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Zhang W, Li X, Chen W, Huang X, Hua T, Hu J, Zhu J, Ye S, Li X. l-Carnosine loaded on carboxymethyl cellulose hydrogels for promoting wound healing. RSC Adv 2024; 14:18317-18329. [PMID: 38860244 PMCID: PMC11163232 DOI: 10.1039/d4ra00135d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2024] [Accepted: 03/26/2024] [Indexed: 06/12/2024] Open
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Wound management remains a challenge in clinical practice. Nowadays, patients have an increasing demand for wound repair with enhanced speed and quality; therefore, there is a great need to seek therapeutic strategies that can promote rapid and effective wound healing. In this study, we developed a carboxymethyl cellulose hydrogel loaded with l-carnosine (CRN@hydrogel) for potential application as a wound dressing. In vitro experiments confirmed that CRN@hydrogel can release over 80% of the drug within 48 h and demonstrated its favorable cytocompatibility and blood compatibility, thus establishing its applicability for safe utilization in clinical practice. Using a rat model, we found that this hydrogel could promote and accelerate wound healing more effectively. These results indicate that the novel hydrogel can serve as an efficient therapeutic strategy for wound treatment.
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- Wei Zhang
- Department of Plastic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University Hefei 230022 Anhui China
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University Hefei 230022 Anhui China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Anhui Provincial Children's Hospital Hefei Anhui 230022 China
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- School of Materials and Chemistry, Anhui Agricultural University Hefei Anhui 230036 China
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- Department of Emergency Surgery & the 2nd Department of Intensive Care Unit, The Second Hospital of Anhui Medical University Hefei Anhui 230001 China
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University Hefei 230022 Anhui China
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- School of Materials and Chemistry, Anhui Agricultural University Hefei Anhui 230036 China
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- School of Materials and Chemistry, Anhui Agricultural University Hefei Anhui 230036 China
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University Hefei 230022 Anhui China
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Neamtu I, Ghilan A, Rusu AG, Nita LE, Chiriac VM, Chiriac AP. Design and applications of polymer-like peptides in biomedical nanogels. Expert Opin Drug Deliv 2024; 21:713-734. [PMID: 38916156 DOI: 10.1080/17425247.2024.2364651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2024] [Accepted: 06/03/2024] [Indexed: 06/26/2024]
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INTRODUCTION Polymer nanogels are among the most promising nanoplatforms for use in biomedical applications. The substantial interest for these drug carriers is to enhance the transportation of bioactive substances, reduce the side effects, and achieve optimal action on the curative sites by targeting delivery and triggering the release of the drugs in a controlled and continuous mode. AREA COVERED The review discusses the opportunities, applications, and challenges of synthetic polypeptide nanogels in biomedicine, with an emphasis on the recent progress in cancer therapy. It is evidenced by the development of polypeptide nanogels for better controlled drug delivery and release, in complex in vivo microenvironments in biomedical applications. EXPERT OPINION Polypeptide nanogels can be developed by choosing the amino acids from the peptide structure that are suitable for the type of application. Using a stimulus - sensitive peptide nanogel, it is possible to obtain the appropriate transport and release of the drug, as well as to achieve desirable therapeutic effects, including safety, specificity, and efficiency. The final system represents an innovative way for local and sustained drug delivery at a specific site of the body.
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- Iordana Neamtu
- Natural Polymers, Bioactive and Biocompatible Materials Laboratory, Petru Poni Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Iasi, Romania
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- Natural Polymers, Bioactive and Biocompatible Materials Laboratory, Petru Poni Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Iasi, Romania
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- Natural Polymers, Bioactive and Biocompatible Materials Laboratory, Petru Poni Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Iasi, Romania
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- Natural Polymers, Bioactive and Biocompatible Materials Laboratory, Petru Poni Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Iasi, Romania
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- Faculty of Electronics Telecommunications and Information Technology, Gh. Asachi Technical University, Iaşi, Romania
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- Natural Polymers, Bioactive and Biocompatible Materials Laboratory, Petru Poni Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Iasi, Romania
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Homaeigohar S, Assad MA, Azari AH, Ghorbani F, Rodgers C, Dalby MJ, Zheng K, Xu R, Elbahri M, Boccaccini AR. Biosynthesis of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles on l-Carnosine Biofunctionalized Polyacrylonitrile Nanofibers; a Biomimetic Wound Healing Material. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2023; 6:4290-4303. [PMID: 37721636 PMCID: PMC10583230 DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.3c00499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2023] [Accepted: 09/01/2023] [Indexed: 09/19/2023]
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Multifunctional biohybrid nanofibers (NFs) that can simultaneously drive various cellular activities and confer antibacterial properties are considered desirable in producing advanced wound healing materials. In this study, a bionanohybrid formulation was processed as a NF wound dressing to stimulate the adhesion and proliferation of fibroblast and endothelial cells that play a major role in wound healing. Polyacrylonitrile (PAN) electrospun NFs were hydrolyzed using NaOH and biofunctionalized with l-carnosine (CAR), a dipeptide which could later biosynthesize zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles (NPs) on the NFs surface. The morphological study verified that ZnO NPs are uniformly distributed on the surface of CAR/PAN NFs. Through EDX and XRD analysis, it was validated that the NPs are composed of ZnO and/or ZnO/Zn(OH)2. The presence of CAR and ZnO NPs brought about a superhydrophilicity effect and notably raised the elastic modulus and tensile strength of Zn-CAR/PAN NFs. While CAR ligands were shown to improve the viability of fibroblast (L929) and endothelial (HUVEC) cells, ZnO NPs lowered the positive impact of CAR, most likely due to their repulsive negative surface charge. A scratch assay verified that CAR/PAN NFs and Zn-CAR/PAN NFs aided HUVEC migration more than PAN NFs. Also, an antibacterial assay implied that CAR/PAN NFs and Zn-CAR/PAN NFs are significantly more effective in inhibiting Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) than neat PAN NFs are (1000 and 500%, respectively). Taken together, compared to the neat PAN NFs, CAR/PAN NFs with and without the biosynthesized ZnO NPs can support the cellular activities of relevance for wound healing and inactivate bacteria.
