elemental sulfur by surfactants promotes reduction to H 2S by thiols. Chem Commun (Camb) 2023; 59:6702-6705. [PMID: 37190948 DOI: 10.1039/d3cc01914d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Elemental sulfur (S8) may contribute to sulfane sulfur (S0) storage in biological systems. We demonstrate that surfactants can solubilize S8 in water and promote S8 reduction to H2S by thiols. Moreover, anionic and cationic surfactants interact differently with intermediate S0 carriers, highlighting how specific hydrophobic microenvironments impact reactive sulfur species.
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- Arman C Garcia
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Materials Science Institute, Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact, and Institute of Molecular Biology, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, 97403-12532, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Materials Science Institute, Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact, and Institute of Molecular Biology, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, 97403-12532, USA.
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Paul BD, Pieper AA. Protective Roles of Hydrogen Sulfide in Alzheimer's Disease and Traumatic Brain Injury. Antioxidants (Basel) 2023; 12:antiox12051095. [PMID: 37237961 DOI: 10.3390/antiox12051095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2023] [Revised: 05/06/2023] [Accepted: 05/09/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
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The gaseous signaling molecule hydrogen sulfide (H2S) critically modulates a plethora of physiological processes across evolutionary boundaries. These include responses to stress and other neuromodulatory effects that are typically dysregulated in aging, disease, and injury. H2S has a particularly prominent role in modulating neuronal health and survival under both normal and pathologic conditions. Although toxic and even fatal at very high concentrations, emerging evidence has also revealed a pronounced neuroprotective role for lower doses of endogenously generated or exogenously administered H2S. Unlike traditional neurotransmitters, H2S is a gas and, therefore, is unable to be stored in vesicles for targeted delivery. Instead, it exerts its physiologic effects through the persulfidation/sulfhydration of target proteins on reactive cysteine residues. Here, we review the latest discoveries on the neuroprotective roles of H2S in Alzheimer's disease (AD) and traumatic brain injury, which is one the greatest risk factors for AD.
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- Bindu D Paul
- Department of Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
- The Solomon H. Snyder Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
- Lieber Institute for Brain Development, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Brain Health Medicines Center, Harrington Discovery Institute, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
- Geriatric Psychiatry, GRECC, Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
- Institute for Transformative Molecular Medicine, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
- Department of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
- Department of Neuroscience, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
- Translational Therapeutics Core, Cleveland Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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Goolam N, Bhikoo R, Koegelenberg CFN, Lalla U. Fatal sequelae of hydrogen sulphide poisoning. Respirol Case Rep 2023; 11:e01144. [PMID: 37090911 PMCID: PMC10116193 DOI: 10.1002/rcr2.1144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2023] [Accepted: 04/05/2023] [Indexed: 04/25/2023] Open
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Hydrogen sulphide (H2S) is a toxic, colourless gas abundantly present at waste plants and sewers due to the presence of anaerobic forming organisms. Hazardous exposure via accidental, intentional or occupational contact results in endothelium disruption, cellular instability, decreased respiratory functional capacity and cardiovascular compromise with a rapidly fatal clinical course. Clinical manifestations are variable depending on the level of exposure with moderate or heavy exposure associated with rapid fatality. Respiratory manifestations remain the primary reason for admission to critical care facilities. We describe a case of a 30-year-old sewer worker with a history of heavy accidental occupational exposure of inhaled H2S admitted with acute respiratory distress syndrome and a rapid respiratory decline ultimately leading to death.
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- Nadirah Goolam
- Division of Pulmonology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health SciencesStellenbosch University & Tygerberg HospitalCape TownSouth Africa
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- Division of Pulmonology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health SciencesStellenbosch University & Tygerberg HospitalCape TownSouth Africa
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- Division of Pulmonology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health SciencesStellenbosch University & Tygerberg HospitalCape TownSouth Africa
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- Division of Pulmonology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health SciencesStellenbosch University & Tygerberg HospitalCape TownSouth Africa
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Barker S, Paul BD, Pieper AA. Increased Risk of Aging-Related Neurodegenerative Disease after Traumatic Brain Injury. Biomedicines 2023; 11:1154. [PMID: 37189772 PMCID: PMC10135798 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines11041154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2023] [Revised: 03/30/2023] [Accepted: 04/05/2023] [Indexed: 05/17/2023] Open
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Traumatic brain injury (TBI) survivors frequently suffer from chronically progressive complications, including significantly increased risk of developing aging-related neurodegenerative disease. As advances in neurocritical care increase the number of TBI survivors, the impact and awareness of this problem are growing. The mechanisms by which TBI increases the risk of developing aging-related neurodegenerative disease, however, are not completely understood. As a result, there are no protective treatments for patients. Here, we review the current literature surrounding the epidemiology and potential mechanistic relationships between brain injury and aging-related neurodegenerative disease. In addition to increasing the risk for developing all forms of dementia, the most prominent aging-related neurodegenerative conditions that are accelerated by TBI are amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), frontotemporal dementia (FTD), Parkinson's disease (PD), and Alzheimer's disease (AD), with ALS and FTD being the least well-established. Mechanistic links between TBI and all forms of dementia that are reviewed include oxidative stress, dysregulated proteostasis, and neuroinflammation. Disease-specific mechanistic links with TBI that are reviewed include TAR DNA binding protein 43 and motor cortex lesions in ALS and FTD; alpha-synuclein, dopaminergic cell death, and synergistic toxin exposure in PD; and brain insulin resistance, amyloid beta pathology, and tau pathology in AD. While compelling mechanistic links have been identified, significantly expanded investigation in the field is needed to develop therapies to protect TBI survivors from the increased risk of aging-related neurodegenerative disease.
