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Zhang Z, Ma SY, Yin X, Li YS, Tang HB. Topical frankincense treatment for frostbite based on microcirculation improvements. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2025; 336:118728. [PMID: 39186990 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2024.118728] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2024] [Revised: 08/15/2024] [Accepted: 08/21/2024] [Indexed: 08/28/2024]
Abstract
ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE The Chinese traditional medicine frankincense, which can promote blood circulation, is often used to treat skin lesions, including frostbite. AIM OF THE STUDY To explore the properties of frankincense oil extract (FOE) and its active ingredients and their effect on frostbite wound recovery as an approach to understand the mechanism associated with microcirculation-improvement therapy. MATERIALS AND METHODS The microcirculation-improving effects of FOE and its active ingredients were evaluated using liquid nitrogen-induced frostbite animal models. The rewarming capacity of FOE on the skin was determined through infrared detection, and frostbite wound healing was evaluated following haematoxylin and eosin (H&E) staining and fibre analysis. Moreover, related factors were examined to determine the anti-apoptotic, anti-inflammatory, and microcirculatory properties of FOE and its active ingredients on affected tissue in the context of frostbite. RESULTS FOE and its active ingredients rapidly rewarmed wound tissue after frostbite by increasing the temperature. Moreover, these treatments improved wound healing and restored skin structure through collagen and elastin fibre remodelling. In addition, they exerted anti-apoptotic effects by decreasing the number of apoptotic cells, reducing caspase-3 expression, and eliciting anti-inflammatory effects by decreasing COX-2 and β-catenin expression. They also improved microcirculatory disorders by decreasing HIF-1α expression and increasing CD31 expression. CONCLUSIONS FOE and its active components can effectively treat frostbite by enhancing microcirculation, inhibiting the infiltration of inflammatory cells, decreasing cell apoptosis, and exerting antinociceptive effects. These findings highlight FOE as a new treatment option for frostbite, providing patients with an effective therapeutic strategy.
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- Zhao Zhang
- Lab of Hepatopharmacology and Ethnopharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, South-central Minzu University, No. 182, Minyuan Road, Wuhan 430074, China.
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- Lab of Hepatopharmacology and Ethnopharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, South-central Minzu University, No. 182, Minyuan Road, Wuhan 430074, China.
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- Lab of Hepatopharmacology and Ethnopharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, South-central Minzu University, No. 182, Minyuan Road, Wuhan 430074, China.
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- Lab of Hepatopharmacology and Ethnopharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, South-central Minzu University, No. 182, Minyuan Road, Wuhan 430074, China.
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- Lab of Hepatopharmacology and Ethnopharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, South-central Minzu University, No. 182, Minyuan Road, Wuhan 430074, China.
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Nistorescu S, Udrea AM, Badea MA, Lungu I, Boni M, Tozar T, Dumitrache F, Maraloiu VA, Popescu RG, Fleaca C, Andronescu E, Dinischiotu A, Staicu A, Balas M. Low Blue Dose Photodynamic Therapy with Porphyrin-Iron Oxide Nanoparticles Complexes: In Vitro Study on Human Melanoma Cells. Pharmaceutics 2021; 13:2130. [PMID: 34959411 PMCID: PMC8705854 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics13122130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2021] [Revised: 12/01/2021] [Accepted: 12/03/2021] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness in photodynamic therapy of iron oxide nanoparticles (γ-Fe2O3 NPs), synthesized by laser pyrolysis technique, functionalized with 5,10,15,20-(Tetra-4-sulfonatophenyl) porphyrin tetraammonium (TPPS) on human cutaneous melanoma cells, after only 1 min blue light exposure. The efficiency of porphyrin loading on the iron oxide nanocarriers was estimated by using absorption and FTIR spectroscopy. The singlet oxygen yield was determined via transient characteristics of singlet oxygen phosphorescence at 1270 nm both for porphyrin functionalized nanoparticles and rose bengal used as standard. The irradiation was performed with a LED (405 nm, 1 mW/cm2) for 1 min after melanoma cells were treated with TPPS functionalized iron oxide nanoparticles (γ-Fe2O3 NPs_TPPS) and incubated for 24 h. Biological tests revealed a high anticancer effect of γ-Fe2O3 NPs_TPPS complexes indi-cated by the inhibition of tumor cell proliferation, reduction of cell adhesion, and induction of cell death through ROS generated by TPPS under light exposure. The biological assays were combined with the pharmacokinetic prediction of the porphyrin.
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- Simona Nistorescu
- National Institute of Laser, Plasma and Radiation Physics, 409 Atomistilor Str., 077125 Magurele, Romania; (S.N.); (A.-M.U.); (I.L.); (M.B.); (T.T.); (F.D.); (C.F.)
