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Mercado-Evans V, Chew C, Serchejian C, Saltzman A, Mejia ME, Zulk JJ, Cornax I, Nizet V, Patras KA. Tamm-Horsfall protein augments neutrophil NETosis during urinary tract infection. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2024:2024.02.01.578501. [PMID: 38370726 PMCID: PMC10871275 DOI: 10.1101/2024.02.01.578501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/20/2024]
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Urinary neutrophils are a hallmark of urinary tract infection (UTI), yet the mechanisms governing their activation, function, and efficacy in controlling infection remain incompletely understood. Tamm-Horsfall glycoprotein (THP), the most abundant protein in urine, uses terminal sialic acids to bind an inhibitory receptor and dampen neutrophil inflammatory responses. We hypothesized that neutrophil modulation is an integral part of THP-mediated host protection. In a UTI model, THP-deficient mice showed elevated urinary tract bacterial burdens, increased neutrophil recruitment, and more severe tissue histopathological changes compared to WT mice. Furthermore, THP-deficient mice displayed impaired urinary NETosis during UTI. To investigate the impact of THP on NETosis, we coupled in vitro fluorescence-based NET assays, proteomic analyses, and standard and imaging flow cytometry with peripheral human neutrophils. We found that THP increases proteins involved in respiratory chain, neutrophil granules, and chromatin remodeling pathways, enhances NETosis in an ROS-dependent manner, and drives NET-associated morphologic features including nuclear decondensation. These effects were observed only in the presence of a NETosis stimulus and could not be solely replicated with equivalent levels of sialic acid alone. We conclude that THP is a critical regulator of NETosis in the urinary tract, playing a key role in host defense against UTI.
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- Vicki Mercado-Evans
- Department of Molecular Virology and Microbiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
- Medical Scientist Training Program, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Cytometry and Cell Sorting Core, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Molecular Virology and Microbiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Mass Spectrometry Proteomics Core, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Molecular Virology and Microbiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Molecular Virology and Microbiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, UC San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, UC San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
- Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, UC San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Department of Molecular Virology and Microbiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
- Alkek Center for Metagenomics and Microbiome Research, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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Verma S, Singh P, Khurana S, Ganguly NK, Kukreti R, Saso L, Rana DS, Taneja V, Bhargava V. Implications of oxidative stress in chronic kidney disease: a review on current concepts and therapies. Kidney Res Clin Pract 2021; 40:183-193. [PMID: 34078023 PMCID: PMC8237115 DOI: 10.23876/j.krcp.20.163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2020] [Accepted: 02/05/2021] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Moderate levels of endogenous reactive oxygen species (ROS) are important for various cellular activities, but high levels lead to toxicity and are associated with various diseases. Levels of ROS are maintained as a balance between oxidants and antioxidants. Accumulating data suggest that oxidative stress is a major factor in deterioration of renal function. In this review, we highlight the possible mechanism by which oxidative stress can lead to chronic kidney disease (CKD). This review also describes therapies that counter the effect of oxidative stress in CKD patients. Numerous factors such as upregulation of genes involved in oxidative phosphorylation and ROS generation, chronic inflammation, vitamin D deficiency, and a compromised antioxidant defense mechanism system cause progressive detrimental effects on renal function that eventually lead to loss of kidney function. Patients with renal dysfunction are highly susceptible to oxidative stress, as risk factors such as diabetes, renal hypertension, dietary restrictions, hemodialysis, and old age predispose them to increased levels of ROS. Biomolecular adducts (DNA, proteins, and lipids) formed due to reaction with ROS can be used to determine oxidative stress levels. Based on the strong correlation between oxidative stress and CKD, reversal of oxidative stress is being explored as a major therapeutic option. Xanthine oxidase inhibitors, dietary antioxidants, and other agents that scavenge free radicals are gaining interest as treatment modalities in CKD patients.
