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Mangione R, Pallisco R, Bilotta G, Marroni F, Di Pietro V, Capoccia E, Lazzarino G, Tavazzi B, Lazzarino G, Bilotta P, Amorini AM. Bilirubin Concentration in Follicular Fluid Is Increased in Infertile Females, Correlates with Decreased Antioxidant Levels and Increased Nitric Oxide Metabolites, and Negatively Affects Outcome Measures of In Vitro Fertilization. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:10707. [PMID: 37445884 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241310707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2023] [Revised: 06/23/2023] [Accepted: 06/25/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2023] Open
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In a previous study, we showed that various low-molecular-weight compounds in follicular fluid (FF) samples of control fertile females (CFF) have different concentrations compared to those found in FF of infertile females (IF), before and after their categorization into different subgroups, according to their clinical diagnosis of infertility. Using the same FF samples of this previous study, we here analyzed the FF concentrations of free and bound bilirubin and compared the results obtained in CFF, IF and the different subgroups of IF (endometriosis, EM, polycystic ovary syndrome, PCOS, age-related reduced ovarian reserve, AR-ROR, reduced ovarian reserve, ROR, genetic infertility, GI and unexplained infertility, UI). The results clearly indicated that CFF had lower values of free, bound and total bilirubin compared to the respective values measured in pooled IF. These differences were observed even when IF were categorized into EM, PCOS, AR-ROR, ROR, GI and UI, with EM and PCOS showing the highest values of free, bound and total bilirubin among the six subgroups. Using previous results of ascorbic acid, GSH and nitrite + nitrate measured in the same FF samples of the same FF donors, we found that total bilirubin in FF increased as a function of decreased values of ascorbic acid and GSH, and increased concentrations of nitrite + nitrate. The values of total bilirubin negatively correlated with the clinical parameters of fertilization procedures (number of retrieved oocytes, mature oocytes, fertilized oocytes, blastocysts, high-quality blastocysts) and with clinical pregnancies and birth rates. Bilirubin concentrations in FF were not linked to those found in serum samples of FF donors, thereby strongly suggesting that its over production was due to higher activity of heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1), the key enzyme responsible for bilirubin formation, in granulosa cells, or cumulus cells or oocytes of IF and ultimately leading to bilirubin accumulation in FF. Since increased activity of HO-1 is one of the main enzymatic intracellular mechanisms of defense towards external insults (oxidative/nitrosative stress, inflammation), and since we found correlations among bilirubin and oxidative/nitrosative stress in these FF samples, it may reasonably be supposed that bilirubin increase in FF of IF is the result of protracted exposures to the aforementioned insults evidently playing relevant roles in female infertility.
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- Renata Mangione
- Department of Basic Biotechnological Sciences, Intensive and Perioperative Clinics, Catholic University of Rome, Largo F. Vito 1, 00168 Rome, Italy
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- Laboratory of Andrology and Embriology, Alma Res Fertility Center, Via Parenzo 12, 00198 Rome, Italy
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- Laboratory of Andrology and Embriology, Alma Res Fertility Center, Via Parenzo 12, 00198 Rome, Italy
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- Laboratory of Andrology and Embriology, Alma Res Fertility Center, Via Parenzo 12, 00198 Rome, Italy
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- Neurotrauma and Ophthalmology Research Group, Institute of Inflammation and Aging, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
- NIHR Surgical Reconstruction and Microbiology Research Centre, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
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- Laboratory of Andrology and Embriology, Alma Res Fertility Center, Via Parenzo 12, 00198 Rome, Italy
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- Division of Medical Biochemistry, Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, Via S. Sofia 97, 95123 Catania, Italy
- LTA-Biotech srl, Viale Don Orione 3D, 95047 Paternò, Italy
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- Departmental Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, UniCamillus-Saint Camillus International University of Health and Medical Sciences, Via di Sant'Alessandro 8, 00131 Rome, Italy
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- Departmental Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, UniCamillus-Saint Camillus International University of Health and Medical Sciences, Via di Sant'Alessandro 8, 00131 Rome, Italy
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- Service of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Alma Res Fertility Center, Via Parenzo 12, 00198 Rome, Italy
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- Division of Medical Biochemistry, Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, Via S. Sofia 97, 95123 Catania, Italy
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Ye Z, Zhu J, Liu C, Lu Q, Wu S, Zhou C, Liang T, Jiang J, Li H, Chen T, Chen J, Deng G, Yao Y, Liao S, Yu C, Sun X, Chen L, Guo H, Chen W, Jiang W, Fan B, Tao X, Yang Z, Gu W, Wang Y, Zhan X. Difference between the blood samples of patients with bone and joint tuberculosis and patients with tuberculosis studied using machine learning. Front Surg 2023; 9:1031105. [PMID: 36684125 PMCID: PMC9852526 DOI: 10.3389/fsurg.2022.1031105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2022] [Accepted: 10/21/2022] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Background Tuberculosis (TB) is a chronic infectious disease. Bone and joint TB is a common type of extrapulmonary TB and often occurs secondary to TB infection. In this study, we aimed to find the difference in the blood examination results of patients with bone and joint TB and patients with TB by using machine learning (ML) and establish a diagnostic model to help clinicians better diagnose the disease and allow patients to receive timely treatment. Methods A total of 1,667 patients were finally enrolled in the study. Patients were randomly assigned to the training and validation cohorts. The training cohort included 1,268 patients: 158 patients with bone and joint TB and 1,110 patients with TB. The validation cohort included 399 patients: 48 patients with bone and joint TB and 351 patients with TB. We used three ML methods, namely logistic regression, LASSO regression, and random forest, to screen the differential variables, obtained the most representative variables by intersection to construct the prediction model, and verified the performance of the proposed prediction model in the validation group. Results The results revealed a great difference in the blood examination results of patients with bone and joint TB and those with TB. Infectious markers such as hs-CRP, ESR, WBC, and NEUT were increased in patients with bone and joint TB. Patients with bone and joint TB were found to have higher liver function burden and poorer nutritional status. The factors screened using ML were PDW, LYM, AST/ALT, BUN, and Na, and the nomogram diagnostic model was constructed using these five factors. In the training cohort, the area under the curve (AUC) value of the model was 0.71182, and the C value was 0.712. In the validation cohort, the AUC value of the model was 0.6435779, and the C value was 0.644. Conclusion We used ML methods to screen out the blood-specific factors-PDW, LYM, AST/ALT, BUN, and Na+-of bone and joint TB and constructed a diagnostic model to help clinicians better diagnose the disease in the future.
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Deferiprone−Resveratrol Hybrid, an Iron-Chelating Compound, Acts as an Antimalarial and Hepatoprotective Agent in Plasmodium berghei-Infected Mice. Bioinorg Chem Appl 2022; 2022:3869337. [DOI: 10.1155/2022/3869337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2022] [Revised: 10/19/2022] [Accepted: 11/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Free heme in plasma acts as a prooxidant; thus, it is bound to hemopexin and eliminated by the liver. High iron content in the liver can support Plasmodium growth and cause oxidative liver injury. Inversely, the withholding of excessive iron can inhibit this growth and protect the liver against malaria infection. This study examined the effects of a deferiprone-resveratrol (DFP-RVT) hybrid on malaria parasites and its relevant hepatoprotective properties. Mice were infected with P. berghei, gavage DFP-RVT, deferiprone (DFP), and pyrimethamine (PYR) for 8 consecutive days. Blood and liver parameters were then evaluated. The presence of blood-stage parasites was determined using the microscopic Giemsa staining method. Subsequently, plasma liver enzymes, heme, and concentrations of thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances (TBARS) were determined. The liver tissue was examined pathologically and heme and TBARS concentrations were then quantified. The results indicate that the suppression potency against P. berghei growth occurred as follows: PYR > DFP-RVT hybrid > DFP. Importantly, DFP-RVT significantly improved RBC size, restored alanine aminotransferase and alkaline activities, and increased heme and TBARS concentrations. The compound also reduced the liver weight index, heme, and TBARS concentrations significantly when compared to mice that were untreated. Our findings support the contention that the hepatoprotective effect of DFP-RVT is associated with parasite burden, iron depletion, and lipid peroxidation in the host.
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Ivan DC, Walthert S, Berve K, Steudler J, Locatelli G. Dwellers and Trespassers: Mononuclear Phagocytes at the Borders of the Central Nervous System. Front Immunol 2021; 11:609921. [PMID: 33746939 PMCID: PMC7973121 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.609921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2020] [Accepted: 12/29/2020] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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The central nervous system (CNS) parenchyma is enclosed and protected by a multilayered system of cellular and acellular barriers, functionally separating glia and neurons from peripheral circulation and blood-borne immune cells. Populating these borders as dynamic observers, CNS-resident macrophages contribute to organ homeostasis. Upon autoimmune, traumatic or neurodegenerative inflammation, these phagocytes start playing additional roles as immune regulators contributing to disease evolution. At the same time, pathological CNS conditions drive the migration and recruitment of blood-borne monocyte-derived cells across distinct local gateways. This invasion process drastically increases border complexity and can lead to parenchymal infiltration of blood-borne phagocytes playing a direct role both in damage and in tissue repair. While recent studies and technical advancements have highlighted the extreme heterogeneity of these resident and CNS-invading cells, both the compartment-specific mechanism of invasion and the functional specification of intruding and resident cells remain unclear. This review illustrates the complexity of mononuclear phagocytes at CNS interfaces, indicating how further studies of CNS border dynamics are crucially needed to shed light on local and systemic regulation of CNS functions and dysfunctions.
