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Aghaei M, Ramezanitaghartapeh M, Javan M, Hoseininezhad-Namin MS, Mirzaei H, Rad AS, Soltani A, Sedighi S, Lup ANK, Khori V, Mahon PJ, Heidari F. Investigations of adsorption behavior and anti-inflammatory activity of glycine functionalized Al 12N 12 and Al 12ON 11 fullerene-like cages. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2021; 246:119023. [PMID: 33049473 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2020.119023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2020] [Revised: 09/12/2020] [Accepted: 09/27/2020] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The adsorption behavior of the amino acid, glycine (Gly), via the carboxyl, hydroxyl, and amino groups onto the surfaces of Al12N12 and Al16N16 fullerene-like cages were computationally evaluated by the combination of density functional theory (DFT) and molecular docking studies. It was found that Gly can chemically bond with the Al12N12 and Al16N16 fullerene-like cages as its amino group being more favorable to interact with the aluminum atoms of the adsorbents compared to carboxyl and hydroxyl groups. Oxygen and carbon doping were reported to reduce steric hindrance for Glycine interaction at Al site of Al12ON11/Gly and Al12CN11/Gly complexes. Interaction was further enhanced by oxygen doping due to its greater electron withdrawing effect. Herein, the Al12ON11/Gly complex where two carbonyl groups of Gly are bonded to the aluminum atoms of the Al12N12 fullerene-like cage is the most stable interaction configuration showing ∆adsH and ∆adsG values of -81.74 kcal/mol and -66.21 kcal/mol, respectively. Computational studies also revealed the frequency shifts that occurred due to the interaction process. Molecular docking analysis revealed that the Al12N12/Gly (-11.7 kcal/mol) and the Al12ON11/Gly (-9.2 kcal/mol) complexes have a good binding affinity with protein tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α). TNF-α was implicated as a key cytokine in various diseases, and it has been a validated therapeutic target for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. These results suggest that the Al12N12/Gly complex in comparison with the Al16N16/Gly, Al12ON11/Gly, and the Al12CN11/Gly complexes could be efficient inhibitors of TNF-α.
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- Mehrdad Aghaei
- Golestan Rheumatology Research Center, Golestan University of Medical Science, Gorgan, Iran
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Sciences, Golestan University, Gorgan, Iran
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- Biotechnology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran; Students Research Committee, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Ischemic Disorders Research Center, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Qaemshahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qaemshahr, Iran
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- Golestan Rheumatology Research Center, Golestan University of Medical Science, Gorgan, Iran.
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- Golestan Rheumatology Research Center, Golestan University of Medical Science, Gorgan, Iran.
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- School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University Malaysia, Jalan Sunsuria, Bandar Sunsuria, 43900 Sepang, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
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- Ischemic Disorders Research Center, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, VIC 3122, Australia
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- Golestan Rheumatology Research Center, Golestan University of Medical Science, Gorgan, Iran
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Alund AW, Mercer KE, Suva LJ, Pulliam CF, Chen JR, Badger TM, Van Remmen H, Ronis MJJ. Reactive Oxygen Species Differentially Regulate Bone Turnover in an Age-Specific Manner in Catalase Transgenic Female Mice. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 2016; 358:50-60. [PMID: 27189961 DOI: 10.1124/jpet.116.233213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/29/2016] [Accepted: 05/02/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Chronic ethyl alcohol (EtOH) consumption results in reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation in bone and osteopenia due to increased bone resorption and reduced bone formation. In this study, transgenic C57Bl/6J mice overexpressing human catalase (TgCAT) were used to test whether limiting excess hydrogen peroxide would protect against EtOH-mediated bone loss. Micro-computed tomography analysis of the skeletons of 6-week-old female chow-fed TgCAT mice revealed a high bone mass phenotype with increased cortical bone area and thickness as well as significantly increased trabecular bone volume (P < 0.05). Six-week-old wild-type (WT) and TgCAT female mice were chow fed or pair fed (PF) liquid diets with or without EtOH, approximately 30% of calories, for 8 weeks. Pair feeding of WT had no demonstrable effect on the skeleton; however, EtOH feeding of WT mice significantly reduced cortical and trabecular bone parameters along with bone strength compared with PF controls (P < 0.05). In contrast, EtOH feeding of TgCAT mice had no effect on trabecular bone compared with PF controls. At 14 weeks of age, there was significantly less trabecular bone and cortical cross-sectional area in TgCAT mice than WT mice (P < 0.05), suggesting impaired normal bone accrual with age. TgCAT mice expressed less collagen1α and higher sclerostin mRNA (P < 0.05), suggesting decreased bone formation in TgCAT mice. In conclusion, catalase overexpression resulted in greater bone mass than in WT mice at 6 weeks and lower bone mass at 14 weeks. EtOH feeding induced significant reductions in bone architecture and strength in WT mice, but TgCAT mice were partially protected. These data implicate ROS signaling in the regulation of bone turnover in an age-dependent manner, and indicate that excess hydrogen peroxide generation contributes to alcohol-induced osteopenia.
