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Lv N, Huang C, Huang H, Dong Z, Chen X, Lu C, Zhang Y. Overexpression of Glutathione S-Transferases in Human Diseases: Drug Targets and Therapeutic Implications. Antioxidants (Basel) 2023; 12:1970. [PMID: 38001822 PMCID: PMC10668987 DOI: 10.3390/antiox12111970] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2023] [Revised: 10/25/2023] [Accepted: 11/03/2023] [Indexed: 11/26/2023] Open
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Glutathione S-transferases (GSTs) are a major class of phase II metabolic enzymes. Besides their essential role in detoxification, GSTs also exert diverse biological activities in the occurrence and development of various diseases. In the past few decades, much research interest has been paid to exploring the mechanisms of GST overexpression in tumor drug resistance. Correspondingly, many GST inhibitors have been developed and applied, solely or in combination with chemotherapeutic drugs, for the treatment of multi-drug resistant tumors. Moreover, novel roles of GSTs in other diseases, such as pulmonary fibrosis and neurodegenerative diseases, have been recognized in recent years, although the exact regulatory mechanisms remain to be elucidated. This review, firstly summarizes the roles of GSTs and their overexpression in the above-mentioned diseases with emphasis on the modulation of cell signaling pathways and protein functions. Secondly, specific GST inhibitors currently in pre-clinical development and in clinical stages are inventoried. Lastly, applications of GST inhibitors in targeting cell signaling pathways and intracellular biological processes are discussed, and the potential for disease treatment is prospected. Taken together, this review is expected to provide new insights into the interconnection between GST overexpression and human diseases, which may assist future drug discovery targeting GSTs.
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- Ning Lv
- Clinical Pharmacology Research Center, School of Basic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, China; (N.L.); (H.H.)
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- Clinical Pharmacology Research Center, School of Basic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, China; (N.L.); (H.H.)
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- Clinical Pharmacology Research Center, School of Basic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, China; (N.L.); (H.H.)
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- Department of Pharmacy, The Affiliated Jiangning Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211100, China;
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- Clinical Pharmacology Research Center, School of Basic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, China; (N.L.); (H.H.)
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- Department of Pharmacy, The Affiliated Jiangning Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211100, China;
- Jiangning Clinical Medical College, Jiangsu University, Nanjing 211100, China
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- Clinical Pharmacology Research Center, School of Basic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, China; (N.L.); (H.H.)
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Zhang F, Li X, Wei Y. Selenium and Selenoproteins in Health. Biomolecules 2023; 13:biom13050799. [PMID: 37238669 DOI: 10.3390/biom13050799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2023] [Revised: 04/19/2023] [Accepted: 04/27/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
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Selenium is a trace mineral that is essential for health. After being obtained from food and taken up by the liver, selenium performs various physiological functions in the body in the form of selenoproteins, which are best known for their redox activity and anti-inflammatory properties. Selenium stimulates the activation of immune cells and is important for the activation of the immune system. Selenium is also essential for the maintenance of brain function. Selenium supplements can regulate lipid metabolism, cell apoptosis, and autophagy, and have displayed significant alleviating effects in most cardiovascular diseases. However, the effect of increased selenium intake on the risk of cancer remains unclear. Elevated serum selenium levels are associated with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes, and this relationship is complex and nonlinear. Selenium supplementation seems beneficial to some extent; however, existing studies have not fully explained the influence of selenium on various diseases. Further, more intervention trials are needed to verify the beneficial or harmful effects of selenium supplementation in various diseases.
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- Fan Zhang
- Department of Cardiology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Biological Targeted Therapy, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
- Hubei Engineering Research Center for Immunological Diagnosis and Therapy of Cardiovascular Diseases, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Biological Targeted Therapy, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
- Hubei Engineering Research Center for Immunological Diagnosis and Therapy of Cardiovascular Diseases, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Biological Targeted Therapy, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
- Hubei Engineering Research Center for Immunological Diagnosis and Therapy of Cardiovascular Diseases, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
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Cellular lipid metabolism plays a pivotal role in human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infection, as increased lipogenesis in HCMV-infected cells favors the envelopment of newly synthesized viral particles. As all cells are equipped with restriction factors (RFs) able to exert a protective effect against invading pathogens, we asked whether a similar defense mechanism would also be in place to preserve the metabolic compartment from HCMV infection. Here, we show that gamma interferon (IFN-γ)-inducible protein 16 (IFI16), an RF able to block HCMV DNA synthesis, can also counteract HCMV-mediated metabolic reprogramming in infected primary human foreskin fibroblasts (HFFs), thereby limiting virion infectivity. Specifically, we find that IFI16 downregulates the transcriptional activation of the glucose transporter 4 (GLUT4) through cooperation with the carbohydrate-response element-binding protein (ChREBP), thereby reducing HCMV-induced transcription of lipogenic enzymes. The resulting decrease in glucose uptake and consumption leads to diminished lipid synthesis, which ultimately curbs the de novo formation of enveloped viral particles in infected HFFs. Consistently, untargeted lipidomic analysis shows enhanced cholesteryl ester levels in IFI16 KO versus wild-type (WT) HFFs. Overall, our data unveil a new role of IFI16 in the regulation of glucose and lipid metabolism upon HCMV replication and uncover new potential targets for the development of novel antiviral therapies.
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Wang X, Li H, Zou X, Yan X, Cong P, Li H, Wang H, Xue C, Xu J. Deep mining and quantification of oxidized cholesteryl esters discovers potential biomarkers involved in breast cancer by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry. J Chromatogr A 2021; 1663:462764. [PMID: 34954533 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2021.462764] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2021] [Revised: 12/16/2021] [Accepted: 12/17/2021] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Oxidized cholesteryl ester (OxCE) is produced by the oxidation of cholesteryl ester (CE) in the cores of lipoproteins. OxCE production and oxidative stress have been largely associated with breast cancer. Herein, we developed a novel reverse-phase liquid chromatography coupling quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (RPLC‒Q-TOF‒MS) method based on the iterative acquisition mode and used the MS/MS mode for deep mining and simultaneous quantification of cholesterol (Chol), CEs and OxCEs in human serum. A mathematical model was used to globally profile 57 molecular species of both CEs and OxCEs in the serum of both healthy volunteers and patients with breast cancer, and the qualitative results were verified based on the retention regularity. An abnormal elevation of OxCEs was found in serum samples of breast cancer patients, where OxCEs were produced by the oxidation of the fatty acyl chain of CE (20:4), such as CE (20:1)+3O, CE (20:2)+2O and CE (20:3)+O, which could be regarded as biomarkers. This comprehensive method for the global profiling of Chol, OxCEs and CEs sheds light on the role OxCEs and CEs play in breast cancer and has enabled the discovery of breast cancer biomarkers.
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- Xincen Wang
- College of Food Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, No. 5, Yushan Road, Qingdao, Shandong 266003, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, No. 5, Yushan Road, Qingdao, Shandong 266003, China
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- Qingdao Central Hospital, No. 127, Siliu Nan Road, Qingdao, Shandong 266500, China
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- Qingdao Central Hospital, No. 127, Siliu Nan Road, Qingdao, Shandong 266500, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, No. 5, Yushan Road, Qingdao, Shandong 266003, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, No. 5, Yushan Road, Qingdao, Shandong 266003, China; College of Marine Science and Biological Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, China
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- Agilent Technologies Co. Ltd., No. 9 Hongkong Zhong Road, Qingdao Shandong 266071, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, No. 5, Yushan Road, Qingdao, Shandong 266003, China; Laboratory of Marine Drugs and Biological Products, Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (Qingdao), No. 1, Wenhai Road, Qingdao, Shandong 266237, China.
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, No. 5, Yushan Road, Qingdao, Shandong 266003, China.
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Characterizing the breast cancer lipidome and its interaction with the tissue microbiota. Commun Biol 2021; 4:1229. [PMID: 34707244 PMCID: PMC8551188 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-021-02710-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2021] [Accepted: 09/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Breast cancer is the most diagnosed cancer amongst women worldwide. We have previously shown that there is a breast microbiota which differs between women who have breast cancer and those who are disease-free. To better understand the local biochemical perturbations occurring with disease and the potential contribution of the breast microbiome, lipid profiling was performed on non-tumor breast tissue collected from 19 healthy women and 42 with breast cancer. Here we identified unique lipid signatures between the two groups with greater amounts of lysophosphatidylcholines and oxidized cholesteryl esters in the tissue from women with breast cancer and lower amounts of ceramides, diacylglycerols, phosphatidylcholines, and phosphatidylethanolamines. By integrating these lipid signatures with the breast bacterial profiles, we observed that Gammaproteobacteria and those from the class Bacillus, were negatively correlated with ceramides, lipids with antiproliferative properties. In the healthy tissues, diacylglyerols were positively associated with Acinetobacter, Lactococcus, Corynebacterium, Prevotella and Streptococcus. These bacterial groups were found to possess the genetic potential to synthesize these lipids. The cause-effect relationships of these observations and their contribution to disease patho-mechanisms warrants further investigation for a disease afflicting millions of women around the world.
