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Xu HG, Reshetnikov V, Wondrak M, Eckhardt L, Kunz-Schughart LA, Janko C, Tietze R, Alexiou C, Borchardt H, Aigner A, Gong W, Schmitt M, Sellner L, Daum S, Özkan HG, Mokhir A. Intracellular Amplifiers of Reactive Oxygen Species Affecting Mitochondria as Radiosensitizers. Cancers (Basel) 2021; 14:208. [PMID: 35008371 PMCID: PMC8750417 DOI: 10.3390/cancers14010208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2021] [Revised: 12/27/2021] [Accepted: 12/29/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Radiotherapy (RT) efficacy can be improved by using radiosensitizers, i.e., drugs enhancing the effect of ionizing radiation (IR). One of the side effects of RT includes damage of normal tissue in close proximity to the treated tumor. This problem can be solved by applying cancer specific radiosensitizers. N-Alkylaminoferrocene-based (NAAF) prodrugs produce reactive oxygen species (ROS) in cancer cells, but not in normal cells. Therefore, they can potentially act as cancer specific radiosensitizers. However, early NAAF prodrugs did not exhibit this property. Since functional mitochondria are important for RT resistance, we assumed that NAAF prodrugs affecting mitochondria in parallel with increasing intracellular ROS can potentially exhibit synergy with RT. We applied sequential Cu+-catalyzed alkyne-azide cycloadditions (CuAAC) to obtain a series of NAAF derivatives with the goal of improving anticancer efficacies over already existing compounds. One of the obtained prodrugs (2c) exhibited high anticancer activity with IC50 values in the range of 5-7.1 µM in human ovarian carcinoma, Burkitt's lymphoma, pancreatic carcinoma and T-cell leukemia cells retained moderate water solubility and showed cancer specificity. 2c strongly affects mitochondria of cancer cells, leading to the amplification of mitochondrial and total ROS production and thus causing cell death via necrosis and apoptosis. We observed that 2c acts as a radiosensitizer in human head and neck squamous carcinoma cells. This is the first demonstration of a synergy between the radiotherapy and NAAF-based ROS amplifiers.
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- Hong-Gui Xu
- Organic Chemistry Chair II, Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Nikolaus-Fiebiger-Str. 10, 91058 Erlangen, Germany; (H.-G.X.); (V.R.); (S.D.); (H.G.Ö.)
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- Organic Chemistry Chair II, Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Nikolaus-Fiebiger-Str. 10, 91058 Erlangen, Germany; (H.-G.X.); (V.R.); (S.D.); (H.G.Ö.)
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- OncoRay—National Center for Radiation Research in Oncology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden and Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden—Rossendorf, 01307 Dresden, Germany; (M.W.); (L.E.); (L.A.K.-S.)
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- OncoRay—National Center for Radiation Research in Oncology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden and Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden—Rossendorf, 01307 Dresden, Germany; (M.W.); (L.E.); (L.A.K.-S.)
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- OncoRay—National Center for Radiation Research in Oncology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden and Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden—Rossendorf, 01307 Dresden, Germany; (M.W.); (L.E.); (L.A.K.-S.)
- National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), Partner Site Dresden, 01307 Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Section of Experimental Oncology and Nanomedicine (SEON), Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, 91054 Erlangen, Germany; (C.J.); (R.T.); (C.A.)
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Section of Experimental Oncology and Nanomedicine (SEON), Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, 91054 Erlangen, Germany; (C.J.); (R.T.); (C.A.)
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Section of Experimental Oncology and Nanomedicine (SEON), Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, 91054 Erlangen, Germany; (C.J.); (R.T.); (C.A.)
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- Rudolf-Boehm-Institute for Pharmacology and Toxicology, Clinical Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Leipzig University, 04107 Leipzig, Germany; (H.B.); (A.A.)
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- Rudolf-Boehm-Institute for Pharmacology and Toxicology, Clinical Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Leipzig University, 04107 Leipzig, Germany; (H.B.); (A.A.)