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Solár P, Brázda V, Levin S, Zamani A, Jančálek R, Dubový P, Joukal M. Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Increases Level of Heme Oxygenase-1 and Biliverdin Reductase in the Choroid Plexus. Front Cell Neurosci 2020; 14:593305. [PMID: 33328892 PMCID: PMC7732689 DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2020.593305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2020] [Accepted: 11/04/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Subarachnoid hemorrhage is a specific, life-threatening form of hemorrhagic stroke linked to high morbidity and mortality. It has been found that the choroid plexus of the brain ventricles forming the blood-cerebrospinal fluid barrier plays an important role in subarachnoid hemorrhage pathophysiology. Heme oxygenase-1 and biliverdin reductase are two of the key enzymes of the hemoglobin degradation cascade. Therefore, the aim of present study was to investigate changes in protein levels of heme oxygenase-1 and biliverdin reductase in the rat choroid plexus after experimental subarachnoid hemorrhage induced by injection of non-heparinized autologous blood to the cisterna magna. Artificial cerebrospinal fluid of the same volume as autologous blood was injected to mimic increased intracranial pressure in control rats. Immunohistochemical and Western blot analyses were used to monitor changes in the of heme oxygenase-1 and biliverdin reductase levels in the rat choroid plexus after induction of subarachnoid hemorrhage or artificial cerebrospinal fluid application for 1, 3, and 7 days. We found increased levels of heme oxygenase-1 and biliverdin reductase protein in the choroid plexus over the entire period following subarachnoid hemorrhage induction. The level of heme oxygenase-1 was the highest early (1 and 3 days) after subarachnoid hemorrhage indicating its importance in hemoglobin degradation. Increased levels of heme oxygenase-1 were also observed in the choroid plexus epithelial cells at all time points after application of artificial cerebrospinal fluid. Biliverdin reductase protein was detected mainly in the choroid plexus epithelial cells, with levels gradually increasing during subarachnoid hemorrhage. Our results suggest that heme oxygenase-1 and biliverdin reductase are involved not only in hemoglobin degradation but probably also in protecting choroid plexus epithelial cells and the blood-cerebrospinal fluid barrier from the negative effects of subarachnoid hemorrhage.
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- Peter Solár
- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology Research Group, Masaryk University, Brno, Czechia.,Department of Neurosurgery - St. Anne's University Hospital Brno, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czechia.,Department of Neurosurgery, St. Anne's University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czechia
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- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology Research Group, Masaryk University, Brno, Czechia.,Institute of Biophysics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, Czechia
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- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology Research Group, Masaryk University, Brno, Czechia
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- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology Research Group, Masaryk University, Brno, Czechia
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- Department of Neurosurgery - St. Anne's University Hospital Brno, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czechia.,Department of Neurosurgery, St. Anne's University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czechia
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- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology Research Group, Masaryk University, Brno, Czechia
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- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology Research Group, Masaryk University, Brno, Czechia
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Solár P, Zamani A, Kubíčková L, Dubový P, Joukal M. Choroid plexus and the blood-cerebrospinal fluid barrier in disease. Fluids Barriers CNS 2020; 17:35. [PMID: 32375819 PMCID: PMC7201396 DOI: 10.1186/s12987-020-00196-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 139] [Impact Index Per Article: 34.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2020] [Accepted: 04/22/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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The choroid plexus (CP) forming the blood-cerebrospinal fluid (B-CSF) barrier is among the least studied structures of the central nervous system (CNS) despite its clinical importance. The CP is an epithelio-endothelial convolute comprising a highly vascularized stroma with fenestrated capillaries and a continuous lining of epithelial cells joined by apical tight junctions (TJs) that are crucial in forming the B-CSF barrier. Integrity of the CP is critical for maintaining brain homeostasis and B-CSF barrier permeability. Recent experimental and clinical research has uncovered the significance of the CP in the pathophysiology of various diseases affecting the CNS. The CP is involved in penetration of various pathogens into the CNS, as well as the development of neurodegenerative (e.g., Alzheimer´s disease) and autoimmune diseases (e.g., multiple sclerosis). Moreover, the CP was shown to be important for restoring brain homeostasis following stroke and trauma. In addition, new diagnostic methods and treatment of CP papilloma and carcinoma have recently been developed. This review describes and summarizes the current state of knowledge with regard to the roles of the CP and B-CSF barrier in the pathophysiology of various types of CNS diseases and sets up the foundation for further avenues of research.
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- Peter Solár
- Department of Anatomy, Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology Research Group, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, CZ-625 00, Brno, Czech Republic
- Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University and St. Anne´s University Hospital Brno, Pekařská 53, CZ-656 91, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Anatomy, Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology Research Group, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, CZ-625 00, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Anatomy, Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology Research Group, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, CZ-625 00, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Anatomy, Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology Research Group, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, CZ-625 00, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Anatomy, Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology Research Group, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, CZ-625 00, Brno, Czech Republic.
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Peng Z, Liao Y, Chen L, Liu S, Shan Z, Nüssler AK, Yao P, Yan H, Liu L, Yang W. Heme oxygenase-1 attenuates low-dose of deoxynivalenol-induced liver inflammation potentially associating with microbiota. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 2019; 374:20-31. [DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2019.04.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2019] [Revised: 04/23/2019] [Accepted: 04/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Kuesap J, Na-Bangchang K. The Effect of ABO Blood Groups, Hemoglobinopathy, and Heme Oxygenase-1 Polymorphisms on Malaria Susceptibility and Severity. THE KOREAN JOURNAL OF PARASITOLOGY 2018; 56:167-173. [PMID: 29742871 PMCID: PMC5976019 DOI: 10.3347/kjp.2018.56.2.167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2017] [Revised: 03/20/2018] [Accepted: 04/10/2018] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Malaria is one of the most important public health problems in tropical areas on the globe. Several factors are associated with susceptibility to malaria and disease severity, including innate immunity such as blood group, hemoglobinopathy, and heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) polymorphisms. This study was carried out to investigate association among ABO blood group, thalassemia types and HO-1 polymorphisms in malaria. The malarial blood samples were collected from patients along the Thai-Myanmar border. Determination of ABO blood group, thalassemia variants, and HO-1 polymorphisms were performed using agglutination test, low pressure liquid chromatography and polymerase chain reaction, respectively. Plasmodium vivax was the major infected malaria species in the study samples. Distribution of ABO blood type in the malaria-infected samples was similar to that in healthy subjects, of which blood type O being most prevalent. Association between blood group A and decreased risk of severe malaria was significant. Six thalassemia types (30%) were detected, i.e., hemoglobin E (HbE), β-thalassemia, α-thalassemia 1, α-thalassemia 2, HbE with α-thalassemia 2, and β-thalassemia with α-thalassemia 2. Malaria infected samples without thalassemia showed significantly higher risk to severe malaria. The prevalence of HO-1 polymorphisms, S/S, S/L and L/L were 25, 62, and 13%, respectively. Further study with larger sample size is required to confirm the impact of these 3 host genetic factors in malaria patients.
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- Jiraporn Kuesap
- Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Thammasat University. Pathumthani, Thailand
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- Chulabhorn International College of Medicine, Thammasat University, Pathumthani, Thailand
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Heme oxygenase-1 genetic variants and the conundrum of hyperbilirubinemia in African-American newborns. J Perinatol 2018; 38:345-350. [PMID: 29302043 DOI: 10.1038/s41372-017-0039-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2017] [Revised: 12/05/2017] [Accepted: 12/12/2017] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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BACKGROUND African-American (AA) infants are known to have, overall, lower bilirubin levels than infants of other ethnicities during their birth hospitalization. However, they are known to have a higher incidence of severe hyperbilirubinemia and are over represented in the US Kernicterus Registry. Heme oxygenase-1 (HO) is the rate limiting enzyme in heme metabolism leading to the equimolar production of bilirubin, carbon monoxide (CO) and free iron (Fe). Short (S) (GT)n repeats (<25) in the promoter region of the gene encoding the inducible HO-1 isozyme augment its expression, while long (L) repeats (>33) lead to an attenuation, modulating the production of bilirubin and CO. The impact of HO-1 promoter polymorphisms on bilirubin levels has not been well studied in (AA) infants. OBJECTIVE The objectives of this study were to compare the distribution of (GT)n repeat lengths in the HO-1 promoter region in a cohort of AA infants to those found in other ethnicities and to evaluate the contribution of this polymorphism to the degree of hyperbilirubinemia and the level of COHbc in this cohort. METHODS We prospectively studied a cohort of term AA infants with O+ mothers. Per hospital routine, infants' blood type, Rh status, direct antiglobulin test (DAT), and total bilirubin (TB) levels were checked prior to discharge. After parental consent, blood was collected for DNA extraction and carboxyhemoglobin (COHbc) measurements at the same time as the infants' newborn screen. An infant's TB percentile risk based on the Bhutani nomogram was used to determine need for phototherapy or follow-up. (GT)n repeat length in the HO-1 promoter was determined for each allele using PCR after DNA extraction from dried bloodspots. Size of allele lengths were typed as short (S, <25), medium (M, 25-33) or long (L, >33). RESULTS One hundred eighty infants were studied for a total of 360 separate alleles. 12.2% (44/360) of alleles were S which was significantly less than all other ethnicities reviewed. Carboxyhemoglobin (COHbc) levels and bilirubin percentiles were higher among infants who had at least one S allele when compared to those who had at least one L allele in the cohort as a whole: COHbc 0.92 ± 0.35 vs. 0.85 ± 0.37; p = 0.28 and Bilirubin percentile 48.6 ± 34.0 vs. 44.9 ± 31.6; p = 0.51. This relationship remained when only those infants who were DAT neg were examined: COHbc 0.81 ± 0.26 vs. 0.74 ± 0.21; p = 0.11 and Bilirubin percentile 43.6 ± 29.9 vs. 37.5 ± 28.7; p = 0.28. CONCLUSIONS The presence of L alleles of this variant is significantly greater among infants who are either African or of African descent. There was a trend toward lower COHbc levels among infants with at least one L allele as opposed to at least one S allele, although this did not have a statistically significant impact on TB risk percentile.
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Sun L, Li M, Zhang L, Teng X, Chen X, Zhou X, Ma Z, Qi L, Wang P. Differences in UGT1A1 gene mutations and pathological liver changes between Chinese patients with Gilbert syndrome and Crigler-Najjar syndrome type II. Medicine (Baltimore) 2017; 96:e8620. [PMID: 29137095 PMCID: PMC5690788 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000008620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Diagnosis of Crigler-Najjar syndrome type II (CNS-II) and Gilbert syndrome (GS) based on the serum bilirubin concentration is difficult, because this parameter can fluctuate under certain conditions. The aim of this study was to explore differences in UGT1A1 gene mutations, which cause both CNS and GS, and pathological changes between CNS-II and GS.Ninety-five Chinese patients with hereditary unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia were enrolled in this study. Peripheral blood samples obtained from patients were used to evaluate bilirubin levels and for UGT1A1 gene testing. Percutaneous needle biopsy of the liver and staining of tissue samples with hematoxylin and eosin, Masson trichrome, reticulin, and Perl Prussian blue were performed for 59 patients. The Ishak scoring system was used to assess inflammatory activity and the extent of fibrosis.One hundred ninety-two UGT1A1 mutations at 6 sites were detected in the 95 patients; the most common mutation in GS was c.-3279T>G in the phenobarbital response enhancing motif of the UGT1A1 promoter, whereas the most common mutation in CNS-II was p.G71R. The frequency of heterozygous p.G71R mutations in CNS-II was significantly higher than that in GS (P = .001); however, the frequency of homozygous c.-3279T>G mutations in CNS-II was markedly lower than that in GS (P = .032). Among all patients with multiple mutations, the frequency of p.Y486D was significantly higher in CNS-II than in GS (P = .007). The frequency of compound c.-3279T>G, A(TA)7TAA, and p.G71R mutations in CNS-II was significantly higher than that in GS (P = .001). Among the 59 patients who underwent percutaneous needle biopsy, 20 had iron deposition in the liver. The frequency of hepatic iron deposition in CNS-II was significantly higher than that in GS (P = .002).The linked polymorphic mutations, A(TA)7TAA and c.-3279T>G in UGT1A1, were most strongly associated with GS, whereas mutations in the coding region, especially p.G71R and p.Y486D, were more strongly associated with CNS-II. Iron deposition was more common in liver biopsies from patients with CNS-II than in those with GS.