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- Sarah Barker
- Center for Brain Health Medicines, Harrington Discovery Institute, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA;
- Department of Psychiatry, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
- Geriatric Psychiatry, GRECC, Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
- Institute for Transformative Molecular Medicine, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
- Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21211, USA;
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21211, USA
- The Solomon H. Snyder Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21211, USA
- Lieber Institute for Brain Development, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Center for Brain Health Medicines, Harrington Discovery Institute, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA;
- Department of Psychiatry, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
- Geriatric Psychiatry, GRECC, Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
- Institute for Transformative Molecular Medicine, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
- Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
- Department of Neuroscience, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
- Translational Therapeutics Core, Cleveland Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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Dou Y, Liu P, Ding Z, Zhou Y, Jing H, Ren Y, Heger Z, Adam V, Li N. Orally Administrable H 2 S-Scavenging Metal-Organic Framework Prepared by Co-Flow Microfluidics for Comprehensive Restoration of Intestinal Milieu. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2023; 35:e2210047. [PMID: 36637449 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202210047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2022] [Revised: 12/21/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Intestinal milieu disorders are strongly related to the occurrence of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs), which results from mucosa destruction, epithelium disruption, and tight junction (TJ) proteins loss. Excess of H2 S in the intestinal milieu produced by the sulfate-reducing bacteria metabolism contributes to development of IBDs via epithelial barrier breakdown. Conventional interventions, such as surgery and anti-inflammatory medications, are considered not completely effective because of frequent recurrence and other complications. Herein, a novel oral delivery system, a hydroxypropyl methylcellulose acetate succinate (HPMCAS)-based polymer-coated Zr-based metal-organic framework (UiO-66) with a Cux -rhodamine B (CR) probe (hereinafter referred to as HUR), is produced via a co-flow microfluidic approach with the ability to reduce H2 S levels, thus restoring the intestinal lumen milieu. HPMCAS serves as an enteric coating that exposes UiO-66@CR at the pH of the intestine but not the acidic pH of the stomach. The synthesized HUR exhibits notable therapeutic efficacy, including mucosa recovery, epithelium integrity restoration, and TJ proteins upregulation via H2 S scavenging to protect against intestinal barrier damage and microbiome dysbiosis. Thus, HUR is verified to be a promising theranostic platform able to decrease the H2 S content for intestinal milieu disorder treatment. The presented study therefore opens the door for further exploitation for IBDs therapy.
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- Yunsheng Dou
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Drug Delivery & High-Efficiency, School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, P. R. China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Drug Delivery & High-Efficiency, School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, P. R. China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Drug Delivery & High-Efficiency, School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, P. R. China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Drug Delivery & High-Efficiency, School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, P. R. China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Drug Delivery & High-Efficiency, School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, P. R. China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Drug Delivery & High-Efficiency, School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Mendel University in Brno, Brno, CZ-61300, Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Mendel University in Brno, Brno, CZ-61300, Czech Republic
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Drug Delivery & High-Efficiency, School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, P. R. China
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Emre Aydıngöz S, Teimoori A, Orhan HG, Efe OE, Kibaroğlu S, Erdem ŞR. Effect of hydrogen sulfide on ischemia-reperfusion injury of kidney: A systematic review and meta-analysis of in vivo animal studies. Eur J Pharmacol 2023; 943:175564. [PMID: 36736943 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2023.175564] [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: 11/14/2022] [Revised: 01/14/2023] [Accepted: 02/01/2023] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) has been shown to be effective against kidney ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) in animal studies. We aimed to evaluate the current evidence from in vivo animal studies for the protective effects of H2S against kidney IRI by systematically reviewing the literature and performing a meta-analysis. Based on the preregistered protocol (PROSPERO: CRD42021295469); PubMed, Medline, Embase, Web of Science, and Scopus were searched to identify in vivo animal studies evaluating the effect of H2S against kidney IRI. Standardized mean difference (SMD) with 95% confidence interval (CI) was calculated and pooled using random-effects meta-analysis. Twenty-two articles complied with eligibility criteria, from which the creatinine levels of 152 control animals and 182 animals treated with H2S from 27 individual experiments were pooled. H2S treatment significantly decreased serum creatinine (SMD = -1.82 [95% CI -1.12, -2.51], p < 0.0001), blood urea nitrogen (-2.50 [-1.46, -3.54], p < 0.0001), tissue malondialdehyde (-2.59 [-3.30, -1.88], p < 0.0001), tunel positive cells (-3.16 [-4.38, -1.94], p < 0.0001), and tubular damage score (-2.01 [-3.03, -0.99], p < 0.0001). There was a high heterogeneity across studies (I2 = 83.5% for serum creatinine level). In meta-regression analysis, the type of H2S donor and its application time accounted for 11.3% (p = 0.025) and 16.6% (p = 0.039) of heterogeneity, respectively. Accordingly, H2S protects the kidney against IRI only if it is given as GYY4137 before or during ischemia. Although H2S is a potential candidate against kidney IRI, further well-designed preclinical studies focusing on GYY4137 are warranted before clinical implication.
