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Tominaga T, Ikemura T, Yada K, Kanda K, Sugama K, Ma S, Choi W, Araya M, Huang J, Nakamura N, Suzuki K. The Effects of Beverage Intake after Exhaustive Exercise on Organ Damage, Inflammation and Oxidative Stress in Healthy Males. Antioxidants (Basel) 2021; 10:antiox10060866. [PMID: 34071378 PMCID: PMC8229363 DOI: 10.3390/antiox10060866] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2021] [Accepted: 05/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Strenuous exercise induces organ damage, inflammation and oxidative stress. To prevent exercise-induced organ damage, inflammation and oxidative stress, rehydrating may be an effective strategy. In the present study, we aimed to examine whether beverage intake after exhaustive exercise to recover from dehydration prevents such disorders. Thirteen male volunteers performed incremental cycling exercise until exhaustion. Immediately after exercise, the subjects drank an electrolyte containing water (rehydrate trial: REH) or did not drink any beverage (control trial: CON). Blood samples were collected before (Pre), immediately (Post), 1 h and 2 h after exercise. Urine samples were also collected before (Pre) and 2 h after exercise. We measured biomarkers of organ damage, inflammation and oxidative stress in blood and urine. Biomarkers of muscle, renal and intestinal damage and inflammation increased in the blood and urine after exercise. However, changes in biomarkers of organ damage and inflammation did not differ between trials (p > 0.05). The biomarker of oxidative stress, thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS), in plasma, showed different changes between trials (p = 0.027). One hour after exercise, plasma TBARS concentration in REH had a higher trend than that in CON (p = 0.052), but there were no significant differences between Pre and the other time points in each trial. These results suggest that beverage intake after exercise does not attenuate exercise-induced organ damage, inflammation or oxidative stress in healthy males. However, rehydration restores exercise-induced oxidative stress more quickly.
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- Takaki Tominaga
- Graduate School of Sport Sciences, Waseda University, Tokorozawa 359-1192, Japan; (T.T.); (W.C.); (M.A.); (J.H.)
- Research Fellow of Japan Society for the Promotion of Sciences, Tokyo 102-0083, Japan;
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- Faculty of Sport Sciences, Waseda University, Tokorozawa 359-1192, Japan; (T.I.); (K.Y.); (N.N.)
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- Faculty of Sport Sciences, Waseda University, Tokorozawa 359-1192, Japan; (T.I.); (K.Y.); (N.N.)
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- Future Innovation Institute, Waseda University, Shinjuku 162-0041, Japan; (K.K.); (K.S.)
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- Future Innovation Institute, Waseda University, Shinjuku 162-0041, Japan; (K.K.); (K.S.)
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- Research Fellow of Japan Society for the Promotion of Sciences, Tokyo 102-0083, Japan;
- Faculty of Sport Sciences, Waseda University, Tokorozawa 359-1192, Japan; (T.I.); (K.Y.); (N.N.)
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- Graduate School of Sport Sciences, Waseda University, Tokorozawa 359-1192, Japan; (T.T.); (W.C.); (M.A.); (J.H.)
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- Graduate School of Sport Sciences, Waseda University, Tokorozawa 359-1192, Japan; (T.T.); (W.C.); (M.A.); (J.H.)
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- Graduate School of Sport Sciences, Waseda University, Tokorozawa 359-1192, Japan; (T.T.); (W.C.); (M.A.); (J.H.)
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- Faculty of Sport Sciences, Waseda University, Tokorozawa 359-1192, Japan; (T.I.); (K.Y.); (N.N.)