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- Department of Medicine V, Heidelberg University Hospital, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany; (W.G.); (M.S.); (L.S.)
- Department of Hematology, First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China
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- Department of Medicine V, Heidelberg University Hospital, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany; (W.G.); (M.S.); (L.S.)
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- Department of Medicine V, Heidelberg University Hospital, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany; (W.G.); (M.S.); (L.S.)
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Organic Chemistry Chair II, Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Nikolaus-Fiebiger-Str. 10, 91058 Erlangen, Germany; (H.-G.X.); (V.R.); (S.D.); (H.G.Ö.)
- Merck, Im Laternenacker 5, 8200 Schaffhausen, Switzerland
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- Organic Chemistry Chair II, Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Nikolaus-Fiebiger-Str. 10, 91058 Erlangen, Germany; (H.-G.X.); (V.R.); (S.D.); (H.G.Ö.)
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- Organic Chemistry Chair II, Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Nikolaus-Fiebiger-Str. 10, 91058 Erlangen, Germany; (H.-G.X.); (V.R.); (S.D.); (H.G.Ö.)
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Bhartiya P, Mumtaz S, Lim JS, Kaushik N, Lamichhane P, Nguyen LN, Jang JH, Yoon SH, Choi JJ, Kaushik NK, Choi EH. Pulsed 3.5 GHz high power microwaves irradiation on physiological solution and their biological evaluation on human cell lines. Sci Rep 2021; 11:8475. [PMID: 33875781 PMCID: PMC8055702 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-88078-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2020] [Accepted: 04/07/2021] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
Abstract
Microwave (MW) radiation is increasingly being used for several biological applications. Many investigations have focused on understanding the potential influences of pulsed MW irradiation on biological solutions. The current study aimed to investigate the effects of 3.5 GHz pulsed MW radiation-irradiated liquid solutions on the survival of human cancer and normal cells. Different physiological solutions such as phosphate buffer saline, deionized water, and Dulbecco's modified Eagle medium (DMEM) for cell culture growth were irradiated with pulsed MW radiation (45 shots with the energy of 1 mJ/shot). We then evaluated physiological effects such as cell viability, metabolic activity, mitochondrial membrane potential, cell cycle, and cell death in cells treated with MW-irradiated biological solutions. As MW irradiation with power density ~ 12 kW/cm2 mainly induces reactive nitrogen oxygen species in deionized water, it altered the cell cycle, membrane potential, and cell death rates in U373MG cells due to its high electric field ~ 11 kV/cm in water. Interestingly, MW-irradiated cell culture medium and phosphate-buffered saline did not alter the cellular viability and metabolic energy of cancer and normal cells without affecting the expression of genes responsible for cell death. Taken together, MW-irradiated water can alter cellular physiology noticeably, whereas irradiated media and buffered saline solutions induce negligible or irrelevant changes that do not affect cellular health.
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- Pradeep Bhartiya
- Plasma Bioscience Research Center/Applied Plasma Medicine Center, Department of Plasma Bio Display, Department of Electrical and Biological Physics, Kwangwoon University, Seoul, 01897, Korea
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- Plasma Bioscience Research Center/Applied Plasma Medicine Center, Department of Plasma Bio Display, Department of Electrical and Biological Physics, Kwangwoon University, Seoul, 01897, Korea
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- Plasma Bioscience Research Center/Applied Plasma Medicine Center, Department of Plasma Bio Display, Department of Electrical and Biological Physics, Kwangwoon University, Seoul, 01897, Korea
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- College of Engineering, Department of Biotechnology, University of Suwon, Hwaseong, 18323, Korea
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- Plasma Bioscience Research Center/Applied Plasma Medicine Center, Department of Plasma Bio Display, Department of Electrical and Biological Physics, Kwangwoon University, Seoul, 01897, Korea
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- Plasma Bioscience Research Center/Applied Plasma Medicine Center, Department of Plasma Bio Display, Department of Electrical and Biological Physics, Kwangwoon University, Seoul, 01897, Korea
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- Plasma Bioscience Research Center/Applied Plasma Medicine Center, Department of Plasma Bio Display, Department of Electrical and Biological Physics, Kwangwoon University, Seoul, 01897, Korea
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- Plasma Bioscience Research Center/Applied Plasma Medicine Center, Department of Plasma Bio Display, Department of Electrical and Biological Physics, Kwangwoon University, Seoul, 01897, Korea
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- Plasma Bioscience Research Center/Applied Plasma Medicine Center, Department of Plasma Bio Display, Department of Electrical and Biological Physics, Kwangwoon University, Seoul, 01897, Korea
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- Plasma Bioscience Research Center/Applied Plasma Medicine Center, Department of Plasma Bio Display, Department of Electrical and Biological Physics, Kwangwoon University, Seoul, 01897, Korea.
