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Palioura D, Mellidis K, Ioannidou-Kabouri K, Galatou E, Mouchtouri ET, Stamatiou R, Mavrommatis-Parasidis P, Panteris E, Varela A, Davos C, Drosatos K, Mavroidis M, Lazou A. PPARδ activation improves cardiac mitochondrial homeostasis in desmin deficient mice but does not alleviate systolic dysfunction. J Mol Cell Cardiol 2023; 183:27-41. [PMID: 37603971 DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2023.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2022] [Revised: 07/22/2023] [Accepted: 08/14/2023] [Indexed: 08/23/2023]
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Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) δ is a major transcriptional regulator of cardiac energy metabolism with pleiotropic properties, including anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidative and cardioprotective action. In this study, we sought to investigate whether pharmacological activation of PPARδ via intraperitoneal administration of the selective ligand GW0742 could ameliorate heart failure and mitochondrial dysfunction that have been previously reported in a characterized genetic model of heart failure, the desmin null mice (Des-/-). Our studies demonstrate that treatment of Des-/- mice with the PPARδ agonist attenuated cardiac inflammation, fibrosis and cardiac remodeling. In addition, PPARδ activation alleviated oxidative stress in the failing myocardium as evidenced by decreased ROS levels. Importantly, PPARδ activation stimulated mitochondrial biogenesis, prevented mitochondrial and sarcoplasmic reticulum vacuolar degeneration and improved the mitochondrial intracellular distribution. Finally, PPARδ activation alleviated the mitochondrial respiratory dysfunction, prevented energy depletion and alleviated excessive autophagy and mitophagy in Des-/- hearts. Nevertheless, improvement of all these parameters did not suffice to overcome the significant structural deficiencies that desmin deletion incurs in cardiomyocytes and cardiac function did not improve significantly. In conclusion, pharmacological PPARδ activation in Des-/- hearts exerts protective effects during myocardial degeneration and heart failure by preserving the function and quality of the mitochondrial network. These findings implicate PPARδ agonists as a supplemental constituent of heart failure medications.
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- Dimitra Palioura
- Laboratory of Animal Physiology, School of Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki 54124, Greece
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- Laboratory of Animal Physiology, School of Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki 54124, Greece
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- Laboratory of Animal Physiology, School of Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki 54124, Greece
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- Laboratory of Animal Physiology, School of Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki 54124, Greece
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- Laboratory of Animal Physiology, School of Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki 54124, Greece
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- Department of Botany, School of Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki 54124, Greece
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- Clinical, Experimental Surgery & Translational Research Center, Biomedical Research Foundation, Academy of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Clinical, Experimental Surgery & Translational Research Center, Biomedical Research Foundation, Academy of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Metabolic Biology Laboratory, Cardiovascular Center, Department of Pharmacology and Systems Physiology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 45267, USA
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- Center of Basic Research, Biomedical Research Foundation, Academy of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Laboratory of Animal Physiology, School of Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki 54124, Greece.
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Turton N, Millichap L, Hargreaves IP. Potential Biomarkers of Mitochondrial Dysfunction Associated with COVID-19 Infection. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2023; 1412:211-224. [PMID: 37378769 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-28012-2_11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/29/2023]
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Mitochondria play crucial roles in modulating immune responses, and viruses can in turn moderate mitochondrial functioning. Therefore, it is not judicious to assume that clinical outcome experienced in patients with COVID-19 or long COVID may be influenced by mitochondrial dysfunction in this infection. Also, patients who are predisposed to mitochondrial respiratory chain (MRC) disorders may be more susceptible to worsened clinical outcome associated with COVID-19 infection and long COVID. MRC disorders and dysfunction require a multidisciplinary approach for their diagnosis of which blood and urinary metabolite analysis may be utilized, including the measurement of lactate, organic acid and amino acid levels. More recently, hormone-like cytokines including fibroblast growth factor-21 (FGF-21) have also been used to assess possible evidence of MRC dysfunction. In view of their association with MRC dysfunction, assessing evidence of oxidative stress parameters including GSH and coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) status may also provide useful biomarkers for diagnosis of MRC dysfunction. To date, the most reliable biomarker available for assessing MRC dysfunction is the spectrophotometric determination of MRC enzyme activities in skeletal muscle or tissue from the disease-presenting organ. Moreover, the combined use of these biomarkers in a multiplexed targeted metabolic profiling strategy may further improve the diagnostic yield of the individual tests for assessing evidence of mitochondrial dysfunction in patients pre- and post-COVID-19 infection.
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- Nadia Turton
- School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK
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- School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK.
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Ahmad F, Ramamorthy S, Areeshi MY, Ashraf GM, Haque S. Isolated Mitochondrial Preparations and In organello Assays: A Powerful and Relevant Ex vivo Tool for Assessment of Brain (Patho)physiology. Curr Neuropharmacol 2023; 21:1433-1449. [PMID: 36872352 PMCID: PMC10324330 DOI: 10.2174/1570159x21666230303123555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2022] [Revised: 10/30/2022] [Accepted: 12/29/2022] [Indexed: 03/07/2023] Open
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Mitochondria regulate multiple aspects of neuronal development, physiology, plasticity, and pathology through their regulatory roles in bioenergetic, calcium, redox, and cell survival/death signalling. While several reviews have addressed these different aspects, a comprehensive discussion focussing on the relevance of isolated brain mitochondria and their utilities in neuroscience research has been lacking. This is relevant because the employment of isolated mitochondria rather than their in situ functional evaluation, offers definitive evidence of organelle-specificity, negating the interference from extra mitochondrial cellular factors/signals. This mini-review was designed primarily to explore the commonly employed in organello analytical assays for the assessment of mitochondrial physiology and its dysfunction, with a particular focus on neuroscience research. The authors briefly discuss the methodologies for biochemical isolation of mitochondria, their quality assessment, and cryopreservation. Further, the review attempts to accumulate the key biochemical protocols for in organello assessment of a multitude of mitochondrial functions critical for neurophysiology, including assays for bioenergetic activity, calcium and redox homeostasis, and mitochondrial protein translation. The purpose of this review is not to examine each and every method or study related to the functional assessment of isolated brain mitochondria, but rather to assemble the commonly used protocols of in organello mitochondrial research in a single publication. The hope is that this review will provide a suitable platform aiding neuroscientists to choose and apply the required protocols and tools to address their particular mechanistic, diagnostic, or therapeutic question dealing within the confines of the research area of mitochondrial patho-physiology in the neuronal perspective.
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- Faraz Ahmad
- Department of Biotechnology, School of Bio Sciences and Technology (SBST), Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, 632014, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, School of Bio Sciences and Technology (SBST), Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, 632014, India
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- Medical Laboratory Technology Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Jazan University, Jazan, 45142, Saudi Arabia
- Research and Scientific Studies Unit, College of Nursing and Allied Health Sciences, Jazan University, Jazan, 45142, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, College of Health Sciences, and Sharjah Institute for Medical Research, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, 27272, United Arab Emirates
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- Research and Scientific Studies Unit, College of Nursing and Allied Health Sciences, Jazan University, Jazan, 45142, Saudi Arabia
- Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine, Lebanese American University, Beirut, Lebanon
- Centre of Medical and Bio-Allied Health Sciences Research, Ajman University, Ajman, United Arab Emirates
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Wei Q, Zhang J, Luo F, Shi D, Liu Y, Liu S, Zhang Q, Sun W, Yuan J, Fan H, Wang H, Qi L, Liu G. Molecular mechanisms through which different carbon sources affect denitrification by Thauera linaloolentis: Electron generation, transfer, and competition. ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL 2022; 170:107598. [PMID: 36395558 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2022.107598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2022] [Revised: 09/24/2022] [Accepted: 10/20/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Characterizing the molecular mechanism through which different carbon sources affect the denitrification process would provide a basis for the proper selection of carbon sources, thus avoiding excessive carbon source dosing and secondary pollution while also improving denitrification efficiency. Here, we selected Thauera linaloolentis as a model organism of denitrification, whose genomic information was elucidated by draft genome sequencing and KEGG annotations, to investigate the growth kinetics, denitrification performances and characteristics of metabolic pathways under diverse carbon source conditions. We reconstructed a metabolic network of Thauera linaloolentis based on genomic analysis to help develop a systematic method of researching electron pathways. Our findings indicated that carbon sources with simple metabolic pathways (e.g., ethanol and sodium acetate) promoted the reproduction of Thauera linaloolentis, and its maximum growth density reached OD600 = 0.36 and maximum specific growth rate reached 0.145 h-1. These carbon sources also accelerated the denitrification process without the accumulation of intermediates. Nitrate could be reduced completely under any carbon source condition; but in the "glucose group", the maximum accumulation of nitrite was 117.00 mg/L (1.51 times more than that in the "ethanol group", which was 77.41 mg/L), the maximum accumulation of nitric oxide was 363.02 μg/L (7.35 times more than that in the "ethanol group", which was 49.40 μg/L), and the maximum accumulation of nitrous oxide was 22.58 mg/L (26.56 times more than that in the "ethanol group", which was 0.85 mg/L). Molecular biological analyses demonstrated that diverse types of carbon sources directly induced different carbon metabolic activities, resulting in variations in electron generation efficiency. Furthermore, the activities of the electron transport system were positively correlated with different carbon metabolic activities. Finally, these differences were reflected in the phenomenon of electronic competition between denitrifying reductases. Thus we concluded that this was the main molecular mechanism through which the carbon source type affected the denitrification process. In brief, carbon sources with simple metabolic pathways induced higher efficiency of electron generation, transfer, and competition, which promoted rapid proliferation and complete denitrification; otherwise Thauera linaloolentis would grow slowly and intermediate products would accumulate seriously. Our study established a method to evaluate and optimize carbon source utilization efficiency based on confirmed molecular mechanisms.
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- Qi Wei
- Low-carbon Water Environmental Technology Center, School of Environment & Natural Resource, Renmin University of China, 59 Zhongguancun Street, Beijing 100872, PR China
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- Low-carbon Water Environmental Technology Center, School of Environment & Natural Resource, Renmin University of China, 59 Zhongguancun Street, Beijing 100872, PR China
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- Low-carbon Water Environmental Technology Center, School of Environment & Natural Resource, Renmin University of China, 59 Zhongguancun Street, Beijing 100872, PR China
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- Low-carbon Water Environmental Technology Center, School of Environment & Natural Resource, Renmin University of China, 59 Zhongguancun Street, Beijing 100872, PR China
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- Low-carbon Water Environmental Technology Center, School of Environment & Natural Resource, Renmin University of China, 59 Zhongguancun Street, Beijing 100872, PR China
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- Low-carbon Water Environmental Technology Center, School of Environment & Natural Resource, Renmin University of China, 59 Zhongguancun Street, Beijing 100872, PR China
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- Low-carbon Water Environmental Technology Center, School of Environment & Natural Resource, Renmin University of China, 59 Zhongguancun Street, Beijing 100872, PR China
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- Low-carbon Water Environmental Technology Center, School of Environment & Natural Resource, Renmin University of China, 59 Zhongguancun Street, Beijing 100872, PR China
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- Low-carbon Water Environmental Technology Center, School of Environment & Natural Resource, Renmin University of China, 59 Zhongguancun Street, Beijing 100872, PR China
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- Low-carbon Water Environmental Technology Center, School of Environment & Natural Resource, Renmin University of China, 59 Zhongguancun Street, Beijing 100872, PR China
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- Low-carbon Water Environmental Technology Center, School of Environment & Natural Resource, Renmin University of China, 59 Zhongguancun Street, Beijing 100872, PR China.
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- Low-carbon Water Environmental Technology Center, School of Environment & Natural Resource, Renmin University of China, 59 Zhongguancun Street, Beijing 100872, PR China.