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- Faculty of Sport Sciences, Waseda University, Tokorozawa 359-1192, Japan; (T.I.); (K.Y.); (N.N.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +81-42-947-6898
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Miura I, Komine S, Okada K, Wada S, Warabi E, Uchida F, Oh S, Suzuki H, Mizokami Y, Shoda J. Prevention of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis by long-term exercise via the induction of phenotypic changes in Kupffer cells of hyperphagic obese mice. Physiol Rep 2021; 9:e14859. [PMID: 33991461 PMCID: PMC8123550 DOI: 10.14814/phy2.14859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2021] [Revised: 04/07/2021] [Accepted: 04/12/2021] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Exercise ameliorates nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) by inducing phenotypic changes in Kupffer cells (KCs). p62/Sqstm1-knockout (p62-KO) mice develop NAFLD alongside hyperphagia-induced obesity. We evaluated (1) the effects of long-term exercise on the foreign-body phagocytic capacity of KCs, their surface marker expression, and the production of steroid hormones in p62-KO mice; and (2) whether long-term exercise prevented the development of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) in p62-KO mice fed a high-fat diet (HFD). In experiment 1, 30-week-old male p62-KO mice were allocated to resting (p62-KO-Rest) or exercise (p62-KO-Ex) groups, and the latter performed long-term exercise over 4 weeks. Then, the phenotype of their KCs was compared to that of p62-KO-Rest and wild-type (WT) mice. In experiment 2, 5-week-old male p62-KO mice that were fed a HFD performed long-term exercise over 12 weeks. In experiment 1, the phagocytic capacity of KCs and the proportion of CD68-positive cells were lower in the p62-KO-Rest group than in the WT group, but they increased with long-term exercise. The percentage of CD11b-positive KCs was higher in the p62-KO-Rest group than in the WT group, but lower in the p62-KO-Ex group. The circulating dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) concentration was higher in p62-KO-Ex mice than in p62-KO-Rest mice. In experiment 2, the body mass and composition of the p62-KO-Rest and p62-KO-Ex groups were similar, but the hepatomegaly, hepatic inflammation, and fibrosis were less marked in p62-KO-Ex mice. The DHEA concentration was higher in p62-KO-Ex mice than in WT or p62-KO-Rest mice. Thus, long-term exercise restores the impaired phagocytic capacity of KCs in NAFLD obese mice, potentially through greater DHEA production, and prevents the development of NASH by ameliorating hepatic inflammation and fibrogenesis. These results suggest a molecular mechanism for the beneficial effect of exercise in the management of patients with NAFLD.
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- Ikuru Miura
- Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Faculty of Human Care, Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Teikyo Heisei University, Toshima-ku, Tokyo, Japan.,Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Tsukuba Preventive Medicine Research Center, University of Tsukuba Hospital, Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Division of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki, Japan.,Tsukuba Preventive Medicine Research Center, University of Tsukuba Hospital, Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki, Japan
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Antunes BM, Rosa-Neto JC, Batatinha HAP, Franchini E, Teixeira AM, Lira FS. Physical fitness status modulates the inflammatory proteins in peripheral blood and circulating monocytes: role of PPAR-gamma. Sci Rep 2020; 10:14094. [PMID: 32839476 PMCID: PMC7445279 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-70731-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2020] [Accepted: 07/31/2020] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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The aim of this study was to analyze the metabolic and molecular profile according to physical fitness status (Low or High VO2max) and its impacts on peripheral and cellular inflammatory responses in healthy men. First (Phase I), inflammatory profile (TNF-α, IL-6, IL-10) was analyzed at baseline and post-acute exercise sessions performed at low (< 60% VO2max) and high (> 90% VO2max) intensities considering the individual endotoxin concentrations. Next (Phase II), monocyte cell cultures were treated with LPS alone or associated with Rosiglitazone (PPAR-γ agonist drug) to analyze cytokine production and gene expression. Monocyte subsets were also evaluated by flow cytometry. A positive relationship was observed between LPS concentrations and oxygen uptake (VO2max) (r = 0.368; p = 0.007); however, in the post-exercise an inverse correlation was found between LPS variation (Δ%) and VO2max (r = -0.385; p = 0.004). With the low-intensity exercise session, there was inverse correlation between LPS and IL-6 concentrations post-exercise (r = -0.505; p = 0.046) and a positive correlation with IL-10 in the recovery (1 h post) (r = 0.567; p = 0.011), whereas with the high-intensity exercise an inverse correlation was observed with IL-6 at pre-exercise (r = -0.621; p = 0.013) and recovery (r = -0.574; p = 0.016). When monocyte cells were treated with LPS, High VO2max individuals showed higher PPAR-γ gene expression whereas Low VO2max individuals displayed higher IL-10 production. Additionally, higher TLR-4, IKK1, and PGC-1α gene expression were observed in the High VO2max group than Low VO2max individuals. In conclusion, even with elevated endotoxemia, individuals with High VO2max exhibited higher IL-6 concentration in peripheral blood post-acute aerobic exercise and lower IL-10 concentration during recovery (1 h post-exercise). The anti-inflammatory effects linked with exercise training and physical fitness status may be explained by a greater gene expression of IKK1, TLR-4, and PGC-1α, displaying an extremely efficient cellular framework for the PPAR-γ responses.
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- Barbara Moura Antunes
- Exercise and Immunometabolism Research Group, Postgraduation Program in Movement Sciences, Department of Physical Education, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Presidente Prudente, SP, 19060-900, Brazil.