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- Plasma Bioscience Research Center/Applied Plasma Medicine Center, Department of Plasma Bio Display, Department of Electrical and Biological Physics, Kwangwoon University, Seoul, 01897, Korea.
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Evidence of microglial activation in autism and its possible role in brain underconnectivity. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012; 7:205-13. [PMID: 22874006 PMCID: PMC3523548 DOI: 10.1017/s1740925x12000142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 126] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
Abstract
Evidence indicates that children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) suffer from an
ongoing neuroinflammatory process in different regions of the brain involving microglial
activation. When microglia remain activated for an extended period, the production of
mediators is sustained longer than usual and this increase in mediators contributes to
loss of synaptic connections and neuronal cell death. Microglial activation can then
result in a loss of connections or underconnectivity. Underconnectivity is reported in
many studies in autism. One way to control neuroinflammation is to reduce or inhibit
microglial activation. It is plausible that by reducing brain inflammation and microglial
activation, the neurodestructive effects of chronic inflammation could be reduced and
allow for improved developmental outcomes. Future studies that examine treatments that may
reduce microglial activation and neuroinflammation, and ultimately help to mitigate
symptoms in ASD, are warranted.
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Seppet E, Gruno M, Peetsalu A, Gizatullina Z, Nguyen HP, Vielhaber S, Wussling MH, Trumbeckaite S, Arandarcikaite O, Jerzembeck D, Sonnabend M, Jegorov K, Zierz S, Striggow F, Gellerich FN. Mitochondria and energetic depression in cell pathophysiology. Int J Mol Sci 2009; 10:2252-2303. [PMID: 19564950 PMCID: PMC2695278 DOI: 10.3390/ijms10052252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2009] [Revised: 04/25/2009] [Accepted: 05/14/2009] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
Abstract
Mitochondrial dysfunction is a hallmark of almost all diseases. Acquired or inherited mutations of the mitochondrial genome DNA may give rise to mitochondrial diseases. Another class of disorders, in which mitochondrial impairments are initiated by extramitochondrial factors, includes neurodegenerative diseases and syndromes resulting from typical pathological processes, such as hypoxia/ischemia, inflammation, intoxications, and carcinogenesis. Both classes of diseases lead to cellular energetic depression (CED), which is characterized by decreased cytosolic phosphorylation potential that suppresses the cell's ability to do work and control the intracellular Ca(2+) homeostasis and its redox state. If progressing, CED leads to cell death, whose type is linked to the functional status of the mitochondria. In the case of limited deterioration, when some amounts of ATP can still be generated due to oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS), mitochondria launch the apoptotic cell death program by release of cytochrome c. Following pronounced CED, cytoplasmic ATP levels fall below the thresholds required for processing the ATP-dependent apoptotic cascade and the cell dies from necrosis. Both types of death can be grouped together as a mitochondrial cell death (MCD). However, there exist multiple adaptive reactions aimed at protecting cells against CED. In this context, a metabolic shift characterized by suppression of OXPHOS combined with activation of aerobic glycolysis as the main pathway for ATP synthesis (Warburg effect) is of central importance. Whereas this type of adaptation is sufficiently effective to avoid CED and to control the cellular redox state, thereby ensuring the cell survival, it also favors the avoidance of apoptotic cell death. This scenario may underlie uncontrolled cellular proliferation and growth, eventually resulting in carcinogenesis.
