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Kannan S, Peng CC, Wu HM, Tung YC. Characterization of Single-Spheroid Oxygen Consumption Using a Microfluidic Platform and Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging Microscopy. BIOSENSORS 2024; 14:96. [PMID: 38392015 PMCID: PMC10887112 DOI: 10.3390/bios14020096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2024] [Revised: 02/03/2024] [Accepted: 02/09/2024] [Indexed: 02/24/2024]
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Oxygen consumption has been used to evaluate various cellular activities. In addition, three-dimensional (3D) spheroids have been broadly exploited as advanced in vitro cell models for various biomedical studies due to their capability of mimicking 3D in vivo microenvironments and cell arrangements. However, monitoring the oxygen consumption of live 3D spheroids poses challenges because existing invasive methods cause structural and cell damage. In contrast, optical methods using fluorescence labeling and microscopy are non-invasive, but they suffer from technical limitations like high cost, tedious procedures, and poor signal-to-noise ratios. To address these challenges, we developed a microfluidic platform for uniform-sized spheroid formation, handling, and culture. The platform is further integrated with widefield frequency domain fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy (FD-FLIM) to efficiently characterize the lifetime of an oxygen-sensitive dye filling the platform for oxygen consumption characterization. In the experiments, osteosarcoma (MG-63) cells are exploited as the spheroid model and for the oxygen consumption analysis. The results demonstrate the functionality of the developed approach and show the accurate characterization of the oxygen consumption of the spheroids in response to drug treatments. The developed approach possesses great potential to advance spheroid metabolism studies with single-spheroid resolution and high sensitivity.
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- Santhosh Kannan
- Research Center for Applied Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei 115201, Taiwan; (S.K.); (C.-C.P.)
- Department of Engineering and System Science, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 300044, Taiwan
- Nano Science and Technology Program, Taiwan International Graduate Program (TIGP), Academia Sinica, Taipei 115201, Taiwan
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- Research Center for Applied Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei 115201, Taiwan; (S.K.); (C.-C.P.)
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- Department of Biomechatronics Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106319, Taiwan;
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- Research Center for Applied Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei 115201, Taiwan; (S.K.); (C.-C.P.)
- College of Engineering, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan
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Choe M, Titov DV. Genetically encoded tool for manipulation of ΔΨm identifies the latter as the driver of integrative stress response induced by ATP Synthase dysfunction. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2023:2023.12.27.573435. [PMID: 38234735 PMCID: PMC10793441 DOI: 10.1101/2023.12.27.573435] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2024]
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Mitochondrial membrane potential (ΔΨm) is one of the key parameters controlling cellular bioenergetics. Investigation of the role of ΔΨm in live cells is complicated by a lack of tools for its direct manipulation without off-target effects. Here, we adopted the uncoupling protein UCP1 from brown adipocytes as a genetically encoded tool for direct manipulation of ΔΨm. We validated the ability of exogenously expressed UCP1 to induce uncoupled respiration and lower ΔΨm in mammalian cells. UCP1 expression lowered ΔΨm to the same extent as chemical uncouplers but did not inhibit cell proliferation, suggesting that it manipulates ΔΨm without the off-target effects of chemical uncouplers. Using UCP1, we revealed that elevated ΔΨm is the driver of the Integrated Stress Response induced by ATP synthase inhibition in mammalian cells.