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- Alexander W Alund
- Arkansas Children's Nutrition Center (A.W.A., K.E.M., J.-R.C., T.M.B.), Interdisciplinary Biomedical Sciences (A.W.A.), Department of Pediatrics (K.E.M., J.-R.C., T.M.B.), and Department of Orthopedic Surgery (L.J.S.), University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas; Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana (C.F.P., M.J.J.R.); and Aging and Metabolism Research Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (H.V.R.)
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- Arkansas Children's Nutrition Center (A.W.A., K.E.M., J.-R.C., T.M.B.), Interdisciplinary Biomedical Sciences (A.W.A.), Department of Pediatrics (K.E.M., J.-R.C., T.M.B.), and Department of Orthopedic Surgery (L.J.S.), University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas; Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana (C.F.P., M.J.J.R.); and Aging and Metabolism Research Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (H.V.R.)
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- Arkansas Children's Nutrition Center (A.W.A., K.E.M., J.-R.C., T.M.B.), Interdisciplinary Biomedical Sciences (A.W.A.), Department of Pediatrics (K.E.M., J.-R.C., T.M.B.), and Department of Orthopedic Surgery (L.J.S.), University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas; Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana (C.F.P., M.J.J.R.); and Aging and Metabolism Research Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (H.V.R.)
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- Arkansas Children's Nutrition Center (A.W.A., K.E.M., J.-R.C., T.M.B.), Interdisciplinary Biomedical Sciences (A.W.A.), Department of Pediatrics (K.E.M., J.-R.C., T.M.B.), and Department of Orthopedic Surgery (L.J.S.), University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas; Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana (C.F.P., M.J.J.R.); and Aging and Metabolism Research Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (H.V.R.)
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- Arkansas Children's Nutrition Center (A.W.A., K.E.M., J.-R.C., T.M.B.), Interdisciplinary Biomedical Sciences (A.W.A.), Department of Pediatrics (K.E.M., J.-R.C., T.M.B.), and Department of Orthopedic Surgery (L.J.S.), University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas; Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana (C.F.P., M.J.J.R.); and Aging and Metabolism Research Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (H.V.R.)
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- Arkansas Children's Nutrition Center (A.W.A., K.E.M., J.-R.C., T.M.B.), Interdisciplinary Biomedical Sciences (A.W.A.), Department of Pediatrics (K.E.M., J.-R.C., T.M.B.), and Department of Orthopedic Surgery (L.J.S.), University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas; Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana (C.F.P., M.J.J.R.); and Aging and Metabolism Research Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (H.V.R.)
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- Arkansas Children's Nutrition Center (A.W.A., K.E.M., J.-R.C., T.M.B.), Interdisciplinary Biomedical Sciences (A.W.A.), Department of Pediatrics (K.E.M., J.-R.C., T.M.B.), and Department of Orthopedic Surgery (L.J.S.), University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas; Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana (C.F.P., M.J.J.R.); and Aging and Metabolism Research Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (H.V.R.)
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- Arkansas Children's Nutrition Center (A.W.A., K.E.M., J.-R.C., T.M.B.), Interdisciplinary Biomedical Sciences (A.W.A.), Department of Pediatrics (K.E.M., J.-R.C., T.M.B.), and Department of Orthopedic Surgery (L.J.S.), University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas; Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana (C.F.P., M.J.J.R.); and Aging and Metabolism Research Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (H.V.R.)