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- Sagar Verma
- Department of Research, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India
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- CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Research, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India
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- CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Research, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Nephrology, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India
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Krzemień G, Pańczyk-Tomaszewska M, Górska E, Szmigielska A. Urinary vanin-1 for predicting acute pyelonephritis in young children with urinary tract infection: a pilot study. Biomarkers 2021; 26:318-324. [PMID: 33656956 DOI: 10.1080/1354750x.2021.1893813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Vanin-1, an epithelial glycosylphosphatidylolinositol (GPI)-anchored pantetheinase, is a valuable marker of renal injury. PURPOSE The aim of this study was to assess the predictive value of vanin-1 in acute pyelonephritis (APN) in comparison to the conventional serum inflammatory markers in children aged 1-24 months with the first episode of urinary tract infection (UTI). MATERIAL AND METHODS Urinary vanin-1, vanin-1/Cr ratio, WBC, CRP, PCT were analysed in 58 children with febrile UTI and in 18 children with non-febrile UTI. Febrile UTI group was divided into APN subgroup (n = 29) and non-APN subgroup (n = 29), based on the results of Tc-99m-ethylenedicysteine scan. RESULTS The mean vanin-1 level was higher in the APN group compared to the non-febrile UTI group (p = 0.02) and did not differ between APN and non-APN subgroup. In univariate analysis, vanin-1 (p = 0.042), CRP (p < 0.001), PCT (p < 0.001), and WBC (p = 0.022), were associated with APN, but only vanin-1 (p = 0.048) and CRP (p = 0.002) were independent markers of APN. In ROC analysis, vanin-1, with its best cut-off value of 16.53 ng/mL, had worse diagnostic profile (AUC 0.629, sensitivity 58,6%, specificity 63.8%) than CRP, PCT and WBC (AUC: 0.937; 0.880; 0.667, respectively). CONCLUSIONS Vanin-1 is not useful for predicting APN, since its diagnostic value is inferior to other conventional serum inflammatory markers.
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- Grażyna Krzemień
- Department of Pediatrics and Nephrology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Laboratory Diagnostics and Clinical Immunology of Developmental Age, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics and Nephrology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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Saleh R, Ahmed AAE, M Abd-Elmagid W. Efficacy of topical tacrolimus 0.03% monotherapy in the treatment of non-segmental vitiligo: a randomized, controlled trial. J Cosmet Dermatol 2021; 20:3943-3952. [PMID: 33657259 DOI: 10.1111/jocd.14041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2020] [Revised: 02/03/2021] [Accepted: 02/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Topical tacrolimus is increasingly used nowadays in the treatment of vitiligo. OBJECTIVE We evaluated therapeutic outcomes of tacrolimus 0.03% in non-segmental vitiligo (NSV). PATIENTS AND METHODS Sixty-three patients with NSV were divided into groups A and B. Group A received 0.03% tacrolimus ointment (n = 31) and group B received 1% hydrocortisone acetate ointment (n = 32) for 24 weeks. Vitiligo area and severity index (VASI) and repigmentation rates were determined at baseline and 4-week intervals. RESULTS In group A, 24-week VASI [0.5 (0.3, 1.95)] was significantly lower than baseline VASI [0.75 (0.5, 2.1); p = 0.030]. In group B, 24-week VASI [0.75 (0.4, 2.3)] was not significantly different from baseline VASI [0.73 (0.4, 2.1); p = 0.111]. Repigmentation was observed in 14/31 (45.2%) of patients in group A versus 0/32 (0.0%) in group B (p < 0.001). Repigmentation was graded as poor in 6/31 (19.4%), fair in 4/31 (12.9%), good in 1/31 (3.2%), and excellent in 3/31 (9.7%). CONCLUSION Repigmentation was achieved in 45% of patients with NSV following treatment with tacrolimus 0.03% monotherapy for 24 weeks. Tacrolimus-induced repigmentation is more likely in patients with vitiligo vulgaris, head and neck lesions, skin phototype III, and young age.
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- Ramadan Saleh
- Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Andrology, Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University, Sohag, Egypt
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- Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Andrology, Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University, Sohag, Egypt
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Ruiz-Rosado JDD, Robledo-Avila F, Cortado H, Rangel-Moreno J, Justice SS, Yang C, Spencer JD, Becknell B, Partida-Sanchez S. Neutrophil-Macrophage Imbalance Drives the Development of Renal Scarring during Experimental Pyelonephritis. J Am Soc Nephrol 2021; 32:69-85. [PMID: 33148615 PMCID: PMC7894670 DOI: 10.1681/asn.2020030362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2020] [Accepted: 09/13/2020] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND In children, the acute pyelonephritis that can result from urinary tract infections (UTIs), which commonly ascend from the bladder to the kidney, is a growing concern because it poses a risk of renal scarring and irreversible loss of kidney function. To date, the cellular mechanisms underlying acute pyelonephritis-driven renal scarring remain unknown. METHODS We used a preclinical model of uropathogenic Escherichia coli-induced acute pyelonephritis to determine the contribution of neutrophils and monocytes to resolution of the condition and the subsequent development of kidney fibrosis. We used cell-specific monoclonal antibodies to eliminate neutrophils, monocytes, or both. Bacterial ascent and the cell dynamics of phagocytic cells were assessed by biophotonic imaging and flow cytometry, respectively. We used quantitative RT-PCR and histopathologic analyses to evaluate inflammation and renal scarring. RESULTS We found that neutrophils are critical to control bacterial ascent, which is in line with previous studies suggesting a protective role for neutrophils during a UTI, whereas monocyte-derived macrophages orchestrate a strong, but ineffective, inflammatory response against uropathogenic, E. coli-induced, acute pyelonephritis. Experimental neutropenia during acute pyelonephritis resulted in a compensatory increase in the number of monocytes and heightened macrophage-dependent inflammation in the kidney. Exacerbated macrophage-mediated inflammatory responses promoted renal scarring and compromised renal function, as indicated by elevated serum creatinine, BUN, and potassium. CONCLUSIONS These findings reveal a previously unappreciated outcome for neutrophil-macrophage imbalance in promoting host susceptibility to acute pyelonephritis and the development of permanent renal damage. This suggests targeting dysregulated macrophage responses might be a therapeutic tool to prevent renal scarring during acute pyelonephritis.
