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Metal complexes of NSAIDs as potent anti-tumor chemotherapeutics: Mechanistic insights into cytotoxic activity via multiple pathways primarily by inhibition of COX–1 and COX–2 enzymes. Coord Chem Rev 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2021.214316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Gender-specific changes in energy metabolism and protein degradation as major pathways affected in livers of mice treated with ibuprofen. Sci Rep 2020; 10:3386. [PMID: 32099006 PMCID: PMC7042271 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-60053-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2019] [Accepted: 02/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Ibuprofen, an inhibitor of prostanoid biosynthesis, is a common pharmacological agent used for the management of pain, inflammation and fever. However, the chronic use of ibuprofen at high doses is associated with increased risk for cardiovascular, renal, gastrointestinal and liver injuries. The underlying mechanisms of ibuprofen-mediated effects on liver remain unclear. To determine the mechanisms and signaling pathways affected by ibuprofen (100 mg/kg/day for seven days), we performed proteomic profiling of male mice liver with quantitative liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) using ten-plex tandem mass tag (TMT) labeling. More than 300 proteins were significantly altered between the control and ibuprofen-treated groups. The data suggests that several major pathways including (1) energy metabolism, (2) protein degradation, (3) fatty acid metabolism and (4) antioxidant system are altered in livers from ibuprofen treated mice. Independent validation of protein changes in energy metabolism and the antioxidant system was carried out by Western blotting and showed sex-related differences. Proteasome and immunoproteasome activity/expression assays showed ibuprofen induced gender-specific proteasome and immunoproteasome dysfunction in liver. The study observed multifactorial gender-specific ibuprofen-mediated effects on mice liver and suggests that males and females are affected differently by ibuprofen.
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Wu S, Gu W, Huang A, Li Y, Kumar M, Lim PE, Huan L, Gao S, Wang G. Elevated CO 2 improves both lipid accumulation and growth rate in the glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase engineered Phaeodactylum tricornutum. Microb Cell Fact 2019; 18:161. [PMID: 31547820 PMCID: PMC6757359 DOI: 10.1186/s12934-019-1214-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2019] [Accepted: 09/17/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Numerous studies have shown that stress induction and genetic engineering can effectively increase lipid accumulation, but lead to a decrease of growth in the majority of microalgae. We previously found that elevated CO2 concentration increased lipid productivity as well as growth in Phaeodactylum tricornutum, along with an enhancement of the oxidative pentose phosphate pathway (OPPP) activity. The purpose of this work directed toward the verification of the critical role of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PDH), the rate-limiting enzyme in the OPPP, in lipid accumulation in P. tricornutum and its simultaneous rapid growth rate under high-CO2 (0.15%) cultivation. RESULTS In this study, G6PDH was identified as a target for algal strain improvement, wherein G6PDH gene was successfully overexpressed and antisense knockdown in P. tricornutum, and systematic comparisons of the photosynthesis performance, algal growth, lipid content, fatty acid profiles, NADPH production, G6PDH activity and transcriptional abundance were performed. The results showed that, due to the enhanced G6PDH activity, transcriptional abundance and NAPDH production, overexpression of G6PDH accompanied by high-CO2 cultivation resulted in a much higher of both lipid content and growth in P. tricornutum, while knockdown of G6PDH greatly decreased algal growth as well as lipid accumulation. In addition, the total proportions of saturated and unsaturated fatty acid, especially the polyunsaturated fatty acid eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA; C20:5, n-3), were highly increased in high-CO2 cultivated G6PDH overexpressed strains. CONCLUSIONS The successful of overexpression and antisense knockdown of G6PDH well demonstrated the positive influence of G6PDH on algal growth and lipid accumulation in P. tricornutum. The improvement of algal growth, lipid content as well as polyunsaturated fatty acids in high-CO2 cultivated G6PDH overexpressed P. tricornutum suggested this G6PDH overexpression-high CO2 cultivation pattern provides an efficient and economical route for algal strain improvement to develop algal-based biodiesel production.