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Lugrin J, Rosenblatt-Velin N, Parapanov R, Liaudet L. The role of oxidative stress during inflammatory processes. Biol Chem 2014; 395:203-30. [PMID: 24127541 DOI: 10.1515/hsz-2013-0241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 445] [Impact Index Per Article: 44.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2013] [Accepted: 10/09/2013] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Abstract The production of various reactive oxidant species in excess of endogenous antioxidant defense mechanisms promotes the development of a state of oxidative stress, with significant biological consequences. In recent years, evidence has emerged that oxidative stress plays a crucial role in the development and perpetuation of inflammation, and thus contributes to the pathophysiology of a number of debilitating illnesses, such as cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, cancer, or neurodegenerative processes. Oxidants affect all stages of the inflammatory response, including the release by damaged tissues of molecules acting as endogenous danger signals, their sensing by innate immune receptors from the Toll-like (TLRs) and the NOD-like (NLRs) families, and the activation of signaling pathways initiating the adaptive cellular response to such signals. In this article, after summarizing the basic aspects of redox biology and inflammation, we review in detail the current knowledge on the fundamental connections between oxidative stress and inflammatory processes, with a special emphasis on the danger molecule high-mobility group box-1, the TLRs, the NLRP-3 receptor, and the inflammasome, as well as the transcription factor nuclear factor-κB.
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Zuo DC, Choi S, Shahi PK, Kim MY, Park CG, Kim YD, Lee J, Chang IY, So I, Jun JY. Inhibition of pacemaker activity in interstitial cells of Cajal by LPS via NF-κB and MAP kinase. World J Gastroenterol 2013; 19:1210-1218. [PMID: 23482668 PMCID: PMC3587477 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i8.1210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2012] [Revised: 12/21/2012] [Accepted: 01/19/2013] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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AIM: To investigate lipopolysaccharide (LPS) related signal transduction in interstitial cells of Cajal (ICCs) from mouse small intestine.
METHODS: For this study, primary culture of ICCs was prepared from the small intestine of the mouse. LPS was treated to the cells prior to measurement of the membrane currents by using whole-cell patch clamp technique. Immunocytochemistry was used to examine the expression of the proteins in ICCs.
RESULTS: LPS suppressed the pacemaker currents of ICCs and this could be blocked by AH6809, a prostaglandin E2-EP2 receptor antagonist or NG-Nitro-L-arginine Methyl Ester, an inhibitor of nitric oxide (NO) synthase. Toll-like receptor 4, inducible NO synthase or cyclooxygenase-2 immunoreactivity by specific antibodies was detected on ICCs. Catalase (antioxidant agent) had no action on LPS-induced action in ICCs. LPS actions were blocked by nuclear factor κB (NF-κB) inhibitor, actinomycin D (a gene transcription inhibitor), PD 98059 (a p42/44 mitogen-activated protein kinases inhibitor) or SB 203580 [a p38 mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPK) inhibitor]. SB 203580 also blocked the prostaglandin E2-induced action on pacemaker currents in ICCs but not NO.
CONCLUSION: LPS inhibit the pacemaker currents in ICCs via prostaglandin E2- and NO-dependent mechanism through toll-like receptor 4 and suggest that MAPK and NF-κB are implicated in these actions.
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Post-transcriptional divergence in the regulation of CAT-2A, CAT-2B and iNOS expression by dexamethasone in vascular smooth muscle cells. Amino Acids 2011; 43:667-76. [DOI: 10.1007/s00726-011-1115-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2011] [Accepted: 09/29/2011] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Banerjee S, Zmijewski JW, Lorne E, Liu G, Sha Y, Abraham E. Modulation of SCF beta-TrCP-dependent I kappaB alpha ubiquitination by hydrogen peroxide. J Biol Chem 2009; 285:2665-75. [PMID: 19933270 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m109.060822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Reactive oxygen species are known to participate in the regulation of intracellular signaling pathways, including activation of NF-kappaB. Recent studies have indicated that increases in intracellular concentrations of hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2)) have anti-inflammatory effects in neutrophils, including inhibition of the degradation of I kappaB alpha after TLR4 engagement. In the present experiments, we found that culture of lipopolysaccharide-stimulated neutrophils and HEK 293 cells with H(2)O(2) resulted in diminished ubiquitination of I kappaB alpha and decreased SCF(beta-TrCP) ubiquitin ligase activity. Exposure of neutrophils or HEK 293 cells to H(2)O(2) was associated with reduced binding between phosphorylated I kappaB alpha and SCF(beta-TrCP) but no change in the composition of the SCF(beta-TrCP) complex. Lipopolysaccharide-induced SCF(beta-TrCP) ubiquitin ligase activity as well as binding of beta-TrCP to phosphorylated I kappaB alpha was decreased in the lungs of acatalasemic mice and mice treated with the catalase inhibitor aminotriazole, situations in which intracellular concentrations of H(2)O(2) are increased. Exposure to H(2)O(2) resulted in oxidative modification of cysteine residues in beta-TrCP. Cysteine 308 in Blade 1 of the beta-TrCP beta-propeller region was found to be required for maximal binding between beta-TrCP and phosphorylated I kappaB alpha. These findings suggest that the anti-inflammatory effects of H(2)O(2) may result from its ability to decrease ubiquitination as well as subsequent degradation of I kappaB alpha through inhibiting the association between I kappaB alpha and SCF(beta-TrCP).