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- Juan de Dios Ruiz-Rosado
- Center for Microbial Pathogenesis, Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, Ohio
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- Center for Microbial Pathogenesis, Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, Ohio
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- Center for Clinical and Translational Research, Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, Ohio
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- Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York
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- Center for Microbial Pathogenesis, Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, Ohio,Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio
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- Center for Microbial Pathogenesis, Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, Ohio,Department of Veterinary Bioscience, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
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- Center for Clinical and Translational Research, Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, Ohio,Division of Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio
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- Center for Clinical and Translational Research, Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, Ohio,Division of Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio
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- Center for Microbial Pathogenesis, Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, Ohio,Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio
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Morosanova MA, Plotnikov EY, Zorova LD, Pevzner IB, Popkov VA, Silachev DN, Jankauskas SS, Babenko VA, Zorov DB. Mechanisms of inflammatory injury of renal tubular cells in a cellular model of pyelonephritis. BIOCHEMISTRY (MOSCOW) 2016; 81:1240-1250. [DOI: 10.1134/s000629791611002x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Chien JW, Wang LY, Cheng YS, Tsai YG, Liu CS. Urinary 8-hydroxy-2′-deoxyguanosine (8-oxodG) level can predict acute renal damage in young children with urinary tract infection. Biomarkers 2014; 19:326-31. [DOI: 10.3109/1354750x.2014.910552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Ahmad MK, Khan AA, Mahmood R. Taurine ameliorates potassium bromate-induced kidney damage in rats. Amino Acids 2013; 45:1109-21. [DOI: 10.1007/s00726-013-1563-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2013] [Accepted: 07/16/2013] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Protective effect of mitochondria-targeted antioxidants in an acute bacterial infection. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2013; 110:E3100-8. [PMID: 23898194 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1307096110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Acute pyelonephritis is a potentially life-threatening infection of the upper urinary tract. Inflammatory response and the accompanying oxidative stress can contribute to kidney tissue damage, resulting in infection-induced intoxication that can become fatal in the absence of antibiotic therapy. Here, we show that pyelonephritis was associated with oxidative stress and renal cell death. Oxidative stress observed in pyelonephritic kidney was accompanied by a reduced level of mitochondrial B-cell lymphoma 2 (Bcl-2). Importantly, renal cell death and animal mortality were both alleviated by mitochondria-targeted antioxidant 10(6'-plastoquinonyl) decylrhodamine 19 (SkQR1). These findings suggest that pyelonephritis can be treated by reducing mitochondrial reactive oxygen species and thus by protecting mitochondrial integrity and lowering kidney damage.
