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Han X, Leng C, Zhao S, Wang S, Chen S, Wang S, Zhang M, Li X, Lu Y, Wang B, Qi W. Development and verification of a manganese metabolism- and immune-related genes signature for prediction of prognosis and immune landscape in gastric cancer. Front Immunol 2024; 15:1377472. [PMID: 38807601 PMCID: PMC11131102 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2024.1377472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2024] [Accepted: 04/29/2024] [Indexed: 05/30/2024] Open
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Background Gastric cancer (GC) poses a global health challenge due to its widespread prevalence and unfavorable prognosis. Although immunotherapy has shown promise in clinical settings, its efficacy remains limited to a minority of GC patients. Manganese, recognized for its role in the body's anti-tumor immune response, has the potential to enhance the effectiveness of tumor treatment when combined with immune checkpoint inhibitors. Methods Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) and The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) databases was utilized to obtain transcriptome information and clinical data for GC. Unsupervised clustering was employed to stratify samples into distinct subtypes. Manganese metabolism- and immune-related genes (MIRGs) were identified in GC by univariate Cox regression and least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) regression analysis. We conducted gene set variation analysis, and assessed the immune landscape, drug sensitivity, immunotherapy efficacy, and somatic mutations. The underlying role of NPR3 in GC was further analyzed in the single-cell RNA sequencing data and cellular experiments. Results GC patients were classified into four subtypes characterized by significantly different prognoses and tumor microenvironments. Thirteen genes were identified and established as MIRGs, demonstrating exceptional predictive effectiveness in GC patients. Distinct enrichment patterns of molecular functions and pathways were observed among various risk subgroups. Immune infiltration analysis revealed a significantly greater abundance of macrophages and monocytes in the high-risk group. Drug sensitivity analysis identified effective drugs for patients, while patients in the low-risk group could potentially benefit from immunotherapy. NPR3 expression was significantly downregulated in GC tissues. Single-cell RNA sequencing analysis indicated that the expression of NPR3 was distributed in endothelial cells. Cellular experiments demonstrated that NPR3 facilitated the proliferation of GC cells. Conclusion This is the first study to utilize manganese metabolism- and immune-related genes to identify the prognostic MIRGs for GC. The MIRGs not only reliably predicted the clinical outcome of GC patients but also hold the potential to guide future immunotherapy interventions for these patients.
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- Xiaoxi Han
- Department of Oncology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Oncology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Oncology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Oncology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Oncology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Oncology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Oncology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Oncology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Oncology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Biomedical Centre, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Oncology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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Cheng H, Villahoz BF, Ponzio RD, Aschner M, Chen P. Signaling Pathways Involved in Manganese-Induced Neurotoxicity. Cells 2023; 12:2842. [PMID: 38132161 PMCID: PMC10742340 DOI: 10.3390/cells12242842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2023] [Revised: 12/07/2023] [Accepted: 12/08/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023] Open
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Manganese (Mn) is an essential trace element, but insufficient or excessive bodily amounts can induce neurotoxicity. Mn can directly increase neuronal insulin and activate insulin-like growth factor (IGF) receptors. As an important cofactor, Mn regulates signaling pathways involved in various enzymes. The IGF signaling pathway plays a protective role in the neurotoxicity of Mn, reducing apoptosis in neurons and motor deficits by regulating its downstream protein kinase B (Akt), mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK), and mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR). In recent years, some new mechanisms related to neuroinflammation have been shown to also play an important role in Mn-induced neurotoxicity. For example, DNA-sensing receptor cyclic GMP-AMP synthase (cCAS) and its downstream signal efficient interferon gene stimulator (STING), NOD-like receptor family pyrin domain containing 3(NLRP3)-pro-caspase1, cleaves to the active form capase1 (CASP1), nuclear factor κB (NF-κB), sirtuin (SIRT), and Janus kinase (JAK) and signal transducers and activators of the transcription (STAT) signaling pathway. Moreover, autophagy, as an important downstream protein degradation pathway, determines the fate of neurons and is regulated by these upstream signals. Interestingly, the role of autophagy in Mn-induced neurotoxicity is bidirectional. This review summarizes the molecular signaling pathways of Mn-induced neurotoxicity, providing insight for further understanding of the mechanisms of Mn.
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA; (H.C.); (B.F.V.); (R.D.P.); (M.A.)
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Anbu S, Kenning L, Stasiuk GJ. ATP-responsive Mn(II)-based T1 contrast agent for MRI. Chem Commun (Camb) 2023; 59:13623-13626. [PMID: 37902503 PMCID: PMC10644988 DOI: 10.1039/d3cc03430e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2023] [Accepted: 09/19/2023] [Indexed: 10/31/2023]
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A novel diacetylpyridylcarbohydrazide-DAPyCOHz-based manganese(II) chelate with dipicolylamine/zinc(II) (DPA/Zn2+) arms (MnLDPA-Zn2) was developed for adenosine triphosphate (ATP) responsive magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) T1 contrast applications. Compound 2 shows enhanced relaxivity (r1 = 11.52 mM-1 s-1) upon selective ATP binding over other phosphates.
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- Sellamuthu Anbu
- Departments of Chemistry and Biomedical Sciences, University of Hull, Cottingham Road, Hull, HU6 7RX, UK.
- School of Chemistry, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, UK
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- MRI Centre, Royal Infirmary Hospital NHS Trust, Anlaby Road, Hull, HU3 2JZ, UK
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- Department of Imaging Chemistry and Biology, School of Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Sciences, King's College London, Fourth Floor Lambeth Wing, St Thomas' Hospital, London, SE1 7EH, UK.
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Shaffer RM, Wright JM, Cote I, Bateson TF. Comparative susceptibility of children and adults to neurological effects of inhaled manganese: A review of the published literature. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2023; 221:115319. [PMID: 36669586 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.115319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2022] [Revised: 01/13/2023] [Accepted: 01/16/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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BACKGROUND Manganese (Mn) is neurotoxic in adults and children. Current assessments are based on the more extensive adult epidemiological data, but the potential for greater childhood susceptibility remains a concern. To better understand potential lifestage-based variations, we compared susceptibilities to neurotoxicity in children and adults using Mn biomarker data. METHODS We developed a literature search strategy based on a Population, Exposures, Comparators, and Outcomes statement focusing on inhalation exposures and neurological outcomes in humans. Screening was performed using DistillerSR. Hair biomarker studies were selected for evaluation because studies with air measurements were unavailable or considered inadequate for children. Studies were paired based on concordant Mn source, biomarker, and outcome. Comparisons were made based on reported dose-response slopes (children vs. adults). Study evaluation was conducted to understand the confidence in our comparisons. RESULTS We identified five studies evaluating seven pairings of hair Mn and neurological outcomes (cognition and motor effects) in children and adults matched on sources of environmental Mn inhalation exposure. Two Brazilian studies of children and one of adults reported intelligent quotient (IQ) effects; effects in both comparisons were stronger in children (1.21 to 2.03-fold difference). In paired analyses of children and adults from the United States, children exhibited both stronger and weaker effects compared to adults (0.37 to 1.75-fold differences) on postural sway metrics. CONCLUSION There is limited information on the comparative susceptibility of children and adults to inhaled Mn. We report that children may be 0.37 to 2.03 times as susceptible as adults to neurotoxic effects of Mn, thereby providing a quantitative estimate for some aspects of lifestage variation. Due to the limited number of paired studies available in the literature, this quantitative estimate should be interpreted with caution. Our analyses do not account for other sources of inter-individual variation. Additional studies of Mn-exposed children with direct air concentration measurements would improve the evidence base.
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- Rachel M Shaffer
- Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment, Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, USA
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- Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment, Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- University of Colorado, School of Public Health, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment, Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, USA.
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Campbell JL, Clewell HJ, Van Landingham C, Gentry PR, Keene AM, Taylor MD, Andersen ME. Incorporation of rapid association/dissociation processes in tissues into the monkey and human physiologically based pharmacokinetic models for manganese. Toxicol Sci 2022; 191:212-226. [PMID: 36453847 PMCID: PMC9936208 DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfac123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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In earlier physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) models for manganese (Mn), the kinetics of transport of Mn into and out of tissues were primarily driven by slow rates of association and dissociation of Mn with tissue binding sites. However, Mn is known to show rapidly reversible binding in tissues. An updated Mn model for primates, following similar work with rats, was developed that included rapid association/dissociation processes with tissue Mn-binding sites, accumulation of free Mn in tissues after saturation of these Mn-binding sites and rapid rates of entry into tissues. This alternative structure successfully described Mn kinetics in tissues in monkeys exposed to Mn via various routes including oral, inhalation, and intraperitoneal, subcutaneous, or intravenous injection and whole-body kinetics and tissue levels in humans. An important contribution of this effort is showing that the extension of the rate constants for binding and cellular uptake established in the monkey were also able to describe kinetic data from humans. With a consistent model structure for monkeys and humans, there is less need to rely on cadaver data and whole-body tracer studies alone to calibrate a human model. The increased biological relevance of the Mn model structure and parameters provides greater confidence in applying the Mn PBPK models to risk assessment. This model is also well-suited to explicitly incorporate emerging information on the role of transporters in tissue disposition, intestinal uptake, and hepatobiliary excretion of Mn.