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Characteristics of the heme catabolic pathway in mild unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia and their associations with inflammation and disease prevention. Sci Rep 2017; 7:755. [PMID: 28389660 PMCID: PMC5429724 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-00933-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2016] [Accepted: 03/17/2017] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Heme catabolism exerts physiological functions that impact health through depressing inflammation. Upon reactive pathway progression, as in Gilbert’s Syndrome (GS; UGT1A1*28 polymorphism), aggravated health effects have been determined. Based on lower inflammation and improved metabolic health reported for GS, inter-group differences in heme catabolism were explored. Therefore, a case-control study including 120 fasted, healthy, age- and gender matched subjects with/without GS, was conducted. Genetic expressions of HMOX-1 and BLVRA were measured. Additionally participants were genotyped for those polymorphisms that are known (UGT1A1*28) or likely (HMOX-1 microsatellites) to impact bilirubinemia. Intracellular interleukins (IL-6, IL-1β, TNFα), circulatory C-reactive protein (CRP), serum amyloid A (SAA) and haptoglobin (Hpt) were analysed as inflammatory markers. To assess intracellular heme oxygenase 1 (HO-1) isolated PBMCs were used. In GS vs. C, inflammation markers were significantly decreased. This was supported by an altered heme catabolism, indirectly reflecting in elevated unconjugated bilirubin (UCB; main phenotypic feature of GS) and iron, decreased hemopexin (Hpx) and Hpt and in up-regulated biliverdin reductase (BLVRA) gene expressions. Moreover, HMOX (GT)n short alleles were non-significantly more prominent in female GS individuals. Herewith, we propose a concept to elucidate why GS individuals encounter lower inflammation, and are thus less prone to oxidative-stress mediated diseases.
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Miller CA, Hansen EA, Lam CH. Cell growth of immortalized arachnoid cells in the presence of fibroblasts and blood products. J Clin Neurosci 2017; 40:163-168. [PMID: 28343921 DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2017.03.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2016] [Accepted: 03/06/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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OBJECT The pathophysiology of non-obstructive hydrocephalus involves alteration in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pathways. The exact mechanism is unknown, but as arachnoid CSF egress is a major route of CSF removal, damage or alteration to the growth of arachnoid cells may influence the rate of CSF absorption. We investigated the effect of soluble factors secreted by fibroblasts and the presence of blood products on arachnoid cell growth. METHODS An immortalized arachnoid cell line was developed and cells were grown on semipermeable membranes in a culture chamber. Arachnoid cells were plated in Transwells®, with fibroblasts separated from the arachnoid cells. Cell phenotype was analyzed and cell growth rates were determined by manual counts. Similar experiments were conducted with biliverdin, bilirubin, as well as fibroblast challenge. DNA content in the cell cultures was then determined as corroborative data. Cell counts for the additional arachnoid cell lines were calculated at each day and represented the controls. RESULTS Cell counts increased with each time point. Arachnoid cells in the three experimental conditions showed a statistically significant decrease in cell counts for each day when compared to the control group. Post hoc analysis showed differences between the control and experimental conditions but no significant difference between groups. The DNA content for each experimental condition was reduced at all time points when compared to the control arachnoid cells, but only became statistically significant at day 7. CONCLUSION Inflammation and hemorrhage are two common conditions associated with the development of hydrocephalus. The arachnoid membrane is exposed to fibroblasts and blood products (bilirubin, biliverdin) in these conditions, and their effect on arachnoid cell growth was studied. We have shown that arachnoid cell growth decreases in the presence of fibroblasts, bilirubin, and biliverdin. Given its intimate relationship with CSF, it is possible that the decreased growth of arachnoid cells may affect absorption and thus contribute to the development of hydrocephalus.
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- Catherine A Miller
- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA; Minneapolis VA Medical Center, Minneapolis, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA; Minneapolis VA Medical Center, Minneapolis, USA
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Takeda TA, Sasai M, Adachi Y, Ohnishi K, Fujisawa JI, Izawa S, Taketani S. Potential role of heme metabolism in the inducible expression of heme oxygenase-1. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2017; 1861:1813-1824. [PMID: 28347842 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2017.03.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2016] [Revised: 03/06/2017] [Accepted: 03/23/2017] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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BACKGROUND The degradation of heme significantly contributes to cytoprotective effects against oxidative stress and inflammation. The enzyme heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1), involved in the degradation of heme, forms carbon monoxide (CO), ferrous iron, and bilirubin in conjunction with biliverdin reductase, and is induced by various stimuli including oxidative stress and heavy metals. We examined the involvement of heme metabolism in the induction of HO-1 by the inducers sulforaphane and sodium arsenite. METHODS We examined the expression of HO-1 in sulforaphane-, sodium arsenite- and CORM3-treated HEK293T cells, by measuring the transcriptional activity and levels of mRNA and protein. RESULTS The blockade of heme biosynthesis by succinylacetone and N-methyl protoporphyrin, which are inhibitors of heme biosynthesis, markedly decreased the induction of HO-1. The knockdown of the first enzyme in the biosynthesis of heme, 5-aminolevulinic acid synthase, also decreased the induction of HO-1. The cessation of HO-1 induction occurred at the transcriptional and translational levels, and was mediated by the activation of the heme-binding transcriptional repressor Bach1 and translational factor HRI. CO appeared to improve the expression of HO-1 at the transcriptional and translational levels. CONCLUSIONS We demonstrated the importance of heme metabolism in the stress-inducible expression of HO-1, and also that heme and its degradation products are protective factors for self-defense responses. GENERAL SIGNIFICANCE The key role of heme metabolism in the stress-inducible expression of HO-1 may promote further studies on heme and its degradation products as protective factors of cellular stresses and iron homeostasis in specialized cells, organs, and whole animal systems.
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- Taka-Aki Takeda
- Department of Biotechnology, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8510, Japan
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- Department of Biotechnology, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8510, Japan
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- Department of Biotechnology, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8510, Japan
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- Department of Biotechnology, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8510, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology, Kansai Medical University, Hirakata, Osaka 573-8510, Japan
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- Department of Biotechnology, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8510, Japan
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- Department of Biotechnology, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8510, Japan; Unit of Research Complex, Kansai Medical University, Hirakata, Osaka 573-8510, Japan.
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Thongdee P, Na-Bangchang K. The role of heme-oxygenase-1 in pathogenesis of cerebral malaria in the co-culture model of human brain microvascular endothelial cell and ITG Plasmodium falciparum-infected red blood cells. ASIAN PAC J TROP MED 2017; 10:20-24. [PMID: 28107860 DOI: 10.1016/j.apjtm.2016.11.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2016] [Revised: 10/29/2016] [Accepted: 11/24/2016] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the role of human host heme-oxygenase-1 (HO-1) in pathogenesis of cerebral malaria in the in vitro model. METHODS The effect of human host HO-1 [human brain microvascular endothelial cell (HBMEC)] on hemoglobin degradation in the co-culture model of HBMEC and ITG Plasmodium falciparum-infected red cells (iRBC) through measurement of the enzymatic products iron and bilirubin. RESULTS Following exposure to the HO-1 inducer CoPPIX at all concentrations, the HBMEC cells apoptosis occurred, which could be prominently observed at 15 μM of 3 h exposure. In contrast, there was no significant change in the morphology in the non-exposed iRBC at all concentrations and exposure time. This observation was in agreement with the levels of the enzymatic degradation products iron and bilirubin, of which the highest levels (106.03 and 1753.54% of baseline level, respectively) were observed at 15 μM vs. 20 μM at 3 h vs. 24 h exposure. For the effect of the HO-1 inhibitor ZnPPIX, HBMEC cell morphology was mostly unchanged, but significant inhibitory effect on cell apoptosis was seen at 10 μM for the exposure period of 3 h (37.17% of baseline level). The degree of the inhibitory effect as reflected by the level of iron produced was not clearly observed (highest effect at 10 μM and 3 h exposure). CONCLUSIONS Results provide at least in part, insight into the contribution of HO-1 on CM pathogenesis and need to be confirmed in animal model.
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- Pimwan Thongdee
- Graduate Program in Bioclinical Sciences, Chulabhorn International College of Medicine, Thammasat University, Pathumthani, Thailand
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- Graduate Program in Bioclinical Sciences, Chulabhorn International College of Medicine, Thammasat University, Pathumthani, Thailand; Center of Excellence in Pharmacology and Molecular Biology of Malaria and Cholangiocarcinoma, Thammasat University, Pathumthani, Thailand.
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SIGNIFICANCE Acute kidney injury (AKI) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) represent a considerable burden in healthcare. The heme oxygenase (HO) system plays an important role in regulating oxidative stress and is protective in a variety of human and animal models of kidney disease. Preclinical studies of the HO system have led to the development of several clinical trials targeting the enzyme or its products. RECENT ADVANCES Connection of HO, ferritin, and other proteins involved in iron regulation has provided important insight into mechanisms of damage in AKI. Also, HO-1 expression is important in the pathogenesis of hypertension, diabetic kidney disease, and progression to end-stage renal disease. CRITICAL ISSUES Despite intriguing discoveries, no drugs targeting the HO system have been translated to the clinic. Meanwhile, treatments for AKI and CKD are urgently needed. Many factors have likely contributed to challenges in clinical translation, including variation in animal models, difficulties in obtaining human tissue, and complexity of the disease processes being studied. FUTURE DIRECTIONS The HO system represents a promising avenue of investigation that may lead to targeted therapeutics. Tissue-specific gene modulation, widening the scope of animal studies, and continued clinical research will provide valuable insight into the role HO plays in kidney homeostasis and disease. Antioxid. Redox Signal. 25, 165-183.