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- Shahin Homaeigohar
- School
of Science and Engineering, University of
Dundee, Dundee DD1 4HN, U.K.
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- Nanochemistry
and Nanoengineering, Department of Chemistry and Materials Science,
School of Chemical Engineering, Aalto University, Espoo 02150, Finland
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- Nanochemistry
and Nanoengineering, Department of Chemistry and Materials Science,
School of Chemical Engineering, Aalto University, Espoo 02150, Finland
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- Institute
of Biomaterials, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen 91058, Germany
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- Centre
for the Cellular Microenvironment, University
of Glasgow, Glasgow 11 6EW, U.K.
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- Centre
for the Cellular Microenvironment, University
of Glasgow, Glasgow 11 6EW, U.K.
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- Jiangsu
Province Engineering Research Center of Stomatological Translational
Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Jiangsu
Province Engineering Research Center of Stomatological Translational
Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
- Department
of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Stomatological Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Nanochemistry
and Nanoengineering, Department of Chemistry and Materials Science,
School of Chemical Engineering, Aalto University, Espoo 02150, Finland
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- Institute
of Biomaterials, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen 91058, Germany
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Sorouri F, Azimzadeh Asiabi P, Hosseini P, Ramazani A, Kiani S, Akbari T, Sharifzadeh M, Shakoori M, Foroumadi A, Firoozpour L, Amin M, Khoobi M. Enrichment of carbopol gel by natural peptide and clay for improving the burn wound repair process. Polym Bull (Berl) 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s00289-022-04306-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Dieter B, Macias C, Sharpe T, Roberts B, Wille M, Young A, Reisenauer C, Cantrell B, Bayly W. Transdermal delivery of carnosine into equine skeletal muscle. COMPARATIVE EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY 2021. [DOI: 10.3920/cep200077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The dipeptide carnosine consists of β-alanine and L-histidine. It plays a major role in skeletal muscle metabolism, especially as an intracellular buffer and antioxidant. Increasing intramuscular carnosine has been shown to improve recovery from exercise and increase anaerobic threshold and time-to-exhaustion. Dietary supplementation with carnosine does not effectively increase intramuscular carnosine due to the presence of carnosinase in the blood. However, an effective transdermal delivery process could expediently increase intramuscular concentrations of carnosine. This study’s objective was to examine the efficacy of a transdermal system for delivering carnosine into the skeletal muscle of horses, using a randomised, placebo controlled, crossover study. Carnosine plus a proprietary transdermal delivery agent or the agent alone (placebo) were applied to the middle gluteal muscles of 10 Thoroughbred racehorses, and muscle biopsies were taken before and 30, 60, and 120 min after application. Muscle carnosine concentration was measured using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. A two-way repeated measures analysis of variance was used to test for the main effects of time and treatment (placebo or carnosine) as well as an interaction between time and treatment. Independent F-tests examined the change in intramuscular carnosine levels from baseline to each time point (30, 60, and 120 min). There was a significant main effect of treatment (P=0.004), no significant main effect for time (P=0.18), and a non-significant interaction of treatment with time (P=0.08). Mean intramuscular carnosine concentrations increased from baseline to 120 min. Compared to concentrations following placebo application, carnosine was greater by ~35% at 30 min (P=0.002) and ~46% after 60 min (P=0.044), but not at 120 min (P=0.20). The results indicated that intramuscular carnosine can be increased using a transdermal delivery system within 60 min of application which could have important implications for the health of horses, and their capacity to perform and recover from physical activity.