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- Jerry L Campbell
- To whom correspondence should be addressed at Ramboll US Corporation, 3214 Charles B. Root Wynd, Suite 130, Raleigh, NC 27612, USA. E-mail:
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Sui H, Chen Q, Yang J, Srirattanapirom S, Imamichi T. Manganese enhances DNA- or RNA-mediated innate immune response by inducing phosphorylation of TANK-binding kinase 1. iScience 2022; 25:105352. [PMID: 36325059 PMCID: PMC9619380 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2022.105352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2022] [Revised: 05/22/2022] [Accepted: 10/11/2022] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Trace metals are essential for various physiological processes, but their roles in innate immunity have not been fully explored. Here, we found that manganese (Mn) significantly enhanced DNA-mediated IFN-α, IFN-β, and IFN-λ1 production. Microarray analysis demonstrated Mn highly upregulated 351 genes, which were involved in multiple biological functions related to innate immune response. Moreover, we found that Mn2+ alone activates phosphorylation of TANK-binding kinase 1 (TBK1). Inhibiting ataxia telangiectasia mutated (ATM) kinase using ATM inhibitor or siRNA suppressed Mn-enhanced DNA-mediated immune response with decreasing phosphorylation of TBK-1, suggesting that ATM involves in Mn-dependent phosphorylation of TBK1. Given that TBK1 is an essential mediator in DNA- or RNA-mediated signaling pathways, we further demonstrated that Mn2+ suppressed infection of HSV-1 (DNA virus) or Sendai virus (RNA virus) into human macrophages by enhancing antiviral immunity. Our finding highlights a beneficial role of Mn in nucleic-acid-based preventive or therapeutic reagents against infectious diseases.
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- Hongyan Sui
- Laboratory of Human Retrovirology and Immunoinformatics, Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Frederick, MD 21702, USA
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- Laboratory of Human Retrovirology and Immunoinformatics, Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Frederick, MD 21702, USA
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- Laboratory of Human Retrovirology and Immunoinformatics, Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Frederick, MD 21702, USA
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- Laboratory of Human Retrovirology and Immunoinformatics, Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Frederick, MD 21702, USA
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- Laboratory of Human Retrovirology and Immunoinformatics, Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Frederick, MD 21702, USA
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Fang R, Jiang Q, Yu X, Zhao Z, Jiang Z. Recent advances in the activation and regulation of the cGAS-STING pathway. Adv Immunol 2022; 156:55-102. [PMID: 36410875 DOI: 10.1016/bs.ai.2022.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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The cGAS-STING pathway is responsible for cytoplasmic double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) -triggered innate immunity and involved in the pathology of various diseases including infection, autoimmune diseases, neurodegeneration and cancer. Understanding the activation and regulatory mechanisms of this pathway is critical to develop therapeutic strategies toward these diseases. Here, we review the signal transduction, cellular functions and regulations of cGAS and STING, particularly highlighting the latest understandings on the activation of cGAS by dsDNA and/or Manganese (Mn2+), STING trafficking, sulfated glycosaminoglycans (sGAGs)-induced STING polymerization and activation, and also regulation of the cGAS-STING pathway by different biocondensates formed via phase separation of proteins from host cells and viruses.
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- Run Fang
- Key Laboratory of Cell Proliferation and Differentiation of the Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China; Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cell Proliferation and Differentiation of the Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China; Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cell Proliferation and Differentiation of the Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China; Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cell Proliferation and Differentiation of the Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China; Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cell Proliferation and Differentiation of the Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China; Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China.
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Jana A, Aher A, Brandao P, Sharda S, Bera P, Phadikar U, Manna SK, Mahapatra AK, Bera P. Dissociation of a tripodal pyridyl-pyrazole ligand and assortment of metal complex: Synthesis, structure, DFT, thermal stability, cytotoxicity, DNA cleavage, and molecular docking studies. J Mol Struct 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2022.132479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Critical Involvement of Glial Cells in Manganese Neurotoxicity. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2021; 2021:1596185. [PMID: 34660781 PMCID: PMC8514895 DOI: 10.1155/2021/1596185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2021] [Revised: 09/16/2021] [Accepted: 09/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Over the years, most of the research concerning manganese exposure was restricted to the toxicity of neuronal cells. Manganese is an essential trace element that in high doses exerts neurotoxic effects. However, in the last two decades, efforts have shifted toward a more comprehensive approach that takes into account the involvement of glial cells in the development of neurotoxicity as a brain insult. Glial cells provide structural, trophic, and metabolic support to neurons. Nevertheless, these cells play an active role in adult neurogenesis, regulation of synaptogenesis, and synaptic plasticity. Disturbances in glial cell function can lead to neurological disorders, including neurodegenerative diseases. This review highlights the pivotal role that glial cells have in manganese-induced neurotoxicity as well as the most sounding mechanisms involved in the development of this phenomenon.
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Haque S, Tripathy S, Patra CR. Manganese-based advanced nanoparticles for biomedical applications: future opportunity and challenges. NANOSCALE 2021; 13:16405-16426. [PMID: 34586121 DOI: 10.1039/d1nr04964j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Nanotechnology is the most promising technology to evolve in the last decade. Recent research has shown that transition metal nanoparticles especially manganese (Mn)-based nanoparticles have great potential for various biomedical applications due to their unique fundamental properties. Therefore, globally, scientists are concentrating on the development of various new manganese-based nanoparticles (size and shape dependent) due to their indispensable utilities. Although numerous reports are available regarding the use of manganese nanoparticles, there is no comprehensive review highlighting the recent development of manganese-based nanomaterials and their potential applications in the area of biomedical sciences. The present review article provides an overall survey on the recent advancement of manganese nanomaterials in biomedical nanotechnology and other fields. Further, the future perspectives and challenges are also discussed to explore the wider application of manganese nanoparticles in the near future. Overall, this review presents a fundamental understanding and the role of manganese in various fields, which will attract a wider spectrum of the scientific community.
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- Shagufta Haque
- Department of Applied Biology, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Uppal Road, Tarnaka, Hyderabad - 500007, Telangana State, India.
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, U.P., India
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- Department of Applied Biology, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Uppal Road, Tarnaka, Hyderabad - 500007, Telangana State, India.
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, U.P., India
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- Department of Applied Biology, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Uppal Road, Tarnaka, Hyderabad - 500007, Telangana State, India.
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, U.P., India
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Croitor L, Cocu M, Bulhac I, Bourosh PN, Ch. Kravtsov V, Petuhov O, Danilescu O. Evolution from discrete mononuclear complexes to trinuclear linear cluster and 2D coordination polymers of Mn(II) with dihydrazone Schiff bases: Preparation, structure and thermal behavior. Polyhedron 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.poly.2021.115329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Zhao Z, Ma Z, Wang B, Guan Y, Su XD, Jiang Z. Mn 2+ Directly Activates cGAS and Structural Analysis Suggests Mn 2+ Induces a Noncanonical Catalytic Synthesis of 2'3'-cGAMP. Cell Rep 2021; 32:108053. [PMID: 32814054 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2020.108053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 125] [Impact Index Per Article: 41.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2020] [Revised: 07/10/2020] [Accepted: 07/29/2020] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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DNA binding allosterically activates the cytosolic DNA sensor cGAS (cyclic GMP-AMP [cGAMP] synthase) to synthesize 2'3'-cGAMP, using Mg2+ as the metal cofactor that catalyzes two nucleotidyl-transferring reactions. We previously found that Mn2+ potentiates cGAS activation, but the underlying mechanism remains unclear. Here, we report that Mn2+ directly activates cGAS. Structural analysis reveals that Mn2+-activated cGAS undergoes globally similar conformational changes to DNA-activated cGAS but forms a unique η1 helix to widen the catalytic pocket, allowing substrate entry and cGAMP synthesis. Strikingly, in Mn2+-activated cGAS, the linear intermediates pppGpG and pGpA take an inverted orientation in the active pocket, suggesting a noncanonical but accelerated cGAMP cyclization without substrate flip-over. Moreover, unlike the octahedral coordination around Mg2+, the two catalytic Mn2+ are coordinated by triphosphate moiety of the inverted substrate, independent of the catalytic triad residues. Our findings thus uncover Mn2+ as a cGAS activator that initiates noncanonical 2'3'-cGAMP synthesis.
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- Zhen Zhao
- Key Laboratory of Cell Proliferation and Differentiation of the Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China; Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cell Proliferation and Differentiation of the Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China; Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Protein and Plant Gene Research, School of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China; Biomedical Pioneering Innovation Center (BIOPIC), Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cell Proliferation and Differentiation of the Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China; Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Protein and Plant Gene Research, School of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China; Biomedical Pioneering Innovation Center (BIOPIC), Peking University, Beijing 100871, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Cell Proliferation and Differentiation of the Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China; Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China.
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Anbu S, Hoffmann SHL, Carniato F, Kenning L, Price TW, Prior TJ, Botta M, Martins AF, Stasiuk GJ. A Single-Pot Template Reaction Towards a Manganese-Based T 1 Contrast Agent. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:10736-10744. [PMID: 33624910 PMCID: PMC8252504 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202100885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Manganese-based contrast agents (MnCAs) have emerged as suitable alternatives to gadolinium-based contrast agents (GdCAs). However, due to their kinetic lability and laborious synthetic procedures, only a few MnCAs have found clinical MRI application. In this work, we have employed a highly innovative single-pot template synthetic strategy to develop a MnCA, MnLMe , and studied the most important physicochemical properties in vitro. MnLMe displays optimized r1 relaxivities at both medium (20 and 64 MHz) and high magnetic fields (300 and 400 MHz) and an enhanced r1b =21.1 mM-1 s-1 (20 MHz, 298 K, pH 7.4) upon binding to BSA (Ka =4.2×103 M-1 ). In vivo studies show that MnLMe is cleared intact into the bladder through renal excretion and has a prolonged blood half-life compared to the commercial GdCA Magnevist. MnLMe shows great promise as a novel MRI contrast agent.