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Direct Separation of the Diastereomers of Cholesterol Ester Hydroperoxide Using LC-MS/MS to Evaluate Enzymatic Lipid Oxidation. Symmetry (Basel) 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/sym12071127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Cholesterol ester hydroperoxide (CEOOH) is one of the main lipid oxidation products contained in oxidized low-density lipoprotein (LDL). Previous studies suggest that CEOOH in oxidized LDL is closely related to several diseases. Of the oxidation mechanisms of cholesterol ester (CE) in vivo, it has been suggested that enzymatic oxidation induced by lipoxygenase (LOX) plays an important role. Thus, we attempted to develop a method that can evaluate the enzymatic oxidation of CE via the diastereoselective separation of CEOOH bearing 13RS-9Z,11E-hydroperoxy-octadecadienoic acid (13(RS)-HPODE CE). Firstly, we synthesized the standard of 13(RS)-HPODE CE. Using this standard, the screening of analytical conditions (i.e., column, mobile phase, and column temperature) was conducted, and separation of the diastereomers of 13(RS)-HPODE CE was achieved. The diastereoselective separation of 13(RS)-HPODE CE was also confirmed by LC-MS/MS. The developed method (column, CHIRALPAK IB N-3; mobile phase, hexane:ethanol (100:1, v/v); column temperature, 0 °C) can distinguish between enzymatic oxidation and other oxidation mechanisms of CE. Thus, the method can be expected to provide a greater understanding of the biochemical oxidation mechanisms in vivo. Such information will be essential to further elucidate the involvement of CEOOH in various diseases.
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Li L, Zhong S, Shen X, Li Q, Xu W, Tao Y, Yin H. Recent development on liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis of oxidized lipids. Free Radic Biol Med 2019; 144:16-34. [PMID: 31202785 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2019.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2019] [Revised: 05/21/2019] [Accepted: 06/05/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) in the cellular membrane can be oxidized by various enzymes or reactive oxygen species (ROS) to form many oxidized lipids. These metabolites are highly bioactive, participating in a variety of physiological and pathophysiological processes. Mass spectrometry (MS), coupled with Liquid Chromatography, has been increasingly recognized as an indispensable tool for the analysis of oxidized lipids due to its excellent sensitivity and selectivity. We will give an update on the understanding of the molecular mechanisms related to generation of various oxidized lipids and recent progress on the development of LC-MS in the detection of these bioactive lipids derived from fatty acids, cholesterol esters, and phospholipids. The purpose of this review is to provide an overview of the formation mechanisms and technological advances in LC-MS for the study of oxidized lipids in human diseases, and to shed new light on the potential of using oxidized lipids as biomarkers and mechanistic clues of pathogenesis related to lipid metabolism. The key technical problems associated with analysis of oxidized lipids and challenges in the field will also discussed.
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- Luxiao Li
- CAS Key Laboratory of Nutrition, Metabolism and Food Safety, Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences (SIBS), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shanghai, 200031, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, CAS, Beijing, 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Nutrition, Metabolism and Food Safety, Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences (SIBS), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shanghai, 200031, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, CAS, Beijing, 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Nutrition, Metabolism and Food Safety, Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences (SIBS), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shanghai, 200031, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, CAS, Beijing, 100049, China; School of Life Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, 200031, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Zhangzhou Health Vocational College, Zhangzhou, 363000, China
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- Department of Medical Technology, Zhangzhou Health Vocational College, Zhangzhou, 363000, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Nutrition, Metabolism and Food Safety, Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences (SIBS), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shanghai, 200031, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Nutrition, Metabolism and Food Safety, Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences (SIBS), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shanghai, 200031, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, CAS, Beijing, 100049, China; School of Life Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, 200031, China; Key Laboratory of Food Safety Risk Assessment, Ministry of Health, Beijing, 100000, China.
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Zhong S, Li L, Shen X, Li Q, Xu W, Wang X, Tao Y, Yin H. An update on lipid oxidation and inflammation in cardiovascular diseases. Free Radic Biol Med 2019; 144:266-278. [PMID: 30946962 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2019.03.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 195] [Impact Index Per Article: 39.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2019] [Revised: 03/26/2019] [Accepted: 03/29/2019] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Cardiovascular diseases (CVD), including ischemic heart diseases and cerebrovascular diseases, are the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Atherosclerosis is the major underlying factor for most CVD. It is well-established that oxidative stress and inflammation are two major mechanisms leading to atherosclerosis. Under oxidative stress, polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA)-containing phospholipids and cholesterol esters in cellular membrane and lipoproteins can be readily oxidized through a free radical-induced lipid peroxidation (LPO) process to form a complex mixture of oxidation products. Overwhelming evidence demonstrates that these oxidized lipids are actively involved in the inflammatory responses in atherosclerosis by interacting with immune cells (such as macrophages) and endothelial cells. In addition to lipid lowering in the prevention and treatment of atherosclerotic CVD, targeting chronic inflammation has been entering the medical realm. Clinical trials are under way to lower the lipoprotein (a) (Lp(a)) and its associated oxidized phospholipids, which will provide clinical evidence that targeting inflammation caused by oxidized lipids is a viable approach for CVD. In this review, we aim to give an update on our understanding of the free radical oxidation of LPO, analytical technique to analyze the oxidation products, especially the oxidized phospholipids and cholesterol esters in low density lipoproteins (LDL), and focusing on the experimental and clinical evidence on the role of lipid oxidation in the inflammatory responses associated with CVD, including myocardial infarction and calcific aortic valve stenosis. The challenges and future directions in understanding the role of LPO in CVD will also be discussed.
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- Shanshan Zhong
- CAS Key Laboratory of Nutrition, Metabolism and Food Safety, Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences (SIBS), University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200031, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Nutrition, Metabolism and Food Safety, Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences (SIBS), University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200031, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Nutrition, Metabolism and Food Safety, Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences (SIBS), University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200031, China; School of Life Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, 200031, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Zhangzhou Health Vocational College, Zhangzhou, 363000, China
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- Department of Medical Technology, Zhangzhou Health Vocational College, Zhangzhou, 363000, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Zhangzhou Health Vocational College, Zhangzhou, 363000, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Nutrition, Metabolism and Food Safety, Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences (SIBS), University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200031, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Nutrition, Metabolism and Food Safety, Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences (SIBS), University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200031, China; School of Life Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, 200031, China; Key Laboratory of Food Safety Risk Assessment, Ministry of Health, Beijing, 100000, China.
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Guo S, Lu J, Zhuo Y, Xiao M, Xue X, Zhong S, Shen X, Yin C, Li L, Chen Q, Zhu M, Chen B, Zhao M, Zheng L, Tao Y, Yin H. Endogenous cholesterol ester hydroperoxides modulate cholesterol levels and inhibit cholesterol uptake in hepatocytes and macrophages. Redox Biol 2018; 21:101069. [PMID: 30576926 PMCID: PMC6302155 DOI: 10.1016/j.redox.2018.101069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2018] [Accepted: 12/06/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Dysregulation of cholesterol metabolism represents one of the major risk factors for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (CVD). Oxidized cholesterol esters (oxCE) in low-density lipoprotein (LDL) have been implicated in CVD but the underlying mechanisms remain poorly defined. We use a targeted lipidomic approach to demonstrate that levels of oxCEs in human plasma are associated with different types of CVD and significantly elevated in patients with myocardial infarction. We synthesized a major endogenous cholesterol ester hydroperoxide (CEOOH), cholesteryl-13(cis, trans)-hydroperoxy-octadecadienoate (ch-13(c,t)-HpODE) and show that this endogenous compound significantly increases plasma cholesterol level in mice while decrease cholesterol levels in mouse liver and peritoneal macrophages, which is primarily due to the inhibition of cholesterol uptake in macrophages and liver. Further studies indicate that inhibition of cholesterol uptake by ch-13(c,t)-HpODE in macrophages is dependent on LXRα-IDOL-LDLR pathway, whereas inhibition on cholesterol levels in hepatocytes is dependent on LXRα and LDLR. Consistently, these effects on cholesterol levels by ch-13(c,t)-HpODE are diminished in LDLR or LXRα knockout mice. Together, our study provides evidence that elevated plasma cholesterol levels by CEOOHs are primarily due to the inhibition of cholesterol uptake in the liver and macrophages, which may play an important role in the pathogenesis of CVD.
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- Shuyuan Guo
- CAS Key Laboratory of Nutrition, Metabolism and Food Safety, Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences (SIBS), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shanghai 200031, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, CAS, Beijing 100049, China; School of Life Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 200031, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Nutrition, Metabolism and Food Safety, Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences (SIBS), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shanghai 200031, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, CAS, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Nutrition, Metabolism and Food Safety, Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences (SIBS), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shanghai 200031, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, CAS, Beijing 100049, China; School of Life Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 200031, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Nutrition, Metabolism and Food Safety, Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences (SIBS), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shanghai 200031, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, CAS, Beijing 100049, China; School of Life Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 200031, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Nutrition, Metabolism and Food Safety, Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences (SIBS), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shanghai 200031, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, CAS, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Nutrition, Metabolism and Food Safety, Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences (SIBS), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shanghai 200031, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, CAS, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Nutrition, Metabolism and Food Safety, Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences (SIBS), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shanghai 200031, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, CAS, Beijing 100049, China; School of Life Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 200031, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Nutrition, Metabolism and Food Safety, Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences (SIBS), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shanghai 200031, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, CAS, Beijing 100049, China; School of Life Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 200031, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Nutrition, Metabolism and Food Safety, Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences (SIBS), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shanghai 200031, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, CAS, Beijing 100049, China; School of Life Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 200031, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Nutrition, Metabolism and Food Safety, Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences (SIBS), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shanghai 200031, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, CAS, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Nutrition, Metabolism and Food Safety, Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences (SIBS), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shanghai 200031, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- The Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Institute of Systems Biomedicine, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Key Laboratory of Molecular Cardiovascular Sciences of Ministry of Education, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China
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- The Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Institute of Systems Biomedicine, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Key Laboratory of Molecular Cardiovascular Sciences of Ministry of Education, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Nutrition, Metabolism and Food Safety, Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences (SIBS), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shanghai 200031, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Nutrition, Metabolism and Food Safety, Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences (SIBS), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shanghai 200031, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, CAS, Beijing 100049, China; School of Life Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 200031, China; Key Laboratory of Food Safety Risk Assessment, Ministry of Health, Beijing 100000, China.