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- Sami Banerjee
- Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35294-0012, USA
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Oliveira-Marques V, Marinho HS, Cyrne L, Antunes F. Role of hydrogen peroxide in NF-kappaB activation: from inducer to modulator. Antioxid Redox Signal 2009; 11:2223-43. [PMID: 19496701 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2009.2601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 176] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) has been implicated in the regulation of the transcription factor NF-kappaB, a key regulator of the inflammatory process and adaptive immunity. However, no consensus exists regarding the regulatory role played by H2O2. We discuss how the experimental methodologies used to expose cells to H2O2 produce inconsistent results that are difficult to compare, and how the steady-state titration with H2O2 emerges as an adequate tool to overcome these problems. The redox targets of H2O2 in the NF-kappaB pathway--from the membrane to the post-translational modifications in both NF-kappaB and histones in the nucleus--are described. We also review how H2O2 acts as a specific regulator at the level of the single gene, and briefly discuss the implications of this regulation for human health in the context of kappaB polymorphisms. In conclusion, after near 30 years of research, H2O2 emerges not as an inducer of NF-kappaB, but as an agent able to modulate the activation of the NF-kappaB pathway by other agents. This modulation is generic at the level of the whole pathway but specific at the level of the single gene. Therefore, H2O2 is a fine-tuning regulator of NF-kappaB-dependent processes, as exemplified by its dual regulation of inflammation.
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- Virgínia Oliveira-Marques
- Grupo de Bioquímica dos Oxidantes e Antioxidantes, Centro de Química e Bioquímica, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
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de Oliveira-Marques V, Cyrne L, Marinho HS, Antunes F. A quantitative study of NF-kappaB activation by H2O2: relevance in inflammation and synergy with TNF-alpha. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2007; 178:3893-902. [PMID: 17339489 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.178.6.3893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Although the germicide role of H(2)O(2) released during inflammation is well established, a hypothetical regulatory function, either promoting or inhibiting inflammation, is still controversial. In particular, after 15 years of highly contradictory results it remains uncertain whether H(2)O(2) by itself activates NF-kappaB or if it stimulates or inhibits the activation of NF-kappaB by proinflammatory mediators. We investigated the role of H(2)O(2) in NF-kappaB activation using, for the first time, a calibrated and controlled method of H(2)O(2) delivery--the steady-state titration--in which cells are exposed to constant, low, and known concentrations of H(2)O(2). This technique contrasts with previously applied techniques, which disrupt cellular redox homeostasis and/or introduce uncertainties in the actual H(2)O(2) concentration to which cells are exposed. In both MCF-7 and HeLa cells, H(2)O(2) at extracellular concentrations up to 25 microM did not induce significantly per se NF-kappaB translocation to the nucleus, but it stimulated the translocation induced by TNF-alpha. For higher H(2)O(2) doses this stimulatory role shifts to an inhibition, which may explain published contradictory results. The stimulatory role was confirmed by the observation that 12.5 microM H(2)O(2), a concentration found during inflammation, increased the expression of several proinflammatory NF-kappaB-dependent genes induced by TNF-alpha (e.g., IL-8, MCP-1, TLR2, and TNF-alpha). The same low H(2)O(2) concentration also induced the anti-inflammatory gene coding for heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) and IL-6. We propose that H(2)O(2) has a fine-tuning regulatory role, comprising both a proinflammatory control loop that increases pathogen removal and an anti-inflammatory control loop, which avoids an exacerbated harmful inflammatory response.
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- Virgínia de Oliveira-Marques
- Grupo de Bioquímica dos Oxidantes e Antioxidantes, Centro de Química e Bioquímica, Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal.