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- Sellamuthu Anbu
- Department of Biomedical SciencesUniversity of HullCottingham RoadHullHU6 7RXUK
- Department of ChemistryUniversity of HullCottingham RoadHullHU6 7RXUK
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- Werner Siemens Imaging CenterDepartment of Preclinical Imaging and RadiopharmacyEberhard Karls University Tübingen, Röntgenweg 13/172076TübingenGermany
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e InnovazioneTecnologicaUniversità del Piemonte Orientale “A. Avogadro”Viale Teresa Michel 1115121AlessandriaItaly
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- MRI centreHull Royal Infirmary Hospital NHS TrustAnlaby RoadHullHU3 2JZUK
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- Department of Imaging Chemistry and BiologySchool of Biomedical Engineering and Imaging SciencesKing's College LondonFourth Floor Lambeth WingSt Thomas' HospitalLondonSE1 7EHUK
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of HullCottingham RoadHullHU6 7RXUK
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e InnovazioneTecnologicaUniversità del Piemonte Orientale “A. Avogadro”Viale Teresa Michel 1115121AlessandriaItaly
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- Werner Siemens Imaging CenterDepartment of Preclinical Imaging and RadiopharmacyEberhard Karls University Tübingen, Röntgenweg 13/172076TübingenGermany
- Cluster of Excellence iFIT (EXC 2180) “Image-Guided and Functionally Instructed Tumor Therapies”University of TuebingenGermany
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- Department of Imaging Chemistry and BiologySchool of Biomedical Engineering and Imaging SciencesKing's College LondonFourth Floor Lambeth WingSt Thomas' HospitalLondonSE1 7EHUK
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Anbu S, Hoffmann SHL, Carniato F, Kenning L, Price TW, Prior TJ, Botta M, Martins AF, Stasiuk GJ. A Single-Pot Template Reaction Towards a Manganese-Based T1 Contrast Agent. ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2021; 133:10831-10839. [PMID: 38505690 PMCID: PMC10947048 DOI: 10.1002/ange.202100885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Manganese-based contrast agents (MnCAs) have emerged as suitable alternatives to gadolinium-based contrast agents (GdCAs). However, due to their kinetic lability and laborious synthetic procedures, only a few MnCAs have found clinical MRI application. In this work, we have employed a highly innovative single-pot template synthetic strategy to develop a MnCA, MnLMe, and studied the most important physicochemical properties in vitro. MnLMe displays optimized r 1 relaxivities at both medium (20 and 64 MHz) and high magnetic fields (300 and 400 MHz) and an enhanced r 1 b=21.1 mM-1 s-1 (20 MHz, 298 K, pH 7.4) upon binding to BSA (K a=4.2×103 M-1). In vivo studies show that MnLMe is cleared intact into the bladder through renal excretion and has a prolonged blood half-life compared to the commercial GdCA Magnevist. MnLMe shows great promise as a novel MRI contrast agent.
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- Sellamuthu Anbu
- Department of Biomedical SciencesUniversity of HullCottingham RoadHullHU6 7RXUK
- Department of ChemistryUniversity of HullCottingham RoadHullHU6 7RXUK
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- Werner Siemens Imaging CenterDepartment of Preclinical Imaging and RadiopharmacyEberhard Karls University Tübingen, Röntgenweg 13/172076TübingenGermany
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e InnovazioneTecnologicaUniversità del Piemonte Orientale “A. Avogadro”Viale Teresa Michel 1115121AlessandriaItaly
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- MRI centreHull Royal Infirmary Hospital NHS TrustAnlaby RoadHullHU3 2JZUK
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- Department of Imaging Chemistry and BiologySchool of Biomedical Engineering and Imaging SciencesKing's College LondonFourth Floor Lambeth WingSt Thomas' HospitalLondonSE1 7EHUK
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of HullCottingham RoadHullHU6 7RXUK
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e InnovazioneTecnologicaUniversità del Piemonte Orientale “A. Avogadro”Viale Teresa Michel 1115121AlessandriaItaly
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- Werner Siemens Imaging CenterDepartment of Preclinical Imaging and RadiopharmacyEberhard Karls University Tübingen, Röntgenweg 13/172076TübingenGermany
- Cluster of Excellence iFIT (EXC 2180) “Image-Guided and Functionally Instructed Tumor Therapies”University of TuebingenGermany
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- Department of Imaging Chemistry and BiologySchool of Biomedical Engineering and Imaging SciencesKing's College LondonFourth Floor Lambeth WingSt Thomas' HospitalLondonSE1 7EHUK
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Seo YA, Choi EK, Aring L, Paschall M, Iwase S. Transcriptome Analysis of the Cerebellum of Mice Fed a Manganese-Deficient Diet. Front Genet 2020; 11:558725. [PMID: 33408735 PMCID: PMC7780674 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2020.558725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2020] [Accepted: 11/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Manganese (Mn), primarily acquired through diet, is required for brain function and development. Epidemiological studies have found an association between both low and high levels of Mn and impaired neurodevelopment in children. Recent genetic studies have revealed that patients with congenital Mn deficiency display severe psychomotor disability and cerebral and cerebellar atrophy. Although the impact of Mn on gene expression is beginning to be appreciated, Mn-dependent gene expression remains to be explored in vertebrate animals. The goal of this study was to use a mouse model to define the impact of a low-Mn diet on brain metal levels and gene expression. We interrogated gene expression changes in the Mn-deficient mouse brain at the genome-wide scale by RNA-seq analysis of the cerebellum of mice fed low or normal Mn diets. A total of 137 genes were differentially expressed in Mn-deficient cerebellums compared with Mn-adequate cerebellums (Padj < 0.05). Mn-deficient mice displayed downregulation of key pathways involved with "focal adhesion," "neuroactive ligand-receptor interaction," and "cytokine-cytokine receptor interaction" and upregulation of "herpes simplex virus 1 infection," "spliceosome," and "FoxO signaling pathway." Reactome pathway analysis identified upregulation of the splicing-related pathways and transcription-related pathways, as well as downregulation of "metabolism of carbohydrate," and "extracellular matrix organization," and "fatty acid metabolism" reactomes. The recurrent identifications of splicing-related pathways suggest that Mn deficiency leads to upregulation of splicing machineries and downregulation of diverse biological pathways.
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- Young Ah Seo
- Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
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- Department of Human Genetics, Michigan Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
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Balachandran RC, Mukhopadhyay S, McBride D, Veevers J, Harrison FE, Aschner M, Haynes EN, Bowman AB. Brain manganese and the balance between essential roles and neurotoxicity. J Biol Chem 2020; 295:6312-6329. [PMID: 32188696 PMCID: PMC7212623 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.rev119.009453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 147] [Impact Index Per Article: 36.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Manganese (Mn) is an essential micronutrient required for the normal development of many organs, including the brain. Although its roles as a cofactor in several enzymes and in maintaining optimal physiology are well-known, the overall biological functions of Mn are rather poorly understood. Alterations in body Mn status are associated with altered neuronal physiology and cognition in humans, and either overexposure or (more rarely) insufficiency can cause neurological dysfunction. The resultant balancing act can be viewed as a hormetic U-shaped relationship for biological Mn status and optimal brain health, with changes in the brain leading to physiological effects throughout the body and vice versa. This review discusses Mn homeostasis, biomarkers, molecular mechanisms of cellular transport, and neuropathological changes associated with disruptions of Mn homeostasis, especially in its excess, and identifies gaps in our understanding of the molecular and biochemical mechanisms underlying Mn homeostasis and neurotoxicity.
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- Division of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology, and Institute for Neuroscience, University of Texas, Austin, Texas 78712
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- College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45267
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- College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45267
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- Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee 37232
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- College of Public Health, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 40536
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- School of Health Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907
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El-Shwiniy WH, Shehab WS, Zordok WA. Spectral, thermal, DFT calculations, anticancer and antimicrobial studies for bivalent manganese complexes of pyrano [2,3-d]pyrimidine derivatives. J Mol Struct 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2019.126993] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Metals are essential components in all forms of life required for the function of nearly half of all enzymes and are critically involved in virtually all fundamental biological processes. Especially, the transition metals iron (Fe), zinc (Zn), manganese (Mn), nickel (Ni), copper (Cu) and cobalt (Co) are crucial micronutrients known to play vital roles in metabolism as well due to their unique redox properties. Metals carry out three major functions within metalloproteins: to provide structural support, to serve as enzymatic cofactors, and to mediate electron transportation. Metal ions are also involved in the immune system from metal allergies to nutritional immunity. Within the past decade, much attention has been drawn to the roles of metal ions in the immune system, since increasing evidence has mounted to suggest that metals are critically implicated in regulating both the innate immune sensing of and the host defense against invading pathogens. The importance of ions in immunity is also evidenced by the identification of various immunodeficiencies in patients with mutations in ion channels and transporters. In addition, cancer immunotherapy has recently been conclusively demonstrated to be effective and important for future tumor treatment, although only a small percentage of cancer patients respond to immunotherapy because of inadequate immune activation. Importantly, metal ion-activated immunotherapy is becoming an effective and potential way in tumor therapy for better clinical application. Nevertheless, we are still in a primary stage of discovering the diverse immunological functions of ions and mechanistically understanding the roles of these ions in immune regulation. This review summarizes recent advances in the understanding of metal-controlled immunity. Particular emphasis is put on the mechanisms of innate immune stimulation and T cell activation by the essential metal ions like calcium (Ca2+), zinc (Zn2+), manganese (Mn2+), iron (Fe2+/Fe3+), and potassium (K+), followed by a few unessential metals, in order to draw a general diagram of metalloimmunology.
