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Normal tissue injury from irradiation is an unfortunate consequence of radiotherapy. Technologic improvements have reduced the risk of normal tissue injury; however, toxicity causing treatment breaks or long-term side effects continues to occur in a subset of patients. The molecular events that lead to normal tissue injury are complex and span a variety of biologic processes, including oxidative stress, inflammation, depletion of injured cells, senescence, and elaboration of proinflammatory and profibrogenic cytokines. This article describes selected recent advances in normal tissue radiobiology.
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- Deborah E Citrin
- Radiation Oncology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD.
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- Radiation Biology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
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Kim K, Hurr C, Patik JC, Matthew Brothers R. Attenuated cutaneous microvascular function in healthy young African Americans: Role of intradermal l-arginine supplementation. Microvasc Res 2018; 118:1-6. [PMID: 29408444 DOI: 10.1016/j.mvr.2018.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2017] [Revised: 01/03/2018] [Accepted: 02/01/2018] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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It has been established that endothelial function in conduit vessels is reduced in young African Americans (AA) relative to Caucasian Americans (CA). However, less is known regarding endothelial function in microvasculature of young AA. We hypothesized that microvascular function in response to local heating of skin is attenuated in young AA relative to age-matched CA due largely to the lack of NO bioavailability, which is in turn improved by intradermal l-arginine supplementation and/or inhibition of arginase. Nine AA and nine CA adults participated in this study. Participants were instrumented with four microdialysis membranes in the cutaneous vasculature of one forearm and were randomly assigned to receive 1) lactated Ringer's solution as a control site; 2) 20 mM NG-nitro-l-arginine (l-NAME) to inhibit NO synthase activity; 3) 10 mM l-arginine to local supplement l-arginine; or 4) a combination of 5.0 mM (S)-(2‑boronoethyl)-l-cysteine-HCL (BEC) and 5.0 mM Nω-hydroxy-nor-l-arginine (nor-NOHA) at a rate of 2.0 μl/min to locally inhibit arginase activity. Cutaneous vascular conductance (CVC) was calculated as red blood cell flux divided by mean arterial pressure. All CVC data were presented as a percentage of maximal CVC (%CVCmax) that was determined by maximal cutaneous vasodilation induced by 44 °C heating plus sodium nitroprusside administration. The response during the 42 °C local heating plateau was blunted in the AA at the control site (CA: 84 ± 12 vs. AA: 62 ± 6 vs. %CVCmax; P < 0.001). This response was improved in AA at the l-arginine site (Control: 62 ± 6 vs. l-arginine: 70 ± 18%CVCmax; P < 0.05) but not in the arginase inhibited site (Control: 62 ± 6 vs. Arginase inhibited: 62 ± 13%CVCmax; P = 0.91). In addition, the AA group had an attenuated NO contribution to the plateau phase during 42 °C local heating relative to the CA group (CA: 56 ± 14 vs. AA: 44 ± 6 Δ %CVCmax; P < 0.001). These findings suggest that 1) cutaneous microvascular function in response to local heating is blunted in young AA when compared to age-matched young CA; 2) this attenuated response is partly related to decrease in NO bioavailability in young AA; and 3) a local infusion of l-arginine, but not arginase inhibition, improves cutaneous microvascular responses to local heating in young AA relative to CA.
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- Kiyoung Kim
- Department of Pathology, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, United States
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- Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, George Washington University, United States
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- Department of Kinesiology, The University of Texas at Arlington, United States
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- Department of Kinesiology, The University of Texas at Arlington, United States.
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Goldenberg NM, Kuebler WM. Endothelial cell regulation of pulmonary vascular tone, inflammation, and coagulation. Compr Physiol 2016; 5:531-59. [PMID: 25880504 DOI: 10.1002/cphy.c140024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The pulmonary endothelium represents a heterogeneous cell monolayer covering the luminal surface of the entire lung vasculature. As such, this cell layer lies at a critical interface between the blood, airways, and lung parenchyma, and must act as a selective barrier between these diverse compartments. Lung endothelial cells are able to produce and secrete mediators, display surface receptor, and cellular adhesion molecules, and metabolize circulating hormones to influence vasomotor tone, both local and systemic inflammation, and coagulation functions. In this review, we will explore the role of the pulmonary endothelium in each of these systems, highlighting key regulatory functions of the pulmonary endothelial cell, as well as novel aspects of the pulmonary endothelium in contrast to the systemic cell type. The interactions between pulmonary endothelial cells and both leukocytes and platelets will be discussed in detail, and wherever possible, elements of endothelial control over physiological and pathophysiological processes will be examined.