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- Immunometabolism Research Group, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- School of Physical Education and Sport, University of São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, Brazil
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- Research center for sport and physical activity, Faculty of sport sciences and physical education, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Exercise and Immunometabolism Research Group, Postgraduation Program in Movement Sciences, Department of Physical Education, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Presidente Prudente, SP, 19060-900, Brazil
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Yamada M, Hokazono C, Okutsu M. Maternal exercise training attenuates endotoxin-induced sepsis in mice offspring. Biochem Biophys Rep 2018; 15:19-24. [PMID: 29928698 PMCID: PMC6008276 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrep.2018.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2018] [Revised: 05/11/2018] [Accepted: 06/02/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Regular exercise during pregnancy can prevent offspring from several diseases, such as cardiovascular diseases, obesity, and type II diabetes during adulthood. However, little information is available about whether maternal exercises during pregnancy protect the offspring from infectious diseases, such as sepsis and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS). This study aimed to investigate whether maternal exercise training protects the offspring from endotoxin-induced septic shock in mice. Female C57BL/6 mice performed voluntary wheel exercises during pregnancy. All dams and offspring were fed normal chow with sedentary activity during lactation and after weaning. At 10-week-old, mice were intraperitoneally injected a lethal (30 mg/kg) or nonlethal (15 mg/kg) dose of lipopolysaccharide (LPS), following which the survival of mice that were administered a lethal dose was monitored for 60 h. Plasma, lung, and liver samples were collected 18 h after the injection to evaluate the cytokine concentration or mRNA expression from those administered a nonlethal dose. Although maternal exercise training could not prevent lethality during an LPS-induced septic shock, it significantly inhibited the LPS-induced loss of body weight in female offspring. Regular maternal exercise significantly inhibited the mRNA expression of the LPS-induced inflammatory cytokines, such as interleukin-1β (IL-1β) and interferon-γ (IFN-γ), in the plasma and liver. Thus, maternal exercise inhibited the LPS-induced inflammatory response in female offspring, suggesting that regular exercise during pregnancy could be a potential candidate of the onset of sepsis and MODS in offspring.
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- Mami Yamada
- Graduate School of Natural Sciences, Nagoya City University, 1 Yamanohata, Mizuho-cho, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 467-8501, Japan
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- Graduate School of Natural Sciences, Nagoya City University, 1 Yamanohata, Mizuho-cho, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 467-8501, Japan
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- Graduate School of Natural Sciences, Nagoya City University, 1 Yamanohata, Mizuho-cho, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 467-8501, Japan
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Exercise training enhances in vivo clearance of endotoxin and attenuates inflammatory responses by potentiating Kupffer cell phagocytosis. Sci Rep 2017; 7:11977. [PMID: 28931917 PMCID: PMC5607327 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-12358-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2017] [Accepted: 09/05/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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The failure of Kupffer cells (KCs) to remove endotoxin is an important factor in the pathogenesis of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). In this study, the effects of exercise training on KC function were studied in terms of in vivo endotoxin clearance and inflammatory responses. Mice were allocated into rest and exercise groups. KC bead phagocytic capacity and plasma steroid hormone levels were determined following exercise training. Endotoxin and inflammatory cytokine levels in plasma were determined over time following endotoxin injection. KC bead phagocytic capacity was potentiated and clearance of exogenously-injected endotoxin was increased in the exercise group. Inflammatory cytokine (TNF-α and IL-6) levels were lower in the exercise group. We found that only DHEA was increased in the plasma of the exercise group. In an in vitro experiment, the addition of DHEA to RAW264.7 cells increased bead phagocytic capacity and attenuated endotoxin-induced inflammatory responses. These results suggest that exercise training modulates in vivo endotoxin clearance and inflammatory responses in association with increased DHEA production. These exercise-induced changes in KC capacity may contribute to a slowing of disease progression in NAFLD patients.
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Choi JM, Chu SJ, Ahn KH, Kim SK, Ji JE, Won JH, Kim HC, Back MJ, Kim DK. C(6)-ceramide enhances phagocytic activity of Kupffer cells through the production of endogenous ceramides. Mol Cells 2011; 32:325-31. [PMID: 21874540 PMCID: PMC3887646 DOI: 10.1007/s10059-011-1034-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2011] [Revised: 06/15/2011] [Accepted: 07/11/2011] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Ceramide has been suggested to be not only a tumor-suppressive lipid but also a regulator of phagocytosis. We examined whether exogenous cell-permeable C(6)-ceramide enhances the phagocytic activity of Kupffer cells (KCs) and affects the level of cellular ceramides. Rat KCs were isolated by collagenase digestion and differential centrifugation, using Percoll system. Phagocytic activity was measured by FACS analysis after incubating KCs with fluorescence-conjugated latex beads, and the level of cellular ceramide was analyzed by liquid chromatography tandem-mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). In this study we found that permeable C(6)-ceramide increases the cellular levels of endogenous ceramides via a sphingosine-recycling pathway leading to enhanced phagocytosis by KCs.
