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Zisimopoulos DN, Kalaitzopoulou E, Skipitari M, Papadea P, Panagopoulos NT, Salahas G, Georgiou CD. Detection of superoxide radical in all biological systems by Thin Layer Chromatography. Arch Biochem Biophys 2021; 716:109110. [PMID: 34958749 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2021.109110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2021] [Revised: 12/15/2021] [Accepted: 12/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The study presents a new method that detects O2•-, via quantification of 2-hydroxyethidium (2-ΟΗ-Ε+) as low as ∼30 fmoles by High-Performance Thin Layer Chromatography (HPTLC). The method isolates 2-ΟΗ-Ε+ after its extraction by the anionic detergent SDS (at 18-fold higher than its CMC) together with certain organic/inorganic reagents, and its HPTLC-separation from di-ethidium (di-Ε+) and ethidium (Ε+). Quantification of 2-OH-E+ is based on its ex/em maxima at 290/540 nm, and of di-E+ and E+ at 295/545 nm. The major innovations of the present method are the development of protocols for (i) efficient extraction (by SDS) and (ii) sensitive quantification (by HPTLC) for 2-OH-E+ (as well as di-E+ and E+) from most biological systems (animals, plants, cells, subcellular compartments, fluids). The method extracts 2-ΟΗ-Ε+ (by neutralizing the strong binding between its quaternary N+ and negatively charged sites on phospholipids, DNA etc) together with free HE, while protects both from biological oxidases, and also extracts/quantifies total proteins (hydrophilic and hydrophobic) for expressing O2•- levels per protein quantity. The method also uses SDS (at 80-fold lower than its CMC) to extract/remove/wash 2-ΟΗ-Ε+ from cell/organelle exterior membrane sites, for more accurate internal content quantification. The new method is applied on indicative biological systems: (1) artificially stressed (mouse organs and liver mitochondria and nuclei, ±exposed to paraquat, a known O2•- generator), and (2) physiologically stressed (cauliflower plant, exposed to light/dark).
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- Dimitrios N Zisimopoulos
- Section of Genetics, Cell Biology and Development, Department of Biology, University of Patras, Patras, Greece.
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- Section of Genetics, Cell Biology and Development, Department of Biology, University of Patras, Patras, Greece.
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- Section of Genetics, Cell Biology and Development, Department of Biology, University of Patras, Patras, Greece.
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- Section of Genetics, Cell Biology and Development, Department of Biology, University of Patras, Patras, Greece.
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- Section of Genetics, Cell Biology and Development, Department of Biology, University of Patras, Patras, Greece.
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Li WW, Yang Y, Dai QG, Lin LL, Xie T, He LL, Tao JL, Shan JJ, Wang SC. Non-invasive urinary metabolomic profiles discriminate biliary atresia from infantile hepatitis syndrome. Metabolomics 2018; 14:90. [PMID: 30830373 DOI: 10.1007/s11306-018-1387-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2018] [Accepted: 06/14/2018] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Neonatal cholestatic disorders are a group of hepatobiliary diseases occurring in the first 3 months of life. The most common causes of neonatal cholestasis are infantile hepatitis syndrome (IHS) and biliary atresia (BA). The clinical manifestations of the two diseases are too similar to distinguish them. However, early detection is very important in improving the clinical outcome of BA. Currently, a liver biopsy is the only proven and effective method used to differentially diagnose these two similar diseases in the clinic. However, this method is invasive. Therefore, sensitive and non-invasive biomarkers are needed to effectively differentiate between BA and IHS. We hypothesized that urinary metabolomics can produce unique metabolite profiles for BA and IHS. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to characterize urinary metabolomic profiles in infants with BA and IHS, and to identify differences among infants with BA, IHS, and normal controls (NC). METHODS Urine samples along with patient characteristics were obtained from 25 BA, 38 IHS, and 38 NC infants. A non-targeted gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) metabolomics method was used in conjunction with orthogonal partial least squares discriminant analysis (OPLS-DA) to explore the metabolomic profiles of BA, IHS, and NC infants. RESULTS In total, 41 differentially expressed metabolites between BA vs. NC, IHS vs. NC, and BA vs. IHS were identified. N-acetyl-D-mannosamine and alpha-aminoadipic acid were found to be highly accurate at distinguishing between BA and IHS. CONCLUSIONS BA and IHS infants have specific urinary metabolomic profiles. The results of our study underscore the clinical potential of metabolomic profiling to uncover metabolic changes that could be used to discriminate BA from IHS.