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- Neil M Goldenberg
- The Keenan Research Centre for Biomedical Science of St. Michael's, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Department of Anesthesia, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- The Keenan Research Centre for Biomedical Science of St. Michael's, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; German Heart Institute Berlin, Germany; Institute of Physiology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany; Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Department of Physiology, University of Toronto, Ontario,Canada
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Modulation of Radiation Response by the Tetrahydrobiopterin Pathway. Antioxidants (Basel) 2015; 4:68-81. [PMID: 26785338 PMCID: PMC4665563 DOI: 10.3390/antiox4010068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2014] [Revised: 01/07/2015] [Accepted: 01/13/2015] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Ionizing radiation (IR) is an integral component of our lives due to highly prevalent sources such as medical, environmental, and/or accidental. Thus, understanding of the mechanisms by which radiation toxicity develops is crucial to address acute and chronic health problems that occur following IR exposure. Immediate formation of IR-induced free radicals as well as their persistent effects on metabolism through subsequent alterations in redox mediated inter- and intracellular processes are globally accepted as significant contributors to early and late effects of IR exposure. This includes but is not limited to cytotoxicity, genomic instability, fibrosis and inflammation. Damage to the critical biomolecules leading to detrimental long-term alterations in metabolic redox homeostasis following IR exposure has been the focus of various independent investigations over last several decades. The growth of the "omics" technologies during the past decade has enabled integration of "data from traditional radiobiology research", with data from metabolomics studies. This review will focus on the role of tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4), an understudied redox-sensitive metabolite, plays in the pathogenesis of post-irradiation normal tissue injury as well as how the metabolomic readout of BH4 metabolism fits in the overall picture of disrupted oxidative metabolism following IR exposure.
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Ryan BJ, Crabtree MJ, Channon KM, Wade-Martins R. Parkinson's disease in GTP cyclohydrolase 1 mutation carriers. Brain 2014; 138:e348. [PMID: 25398233 DOI: 10.1093/brain/awu308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Brent J Ryan
- 1 Oxford Parkinson's Disease Centre, Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3QX, UK
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- 1 Oxford Parkinson's Disease Centre, Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3QX, UK
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- 1 Oxford Parkinson's Disease Centre, Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3QX, UK 1 Oxford Parkinson's Disease Centre, Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3QX, UK
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- 1 Oxford Parkinson's Disease Centre, Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3QX, UK
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Mansuy D, Mathieu D, Battioni P, Boucher JL. Reactions between iron porphyrins and tetrahydropterins. J PORPHYR PHTHALOCYA 2012. [DOI: 10.1142/s1088424604000258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Data from the last few years have revealed a novel biological role of the tetrahydrobiopterin ( H 4 B ) cofactor, in one-electron transfers to the heme of the active site of NO-synthases (NOSs) with intermediate formation of a H 4 B -derived radical. These electron transfers play a key role in the catalytic cycles of the two steps catalyzed by NOS, the N ω-hydroxylation of L-arginine, and the three-electron oxidation of N ω-hydroxyarginine to L-citrulline and NO. Recent experiments performed between various tetrahydropterins and iron porphyrins have shown that the one-electron transfer from tetrahydropterins, such as the natural cofactors H 4 B and tetrahydrofolate or the synthetic 6,7-dimethyltetrahydropterin (diMeH4P), to Fe(III) porphyrins of sufficiently high redox potentials (> about -100 mV versus NHE for the Fe(III)/Fe(II) couple) is a very general reaction that occurs with formation of a tetrahydropterin-derived radical. Reaction of diMeH4P with a stable porphyrin Fe(II)-O 2 complex leads to a diMeH4P-derived radical and a transient Fe(III)-OOH complex, mimicking the reaction between H 4 B and heme Fe(II)-O 2 in the NOS catalytic cycle. Tetrahydropterins such as diMeH4P also reduce hemeproteins Fe(III) of sufficiently high redox potentials, such as cytochromes c and b5 or metmyoglobin, to the corresponding hemeproteins Fe(II) .
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- Daniel Mansuy
- Université Paris 5, UMR 8601, 45 rue des Saints-Pères, 75270 Paris Cedex 06, France
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- Université Paris 5, UMR 8601, 45 rue des Saints-Pères, 75270 Paris Cedex 06, France
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- Université Paris 5, UMR 8601, 45 rue des Saints-Pères, 75270 Paris Cedex 06, France
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- Université Paris 5, UMR 8601, 45 rue des Saints-Pères, 75270 Paris Cedex 06, France
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Endothelium-derived vasoactive agents, AT1 receptors and inflammation. Pharmacol Ther 2011; 131:187-203. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2010.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2010] [Accepted: 11/03/2010] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Lu D, Kassab GS. Role of shear stress and stretch in vascular mechanobiology. J R Soc Interface 2011; 8:1379-85. [PMID: 21733876 DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2011.0177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 179] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Blood vessels are under constant mechanical loading from blood pressure and flow which cause internal stresses (endothelial shear stress and circumferential wall stress, respectively). The mechanical forces not only cause morphological changes of endothelium and blood vessel wall, but also trigger biochemical and biological events. There is considerable evidence that physiologic stresses and strains (stretch) exert vasoprotective roles via nitric oxide and provide a homeostatic oxidative balance. A perturbation of tissue stresses and strains can disturb biochemical homeostasis and lead to vascular remodelling and possible dysfunction (e.g. altered vasorelaxation, tone, stiffness, etc.). These distinct biological endpoints are caused by some common biochemical pathways. The focus of this brief review is to point out some possible commonalities in the molecular pathways in response to endothelial shear stress and circumferential wall stretch.