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- Songcui Wu
- Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, People's Republic of China.,Laboratory for Marine Biology and Biotechnology, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266071, People's Republic of China.,Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 7 Nanhai Road, Qingdao, 266071, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, People's Republic of China.,Laboratory for Marine Biology and Biotechnology, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266071, People's Republic of China.,Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 7 Nanhai Road, Qingdao, 266071, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, People's Republic of China.,Laboratory for Marine Biology and Biotechnology, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266071, People's Republic of China.,Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 7 Nanhai Road, Qingdao, 266071, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, People's Republic of China.,Laboratory for Marine Biology and Biotechnology, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266071, People's Republic of China.,Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 7 Nanhai Road, Qingdao, 266071, People's Republic of China
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- Climate Change Cluster, Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney (UTS), Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Institute of Ocean and Earth Sciences (IOES), University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, People's Republic of China.,Laboratory for Marine Biology and Biotechnology, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266071, People's Republic of China.,Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 7 Nanhai Road, Qingdao, 266071, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, People's Republic of China.,Laboratory for Marine Biology and Biotechnology, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266071, People's Republic of China.,Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 7 Nanhai Road, Qingdao, 266071, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, People's Republic of China. .,Laboratory for Marine Biology and Biotechnology, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266071, People's Republic of China. .,Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 7 Nanhai Road, Qingdao, 266071, People's Republic of China.
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High α-tocopherol dosing increases lipid metabolism by changing redox state in damaged rat gastric mucosa and liver after ethanol treatment. Clin Sci (Lond) 2018; 132:1257-1272. [PMID: 29773670 DOI: 10.1042/cs20180154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2018] [Revised: 05/14/2018] [Accepted: 05/17/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Regeneration of ethanol-injured rat gastric mucosa must undergo changes in major metabolic pathways to achieve DNA replication and cell proliferation. These events are highly dependent on glucose utilization and inhibited by vitamin E (VE) (α-tocopherol) administration. Therefore, the present study aimed at assessing lipid metabolism in the gastric mucosa and ethanol-induced gastric damage and the effect of α-tocopherol administration. For this, rates of fatty acid β-oxidation and lipogenesis were tested in gastric mucosa samples. Through histological analysis, we found loss of the mucosa's superficial epithelium, which became gradually normalized during the recovery period. Proliferation of gastric mucosa occurred with augmented formation of β-oxidation by-products, diminished synthesis of triacylglycerols (TGs), as well as of phospholipids, and a reduced cytoplasmic NAD/NADH ratio, whereas the mitochondrial redox NAD/NADH ratio was much less affected. In addition, α-tocopherol increased palmitic acid utilization in the gastric mucosa, which was accompanied by the induction of 'mirror image' effects on the cell redox state, reflected in an inhibited cell gastric mucosa proliferation by the vitamin administration. In conclusion, the present study shows, for the first time, the role of lipid metabolism in the adaptive cell gastric mucosa changes that drive proliferation after a chronic insult. Moreover, α-tocopherol increased gastric mucosa utilization of palmitic acid associated with energy production. These events could be associated with its antioxidant properties in co-ordination with regulation of genes and cell pathways, including changes in the cell NAD/NADH redox state.