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- Mangyu Choe
- Department of Nutritional Sciences and Toxicology, University of California; Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California; Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences and Toxicology, University of California; Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California; Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- Center for Computational Biology, University of California; Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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Liu D, Xiao M, Zhou J, Wang P, Peng J, Mao W, Hu Y, Liu Y, Yin J, Ke L, Li W. PFKFB3 promotes sepsis-induced acute lung injury by enhancing NET formation by CXCR4 hi neutrophils. Int Immunopharmacol 2023; 123:110737. [PMID: 37543012 DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2023.110737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2023] [Revised: 07/25/2023] [Accepted: 07/28/2023] [Indexed: 08/07/2023]
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CXCR4hi neutrophils, which are a subset of neutrophils with high CXCR4 expression, are important contributors to sepsis-induced acute lung injury (ALI). PFKFB3, a key glycolysis gene, plays an essential role in neutrophil inflammatory activation. However, the specific involvement of PFKFB3 in sepsis-induced ALI remains unclear. Here, we observed that PFKFB3 was upregulated in CXCR4hi neutrophils and facilitated sepsis-induced ALI. Mechanistically, we observed that PFKFB3 promoted sepsis-induced ALI by enhancing neutrophil extracellular trap (NET) formation by CXCR4hi neutrophils. Further study indicated that PFKFB3 promoted NET formation by upregulating glycolytic metabolism in CXCR4hi neutrophils. In summary, our study uncovered a new mechanism by which CXCR4hi neutrophils trigger sepsis-induced ALI by promoting NET formation, which is supported by PFKFB3-mediated glycolytic metabolism.
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- Dadong Liu
- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Center of Severe Acute Pancreatitis (CSAP), Department of Critical Care Medicine, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Center of Severe Acute Pancreatitis (CSAP), Department of Critical Care Medicine, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Center of Severe Acute Pancreatitis (CSAP), Department of Critical Care Medicine, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China; Digestive Disease Institute, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China.
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- Center of Severe Acute Pancreatitis (CSAP), Department of Critical Care Medicine, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
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Artico LL, Ruas JS, Teixeira Júnior JR, Migita NA, Seguchi G, Shi X, Brandalise SR, Castilho RF, Yunes JA. IGFBP7 Fuels the Glycolytic Metabolism in B-Cell Precursor Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia by Sustaining Activation of the IGF1R-Akt-GLUT1 Axis. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24119679. [PMID: 37298628 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24119679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2023] [Revised: 05/21/2023] [Accepted: 05/30/2023] [Indexed: 06/12/2023] Open
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Increased glycolytic metabolism plays an important role in B-cell precursor Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (BCP-ALL). We previously showed that IGFBP7 exerts mitogenic and prosuvival effects in ALL by promoting IGF1 receptor (IGF1R) permanence on the cell surface, thus prolonging Akt activation upon IGFs/insulin stimulation. Here, we show that sustained activation of the IGF1R-PI3K-Akt axis concurs with GLUT1 upregulation, which enhances energy metabolism and increases glycolytic metabolism in BCP-ALL. IGFBP7 neutralization with a monoclonal antibody or the pharmacological inhibition of the PI3K-Akt pathway was shown to abrogate this effect, restoring the physiological levels of GLUT1 on the cell surface. The metabolic effect described here may offer an additional mechanistic explanation for the strong negative impact seen in ALL cells in vitro and in vivo after the knockdown or antibody neutralization of IGFBP7, while reinforcing the notion that it is a valid target for future therapeutic interventions.
