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Wang J, Li C, Jiang Y, Zheng H, Li D, Liang Y, Deng W, Zhang D. Effect of ceramide-1-phosphate transfer protein on intestinal bacterial translocation in severe acute pancreatitis. Clin Res Hepatol Gastroenterol 2017; 41:86-92. [PMID: 27637474 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinre.2016.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2016] [Revised: 07/23/2016] [Accepted: 08/10/2016] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE The aim of the study was to investigate the effects of ceramide-1-phosphate transfer protein (CPTP) on the intestinal epithelial tight junction proteins in patients with severe acute pancreatitis (SAP). METHODS Fifty patients with SAP were classified into two groups according to the presence of bacterial translocation (BT) in the blood. Thirty healthy individuals were included in the control group. The presence of BT was analyzed by polymerase chain reaction. The expression of tight junction proteins and CPTP was determined using immunohistochemistry and western blotting. RESULTS Bacterial DNA was detected in the peripheral blood of 62.0% of the patients with SAP. The expression of CPTP and tight junction proteins in SAP patients was lower than that in healthy controls. Among the patients with SAP, those positive for BT(+) showed a lower level of CPTP and occluding (OC) and zonula occludens-1 (ZO-1) expression and a higher level of IVA cPLA2 expression than BT(-) patients. Moreover, the expression of CPTP was significantly associated with ZO-1 and showed a negative correlation with expression of IVA cPLA2 in SAP-BT(+) patients. CONCLUSIONS CPTP affects the expression of tight junction proteins and may protects the intestinal epithelial barrier by downregulating the expression of IVA cPLA2.
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- Jiang Wang
- Qingdao University, Qingdao Municipal Hospital, Center of Colon and Rectum, n(o) 1 Jiaozhou Road, Qingdao 266011, Shandong Province, China
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- Qingdao University, Qingdao Municipal Hospital, Center of Colon and Rectum, n(o) 1 Jiaozhou Road, Qingdao 266011, Shandong Province, China
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- Qingdao University, Qingdao Municipal Hospital, Center of Colon and Rectum, n(o) 1 Jiaozhou Road, Qingdao 266011, Shandong Province, China
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- Qingdao University, Qingdao Municipal Hospital, Center of Colon and Rectum, n(o) 1 Jiaozhou Road, Qingdao 266011, Shandong Province, China
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- Qingdao University, Qingdao Municipal Hospital, Center of Colon and Rectum, n(o) 1 Jiaozhou Road, Qingdao 266011, Shandong Province, China
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- Qingdao University, Qingdao Municipal Hospital, Center of Colon and Rectum, n(o) 1 Jiaozhou Road, Qingdao 266011, Shandong Province, China
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- Pingxiang People's Hospital, Center of Anorectal Branch, Pingxiang 337000, Jiangxi Province, China
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- Qingdao University, Qingdao Municipal Hospital, Center of Colon and Rectum, n(o) 1 Jiaozhou Road, Qingdao 266011, Shandong Province, China.