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- Low-carbon Water Environmental Technology Center, School of Environment & Natural Resource, Renmin University of China, 59 Zhongguancun Street, Beijing 100872, PR China
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Locatelli M, Macconi D, Corna D, Cerullo D, Rottoli D, Remuzzi G, Benigni A, Zoja C. Sirtuin 3 Deficiency Aggravates Kidney Disease in Response to High-Fat Diet through Lipotoxicity-Induced Mitochondrial Damage. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23158345. [PMID: 35955472 PMCID: PMC9368634 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23158345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2022] [Revised: 07/22/2022] [Accepted: 07/25/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Sirtuin 3 (SIRT3) is the primary mitochondrial deacetylase that controls the antioxidant pathway and energy metabolism. We previously found that renal Sirt3 expression and activity were reduced in mice with type 2 diabetic nephropathy associated with oxidative stress and mitochondrial abnormalities and that a specific SIRT3 activator improved renal damage. SIRT3 is modulated by diet, and to assess whether Sirt3 deficiency aggravates mitochondrial damage and accelerates kidney disease in response to nutrient overloads, wild-type (WT) and Sirt3−/− mice were fed a high-fat-diet (HFD) or standard diet for 8 months. Sirt3−/− mice on HFD exhibited earlier and more severe albuminuria compared to WT mice, accompanied by podocyte dysfunction and glomerular capillary rarefaction. Mesangial matrix expansion, tubular vacuolization and inflammation, associated with enhanced lipid accumulation, were more evident in Sirt3−/− mice. After HFD, kidneys from Sirt3−/− mice showed more oxidative stress than WT mice, mitochondria ultrastructural damage in tubular cells, and a reduction in mitochondrial mass and energy production. Our data demonstrate that Sirt3 deficiency renders mice more prone to developing oxidative stress and mitochondrial abnormalities in response to HFD, resulting in more severe kidney diseases, and this suggests that mitochondria protection may be a method to prevent HFD-induced renal injury.
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Turton N, Cufflin N, Dewsbury M, Fitzpatrick O, Islam R, Watler LL, McPartland C, Whitelaw S, Connor C, Morris C, Fang J, Gartland O, Holt L, Hargreaves IP. The Biochemical Assessment of Mitochondrial Respiratory Chain Disorders. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23137487. [PMID: 35806492 PMCID: PMC9267223 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23137487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2022] [Revised: 07/03/2022] [Accepted: 07/04/2022] [Indexed: 12/10/2022] Open
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Mitochondrial respiratory chain (MRC) disorders are a complex group of diseases whose diagnosis requires a multidisciplinary approach in which the biochemical investigations play an important role. Initial investigations include metabolite analysis in both blood and urine and the measurement of lactate, pyruvate and amino acid levels, as well as urine organic acids. Recently, hormone-like cytokines, such as fibroblast growth factor-21 (FGF-21), have also been used as a means of assessing evidence of MRC dysfunction, although work is still required to confirm their diagnostic utility and reliability. The assessment of evidence of oxidative stress may also be an important parameter to consider in the diagnosis of MRC function in view of its association with mitochondrial dysfunction. At present, due to the lack of reliable biomarkers available for assessing evidence of MRC dysfunction, the spectrophotometric determination of MRC enzyme activities in skeletal muscle or tissue from the disease-presenting organ is considered the ‘Gold Standard’ biochemical method to provide evidence of MRC dysfunction. The purpose of this review is to outline a number of biochemical methods that may provide diagnostic evidence of MRC dysfunction in patients.
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- Nadia Turton
- School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool L3 3AF, UK
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- School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool L3 3AF, UK
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- School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool L3 3AF, UK
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- School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool L3 3AF, UK
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- School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool L3 3AF, UK
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- School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool L3 3AF, UK
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- School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool L3 3AF, UK
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- School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool L3 3AF, UK
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- School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool L3 3AF, UK
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- School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool L3 3AF, UK
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- School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool L3 3AF, UK
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- School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool L3 3AF, UK
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- School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool L3 3AF, UK
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- School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool L3 3AF, UK
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Ni M, Chen Y, Pan Y, Huang Y, Li DP, Li L, Huang B, Song Z. Study on community structure and metabolic mechanism of dominant polyphosphate-accumulating organisms (PAOs) and glycogen-accumulating organisms (GAOs) in suspended biofilm based on phosphate recovery. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 815:152678. [PMID: 34973331 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.152678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2021] [Revised: 12/20/2021] [Accepted: 12/21/2021] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Biofilm sequencing batch reactor (BSBR) can achieve efficient phosphate (P) removal and enrichment, but its process performance and metabolic mechanisms for P removal and enrichment of municipal wastewater remain largely unclear. In the present study, we assessed the P removal and enrichment of municipal wastewater at influent P concentrations of 2.5 mg/L and 10 mg/L. The efficiency of P removal and enzyme activity in polyphosphate-accumulating organisms (PAOs) and glycogen-accumulating organisms (GAOs) were compared, and the growth and metabolic characteristics of dominant PAOs and GAOs at different influent P concentrations were studied with the macro-sequencing technology. The results showed that the P recovery efficiencies were 70.03% and 76.19% when the influent P concentration was 2.5 mg/L and 10 mg/L in BSBR, respectively, and the maximum P concentration of recovery liquid was 81.29 mg/L and 173.12 mg/L, respectively. There were no phosphate kinase (PPK) and phosphate hydrolase (PPX) in extracellular polymeric substances (EPS). The dominant PAOs were Candidatus_Contendobacter, Dechloromonas, and Flavobacterium, and the dominant GAO was Candidatus_Competibacter. The abundance of Candidatus_Contendobacter was the highest with the most potential contribution to P removal. PAOs had competitive advantages in carbon (C) source uptake, glycogen metabolism, P metabolism, and adenosine triphosphate (ATP) metabolism. HMP was unique to PAOs, EMP had the highest abundance in glycogen metabolism, and ED was contained in PAOs of BSBR. These results indicated that BSBR provided sufficient reducing power and ATP for PAOs through different glycogen decomposition pathways to promote P uptake and obtained competitive advantages in P metabolism, C source uptake, and ATP utilization to achieve efficient P removal and enrichment. Collectively, our current findings provided valuable insights into the P removal and enrichment mechanism of BSBR in municipal sewage.
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- Min Ni
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou, China; Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Environmental Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou, China; National and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of Municipal Sewage Resource Utilization Technology, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou, China.
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou, China; National and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of Municipal Sewage Resource Utilization Technology, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou, China; National and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of Municipal Sewage Resource Utilization Technology, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou, China
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Functional State of Rat Heart Mitochondria in Experimental Hyperthyroidism. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms222111744. [PMID: 34769177 PMCID: PMC8583836 DOI: 10.3390/ijms222111744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2021] [Revised: 10/25/2021] [Accepted: 10/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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In this work, the effect of thyroxine on energy and oxidative metabolism in the mitochondria of the rat heart was studied. Hyperthyroidism was observed in experimental animals after chronic administration of T4, which was accompanied by an increase in serum concentrations of free triiodothyronine (T3) and thyroxine (T4) by 1.8 and 3.4 times, respectively. The hyperthyroid rats (HR) had hypertrophy of the heart. In HR, there was a change in the oxygen consumption in the mitochondria of the heart, especially when using palmitoylcarnitine. The assay of respiratory chain enzymes revealed that the activities of complexes I, I + III, III, IV increased, whereas the activities of complexes II, II + III decreased in heart mitochondria of the experimental animals. It was shown that the level of respiratory complexes of the electron transport chain in hyperthyroid rats increased, except for complex V, the quantity of which was reduced. The development of oxidative stress in HR was observed: an increase in the hydrogen peroxide production rate, increase in lipid peroxidation and reduced glutathione. The activity of superoxide dismutase in the heart of HR was higher than in the control. At the same time, the activity of glutathione peroxidase decreased. The obtained data indicate that increased concentrations of thyroid hormones lead to changes in energy metabolism and the development of oxidative stress in the heart of rats, which in turn contributes to heart dysfunction.
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Yamada T, Kimura I, Ashida Y, Tamai K, Fusagawa H, Tohse N, Westerblad H, Andersson DC, Sato T. Larger improvements in fatigue resistance and mitochondrial function with high- than with low-intensity contractions during interval training of mouse skeletal muscle. FASEB J 2021; 35:e21988. [PMID: 34665879 DOI: 10.1096/fj.202101204r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2021] [Revised: 09/19/2021] [Accepted: 09/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Interval training (IT) results in improved fatigue resistance in skeletal muscle mainly due to an increased aerobic capacity, which involves increased muscle mitochondrial content and/or improved mitochondrial function. We hypothesized that IT with high-intensity contractions is more effective in increasing mitochondrial function, and hence fatigue resistance, than low-intensity contractions. To study this hypothesis without interference from differences in muscle fiber recruitment obliged to occur during voluntary contractions, IT was performed with in situ supramaximal electrical stimulation where all muscle fibers are recruited. We compared the effect of IT with repeated low-intensity (20 Hz stimulation, IT20) and high-intensity (100 Hz stimulation, IT100) contractions on fatigue resistance and mitochondrial content and function in mouse plantar flexor muscles. Muscles were stimulated every other day for 4 weeks. The averaged peak torque during IT bouts was 4.2-fold higher with IT100 than with IT20. Both stimulation protocols markedly improved in situ fatigue resistance, although the improvement was larger with IT100. The citrate synthase activity, a biomarker of mitochondrial content, was similarly increased with IT20 and IT100. Conversely, increased expression of mitochondrial respiratory chain (MRC) complexes I, III, and IV was only observed with IT100 and this was accompanied by increases in MRC supercomplex formation and pyruvate-malate-driven state 3 respiration in isolated mitochondria. In conclusion, the IT-induced increase in fatigue resistance is larger with high-intensity than with low-intensity contractions and this is linked to improved mitochondrial function due to increased expression of MRC complexes and assembly of MRC supercomplexes.
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- Takashi Yamada
- Graduate School of Health Sciences, Sapporo Medical University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Graduate School of Health Sciences, Sapporo Medical University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Graduate School of Health Sciences, Sapporo Medical University, Sapporo, Japan.,Japan Society for Promotion of Science, Tokyo, Japan
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- Graduate School of Health Sciences, Sapporo Medical University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Cellular Physiology and Signal Transduction, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan.,Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Cellular Physiology and Signal Transduction, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.,Heart, Vascular and Neurology Theme, Cardiology Unit, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Cellular Physiology and Signal Transduction, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan.,Department of Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolic Medicine, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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Fišar Z, Ľupták M, Hroudová J. Little in vitro effect of remdesivir on mitochondrial respiration and monoamine oxidase activity in isolated mitochondria. Toxicol Lett 2021; 350:143-151. [PMID: 34311047 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2021.07.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2021] [Revised: 07/20/2021] [Accepted: 07/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Remdesivir (RDV) is a novel antiviral drug whose mitochondrial effects are not well known. In vitro effects of RDV on the mitochondrial respiration, individual respiratory complexes, and the activity of monoamine oxidase (MAO-A and MAO-B) were measured in isolated mitochondria. At micromolar RDV concentrations, minimal or no inhibitory effects on the studied mitochondrial enzymes were found. At very high concentrations of RDV, there was partial inhibition of complex I- (IC50 675 μmol/L, residual activity 39.4 %) and complex II-linked (IC50 81.8 μmol/L, residual activity 40.7 %) respiration, without inhibition of complex IV-linked respiration, and partial inhibition both of MAO-A (IC50 26.6 μmol/L, residual activity 35.2 %) and MAO-B (IC50 89.8 μmol/L, residual activity 34.0 %) activity. Individual respiratory complexes (I, II + III, and IV) were partially inhibited at a high drug concentration. The active metabolite of RDV (GS-443902) had very little effect on mitochondrial oxygen consumption rate with residual activity of 87.0 % for complex I-linked respiration, 90.3 % for complex II-linked respiration, and with no inhibition of complex IV-linked respiration. In conclusion, measurement of the effect of RDV and its active metabolite on isolated mitochondria shows that there is very little direct effect on mitochondrial respiration occurs at therapeutic drug concentration.
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- Zdeněk Fišar
- Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, First Faculty of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Ke Karlovu 11, 121 28, Prague 2, Czech Republic.