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- Chenguang Wang
- Key Laboratory of Cell Proliferation and Differentiation of the Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China; Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cell Proliferation and Differentiation of the Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China; Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cell Proliferation and Differentiation of the Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China; Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cell Proliferation and Differentiation of the Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China; Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cell Proliferation and Differentiation of the Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China; Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China.
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Wang C, Guan Y, Lv M, Zhang R, Guo Z, Wei X, Du X, Yang J, Li T, Wan Y, Su X, Huang X, Jiang Z. Manganese Increases the Sensitivity of the cGAS-STING Pathway for Double-Stranded DNA and Is Required for the Host Defense against DNA Viruses. Immunity 2018; 48:675-687.e7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2018.03.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 184] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2017] [Revised: 01/17/2018] [Accepted: 03/08/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Claus Henn B, Austin C, Coull BA, Schnaas L, Gennings C, Horton MK, Hernández-Ávila M, Hu H, Téllez-Rojo MM, Wright RO, Arora M. Uncovering neurodevelopmental windows of susceptibility to manganese exposure using dentine microspatial analyses. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2018; 161:588-598. [PMID: 29247915 PMCID: PMC5965684 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2017.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2017] [Revised: 12/01/2017] [Accepted: 12/03/2017] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND Associations between manganese (Mn) and neurodevelopment may depend on dose and exposure timing, but most studies cannot measure exposure variability over time well. OBJECTIVE We apply temporally informative tooth-matrix biomarkers to uncover windows of susceptibility in early life when Mn is associated with visual motor ability in childhood. We also explore effect modification by lead (Pb) and child sex. METHODS Participants were drawn from the ELEMENT (Early Life Exposures in MExico and NeuroToxicology) longitudinal birth cohort studies. We reconstructed dose and timing of prenatal and early postnatal Mn and Pb exposures for 138 children by analyzing deciduous teeth using laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry. Neurodevelopment was assessed between 6 and 16 years of age using the Wide Range Assessment of Visual Motor Abilities (WRAVMA). Mn associations with total WRAVMA scores and subscales were estimated with multivariable generalized additive mixed models. We examined Mn interactions with Pb and child sex in stratified models. RESULTS Levels of dentine Mn were highest in the second trimester and declined steeply over the prenatal period, with a slower rate of decline after birth. Mn was positively associated with visual spatial and total WRAVMA scores in the second trimester, among children with lower (< median) tooth Pb levels: one standard deviation (SD) increase in ln-transformed dentine Mn at 150 days before birth was associated with a 0.15 [95% CI: 0.04, 0.26] SD increase in total score. This positive association was not observed at high Pb levels. In contrast to the prenatal period, significant negative associations were found in the postnatal period from ~ 6 to 12 months of age, among boys only: one SD increase in ln-transformed dentine Mn was associated with a 0.11 [95% CI: - 0.001, - 0.22] to 0.16 [95% CI: - 0.04, - 0.28] SD decrease in visual spatial score. CONCLUSIONS Using tooth-matrix biomarkers with fine scale temporal profiles of exposure, we found discrete developmental windows in which Mn was associated with visual-spatial abilities. Our results suggest that Mn associations are driven in large part by exposure timing, with beneficial effects found for prenatal levels and toxic effects found for postnatal levels.
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- Birgit Claus Henn
- Department of Environmental Health, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Environmental Medicine and Public Health, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Research on Community Interventions, National Institute of Perinatology, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Department of Environmental Medicine and Public Health, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Environmental Medicine and Public Health, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Center for Nutrition and Health Research, National Institute of Public Health, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
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- University of Toronto, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Center for Nutrition and Health Research, National Institute of Public Health, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
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- Department of Environmental Medicine and Public Health, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Environmental Medicine and Public Health, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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Farghadani R, Rajarajeswaran J, Mohd Hashim NB, Abdulla MA, Muniandy S. A novel β-diiminato manganeseIII complex as the promising anticancer agent induces G0/G1 cell cycle arrest and triggers apoptosis via mitochondrial-dependent pathways in MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 human breast cancer cells. RSC Adv 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7ra02478a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Novel β-diiminato manganeseIII complex has shown promising anti-breast cancer activity.
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- Reyhaneh Farghadani
- Department of Molecular Medicine
- Faculty of Medicine
- University of Malaya
- Kuala Lumpur
- Malaysia
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- Department of Biomedical Science
- Faculty of Medicine
- University of Malaya
- Kuala Lumpur
- Malaysia
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Al-anbaky Q, Al-karakooly Z, Kilaparty SP, Agrawal M, Albkuri YM, RanguMagar AB, Ghosh A, Ali N. Cytotoxicity of Manganese (III) Complex in Human Breast Adenocarcinoma Cell Line Is Mediated by the Generation of Reactive Oxygen Species Followed by Mitochondrial Damage. Int J Toxicol 2016; 35:672-682. [DOI: 10.1177/1091581816659661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Manganese (Mn) complexes are widely studied because of their important catalytic properties in synthetic and biochemical reactions. A Mn (III) complex of an amidoamine ligand was synthesized using a tetradentate amidoamine ligand. In this study, the Mn (III) complex was evaluated for its biological activity by measuring its cytotoxicity in human breast adenocarcinoma cell line (MCF-7). Cytotoxic effects of the Mn (III) complex were determined using established biomarkers in an attempt to delineate the mechanism of action and the utility of the complex as a potential anticancer drug. The Mn (III) complex induces cell death in a dose- and time-dependent manner as shown by microculture tetrazolium assay, a measure of cytotoxic cell death. Our results demonstrated that cytotoxic effects were significantly increased at higher concentrations of Mn (III) complex and with longer time of treatment. The IC50 (Inhibitor concentration that results in 50% cell death) value of Mn (III) complex in MCF-7 cells was determined to be 2.5 mmol/L for 24 hours of treatment. In additional experiments, we determined the Mn (III) complex–mediated cell death was due to both apoptotic and nonspecific necrotic cell death mechanisms. This was assessed by ethidium bromide/acridine orange staining and flow cytometry techniques. The Mn (III) complex produced reactive oxygen species (ROS) triggering the expression of manganese superoxide dismutase 1 and ultimately damaging the mitochondrial function as is evident by a decline in mitochondrial membrane potential. Treatment of the cells with free radical scavenger, N, N-dimethylthiourea decreased Mn (III) complex–mediated generation of ROS and attenuated apoptosis. Together, these results suggest that the Mn (III) complex–mediated MCF-7 cell death utilizes combined mechanism involving apoptosis and necrosis perhaps due to the generation of ROS.
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- Qudes Al-anbaky
- Department of Biology, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Little Rock, AR, USA
- Department of Biology, University of Diyala, Baqubah, Iraq
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- Department of Biology, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Little Rock, AR, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Little Rock, AR, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Little Rock, AR, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Little Rock, AR, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Little Rock, AR, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Little Rock, AR, USA
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Manganese protects against the effects of alcohol on hypothalamic puberty-related hormones. Life Sci 2016; 148:106-11. [PMID: 26876914 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2016.02.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2015] [Revised: 02/09/2016] [Accepted: 02/10/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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AIMS Since manganese (Mn) is capable of stimulating the hypothalamic-pituitary unit and advancing female puberty, we assessed the possibility that this element might overcome some of the detrimental effects of prepubertal alcohol (ALC) exposure on the hypothalamic control of pituitary function. MAIN METHODS Rats received either saline or Mn (10mg/kg) daily by gastric gavage from day 12 to day 31. After weaning, all rats were provided Lab Chow diet ad libitum until day 27 when they began receiving either the Bio Serv control or ALC diet regime. On day 31, the medial basal hypothalamus (MBH) was collected to assess luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) and cyclooxygenase 2 (COX2) protein levels. Release of prostaglandin-E2 (PGE2), LHRH and serum luteinizing hormone (LH) were also assessed. Other animals were not terminated on day 31, but remained in study to assess timing of puberty. KEY FINDINGS Short-term ALC exposure caused elevated hypothalamic LHRH content, suggesting an inhibition in peptide release, resulting in a decrease in LH. Both actions of ALC were reversed by Mn supplementation. COX2 synthesis, as well as PGE2 and LHRH release were suppressed by ALC exposure, but Mn supplementation caused an increase in COX2 synthesis and subsequent PGE2 and LHRH release in the presence of ALC. Mn supplementation also ameliorated the action of ALC to delay puberty. SIGNIFICANCE These results suggest that low level Mn supplementation acts to protect the hypothalamus from some of the detrimental effects of ALC on puberty-related hormones.