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Lee YS. Arachidonic Acid Mediates Apoptosis Induced by N-Ethylmaleimide in HepG2 Human Hepatoblastoma Cells. Biomol Ther (Seoul) 2009. [DOI: 10.4062/biomolther.2009.17.4.379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Lee YS. Arachidonic Acid Activates K-Cl-cotransport in HepG2 Human Hepatoblastoma Cells. THE KOREAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY & PHARMACOLOGY : OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN PHYSIOLOGICAL SOCIETY AND THE KOREAN SOCIETY OF PHARMACOLOGY 2009; 13:401-8. [PMID: 19915704 DOI: 10.4196/kjpp.2009.13.5.401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2009] [Revised: 09/30/2009] [Accepted: 10/07/2009] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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K(+)-Cl(-)-cotransport (KCC) has been reported to have various cellular functions, including proliferation and apoptosis of human cancer cells. However, the signal transduction pathways that control the activity of KCC are currently not well understood. In this study we investigated the possible role of phospholipase A(2) (PLA(2))-arachidonic acid (AA) signal in the regulatory mechanism of KCC activity. Exogenous application of AA significantly induced K(+) efflux in a dose-dependent manner, which was completely blocked by R-(+)-[2-n-butyl-6,7-dichloro-2-cyclopentyl-2,3-dihydro-1-oxo-1H-inden-5-yl]oxy]acetic acid (DIOA), a specific KCC inhibitor. N-Ethylmaleimide (NEM), a KCC activator-induced K(+) efflux was significantly suppressed by bromoenol lactone (BEL), an inhibitor of the calcium-independent PLA(2) (iPLA(2)), whereas it was not significantly altered by arachidonyl trifluoromethylketone (AACOCF(3)) and p-bromophenacyl bromide (BPB), inhibitors of the calcium-dependent cytosolic PLA(2) (cPLA(2)) and the secretory PLA(2) (sPLA(2)), respectively. NEM increased AA liberation in a dose- and time-dependent manner, which was markedly prevented only by BEL. In addition, the NEM-induced ROS generation was significantly reduced by DPI and BEL, whereas AACOCF(3) and BPB did not have an influence. The NEM-induced KCC activation and ROS production was not significantly affected by treatment with indomethacin (Indo) and nordihydroguaiaretic acid (NDGA), selective inhibitors of cyclooxygenase (COX) and lipoxygenase (LOX), respectively. Treatment with 5,8,11,14-eicosatetraynoic acid (ETYA), a non-metabolizable analogue of AA, markedly produced ROS and activated the KCC. Collectively, these results suggest that iPLA(2)-AA signal may be essentially involved in the mechanism of ROS-mediated KCC activation in HepG2 cells.
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- Yong Soo Lee
- College of Pharmacy, Duksung Women's University, Seoul 132-714, Korea
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Leoncini G, Signorello MG, Segantin A, Giacobbe E, Armani U, Piana A, Camicione P. In retinal vein occlusion platelet response to thrombin is increased. Thromb Res 2009; 124:e48-55. [PMID: 19660790 DOI: 10.1016/j.thromres.2009.07.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2009] [Revised: 06/19/2009] [Accepted: 07/14/2009] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Retinal vein occlusion is a major cause of ocular morbidity. The precise mechanism leading to thrombosis in retinal vein occlusion has not yet been clearly elucidated. Several risk factors have been identified, including hypertension diabetes, history of cardiovascular disease, hypercholesterolemia, hyperhomocysteinaemia, increased ocular pressure and glaucoma. Although thrombus formation in the vein plays a significant role in the onset of retinal vein occlusion, the relationship between platelet aggregation and retinal vein occlusion remains to be clarified. MATERIALS AND METHODS In the present study the platelet response to thrombin in a selected group of retinal vein occlusion patients was investigated. Retinal vein occlusion patients were compared to a group of healthy subjects matched for age, sex, clinical and metabolic characteristics. In resting and activated platelets of both groups of subjects total protein tyrosine phosphorylation, p38MAPK and cytosolic phospholipase A(2) phosphorylation, arachidonic acid release, intracellular calcium levels, thromboxane B(2) and superoxide anion formation were measured. RESULTS Results show that platelets of patients were more responsive to thrombin than healthy subjects. In resting or in thrombin stimulated platelets of patients total protein tyrosine phosphorylation, p38MAPK and cytosolic phospholipase A(2) phosphorylation were increased. Also arachidonic acid release, thromboxane B(2) and superoxide anion formation were higher in patients than in healthy subjects. In addition intracellular calcium rise induced by thrombin was increased in patients. CONCLUSIONS Altogether data suggest that platelet hyperaggregability inducing thrombus formation might be an important factor in the onset and/or development of retinal vein occlusion.
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- Giuliana Leoncini
- Department of Experimental Medicine, Biochemistry section, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.