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- Jong Min Choi
- Department of Environmental and Health Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 156-756, Korea
- These authors contributed equally to this work
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- Department of Environmental and Health Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 156-756, Korea
- These authors contributed equally to this work
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- Department of Environmental and Health Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 156-756, Korea
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- Department of Environmental and Health Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 156-756, Korea
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- Department of Environmental and Health Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 156-756, Korea
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- Department of Environmental and Health Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 156-756, Korea
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- Department of Environmental and Health Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 156-756, Korea
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- Department of Environmental and Health Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 156-756, Korea
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- Department of Environmental and Health Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 156-756, Korea
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Bruns H, Watanpour I, Gebhard MM, Flechtenmacher C, Galli U, Schulze-Bergkamen H, Zorn M, Büchler MW, Schemmer P. Glycine and taurine equally prevent fatty livers from Kupffer cell-dependent injury: an in vivo microscopy study. Microcirculation 2011; 18:205-13. [PMID: 21175929 DOI: 10.1111/j.1549-8719.2010.00078.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND IRI still is a major problem in liver surgery due to warm ischemia and organ manipulation. Steatosis is not only induced by diabetes, hyperalimentation, alcohol and toxins, but also chemotherapy given before resection. Since steatotic livers are prone to Kupffer cell-dependent IRI, protection of steatotic livers is of special interest. This study was designed to compare the effect of taurine and glycine on IRI in steatotic livers. MATERIALS AND METHODS Steatosis was induced with ethanol (7 g/kg b.w.; p.o.) in female SD rats. Ten minutes after inactivation of Kupffer cells with taurine or glycine (300 mM; i.v.), left liver lobes underwent 60 minutes of warm ischemia. Controls received the same volume of valine (300 mM; i.v.) or normal saline. After reperfusion, white blood cell-endothelial interactions and latex-bead phagocytosis by Kupffer cells were investigated. Liver enzymes were measured to estimate injury. For statistical analysis, ANOVA and Student's t-test were used. RESULTS Glycine and taurine significantly decreased leukocyte- and platelet-endothelium interactions and latex-bead phagocytosis (p < 0.05). Liver enzymes were significantly lower after glycine and taurine (p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS This study shows that preconditioning with taurine or glycine is equally effective in preventing injury to fatty livers most likely via Kupffer cell-dependent mechanisms.
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- Helge Bruns
- Department of General and Transplantation Surgery, Ruprecht-Karls-University, Heidelberg, Germany
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Liang R, Nickkholgh A, Kern M, Schneider H, Benzing S, Zorn M, Büchler MW, Schemmer P. Green tea extract ameliorates reperfusion injury to rat livers after warm ischemia in a dose-dependent manner. Mol Nutr Food Res 2011; 55:855-63. [PMID: 21595017 DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.201000643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2010] [Revised: 03/25/2011] [Accepted: 04/18/2011] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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SCOPE Polyphenolic constituents of green tea (Camellia sinensis) have been shown to be potent scavengers of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Thus, this study was designed to assess its effects after liver ischemia-reperfusion. METHODS AND RESULTS Fasted Sprague-Dawley rats were gavaged with different concentrations of green tea extract (GTE) 2 h before 90 min of warm ischemia of the left lateral liver lobe (30% of liver). Controls were given the same volume of Ringer's solution. A preparation of pentobarbital sodium (intraperitoneal) and ketamine (intramuscular) was used for anesthesia. After reperfusion, transaminases, liver histology, hepatic microcirculation, and both phagocytosis of latex bead particles as well as the expression of tumor necrosis alpha (TNF-α) to index cellular activation were investigated. Furthermore, the expression of superoxide dismutase (Mn-SOD) was assessed. After 90 min of warm ischemia aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) increased dramatically to 1946 ± 272/3244 ± 757 U/L, 1680 ± 134/2080 ± 379 U/L, and 7857 ± 1851/2036 ± 1193 U/L at 2/6 h, respectively. GTE (200 mg/kgbody weight) significantly prevented this increase in a dose-dependent manner by 21-51% at 2 h and 29-34% at 6 h, respectively. Histology confirmed the protective effects while both TNF-α expression and phagocytosis of latex beads by Kupffer cells (KCs) were significantly reduced. GTE intake significantly increased the expression of manganese superoxide dismutase. In vivo microscopy revealed improved acinar and sinusoidal perfusion after GTE. CONCLUSION Preconditioning with a single oral dose of GTE ameliorates ischemia-reperfusion injury in liver. Decreased cellular activation and improved microcirculation are the proposed mechanisms.