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest, 91-95 Splaiul Independentei, 050095 Bucharest, Romania; (M.A.B.); (R.G.P.); (A.D.)
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- National Institute of Laser, Plasma and Radiation Physics, 409 Atomistilor Str., 077125 Magurele, Romania; (S.N.); (A.-M.U.); (I.L.); (M.B.); (T.T.); (F.D.); (C.F.)
- Research Institute of the University of Bucharest, Earth, Environmental and Life Sciences, Section-ICUB, 050663 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest, 91-95 Splaiul Independentei, 050095 Bucharest, Romania; (M.A.B.); (R.G.P.); (A.D.)
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- National Institute of Laser, Plasma and Radiation Physics, 409 Atomistilor Str., 077125 Magurele, Romania; (S.N.); (A.-M.U.); (I.L.); (M.B.); (T.T.); (F.D.); (C.F.)
- Faculty of Applied Chemistry and Materials Science, University Politehnica of Bucharest, 1-7 Gh. Polizu Str., 011061 Bucharest, Romania;
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- National Institute of Laser, Plasma and Radiation Physics, 409 Atomistilor Str., 077125 Magurele, Romania; (S.N.); (A.-M.U.); (I.L.); (M.B.); (T.T.); (F.D.); (C.F.)
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- National Institute of Laser, Plasma and Radiation Physics, 409 Atomistilor Str., 077125 Magurele, Romania; (S.N.); (A.-M.U.); (I.L.); (M.B.); (T.T.); (F.D.); (C.F.)
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- National Institute of Laser, Plasma and Radiation Physics, 409 Atomistilor Str., 077125 Magurele, Romania; (S.N.); (A.-M.U.); (I.L.); (M.B.); (T.T.); (F.D.); (C.F.)
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest, 91-95 Splaiul Independentei, 050095 Bucharest, Romania; (M.A.B.); (R.G.P.); (A.D.)
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- National Institute of Laser, Plasma and Radiation Physics, 409 Atomistilor Str., 077125 Magurele, Romania; (S.N.); (A.-M.U.); (I.L.); (M.B.); (T.T.); (F.D.); (C.F.)
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- Faculty of Applied Chemistry and Materials Science, University Politehnica of Bucharest, 1-7 Gh. Polizu Str., 011061 Bucharest, Romania;
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest, 91-95 Splaiul Independentei, 050095 Bucharest, Romania; (M.A.B.); (R.G.P.); (A.D.)
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- National Institute of Laser, Plasma and Radiation Physics, 409 Atomistilor Str., 077125 Magurele, Romania; (S.N.); (A.-M.U.); (I.L.); (M.B.); (T.T.); (F.D.); (C.F.)
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest, 91-95 Splaiul Independentei, 050095 Bucharest, Romania; (M.A.B.); (R.G.P.); (A.D.)
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Martino E, Vuoso DC, D'Angelo S, Mele L, D'Onofrio N, Porcelli M, Cacciapuoti G. Annurca apple polyphenol extract selectively kills MDA-MB-231 cells through ROS generation, sustained JNK activation and cell growth and survival inhibition. Sci Rep 2019; 9:13045. [PMID: 31506575 PMCID: PMC6736874 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-49631-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2019] [Accepted: 07/23/2019] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Polyphenols represent the most studied class of nutraceuticals that can be therapeutics for a large spectrum of diseases, including cancer. In this study, we investigated for the first time the antitumor activities of polyphenol extract from Annurca apple (APE) in MDA-MB-231 triple negative breast cancer cells, and we explored the underlying mechanisms. APE selectively inhibited MDA-MB-231 cell viability and caused G2/M phase arrest associated with p27 and phospho-cdc25C upregulation and with p21 downregulation. APE promoted reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation in MDA-MB-231 cells while it acted as antioxidant in non-tumorigenic MCF10A cells. We demonstrated that ROS generation represented the primary step of APE antitumor activity as pretreatment with antioxidant N-acetylcysteine (NAC) prevented APE-induced G2/M phase arrest, apoptosis, and autophagy. APE downregulated Dusp-1 and induced a significant increase in JNK/c-Jun phosphorylation that were both prevented by NAC. Moreover, downregulation of JNK by its specific inhibitor SP600125 significantly diminished the anticancer activity of APE indicating that ROS generation and sustained JNK activation represented the main underlying mechanism of APE-induced cell death. APE also inhibited AKT activation and downregulated several oncoproteins, such as NF-kB, c-myc, and β-catenin. In light of these results, APE may be an attractive candidate for drug development against triple negative breast cancer.
