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Song H, Polster BM, Thompson LP. Chronic hypoxia alters cardiac mitochondrial complex protein expression and activity in fetal guinea pigs in a sex-selective manner. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2021; 321:R912-R924. [PMID: 34730023 PMCID: PMC8714812 DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00004.2021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2021] [Revised: 10/22/2021] [Accepted: 10/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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We hypothesize that intrauterine hypoxia (HPX) alters the mitochondrial phenotype in fetal hearts contributing to developmental programming. Pregnant guinea pigs were exposed to normoxia (NMX) or hypoxia (HPX, 10.5% O2), starting at early [25 days (25d), 39d duration] or late gestation (50d, 14d duration). Near-term (64d) male and female fetuses were delivered by hysterotomy from anesthetized sows, and body/organ weights were measured. Left ventricles of fetal hearts were excised and frozen for measurement of expression of complex (I-V) subunits, fusion (Mfn2/OPA1) and fission (DRP1/Fis1) proteins, and enzymatic rates of I and IV from isolated mitochondrial proteins. Chronic HPX decreased fetal body weight and increased relative placenta weight regardless of timing. Early-onset HPX increased I, III, and V subunit levels, increased complex I but decreased IV activities in males but not females (all P < 0.05). Late-onset HPX decreased (P < 0.05) I, III, and V levels in both sexes but increased I and decreased IV activities in males only. Both HPX conditions decreased cardiac mitochondrial DNA content in males only. Neither early- nor late-onset HPX had any effect on Mfn2 levels but increased OPA1 in both sexes. Both HPX treatments increased DRP1/Fis1 levels in males. In females, early-onset HPX increased DRP1 with no effect on Fis1, whereas late-onset HPX increased Fis1 with no effect on DRP1. We conclude that both early- and late-onset HPX disrupts the expression/activities of select complexes that could reduce respiratory efficiency and shifts dynamics toward fission in fetal hearts. Thus, intrauterine HPX disrupts the mitochondrial phenotype predominantly in male fetal hearts, potentially altering cardiac metabolism and predisposing the offspring to heart dysfunction.
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- Hong Song
- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Center for Shock, Trauma and Anesthesiology Research, School of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Center for Shock, Trauma and Anesthesiology Research, School of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland
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Sasahara GL, Gouveia Júnior FS, Rodrigues RDO, Zampieri DS, Fonseca SGDC, Gonçalves RDCR, Athaydes BR, Kitagawa RR, Santos FA, Sousa EHS, Nagao-Dias AT, Lopes LGDF. Nitro-imidazole-based ruthenium complexes with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities. J Inorg Biochem 2020; 206:111048. [PMID: 32151873 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2020.111048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2019] [Revised: 02/17/2020] [Accepted: 02/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Inflammation is a physiological process triggered in response to tissue damage, and involves events related to cell recruitment, cytokines release and reactive oxygen species (ROS) production. Failing to control the process duration lead to chronification and may be associated with the development of various pathologies, including autoimmune diseases and cancer. Considering the pharmacological potential of metal-based compounds, two new ruthenium complexes were synthesized: cis-[Ru(NO2)(bpy)2(5NIM)]PF6 (1) and cis-[RuCl(bpy)2(MTZ)]PF6 (2), where bpy = 2,2'-bipyridine, 5NIM = 5-nitroimidazole and MTZ = metronidazole. Both products were characterized by spectroscopic techniques, followed by Density Functional Theory (DFT) calculations in order to support experimental findings. Afterwards, their in vitro cytotoxic, antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities were investigated. Compounds 1 and 2 presented expressive in vitro antioxidant activity, reducing lipid peroxidation and decreasing intracellular ROS levels with comparable effectiveness to the standard steroidal drug dexamethasone or α-tocopherol. These complexes showed no noticeable cytotoxicity on the tested cancer cell lines. Bactericidal assay against metronidazole-resistant Helicobacter pylori, a microorganism able to disrupt oxidative balance, unraveled compound 1 moderate activity over that strain. Besides this, it was able to inhibit interleukin-6 (IL-6) and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF- α) production as well as interleukin-1β (IL-1β) and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) expression in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated RAW264.7 macrophages. This latter activity is remarkable, which has not been reported for other ruthenium-based complexes. Altogether, these results suggest cis-[Ru(NO2)(bpy)2(5NIM)]PF6 complex has potential pharmacological application as an anti-inflammatory agent that deserve further biological investigation.