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- Wei-Wei Li
- Department of Pediatrics, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
- Medical Metabolomics Center, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
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- TCM Department, Beijing Children's Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
- Medical Metabolomics Center, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
- Medical Metabolomics Center, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
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- Affiliated Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
- Medical Metabolomics Center, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.
- Medical Metabolomics Center, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.
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- Department of Pediatrics, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.
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Grintzalis K, Zisimopoulos D, Grune T, Weber D, Georgiou CD. Method for the simultaneous determination of free/protein malondialdehyde and lipid/protein hydroperoxides. Free Radic Biol Med 2013; 59:27-35. [PMID: 23041350 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2012.09.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2012] [Revised: 09/25/2012] [Accepted: 09/27/2012] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A simple and sensitive method is presented for the simultaneous quantification (spectrophotometric and spectrofluorimetric) of the main lipid and protein peroxidation products after their initial fractionation: free malondialdehyde (FrMDA), protein-bound malondialdehyde (PrMDA), total hydroperoxides (LOOH), and protein hydroperoxides (PrOOH). FrMDA and PrMDA (released from proteins by alkaline hydrolysis) are measured after the reaction of MDA with thiobarbituric acid (TBA) under acidic conditions, by the specific fluorimetric quantification of the resulting MDA-(TBA)2 adduct chromophore. The measurement of LOOH and PrOOH is based on the reaction of Fe(3+) (resulting from the reaction of LOOH and PrOOH with Fe(2+)) with xylenol orange (XO) and the photometric quantification of the resulting XO-Fe complex. The sensitivity of the assays for FrMDA/PrMDA and LOOH/PrOOH is 20 and 100pmol, respectively. The method was applied successfully on human plasma and can be used for the evaluation of oxidative stress in both basic and clinical research.
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- Konstantinos Grintzalis
- Genetics, Cell, and Developmental Biology Section, Department of Biology, University of Patras, Patras 26100, Greece
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Haj-Mirzaian A, Hamzeh N, Javadi-Paydar M, Abdollahzadeh Estakhri MR, Dehpour AR. Resistance to depression through interference of opioid and nitrergic systems in bile-duct ligated mice. Eur J Pharmacol 2013; 708:38-43. [PMID: 23528353 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2013.03.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2012] [Revised: 02/25/2013] [Accepted: 03/08/2013] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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This study was done to investigate the effects of opioid and nitrergic systems on depression in an experimental model of cholestasis in mice, since elevated levels of these substances are seen in cholestatic subjects. Bile duct ligated (BDL) and sham-operated mice were forced to swim individually and the immobility time in the last 4 min of the 6 min test was evaluated to determine the effects of cholestasis on depression. To assess the possible involvement of endogenous opioids and nitric oxide (NO), effective and sub-effective doses of naltrexone an antagonist of opioid receptors, and N-nitro-l-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME) a non-specific NO synthase inhibitor, were administrated acutely and chronically to BDL and Sham-operated mice and then their immobility time was measured in forced swimming test (FST). The immobility time significantly decreased after bile-duct ligation. Naltrexone and L-NAME significantly reversed antidepressant like effect of cholestasis. Co-administration of sub-effective doses of naltrexone and L-NAME also reversed antidepressant effect in FST in chronic administration. But acute drug administration did not reverse the anti-depressant effect of cholestasis. We have shown that elevated levels of endogenous opioids and NO in cholestatic mice induce an anti depressant like effect, causing a reduction in the mice immobility time in FST. And the study also showed the predominant effect of opioid system and NO modulation of that in anti-depressant like effect of cholestasis.