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Zmijewski JW, Zhao X, Xu Z, Abraham E. Exposure to hydrogen peroxide diminishes NF-kappaB activation, IkappaB-alpha degradation, and proteasome activity in neutrophils. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2007; 293:C255-66. [PMID: 17392377 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00618.2006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Although ROS can participate in modulating the activity of the transcriptional factor NF-kappaB and expression of NF-kappaB-dependent genes, the mechanisms involved and the roles of specific ROS have not been fully determined. In particular, individual ROS appear to have differing effects on NF-kappaB activation dependent on the cell population studied. In the present study, we examined the ability of H(2)O(2) to affect NF-kappaB activation in LPS-stimulated murine neutrophils and macrophages. Exposure of bone marrow or peritoneal neutrophils to H(2)O(2) was associated with reduced nuclear translocation of NF-kappaB and decreased production of the NF-kappaB-dependent cytokines TNF-alpha and macrophage inhibitory protein-2. H(2)O(2) treatment resulted in diminished trypsin- and chymotrypsin-like proteasome activity. The degradation of IkappaB-alpha normally found in LPS-treated neutrophils was prevented when H(2)O(2) was added to cell cultures. In contrast to the effects found in neutrophils, H(2)O(2) did not affect chymotrypsin-like proteasomal activity or cytokine production in LPS-stimulated macrophages, even though trypsin-like proteasomal activity was reduced. These results demonstrate that the effects of H(2)O(2) on NF-kappaB and proteasomal activity are cell population specific.
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- Jaroslaw W Zmijewski
- Dept. of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Alabama, BDB 420, 1530 3rd Ave. S, Birmingham, AL 35294-0012, USA
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Mitra S, Abraham E. Participation of superoxide in neutrophil activation and cytokine production. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis 2006; 1762:732-41. [PMID: 16919916 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2006.06.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2006] [Revised: 06/30/2006] [Accepted: 06/30/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Reactive oxygen species (ROS) can participate in cellular signaling and have been shown to modulate activation of the transcriptional regulatory factor NF-kappaB. However, the effects of ROS can differ in various cell populations. To examine the role of superoxide in neutrophil activation, we exposed resting neutrophils and neutrophils stimulated with LPS to paraquat, an agent that specifically increases intracellular superoxide concentrations. Culture of resting neutrophils with paraquat resulted in increased production of the proinflammatory cytokines TNF-alpha and MIP-2, enhanced degradation of IkappaB-alpha, and increased nuclear accumulation of NF-kappaB. Such effects of paraquat were due to intracellular superoxide (O2-) since they were blocked by the non-specific antioxidant N-acetyl cysteine and the cell permeable superoxide scavenger Tiron, but not by catalase, which facilitates the conversion of H2O2 to H2O and O2. Similar potentiating effects of paraquat were found in LPS-stimulated neutrophils. Exposure of neutrophils to paraquat also enhanced phosphorylation of Ser536 in the p65 subunit of NF-kappaB an event associated with increased transcriptional activity. Examination of kinases critical for LPS-stimulated gene expression showed that addition of paraquat to resting or LPS exposed neutrophils enhanced activation of p38 MAPK, but not that of Akt or ERK1/2. The potentiation of NF-kappaB translocation and proinflammatory cytokine production, but not of Ser536 p65 phosphorylation, by paraquat was dependent on activation of p38 MAPK. These results demonstrate that increased intracellular superoxide concentrations are proinflammatory in neutrophils, acting through a p38 MAPK dependent mechanism that results in enhanced nuclear accumulation of NF-kappaB and increased expression of NF-kappaB dependent proinflammatory cytokines.
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- Sanchayita Mitra
- Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine, University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center, 4200 E. Ninth Avenue, Denver, CO 80262, USA
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Gomez AB, MacKenzie C, Paul A, Plevin R. Selective inhibition of inhibitory kappa B kinase-beta abrogates induction of nitric oxide synthase in lipopolysaccharide-stimulated rat aortic smooth muscle cells. Br J Pharmacol 2005; 146:217-25. [PMID: 15997236 PMCID: PMC1576261 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0706308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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In this study, we utilised a number of adenoviral constructs in order to examine the role of intermediates of the NF-kappaB pathway in the regulation of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) induction in rat aortic smooth muscle cells (RASMCs). Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) stimulated a significant increase in iNOS induction and NF-kappaB DNA binding. These parameters were substantially reduced by overexpression of a wild-type Ikappa-Balpha adenoviral construct (Ad.Ikappa-Balpha), confirming a role for NF-kappaB in iNOS induction. Infection with a dominant-negative IKKalpha adenoviral construct (Ad.IKKalpha+/-) did not significantly affect iNOS induction, NF-kappaB DNA binding or Ikappa-Balpha loss. Infection of RASMCs with adenovirus encoding a dominant-negative IKKbeta (Ad.IKKbeta+/-) essentially abolished iNOS induction and activation of the NF-kappaB pathway. Pretreatment of RASMCs with a novel specific inhibitor of IKKbeta, SC-514, significantly reduced iNOS induction, NF-kappaB DNA binding and I-kappaBalpha loss in a concentration-dependent manner. In both RASMCs and human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs), infection with Ad.IKKbeta+/- also inhibited COX-2 expression in response to LPS. However, Ad.IKKalpha+/- was again without effect. These data suggest that IKKbeta plays a predominant, selective role in the regulation of NF-kappaB-dependent induction of iNOS in RASMCs.