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- Rui Liang
- Department of General and Transplantation Surgery, Ruprecht-Karls University, Heidelberg, Germany
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Mikalauskas S, Mikalauskiene L, Bruns H, Nickkholgh A, Hoffmann K, Longerich T, Strupas K, Büchler MW, Schemmer P. Dietary glycine protects from chemotherapy-induced hepatotoxicity. Amino Acids 2010; 40:1139-50. [DOI: 10.1007/s00726-010-0737-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2010] [Accepted: 08/30/2010] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Liao P, Zhou J, Ji LL, Zhang Y. Eccentric contraction induces inflammatory responses in rat skeletal muscle: role of tumor necrosis factor-α. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2010; 298:R599-607. [DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00480.2009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Eccentric contraction (EC) is known to elicit inflammation and damage in skeletal muscle. Proinflammatory cytokine TNF-α plays an important role in this pathogenesis, but the time course of its response to EC and the regulatory mechanisms involved are not clear. The purpose of the study is twofold: 1) to investigate the gene expression of TNF-α in rat muscle during and after an acute bout of downhill running and the associated oxidoreductive (redox) changes; and 2) to examine whether EC activates muscle ubiquitin-proteolytic pathway resulting in necrosis and oxidative damage. Female Sprague-Dawley rats (age 3 mo) were randomly divided into five groups ( n = 6) that ran on treadmill at 25 m/min at −10% grade for 1 h ( group 1) or 2 h ( group 2) and were killed immediately; ran for 2 h and killed at 6 h after exercise ( group 3), ran for 2 h and killed at 24 h after exercise ( group 4); and killed at rest as controls ( group 5). TNF-α mRNA and protein content showed progressive increases in the deep portion of vastus lateralis (DVL) and gastrocnemius muscles during and after EC. These changes were accompanied by a progressive decrease of mitochondrial aconitase activity and NF-κB activation. After 2 h of exercise, elevated levels of serum TNF-α, endotoxin, creatine kinase, and lipid peroxidation marker were evident and persisted through 24 h postexercise. At 24 h, there were marked increases in H2O2 concentration, myleoperoxidase activity, and endotoxin level, along with nuclear accumulation of p65, in both muscles. mRNA level of ubiquitin-conjugating enzymes (E2)-14k was progressively upregulated during exercise and recovery, whereas the expression of the Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) in DVL was downregulated in both muscles. We conclude that prolonged EC induces TNF-α expression possibly due to NF-κB activation stimulated by increased reactive oxygen species generation and endotoxin release. These inflammatory and prooxidative responses may underlie the processes of muscle proteolysis and oxidative damage.
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- Peng Liao
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Exercise Physiology and Sports Medicine, Tianjin University of Sport, Tianjin, China; and
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Exercise Physiology and Sports Medicine, Tianjin University of Sport, Tianjin, China; and
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- Department of Kinesiology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Exercise Physiology and Sports Medicine, Tianjin University of Sport, Tianjin, China; and
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He Y, Sadahiro T, Noh SI, Wang H, Todo T, Chai NN, Klein AS, Wu GD. Flow cytometric isolation and phenotypic characterization of two subsets of ED2(+) (CD163) hepatic macrophages in rats. Hepatol Res 2009; 39:1208-18. [PMID: 19624775 DOI: 10.1111/j.1872-034x.2009.00528.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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AIMS Macrophages in the liver are well known for their functional heterogeneity. However, subpopulations of the hepatic macrophages are not well defined. METHODS Two subsets of hepatic macrophages isolated from rats via FACS with immunolabeling of ED2 (anti-CD163) antibody were studied for phenotypic and functional characteristics. RESULTS A subset showed an ED2(high) and autofluorescence(high) (ED2(high)/AF(high)) phenotype, exhibiting characteristics consistent with the description of the Kupffer cells (KC). A second subset, displaying an ED2(dim)/AF(dim) phenotype, was smaller in size, monocyte-like and weak in phagocytosis. Transmission electron microscopy demonstrated that both subsets are phagocytes. Quantitative RT-PCR revealed that in addition to expression of macrophage-related surface markers such as CD14, ED1 (CD68), fucose receptor, and CD163, the ED2(dim)/ AF(dim) cells expressed mRNA encoding for myeloid lineage differentiation markers ERMP12 (PECAM) and ERMP20 (Ly-6C). These two subsets exhibited differential in gene expression of selected cytokines, extracellular matrix proteinases, and Toll-like receptor in normal livers, as well as significantly upregulated expression in cholestatic livers induced by bile duct ligation. CONCLUSION The data suggest that the ED2(high)/AF(high) population of the liver cells represent the conventional Kupffer cells. The ED2(dim)/AF(dim) cells, however, are small hepatic resident macrophages characteristically different from the conventional Kupffer cells.