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- Selda Emre Aydıngöz
- Department of Medical Pharmacology, Başkent University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
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- Department of Medical Pharmacology, Başkent University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Pharmacology, Başkent University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Pharmacology, Başkent University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Pharmacology, Başkent University Institute of Health Sciences, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Pharmacology, Başkent University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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Wang Y, Wang Y, Zou Z, Yuan A, Xiao Z, Geng N, Qiao Z, Li W, Ying X, Lu X, Pu J. Hydrogen sulfide alleviates mitochondrial damage and ferroptosis by regulating OPA3-NFS1 axis in doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity. Cell Signal 2023; 107:110655. [PMID: 36924813 DOI: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2023.110655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2023] [Revised: 03/10/2023] [Accepted: 03/10/2023] [Indexed: 03/17/2023]
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Ferroptosis is a major cause of cardiotoxicity induced by doxorubicin (DOX). Previous studies have shown that hydrogen sulfide (H2S) inhibits ferroptosis in cardiomyocytes and myoblasts, but the underlying mechanism has not been fully elucidated. In this study, we investigated the role of H2S in protecting against DOX-induced cardiotoxicity both in vivo and in vitro, and elucidated the potential mechanisms involved. We found that DOX downregulated the expression of glutathione peroxidase 4 (GPX4) and NFS1, and upregulated the expression of acyl-coenzyme A synthetase long-chain family member 4 (ACSL4) expression level, resulting in increased lipid peroxidation and ferroptosis. Additionally, DOX inhibited MFN2 expression and increased DRP1 and FIS1 expression, leading to abnormal mitochondrial structure and function. In contrast, exogenous H2S inhibited DOX-induced ferroptosis by restoring GPX4 and NFS1 expression, and reducing lipid peroxidation in H9C2 cells. This effect was similar to that of the ferroptosis antagonist ferrostatin-1 (Fer-1) in protecting against DOX-induced cardiotoxicity. We further demonstrated that the protective effect of H2S was mediated by the key mitochondrial membrane protein optic atrophy 3 (OPA3), which was downregulated by DOX and restored by exogenous H2S. Overexpression of OPA3 alleviated DOX-induced mitochondrial dysfunction and ferroptosis both in vivo and in vitro. Mechanistically, NFS1 has an inhibitory effect on ferroptosis, and NFS1 deficiency increases the susceptibility of cardiomyocytes to ferroptosis. OPA3 is involved in the regulation of ferroptosis by interacting with NFS1. Post-translationally, DOX promoted OPA3 ubiquitination, while exogenous H2S antagonized OPA3 ubiquitination by promoting OPA3 s-sulfhydration. In summary, our findings suggested that H2S protects against DOX-induced cardiotoxicity by inhibiting ferroptosis via targeting the OPA3-NFS1 axis. This provides a potential therapeutic strategy for the treatment of DOX-induced cardiotoxicity.
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- Yifan Wang
- State Key Laboratory for Oncogenes and Related Genes, Division of Cardiology, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, Cancer Institute, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Oncogenes and Related Genes, Division of Cardiology, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, Cancer Institute, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Oncogenes and Related Genes, Division of Cardiology, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, Cancer Institute, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Oncogenes and Related Genes, Division of Cardiology, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, Cancer Institute, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Oncogenes and Related Genes, Division of Cardiology, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, Cancer Institute, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Oncogenes and Related Genes, Division of Cardiology, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, Cancer Institute, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Oncogenes and Related Genes, Division of Cardiology, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, Cancer Institute, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Oncogenes and Related Genes, Division of Cardiology, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, Cancer Institute, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Oncogenes and Related Genes, Division of Cardiology, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, Cancer Institute, Shanghai, China..
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- State Key Laboratory for Oncogenes and Related Genes, Division of Cardiology, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, Cancer Institute, Shanghai, China..
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- State Key Laboratory for Oncogenes and Related Genes, Division of Cardiology, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, Cancer Institute, Shanghai, China
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Montanaro R, Vellecco V, Torregrossa R, Casillo GM, Manzo OL, Mitidieri E, Bucci M, Castaldo S, Sorrentino R, Whiteman M, Smimmo M, Carriero F, Terrazzano G, Cirino G, d'Emmanuele di Villa Bianca R, Brancaleone V. Hydrogen sulfide donor AP123 restores endothelial nitric oxide-dependent vascular function in hyperglycemia via a CREB-dependent pathway. Redox Biol 2023; 62:102657. [PMID: 36913800 PMCID: PMC10025109 DOI: 10.1016/j.redox.2023.102657] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2023] [Accepted: 03/03/2023] [Indexed: 03/06/2023] Open
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Diabetes is associated with severe vascular complications involving the impairment of endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) as well as cystathionine γ-lyase (CSE) activity. eNOS function is suppressed in hyperglycaemic conditions, resulting in reduced NO bioavailability, which is paralleled by reduced levels of hydrogen sulfide (H2S). Here we have addressed the molecular basis of the interplay between the eNOS and CSE pathways. We tested the impact of H2S replacement by using the mitochondrial-targeted H2S donor AP123 in isolated vessels and cultured endothelial cells in high glucose (HG) environment, at concentrations not causing any vasoactive effect per se. Aorta exposed to HG displayed a marked reduction of acetylcholine (Ach)-induced vasorelaxation that was restored by the addition of AP123 (10 nM). In HG condition, bovine aortic endothelial cells (BAEC) showed reduced NO levels, downregulation of eNOS expression, and suppression of CREB activation (p-CREB). Similar results were obtained by treating BAEC with propargylglycine (PAG), an inhibitor of CSE. AP123 treatment rescued eNOS expression, as well as NO levels, and restored p-CREB expression in both the HG environment and the presence of PAG. This effect was mediated by a PI3K-dependent activity since wortmannin (PI3K inhibitor) blunted the rescuing effects operated by the H2S donor. Experiments performed in the aorta of CSE-/- mice confirmed that reduced levels of H2S not only negatively affect the CREB pathway but also impair Ach-induced vasodilation, significantly ameliorated by AP123. We have demonstrated that the endothelial dysfunction due to HG involves H2S/PI3K/CREB/eNOS route, thus highlighting a novel aspect of the H2S/NO interplay in the vasoactive response.