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- Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, First Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Pharmacology, Albertov 4, 128 00, Prague 2, Czech Republic
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- Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, First Faculty of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Ke Karlovu 11, 121 28, Prague 2, Czech Republic
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Energy metabolism and oxidative status of rat liver mitochondria in conditions of experimentally induced hyperthyroidism. Mitochondrion 2020; 52:190-196. [PMID: 32278087 DOI: 10.1016/j.mito.2020.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2019] [Revised: 02/20/2020] [Accepted: 04/07/2020] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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The aim of the present work was to investigate the energy metabolism and antioxidant status of rat liver mitochondria using a model of hyperthyroidism. In experimental animals, the level of triiodothyronine and thyroxine was increased 3- and 4-fold, respectively, in comparison with that in the control group, indicating the development of hyperthyroidism in these animals. Oxygen consumption was found to be higher in rats with experimentally induced hyperthyroidism (from 20 to 60% depending on the experimental scheme used), with a slight decrease in the efficiency of oxidative phosphorylation and respiratory state ratio. It was shown for the first time that the level the respiratory complexes of the electron transport chain in hyperthyroid rats increased; however, the quantity of complexes III and V changed unreliably. The assay of respiratory chain enzymes revealed that the activities of complexes I, II, and citrate synthase increased, whereas the activities complexes II + III, III, IV decreased in liver mitochondria of the experimental animals. Alterations in the oxidative state in liver mitochondria were found: a 60% increase in the hydrogen peroxide production rate and a 45% increase in lipid peroxidation. The activities of superoxide dismutase and catalase in the liver of experimental rats were higher than in the control. At the same time, the activity of glutathione peroxidase did not change. The data obtained indicate that the known activation of metabolism and changes in the oxidative status in thyrotoxicosis are associated with variations in the respiratory chain functioning and the antioxidant enzymes of mitochondria.
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Li WL, Wang JF, Lv Y, Dong HJ, Wang LL, He T, Li QS. Improving cadmium mobilization by phosphate-solubilizing bacteria via regulating organic acids metabolism with potassium. CHEMOSPHERE 2020; 244:125475. [PMID: 31812769 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.125475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2019] [Revised: 11/20/2019] [Accepted: 11/25/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Organic acids secreted by phosphorus-solubilizing bacteria (PSB) is one of the main biological metabolites with cadmium (Cd) mobilization capacity in the conversion of insoluble precipitate forms to bioavailable forms in contaminated soil. However, the fluctuating concentrations of nutrient elements caused by agricultural activities may result in the substantial variances of carbohydrate metabolism of microorganisms involved in Cd remediation, it is therefore essential to study how metabolic strategies, especially for organic acids, affected by the environmentally friendly fertilizers, such as potassium (K). In this study, adding K+ (KCl) concentrations from 0.0 to 100.0 mg/L in medium clearly accelerated Cd mobilization from 15.9 to 35.9 mg/L via inducing the secretion of tartaric acid, 3-hydroxybutyrate, fumaric and succinic acids, increased by 10.0-, 7.5-, 4.3- and 4.1-fold changes, respectively. Current data revealed that the significant differences of metabolic pathways and genes expressions with the varied K+ concentrations included: ⅰ) K+ induces a substantial up-regulation in metabolic pathway of pyruvic acid to oxaloacetate and tartaric acids; ⅱ) the varied expression of genes involved in encoding enzymes of tricarboxylic acid cycle result in the up-regulated fumaric acid, succinic acid and 3-hydroxybutyrate; ⅲ) the expression of genes related enzyme cysteine and glutamate metabolism processes promoted with the increasing bioavailable Cd concentrations. Besides, P-type ATPase activity increased with K+ levels, indicating that H+ efflux and medium acidification were strengthened. In general, an appropriate enhancement of K based fertilizer is an effective manner for soil Cd remediation via the regulation of organic acids metabolism and H+ secretion of PSB.
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- Wan-Li Li
- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Health, School of Environment, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Health, School of Environment, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Health, School of Environment, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Health, School of Environment, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Health, School of Environment, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Health, School of Environment, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Health, School of Environment, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China.
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This chapter focuses on the methods to measure unique metabolites, specific enzymes, and metabolic flux in fatty acid β-oxidation, and on biochemical assays of tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle enzymes and the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex. These assays play an important role in the diagnosis of genetic diseases, newborn screening, and in cancer and metabolism research. The rationale, protocol, pros and cons, and alternative methods are discussed. Nevertheless, each laboratory should adapt the preferred method optimizing sample preparation and assay conditions for linearity and a low signal-to-noise ratio. The reader is also referred to the additional literature citing methods and clinical descriptions of the various diseases.
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Mitofusins modulate the increase in mitochondrial length, bioenergetics and secretory phenotype in therapy-induced senescent melanoma cells. Biochem J 2019; 476:2463-2486. [PMID: 31431479 PMCID: PMC6735661 DOI: 10.1042/bcj20190405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2019] [Revised: 08/08/2019] [Accepted: 08/19/2019] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Cellular senescence is an endpoint of chemotherapy, and targeted therapies in melanoma and the senescence-associated secretory phenotype (SASP) can affect tumor growth and microenvironment, influencing treatment outcomes. Metabolic interventions can modulate the SASP, and an enhanced mitochondrial energy metabolism supports resistance to therapy in melanoma cells. Herein, we assessed the mitochondrial function of therapy-induced senescent melanoma cells obtained after exposing the cells to temozolomide (TMZ), a methylating chemotherapeutic agent. Senescence induction in melanoma was accompanied by a substantial increase in mitochondrial basal, ATP-linked, and maximum respiration rates and in coupling efficiency, spare respiratory capacity, and respiratory control ratio. Further examinations revealed an increase in mitochondrial mass and length. Alterations in mitochondrial function and morphology were confirmed in isolated senescent cells, obtained by cell-size sorting. An increase in mitofusin 1 and 2 (MFN1 and 2) expression and levels was observed in senescent cells, pointing to alterations in mitochondrial fusion. Silencing mitofusin expression with short hairpin RNA (shRNA) prevented the increase in mitochondrial length, oxygen consumption rate and secretion of interleukin 6 (IL-6), a component of the SASP, in melanoma senescent cells. Our results represent the first in-depth study of mitochondrial function in therapy-induced senescence in melanoma. They indicate that senescence increases mitochondrial mass, length and energy metabolism; and highlight mitochondria as potential pharmacological targets to modulate senescence and the SASP.
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Liu Y, Li L, Huang T, Wang R, Liang W, Yang Q, Lei A, Chen M. Comparative multi-omics systems analysis reveal the glycolysis / gluconeogenesis signal pathway play an important role in virulence attenuation in fish-derived GBS YM001. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0221634. [PMID: 31449567 PMCID: PMC6709914 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0221634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2019] [Accepted: 08/12/2019] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Streptococcus agalactiae(GBS) is a seriously threat to the farmed tilapia, and oral vaccination was considered to be the most desirable means which requires deep understanding of virulence mechanism of the fish-derived GBS. Our previous genome study of the fish-derived attenuated strain YM001 showed that there were two large deletions in YM001 compared to its parental virulent strain HN016. In this study, a combined transcriptomic and proteomic analysis was performed on YM001 and HN016 strains, and the important genes were verified by RT-qPCR in bacteria strains and infected-tilapia tissues. Overall, we have shown that a total of 958 genes and 331 proteins were significantly differential expressed between YM001 and HN016. By functional annotation of these DEGs and DEPs, genes that were enriched in pentose phosphate pathway(pgm, ptsG, pgi pfkA, fbaA and FBP3) and pyruvate metabolism pathway(pdhA, pdhB, pdhC and pdhD) were identifed as important candidate genes for leads low growth ability in attenuated strain, which may be an important reasons leading virulence attenuation in the end. The expression levels the candidate genes in pentose phosphate pathway and pyruvate metabolism pathway were significant differential expressed in tilapia’ brain and spleen when infected with YM001 and HN016. Our study indicated that the pentose phosphate pathway and pyruvate metabolism pathway that affecting the growth of the strain may be one of the important reasons for the virulence attenuation in HN016.
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- Yu Liu
- Guangxi Academy of Fishery Sciences, Nanning,China,P.R. China
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- Guangxi Academy of Fishery Sciences, Nanning,China,P.R. China
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- Guangxi Academy of Fishery Sciences, Nanning,China,P.R. China
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- Guangxi Academy of Fishery Sciences, Nanning,China,P.R. China
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- Guangxi Academy of Fishery Sciences, Nanning,China,P.R. China
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- Guangxi Academy of Fishery Sciences, Nanning,China,P.R. China
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- Guangxi Academy of Fishery Sciences, Nanning,China,P.R. China
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- Guangxi Academy of Fishery Sciences, Nanning,China,P.R. China
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Haga H, Matsuo K, Yabuki Y, Zhang C, Han F, Fukunaga K. Enhancement of ATP production ameliorates motor and cognitive impairments in a mouse model of MPTP-induced Parkinson's disease. Neurochem Int 2019; 129:104492. [PMID: 31229554 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuint.2019.104492] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2018] [Revised: 05/29/2019] [Accepted: 06/17/2019] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Approximately 30-40% of patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) exhibit cognitive impairments. However, there are currently no clinically effective drugs for the treatment of cognitive impairment in patients with PD. Previous studies have suggested that mitochondrial dysfunction such as decreased adenosine triphosphate (ATP) production triggers dopaminergic neurodegeneration in patients with PD and that mitochondria represent a potential target for the development of novel treatments for preventing PD. Therefore, in the present study, we investigated the cognition-enhancing effects of ethyl pyruvate (EP) and 1-(3,4-dimethoxyphenethyl)-4-(3-phenylpropyl) piperazine dihydrochloride (SA4503) in mice with 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP)-induced Parkinsonism. PD model mice were generated via treatment with MPTP (25 mg/kg, i.p.) once a day for 5 consecutive days. Twenty-four hours after the final injection of MPTP, mice were intraperitoneally injected with EP (25, 50, 100 mg/kg) or SA4503 (1 mg/kg) once a day for 4 weeks. Chronic administration of EP (100 mg/kg i.p.) or SA4503 (1 mg/kg, i.p.) improved both motor deficits and cognitive impairments in MPTP-treated mice. Furthermore, treatment with EP or SA4503 attenuated decreases in the levels of ATP and tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) in the substantia nigra pars compacta (SNpc)/ventral tegmental area (VTA), striatum, and hippocampal CA1 region. Administration of EP or SA4503 protected the dopaminergic neurons from MPTP-induce toxicity and restored the dopamine levels in the striatum. Elevated 4-hydroxy-2-nonenal- (4-HNE-) and nitrotyrosine-reactive protein levels induced by MPTP-treatment were suppressed by EP or SA4503 treatment in the SNpc-VTA, striatum, and hippocampal CA1 region. These observations suggest that EP and SA4503 attenuate cognitive impairments and motor dysfunction in mice with MPTP-induced PD.
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- Hidaka Haga
- Department of Pharmacology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 31005, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 211166, PR China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.
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Differences in the Mitochondrial and Lipid Droplet Morphology in Female Office Workers With Trapezius Myalgia, Compared With Healthy Controls: A Muscle Biopsy Study. Am J Phys Med Rehabil 2019; 98:989-997. [PMID: 31145110 DOI: 10.1097/phm.0000000000001231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Trapezius myalgia or, more specifically, myofascial dysfunction of the upper trapezius mainly affects women performing jobs requiring prolonged low level activation of the muscle. This continuous low muscle load can be accompanied by a shift to a more anaerobic energy metabolism, causing pain. The aim of the study was to investigate whether morphological signs of an impaired aerobic metabolism are present in female office workers with trapezius myalgia. DESIGN Muscle biopsy analysis, using electron and light microscopy, was performed to compare mitochondrial and fat droplet morphology, and irregular muscle fibers, between female office workers with (n = 17) and without (n = 15) work-related trapezius myalgia. RESULTS The patient group showed a significantly higher mean area (P = 0.023) and proportion (P = 0.029) for the subsarcolemmal and intermyofibrillar mitochondria respectively, compared with the control group. A significantly lower mean area of subsarcolemmal lipid droplets was found in the patient group (P = 0.015), which also displayed a significantly higher proportion of lipid droplets touching the mitochondria (P = 0.035). A significantly higher amount of muscle fibers with cytochrome c oxidase-deficient areas were found in the patient group (P = 0.030). CONCLUSIONS The results of the present study may be indicative for an impaired oxidative metabolism in work-related trapezius myalgia. However, additional research is necessary to confirm this hypothesis.