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- Enn Seppet
- Department of Pathophysiology, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia; E-Mail:
(M.G.)
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- Department of Pathophysiology, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia; E-Mail:
(M.G.)
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- Department of Surgery, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia; E-Mail:
(A.P.)
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- KeyNeurotek AG, ZENIT-Technology Park Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany; E-Mails:
(Z.G.);
(D.J.);
(M.S.);
(K.J.);
(F.S.);
(F.N.G.)
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- Department of Medical Genetics, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany; E-Mail:
(H.P.N.)
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- Department of Neurology, Otto von Guericke University, Magdeburg, Germany; E-Mail:
(S.V.)
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- Bernstein Institute for Physiology, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Germany; E-Mail:
(M.H.P.W.)
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- Institute for Biomedical Research, Kaunas University of Medicine, Kaunas, Lithuania; E-Mails:
(S.T.);
(O.A.)
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- Institute for Biomedical Research, Kaunas University of Medicine, Kaunas, Lithuania; E-Mails:
(S.T.);
(O.A.)
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- KeyNeurotek AG, ZENIT-Technology Park Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany; E-Mails:
(Z.G.);
(D.J.);
(M.S.);
(K.J.);
(F.S.);
(F.N.G.)
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- KeyNeurotek AG, ZENIT-Technology Park Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany; E-Mails:
(Z.G.);
(D.J.);
(M.S.);
(K.J.);
(F.S.);
(F.N.G.)
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- KeyNeurotek AG, ZENIT-Technology Park Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany; E-Mails:
(Z.G.);
(D.J.);
(M.S.);
(K.J.);
(F.S.);
(F.N.G.)
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- Department of Neurology, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Germany; E-Mail:
(S.Z.)
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- KeyNeurotek AG, ZENIT-Technology Park Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany; E-Mails:
(Z.G.);
(D.J.);
(M.S.);
(K.J.);
(F.S.);
(F.N.G.)
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- KeyNeurotek AG, ZENIT-Technology Park Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany; E-Mails:
(Z.G.);
(D.J.);
(M.S.);
(K.J.);
(F.S.);
(F.N.G.)
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James SJ, Rose S, Melnyk S, Jernigan S, Blossom S, Pavliv O, Gaylor DW. Cellular and mitochondrial glutathione redox imbalance in lymphoblastoid cells derived from children with autism. FASEB J 2009; 23:2374-83. [PMID: 19307255 DOI: 10.1096/fj.08-128926] [Citation(s) in RCA: 160] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
Abstract
Research into the metabolic phenotype of autism has been relatively unexplored despite the fact that metabolic abnormalities have been implicated in the pathophysiology of several other neurobehavioral disorders. Plasma biomarkers of oxidative stress have been reported in autistic children; however, intracellular redox status has not yet been evaluated. Lymphoblastoid cells (LCLs) derived from autistic children and unaffected controls were used to assess relative concentrations of reduced glutathione (GSH) and oxidized disulfide glutathione (GSSG) in cell extracts and isolated mitochondria as a measure of intracellular redox capacity. The results indicated that the GSH/GSSG redox ratio was decreased and percentage oxidized glutathione increased in both cytosol and mitochondria in the autism LCLs. Exposure to oxidative stress via the sulfhydryl reagent thimerosal resulted in a greater decrease in the GSH/GSSG ratio and increase in free radical generation in autism compared to control cells. Acute exposure to physiological levels of nitric oxide decreased mitochondrial membrane potential to a greater extent in the autism LCLs, although GSH/GSSG and ATP concentrations were similarly decreased in both cell lines. These results suggest that the autism LCLs exhibit a reduced glutathione reserve capacity in both cytosol and mitochondria that may compromise antioxidant defense and detoxification capacity under prooxidant conditions.
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- S Jill James
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute, 1120 Marshall St., Little Rock, AR 72202, USA.