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Caliskan B, Guven A, Ozler M, Cayci T, Ozcan A, Bedir O, Surer I, Korkmaz A. Ozone therapy prevents renal inflammation and fibrosis in a rat model of acute pyelonephritis. Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation 2012; 71:473-80. [PMID: 21923232 DOI: 10.3109/00365513.2011.587022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Not only bacterial characteristics but also oxidative/nitrosative stress could play a significant role in renal parenchymal inflammatory processes in acute pyelonephritis (APN). This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of ozone therapy (OT), as an immunomodulator and antioxidant, on the renal function, morphology and biochemical parameters of oxidative stress in an experimental model of APN in rats. MATERIALS AND METHODS Forty rats were divided equally into five groups as control, APN, APN + Antibiotic, APN + OT, and APN + Antibiotic + OT. APN was induced by 0.1 ml of freshly prepared Escherichia coli (ATCC 25922) solution containing 10(10) colony-forming unit/ml into the kidney. A control group was administered 0.1 ml of 0.9 % NaCl solution. Treatment was begun 72 h after bacterial inoculation. Control and APN groups were given 0.9% NaCl solution, APN + Antibiotic and APN + OT were given either antibiotic (ciprofloxacine 150 mg/kg intramuscular/twice daily) or OT. APN + Antibiotic + OT group was given both antibiotic and OT for five consecutive days. At the end of the seventh day, animals were killed via decapitation and trunk blood was collected. Both kidneys were harvested and one half of each kidney were immediately stored for antioxidant enzyme activity, tissue lipid peroxidation and protein carbonyl content. The remainder was fixed for histopathologic examination. RESULTS E. coli-induced APN increased the renal glomerular and tubular dysfunction, oxidative stress parameters and antioxidant enzyme activities. Either antibiotherapy or OT markedly ameliorated renal dysfunction, the antioxidant status of the kidneys and histopathological injuries subjected to E. coli-induced APN. Interestingly, the combination of antibiotherapy and OT was much more effective than either of the treatment modalities alone. CONCLUSION The combination of antibiotherapy and OT markedly ameliorated renal dysfunction and improved antioxidant status and histopathologic modalities in rats subjected to E. coli-induced APN than either antibiotherapy or OT treatment alone. Therefore, OT may be considered as an adjuvant therapy to classical antibiotherapy to prevent renal inflammation and fibrosis in APN.
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- Bahadir Caliskan
- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Gulhane Military Medical Faculty, Etlik, Ankara, Turkey
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Dhanasekaran A, Bodiga S, Gruenloh S, Gao Y, Dunn L, Falck JR, Buonaccorsi JN, Medhora M, Jacobs ER. 20-HETE increases survival and decreases apoptosis in pulmonary arteries and pulmonary artery endothelial cells. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2009; 296:H777-86. [PMID: 19136601 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.01087.2008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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20-Hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid (20-HETE) is an endogenous cytochrome P-450 product present in vascular smooth muscle and uniquely located in the vascular endothelium of pulmonary arteries (PAs). 20-HETE enhances reactive oxygen species (ROS) production of bovine PA endothelial cells (BPAECs) in an NADPH oxidase-dependent manner and is postulated to promote angiogenesis via activation of this pathway in systemic vascular beds. We tested the capacity of 20-HETE or a stable analog of this compound, 20-hydroxy-eicosa-5(Z),14(Z)-dienoic acid, to enhance survival and protect against apoptosis in BPAECs stressed with serum starvation. 20-HETE produced a concentration-dependent increase in numbers of starved BPAECs and increased 5-bromo-2'-deoxyuridine incorporation. Caspase-3 activity, nuclear fragmentation studies, and 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide assays supported protection from apoptosis and enhanced survival of starved BPAECs treated with a single application of 20-HETE. Protection from apoptosis depended on intact NADPH oxidase, phosphatidylinositol 3 (PI3)-kinase, and ROS production. 20-HETE-stimulated ROS generation by BPAECs was blocked by inhibition of PI3-kinase or Akt activity. These data suggest 20-HETE-associated protection from apoptosis in BPAECs required activation of PI3-kinase and Akt and generation of ROS. 20-HETE also protected against apoptosis in BPAECs stressed by lipopolysaccharide, and in mouse PAs exposed to hypoxia reoxygenation ex vivo. In summary, 20-HETE may afford a survival advantage to BPAECs through activation of prosurvival PI3-kinase and Akt pathways, NADPH oxidase activation, and NADPH oxidase-derived superoxide.