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- Deshun Lu
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
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Jin RC, Mahoney CE, Coleman Anderson L, Ottaviano F, Croce K, Leopold JA, Zhang YY, Tang SS, Handy DE, Loscalzo J. Glutathione peroxidase-3 deficiency promotes platelet-dependent thrombosis in vivo. Circulation 2011; 123:1963-73. [PMID: 21518981 DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.110.000034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 116] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND Glutathione peroxidase-3 (GPx-3) is a selenocysteine-containing plasma protein that scavenges reactive oxygen species in the extracellular compartment. A deficiency of this enzyme has been associated with platelet-dependent thrombosis, and a promoter haplotype with reduced function has been associated with stroke risk. METHODS AND RESULTS We recently developed a genetic mouse model to assess platelet function and thrombosis in the setting of GPx-3 deficiency. The GPx-3((-/-)) mice showed an attenuated bleeding time and an enhanced aggregation response to the agonist ADP compared with wild-type mice. GPx-3((-/-)) mice displayed increased plasma levels of soluble P-selectin and decreased plasma cyclic cGMP compared with wild-type mice. ADP infusion-induced platelet aggregation in the pulmonary vasculature produced a more robust platelet activation response in the GPx-3((-/-)) than wild-type mice; histological sections from the pulmonary vasculature of GPx-3((-/-)) compared with wild-type mice showed increased platelet-rich thrombi and a higher percentage of occluded vessels. Cremaster muscle preparations revealed endothelial dysfunction in the GPx-3((-/-)) compared with wild-type mice. With a no-flow ischemia-reperfusion stroke model, GPx-3((-/-)) mice had significantly larger cerebral infarctions compared with wild-type mice and platelet-dependent strokes. To assess the neuroprotective role of antioxidants in this model, we found that manganese(III) meso-tetrakis(4-benzoic acid)porphyrin treatment reduced stroke size in GPx-3((-/-)) mice compared with vehicle-treated controls. CONCLUSIONS These findings demonstrate that GPx-3 deficiency results in a prothrombotic state and vascular dysfunction that promotes platelet-dependent arterial thrombosis. These data illustrate the importance of this plasma antioxidant enzyme in regulating platelet activity, endothelial function, platelet-dependent thrombosis, and vascular thrombotic propensity.
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- Richard C Jin
- Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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McCarty MF, Barroso-Aranda J, Contreras F. High-dose folate and dietary purines promote scavenging of peroxynitrite-derived radicals – Clinical potential in inflammatory disorders. Med Hypotheses 2009; 73:824-34. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2008.09.058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2008] [Revised: 09/12/2008] [Accepted: 09/18/2008] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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McCarty MF, Barroso-Aranda J, Contreras F. Potential complementarity of high-flavanol cocoa powder and spirulina for health protection. Med Hypotheses 2009; 74:370-3. [PMID: 19577379 DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2008.09.060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2008] [Revised: 09/12/2008] [Accepted: 09/27/2008] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Recent studies show that ingestion of flavanol-rich cocoa powder provokes increased endothelial production of nitric oxide - an effect likely mediated by epicatchin - and thus may have considerable potential for promoting vascular health. The Kuna Indians of Panama, who regularly consume large amounts of flavanol-rich cocoa, are virtually free of hypertension and stroke, even though they salt their food. Of potentially complementary merit is the cyanobacterium spirulina, which has been used as a food in certain cultures. Spirulina is exceptionally rich in phycocyanobilin (PCB), which recently has been shown to act as a potent inhibitor of NADPH oxidase; this effect likely rationalizes the broad range of anti-inflammatory, cytoprotective, and anti-atherosclerotic effects which orally administered spirulina has achieved in rodent studies. In light of the central pathogenic role which NADPH oxidase-derived oxidant stress plays in a vast range of disorders, spirulina or PCB-enriched spirulina extracts may have remarkable potential for preserving and restoring health. Joint administration of flavanol-rich cocoa powder and spirulina may have particular merit, inasmuch as cocoa can mask the somewhat disagreeable flavor and odor of spirulina, whereas the antioxidant impact of spirulina could be expected to amplify the bioactivity of the nitric oxide evoked by cocoa flavanols in inflamed endothelium. Moreover, there is reason to suspect that, by optimizing cerebrovascular perfusion while quelling cerebral oxidant stress, cocoa powder and spirulina could collaborate in prevention of senile dementia. Thus, food products featuring ample amounts of both high-flavanol cocoa powder and spirulina may have considerable potential for health promotion, and merit evaluation in rodent studies and clinical trials.