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Gao S, Zheng Z, Huan L, Wang G. G6PDH activity highlights the operation of the cyclic electron flow around PSI in Physcomitrella patens during salt stress. Sci Rep 2016; 6:21245. [PMID: 26887288 PMCID: PMC4758081 DOI: 10.1038/srep21245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2015] [Accepted: 01/07/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Photosynthetic performances and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PDH) activity in Physcomitrella patens changed greatly during salt stress and recovery. In P. patens, the cyclic electron flow around photosystem (PS) I was much more tolerant to high salt stress than PSII. After high salt stress, the PSII activity recovered much more slowly than that of PSI, which was rapidly restored to pretreatment levels even as PSII was almost inactivate. This result suggested that after salt stress the recovery of the cyclic electron flow around PSI was independent of PSII activity. In addition, G6PDH activity and NADPH content increased under high salt stress. When G6PDH activity was inhibited by glucosamine (Glucm, a G6PDH inhibitor), the cyclic electron flow around PSI and the NADPH content decreased significantly. Additionally, after recovery in liquid medium containing Glucm, the PSI activity was much lower than in liquid medium without Glucm. These results suggested the PSI activity was affected significantly by G6PDH activity and the NADPH content. Based on the above results, we propose that G6PDH in P. patens has a close relationship with the photosynthetic process, possibly providing NADPH for the operation of the cyclic electron flow around PSI during salt stress and promoting the restoration of PSI.
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- Shan Gao
- Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China.,Laboratory for Marine Biology and Biotechnology, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, China
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- Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China.,Laboratory for Marine Biology and Biotechnology, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China.,Laboratory for Marine Biology and Biotechnology, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, China
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- Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China.,Laboratory for Marine Biology and Biotechnology, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, China
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Huan L, Xie X, Zheng Z, Sun F, Wu S, Li M, Gao S, Gu W, Wang G. Positive correlation between PSI response and oxidative pentose phosphate pathway activity during salt stress in an intertidal macroalga. PLANT & CELL PHYSIOLOGY 2014; 55:1395-403. [PMID: 24793748 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcu063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Studies have demonstrated that photosynthetic limitations and starch degradation are responses to stress; however, the relationship between the two is seldom described in detail. In this article, the effects of salt stress on photosynthesis, the levels of NADPH and total RNA, the starch content and the activities of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PDH) and ribulose-5-phosphate kinase (RPK) were evaluated. In thalli that underwent salt treatments, the cyclic electron flow through PSI showed greater stress tolerance than the flow through PSII. Even though the linear electron flow was suppressed by DCMU, the cyclic electron flow still operated. The electron transport rate I (ETRI) increased as the salinity increased when the thalli recovered in seawater containing DCMU. These results suggested that PSI receives electrons from a source other than PSII. Furthermore, the starch content and RPK activity decreased, while the content of NADPH and total RNA, and the activity of G6PDH increased under salt stress. Soluble sugar from starch degradation may enter the oxidative pentose phosphate pathway (OPPP) to produce NADPH and ribose 5-phosphate. Data analysis suggests that NADPH provides electrons for PSI in Ulva prolifera during salt stress, the OPPP participates in the stress response and total RNA is synthesized in excess to assist recovery.
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- Li Huan
- Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, ChinaCollege of Earth Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China
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- Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, ChinaCollege of Earth Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China
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- Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, ChinaCollege of Earth Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Marine Resources and Chemistry, College of Marine Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, China
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- Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, ChinaCollege of Earth Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, ChinaCollege of Earth Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China
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Ghanbarzadeh S, Khorrami A, Arami S. Preparation of optimized Naproxen nano liposomes using response surface methodology. JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL INVESTIGATION 2013. [DOI: 10.1007/s40005-013-0098-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Dayem SMAE, Ahmed HH, Metwally F, Foda FMA, Shalby AB, Zaazaa AM. Alpha-chymotrypcin ameliorates neuroinflammation and apoptosis characterizing Alzheimer's disease-induced in ovarictomized rats. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013; 65:477-83. [DOI: 10.1016/j.etp.2012.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2011] [Revised: 12/05/2011] [Accepted: 02/21/2012] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Riganti C, Gazzano E, Polimeni M, Aldieri E, Ghigo D. The pentose phosphate pathway: an antioxidant defense and a crossroad in tumor cell fate. Free Radic Biol Med 2012; 53:421-36. [PMID: 22580150 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2012.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 286] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2011] [Revised: 04/14/2012] [Accepted: 05/03/2012] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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The pentose phosphate pathway, one of the main antioxidant cellular defense systems, has been related for a long time almost exclusively to its role as a provider of reducing power and ribose phosphate to the cell. In addition to this "traditional" correlation, in the past years multiple roles have emerged for this metabolic cascade, involving the cell cycle, apoptosis, differentiation, motility, angiogenesis, and the response to anti-tumor therapy. These findings make the pentose phosphate pathway a very interesting target in tumor cells. This review summarizes the latest discoveries relating the activity of the pentose phosphate pathway to various aspects of tumor metabolism, such as cell proliferation and death, tissue invasion, angiogenesis, and resistance to therapy, and discusses the possibility that drugs modulating the pathway could be used as potential tools in tumor therapy.