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Badol P, David-Dufilho M, Auger J, Whiteheart SW, Rendu F. Thiosulfinates modulate platelet activation by reaction with surface free sulfhydryls and internal thiol-containing proteins. Platelets 2008; 18:481-90. [PMID: 17852771 DOI: 10.1080/09537100701271828] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Thiosulfinates are characteristic flavors of Allium vegetables, with a highly reactive S-S=O group, that we previously showed to inhibit platelet aggregation through calpain-dependent mechanisms. With the aim to clarify the mode of action of these redox phytochemicals, we studied their effect on extracellular free sulfhydryls in relation to their effect on platelet responses (Ca2+ signals, release reaction, and aIIb3 integrin activation state). At the platelet surface, thiosulfinate dose-dependently increased the basal level of free sulfhydryls, independently of protein disulfide isomerase activity. This generation of new free sulfhydryls was associated with: (i) a three fold increase in labeling of resting platelets with an anti ligand-induced binding site antibody and (ii) marked inhibition of subsequent aIIb3 activation by agonists. Thiosulfinates increased the basal intracellular Ca2+ level of platelets. In activated platelets, they markedly inhibited the Ca2+ mobilization independently of the external Ca2+, the calpain-induced SNAP-23 cleavage and the granule release. In platelet free systems, thiosulfinates inhibited the activity of purified calpain and the free sulfhydryl of glutathione without any reducing properties on disulfides. The results demonstrate for the first time that thiosulfinates rapidly interact with sulfhydryls both at the platelet surface and inside the cell on intracellular cysteine-proteins, especially calpain. Inhibition of free cysteine and glutathione in whole blood may also contribute to their anti-aggregant properties. Such sulfur compounds are of interest for the development of a new class of antithrombotic agents.
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- Perrine Badol
- Université Pierre et Marie Curie-Paris 6, Paris, France
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Leoncini G, Bruzzese D, Signorello MG. Activation of p38 MAPKinase/cPLA2 pathway in homocysteine-treated platelets. J Thromb Haemost 2006; 4:209-16. [PMID: 16409471 DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2005.01708.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Hyperhomocysteinemia is considered a risk factor in arterial and venous thrombosis. The mechanism by which homocysteine (HCy) supports atherothrombosis is still unknown and may be multifactorial. Earlier in vitro studies demonstrated that HCy induced arachidonic acid release and increased thromboxane B2 (TXB2) formation. In this work, we found that HCy stimulated the rapid and sustained phosphorylation of platelet p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (p38 MAPK). The effect was time- and dose-dependent. The HCy effect on p38 MAPK phosphorylation was prevented by N-acetyl-L-cysteine and iloprost and was partially inhibited by nordihydroguaiaretic acid. Moreover, the incubation of platelets with HCy led to the phosphorylation of cytosolic phospholipase A2 (cPLA2). In addition HCy promoted cPLA2 activation, assessed as arachidonic acid release. The cPLA2 phosphorylation and activation were both impaired by the inhibition of p38 MAPK through SB203580. This effect was not complete, reaching at the most the 50% of the total. In FURA 2-loaded platelets, HCy induced a dose-dependent intracellular calcium rise suggesting that the calcium elevation promoted by HCy could participate in the cPLA2 activation, leading to arachidonic acid release and TXB2 formation. In conclusion, our data provide insight into the mechanisms of platelet activation induced by HCy, suggesting that the p38 MAPK/cPLA2 pathway could play a relevant role in platelet hyperactivity described in hyperhomocysteinemia.
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- G Leoncini
- Department of Experimental Medicine, Biochemistry Section, University of Genoa, Genova, Italy.