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Chen ZY, Peng C, Jiao R, Wong YM, Yang N, Huang Y. Anti-hypertensive nutraceuticals and functional foods. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2009; 57:4485-4499. [PMID: 19422223 DOI: 10.1021/jf900803r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Epidemiological studies have demonstrated that elevated blood pressure is one of the major risk factors for stroke and coronary heart disease (CHD). A close association between blood pressure and the incidence of cardiovascular diseases is well established if systolic/diastolic blood pressure is above 140/90 mmHg. In recent years, nutraceuticals and functional foods have attracted considerable interest as potential alternative therapies for treatment of hypertension, especially for prehypertensive patients, whose blood pressure is marginally or mildly high but not high enough to warrant the prescription of blood pressure-lowering medications. This review summarizes the findings of recent studies on the chemistry, production, application, efficacy, and mechanisms of popular blood pressure-lowering nutraceuticals and functional foods including the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet plan, L-arginine, chlorogenic acid, fermented milk, garlic, onion, tea, soybean, ginger, hawthorn, and fish oil.
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- Zhen-Yu Chen
- Department of Biochemistry, Food and Nutritional Sciences Programme, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong, China.
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Chatterjee A, Black SM, Catravas JD. Endothelial nitric oxide (NO) and its pathophysiologic regulation. Vascul Pharmacol 2008; 49:134-40. [PMID: 18692595 DOI: 10.1016/j.vph.2008.06.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 161] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2008] [Accepted: 06/16/2008] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Nitric oxide (NO) is a gaseous lipophilic free radical generated by three distinct isoforms of nitric oxide synthases (NOS), type 1 or neuronal (nNOS), type 2 or inducible (iNOS) and type 3 or endothelial NOS (eNOS). Expression of eNOS is altered in many types of cardiovascular disease, such as atherosclerosis, diabetes and hypertension. The ubiquitous chaperone heat shock protein 90 (hsp90) associates with NOS and is important for its proper folding and function. Current studies point toward a therapeutic potential by modulating hsp90-NOS association in various vascular diseases. Here we review the transcriptional regulation of endothelial NOS and factors affecting eNOS activity and function, as well as the important vascular pathologies associated with altered NOS function, focusing on the regulatory role of hsp90 and other factors in NO-associated pathogenesis of these diseases.
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- Anuran Chatterjee
- Pulmonary Vascular Disease Program, Vascular Biology Center, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia 30912-2500, USA
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McCarty MF. Scavenging of peroxynitrite-derived radicals by flavonoids may support endothelial NO synthase activity, contributing to the vascular protection associated with high fruit and vegetable intakes. Med Hypotheses 2008; 70:170-81. [PMID: 17825500 DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2005.09.058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2005] [Accepted: 09/07/2005] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Ample intakes of fruit and vegetables have been linked epidemiologically with reduced risk for coronary disease, stroke, hypertension, obesity, many types of cancer, chronic pulmonary disease, osteoporosis, and various ocular disorders. The favorable impact of diets rich in fruit and vegetables on coronary risk has been confirmed in meta-analyses, and is thought to be largely attributable to the folk acid and potassium supplied by these foods. Although high intakes of vitamin C appear to confer some cardiovascular protection, the amounts supplied by typical diets may be too low to be of much benefit in this regard. High flavonoid intakes emerge as protective in some epidemiological studies, albeit the dose-response pattern observed is often L-shaped - seemingly more consistent with low intakes being harmful, than with high intakes being protective. Nonetheless, flavonoids have shown anti-atherogenic activity in rodent models, and both clinical and rodent supplementation studies with foods and food extracts rich in flavonoids demonstrate improvements in endothelium-dependent vasodilation traceable to increased endothelial nitric oxide synthesis. However, flavonoids do not appear to increase the expression of endothelial NO synthase, nor do they modify endothelial superoxide production. A likely explanation is that, even in nanomolar concentrations achievable in vivo, flavonoids can act as efficient scavengers of peroxynitrite-derived radicals, thereby protecting the cofactor tetrahydrobiopterin, crucial for NO synthase activity. Studies with cultured endothelial cells should be useful for evaluating this possibility. It would also be appropriate to assess the effects of flavonoids on prostacylin synthetase activity, on endothelial catabolism of asymmetric dimethylarginine, and on signaling mechanisms that activate NO synthase. Since peroxynitrite can induce mutagenic damage to DNA, it is conceivable that scavenging of peroxynitrite-derived radicals contributes to the reduction in mutagenesis associated with high intakes of fruits and vegetables. Carotenoids also have the potential to prevent peroxynitrite-mediated damage, although, as contrasted with flavonoids, there is comparatively little evidence that these compounds are anti-atherogenic or beneficial for endothelial function; a recent meta-analysis of epidemiological studies suggests that high lutein intakes may modestly reduce coronary risk.
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- Mark F McCarty
- Natural Alternatives International, 1185 Linda Vista Dr., San Marcos, CA 92078, United States.
