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Han S, Qin M, Wang Y, Gao C, Niu W, Han J, Wang H, Li Y. Quorum sensing signal autoinducer-2 promotes hydrogen peroxide degradation in water by Gram-positive bacteria. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2024; 466:133582. [PMID: 38280328 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.133582] [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: 09/10/2023] [Revised: 12/27/2023] [Accepted: 01/18/2024] [Indexed: 01/29/2024]
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Hydrogen peroxide is widely used to remedy bacterial and parasitic infections, but its excessive use will cause severe damage to aquatic animals. Moreover, there is no safe, efficient and low-cost method to degrade residual hydrogen peroxide in water. Here we developed a hydrogen peroxide removal mechanism by which autoinducer-2 (AI-2), a quorum sensing signal molecule that can promote the hydrogen peroxide degradation by Gram-positive bacteria. Here, we investigated the promotion effect of AI-2 on hydrogen peroxide degradation by Deinococcus sp. Y35 and the response of the antioxidant system. We further sought to understand the key mechanism underlying the promotion effect of AI-2 on hydrogen peroxide degradation is that, AI-2 contributed to the resistance of strain Y35 to oxidative stress induced by hydrogen peroxide, and altered membrane permeability of strain Y35 that allowed more hydrogen peroxide to enter bacterial cells and be degraded. Additionally, AI-2 can also encourage multiple Gram-positive bacteria to degrade hydrogen peroxide. Accordingly, our study serves as a reference for the regulation mechanism of the signal molecule AI-2 and provides the development of new strategies for hydrogen peroxide degradation.
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- Shuo Han
- College of Life Sciences, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, China; Henan Province Engineering Laboratory for Bioconversion Technology of Functional Microbes, Xinxiang 453007, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, China; Henan Province Engineering Laboratory for Bioconversion Technology of Functional Microbes, Xinxiang 453007, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, China; Henan Province Engineering Laboratory for Bioconversion Technology of Functional Microbes, Xinxiang 453007, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, China; Henan Province Engineering Laboratory for Bioconversion Technology of Functional Microbes, Xinxiang 453007, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, China; Henan Province Engineering Laboratory for Bioconversion Technology of Functional Microbes, Xinxiang 453007, China
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- College of Nursing and Health, Qingdao Huanghai University, Qingdao 266299, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, China; Henan Province Engineering Laboratory for Bioconversion Technology of Functional Microbes, Xinxiang 453007, China; Advanced Environmental Biotechnology Center, Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637141, Singapore
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- College of Life Sciences, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, China; Henan Province Engineering Laboratory for Bioconversion Technology of Functional Microbes, Xinxiang 453007, China.
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Orrico F, Lopez AC, Saliwonczyk D, Acosta C, Rodriguez-Grecco I, Mouro-Chanteloup I, Ostuni MA, Denicola A, Thomson L, Möller MN. The permeability of human red blood cell membranes to hydrogen peroxide is independent of aquaporins. J Biol Chem 2021; 298:101503. [PMID: 34929164 PMCID: PMC8753180 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2021.101503] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2021] [Revised: 12/10/2021] [Accepted: 12/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) not only is an oxidant but also is an important signaling molecule in vascular biology, mediating several physiological functions. Red blood cells (RBCs) have been proposed to be the primary sink of H2O2 in the vasculature because they are the main cellular component of blood with a robust antioxidant defense and a high membrane permeability. However, the exact permeability of human RBC to H2O2 is neither known nor is it known if the mechanism of permeation involves the lipid fraction or protein channels. To gain insight into the permeability process, we measured the partition constant of H2O2 between water and octanol or hexadecane using a novel double-partition method. Our results indicated that there is a large thermodynamic barrier to H2O2 permeation. The permeability coefficient of H2O2 through phospholipid membranes containing cholesterol with saturated or unsaturated acyl chains was determined to be 4 × 10−4 and 5 × 10−3 cm s−1, respectively, at 37 °C. The permeability coefficient of human RBC membranes to H2O2 at 37 °C, on the other hand, was 1.6 × 10−3 cm s−1. Different aquaporin-1 and aquaporin-3 inhibitors proved to have no effect on the permeation of H2O2. Moreover, human RBCs devoid of either aquaporin-1 or aquaporin-3 were equally permeable to H2O2 as normal human RBCs. Therefore, these results indicate that H2O2 does not diffuse into RBCs through aquaporins but rather through the lipid fraction or a still unidentified membrane protein.
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- Florencia Orrico
- Laboratorio de Fisicoquímica Biológica, Instituto de Química Biológica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de la República, Montevideo 11400, Uruguay; Laboratorio de Enzimología, Instituto de Química Biológica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de la República, Montevideo 11400, Uruguay; Centro de Investigaciones Biomédicas (CEINBIO), Universidad de la República, Montevideo 11800, Uruguay
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- Laboratorio de Fisicoquímica Biológica, Instituto de Química Biológica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de la República, Montevideo 11400, Uruguay; Laboratorio de Enzimología, Instituto de Química Biológica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de la República, Montevideo 11400, Uruguay; Centro de Investigaciones Biomédicas (CEINBIO), Universidad de la República, Montevideo 11800, Uruguay
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- Laboratorio de Enzimología, Instituto de Química Biológica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de la República, Montevideo 11400, Uruguay; Departamento de Medicina Transfusional, Hospital de Clínicas, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de la República
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- Laboratorio de Enzimología, Instituto de Química Biológica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de la República, Montevideo 11400, Uruguay; Departamento de Medicina Transfusional, Hospital de Clínicas, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de la República
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- Departamento de Medicina Transfusional, Hospital de Clínicas, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de la República
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- Université de Paris, UMR_S1134, BIGR, Inserm, F-75015 Paris, France; Laboratoire d'Excellence GR-Ex, Paris, France
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- Université de Paris, UMR_S1134, BIGR, Inserm, F-75015 Paris, France; Laboratoire d'Excellence GR-Ex, Paris, France
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- Laboratorio de Fisicoquímica Biológica, Instituto de Química Biológica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de la República, Montevideo 11400, Uruguay; Centro de Investigaciones Biomédicas (CEINBIO), Universidad de la República, Montevideo 11800, Uruguay
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- Laboratorio de Enzimología, Instituto de Química Biológica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de la República, Montevideo 11400, Uruguay; Centro de Investigaciones Biomédicas (CEINBIO), Universidad de la República, Montevideo 11800, Uruguay.
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- Laboratorio de Fisicoquímica Biológica, Instituto de Química Biológica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de la República, Montevideo 11400, Uruguay; Centro de Investigaciones Biomédicas (CEINBIO), Universidad de la República, Montevideo 11800, Uruguay.
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Oliveira MC, Yusupov M, Cordeiro RM, Bogaerts A. Unraveling the permeation of reactive species across nitrated membranes by computer simulations. Comput Biol Med 2021; 136:104768. [PMID: 34426173 DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2021.104768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2021] [Accepted: 08/11/2021] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (RONS) are involved in many biochemical processes, including nitro-oxidative stress that causes cancer cell death, observed in cancer therapies such as photodynamic therapy and cold atmospheric plasma. However, their mechanisms of action and selectivity still remain elusive due to the complexity of biological cells. For example, it is not well known how RONS generated by cancer therapies permeate the cell membrane to cause nitro-oxidative damage. There are many studies dedicated to the permeation of RONS across native and oxidized membranes, but not across nitrated membranes, another lipid product also generated during nitro-oxidative stress. Herein, we performed molecular dynamics (MD) simulations to calculate the free energy barrier of RONS permeation across nitrated membranes. Our results show that hydrophilic RONS, such as hydroperoxyl radical (HO2) and peroxynitrous acid (ONOOH), have relatively low barriers compared to hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and hydroxyl radical (HO), and are more prone to permeate the membrane than for the native or peroxidized membranes, and similar to aldehyde-oxidized membranes. Hydrophobic RONS like molecular oxygen (O2), nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and nitric oxide (NO) even have insignificant barriers for permeation. Compared to native and peroxidized membranes, nitrated membranes are more permeable, suggesting that we must not only consider oxidized membranes during nitro-oxidative stress, but also nitrated membranes, and their role in cancer therapies.
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- Maria C Oliveira
- Research Group PLASMANT, Department of Chemistry, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, B-2610, Antwerp, Belgium; Centro de Ciências Naturais e Humanas, Universidade Federal do ABC, Avenida dos Estados 5001, CEP 09210-580, Santo André, SP, Brazil
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- Research Group PLASMANT, Department of Chemistry, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, B-2610, Antwerp, Belgium; Laboratory of Thermal Physics of Multiphase Systems, Arifov Institute of Ion-Plasma and Laser Technologies, Academy of Sciences of Uzbekistan, Durmon yuli str. 33, 100125, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
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- Centro de Ciências Naturais e Humanas, Universidade Federal do ABC, Avenida dos Estados 5001, CEP 09210-580, Santo André, SP, Brazil
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- Research Group PLASMANT, Department of Chemistry, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, B-2610, Antwerp, Belgium.
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Huang M, Li J. Physiological regulation of reactive oxygen species in organisms based on their physicochemical properties. Acta Physiol (Oxf) 2020; 228:e13351. [PMID: 31344326 DOI: 10.1111/apha.13351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2019] [Revised: 07/21/2019] [Accepted: 07/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Oxidative stress is recognized as free radical dyshomeostasis, which has damaging effects on proteins, lipids and DNA. However, during cell differentiation and proliferation and other normal physiological processes, free radicals play a pivotal role in message transmission and are considered important messengers. Organisms maintain free radical homeostasis through a sophisticated regulatory system in which these "2-faced" molecules play appropriate roles under physiological and pathological conditions. Reactive oxygen species (ROS), including a large number of free radicals, act as redox signalling molecules in essential cellular signalling pathways, including cell differentiation and proliferation. However, excessive ROS levels can induce oxidative stress, which is an important risk factor for diabetes, cancer and cardiovascular disease. An overall comprehensive understanding of ROS is beneficial for understanding the pathogenesis of certain diseases and finding new therapeutic treatments. This review primarily focuses on ROS cellular localization, sources, chemistry and molecular targets to determine how to distinguish between the roles of ROS as messengers and in oxidative stress.