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- Greyce Luri Sasahara
- Department of Clinical and Toxicological Analysis, Faculty of Pharmacy, Dentistry and Nursing, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil
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- Department of Clinical and Toxicological Analysis, Faculty of Pharmacy, Dentistry and Nursing, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil
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- Department of Organic and Inorganic Chemistry, Universidade Federal do Ceará, PO Box 6021, Fortaleza, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil
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- Department of Clinical and Toxicological Analysis, Faculty of Pharmacy, Dentistry and Nursing, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil
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Shanmugam S, Patel D, Wolpert JM, Keshvani C, Liu X, Bergeson SE, Kidambi S, Mahimainathan L, Henderson GI, Narasimhan M. Ethanol Impairs NRF2/Antioxidant and Growth Signaling in the Intact Placenta In Vivo and in Human Trophoblasts. Biomolecules 2019; 9:E669. [PMID: 31671572 PMCID: PMC6921053 DOI: 10.3390/biom9110669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2019] [Revised: 10/25/2019] [Accepted: 10/27/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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NRF2 is a redox-sensitive transcription factor that depending on the duration or magnitude of the stress, either translocates to the nucleus (beneficial) or is degraded in the cytosol (harmful). However, the role of NRF2-based mechanism(s) under ethanol (E)-induced developmental toxicity in the placental context remains unknown. Here, we used a rat prenatal model of maternal alcohol stress consisting of intermittent ethanol vapor (IEV) daily from GD11 to GD20 with a 6 h ON/18 h OFF in a vapor chamber and in vitro placental model consisting of HTR-8 trophoblasts exposed to 86 mM of E for either 24 h or 48 h. The role of NRF2 was evaluated through the NRF2-transactivation reporter assay, qRT-PCR, and Western blotting for NRF2 and cell growth-promoting protein, and cell proliferation assay. In utero and in vitro E decreased the nuclear NRF2 content and diminished its transactivation ability along with dysregulation of the proliferation indices, PCNA, CYCLIN-D1, and p21. This was associated with a ~50% reduction in cell proliferation in vitro in trophoblasts. Interestingly, this was found to be partially rescued by ectopic Nrf2 overexpression. These results indicate that ethanol-induced dysregulation of NRF2 coordinately regulates PCNA/CYCLIN-D1/p21 involving growth network, at least partially to set a stage for placental perturbations.
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- Sambantham Shanmugam
- Department of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC), Lubbock, TX 79430, USA.
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- Department of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC), Lubbock, TX 79430, USA.
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- Department of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC), Lubbock, TX 79430, USA.
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- Department of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC), Lubbock, TX 79430, USA.
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- Department of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC), Lubbock, TX 79430, USA.
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- Department of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC), Lubbock, TX 79430, USA.
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- Department of Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68588, USA.
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- Department Pathology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA.
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- Department of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC), Lubbock, TX 79430, USA.
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- Department of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC), Lubbock, TX 79430, USA.