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- Jeremie M Lever
- 1 Nephrology Research and Training Center, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, The University of Alabama at Birmingham , Birmingham, Alabama
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- 1 Nephrology Research and Training Center, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, The University of Alabama at Birmingham , Birmingham, Alabama
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- 2 Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, The University of Alabama at Birmingham , Birmingham, Alabama
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- 1 Nephrology Research and Training Center, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, The University of Alabama at Birmingham , Birmingham, Alabama.,3 Birmingham Veterans Administration Medical Center , Birmingham, Alabama
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Suttorp CM, Xie R, Lundvig DMS, Kuijpers-Jagtman AM, Uijttenboogaart JT, Van Rheden R, Maltha JC, Wagener FADTG. Orthodontic Forces Induce the Cytoprotective Enzyme Heme Oxygenase-1 in Rats. Front Physiol 2016; 7:283. [PMID: 27486402 PMCID: PMC4949267 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2016.00283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2016] [Accepted: 06/22/2016] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Orthodontic forces disturb the microenvironment of the periodontal ligament (PDL), and induce craniofacial bone remodeling which is necessary for tooth movement. Unfortunately, orthodontic tooth movement is often hampered by ischemic injury and cell death within the PDL (hyalinization) and root resorption. Large inter-individual differences in hyalinization and root resorption have been observed, and may be explained by differential protection against hyalinization. Heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) forms an important protective mechanism by breaking down heme into the strong anti-oxidants biliverdin/bilirubin and the signaling molecule carbon monoxide. These versatile HO-1 products protect against ischemic and inflammatory injury. We postulate that orthodontic forces induce HO-1 expression in the PDL during experimental tooth movement. Twenty-five 6-week-old male Wistar rats were used in this study. The upper three molars at one side were moved mesially using a Nickel-Titanium coil spring, providing a continuous orthodontic force of 10 cN. The contralateral side served as control. After 6, 12, 72, 96, and 120 h groups of rats were killed. On parasagittal sections immunohistochemical staining was performed for analysis of HO-1 expression and quantification of osteoclasts. Orthodontic force induced a significant time-dependent HO-1 expression in mononuclear cells within the PDL at both the apposition- and resorption side. Shortly after placement of the orthodontic appliance HO-1 expression was highly induced in PDL cells but dropped to control levels within 72 h. Some osteoclasts were also HO-1 positive but this induction was shown to be independent of time- and mechanical stress. It is tempting to speculate that differential induction of tissue protecting- and osteoclast activating genes in the PDL determine the level of bone resorption and hyalinization and, subsequently, “fast” and “slow” tooth movers during orthodontic treatment.
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- Christiaan M Suttorp
- Department of Orthodontics and Craniofacial Biology, Radboud university medical centre, Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences Nijmegen, Netherlands
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- Department of Orthodontics and Craniofacial Biology, Radboud university medical centre, Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences Nijmegen, Netherlands
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- Department of Orthodontics and Craniofacial Biology, Radboud university medical centre, Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences Nijmegen, Netherlands
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- Department of Orthodontics and Craniofacial Biology, Radboud university medical centre, Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences Nijmegen, Netherlands
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- Department of Orthodontics and Craniofacial Biology, Radboud university medical centre, Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences Nijmegen, Netherlands
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- Department of Orthodontics and Craniofacial Biology, Radboud university medical centre, Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences Nijmegen, Netherlands
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- Department of Orthodontics and Craniofacial Biology, Radboud university medical centre, Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences Nijmegen, Netherlands
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- Department of Orthodontics and Craniofacial Biology, Radboud university medical centre, Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences Nijmegen, Netherlands
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Bilirubin production and hour-specific bilirubin levels. J Perinatol 2015; 35:735-8. [PMID: 25880796 DOI: 10.1038/jp.2015.32] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2014] [Revised: 02/13/2015] [Accepted: 03/02/2015] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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OBJECTIVE We assessed the relative contributions of increased bilirubin production (indexed by end-tidal carbon monoxide (CO) concentrations, corrected for ambient CO (ETCOc)) to hour-specific total bilirubin (TB) levels in healthy late preterm and term newborns. STUDY DESIGN Post hoc analyses of concurrent ETCOc and TB (at 30±6 h of age) and follow-up TB levels at age 96±12 h and up to 168 h after birth were performed in a cohort of 641 term and late preterm infants. RESULTS Increased bilirubin production (hour-specific ETCOc ⩾1.7 p.p.m. at age 30±6 h) was noted in ~80%, 42% and 32% of infants in the high-, intermediate- and low-risk TB zones, respectively. One infant with TB <40th percentile and ETCOc <1.7 p.p.m. developed TB ⩾95th percentile at age 168 h, probably due to decreased bilirubin elimination. CONCLUSIONS Infants in the high-risk quartile of the hour-specific bilirubin nomogram have a higher mean bilirubin production. Infants with TB levels ⩾95th percentile without increased bilirubin production have impaired bilirubin elimination.
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Wong RJ, Stevenson DK. Neonatal hemolysis and risk of bilirubin-induced neurologic dysfunction. Semin Fetal Neonatal Med 2015; 20:26-30. [PMID: 25560401 DOI: 10.1016/j.siny.2014.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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The pathologic phenotype of severe hyperbilirubinemia in the newborn infant is primarily due to excessive bilirubin production and/or impaired conjugation, resulting in an increased bilirubin load. This may, in turn, increase an infant's risk for the development of bilirubin-induced neurologic dysfunction (BIND). The highest-risk infants are those with increased bilirubin production rates due to hemolysis. Several immune and non-immune conditions have been found to cause severe hemolysis, and these are often exacerbated in those infants with perinatal sepsis and genetic predispositions. Therefore, identification of these infants, with novel technologies, is paramount in reducing the incidence of BIND and the long-term neurologic sequelae for these at-risk infants.
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- Ronald J Wong
- Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.
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- Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
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Bach1 deficiency and accompanying overexpression of heme oxygenase-1 do not influence aging or tumorigenesis in mice. OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY 2014; 2014:757901. [PMID: 25050144 PMCID: PMC4094857 DOI: 10.1155/2014/757901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2014] [Accepted: 05/22/2014] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Oxidative stress contributes to both aging and tumorigenesis. The transcription factor Bach1, a regulator of oxidative stress response, augments oxidative stress by repressing the expression of heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) gene (Hmox1) and suppresses oxidative stress-induced cellular senescence by restricting the p53 transcriptional activity. Here we investigated the lifelong effects of Bach1 deficiency on mice. Bach1-deficient mice showed longevity similar to wild-type mice. Although HO-1 was upregulated in the cells of Bach1-deficient animals, the levels of ROS in Bach1-deficient HSCs were comparable to those in wild-type cells. Bach1−/−; p53−/− mice succumbed to spontaneous cancers as frequently as p53-deficient mice. Bach1 deficiency significantly altered transcriptome in the liver of the young mice, which surprisingly became similar to that of wild-type mice during the course of aging. The transcriptome adaptation to Bach1 deficiency may reflect how oxidative stress response is tuned upon genetic and environmental perturbations. We concluded that Bach1 deficiency and accompanying overexpression of HO-1 did not influence aging or p53 deficiency-driven tumorigenesis. Our results suggest that it is useful to target Bach1 for acute injury responses without inducing any apparent deteriorative effect.
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Salehi N, Moosavi-Movahedi AA, Fotouhi L, Yousefinejad S, Shourian M, Hosseinzadeh R, Sheibani N, Habibi-Rezaei M. Heme degradation upon production of endogenous hydrogen peroxide via interaction of hemoglobin with sodium dodecyl sulfate. JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY B-BIOLOGY 2014; 133:11-7. [PMID: 24658005 DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2014.02.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2013] [Revised: 12/25/2013] [Accepted: 02/20/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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In this study the hemoglobin heme degradation upon interaction with sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) was investigated using UV-vis and fluorescence spectroscopy, multivariate curve resolution analysis, and chemiluminescence method. Our results showed that heme degradation occurred during interaction of hemoglobin with SDS producing three fluorescent components. We showed that the hydrogen peroxide, produced during this interaction, caused heme degradation. In addition, the endogenous hydrogen peroxide was more effective in hemoglobin heme degradation compared to exogenously added hydrogen peroxide. The endogenous form of hydrogen peroxide altered oxyHb to aquamethemoglobin and hemichrome at low concentration. In contrast, the exogenous hydrogen peroxide lacked this ability under same conditions.
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- N Salehi
- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran; Center of Excellence in Biothermodynamics, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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- Departments of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences and Pharmacology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA
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Zhang Z, Zhang ZY, Wu Y, Schluesener HJ. Lesional accumulation of CD163+ macrophages/microglia in rat traumatic brain injury. Brain Res 2012; 1461:102-10. [PMID: 22583855 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2012.04.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2012] [Revised: 04/16/2012] [Accepted: 04/20/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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A robust neuroinflammation, contributing to the development of secondary injury, is a common histopathological feature of traumatic brain injury (TBI). Characterization of leukocytic subpopulations contributing to the early infiltration of the damaged tissue might aid in further understanding of lesion development. Reactive macrophages/microglia can exert protective or damaging effects in TBI. CD163 is considered a marker of M2 (alternatively activated) macrophages. Therefore we investigated the accumulation of CD163(+) macrophages/microglia in the brain of TBI rats. TBI was induced in rats using an open skull weight-drop contusion model and the accumulation of CD163(+) cells was analyzed by immunohistochemistry. In normal rat brains, CD163 was expressed by meningeal, choroid plexus and perivascular macrophages. Significant parenchymal CD163(+) cell accumulation was observed two days post TBI and continuously increased in the investigated survival time. The accumulated CD163(+) cells were mainly distributed to the lesional areas and exhibited macrophage phenotypes with amoeboid morphologic characteristics but not activated microglial phenotypes with hypertrophic morphology and thick processes. Double-labeling experiments showed that most CD163(+) cells co-expressed heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1). In addition, in vitro incubating of macrophage RAW264.7 cells or primary peritoneal macrophages with hemoglobin- haptoglobin (Hb-Hp) complex suppressed LPS-induced inflammatory macrophages phenotype and induced CD163 and HO-1 upregulation, indicating that CD163(+) macrophages/microglia in TBI might have anti-inflammatory effects. And further study is necessary to identify functions of these cells in TBI.
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- Zhiren Zhang
- Institute of Immunology, Third Military Medical University of PLA, Gaotanyan Main Street 30, 400038 Chongqing, People's Republic of China.