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Rotimi OA, Rotimi SO, Goodrich JM, Adelani IB, Agbonihale E, Talabi G. Time-Course Effects of Acute Aflatoxin B1 Exposure on Hepatic Mitochondrial Lipids and Oxidative Stress in Rats. Front Pharmacol 2019; 10:467. [PMID: 31133854 PMCID: PMC6514194 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2019.00467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2018] [Accepted: 04/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Aflatoxins are secondary metabolites of certain Aspergillus species, that contaminate staple foods, particularly in developing countries. Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) is the most toxic and common of the major types of aflatoxins. AFB1 is hepatotoxic and has been implicated in increasing the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). We have previously shown that subacute exposure to AFB1 for 7 days disrupts hepatic lipids; therefore, this study determined the time-course effects of acute aflatoxin exposure on hepatic mitochondrial lipids and oxidative stress. To achieve this, thirty male albino rats were randomly assigned to six groups. The groups received an oral dose of 1 mg/kg body weight AFB1 or vehicle only (controls) for one, four, or seven days, respectively. Twenty-four hours after the last dose, the animals were sacrificed and liver excised. Mitochondria and cytosolic fractions were obtained from the liver after which lipids (cholesterol, triacylglycerols) were determined in the mitochondria while biomarkers of oxidative stress (glutathione, glutathione transferase (GST), glutathione peroxidase (GPx), glutathione reductase, nitric oxide (NO), malonaldehyde (MDA), thioredoxin reductase (TR), and superoxide dismutase (SOD) were determined spectrophotometrically in the mitochondria and cytosolic fractions. The expression of genes (Nrf2, Acc, Nqo1, and HmgCoa) were determined using quantitative RT-PCR. Results showed that AFB1 significantly increased mitochondrial cholesterol at day seven (treatment vs. control, p = 0.016). It also increased the concentrations of NO and MDA at day one and day seven while the activity of GPx and concentration of GSH were increased at day seven (p = 0.030) and day one (p = 0.025) alone, respectively, compared to control. The activities of cytosolic GR (p = 0.014), TR (p = 0.046) and GST (p = 0.044) were increased at day seven. AFB1 significantly increased the expression of Nrf2 (p = 0.029) and decreased the expression of Acc (p = 0.005) at day one. This study revealed that AFB1 disrupts hepatic mitochondrial lipids and antioxidant capacity. These changes were dependent on the timing of exposure and did not follow a linear time-course trend. These alterations could be part of the hepatic mitochondria response mechanism to acute AFB1 toxicity.
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- Oluwakemi A. Rotimi
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Research Laboratory, Covenant University, Ota, Nigeria
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Research Laboratory, Covenant University, Ota, Nigeria
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Research Laboratory, Covenant University, Ota, Nigeria
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Research Laboratory, Covenant University, Ota, Nigeria
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Research Laboratory, Covenant University, Ota, Nigeria
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Hong Q, Dong X, Chen M, Sun H, Hong L, Wang Y, Li H, Yu Q. An in vitro and in vivo study of plasma treatment effects on oral biofilms. J Oral Microbiol 2019; 11:1603524. [PMID: 31069019 PMCID: PMC6493255 DOI: 10.1080/20002297.2019.1603524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2018] [Revised: 03/25/2019] [Accepted: 03/29/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Management of dental plaque/biofilms is critical to maintain oral health. The objective of this study is to investigate the treatment effects of non-thermal atmospheric gas plasmas on oral biofilm formation and recovery under in vitro and in vivo conditions. Streptococcus mutans biofilms, a significant contributor to tooth decay, were cultured and treated by plasma. It was found that plasma treatment not only significantly reduced the in vitro biofilms, but also increased the metabolic activity of the bacteria in the biofilms. As compared with untreated control group, the cell metabolic activity, as measured by MTT assay, increased by 273%, and the aconitase activity increased by 446% for the plasma-treated group. The increased metabolic activity of the plasma-treated biofilm bacteria enhanced their susceptibility to antibiotic and host defense. An in vivo animal model using a total of 60 female rats (19 days old) were used to evaluate the anti-caries effects on the molars by 2 min of plasma treatment. It was found that, 6 months after the plasma treatment, the decayed surfaces were reduced by 62.5% on the upper molars and by 31.6% on the lower molars as compared with the untreated upper and lower molars, respectively. These in vitro and in vivo data demonstrate that the physiological state change of the biofilm due to plasma treatment provided benefit to caries control and prevention.
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- Qing Hong
- Center for Surface Science and Plasma Technology, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA
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- Center for Surface Science and Plasma Technology, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA
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- Department of Pediatric and Community Dentistry, College of Dentistry, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Center for Research on Interfacial Structure & Properties, School of Dentistry, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, USA
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- Center for Surface Science and Plasma Technology, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA
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- Center for Surface Science and Plasma Technology, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA
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Primary Coenzyme Q deficiency Due to Novel ADCK3 Variants, Studies in Fibroblasts and Review of Literature. Neurochem Res 2019; 44:2372-2384. [PMID: 30968303 DOI: 10.1007/s11064-019-02786-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2018] [Revised: 03/22/2019] [Accepted: 03/23/2019] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Primary deficiency of coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10 ubiquinone), is classified as a mitochondrial respiratory chain disorder with phenotypic variability. The clinical manifestation may involve one or multiple tissue with variable severity and presentation may range from infancy to late onset. ADCK3 gene mutations are responsible for the most frequent form of hereditary CoQ10 deficiency (Q10 deficiency-4 OMIM #612016) which is mainly associated with autosomal recessive spinocerebellar ataxia (ARCA2, SCAR9). Here we provide the clinical, biochemical and genetic investigation for unrelated three nuclear families presenting an autosomal form of Spino-Cerebellar Ataxia due to novel mutations in the ADCK3 gene. Using next generation sequence technology we identified a homozygous Gln343Ter mutation in one family with severe, early onset of the disease and compound heterozygous mutations of Gln343Ter and Ser608Phe in two other families with variable manifestations. Biochemical investigation in fibroblasts showed decreased activity of the CoQ dependent mitochondrial respiratory chain enzyme succinate cytochrome c reductase (complex II + III). Exogenous CoQ slightly improved enzymatic activity, ATP production and decreased oxygen free radicals in some of the patient's cells. Our results are presented in comparison to previously reported mutations and expanding the clinical, molecular and biochemical spectrum of ADCK3 related CoQ10 deficiencies.
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Wang L, Cheng W, Meng J, Speakmon M, Qiu J, Pillai S, Zhu-Salzman K. Hypoxic environment protects cowpea bruchid (Callosobruchus maculatus) from electron beam irradiation damage. PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 2019; 75:726-735. [PMID: 30101505 DOI: 10.1002/ps.5172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2018] [Revised: 07/29/2018] [Accepted: 08/08/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Electron beam (eBeam) irradiation and hermetic storage are safe and effective technologies to protect stored products. Although hypoxic environment improves performance of some irradiated insects, whether hypoxia affects irradiation of storage insects and impacts pest control efficacy remains to be investigated. RESULTS Using cowpea bruchid (Callosobruchus maculatus) larvae, we showed that, relative to eBeam irradiation under normoxia, the adult emergence rate increased substantially if they were exposed to hypoxia prior to and during eBeam treatment. Conversely, exposure to hypoxia only after eBeam irradiation did not have this protective effect. eBeam irradiation caused an increase in reactive oxygen species (ROS) in normoxic larvae but not in hypoxic larvae. The activity of citrate synthase, a pace-making enzyme in the citric acid cycle, was suppressed under hypoxia but resumed normal function within hours of reoxygenation, suggesting that reduced mitochondrial activity, and thus less ROS production under hypoxia increased insect tolerance to irradiation. Furthermore, reoxygenation accelerated eBeam-induced glutathione-S-transferase activation and potentiated eBeam-enhanced catalase activities. Faster and stronger detoxification capacity in eBeam-irradiated, hypoxic larvae may have protected them from oxidative damage. CONCLUSION Hypoxic environment enhanced radiotolerance of bruchid larvae, presumably due to limited ROS production and elevated antioxidant enzymatic activities after reoxygenation. © 2018 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Lei Wang
- School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
- Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
- Institute for Plant Genomics & Biotechnology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management on Crops in Northwestern Loess Plateau, Ministry of Agriculture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
- Institute for Plant Genomics & Biotechnology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
- College of Plant Protection, Fujian Agricultural and Forest University, Fuzhou, People's Republic of China
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- National Center for Electron Beam Research, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
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- School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- National Center for Electron Beam Research, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
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- Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
- Institute for Plant Genomics & Biotechnology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
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Tani N, Yoneda K, Suzuki I. The effect of thiamine on the growth and fatty acid content of Aurantiochytrium sp. ALGAL RES 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.algal.2018.10.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Keller G, Binyamin O, Frid K, Saada A, Gabizon R. Mitochondrial dysfunction in preclinical genetic prion disease: A target for preventive treatment? Neurobiol Dis 2018; 124:57-66. [PMID: 30423473 DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2018.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2018] [Accepted: 11/09/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Mitochondrial malfunction is a common feature in advanced stages of neurodegenerative conditions, as is the case for the accumulation of aberrantly folded proteins, such as PrP in prion diseases. In this work, we investigated mitochondrial activity and expression of related factors vis a vis PrP accumulation at the subclinical stages of TgMHu2ME199K mice, modeling for genetic prion diseases. While these mice remain healthy until 5-6 months of age, they succumb to fatal disease at 12-14 months. We found that mitochondrial respiratory chain enzymatic activates and ATP/ROS production, were abnormally elevated in asymptomatic mice, concomitant with initial accumulation of disease related PrP. In parallel, the expression of Cytochrome c oxidase (COX) subunit IV isoform 1(Cox IV-1) was reduced and replaced by the activity of Cox IV isoform 2, which operates in oxidative neuronal conditions. At all stages of disease, Cox IV-1 was absent from cells accumulating disease related PrP, suggesting that PrP aggregates may directly compromise normal mitochondrial function. Administration of Nano-PSO, a brain targeted antioxidant, to TgMHu2ME199K mice, reversed functional and biochemical mitochondrial functions to normal conditions regardless of the presence of misfolded PrP. Our results therefore indicate that in genetic prion disease, oxidative damage initiates long before clinical manifestations. These manifest only when aggregated PrP levels are too high for the compensatory mechanisms to sustain mitochondrial activity.
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- Guy Keller
- Department of Neurology, The Agnes Ginges Center for Human Neurogenetics, Israel; Medical School, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Neurology, The Agnes Ginges Center for Human Neurogenetics, Israel; Medical School, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Neurology, The Agnes Ginges Center for Human Neurogenetics, Israel; Medical School, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Genetics and Metabolic Diseases, The Monique and Jacques Roboh Department of Genetic Research, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Israel; Medical School, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Neurology, The Agnes Ginges Center for Human Neurogenetics, Israel; Medical School, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel.
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Tran M, Fallatah A, Whale A, Padalkar S. Utilization of Inexpensive Carbon-Based Substrates as Platforms for Sensing. SENSORS 2018; 18:s18082444. [PMID: 30060494 PMCID: PMC6111970 DOI: 10.3390/s18082444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2018] [Revised: 07/22/2018] [Accepted: 07/22/2018] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Gold (Au) has been widely used as a material for Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS) due to its plasmonic properties, stability and biocompatibility. Conventionally for SERS application, Au is deposited on a rigid substrate such as glass or silicon. The rigid substrates severely limit analyte collection efficiency as well as portability. Here, flexible substrates like carbon cloth and carbon paper were investigated as potential substrate candidates for SERS application. The flexible substrates were coated with Au nanostructures by electrodeposition. Model analyte, Rhodamine 6G was utilized to demonstrate the capabilities of the flexible SERS substrates. Additionally, the pesticide paraoxon was also detected on the flexible SERS substrates as well as on a real sample like the apple fruit.