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- Department of Pharmacy, School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, USA
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- Department of Pharmacy, School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.
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- U.O.C.Ricerca Formazione & Cooperazione Internazionale, A.O.R.N." Antonio Cardarelli", Naples, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnology, School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, 80131, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Science, University of Basilicata, Potenza, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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He B, Zhang Z, Huang Z, Duan X, Wang Y, Cao J, Li L, He K, Nice EC, He W, Gao W, Shen Z. Protein persulfidation: Rewiring the hydrogen sulfide signaling in cell stress response. Biochem Pharmacol 2023; 209:115444. [PMID: 36736962 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2023.115444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2022] [Revised: 01/27/2023] [Accepted: 01/27/2023] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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The past few decades have witnessed significant progress in the discovery of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) as a ubiquitous gaseous signaling molecule in mammalian physiology, akin to nitric oxide and carbon monoxide. As the third gasotransmitter, H2S is now known to exert a wide range of physiological and cytoprotective functions in the biological systems. However, endogenous H2S concentrations are usually low, and its potential biologic mechanisms responsible have not yet been fully clarified. Recently, a growing body of evidence has demonstrated that protein persulfidation, a posttranslational modification of cysteine residues (RSH) to persulfides (RSSH) elicited by H2S, is a fundamental mechanism of H2S-mediated signaling pathways. Persulfidation, as a biological switch for protein function, plays an important role in the maintenance of cell homeostasis in response to various internal and external stress stimuli and is also implicated in numerous diseases, such as cardiovascular and neurodegenerative diseases and cancer. In this review, the biological significance of protein persulfidation by H2S in cell stress response is reviewed providing a framework for understanding the multifaceted roles of H2S. A mechanism-guided perspective can help open novel avenues for the exploitation of therapeutics based on H2S-induced persulfidation in the context of diseases.
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- Bo He
- West China School of Basic Medical Sciences & Forensic Medicine, and State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, and Collaborative Innovation Center for Biotherapy, Chengdu 610041, China
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- West China School of Basic Medical Sciences & Forensic Medicine, and State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, and Collaborative Innovation Center for Biotherapy, Chengdu 610041, China
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- West China School of Basic Medical Sciences & Forensic Medicine, and State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, and Collaborative Innovation Center for Biotherapy, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Department of Oncology, Sichuan Academy of Medical Sciences and Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610072, China
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- West China School of Basic Medical Sciences & Forensic Medicine, and State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, and Collaborative Innovation Center for Biotherapy, Chengdu 610041, China
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- West China School of Basic Medical Sciences & Forensic Medicine, and State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, and Collaborative Innovation Center for Biotherapy, Chengdu 610041, China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, 611137, China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, 611137, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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- Institute of Burn Research, Southwest Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burn and Combined Injury, Chongqing Key Laboratory for Disease Proteomics, Army Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China.
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- Clinical Genetics Laboratory, Affiliated Hospital & Clinical Medical College of Chengdu University, Chengdu 610081, China.
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Affiliated Lihuili Hospital, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315040, Zhejiang, China.
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Kumar K, Shinde A, Aeron V, Verma A, Arif NS. Genetic engineering of plants for phytoremediation: advances and challenges. JOURNAL OF PLANT BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY 2023; 32:12-30. [PMID: 0 DOI: 10.1007/s13562-022-00776-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2021] [Accepted: 02/22/2022] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Star BS, van der Slikke EC, Ransy C, Schmitt A, Henning RH, Bouillaud F, Bouma HR. GYY4137-Derived Hydrogen Sulfide Donates Electrons to the Mitochondrial Electron Transport Chain via Sulfide: Quinone Oxidoreductase in Endothelial Cells. Antioxidants (Basel) 2023; 12:antiox12030587. [PMID: 36978834 PMCID: PMC10044827 DOI: 10.3390/antiox12030587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2023] [Revised: 02/17/2023] [Accepted: 02/21/2023] [Indexed: 03/02/2023] Open
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The protective effects of hydrogen sulphide (H2S) to limit oxidative injury and preserve mitochondrial function during sepsis, ischemia/reperfusion, and neurodegenerative diseases have prompted the development of soluble H2S-releasing compounds such as GYY4137. Yet, the effects of GYY4137 on the mitochondrial function of endothelial cells remain unclear, while this cell type comprises the first target cell after parenteral administration. Here, we specifically assessed whether human endothelial cells possess a functional sulfide:quinone oxidoreductase (SQOR), to oxidise GYY4137-released H2S within the mitochondria for electron donation to the electron transport chain. We demonstrate that H2S administration increases oxygen consumption by human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs), which does not occur in the SQOR-deficient cell line SH-SY5Y. GYY4137 releases H2S in HUVECs in a dose- and time-dependent fashion as quantified by oxygen consumption and confirmed by lead acetate assay, as well as AzMC fluorescence. Scavenging of intracellular H2S using zinc confirmed intracellular and intramitochondrial sulfur, which resulted in mitotoxic zinc sulfide (ZnS) precipitates. Together, GYY4137 increases intramitochondrial H2S and boosts oxygen consumption of endothelial cells, which is likely governed via the oxidation of H2S by SQOR. This mechanism in endothelial cells may be instrumental in regulating H2S levels in blood and organs but can also be exploited to quantify H2S release by soluble donors such as GYY4137 in living systems.