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- Almudena Bermejo Gomez
- Department of Physiology & Pharmacology, University of Strathclyde, Strathclyde Institute for Biomedical Sciences, 27 Taylor Street, Glasgow G4 0NR, Scotland
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- Department of Physiology & Pharmacology, University of Strathclyde, Strathclyde Institute for Biomedical Sciences, 27 Taylor Street, Glasgow G4 0NR, Scotland
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- Department of Physiology & Pharmacology, University of Strathclyde, Strathclyde Institute for Biomedical Sciences, 27 Taylor Street, Glasgow G4 0NR, Scotland
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- Department of Physiology & Pharmacology, University of Strathclyde, Strathclyde Institute for Biomedical Sciences, 27 Taylor Street, Glasgow G4 0NR, Scotland
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Ethacrynic acid has been used as a safe and effective diuretic for more than 30 years. In this study, we tested the hypothesis that ethacrynic acid is also an anti-inflammatory agent that inhibits signaling by the proinflammatory transcription factor NF-kappaB. We showed that ethacrynic acid inhibited luciferase expression in lipopolysaccharide-stimulated macrophage-like RAW 264.7 cells transfected with an NF-kappaB-dependent luciferase reporter vector and also inhibited NF-kappaB DNA binding in lipopolysaccharide-stimulated RAW 264.7 cells (electrophoretic mobility shift assay). Ethacrynic acid inhibited degradation of IkappaBalpha and IkappaBbeta in lipopolysaccharide-stimulated RAW 264.7 cells. Ethacrynic acid impaired DNA binding of wild-type p65 subunits of NF-kappaB in cells. However, DNA binding of a Cys--> Ser p65 mutant was not inhibited by ethacrynic acid, suggesting that ethacrynic acid inhibits DNA binding by alkylating p65 at Cys. In a cell-free system, binding of p50 homodimers to an NF-kappaB consensus sequence was inhibited by ethacrynic acid at concentrations from 10 to 100 microM, indicating that ethacrynic acid probably also covalently modifies the p50 subunit. These data indicate that ethacrynic acid inhibits activation of the NF-kappaB pathway at multiple points and suggest that this well-studied drug warrants further investigation as a potential therapeutic for various conditions that are associated with excessive inflammation.
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- Yusheng Han
- Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15261, USA
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Zhong Z, Lemasters JJ. Role of free radicals in failure of fatty liver grafts caused by ethanol. Alcohol 2004; 34:49-58. [PMID: 15670666 DOI: 10.1016/j.alcohol.2004.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2004] [Revised: 08/10/2004] [Accepted: 08/10/2004] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Alcohol is associated with accidental deaths and suicides leading to organ donation, and hepatic steatosis is an important risk factor for initial poor function and failure of human liver grafts. Mechanisms of fatty graft failure are not fully understood, but increased oxidative stress may be a major factor. To characterize the role of free radical stress and the efficacy of antioxidant treatments in fatty liver graft injury, donors for orthotopic rat liver transplantation were treated chronically (3 or more weeks) and acutely (single dose) with ethanol. After transplantation, necrosis and alanine aminotransferase release were threefold to fourfold higher in recipients of fatty grafts from donors treated with ethanol either acutely or chronically compared with findings for recipients of grafts from untreated donors. Moreover, graft survival decreased from nearly 100% to less than 20%. Free radical adducts, as measured by electron spin resonance spectroscopy, were detected in the blood and bile of rats receiving fatty grafts caused by ethanol. Markers of lipid peroxidation also increased after transplantation. Destruction of Kupffer cells with gadolinium chloride decreased free radical production and improved graft survival. Leukocyte adhesion increased beginning early after implantation, and adherent white blood cells obtained from transplanted fatty livers produced the same free radical species as were detected in blood. Therefore, Kupffer cells and adherent white blood cells are important sources of free radicals. Free radicals not only damage fatty grafts directly but also lead to enhanced inflammation and disturbed microcirculation. Delivery of superoxide dismutase-1 and superoxide dismutase-2 genes, free radical-scavenging polyphenols, and antioxidant-containing Carolina Rinse solution reduced injury and improved survival of fatty grafts caused by ethanol. Taken together, these findings indicate that free radicals increase in fatty grafts after transplantation and play an important role in injury of fatty grafts obtained from ethanol-exposed donors. Treatment of fatty donor livers with antioxidants and free radical scavengers may thus be an effective clinical therapy to prevent failure of fatty grafts.