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Adedire CO, Adeyemi JA, Paulelli AC, da Cunha Martins-Junior A, Ileke KD, Segura FR, de Oliveira-Souza VC, Batista BL, Barbosa F. Toxic and essential elements in Nigerian rice and estimation of dietary intake through rice consumption. FOOD ADDITIVES & CONTAMINANTS PART B-SURVEILLANCE 2015; 8:271-6. [PMID: 26368023 DOI: 10.1080/19393210.2015.1085101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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In this study, levels and estimated daily intake (EDI) of two toxic elements, Cd and Pb, and eight essential elements: Ca, P, Zn, Mn, Co, Cu, Se and Mo, were determined in Nigerian rice samples. The mean levels of Cd, Pb and Co were 5.43±0.88, 38.66±5.42, 25.8±3.18 ng/g. The mean levels of Ca, P, Zn, Mn, Cu, Se and Mo were 71.5±7.31, 951±52.0, 10.2±0.63, 8.5±0.47, 3.07±0.18, 40.1±9.2 and 0.39±0.05 µg/g, respectively. The percentage contribution to the reference values for each element was 0.54, 7.71, 0.38, 9.51, 8.97, 31.3, 30.7, 5.1 and 60.7% for Cd, Pb, Ca, P, Zn, Mn, Cu, Se and Mo, respectively. The elemental nutrient levels in Nigerian rice samples are comparable to those obtained from other regions and their consumption does not pose any serious health risk to consumers.
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- Chris O Adedire
- a Department of Biology, School of Science , Federal University of Technology , Akure , Nigeria
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- b Department of Clinical Analyses, Toxicology and Food Sciences, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Ribeirão Preto , University of São Paulo , Ribeirão Preto , Brazil.,c Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Basic and Applied Sciences , Osun State University , Osogbo , Nigeria
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- b Department of Clinical Analyses, Toxicology and Food Sciences, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Ribeirão Preto , University of São Paulo , Ribeirão Preto , Brazil
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- b Department of Clinical Analyses, Toxicology and Food Sciences, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Ribeirão Preto , University of São Paulo , Ribeirão Preto , Brazil
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- d Department of Environmental Biology and Fisheries, Faculty of Science , Adekunle Ajasin University , Akungba Akoko , Nigeria
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- e Centre of Human and Natural Sciences , Federal University of ABC , Santo André , Brazil
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- b Department of Clinical Analyses, Toxicology and Food Sciences, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Ribeirão Preto , University of São Paulo , Ribeirão Preto , Brazil
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- b Department of Clinical Analyses, Toxicology and Food Sciences, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Ribeirão Preto , University of São Paulo , Ribeirão Preto , Brazil.,e Centre of Human and Natural Sciences , Federal University of ABC , Santo André , Brazil
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- b Department of Clinical Analyses, Toxicology and Food Sciences, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Ribeirão Preto , University of São Paulo , Ribeirão Preto , Brazil
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Liu J, Guo W, Li J, Li X, Geng J, Chen Q, Gao J. Tumor-targeting novel manganese complex induces ROS-mediated apoptotic and autophagic cancer cell death. Int J Mol Med 2015; 35:607-16. [PMID: 25604962 PMCID: PMC4314420 DOI: 10.3892/ijmm.2015.2073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2014] [Accepted: 12/24/2014] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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In this study, the antitumor activity of the novel manganese (II) compound, Adpa-Mn {[(Adpa)Mn(Cl)(H(2)O)] (Adpa=bis(2-pyridylmethyl)amino-2-propionic acid)}, and its possible mechanisms of action were investigated. In vitro, the growth inhibitory effects of Adpa-Mn (with IC(50) values lower than 15 µM) on tumor cell lines were examined by MTT assay. We found that this compound was more selective against cancer cells than the popular chemotherapeutic reagent, cisplatin. We then found that Adpa-Mn achieved its selectivity against cancer cells through the transferrin (Tf)-transferrin receptor (TfR) system, which is highly expressed in tumor cells. Furthermore, Adpa-Mn induced both apoptosis and autophagy, as indicated by chromatin condensation, the activation of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP), Annexin V/propidium iodide staining, an enhanced fluorescence intensity of monodansylcadaverine (MDC), as well as the elevated expression of the autophagy-related protein, microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3 (LC3). In addition, Adpa-Mn induced the generation of intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) and its anticancer effects were significantly reduced following pre-treatment with the antioxidant, N-acetyl cysteine, indicating that ROS triggered cell death. In vivo, the induction of apoptosis and autophagy in tumor tissue was confirmed following treatment with Adpa-Mn, which contributed to its significant antitumor activity against hepatocellular carcinoma (Hep-A cell) xenografts at 10 mg/kg. Taken together, these data suggest the possible use of Adpa-Mn as a novel anticancer drug.
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- Jia Liu
- School of Pharmacy, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, P.R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, P.R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, P.R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, P.R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, P.R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, P.R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, P.R. China
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A novel manganese complex LMnAc selectively kills cancer cells by induction of ROS-triggered and mitochondrial-mediated cell death. SCIENCE CHINA-LIFE SCIENCES 2014; 57:998-1010. [PMID: 24935782 DOI: 10.1007/s11427-014-4682-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2013] [Accepted: 11/08/2013] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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We previously identified a novel synthesized metal compound, LMnAc ([L2Mn2(Ac)(H2O)2](Ac) (L=bis(2-pyridylmethyl) amino-2-propionic acid)). This compound exhibited significant inhibition on cancer cell proliferation and was more selective against cancer cells than was the popular chemotherapeutic reagent cisplatin. In this study, we further investigated the underlying molecular mechanisms of LMnAc-induced cancer cell death. We found that LMnAc achieved its selectivity against cancer cells through the transferrin-transferrin receptor system, which is highly expressed in tumor cells. LMnAc triggered cancer cells to commit autophagy and apoptosis, which was mediated by the mitochondrial pathway. Moreover, LMnAc disrupted mitochondrial function, resulting in mitochondrial membrane potential collapse and ATP reduction. In addition, LMnAc induced intracellular Ca(2+) overload and reactive oxygen species generation. Interestingly, its anticancer effect was significantly reduced following pretreatment with the antioxidant N-acetyl cysteine, indicating that reactive oxygen species triggered cell death. Altogether, our data suggest that LMnAc appears to be a selectively promising anticancer drug candidate.
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Dearth RK, Hiney JK, Srivastava VK, Hamilton AM, Dees WL. Prepubertal exposure to elevated manganese results in estradiol regulated mammary gland ductal differentiation and hyperplasia in female rats. Exp Biol Med (Maywood) 2014; 239:871-882. [PMID: 24845367 DOI: 10.1177/1535370214531865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Evidence suggests that environmental substances regulating estrogenic pathways during puberty may be detrimental to the developing mammary gland (MG). Manganese (Mn) is a trace mineral required for normal physiological processes. Prepubertal exposure to Mn induces precocious puberty in rats, an event associated with early elevations in puberty-related hormones, including estradiol (E2). However, until now the effect of Mn-induced precocious MG development has not been determined. Therefore, we assessed the ability of prepubertal Mn exposure to advance normal MG development and alter E2 driven pathways involved in tumorigenesis. Sprague Dawley female rats were gavaged daily with either 10 mg/kg manganese chloride (MnCl2) or saline (control) from postnatal day (PND) 12 through PND 30. Blood and MGs were collected on PNDs 30 and 120. Compared to controls, serum E2 levels on PND 30 were elevated (p < 0.05) in the Mn-treated group. Mn exposure significantly increased differentiated MG terminal ductal structures and the percentage of MG epithelial cells that stained positive for the proliferative marker, Ki67, at PND 30 (p < 0.001) and PND 120 (p < 0.001). Levels of Mn (ppm) were not elevated in these MGs. Mn-treated animals (40%) exhibited reactive stroma and intra-luminal focal hyperplasia in hemotoxylin and eosin stained MGs at PND 120. Furthermore, Mn exposure resulted in elevated protein expression levels of estrogen receptor α, activator protein 2α, phosphorylated (p)-Akt, and p53 in MGs on PND 120, but not on PND 30. Collectively, these data show that exposure to a supplemental dose of Mn causes accelerated pubertal MG growth which can progress to adult hyperplasia; thus, providing evidence that early life Mn exposure may increase susceptibility to breast cancer.
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- Robert K Dearth
- Department of Biology, College of Science and Mathematics, University of Texas-Pan American, Edinburg, TX 78539, USA
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- Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-4458, USA
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- Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-4458, USA
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- Department of Biology, College of Science and Mathematics, University of Texas-Pan American, Edinburg, TX 78539, USA
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- Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-4458, USA
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Defects in base excision repair sensitize cells to manganese in S. cerevisiae. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2013; 2013:295635. [PMID: 24282812 PMCID: PMC3825218 DOI: 10.1155/2013/295635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2013] [Accepted: 09/10/2013] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Manganese (Mn) is essential for normal physiologic functioning; therefore, deficiencies and excess intake of manganese can result in disease. In humans, prolonged exposure to manganese causes neurotoxicity characterized by Parkinson-like symptoms. Mn(2+) has been shown to mediate DNA damage possibly through the generation of reactive oxygen species. In a recent publication, we showed that Mn induced oxidative DNA damage and caused lesions in thymines. This study further investigates the mechanisms by which cells process Mn(2+)-mediated DNA damage using the yeast S. cerevisiae. The strains most sensitive to Mn(2+) were those defective in base excision repair, glutathione synthesis, and superoxide dismutase mutants. Mn(2+) caused a dose-dependent increase in the accumulation of mutations using the CAN1 and lys2-10A mutator assays. The spectrum of CAN1 mutants indicates that exposure to Mn results in accumulation of base substitutions and frameshift mutations. The sensitivity of cells to Mn(2+) as well as its mutagenic effect was reduced by N-acetylcysteine, glutathione, and Mg(2+). These data suggest that Mn(2+) causes oxidative DNA damage that requires base excision repair for processing and that Mn interferes with polymerase fidelity. The status of base excision repair may provide a biomarker for the sensitivity of individuals to manganese.