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Zhang WH, Zhang YJ, Liu CP, Yu BX, Lu WX. Simvastatin protects against the development of monocrotaline-induced pulmonary hypertension in rats via a heme oxygenase-1–dependent pathway. Exp Lung Res 2011; 37:492-9. [DOI: 10.3109/01902148.2011.591892] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Preconditioning with hyperbaric oxygen induces tolerance against renal ischemia-reperfusion injury via increased expression of heme oxygenase-1. J Surg Res 2011; 170:e271-7. [PMID: 21816440 DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2011.06.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2011] [Revised: 05/28/2011] [Accepted: 06/03/2011] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Renal ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury occurs in both native and transplanted kidneys. Hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) has been shown to prevent I/R injury in different tissues. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of HBO on renal I/R injury in rats. MATERIALS AND METHODS Male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly assigned to three groups. The sham group (n = 8) received right nephrectomy. The I/R (n = 8) and HBO + I/R groups (n = 8) received 45 min left renal ischemia followed by 24 h of reperfusion after right nephrectomy. The HBO + I/R group (n = 8) received 100% oxygen at 2.5 atmosphere absolute (ATA), for 1 h at every 12 h interval for 2 d. Reperfusion was performed 24 h later after the last HBO exposure. RESULTS In HBO + I/R group, blood urea nitrogen (BUN) and creatinine levels decreased significantly compared with the sham and I/R groups (P < 0.01). Activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD) were increased in renal tissue in the HBO + I/R groups. The content of malondialdehyde (MDA) were decreased in the HBO + I/R groups. Kidney samples from HBO + I/R group rats revealed markedly reduced histological damage under histopathological examination. The animals treated with HBO showed significantly elevated heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) protein and mRNA levels expression compared with I/R group (P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS Hyperbaric oxygen preconditioning (HBO-PC) can protect renal I/R injury against oxidative stress, and the up-regulation of HO-1 expression plays an essential role in HBO induced preconditioning effect.
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Neonatal jaundice usually occurs in the transitional period after birth, presenting as an elevation of circulating bilirubin. Bilirubin neurotoxicity can occur if the levels of bilirubin become excessive (hyperbilirubinemia). This pathologic phenotype of newborn jaundice can develop because of excessive bilirubin production or impaired conjugation, with the risk for developing bilirubin-induced neurologic dysfunction, depending on the degree of the resultant bilirubin load. The plasma bilirubin level thus can be used to assess an infant's risk for developing bilirubin neurotoxicity relative to an infant's age in hours. Because all infants have an impaired conjugation ability, infants at greatest risk are those who have increased bilirubin production rates, because of hemolysis, for example. Therefore, developing potential preventive strategies as well as noninvasive technologies to treat and to identify infants with increased bilirubin production rates, respectively, are tantamount to reducing the incidence of bilirubin-induced neurologic dysfunction.
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- David K Stevenson
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatal and Developmental Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305-5208, USA.
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Kuesap J, Hirayama K, Kikuchi M, Ruangweerayut R, Na-Bangchang K. Study on association between genetic polymorphisms of haem oxygenase-1, tumour necrosis factor, cadmium exposure and malaria pathogenicity and severity. Malar J 2010; 9:260. [PMID: 20846452 PMCID: PMC2949743 DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-9-260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2010] [Accepted: 09/17/2010] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Background Malaria is the most important public health problems in tropical and sub-tropical countries. Haem oxygenase (HO) enzyme and the pro-inflammatory cytokine tumour necrosis factor (TNF) have been proposed as one of the factors that may play significant role in pathogenicity/severity of malaria infection. HO is the enzyme of the microsomal haem degradation pathway that yields biliverdin, carbon monoxide, and iron. In this study, the association between malaria disease pathogenicity/severity and (GT)n repeat polymorphism in the promoter region of the inducible HO-1 including the effect of cadmium exposure (potent inducer of HO-1 transcription) as well as polymorphism of TNF were investigated. Methods Blood samples were collected from 329 cases non-severe malaria with acute uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria (UM) and 80 cases with Plasmodium vivax malaria (VM), and 77 cases with severe or cerebral malaria (SM) for analysis of genetic polymorphisms of HO-1 and TNF and cadmium levels. These patients consisted of 123 (25.3%) Thai, 243 (50.0%) Burmese and 120 (24.7%) Karen who were present at Mae Sot General Hospital, Mae Sot, Tak Province, Thailand. Results The number of (GT)n repeats of the HO-1 gene in all patients varied between 16 and 39 and categorized to short (S), medium (M) and long (L) GTn repeats. The genotype of (GT)n repeat of HO-1 was found to be significantly different among the three ethnic groups of patients. Significantly higher frequency of S/L genotype was found in Burmese compared with Thai patients, while significantly lower frequencies of S/S and M/L but higher frequency of M/M genotype was observed in Burmese compared with Karen patients. No significant association between HO-1 and TNF polymorphisms including the inducing effect of cadmium and malaria pathogenicity/severity was observed. Conclusions Difference in the expression of HO-1 genotype in different ethnic groups may contribute to different severity of malaria disease. With this limited sample size, the finding of the lack of association between malaria disease pathogenicity/severity genetic polymorphisms of HO-1 (GT)n repeat as well as TNF observed in this study may not entirely exclude their possible link with malaria disease pathogenicity/severity. Further study in larger sample size is required.
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- Jiraporn Kuesap
- Pharmacology and Toxicology Unit, Graduate Programme in Biomedical Sciences, Thammasat University, Pathumthani, Thailand
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Kuesap J, Na-Bangchang K. Possible role of heme oxygenase-1 and prostaglandins in the pathogenesis of cerebral malaria: heme oxygenase-1 induction by prostaglandin D(2) and metabolite by a human astrocyte cell line. THE KOREAN JOURNAL OF PARASITOLOGY 2010; 48:15-21. [PMID: 20333281 DOI: 10.3347/kjp.2010.48.1.15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2009] [Revised: 01/28/2010] [Accepted: 01/28/2010] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Astrocytes are the most abundant cells in the central nervous system that play roles in maintaining the blood-brain-barrier and in neural injury, including cerebral malaria, a severe complication of Plasmodium falciparum infection. Prostaglandin (PG) D(2) is abundantly produced in the brain and regulates the sleep response. Moreover, PGD(2) is a potential factor derived from P. falciparum within erythrocytes. Heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) is catalyzing enzyme in heme breakdown process to release iron, carbon monoxide, and biliverdin/bilirubin, and may influence iron supply to the P. falciparum parasites. Here, we showed that treatment of a human astrocyte cell line, CCF-STTG1, with PGD(2) significantly increased the expression levels of HO-1 mRNA by RT-PCR. Western blot analysis showed that PGD(2) treatment increased the level of HO-1 protein, in a dose- and time-dependent manner. Thus, PGD(2) may be involved in the pathogenesis of cerebral malaria by inducing HO-1 expression in malaria patients.
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- Jiraporn Kuesap
- Graduate Porgram in Biomedical Sciences, Clinical Coordination and Training Center, Thammasat University, Pathumtanee, Thailand
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Passamonti S, Tramer F, Petrussa E, Braidot E, Vianello A. Electrogenic bromosulfalein transport in isolated membrane vesicles: implementation in both animal and plant preparations for the study of flavonoid transporters. Methods Mol Biol 2010; 643:307-335. [PMID: 20552460 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-60761-723-5_21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Bromosulfalein is an organic anion dye used in the study of a variety of membrane carriers expressed in animal tissues and involved in transport of drugs and metabolites. The spectrophotometric assay of electrogenic bromosulfalein transport in membrane vesicles, isolated from various mammalian organs or tissues, enables to specifically measure the transport activity of bilitranslocase (TCDB 2.A.65.1.1). The latter is a bilirubin- and flavonoid-specific transporter expressed in rat liver, the organ where its function has been best characterized. The spectrophotometric assay of electrogenic bromosulfalein transport requires minimal volumes of membrane vesicles, is completed within 1 min, and, therefore, is a useful tool to screen the transporter spectrum of potential substrates, by testing them as reversible inhibitors of bromosulfalein transport kinetics. Furthermore, the assay enables to study the progress of time-dependent inactivation of bromosulfalein transport, caused by different protein-specific reagents, including specific anti-sequence antibodies. Inactivation can be retarded by the presence of substrates in a concentration-dependent manner, enabling to derive the dissociation constants of the transporter-substrate complex and thus to gain further insight into the transporter structure-function relationship. This assay, implemented in membrane vesicles isolated from plant organs, has paved the way to the discovery of homologues of bilitranslocase in plants.
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De Rezende Neto JB, Guimarães TN, Madureira JL, Drumond DAF, Leal JC, Rocha A, Oliveira RG, Rizoli SB. Non-operative management of right side thoracoabdominal penetrating injuries--the value of testing chest tube effluent for bile. Injury 2009; 40:506-10. [PMID: 19342047 DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2008.11.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2008] [Accepted: 11/11/2008] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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INTRODUCTION While mandatory surgery for all thoracoabdominal penetrating injuries is advocated by some, the high rate of unnecessary operations challenges this approach. However, the consequences of intrathoracic bile remains poorly investigated. We sought to evaluate the outcome of patients who underwent non-operative management of right side thoracoabdominal (RST) penetrating trauma, and the levels of bilirubin obtained from those patients' chest tube effluent. PATIENTS AND METHODS We managed non-operatively all stable patients with a single RST penetrating injury. Chest tube effluent samples were obtained six times within (4-8 h; 12-16 h; 20-24 h; 28-32 h; 36-40 h; 48 h and 72 h) of admission for bilirubin measurement and blood for complete blood count, bilirubin, alanine (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferases (AST) assays. For comparison we studied patients with single left thoracic penetrating injury. RESULTS Forty-two patients with RST injuries were included. All had liver and lung injuries confirmed by CT scans. Only one patient failed non-operative management. Chest tube bilirubin peaked at 48 h post-trauma (mean 3.3+/-4.1 mg/dL) and was always higher than both serum bilirubin (p<0.05) and chest tube effluent from control group (27 patients with left side thoracic trauma). Serum ALT and AST were higher in RST injury patients (p<0.05). One RST injury patient died of line sepsis. CONCLUSION Non-operative management of RST penetrating trauma appears to be safe. Bile originating from the liver injury reaches the right thoracic cavity but does not reflect the severity of that injury. The highest concentration was found in the patient failing non-operative management. The presence of intrathoracic bile in selected patients who sustain RST penetrating trauma, with liver injury, does not preclude non-operative management. Our study suggests that monitoring chest tube effluent bilirubin may provide helpful information when managing a patient non-operatively.