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Upmacis RK, Crabtree MJ, Deeb RS, Shen H, Lane PB, Benguigui LES, Maeda N, Hajjar DP, Gross SS. Profound biopterin oxidation and protein tyrosine nitration in tissues of ApoE-null mice on an atherogenic diet: contribution of inducible nitric oxide synthase. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2007; 293:H2878-87. [PMID: 17766468 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.01144.2006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Diminished nitric oxide (NO) bioactivity and enhanced peroxynitrite formation have been implicated as major contributors to atherosclerotic vascular dysfunctions. Hallmark reactions of peroxynitrite include the accumulation of 3-nitrotyrosine (3-NT) in proteins and oxidation of the NO synthase (NOS) cofactor, tetrahydrobiopterin (BH(4)). The present study sought to 1) quantify the extent to which 3-NT accumulates and BH(4) becomes oxidized in organs of apolipoprotein E-deficient (ApoE(-/-)) atherosclerotic mice and 2) determine the specific contribution of inducible NOS (iNOS) to these processes. Whereas protein 3-NT and oxidized BH(4) were undetected or near the detection limit in heart, lung, and kidney of 3-wk-old ApoE(-/-) mice or ApoE(-/-) mice fed a regular chow diet for 24 wk, robust accumulation was evident after 24 wk on a Western (atherogenic) diet. Since 3-NT accumulation was diminished 3- to 20-fold in heart, lung, and liver in ApoE(-/-) mice missing iNOS, iNOS-derived species are involved in this reaction. In contrast, iNOS-derived species did not contribute to elevated protein 3-NT formation in kidney or brain. iNOS deletion also afforded marked protection against BH(4) oxidation in heart, lung, and kidney of atherogenic ApoE(-/-) mice but not in brain or liver. These findings demonstrate that iNOS-derived species are increased during atherogenesis in ApoE(-/-) mice and that these species differentially contribute to protein 3-NT accumulation and BH(4) oxidation in a tissue-selective manner. Since BH(4) oxidation can switch the predominant NOS product from NO to superoxide, we predict that progressive NOS uncoupling is likely to drive atherogenic vascular dysfunctions.
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- Rita K Upmacis
- Center of Vascular Biology, Department of Pathology, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY 10021, USA.
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Pall ML. Nitric oxide synthase partial uncoupling as a key switching mechanism for the NO/ONOO- cycle. Med Hypotheses 2007; 69:821-5. [PMID: 17448611 DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2007.01.070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2007] [Accepted: 01/26/2007] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Short-term stressors, capable of increasing nitric oxide levels, act to initiate cases of illnesses including chronic fatigue syndrome, multiple chemical sensitivity, fibromyalgia and posttraumatic stress disorder. These stressors, acting primarily through the nitric oxide product, peroxynitrite, are thought to initiate a complex vicious cycle mechanism, known as the NO/ONOO- cycle that is responsible for chronic illness. The complexity of the NO/ONOO- cycle raises the question as to whether the mechanism that switches on this cycle is this complex cycle itself or whether a simpler mechanism is the primary switch. It is proposed here that the switch involves a combination of two variable switches, the increase of nitric oxide synthase (NOS) activity and the partial uncoupling of the NOS activity, with uncoupling caused by a tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4) deficiency. NOS uncoupling causes the NOS enzymes to produce superoxide, the other precursor of peroxynitrite, in place of nitric oxide. Thus partial uncoupling will cause NOS proteins to act like peroxynitrite synthases, leading, in turn to increased NF-kappaB activity. Peroxynitrite is known to oxidize BH4, and consequently partial uncoupling may initiate a vicious cycle, propagating the partial uncoupling over time. The combination of high NOS activity and BH4 depletion will lead to a potential vicious cycle that may be expected to switch on the larger NO/ONOO- cycle, thus producing the symptoms and signs of chronic illness. The role of peroxynitrite in the NO/ONOO- cycle also implies that such uncoupling is part of the chronic phase cycle mechanism such that agents that lower uncoupling will be useful in treatment.
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- Martin L Pall
- School of Molecular Biosciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164-4234, USA.
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Oster rediscovered--mega-dose folate for symptomatic atherosclerosis. Med Hypotheses 2007; 69:325-32. [PMID: 17224245 DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2004.11.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2004] [Accepted: 11/13/2004] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Thirty years ago, Kurt Oster promulgated the avant-garde theory that bovine xanthine oxidase, absorbed intact from homogenized milk, promoted atherogenesis by oxidatively damaging membrane plasmalogens. Under the mistaken impression that folic acid is a xanthine oxidase inhibitor, he administered high-dose folate (80 mg daily) to hundreds of patients afflicted with symptomatic atherosclerosis, and reported marked improvements in angina, intermittent claudication, and wound healing; he also suspected that this regimen was decreasing heart attack risk. The xanthine oxidase theory has since fallen by the wayside, but there is now evidence that folic acid can lessen endothelial oxidative stress by improving the function of "uncoupled" nitric oxide synthase deficient in tetrahydrobiopterin. In light of these new findings, a properly controlled assessment of Oster's mega-dose folate therapy is warranted.