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Schneider JS, Williams C, Ault M, Guilarte TR. Chronic manganese exposure impairs visuospatial associative learning in non-human primates. Toxicol Lett 2013; 221:146-51. [PMID: 23778301 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2013.06.211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2013] [Revised: 06/06/2013] [Accepted: 06/08/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Manganese (Mn) is an essential trace metal nutrient, however, excess Mn can be neurotoxic. The degree to which chronic environmental or occupational exposures to Mn in adults cause neuropsychological dysfunction is of considerable interest. Descriptions of neuropsychological dysfunction following chronic Mn exposure have been somewhat inconsistent though, likely owing to different measures of exposure in different populations, complicated by factors of mixed exposures and differences in neuropsychological tests administered. We previously described up-regulation of the mRNA expression for amyloid-beta (A-beta) precursor-like protein 1 (APLP1) and the presence of A-beta diffuse plaques in frontal cortex of Mn-exposed monkeys. The present study examined Mn-induced changes in performance on a paired associate learning (PAL) task that has been suggested as a marker for preclinical Alzheimer's disease. Aspects of performance of this task were affected early following initiation of Mn exposure. Thus, PAL performance may be a sensitive and valuable tool for the early, preclinical detection of incipient dementia and it may also be a sensitive tool for detecting cognitive dysfunction from Mn exposure. The current cognitive data, combined with our previous findings, suggest that frontal cortex may be a particularly sensitive target for the effects of Mn on cognition and that chronic Mn exposure may initiate or accelerate a process that could lead to or predispose to Alzheimer's like pathology and cognitive dysfunction.
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- J S Schneider
- Department of Pathology, Anatomy and Cell Biology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
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- Department of Pathology, Anatomy and Cell Biology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Department of Pathology, Anatomy and Cell Biology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY, United States
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Ando M, Ueda K, Okamoto Y, Kojima N. Combined Effects of Manganese, Iron, Copper, and Dopamine on Oxidative DNA Damage. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011. [DOI: 10.1248/jhs.57.204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Meijo University
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Wu G, Stewart H, Lemon FD, Cox H, Stace AJ. The UV photofragmentation spectroscopy of the metal dication complex [Mn(pyridine)4]2+. Mol Phys 2010. [DOI: 10.1080/00268976.2010.482541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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dos Santos APM, Milatovic D, Au C, Yin Z, Batoreu MCC, Aschner M. Rat brain endothelial cells are a target of manganese toxicity. Brain Res 2010; 1326:152-61. [PMID: 20170646 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2010.02.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2009] [Revised: 01/30/2010] [Accepted: 02/04/2010] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Manganese (Mn) is an essential trace metal; however, exposure to high Mn levels can result in neurodegenerative changes resembling Parkinson's disease (PD). Information on Mn's effects on endothelial cells of the blood-brain barrier (BBB) is lacking. Accordingly, we tested the hypothesis that BBB endothelial cells are a primary target for Mn-induced neurotoxicity. The studies were conducted in an in vitro BBB model of immortalized rat brain endothelial (RBE4) cells. ROS production was determined by F(2)-isoprostane (F(2)-IsoPs) measurement. The relationship between Mn toxicity and redox status was investigated upon intracellular glutathione (GSH) depletion with diethylmaleate (DEM) or L-buthionine sulfoximine (BSO). Mn exposure (200 or 800 microM MnCl(2) or MnSO(4)) for 4 or 24h led to significant decrease in cell viability vs. controls. DEM or BSO pre-treatment led to further enhancement in cytotoxicity vs. exposure to Mn alone, with more pronounced cell death after 24-h DEM pre-treatment. F(2)-IsoPs levels in cells exposed to MnCl(2) (200 or 800 microM) were significantly increased after 4h and remained elevated 24h after exposure compared with controls. Consistent with the effects on cell viability and F(2)-IsoPs, treatment with MnCl(2) (200 or 800 microM) was also associated with a significant decrease in membrane potential. This effect was more pronounced in cells exposed to DEM plus MnCl(2) vs. cells exposed to Mn alone. We conclude that Mn induces direct injury to mitochondria in RBE4 cells. The ensuing impairment in energy metabolism and redox status may modify the restrictive properties of the BBB compromising its function.
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Scientific Opinion on the substantiation of health claims related to manganese and protection of DNA, proteins and lipids from oxidative damage (ID 309), maintenance of bone (ID 310), energy-yielding metabolism (ID 311), and cognitive function (ID 340) pu. EFSA J 2009. [DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2009.1217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Martin K, Huggins T, King C, Carroll MA, Catapane EJ. The neurotoxic effects of manganese on the dopaminergic innervation of the gill of the bivalve mollusc, Crassostrea virginica. Comp Biochem Physiol C Toxicol Pharmacol 2008; 148:152-9. [PMID: 18547869 PMCID: PMC2533860 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2008.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2008] [Revised: 04/28/2008] [Accepted: 05/02/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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We examined effects of manganese on the nervous system and innervation of lateral cilia of Crassostrea virginica. While essential in trace amounts, tissue manganese accumulation is neurotoxic, inducing Manganism, a Parkinson's-like disease in humans. Lateral cilia of the gill of C. virginica are controlled by a reciprocal serotonergic-dopaminergic innervation from their ganglia. Oysters were incubated 3 days in the presence of up to 1 mM manganese, followed by superfusion of the cerebral ganglia, visceral ganglia or gill with dopamine or serotonin. Beating rates of cilia were measured by stroboscopic microscopy of isolated gill preparations or gill preparations with the ipsilateral cerebral and/or visceral ganglia attached. Acute manganese treatments impaired the dopaminergic, cilio-inhibitory system, while having no effect on the serotonergic, cilio-excitatory system, which is in agreement with the proposed mechanism of manganese toxicity in humans. Manganese treatments also decreased endogenous dopamine levels in the cerebral and visceral ganglia, and gills, but not serotonin levels. We demonstrated that manganese disrupts the animal's dopaminergic system, and also that this preparation can be used to investigate mechanisms that underlie manganese neurotoxicity. It also may serve as a model in pharmacological studies of drugs to treat or prevent Manganism and other dopaminergic cell disorders.
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- Corresponding author: Department of Biology, Medgar Evers College, 1150 Carroll Street, Brooklyn, NY 11225, USA, Tel: 718.270.6203, fax 718.270.6196, email
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Lee B, Hiney JK, Pine MD, Srivastava VK, Dees WL. Manganese stimulates luteinizing hormone releasing hormone secretion in prepubertal female rats: hypothalamic site and mechanism of action. J Physiol 2006; 578:765-72. [PMID: 17110411 PMCID: PMC2151346 DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2006.123083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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We have shown recently that Mn2+ stimulates gonadotropin secretion via an action at the hypothalamic level, and a diet supplemented with a low dose of the element is capable of advancing the time of female puberty. In this study, we used an in vitro approach to investigate the mechanism by which Mn2+ induces luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) secretion from prepubertal female rats. The medial basal hypothalamus from 30-day-old rats was incubated in Locke solution for 30 min to assess basal LHRH secretion, then incubated with buffer alone or buffer plus either a nitric oxide synthase (NOS) inhibitor (N-monomethyl-L-arginine (NMMA); 300 or 500 microM) or a soluble guanylyl cyclase (sGC) inhibitor (1H-[1,2,4]oxadiazolo[4,3-a]quinoxalin-1-one (ODQ); 100 or 250 microM) for another 30 min. Finally, the incubation continued for a further 30 min, but in the presence of MnCl2 (50 or 250 microM) to assess the effect of the blockers on stimulated LHRH secretion. Both 50 and 250 microM MnCl2 stimulated LHRH release (P < 0.05 and P < 0.01, respectively). The addition of 300-500 microM NMMA to the medium did not block Mn2+-stimulated release of LHRH, even with the higher dose of MnCl2. Furthermore, while 50, 100 and 250 microM MnCl2 all significantly induced LHRH release, the two lowest doses did not stimulate total nitrite released from the same tissue, an effect only observed with the highest dose. Taken together, these data suggest that Mn2+ is not an effective stimulator of NO. Conversely, inhibiting sGC with ODQ blocked the Mn2+-stimulated secretion of LHRH in a dose-dependent manner, indicating that GC is the site of action of Mn2+. Additionally, we showed that Mn2+ stimulated cGMP and LHRH from the same tissues, and that downstream blocking of protein kinase G formation with KT5823 (10 microM) inhibited Mn2+-induced LHRH release. These data demonstrate that the principal action of Mn2+ within the hypothalamus is to activate sGC directly and/or as a cofactor with available NO, hence generating cGMP and resulting in prepubertal LHRH release.