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- Leonardo Luís Artico
- Centro Infantil Boldrini, Campinas 13083-210, SP, Brazil
- Graduate Program in Genetics and Molecular Biology, Institute of Biology, University of Campinas, Campinas 13083-862, SP, Brazil
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- Centro Infantil Boldrini, Campinas 13083-210, SP, Brazil
- Graduate Program in Genetics and Molecular Biology, Institute of Biology, University of Campinas, Campinas 13083-862, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Computer and Information Sciences, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122, USA
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- Department of Pathology, School of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas, Campinas 13083-887, SP, Brazil
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Proliferating Astrocytes in Primary Culture Do Not Depend upon Mitochondrial Respiratory Complex I Activity or Oxidative Phosphorylation. Cells 2023; 12:cells12050683. [PMID: 36899819 PMCID: PMC10001222 DOI: 10.3390/cells12050683] [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: 12/22/2022] [Revised: 02/16/2023] [Accepted: 02/19/2023] [Indexed: 02/24/2023] Open
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Understanding the role of astrocytes in the development of the nervous system and neurodegenerative disorders implies a necessary knowledge of the oxidative metabolism of proliferating astrocytes. The electron flux through mitochondrial respiratory complexes and oxidative phosphorylation may impact the growth and viability of these astrocytes. Here, we aimed at assessing to which extent mitochondrial oxidative metabolism is required for astrocyte survival and proliferation. Primary astrocytes from the neonatal mouse cortex were cultured in a physiologically relevant medium with the addition of piericidin A or oligomycin at concentrations that fully inhibit complex I-linked respiration and ATP synthase, respectively. The presence of these mitochondrial inhibitors for up to 6 days in a culture medium elicited only minor effects on astrocyte growth. Moreover, neither the morphology nor the proportion of glial fibrillary acidic protein-positive astrocytes in culture was affected by piericidin A or oligomycin. Metabolic characterization of the astrocytes showed a relevant glycolytic metabolism under basal conditions, despite functional oxidative phosphorylation and large spare respiratory capacity. Our data suggest that astrocytes in primary culture can sustainably proliferate when their energy metabolism relies only on aerobic glycolysis since their growth and survival do not require electron flux through respiratory complex I or oxidative phosphorylation.
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Watt NT, MacCannell ADV, Roberts LD. Measurement of Fatty Acid Oxidation by High-Resolution Respirometry: Special Considerations for Analysis of Skeletal and Cardiac Muscle and Adipose Tissue. Methods Mol Biol 2023; 2675:27-41. [PMID: 37258753 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-3247-5_3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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High-resolution respirometry is a state-of-the-art approach for the quantitation of mitochondrial function. Isolated mitochondria, cultured cells, or tissues/fibers are suspended in oxygenated respiration medium within a closed chamber and substrates or inhibitors added in a stepwise manner. The dissolved oxygen concentration decreases as aerobic metabolism in the specimen proceeds, recorded by an oxygen sensor within the chamber to give a quantifiable measure of oxygen consumption by the sample. Measuring oxygen consumption using a variety of respiratory substrates or respiratory complex-targeted inhibitors enables multiple respiratory pathways to be interrogated to determine the functional capacity of the mitochondria in real time. Using a substrate-uncoupler-inhibitor titration (SUIT) protocol, we have developed a method which makes use of differing chain length fatty acids to derive a measure of fatty acid-stimulated respiration through β-oxidation in a variety of tissue types including skeletal and cardiac muscles and brown and white adipose tissues. This report provides technical details of the protocol, and the adaptations employed, to generate robust analysis of mitochondrial fatty acid β-oxidation.
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- Nicole T Watt
- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.
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Fuchs S, van Helden RW, Wiendels M, de Graaf MN, Orlova VV, Mummery CL, van Meer BJ, Mayr T. On-chip analysis of glycolysis and mitochondrial respiration in human induced pluripotent stem cells. Mater Today Bio 2022; 17:100475. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mtbio.2022.100475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2022] [Revised: 10/20/2022] [Accepted: 10/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Ruas JS, Siqueira-Santos ES, Navarro CD, Castilho RF. A dataset describing glycolytic inhibitors overcoming the underestimation of maximal mitochondrial oxygen consumption rate in oligomycin-treated cells. Data Brief 2022; 40:107739. [PMID: 35005137 PMCID: PMC8718714 DOI: 10.1016/j.dib.2021.107739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2021] [Revised: 12/01/2021] [Accepted: 12/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Determination of oxygen consumption is one of the most valuable methodologies to evaluate mitochondrial (dys)function. Previous studies demonstrated that a widely used protocol, consisting of adding the ATP synthase inhibitor oligomycin before mitochondrial respiratory uncoupling by sequential addition of a protonophore (e.g., carbonyl cyanide 3-chlorophenyl hydrazone [CCCP]), may lead to underestimation of maximal oxygen consumption rate (OCRmax) and spare respiratory capacity (SRC) parameters in highly glycolytic tumor cell lines. In this dataset, we report the effects of the glycolytic inhibitors 2-deoxy-D-glucose, iodoacetic acid, and lonidamine on overcoming the underestimation of OCRmax and SRC in oligomycin-treated cells. We propose a protocol in which 2-deoxy-D-glucose is added after oligomycin and just before the sequential addition of CCCP to avoid underestimation of OCRmax and SRC parameters in A549, C2C12, and T98G cells. The oxygen consumption rates were determined in intact suspended cell lines using a high-resolution oxygraph device. The data can be used in several fields of research that require characterization of mitochondrial respiratory parameters in intact cells.