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- Yao He
- Comprehensive Transplant Center, Department of Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA
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Kincius M, Liang R, Nickkholgh A, Hoffmann K, Flechtenmacher C, Ryschich E, Gutt CN, Gebhard MM, Schmidt J, Büchler MW, Schemmer P. Taurine protects from liver injury after warm ischemia in rats: the role of kupffer cells. Eur Surg Res 2007; 39:275-83. [PMID: 17519554 DOI: 10.1159/000102982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2006] [Accepted: 02/24/2007] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND/AIMS Warm ischemia to liver with subsequent Kupffer cell-dependent pathology is associated with many clinical conditions. Taurine prevents Kupffer cell activation and improves graft survival after experimental cold ischemia and liver transplantation. Thus this study was designed to assess its effects after warm hepatic ischemia. METHODS The left liver lobe of female Sprague-Dawley rats (170-210 g) underwent 60 min of warm ischemia. Animals were given either intravenous taurine or Ringer's solution 10 min prior to warm ischemia. Transaminases, histology, in vivo microscopy, intercellular adhesion molecules-1 (ICAM-1) expression, TNF-alpha and tissue hydroperoxide were compared between groups using analysis of variance (ANOVA) or ANOVA on ranks as appropriate. RESULTS Taurine significantly decreased transaminases and improved histologic outcome. Phagocytosis of latex beads, serum TNF-alpha levels and tissue hydroperoxide concentrations were also significantly reduced. Stickers in sinusoids and post-sinusoidal venules significantly decreased. In parallel, both leukocyte infiltration and ICAM-1 expression decreased (p < 0.05), while flow velocity of red blood cells as well as sinusoidal perfusion rate were improved (p < 0.05). CONCLUSION This study demonstrates that taurine blunts Kupffer cell-dependent hepatic pathology after warm ischemia in vivo via mechanisms including leukocyte-endothelial interaction, microcirculation disturbances and protection against lipid peroxidation.
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- M Kincius
- Department of General Surgery, Ruprecht Karls University, Heidelberg, Germany
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Nickkholgh A, Barro-Bejarano M, Liang R, Zorn M, Mehrabi A, Gebhard MM, Büchler MW, Gutt CN, Schemmer P. Signs of reperfusion injury following CO2 pneumoperitoneum: an in vivo microscopy study. Surg Endosc 2007; 22:122-8. [PMID: 17483991 DOI: 10.1007/s00464-007-9386-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2007] [Revised: 01/30/2007] [Accepted: 02/24/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND During laparoscopic surgery, pneumoperitoneum is generally established by means of carbon dioxide (CO(2)) insufflation which may disturb hepatic microperfusion. It has been suggested that the desufflation at the end of the procedure creates a model of reperfusion in a previously ischemic liver, thus predisposing it to reperfusion injury. METHODS To study the effects of pneumoperitoneum on hepatic microcirculation, Sprague-Dawley rats underwent pneumoperitoneum with an intraabdominal pressure of 8 or 12 mmHg for 90 min. Subsequently, in vivo microscopy was performed to assess intrahepatic microcirculation and transaminases were measured to index liver injury. RESULTS A CO(2) pneumoperitoneum of 8 mmHg did not change serum transaminases; however, further increase of intraperitoneal pressure to 12 mmHg significantly increased AST, ALT, and LDH measured after desufflation to almost 1.5 times as much as control values of 49 +/- 5 U/L, 31 +/- 3 U/L, and 114 +/- 12 U/L. In parallel, in all subacinar zones the permanent adherence of both leukocytes and platelets to the endothelium increased by about sixfold and threefold, respectively. Furthermore, Kupffer cells labeled with latex beads as an index for their activation were significantly increased compared to controls. CONCLUSION This in vivo observation demonstrated traces of reperfusion injury in liver induced by the insufflation and desufflation of CO(2 )pneumoperitoneum. The clinical relevance of this finding and the issue of using hepatoprotective substances to prevent this injury should be further investigated.
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- Arash Nickkholgh
- Department of General Surgery, Ruprecht-Karls-University, Heidelberg, Germany
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Strasser A, Skalicky M, Viidik A. Impact of moderate physical exercise--in comparison with dietary restrictions--on age-associated decline in cell-mediated immunity of Sprague-Dawley rats. Aging Clin Exp Res 2006; 18:179-86. [PMID: 16804362 DOI: 10.1007/bf03324646] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Moderate physical exercise and dietary restriction have both been demonstrated to delay some of the adverse effects of aging. In order to elucidate similarities or dissimilarities in their mode of action on the aging immune system in a comparative setting, we examined significant parameters of cell-mediated immunity in Sprague- Dawley rats. METHODS Male Sprague-Dawley rats, housed individually, were divided into four groups, living from 5 months (baseline group BL) up to 15, 19 and 23 months of age as follows: voluntary running in wheels (RW), food restricted by feeding to pair weight with RW animals (PW), forced running on treadmills (TM), and sedentary controls with ad libitum access to food (S1). White blood cell counts, capacity for lymphocyte proliferation in response to Concanavalin A, and interleukin-2 (IL-2) plasma concentrations were determined. RESULTS White blood cell counts and the cell numbers of lymphocytes, neutrophil and eosinophil granulocytes were significantly lower in the older RW and PW groups. We observed influences of forced exercise on lymphocyte proliferation: blastogenic reactivity was higher in TM animals compared with RW and PW animals at 23 months of age. Exclusively for RW animals, we found lower plasma concentrations of IL-2 at 23 months. CONCLUSIONS Our data support the idea that moderate physical exercise modulates age-associated decline in the cell-mediated immunity of old Sprague-Dawley rats significantly more than corresponding dietary restrictions.