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Lee HJ, Jeong HY, Jin MR, Lee HJ, Cho JY, Moon JH. Metabolism and antioxidant effect of malaxinic acid and its corresponding aglycone in rat blood plasma. Free Radic Biol Med 2017; 110:399-407. [PMID: 28669626 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2017.06.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2017] [Revised: 06/01/2017] [Accepted: 06/28/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Malaxinic acid (MA) is a phenolic acid compound, found mainly in pear fruits (Pyrus pyrifolia N.), that is isoprenylated on the C-3 position of benzoic acid. Recently, the effects of prenylated phenolics on health have received much interest owing to their reported potent beneficial biological effects. We conducted a comparative study in rats to determine the metabolism, pharmacokinetics, and antioxidative activities of MA and its corresponding aglycone (MAA). MA and MAA were orally administered to rats (Sprague-Dawley, male, 6 weeks old) and their metabolites in plasma were analyzed. In addition, the MA metabolites in plasma were separated and the structures were confirmed via NMR and HR-MS analyses. The antioxidative activities of MA and MAA were evaluated by measuring their inhibitory effects on the 2,2'-azobis(2-amidinopropane)dihydrochloride- or copper ion-induced lipid peroxidation of rat plasma. MA was not absorbed in the intact form (the glucoside); both MA and MAA were absorbed as MAA and its metabolite form (glucuronide or sulfate). Moreover, the observed metabolite was the glucuronate of MAA rather than the glucuronide or sulfate. Concentrations of the free form of aglycone (MA administration, 4.6 ± 2.2μM; MAA administration, 7.2 ± 2.3μM) and total MAA (MA administration, 19.6 ± 4.4μM; MAA administration, 21.7 ± 3.3μM) in plasma reached a maximum at 15min after the oral administration of MA and MAA, respectively. The relative inhibitory effects on the formation of cholesteryl ester hydroperoxides in plasma collected at 15min after the oral administration of MA, MAA, and p-hydroxybenzoic acid (p-HBA) were as follows: MAA > MA ≥ p-HBA > control. Although the majority of MA and MAA is metabolized to conjugates, the compounds may contribute to the antioxidant defenses in the blood circulation owing to the presence of a phenolic hydroxyl group in the free form.
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- Hyun Joo Lee
- Department of Food Science and Technology, BK21 Plus Program, Chonnam National University, 77 Yongbongro, Gwangju 61186, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, BK21 Plus Program, Chonnam National University, 77 Yongbongro, Gwangju 61186, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, BK21 Plus Program, Chonnam National University, 77 Yongbongro, Gwangju 61186, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, BK21 Plus Program, Chonnam National University, 77 Yongbongro, Gwangju 61186, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, BK21 Plus Program, Chonnam National University, 77 Yongbongro, Gwangju 61186, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, BK21 Plus Program, Chonnam National University, 77 Yongbongro, Gwangju 61186, Republic of Korea.
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Lee SW, Cho JY, Jeong HY, Na TW, Lee SH, Moon JH. Enhancement of antioxidative and antimicrobial activities of immature pear ( Pyrus pyrifolia cv. Niitaka) fruits by fermentation with Leuconostoc mesenteroides. Food Sci Biotechnol 2016; 25:1719-1726. [PMID: 30263467 DOI: 10.1007/s10068-016-0263-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2016] [Revised: 08/07/2016] [Accepted: 10/25/2016] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Immature pear (Pyrus pyrifolia cv. Niitaka) fruits were fermented with Leuconostoc mesenteroides and Aspergillus oryzae, which are commonly used as starters for manufacturing fermented foods. Fermented immature pear fruit extracts (FIPF) by L. mesenteroides showed significantly higher radical-scavenging activity using DPPH, ABTS, superoxide anion, and hydroxyl radicals and reducing power capacity than unfermented immature pear fruit extracts. L. mesenteroides-FIPF more effectively inhibited the formation of cholesteryl ester hydroperoxide in copper ion-induced rat blood plasma. In addition, the L. mesenteroides-FIPF strongly inhibited tyrosinase activity and the growth of pathogenic skin bacteria. In contrast, enhanced antioxidative and antibacterial activities were not apparent in A. oryzae-FIPF. The antioxidative and antimicrobial activities of the fermented and unfermented immature pear fruits were correlated with the flavonoid contents. These results indicate that fermentation enhances antioxidative and antimicrobial activities of immature pear fruits.
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- Sang Won Lee
- Department of Food Science and Technology, Functional Food Research Center, and BK21 Plus Program, Gwangju, 61186 Korea
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, Functional Food Research Center, and BK21 Plus Program, Gwangju, 61186 Korea
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, Functional Food Research Center, and BK21 Plus Program, Gwangju, 61186 Korea
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- Jeonnam Bio Control Center, Gokseong, Jeonnam, 57510 Korea
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- 3Korea Pear Research Organization, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, 61186 Korea
- 4Department of Horticulture, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, 61186 Korea
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, Functional Food Research Center, and BK21 Plus Program, Gwangju, 61186 Korea
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Wocheslander S, Eisenreich W, Scholz B, Lander V, Engel KH. Identification of Acyl Chain Oxidation Products upon Thermal Treatment of a Mixture of Phytosteryl/-stanyl Linoleates. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2016; 64:9214-9223. [PMID: 27933991 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.6b04326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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A mixture of phytosterols/-stanols, consisting of 75% β-sitosterol, 12% sitostanol, 10% campesterol, 2% campestanol, and 1% others, was esterified with linoleic acid. The resulting mixture of phytosteryl/-stanyl linoleates was subjected to thermal oxidation at 180 °C for 40 min. A silica solid-phase extraction was applied to separate a fraction containing the nonoxidized linoleates and nonpolar degradation products (heptanoates, octanoates) from polar oxidation products (oxo- and hydroxyalkanoates). In total, 15 sitosteryl, sitostanyl, and campesteryl esters, resulting from oxidation of the acyl chain, could be identified by GC-FID/MS. Synthetic routes were described for authentic reference compounds of phytosteryl/-stanyl 7-hydroxyheptanoates, 8-hydroxyoctanoates, 7-oxoheptanoates, 8-oxooctanoates, and 9-oxononanoates, which were characterized by GC-MS and two-dimensional NMR spectroscopy. The study provides data on the formation and identities of previously unreported classes of acyl chain oxidation products upon thermal treatment of phytosteryl/-stanyl fatty acid esters.
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- Stefan Wocheslander
- Lehrstuhl für Allgemeine Lebensmitteltechnologie, Technische Universität München , Maximus-von-Imhof-Forum 2, D-85354 Freising, Germany
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- Lehrstuhl für Biochemie, Technische Universität München , Lichtenbergstrasse 4, D-85748 Garching, Germany
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- Lehrstuhl für Allgemeine Lebensmitteltechnologie, Technische Universität München , Maximus-von-Imhof-Forum 2, D-85354 Freising, Germany
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- Bayerisches Landesamt für Gesundheit und Lebensmittelsicherheit , Veterinärstrasse 2, D-85764 Oberschleissheim, Germany
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- Lehrstuhl für Allgemeine Lebensmitteltechnologie, Technische Universität München , Maximus-von-Imhof-Forum 2, D-85354 Freising, Germany
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Cho JY, Kim JY, Lee YG, Lee HJ, Shim HJ, Lee JH, Kim SJ, Ham KS, Moon JH. Four New Dicaffeoylquinic Acid Derivatives from Glasswort (Salicornia herbacea L.) and Their Antioxidative Activity. Molecules 2016; 21:E1097. [PMID: 27556430 PMCID: PMC6274184 DOI: 10.3390/molecules21081097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2016] [Revised: 08/15/2016] [Accepted: 08/16/2016] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Four new dicaffeoylquinic acid derivatives and two known 3-caffeoylquinic acid derivatives were isolated from methanol extracts using the aerial parts of Salicornia herbacea. The four new dicaffeoylquinic acid derivatives were established as 3-caffeoyl-5-dihydrocaffeoylquinic acid, 3-caffeoyl-5-dihydrocaffeoylquinic acid methyl ester, 3-caffeoyl-4-dihydrocaffeoylquinic acid methyl ester, and 3,5-di-dihydrocaffeoylquinic acid methyl ester. Their chemical structures were determined by nuclear magnetic resonance and electrospray ionization-mass spectroscopy (LC-ESI-MS). In addition, the presence of dicaffeoylquinic acid derivatives in this plant was reconfirmed by LC-ESI-MS/MS analysis. The isolated compounds strongly scavenged 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl radicals and inhibited cholesteryl ester hydroperoxide formation during rat blood plasma oxidation induced by copper ions. These results indicate that the caffeoylquinic acid derivatives may partially contribute to the antioxidative effect of S. herbacea.
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- Jeong-Yong Cho
- Department of Food Science and Technology and Functional Food Research Center, BK21 Plus Program, and Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, Korea.
- Department of Food Engineering and Solar Salt Research Center, Mokpo National University, Jeonnam 58554, Korea.
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- Department of Food Science and Technology and Functional Food Research Center, BK21 Plus Program, and Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, Korea.
- Jeollanam-Do Institute of Health and Environment, Jeonnam 58568, Korea.
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- Department of Food Science and Technology and Functional Food Research Center, BK21 Plus Program, and Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, Korea.
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- Department of Food Science and Technology and Functional Food Research Center, BK21 Plus Program, and Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, Korea.
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- Department of Food Science and Technology and Functional Food Research Center, BK21 Plus Program, and Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, Korea.
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- Department of Food Science and Technology and Functional Food Research Center, BK21 Plus Program, and Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, Korea.
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- Department of Marine Bio Food Science, Chonnam National University, Yeosu 59626, Korea.
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- Department of Food Engineering and Solar Salt Research Center, Mokpo National University, Jeonnam 58554, Korea.