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McCarty MF. Gamma-tocopherol may promote effective no synthase function by protecting tetrahydrobiopterin from peroxynitrite. Med Hypotheses 2007; 69:1367-70. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2004.11.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2004] [Accepted: 11/14/2004] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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McCarty MF. High-dose folate may improve platelet function in acute coronary syndrome and other pathologies associated with increased platelet oxidative stress. Med Hypotheses 2007; 69:12-9. [PMID: 17293058 DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2004.08.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2004] [Accepted: 08/13/2004] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Although nitric oxide of endothelial origin plays a major role in warding off inappropriate thrombus formation, platelets also express the "constitutive" isoform of nitric oxide synthase (cNOS). Activation of this enzyme by calcium influx during platelet aggregation provides an important feedback signal that dampens platelet recruitment. Platelets also express a membrane-bound NAD(P)H oxidase complex, activated by collagen receptors, that produces superoxide. Superoxide can directly quench NO; moreover, by giving rise to peroxynitrite, it can oxidize the cNOS cofactor tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4), thereby suppressing cNOS activity and converting it to superoxide generator. In a canine model of acute coronary syndrome, infusion of BH4 has been shown to prevent thrombus formation. Platelets from patients with acute coronary syndrome produce markedly less NO than do control platelets. A reasonable explanation for these findings is that episodic contact with collagen boosts platelet superoxide production, oxidizing BH4. Since 5-methyltetrahydrofolate can reduce oxidized BH4, or otherwise compensate for its deficiency, supplementation with its precursor folic acid may improve platelet function in acute coronary syndrome and possibly reduce risk for coronary thrombosis in other at-risk patients. Other research demonstrates that superoxide production is increased, and nitric oxide production diminished, in platelets of diabetics; the ability of glutathione--a peroxynitrite scavenger--to largely ameliorate these abnormalities, is consistent with a prominent role for BH4 deficiency in diabetic platelet malfunction. Reports that platelet NO production is decreased, and/or superoxide production increased, in patients with disorders associated with insulin resistance syndrome, suggest that BH4 deficiency--potentially remediable with high-dose folate--may likewise contribute to the platelet hyperreactivity noted in these disorders. Supplemental vitamin C and arginine also have the potential to boost platelet production of NO Increased intakes of taurine, magnesium, gamma-tocopherol, fish oil, and garlic may help to stabilize platelets by additional mechanisms. As a complement to the proven benefits of low-dose aspirin, a supplemental regimen emphasizing these nutrients in appropriate doses may act directly on platelets to further diminish risk for thrombotic episodes.
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- Mark F McCarty
- Natural Alternatives International, 1185 Linda Vista Road, San Marcos, CA 92078, USA.
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Nys M, Preiser JC, Deby-Dupont G, Habraken Y, Mathy-Hartert M, Damas P, Lamy M. Nitric oxide-related products and myeloperoxidase in bronchoalveolar lavage fluids from patients with ALI activate NF-kappa B in alveolar cells and monocytes. Vascul Pharmacol 2005; 43:425-33. [PMID: 16183332 DOI: 10.1016/j.vph.2005.08.007] [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] [Received: 07/11/2005] [Accepted: 08/03/2005] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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An increased production of NO* and peroxynitrite in lungs has been suspected during acute lung injury (ALI) in humans, and recent studies provided evidence for an alveolar production of nitrated compounds. We observed increased concentrations of nitrites/nitrates, nitrated proteins and markers of neutrophil degranulation (myeloperoxidase, elastase and lactoferrine) in the fluids recovered from bronchoalveolar lavage fluids (BALF) of patients with ALI and correlated these changes to the number of neutrophils and the severity of the ALI. We also observed that BALFs stimulated the DNA-binding activity of the nuclear transcription factor kappa B (NF-kappaB) as detected by electrophoretic mobility shift assay in human alveolar cells (A549) and monocytes (THP1). The level of activation of the NF-kappaB-binding activity was correlated to the concentration of nitrated proteins and myeloperoxidase. Furthermore, in vitro studies confirmed that NO*-derived species (peroxynitrite and nitrites) and the neutrophil enzyme myeloperoxidase by themselves increased the activation of NF-kappaB, thereby arguing for an in vivo pathogenetic role of NO*-related products and neutrophil enzymes to human ALI.