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- Minh Tran
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA.
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA.
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA.
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA.
- Microelectronics Research Center, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA.
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Wang L, Cui S, Liu Z, Ping Y, Qiu J, Geng X. Inhibition of mitochondrial respiration under hypoxia and increased antioxidant activity after reoxygenation of Tribolium castaneum. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0199056. [PMID: 29902250 PMCID: PMC6002095 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0199056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2018] [Accepted: 05/30/2018] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Regulating the air in low-oxygen environments protects hermetically stored grains from storage pests damage. However, pests that can tolerate hypoxic stress pose a huge challenge in terms of grain storage. We used various biological approaches to determine the fundamental mechanisms of Tribolium castaneum to cope with hypoxia. Our results indicated that limiting the available oxygen to T. castaneum increased glycolysis and inhibited the Krebs cycle, and that accumulated pyruvic acid was preferentially converted to lactic acid via anaerobic metabolism. Mitochondrial aerobic respiration was markedly suppressed for beetles under hypoxia, which also might have led to mitochondrial autophagy. The enzymatic activity of citrate synthase decreased in insects under hypoxia but recovered within 12 h, which suggested that the beetles recovered from the hypoxia. Moreover, hypoxia-reperfusion resulted in severe oxidative damage to insects, and antioxidant levels increased to defend against the high level of reactive oxygen species. In conclusion, our findings show that mitochondria were the main target in T. castaneum in response to low oxygen. The beetles under hypoxia inhibited mitochondrial respiration and increased antioxidant activity after reoxygenation. Our research advances the field of pest control and makes it possible to develop more efficient strategies for hermetic storage.
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- Lei Wang
- School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, PR China
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- School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, PR China
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- School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, PR China
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- Bio-X institutes, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, PR China
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- School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, PR China
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- School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, PR China
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Dubinski AF, Camasta R, Soule TGB, Reed BH, Glerum DM. Consequences of cytochrome c oxidase assembly defects for the yeast stationary phase. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOENERGETICS 2018; 1859:445-458. [PMID: 29567354 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2018.03.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2017] [Revised: 03/13/2018] [Accepted: 03/19/2018] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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The assembly of cytochrome c oxidase (COX) is essential for a functional mitochondrial respiratory chain, although the consequences of a loss of assembled COX at yeast stationary phase, an excellent model for terminally differentiated cells in humans, remain largely unexamined. In this study, we show that a wild-type respiratory competent yeast strain at stationary phase is characterized by a decreased oxidative capacity, as seen by a reduction in the amount of assembled COX and by a decrease in protein levels of several COX assembly factors. In contrast, loss of assembled COX results in the decreased abundance of many mitochondrial proteins at stationary phase, which is likely due to decreased membrane potential and changes in mitophagy. In addition to an altered mitochondrial proteome, COX assembly mutants display unexpected changes in markers of cellular oxidative stress at stationary phase. Our results suggest that mitochondria may not be a major source of reactive oxygen species at stationary phase in cells lacking an intact respiratory chain.
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- Alicia F Dubinski
- Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1, Canada
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- Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1, Canada
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- Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1, Canada
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- Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1, Canada
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- Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1, Canada; Waterloo Institute of Nanotechnology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1, Canada.
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Secker PF, Beneke S, Schlichenmaier N, Delp J, Gutbier S, Leist M, Dietrich DR. Canagliflozin mediated dual inhibition of mitochondrial glutamate dehydrogenase and complex I: an off-target adverse effect. Cell Death Dis 2018; 9:226. [PMID: 29445145 PMCID: PMC5833677 DOI: 10.1038/s41419-018-0273-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2017] [Revised: 12/20/2017] [Accepted: 12/27/2017] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Recent FDA Drug Safety Communications report an increased risk for acute kidney injury in patients treated with the gliflozin class of sodium/glucose co-transport inhibitors indicated for treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus. To identify a potential rationale for the latter, we used an in vitro human renal proximal tubule epithelial cell model system (RPTEC/TERT1), physiologically representing human renal proximal tubule function. A targeted metabolomics approach, contrasting gliflozins to inhibitors of central carbon metabolism and mitochondrial function, revealed a double mode of action for canagliflozin, but not for its analogs dapagliflozin and empagliflozin. Canagliflozin inhibited the glutamate dehydrogenase (GDH) and mitochondrial electron transport chain (ETC) complex I at clinically relevant concentrations. This dual inhibition specifically prevented replenishment of tricarboxylic acid cycle metabolites by glutamine (anaplerosis) and thus altered amino acid pools by increasing compensatory transamination reactions. Consequently, canagliflozin caused a characteristic intracellular accumulation of glutamine, glutamate and alanine in confluent, quiescent RPTEC/TERT1. Canagliflozin, but none of the classical ETC inhibitors, induced cytotoxicity at particularly low concentrations in proliferating RPTEC/TERT1, serving as model for proximal tubule regeneration in situ. This finding is testimony of the strong dependence of proliferating cells on glutamine anaplerosis via GDH. Our discovery of canagliflozin-mediated simultaneous inhibition of GDH and ETC complex I in renal cells at clinically relevant concentrations, and their particular susceptibility to necrotic cell death during proliferation, provides a mechanistic rationale for the adverse effects observed especially in patients with preexisting chronic kidney disease or previous kidney injury characterized by sustained regenerative tubular epithelial cell proliferation.
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- Philipp F Secker
- Human and Environmental Toxicology, University of Konstanz, 78457, Konstanz, Germany
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- Human and Environmental Toxicology, University of Konstanz, 78457, Konstanz, Germany
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- Human and Environmental Toxicology, University of Konstanz, 78457, Konstanz, Germany
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- In-vitro Toxicology and Biomedicine, University of Konstanz, 78457, Konstanz, Germany
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- In-vitro Toxicology and Biomedicine, University of Konstanz, 78457, Konstanz, Germany
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- In-vitro Toxicology and Biomedicine, University of Konstanz, 78457, Konstanz, Germany
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- Human and Environmental Toxicology, University of Konstanz, 78457, Konstanz, Germany.
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Merz TM, Pereira AJ, Schürch R, Schefold JC, Jakob SM, Takala J, Djafarzadeh S. Mitochondrial function of immune cells in septic shock: A prospective observational cohort study. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0178946. [PMID: 28591158 PMCID: PMC5462395 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0178946] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2016] [Accepted: 05/22/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Background Reduced cellular ATP synthesis due to impaired mitochondrial function of immune cells may be a factor influencing the immune response in septic shock. We investigate changes in mitochondrial function and bioenergetics of human monocytes and lymphocyte subsets. Methods Thirty patients with septic shock were studied at ICU admission, after 24 and 48 hours, and after resolution of shock. Enzymatic activities of citrate synthase and mitochondrial complexes I, IV, and ATP synthase and ATP content of monocytes, T-cells and B-cells and pro-inflammatory (IL-1β and IL-6) and anti-inflammatory (IL-10) cytokine plasma concentrations were compared to samples from 20 healthy volunteers. Results Large variations in mitochondrial enzymatic activities of immune cells of septic patients were detected. In monocytes, maximum levels of citrate synthase activity in sepsis were significantly lower when compared to controls (p = 0.021). Maximum relative enzymatic activity (ratio relative to citrate synthase activity) of complex I (p<0.001), complex IV (p = 0.017) and ATP synthase (p<0.001) were significantly higher. In T-cells, maximum levels of citrate synthase (p = 0.583) and relative complex IV (p = 0.602) activity did not differ between patients and controls, whereas levels of relative complex I (p = 0.006) and ATP synthase (p = 0.032) were significantly higher in septic patients. In B-cells of patients, maximum levels of citrate synthase activity (p = 0.004) and relative complex I (p<0.001) were significantly higher, and mean levels of relative complex IV (p = 0.042) lower than the control values, whereas relative ATP synthase activity did not differ (p = 1.0). No significant difference in cellular ATP content was detected in any cell line (p = 0.142–0.519). No significant correlations between specific cytokines and parameters of mitochondrial enzymatic activities or ATP content were observed. Conclusions Significant changes of mitochondrial enzymatic activities occur in human peripheral blood immune cells in septic shock when compared to healthy controls. Assessed sub-types of immune cells showed differing patterns of regulation. Total ATP-content of human immune cells did not differ between patients in septic shock and healthy volunteers.
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- Tobias M. Merz
- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, CH-3010 Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, CH-3010 Bern, Switzerland
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- Division of Statistics, Clinical Trials Unit, Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, CH-3010 Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, CH-3010 Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, CH-3010 Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, CH-3010 Bern, Switzerland
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Yuan Y, Panwar N, Yap SHK, Wu Q, Zeng S, Xu J, Tjin SC, Song J, Qu J, Yong KT. SERS-based ultrasensitive sensing platform: An insight into design and practical applications. Coord Chem Rev 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2017.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Yubero D, Adin A, Montero R, Jou C, Jiménez-Mallebrera C, García-Cazorla A, Nascimento A, O'Callaghan MM, Montoya J, Gort L, Navas P, Ribes A, Ugarte MD, Artuch R. A statistical algorithm showing coenzyme Q 10 and citrate synthase as biomarkers for mitochondrial respiratory chain enzyme activities. Sci Rep 2016; 6:15. [PMID: 28442759 PMCID: PMC5431365 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-016-0008-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2016] [Accepted: 08/23/2016] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Laboratory data interpretation for the assessment of complex biological systems remains a great challenge, as occurs in mitochondrial function research studies. The classical biochemical data interpretation of patients versus reference values may be insufficient, and in fact the current classifications of mitochondrial patients are still done on basis of probability criteria. We have developed and applied a mathematic agglomerative algorithm to search for correlations among the different biochemical variables of the mitochondrial respiratory chain in order to identify populations displaying correlation coefficients >0.95. We demonstrated that coenzyme Q10 may be a better biomarker of mitochondrial respiratory chain enzyme activities than the citrate synthase activity. Furthermore, the application of this algorithm may be useful to re-classify mitochondrial patients or to explore associations among other biochemical variables from different biological systems.
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- Institut de Recerca Pediàtrica-Hospital Sant Joan de Déu (IRP-HSJD), Barcelona, Spain
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- Departamento de Estadística e I.O., Universidad Pública de Navarra, Pamplona, Navarre, Spain
- Institute for Advanced Materials (InaMat), Universidad Pública de Navarra, Pamplona, Navarre, Spain
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- Institut de Recerca Pediàtrica-Hospital Sant Joan de Déu (IRP-HSJD), Barcelona, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red (CIBERER), ISCIII, Barcelona, Spain
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- Institut de Recerca Pediàtrica-Hospital Sant Joan de Déu (IRP-HSJD), Barcelona, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red (CIBERER), ISCIII, Barcelona, Spain
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- Institut de Recerca Pediàtrica-Hospital Sant Joan de Déu (IRP-HSJD), Barcelona, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red (CIBERER), ISCIII, Barcelona, Spain
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- Institut de Recerca Pediàtrica-Hospital Sant Joan de Déu (IRP-HSJD), Barcelona, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red (CIBERER), ISCIII, Barcelona, Spain
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- Institut de Recerca Pediàtrica-Hospital Sant Joan de Déu (IRP-HSJD), Barcelona, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red (CIBERER), ISCIII, Barcelona, Spain
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- Institut de Recerca Pediàtrica-Hospital Sant Joan de Déu (IRP-HSJD), Barcelona, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red (CIBERER), ISCIII, Barcelona, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red (CIBERER), ISCIII, Barcelona, Spain
- Departamento de Bioquímica, Biología Celular y Molecular. Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Institut de Bioquímica Clínica, Corporació Sanitària Clinic, Barcelona, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red (CIBERER), ISCIII, Barcelona, Spain
- Centro Andaluz de Biología del Desarrollo, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Sevilla, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red (CIBERER), ISCIII, Barcelona, Spain
- Institut de Bioquímica Clínica, Corporació Sanitària Clinic, Barcelona, Spain
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- Departamento de Estadística e I.O., Universidad Pública de Navarra, Pamplona, Navarre, Spain
- Institute for Advanced Materials (InaMat), Universidad Pública de Navarra, Pamplona, Navarre, Spain
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- Institut de Recerca Pediàtrica-Hospital Sant Joan de Déu (IRP-HSJD), Barcelona, Spain.