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Aldehyde-Induced DNA and Protein Adducts as Biomarker Tools for Alcohol Use Disorder. Trends Mol Med 2018; 24:144-155. [PMID: 29422263 DOI: 10.1016/j.molmed.2017.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2017] [Revised: 12/08/2017] [Accepted: 12/10/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Alcohol use disorder (AUD) screening frequently involves questionnaires complemented by laboratory work to monitor alcohol use and/or evaluate AUD-associated complications. Here we suggest that measuring aldehyde-induced DNA and protein adducts produced during alcohol metabolism may lead to earlier detection of AUD and AUD-associated complications compared with existing biomarkers. Use of aldehyde-induced adducts to monitor AUD may also be important when considering that approximately 540 million people bear a genetic variant of aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 (ALDH2) predisposing this population to aldehyde-induced toxicity with alcohol use. We posit that measuring aldehyde-induced adducts may provide a means to improve precision medicine approaches, taking into account lifestyle choices and genetics to evaluate AUD and AUD-associated complications.
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Ali H, Assiri MA, Shearn CT, Fritz KS. Lipid peroxidation derived reactive aldehydes in alcoholic liver disease. CURRENT OPINION IN TOXICOLOGY 2018; 13:110-117. [PMID: 31263795 DOI: 10.1016/j.cotox.2018.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Lipid peroxidation is a known consequence of oxidative stress and is thought to play a key role in numerous disease pathologies, including alcoholic liver disease (ALD). The overaccumulation of lipid peroxidation products during chronic alcohol consumption results in pathogenic lesions on protein, DNA, and lipids throughout the cell. Molecular adducts due to secondary end products of lipid peroxidation impact a host of biochemical processes, including inflammation, antioxidant defense, and metabolism. The aggregate burden of lipid peroxidation which occurs due to chronic alcohol metabolism, including downstream signaling events, contributes to the development and progression of ALD. In this current opinion we highlight recent studies and approaches relating cellular mechanisms of lipid peroxidation to the pathogenesis of alcoholic liver disease.
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- Hadi Ali
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Skaggs School of Pharmacy, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Skaggs School of Pharmacy, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Skaggs School of Pharmacy, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Skaggs School of Pharmacy, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO
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Malondialdehyde (MDA) – product of lipid peroxidation as marker of homeostasis disorders and aging. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.18794/aams/65697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Dialdehyd malonowy (MDA) w organizmie człowieka pochodzi z dwóch źródeł: spożywanego pokarmu i peroksydacji lipidów występujących w tkankach. Powstawanie MDA, a także wielkość i szybkość utleniania lipidów w tkankach organizmów żywych, zależy od wielu czynników endo- i egzogennych. Produkty peroksydacji lipidów, szczególnie MDA, wykazują właściwości cytotoksyczne, mutagenne i rakotwórcze. Mogą one również hamować enzymy związane z obroną komórki przed stresem oksydacyjnym. Mogą nie tylko przyczyniać się do rozwoju wielu chorób, ale stanowią również część procesu starzenia się. Organizm broni się w pewnym stopniu przed działaniem wolnych rodników, neutralizując je. Głównym źródłem przeciwutleniaczy jest żywność – produkty pochodzenia roślinnego. Styl życia, na który składają się dieta i aktywność fizyczna, jest ważnym elementem w zachowaniu zdrowia rozumianego jako dobre samopoczucie fizyczne i psychiczne. Nawyki żywieniowe i dieta bogata w przeciwutleniacze są modyfikowalnymi czynnikami, które nie tylko zapobiegają chorobom związanym z wiekiem, ale także opóźniają procesy starzenia.
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Ducheix S, Vegliante MC, Villani G, Napoli N, Sabbà C, Moschetta A. Is hepatic lipogenesis fundamental for NAFLD/NASH? A focus on the nuclear receptor coactivator PGC-1β. Cell Mol Life Sci 2016; 73:3809-22. [PMID: 27522544 PMCID: PMC11108573 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-016-2331-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2016] [Accepted: 08/04/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Non-alcoholic fatty liver diseases are the hepatic manifestation of metabolic syndrome. According to the classical pattern of NAFLD progression, de novo fatty acid synthesis has been incriminated in NAFLD progression. However, this hypothesis has been challenged by the re-evaluation of NAFLD development mechanisms together with the description of the role of lipogenic genes in NAFLD and with the recent observation that PGC-1β, a nuclear receptor/transcription factor coactivator involved in the transcriptional regulation of lipogenesis, displays protective effects against NAFLD/NASH progression. In this review, we focus on the implication of lipogenesis and triglycerides synthesis on the development of non-alcoholic fatty liver diseases and discuss the involvement of these pathways in the protective role of PGC-1β toward these hepatic manifestations.