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- Mei‐Zhou Huang
- Key Lab of New Animal Drug Project of Gansu Province, Key Lab of Veterinary Pharmaceutical Development of Ministry of Agriculture Lanzhou Institute of Husbandry and Pharmaceutical Sciences of CAAS Lanzhou China
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- Key Lab of New Animal Drug Project of Gansu Province, Key Lab of Veterinary Pharmaceutical Development of Ministry of Agriculture Lanzhou Institute of Husbandry and Pharmaceutical Sciences of CAAS Lanzhou China
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Fang T, Lakey PSJ, Weber RJ, Shiraiwa M. Oxidative Potential of Particulate Matter and Generation of Reactive Oxygen Species in Epithelial Lining Fluid. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2019; 53:12784-12792. [PMID: 31560535 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.9b03823] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Reactive oxygen species (ROS) play a central role in adverse health effects of atmospheric particulate matter (PM). Respiratory deposition can lead to the formation of ROS in the epithelial lining fluid due to redox reactions of PM components with lung antioxidants. As direct quantification of ROS is challenging, PM oxidative potential is more commonly measured using antioxidant surrogates including dithiothreitol and ascorbic acid, assuming that the decay of surrogates corresponds to ROS formation. However, this assumption has not yet been validated and the lack of ROS quantification in the respiratory tract causes major limitations in evaluating PM impacts on oxidative stress. By combining field measurements of size-segregated chemical composition, a human respiratory tract model, and kinetic modeling, we quantified production rates and concentrations of different types of ROS in different regions of the epithelial lining fluid by considering particle-size-dependent respiratory deposition. The extrathoracic region is found to have higher ROS concentrations compared to the bronchial and alveolar regions. Although H2O2 and O2- production is governed by Fe and Cu ions, OH radicals are mainly generated by organic compounds and Fenton-like reactions of metal ions. In winter when affected by biomass burning, model comparisons suggest that humic-like substances (HULIS) contribute to ROS formation substantially. We found that PM oxidative potential is a good indicator of the chemical production of H2O2 and O2- but does not represent OH generation. These results provide rationale and limitations of the use of oxidative potential as an indicator of PM toxicity in epidemiological and toxicological studies.
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- Ting Fang
- Department of Chemistry , University of California , Irvine , California 92697 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , University of California , Irvine , California 92697 , United States
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- School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences , Georgia Institute of Technology , Atlanta , Georgia 30332 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , University of California , Irvine , California 92697 , United States
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Ouchi Y, Unoura K, Nabika H. Role of Oxidized Lipids in Permeation of H 2O 2 Through a Lipid Membrane: Molecular Mechanism of an Inhibitor to Promoter Switch. Sci Rep 2019; 9:12497. [PMID: 31467337 PMCID: PMC6715804 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-48954-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2019] [Accepted: 08/09/2019] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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H2O2 permeation through a cell membrane significantly affects living organisms, and permeation is controlled by the physico-chemical nature of lipids and other membrane components. We investigated the molecular relationship between H2O2 permeation and lipid membrane structure using three oxidized lipids. POVPC and PazePC act as intra- and inter-molecular permeation promoters, respectively; however, their underlying mechanisms were different. The former changed the partition equilibrium, while the latter changed the permeation pathway. PoxnoPC inhibited permeation under our experimental conditions via an intra-molecular configuration change. Thus, both intra- and inter-molecular processes were found to control the role of oxidized lipids as inhibitors and promoters towards H2O2 permeation with different mechanisms depending on structure and composition. Here, we identified two independent H2O2 permeation routes: (i) permeation through lipid membrane with increased partition coefficient by intra-molecular configurational change and (ii) diffusion through pores (water channels) formed by inter-molecular configurational change of oxidized lipids. We provide new insight into how biological cells control permeation of molecules through intra- and inter-molecular configurational changes in the lipid membrane. Thus, by employing a rational design for both oxidized lipids and other components, the permeation behaviour of H2O2 and other ions and molecules through a lipid membrane could be controlled.
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- Yuya Ouchi
- Department of Material and Biological Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Yamagata University, 1-4-12 Kojirakawa, Yamagata, 990-8560, Japan
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- Department of Material and Biological Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Yamagata University, 1-4-12 Kojirakawa, Yamagata, 990-8560, Japan
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- Department of Material and Biological Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Yamagata University, 1-4-12 Kojirakawa, Yamagata, 990-8560, Japan.
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Long-term heat stress (HS) induced by testicular insulation generates oxidative stress (OS) on the testicular environment; consequently activating antioxidant enzymes such as superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione reductase (GR) and glutathione peroxidase (GPx). The aim of this work was to immunolocalize antioxidant enzymes present in different cells within the seminiferous tubule when rams were submitted to HS. Rams were divided into control (n = 6) and treated group (n = 6), comprising rams subjected to testicular insulation for 240 h. After the testicular insulation period, rams were subjected to orchiectomy. Testicular fragments were submitted to immunohistochemistry for staining against SOD, GR and GPx enzymes. We observed immunolocalization of GPx in more cell types of the testis after HS and when compared with other enzymes. In conclusion, GPx is the main antioxidant enzyme identified in testicular cells in an attempt to maintain oxidative balance when HS occurs.
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Diffusion and Transport of Reactive Species Across Cell Membranes. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2019; 1127:3-19. [PMID: 31140168 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-11488-6_1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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This chapter includes an overview of the structure of cell membranes and a review of the permeability of membranes to biologically relevant oxygen and nitrogen reactive species, namely oxygen, singlet oxygen, superoxide, hydrogen peroxide, hydroxyl radical, nitric oxide, nitrogen dioxide, peroxynitrite and also hydrogen sulfide. Physical interactions of these species with cellular membranes are discussed extensively, but also their relevance to chemical reactions such as lipid peroxidation. Most of these species are involved in different cellular redox processes ranging from physiological pathways to damaging reactions against biomolecules. Cell membranes separate and compartmentalize different processes, inside or outside cells, and in different organelles within cells. The permeability of these membranes to reactive species varies according to the physicochemical properties of each molecule. Some of them, such as nitric oxide and oxygen, are small and hydrophobic and can traverse cellular membranes virtually unhindered. Nitrogen dioxide and hydrogen sulfide find a slightly higher barrier to permeation, but still their diffusion is largely unimpeded by cellular membranes. In contrast, the permeability of cellular membranes to the more polar hydrogen peroxide, is up to five orders of magnitude lower, allowing the formation of concentration gradients, directionality and effective compartmentalization of its actions which can be further regulated by specific aquaporins that facilitate its diffusion through membranes. The compartmentalizing effect on anionic species such as superoxide and peroxynitrite is even more accentuated because of the large energetic barrier that the hydrophobic interior of membranes presents to ions that may be overcome by protonation or the use of anion channels. The large difference in cell membrane permeability for different reactive species indicates that compartmentalization is possible for some but not all of them.
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Hu Y, Zhao T, Zou L, Wang X, Zhang Y. Molecular dynamics simulations of membrane properties affected by plasma ROS based on the GROMOS force field. Biophys Chem 2019; 253:106214. [PMID: 31272076 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2019.106214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2019] [Revised: 06/25/2019] [Accepted: 06/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Cold atmospheric plasma (CAP) has attracted substantial attention in the field of medical disinfection because its main components, reactive oxygen species (ROS), have a strong destructive effect on various cell components. The cell membrane plays an important role in maintaining proper cellular function by blocking harmful substances such as ROS. In this paper, we used molecular dynamics simulations to study the behaviour of different ROS at the membrane-water interface. The results showed that the cell membrane presented a weak barrier to hydrophobic ROS (O2) but effectively prevented hydrophilic ROS (OH, HO2, H2O2) from entering the cell. The plasma treatment significantly enhanced the permeability of the cell membrane to HO2, while the energetic barrier to other types of ROS changed only slightly. O2 very likely stopped in the centre of the lipid bilayer when crossing the membrane and there attacked the unsaturated region of the phospholipid. Cholesterol was most likely oxidized by HO2, causing a condensing effect that destroyed the integrity and fluidity of the cell membrane. The study also found that large amounts of ROS decreased the thickness of the cell membrane, and the phospholipid arrangement became disordered.
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- Yujia Hu
- School of Electrical Engineering, Shandong University, Ji'nan, Shandong 250061, People's Republic of China
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- School of Electrical Engineering, Shandong University, Ji'nan, Shandong 250061, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Electrical Engineering, Shandong University, Ji'nan, Shandong 250061, People's Republic of China
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- School of Electrical Engineering, Shandong University, Ji'nan, Shandong 250061, People's Republic of China
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- School of Electrical Engineering, Shandong University, Ji'nan, Shandong 250061, People's Republic of China
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Janssen JJE, Grefte S, Keijer J, de Boer VCJ. Mito-Nuclear Communication by Mitochondrial Metabolites and Its Regulation by B-Vitamins. Front Physiol 2019; 10:78. [PMID: 30809153 PMCID: PMC6379835 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2019.00078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2018] [Accepted: 01/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Mitochondria are cellular organelles that control metabolic homeostasis and ATP generation, but also play an important role in other processes, like cell death decisions and immune signaling. Mitochondria produce a diverse array of metabolites that act in the mitochondria itself, but also function as signaling molecules to other parts of the cell. Communication of mitochondria with the nucleus by metabolites that are produced by the mitochondria provides the cells with a dynamic regulatory system that is able to respond to changing metabolic conditions. Dysregulation of the interplay between mitochondrial metabolites and the nucleus has been shown to play a role in disease etiology, such as cancer and type II diabetes. Multiple recent studies emphasize the crucial role of nutritional cofactors in regulating these metabolic networks. Since B-vitamins directly regulate mitochondrial metabolism, understanding the role of B-vitamins in mito-nuclear communication is relevant for therapeutic applications and optimal dietary lifestyle. In this review, we will highlight emerging concepts in mito-nuclear communication and will describe the role of B-vitamins in mitochondrial metabolite-mediated nuclear signaling.