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- Bastiaan S. Star
- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, 9700 RB Groningen, The Netherlands
- Correspondence: (B.S.S.); (H.R.B.)
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, 9700 RB Groningen, The Netherlands
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- The National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS), The National Institute of Health and Medical Research (Inserm), Université de Paris, F-75014 Paris, France
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- The National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS), The National Institute of Health and Medical Research (Inserm), Université de Paris, F-75014 Paris, France
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, 9700 RB Groningen, The Netherlands
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- The National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS), The National Institute of Health and Medical Research (Inserm), Université de Paris, F-75014 Paris, France
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, 9700 RB Groningen, The Netherlands
- Department of Internal Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, 9700 RB Groningen, The Netherlands
- Correspondence: (B.S.S.); (H.R.B.)
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Depleted uranium causes renal mitochondrial dysfunction through the ETHE1/Nrf2 pathway. Chem Biol Interact 2023; 372:110356. [PMID: 36681261 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2023.110356] [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: 09/26/2022] [Revised: 01/08/2023] [Accepted: 01/18/2023] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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The kidney is the main organ affected by acute depleted uranium (DU) toxicity. The mechanism of nephrotoxicity induced by DU is complex and needs to be further explored. This study aimed to elucidate the function of mitochondrial dysfunction in nephrotoxicity generated by DU and confirm the latent mechanism. We verified that DU (2.5-10 mg/kg) caused mitochondrial dysfunction in male rat kidneys and decreased ATP content and the mitochondrial membrane potential. In addition, melatonin (20 mg/kg), as an antioxidant, alleviated DU-induced oxidative stress and mitochondrial dysfunction in male rats, further reducing kidney damage caused by DU. These results indicate that mitochondrial dysfunction plays a vital role in DU nephrotoxicity. When ethylmalonic encephalopathy 1 (ETHE1) was knocked down, DU-induced oxidative stress and mitochondrial dysfunction were increased, and renal injury was aggravated. When exogenous ETHE1 protein was applied to renal cells, the opposite changes were observed. We also found that ETHE1 knockdown increased the expression of NF-E2-related factor 2 (Nrf2), a vital oxidative stress regulator, and its downstream molecules heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) and NADPH quinone oxidoreductase 1 (NQO1). Nrf2 knockout also aggravated DU-induced oxidative stress, mitochondrial dysfunction, and kidney damage. In conclusion, DU causes oxidative stress and antioxidant defense imbalance in renal cells through the ETHE1/Nrf2 pathway, further causing mitochondrial dysfunction and ultimately leading to nephrotoxicity.
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Chen X, Wu WT, Jiao YT, Kang YR, Zhang XW, Huang WH. An anti-poisoning nanosensor for in situ monitoring of intracellular endogenous hydrogen sulfide. Chem Commun (Camb) 2023; 59:1773-1776. [PMID: 36722385 DOI: 10.1039/d2cc06729c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Intracellular H2S plays an important regulatory role in cell metabolism. The limited sensing materials and severe sensor passivation hinder its quantification. We functionalized conductive nanowires with MoS2 and quercetin in a large-scale manner, developed single nanowire sensors with excellent electrocatalytic and anti-poisoning performance, and achieved the accurate quantification of H2S within single cells.
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- Xi Chen
- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China.
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China.
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China.
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China.
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China.
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China.
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Kolluru GK, Shackelford RE, Shen X, Dominic P, Kevil CG. Sulfide regulation of cardiovascular function in health and disease. Nat Rev Cardiol 2023; 20:109-125. [PMID: 35931887 PMCID: PMC9362470 DOI: 10.1038/s41569-022-00741-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 53.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/21/2022] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) has emerged as a gaseous signalling molecule with crucial implications for cardiovascular health. H2S is involved in many biological functions, including interactions with nitric oxide, activation of molecular signalling cascades, post-translational modifications and redox regulation. Various preclinical and clinical studies have shown that H2S and its synthesizing enzymes - cystathionine γ-lyase, cystathionine β-synthase and 3-mercaptosulfotransferase - can protect against cardiovascular pathologies, including arrhythmias, atherosclerosis, heart failure, myocardial infarction and ischaemia-reperfusion injury. The bioavailability of H2S and its metabolites, such as hydropersulfides and polysulfides, is substantially reduced in cardiovascular disease and has been associated with single-nucleotide polymorphisms in H2S synthesis enzymes. In this Review, we highlight the role of H2S, its synthesizing enzymes and metabolites, their roles in the cardiovascular system, and their involvement in cardiovascular disease and associated pathologies. We also discuss the latest clinical findings from the field and outline areas for future study.
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- Gopi K Kolluru
- Department of Pathology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, LA, USA
- Center of Excellence for Cardiovascular Diseases & Sciences, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, LA, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, LA, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, LA, USA
- Center of Excellence for Cardiovascular Diseases & Sciences, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, LA, USA
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- Center of Excellence for Cardiovascular Diseases & Sciences, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, LA, USA
- Department of Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, LA, USA
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, LA, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, LA, USA.
- Center of Excellence for Cardiovascular Diseases & Sciences, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, LA, USA.
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, LA, USA.
- Cellular Biology and Anatomy, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, LA, USA.