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- Simon Ducheix
- Clinica Medica "Cesare Frugoni", Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Piazza Giulio Cesare 11, 70124, Bari, Italy
- IRCCS Istituto Tumori "Giovanni Paolo II", Viale O. Flacco 65, 70124, Bari, Italy
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- Clinica Medica "Cesare Frugoni", Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Piazza Giulio Cesare 11, 70124, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neurosciences and Sense Organs, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Piazza Giulio Cesare 11, 70124, Bari, Italy
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- Clinica Medica "Cesare Frugoni", Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Piazza Giulio Cesare 11, 70124, Bari, Italy
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- Clinica Medica "Cesare Frugoni", Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Piazza Giulio Cesare 11, 70124, Bari, Italy
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- Clinica Medica "Cesare Frugoni", Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Piazza Giulio Cesare 11, 70124, Bari, Italy.
- IRCCS Istituto Tumori "Giovanni Paolo II", Viale O. Flacco 65, 70124, Bari, Italy.
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Hooshmand S, Kumar A, Zhang JY, Johnson SA, Chai SC, Arjmandi BH. Evidence for anti-inflammatory and antioxidative properties of dried plum polyphenols in macrophage RAW 264.7 cells. Food Funct 2016; 6:1719-25. [PMID: 25921826 DOI: 10.1039/c5fo00173k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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This study presents the anti-inflammatory and antioxidative properties of dried plum (Prunus domestica L.) polyphenols in macrophage RAW 264.7 cells. We hypothesized that dried plum polyphenols have strong anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties against lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced production of the pro-inflammatory markers, nitric oxide (NO) and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), and the lipid peroxidation product, malondialdehyde, in activated macrophage RAW 264.7 cells. To test this hypothesis, macrophage RAW 264.7 cells were stimulated with either 1 μg ml(-1) (for measurement of NO production) or 1 ng ml(-1) (for measurement of COX-2 expression) of LPS to induce inflammation and were treated with different doses of dried plum polyphenols (0.0, 0.1, 1, 10, 100 and 1000 μg ml(-1)). Dried plum polyphenols at a dose of 1000 μg ml(-1) was able to significantly (P < 0.05) reduce NO production by 43%. Additionally, LPS-induced expression of COX-2 was significantly (P < 0.05) reduced by 100 and 1000 μg ml(-1) dried plum polyphenols. To investigate the antioxidant activity of dried plum polyphenols, macrophage RAW 264.7 cells were stimulated with 100 μg ml(-1) of FeSO4 + 1 mM ml(-1) of H2O2 to induce lipid peroxidation. Dried plum polyphenols at a dose of 1000 μg ml(-1) showed a 32% reduction in malondialdehyde production. These findings indicate that dried plum polyphenols are potent anti-inflammatory and antioxidative agents in vitro.
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- Shirin Hooshmand
- School of Exercise and Nutritional Sciences, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92101, USA.