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- Chiara Riganti
- Department of Genetics, Biology, and Biochemistry, University of Torino, Turin, Italy.
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Abimosleh SM, Tran CD, Howarth GS. Emu Oil: a novel therapeutic for disorders of the gastrointestinal tract? J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2012; 27:857-61. [PMID: 22369065 DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2012.07098.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Gastrointestinal diseases characterized by inflammation, including the inflammatory bowel diseases, chemotherapy-induced mucositis and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug-induced enteropathy, currently have variably effective treatment options, highlighting the need for novel therapeutic approaches. Recently, naturally-sourced agents including prebiotics, probiotics, plant-extracts and marine-derived oils known to possess anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant properties have been investigated in vitro and in vivo. However, animal-derived oils are yet to be extensively tested. Emu Oil is extracted from the subcutaneous and retroperitoneal fat of the Emu, a flightless bird native to Australia, and predominantly comprises fatty acids. Despite the limited rigorous scientific studies conducted to date, with largely anecdotal claims, Emu Oil, when administered topically and orally, has been shown to possess significant anti-inflammatory properties in vivo. These include a CD-1 mouse model of croton oil-induced auricular inflammation, experimentally-induced polyarthritis and dextran sulfate sodium-induced colitis. Recently, Emu Oil has been demonstrated to endow partial protection against chemotherapy-induced mucositis, with early indications of improved intestinal repair. Emu Oil could therefore form the basis of an adjunct to conventional treatment approaches for inflammatory disorders affecting the gastrointestinal system.
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- Suzanne M Abimosleh
- Department of Gastroenterology, Women's and Children's Hospital, North Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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A curcumin derivative, 2,6-bis(2,5-dimethoxybenzylidene)-cyclohexanone (BDMC33) attenuates prostaglandin E2 synthesis via selective suppression of cyclooxygenase-2 in IFN-γ/LPS-stimulated macrophages. Molecules 2011; 16:9728-38. [PMID: 22113581 PMCID: PMC6264440 DOI: 10.3390/molecules16119728] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2011] [Revised: 10/27/2011] [Accepted: 10/28/2011] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Our preliminary screening had shown that the curcumin derivative [2,6-bis(2,5-dimethoxybenzylidene)cyclohexanone] or BDMC33 exhibited improved anti-inflammatory activity by inhibiting nitric oxide synthesis in activated macrophage cells. In this study, we further investigated the anti-inflammatory properties of BDMC33 on PGE2 synthesis and cyclooxygenase (COX) expression in IFN-γ/LPS-stimulated macrophages. We found that BDMC33 significantly inhibited PGE2 synthesis in a concentration-dependent manner albeit at a low inhibition level with an IC50 value of 47.33 ± 1.00 µM. Interestingly, the PGE2 inhibitory activity of BDMC33 is not attributed to inhibition of the COX enzyme activities, but rather BDMC33 selectively down-regulated the expression of COX-2. In addition, BDMC33 modulates the COX expression by sustaining the constitutively COX-1 expression in IFN-γ/LPS-treated macrophage cells. Collectively, the experimental data suggest an immunodulatory action of BDMC33 on PGE2 synthesis and COX expression, making it a possible treatment for inflammatory disorders with minimal gastrointestinal-related side effects.