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- B.P. Dieter
- Velocity Animal Sciences, #1915-1030 West Georgia St, Vancouver, BC V6E 2Y3, Canada
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- Institute for Human Kinetics, 11037 Via Livorno, San Diego, CA 92129, USA
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- University of Western States, 8000 NE Tillamook Street, Portland, OR 97213, USA
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- University of Alabama Birmingham, 1720 University Blvd, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
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- Washington State University, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Pullman, WA 99164-6610, USA
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- Washington State University, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Pullman, WA 99164-6610, USA
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- Washington State University, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Pullman, WA 99164-6610, USA
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- Washington State University, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Pullman, WA 99164-6610, USA
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- Washington State University, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Pullman, WA 99164-6610, USA
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Azimzadeh Asiabi P, Ramazani A, Khoobi M, Amin M, Shakoori M, Mirmohammad Sadegh N, Farhadi R. Regenerated silk fibroin-based dressing modified with carnosine-bentonite nanosheets accelerates healing of second-degree burn wound. CHEMICAL PAPERS 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s11696-020-01155-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Boakye AA, Zhang D, Guo L, Zheng Y, Hoetker D, Zhao J, Posa DK, Ng CK, Zheng H, Kumar A, Kumar V, Wempe MF, Bhatnagar A, Conklin DJ, Baba SP. Carnosine Supplementation Enhances Post Ischemic Hind Limb Revascularization. Front Physiol 2019; 10:751. [PMID: 31312142 PMCID: PMC6614208 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2019.00751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2018] [Accepted: 05/31/2019] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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High (millimolar) concentrations of the histidine containing dipeptide - carnosine (β-alanine-L-histidine) are present in the skeletal muscle. The dipeptide has been shown to buffer intracellular pH, chelate transition metals, and scavenge lipid peroxidation products; however, its role in protecting against tissue injury remains unclear. In this study, we tested the hypothesis that carnosine protects against post ischemia by augmenting HIF-1α angiogenic signaling by Fe2+ chelation. We found that wild type (WT) C57BL/6 mice, subjected to hind limb ischemia (HLI) and supplemented with carnosine (1g/L) in drinking water, had improved blood flow recovery and limb function, enhanced revascularization and regeneration of myocytes compared with HLI mice placed on water alone. Carnosine supplementation enhanced the bioavailability of carnosine in the ischemic limb, which was accompanied by increased expression of proton-coupled oligopeptide transporters. Consistent with our hypothesis, carnosine supplementation augmented HIF-1α and VEGF expression in the ischemic limb and the mobilization of proangiogenic Flk-1+/Sca-1+ cells into circulation. Pretreatment of murine myoblast (C2C12) cells with octyl-D-carnosine or carnosine enhanced HIF-1α protein expression, VEGF mRNA levels and VEGF release under hypoxic conditions. Similarly pretreatment of WT C57/Bl6 mice with carnosine showed enhanced blood flow in the ischemic limb following HLI surgery. In contrast, pretreatment of hypoxic C2C12 cells with methylcarcinine, a carnosine analog, lacking Fe2+ chelating capacity, had no effect on HIF-1α levels and VEGF release. Collectively, these data suggest that carnosine promotes post ischemic revascularization via augmentation of pro-angiogenic HIF-1α/VEGF signaling, possibly by Fe2+ chelation.
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- Adjoa A. Boakye
- Diabetes and Obesity Center, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, United States
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- Diabetes and Obesity Center, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, United States
- Department of Medicine, Envirome Institute, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, United States
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- Diabetes and Obesity Center, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, United States
- Department of Medicine, Envirome Institute, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, United States
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- Diabetes and Obesity Center, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, United States
- Department of Medicine, Envirome Institute, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, United States
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- Diabetes and Obesity Center, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, United States
- Department of Medicine, Envirome Institute, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, United States
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- Diabetes and Obesity Center, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, United States
- Department of Medicine, Envirome Institute, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, United States
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- Diabetes and Obesity Center, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, United States
- Department of Medicine, Envirome Institute, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, United States
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- Department of Radiology, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, United States
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- Department of Radiology, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Colorado, Denver, Denver, CO, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Colorado, Denver, Denver, CO, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Colorado, Denver, Denver, CO, United States
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- Diabetes and Obesity Center, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, United States
- Department of Medicine, Envirome Institute, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, United States
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- Diabetes and Obesity Center, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, United States
- Department of Medicine, Envirome Institute, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, United States
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- Diabetes and Obesity Center, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, United States
- Department of Medicine, Envirome Institute, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, United States
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Effects of oral administration of peptides with low molecular weight from Alaska Pollock (Theragra chalcogramma) on cutaneous wound healing. J Funct Foods 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jff.2018.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Glycotoxins: Dietary and Metabolic Origins; Possible Amelioration of Neurotoxicity by Carnosine, with Special Reference to Parkinson’s Disease. Neurotox Res 2018; 34:164-172. [DOI: 10.1007/s12640-018-9867-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2017] [Revised: 01/01/2018] [Accepted: 01/11/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Potential Use of Turkish Medicinal Plants in the Treatment of Various Diseases. Molecules 2016; 21:257. [PMID: 26927038 PMCID: PMC6273156 DOI: 10.3390/molecules21030257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2015] [Revised: 02/05/2016] [Accepted: 02/18/2016] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Medicinal plants are sources of health-promoting substances, including phytochemicals and phytoalexins that comprise polyphenols, flavonoids, carotenoids, vitamins A, C, E and several other constituents. Many studies have indicated that medicinal plants have been used to treat human diseases for thousands of years owing to their antimicrobial and antioxidant activities. Medicinal plants reduce the oxidative stress in cells and prevent cancer, cardiovascular and inflammatory diseases, neurodegenerative and digestive system disorders. These potential beneficial effects have been attributed to the presence of bioactive compounds that show antioxidant properties by acting as free radical scavengers or metal chelators, reducing the reactions that produce reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (ROS/RNS). Considering the importance of medicinal plants in terms of their beneficial health effects, some of the medicinally important plants grown in Turkey are covered in this review with respect to their antioxidant potential and phytochemical profile.