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- Human and Animal Physiology, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, Netherlands
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Yadav DK, Kumar S, Choi EH, Sharma P, Misra S, Kim MH. Insight Into the Molecular Dynamic Simulation Studies of Reactive Oxygen Species in Native Skin Membrane. Front Pharmacol 2018; 9:644. [PMID: 29997501 PMCID: PMC6030362 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2018.00644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2018] [Accepted: 05/30/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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In recent years, the role of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in regulating cancer cell apoptosis, inflammation, cell ischemia, and cell signaling pathways has been well established. The most common sources of intracellular ROS are the mitochondrial electron transport system, NADH oxidase, and cytochrome P450. In this study, we investigated the dynamics and permeability of ROS using molecular dynamics (MD) simulations on native skin-lipid bilayer membranes. Native skin-lipid bilayers are composed of ceramide, cholesterol, and free fatty acid in an almost equal molar ratio (1:1:1). Dynamic distribution studies on ROS, i.e., hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and O2 (1O2 by analogy), revealed that these species interact with cholesterol as a primary target in lipid peroxidation of the skin-lipid bilayer. Moreover, the permeability of ROS, i.e., H2O2, hydroxyl radicals (HO), hydroperoxy radical (HOO), and O2, along the skin-lipid bilayer was measured using free energy profiles (FEPs). The FEPs showed that in spite of high-energy barriers, ROS traveled through the membrane easily. Breaching the free energy barriers, these ROS permeated into the membrane, inflicting oxidative stress, and causing apoptosis. Collectively, the insight acquired from simulations may result in a better understanding of oxidative stress at the atomic level.
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- Dharmendra K Yadav
- College of Pharmacy, Gachon University of Medicine and Science, Incheon, South Korea.,Gachon Institute of Pharmaceutical Science & Department of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Gachon University, Incheon, South Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Gachon University of Medicine and Science, Incheon, South Korea.,Gachon Institute of Pharmaceutical Science & Department of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Gachon University, Incheon, South Korea
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- Plasma Bioscience Research Center/PDP Research Center, Kwangwoon University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, India
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- Plasma Bioscience Research Center/PDP Research Center, Kwangwoon University, Seoul, South Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Gachon University of Medicine and Science, Incheon, South Korea.,Gachon Institute of Pharmaceutical Science & Department of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Gachon University, Incheon, South Korea
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Abdala-Valencia H, Kountz TS, Marchese ME, Cook-Mills JM. VCAM-1 induces signals that stimulate ZO-1 serine phosphorylation and reduces ZO-1 localization at lung endothelial cell junctions. J Leukoc Biol 2018; 104:215-228. [PMID: 29889984 DOI: 10.1002/jlb.2ma1117-427rr] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2017] [Revised: 04/26/2018] [Accepted: 05/11/2018] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Endothelial cell VCAM-1 regulates recruitment of lymphocytes, eosinophils, mast cells, or dendritic cells during allergic inflammation. In this report, we demonstrated that, during allergic lung responses, there was reduced zonula occludens (ZO)-1 localization in lung endothelial cell junctions, whereas there was increased lung endothelial cell expression of VCAM-1, N-cadherin, and angiomotin. In vitro, leukocyte binding to VCAM-1 reduced ZO-1 in endothelial cell junctions. Using primary human endothelial cells and mouse endothelial cell lines, Ab crosslinking of VCAM-1 increased serine phosphorylation of ZO-1 and induced dissociation of ZO-1 from endothelial cell junctions, demonstrating that VCAM-1 regulates ZO-1. Moreover, VCAM-1 induction of ZO-1 phosphorylation and loss of ZO-1 localization at cell junctions was blocked by inhibition of VCAM-1 intracellular signals that regulate leukocyte transendothelial migration, including NOX2, PKCα, and PTP1B. Furthermore, exogenous addition of the VCAM-1 signaling intermediate H2 O2 (1 μM) stimulated PKCα-dependent and PTP1B-dependent serine phosphorylation of ZO-1 and loss of ZO-1 from junctions. Overexpression of ZO-1 blocked leukocyte transendothelial migration. In summary, leukocyte binding to VCAM-1 induces signals that stimulated ZO-1 serine phosphorylation and reduced ZO-1 localization at endothelial cell junctions during leukocyte transendothelial migration.
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- Hiam Abdala-Valencia
- Allergy-Immunology Division, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Allergy-Immunology Division, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Allergy-Immunology Division, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Allergy-Immunology Division, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Hussain T, Tan B, Ren W, Rahu N, Dad R, Kalhoro DH, Yin Y. Polyamines: therapeutic perspectives in oxidative stress and inflammatory diseases. Amino Acids 2017; 49:1457-1468. [PMID: 28733904 DOI: 10.1007/s00726-017-2447-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2017] [Accepted: 06/01/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Polyamines are naturally occurring aliphatic compounds, particularly essential elements for biological functions. These compounds play a central role in regulating molecular pathways which are responsible for cellular proliferation, growth, and differentiation. Importantly, excessive polyamine catabolism can lead to a prominent source of oxidative stress which increases inflammatory response and thought to be involved in several diseases including stroke, renal failure, neurological disease, liver disease, and even cancer. Moreover, polyamine supplementation increases life span in model organisms and may encounter oxidative stress via exerting its potential anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. The revealed literature indicates that an emerging role of polyamine biosynthetic pathway could be a novel target for drug development against inflammatory diseases. In this review, we expand the knowledge on the metabolism of polyamines, and its anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory activities which might have future implications against inflammatory diseases in humans and animals.
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- Tarique Hussain
- National Engineering Laboratory for Pollution Control and Waste Utilization in Livestock and Poultry Production, Key Laboratory of Agro-ecological Processes in Subtropical Region, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changsha, 410125, Hunan, People's Republic of China.,University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 10008, People's Republic of China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Pollution Control and Waste Utilization in Livestock and Poultry Production, Key Laboratory of Agro-ecological Processes in Subtropical Region, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changsha, 410125, Hunan, People's Republic of China.
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Pollution Control and Waste Utilization in Livestock and Poultry Production, Key Laboratory of Agro-ecological Processes in Subtropical Region, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changsha, 410125, Hunan, People's Republic of China.,University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 10008, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Faculty of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences, Sindh Agriculture University, Tandojam, 70050, Sindh, Pakistan
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Education Ministry of China, College of Animal Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Faculty of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences, Sindh Agriculture University, Tandojam, 70050, Sindh, Pakistan
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Pollution Control and Waste Utilization in Livestock and Poultry Production, Key Laboratory of Agro-ecological Processes in Subtropical Region, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changsha, 410125, Hunan, People's Republic of China.
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Yusupov M, Van der Paal J, Neyts E, Bogaerts A. Synergistic effect of electric field and lipid oxidation on the permeability of cell membranes. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2017; 1861:839-847. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2017.01.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2016] [Revised: 12/25/2016] [Accepted: 01/26/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Van der Paal J, Verheyen C, Neyts EC, Bogaerts A. Hampering Effect of Cholesterol on the Permeation of Reactive Oxygen Species through Phospholipids Bilayer: Possible Explanation for Plasma Cancer Selectivity. Sci Rep 2017; 7:39526. [PMID: 28059085 PMCID: PMC5216346 DOI: 10.1038/srep39526] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2016] [Accepted: 11/23/2016] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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In recent years, the ability of cold atmospheric pressure plasmas (CAPS) to selectively induce cell death in cancer cells has been widely established. This selectivity has been assigned to the reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (RONS) created in CAPs. To provide new insights in the search for an explanation for the observed selectivity, we calculate the transfer free energy of multiple ROS across membranes containing a varying amount of cholesterol. The cholesterol fraction is investigated as a selectivity parameter because membranes of cancer cells are known to contain lower fractions of cholesterol compared to healthy cells. We find that cholesterol has a significant effect on the permeation of reactive species across a membrane. Indeed, depending on the specific reactive species, an increasing cholesterol fraction can lead to (i) an increase of the transfer free energy barrier height and width, (ii) the formation of a local free energy minimum in the center of the membrane and (iii) the creation of extra free energy barriers due to the bulky sterol rings. In the context of plasma oncology, these observations suggest that the increased ingress of RONS in cancer cells can be explained by the decreased cholesterol fraction of their cell membrane.
