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Ivarsson J, Bennett A, Ferrara F, Strauch R, Vallase A, Iorizzo M, Pecorelli A, Lila MA, Valacchi G. Gut-derived wild blueberry phenolic acid metabolites modulate extrinsic cutaneous damage. Food Funct 2024; 15:7849-7864. [PMID: 38962816 DOI: 10.1039/d4fo01874e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/05/2024]
Abstract
As the first line of defense, the skin is equipped with various physiological mechanisms positioned to prevent incoming oxidative damage from numerous environmental insults. With persistent exposure to the environment, understanding ways to augment the skin defenses is paramount in protecting from premature aging. In this study, we investigated the ability of five dietary phenolic metabolites, typically found in the bloodstream after wild blueberry consumption, to successfully defend the skin from UV light exposure in a novel ex vivo co-culture model of human skin explants and primary endothelial cells. Skin explants, placed in transwell inserts, were exposed to UV, and subsequently co-cultured with endothelial cells. When the endothelial cells had been pretreated with the bioactive metabolites at physiological concentrations (hippuric acid 3000 nM, isoferulic acid 1000 nM, salicylic acid 130 nM, benzoic acid 900 nM, α-hydroxyhippuric acid 400 nM) cutaneous damage was prevented on the co-cultured with UV-challenged skin explants. Co-culture with non-pretreated endothelial cells did not protect skin explants. Specifically, the pretreatment was able to reduce skin lipid peroxidation (measured as 4-hydroxynonenal protein adducts), and pro-inflammatory enzymes such as cyclooxygenase 2 (COX-2) and NADPH oxidase 4 (NOX-4). Furthermore, pretreatment with the metabolites prevented UV-induced release of inflammatory cytokines such as IL-1β and IL-8 as well as nitric oxides (NO) levels. In addition, the metabolites showed an impressive ability to prevent the loss of cutaneous structural proteins including involucrin and collagen type 1. Of note, endothelial cells cultured with UV exposed skin explants exhibited increased oxidative stress demonstrated by heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) up-regulation which was significantly prevented in the metabolite treated models. These findings highlight the ability of dietary polyphenolic metabolites to improve cutaneous defenses against extrinsic stressors.
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Affiliation(s)
- John Ivarsson
- Department of Animal Science, Plants for Human Health Institute, NC Research Campus, NC State University, Kannapolis, NC 28081, USA.
- Department of Food Bioprocessing & Nutrition Sciences, Plants for Human Health Institute, NC Research Campus, NC State University, Kannapolis, NC 28081, USA
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- Department of Food Bioprocessing & Nutrition Sciences, Plants for Human Health Institute, NC Research Campus, NC State University, Kannapolis, NC 28081, USA
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- Department of Chemical, Pharmaceutical and Agricultural Sciences, University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Food Bioprocessing & Nutrition Sciences, Plants for Human Health Institute, NC Research Campus, NC State University, Kannapolis, NC 28081, USA
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- Department of Environmental and Prevention Sciences, University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Horticultural Science, Plants for Human Health Institute, NC Research Campus, NC State University, Kannapolis, NC 28081, USA
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- Department of Food Bioprocessing & Nutrition Sciences, Plants for Human Health Institute, NC Research Campus, NC State University, Kannapolis, NC 28081, USA
- Department of Environmental and Prevention Sciences, University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Food Bioprocessing & Nutrition Sciences, Plants for Human Health Institute, NC Research Campus, NC State University, Kannapolis, NC 28081, USA
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- Department of Animal Science, Plants for Human Health Institute, NC Research Campus, NC State University, Kannapolis, NC 28081, USA.