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Hashemi SA, Madani SA, Abediankenari S. The Review on Properties of Aloe Vera in Healing of Cutaneous Wounds. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2015; 2015:714216. [PMID: 26090436 PMCID: PMC4452276 DOI: 10.1155/2015/714216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2015] [Accepted: 05/12/2015] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Treatment of wounds is very important and was subject of different investigations. In this regard, natural substance plays crucial role as complementary medicine. Various studies reported that aloe vera has useful effects on wounds especially cutaneous wounds healing. Therefore in the current review, we examined the effect of aloe vera on cutaneous wound healing and concluded that although aloe vera improves the wound healing as well as other procedures both clinically and experimentally, more studies are still needed to approve the outcomes.
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- Seyyed Abbas Hashemi
- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Traditional and Complementary Medicine Research Center, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
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- Traditional and Complementary Medicine Research Center, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
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- Immunogenetic Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
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Effective herbs on the wound and skin disorders: a ethnobotanical study in Lorestan province, west of Iran. ASIAN PACIFIC JOURNAL OF TROPICAL DISEASE 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/s2222-1808(14)60762-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Adiele LC, Adiele RC, Enye JC. Wound healing effect of methanolic leaf extract of Napoleona vogelii (Family: Lecythidaceae) in rats. ASIAN PAC J TROP MED 2014; 7:620-624. [DOI: 10.1016/s1995-7645(14)60104-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2014] [Revised: 03/15/2014] [Accepted: 06/15/2014] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Sakae K, Agata T, Kamide R, Yanagisawa H. Effects of L-carnosine and its zinc complex (Polaprezinc) on pressure ulcer healing. Nutr Clin Pract 2013; 28:609-16. [PMID: 23835365 DOI: 10.1177/0884533613493333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND L-carnosine (CAR) is an endogenous dipeptide. We aimed to determine the effects of CAR and its zinc complex polaprezinc (PLZ) on pressure ulcer healing in institutionalized long-term care patients. METHODS This study was a nonrandomized controlled trial with a maximum 4-week follow-up. Forty-two patients with stage II-IV pressure ulcers for 4 or more weeks were allocated to 1 of 3 groups in order of recruitment: the control group (n = 14) was untreated, the PLZ group (n = 10) orally received 150 mg/d PLZ (containing 116 mg CAR and 34 mg zinc), and the CAR group (n = 18) orally received 116 mg/d CAR. Pressure ulcer severity was measured weekly using the Pressure Ulcer Scale for Healing (PUSH) score. RESULTS At baseline, no significant differences were found among groups in demographic and nutrition parameters and pressure ulcer characteristics (severity, size, and staging). After 4 weeks, the rate of pressure ulcer healing, assessed by the mean weekly improvement in PUSH score, was significantly greater in the CAR (1.6 ± 0.2, P = .02) and PLZ groups (1.8 ± 0.2, P = .009) than in the control group (0.8 ± 0.2). The difference between the CAR and PLZ groups was not significant (P = .73). Actual dietary intakes over this period did not differ significantly among groups. CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest that CAR and PLZ may almost equally accelerate pressure ulcer healing during 4 weeks. The results need confirmation by randomized controlled trials with larger sample sizes.
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- Kensaku Sakae
- Hiroyuki Yanagisawa, Department of Public Health and Environmental Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine, 3-25-8 Nishishimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-8461, Japan.
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Ansurudeen I, Sunkari VG, Grünler J, Peters V, Schmitt CP, Catrina SB, Brismar K, Forsberg EA. Carnosine enhances diabetic wound healing in the db/db mouse model of type 2 diabetes. Amino Acids 2012; 43:127-34. [PMID: 22451275 DOI: 10.1007/s00726-012-1269-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2011] [Accepted: 03/07/2012] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a progressive disorder with severe late complications. Normal wound healing involves a series of complex and well-orchestrated molecular events dictated by multiple factors. In diabetes, wound healing is grossly impaired due to defective, and dysregulated cellular and molecular events at all phases of wound healing resulting in chronic wounds that fail to heal. Carnosine, a dipeptide of alanine and histidine and an endogenous antioxidant is documented to accelerate healing of wounds and ulcers. However, not much is known about its role in wound healing in diabetes. Therefore, we studied the effect of carnosine in wound healing in db/db mice, a mice model of Type 2 DM. Six millimeter circular wounds were made in db/db mice and analyzed for wound healing every other day. Carnosine (100 mg/kg) was injected (I.P.) every day and also applied locally. Treatment with carnosine enhanced wound healing significantly, and wound tissue analysis showed increased expression of growth factors and cytokines genes involved in wound healing. In vitro studies with human dermal fibroblasts and microvascular-endothelial cells showed that carnosine increases cell viability in presence of high glucose. These effects, in addition to its known role as an antioxidant and a precursor for histamine synthesis, provide evidence for a possible therapeutic use of carnosine in diabetic wound healing.