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- Department of Food Science and Technology and Functional Food Research Center, BK21 Plus Program, and Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, Korea.
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Ferretti G, Bacchetti T, Principi F, Di Ludovico F, Viti B, Angeleri VA, Danni M, Provinciali L. Increased levels of lipid hydroperoxides in plasma of patients with multiple sclerosis: a relationship with paraoxonase activity. Mult Scler 2016; 11:677-82. [PMID: 16320727 DOI: 10.1191/1352458505ms1240oa] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Paraoxonase, an enzyme associated with high density lipoproteins (HDL), plays an important role in the anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory properties exerted by HDL. Increasing evidence supports a role of free radicals and oxidative stress in the inflammatory processes and in the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis (MS). The aim of this study was to further investigate the relationship between oxidative damage and MS; therefore we compared the paraoxonase activity and levels of cholesteryl ester hydroperoxides (CE-OOH), as marker of lipid peroxidation, in plasma isolated from healthy subjects (n=89) and from MS patients (n=24) in the early stage disability (EDSSB<3.5). Our results demonstrated for the first time that the activity of paraoxonase in the plasma of MS subjects was significantly lower with respect to controls (p<0.001). Moreover, our results showed a significant increase in the levels of CE-OOH in plasma from MS subjects (p<0.001). CE-OOH are biologically active substances derived from the oxidation of cholesteryl ester localized in the hydrophobic core of plasma lipoproteins (HDL, LDL). Therefore, our study demonstrates alterations of lipoprotein peroxidation in MS and provides further evidence that oxidative stress and impairment of the anti-oxidant system may play a role in MS.
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- G Ferretti
- Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Istituto di Biochimica, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italia.
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Lee SH, Cho JY, Jeong HY, Jeong DE, Kim D, Cho SY, Kim WS, Moon JH. Comparison of bioactive compound contents and in vitro and ex vivo antioxidative activities between peel and flesh of pear (Pyrus pyrifolia Nakai). Food Sci Biotechnol 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s10068-015-0028-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022] Open
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Vorkas PA, Shalhoub J, Isaac G, Want EJ, Nicholson JK, Holmes E, Davies AH. Metabolic Phenotyping of Atherosclerotic Plaques Reveals Latent Associations between Free Cholesterol and Ceramide Metabolism in Atherogenesis. J Proteome Res 2015; 14:1389-99. [DOI: 10.1021/pr5009898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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- Panagiotis A. Vorkas
- Biomolecular
Medicine, Division of Computational and Systems Medicine, Department
of Surgery and Cancer, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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- Academic
Section of Vascular Surgery, Division of Surgery, Department of Surgery
and Cancer, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London W6 8RF, United Kingdom
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- Pharmaceutical
Discovery and Life Sciences, Waters Corporations, Milford, Massachusetts 01757, United States
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- Biomolecular
Medicine, Division of Computational and Systems Medicine, Department
of Surgery and Cancer, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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- Biomolecular
Medicine, Division of Computational and Systems Medicine, Department
of Surgery and Cancer, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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- Biomolecular
Medicine, Division of Computational and Systems Medicine, Department
of Surgery and Cancer, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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- Academic
Section of Vascular Surgery, Division of Surgery, Department of Surgery
and Cancer, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London W6 8RF, United Kingdom
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Kim JY, Cho JY, Ma YK, Lee YG, Moon JH. Nonallergenic urushiol derivatives inhibit the oxidation of unilamellar vesicles and of rat plasma induced by various radical generators. Free Radic Biol Med 2014; 71:379-389. [PMID: 24721153 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2014.03.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2013] [Revised: 03/28/2014] [Accepted: 03/29/2014] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Urushiols consist of an o-dihydroxybenzene (catechol) structure and an alkyl chain of 15 or 17 carbons in the 3-position of a benzene ring and are allergens found in the family Anacardiaceae. We synthesized various veratrole (1,2-dimethoxybenzene)-type and catechol-type urushiol derivatives that contained alkyl chains of various carbon atom lengths, including -H, -C1H3, -C5H11, -C10H21, -C15H31, and -C20H41, and investigated their contact hypersensitivities and antioxidative activities. 3-Decylcatechol and 3-pentadecylcatechol displayed contact hypersensitivity, but the other compounds did not induce an allergic reaction, when the ears of rats were sensitized by treatment with the compounds every day for 20 days. Catechol-type urushiol derivatives (CTUDs) exerted very high radical-scavenging activity on the 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl radical and inhibited lipid peroxidation in a methyl linoleate solution induced by 2,2'-azobis(2,4-dimethylvaleronitrile) (AMVN). However, veratrole-type urushiol derivatives did not scavenge or inhibit lipid peroxidation. CTUDs also acted as effective inhibitors of lipid peroxidation of the egg yolk phosphatidylcholine large unilamellar vesicle (PC LUV) liposome system induced by various radical generators such as AMVN, 2,2'-azobis(2-amidino-propane) dihydrochloride, and copper ions, although their efficiencies differed slightly. In addition, CTUDs suppressed formation of cholesteryl ester hydroperoxides in rat blood plasma induced with copper ions. CTUDs containing more than five carbon atoms in the alkyl chain showed excellent lipophilicity in a n-octanol/water partition experiment. These compounds also exhibited high affinities to the liposome membrane using the ultrafiltration method of the PC LUV liposome system. Therefore, CTUDs seem to act as efficient antioxidative compounds against membranous lipid peroxidation owing to their localization in the phospholipid bilayer. These results suggest that nonallergenic CTUDs act as antioxidants to protect against oxidative damage of cellular and subcellular membranes.
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- Jin Young Kim
- Department of Food Science & Technology and Functional Food Research Center, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 500-757, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Food Science & Technology and Functional Food Research Center, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 500-757, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Food Science & Technology and Functional Food Research Center, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 500-757, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Food Science & Technology and Functional Food Research Center, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 500-757, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Food Science & Technology and Functional Food Research Center, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 500-757, Republic of Korea.
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Choi SH, Yin H, Ravandi A, Armando A, Dumlao D, Kim J, Almazan F, Taylor AM, McNamara CA, Tsimikas S, Dennis EA, Witztum JL, Miller YI. Polyoxygenated cholesterol ester hydroperoxide activates TLR4 and SYK dependent signaling in macrophages. PLoS One 2013; 8:e83145. [PMID: 24376657 PMCID: PMC3871536 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0083145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2013] [Accepted: 10/30/2013] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Oxidation of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) is one of the major causative mechanisms in the development of atherosclerosis. In previous studies, we showed that minimally oxidized LDL (mmLDL) induced inflammatory responses in macrophages, macropinocytosis and intracellular lipid accumulation and that oxidized cholesterol esters (OxCEs) were biologically active components of mmLDL. Here we identified a specific OxCE molecule responsible for the biological activity of mmLDL and characterized signaling pathways in macrophages in response to this OxCE. Using liquid chromatography – tandem mass spectrometry and biological assays, we identified an oxidized cholesteryl arachidonate with bicyclic endoperoxide and hydroperoxide groups (BEP-CE) as a specific OxCE that activates macrophages in a TLR4/MD-2-dependent manner. BEP-CE induced TLR4/MD-2 binding and TLR4 dimerization, phosphorylation of SYK, ERK1/2, JNK and c-Jun, cell spreading and uptake of dextran and native LDL by macrophages. The enhanced macropinocytosis resulted in intracellular lipid accumulation and macrophage foam cell formation. Bone marrow-derived macrophages isolated from TLR4 and SYK knockout mice did not respond to BEP-CE. The presence of BEP-CE was demonstrated in human plasma and in the human plaque material captured in distal protection devices during percutaneous intervention. Our results suggest that BEP-CE is an endogenous ligand that activates the TLR4/SYK signaling pathway. Because BEP-CE is present in human plasma and human atherosclerotic lesions, BEP-CE-induced and TLR4/SYK-mediated macrophage responses may contribute to chronic inflammation in human atherosclerosis.
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- Soo-Ho Choi
- Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, United States of America
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- Key Laboratory of Food Safety Research, Institute for Nutritional Sciences, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
- Key Laboratory of Food Safety Risk Assessment, Ministry of Health, Beijing, China
- School of Life Science and Technology, Shanghai Tech University, Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, United States of America
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, United States of America
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, United States of America
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, United States of America
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- Cardiovascular Research Center, Department of Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, United States of America
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- Cardiovascular Research Center, Department of Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, United States of America
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, United States of America
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, United States of America
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Shrestha R, Hui SP, Sakurai T, Yagi A, Takahashi Y, Takeda S, Jin S, Fuda H, Chiba H. Identification of molecular species of cholesteryl ester hydroperoxides in very low-density and intermediate-density lipoproteins. Ann Clin Biochem 2013; 51:662-71. [DOI: 10.1177/0004563213516093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Background Oxidation of lipoproteins is thought to play a crucial role in atherogenesis. Role for triglyceride-rich lipoproteins in atherogenesis is unclear. Thus, we aimed to investigate whether cholesteryl ester hydroperoxides (CEOOH) are present in very low-density lipoproteins (VLDL) and intermediate-density lipoproteins (IDL) by using highly sensitive liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry. Methods Total lipids were extracted from the plasma of healthy donors ( n = 6) and their fractions of VLDL and IDL. Additional three plasma samples were analysed freshly for CEOOH. Detection and identification of CEOOH was conducted by liquid chromatography/LTQ ion trap mass spectrometry/Orbitrap high mass accuracy mass spectrometry. Authentic standards of CEOOH were used for unequivocal identification on the basis of their mass spectra. Results We identified six molecular CEOOH species overall, namely, Ch18:1-OOH, Ch18:2-OOH, Ch18:3-OOH, Ch20:4-OOH, Ch20:5-OOH and Ch22:6-OOH. Of them, Ch18:2-OOH, Ch20:5-OOH, Ch20:4-OOH and Ch22:6-OOH were detected in all IDL samples, while only Ch20:4-OOH was detected in all VLDL samples. All of CEOOH species except for Ch18:3-OOH were detected in plasma, with constant detection of Ch20:5-OOH, and Ch22:6-OOH in all plasma samples. Conclusion The presence of CEOOH species in VLDL and IDL was confirmed with the analytical sensitivity of 0.1 pmol, showing the constant appearance of more CEOOH species in IDL than VLDL. This finding might add biochemical evidences of atherogenicity of these lipoproteins. Clinical utility of measuring CEOOH level in these lipoproteins need to be investigated for the risk assessment of the cardiovascular disease.