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- Jonas Van der Paal
- Research group PLASMANT, Department of Chemistry, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, B-2610 Wilrijk-Antwerp, Belgium
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- Research group PLASMANT, Department of Chemistry, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, B-2610 Wilrijk-Antwerp, Belgium
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- Research group PLASMANT, Department of Chemistry, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, B-2610 Wilrijk-Antwerp, Belgium
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- Research group PLASMANT, Department of Chemistry, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, B-2610 Wilrijk-Antwerp, Belgium
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Sultana ST, Call DR, Beyenal H. Maltodextrin enhances biofilm elimination by electrochemical scaffold. Sci Rep 2016; 6:36003. [PMID: 27782161 PMCID: PMC5080540 DOI: 10.1038/srep36003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2016] [Accepted: 09/22/2016] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Electrochemical scaffolds (e-scaffolds) continuously generate low concentrations of H2O2 suitable for damaging wound biofilms without damaging host tissue. Nevertheless, retarded diffusion combined with H2O2 degradation can limit the efficacy of this potentially important clinical tool. H2O2 diffusion into biofilms and bacterial cells can be increased by damaging the biofilm structure or by activating membrane transportation channels by exposure to hyperosmotic agents. We hypothesized that e-scaffolds would be more effective against Acinetobacter baumannii and Staphylococcus aureus biofilms in the presence of a hyperosmotic agent. E-scaffolds polarized at -600 mVAg/AgCl were overlaid onto preformed biofilms in media containing various maltodextrin concentrations. E-scaffold alone decreased A. baumannii and S. aureus biofilm cell densities by (3.92 ± 0.15) log and (2.31 ± 0.12) log, respectively. Compared to untreated biofilms, the efficacy of the e-scaffold increased to a maximum (8.27 ± 0.05) log reduction in A. baumannii and (4.71 ± 0.12) log reduction in S. aureus biofilm cell densities upon 10 mM and 30 mM maltodextrin addition, respectively. Overall ~55% decrease in relative biofilm surface coverage was achieved for both species. We conclude that combined treatment with electrochemically generated H2O2 from an e-scaffold and maltodextrin is more effective in decreasing viable biofilm cell density.
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- Sujala T. Sultana
- School of Chemical Engineering & Bioengineering, Washington State University, Pullman, 99164, WA, USA
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- Paul G. Allen School for Global Animal Health, Washington State University, Pullman, 99164, WA, USA
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- School of Chemical Engineering & Bioengineering, Washington State University, Pullman, 99164, WA, USA
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Lennicke C, Rahn J, Lichtenfels R, Wessjohann LA, Seliger B. Hydrogen peroxide - production, fate and role in redox signaling of tumor cells. Cell Commun Signal 2015; 13:39. [PMID: 26369938 PMCID: PMC4570748 DOI: 10.1186/s12964-015-0118-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 328] [Impact Index Per Article: 36.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2015] [Accepted: 09/08/2015] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is involved in various signal transduction pathways and cell fate decisions. The mechanism of the so called “redox signaling” includes the H2O2-mediated reversible oxidation of redox sensitive cysteine residues in enzymes and transcription factors thereby altering their activities. Depending on its intracellular concentration and localization, H2O2 exhibits either pro- or anti-apoptotic activities. In comparison to normal cells, cancer cells are characterized by an increased H2O2 production rate and an impaired redox balance thereby affecting the microenvironment as well as the anti-tumoral immune response. This article reviews the current knowledge about the intracellular production of H2O2 along with redox signaling pathways mediating either the growth or apoptosis of tumor cells. In addition it will be discussed how the targeting of H2O2-linked sources and/or signaling components involved in tumor progression and survival might lead to novel therapeutic targets.
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- Claudia Lennicke
- Institute of Medical Immunology, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Magdeburger Str. 2, 06112, Halle/Saale, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Immunology, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Magdeburger Str. 2, 06112, Halle/Saale, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Immunology, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Magdeburger Str. 2, 06112, Halle/Saale, Germany
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- Leibniz-Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Weinberg 3, 06120, Halle /Saale, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Immunology, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Magdeburger Str. 2, 06112, Halle/Saale, Germany.
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Rate of solute incorporation to liposomes evaluated from encapsulated enzymes activities. Biophys Rev 2014; 6:161-167. [PMID: 28509966 DOI: 10.1007/s12551-013-0136-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2013] [Accepted: 12/12/2013] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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There are numerous studies on systems comprising an enzyme encapsulated in unilamellar liposomes and its substrate initially present in the external aqueous media. Most of these studies are focused on enzyme stability and activity in a restricted media. However, the rate of the process is also determined by the capacity of the substrate to permeate towards the liposome inner pool. In spite of this, there are few studies aimed at a quantitative evaluation of the substrate permeation rate and its lifetime inside the liposome pool. In the present work, we describe, in terms of a very simple mechanism, the permeation of glucose and hydrogen peroxide in DPPC unilamellar liposomes. To this aim, we evaluated the rate of the process employing encapsulated glucose oxidase and catalase in the kinetic diffusion controlled limit. Under this condition, the rate of the process becomes zero order in the enzyme and allows a direct evaluation of the rate constant for the permeation process and the lifetime of a substrate molecule incorporated into the liposome inner pool.
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Cordeiro RM. Reactive oxygen species at phospholipid bilayers: distribution, mobility and permeation. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2013; 1838:438-44. [PMID: 24095673 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2013.09.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 129] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2013] [Revised: 09/12/2013] [Accepted: 09/23/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are involved in biochemical processes such as redox signaling, aging, carcinogenesis and neurodegeneration. Although biomembranes are targets for reactive oxygen species attack, little is known about the role of their specific interactions. Here, molecular dynamics simulations were employed to determine the distribution, mobility and residence times of various reactive oxygen species at the membrane-water interface. Simulations showed that molecular oxygen (O2) accumulated at the membrane interior. The applicability of this result to singlet oxygen ((1)O2) was discussed. Conversely, superoxide (O2(-)) radicals and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) remained at the aqueous phase. Both hydroxyl (HO) and hydroperoxyl (HO2) radicals were able to penetrate deep into the lipid headgroups region. Due to membrane fluidity and disorder, these radicals had access to potential peroxidation sites along the lipid hydrocarbon chains, without having to overcome the permeation free energy barrier. Strikingly, HO2 radicals were an order of magnitude more concentrated in the headgroups region than in water, implying a large shift in the acid-base equilibrium between HO2 and O2(-). In comparison with O2, both HO and HO2 radicals had lower lateral mobility at the membrane. Simulations revealed that there were intermittent interruptions in the H-bond network around the HO radicals at the headgroups region. This effect is expected to be unfavorable for the H-transfer mechanism involved in HO diffusion. The implications for lipid peroxidation and for the effectiveness of membrane antioxidants were evaluated.
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- Rodrigo M Cordeiro
- Centro de Ciências Naturais e Humanas, Universidade Federal do ABC, Rua Santa Adélia 166, CEP 09210-170, Santo André (SP), Brazil.
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Park S. The effects of high concentrations of vitamin C on cancer cells. Nutrients 2013; 5:3496-505. [PMID: 24022818 PMCID: PMC3798917 DOI: 10.3390/nu5093496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2013] [Revised: 08/22/2013] [Accepted: 08/23/2013] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The effect of high doses of vitamin C for the treatment of cancer has been controversial. Our previous studies, and studies by others, have reported that vitamin C at concentrations of 0.25–1.0 mM induced a dose- and time-dependent inhibition of proliferation in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) cell lines and in leukemic cells from peripheral blood specimens obtained from patients with AML. Treatment of cells with high doses of vitamin C resulted in an immediate increase in intracellular total glutathione content and glutathione-S transferase activity that was accompanied by the uptake of cysteine. These results suggest a new role for high concentrations of vitamin C in modulation of intracellular sulfur containing compounds, such as glutathione and cysteine. This review, discussing biochemical pharmacologic studies, including pharmacogenomic and pharmacoproteomic studies, presents the different pharmacological effects of vitamin C currently under investigation.
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- Seyeon Park
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Dongduk Women's University, 23-1 Wolgok-dong, Sungbuk-ku, Seoul 136-714, Korea.
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Savu O, Bradescu OM, Serafinceanu C, Iosif L, Tirgoviste CI, Stoian I. Erythrocyte caspase-3 and antioxidant defense is activated in red blood cells and plasma of type 2 diabetes patients at first clinical onset. Redox Rep 2013; 18:56-62. [PMID: 23485037 PMCID: PMC6837364 DOI: 10.1179/1351000213y.0000000040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES We studied erythrocyte (RBC) caspase-3 activity and oxidative status in plasma and RBCs of 33 patients with type 2 diabetes at first clinical onset and 23 age-matched non-diabetes control subjects. METHODS Caspase-3 activity was assayed during the life span of RBCs; lipid peroxides and total antioxidant capacity (TEAC) were assessed in plasma and RBCs as indicators of oxidative stress and non-enzymatic antioxidant defense; and superoxide dismutase, catalase, and glutathione peroxidase activity were measured in RBCs as enzymatic antioxidants. RESULTS We found that, compared to controls, RBCs caspase-3 is activated early in type 2 diabetes (P < 0.05); TEAC and malondialdehyde increased in plasma of patients with early diabetes, even when hypertension and macroangiopathy were present (P < 0.01); and RBCs TEAC, malondialdehyde (P < 0.01), superoxide dismutase, and glutathione peroxidase (P < 0.05) exhibited similar behavior in patients with diabetes and hypertensive patients with diabetes. DISCUSSION Increased antioxidant defense in plasma and RBCs of early type 2 diabetes patients is a potential mechanism that can overcome oxidative damage induced by reactive oxygen species overproduction, and occurs even in RBCs with a decreased life span. This observation could provide a possible explanation for the controversial effects of antioxidant supplementation in diabetes patients.