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- Zhi Zhong
- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, CB# 7090, 236 Taylor Hall, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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Strassheim D, Asehnoune K, Park JS, Kim JY, He Q, Richter D, Mitra S, Arcaroli J, Kuhn K, Abraham E. Modulation of bone marrow-derived neutrophil signaling by H2O2: disparate effects on kinases, NF-kappaB, and cytokine expression. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2003; 286:C683-92. [PMID: 14656721 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00296.2003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Reactive oxygen species (ROS), including hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), are generated in increased amounts in pathological, biological processes and can play a role in signal transduction. Neutrophils often accumulate in acute inflammatory reactions, at sites where elevated concentrations of ROS are present. ROS have been demonstrated to participate in the activation of intracellular signaling pathways, including those involved in modulating nuclear accumulation and transcriptional activity of NF-kappaB. However, the role of ROS in affecting such events in neutrophils has not been examined. Using exposure of murine bone marrow neutrophils to H2O2 as a model of oxidative stress, we found both strong and persistent activation of ERK1/2, p38, JNK, and PKB, but not the p21-activated kinase. Stimulating the bone marrow-derived neutrophils with H2O2 did not affect nuclear translocation of NF-kappaB. However, production and secretion of the proinflammatory cytokine TNF-alpha in LPS-stimulated neutrophils were inhibited by H2O2. Exposure of LPS- or TNF-alpha-stimulated neutrophils to H2O2 decreased nuclear translocation of NF-kappaB. LPS-induced activation of the transcriptional factor AP-1 was also inhibited by H2O2. This inhibition of nuclear accumulation of NF-kappaB by H2O2 was not caused by an impaired capacity of LPS to stimulate the IKK pathway or to direct oxidative effects on NF-kappaB but rather reflected diminished degradation of IkappaB-alpha. These results indicate that oxidative stress, despite being able to selectively activate intracellular kinases in bone marrow-derived neutrophils, also inhibits NF-kappaB activation and associated TNF-alpha expression. Such inhibitory effects on neutrophil activation may limit tissue damage produced by oxidative stress.
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- Derek Strassheim
- Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine, Univ. of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Box C272, Denver, CO 80262, USA.
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MacKenzie CJ, Paul A, Wilson S, de Martin R, Baker AH, Plevin R. Enhancement of lipopolysaccharide-stimulated JNK activity in rat aortic smooth muscle cells by pharmacological and adenovirus-mediated inhibition of inhibitory kappa B kinase signalling. Br J Pharmacol 2003; 139:1041-9. [PMID: 12839879 PMCID: PMC1573924 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0705330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2003] [Accepted: 04/06/2003] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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1. In rat aortic smooth muscle cells (RASMCs), the putative nuclear factor kappa B (NFkappaB) inhibitor Pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate (PDTC) was found to inhibit lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated NFkappaB DNA-binding. However, further investigation identified the site of inhibition as being at, or upstream of, the inhibitory kappa B kinases (IKKs) as their kinase activity was substantially reduced. 2. In addition, PDTC potentiated LPS-stimulated c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK), p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAP kinase) and MAP kinase-activated protein kinase-2 activity (the downstream target of p38 MAP kinase). 3. Another inhibitor of NFkappaB signalling, the serine protease inhibitor Nalphap-tosyl-L-lysine chloro-methylketone (TLCK), also inhibited LPS-stimulated IKK activity and potentiated JNK activity in response to LPS, suggesting that cross-talk may occur between the NFkappaB and stress-activated protein kinase pathways at the level of IKK or at a common point upstream. 4. Infection of RASMCs with an adenovirus encoding either inhibitory kappa Balpha or a dominant-negative IKKbeta potentiated LPS-stimulated JNK activity. 5. These studies therefore suggest that the loss of NFkappaB DNA-binding and resultant transcriptional activity, rather than the loss of IKK activity, is sufficient to cause an increase in JNK activity. This shows that either pharmacological or molecular inhibition of NFkappaB DNA-binding enhances JNK activation in vascular smooth muscle cells, an effect that may contribute to the pathophysiological effects of LPS.