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Hodgkinson K, El Abbar F, Dobranowski P, Manoogian J, Butcher J, Figeys D, Mack D, Stintzi A. Butyrate's role in human health and the current progress towards its clinical application to treat gastrointestinal disease. Clin Nutr 2023; 42:61-75. [PMID: 36502573 DOI: 10.1016/j.clnu.2022.10.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 44.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2022] [Revised: 10/17/2022] [Accepted: 10/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Butyrate is a key energy source for colonocytes and is produced by the gut microbiota through fermentation of dietary fiber. Butyrate is a histone deacetylase inhibitor and also signals through three G-protein coupled receptors. It is clear that butyrate has an important role in gastrointestinal health and that butyrate levels can impact both host and microbial functions that are intimately coupled with each other. Maintaining optimal butyrate levels improves gastrointestinal health in animal models by supporting colonocyte function, decreasing inflammation, maintaining the gut barrier, and promoting a healthy microbiome. Butyrate has also shown protective actions in the context of intestinal diseases such as inflammatory bowel disease, graft-versus-host disease of the gastrointestinal tract, and colon cancer, whereas lower levels of butyrate and/or the microbes which are responsible for producing this metabolite are associated with disease and poorer health outcomes. However, clinical efforts to increase butyrate levels in humans and reverse these negative outcomes have generated mixed results. This article discusses our current understanding of the molecular mechanisms of butyrate action with a focus on the gastrointestinal system, the links between host and microbial factors, and the efforts that are currently underway to apply the knowledge gained from the bench to bedside.
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- Kendra Hodgkinson
- Ottawa Institute of Systems Biology, Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1H 8M5, Canada
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- Ottawa Institute of Systems Biology, Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1H 8M5, Canada
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- Ottawa Institute of Systems Biology, Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1H 8M5, Canada
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- Ottawa Institute of Systems Biology, Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1H 8M5, Canada
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- Ottawa Institute of Systems Biology, Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1H 8M5, Canada
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- Ottawa Institute of Systems Biology, Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1H 8M5, Canada; School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1H 8M5, Canada
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- Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1H 8L1, Canada; Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Inflammatory Bowel Disease Centre and Research Institute, Ottawa, ON K1H 8L1, Canada
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- Ottawa Institute of Systems Biology, Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1H 8M5, Canada.
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Li Y, Yang S, Jin X, Li D, Lu J, Wang X, Wu M. Mitochondria as novel mediators linking gut microbiota to atherosclerosis that is ameliorated by herbal medicine: A review. Front Pharmacol 2023; 14:1082817. [PMID: 36733506 PMCID: PMC9886688 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2023.1082817] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2022] [Accepted: 01/06/2023] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Atherosclerosis (AS) is the main cause of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and is characterized by endothelial damage, lipid deposition, and chronic inflammation. Gut microbiota plays an important role in the occurrence and development of AS by regulating host metabolism and immunity. As human mitochondria evolved from primordial bacteria have homologous characteristics, they are attacked by microbial pathogens as target organelles, thus contributing to energy metabolism disorders, oxidative stress, and apoptosis. Therefore, mitochondria may be a key mediator of intestinal microbiota disorders and AS aggravation. Microbial metabolites, such as short-chain fatty acids, trimethylamine, hydrogen sulfide, and bile acids, also affect mitochondrial function, including mtDNA mutation, oxidative stress, and mitophagy, promoting low-grade inflammation. This further damages cellular homeostasis and the balance of innate immunity, aggravating AS. Herbal medicines and their monomers can effectively ameliorate the intestinal flora and their metabolites, improve mitochondrial function, and inhibit atherosclerotic plaques. This review focuses on the interaction between gut microbiota and mitochondria in AS and explores a therapeutic strategy for restoring mitochondrial function and intestinal microbiota disorders using herbal medicines, aiming to provide new insights for the prevention and treatment of AS.
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- Yujuan Li
- Guang’an Men Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Guang’an Men Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Guang’an Men Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Guang’an Men Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Guang’an Men Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China,Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- Guang’an Men Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Guang’an Men Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China,*Correspondence: Min Wu,
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The Human Mercaptopyruvate Sulfurtransferase TUM1 Is Involved in Moco Biosynthesis, Cytosolic tRNA Thiolation and Cellular Bioenergetics in Human Embryonic Kidney Cells. Biomolecules 2023; 13:biom13010144. [PMID: 36671528 PMCID: PMC9856076 DOI: 10.3390/biom13010144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2022] [Revised: 12/25/2022] [Accepted: 12/28/2022] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Sulfur is an important element that is incorporated into many biomolecules in humans. The incorporation and transfer of sulfur into biomolecules is, however, facilitated by a series of different sulfurtransferases. Among these sulfurtransferases is the human mercaptopyruvate sulfurtransferase (MPST) also designated as tRNA thiouridine modification protein (TUM1). The role of the human TUM1 protein has been suggested in a wide range of physiological processes in the cell among which are but not limited to involvement in Molybdenum cofactor (Moco) biosynthesis, cytosolic tRNA thiolation and generation of H2S as signaling molecule both in mitochondria and the cytosol. Previous interaction studies showed that TUM1 interacts with the L-cysteine desulfurase NFS1 and the Molybdenum cofactor biosynthesis protein 3 (MOCS3). Here, we show the roles of TUM1 in human cells using CRISPR/Cas9 genetically modified Human Embryonic Kidney cells. Here, we show that TUM1 is involved in the sulfur transfer for Molybdenum cofactor synthesis and tRNA thiomodification by spectrophotometric measurement of the activity of sulfite oxidase and liquid chromatography quantification of the level of sulfur-modified tRNA. Further, we show that TUM1 has a role in hydrogen sulfide production and cellular bioenergetics.