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- Rojeet Shrestha
- Faculty of Health Sciences, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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Ortiz GG, Pacheco-Moisés FP, Bitzer-Quintero OK, Ramírez-Anguiano AC, Flores-Alvarado LJ, Ramírez-Ramírez V, Macias-Islas MA, Torres-Sánchez ED. Immunology and oxidative stress in multiple sclerosis: clinical and basic approach. Clin Dev Immunol 2013; 2013:708659. [PMID: 24174971 PMCID: PMC3794553 DOI: 10.1155/2013/708659] [Citation(s) in RCA: 124] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2013] [Accepted: 07/09/2013] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
Abstract
Multiple sclerosis (MS) exhibits many of the hallmarks of an inflammatory autoimmune disorder including breakdown of the blood-brain barrier (BBB), the recruitment of lymphocytes, microglia, and macrophages to lesion sites, the presence of multiple lesions, generally being more pronounced in the brain stem and spinal cord, the predominantly perivascular location of lesions, the temporal maturation of lesions from inflammation through demyelination, to gliosis and partial remyelination, and the presence of immunoglobulin in the central nervous system and cerebrospinal fluid. Lymphocytes activated in the periphery infiltrate the central nervous system to trigger a local immune response that ultimately damages myelin and axons. Pro-inflammatory cytokines amplify the inflammatory cascade by compromising the BBB, recruiting immune cells from the periphery, and activating resident microglia. inflammation-associated oxidative burst in activated microglia and macrophages plays an important role in the demyelination and free radical-mediated tissue injury in the pathogenesis of MS. The inflammatory environment in demyelinating lesions leads to the generation of oxygen- and nitrogen-free radicals as well as proinflammatory cytokines which contribute to the development and progression of the disease. Inflammation can lead to oxidative stress and vice versa. Thus, oxidative stress and inflammation are involved in a self-perpetuating cycle.
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- Genaro G. Ortiz
- Laboratorio de Mitocondria-Estrés Oxidativo y Patología, División de Neurociencias, Centro de Investigación Biomédica de Occidente del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Sierra Mojada 800, CP 44340 Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
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- Departamento de Química, Centro Universitario de Ciencias de Ciencias Exactas e Ingenierías, Universidad de Guadalajara, Blvd. Marcelino García Barragán 1421 CP 44430 Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Neuroinmunomodulación, División de Neurociencias, Centro de Investigación Biomédica de Occidente del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Sierra Mojada 800, CP 44340 Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
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- Departamento de Química, Centro Universitario de Ciencias de Ciencias Exactas e Ingenierías, Universidad de Guadalajara, Blvd. Marcelino García Barragán 1421 CP 44430 Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Centro Universitario de Ciencias de Ciencias Exactas de la Salud, Universidad de Guadalajara, Sierra Mojada 950 CP 44350 Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Mitocondria-Estrés Oxidativo y Patología, División de Neurociencias, Centro de Investigación Biomédica de Occidente del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Sierra Mojada 800, CP 44340 Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
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- Departamento de Neurología, Unidad Médica de Alta Especialidad, Centro Médico Nacional de Occidente del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Belisario Dominguez 1000 CP 44340 Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Mitocondria-Estrés Oxidativo y Patología, División de Neurociencias, Centro de Investigación Biomédica de Occidente del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Sierra Mojada 800, CP 44340 Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
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Witztum JL, Lichtman AH. The influence of innate and adaptive immune responses on atherosclerosis. ANNUAL REVIEW OF PATHOLOGY-MECHANISMS OF DISEASE 2013; 9:73-102. [PMID: 23937439 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-pathol-020712-163936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 204] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Both the chronic development of atherosclerotic lesions and the acute changes in lesion phenotype that lead to clinical cardiovascular events are significantly influenced by the innate and adaptive immune responses to lipoprotein deposition and oxidation in the arterial wall. The rapid pace of discovery of mechanisms of immunologic recognition, effector functions, and regulation has significantly influenced the study of atherosclerosis, and our new knowledge is beginning to affect how we treat this ubiquitous disease. In this review, we discuss recent advances in our understanding of how innate and adaptive immunity contribute to atherosclerosis, as well as therapeutic opportunities that arise from this knowledge.
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- Joseph L Witztum
- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093;
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Miyoshi N, Iwasaki N, Tomono S, Higashi T, Ohshima H. Occurrence of cytotoxic 9-oxononanoyl secosterol aldehydes in human low-density lipoprotein. Free Radic Biol Med 2013; 60:73-9. [PMID: 23395781 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2013.01.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2012] [Revised: 01/08/2013] [Accepted: 01/29/2013] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The reaction products of three major cholesteryl esters, cholesteryl palmitate (C16:0-CE), cholesteryl oleate (C18:1-CE), and cholesteryl linoleate (C18:2-CE), present in human low-density lipoprotein (LDL) treated with ozone were isolated and characterized. In vitro ozonization of C16:0-CE was found to form the palmitoyl ester of secosterol-A (3β-hydroxy-5-oxo-5,6-secocholestan-6-al) and its aldolization product secosterol-B (3β-hydroxy-5β-hydroxy-B-norcholestane-6β-carboxaldehyde). On the other hand, when C18:1-CE and C18:2-CE were oxidized by ozone, the aldehyde 9-oxononanoyl cholesterol (9-ONC) was formed as a primary product, which was then further oxidized to form 9-oxononanoyl secosterol-A (9-ON-secoA) and 9-oxononanoyl secosterol-B (9-ON-secoB). The compounds 9-ON-secoA and -B, but not 9-ONC, were found to exhibit strong cytotoxicity against human leukemia HL-60 cells. An LC-ESI-MS/MS method was developed for the detection of these cholesteryl ester ozonolysis products by derivatizing them with dansyl hydrazine. Using this method, we found for the first time that low concentrations of 9-ON-secoA and -B, but not palmitoyl secosterols, were present in human LDL. These novel oxidized cholesterol esters, 9-ON-secoA and -B, probably play important roles in the pathogenesis of several inflammatory disorders such as cancer, diabetes, atherosclerosis, and neurodegenerative diseases.
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- Noriyuki Miyoshi
- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Graduate School of Integrated Pharmaceutical and Nutritional Sciences, Graduate Program in Food and Nutritional Sciences, University of Shizuoka, Shizuoka 422-8526, Japan.
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Miller YI, Choi SH, Wiesner P, Bae YS. The SYK side of TLR4: signalling mechanisms in response to LPS and minimally oxidized LDL. Br J Pharmacol 2013; 167:990-9. [PMID: 22776094 DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.2012.02097.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Spleen tyrosine kinase (SYK) is the best known for its involvement in immune receptor signalling, mediated by binding of SYK tandem Src-homology 2 domains to tandem phosphotyrosine in immunoreceptor tyrosine-based activation motifs (ITAMs). ITAM adaptors or ITAM-containing receptor tails mediate signalling from B- and T-cell receptors, Fc receptors and many C-type lectins, including dectin-1. Recent data point to constitutive binding of SYK to the cytoplasmic domain of toll-like receptor-4 (TLR4). This SYK-TLR4 binding increases upon TLR4 dimerization and phosphorylation, and SYK plays a prominent role in TLR4 signalling in response to LPS in neutrophils and monocytes. SYK also plays an important role in TLR4-mediated macrophage responses to minimally oxidized low-density lipoprotein (mmLDL), which is a form of oxidized LDL relevant to development of human atherosclerosis. Interestingly, mmLDL-induced effects in macrophages, which occur via TLR4, are predominantly MyD88 independent. This unmasks the role of the SYK branch of TLR4 signalling, which mediates modest cytokine release via activation of AP-1 transcription and robust reactive oxygen species generation and cytoskeletal rearrangements. The latter results in extensive membrane ruffling and macropinocytosis, leading to lipoprotein uptake and foam cell formation, a hallmark of atherosclerotic lesions. Because inhibitors of SYK activity, such as fostamatinib, are in advanced clinical trials for rheumatoid arthritis and other autoimmune diseases, understanding the role of SYK in signalling via TLR4 is of immediate importance. This signalling pathway seems to be particularly important in TLR4 activation by host-derived, damage-associated molecular pattern ligands, such as mmLDL, relevant to development of atherosclerosis and other chronic inflammatory diseases.
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- Yury I Miller
- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA.
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Tucker PS, Dalbo VJ, Han T, Kingsley MI. Clinical and research markers of oxidative stress in chronic kidney disease. Biomarkers 2013; 18:103-15. [PMID: 23339563 DOI: 10.3109/1354750x.2012.749302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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CONTEXT Kidney-related pathologies have increasing prevalence rates, produce a considerable financial burden, and are characterized by elevated levels of oxidative stress (OS). OBJECTIVE This review examines relationships between chronic kidney disease (CKD) and markers of OS and antioxidant status (AS). METHODS A systematic review of MEDLINE-indexed clinical trials, randomized controlled trials and comparative studies that examined OS and AS was performed. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION Several markers emerged as well-suited indicators of OS and AS in CKD: malondialdehyde, F2-isoprostanes, lipid hydroperoxides, asymmetric dimethylarginine, 8-oxo-7,8-dihydro-2'-deoxyguanosine, protein carbonyls, advanced oxidation protein products and glutathione-related activity.