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MESH Headings
- Adenoviridae/physiology
- Animals
- Aorta, Thoracic/cytology
- Aorta, Thoracic/drug effects
- Aorta, Thoracic/enzymology
- Cells, Cultured
- Enzyme Activation/drug effects
- Enzyme Activation/physiology
- Enzyme Inhibitors/pharmacology
- JNK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases
- Lipopolysaccharides/pharmacology
- MAP Kinase Kinase 4
- MAP Kinase Signaling System/drug effects
- MAP Kinase Signaling System/physiology
- Male
- Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinases/metabolism
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/cytology
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/drug effects
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/enzymology
- Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases/antagonists & inhibitors
- Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases/physiology
- Rats
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley
- NF-kappaB-Inducing Kinase
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Affiliation(s)
- Christopher J MacKenzie
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Strathclyde, Strathclyde Institute for Biomedical Sciences, 27 Taylor Street, Glasgow G4 0NR, Scotland.
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Zhong Z, Wheeler MD, Li X, Froh M, Schemmer P, Yin M, Bunzendaul H, Bradford B, Lemasters JJ. L-Glycine: a novel antiinflammatory, immunomodulatory, and cytoprotective agent. Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care 2003; 6:229-40. [PMID: 12589194 DOI: 10.1097/00075197-200303000-00013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 258] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW In recent years, evidence has mounted in favor of the antiinflammatory, immunomodulatory and cytoprotective effects of the simplest amino acid L-glycine. This article will focus on the recent findings about the responsible mechanisms of protection and review the beneficial effects of glycine in different disease states. RECENT FINDINGS Glycine protects against shock caused by hemorrhage, endotoxin and sepsis, prevents ischemia/reperfusion and cold storage/reperfusion injury to a variety of tissues and organs including liver, kidney, heart, intestine and skeletal muscle, and diminishes liver and renal injury caused by hepatic and renal toxicants and drugs. Glycine also protects against peptidoglycan polysaccharide-induced arthritis and inhibits gastric secretion and protects the gastric mucosa against chemically and stress-induced ulcers. Glycine appears to exert several protective effects, including antiinflammatory, immunomodulatory and direct cytoprotective actions. Glycine acts on inflammatory cells such as macrophages to suppress activation of transcription factors and the formation of free radicals and inflammatory cytokines. In the plasma membrane, glycine appears to activate a chloride channel that stabilizes or hyperpolarizes the plasma membrane potential. As a consequence, agonist-induced opening of L-type voltage-dependent calcium channels and the resulting increases in intracellular calcium ions are suppressed, which may account for the immunomodulatory and antiinflammatory effects of glycine. Lastly, glycine blocks the opening of relatively non-specific pores in the plasma membrane that occurs as the penultimate event leading to necrotic cell death. SUMMARY Multiple protective effects make glycine a promising treatment strategy for inflammatory diseases.
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- Zhi Zhong
- Departments of Cell and Developmental Biology, Pharmacology, Surgery and Environmental Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-7090, USA.
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Zhong Z, Froh M, Connor HD, Li X, Conzelmann LO, Mason RP, Lemasters JJ, Thurman RG. Prevention of hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury by green tea extract. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2002; 283:G957-64. [PMID: 12223356 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00216.2001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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These experiments were designed to determine whether green tea extract (GTE), which contains polyphenolic free radical scavengers, prevents ischemia-reperfusion injury to the liver. Rats were fed a powdered diet containing 0-0.3% GTE starting 5 days before hepatic warm ischemia and reperfusion. Free radicals in bile were trapped with the spin-trapping reagent alpha-(4-pyridyl-1-oxide)-N-tert-butylnitrone (4-POBN) and measured using electron spin resonance spectroscopy. Hepatic ischemia-reperfusion increased transaminase release and caused pathological changes including focal necrosis and hepatic leukocyte infiltration in the liver. Transaminase release was diminished by over 85% and pathological changes were almost totally blocked by 0.1% dietary GTE. Ischemia-reperfusion increased 4-POBN/radical adducts in bile nearly twofold, an effect largely blocked by GTE. Epicatechin, one of the major green tea polyphenols, gave similar protection as GTE. In addition, hepatic ischemia-reperfusion activated NF-kappa B and increased TNF-alpha mRNA and protein expression. These effects were all blocked by GTE. Taken together, these results demonstrate that GTE scavenges free radicals in the liver after ischemiareoxygenation, thus preventing formation of toxic cytokines. Therefore, GTE could prove to be effective in decreasing hepatic injury in disease states where ischemia-reperfusion occurs.
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- Zhi Zhong
- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 27599, USA
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