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- João Baptista De Rezende Neto
- Department of Surgery Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais and Hospital Universitario Risoleta Tolentino Neves, Brazil
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Simoni J, Villanueva-Meyer J, Simoni G, Moeller JF, Wesson DE. Control of oxidative reactions of hemoglobin in the design of blood substitutes: role of the ascorbate-glutathione antioxidant system. Artif Organs 2009; 33:115-26. [PMID: 19178455 DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1594.2008.00695.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Uncontrolled oxidative reactions of hemoglobin (Hb) are still the main unresolved problem for Hb-based blood substitute developers. Spontaneous oxidation of acellular ferrous Hb into a nonfunctional ferric Hb generates superoxide anion. Hydrogen peroxide, formed after superoxide anion dismutation, may react with ferrous/ferric Hb to produce toxic ferryl Hb, fluorescent heme degradation products, and/or protein-based free radicals. In the presence of free iron released from heme, superoxide anion and hydrogen peroxide might react via the Haber-Weiss and Fenton reactions to generate the hydroxyl radical. These highly reactive oxygen and heme species may not only be involved in shifting the cellular redox balance to the oxidized state that facilitates signal transduction and pro-inflammatory gene expression, but could also be involved in cellular and organ injury, and generation of vasoactive compounds such as isoprostanes and angiotensins. It is believed that these toxic species may be formed after administration of Hb-based blood substitutes, particularly in ischemic patients with a diminished ability to control oxidative reactions. Although varieties of antioxidant strategies have been suggested, this in vitro study examined the ability of the ascorbate-glutathione antioxidant system in preventing Hb oxidation and formation of its ferryl intermediate. The results suggest that although ascorbate is effective in reducing the formation of ferryl Hb, glutathione protects heme against excessive oxidation. Ascorbate without glutathione failed to protect the red blood cell membranes against Hb/hydrogen peroxide-mediated peroxidation. This study provides evidence that the ascorbate-glutathione antioxidant system is essential in attenuation of the pro-oxidant potential of redox active acellular Hbs, and superior to either ascorbate or glutathione alone.
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- Jan Simoni
- Department of Surgery, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, Texas, USA.
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Xie Y, Ling T, Han Y, Liu K, Zheng Q, Huang L, Yuan X, He Z, Hu B, Fang L, Shen Z, Yang Q, Shen W. Carbon monoxide enhances salt tolerance by nitric oxide-mediated maintenance of ion homeostasis and up-regulation of antioxidant defence in wheat seedling roots. PLANT, CELL & ENVIRONMENT 2008; 31:1864-81. [PMID: 18811735 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3040.2008.01888.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Salt stress induced an increase in endogenous carbon monoxide (CO) production and the activity of the CO synthetic enzyme haem oxygenase (HO) in wheat seedling roots. In addition, a 50% CO aqueous solution, applied daily, not only resulted in the enhancement of CO release, but led to a significant reversal in dry weight (DW) and water loss caused by 150 mm NaCl treatment, which was mimicked by the application of two nitric oxide (NO) donors sodium nitroprusside (SNP) and diethylenetriamine NO adduct (DETA/NO). Further analyses showed that CO, as well as SNP, apparently up-regulated H(+)-pump and antioxidant enzyme activities or related transcripts, thus resulting in the increase of K/Na ratio and the alleviation of oxidative damage. Whereas, the CO/NO scavenger haemoglobin (Hb), NO scavenger or synthetic inhibitor methylene blue (MB) or N(G)-nitro-l-arginine methyl ester hydrochloride (l-NAME) differentially blocked these effects. Furthermore, CO was able to mimic the effect of SNP by strongly increasing NO release in the root tips, whereas the CO-induced NO signal was quenched by the addition of l-NAME or cPTIO, the specific scavenger of NO. The results suggested that CO might confer an increased tolerance to salinity stress by maintaining ion homeostasis and enhancing antioxidant system parameters in wheat seedling roots, both of which were partially mediated by NO signal.
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- Yanjie Xie
- College of Life Sciences, Laboratory Centre of Life Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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Loboda A, Jazwa A, Grochot-Przeczek A, Rutkowski AJ, Cisowski J, Agarwal A, Jozkowicz A, Dulak J. Heme oxygenase-1 and the vascular bed: from molecular mechanisms to therapeutic opportunities. Antioxid Redox Signal 2008; 10:1767-812. [PMID: 18576916 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2008.2043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 200] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Heme oxygenase-1, an enzyme degrading heme to carbon monoxide, iron, and biliverdin, has been recognized as playing a crucial role in cellular defense against stressful conditions, not only related to heme release. HO-1 protects endothelial cells from apoptosis, is involved in blood-vessel relaxation regulating vascular tone, attenuates inflammatory response in the vessel wall, and participates in blood-vessel formation by means of angiogenesis and vasculogenesis. The latter functions link HO-1 not only to cardiovascular ischemia but also to many other conditions that, like development, wound healing, or cancer, are dependent on neovascularization. The aim of this comprehensive review is to address the mechanisms of HO-1 regulation and function in cardiovascular physiology and pathology and to demonstrate some possible applications of the vast knowledge generated so far. Recent data provide powerful evidence for the involvement of HO-1 in the therapeutic effect of drugs used in cardiovascular diseases. Novel studies open the possibilities of application of HO-1 for gene and cell therapy. Therefore, research in forthcoming years should help to elucidate both the real role of HO-1 in the effect of drugs and the clinical feasibility of HO-1-based cell and gene therapy, creating the effective therapeutic avenues for this refined antioxidant system.
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- Agnieszka Loboda
- Department of Medical Biotechnology, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
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Experimental hemolysis model to study bilirubin encephalopathy in rat brain. J Neurosci Methods 2008; 168:35-41. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2007.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2007] [Revised: 09/07/2007] [Accepted: 09/07/2007] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Suzuki T, Kelly VP, Motohashi H, Nakajima O, Takahashi S, Nishimura S, Yamamoto M. Deletion of the Selenocysteine tRNA Gene in Macrophages and Liver Results in Compensatory Gene Induction of Cytoprotective Enzymes by Nrf2. J Biol Chem 2008; 283:2021-30. [DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m708352200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Shibahara S, Han F, Li B, Takeda K. Hypoxia and heme oxygenases: oxygen sensing and regulation of expression. Antioxid Redox Signal 2007; 9:2209-25. [PMID: 17887916 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2007.1784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Heme is an essential molecule for life, as it is involved in sensing and using oxygen. Heme must be synthesized and degraded within an individual nucleated cell. Physiologic heme degradation is catalyzed by two functional isozymes of heme oxygenase, heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) and HO-2, yielding carbon monoxide, iron, and biliverdin, an immediate precursor to bilirubin. HO-1 is an inducible enzyme, but the expression level of HO-2 is maintained in a narrow range. Characteristically, human HO-1 contains no Cys residue, whereas human HO-2 contains three Cys residues, each of which might be involved in heme binding. These features suggest separate physiologic roles of HO-1 and HO-2. Recent studies have shown that the expression levels of HO-1 and HO-2 are reduced under hypoxia, depending on the cell types. Moreover, we have proposed HO-2 as a potential O(2) sensor, because HO-2-deficient mice show hypoxemia and a blunted hypoxic ventilatory response with normal hypercapnic ventilatory response. HO-2-deficient mice also show hypertrophy of the pulmonary venous myocardium and enlargement of the carotid body. These morphometric changes are attributable to chronic hypoxemia. Here, we update the understanding of the regulation of HO-1 and HO-2 expression and summarize the regulatory role of HO-2 in the intercellular communication.
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- Shigeki Shibahara
- Department of Molecular Biology and Applied Physiology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan.
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Furuyama K, Kaneko K, Vargas PD. Heme as a magnificent molecule with multiple missions: heme determines its own fate and governs cellular homeostasis. TOHOKU J EXP MED 2007; 213:1-16. [PMID: 17785948 DOI: 10.1620/tjem.213.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 145] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Heme is a prosthetic group of various types of proteins, such as hemoglobin, myoglobin, cytochrome c, cytochrome p450, catalase and peroxidase. In addition, heme is involved in a variety of biological events by modulating the function or the state of hemoproteins. For example, protein synthesis is inhibited in erythroid cells under heme deficiency, as the consequence of the activation of heme-regulated inhibitor (HRI). Iron concentration in the cell is sensed and regulated by the heme-mediated oxidization and subsequent degradation of iron regulatory protein 2 (IRP2). Heme also binds to certain types of potassium channels, thereby inhibiting transmembrane K(+) currents. Importantly, heme determines its own fate; namely, heme regulates its synthesis and degradation through the feedback mechanisms, by which intracellular heme level is precisely maintained. Heme reduces heme synthesis by suppressing the expression of non-specific 5-aminolevulinate synthase (ALAS1) and stimulates heme breakdown by inducing heme oxygenase (HO)-1 expression. ALAS1 and HO-1 are the rate limiting enzymes in heme biosynthesis and catabolism, respectively. Accordingly, under the heme-rich condition, heme binds to cysteine-proline (CP) motifs of ALAS1 and those of transcriptional repressor Bach1, thereby leading to repression of mitochondrial transport of ALAS1 and induction of HO-1 transcription, respectively. Moreover, chemosensing functions of HO-2 containing CP motifs, another isozyme of HO, have been unveiled recently. In this review article, we summarize and update the pleiotropic effects of heme on various biological events and the regulatory network of heme biosynthesis and catabolism.
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- Kazumichi Furuyama
- Department of Molecular Biology and Applied Physiology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, 2-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8575, Japan.
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Datta D, Dormond O, Basu A, Briscoe DM, Pal S. Heme oxygenase-1 modulates the expression of the anti-angiogenic chemokine CXCL-10 in renal tubular epithelial cells. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2007; 293:F1222-30. [PMID: 17652371 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00164.2007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The turnover and repair of peritubular capillaries is essential for the maintenance of normal renal tubular structure and function. Following injury, ineffective capillary repair/angiogenesis may result in chronic disease, whereas effective repair attenuates the injury process. Thus the process of healing in the kidney is likely dependent on an intricate balance between angiogenic and anti-angiogenic factors to maintain the renal microvasculature. We investigated the role of cytoprotective heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) in the regulation of chemokines in human renal proximal tubular epithelial cells (RPTEC). Transfection of RPTEC with a HO-1 overexpression plasmid promoted a marked induction in the mRNA expression of the anti-angiogenic chemokine CXCL-10, along with angiogenic chemokines CXCL-8 and CCL-2. Utilizing a CXCL-10 promoter luciferase construct, we observed that HO-1-induced CXCL-10 expression is regulated at the transcriptional level. However, with increases in concentrations and time intervals of HO-1 induction, there was a marked decrease in CXCL-10 expression. Using pharmacological inhibitors, we found that HO-1-induced early robust CXCL-10 transcription is mediated through the PKC signaling pathway. To evaluate the functional significance of HO-1-induced CXCL-10 release, we cultured human vascular endothelial cells in the absence and presence of culture supernatants of the HO-1 plasmid-transfected RPTEC. We found that early (24 h) supernatants of the HO-1 plasmid-transfected cells (RPTEC) inhibited endothelial cell proliferation, and this effect was blocked by addition of a CXCL-10 neutralizing antibody. Thus HO-1 can regulate the expression of the anti-angiogenic CXCL-10 and may alter a critical balance between angiogenic vs. anti-angiogenic factors that are important to maintain renal microvasculature during injury.