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- Patrick Steven Tucker
- Clinical Biochemistry Laboratory, Institute for Health and Social Science Research, Central Queensland University, Rockhampton, QLD, Australia
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Tekin Koruk S, Aksoy N, Hamidanoglu M, Karsen H, Unlu S, Bilinc H. The activity of paraoxonase and arylesterase in patients with osteomyelitis. Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation 2012; 72:513-7. [DOI: 10.3109/00365513.2012.700058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Hui SP, Sakurai T, Ohkawa F, Furumaki H, Jin S, Fuda H, Takeda S, Kurosawa T, Chiba H. Detection and characterization of cholesteryl ester hydroperoxides in oxidized LDL and oxidized HDL by use of an Orbitrap mass spectrometer. Anal Bioanal Chem 2012; 404:101-12. [PMID: 22710566 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-012-6118-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2012] [Revised: 05/01/2012] [Accepted: 05/15/2012] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Oxidation of cholesteryl esters in lipoproteins by reactive oxygen species yields cholesteryl ester hydroperoxides (CEOOH). In this study, we developed a novel method for identification and characterization of CEOOH molecules in human lipoproteins by use of reversed-phase liquid chromatography with an hybrid linear ion trap-Orbitrap mass spectrometer (LC-LTQ Orbitrap). Electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometric analysis was performed in both positive-ion and negative-ion modes. Identification of CEOOH molecules was completed by use of high-mass-accuracy (MA) mass spectrometric data obtained by using the spectrometer in Fourier-transform (FT) mode. Native low-density lipoproteins (nLDL) and native high-density lipoproteins (nHDL) from a healthy donor were oxidized by CuSO(4), furnishing oxidized LDL (oxLDL) and oxidized HDL (oxHDL). No CEOOH molecules were detected in the nLDL and the nHDL, whereas six CEOOH molecules were detected in the oxLDL and the oxHDL. In positive-ion mode, CEOOH was detected as [M + NH(4)](+) and [M + Na](+) ions. In negative-ion mode, CEOOH was detected as [M + CH(3)COO](-) ions. CEOOH were more easily ionized in positive-ion mode than in negative-ion mode. The LC-LTQ Orbitrap method was applied to human plasma and six species of CEOOH were detected. The limit of detection was 0.1 pmol (S/N = 5:1) for synthesized CEOOH.
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- Shu-Ping Hui
- Faculty of Health Sciences, Hokkaido University, Nishi-5, Sapporo, Japan
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Suhalim J, Chung CY, Lilledahl M, Lim R, Levi M, Tromberg B, Potma E. Characterization of cholesterol crystals in atherosclerotic plaques using stimulated Raman scattering and second-harmonic generation microscopy. Biophys J 2012; 102:1988-95. [PMID: 22768956 PMCID: PMC3328706 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2012.03.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2012] [Revised: 03/05/2012] [Accepted: 03/12/2012] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Cholesterol crystals (ChCs) have been identified as a major factor of plaque vulnerability and as a potential biomarker for atherosclerosis. Yet, due to the technical challenge of selectively detecting cholesterol in its native tissue environment, the physiochemical role of ChCs in atherosclerotic progression remains largely unknown. In this work, we demonstrate the utility of hyperspectral stimulated Raman scattering (SRS) microscopy combined with second-harmonic generation (SHG) microscopy to selectively detect ChC. We show that despite the polarization sensitivity of the ChC Raman spectrum, cholesterol monohydrate crystals can be reliably discriminated from aliphatic lipids, from structural proteins of the tissue matrix and from other condensed structures, including cholesteryl esters. We also show that ChCs exhibit a nonvanishing SHG signal, corroborating the noncentrosymmetry of the crystal lattice composed of chiral cholesterol molecules. However, combined hyperspectral SRS and SHG imaging reveals that not all SHG-active structures with solidlike morphologies can be assigned to ChCs. This study exemplifies the merit of combining SRS and SHG microscopy for an enhanced label-free chemical analysis of crystallized structures in diseased tissue.
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- Jeffrey L. Suhalim
- Beckman Laser Institute, University of California, Irvine, California
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of California, Irvine, California
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, California
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- Department of Physics, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
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- Beckman Laser Institute, University of California, Irvine, California
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- Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado
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- Beckman Laser Institute, University of California, Irvine, California
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of California, Irvine, California
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- Beckman Laser Institute, University of California, Irvine, California
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, California
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Ferretti G, Bacchetti T. Peroxidation of lipoproteins in multiple sclerosis. J Neurol Sci 2011; 311:92-7. [PMID: 21967834 DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2011.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2011] [Revised: 09/01/2011] [Accepted: 09/05/2011] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Human plasma low density lipoproteins (LDL) and high density lipoproteins (HDL) are involved in the transport of lipids, modulate membrane lipid composition and regulate signal transduction. HDL-like lipoproteins have been shown also in human cerebrospinal fluid and it has been hypothesized that they could have a role in lipid transport in central nervous system. After synthesis, lipoproteins are susceptible to lipid peroxidation triggered by reactive oxygen species (ROS and RNS) produced by peripheral and brain cells. Aim of the paper has been to review the scientific literature on the role of lipid peroxidation of LDL and HDL in the molecular mechanisms of multiple sclerosis (MS). Several studies have demonstrated a significant increase in lipid peroxidation products in brain, plasma and cerebrospinal fluid of MS patients. The increase of antibodies against ox-LDL in plasma and the presence of ox-LDL in demyelinating plaques in MS brain suggests that the disease is associated with oxidative damage of lipoproteins. The impairment of antioxidant systems or an increase in the production of ROS and RNS could contribute to lipoprotein peroxidation in MS. Oxidized lipoproteins show several alterations of their functions, they are neurotoxic and have pro-inflammatory properties. Therefore lipoprotein lipid peroxidation products could be involved in demyelination and axonal injury in MS.
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- Gianna Ferretti
- Dipartimento di Scienze Cliniche Sperimentali e Odontostomatologiche, Università Politecnica delle Marche, 60131 Ancona, Italy.
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW The accumulation of macrophages in the vascular wall is a hallmark of atherosclerosis. The biological properties of atherosclerotic plaque macrophages determine lesion size, composition, and stability. In atherosclerotic plaques, macrophages encounter a microenvironment that comprises a variety of lipid oxidation products, each of which has diverse biological effects. In this review, we summarize recent advances in our understanding of the effects of plaque lipids on macrophage phenotypic polarization. RECENT FINDINGS Atherosclerotic lesions in mice and in humans contain various macrophage phenotypes, which play different roles in mediating inflammation, the clearance of dead cells, and possibly resolution. Macrophages alter their phenotype and biological function in response to plaque lipids through the upregulation of specific sets of genes. Interaction of oxidized lipids with pattern recognition receptors and activation of the inflammasome by cholesterol crystals drive macrophages toward an inflammatory M1 phenotype. A new phenotype, Mox, develops when oxidized phospholipids activate stress response genes via Nrf2. Other lipid mediators such as nitrosylated-fatty acids and omega-3 fatty acid-derived products polarize plaque macrophages toward anti-inflammatory and proresolving phenotypes. SUMMARY A deeper understanding of how lipids that accumulate in atherosclerotic plaques affect macrophage phenotype and function and thus atherosclerotic lesion development and stability will help to devise novel strategies for intervention.
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- Corresponding author: University of Virginia, Department of Pharmacology; 1340 Jefferson Park Avenue, Jordan Hall, 5th Floor, Rm 5036/5039, P.O. Box 800735, Charlottesville, VA 22908; Tel: 434-243-6363, Fax: 434-924-0149;
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Serum paraoxonase activity and oxidative stress in patients with adult nephrotic syndrome. Atherosclerosis 2011; 218:243-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2011.05.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2011] [Revised: 05/24/2011] [Accepted: 05/30/2011] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Hutchins PM, Murphy RC. Peroxide bond driven dissociation of hydroperoxy-cholesterol esters following collision induced dissociation. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2011; 22:867-874. [PMID: 21472521 PMCID: PMC3565457 DOI: 10.1007/s13361-011-0109-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2011] [Revised: 02/25/2011] [Accepted: 02/25/2011] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Oxidative modification of polyunsaturated fatty acids, which occurs through enzymatic and nonenzymatic processes, is typically initiated by the attachment of molecular oxygen to an unsaturated fatty acyl chain forming a lipid hydroperoxide (LOOH). Enzymatic pathways are critical for cellular homeostasis but aberrant lipid peroxidation has been implicated in important pathologies. Analysis of primary oxidation products such as hydroperoxides has proven to be challenging for a variety of reasons. While negative ion electrospray ionization has been used for the specific detection of some LOOH species, hydroperoxide dehydration in the ion source has been a significant drawback. Here we describe positive ion electrospray ionization of ammoniated 13-hydroperoxy-9Z, 11E-octadecadienoyl cholesterol and 9-hydroperoxy-10E, 12Z-octadecadienoyl cholesterol, [M + NH(4)](+), following normal phase high-pressure liquid-chromatography. Dehydration in the ion source was not prevalent and the ammoniated molecular ion was the major species observed. Collisionally induced dissociation of the two positional isomers yielded unique product ion spectra resulting from carbon-carbon cleavages along their acyl chains. Further investigation of this behavior revealed that complex collision induced dissociations were initiated by scission of the hydroperoxide bond that drove subsequent acyl chain cleavages. Interestingly, some of the product ions retained the ammonium nitrogen through the formation of covalent carbon-nitrogen or oxygen-nitrogen bonds. These studies were carried out using hydroperoxy-octadecadienoate cholesteryl esters as model compounds, however the observed mechanisms of [LOOH + NH(4)](+) ionization and dissociation are likely applicable to the analysis of other lipid hydroperoxides and may serve as the basis for selective LOOH detection as well as aid in the identification of unknown lipid hydroperoxides.