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- Elisa Martino
- Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", via Luigi De Crecchio 7, 80138, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", via Luigi De Crecchio 7, 80138, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Motor Sciences and Wellness, "Parthenope" University, via Medina 40, 80133, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", via Luciano Armanni 5, 80138, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", via Luigi De Crecchio 7, 80138, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", via Luigi De Crecchio 7, 80138, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", via Luigi De Crecchio 7, 80138, Naples, Italy.
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Duraipandy N, Lakra R, Korrapati PS, Sudhakaran PR, Kiran MS. Targeting Pyruvate Kinase M2, β Catenin Signaling by Juglone Silver Nano Framework for Selective Cancer Cell Death. ChemistrySelect 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.201800152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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- N. Duraipandy
- Biological Materials Laboratory; CSIR-Central Leather Research Institute; Adyar Chennai-20
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research; CSIR-CLRI; Chennai-20
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- Biological Materials Laboratory; CSIR-Central Leather Research Institute; Adyar Chennai-20
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- Biological Materials Laboratory; CSIR-Central Leather Research Institute; Adyar Chennai-20
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research; CSIR-CLRI; Chennai-20
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- Department of Computational Biology and Bioinformatics; University of Kerala, Kariavattom, Thiruvananthapuram; Kerala India 695581
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- Biological Materials Laboratory; CSIR-Central Leather Research Institute; Adyar Chennai-20
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research; CSIR-CLRI; Chennai-20
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Noncanonical cell death program independent of caspase activation cascade and necroptotic modules is elicited by loss of TGFβ-activated kinase 1. Sci Rep 2017; 7:2918. [PMID: 28592892 PMCID: PMC5462742 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-03112-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2016] [Accepted: 04/24/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Programmed cell death (PCD) occurs in several forms including apoptosis and necroptosis. Apoptosis is executed by the activation of caspases, while necroptosis is dependent on the receptor interacting protein kinase 3 (RIPK3). Precise control of cell death is crucial for tissue homeostasis. Indeed, necroptosis is triggered by caspase inhibition to ensure cell death. Here we identified a previously uncharacterized cell death pathway regulated by TAK1, which is unexpectedly provoked by inhibition of caspase activity and necroptosis cascades. Ablation of TAK1 triggers spontaneous death in macrophages. Simultaneous inhibition of caspases and RIPK3 did not completely restore cell viability. Previous studies demonstrated that loss of TAK1 in fibroblasts causes TNF-induced apoptosis and that additional inhibition of caspase leads to necroptotic cell death. However, we surprisingly found that caspase and RIPK3 inhibitions do not completely suppress cell death in Tak1-deficient cells. Mechanistically, the execution of the third cell death pathway in Tak1-deficient macrophages and fibroblasts were mediated by RIPK1-dependent rapid accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Conversely, activation of RIPK1 was sufficient to induce cell death. Therefore, loss of TAK1 elicits noncanonical cell death which is mediated by RIPK1-induced oxidative stress upon caspase and necroptosis inhibition to further ensure induction of cell death.
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TAK1 regulates Paneth cell integrity partly through blocking necroptosis. Cell Death Dis 2016; 7:e2196. [PMID: 27077812 PMCID: PMC4855677 DOI: 10.1038/cddis.2016.98] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2015] [Revised: 03/16/2016] [Accepted: 03/21/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Paneth cells reside at the base of crypts of the small intestine and secrete antimicrobial factors to control gut microbiota. Paneth cell loss is observed in the chronically inflamed intestine, which is often associated with increased reactive oxygen species (ROS). However, the relationship between Paneth cell loss and ROS is not yet clear. Intestinal epithelial-specific deletion of a protein kinase Tak1 depletes Paneth cells and highly upregulates ROS in the mouse model. We found that depletion of gut bacteria or myeloid differentiation factor 88 (Myd88), a mediator of bacteria-derived cell signaling, reduced ROS but did not block Paneth cell loss, suggesting that gut bacteria are the cause of ROS accumulation but bacteria-induced ROS are not the cause of Paneth cell loss. In contrast, deletion of the necroptotic cell death signaling intermediate, receptor-interacting protein kinase 3 (Ripk3), partially blocked Paneth cell loss. Thus, Tak1 deletion causes Paneth cell loss in part through necroptotic cell death. These results suggest that TAK1 participates in intestinal integrity through separately modulating bacteria-derived ROS and RIPK3-dependent Paneth cell loss.