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red (CIBERER), ISCIII, Barcelona, Spain.
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Pileggi CA, Hedges CP, Segovia SA, Markworth JF, Durainayagam BR, Gray C, Zhang XD, Barnett MPG, Vickers MH, Hickey AJR, Reynolds CM, Cameron-Smith D. Maternal High Fat Diet Alters Skeletal Muscle Mitochondrial Catalytic Activity in Adult Male Rat Offspring. Front Physiol 2016; 7:546. [PMID: 27917127 PMCID: PMC5114294 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2016.00546] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2016] [Accepted: 10/28/2016] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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A maternal high-fat (HF) diet during pregnancy can lead to metabolic compromise, such as insulin resistance in adult offspring. Skeletal muscle mitochondrial dysfunction is one mechanism contributing to metabolic impairments in insulin resistant states. Therefore, the present study aimed to investigate whether mitochondrial dysfunction is evident in metabolically compromised offspring born to HF-fed dams. Sprague-Dawley dams were randomly assigned to receive a purified control diet (CD; 10% kcal from fat) or a high fat diet (HFD; 45% kcal from fat) for 10 days prior to mating, throughout pregnancy and during lactation. From weaning, all male offspring received a standard chow diet and soleus muscle was collected at day 150. Expression of the mitochondrial transcription factors nuclear respiratory factor-1 (NRF1) and mitochondrial transcription factor A (mtTFA) were downregulated in HF offspring. Furthermore, genes encoding the mitochondrial electron transport system (ETS) respiratory complex subunits were suppressed in HF offspring. Moreover, protein expression of the complex I subunit, NDUFB8, was downregulated in HF offspring (36%), which was paralleled by decreased maximal catalytic linked activity of complex I and III (40%). Together, these results indicate that exposure to a maternal HF diet during development may elicit lifelong mitochondrial alterations in offspring skeletal muscle.
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- College of Sport and Exercise Science, Institute of Sport, Exercise and Active Living, Victoria UniversityMelbourne, VIC, Australia; Applied Surgery and Metabolism Laboratory, School of Biological Sciences, University of AucklandAuckland, New Zealand
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- Liggins Institute, University of AucklandAuckland, New Zealand; Gravida: National Centre for Growth and Development, University of AucklandAuckland, New Zealand
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- Liggins Institute, University of AucklandAuckland, New Zealand; Gravida: National Centre for Growth and Development, University of AucklandAuckland, New Zealand
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- Liggins Institute, University of AucklandAuckland, New Zealand; Gravida: National Centre for Growth and Development, University of AucklandAuckland, New Zealand
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- Food Nutrition and Health Team, Food and Bio-based Products Group, AgResearch Grasslands Palmerston North, New Zealand
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- Liggins Institute, University of AucklandAuckland, New Zealand; Gravida: National Centre for Growth and Development, University of AucklandAuckland, New Zealand
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- Applied Surgery and Metabolism Laboratory, School of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland Auckland, New Zealand
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- Liggins Institute, University of AucklandAuckland, New Zealand; Gravida: National Centre for Growth and Development, University of AucklandAuckland, New Zealand
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Dornfeld K, Madden M, Skildum A, Wallace KB. Aspartate facilitates mitochondrial function, growth arrest and survival during doxorubicin exposure. Cell Cycle 2016; 14:3282-91. [PMID: 26317891 PMCID: PMC4825578 DOI: 10.1080/15384101.2015.1087619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Genomic screens of doxorubicin toxicity in S. cerevisiae have identified numerous mutants in amino acid and carbon metabolism which express increased doxorubicin sensitivity. This work examines the effect of amino acid metabolism on doxorubicin toxicity. S. cerevisiae were treated with doxorubicin in combination with a variety of amino acid supplements. Strains of S. cerevisiae with mutations in pathways utilizing aspartate and other metabolites were examined for sensitivity to doxorubicin. S. cerevisiae cultures exposed to doxorubicin in minimal media showed significantly more toxicity than cultures exposed in rich media. Supplementing minimal media with aspartate, glutamate or alanine reduced doxorubicin toxicity. Cell cycle response was assessed by examining the budding pattern of treated cells. Cultures exposed to doxorubicin in minimal media arrested growth with no apparent cell cycle progression. Aspartate supplementation allowed cultures exposed to doxorubicin in minimal media to arrest after one division with a budding pattern and survival comparable to cultures exposed in rich media. Aspartate provides less protection from doxorubicin in cells mutant in either mitochondrial citrate synthase (CIT1) or NADH oxidase (NDI1), suggesting aspartate reduces doxorubicin toxicity by facilitating mitochondrial function. These data suggest glycolysis becomes less active and mitochondrial respiration more active following doxorubicin exposure.
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- Ken Dornfeld
- a Department of Biomedical Sciences ; University of Minnesota Medical School, Duluth campus ; Duluth , MN USA.,b Department of Radiation Oncology ; Essentia Health ; Duluth , MN USA
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- a Department of Biomedical Sciences ; University of Minnesota Medical School, Duluth campus ; Duluth , MN USA
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- a Department of Biomedical Sciences ; University of Minnesota Medical School, Duluth campus ; Duluth , MN USA
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- a Department of Biomedical Sciences ; University of Minnesota Medical School, Duluth campus ; Duluth , MN USA
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Two transgenic mouse models for β-subunit components of succinate-CoA ligase yielding pleiotropic metabolic alterations. Biochem J 2016; 473:3463-3485. [PMID: 27496549 PMCID: PMC5126846 DOI: 10.1042/bcj20160594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2016] [Accepted: 08/05/2016] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Succinate-CoA ligase (SUCL) is a heterodimer enzyme composed of Suclg1 α-subunit and a substrate-specific Sucla2 or Suclg2 β-subunit yielding ATP or GTP, respectively. In humans, the deficiency of this enzyme leads to encephalomyopathy with or without methylmalonyl aciduria, in addition to resulting in mitochondrial DNA depletion. We generated mice lacking either one Sucla2 or Suclg2 allele. Sucla2 heterozygote mice exhibited tissue- and age-dependent decreases in Sucla2 expression associated with decreases in ATP-forming activity, but rebound increases in cardiac Suclg2 expression and GTP-forming activity. Bioenergetic parameters including substrate-level phosphorylation (SLP) were not different between wild-type and Sucla2 heterozygote mice unless a submaximal pharmacological inhibition of SUCL was concomitantly present. mtDNA contents were moderately decreased, but blood carnitine esters were significantly elevated. Suclg2 heterozygote mice exhibited decreases in Suclg2 expression but no rebound increases in Sucla2 expression or changes in bioenergetic parameters. Surprisingly, deletion of one Suclg2 allele in Sucla2 heterozygote mice still led to a rebound but protracted increase in Suclg2 expression, yielding double heterozygote mice with no alterations in GTP-forming activity or SLP, but more pronounced changes in mtDNA content and blood carnitine esters, and an increase in succinate dehydrogenase activity. We conclude that a partial reduction in Sucla2 elicits rebound increases in Suclg2 expression, which is sufficiently dominant to overcome even a concomitant deletion of one Suclg2 allele, pleiotropically affecting metabolic pathways associated with SUCL. These results as well as the availability of the transgenic mouse colonies will be of value in understanding SUCL deficiency.
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Chen J, Zhou A, Xie S, Wang C, Lv Z, Zou J. Comparative Proteomic Identification of Mature and Immature Sperm in the Catfish Cranoglanis bouderius. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0151254. [PMID: 26964044 PMCID: PMC4786320 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0151254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2015] [Accepted: 02/25/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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To understand the molecular responses of mature and immature sperm in the catfish Cranoglanis bouderius, we used the iTRAQ proteomics approach to perform proteomic profiling of spermatogenesis in C. bouderius. As a result, 1,941 proteins were identified, including 361 differentially expressed proteins, 157 upregulated proteins and 204 downregulated proteins in mature sperm relative to immature sperm. All of the identified proteins were categorized into seven types of subcellular localizations and three molecular functions and were found to be involved in nine biological processes. All of the differential proteins were involved in 235 different pathways. Moreover, we found that the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) pathway played an important role in the energy metabolism of sperm and that the EABB pathway was involved in the mechanism of spermatogenesis. Our study is the first to use the iTRAQ-based proteomic approach to analyze the catfish sperm proteome, and the results we obtained using this approach are valuable for understanding the molecular mechanisms of fish spermatogenesis.
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- Jintao Chen
- College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
- Qingyuan North River Fishery Science Institute, Qingyuan, Guangdong, China
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- College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Schwartz MH, Pan T. Temperature dependent mistranslation in a hyperthermophile adapts proteins to lower temperatures. Nucleic Acids Res 2015; 44:294-303. [PMID: 26657639 PMCID: PMC4705672 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkv1379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2015] [Accepted: 11/25/2015] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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All organisms universally encode, synthesize and utilize proteins that function optimally within a subset of growth conditions. While healthy cells are thought to maintain high translational fidelity within their natural habitats, natural environments can easily fluctuate outside the optimal functional range of genetically encoded proteins. The hyperthermophilic archaeon Aeropyrum pernix (A. pernix) can grow throughout temperature variations ranging from 70 to 100°C, although the specific factors facilitating such adaptability are unknown. Here, we show that A. pernix undergoes constitutive leucine to methionine mistranslation at low growth temperatures. Low-temperature mistranslation is facilitated by the misacylation of tRNALeu with methionine by the methionyl-tRNA synthetase (MetRS). At low growth temperatures, the A. pernix MetRS undergoes a temperature dependent shift in tRNA charging fidelity, allowing the enzyme to conditionally charge tRNALeu with methionine. We demonstrate enhanced low-temperature activity for A. pernix citrate synthase that is synthesized during leucine to methionine mistranslation at low-temperature growth compared to its high-fidelity counterpart synthesized at high-temperature. Our results show that conditional leucine to methionine mistranslation can make protein adjustments capable of improving the low-temperature activity of hyperthermophilic proteins, likely by facilitating the increasing flexibility required for greater protein function at lower physiological temperatures.
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- Michael H Schwartz
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Chicago, 929 E. 57th St., Chicago, IL 60637, USA Committee on Microbiology, University of Chicago, 929 E. 57th St., Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Chicago, 929 E. 57th St., Chicago, IL 60637, USA Committee on Microbiology, University of Chicago, 929 E. 57th St., Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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Bosco G, Clamer M, Messulam E, Dare C, Yang Z, Zordan M, Reggiani C, Hu Q, Megighian A. Effects of oxygen concentration and pressure on Drosophila melanogaster: oxidative stress, mitochondrial activity, and survivorship. ARCHIVES OF INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY 2015; 88:222-234. [PMID: 25529352 DOI: 10.1002/arch.21217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Organisms are known to be equipped with an adaptive plasticity as the phenotype of traits in response to the imposed environmental challenges as they grow and develop. In this study, the effects of extreme changes in oxygen availability and atmospheric pressure on physiological phenotypes of Drosophila melanogaster were investigated to explore adaptation mechanisms. The changes in citrate synthase activity (CSA), lifespan, and behavioral function in different atmospheric conditions were evaluated. In the CAS test, hyperoxia significantly increased CSA; both hypoxia and hyperbaric conditions caused a significant decrease in CSA. In the survivorship test, all changed atmospheric conditions caused a significant reduction in lifespan. The lifespan reduced more after hypoxia exposure than after hyperbaria exposure. In behavioral function test, when mechanical agitation was conducted, bang-sensitive flies showed a stereotypical sequence of initial muscle spasm, paralysis, and recovery. The percentage of individuals that displayed paralysis or seizure was measured on the following day and after 2 weeks from each exposure. The majority of flies showed seizure behavior 15 days after exposure, especially after 3 h of exposure. The percentage of individuals that did not undergo paralysis or seizure and was able to move in the vial, was also tested. The number of flies that moved and raised the higher level of the vial decreased after exposure. Animal's speed decreased significantly 15 days after exposure to extreme environmental conditions. In summary, the alteration of oxygen availability and atmospheric pressure may lead to significant changes in mitochondria mass, lifespan, and behavioral function in D. melanogaster.