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- Anuradha Dhanasekaran
- Dept. of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, 9200 W. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee WI 53226, USA
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Mittal R, Sharma S, Chhibber S, Harjai K. Contribution of free radicals to Pseudomonas aeruginosa induced acute pyelonephritis. Microb Pathog 2008; 45:323-30. [DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2008.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2008] [Revised: 07/04/2008] [Accepted: 08/06/2008] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Tuğtepe H, Sener G, Cetinel S, Velioğlu-Oğünç A, Yeğen BC. Oxidative renal damage in pyelonephritic rats is ameliorated by montelukast, a selective leukotriene CysLT1 receptor antagonist. Eur J Pharmacol 2007; 557:69-75. [PMID: 17173892 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2006.11.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2006] [Revised: 10/27/2006] [Accepted: 11/01/2006] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Urinary tract infections may induce severe inflammation, transient impairment in renal function and scar formation, ranging in severity from acute symptomatic pyelonephritis to chronic pyelonephritis, which have a potential to lead to renal failure and death. The present study aimed to investigate the possible protective effect of montelukast, a selective antagonist of cysteinyl leukotriene receptor 1 (leukotriene CysLT1), against Escherichia coli-induced oxidative injury and scarring in renal tissue. Wistar rats were injected 0.1 ml of E. coli (ATCC 25922 10(10) cfu/ml) or saline into left renal medullae. Six rats were assigned as the sham group and were given 0.1 ml 0.9% NaCl. Pyelonephritic rats were treated with either saline or montelukast immediately after surgery and at daily intervals. Twenty-four hours or one week after E. coli injection, rats were decapitated and the kidney samples were taken for histological examination or determination of renal malondialdehyde, glutathione (GSH) levels, myeloperoxidase (MPO) activity, and collagen contents. Formation of reactive oxygen species in renal tissue samples was monitored by using chemiluminescence technique with luminol and lucigenin probes. Creatinine, blood urea nitrogen and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) activity were measured in the serum samples. E. coli inoculation caused significant increases in malondialdehyde level, MPO activity, chemiluminescence levels and collagen content, while GSH level was decreased in the renal tissues (p<0.05-0.001). On the other hand, serum TNF-alpha, LDH, blood urea nitrogen and serum creatinine levels were elevated in the pyelonephritic rats as compared to control group. Leukotriene CysLT1 receptor antagonist montelukast reversed all these biochemical indices, as well as histopathological alterations, that were induced by acute pyelonephritis. It seems likely that montelukast protects kidney tissue by inhibiting neutrophil infiltration, balancing oxidant-antioxidant status, and regulating the generation of inflammatory mediators suggesting a future role for leukotriene CysLT1 receptor antagonists in the treatment of pyelonephritis.
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- Halil Tuğtepe
- Marmara University, School of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Istanbul, Turkiye
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Rama G, Chhina DK, Chhina RS, Sharma S. Urinary tract infections-microbial virulence determinants and reactive oxygen species. Comp Immunol Microbiol Infect Dis 2006; 28:339-49. [PMID: 16310560 DOI: 10.1016/j.cimid.2005.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/21/2005] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The human urinary tract is able to combat with the microbial invasion under normal circumstances. To cause urinary tract infection the organism has to evade the host defense mechanisms by possessing distinct properties which contribute to the virulence of the organism hence called virulence determinants Ninety percent of uncomplicated urinary tract infections are caused by Escherichia coli, hence the knowledge of the virulence determinants of this organism can be extrapolated to other uropathogenic organism as well. Virulence determinants of uropathogenic E. coli include adhesins, siderophore production, polysaccharide coating, hemolysin production, outer membrane proteins etc. The intestinal E. coli, which are the reservoir of E. coli for causing UTI, lack these virulence determinants. On the other hand these virulence determinants enable the organism to colonize and invade the urinary tract. In addition these are important in acquiring the nutrients in other wise nutrient deficient environment. Further, they also help the organisms in triggering an inflammatory response and hence bringing about pathological changes which leads to symptomatic UTI. Severity of symptomatic infections and tissue damage during the infective process depends upon the magnitude of the inflammatory response triggered by the uropathogen which in turn is dependent upon the amount of extrcellular release of reactive oxygen species by the phagocytic cells; hence role of antioxidants as an adjunct to antibiotics in the treatment of infective process needs to be evaluated further.
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- G Rama
- Department of Microbiology, Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India.