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- Boyeon Lee
- Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A & M University, College Station, TX 77843-4458, USA
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Menelaou M, Raptopoulou CP, Terzis A, Tangoulis V, Salifoglou A. In Search of Binary Hybrid Systems in Manganese Chemistry: The Synthesis, Spectroscopic and Structural Characterization, and Magnetic Properties of a New Species in the Aqueous MnII-Quinic System. Eur J Inorg Chem 2006. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.200501093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Bae JH, Jang BC, Suh SI, Ha E, Baik HH, Kim SS, Lee MY, Shin DH. Manganese induces inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) expression via activation of both MAP kinase and PI3K/Akt pathways in BV2 microglial cells. Neurosci Lett 2006; 398:151-4. [PMID: 16417967 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2005.12.067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2005] [Revised: 12/15/2005] [Accepted: 12/27/2005] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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It is well documented that manganese neurotoxicity induces clinical symptoms similar to those of idiopathic Parkinson's disease. Although microglial cytotoxic mediator-induced neurotoxicity is suggested, the mechanism by which manganese up-regulates cytotoxic mediator, such as nitric oxide (NO), remains poorly understood. Therefore, in this study, we investigated the mechanism of manganese on induction of iNOS in microglial cells. iNOS promoter/luciferase assay revealed that manganese (500 (M) regulated the iNOS expression at the transcriptional level. Immunoblot analysis also revealed that phosphorylation levels of ERK, JNK MAPKs and Akt (PKB, PI 3-kinase downstream effector), were increased. Both protein and mRNA levels of iNOS expression were abrogated by specific inhibitors, SP600125 (JNK inhibitor, 20 microM), PD98059 (ERKs inhibitor, 50 microM), or LY294002 (PI 3-kinase inhibitor, 20 microM), but not by SB203580 (20 microM), a p38 specific inhibitor. These data lead to the conclusion that manganese regulates the iNOS expression at the transcriptional level in BV2 microglial cells and the increased iNOS protein expression is mediated via both JNK-ERK MAPK and PI3K/Akt signaling pathways, but not via p38 MAPK pathway. Increased iNOS protein level was also found in RAW264.7 murine macrophage cells.
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- Jae-Hoon Bae
- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine and Institute for Medical Science, Keimyung University, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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Pine M, Lee B, Dearth R, Hiney JK, Dees WL. Manganese Acts Centrally to Stimulate Luteinizing Hormone Secretion: A Potential Influence on Female Pubertal Development. Toxicol Sci 2005; 85:880-5. [PMID: 15746010 DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfi134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Manganese (Mn), an essential element considered important for normal growth and reproduction, has been shown in adults to be detrimental to reproductive function when elevated. Because Mn can cross the blood-brain barrier and accumulate in the hypothalamus, and because it has been suggested that infants and children are potentially more sensitive to Mn than adults, we wanted to determine the effects of Mn exposure on puberty-related hormones and the onset of female puberty. We demonstrated that MnCl(2) when administered acutely into the third ventricle of the brain acts dose-dependently to stimulate luteinizing hormone (LH) release in prepubertal female rats. Incubation of hypothalami in vitro showed that this effect was due to a Mn-induced stimulation of luteinizing hormone releasing hormone (LHRH). Further demonstration that this is a hypothalamic site of action was shown by in vivo blockade of LHRH receptors and lack of a direct pituitary action of Mn to stimulate LH in vitro. To assess potential short-term effects, animals were supplemented with MnCl(2) (10 mg/kg) by gastric gavage from day 12 until day 29, or, in other animals, until vaginal opening (VO). Mn caused elevated serum levels of LH, follicle stimulating hormone, and estradiol, and it initiated a moderate but significant advancement in age at VO. Our results are the first to show that Mn can stimulate specific puberty-related hormones and suggest that it may facilitate the normal onset of puberty. They also suggest that Mn may contribute to precocious puberty if an individual is exposed to elevated levels of Mn too early in development.
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- Michelle Pine
- Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843-4458, USA
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Stredrick DL, Stokes AH, Worst TJ, Freeman WM, Johnson EA, Lash LH, Aschner M, Vrana KE. Manganese-induced cytotoxicity in dopamine-producing cells. Neurotoxicology 2004; 25:543-53. [PMID: 15183009 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuro.2003.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2003] [Accepted: 08/15/2003] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Manganese (Mn) is an essential metal that, at excessive levels in the brain, produces extrapyramidal symptoms similar to those in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). In the present study, Mn toxicity was characterized in a human neuroblastoma (SK-N-SH) cell line and in a mouse catecholaminergic (CATH.a) cell line. Mn was demonstrated to be more toxic in the catecholamine-producing CATH.a cells (EC50 = 60 microM) than in non-catecholaminergic SK-N-SH cells (EC50 = 200 microM). To test the hypothesis that the sensitivity of CATH.a cells to Mn is associated with their dopamine (DA) content, DA concentrations were suppressed in these cells by pretreatment with alpha-methyl-para-tyrosine (AMPT). Treatment for 24 h with 100 microM AMPT decreased intracellular DA, but offered no significant protection from Mn exposure (EC50 = 60 microM). Additional studies were carried out to assess if Mn toxicity was dependent on glutathione (GSH) levels. CATH.a cells were significantly protected by the addition of 5mM GSH (Mn EC50 = 200 microM) and 10mM N-acetyl cysteine (NAC) (Mn EC50 = 300 microM), therefore, indirectly identifying intracellular ROS formation as a mechanism for Mn neurotoxicity. Finally, apoptotic markers of Mn-induced cell death were investigated. DNA fragmentation, caspase-3 activation, and apoptosis-related gene expression were studied in CATH.a cells. No internucleosomal fragmentation or caspase activation was evident, even in the presence of "supraphysiological" Mn concentrations. cDNA hydridization array analysis with two differing Mn concentrations and time points, identified no noteworthy mRNA inductions of genes associated with programmed cell death. In conclusion, DA content was not responsible for the enhanced sensitivity of CATH.a cells to Mn toxicity, but oxidative stress was implicated as a probable mechanism of cytotoxicity.
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- Denise L Stredrick
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1083, USA
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Takeda A, Sotogaku N, Oku N. Manganese influences the levels of neurotransmitters in synapses in rat brain. Neuroscience 2002; 114:669-74. [PMID: 12220568 DOI: 10.1016/s0306-4522(02)00353-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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54Mn previously taken up by the amygdala is released along with known neurotransmitters into the extracellular space during stimulation with 100 mM KCl. The possibility of manganese release from neuron terminals in a calcium- and impulse-dependent manner was examined by using the in vivo microdialysis method in the present study. The increase of (54)Mn release into the amygdalar extracellular space during stimulation with high K(+) was inhibited by addition of 1 microM tetrodotoxin. This increase of (54)Mn release into the extracellular space by stimulation with high K(+) was also observed in the hippocampus, but not in the substantia nigra. The increment of glutamate in the extracellular space during stimulation with high K(+) was highly correlated with that of (54)Mn, suggesting that manganese is concurrently released with glutamate from neuron terminals. The level of (54)Mn in the extracellular space in the hippocampus was increased with that of glutamate, but not with those of GABA and glycine, during stimulation with 100 mM KCl in the presence of 30 microM kainate. This increase was more marked than during stimulation with 30 microM kainate alone. It is likely that manganese is released from glutamatergic neuron terminals. When the rat hippocampus was perfused with artificial cerebrospinal fluid containing 20 or 200 nM MnCl(2), the levels of glutamate, aspartate and GABA in the perfusate were dose-dependently decreased during perfusion with manganese. The present findings demonstrate that manganese released into the synaptic cleft may influence synaptic neurotransmission.
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- A Takeda
- Department of Medical Biochemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Shizuoka, 52-1 Yada, Shizuoka 422-8526, Japan.
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Weber S, Dorman DC, Lash LH, Erikson K, Vrana KE, Aschner M. Effects of manganese (Mn) on the developing rat brain: oxidative-stress related endpoints. Neurotoxicology 2002; 23:169-75. [PMID: 12224758 DOI: 10.1016/s0161-813x(02)00014-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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We evaluated biochemical endpoints related to oxidative stress in brains of neonatal rats exposed to manganese (Mn). Oral Mn chloride (MnCl2) (0, 25, or 50 mg Mn chloride kg(-1) body weight per day) was given daily to neonatal rats throughout lactation (i.e. from postnatal day (PND) 1 to 21). As previously reported by [J. Appl. Toxicol. 20 (2000) 179], this treatment paradigm results in increased cerebral cortex (CTX) Mn concentrations in PND 21 rats from both Mn treatment groups. High dose Mn exposure also results in increased cerebellar Mn concentrations. This preliminary study determined whether this exposure paradigm also affects cerebrocortical or cerebellar metallothionein (MT) mRNA levels, glutamine synthetase (GS) activity, GS protein levels, as well as total glutathione (GSH) levels. High dose Mn exposure significantly increased (P < 0.05) total cerebrocortical GSH without accompanying changes in any of the other measured parameters. Therefore, it is unlikely that high dose Mn exposure is associated with oxidative stress in this experimental paradigm.
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- Sarah Weber
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Bowman Gray School of Medicine of Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1083, USA
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Husain M, Khanna VK, Roy A, Tandon R, Pradeep S, Set PK. Platelet dopamine receptors and oxidative stress parameters as markers of manganese toxicity. Hum Exp Toxicol 2001; 20:631-6. [PMID: 11936577 DOI: 10.1191/096032701718890531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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The present study has been undertaken to investigate whether neurotoxic effects of manganese (Mn) are reflected in platelets in rats to monitor the usefulness of platelet as peripheral model. Exposure of rats to Mn (10 or 15 mg/kg bw, i.p.) for 45 days caused a significant increase in membrane fluidity as evidenced by decrease in fluorescence polarisation in platelets (11% and 14%) and striatum (9% and 13%). These rats exhibited a significant increase in superoxide dismutase activity both in platelets (24% and 37%) and striatum (31% and 42%), respectively, in comparison to controls. Exposure of rats to Mn for 45 days (15 mg/kg bw, i.p.) caused a significant decrease in reduced glutathione content (platelets 20%, striatum 24%) and catalase activity (platelets 35%, striatum 44%) compared to control rats. Rats exposed to Mn (10 or 15 mg/ kg bw, i.p.) for 15 days exhibited a significant increase in dopamine receptors both in platelets (55% and 40%) and striatum (38% and 31%). The results suggest that exposure to Mn may alter the membrane functions and impair the anti-oxidant defense mechanism both in platelets and brain. The study also suggests that dopaminergic mechanisms are impaired following Mn exposure and such changes are reflected in platelets. Interestingly, parallel changes both in striatum and platelets, as observed in the present study, strengthen the usefulness of platelets as a peripheral neuronal model.