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- M Nys
- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital of Liège, Belgium
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Deberg M, Labasse A, Christgau S, Cloos P, Bang Henriksen D, Chapelle JP, Zegels B, Reginster JY, Henrotin Y. New serum biochemical markers (Coll 2-1 and Coll 2-1 NO2) for studying oxidative-related type II collagen network degradation in patients with osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2005; 13:258-65. [PMID: 15727893 DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2004.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2004] [Accepted: 12/11/2004] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Protein nitration is a prominent feature of inflammatory processes in the joint. We have developed immunoassays specific for a peptide of the alpha-helical region of type II collagen 108HRGYPGLDG116 (Coll 2-1) and its nitrated form 108HRGY(NO2)PGLDG116 (Coll 2-1 NO2) in biological fluids. DESIGN Coll 2-1 and Coll 2-1 NO2 peptides were injected into rabbits. Two antisera (D3 and D37) were selected for their specificity and affinity and used to develop specific immunoassays. Coll 2-1 and Coll 2-1 NO2 were measured in sera of 242 healthy subjects (N), 67 patients with primary knee osteoarthritis (OA) and 19 patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). RESULTS In healthy subjects, Coll 2-1 and Coll 2-1 NO2 concentrations were 125.13+/-3.71 nM and 0.16+/-0.08 nM, respectively. In OA and RA, Coll 2-1 and Coll 2-1 NO2 serum levels were found to be significantly increased compared to controls of the same range of age (Coll 2-1: OA: 200.80+/-8.98 nM, RA: 172.30+/-19.05 nM, normal: 126.60+/-6.70 nM and Coll 2-1 NO2: OA: 0.26+/-0.02, RA: 0.38+/-0.05, normal: 0.12+/-0.01 nM). Coll 2-1 NO2 levels were significantly more elevated in RA than in OA patients (P<0.05). As a consequence, the ratio Coll 2-1 NO2/Coll 2-1 was 1.6 times higher in RA than in OA subjects. No relationship was found between the radiological OA severity and the levels of Coll 2-1 and Coll 2-1 NO2 in serum. Coll 2-1 NO2, but not Coll 2-1, was correlated with C-reactive protein in the sera of OA and RA patients. CONCLUSIONS The determination of both Coll 2-1 and Coll 2-1 NO2 in serum of arthritic patients seems to be a promising useful tool for the detection of oxidative-related cartilage degradation episode. Further, these markers could be helpful for monitoring the effects of anti-inflammatory or antioxidant drugs on cartilage degradation.
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- Michelle Deberg
- Bone and Cartilage Research Unit, University of Liège, Sart Tilman, 4000 Liège, Belgium
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Kuhn DM, Sakowski SA, Sadidi M, Geddes TJ. Nitrotyrosine as a marker for peroxynitrite-induced neurotoxicity: the beginning or the end of the end of dopamine neurons? J Neurochem 2004; 89:529-36. [PMID: 15086510 DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2004.02346.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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This review examines the involvement of nitrotyrosine as a marker for peroxynitrite-mediated damage in the dopamine neuronal system. We propose that the dopamine neuronal phenotype can influence the cytotoxic signature of peroxynitrite. Dopamine and tetrahydrobiopterin are concentrated in dopamine neurons, and both are essential for their proper neurochemical function. It is not well appreciated that dopamine and tetrahydrobiopterin are also powerful blockers of peroxynitrite-induced tyrosine nitration. What is more, the reaction of peroxynitrite with either dopamine or tetrahydrobiopterin forms chemical species (i.e. o-quinones and pterin radicals, respectively) whose cytotoxic effects may be manifested far earlier than nitrotyrosine formation in the course of dopamine neuronal damage. A better understanding of how the dopamine neuronal phenotype modulates the effects of reactive nitrogen species could reveal early steps in drug- and disease-induced damage to the dopamine neuron and form the basis for rational, protective therapies.
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- Donald M Kuhn
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
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Park SY, Song CY, Kim BC, Hong HK, Lee HS. Angiotensin II mediates LDL-induced superoxide generation in mesangial cells. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2003; 285:F909-15. [PMID: 12837686 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00160.2003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Lipid abnormalities and activation of the local renin-angiotensin system (RAS) may be involved in the pathogenesis of chronic glomerular disease. This study investigated whether low-density lipoprotein (LDL) activates local RAS in cultured human mesangial cells (HMC) and, at the same time, whether ANG II mediates LDL-induced mesangial cell proliferation, hypertrophy, and superoxide (O2-) generation. Quiescent HMC were exposed to 50 to 200 microg/ml of LDL or 10-7 to 10-10 M ANG II for 0.5 to 24 h in the presence or absence of 10-6 M losartan, an ANG II type I (AT1) receptor antagonist, or 10-5 M diphehylendieodonium (DPI) or 10-4 M apocynin, inhibitors of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate oxidase. LDL induced an up to threefold increase in the ANG II levels in the culture medium of HMC. LDL upregulated AT1 receptor and angiotensinogen mRNA expression in HMC. LDL incubated with HMC increased O2- production by up to 3.3 times compared with the level of control cells. The LDL-induced, increased O2- generation was suppressed by losartan, DPI, or apocynin. LDL significantly increased mesangial [3H]thymidine or [3H]leucine incorporation, whereas these processes were abrogated by losartan. In conclusion, LDL increases ANG II production by mesangial cells, which in turn results in increased O2- production, and cell proliferation and hypertrophy, these effects of ANG II being mediated by the AT1 receptor.