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- Octavian Savu
- National Institute for Diabetes ‘N.C. Paulescu’, Bucharest, Romania
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- R&D Irist Lab Med SRL, Bucharest, Romania; and Biochemistry Department, University of Medicine and Pharmacy ‘Carol Davila’, Bucharest, Romania
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Spontaneous generation of reactive oxygen species and effect on motility and fertilizability of sea urchin spermatozoa. ZYGOTE 2012; 22:246-58. [DOI: 10.1017/s0967199412000445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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SummaryWe investigated the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) by spermatozoa in two species of sea urchin. ROS generation was accompanied by the initiation of motility and respiration and influenced the motility and fertilizability of spermatozoa. The sea urchin performs external fertilization in aerobic seawater. Sperm motility was initiated after spawning through Na+/H+ exchange. ROS generation was dependent on the respiration and sperm concentration and its generation was first observed at initiation of motility, via activation of respiration through ATP/ADP transport. The ROS generation rate increased at higher dilution ratios of spermatozoa, in a manner that was synchronous with the respiratory rate. This phenomenon resembled the previously defined ‘sperm dilution effect’ on respiration. The loss of motility and fertilizability was induced not only by treatment with hydrogen peroxide but also by sperm dilution. Storage of spermatozoa with a higher dilution ratio also accelerated the decrease in fertilizability. Thus, optimum sea urchin fertilizability is maintained by storage of undiluted spermatozoa on ice, in order to minimize oxidative stress and to maximize longevity.
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Diffusion of hydrogen peroxide across DPPC large unilamellar liposomes. Chem Phys Lipids 2012; 165:656-61. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphyslip.2012.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2012] [Revised: 06/08/2012] [Accepted: 07/04/2012] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Ranawat P, Pathak CM, Khanduja KL. A New Perspective on the Quercetin Paradox in Male Reproductive Dysfunction. Phytother Res 2012; 27:802-10. [DOI: 10.1002/ptr.4799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2012] [Revised: 06/14/2012] [Accepted: 07/15/2012] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Pavitra Ranawat
- Department of Biophysics; Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research; Chandigarh 160012 India
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- Department of Biophysics; Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research; Chandigarh 160012 India
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- Department of Biophysics; Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research; Chandigarh 160012 India
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Kazama M, Hino A. Sea urchin spermatozoa generate at least two reactive oxygen species; the type of reactive oxygen species changes under different conditions. Mol Reprod Dev 2012; 79:283-95. [PMID: 22328344 DOI: 10.1002/mrd.22025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2011] [Accepted: 01/11/2012] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Reactive oxygen species (ROS) cause oxidative stress and act as signal transduction molecules in many cells. Spermatozoa from several mammals generate ROS, which are involved in male infertility and signaling during capacitation. In the present study, we investigated ROS generation by sea urchin spermatozoa at the initiation of motility, during dilution with seawater, and following egg jelly treatment. In seawater containing an ROS indicator, 5-(and 6-)chloromethyl-2',7'-dichlorodihydrofluorescein diacetate (CM-H(2)DCFDA), fluorescence increased after the addition of spermatozoa. The ROS generation rate was dependent upon the dilution ratio and respiratory rate of the spermatozoa. Spermatozoa in sodium-free seawater did not increase fluorescence, but fluorescence did increase with the addition of NaCl. Sodium chloride also led to the initiation of sperm motility and respiration. Using the indicator MitoSOX Red, ROS generation was detected from spermatozoa exposed to egg jelly dissolved in seawater, but not in normal seawater. Moreover, the respiratory inhibitor antimycin A prevented CM-H(2)DCFDA-detectable ROS and increased MitoSox-detectable ROS at a higher concentration. These findings revealed that the ROS generated were of different species, possibly hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2)) and superoxide anion (O(-)(2)), and their detected levels were altered by egg jelly. We concluded that sea urchin spermatozoa generate at least two species of ROS depending on the physiological conditions to which they are exposed. It is possible that the major ROS from sea urchin spermatozoa changes during the course of fertilization.
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- Makoto Kazama
- Department of Biological Sciences, Kanagawa University, Hiratsuka City, Kanagawa, Japan.
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Cook-Mills JM, Marchese ME, Abdala-Valencia H. Vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 expression and signaling during disease: regulation by reactive oxygen species and antioxidants. Antioxid Redox Signal 2011; 15:1607-38. [PMID: 21050132 PMCID: PMC3151426 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2010.3522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 370] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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The endothelium is immunoregulatory in that inhibiting the function of vascular adhesion molecules blocks leukocyte recruitment and thus tissue inflammation. The function of endothelial cells during leukocyte recruitment is regulated by reactive oxygen species (ROS) and antioxidants. In inflammatory sites and lymph nodes, the endothelium is stimulated to express adhesion molecules that mediate leukocyte binding. Upon leukocyte binding, these adhesion molecules activate endothelial cell signal transduction that then alters endothelial cell shape for the opening of passageways through which leukocytes can migrate. If the stimulation of this opening is blocked, inflammation is blocked. In this review, we focus on the endothelial cell adhesion molecule, vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1). Expression of VCAM-1 is induced on endothelial cells during inflammatory diseases by several mediators, including ROS. Then, VCAM-1 on the endothelium functions as both a scaffold for leukocyte migration and a trigger of endothelial signaling through NADPH oxidase-generated ROS. These ROS induce signals for the opening of intercellular passageways through which leukocytes migrate. In several inflammatory diseases, inflammation is blocked by inhibition of leukocyte binding to VCAM-1 or by inhibition of VCAM-1 signal transduction. VCAM-1 signal transduction and VCAM-1-dependent inflammation are blocked by antioxidants. Thus, VCAM-1 signaling is a target for intervention by pharmacological agents and by antioxidants during inflammatory diseases. This review discusses ROS and antioxidant functions during activation of VCAM-1 expression and VCAM-1 signaling in inflammatory diseases.
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- Joan M Cook-Mills
- Allergy-Immunology Division, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 240 E Huron, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
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Ben Abdallah F, Zribi N, Ammar-Keskes L. Antioxidative potential of Quercetin against hydrogen peroxide induced oxidative stress in spermatozoa in vitro. Andrologia 2011; 43:261-5. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0272.2010.01063.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Mohan H, Maheswari KU, Bera AK, Suraishkumar G. Reactive oxygen species mediated modifications in Bacillus subtilis lipid membrane to improve protein productivities. Process Biochem 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2009.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Sitaramam V, Pachapurkar S, Gokhale T. The alternative oxidase mediated respiration contributes to growth, resistance to hyperosmotic media and accumulation of secondary metabolites in three species. PHYSIOLOGY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF PLANTS : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2008; 14:235-51. [PMID: 23572891 PMCID: PMC3550620 DOI: 10.1007/s12298-008-0023-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Plant respiration, similar to respiration in animal mitochondria, exhibits both osmosensitive and insensitive components with the clear distinction that the insensitive respiration in plants is quantitatively better described as 'less' sensitive rather than 'insensitive'. Salicylic hydroxamic acid (SHAM)-sensitive respiration was compared with the respiration sensitive to other inhibitors in rice, yeast and Dunaliella salina. The influence of SHAM was largely in the osmotically less sensitive component and enhanced with external osmotic pressure unlike other inhibitors that inhibited the osmotically sensitive component. SHAM inhibited germination and root growth but not shoot growth. Osmotic remediation of respiration that developed in due course of time with rice seedlings was abolished by SHAM and was not due to water and ionic uptake mechanisms. Yeast and Dunaliella also showed susceptibility of growth and respiration to SHAM. Glycerol retention was influenced by all inhibitors, while growth was inhibited demonstrably by SHAM in Dunaliella. Respiration in plants needs to be seen as a positive contribution to overall growth and not merely for burning away of the biomass.
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- V. Sitaramam
- Department of Biotechnology, University of Pune, Pune, 411 007 India
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- Department of Biotechnology, University of Pune, Pune, 411 007 India
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Makino N, Mise T, Sagara JI. Kinetics of hydrogen peroxide elimination by astrocytes and C6 glioma cells analysis based on a mathematical model. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2008; 1780:927-36. [PMID: 18402782 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2008.03.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2008] [Revised: 02/19/2008] [Accepted: 03/13/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Oxidative stress is implicated in a variety of disorders including neurodegenerative diseases, and H(2)O(2) is important in the generation of reactive oxygen and oxidative stress. In this study, we have examined the rate of extracellular H(2)O(2) elimination and relevant enzyme activities in cultured astrocytes and C6 glioma cells and have analyzed the results based on a mathematical model. As compared with other types of cultured cells, astrocytes showed higher activity of glutathione peroxidase (GPx) but lower activities for GSH recycling. C6 cells showed relatively low GPx activity, and treatment of C6 cells with dibutyryl-cAMP, which induces astrocytic differentiation, increased catalase activity and H(2)O(2) permeation rate but exerted little effect on other enzyme activities. A mathematical model [N. Makino, K. Sasaki, N. Hashida, Y. Sakakura, A metabolic model describing the H(2)O(2) elimination by mammalian cells including H(2)O(2) permeation through cytoplasmic and peroxisomal membranes: comparison with experimental data, Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1673 (2004) 149-159.], which includes relevant enzymes and H(2)O(2) permeation through membranes, was found to be fitted well to the H(2)O(2) concentration dependences of removal reaction with the permeation rate constants as variable parameters. As compared with PC12 cells as a culture model for neuron, H(2)O(2) removal activity of astrocytes was considerably higher at physiological H(2)O(2) concentrations. The details of the mathematical model are presented in Appendix.
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- Nobuo Makino
- Center for Humanity and Sciences, Ibaraki Prefectural University of Health Sciences, Ami 4669-2, Ami, Ibaraki 300-0394, Japan.