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- Ishrath Ansurudeen
- Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Rolf Luft Centrum, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Solna, Sweden.
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Spatial and electronic structure of monomeric and dimeric complexes of carnosine with zinc. J STRUCT CHEM+ 2010. [DOI: 10.1007/s10947-010-0127-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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New concept in nutrition for the maintenance of the aging eye redox regulation and therapeutic treatment of cataract disease; synergism of natural antioxidant imidazole-containing amino acid-based compounds, chaperone, and glutathione boosting agents: a systemic perspective on aging and longevity emerged from studies in humans. Am J Ther 2010; 17:373-89. [PMID: 20463577 DOI: 10.1097/mjt.0b013e3181d6b6c3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Cataract, opacification of the lens, is one of the commonest causes of loss of useful vision during aging, with an estimated 16 million people world-wide affected. The role of nutritional supplementation in prevention of onset or progression of ocular disease is of interest to health care professionals and patients. The aging eye seems to be at considerable risk from oxidative stress. This review outlines the potential role of the new nutritional strategy on redox balance in age-related eye diseases and detail how the synergism and interaction of imidazole-containing amino acid-based compounds (nonhydrolized L-carnosine, histidine), chaperone agents (such as, L-carnosine, D-pantethine), glutathione-boosting agents (N-acetylcysteine, vitamin E, methionine), and N-acetylcarnosine eye drops plays key roles in the function and maintenance of the redox systems in the aging eye and in the treatment of human cataract disease. A novel patented oral health supplement is presented which enhances the anticataract activity of eye drops and activates functional visual acuity. The clinical data demonstrate the effectiveness and safety of a combined oral health care treatment with amino acids possessing chaperone-like activity with N-acetylcarnosine lubricant eye drops. L-carnosine and N-acetylcarnosine protected the chaperone activity of alpha-crystallin and reduced the increased posttranslational modifications of lens proteins. Biological activities of the nonhydrolyzed carnosine in the oral formulation are based on its antioxidant and antiglycating (transglycating) action that, in addition to heavy metal chelation and pH-buffering ability, makes carnosine an essential factor for preventing sight-threatening eye disorders having oxidative stress in their pathogenesis, neurodegeneration, and accumulation of senile features. The findings suggest that synergism is required between carnosine or other imidazole-containing compounds and reduced glutathione in tissues and cells for efficacious protection from protein carbonylation as a biomarker for the ability of the non-toxic compounds to reduce oxidative stress. Potential therapeutic applications of oral forms of nonhydrolized carnosine and their specific mechanisms to manage telomere attrition and vascular aging might help elderly patients to withstand the problems of sight-threatening eye diseases related to oxidative stress and accelerated biological ageing in linked with earlier onset of diseases.
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McMahon L, Tamary H, Askin M, Adams-Graves P, Eberhardt RT, Sutton M, Wright EC, Castaneda SA, Faller DV, Perrine SP. A randomized phase II trial of Arginine Butyrate with standard local therapy in refractory sickle cell leg ulcers. Br J Haematol 2010; 151:516-24. [PMID: 20955402 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2010.08395.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Sickle cell leg ulcers are often debilitating, refractory to healing, and prone to recurrence. Healing of leg ulcers was incidentally observed during dose-ranging trials of Arginine Butyrate in beta haemoglobinopathies. Here, a controlled Phase II trial was performed in sickle cell patients who had lower extremity ulcers refractory to standard care for at least 6 months. Patients were randomized to receive standard local care alone (Control Arm) or standard care with Arginine Butyrate administered 5 d/week (Treatment Arm), for 12 weeks. Ulcers were photographed weekly, traced, and ulcer areas were calculated by computerized planimetry and compared between the two study arms. Twenty-seven study courses were evaluated. Control Arm subjects had 25 ulcers with a mean area of 25·7 cm(2) initially and 23·2 cm(2) after 12 weeks; 2/25 (8%) healed completely. Treatment Arm subjects had 37 ulcers with a mean area of 50·6 cm(2) initially and 28·3 cm(2) at 12 weeks; 11/37 of these (30%) healed completely. After 3 months, proportions of ulcers which healed were 6/25 (24%) and 29/37 (78%), in the Control and Treatment Arms respectively (P < 0·001). These findings strongly suggest that Arginine Butyrate merits further evaluation for the treatment of refractory sickle cell leg ulcers in larger trials.