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- Dipak Datta
- Division of Nephrology and the Transplantation Research Center, Children's Hospital Boston, MA 02115, USA
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Goodman AI, Olszanecki R, Yang LM, Quan S, Li M, Omura S, Stec DE, Abraham NG. Heme oxygenase-1 protects against radiocontrast-induced acute kidney injury by regulating anti-apoptotic proteins. Kidney Int 2007; 72:945-53. [PMID: 17667987 DOI: 10.1038/sj.ki.5002447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Radiocontrast agents are thought to induce acute kidney injury in part through increased production of reactive oxygen species and increased cellular apoptosis. In this study we determined whether heme oxygenase-1 could prevent or reduce radiocontrast-induced acute kidney injury and, if so, what were the mechanisms by which this can occur. Sodium iothalamate was administered to uninephrectomized, salt-depleted male Sabra rats to initiate acute kidney injury. Heme oxygenase-1 was induced with cobalt protoporphyrin or inhibited with stannous mesoporphyrin. Inhibition of heme oxygenase exacerbated kidney injury as measured by an increase in plasma creatinine and in superoxide production. Heme oxygenase-1 induction prevented the increase in plasma creatinine and in superoxide in both the cortex and medulla compared to untreated rats with acute kidney injury. This protective effect of heme oxygenase-1 was associated with increased anti-apoptotic proteins Bcl-2 and Bcl-xl and a decrease of pro-apoptotic caspase-3 and caspase-9 along with increased expression of inactive BAX. Our study suggests that increased levels of heme oxygenase-1 are protective against acute kidney injury due to radiocontrast exposure.
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- A I Goodman
- Department of Pharmacology, New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York, USA
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Cekaite L, Peng Q, Reiner A, Shahzidi S, Tveito S, Furre IE, Hovig E. Mapping of oxidative stress responses of human tumor cells following photodynamic therapy using hexaminolevulinate. BMC Genomics 2007; 8:273. [PMID: 17692132 PMCID: PMC2045114 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-8-273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2006] [Accepted: 08/13/2007] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Background Photodynamic therapy (PDT) involves systemic or topical administration of a lesion-localizing photosensitizer or its precursor, followed by irradiation of visible light to cause singlet oxygen-induced damage to the affected tissue. A number of mechanisms seem to be involved in the protective responses to PDT, including activation of transcription factors, heat shock proteins, antioxidant enzymes and apoptotic pathways. Results In this study, we address the effects of a destructive/lethal hexaminolevulinate (HAL) mediated PDT dose on the transcriptome by using transcriptional exon evidence oligo microarrays. Here, we confirm deviations in the steady state expression levels of previously identified early defence response genes and extend this to include unreported PDT inducible gene groups, most notably the metallothioneins and histones. HAL-PDT mediated stress also altered expression of genes encoded by mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA). Further, we report PDT stress induced alternative splicing. Specifically, the ATF3 alternative isoform (deltaZip2) was up-regulated, while the full-length variant was not changed by the treatment. Results were independently verified by two different technological microarray platforms. Good microarray, RT-PCR and Western immunoblotting correlation for selected genes support these findings. Conclusion Here, we report new insights into how destructive/lethal PDT alters the transcriptome not only at the transcriptional level but also at post-transcriptional level via alternative splicing.
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- Lina Cekaite
- Department of Tumor Biology, Rikshopitalet – Radiumhospitalet Medical Center, 0310 Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Pathology, Rikshopitalet – Radiumhospitalet Medical Center, 0310 Oslo, Norway
- State Key Lab for Advanced Photonic Materials and Devices, Fudan University, Shanghai, P.R. China
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- Department of Tumor Biology, Rikshopitalet – Radiumhospitalet Medical Center, 0310 Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Pathology, Rikshopitalet – Radiumhospitalet Medical Center, 0310 Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Tumor Biology, Rikshopitalet – Radiumhospitalet Medical Center, 0310 Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Pathology, Rikshopitalet – Radiumhospitalet Medical Center, 0310 Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Tumor Biology, Rikshopitalet – Radiumhospitalet Medical Center, 0310 Oslo, Norway
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Andoh Y, Mizutani A, Ohashi T, Kojo S, Ishii T, Adachi Y, Ikehara S, Taketani S. The Antioxidant Role of a Reagent, 2′,7′-Dichlorodihydrofluorescin Diacetate, Detecting Reactive-Oxygen Species and Blocking the Induction of Heme Oxygenase-1 and Preventing Cytotoxicity. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006; 140:483-9. [PMID: 16959797 DOI: 10.1093/jb/mvj187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) degrades heme into biliverdin, iron and CO. The enzyme participates in adaptive and protective responses to oxidative stress and various inflammatory stimuli, and is induced in response to reactive oxygen species (ROS). 2',7'-Dichlorodihydrofluorescin diacetate (DCFH-DA) is a common reagent used to detect ROS by the oxidation of 2',7'-dichlorodihydrofluorescin (DCFH) to fluorescent dichlorodihydrofluorescein. We previously found that rapid oxidation of DCFH occurred with heme-compounds as well as ROS [Ohashi, T. et al. (2002) FEBS Lett. 511, 21-27], and then examined the effect of DCFH-DA on the induction of HO-1 expression by arsenite, cadmium and hemin, which induce oxidative stress and cytotoxicity. We found suppression of the arsenite-, cadmium- and hemin-dependent induction of HO-1 with DCFH-DA. The suppression occurred at the transcriptional level since the promoter activity of the Maf-recognition site of the HO-1 gene decreased with the DCFH-DA treatment. DCFH abolished the phosphorylation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase, the nuclear translocation of a transcriptional activator Nrf2, and cell death. An antioxidant, N-acetylcysteine (NAC), also suppressed the induction by arsenite and cadmium, but not that by hemin, indicating that DCFH blocked a different site in the stress signal pathway from NAC. Considering that the oxidation of DCFH diminishes ROS generated by various stressors, our findings provide a potential strategy for protection of cells from toxic insults using DCFH-like molecules.
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- Yoshihiro Andoh
- Department of Biotechnology, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Kyoto, Japan
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Ryter SW, Alam J, Choi AMK. Heme oxygenase-1/carbon monoxide: from basic science to therapeutic applications. Physiol Rev 2006; 86:583-650. [PMID: 16601269 DOI: 10.1152/physrev.00011.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1732] [Impact Index Per Article: 96.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The heme oxygenases, which consist of constitutive and inducible isozymes (HO-1, HO-2), catalyze the rate-limiting step in the metabolic conversion of heme to the bile pigments (i.e., biliverdin and bilirubin) and thus constitute a major intracellular source of iron and carbon monoxide (CO). In recent years, endogenously produced CO has been shown to possess intriguing signaling properties affecting numerous critical cellular functions including but not limited to inflammation, cellular proliferation, and apoptotic cell death. The era of gaseous molecules in biomedical research and human diseases initiated with the discovery that the endothelial cell-derived relaxing factor was identical to the gaseous molecule nitric oxide (NO). The discovery that endogenously produced gaseous molecules such as NO and now CO can impart potent physiological and biological effector functions truly represented a paradigm shift and unraveled new avenues of intense investigations. This review covers the molecular and biochemical characterization of HOs, with a discussion on the mechanisms of signal transduction and gene regulation that mediate the induction of HO-1 by environmental stress. Furthermore, the current understanding of the functional significance of HO shall be discussed from the perspective of each of the metabolic by-products, with a special emphasis on CO. Finally, this presentation aspires to lay a foundation for potential future clinical applications of these systems.
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- Stefan W Ryter
- Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
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Pryor WA, Houk KN, Foote CS, Fukuto JM, Ignarro LJ, Squadrito GL, Davies KJA. Free radical biology and medicine: it's a gas, man! Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2006; 291:R491-511. [PMID: 16627692 DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00614.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 324] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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We review gases that can affect oxidative stress and that themselves may be radicals. We discuss O(2) toxicity, invoking superoxide, hydrogen peroxide, and the hydroxyl radical. We also discuss superoxide dismutase (SOD) and both ground-state, triplet oxygen ((3)O(2)), and the more energetic, reactive singlet oxygen ((1)O(2)). Nitric oxide ((*)NO) is a free radical with cell signaling functions. Besides its role as a vasorelaxant, (*)NO and related species have other functions. Other endogenously produced gases include carbon monoxide (CO), carbon dioxide (CO(2)), and hydrogen sulfide (H(2)S). Like (*)NO, these species impact free radical biochemistry. The coordinated regulation of these species suggests that they all are used in cell signaling. Nitric oxide, nitrogen dioxide, and the carbonate radical (CO(3)(*-)) react selectively at moderate rates with nonradicals, but react fast with a second radical. These reactions establish "cross talk" between reactive oxygen (ROS) and reactive nitrogen species (RNS). Some of these species can react to produce nitrated proteins and nitrolipids. It has been suggested that ozone is formed in vivo. However, the biomarkers that were used to probe for ozone reactions may be formed by non-ozone-dependent reactions. We discuss this fascinating problem in the section on ozone. Very low levels of ROS or RNS may be mitogenic, but very high levels cause an oxidative stress that can result in growth arrest (transient or permanent), apoptosis, or necrosis. Between these extremes, many of the gasses discussed in this review will induce transient adaptive responses in gene expression that enable cells and tissues to survive. Such adaptive mechanisms are thought to be of evolutionary importance.
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- William A Pryor
- Biodynamics Institute, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA.