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Togna GI, Togna AR, Franconi M, Marra C, Guiso M. Olive oil isochromans inhibit human platelet reactivity. J Nutr 2003; 133:2532-6. [PMID: 12888632 DOI: 10.1093/jn/133.8.2532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The effects of certain polyphenolic compounds in red wine, such as resveratrol and quercetin, have been widely investigated to determine the relationship between dietary phenolic compounds and the decreased risk of cardiovascular diseases. However, the effects of polyphenolic compounds contained in other foods, such as olive oil, have received less attention and little information exists regarding the biological activities of the phenol fraction in olive oil. The aim of this study was to evaluate the antiplatelet activity and antioxidant power of two isochromans [1-(3'-methoxy-4'-hydroxy-phenyl)-6,7-dihydroxy-isochroman (encoded L116) and 1-phenyl-6,7-dihydroxy-isochroman (encoded L137)] recently discovered in olive oil and synthesized in our laboratory from hydroxytyrosol. These compounds were effective free radical scavengers and inhibited platelet aggregation and thromboxane release evoked by agonists that induce reactive oxygen species-mediated platelet activation including sodium arachidonate and collagen, but not ADP. Release of tritiated arachidonic acid from platelets was also impaired by L116 and L137. These results indicate that other Mediterranean diet nutraceuticals also exhibit antioxidant activity that could be beneficial in the prevention of vascular diseases.
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- Giuseppina I Togna
- Department of Human Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Rome La Sapienza, Rome, Italy.
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Signorello MG, Pascale R, Leoncini G. Reactive oxygen species accumulation induced by homocysteine in human platelets. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2002; 973:546-9. [PMID: 12485926 DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2002.tb04698.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND It has been suggested that homocysteine is implicated in the risk of atherosclerosis and thrombosis. The pathogenic mechanism has not been clarified, but oxygen-free species produced by the homocysteine metabolism and auto-oxidation could have a role. DESIGN We have studied the effect of homocysteine on arachidonic acid release in human platelets. Two important products of arachidonic acid metabolism - thromboxane B2 (TXB2) and reactive oxygen species (ROS) - have been assayed. RESULTS Results indicate that homocysteine induces arachidonic acid release that is partially inhibited by 5,8,11,14-eicosatetraynoic acid (ETYA). Platelet incubation with homocysteine significantly increases basal levels of TXB2 and ROS. The effect is time- and dose-dependent. The TXB2 formation is strictly correlated with the arachidonic acid release. Moreover, ROS accumulation is largely inhibited by ETYA and partially reduced by diphenyleneiodonium (DPI), suggesting the involvement both of enzymes metabolising arachidonic acid (cyclooxygenase, lipooxygenase, cytochrome P450 monooxygenase) and of NAD(P)H oxidase. CONCLUSION Homocysteine induces oxidative stress in human platelets in vitro. The unbalance in platelet redox-state and the increased TXB2 formation may generate hyperactivation, contributing to a thrombogenic state leading to cardiovascular diseases.
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- M G Signorello
- Department of Experimental Medicine, Biochemistry Section, University of Genova, Genova, Italy
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Leoncini G, Signorello MG. N-ethylmaleimide inhibition of thrombin-induced platelet aggregation. Biochem Pharmacol 1999; 58:1293-9. [PMID: 10487531 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-2952(99)00205-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The data presented in this report show that N-ethylmaleimide (NEM) is a powerful inhibitor of thrombin-induced platelet aggregation. NEM increased guanosine 3', 5'-cyclic monophosphate (cGMP) and adenosine 3', 5'-cyclic monophosphate (cAMP) levels in intact cells. The inhibition of cAMP high-affinity phosphodiesterase and cGMP phosphodiesterase was implicated in the elevation of the cyclic nucleotides. NEM dose dependently blocked the thrombin-stimulated, but not the phorbol myristate acetate-dependent phosphorylation of the protein kinase C substrate pleckstrin. Myosin light chain phosphorylation was also inhibited by NEM. In addition, the sulphydryl reagent inhibited Ca2+ mobilisation induced by thrombin. The data indicate that phospholipase C activation by thrombin is interrupted by NEM at the level of receptor-mediated signal transduction.
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- G Leoncini
- Istituto di Chimica Biologica, Università di Genova, Genoa, Italy.
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