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- Lillian McMahon
- Cancer Center and Hemoglobinopathy Thalassemia Research Unit, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA
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Otranto M, Souza-Netto I, Aguila MB, Monte-Alto-Costa A. Male and female rats with severe protein restriction present delayed wound healing. Appl Physiol Nutr Metab 2010; 34:1023-31. [PMID: 20029510 DOI: 10.1139/h09-100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Malnutrition remains a significant problem, not only in developing countries, but also in the developed world. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of protein restriction on rat excisional cutaneous healing. Male and female rats (12 weeks old) were exposed to different degrees of protein restriction (23%, 12% (slight restriction), and 0% (severe restriction)) for 12 weeks. On week 9, a full-thickness excisional skin lesion was performed, and the lesion area was measured to evaluate wound contraction and re-epithelialization. Euthanasia was performed after 12 weeks, and the lesion and adjacent skin were removed, fixed in formalin, and embedded in paraffin. Sections were stained with hematoxylin-eosin, toluidine blue, picro-mallory, and sirius red, and were immunostained for alpha-smooth muscle actin. Animals (males and females) exposed to severe protein restriction (0% protein) presented impairment of wound contraction. Inflammatory cells were present in higher amounts in the protein-restricted groups than in the 23% group. Extracellular matrix was poorly deposited in the severely restricted group (0%), but only mildly disturbed in the slightly restricted group (12%). Neovascularization was disturbed in both restricted groups. Our study demonstrates that animals exposed to slight protein restriction present disturbed wound healing, but animals exposed to severe protein restriction present impaired wound healing.
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- Marcela Otranto
- Histology and Embryology Departament, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Hipkiss AR. Carnosine and its possible roles in nutrition and health. ADVANCES IN FOOD AND NUTRITION RESEARCH 2009; 57:87-154. [PMID: 19595386 DOI: 10.1016/s1043-4526(09)57003-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 150] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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The dipeptide carnosine has been observed to exert antiaging activity at cellular and whole animal levels. This review discusses the possible mechanisms by which carnosine may exert antiaging action and considers whether the dipeptide could be beneficial to humans. Carnosine's possible biological activities include scavenger of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and reactive nitrogen species (RNS), chelator of zinc and copper ions, and antiglycating and anticross-linking activities. Carnosine's ability to react with deleterious aldehydes such as malondialdehyde, methylglyoxal, hydroxynonenal, and acetaldehyde may also contribute to its protective functions. Physiologically carnosine may help to suppress some secondary complications of diabetes, and the deleterious consequences of ischemic-reperfusion injury, most likely due to antioxidation and carbonyl-scavenging functions. Other, and much more speculative, possible functions of carnosine considered include transglutaminase inhibition, stimulation of proteolysis mediated via effects on proteasome activity or induction of protease and stress-protein gene expression, upregulation of corticosteroid synthesis, stimulation of protein repair, and effects on ADP-ribose metabolism associated with sirtuin and poly-ADP-ribose polymerase (PARP) activities. Evidence for carnosine's possible protective action against secondary diabetic complications, neurodegeneration, cancer, and other age-related pathologies is briefly discussed.
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- Alan R Hipkiss
- School of Clinicial and Experimental Medicine, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, The Univeristy of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK
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Debats IBJG, Booi D, Deutz NEP, Buurman WA, Boeckx WD, van der Hulst RRWJ. Infected Chronic Wounds Show Different Local and Systemic Arginine Conversion Compared With Acute Wounds. J Surg Res 2006; 134:205-14. [PMID: 16631201 DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2006.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2005] [Revised: 01/30/2006] [Accepted: 03/07/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND Several experimental studies have shown the importance of arginine in wound healing. However, little is known about its role in human wound healing. In this study, we investigated arginine metabolism in impaired wound healing. MATERIALS AND METHODS Twenty patients with chronic wounds and 10 patients with acute wounds were included in a prospective study. Amino acids, nitrate/nitrite, and arginase concentrations were determined in plasma and wound fluid using high-performance liquid chromatography and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Chronic wounds were divided into two groups: noninfected chronic wounds (n = 11) and infected chronic wounds (n = 9), based on quantitative bacterial analysis of wound fluid samples. RESULTS Plasma arginine levels, next to total plasma amino acid levels, were significantly decreased in patients with infected chronic wounds compared with patients having acute or noninfected wounds. Citrulline and ornithine levels were significantly increased in infected chronic wounds and related to decreased nitrate/nitrite levels, whereas wound fluid arginine levels were similar in all groups. In addition, wound fluid arginase levels of infected chronic wounds were significantly enhanced. CONCLUSIONS This study demonstrates that patients with infected chronic wounds have decreased plasma arginine levels and suggests enhanced arginine conversion in the wound. In contrast to noninfected chronic wounds, arginine seems to be mainly metabolized by arginase in infected chronic wounds. In conclusion, our hypothesis is that impaired wound healing is related to an altered arginine usage.