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- Alois Strasser
- Department of Natural Sciences, Institute of Physiology, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, 1210 Wien, Austria.
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Yin YQ, Han DW, Wang XG. Association between portal endotoxemia and Child-Pugh classification in complex pathogens-induced hepatic cirrhosis in rats. Shijie Huaren Xiaohua Zazhi 2006; 14:1471-1474. [DOI: 10.11569/wcjd.v14.i15.1471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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AIM: To evaluate the association between the Child-Pugh classification and portal endotoxe-mia during the course of rat liver cirrhosis induced by carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) plus ethanol and cholesterol.
METHODS: Liver cirrhosis model was induced in 20 Wistar rats using CCl4 plus ethanol and cholesterol, while 6 rats were treated as controls. At 6 and 10 wk, serum samples were collected from portal vein for the detection of prothrombin time, albumin, bilirubin and endotoxin level, and the ascites and brain wave were also tested. The liver function was evaluated by Child-Pugh scoring system and the relationship between Child-Pugh classification and portal endotoxemia was assessed.
RESULTS: Spearman rank correlation analysis showed that Child-Pugh grading was correlated with albumin level and prothrombin time (r = -0.695, P < 0.05; r = 0.649, P < 0.05), but not with bilirubin level (P > 0.05). The level of endotoxin in portal vein was elevated with prolonging of cirrhosis time, and it was significantly higher at 6 or 10 wk than that in the controls (1983.7 ± 586.4, 2600.7 ± 343.8 mEU/L vs 925.1 ± 527.7 mEU/L, both P < 0.01). Endotoxin level was correlated with cirrhosis time (r = 0.624, P < 0.01) and Child-Pugh classification (r = 0.680, P < 0.01).
CONCLUSION: Portal endotoxemia is significantly correlated with Child-Pugh classification, indicating that intestinal endotoxemia plays an important role during the course of complex pathogens-induced cirrhosis in rats.
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Thompson HS, Scordilis SP, De Souza MJ. Serum creatine kinase activity varies with ovulatory status in regularly exercising, premenopausal women. HORMONE RESEARCH 2006; 65:151-8. [PMID: 16514242 DOI: 10.1159/000091805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2005] [Accepted: 01/03/2006] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND/AIMS The clinical complications associated with an unopposed estrogen environment and luteal phase defects observed in exercising women prompted the examination of the relationship of exercise and endogenous ovarian steroids with serum creatine kinase (CK) activity. METHODS Subjects (n = 34) were classified into three groups according to their exercise and menstrual status, sedentary and exercising ovulatory groups (SedOvul, ExOvul), and an exercising amenorrheic group (ExAmen). Daily urine samples were collected to assess urinary ovarian steroid exposure and menstrual status. Serum CK activity was assayed in each menstrual cycle of all subjects. RESULTS Exercise increased serum CK activity in all exercising subjects (p < 0.01), but the increase was greater in amenorrheic women compared to ovulatory women (SedOvul: 33.0 +/- 3.4; ExOvul: 43.7 +/- 4.1; ExAmen: 54.4 +/- 3.6, p < 0.05). When the ovulatory women were further divided into those with normal steroid production (ExOvul subgroup) and those with a suppressed progesterone luteal phase environment (ExLPD), both the ExOvul (51.9 +/- 5.4 IU/l) subgroup and ExAmen group had higher serum CK activity (p < 0.05) than the ExLPD (36.6 +/- 5.2 IU/l) subjects or the sedentary controls. CONCLUSIONS These data demonstrate the complex association between ovarian hormone status and the normal serum CK response to regular mechanical stress imposed by chronic exercise training.
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- Heather S Thompson
- Molecular and Cellular Biology Program, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Mass., USA
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Sobaniec-Lotowska ME, Lebensztejn DM. Ultrastructure of Kupffer cells and hepatocytes in the Dubin-Johnson syndrome: A case report. World J Gastroenterol 2006; 12:987-9. [PMID: 16521235 PMCID: PMC4066172 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i6.987] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Ultrastructure of Kupffer cells and hepatocytes in liver bioptate was evaluated in a 17-year-old boy with Dubin–Johnson syndrome (DJS). The liver tissue obtained by needle biopsy was fixed in glutaraldehyde and paraformaldehyde and routinely processed for electron microscopic analysis. The ultrastructural examinations of liver bioptate revealed the accumulation of membrane-bound, electron-dense lysosomal granules within the cytoplasm of hepatocytes, characteristic of DJS. They were located mainly in the vicinity of the biliary pole, and preferentially in the centrilobular region that corresponded to the pigment deposits seen under light microscope. The presence of the granules was accompanied by dilated elements of the granular endoplasmic reticulum and paracrystalline mitochondrial inclusions as well as dilation of the bile canaliculi. The changes in hepatocytes co-existed with marked stimulation and enhanced phagocytic activity of Kupffer cells. This was manifested in the accumulation of pigment deposits within their cytoplasm that corresponded to those observed in hepatocytes. Hyperactive pericentral Kupffer cells which are involved in the response to pigmentary material originating from disintegrated hepatocytes may play an essential role in the development of DJS.