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Biyikli NK, Tuğtepe H, Sener G, Velioğlu-Oğünç A, Cetinel S, Midillioğlu S, Gedik N, Yeğen BC. Oxytocin alleviates oxidative renal injury in pyelonephritic rats via a neutrophil-dependent mechanism. Peptides 2006; 27:2249-57. [PMID: 16707192 DOI: 10.1016/j.peptides.2006.03.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2006] [Revised: 03/23/2006] [Accepted: 03/30/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND Urinary tract infection (UTI) may cause inflammation of the renal parenchyma and may lead to impairment in renal function and scar formation. Oxidant injury and reactive oxygen species (ROS) have been found responsible in the pathogenesis of UTI. The neurohypophyseal hormone oxytocin (OT) facilitates wound healing and is involved in the modulation of immune and inflammatory processes. We investigated the possible therapeutic effects of OT against Escherichia coli induced pyelonephritis in rats both in the acute and chronic setting. METHODS Twenty-four Wistar rats were injected 0.1 ml solution containing E. coli ATCC 25922 10(10) colony forming units/ml into left renal medullae. Six rats were designed as sham group and were given 0.1 ml 0.9% NaCl. Pyelonephritic rats were treated with either saline or OT immediately after surgery and at daily intervals. Half of the pyelonephritic rats were decapitated at the 24th hour of E. coli infection, and the rest were followed for 7 days. Renal function tests (urea, creatinine), systemic inflammation markers [lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha)] and renal tissue malondialdehyde (MDA) as an end product of lipid peroxidation, glutathione (GSH) as an antioxidant parameter and myeloperoxidase (MPO) as an indirect index of neutrophil infiltration were studied. RESULTS Blood urea, creatinine, and TNF-alpha levels were increased, renal tissue MDA and MPO levels were elevated and GSH levels were decreased in both of the pyelonephritic (acute and chronic) rats. All of these parameters and elevation of LDH at the late phase were all reversed to normal levels by OT treatment. CONCLUSION OT alleviates oxidant renal injury in pyelonephritic rats by its anti-oxidant actions and by preventing free radical damaging cascades that involves excessive infiltration of neutrophils.
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- Neşe Karaaslan Biyikli
- Marmara University, School of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Istanbul, Turkey
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Burkhart CN, Burkhart CG. Pilot study of patient satisfaction with nonfluorinated topical steroids compared with a topical immunomodulator in atopiform dermatitis. Int J Dermatol 2004; 43:215-9. [PMID: 15009397 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2004.02118.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND There is clinical uncertainty concerning the effectiveness of the new topical immunomodulators vs. the conventional use of topical steroids for the treatment of atopic dermatitis. OBJECTIVES To assess patient satisfaction with these two prescription topical remedies for atopic eczema. METHODS In an open-label, 2-week, comparative study, 10 patients demonstrating atopiform dermatitis were given tacrolimus and 0.1% hydrocortisone butyrate in a 70% oil-in-water base to apply to the eczema on opposite sides of the body. After 2 weeks of applying the agents twice daily to their respective sides of the body surface, the study subjects completed a 12-question survey to assess their opinions of the two products. RESULTS There was a preference for the nonfluorinated topical steroid over tacrolimus in this cursory head-to-head study. There were no withdrawals from the study or side-effects reported with either product. CONCLUSIONS Trials of short duration with small numbers of patients do not adequately inform practitioners regarding the use of these topical remedies. However, the higher satisfaction of patients with 0.1% hydrocortisone butyrate in a 70% oil-in-water base over tacrolimus certainly warrants further investigation.
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- Craig N Burkhart
- Department of Internal Medicine, Brown University Medical School, Providence, RI, USA
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Wieneke H, Dirsch O, Sawitowski T, Gu YL, Brauer H, Dahmen U, Fischer A, Wnendt S, Erbel R. Synergistic effects of a novel nanoporous stent coating and tacrolimus on intima proliferation in rabbits. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2003; 60:399-407. [PMID: 14571494 DOI: 10.1002/ccd.10664] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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To overcome the problem of in-stent restenosis, the concept of local delivery of antiproliferative or immunosuppressive drugs has been introduced into interventional cardiology. Local drug delivery can be achieved by drug-eluting stents coated with polymer surfaces used for controlled drug release. However, several polymer coatings have shown an induction of inflammatory response and increased neointima formation. In the present study, the effect of a new inorganic ceramic nanoporous aluminum oxide (Al(2)O(3)) coating on neointima proliferation and its suitability as a carrier for the immunosuppressive drug tacrolimus have been investigated. 316 L stainless steel coronary stents were coated with a 500 nm thin nanoporous aluminum oxide layer. This ceramic nanolayer was used as a carrier for tacrolimus. Bare stents (n = 6), ceramic coated stents (n = 6), and ceramic coated stents loaded with 60 (n = 7) and 120 mug (n = 6) tacrolimus were implanted in the common carotid artery of New Zealand rabbits. The ceramic coating caused no significant reduction of neointimal thickness after 28 days. Loading the ceramic stents with tacrolimus led to a significant reduction of neointima thickness by 52% for 60 mug (P = 0.047) and 56% for 120 mug (P = 0.036) as compared to the bare stents. The ceramic coating alone as well as in combination with tacrolimus led to a reduced infiltration of lymphocytes and macrophages in the intima in response to stent implantation. Ceramic coating of coronary stents with a nanoporous layer of aluminum oxide in combination with tacrolimus resulted in a significant reduction in neointima formation and inflammatory response. The synergistic effects of the ceramic coating and tacrolimus suggest that this new approach may have a high potential to translate into clinical benefit.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation