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- Iris B J G Debats
- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Maastricht Academic Hospital, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Guney Y, Turkcu UO, Hicsonmez A, Andrieu MN, Guney HZ, Bilgihan A, Kurtman C. Carnosine may reduce lung injury caused by radiation therapy. Med Hypotheses 2006; 66:957-9. [PMID: 16406688 DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2005.11.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2005] [Accepted: 11/14/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Ionising radiation is known one of the most effective tools in the therapy of cancer but in many thoracic cancers, the total prescribed dose of radiation that can be safely administered to the target volume is limited by the risk of complications arising in the normal lung tissue. One of the major reasons for cellular injury after radiation is the formation of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Radiation pneumonitis is an acute phase side-effect which generally subsides after a few weeks and is followed by a chronic phase characterized by inflammation and fibrosis, that can develop months or years after irradiation. Carnosine is a dipeptide composed by the amino acids beta-histidine and l-alanine. The exact biological role of carnosine is not totally understood, but several studies have demonstrated that it possesses strong and specific antioxidant properties, protects against radiation damage,and promotes wound healing. The antioxidant mechanism of carnosine is attributed to its chelating effect against metal ions, superoxide dismutase (SOD)-like activity, ROS and free radicals scavenging ability . Either its antioxidant or anti-inflammatuar properties, we propose that carnosine ameliorates irradiation-induced lung injury. Thus, supplementing cancer patients to whom applied radiation therapy with carnosine, may provide an alleviation of the symptoms due to radiation-induced lung injury. This issue warrants further studies.
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- Yildiz Guney
- Ankara University School of Medicine, Department of Radiation Oncology, Cebeci Hospital, Dikimevi, Turkey.
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Szwergold BS. Carnosine and anserine act as effective transglycating agents in decomposition of aldose-derived Schiff bases. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2005; 336:36-41. [PMID: 16112643 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2005.08.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2005] [Accepted: 08/05/2005] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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There are numerous publications describing the positive effects of carnosine (beta-alanyl-histidine) and anserine (beta-alanyl-1-N-methyl-histidine) on cell and organ function. Of special interest to us is the fact that these dipeptides act to retard and (in one instance) reverse non-enzymatic glycation. To date, the primary explanation for these anti-glycating effects has been the fact that carnosine and anserine can serve as alternative and competitive glycation targets, thereby protecting proteins from this deleterious process. In this paper, we document another mechanism by which these two peptides can retard or reverse glycation. The process involves decomposition of the very first intermediates of the non-enzymatic glycation cascade (aldosamines a.k.a. Schiff bases) by nucleophilic attack of carnosine and/or anserine on the preformed aldosamine such as glucosyl-lysine. If future research shows this reaction is to be physiologically important, this mechanism could explain some of the beneficial effects of carnosine and anserine as anti-glycating agents.
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Grodzińska L, Starzyk D, Bieroń K, Goszcz A, Korbut R. Antioxidant Properties of Carnosine Re-Evaluated with Oxidizing Systems Involving Iron and Copper Ions. Basic Clin Pharmacol Toxicol 2005; 96:413-9. [PMID: 15910404 DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-7843.2005.pto_03.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Carnosine has antioxidant properties and is efficient in the treatment of chemically-induced inflammatory lesions in animals. However, some studies question its biological significance as antioxidant and show lack of protection and even pro-oxidant effect of carnosine in systems containing nickel and iron ions. The ability of carnosine to: (1) reduce Fe(3+) into Fe(2+) ions; (2) protect deoxyribose from oxidation by Fe(2+)-, Fe(3+)-, and Cu(2+)-H(2)O(2)-EDTA systems; (3) protect DNA from damage caused by Cu(2+)-, and Fe(2+)-H(2)O(2)-ascorbate systems; (4) inhibit HClO- and H(2)O(2)-peroxidase-induced luminol dependent chemiluminescence was tested in vitro. At concentration 10 mM carnosine reduced 16.6+/-0.5 nmoles of Fe(3+) into Fe(2+) ions during 20 min. incubation and added to plasma significantly increased its ferric reducing ability. Inhibition of deoxyribose oxidation by 10 mM carnosine reached 56+/-5, 40+/-11 and 30+/-11% for systems containing Fe(2+), Fe(3+) and Cu(2+) ions, respectively. The damage to DNA was decreased by 84+/-9 and 61+/-14% when Cu(2+)-, and Fe(2+)-H(2)O(2)-ascorbate systems were applied. Combination of 10 mM histidine with alanine or histidine alone (but not alanine) enhanced 1.3 and 2.3 times (P<0.05) the DNA damage induced by Fe(2+)-H(2)O(2)-ascorbate. These amino acids added to 10 mM carnosine decreased 3.1-fold (P<0.05) its protective effect on DNA. Carnosine at 10 and 20 mM decreased by more than 90% light emission from both chemiluminescent systems. It is concluded that carnosine has significant antioxidant activity especially in the presence of transition metal ions. However, hydrolysis of carnosine with subsequent histidine release may be responsible for some pro-oxidant effects.
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- Lilia Grodzińska
- Department of Pharmacology, Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Jagiellonian University School of Medicine, 31-531 Cracow, 16 Grzegorzecka, Poland
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Seidler NW, Yeargans GS, Morgan TG. Carnosine disaggregates glycated alpha-crystallin: an in vitro study. Arch Biochem Biophys 2004; 427:110-5. [PMID: 15178493 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2004.04.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2004] [Revised: 04/27/2004] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Protein glycation, which promotes aggregation, involves the unwanted reaction of carbohydrate oxidation products with proteins. Glycation of lens alpha-crystallin occurs in vivo and may contribute to cataractogenesis. Anti-glycation compounds such as carnosine may be preventive, but interestingly carnosine reverses lens opacity in human trials. The mechanism for this observation may involve carnosine's ability to disaggregate glycated protein. We investigated this hypothesis using glycated alpha-crystallin as our in vitro model. Methylglyoxal-induced glycation of alpha-crystallin caused aggregation as evidenced by increased 90 degrees light scattering. After addition of carnosine, light scattering returned to baseline levels suggesting that the size of the glycation-induced aggregates decreased. Additionally, carnosine decreased tryptophan fluorescence polarization of glycated alpha-crystallin, suggesting that carnosine increased peptide chain mobility, which may contribute to the controlled unfolding of glycated protein. Comparatively, guanidine-HCl and urea had no effect. Our data support the hypothesis that carnosine disaggregates glycated alpha-crystallin.