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Lau WM, Ng KW, White AW, Heard CM. Therapeutic and Cytotoxic Effects of the Novel Antipsoriasis Codrug, Naproxyl–Dithranol, on HaCaT Cells. Mol Pharm 2011; 8:2398-407. [DOI: 10.1021/mp200327k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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- Wing Man Lau
- Welsh School of Pharmacy, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF10 3NB, U.K
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- Welsh School of Pharmacy, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF10 3NB, U.K
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- Welsh School of Pharmacy, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF10 3NB, U.K
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- Welsh School of Pharmacy, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF10 3NB, U.K
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Howarth GS, Lindsay RJ, Butler RN, Geier MS. Can emu oil ameliorate inflammatory disorders affecting the gastrointestinal system? ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008. [DOI: 10.1071/ea08139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Emu oil possesses significant anti-inflammatory properties in vivo, primarily when applied topically. However, to date, the evidence supporting its therapeutic application has been largely anecdotal, and significant batch-to-batch variations in potency have been reported. Nevertheless, the anti-inflammatory properties of emu oil suggest therapeutic promise for the adjunctive treatment of a range of disparate gastrointestinal diseases and disorders characterised by inflammatory processes. These include the idiopathic condition inflammatory bowel disease, chemotherapy-induced mucositis, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug enteropathy and the various infective enteritides (i.e. fungal, bacterial and viral gastroenteritis). Although rigorous scientific investigations are in their infancy, the evidence for emu oil efficacy in extra-intestinal disorders, supported by limited in vivo investigations of other naturally sourced oils, identifies emu oil as a possible adjunct to conventional treatment approaches for inflammatory disorders affecting the gastrointestinal system.
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Tseng HW, Juan HF, Huang HC, Lin JYC, Sinchaikul S, Lai TC, Chen CF, Chen ST, Wang GJ. Lipopolysaccharide-stimulated responses in rat aortic endothelial cells by a systems biology approach. Proteomics 2006; 6:5915-28. [PMID: 17106915 DOI: 10.1002/pmic.200600296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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The vascular endothelium plays an important role in regulating immune and inflammatory responses to resist pathogens infection. Although it has been known that lipopolysaccharide (LPS) is a critical inducer of sepsis or endotoxemia, the systematic responses of LPS-stimulation in endothelial cells (ECs) are still unclear. The present study aims to analyze the late-phase responses of LPS-induced rat aortic ECs by using systematic biology approaches, including rat cDNA microarray, 2-DE and MALDI-TOF MS/MS, and cytokine protein array. Furthermore, to improve the efficiency of analysis of the bulk systematic data of rat, we designed a set of bioinformatic tools to convert and integrate these rat data into the corresponding human genes or proteins IDs based on BioCarta, KEGG, and Gene Ontology databases. Using the systematic analysis, it was shown that LPS could promote some signaling or metabolic pathways as well as pathophysiologic phenomena of proliferation, atherogenesis, inflammation, and apoptosis through activated nuclear factor-kappaB pathway in ECs. Interestingly, ECs also activated the mediators of anti-inflammation, antiapoptosis, and antioxidation to protect themselves. Moreover, the expressions of altered genes, proteins, and their involvement in the hypothetical signaling pathway can provide further understanding of inflammation associated responses in ECs.