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- Juliana S. Ruas
- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, SP 13083-887, Brazil
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- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, SP 13083-887, Brazil
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- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, SP 13083-887, Brazil
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- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, SP 13083-887, Brazil
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Noe JT, Rendon BE, Geller AE, Conroy LR, Morrissey SM, Young LE, Bruntz RC, Kim EJ, Wise-Mitchell A, Barbosa de Souza Rizzo M, Relich ER, Baby BV, Johnson LA, Affronti HC, McMasters KM, Clem BF, Gentry MS, Yan J, Wellen KE, Sun RC, Mitchell RA. Lactate supports a metabolic-epigenetic link in macrophage polarization. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2021; 7:eabi8602. [PMID: 34767443 PMCID: PMC8589316 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abi8602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2021] [Accepted: 09/23/2021] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Lactate accumulation is a hallmark of solid cancers and is linked to the immune suppressive phenotypes of tumor-infiltrating immune cells. We report herein that interleukin-4 (IL-4)–induced M0 → M2 macrophage polarization is accompanied by interchangeable glucose- or lactate-dependent tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle metabolism that directly drives histone acetylation, M2 gene transcription, and functional immune suppression. Lactate-dependent M0 → M2 polarization requires both mitochondrial pyruvate uptake and adenosine triphosphate–citrate lyase (ACLY) enzymatic activity. Notably, exogenous acetate rescues defective M2 polarization and histone acetylation following mitochondrial pyruvate carrier 1 (MPC1) inhibition or ACLY deficiency. Lastly, M2 macrophage–dependent tumor progression is impaired by conditional macrophage ACLY deficiency, further supporting a dominant role for glucose/lactate mitochondrial metabolism and histone acetylation in driving immune evasion. This work adds to our understanding of how mitochondrial metabolism affects macrophage functional phenotypes and identifies a unique tumor microenvironment (TME)–driven metabolic-epigenetic link in M2 macrophages.
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- Jordan T. Noe
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
- J.G. Brown Cancer Center, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
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- J.G. Brown Cancer Center, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
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- J.G. Brown Cancer Center, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536, USA
- Markey Cancer Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536, USA
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- J.G. Brown Cancer Center, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536, USA
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- J.G. Brown Cancer Center, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536, USA
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- J.G. Brown Cancer Center, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
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- Department of Physiology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536, USA
- Sanders Brown Center on Aging, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40356, USA
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- Department of Cancer Biology, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- J.G. Brown Cancer Center, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
- Division of Immunotherapy, Department of Surgery, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
- J.G. Brown Cancer Center, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536, USA
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- J.G. Brown Cancer Center, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
- Division of Immunotherapy, Department of Surgery, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
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- Department of Cancer Biology, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536, USA
- Markey Cancer Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536, USA
- Sanders Brown Center on Aging, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40356, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
- J.G. Brown Cancer Center, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
- Division of Immunotherapy, Department of Surgery, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
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Kosaisawe N, Sparta B, Pargett M, Teragawa CK, Albeck JG. Transient phases of OXPHOS inhibitor resistance reveal underlying metabolic heterogeneity in single cells. Cell Metab 2021; 33:649-665.e8. [PMID: 33561427 PMCID: PMC8005262 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2021.01.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2019] [Revised: 10/13/2020] [Accepted: 01/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Cell-to-cell heterogeneity in metabolism plays an unknown role in physiology and pharmacology. To functionally characterize cellular variability in metabolism, we treated cells with inhibitors of oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) and monitored their responses with live-cell reporters for ATP, ADP/ATP, or activity of the energy-sensing kinase AMPK. Across multiple OXPHOS inhibitors and cell types, we identified a subpopulation of cells resistant to activation of AMPK and reduction of ADP/ATP ratio. This resistant state persists transiently for at least several hours and can be inherited during cell divisions. OXPHOS inhibition suppresses the mTORC1 and ERK growth signaling pathways in sensitive cells, but not in resistant cells. Resistance is linked to a multi-factorial combination of increased glucose uptake, reduced protein biosynthesis, and G0/G1 cell-cycle status. Our results reveal dynamic fluctuations in cellular energetic balance and provide a basis for measuring and predicting the distribution of cellular responses to OXPHOS inhibition.