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Zenebe WJ, Nazarewicz RR, Parihar MS, Ghafourifar P. Hypoxia/reoxygenation of isolated rat heart mitochondria causes cytochrome c release and oxidative stress; evidence for involvement of mitochondrial nitric oxide synthase. J Mol Cell Cardiol 2007; 43:411-9. [PMID: 17597148 PMCID: PMC2045686 DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2007.05.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2007] [Revised: 05/16/2007] [Accepted: 05/18/2007] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
Abstract
The objective of the present study was to delineate the molecular mechanisms for mitochondrial contribution to oxidative stress induced by hypoxia and reoxygenation in the heart. The present study introduces a novel model allowing real-time study of mitochondria under hypoxia and reoxygenation, and describes the significance of intramitochondrial calcium homeostasis and mitochondrial nitric oxide synthase (mtNOS) for oxidative stress. The present study shows that incubating isolated rat heart mitochondria under hypoxia followed by reoxygenation, but not hypoxia per se, causes cytochrome c release from the mitochondria, oxidative modification of mitochondrial lipids and proteins, and inactivation of mitochondrial enzymes susceptible to inactivation by peroxynitrite. These alterations were prevented when mtNOS was inhibited or mitochondria were supplemented with antioxidant peroxynitrite scavengers. The present study shows mitochondria independent of other cellular components respond to hypoxia/reoxygenation by elevating intramitochondrial ionized calcium and stimulating mtNOS. The present study proposes a crucial role for heart mitochondrial calcium homeostasis and mtNOS in oxidative stress induced by hypoxia/reoxygenation.
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- Address correspondence to: Pedram Ghafourifar, 460 West 12th Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43210, E-Mail:
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Maneiro E, López-Armada MJ, de Andres MC, Caramés B, Martín MA, Bonilla A, Del Hoyo P, Galdo F, Arenas J, Blanco FJ. Effect of nitric oxide on mitochondrial respiratory activity of human articular chondrocytes. Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64:388-95. [PMID: 15708893 PMCID: PMC1755391 DOI: 10.1136/ard.2004.022152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE To investigate the effect of nitric oxide (NO) on mitochondrial activity and its relation with the apoptosis of human articular chondrocytes. MATERIALS AND METHODS Mitochondrial function was evaluated by analysing respiratory chain enzyme complexes, citrate synthase (CS) activities, and mitochondrial membrane potential (Delta psi m). The activities of the mitochondrial respiratory chain (MRC) complexes (complex I: NADH CoQ(1) reductase, complex II: succinate dehydrogenase, complex III: ubiquinol cytochrome c reductase, complex IV: cytochrome c oxidase) and CS were measured in human articular chondrocytes isolated from normal cartilage. The Delta psi m was measured by 5,5',6,6'-tetracholoro-1,1',3,3'-tetraethylbenzimidazole carbocyanide iodide (JC-1) using flow cytometry. Apoptosis was analysed by flow cytometry. The mRNA expression of caspases was analysed by ribonuclease protection analysis and the detection of protein synthesis by western blotting. Sodium nitroprusside (SNP) was used as an NO compound donor. RESULTS SNP at concentrations higher than 0.5 mmol/l for 24 hours induced cellular changes characteristic of apoptosis. SNP elicited mRNA expression of caspase-3 and caspase-7 and down regulated bcl-2 synthesis in a dose and time dependent manner. Furthermore, 0.5 mM SNP induced depolarisation of the mitochondrial membrane at 5, 12, and 24 hours. Analysis of the MRC showed that at 5 hours, 0.5 mM SNP reduced the activity of complex IV by 33%. The individual inhibition of mitochondrial complex IV with azide modified the Delta psi m and induced apoptosis. CONCLUSIONS This study suggests that the effect of NO on chondrocyte survival is mediated by its effect on complex IV of the MRC.