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Overhaus M, Moore BA, Barbato JE, Behrendt FF, Doering JG, Bauer AJ. Biliverdin protects against polymicrobial sepsis by modulating inflammatory mediators. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2006; 290:G695-703. [PMID: 16537973 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00152.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Highly inducible heme oxygenase (HO)-1 is protective against acute and chronic inflammation. HO-1 generates carbon monoxide (CO), ferrous iron, and biliverdin. The aim of this study was to investigate the protective effects of biliverdin against sepsis-induced inflammation and intestinal dysmotility. Cecal ligation and puncture (CLP) was performed on Sprague-Dawley rats under isoflurane anesthesia with and without intraperitoneal biliverdin injections, which were done before, at the time of CLP, and after CLP. In vivo gastrointestinal transit was carried out with fluorescein-labeled dextran. Jejunal circular muscle contractility was quantified in vitro using organ bath-generated bethanechol dose-response curves. Neutrophilic infiltration into the muscularis externa was quantified. The jejunal muscularis was studied for cytokine mRNA expressions [interleukin (IL)-6, monocyte chemoattractant protein (MCP)-1, inducible nitric oxide synthase, cyclooxygenase-2, biliverdin, IL-10, and HO-1] using real-time RT-PCR. Biliverdin treatment prevented the sepsis-induced suppression of gastrointestinal muscle contractility in vivo and in vitro and significantly decreased neutrophilic infiltration into the jejunal muscularis. Inflammatory mRNA expressions for small bowel IL-6 and MCP-1 were significantly reduced after biliverdin treatment in CLP-induced septic animals compared with untreated septic animals. The anti-inflammatory mediator expression of small bowel IL-10 was significantly augmented after CLP at 3 h compared with untreated septic animals. These findings demonstrate that biliverdin attenuates sepsis-induced morbidity to the intestine by selectively modulating the inflammatory cascade and its subsequent sequelae on intestinal muscularis function.
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- Marcus Overhaus
- Department of Medicine/Gastroenterology, University of Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
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Takahashi T, Shimizu H, Akagi R, Morita K, Sassa S. Heme oxygenase-1: a new drug target in oxidative tissue injuries in critically ill conditions. Drug Dev Res 2006. [DOI: 10.1002/ddr.20073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Satarug S, Nishijo M, Lasker JM, Edwards RJ, Moore MR. Kidney Dysfunction and Hypertension: Role for Cadmium, P450 and Heme Oxygenases? TOHOKU J EXP MED 2006; 208:179-202. [PMID: 16498227 DOI: 10.1620/tjem.208.179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Cadmium (Cd) is a metal toxin of continuing worldwide concern. Daily intake of Cd, albeit in small quantities, is associated with a number of adverse health effects which are attributable to distinct pathological changes in a variety of tissues and organs. In the present review, we focus on its renal tubular effects in people who have been exposed environmentally to Cd at levels below the provisional tolerable intake level set for the toxin. We highlight the data linking such low-level Cd intake with tubular injury, altered abundance of cytochromes P450 (CYPs) in the kidney and an expression of a hypertensive phenotype. We provide updated knowledge on renal and vascular effects of the eicosanoids 20-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid (20-HETE) and eicosatrienoic acids (EETs), which are biologically active metabolites from arachidonate metabolism mediated by certain CYPs in the kidney. We note the ability of Cd to elicit "oxidative stress" and to alter metal homeostasis notably of zinc which may lead to augmentation of the defense mechanisms involving induction of the antioxidant enzyme heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) and the metal binding protein metallothionein (MT) in the kidney. We hypothesize that renal Cd accumulation triggers the host responses mediated by HO-1 and MT in an attempt to protect the kidney against injurious oxidative stress and to resist a rise in blood pressure levels. This hypothesis predicts that individuals with less active HO-1 (caused by the HO-1 genetic polymorphisms) are more likely to have renal injury and express a hypertensive phenotype following chronic ingestion of low-level Cd, compared with those having more active HO-1. Future analytical and molecular epidemiologic research should pave the way to the utility of induction of heme oxygenases together with dietary antioxidants in reducing the risk of kidney injury and hypertension in susceptible people.
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- Soisungwan Satarug
- National Research Center for Environmental Toxicology, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
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Wu L, Wang R. Carbon Monoxide: Endogenous Production, Physiological Functions, and Pharmacological Applications. Pharmacol Rev 2005; 57:585-630. [PMID: 16382109 DOI: 10.1124/pr.57.4.3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 648] [Impact Index Per Article: 34.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Over the last decade, studies have unraveled many aspects of endogenous production and physiological functions of carbon monoxide (CO). The majority of endogenous CO is produced in a reaction catalyzed by the enzyme heme oxygenase (HO). Inducible HO (HO-1) and constitutive HO (HO-2) are mostly recognized for their roles in the oxidation of heme and production of CO and biliverdin, whereas the biological function of the third HO isoform, HO-3, is still unclear. The tissue type-specific distribution of these HO isoforms is largely linked to the specific biological actions of CO on different systems. CO functions as a signaling molecule in the neuronal system, involving the regulation of neurotransmitters and neuropeptide release, learning and memory, and odor response adaptation and many other neuronal activities. The vasorelaxant property and cardiac protection effect of CO have been documented. A plethora of studies have also shown the importance of the roles of CO in the immune, respiratory, reproductive, gastrointestinal, kidney, and liver systems. Our understanding of the cellular and molecular mechanisms that regulate the production and mediate the physiological actions of CO has greatly advanced. Many diseases, including neurodegenerations, hypertension, heart failure, and inflammation, have been linked to the abnormality in CO metabolism and function. Enhancement of endogenous CO production and direct delivery of exogenous CO have found their applications in many health research fields and clinical settings. Future studies will further clarify the gasotransmitter role of CO, provide insight into the pathogenic mechanisms of many CO abnormality-related diseases, and pave the way for innovative preventive and therapeutic strategies based on the physiologic effects of CO.
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- Lingyun Wu
- Department of Biology, Lakehead University, 955 Oliver Rd., Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada P7B 5E1
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Wang X, Chamberlain M, Vassieva O, Henderson C, Wolf C. Relationship between hepatic phenotype and changes in gene expression in cytochrome P450 reductase (POR) null mice. Biochem J 2005; 388:857-67. [PMID: 15717863 PMCID: PMC1183466 DOI: 10.1042/bj20042087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Cytochrome P450 reductase is the unique electron donor for microsomal cytochrome P450s; these enzymes play a major role in the metabolism of endogenous and xenobiotic compounds. In mice with a liver-specific deletion of cytochrome P450 reductase, hepatic cytochrome P450 activity is ablated, with consequent changes in bile acid and lipid homoeostasis. In order to gain insights into the metabolic changes resulting from this phenotype, we have analysed changes in hepatic mRNA expression using microarray analysis and real-time PCR. In parallel with the perturbations in bile acid levels, changes in the expression of key enzymes involved in cholesterol and lipid homoeostasis were observed in hepatic cytochrome P450 reductase null mice. This was characterized by a reduced expression of Cyp7b1, and elevation of Cyp7a1 and Cyp8b1 expression. The levels of mRNAs for other cytochrome P450 genes, including Cyp2b10, Cyp2c29, Cyp3a11 and Cyp3a16, were increased, demonstrating that endogenous factors play a role in regulating the expression of these proteins and that the increases are due, at least in part, to altered levels of transcripts. In addition, levels of mRNAs encoding genes involved in glycolysis and lipid transport were also increased; the latter may provide an explanation for the increased hepatic lipid content observed in the hepatic null mice. Serum testosterone and oestradiol levels were lowered, accompanied by significantly decreased expression of Hsd3b2 (3beta-hydroxy-Delta5-steroid dehydrogenase-2), Hsd3b5 (3beta-hydroxy-Delta5-steroid dehydrogenase-5) and Hsd11b1 (11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1), key enzymes in steroid hormone metabolism. These microarray data provide important insights into the control of metabolic pathways by the cytochrome system.
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- Xiu Jun Wang
- *Cancer Research UK Molecular Pharmacology Unit, Biomedical Research Centre, Level 5, Ninewells Hospital & Medical School, Dundee DD1 9SY, U.K
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- *Cancer Research UK Molecular Pharmacology Unit, Biomedical Research Centre, Level 5, Ninewells Hospital & Medical School, Dundee DD1 9SY, U.K
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- †CXR Biosciences Ltd, James Lindsay Place, Dundee Technopole, Dundee DD1 5JJ, U.K
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- *Cancer Research UK Molecular Pharmacology Unit, Biomedical Research Centre, Level 5, Ninewells Hospital & Medical School, Dundee DD1 9SY, U.K
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- *Cancer Research UK Molecular Pharmacology Unit, Biomedical Research Centre, Level 5, Ninewells Hospital & Medical School, Dundee DD1 9SY, U.K
- To whom correspondence should be addressed (email )
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Kikuchi G, Yoshida T, Noguchi M. Heme oxygenase and heme degradation. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2005; 338:558-67. [PMID: 16115609 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2005.08.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 300] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2005] [Accepted: 08/03/2005] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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The microsomal heme oxygenase system consists of heme oxygenase (HO) and NADPH-cytochrome P450 reductase, and plays a key role in the physiological catabolism of heme which yields biliverdin, carbon monoxide, and iron as the final products. Heme degradation proceeds essentially as a series of autocatalytic oxidation reactions involving heme bound to HO. Large amounts of HO proteins from human and rat can now be prepared in truncated soluble form, and the crystal structures of some HO proteins have been determined. These advances have greatly facilitated the understanding of the mechanisms of individual steps of the HO reaction. HO can be induced in animals by the administration of heme or several other substances; the induction is shown to involve Bach1, a translational repressor. The induced HO is assumed to have cytoprotective effects. An uninducible HO isozyme, HO-2, has been identified, so the authentic HO is now called HO-1. HOs are also widely distributed in invertebrates, higher plants, algae, and bacteria, and function in various ways according to the needs of individual species.
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- Goro Kikuchi
- Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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Nicolin V, Grill V, Micali F, Narducci P, Passamonti S. Immunolocalisation of bilitranslocase in mucosecretory and parietal cells of the rat gastric mucosa. J Mol Histol 2005; 36:45-50. [PMID: 15703998 DOI: 10.1007/s10735-004-2920-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2004] [Revised: 08/21/2004] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Bilitranslocase is a plasma membrane carrier localised at the vascular pole of the rat liver cell, where it mediates uptake of organic anions from the blood into the liver. This carrier is also present in the epithelium of the rat gastric mucosa, with similar molecular mass and functional properties. An immunohistochemical study reveals that both the mucus-secreting cells of the gastric pit and the H+-secreting parietal cells express bilitranslocase. These data point to a possible role of bilitranslocase and of its food-borne substrates (anthocyanins and nicotinic acid) in regulating the function and the permeability of the gastric mucosa.
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- Vanessa Nicolin
- Dipartimento di Morfologia Umana Normale, Università degli Studi di Trieste, via A. Manzoni 16, 34138, Trieste, Italia
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