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Folmer V, Pedroso N, Matias AC, Lopes SCDN, Antunes F, Cyrne L, Marinho HS. H2O2 induces rapid biophysical and permeability changes in the plasma membrane of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2008; 1778:1141-7. [PMID: 18187036 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2007.12.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2007] [Revised: 12/04/2007] [Accepted: 12/07/2007] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, the diffusion rate of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) through the plasma membrane decreases during adaptation to H2O2 by means of a mechanism that is still unknown. Here, evidence is presented that during adaptation to H2O2 the anisotropy of the plasma membrane increases. Adaptation to H2O2 was studied at several times (15min up to 90min) by applying the steady-state H2O2 delivery model. For wild-type cells, the steady-state fluorescence anisotropy increased after 30min, or 60min, when using 2-(9-anthroyloxy) stearic acid (2-AS), or diphenylhexatriene (DPH) membrane probe, respectively. Moreover, a 40% decrease in plasma membrane permeability to H2O2 was observed at 15min with a concomitant two-fold increase in catalase activity. Disruption of the ergosterol pathway, by knocking out either ERG3 or ERG6, prevents the changes in anisotropy during H2O2 adaptation. H2O2 diffusion through the plasma membrane in S. cerevisiae cells is not mediated by aquaporins since the H2O2 permeability constant is not altered in the presence of the aquaporin inhibitor mercuric chloride. Altogether, these results indicate that the regulation of the plasma membrane permeability towards H2O2 is mediated by modulation of the biophysical properties of the plasma membrane.
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- Vanderlei Folmer
- Centro de Química e Bioquímica da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal
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Chapter 2 The Interaction of Reactive Oxygen and Nitrogen Species with Membranes. CURRENT TOPICS IN MEMBRANES 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/s1063-5823(08)00202-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Salvi M, Battaglia V, Brunati AM, La Rocca N, Tibaldi E, Pietrangeli P, Marcocci L, Mondovì B, Rossi CA, Toninello A. Catalase takes part in rat liver mitochondria oxidative stress defense. J Biol Chem 2007; 282:24407-15. [PMID: 17576767 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m701589200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 157] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Highly purified rat liver mitochondria (RLM) when exposed to tert-butylhydroperoxide undergo matrix swelling, membrane potential collapse, and oxidation of glutathione and pyridine nucleotides, all events attributable to the induction of mitochondrial permeability transition. Instead, RLM, if treated with the same or higher amounts of H2O2 or tyramine, are insensitive or only partially sensitive, respectively, to mitochondrial permeability transition. In addition, the block of respiration by antimycin A added to RLM respiring in state 4 conditions, or the addition of H2O2, results in O2 generation, which is blocked by the catalase inhibitors aminotriazole or KCN. In this regard, H2O2 decomposition yields molecular oxygen in a 2:1 stoichiometry, consistent with a catalytic mechanism with a rate constant of 0.0346 s(-1). The rate of H2O2 consumption is not influenced by respiratory substrates, succinate or glutamate-malate, nor by N-ethylmaleimide, suggesting that cytochrome c oxidase and the glutathione-glutathione peroxidase system are not significantly involved in this process. Instead, H2O2 consumption is considerably inhibited by KCN or aminotriazole, indicating activity by a hemoprotein. All these observations are compatible with the presence of endogenous heme-containing catalase with an activity of 825 +/- 15 units, which contributes to mitochondrial protection against endogenous or exogenous H2O2. Mitochondrial catalase in liver most probably represents regulatory control of bioenergetic metabolism, but it may also be proposed for new therapeutic strategies against liver diseases. The constitutive presence of catalase inside mitochondria is demonstrated by several methodological approaches as follows: biochemical fractionating, proteinase K sensitivity, and immunogold electron microscopy on isolated RLM and whole rat liver tissue.
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- Mauro Salvi
- Dipartimento di Chimica Biologica, Università di Padova, Viale G. Colombo 3, 35121 Padova
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Deem TL, Abdala-Valencia H, Cook-Mills JM. VCAM-1 activation of endothelial cell protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2007; 178:3865-73. [PMID: 17339486 PMCID: PMC2710028 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.178.6.3865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Lymphocytes migrate from the blood into tissue by binding to and migrating across endothelial cells. One of the endothelial cell adhesion molecules that mediate lymphocyte binding is VCAM-1. We have reported that binding to VCAM-1 activates endothelial cell NADPH oxidase for the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS). The ROS oxidize and stimulate an increase in protein kinase C (PKC)alpha activity. Furthermore, these signals are required for VCAM-1-dependent lymphocyte migration. In this report, we identify a role for protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B (PTP1B) in the VCAM-1 signaling pathway. In primary cultures of endothelial cells and endothelial cell lines, Ab cross-linking of VCAM-1 stimulated an increase in serine phosphorylation of PTP1B, the active form of PTP1B. Ab cross-linking of VCAM-1 also increased activity of PTP1B. This activation of PTP1B was downstream of NADPH oxidase and PKCalpha in the VCAM-1 signaling pathway as determined with pharmacological inhibitors and antisense approaches. In addition, during VCAM-1 signaling, ROS did not oxidize endothelial cell PTP1B. Instead PTP1B was activated by serine phosphorylation. Importantly, inhibition of PTP1B activity blocked VCAM-1-dependent lymphocyte migration across endothelial cells. In summary, VCAM-1 activates endothelial cell NADPH oxidase to generate ROS, resulting in oxidative activation of PKCalpha and then serine phosphorylation of PTP1B. This PTP1B activity is necessary for VCAM-1-dependent transendothelial lymphocyte migration. These data show, for the first time, a function for PTP1B in VCAM-1-dependent lymphocyte migration.
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- Tracy L. Deem
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45267
- Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22908
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- Allergy-Immunology Division, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45267
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- Allergy-Immunology Division, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45267
- Address correspondence and reprint requests to Dr. Joan M. Cook-Mills, Allergy-Immunology Division, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, McGaw-304, 240 East Huron, Chicago, IL 60611. E-mail address:
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Abdala-Valencia H, Cook-Mills JM. VCAM-1 signals activate endothelial cell protein kinase Calpha via oxidation. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2006; 177:6379-87. [PMID: 17056569 PMCID: PMC2711556 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.177.9.6379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Lymphocyte binding to VCAM-1 activates endothelial cell NADPH oxidase, resulting in the generation of 1 muM H(2)O(2). This is required for VCAM-1-dependent lymphocyte migration. In this study, we identified a role for protein kinase Calpha (PKCalpha) in VCAM-1 signal transduction in human and mouse endothelial cells. VCAM-1-dependent spleen cell migration under 2 dynes/cm(2) laminar flow was blocked by pretreatment of endothelial cells with dominant-negative PKCalpha or the PKCalpha inhibitors, Rö-32-0432 or Gö-6976. Phosphorylation of PKCalpha(Thr638), an autophosphorylation site indicating enzyme activity, was increased by Ab cross-linking of VCAM-1 on endothelial cells or by the exogenous addition of 1 muM H(2)O(2). The anti-VCAM-1-stimulated phosphorylation of PKCalpha(Thr638) was blocked by scavenging of H(2)O(2) and by inhibition of NADPH oxidase. Furthermore, anti-VCAM-1 signaling induced the oxidation of endothelial cell PKCalpha. Oxidized PKCalpha is a transiently active form of PKCalpha that is diacylglycerol independent. This oxidation was blocked by inhibition of NADPH oxidase. In summary, VCAM-1 activation of endothelial cell NADPH oxidase induces transient PKCalpha activation that is necessary for VCAM-1-dependent transendothelial cell migration.
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- Address correspondence and reprint requests to Dr. Joan M. Cook-Mills, Allergy-Immunology Division, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, McGaw-304, 240 East Huron, Chicago, IL 60611. E-mail address:
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Bienert GP, Møller ALB, Kristiansen KA, Schulz A, Møller IM, Schjoerring JK, Jahn TP. Specific aquaporins facilitate the diffusion of hydrogen peroxide across membranes. J Biol Chem 2006; 282:1183-92. [PMID: 17105724 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m603761200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 849] [Impact Index Per Article: 47.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The metabolism of aerobic organisms continuously produces reactive oxygen species. Although potentially toxic, these compounds also function in signaling. One important feature of signaling compounds is their ability to move between different compartments, e.g. to cross membranes. Here we present evidence that aquaporins can channel hydrogen peroxide (H2O2). Twenty-four aquaporins from plants and mammals were screened in five yeast strains differing in sensitivity toward oxidative stress. Expression of human AQP8 and plant Arabidopsis TIP1;1 and TIP1;2 in yeast decreased growth and survival in the presence of H2O2. Further evidence for aquaporin-mediated H2O2 diffusion was obtained by a fluorescence assay with intact yeast cells using an intracellular reactive oxygen species-sensitive fluorescent dye. Application of silver ions (Ag+), which block aquaporin-mediated water diffusion in a fast kinetics swelling assay, also reversed both the aquaporin-dependent growth repression and the H2O2-induced fluorescence. Our results present the first molecular genetic evidence for the diffusion of H2O2 through specific members of the aquaporin family.