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- Gerardo Bosco
- Department of Biomedical Science, University of Padua, Padua, Italy; Hyperbaric Center Association Hyperbaric Technicians ATIP, Padua, Italy
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Takeuchi T, Schumacker PT, Kozmin SA. Identification of fumarate hydratase inhibitors with nutrient-dependent cytotoxicity. J Am Chem Soc 2015; 137:564-7. [PMID: 25469852 PMCID: PMC4308746 DOI: 10.1021/ja5101257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2014] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Development of cell-permeable small molecules that target enzymes involved in energy metabolism remains important yet challenging. We describe here the discovery of a new class of compounds with a nutrient-dependent cytotoxicity profile that arises from pharmacological inhibition of fumarate hydratase (also known as fumarase). This finding was enabled by a high-throughput screen of a diverse chemical library in a panel of human cancer cell lines cultured under different growth conditions, followed by subsequent structure-activity optimization and target identification. While the highest cytotoxicity was observed under low glucose concentrations, the antiproliferative activities and inhibition of oxygen consumption rates in cells were distinctly different from those displayed by typical inhibitors of mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation. The use of a photoaffinity labeling strategy identified fumarate hydratase as the principal pharmacological target. Final biochemical studies confirmed dose-dependent, competitive inhibition of this enzyme in vitro, which was fully consistent with the initially observed growth inhibitory activity. Our work demonstrates how the phenotypic observations combined with a successful target identification strategy can yield a useful class of pharmacological inhibitors of an enzyme involved in the operation of tricarboxylic acid cycle.
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- Toshifumi Takeuchi
- Department
of Chemistry, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois 60611, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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Beutner G, Eliseev RA, Porter GA. Initiation of electron transport chain activity in the embryonic heart coincides with the activation of mitochondrial complex 1 and the formation of supercomplexes. PLoS One 2014; 9:e113330. [PMID: 25427064 PMCID: PMC4245138 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0113330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2014] [Accepted: 10/27/2014] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Mitochondria provide energy in form of ATP in eukaryotic cells. However, it is not known when, during embryonic cardiac development, mitochondria become able to fulfill this function. To assess this, we measured mitochondrial oxygen consumption and the activity of the complexes (Cx) 1 and 2 of the electron transport chain (ETC) and used immunoprecipitation to follow the generation of mitochondrial supercomplexes. We show that in the heart of mouse embryos at embryonic day (E) 9.5, mitochondrial ETC activity and oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) are not coupled, even though the complexes are present. We show that Cx-1 of the ETC is able to accept electrons from the Krebs cycle, but enzyme assays that specifically measure electron flow to ubiquinone or Cx-3 show no activity at this early embryonic stage. At E11.5, mitochondria appear functionally more mature; ETC activity and OXPHOS are coupled and respond to ETC inhibitors. In addition, the assembly of highly efficient respiratory supercomplexes containing Cx-1, -3, and -4, ubiquinone, and cytochrome c begins at E11.5, the exact time when Cx-1 becomes functional activated. At E13.5, ETC activity and OXPHOS of embryonic heart mitochondria are indistinguishable from adult mitochondria. In summary, our data suggest that between E9.5 and E11.5 dramatic changes occur in the mitochondria of the embryonic heart, which result in an increase in OXPHOS due to the activation of complex 1 and the formation of supercomplexes.
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- Gisela Beutner
- University of Rochester Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Cardiology, 601 Elmwood Ave., Box 631, Rochester, New York 14642, United States of America
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- Center for Musculoskeletal Research, University of Rochester, 601 Elmwood Ave., Rochester, New York 14642, United States of America
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- University of Rochester Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Cardiology, 601 Elmwood Ave., Box 631, Rochester, New York 14642, United States of America
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Mitochondrial complex IV deficiency, caused by mutated COX6B1, is associated with encephalomyopathy, hydrocephalus and cardiomyopathy. Eur J Hum Genet 2014; 23:159-64. [PMID: 24781756 DOI: 10.1038/ejhg.2014.85] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2013] [Revised: 03/19/2014] [Accepted: 04/04/2014] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Isolated cytochrome c oxidase (COX) deficiency is a prevalent cause of mitochondrial disease and is mostly caused by nuclear-encoded mutations in assembly factors while rarely by mutations in structural subunits. We hereby report a case of isolated COX deficiency manifesting with encephalomyopathy, hydrocephalus and hypertropic cardiomyopathy due to a missense p.R20C mutation in the COX6B1 gene, which encodes an integral, nuclear-encoded COX subunit. This novel mutation was predicted to be severe in silico. In accord, enzymatic activity was undetectable in muscle and fibroblasts, was severely decreased in lymphocytes and the COX6B1 protein was barely detectable in patient's muscle mitochondria. Complementation with the wild-type cDNA by a lentiviral construct restored COX activity, and mitochondrial function was improved by 5-aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide ribonucleotide, resveratrol and ascorbate in the patient's fibroblasts. We suggest that genetic analysis of COX6B1should be included in the investigation of isolated COX deficiency, including patients with cardiac defects. Initial measurement of COX activity in lymphocytes may be useful as it might circumvent the need for invasive muscle biopsy. The evaluation of ascorbate supplementation to patients with mutated COX6B1 is warranted.
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Mitochondrial STAT3 plays a major role in IgE-antigen-mediated mast cell exocytosis. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2014; 134:460-9. [PMID: 24582310 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2013.12.1075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2013] [Revised: 12/03/2013] [Accepted: 12/31/2013] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND The involvement of mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) in mast cell exocytosis was recently suggested by the finding that mitochondria translocate to exocytosis sites upon mast cell activation. In parallel, mitochondrial signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) was found to be involved in ATP production. However, the regulation of mitochondrial STAT3 function and its connection to mast cell exocytosis is unknown. OBJECTIVE We sought to explore the role played by mitochondrial STAT3 in mast cell exocytosis. METHODS Experiments were performed in vitro with human and mouse mast cells and rat basophilic leukemia (RBL) cells and in vivo in mice. OXPHOS activity was measured after immunologic activation. The expression of STAT3, extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2, and protein inhibitor of activated STAT3 in the mitochondria during mast cell activation was determined, as was the effect of STAT3 inhibition on OXPHOS activity and mast cell function. RESULTS Here we show that mitochondrial STAT3 is essential for immunologically mediated degranulation of human and mouse mast cells and RBL cells. Additionally, in IgE-antigen-activated RBL cells, mitochondrial STAT3 was phosphorylated on serine 727 in an extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2-dependent manner, which was followed by induction of OXPHOS activity. Furthermore, the endogenous inhibitor of STAT3, protein inhibitor of activated STAT3, was found to inhibit OXPHOS activity in the mitochondria, resulting in inhibition of mast cell degranulation. Moreover, mice injected with Stattic, a STAT3 inhibitor, had a significant decrease in histamine secretion. CONCLUSION These results provide the first evidence of a regulatory role for mitochondrial STAT3 in mast cell functions, and therefore mitochondrial STAT3 could serve as a new target for the manipulation of allergic diseases.
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DeBalsi KL, Wong KE, Koves TR, Slentz DH, Seiler SE, Wittmann AH, Ilkayeva OR, Stevens RD, Perry CGR, Lark DS, Hui ST, Szweda L, Neufer PD, Muoio DM. Targeted metabolomics connects thioredoxin-interacting protein (TXNIP) to mitochondrial fuel selection and regulation of specific oxidoreductase enzymes in skeletal muscle. J Biol Chem 2014; 289:8106-20. [PMID: 24482226 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m113.511535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Thioredoxin-interacting protein (TXNIP) is an α-arrestin family member involved in redox sensing and metabolic control. Growing evidence links TXNIP to mitochondrial function, but the molecular nature of this relationship has remained poorly defined. Herein, we employed targeted metabolomics and comprehensive bioenergetic analyses to evaluate oxidative metabolism and respiratory kinetics in mouse models of total body (TKO) and skeletal muscle-specific (TXNIP(SKM-/-)) Txnip deficiency. Compared with littermate controls, both TKO and TXNIP(SKM-/-) mice had reduced exercise tolerance in association with muscle-specific impairments in substrate oxidation. Oxidative insufficiencies in TXNIP null muscles were not due to perturbations in mitochondrial mass, the electron transport chain, or emission of reactive oxygen species. Instead, metabolic profiling analyses led to the discovery that TXNIP deficiency causes marked deficits in enzymes required for catabolism of branched chain amino acids, ketones, and lactate, along with more modest reductions in enzymes of β-oxidation and the tricarboxylic acid cycle. The decrements in enzyme activity were accompanied by comparable deficits in protein abundance without changes in mRNA expression, implying dysregulation of protein synthesis or stability. Considering that TXNIP expression increases in response to starvation, diabetes, and exercise, these findings point to a novel role for TXNIP in coordinating mitochondrial fuel switching in response to nutrient availability.
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Spiegel R, Saada A, Halvardson J, Soiferman D, Shaag A, Edvardson S, Horovitz Y, Khayat M, Shalev SA, Feuk L, Elpeleg O. Deleterious mutation in FDX1L gene is associated with a novel mitochondrial muscle myopathy. Eur J Hum Genet 2013; 22:902-6. [PMID: 24281368 DOI: 10.1038/ejhg.2013.269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2013] [Revised: 10/04/2013] [Accepted: 10/25/2013] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Isolated metabolic myopathies encompass a heterogeneous group of disorders, with mitochondrial myopathies being a subgroup, with depleted skeletal muscle energy production manifesting either by recurrent episodes of myoglobinuria or progressive muscle weakness. In this study, we investigated the genetic cause of a patient from a consanguineous family who presented with adolescent onset autosomal recessive mitochondrial myopathy. Analysis of enzyme activities of the five respiratory chain complexes in our patients' skeletal muscle showed severely impaired activities of iron sulfur (Fe-S)-dependent complexes I, II and III and mitochondrial aconitase. We employed exome sequencing combined with homozygosity mapping to identify a homozygous mutation, c.1A>T, in the FDX1L gene, which encodes the mitochondrial ferredoxin 2 (Fdx2) protein. The mutation disrupts the ATG initiation translation site resulting in severe reduction of Fdx2 content in the patient muscle and fibroblasts mitochondria. Fdx2 is the second component of the Fe-S cluster biogenesis machinery, the first being IscU that is associated with isolated mitochondrial myopathy. We suggest adding genetic analysis of FDX1L in cases of mitochondrial myopathy especially when associated with reduced activity of the respiratory chain complexes I, II and III.