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Lin H, Yu Y, Zhu L, Lai N, Zhang L, Guo Y, Lin X, Yang D, Ren N, Zhu Z, Dong Q. Implications of hydrogen sulfide in colorectal cancer: Mechanistic insights and diagnostic and therapeutic strategies. Redox Biol 2023; 59:102601. [PMID: 36630819 PMCID: PMC9841368 DOI: 10.1016/j.redox.2023.102601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2022] [Revised: 01/01/2023] [Accepted: 01/02/2023] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is an important signaling molecule in colorectal cancer (CRC). It is produced in the colon by the catalytic synthesis of the colonocytes' enzymatic systems and the release of intestinal microbes, and is oxidatively metabolized in the colonocytes' mitochondria. Both endogenous H2S in colonic epithelial cells and exogenous H2S in intestinal lumen contribute to the onset and progression of CRC. The up-regulation of endogenous synthetases is thought to be the cause of the elevated H2S levels in CRC cells. Different diagnostic probes and combination therapies, as well as tumor treatment approaches through H2S modulation, have been developed in recent years and have become active area of investigation for the diagnosis and treatment of CRC. In this review, we focus on the specific mechanisms of H2S production and oxidative metabolism as well as the function of H2S in the occurrence, progression, diagnosis, and treatment of CRC. We also discuss the present challenges and provide insights into the future research of this burgeoning field.
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- Hanchao Lin
- Key Laboratory of Whole-Period Monitoring and Precise Intervention of Digestive Cancer, Shanghai Municipal Health Commission, Minhang Hospital, Fudan University, China; Department of General Surgery, Huashan Hospital & Cancer Metastasis Institute, Fudan University, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Huashan Hospital & Cancer Metastasis Institute, Fudan University, China
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- Key Laboratory of Whole-Period Monitoring and Precise Intervention of Digestive Cancer, Shanghai Municipal Health Commission, Minhang Hospital, Fudan University, China
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- Key Laboratory of Whole-Period Monitoring and Precise Intervention of Digestive Cancer, Shanghai Municipal Health Commission, Minhang Hospital, Fudan University, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Huashan Hospital & Cancer Metastasis Institute, Fudan University, China
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- Key Laboratory of Whole-Period Monitoring and Precise Intervention of Digestive Cancer, Shanghai Municipal Health Commission, Minhang Hospital, Fudan University, China
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- Department of Digestive Diseases, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Whole-Period Monitoring and Precise Intervention of Digestive Cancer, Shanghai Municipal Health Commission, Minhang Hospital, Fudan University, China; Department of Liver Surgery, Liver Cancer Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, And Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion (Ministry of Education), Fudan University, China.
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Whole-Period Monitoring and Precise Intervention of Digestive Cancer, Shanghai Municipal Health Commission, Minhang Hospital, Fudan University, China.
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Wolfschmitt EM, Hogg M, Vogt JA, Zink F, Wachter U, Hezel F, Zhang X, Hoffmann A, Gröger M, Hartmann C, Gässler H, Datzmann T, Merz T, Hellmann A, Kranz C, Calzia E, Radermacher P, Messerer DAC. The effect of sodium thiosulfate on immune cell metabolism during porcine hemorrhage and resuscitation. Front Immunol 2023; 14:1125594. [PMID: 36911662 PMCID: PMC9996035 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1125594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2022] [Accepted: 02/13/2023] [Indexed: 02/25/2023] Open
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Introduction Sodium thiosulfate (Na2S2O3), an H2S releasing agent, was shown to be organ-protective in experimental hemorrhage. Systemic inflammation activates immune cells, which in turn show cell type-specific metabolic plasticity with modifications of mitochondrial respiratory activity. Since H2S can dose-dependently stimulate or inhibit mitochondrial respiration, we investigated the effect of Na2S2O3 on immune cell metabolism in a blinded, randomized, controlled, long-term, porcine model of hemorrhage and resuscitation. For this purpose, we developed a Bayesian sampling-based model for 13C isotope metabolic flux analysis (MFA) utilizing 1,2-13C2-labeled glucose, 13C6-labeled glucose, and 13C5-labeled glutamine tracers. Methods After 3 h of hemorrhage, anesthetized and surgically instrumented swine underwent resuscitation up to a maximum of 68 h. At 2 h of shock, animals randomly received vehicle or Na2S2O3 (25 mg/kg/h for 2 h, thereafter 100 mg/kg/h until 24 h after shock). At three time points (prior to shock, 24 h post shock and 64 h post shock) peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) and granulocytes were isolated from whole blood, and cells were investigated regarding mitochondrial oxygen consumption (high resolution respirometry), reactive oxygen species production (electron spin resonance) and fluxes within the metabolic network (stable isotope-based MFA). Results PBMCs showed significantly higher mitochondrial O2 uptake and lower O 2 • - production in comparison to granulocytes. We found that in response to Na2S2O3 administration, PBMCs but not granulocytes had an increased mitochondrial oxygen consumption combined with a transient reduction of the citrate synthase flux and an increase of acetyl-CoA channeled into other compartments, e.g., for lipid biogenesis. Conclusion In a porcine model of hemorrhage and resuscitation, Na2S2O3 administration led to increased mitochondrial oxygen consumption combined with stimulation of lipid biogenesis in PBMCs. In contrast, granulocytes remained unaffected. Granulocytes, on the other hand, remained unaffected. O 2 • - concentration in whole blood remained constant during shock and resuscitation, indicating a sufficient anti-oxidative capacity. Overall, our MFA model seems to be is a promising approach for investigating immunometabolism; especially when combined with complementary methods.