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- Patrick M Hutchins
- Department of Pharmacology, MSC 8303, University of Colorado Denver, RC1 South, L18-6120, 12801 E. 17th Ave, P.O. Box 6511, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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Miller YI, Choi SH, Wiesner P, Fang L, Harkewicz R, Hartvigsen K, Boullier A, Gonen A, Diehl CJ, Que X, Montano E, Shaw PX, Tsimikas S, Binder CJ, Witztum JL. Oxidation-specific epitopes are danger-associated molecular patterns recognized by pattern recognition receptors of innate immunity. Circ Res 2011; 108:235-48. [PMID: 21252151 DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.110.223875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 465] [Impact Index Per Article: 35.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Oxidation reactions are vital parts of metabolism and signal transduction. However, they also produce reactive oxygen species, which damage lipids, proteins and DNA, generating "oxidation-specific" epitopes. In this review, we discuss the hypothesis that such common oxidation-specific epitopes are a major target of innate immunity, recognized by a variety of "pattern recognition receptors" (PRRs). By analogy with microbial "pathogen-associated molecular patterns" (PAMPs), we postulate that host-derived, oxidation-specific epitopes can be considered to represent "danger (or damage)-associated molecular patterns" (DAMPs). We also argue that oxidation-specific epitopes present on apoptotic cells and their cellular debris provided the primary evolutionary pressure for the selection of such PRRs. Furthermore, because many PAMPs on microbes share molecular identity and/or mimicry with oxidation-specific epitopes, such PAMPs provide a strong secondary selecting pressure for the same set of oxidation-specific PRRs as well. Because lipid peroxidation is ubiquitous and a major component of the inflammatory state associated with atherosclerosis, the understanding that oxidation-specific epitopes are DAMPs, and thus the target of multiple arcs of innate immunity, provides novel insights into the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. As examples, we show that both cellular and soluble PRRs, such as CD36, toll-like receptor-4, natural antibodies, and C-reactive protein recognize common oxidation-specific DAMPs, such as oxidized phospholipids and oxidized cholesteryl esters, and mediate a variety of immune responses, from expression of proinflammatory genes to excessive intracellular lipoprotein accumulation to atheroprotective humoral immunity. These insights may lead to improved understanding of inflammation and atherogenesis and suggest new approaches to diagnosis and therapy.
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- Yury I Miller
- Department of Medicine-MC0682, University of California-San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA.
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Balogh LM, Atkins WM. Interactions of glutathione transferases with 4-hydroxynonenal. Drug Metab Rev 2011; 43:165-78. [PMID: 21401344 DOI: 10.3109/03602532.2011.558092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 263] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Electrophilic products of lipid peroxidation are important contributors to the progression of several pathological states. The prototypical α,β-unsaturated aldehyde, 4-hydroxynonenal (HNE), triggers cellular events associated with oxidative stress, which can be curtailed by the glutathione-dependent elimination of HNE. The glutathione transferases (GSTs) are a major determinate of the intracellular concentration of HNE and can influence susceptibility to toxic effects, particularly when HNE and GST levels are altered in disease states. In this article, we provide a brief summary of the cellular effects of HNE, followed by a review of its GST-catalyzed detoxification, with an emphasis on the structural attributes that play an important role in the interactions with alpha-class GSTs. Some of the key determining characteristics that impart high alkenal activity reside in the unique C-terminal interactions of the GSTA4-4 enzyme. Studies encompassing both kinetic and structural analyses of related isoforms will be highlighted, with additional attention to stereochemical aspects that demonstrate the capacity of GSTA4-4 to detoxify both enantiomers of the biologically relevant racemic mixture while generating a select set of diastereomeric products with subsequent implications. A summary of the literature that examines the interplay between GSTs and HNE in model systems relevant to oxidative stress will also be discussed to demonstrate the magnitude of importance of GSTs in the overall detoxification scheme.
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- Larissa M Balogh
- Department of Pharmacokinetics, Dynamics, and Metabolism, Pfizer Global Research and Development, Pfizer Inc., Groton, CT 06340, USA.
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Excessive lipid accumulation in macrophages, also known as foam cell formation, is a key process during the development of atherosclerosis, leading to vascular inflammation and plaque growth. Recent studies have identified a new mechanism of macrophage lipid accumulation in which minimally oxidized low-density lipoprotein (mmLDL) and its active components, polyoxygenated cholesteryl ester hydroperoxides, are involved in endogenous activation of toll-like receptor-4 (TLR4), leading to recruitment of spleen tyrosine kinase (Syk), robust cytoskeletal rearrangements and macropinocytosis. In hyperlipidemic environments, mmLDL-induced, TLR4- and Syk-dependent macropinocytosis leads to substantial lipid accumulation in macrophages and monocytes, which may constitute an important mechanism of foam cell formation in atherosclerosis. A novel hypercholesterolemic zebrafish model of early stages of atherosclerosis was used to demonstrate that the TLR4 deficiency significantly reduces the in vivo rate of macrophage lipid accumulation in vascular lesions.
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Miller YI, Choi SH, Fang L, Tsimikas S. Lipoprotein modification and macrophage uptake: role of pathologic cholesterol transport in atherogenesis. Subcell Biochem 2010; 51:229-51. [PMID: 20213546 DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-8622-8_8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) is a major extracellular carrier of cholesterol and, as such, plays important physiologic roles in cellular function and regulation of metabolic pathways. However, under pathologic conditions of hyperlipidemia, oxidative stress and/or genetic disorders, specific components of LDL become oxidized or otherwise modified, and the transport of cholesterol by modified LDL is diverted from its physiologic targets toward excessive cholesterol accumulation in macrophages and the formation of macrophage "foam" cells in the vascular wall. This pathologic deposition of modified lipoproteins and the attendant pro-inflammatory reactions in the artery wall lead to the development of atherosclerotic lesions. Continued accumulation of immunogenic modified lipoproteins and a pro-inflammatory milieu result in the progression of atherosclerotic lesions, which may obstruct the arterial lumen and/or eventually rupture and thrombose, causing myocardial infarction or stroke. In this review, we survey mechanisms of LDL modification and macrophage lipoprotein uptake, including results of recent in vivo experiments, and discuss unresolved problems and controversial issues in this growing field. Future directions in studying foam cell formation may include introducing novel animal models, such as hypercholesterolemic zebrafish, enabling dynamic in vivo observation of macrophage lipid uptake.
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- Yury I Miller
- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92037-0682, USA.
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Litvinov D, Selvarajan K, Garelnabi M, Brophy L, Parthasarathy S. Anti-atherosclerotic actions of azelaic acid, an end product of linoleic acid peroxidation, in mice. Atherosclerosis 2009; 209:449-54. [PMID: 19880116 DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2009.09.076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2009] [Revised: 09/15/2009] [Accepted: 09/29/2009] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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BACKGROUND Atherosclerosis is a chronic inflammatory disease associated with the accumulation of oxidized lipids in arterial lesions. Recently we studied the degradation of peroxidized linoleic acid and suggested that oxidation is an essential process that results in the generation of terminal products, namely mono- and dicarboxylic acids that may lack the pro-atherogenic effects of peroxidized lipids. In continuation of that study, we tested the effects of azelaic acid (AzA), one of the end products of linoleic acid peroxidation, on the development of atherosclerosis using low density lipoprotein receptor knockout (LDLr(-/-)) mice. METHODS AND RESULTS LDLr(-/-) mice were fed with a high fat and high cholesterol Western diet (WD group). Another group of animals were fed the same diet with AzA supplementation (WD+AzA group). After 4 months of feeding, mice were sacrificed and atherosclerotic lesions were measured. The results showed that the average lesion area in WD+AzA group was 38% (p<0.001) less as compared to WD group. The athero-protective effect of AzA was not related to changes in plasma lipid content. AzA supplementation decreased the level of CD68 macrophage marker by 34% (p<0.05). CONCLUSIONS The finding that AzA exhibits an anti-atherogenic effect suggests that oxidation of lipid peroxidation-derived aldehydes into carboxylic acids could be an important step in the body's defense against oxidative damage.
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- Dmitry Litvinov
- Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OH 43210-1292, USA
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Khandelia H, Mouritsen OG. Lipid gymnastics: evidence of complete acyl chain reversal in oxidized phospholipids from molecular simulations. Biophys J 2009; 96:2734-43. [PMID: 19348756 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2009.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2008] [Revised: 12/31/2008] [Accepted: 01/02/2009] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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In oxidative environments, biomembranes contain oxidized lipids with short, polar acyl chains. Two stable lipid oxidation products are PoxnoPC and PazePC. PoxnoPC has a carbonyl group, and PazePC has an anionic carboxyl group pendant at the end of the short, oxidized acyl chain. We have used MD simulations to explore the possibility of complete chain reversal in OXPLs in POPC-OXPL mixtures. The polar AZ chain of PazePC undergoes chain reversal without compromising the lipid bilayer integrity at concentrations up to 25% OXPL, and the carboxyl group points into the aqueous phase. Counterintuitively, the perturbation of overall membrane structural and dynamic properties is stronger for PoxnoPC than for PazePC. This is because of the overall condensing and ordering effect of sodium ions bound strongly to the lipids in the PazePC simulations. The reorientation of AZ chain is similar for two different lipid force fields. This work provides the first molecular evidence of the "extended lipid conformation" in phospholipid membranes. The chain reversal of PazePC lipids decorates the membrane interface with reactive, negatively charged functional groups. Such chain reversal is likely to exert a profound influence on the structure and dynamics of biological membranes, and on membrane-associated biological processes.