- Department of Environmental and Prevention Sciences, University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy
- Kyung Hee University, Department of Food and Nutrition, Seoul, South Korea
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Chen K, Wang D, Qian M, Weng M, Lu Z, Zhang K, Jin Y. Endothelial cell dysfunction and targeted therapeutic drugs in sepsis. Heliyon 2024; 10:e33340. [PMID: 39027563 PMCID: PMC11255673 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e33340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2023] [Revised: 06/19/2024] [Accepted: 06/19/2024] [Indexed: 07/20/2024] Open
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Sepsis is a life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by an abnormal host response to microbial infections. During its pathogenesis, vascular endothelial cells (ECs) play a pivotal role as essential components in maintaining microcirculatory homeostasis. This article aims to comprehensively review the multifaceted physiological functions of vascular ECs, elucidate the alterations in their functionality throughout the course of sepsis, and explore recent advancements in research concerning sepsis-related therapeutic drugs targeting ECs.
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- Kunwei Chen
- Department of Anesthesiology, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Children's Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
- Children's Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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Nguyen HC, Bu S, Nikfarjam S, Rasheed B, Michels DCR, Singh A, Singh S, Marszal C, McGuire JJ, Feng Q, Frisbee JC, Qadura M, Singh KK. Loss of fatty acid binding protein 3 ameliorates lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammation and endothelial dysfunction. J Biol Chem 2023; 299:102921. [PMID: 36681124 PMCID: PMC9988587 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2023.102921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2021] [Revised: 12/03/2022] [Accepted: 12/09/2022] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Circulating fatty acid-binding protein 3 (FABP3) is an effective biomarker of myocardial injury and peripheral artery disease (PAD). The endothelium, which forms the inner most layer of every blood vessel, is exposed to higher levels of FABP3 in PAD or following myocardial injury, but the pathophysiological role of endothelial FABP3, the effect of FABP3 exposure on endothelial cells, and related mechanisms are unknown. Here, we aimed to evaluate the pathophysiological role of endothelial FABP3 and related mechanisms in vitro. Our molecular and functional in vitro analyses show that (1) FABP3 is basally expressed in endothelial cells; (2) inflammatory stress in the form of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) upregulated endothelial FABP3 expression; (3) loss of endogenous FABP3 protected endothelial cells against LPS-induced endothelial dysfunction; however, exogenous FABP3 exposure exacerbated LPS-induced inflammation; (4) loss of endogenous FABP3 protected against LPS-induced endothelial dysfunction by promoting cell survival and anti-inflammatory and pro-angiogenic signaling pathways. Together, these findings suggest that gain-of endothelial FABP3 exacerbates, whereas loss-of endothelial FABP3 inhibits LPS-induced endothelial dysfunction by promoting cell survival and anti-inflammatory and pro-angiogenic signaling. We propose that an increased circulating FABP3 in myocardial injury or PAD patients may be detrimental to endothelial function, and therefore, therapies aimed at inhibiting FABP3 may improve endothelial function in diseased states.
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- Hien C Nguyen
- Department of Medical Biophysics, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada; Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Medical Biophysics, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Medical Biophysics, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada; Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Medical Biophysics, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada; Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Medical Biophysics, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Medical Biophysics, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Applied Science, Fanshawe College, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Medical Biophysics, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Medical Biophysics, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Physiology and Pharmacology, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Medical Biophysics, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Medical Biophysics, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada; Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.
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Value of Serum miR-34a and Ang-1 in Severity Evaluation and Prognosis of Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome. Emerg Med Int 2022; 2022:5480026. [PMID: 36186528 PMCID: PMC9519325 DOI: 10.1155/2022/5480026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2022] [Accepted: 07/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Methods A total of 96 neonates with RDS admitted to the hospital from February 2020 to April 2021 were selected as the research subjects. According to the neonatal critical illness score, the subjects were divided into non-critical group (n = 50), critical group (n = 27), and extremely critical group (n = 19). According to survival status, the subjects were divided into survival group (n = 76) and death group (n = 20). Serum miR-34a and Ang-1 levels and NCIS were compared between RDS neonates with different severity and prognosis. The predictive value of serum miR-34a, Ang-1, and NCIS for death was analyzed using the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve. Results Serum miR-34a and Ang-1 levels and NCIS were significantly different in the 3 groups (P < 0.05). Serum miR-34a level decreased in order, while serum Ang-1 level and NCIS increased in order from the extremely critical group, the critical group to the non-critical group (P < 0.05). The survival group had lower serum miR-34a level and higher Ang-1 level and NCIS than the death group (P < 0.05). ROC curve analysis showed that the area under the curve (AUC) values of serum miR-34a, Ang-1, and NCIS to predict death of RDS neonates were 0.745, 0.7667, and 0.736. The cutoff values were 1.175, 6.815 ng/mL, and 85 points. The AUC of joint prediction with the three was 0.924, significantly larger than that of each index. The sensitivity and specificity were 94.70% and 90.00%. Conclusion Serum miR-34a, Ang-1, and NCIS are closely related to the severity and prognosis of neonatal RDS. Combined detection of the three is helpful for prognosis of neonatal RDS.