- Carotid Artery, Common/pathology
- Carotid Artery, Common/surgery
- Carotid Artery, Common/ultrastructure
- Ceramics/metabolism
- Ceramics/pharmacology
- Ceramics/therapeutic use
- Coated Materials, Biocompatible/metabolism
- Coated Materials, Biocompatible/pharmacology
- Disease Models, Animal
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Drug Synergism
- Equipment Design/instrumentation
- Female
- Graft Occlusion, Vascular/prevention & control
- Immunosuppressive Agents/blood
- Immunosuppressive Agents/pharmacology
- Male
- Microscopy, Electron
- Models, Cardiovascular
- Myocytes, Smooth Muscle/drug effects
- Myocytes, Smooth Muscle/pathology
- Myocytes, Smooth Muscle/ultrastructure
- Rabbits
- Stents
- Tacrolimus/blood
- Tacrolimus/pharmacology
- Tunica Intima/drug effects
- Tunica Intima/pathology
- Tunica Intima/ultrastructure
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Wu MJ, Shu KH, Cheng CH, Chen CH, Lian JD. MMF-based regimen in maintenance therapy after kidney transplantation. Transplant Proc 2000; 32:1748-50. [PMID: 11119918 DOI: 10.1016/s0041-1345(00)01392-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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- M J Wu
- Division of Nephrology, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, National Yang Ming University, Taiwan, People's Republic of China
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- E J Zabawski
- Department of Dermatology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, USA
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Ekberg H, Bäckman L, Tufveson G, Tydén G, Nashan B, Vincenti F. Daclizumab prevents acute rejection and improves patient survival post transplantation: 1 year pooled analysis. Transpl Int 2000. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-2277.2000.tb01056.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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The host response to urinary tract infections is directed against both bacterial surface antigens, as well as bacterial products. The local response is perhaps the most important, with prevention of binding and tissue invasion as the hallmarks. Once an infection is established, the humoral immune system is most active in curtailing the damage and clearing the infecting organism. The prostate has a specialized complex of defenses that serves to reduce the incidence of infections in males.
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- D E Neal
- Division of Urology, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, USA
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Kinter M, Wolstenholme JT, Thornhill BA, Newton EA, McCormick ML, Chevalier RL. Unilateral ureteral obstruction impairs renal antioxidant enzyme activation during sodium depletion. Kidney Int 1999; 55:1327-34. [PMID: 10200997 DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1755.1999.00358.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Obstructive nephropathy leads to progressive renal tubular atrophy and interstitial fibrosis and is associated with sodium wasting and sodium depletion. Renal damage resulting from unilateral ureteral obstruction (UUO) may be aggravated by reactive oxygen species (ROS), which are produced by a variety of processes. Ideally, deleterious effects of ROS are attenuated by antioxidant enzymes, including the superoxide dismutases, glutathione peroxidases, catalase, and glutathione-S-transferases. The general paradigm is that tissue damage occurs when ROS production is greater than the protective capacity of the antioxidant enzymes. METHODS This study was designed to investigate the response of renal antioxidant enzymes to UUO and sodium depletion. Adult, male Sprague-Dawley rats received normal-sodium or sodium-depleted siets and were subjected to UUO or sham operation. Obstructed (UUO), intact opposite, or sham-operated kidneys were harvested after 14 days, and antioxidant enzyme activities were measured in kidney homogenates. Thiobarbituric acid reactive substances were measured in these homogenates at 3 and 14 days after UUO or sham operation as an index of ROS production. RESULTS Renal interstitial area, a measure of fibrosis, was increased by UUO and was doubled in sodium-depleted animals. Sodium depletion increased manganese superoxide dismutase, glutathione peroxidases, and glutathione-S-transferase activities in sham-operated kidneys but not in UUO kidneys. Relative to intact opposite kidneys, UUO kidneys had reduced activities of catalase, manganese superoxide dismutase, and glutathione-S-transferase in normal-sodium animals and all antioxidant enzymes tested in sodium-depleted animals. Renal thiobarbituric acid reactive substances were increased by three days of UUO and were increased further by 14 days of sodium depletion. CONCLUSION In summary, sodium depletion increased several renal antioxidant enzymes, consistent with a stress response to increased ROS production. Further, UUO not only reduced antioxidant enzyme activities but also inhibited increases seen with sodium depletion. We conclude that suppression of renal antioxidant enzyme activities by UUO contributes to the progression of renal injury in obstructive nephropathy, a process exacerbated by sodium depletion.