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Kozai H, Yano H, Matsuda T, Kato Y. Wheat-dependent exercise-induced anaphylaxis in mice is caused by gliadin and glutenin treatments. Immunol Lett 2006; 102:83-90. [PMID: 16154206 DOI: 10.1016/j.imlet.2005.07.007] [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] [Received: 10/13/2004] [Revised: 06/17/2005] [Accepted: 07/13/2005] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Various foods may be associated with food-dependent exercise-induced anaphylaxis (FDEIAn). However, although the most frequently reported cause of FDEIAn has been wheat, the mechanism of FDEIAn for wheat has remained largely uninvestigated. To investigate the effect of wheat-fractionated proteins on FDEIAn, female B10.A mice (16-20 g) were divided into four groups; i.e. salt-soluble (S-group), gliadin-rich (GLI-group), and glutenin-rich (GLU-group)-sensitized mice, and unsensitized mice. The three sensitized groups were run on a treadmill after oral intake of each wheat-fractionated protein. The mice showed a significant increase in serum IgE, especially in the GLI- and GLU-group. After oral administration of each wheat-fractionated protein, the running time until exhaustion was remarkably shorter for the GLI- and GLU-group than for the S-group and unsensitized mice. The level of intestinal erosion was higher in all the sensitized mice than that in the unsensitized ones after exhaustive running. Furthermore, moderate exercise for 30 min after oral ingestion of each wheat-fractionated protein also induced intestinal erosion in the GLI- and GLU-group. In addition, we observed leaking of gliadin and glutenin proteins out of the intestine into the liver. These results indicated that the main factor involved in wheat-dependent exercise-induced anaphylaxis might be the gliadin and glutenin in wheat proteins.
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- Hana Kozai
- Department of Comprehensive Rehabilitation, Osaka Prefecture University, 3-7-30 Habikino, Habikino, Osaka 583-8555, Japan.
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Schemmer P, Liang R, Kincius M, Flechtenmacher C, Bunzendahl H, Gutt CN, Mehrabi A, Gebhard MM, Büchler MW, Kraus TW. Taurine improves graft survival after experimental liver transplantation. Liver Transpl 2005; 11:950-9. [PMID: 16035074 DOI: 10.1002/lt.20501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Relevant mechanisms of reperfusion injury after liver transplantation are most likely mediated by activated Kupffer cells. Recently, it has been demonstrated that taurine prevents Kupffer cell-activation in vitro. Thus, this study was designed to assess the effects of taurine after liver transplantation. Female Sprague-Dawley rats (210-240 g) were infused with taurine dissolved in normal saline, before organ harvest. Controls were infused with the same volume of normal saline without taurine. Following 4 hours of cold ischemia, liver transplantation was performed. Graft and animal survival, serum transaminases, liver histology, perfusion data of intravital microscopy, blood distribution at reperfusion, and both phagocytosis of Kupffer cells and expression of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) to index cellular activation were investigated. For comparison, both, analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Fisher's exact test were used as appropriate. Results are presented as mean +/- SEM. Controls survived in 60% of cases. Taurine improved survival in a dose-dependent manner to 100% (P < 0.05). In controls, mean aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), and lactic dehydrogenase (LDH) serum levels increased to 3,260 +/- 814; 1,703 +/- 432; and 14,071 +/- 3,177 U/L, respectively, after transplantation. In contrast, these values were between 20 and 45% of control values after taurine (P < 0.05). Histology taken after transplantation confirmed the significant protective effects of taurine, including the reduction of TNF-alpha expression. Time until homogeneous reperfusion of the graft improved to 50% of control values (P < 0.05). Further, taurine significantly decreased both phagocytosis of latex beads by Kupffer cells and leukocyte-endothelial cell interaction. In parallel, flow velocity of red blood cells as well as acinar and sinusoidal perfusion improved (P < 0.05). In conclusion, these data show for the first time in vivo that taurine minimizes reperfusion injury after liver transplantation. Decreased leukocyte-endothelial cell interaction and improved microcirculation are the proposed mechanisms, which are most likely Kupffer cell-dependent.
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- Peter Schemmer
- Department of General Surgery, Ruprecht-Karls-University, Heidelberg, Germany.
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