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Puppel K, Kapusta A, Kuczyńska B. The etiology of oxidative stress in the various species of animals, a review. JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE 2015; 95:2179-2184. [PMID: 25418967 DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.7015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2014] [Revised: 11/13/2014] [Accepted: 11/18/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Oxidative stress is the consequence of an imbalance of pro-oxidants and antioxidants leading to cell damage and tissue injury. The exhaustion of antioxidant systems is one of the reasons for the occurrence of oxidative stress, which results in avalanche production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) or free radicals. High oxidative stress is common in organs and tissues with high metabolic and energy demands, including skeletal and heart muscle, liver and blood cells. Stress arises in animals in response to unavoidable or adverse environmental conditions. In the external environment, which affects the body of the cow, there are four main groups of stressors: physical, chemical, biological and psychological. Physical stressors include fluctuations in ambient temperature as well as mechanical injuries. High ambient temperature is one of the factors affecting the productivity of cows. Biological stressors are conditioned by errors and irregularities in habits. Both of these phenomena have an adverse impact on both the resistance of animals and fertility and are the etiological agent of oxidative stress. Various mechanisms may be responsible for metal-induced oxidative stress: direct or indirect generation of ROS, depletion of glutathione and inhibition of antioxidant enzymes are well known for all redox-active and redox-inactive metals.
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- Kamila Puppel
- Cattle Breeding Division, Department of Animal Breeding, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Ciszewskiego 8, PL-02-786, Warsaw, Poland
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- Cattle Breeding Division, Department of Animal Breeding, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Ciszewskiego 8, PL-02-786, Warsaw, Poland
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- Cattle Breeding Division, Department of Animal Breeding, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Ciszewskiego 8, PL-02-786, Warsaw, Poland
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Paradies G, Paradies V, Ruggiero FM, Petrosillo G. Oxidative stress, cardiolipin and mitochondrial dysfunction in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. World J Gastroenterol 2014; 20:14205-18. [PMID: 25339807 PMCID: PMC4202349 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i39.14205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 317] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2013] [Revised: 02/13/2014] [Accepted: 06/26/2014] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is today considered the most common form of chronic liver disease, affecting a high proportion of the population worldwide. NAFLD encompasses a large spectrum of liver damage, ranging from simple steatosis to steatohepatitis, advanced fibrosis and cirrhosis. Obesity, hyperglycemia, type 2 diabetes and hypertriglyceridemia are the most important risk factors. The pathogenesis of NAFLD and its progression to fibrosis and chronic liver disease is still unknown. Accumulating evidence indicates that mitochondrial dysfunction plays a key role in the physiopathology of NAFLD, although the mechanisms underlying this dysfunction are still unclear. Oxidative stress is considered an important factor in producing lethal hepatocyte injury associated with NAFLD. Mitochondrial respiratory chain is the main subcellular source of reactive oxygen species (ROS), which may damage mitochondrial proteins, lipids and mitochondrial DNA. Cardiolipin, a phospholipid located at the level of the inner mitochondrial membrane, plays an important role in several reactions and processes involved in mitochondrial bioenergetics as well as in mitochondrial dependent steps of apoptosis. This phospholipid is particularly susceptible to ROS attack. Cardiolipin peroxidation has been associated with mitochondrial dysfunction in multiple tissues in several physiopathological conditions, including NAFLD. In this review, we focus on the potential roles played by oxidative stress and cardiolipin alterations in mitochondrial dysfunction associated with NAFLD.
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The effect of tert-butyl hydroperoxide-induced oxidative stress on lean and steatotic rat hepatocytes in vitro. OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY 2014; 2014:752506. [PMID: 24847414 PMCID: PMC4009166 DOI: 10.1155/2014/752506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2014] [Accepted: 02/22/2014] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Oxidative stress and mitochondrial dysfunction play an important role in the pathogenesis of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and toxic liver injury. The present study was designed to evaluate the effect of exogenous inducer of oxidative stress (tert-butyl hydroperoxide, tBHP) on nonfatty and steatotic hepatocytes isolated from the liver of rats fed by standard and high-fat diet, respectively. In control steatotic hepatocytes, we found higher generation of ROS, increased lipoperoxidation, an altered redox state of glutathione, and decreased ADP-stimulated respiration using NADH-linked substrates, as compared to intact lean hepatocytes. Fatty hepatocytes exposed to tBHP exert more severe damage, lower reduced glutathione to total glutathione ratio, and higher formation of ROS and production of malondialdehyde and are more susceptible to tBHP-induced decrease in mitochondrial membrane potential. Respiratory control ratio of complex I was significantly reduced by tBHP in both lean and steatotic hepatocytes, but reduction in NADH-dependent state 3 respiration was more severe in fatty cells. In summary, our results collectively indicate that steatotic rat hepatocytes occur under conditions of enhanced oxidative stress and are more sensitive to the exogenous source of oxidative injury. This confirms the hypothesis of steatosis being the first hit sensitizing hepatocytes to further damage.