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- M Kinter
- Department of Microbiology, University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, Charlottesville, USA
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Hauser IA, Sterzel RB. Mycophenolate mofetil: therapeutic applications in kidney transplantation and immune-mediated renal disease. Curr Opin Nephrol Hypertens 1999; 8:1-6. [PMID: 9914853 DOI: 10.1097/00041552-199901000-00001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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The immunosuppressant mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) inhibits the enzyme inosine-5' monophosphate dehydrogenase and thus interferes with cellular GTP synthesis. MMF suppresses the cellular and humoral immune response and has antiproliferative effects on vascular smooth muscle and mesangial cells in vitro and in vivo. In large multicenter trials with almost 1500 patients MMF has been proven highly efficacious for transplant rejection prophylaxis with the main side-effects of gastrointestinal disorders and a slightly increased incidence of viral infections. Recent investigations suggest MMF as an alternative immunosuppressant in cyclosporin A nephrotoxicity. Preliminary observations show promising results for MMF in the treatment of autoimmune-mediated renal disease. The rationale for its use in this patient group and evidence from experimental studies are discussed. As current therapy of this disease entity is still unsatisfactory, future clinical trials are necessary to investigate the efficacy and safety of MMF for this new indication.
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- I A Hauser
- Zentrum Innere Medizin, Universität Frankfürt am Main, Germany
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Nakakura EK, Shorthouse RA, Zheng B, McCabe SM, Jardieu PM, Morris RE. Long-term survival of solid organ allografts by brief anti-lymphocyte function-associated antigen-1 monoclonal antibody monotherapy. Transplantation 1996; 62:547-52. [PMID: 8830813 DOI: 10.1097/00007890-199609150-00001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Strategies targeting lymphocyte function-associated antigen-1 (LFA-1, CD11a/CD18) and intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) have previously been shown to produce long-term survival of solid organ allografts in animals only when both CD11a and ICAM-1 are targeted for a brief (6-7 days) time or when extended (14 weeks) treatment with anti-CD11a monoclonal antibody (mAb) is administered. We show that recipient pretreatment followed by a brief (13 days) treatment course with high-dose anti-CD11a mAb alone produces long-term survival of cardiac allografts in the rigorous, nonprimarily vascularized heart allograft model in mice. This treatment regimen induces specific unresponsiveness in our model. In recipients bearing long-term beating cardiac grafts after treatment with anti-CD11a mAb, there still exists a high frequency of potentially antigen-reactive T cells in isolated peripheral blood lymphocyte fractions. Therefore, clonal deletion does not appear to explain the induction of specific unresponsiveness by treatment with anti-CD11a mAb in this model. These findings support the further investigation of the use of high-dose anti-LFA-1 mAb monotherapy in the pre- and early postoperative period to promote solid organ allograft survival.
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- E K Nakakura
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University Medical Center, California 94305-5247, USA
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Nimmesgern E, Fox T, Fleming MA, Thomson JA. Conformational changes and stabilization of inosine 5'-monophosphate dehydrogenase associated with ligand binding and inhibition by mycophenolic acid. J Biol Chem 1996; 271:19421-7. [PMID: 8702630 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.271.32.19421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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The effects of substrate, product, and inhibitor (mycophenolic acid) binding on the conformation and stability of hamster type II inosine 5'-monophosphate dehydrogenase (IMPDH) have been examined. The protein in various states of ligand occupancy was compared by analyzing susceptibility to in vitro proteolysis, the degree of binding of a hydrophobic fluorescent dye, secondary structure content as determined by far-UV circular dichroism spectra, and urea-induced denaturation curves. These analysis methods revealed consistent evidence that IMPDH undergoes a local reorganization when IMP or XMP bind. NAD+ produced no such effect. In fact, no evidence was found for NAD+ binding independently of IMP. It is proposed that IMPDH adopts an open conformation around its nucleotide binding sites in the absence of substrates and that binding of IMP stabilizes a closed conformation that has a higher affinity for NAD+. The data also suggest the enzyme remains in the closed configuration throughout the catalytic steps and then reverts to the open conformation with XMP release, thereby consummating the enzyme cycle. Mycophenolic acid inhibition appeared to impart even greater stability. We propose that localized conformational changes occur during the normal and mycophenolic acid-inhibited reaction sequences of IMPDH.
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- E Nimmesgern
- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139-4242, USA
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