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Larionova I, Kazakova E, Gerashchenko T, Kzhyshkowska J. New Angiogenic Regulators Produced by TAMs: Perspective for Targeting Tumor Angiogenesis. Cancers (Basel) 2021; 13:cancers13133253. [PMID: 34209679 PMCID: PMC8268686 DOI: 10.3390/cancers13133253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2021] [Revised: 06/15/2021] [Accepted: 06/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Simple Summary Since the targeting of a single pro-angiogenic factor fails to improve oncological disease outcome, significant efforts have been made to identify new pro-angiogenic factors that could compensate for the deficiency of current therapy or act independently as single drugs. Our review aims to present the state-of-the art for well-known and recently described factors produced by macrophages that induce and regulate angiogenesis. A number of positive and negative regulators of angiogenesis in the tumor microenvironment are produced by tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs). Accumulating evidence has indicated that, apart from the well-known angiogenic factors, there are plenty of novel angiogenesis-regulating proteins that belong to different classes. We summarize the data regarding the direct or indirect mechanisms of the interaction of these factors with endothelial cells during angiogenesis. We highlight the recent findings that explain the limitations in the efficiency of current anti-angiogenic therapy approaches. Abstract Angiogenesis is crucial to the supply of a growing tumor with nutrition and oxygen. Inhibition of angiogenesis is one of the main treatment strategies for colorectal, lung, breast, renal, and other solid cancers. However, currently applied drugs that target VEGF or receptor tyrosine kinases have limited efficiency, which raises a question concerning the mechanism of patient resistance to the already developed drugs. Tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) were identified in the animal tumor models as a key inducer of the angiogenic switch. TAMs represent a potent source not only for VEGF, but also for a number of other pro-angiogenic factors. Our review provides information about the activity of secreted regulators of angiogenesis produced by TAMs. They include members of SEMA and S100A families, chitinase-like proteins, osteopontin, and SPARC. The COX-2, Tie2, and other factors that control the pro-angiogenic activity of TAMs are also discussed. We highlight how these recent findings explain the limitations in the efficiency of current anti-angiogenic therapy. Additionally, we describe genetic and posttranscriptional mechanisms that control the expression of factors regulating angiogenesis. Finally, we present prospects for the complex targeting of the pro-angiogenic activity of TAMs.
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- Irina Larionova
- Laboratory of Translational Cellular and Molecular Biomedicine, National Research Tomsk State University, 634050 Tomsk, Russia;
- Laboratory of Cancer Progression Biology, Cancer Research Institute, Tomsk National Research Medical Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, 634009 Tomsk, Russia;
- Correspondence: (I.L.); (J.K.)
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- Laboratory of Translational Cellular and Molecular Biomedicine, National Research Tomsk State University, 634050 Tomsk, Russia;
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- Laboratory of Cancer Progression Biology, Cancer Research Institute, Tomsk National Research Medical Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, 634009 Tomsk, Russia;
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- Laboratory of Translational Cellular and Molecular Biomedicine, National Research Tomsk State University, 634050 Tomsk, Russia;
- Institute of Transfusion Medicine and Immunology, Medical Faculty Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, 68167 Mannheim, Germany
- German Red Cross Blood Service Baden-Württemberg—Hessen, 68167 Mannheim, Germany
- Correspondence: (I.L.); (J.K.)
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