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- Arya Haj-Mirzaian
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Epidermal growth factor protects the apical junctional complexes from hydrogen peroxide in bile duct epithelium. J Transl Med 2011; 91:1396-409. [PMID: 21606925 PMCID: PMC3162098 DOI: 10.1038/labinvest.2011.73] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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The tight junctions of bile duct epithelium form a barrier between the toxic bile and liver parenchyma. Disruption of tight junctions appears to have a crucial role in the pathogenesis of various liver diseases. In this study, we investigated the disruptive effect of hydrogen peroxide and the protective effect of epidermal growth factor (EGF) on the tight junctions and adherens junctions in the bile duct epithelium. Oxidative stress in NRC-1 and Mz-ChA-1 cell monolayers was induced by administration of hydrogen peroxide. Barrier function was evaluated by measuring electrical resistance and inulin permeability. Integrity of tight junctions, adherens junctions and the actin cytoskeleton was determined by imunofluorescence microscopy. Role of signaling molecules was determined by evaluating the effect of specific inhibitors. Hydrogen peroxide caused a rapid disruption of tight junctions and adherens junctions leading to barrier dysfunction without altering the cell viability. Hydrogen peroxide rapidly increased the levels of p-MLC (myosin light chain) and c-Src(pY418). ML-7 and PP2 (MLCK and Src kinase inhibitors) attenuated hydrogen peroxide-induced barrier dysfunction, tight junction disruption and reorganization of actin cytoskeleton. Pretreatment of cell monolayers with EGF ameliorated hydrogen peroxide-induced tight junction disruption and barrier dysfunction. The protective effect of EGF was abrogated by ET-18-OCH(3) and the Ro-32-0432 (PLCγ and PKC inhibitors). Hydrogen peroxide increased tyrosine phosphorylation of ZO-1, claudin-3, E-cadherin and β-catenin, and pretreatment of cells with EGF attenuated tyrosine phosphorylation of these proteins. These results demonstrate that hydrogen peroxide disrupts tight junctions, adherens junctions and the actin cytoskeleton by an MLCK and Src kinase-dependent mechanism in the bile duct epithelium. EGF prevents hydrogen peroxide-induced tight junction disruption by a PLCγ and PKC-dependent mechanism.
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Panteli ES, Fligou F, Papamichail C, Papapostolou I, Zervoudakis G, Georgiou CD, Filos KS. Quantification of superoxide radical production in 4 vital organs of rats subjected to hemorrhagic shock. Am J Emerg Med 2011; 30:476-80. [PMID: 21354748 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2010.12.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2010] [Revised: 12/14/2010] [Accepted: 12/23/2010] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to measure the production of superoxide radical (O2-), a direct indicator of oxidative stress, in 4 vital organs of rats subjected to hemorrhagic shock. For this purpose, and for the first time, a new quantitative assay for the ex vivo measurement of O2- via an established 1:1 molar relationship between O2- and 2-OH-ethidium was used. The production of lipid hydroperoxides (LOOHs), a standard method of evaluation of oxidative stress, was also used for reasons of comparison. METHODS Sixteen male Wistar rats were divided into 2 groups: sham and hemorrhagic shock, targeting to a mean arterial pressure of 30 to 40 mm Hg for 60 minutes. Three hours after resuscitation, tissues were collected for measurement of LOOHs and O2- production. RESULTS Hemorrhagic shock induced increased production of LOOHs in the gut, liver, and lungs (P<.001), whereas the production of O2- was also increased in the gut (P<.001), liver (P<.001), and, to a lesser extent, in the lungs (P<.05). The oxidative load of the kidneys, as estimated by both techniques, remained unaffected. CONCLUSION The results of this new O2- assay were comparable with the results of the established LOOHs method, and this assay proved to be accurate and sensitive in the detection and quantification of O2- production in all organs tested. Thus, the proposed direct measurement of O2- in critically ill patients often facing in extremis situations could be used as a prognostic tool and as a method to evaluate therapeutic interventions in the setting of emergency medicine.