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- Gerd P Bienert
- Department of Agricultural Sciences, Faculty of Life Science, Copenhagen University, DK-1871 Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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Liu Z, Lin H, Ye S, Liu QY, Meng Z, Zhang CM, Xia Y, Margoliash E, Rao Z, Liu XJ. Remarkably high activities of testicular cytochrome c in destroying reactive oxygen species and in triggering apoptosis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2006; 103:8965-70. [PMID: 16757556 PMCID: PMC1482549 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0603327103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2)) is the major reactive oxygen species (ROS) produced in sperm. High concentrations of H(2)O(2) in sperm induce nuclear DNA fragmentation and lipid peroxidation and result in cell death. The respiratory chain of the mitochondrion is one of the most productive ROS generating systems in sperm, and thus the destruction of ROS in mitochondria is critical for the cell. It was recently reported that H(2)O(2) generated by the respiratory chain of the mitochondrion can be efficiently destroyed by the cytochrome c-mediated electron-leak pathway where the electron of ferrocytochrome c migrates directly to H(2)O(2) instead of to cytochrome c oxidase. In our studies, we found that mouse testis-specific cytochrome c (T-Cc) can catalyze the reduction of H(2)O(2) three times faster than its counterpart in somatic cells (S-Cc) and that the T-Cc heme has the greater resistance to being degraded by H(2)O(2). Together, these findings strongly imply that T-Cc can protect sperm from the damages caused by H(2)O(2). Moreover, the apoptotic activity of T-Cc is three to five times greater than that of S-Cc in a well established apoptosis measurement system using Xenopus egg extract. The dramatically stronger apoptotic activity of T-Cc might be important for the suicide of male germ cells, considered a physiological mechanism that regulates the number of sperm produced and eliminates those with damaged DNA. Thus, it is very likely that T-Cc has evolved to guarantee the biological integrity of sperm produced in mammalian testis.
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- Zhe Liu
- *Institute of Biomedical Informatics, School of Medicine, and
- MOE Laboratory of Protein Science and Laboratory of Structural Biology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- *Institute of Biomedical Informatics, School of Medicine, and
- State Key Laboratory of Biomembrane and Membrane Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China; and
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- MOE Laboratory of Protein Science and Laboratory of Structural Biology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biomembrane and Membrane Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China; and
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- MOE Laboratory of Protein Science and Laboratory of Structural Biology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biomembrane and Membrane Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China; and
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- *Institute of Biomedical Informatics, School of Medicine, and
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- Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Cell Biology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208
- To whom correspondence may be addressed. E-mail:
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- MOE Laboratory of Protein Science and Laboratory of Structural Biology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
- To whom correspondence may be addressed. E-mail:
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- *Institute of Biomedical Informatics, School of Medicine, and
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Tyurina YY, Kapralov AA, Jiang J, Borisenko GG, Potapovich AI, Sorokin A, Kochanek PM, Graham SH, Schor NF, Kagan VE. Oxidation and cytotoxicity of 6-OHDA are mediated by reactive intermediates of COX-2 overexpressed in PC12 cells. Brain Res 2006; 1093:71-82. [PMID: 16712820 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2005.10.105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2005] [Revised: 10/19/2005] [Accepted: 10/20/2005] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Parkinson's disease is characterized by a progressive loss of dopaminergic neurons, likely associated with dysregulation of oxidation of catechols, such as dopamine (DA) and 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA), and resulting in oxidative stress. The involvement of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) in pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease has been suggested. However, specific COX-2 triggered mechanisms participating in catalysis of DA oxidation and enhanced catechol-induced cytotoxicity remain poorly characterized. Here, we demonstrate that in a model biochemical system, recombinant heme-reconstituted COX-2 induced oxidation of 6-OHDA in the course of its peroxidase (H(2)O(2)-dependent) and cyclooxygenase (arachidonic acid (AA)-dependent) catalytic half-cycles. Similarly, COX-2 was able to stimulate 6-OHDA oxidation during its peroxidase- and cyclooxygenase half-cycles and caused oxidative stress in homogenates of PC12 cells stably overexpressing the enzyme (but not in mock-transfected cells). In addition, the increased levels of COX-2 were associated with enhanced cytotoxicity of 6-OHDA in stably transfected PC12 cells. Finally, co-oxidation of 6-OHDA by COX-2 triggered production of superoxide radicals critical for both propagation of 6-OHDA oxidation and induction of oxidative stress in COX-2 overexpressing cells. Thus, we conclude that both peroxidase and cyclooxygenase half-cycles of COX-2-catalyzed reactions are essential for COX-2-dependent activation of 6-OHDA oxidation, oxygen radical production, oxidative stress, and cytotoxicity.
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- Yulia Y Tyurina
- Center for Free Radical and Antioxidant Health, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, USA
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Agostinelli E, Seiler N. Non-irradiation-derived reactive oxygen species (ROS) and cancer: therapeutic implications. Amino Acids 2006; 31:341-55. [PMID: 16680401 DOI: 10.1007/s00726-005-0271-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2005] [Accepted: 10/11/2005] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Owing to their chemical reactivity, radicals have cytocidal properties. Destruction of cells by irradiation-induced radical formation is one of the most frequent interventions in cancer therapy. An alternative to irradiation-induced radical formation is in principle drug-induced formation of radicals, and the formation of toxic metabolites by enzyme catalysed reactions. Although these developments are currently still in their infancy, they nevertheless deserve consideration. There are now numerous examples known of conventional anti-cancer drugs that may at least in part exert cytotoxicity by induction of radical formation. Some drugs, such as arsenic trioxide and 2-methoxy-estradiol, were shown to induce programmed cell death due to radical formation. Enzyme-catalysed radical formation has the advantage that cytotoxic products are produced continuously over an extended period of time in the vicinity of tumour cells. Up to now the enzymatic formation of toxic metabolites has nearly exclusively been investigated using bovine serum amine oxidase (BSAO), and spermine as substrate. The metabolites of this reaction, hydrogen peroxide and aldehydes are cytotoxic. The combination of BSAO and spermine is not only able to prevent tumour cell growth, but prevents also tumour growth, particularly well if the enzyme has been conjugated with a biocompatible gel. Since the tumour cells release substrates of BSAO, the administration of spermine is not required. Combination with cytotoxic drugs, and elevation of temperature improves the cytocidal effect of spermine metabolites. The fact that multidrug resistant cells are more sensitive to spermine metabolites than their wild type counterparts makes this new approach especially attractive, since the development of multidrug resistance is one of the major problems of conventional cancer therapy.
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- E Agostinelli
- Department of Biochemical Sciences A. Rossi Fanelli, University of Rome La Sapienza, Rome, Italy.
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Bienert GP, Schjoerring JK, Jahn TP. Membrane transport of hydrogen peroxide. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2006; 1758:994-1003. [PMID: 16566894 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2006.02.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 705] [Impact Index Per Article: 39.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2005] [Revised: 01/03/2006] [Accepted: 02/03/2006] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) belongs to the reactive oxygen species (ROS), known as oxidants that can react with various cellular targets thereby causing cell damage or even cell death. On the other hand, recent work has demonstrated that H2O2 also functions as a signalling molecule controlling different essential processes in plants and mammals. Because of these opposing functions the cellular level of H2O2 is likely to be subjected to tight regulation via processes involved in production, distribution and removal. Substantial progress has been made exploring the formation and scavenging of H2O2, whereas little is known about how this signal molecule is transported from its site of origin to the place of action or detoxification. From work in yeast and bacteria it is clear that the diffusion of H2O2 across membranes is limited. We have now obtained direct evidence that selected aquaporin homologues from plants and mammals have the capacity to channel H2O2 across membranes. The main focus of this review is (i) to summarize the most recent evidence for a signalling role of H2O2 in various pathways in plants and mammals and (ii) to discuss the relevance of specific transport of H2O2.
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- Gerd P Bienert
- Plant and Soil Sciences Laboratory, Department of Agricultural Sciences, The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Thorvaldsensvej 40, DK-1871 Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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Ellis CE, Murphy EJ, Mitchell DC, Golovko MY, Scaglia F, Barceló-Coblijn GC, Nussbaum RL. Mitochondrial lipid abnormality and electron transport chain impairment in mice lacking alpha-synuclein. Mol Cell Biol 2005; 25:10190-201. [PMID: 16260631 PMCID: PMC1280279 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.25.22.10190-10201.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 200] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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The presynaptic protein alpha-synuclein, implicated in Parkinson disease (PD), binds phospholipids and has a role in brain fatty acid (FA) metabolism. In mice lacking alpha-synuclein (Snca-/-), total brain steady-state mass of the mitochondria-specific phospholipid, cardiolipin, is reduced 22% and its acyl side chains show a 51% increase in saturated FAs and a 25% reduction in essential n-6, but not n-3, polyunsaturated FAs. Additionally, 23% reduction in phosphatidylglycerol content, the immediate biosynthetic precursor of cardiolipin, was observed without alterations in the content of other brain phospholipids. Consistent with these changes, more ordered lipid head group and acyl chain packing with enhanced rotational motion of diphenylhexatriene (DPH) about its long axis were demonstrated in time-resolved DPH fluorescence lifetime experiments. These abnormalities in mitochondrial membrane properties were associated with a 15% reduction in linked complex I/III activity of the electron transport chain, without reductions in mitochondrial number, complex II/III activity, or individual complex I, II, III, or IV activity. Reduced complex I activity is thought to be a critical factor in the development of PD. Thus, altered membrane composition and structure and impaired complex I/III function in Snca-/- brain suggest a relationship between alpha-synuclein's role in brain lipid metabolism, mitochondrial function, and PD.
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- Christopher E Ellis
- Genetic Disease Research Branch, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, 49 Convent Dr., MSC 4472, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-4472, USA
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Benítez-King G, Ortiz-López L, Jiménez G. Melatonin precludes cytoskeletal collapse caused by hydrogen peroxide: participation of protein kinase C. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005. [DOI: 10.2217/14750708.2.5.767] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Benitez-King G, Ortiz-Lopez L, Jimenez G. Melatonin precludes cytoskeletal collapse caused by hydrogen peroxide: participation of protein kinase C. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005. [DOI: 10.1586/14750708.2.5.767] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Sousa-Lopes A, Antunes F, Cyrne L, Marinho HS. Decreased cellular permeability to H2O2 protects Saccharomyces cerevisiae cells in stationary phase against oxidative stress. FEBS Lett 2005; 578:152-6. [PMID: 15581633 DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2004.10.090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2004] [Accepted: 10/25/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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The higher resistance of stationary-phase Saccharomyces cerevisiae to H2O2 when compared with exponential phase is well characterized, but the molecular mechanisms underlying it remain mostly unknown. By applying the steady-state H2O2-delivery model, we show that (a) cellular permeability to H2O2 is five times lower in stationary--than in exponential phase; (b) cell survival to H2O2 correlates with H2O2 cellular gradients for a variety of cells; and, (c) cells in stationary phase are predicted to be more susceptible to intracellular H2O2 than in exponential phase. In conclusion, limiting H2O2 diffusion into cells is a key protective mechanism against extracellular H2O2.