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Al-Hasan YM, Pinkas GA, Thompson LP. Prenatal Hypoxia Reduces Mitochondrial Protein Levels and Cytochrome c Oxidase Activity in Offspring Guinea Pig Hearts. Reprod Sci 2014; 21:883-891. [PMID: 24406790 DOI: 10.1177/1933719113518981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Prenatal hypoxia (HPX) reduces mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase (CCO and COX) activity in fetal guinea pig (GP) hearts. The aim of this study was to quantify the lasting effects of chronic prenatal HPX on cardiac mitochondrial enzyme activity and protein expression in offspring hearts. Pregnant GPs were exposed to either normoxia (NMX) or HPX (10.5%O2) during the last 14 days of pregnancy. Both NMX and HPX fetuses, delivered vaginally, were housed under NMX conditions until 90 days of age. Total RNA and mitochondrial fractions were isolated from hearts of anesthetized NMX and HPX offspring and showed decreased levels of CCO but not medium-chain acyl dehydrogenase activity, protein levels of nuclear- and mitochondrial-encoded COX4 and COX1, respectively, and messenger RNA expression of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1-alpha, COX5b, and 4.1 compared to NMX controls. Prenatal HPX may alter mitochondrial function in the offspring by disrupting protein expression associated with the respiratory chain.
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- Yazan M Al-Hasan
- Department of Physiology (YMA), University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences (GAP, LPT), University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Physiology (YMA), University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences (GAP, LPT), University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Physiology (YMA), University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences (GAP, LPT), University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Increased nitroxidative stress promotes mitochondrial dysfunction in alcoholic and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY 2013; 2013:781050. [PMID: 23691267 PMCID: PMC3649774 DOI: 10.1155/2013/781050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2013] [Accepted: 02/27/2013] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Increased nitroxidative stress causes mitochondrial dysfunctions through oxidative modifications of mitochondrial DNA, lipids, and proteins. Persistent mitochondrial dysfunction sensitizes the target cells/organs to other pathological risk factors and thus ultimately contributes to the development of more severe disease states in alcoholic and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. The incidences of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease continuously increase due to high prevalence of metabolic syndrome including hyperlipidemia, hypercholesterolemia, obesity, insulin resistance, and diabetes. Many mitochondrial proteins including the enzymes involved in fat oxidation and energy supply could be oxidatively modified (including S-nitrosylation/nitration) under increased nitroxidative stress and thus inactivated, leading to increased fat accumulation and ATP depletion. To demonstrate the underlying mechanism(s) of mitochondrial dysfunction, we employed a redox proteomics approach using biotin-N-maleimide (biotin-NM) as a sensitive biotin-switch probe to identify oxidized Cys residues of mitochondrial proteins in the experimental models of alcoholic and acute liver disease. The aims of this paper are to briefly describe the mechanisms, functional consequences, and detection methods of mitochondrial dysfunction. We also describe advantages and limitations of the Cys-targeted redox proteomics method with alternative approaches. Finally, we discuss various applications of this method in studying oxidatively modified mitochondrial proteins in extrahepatic tissues or different subcellular organelles and translational research.