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- Eleftheria S Panteli
- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, School of Medicine, 26500 Rion, Greece
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Deroee AF, Nezami BG, Mehr SE, Hosseini R, Salmasi AH, Talab SS, Jahanzad I, Dehpour AR. Cholestasis induced nephrotoxicity: The role of endogenous opioids. Life Sci 2010; 86:488-92. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2010.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2009] [Revised: 02/02/2010] [Accepted: 02/02/2010] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Faropoulos K, Chroni E, Assimakopoulos SF, Mavrakis A, Stamatopoulou V, Toumpeki C, Drainas D, Grintzalis K, Papapostolou I, Georgiou CD, Konstantinou D. Altered occludin expression in brain capillaries induced by obstructive jaundice in rats. Brain Res 2010; 1325:121-7. [PMID: 20170644 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2010.02.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2009] [Revised: 01/30/2010] [Accepted: 02/04/2010] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The development of increased oxidative stress in the context of obstructive cholestasis has been proven in various rats' organs including the brain. The present study aimed to detect alterations of tight junction-associated occludin in rat brain capillaries after bile duct ligation (BDL). In experiment 1, occludin expression was evaluated by Western blot analysis in 5 animals 10 days after BDL and compared with 5 sham-operated ones. In experiment 2, groups of 9 animals each were used to assess occludin levels on the 1st, 5th, and 10th days after BDL and to associate these measurements with the in vivo superoxide radical production measured by means of an ultrasensitive fluorescent assay. The results indicated that occludin expression in BDL animals, as opposed to sham-operated, was significantly reduced at every time point studied, being lowest in the rats remaining on BDL condition for 10 days. Moreover, it was demonstrated that the time-dependent downregulation of occludin expression in the brain endothelial was significantly correlated with the time-dependent increase of brain superoxide radical level, implying a relationship between these two abnormalities. In conclusion, the evidence presented herein suggests the implication of occludin and, therefore, of blood-brain barrier in the pathophysiology of extrahepatic cholestasis.
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- Konstantinos Faropoulos
- Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Division of Genetics, Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Patras, Patras, Greece
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Assimakopoulos SF, Grintzalis K, Papapostolou I, Thomopoulos KC, Georgiou CD. Increased Plasma Superoxide Radical in Patients with Non-Metastatic Colorectal Cancer. Gastroenterology Res 2008; 1:45-48. [PMID: 27994706 PMCID: PMC5154215 DOI: 10.4021/gr2008.11.1249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2008] [Accepted: 11/30/2008] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Background Several studies have investigated the potential role of oxidative stress in the evolution of colorectal cancer. In most of these studies, oxidative stress was assessed indirectly by measurements of indices like lipid peroxidation, protein oxidation or antioxidant status. The present study was undertaken to directly assess systemic oxidative stress by measuring plasma superoxide radical (O2-·) in patients with non-metastatic colorectal cancer. Methods Twelve patients (6 males and 6 females) with a recent diagnosis of colorectal cancer and no signs of metastases and 12 healthy volunteers matched for age and gender were enrolled in the study. O2-· levels in plasma were assessed by application of a new ultra-sensitive fluorescent assay. Also lipid peroxidation levels in plasma were measured as thiobarbituric acid reactive species (TBARS). Results In the plasma fraction of whole blood, there was a significant increase (47%) of O2-· levels in colorectal carcinoma patients as compared to healthy volunteers (P < 0.001). In fractionated plasma, no O2-· was detected in both groups. Plasma TBARS levels were increased by 81% in colorectal carcinoma patients as compared to controls (P < 0.001). Conclusions These data show that colorectal cancer, even at early (non-metastatic) stages, induces systemic oxidative stress as evidenced by increased O2·- levels measured in plasma. Given the important role of oxidative stress in carcinogenesis and the fact that O2·- is considered its primary parameter, our findings if confirmed in larger studies might establish the potential validity of O2·- as a new biomarker for colorectal cancer.
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- Section of Genetics, Cell and Developmental Biology, Department of Biology, University of Patras, Patras, Greece
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- Section of Genetics, Cell and Developmental Biology, Department of Biology, University of Patras, Patras, Greece
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Patras, Patras 26504, Greece
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- Section of Genetics, Cell and Developmental Biology, Department of Biology, University of Patras, Patras, Greece
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