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- Ronen Spiegel
- 1] Department of Pediatric A', Emek Medical Center, Afula, Rappaport School of Medicine, Technion, Haifa, Israel [2] Genetic Institute, Emek Medical Center, Afula, Rappaport School of Medicine, Technion, Haifa, Israel
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- Monique and Jacques Roboh Department of Genetic Research, Hadassah, Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Science for Life Laboratory Uppsala, Rudbeck Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Monique and Jacques Roboh Department of Genetic Research, Hadassah, Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Monique and Jacques Roboh Department of Genetic Research, Hadassah, Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Monique and Jacques Roboh Department of Genetic Research, Hadassah, Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Pediatric A', Emek Medical Center, Afula, Rappaport School of Medicine, Technion, Haifa, Israel
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- Genetic Institute, Emek Medical Center, Afula, Rappaport School of Medicine, Technion, Haifa, Israel
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- Genetic Institute, Emek Medical Center, Afula, Rappaport School of Medicine, Technion, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Science for Life Laboratory Uppsala, Rudbeck Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Monique and Jacques Roboh Department of Genetic Research, Hadassah, Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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Duarte S, Arango D, Parihar A, Hamel P, Yasmeen R, Doseff AI. Apigenin protects endothelial cells from lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced inflammation by decreasing caspase-3 activation and modulating mitochondrial function. Int J Mol Sci 2013; 14:17664-79. [PMID: 23989609 PMCID: PMC3794747 DOI: 10.3390/ijms140917664] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2013] [Revised: 07/30/2013] [Accepted: 08/16/2013] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Acute and chronic inflammation is characterized by increased reactive oxygen species (ROS) production, dysregulation of mitochondrial metabolism and abnormal immune function contributing to cardiovascular diseases and sepsis. Clinical and epidemiological studies suggest potential beneficial effects of dietary interventions in inflammatory diseases but understanding of how nutrients work remains insufficient. In the present study, we evaluated the effects of apigenin, an anti-inflammatory flavonoid abundantly found in our diet, in endothelial cells during inflammation. Here, we show that apigenin reduced lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced apoptosis by decreasing ROS production and the activity of caspase-3 in endothelial cells. Apigenin conferred protection against LPS-induced mitochondrial dysfunction and reestablished normal mitochondrial complex I activity, a major site of electron leakage and superoxide production, suggesting its ability to modulate endothelial cell metabolic function during inflammation. Collectively, these findings indicate that the dietary compound apigenin stabilizes mitochondrial function during inflammation preventing endothelial cell damage and thus provide new translational opportunities for the use of dietary components in the prevention and treatment of inflammatory diseases.
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- Silvia Duarte
- Department of Molecular Genetics, the Ohio State University, 484 West 12th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA; E-Mails: (S.D.); (D.A.); (A.P.); (P.H.); (R.Y.)
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep, the Ohio State University, 473 West 12th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- The Heart and Lung Research Institute, the Ohio State University, 473 West 12th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, the Ohio State University, 484 West 12th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA; E-Mails: (S.D.); (D.A.); (A.P.); (P.H.); (R.Y.)
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep, the Ohio State University, 473 West 12th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- The Heart and Lung Research Institute, the Ohio State University, 473 West 12th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- Molecular, Cellular and Development Biology Graduate Program, the Ohio State University, 333 West 10th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, the Ohio State University, 484 West 12th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA; E-Mails: (S.D.); (D.A.); (A.P.); (P.H.); (R.Y.)
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep, the Ohio State University, 473 West 12th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- The Heart and Lung Research Institute, the Ohio State University, 473 West 12th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- Department of Biological Sciences, Government Postgraduate College of Excellence, Vikram University, Dashehra Maidan, Ujjain 456010, MP, India
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, the Ohio State University, 484 West 12th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA; E-Mails: (S.D.); (D.A.); (A.P.); (P.H.); (R.Y.)
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, the Ohio State University, 1645 Neil Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, the Ohio State University, 484 West 12th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA; E-Mails: (S.D.); (D.A.); (A.P.); (P.H.); (R.Y.)
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep, the Ohio State University, 473 West 12th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- The Heart and Lung Research Institute, the Ohio State University, 473 West 12th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, the Ohio State University, 484 West 12th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA; E-Mails: (S.D.); (D.A.); (A.P.); (P.H.); (R.Y.)
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep, the Ohio State University, 473 West 12th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- The Heart and Lung Research Institute, the Ohio State University, 473 West 12th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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Improved exercise performance and increased aerobic capacity after endurance training of patients with stable polymyositis and dermatomyositis. Arthritis Res Ther 2013; 15:R83. [PMID: 23941324 PMCID: PMC3978470 DOI: 10.1186/ar4263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2013] [Accepted: 08/13/2013] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Introduction This randomized, controlled study on patients with polymyositis or dermatomyositis was based on three hypotheses: patients display impaired endurance due to reduced aerobic capacity and muscle weakness, endurance training improves their exercise performance by increasing the aerobic capacity, and endurance training has general beneficial effects on their health status. Methods In the first part of this study, we compared 23 patients with polymyositis or dermatomyositis with 12 age- and gender-matched healthy controls. A subgroup of patients were randomized to perform a 12-week endurance training program (exercise group, n = 9) or to a non-exercising control group (n = 6). We measured maximal oxygen uptake (VO2 max) and the associated power output during a progressive cycling test. Endurance was assessed as the cycling time to exhaustion at 65% of VO2 max. Lactate levels in the vastus lateralis muscle were measured with microdialysis. Mitochondrial function was assessed by measuring citrate synthase (CS) and β-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase (β-HAD) activities in muscle biopsies. Clinical improvement was assessed according to the International Myositis Assessment and Clinical Studies Group (IMACS) improvement criteria. All assessors were blinded to the type of intervention (that is, training or control). Results Exercise performance and aerobic capacity were lower in patients than in healthy controls, whereas lactate levels at exhaustion were similar. Patients in the exercise group increased their cycling time, aerobic capacity and CS and β-HAD activities, whereas lactate levels at exhaustion decreased. Six of nine patients in the exercise group met the IMACS improvement criteria. Patients in the control group did not show any consistent changes during the 12-week study. Conclusions Polymyositis and dermatomyositis patients have impaired endurance, which could be improved by 12 weeks of endurance training. The clinical improvement corresponds to increases in aerobic capacity and muscle mitochondrial enzyme activities. The results emphasize the importance of endurance exercise in addition to immunosuppressive treatment of patients with polymyositis or dermatomyositis. Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT01184625
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Liu Q, Harvey CT, Geng H, Xue C, Chen V, Beer TM, Qian DZ. Malate dehydrogenase 2 confers docetaxel resistance via regulations of JNK signaling and oxidative metabolism. Prostate 2013; 73:1028-37. [PMID: 23389923 PMCID: PMC3888097 DOI: 10.1002/pros.22650] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2012] [Accepted: 01/10/2013] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND Resistance to chemotherapy represents a significant obstacle in prostate cancer therapeutics. Novel mechanistic understandings in cancer cell chemotherapeutic sensitivity and resistance can optimize treatment and improve patient outcome. Molecular alterations in the metabolic pathways are associated with cancer development; however, the role of these alterations in chemotherapy efficacy is largely unknown. METHODS In a bed-side to bench-side reverse translational approach, we used cDNA microarray and qRT-PCR to identify genes that are associated with biochemical relapse after chemotherapy. Further, we tested the function of these genes in cell proliferation, metabolism, and chemosensitivity in prostate cancer cell lines. RESULTS We report that the gene encoding mitochondrial malate dehydrogenase 2 (MDH2) is overexpressed in clinical prostate cancer specimens. Patients with MDH2 overexpression had a significantly shorter period of relapse-free survival (RFS) after undergoing neoadjuvant chemotherapy. To understand the molecular mechanism underlying this clinical observation, we observed that MDH2 expression was elevated in prostate cancer cell lines compared to benign prostate epithelial cells. Stable knockdown of MDH2 via shRNA in prostate cancer cell lines decreased cell proliferation and increased docetaxel sensitivity. Further, MDH2 shRNA enhanced docetaxel-induced activations of JNK signaling and induced metabolic inefficiency. CONCLUSION Taken together, these data suggest a novel function for MDH2 in prostate cancer development and chemotherapy resistance, in which MDH2 regulates chemotherapy-induced signal transduction and oxidative metabolism.
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- Corresponding author: David Z Qian, PhD, 3303 SW Bond Ave, CH14R, Portland, Oregon 97239, Tel: 503-312-5912, Fax: 503-494-6197,
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Harasym AC, Thrush AB, Harper ME, Wright DC, Chan CB. Enhanced glucose homeostasis in BHE/cdb rats with mutated ATP synthase. Mitochondrion 2013; 13:320-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mito.2013.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2012] [Revised: 03/06/2013] [Accepted: 04/03/2013] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Negari SBH, Aouizerat T, Tenenbaum A, Cohen-Cymberknoh M, Shoseyov D, Kerem E, Saada A. Mitochondrial OXPHOS function is unaffected by chronic azithromycin treatment. J Cyst Fibros 2013; 12:682-7. [PMID: 23680642 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcf.2013.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2013] [Revised: 03/11/2013] [Accepted: 04/17/2013] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND Certain antibiotics may cause unwanted side effects due to the similarity of the mitochondrial translation system to the prokaryotic one. Children with cystic fibrosis (CF) are vulnerable to recurrent respiratory tract infections and azithromycin, a translation targeted antibiotic, is often used chronically to treat CF patients. No major clinical side effects were found with chronic treatment. However, mitochondrial function was not previously assessed. We evaluated oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) in lymphocytes from children with CF receiving chronic azithromycin treatment using an improved ATP production assay. METHOD Enzymatic activities of respiratory chain complexes II-IV and ATP production were measured in lymphocytes. RESULTS Relative to controls and to CF patients without azithromycin treatment, no significant difference in mitochondrial respiratory chain complexes II-IV was detected, and ATP production with pyruvate, glutamate and succinate, did not disclose any differences between the groups. CONCLUSION We suggest that chronic treatment with azithromycin does not significantly affect OXPHOS function.
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- Shelly Ben-Harush Negari
- Monique and Jacques Roboh Department of Genetic Research Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Ein Kerem, Jerusalem 91120, Israel; Department of Pediatrics Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem Israel; Division of Adolescent Medicine Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, OH, USA
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Evidence that core histone H3 is targeted to the mitochondria inBrassica oleracea. Cell Biol Int 2013; 34:997-1003. [DOI: 10.1042/cbi20090281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Kurt YG, Cayci T, Akgul EO, Cakir E. Indicators of mitochondrial disease. SAO PAULO MED J 2013; 131:64-5. [PMID: 23538599 PMCID: PMC10852078 DOI: 10.1590/s1516-31802013000100012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2012] [Revised: 01/13/2012] [Accepted: 05/02/2012] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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- Yasemin Gulcan Kurt
- MD. Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara, Turkey.
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- MD. Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Gülhane Military Medical Academy and Medical School, Ankara, Turkey.
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- MD. Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Gülhane Military Medical Academy and Medical School, Ankara, Turkey.
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- MD. Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Gülhane Military Medical Academy and Medical School, Ankara, Turkey.
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Yamada T, Ivarsson N, Hernández A, Fahlström A, Cheng AJ, Zhang SJ, Bruton JD, Ulfhake B, Westerblad H. Impaired mitochondrial respiration and decreased fatigue resistance followed by severe muscle weakness in skeletal muscle of mitochondrial DNA mutator mice. J Physiol 2012; 590:6187-97. [PMID: 22988144 DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2012.240077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
Abstract
Mitochondrial dysfunction can drastically impair muscle function, with weakness and exercise intolerance as key symptoms. Here we examine the time course of development of muscle dysfunction in a mouse model of premature ageing induced by defective proofreading function of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) polymerase (mtDNA mutator mouse). Isolated fast-twitch muscles and single muscle fibres from young (3-5 months) and end-stage (11 months) mtDNA mutator mice were compared to age-matched control mice. Force and free myoplasmic [Ca(2+)] ([Ca(2+)](i)) were measured under resting conditions and during fatigue induced by repeated tetani. Muscles of young mtDNA mutator mice displayed no weakness in the rested state, but had lower force and [Ca(2+)](i) than control mice during induction of fatigue. Muscles of young mtDNA mutator mice showed decreased activities of citrate synthase and β-hydroxyacyl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase, reduced expression of cytochrome c oxidase, and decreased expression of triggers of mitochondrial biogenesis (PGC-1α, PPARα, AMPK). Muscles from end-stage mtDNA mutator mice showed weakness under resting conditions with markedly decreased tetanic [Ca(2+)](i), force per cross-sectional area and protein expression of the sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca(2+) pump (SERCA1). In conclusion, fast-twitch muscles of prematurely ageing mtDNA mutator mice display a sequence of deleterious mitochondrial-to-nucleus signalling with an initial decrease in oxidative capacity, which was not counteracted by activation of signalling to increase mitochondrial biogenesis. This was followed by severe muscle weakness in the end stage. These results have implication for normal ageing and suggest that decreased mitochondrial oxidative capacity due to a sedentary lifestyle may predispose towards muscle weakness developing later in life.
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Affiliation(s)
- Takashi Yamada
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, SE-171 77 Stockholm, Sweden
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