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- E Maneiro
- Laboratory of Investigation, Rheumatology Division, Juan Canalejo Hospital, C/Xubias 84, 15006-A Coruña, Spain
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The agents causing viral hemorrhagic fever (VHF) are a taxonomically diverse group of viruses that may share commonalities in the process whereby they produce systemic and frequently fatal disease. Significant progress has been made in understanding the biology of the Ebola virus, one of the best known examples. This knowledge has guided our thinking about other VHF agents, including Marburg, Lassa, the South American arenaviruses, yellow fever, Crimean-Congo and Rift Valley fever viruses. Comparisons among VHFs show that a common pathogenic feature is their ability to disable the host immune response by attacking and manipulating the cells that initiate the antiviral response. Of equal importance, these comparisons highlight critical gaps in our knowledge of these pathogens.
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- Thomas W Geisbert
- Virology Division, US Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, 1425 Porter Street, Fort Detrick, Maryland 21702-5011, USA.
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Geisbert TW, Hensley LE, Larsen T, Young HA, Reed DS, Geisbert JB, Scott DP, Kagan E, Jahrling PB, Davis KJ. Pathogenesis of Ebola hemorrhagic fever in cynomolgus macaques: evidence that dendritic cells are early and sustained targets of infection. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 2004; 163:2347-70. [PMID: 14633608 PMCID: PMC1892369 DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9440(10)63591-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 447] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Ebola virus (EBOV) infection causes a severe and fatal hemorrhagic disease that in many ways appears to be similar in humans and nonhuman primates; however, little is known about the development of EBOV hemorrhagic fever. In the present study, 21 cynomolgus monkeys were experimentally infected with EBOV and examined sequentially over a 6-day period to investigate the pathological events of EBOV infection that lead to death. Importantly, dendritic cells in lymphoid tissues were identified as early and sustained targets of EBOV, implicating their important role in the immunosuppression characteristic of EBOV infections. Bystander lymphocyte apoptosis, previously described in end-stage tissues, occurred early in the disease-course in intravascular and extravascular locations. Of note, apoptosis and loss of NK cells was a prominent finding, suggesting the importance of innate immunity in determining the fate of the host. Analysis of peripheral blood mononuclear cell gene expression showed temporal increases in tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand and Fas transcripts, revealing a possible mechanism for the observed bystander apoptosis, while up-regulation of NAIP and cIAP2 mRNA suggest that EBOV has evolved additional mechanisms to resist host defenses by inducing protective transcripts in cells that it infects. The sequence of pathogenetic events identified in this study should provide new targets for rational prophylactic and chemotherapeutic interventions.
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- Thomas W Geisbert
- United States Army Medical Institute of Infectious Diseases, Fort Detrick, MD 21702-5011, USA.
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Sugawara K, Nakamura H, Kanai M, Iwata S, Kawai Y, Taki Y, Yodoi J, Takabayashi A. Surgical stress during operation for gastrointestinal cancer increases plasma thioredoxin levels and decreases mitochondrial membrane potential in peripheral blood lymphocytes. Redox Rep 2003; 7:165-9. [PMID: 12189047 DOI: 10.1179/135100002125000415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022] Open
Abstract
Surgical stress is difficult to evaluate quantitatively. It has been reported that mitochondrial membrane potential (delta psi(m)) in the peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBLs) is decreased by surgical stress. Thioredoxin (TRX), a small protein with redox-active dithiol/disulfide in the active site, is induced by a variety of oxidative stresses and secreted from the cells. Accumulating evidence shows that plasma levels of TRX are elevated in oxidative stress-associated disorders. In the present study, we examined plasma levels of TRX in cases undergoing operations for gastrointestinal cancer. Plasma levels of TRX were significantly elevated on the first postoperative day compared with the pre-operative levels. The changes in the plasma TRX levels tended to show an inverse relationship with the changes in delta psi(m) in PBLs, which shows a significant decrease caused by surgical stress. Plasma TRX levels as well as delta psi(m) in PBLs are valuable markers to evaluate surgical stress.
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- Kazuki Sugawara
- Department of Surgery, Kitano Medical Research Institute and Hospital, 13-3 Kamiyama-cho, Kita-ku, Osaka 530-8480, Japan
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