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- Himanshu Khandelia
- MEMPHYS-Center for Biomembrane Physics, Department of Physics and Chemistry, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, DK-5230 Odense M, Denmark.
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Gargiulo S, Gamba P, Sottero B, Biasi F, Chiarpotto E, Serviddio G, Vendemiale G, Poli G, Leonarduzzi G. The core-aldehyde 9-oxononanoyl cholesterol increases the level of transforming growth factor beta1-specific receptors on promonocytic U937 cell membranes. Aging Cell 2009; 8:77-87. [PMID: 19302374 DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-9726.2009.00454.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Among the broad variety of compounds generated via oxidative reactions in low-density lipoproteins (LDL) and subsequently found in the atherosclerotic plaque are aldehydes that are still esterified to the parent lipid, termed core aldehydes. The most represented cholesterol core aldehyde in LDL is 9-oxononanoyl cholesterol (9-ONC), an oxidation product of cholesteryl linoleate. 9-ONC, at a concentration detectable in biological material, markedly up-regulates mRNA expression and protein level of both the pro-fibrogenic and pro-apoptotic cytokine transforming growth factor beta1 (TGF-beta1) and the TGF-beta receptor type I (TbetaRI) in human U937 promonocytic cells. We also observed increased membrane presentation of TGF-beta receptor type II (TbetaRII). Experiments employing the TbetaRI inhibitor SB431542, or the TGFbeta antagonist DANFc chimera, have shown that the effect on TbetaRI is directly induced by 9-ONC, while TbetaRII up-regulation seems stimulated by its specific ligand, i.e. TGFbeta1, over-secreted meanwhile by treated cells. Increased levels of the cytokine and of its specific receptors in 9-ONC-treated cells clearly occurs through stimulation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1 and 2 (ERK1/2), as demonstrated by ERK1/2 knockdown experiments using mitogen-activated protein kinase/extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1 and 2 (MEK1 and MEK2) siRNAs, or PD98059, a selective MEK1/2 inhibitor. 9-ONC might thus sustain further vascular remodeling due to atherosclerosis, not simply by stimulating synthesis of the pro-fibrogenic cytokine TGF-beta1 in vascular cells, but also and chiefly by enhancing the TGF-beta1 autocrine loop, because of the marked up-regulation of the cytokine's specific receptors TbetaRI and TbetaRII.
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- Simona Gargiulo
- Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Torino, Turin, Italy
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Harkewicz R, Hartvigsen K, Almazan F, Dennis EA, Witztum JL, Miller YI. Cholesteryl ester hydroperoxides are biologically active components of minimally oxidized low density lipoprotein. J Biol Chem 2008; 283:10241-51. [PMID: 18263582 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m709006200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Oxidation of low density lipoprotein (LDL) occurs in vivo and significantly contributes to the development of atherosclerosis. An important mechanism of LDL oxidation in vivo is its modification with 12/15-lipoxygenase (LO). We have developed a model of minimally oxidized LDL (mmLDL) in which native LDL is modified by cells expressing 12/15LO. This mmLDL activates macrophages inducing membrane ruffling and cell spreading, activation of ERK1/2 and Akt signaling, and secretion of proinflammatory cytokines. In this study, we found that many of the biological activities of mmLDL were associated with cholesteryl ester (CE) hydroperoxides and were diminished by ebselen, a reducing agent. Liquid chromatography coupled with mass spectroscopy demonstrated the presence of many mono- and polyoxygenated CE species in mmLDL but not in native LDL. Nonpolar lipid extracts of mmLDL activated macrophages, although to a lesser degree than intact mmLDL. The macrophage responses were also induced by LDL directly modified with immobilized 12/15LO, and the nonpolar lipids extracted from 12/15LO-modified LDL contained a similar set of oxidized CE. Cholesteryl arachidonate modified with 12/15LO also activated macrophages and contained a similar collection of oxidized CE molecules. Remarkably, many of these oxidized CE were found in the extracts of atherosclerotic lesions isolated from hyperlipidemic apoE(-/-) mice. These results suggest that CE hydroperoxides constitute a class of biologically active components of mmLDL that may be relevant to proinflammatory activation of macrophages in atherosclerotic lesions.
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- Richard Harkewicz
- Department of Pharmacology, Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA
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Verit FF, Celik H, Yazgan P, Erel O, Geyikli I. Paraoxonase-1 activity as a marker of atherosclerosis is not associated with low bone mineral density in healthy postmenopausal women. Arch Gynecol Obstet 2006; 275:353-9. [PMID: 17086419 DOI: 10.1007/s00404-006-0260-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2006] [Accepted: 09/06/2006] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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The aging process is associated with an increasing prevalence of osteoporosis and atherosclerosis, but it is uncertain if these two conditions are interrelated. Serum paraoxonase-1 (PON1) is a high-density lipoprotein (HDL) associated enzyme that has been implicated in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. Our aims of the study were to investigate (1) serum paraoxonase and arylesterase activities and, lipid hydroperoxide (LOOH) levels in healthy postmenopausal women and (2) whether there were any associations between these enzyme activities and bone mineral density (BMD). A total of 97 generally healthy postmenopausal women were enrolled in the study. BMD was measured at lumbar spine (LS) and femoral neck (FN) with dual energy X-ray absorptiometry. Serum paraoxonase and arylesterase activities were measured spectrophotometrically. LOOH levels were measured by iodometric assay. In this population, 50 (51%) women had BMD T scores < -2.5 at the LS and/or FN defined as osteoporosis and 47 (49%) of them had normal BMDs. Serum paraoxonase, arylesterase, and LOOH activities were not significantly different between osteoporotic and nonosteoporotic postmenopausal women. There were also no correlations between paraoxonase, arylesterase, LOOH activities, and LS BMD and FN BMD. We conclude that there may be not good evidence to support a direct relationship between osteoporosis and atherosclerosis in these subjects. However, prospective studies with larger groups are needed to investigate this issue further.
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- Fatma Ferda Verit
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, Harran University, Arastirma ve Uygulama Hastanesi, 63100 Sanliurfa, Turkey.
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Luechapudiporn R, Morales NP, Fucharoen S, Chantharaksri U. The reduction of cholesteryl linoleate in lipoproteins: an index of clinical severity in beta-thalassemia/Hb E. Clin Chem Lab Med 2006; 44:574-81. [PMID: 16681427 DOI: 10.1515/cclm.2006.093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Oxidative modification of lipoproteins has been reported in beta-thalassemia and has been suggested to relate to atherogenesis-risk. This study focused on the change in cholesteryl esters in plasma lipoproteins under oxidative stress resulting from iron overload in beta-thalassemia/hemoglobin E (beta-thal/Hb E) patients. METHODS Markers of oxidative damage and cholesteryl esters (CEs) were measured in plasma and lipo-proteins from 30 beta-thal/Hb E patients and compared to those from 10 healthy volunteers. CEs in plasma, low-density lipoprotein (LDL) and high-density lipoprotein (HDL) were separated and identified using HPLC. RESULTS beta-Thal/Hb E patients presented iron overload, a precipitous decrease in alpha-tocopherol and increased lipid peroxidation (thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances; TBARs) in both plasma and lipoproteins. Cholesteryl linoleate, the most abundant CE in lipoproteins, showed a reduction of 70% in LDL, while other CEs showed a lower reduction (50%). An inverse relationship between the cholesteryl linoleate/cholesteryl oleate ratio (CL/CO) and the degree of clinical severity suggested that the CL/CO ratio is an index of damaged lipoproteins and could be used as a pathologic marker of underlying iron overload. Good correlation of non-transferrin-bound iron (NTBI) and TBARs (r=0.8, p<0.01) in LDL strongly supported the contention that iron overload is responsible for initiating the lipid peroxidation in beta-thal/Hb E. CONCLUSIONS This study suggests that cholesteryl linoleate is the primary target of oxidative modification induced by NTBI in beta-thal/Hb E patients and that reduction in cholesteryl linoleate in lipoproteins could be used as a severity index for beta-thal/Hb E.
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- Rataya Luechapudiporn
- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, Phyathai Road, Patumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand.
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Ruberg FL, Viereck J, Phinikaridou A, Qiao Y, Loscalzo J, Hamilton JA. Identification of cholesteryl esters in human carotid atherosclerosis by ex vivo image-guided proton MRS. J Lipid Res 2005; 47:310-7. [PMID: 16317172 DOI: 10.1194/jlr.m500431-jlr200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Vulnerable atherosclerotic plaques may be identified by their large lipid component, particularly liquid cholesteryl ester (CE), covered by a fibrous cap. We hypothesized that image-guided 1H proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) would identify mobile CE in discrete, preselected regions of atherosclerotic plaque. Human carotid endarterectomy specimens (n = 10) were imaged ex vivo by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) at high field (11.7 T) utilizing standard T1- and T2-weighted spin echo protocols. MRS spectra were acquired from 1 mm3 voxels, localized to plaque regions that we judged by MRI to be lipid rich or lipid poor. The spectra revealed methyl and methylene resonances of fatty acyl chains with relative intensities and linewidths characteristic of pure CE, by comparison with lipid standards. Regions judged to be lipid rich by MRI showed much more intense CE resonances than did lipid-poor regions. The integrated intensities of lipid peaks were 5.5 +/- 2.0% (lipid-rich regions) versus 0.9 +/- 0.6% (lipid-poor regions) of the unsuppressed water peak (P < 0.0001). Lipid distribution by histology, MRS, and MRI showed strong correlation. Image-guided proton MRS accurately identified CE in selected regions of atherosclerotic plaque as small as 1 mm3 in an ex vivo setting. This procedure may permit the noninvasive detection and quantification of CE in atherosclerotic plaque in vivo.
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- Frederick L Ruberg
- Whitaker Cardiovascular Institute, Evans Department of Medicine and Section of Cardiology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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