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- Hsiang-Wen Tseng
- Department and Institute of Pharmacology, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Matthews GM, Butler RN. Cellular mucosal defense during Helicobacter pylori infection: a review of the role of glutathione and the oxidative pentose pathway. Helicobacter 2005; 10:298-306. [PMID: 16104945 DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-5378.2005.00327.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Helicobacter pylori is the primary cause of gastritis and peptic ulcer disease and is known to infect greater than 50% of the world's population. It is also known to lead to the onset of gastric cancer and unless treated, lasts throughout life in most individuals. Mouse models of H. pylori infection have improved our ability to study this organism and can be used to investigate the host mucosal response to the infection, particularly the early events postinoculation. Previous studies have shown that H. pylori infection leads to an increased production of reactive oxygen species within the gastric mucosa which are thought to play a major role in the mediation of associated disease. Recent studies have shown differences in the availability of an important antioxidant, glutathione, during chronic H. pylori infection. The availability of glutathione is primarily controlled by the activity of the oxidative pentose pathway. This review proposes that the severity of inflammation and damage associated with H. pylori infection is dependent on the ability of mucosal cells to counteract the increased load of reactive oxygen species. It is hypothesized that the oxidative pentose pathway and glutathione availability are important factors modulating this response. It is suggested that the therapeutic regulation of glutathione availability could provide a novel method for preventing or reducing the damage caused during H. pylori infection.
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- Geoffrey M Matthews
- Centre for Paediatric and Adolescent Gastroenterology Women's and Children's Hospital, 72 King William Rd., North Adelaide 5006 South Australia.
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Salvatella M, Rossi I, Del Valle JC, Gutiérrez Y, Pereda C, Samper B, Felíu JE. Inhibition of acid secretion by the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs diclofenac and piroxicam in isolated gastric glands: analysis of a multifocal mechanism. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2004; 286:G711-21. [PMID: 14693505 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00305.2003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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In nonstimulated rabbit gastric glands, acetylsalicylic acid (10-500 microM) and indomethacin (3-300 microM) did not significantly modify the basal rate of acid secretion, whereas diclofenac and piroxicam (10-1,000 microM each) caused a marked and dose-dependent inhibitory effect (EC(50) = 138 and 280 microM, respectively). In gastric glands stimulated by histamine (100 microM), diclofenac also reduced the rate of acid formation in a dose-dependent manner. In contrast, acetylsalicylic acid, indomethacin, and piroxicam exerted a biphasic effect; thus low concentrations (3-100 microM) of these three agents significantly increased the rate of histamine-stimulated acid secretion (10-20% over the corresponding control value) by a cAMP-independent mechanism, whereas higher concentrations reduced the rate of acid formation. With respect to underlying biochemical mechanisms that could mediate inhibitory effects of NSAIDs on gastric acid formation, it was observed that both diclofenac and piroxicam, but not acetylsalicylic acid or indomethacin, decreased the glandular content of ATP, inhibited hydrolytic activity of gastric gland microsomal H(+)-K(+)-ATPase, and reduced the rate of H(+)-K(+)-ATPase-dependent proton transport across microsomal membranes in a dose-dependent manner. Furthermore, diclofenac and piroxicam also significantly increased passive permeability of microsomal membranes to protons. In conclusion, our work shows that diclofenac and piroxicam cause a significant reduction in the rate of basal and histamine-stimulated acid formation in isolated rabbit gastric glands at concentrations that can be attained in the gastric lumen of patients treated with these drugs. Mechanisms involved in these inhibitory effects appear to be multifocal and include different steps of stimulus-secretion coupling.