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- A Sousa-Lopes
- Grupo de Bioquímica dos Oxidantes e Antioxidantes, Centro de Química e Bioquímica, P-1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal
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Iron regulatory proteins (IRP1 and 2) function as translational regulators that coordinate the cellular iron metabolism of eukaryotes by binding to the mRNA of target genes such as the transferrin receptor or ferritin. In addition to IRP2, IRP1 serves as sensor of reactive oxygen species (ROS). As iron and oxygen are essential but potentially toxic constituents of most organisms, ROS-mediated modulation of IRP1 activity may be an important regulatory element in dissecting iron homeostasis and oxidative stress. The responses of IRP1 towards reactive oxygen species are compartment-specific and rather complex: H2O2 activates IRP1 via a signaling cascade that leads to upregulation of the transferrin receptor and cellular iron accumulation. Contrary, superoxide inactivates IRP1 by a direct chemical attack being limited to the intracellular compartment. In particular, activation of IRP1 by H2O2 has established a new regulatory link between inflammation and iron metabolism with new clinical implications. This mechanism seems to contribute to the anemia of chronic disease and inflammation-mediated iron accumulation in tissues. In addition, the cytotoxic side effects of redox-cycling anticancer drugs such as doxorubicin may involve H2O2-mediated IRP1 activation. These molecular insights open up new therapeutic strategies for the clinical management of chronic inflammation and drug-mediated cardiotoxicity.
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- Sebastian Mueller
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 410, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
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Makino N, Sasaki K, Hashida K, Sakakura Y. A metabolic model describing the H2O2 elimination by mammalian cells including H2O2 permeation through cytoplasmic and peroxisomal membranes: comparison with experimental data. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2004; 1673:149-59. [PMID: 15279886 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2004.04.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2004] [Revised: 04/20/2004] [Accepted: 04/22/2004] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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We have constructed a metabolic model describing the H2O2 elimination by mammalian cells. It comprises three compartments (medium, cytosol, and peroxisome) separated by cytoplasmic and peroxisomal membranes, and H2O2 moves across the membranes with different permeation rate constants. Catalase localizes to peroxisomes, while glutathione peroxidase (GPx) and GSH recycling system (glutathione reductase (GR) and the oxidative pentose phosphate pathway (PPP)) localize to cytosol. The rates of individual enzyme reactions were computed using the experimentally determined activities and rate equations known for mammalian enzymes. Using the model, the concentration dependence of H2O2 elimination rate was obtained by numerical simulation and was compared with experimental data obtained previously with cultured mammalian cells (fibroblasts, human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC), and PC12 cells). The model was shown to be able to reproduce the data well by assuming appropriate values for the permeability rate constants. The H2O2 permeability coefficients thus estimated for cytoplasmic and peroxisomal membranes were in the same order of magnitude, except that the value for cytoplasmic membrane of PC12 cell was significantly smaller. The results suggest that the membrane permeability is one of the rate-limiting factors in the H2O2 elimination by mammalian cells. Using the model and estimated parameter values, we have examined the rate-limiting enzyme of the metabolic system, as well as the intracellular H2O2 concentration under steady-state and non-steady-state conditions.
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- Nobuo Makino
- Center for Humanities and Sciences, Ibaraki Prefectural University of Health Sciences, Ami 4669-2, Ami, Ibaraki 300-0394, Japan.
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Branco MR, Marinho HS, Cyrne L, Antunes F. Decrease of H2O2 Plasma Membrane Permeability during Adaptation to H2O2 in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. J Biol Chem 2004; 279:6501-6. [PMID: 14645222 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m311818200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 120] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Contrary to what is widely believed, recent published results show that H2O2 does not freely diffuse across biomembranes. The fast removal of H2O2 by antioxidant enzymes is able to generate a gradient if H2O2 is produced in a different compartment from that containing the enzymes (Antunes, F., and Cadenas, E. (2000) FEBS Lett. 475, 121-126). In this work, we extended these studies and tested whether an active regulation of biomembranes permeability characteristics is part of the cell response to oxidative stress. Using Saccharomyces cerevisiae as a model, we showed that: (a) H2O2 gradients across the plasma membrane are formed upon exposure to external H2O2; (b) there is a correlation between the magnitude of the gradients and the resistance to H2O2; (c) there is not a correlation between the intracellular capacity to remove H2O2 and the resistance to H2O2; (d) the plasma membrane permeability to H2O2 decreases by a factor of two upon acquisition of resistance to this agent by pre-exposing cells either to nonlethal doses of H2O2 or to cycloheximide, an inhibitor of protein synthesis; and (e) erg3Delta and erg6Delta mutants, which have impaired ergosterol biosynthesis pathways, show higher plasma membrane permeability to H2O2 and are more sensitive to H2O2. Altogether, the regulation of the plasma membrane permeability to H2O2 emerged as a new mechanism by which cells respond and adapt to H2O2. The consequences of the results to cellular redox compartmentalization and to the origin and evolution of the eukaryotic cell are discussed.
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- Miguel R Branco
- Grupo de Bioquímica dos Oxidantes e Antioxidantes, Centro de Química e Bioquímica, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
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Park SY, Chang I, Kim JY, Kang SW, Park SH, Singh K, Lee MS. Resistance of mitochondrial DNA-depleted cells against cell death: role of mitochondrial superoxide dismutase. J Biol Chem 2003; 279:7512-20. [PMID: 14660625 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m307677200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 145] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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We have shown that mitochondrial DNA-depleted (rho(0)) SK-Hep1 hepatoma cells are resistant to apoptosis, contrary to previous papers reporting normal apoptotic susceptibility of rho(0) cells. We studied the changes of gene expression in SK-Hep1 rho(0) cells. DNA chip analysis showed that MnSOD expression was profoundly increased in rho(0) cells. O(2)(.) contents increased during rho(0) cell derivation but became normalized after establishment of rho(0) phenotypes, suggesting that MnSOD induction is an adaptive process to increased O(2)(.). rho(0) cells were resistant to menadione, paraquat, or doxorubicin, and O(2)(.) contents after treatment with them were lower in rho(0) cells compared with parental cells because of MnSOD overexpression. Expression levels and activity of glutathione peroxidases were also increased in rho(0) cells, rendering them resistant to exogenous H(2)O(2). rho(0) cells were resistant to p53, and intracellular ROS contents after p53 expression were lower compared with parental cells. Other types of rho(0) cells also showed increased MnSOD expression and resistance against ROS. Heme oxygenase-1 expression was increased in rho(0) cells, and a heme oxygenase-1 inhibitor decreased the induction of MnSOD in rho(0) cells and their resistance against ROS donors. These results indicate that rho(0) cells are resistant to cell death contrary to previous reports and suggest that an adaptive increase in the expression of antioxidant enzymes renders cancer cells or aged cells with frequent mitochondrial DNA mutations to resist against oxidative stress, host anti-cancer surveillance, or chemotherapeutic agents, conferring survival advantage on them.
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- Sun Young Park
- Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, 50 Irwondong Kangnam-ku, Seoul 135-710, Korea
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Pradhan GR, Pandit SA, Gangal AD, Sitaramam V. Shape anisotropy of lipid molecules and voids. J Theor Biol 2003; 220:189-99. [PMID: 12468291 DOI: 10.1006/jtbi.2003.3155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Biological polymers, viz., proteins, membranes and micelles exhibit structural discontinuities in terms of spaces unfilled by the polymeric phase, termed voids. These voids exhibit dynamics and lead to interesting properties which are experimentally demonstrable. In the specific case of phospholipid membranes, numerical simulations on a two-dimensional model system showed that voids are induced primarily due to the shape anisotropy in binary mixtures of interacting disks. The results offer a minimal description required to explain the unusually large permeation seen in liposomes made up of specific lipid mixtures (Mathai & Sitaramam, 1994). The results are of wider interest, voids being ubiquitous in biopolymers.
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- Gauri R Pradhan
- Department of Physics, University of Pune, Pune, 411 007, India.
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Vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) regulates leukocyte migration from the blood into tissues. VCAM-1 expression is induced on endothelial cells during inflammatory bowel disease, atherosclerosis, allograft rejection, infection, and asthmatic responses. During these responses, VCAM-1 forms a scaffold for leukocyte migration. VCAM-1 also activates signals within endothelial cells resulting in the opening of an "endothelial cell gate" through which leukocytes migrate. Immediately following this migration, the endothelial cell-endothelial cell contact is re-established. VCAM-1 outside-in signals are mediated by NADPH oxidase production of reactive oxygen species and subsequently activation of matrix metalloproteinases. These signals are required for endothelial cell shape changes and leukocyte migration. In addition, VCAM-1-activated signals in endothelial cells are regulated by cytokines indicating that it is important to consider both endothelial cell adhesion molecule expression and function during inflammatory processes.
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- Joan M Cook-Mills
- Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Department, University of Cincinnati, 231 Albert Sabin Way, ML 529, Cincinnati, OH 45267-0529, USA.
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