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- Eva-Maria Wolfschmitt
- Institute of Anesthesiological Pathophysiology and Process Engineering, University Hospital Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Anesthesiological Pathophysiology and Process Engineering, University Hospital Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Anesthesiological Pathophysiology and Process Engineering, University Hospital Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Anesthesiological Pathophysiology and Process Engineering, University Hospital Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Anesthesiological Pathophysiology and Process Engineering, University Hospital Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Anesthesiological Pathophysiology and Process Engineering, University Hospital Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Anesthesiological Pathophysiology and Process Engineering, University Hospital Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Anesthesiological Pathophysiology and Process Engineering, University Hospital Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Anesthesiological Pathophysiology and Process Engineering, University Hospital Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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- Clinic for Anesthesia and Intensive Care, University Hospital Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care Medicine, Emergency Medicine and Pain Therapy, Federal Armed Forces Hospital Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Anesthesiological Pathophysiology and Process Engineering, University Hospital Ulm, Ulm, Germany.,Clinic for Anesthesia and Intensive Care, University Hospital Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Anesthesiological Pathophysiology and Process Engineering, University Hospital Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Anesthesiological Pathophysiology and Process Engineering, University Hospital Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Anesthesiological Pathophysiology and Process Engineering, University Hospital Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Anesthesiological Pathophysiology and Process Engineering, University Hospital Ulm, Ulm, Germany.,Clinic for Anesthesia and Intensive Care, University Hospital Ulm, Ulm, Germany.,Department of Transfusion Medicine and Hemostaseology, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
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Ali R, Hameed R, Chauhan D, Sen S, Wahajuddin M, Nazir A, Verma S. Multiple Actions of H 2S-Releasing Peptides in Human β-Amyloid Expressing C. elegans. ACS Chem Neurosci 2022; 13:3378-3388. [PMID: 36351248 DOI: 10.1021/acschemneuro.2c00402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a debilitating progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by the loss of cognitive function. A major challenge in treating this ailment fully is its multifactorial nature, as it is associated with effects like deposition of Aβ plaques, oxidative distress, inflammation of neuronal cells, and low levels of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine (ACh). In the present work, we demonstrate the design, synthesis, and biological activity of peptide conjugates by coupling a H2S-releasing moiety to the peptides known for their Aβ antiaggregating properties. These conjugates release H2S in a slow and sustained manner, due to the formation of self-assembled structures and delivered a significant amount of H2S within Caenorhabditis elegans. These conjugates are shown to target multiple factors responsible for the progression of AD: notably, we observed reduction in oxidative distress, inhibition of Aβ aggregation, and significantly increased ACh levels in the C. elegans model expressing human Aβ.
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- Rafat Ali
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur 208016, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Division of Neuroscience and Ageing Biology, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow 226031, India.,Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India
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- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India.,Division of Pharmaceutics & Pharmacokinetics, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow 226031, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur 208016, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India.,Division of Pharmaceutics & Pharmacokinetics, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow 226031, India
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- Division of Neuroscience and Ageing Biology, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow 226031, India.,Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur 208016, Uttar Pradesh, India.,Centre for Nanoscience, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur 208016, Uttar Pradesh, India.,Mehta Family Center for Engineering in Medicine, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur 208016, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Lin C, Huang C, Shi Z, Ou M, Sun S, Yu M, Chen T, Yi Y, Ji X, Lv F, Wu M, Mei L. Biodegradable calcium sulfide-based nanomodulators for H 2S-boosted Ca 2+-involved synergistic cascade cancer therapy. Acta Pharm Sin B 2022; 12:4472-4485. [PMID: 36561996 PMCID: PMC9764068 DOI: 10.1016/j.apsb.2022.08.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2022] [Revised: 07/01/2022] [Accepted: 07/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is the most recently discovered gasotransmitter molecule that activates multiple intracellular signaling pathways and exerts concentration-dependent antitumor effect by interfering with mitochondrial respiration and inhibiting cellular ATP generation. Inspired by the fact that H2S can also serve as a promoter for intracellular Ca2+ influx, tumor-specific nanomodulators (I-CaS@PP) have been constructed by encapsulating calcium sulfide (CaS) and indocyanine green (ICG) into methoxy poly (ethylene glycol)-b-poly (lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA-PEG). I-CaS@PP can achieve tumor-specific biodegradability with high biocompatibility and pH-responsive H2S release. The released H2S can effectively suppress the catalase (CAT) activity and synergize with released Ca2+ to facilitate abnormal Ca2+ retention in cells, thus leading to mitochondria destruction and amplification of oxidative stress. Mitochondrial dysfunction further contributes to blocking ATP synthesis and downregulating heat shock proteins (HSPs) expression, which is beneficial to overcome the heat endurance of tumor cells and strengthen ICG-induced photothermal performance. Such a H2S-boosted Ca2+-involved tumor-specific therapy exhibits highly effective tumor inhibition effect with almost complete elimination within 14-day treatment, indicating the great prospect of CaS-based nanomodulators as antitumor therapeutics.
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- Chuchu Lin
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Shenzhen), Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen 518107, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Shenzhen), Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen 518107, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Key Laboratory of Biomaterials and Nanotechnology for Cancer Immunotherapy, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin 300192, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Shenzhen), Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen 518107, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Shenzhen), Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen 518107, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Shenzhen), Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen 518107, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Key Laboratory of Biomaterials and Nanotechnology for Cancer Immunotherapy, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin 300192, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Shenzhen), Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen 518107, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Shenzhen), Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen 518107, China,Academy of Medical Engineering and Translational Medicine, Medical College, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Key Laboratory of Biomaterials and Nanotechnology for Cancer Immunotherapy, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin 300192, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Shenzhen), Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen 518107, China,Corresponding author. Tel./fax: +18665387360.
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Key Laboratory of Biomaterials and Nanotechnology for Cancer Immunotherapy, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin 300192, China,Corresponding author. Tel./fax: +18665387360.
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