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- So Yeon Park
- Department of Pathology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 110-799, Korea
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Kuhn DM, Geddes TJ. Tetrahydrobiopterin prevents nitration of tyrosine hydroxylase by peroxynitrite and nitrogen dioxide. Mol Pharmacol 2003; 64:946-53. [PMID: 14500751 DOI: 10.1124/mol.64.4.946] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) is the initial and rate-limiting enzyme in the synthesis of the neurotransmitter dopamine. TH is inhibited and nitrated at tyrosine residues in vitro by the reactive nitrogen species peroxynitrite and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and in vivo by drugs that damage dopamine neurons. Tetrahydrobiopterin, which is the essential cofactor for TH and is concentrated in dopamine neurons, completely blocks nitration of tyrosine residues in TH caused by peroxynitrite or NO2. Various tetrahydro- and dihydro-analogs of tetrahydrobiopterin, including 6,7-dimethyl-tetrahydropterin, 6-methyl-tetrahydropterin, 6-hydroxymethyl-tetrahydropterin, tetrahydropterin, 7,8-dihydrobiopterin, 7,8-dihydroxanthopterin, and sepiapterin, also prevent nitration of tyrosines caused by the reactive nitrogen species. Biopterin and pterin, the fully oxidized forms of the pterin molecule, fail to block peroxynitrite- or NO2-induced nitration of TH. Reduced pterins prevent neither the inhibition of TH activity nor cysteine modification caused by peroxynitrite or NO2, despite blocking tyrosine nitration. However, dithiothreitol prevents and reverses these effects on TH of tetrahydrobiopterin and reactive nitrogen species. Using an enhanced green fluorescent protein-TH fusion construct as a real-time reporter of intracellular tyrosine nitration, tetrahydrobiopterin was found to prevent NO2-induced tyrosine nitration in intact cells but to leave TH activity inhibited. These results indicate that tetrahydrobiopterin prevents the tyrosine-nitrating properties of peroxynitrite and NO2. Tetrahydrobiopterin-derived radical species formed by reaction with reactive nitrogen species may account for inhibition of TH via mechanisms that do not involve tyrosine nitration.
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- Donald M Kuhn
- Wayne State University School of Medicine, 2125 Scott Hall, 540 E. Canfield, Detroit, MI 48201, USA.
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Nys M, Deby-Dupont G, Habraken Y, Legrand-Poels S, Kohnen S, Ledoux D, Canivet JL, Damas P, Lamy M. Bronchoalveolar lavage fluids of ventilated patients with acute lung injury activate NF-κB in alveolar epithelial cell line: role of reactive oxygen/nitrogen species and cytokines. Nitric Oxide 2003; 9:33-43. [PMID: 14559430 DOI: 10.1016/j.niox.2003.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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In human alveolar epithelial cell line, we investigated the binding activity of NF-kappaB induced by the bronchoalveolar lavage fluids (BALs) from ventilated patients with acute lung injury (ALI), in correlation with the concentrations of inflammatory cytokines, RNOS, and the severity of the ALI. In BALs obtained in 67 patients (16 bronchopneumonia, 14 infected ARDS, 20 ARDS, and 17 ALI patients without bronchopneumonia and no ARDS), we measured endotoxin, IL-1beta, IL-8, and nitrated proteins (NTP), the activity of myeloperoxidase, and the capacity to activate the NF-kappaB in alveolar A549 cells by electrophoretic mobility shift and supershift assays. The neutrophil counts and mean IL-1beta, IL-8, myeloperoxidase, and NTP values were increased in bronchopneumonia and infected ARDS groups compared to ARDS and ALI without bronchopneumonia and no ARDS groups (P<0.001). The number of neutrophils was correlated to those of IL-1beta, IL-8, myeloperoxidase, NTP, and endotoxin in all groups (P<0.0001). NF-kappaB activity was induced in alveolar like cells by BALs in all groups, was higher in bronchopneumonia and infected ARDS groups (P<0.02), and was correlated to IL-1beta (P=0.0002), IL-8 (P=0.02), NTP (P=0.014), myeloperoxidase (P=0.016), and neutrophil counts (P=0.003). BALs of bronchopneumonia and infected ARDS patients had increased inflammatory mediators (compared to ARDS and ALI without bronchopneumonia and no ARDS patients) that correlated to neutrophil counts and to the NF-kappaB-binding activity. These mediators and NF-kappaB activation may induce an amplification of inflammatory phenomena. By in vitro studies, we confirmed that NO-derived species (10(-6) to 10(-5)M peroxynitrite and 10(-5)M nitrites) and myeloperoxidase (at concentration equivalent to that found in BALs) can participate in the NF-kappaB activation.
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- M Nys
- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, University of Liège, B4000 Sart Tilman, Liège, Belgium.
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