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- M Husain
- Developmental Toxicology Division, Industrial Toxicology Research Centre, MG Marg, Lucknow, India
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Stokes AH, Lewis DY, Lash LH, Jerome WG, Grant KW, Aschner M, Vrana KE. Dopamine toxicity in neuroblastoma cells: role of glutathione depletion by L-BSO and apoptosis. Brain Res 2000; 858:1-8. [PMID: 10700589 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-8993(99)02329-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Dopamine (DA), while an essential neurotransmitter, is also a known neurotoxin that potentially plays an etiologic role in several neurodegenerative diseases. DA metabolism and oxidation readily produce reactive oxygen species (ROS) and DA can also be oxidized to a reactive quinone via spontaneous, enzyme-catalyzed or metal-enhanced reactions. A number of these reactions are cytotoxic, yet the precise mechanisms by which DA leads to cell death remain unknown. In this study, the neuroblastoma cell line, SK-N-SH, was utilized to examine DA toxicity under varying oxidant states. Cells pretreated with the glutathione (GSH)-depleting compound, L-buthionine sulfoximine (L-BSO), exhibited enhanced sensitivity to DA compared to controls (non-GSH-depleted cells). Furthermore, in cells pretreated with L-BSO, the addition of ascorbate (250 microM) afforded significant protection against DA-induced toxicity, while pyruvate (500 microM) had no protective effect. To further characterize the possibility that DA is associated with oxidative stress, additional studies were carried out with manganese (30 microM) as a pro-oxidant. Manganese and DA (200 microM), although not cytotoxic when individually administered to SK-N-SH cells, had a synergistic action on cytotoxicity. Finally, morphological and molecular markers of programmed cell death (apoptosis) were observed in cells treated with DA and L-BSO. These markers included membrane blebbing and internucleosomal DNA fragmentation. These results suggest that DA toxicity is tightly linked to intracellular oxidant/antioxidant levels, and that environmental factors, such as excessive Mn exposure, may modulate cellular sensitivity to DA.
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- A H Stokes
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1083, USA
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Makui H, Roig E, Cole ST, Helmann JD, Gros P, Cellier MF. Identification of the Escherichia coli K-12 Nramp orthologue (MntH) as a selective divalent metal ion transporter. Mol Microbiol 2000; 35:1065-78. [PMID: 10712688 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2000.01774.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 168] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The Escherichia coli mntH (formerly yfeP) gene encodes a putative membrane protein (MntH) highly similar to members of the eukaryotic Nramp family of divalent metal ion transporters. To determine the function of E. coli MntH, a null mutant was created and MntH was overexpressed both in wild-type E. coli and in the metal-dependent mutant hflB1(Ts). At the restrictive temperature 42 degrees C, the mntH null mutation reduces the suppression of hflB1(Ts) thermosensitivity by exogenous divalent metals. Conversely, overexpression of MntH restores growth at 42 degrees C, increases suppression of the ts phenotype by Fe(II) and Ni(II) and renders hflB1(Ts) cells hypersensitive to Mn(II). Transport studies in intact cells show that MntH selectively facilitates uptake of 54Mn(II) and 55Fe(II) in a temperature-, time- and proton-dependent manner. Competition studies in uptake assays and growth inhibition experiments in hflB1(Ts) mutants together indicate that MntH is a divalent metal cation transporter of broad substrate specificity. The functional characteristics of MntH suggest that it corresponds to the previously described manganese transporter of E. coli. This study indicates that proton-dependent divalent metal ion uptake has been preserved in the Nramp family from bacteria to humans.
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- H Makui
- INRS-Institut Armand-Frappier, 531 Bd des prairies, Laval H7V 1B7, PQ, Canada
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The present study was designed to investigate the role of manganese (Mn) as an antioxidant element. In vitro experiments have been conducted to evaluate the ability of Mn in scavenging oxygen free radicals. Superoxide (O*-) and hydroxyl (OH*-) radicals were generated in vitro by using xanthine and xanthine oxidase system and fenton reactions respectively. Different concentrations of Mn (II) and Mn (III) were used in the reaction mixture to evaluate free radical scavenging ability of Mn. The results indicated that Mn scavenged superoxide radicals at nanomolar concentrations whereas hydroxyl radicals were scavenged at micromolar concentrations. In addition, Mn-superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity was measured in different regions of brain in adult male rats treated with MnCl2. The results showed that Mn-SOD activity increased in Mn treated animals. Therefore, the data support the hypothesis that Mn is one of the essential elements which can protect against oxidative damage, however, at higher concentrations Mn can be neurotoxic by generating the free radicals.
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- S Hussain
- Neurochemistry Laboratory, Division of Neurotoxicology, National Center for Toxicological Research/FDA, Jefferson, AR 72079, USA
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Ciesla WP, Bobak DA. Clostridium difficile toxins A and B are cation-dependent UDP-glucose hydrolases with differing catalytic activities. J Biol Chem 1998; 273:16021-6. [PMID: 9632652 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.273.26.16021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Toxins A and B of Clostridium difficile are UDP-glucose glucosyltransferases that exert their cellular toxicity primarily through their abilities to monoglucosylate, and thereby inactivate, Rho family small GTPases. Toxin A also hydrolyzes UDP-glucose, although this activity is not well characterized. In this study, we measured the kinetics of UDP-glucose hydrolysis by toxins A and B and found significant differences in the catalytic activities of these two structurally homologous toxins. The toxins displayed similar Michaelis constants (Km) for UDP-glucose, but the maximal velocity (Vmax) of toxin B was approximately 5-fold greater than that of toxin A. Toxins A and B exert their enzymatic actions intracellularly, and, interestingly, we found that each toxin absolutely required K+ for optimal hydrolase activity; Na+ was inactive. The toxins also required certain divalent cations for activity and exhibited a significantly greater Vmax and lower Km in the presence of Mn2+ as compared with Mg2+. We conclude that C. difficile toxins A and B are cation-dependent UDP-glucose hydrolases that differ significantly in their catalytic activities, a finding that may have important implications in understanding their different cytotoxic effects.
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- W P Ciesla
- Department of Medicine, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, Virginia 22908, USA
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Clinical observations and animal studies have raised the hypothesis that increased concentrations of manganese (Mn) in whole blood might lead to accumulation of this metal within the basal ganglia in patients with end-stage liver disease. We studied ten patients with liver failure (and ten controls) by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and measurement of Mn in brain tissue of three patients who died of progressive liver failure (and three controls) was also done. Whole blood Mn concentrations in patients with liver cirrhosis were significantly increased (median 34.4 micrograms/L vs 10.3 micrograms/L in controls; p = 0.0004) and pallidal signal intensity indices correlated with blood Mn (Rs = 0.8, p = 0.0058). Brain tissue samples reveal highest Mn concentrations in the caudate nucleus, followed by the quadrigeminal plate and globus pallidus. Mn accumulates within the basal ganglia in liver cirrhosis. Similarities between Mn neurotoxicity and chronic hepatic encephalopathy suggest that this metal may have a role in the pathogenesis of chronic hepatic encephalopathy. Further studies are warranted because the use of chelating agents could prove to be a new therapeutic option to prevent or reverse this neuropsychiatric syndrome.
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- D Krieger
- Department of Neurology, Ruprecht-Karls University of Heidelberg, Germany
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Ledig M, Copin JC, Tholey G, Leroy M, Rastegar F, Wedler F. Effect of manganese on the development of glial cells cultured from prenatally alcohol exposed rats. Neurochem Res 1995; 20:435-41. [PMID: 7651581 DOI: 10.1007/bf00973099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Maternal alcohol abuse is known to produce retardation in brain maturation and brain functions. Using cultured glial cells as a model system to study these effects of alcohol we found an alcohol antagonizing property for manganese (Mn). Mn was added to the alcohol diet (MnCl2 25 mg/l of 20% v/v ethanol) of pregnant rats. Glial cells were cultured during 4 weeks from cortical brain cells of pups born to these mothers. Several biochemical parameters were examined: protein levels, enzymatic markers of glial cell maturation (enolase and glutamine synthetase), superoxide dismutase a scavenger of free radicals produced during alcohol degradation. The results were compared to appropriate controls. A beneficent effect of Mn was observed for the pups weight which was no more significantly different from the control values. Protein levels, enolase and glutamine synthetase activities were increased mainly during the proliferative period when Mn was added to the alcohol diet compared to the only alcohol treated animals. This Mn effect was not found for superoxide dismutase in cultured glial cells but exists in the total brain of the 2 week-old offspring. In the total 2 and 4 week-old brain the alcohol induced decrease of enolase and glutamine synthetase was also antagonized by the Mn supplementation. Our data suggest that Mn may act as a factor overcoming at least partially some aspects of alcohol induced retardation of nerve cell development.
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- M Ledig
- Laboratoire de Neurobiologie Ontogénique, Centre de Neurochimie du CNRS, Strasbourg, France
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