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- Nont Kosaisawe
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
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Li X, Tian R, Wang L, Xu C, Wu H, Liu L, Huang C. Oligomycin A promotes radioresistance in HT29 colorectal cancer cells and its mechanisms. ZHONG NAN DA XUE XUE BAO. YI XUE BAN = JOURNAL OF CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY. MEDICAL SCIENCES 2021; 46:113-120. [PMID: 33678646 PMCID: PMC10929788 DOI: 10.11817/j.issn.1672-7347.2021.200063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2020] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Radiotherapy is one of the main therapies for colorectal cancer, but radioresistance often leads to radiotherapy failure. To improve the radioresistance, we explore the effect of oligomycin A, the H+-ATP synthase inhibitor, on the sensitivity of HT29 colorectal cancer cells to irradiation and its underlying mechanisms. METHODS The effects of different concentrations of oligomycin A on the survival rate and glycolysis of HT29 colorectal cancer cells at different time points were investigated via MTT and glycolysis assay. siRNA-PFK1 was synthesized in vitro and transfected into HT29 cells. The effects of oligomycin A on radiosensitivity of HT29 colorectal cancer cells were measured via MTT and colony formation assay. Western blotting was used to detect the effect of oligomycin A on the expression of glycolytic enzyme PFK1. We compared difference between the effects of siRNA-PFK1 group and oligomycin A combined with siRNA-PFK1 group on cell survival and glycolysis. After 4 Gy X-ray irradiation, the effects of cell survival and glycolysis between the siRNA-PFK1 group and the oligomycin A combined with siRNA-PFK1 group were compared. RESULTS Compared with the 0 μmol/L oligomycin A group, the cell survival rate of HT29 cells treated with 4 μmol/L oligomycin A was significantly increased (P<0.05), and the glucose uptake, the lactic acid, and the ATP production were also significantly increased (all P<0.01). After X-ray irradiation at different doses (0, 2, 4, 6, and 8 Gy), the colony formation rate and cell survival rate of the 4 μmol/L oligomycin A treated group were significantly higher than those in the 0 μmol/L oligomycin A group (both P<0.01). The sensitization enhancement ratio of oligomycin A on HT29 colorectal cancer cells was 0.4886. The expression of PFK1 in the 4 μmol/L oligomycin A group was significantly higher than that in the 0 μmol/L oligomycin A group (P<0.001). The glycolysis level, colony formation rate, and cell survival rate of the siRNA-PFK1 HT29 cells group were significantly lower than those in the 0 μmol/L oligomycin A group (all P<0.05), while the results in the 4 μmol/L oligomycin A combined with siRNA-PFK1 group were significantly higher than those in the siRNA-PFK1 group (all P<0.001). After 4 Gy X-ray irradiation, the colony formation rate and cell survival rate in the siRNA-PFK1 group were decreased compared with those in the irradiation group (P<0.01 or P<0.001), while the results of the 4 μmol/L oligomycin A combined with siRNA-PFK1 group were significantly higher than those in the siRNA-PFK1 group (both P<0.001). CONCLUSIONS Oligomycin A can promote the radioresistance of HT29 colorectal cancer cells, which may be related to up-regulation of the PFK1 expression and increase of cell glycolysis.