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- María Salvatella
- Departamento de Bioquímica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Arzobispo Morcillo, 4, 28029 Madrid, Spain
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Cao H, Wang M, Jia J, Wang Q, Cheng M. Comparison of the Effects of Pantoprazole Enantiomers on Gastric Mucosal Lesions and Gastric Epithelial Cells in Rats. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004. [DOI: 10.1248/jhs.50.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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- Hong Cao
- Department of Pharmacology, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University
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- Department of Pharmacology, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University
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- Department of Pharmacology, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University
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Bauvy C, Gane P, Arico S, Codogno P, Ogier-Denis E. Autophagy delays sulindac sulfide-induced apoptosis in the human intestinal colon cancer cell line HT-29. Exp Cell Res 2001; 268:139-49. [PMID: 11478840 DOI: 10.1006/excr.2001.5285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 116] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Autophagy is a major catabolic process allowing the renewal of intracellular organelles by which cells maintain their homeostasis. We have previously shown that autophagy is controlled by two transduction pathways mediated by a heterotrimeric Gi3 protein and phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase activities in the human colon cancer cell line HT-29. Here, we show that 3-methyladenine, an inhibitor of autophagy, increases the sensitivity of HT-29 cells to apoptosis induced by sulindac sulfide, a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug which inhibits the cyclooxygenases. Similarly, HT-29 cells overexpressing a GTPase-deficient mutant of the G(alpha i3) protein (Q204L), which have a low rate of autophagy, were more sensitive to sulindac sulfide-induced apoptosis than parental HT-29 cells. In both cell populations we did not observe differences in the expression patterns of COX-2, Bcl-2, Bcl(XL), Bax, and Akt/PKB activity. However, the rate of cytochrome c release was higher in Q204L-overexpressing cells than in HT-29 cells. These results suggest that autophagy could retard apoptosis in colon cancer cells by sequestering mitochondrial death-promoting factors such as cytochrome c.
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- C Bauvy
- INSERM U504 Glycobiologie et Signalisation Cellulaire, 16, Avenue Paul-Vaillant Couturier, 94807 Villejuif Cedex, France
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Rainsford KD. The ever-emerging anti-inflammatories. Have there been any real advances? JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY, PARIS 2001; 95:11-9. [PMID: 11595413 DOI: 10.1016/s0928-4257(01)00004-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Gastrointestinal (GI) Adverse Drug Reactions (ADRs) from the NSAIDs are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in arthritic patients taking these drugs. The recent much heralded development of COX-2 selective drugs (celecoxib, rofecoxib), the objective of which has been to spare inhibition of the production of COX-1 derived mucosal protective prostaglandins, may have represented an advance in reducing the risk of serious ADRs--ulcers and bleeding--but does not appear to have reduced the incidence of symptomatic side-effects (nausea, vomiting, epigastric pain/heartburn, abdominal discomfort) which are a major reason for withdrawal from NSAID therapy, especially in the long term. The rationale of COX-2 selectivity from these newer drugs is controversial since there may be pharmacokinetic differences from established carboxylate-NSAIDs that accounts for their apparent lower ulcerogenicity. Moreover, concerns have been recently expressed that as COX-2 is important in ulcer healing, control of prostacyclin production and renal function that they may have adverse reactions from these effects. Indeed, recent reports of enhanced risk of congestive heart failure with rofecoxib are of importance and may relate to impaired prostacyclin production. Moreover, there are other therapeutic strategies that have yielded equally low ulcerogenic NSAIDs (e.g. the prodrug, nabumetone; the established COX-2 inhibitory drug, nimesulide) and even the well-established NSAIDs ibuprofen and diclofenac have relatively low upper GI ulcerogenicity and have been used as benchmark standards in comparative trials of the newer "Oxib" drugs (celecoxib, rofecoxib). Much research interest has centred on the nitric oxide-donating NSAIDs (NO-NSAIDs). The rationale for donating NSAIDs being to counteract the vasoconstriction effects of NSAIDs but this has yet to be fully evaluated. It is not certain that this "antidote" approach will be acceptable as there may also be systemic effects of the nitrobutoxyl--or other NO-donors that may have toxicological consequences. Another strategy is the development of mixed COX-5 lipoxygenase (LOX) inhibitors--the progenitors of which were benoxaprofen and BW-755C. The rationale of reducing the potential for lipoxygenase mediated actions in the stomach (e.g. vasoconstriction, leucocyte accumulation). Clearly, the need to develop newer NSAIDs with lower risks of ulcers and bleeding as well as symptomatic ADRs is still representing a major challenge.
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- K D Rainsford
- Biomedical Research Centre and Division of Biomedical Sciences, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield S1 1WB, UK.
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