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- Norbert W Seidler
- University of Health Sciences, Department of Biochemistry, 1750 Independence Avenue, Kansas City, MO 64106-1453, USA.
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Glycation alters protein structure and decreases biological activity. Glycated proteins, which accumulate in affected tissue, are reliable markers of disease. Carnosine, which prevents glycation, may also play a role in the disposal of glycated protein. Carnosinylation tags glycated proteins for cell removal. Since thermostability determines cell turnover of proteins, the present study examined carnosine's effect on thermal denaturation of glycated protein using cytosolic aspartate aminotransferase (cAAT). Glycated cAAT (500 microM glyceraldehyde for 72h at 37 degrees C) increased the T(0.5) (temperature at which 50% denaturation occurs) and the Gibbs free energy barrier (DeltaG) for denaturation. The enthalpy of denaturation (DeltaH) for glycated cAAT was also higher than that for unmodified cAAT, suggesting that glycation changes the water accessible surface. Carnosine enhanced the thermal unfolding of glycated cAAT as evidenced by a decreased T(0.5) and a lowered Gibbs free energy barrier. Additionally, carnosine decreased the enthalpy of denaturation, suggesting that carnosine may promote hydration during heat denaturation of glycated protein.
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- George S Yeargans
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Health Sciences, 1750 Independence Avenue, Kansas City, MO 64106-1453, USA
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Claustre J, Toumi F, Trompette A, Jourdan G, Guignard H, Chayvialle JA, Plaisancié P. Effects of peptides derived from dietary proteins on mucus secretion in rat jejunum. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2002; 283:G521-8. [PMID: 12181163 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00535.2001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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The hypothesis that dietary proteins or their hydrolysates may regulate intestinal mucin discharge was investigated in the isolated vascularly perfused rat jejunum using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for rat intestinal mucins. On luminal administration, casein hydrolysate [0.05-5% (wt/vol)] stimulated mucin secretion in rat jejunum (maximal response at 417% of controls). Lactalbumin hydrolysate (5%) also evoked mucin discharge. In contrast, casein, and a mixture of amino acids was without effect. Chicken egg albumin and its hydrolysate or meat hydrolysate also did not modify mucin release. Interestingly, casein hydrolysate-induced mucin secretion was abolished by intra-arterial TTX or naloxone (an opioid antagonist). beta-Casomorphin-7, an opioid peptide released from beta-casein on milk ingestion, induced a strong mucin secretion (response at 563% of controls) that was inhibited by naloxone. Intra-arterial beta-casomorphin-7 also markedly increased mucin secretion (410% of controls). In conclusion, two enzymatic milk protein hydrolysates (casein and lactalbumin hydrolysates) and beta-casomorphin-7, specifically, induced mucin release in rat jejunum. The casein hydrolysate-induced mucin secretion is triggered by a neural pathway and mediated by opioid receptor activation.
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- Jean Claustre
- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale U45, Hôpital Edouard Herriot, 69437 Lyon Cedex 3, France
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Gallant S, Kukley M, Stvolinsky S, Bulygina E, Boldyrev A. Effect of carnosine on rats under experimental brain ischemia. TOHOKU J EXP MED 2000; 191:85-99. [PMID: 10946918 DOI: 10.1620/tjem.191.85] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The effect of dietary carnosine on the behavioral and biochemical characteristics of rats under experimental ischemia was studied. Carnosine was shown to improve the animals orientation and learning in "Open Field" and "T-Maze" tests, and this effect was accompanied with an increase in glutamate binding to N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors in brain synaptosomes. Long-term brain ischemia induced by both sides' occlusion of common carotid arteries resulted in 55% mortality of experimental rats, and those who survived were characterized by partial suppression of orientation in T-maze. In the group of rats treated with carnosine, mortality after ischemic attack was decreased (from 55% to 17%) and most of the learning parameters were kept at the pre-ischemic level. Monoamine oxidase B (MAO B) activity in brain of the carnosine treated rats was not changed by ischemia significantly (compared to that of ischemic untreated rats) but NMDA binding to brain synaptosomal membranes being increased by ischemic attack was significantly suppressed and reached the level characteristic of normal brain. The suggestion was made that carnosine possesses a dual effect on NMDA receptors resulting in increase in their amount after long-term treatment but decrease the capacity to bind NMDA after ischemic attack.
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- S Gallant
- Zoetic Neurosciences Ltd., England, UK
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