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- Xiaofei Li
- Department of Oncology, Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410013, China.
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- Department of Oncology, Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410013, China
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- Department of Oncology, Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410013, China
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- Department of Oncology, Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410013, China
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- Department of Oncology, Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410013, China
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- Department of Oncology, Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410013, China
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- Department of Oncology, Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410013, China.
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McNally LA, Altamimi TR, Fulghum K, Hill BG. Considerations for using isolated cell systems to understand cardiac metabolism and biology. J Mol Cell Cardiol 2020; 153:26-41. [PMID: 33359038 DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2020.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2020] [Revised: 12/13/2020] [Accepted: 12/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Changes in myocardial metabolic activity are fundamentally linked to cardiac health and remodeling. Primary cardiomyocytes, induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes, and transformed cardiomyocyte cell lines are common models used to understand how (patho)physiological conditions or stimuli contribute to changes in cardiac metabolism. These cell models are helpful also for defining metabolic mechanisms of cardiac dysfunction and remodeling. Although technical advances have improved our capacity to measure cardiomyocyte metabolism, there is often heterogeneity in metabolic assay protocols and cell models, which could hinder data interpretation and discernment of the mechanisms of cardiac (patho)physiology. In this review, we discuss considerations for integrating cardiomyocyte cell models with techniques that have become relatively common in the field, such as respirometry and extracellular flux analysis. Furthermore, we provide overviews of metabolic assays that complement XF analyses and that provide information on not only catabolic pathway activity, but biosynthetic pathway activity and redox status as well. Cultivating a more widespread understanding of the advantages and limitations of metabolic measurements in cardiomyocyte cell models will continue to be essential for the development of coherent metabolic mechanisms of cardiac health and pathophysiology.
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- Lindsey A McNally
- Department of Medicine, Division of Environmental Medicine, Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute, Diabetes and Obesity Center, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Environmental Medicine, Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute, Diabetes and Obesity Center, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Environmental Medicine, Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute, Diabetes and Obesity Center, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Environmental Medicine, Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute, Diabetes and Obesity Center, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA.
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Bicego R, Francisco A, Ruas JS, Siqueira-Santos ES, Castilho RF. Undesirable effects of chemical inhibitors of NAD(P) + transhydrogenase on mitochondrial respiratory function. Arch Biochem Biophys 2020; 692:108535. [PMID: 32781052 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2020.108535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2020] [Accepted: 07/31/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
Abstract
NAD(P)+ transhydrogenase (NNT) is located in the inner mitochondrial membrane and catalyzes a reversible hydride transfer between NAD(H) and NADP(H) that is coupled to proton translocation between the intermembrane space and mitochondrial matrix. NNT activity has an essential role in maintaining the NADPH supply for antioxidant defense and biosynthetic pathways. In the present report, we evaluated the effects of chemical compounds used as inhibitors of NNT over the last five decades, namely, 4-chloro-7-nitrobenzofurazan (NBD-Cl), N,N'-dicyclohexylcarbodiimide (DCC), palmitoyl-CoA, palmitoyl-l-carnitine, and rhein, on NNT activity and mitochondrial respiratory function. Concentrations of these compounds that partially inhibited the forward and reverse NNT reactions in detergent-solubilized mouse liver mitochondria significantly impaired mitochondrial respiratory function, as estimated by ADP-stimulated and nonphosphorylating respiration. Among the tested compounds, NBD-Cl showed the best relationship between NNT inhibition and low impact on respiratory function. Despite this, NBD-Cl concentrations that partially inhibited NNT activity impaired mitochondrial respiratory function and significantly decreased the viability of cultured Nnt-/- mouse astrocytes. We conclude that even though the tested compounds indeed presented inhibitory effects on NNT activity, at effective concentrations, they cause important undesirable effects on mitochondrial respiratory function and cell viability.
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Affiliation(s)
- Rafaela Bicego
- Department of Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, SP, Brazil.
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- Department of Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, SP, Brazil.
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