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Herman KN, Toffton S, McCulloch SD. Minimal detection of nuclear mutations in XP-V and normal cells treated with oxidative stress inducing agents. J Biochem Mol Toxicol 2014; 28:568-77. [PMID: 25165004 DOI: 10.1002/jbt.21599] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2014] [Revised: 07/18/2014] [Accepted: 07/25/2014] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Elevated levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) can be induced by exposure to various chemicals and radiation. One type of damage in DNA produced by ROS is modification of guanine to 7,8-dihydro-8-oxoguanine (8-oxoG). This particular alteration to the chemistry of the base can inhibit the replication fork and has been linked to mutagenesis, cancer, and aging. In vitro studies have shown that the translesion synthesis polymerase, DNA polymerase η (pol η), is able to efficiently bypass 8-oxoG in DNA. In this study, we wanted to investigate the mutagenic effects of oxidative stress, and in particular 8-oxoG, in the presence and absence of pol η. We quantified levels of oxidative stress, 8-oxoG levels in DNA, and nuclear mutation rates. We found that most of the 8-oxoG detected were localized to the mitochondrial DNA, opposed to the nuclear DNA. We also saw a corresponding lack of mutations in a nuclear-encoded gene. This suggests that oxidative stress' primary mutagenic effects are not predominantly on genomic DNA.
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- Kimberly N Herman
- Environmental and Molecular Toxicology Program, Department of Biological Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27695, USA.
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Application of on-line nanoLC-IT-TOF in the identification of serum β-catenin complex in mice scald model. PLoS One 2012; 7:e46530. [PMID: 23056334 PMCID: PMC3467219 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0046530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2011] [Accepted: 09/04/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Severe burn shock remains an unresolved clinical problem with an urgent need to explore novel therapeutic treatments. Intracellular β-catenin, through interaction with other proteins, has been reported to be able to regulate the size of cutaneous wounds. Higher expression of β-catenin is associated with larger sized wounds. However, the identification of serum β-catenin complex is difficult and has been rarely reported. The exploitation of more binding partners can contribute to uncovering the exact mechanisms behind serum β-catenin mediated biological effects. Here, we describe a method that consists of immunoprecipitation, SDS-PAGE, in-gel digestion, and nanoLC coupled to LCMS-IT-TOF for the investigation of serum β-catenin complex in mice scald model. Among selected gel bands obtained from the protein gels, a total of 31 peptides were identified and sequenced with high statistical significance (p<0.01). Three proteins (alpha-2-marcoglobulin, serine protease inhibitor A3K, and serine protease inhibitor A1A) were identified and validated with high reliability and high reproducibility. It was inferred that these proteins might interact with serum β-catenin, which could affect the wound healing resulting from burn shock. Our study demonstrated that the on-line coupling of nano-LC with a LCMS-IT-TOF mass spectrometer was capable of sensitive and automated characterization of the serum β-catenin complex in mice scald model.
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Palmela I, Sasaki H, Cardoso FL, Moutinho M, Kim KS, Brites D, Brito MA. Time-dependent dual effects of high levels of unconjugated bilirubin on the human blood-brain barrier lining. Front Cell Neurosci 2012; 6:22. [PMID: 22590454 PMCID: PMC3349234 DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2012.00022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2012] [Accepted: 04/23/2012] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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In neonatal jaundice, high levels of unconjugated bilirubin (UCB) may induce neurological dysfunction (BIND). Recently, it was observed that UCB induces alterations on brain microvasculature, which may facilitate its entrance into the brain, but little is known about the steps involved. To evaluate if UCB damages the integrity of human brain microvascular endothelial cells (HBMECs), we used 50 or 100 μM UCB plus human serum albumin, to mimic the neuropathological conditions where levels of UCB free species correspond to moderate and severe neonatal jaundice, respectively. Our results point to a biphasic response of HBMEC to UCB depending on time of exposure. The early response includes increased number of caveolae and caveolin-1 expression, as well as upregulation of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and its receptor 2 (VEGFR-2) with no alterations of the paracellular permeability. In contrast, effects by sustained hyperbilirubinemia are the reduction in zonula occludens (ZO)-1 and β-catenin levels and thus of tight junctions (TJ) strands and cell-to-cell contacts. In addition, reduction of the transendothelial electrical resistance (TEER) and increased paracellular permeability are observed, revealing loss of the barrier properties. The 72 h of HBMEC exposure to UCB triggers a cell response to the stressful stimulus evidenced by increased autophagy. In this later condition, the UCB intracellular content and the detachment of both viable and non-viable cells are increased. These findings contribute to understand why the duration of hyperbilirubinemia is considered one of the risk factors of BIND. Indeed, facilitated brain entrance of the free UCB species will favor its parenchymal accumulation and neurological dysfunction.
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- Inês Palmela
- Faculty of Pharmacy, Research Institute for Medicines and Pharmaceutical Sciences (iMed.UL), University of Lisbon Lisbon, Portugal
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