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Kaur I, Katyal A. Immunoproteomic identification of biotransformed self-proteins from the livers of female Balb/c mice following chronic ethanol administration. Proteomics 2012; 12:2036-44. [PMID: 22623081 DOI: 10.1002/pmic.201100105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Chronic alcohol consumption culminates in alcoholic hepatitis which is characterized by ballooning degeneration of hepatocytes and perivenous inflammation. The aldehydes produced by ethanol oxidation and lipid peroxidation form adducts with the hepatic proteins rendering them immunogenic and initiating an autoimmune response. The present study was designed to identify these immunoreactive hepatic proteins in ethanol-treated Balb/c mice. Liver cytosolic, mitochondrial, and microsomal proteins from the ethanol-treated and control female Balb/c mice were size fractionated on SDS-PAGE and immunoblotted with the sera from the individual animal. The immunoreactive proteins were identified using antimouse IgG antibody and characterized by MALDI-TOF. It is the first report demonstrating that 15 hepatic proteins show immunoreactivity following alcohol administration. The identified autoreactive proteins ranged in function from metabolism to cytoskeletal support. Remarkably, three key enzymes of ethanol metabolism, namely alcohol dehydrogenase, aldehyde dehydrogenase I and III as well as important antioxidant enzyme glutathione S-transferase were found to be autoreactive upon ethanol treatment. We conclude that ethanol treatment induces biotransformation of host proteins from almost every compartment of the cell, especially the enzymes involved in the detoxification of ethanolic insult being the major target for biotransformation. Hence, we propose that these proteins can be the potential candidates for the biomarker studies.
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- Inderjeet Kaur
- Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Center for Biomedical Research, University of Delhi, Delhi, India
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Srinivasan S, Avadhani NG. Cytochrome c oxidase dysfunction in oxidative stress. Free Radic Biol Med 2012; 53:1252-63. [PMID: 22841758 PMCID: PMC3436951 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2012.07.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 237] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2012] [Revised: 07/14/2012] [Accepted: 07/17/2012] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Cytochrome c oxidase (CcO) is the terminal oxidase of the mitochondrial electron transport chain. This bigenomic enzyme in mammals contains 13 subunits of which the 3 catalytic subunits are encoded by the mitochondrial genes. The remaining 10 subunits with suspected roles in the regulation, and/or assembly, are coded by the nuclear genome. The enzyme contains two heme groups (heme a and a3) and two Cu(2+) centers (Cu(2+) A and Cu(2+) B) as catalytic centers and handles more than 90% of molecular O(2) respired by the mammalian cells and tissues. CcO is a highly regulated enzyme which is believed to be the pacesetter for mitochondrial oxidative metabolism and ATP synthesis. The structure and function of the enzyme are affected in a wide variety of diseases including cancer, neurodegenerative diseases, myocardial ischemia/reperfusion, bone and skeletal diseases, and diabetes. Despite handling a high O(2) load the role of CcO in the production of reactive oxygen species still remains a subject of debate. However, a volume of evidence suggests that CcO dysfunction is invariably associated with increased mitochondrial reactive oxygen species production and cellular toxicity. In this paper we review the literature on mechanisms of multimodal regulation of CcO activity by a wide spectrum of physiological and pathological factors. We also review an array of literature on the direct or indirect roles of CcO in reactive oxygen species production.
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- Satish Srinivasan
- Department of Animal Biology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 3800 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104
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- Department of Animal Biology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 3800 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104
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Musatov A, Robinson NC. Susceptibility of mitochondrial electron-transport complexes to oxidative damage. Focus on cytochrome c oxidase. Free Radic Res 2012; 46:1313-26. [PMID: 22856385 DOI: 10.3109/10715762.2012.717273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 129] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are associated with a number of mitochondrial disorders. These include: ischemia/reperfusion injury, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, neurodegenerative diseases, and other age-related degenerative changes. ROS can be generated at numerous sites within the cell, but the mitochondrial electron transport chain is recognized as the major source of intracellular ROS. Two mitochondrial electron-transfer complexes are major sources of ROS: complex I and complex III. Oxidative damage to either of these complexes, or to electron transport complexes that are in close proximity to these ROS sources, e.g., cytochrome c oxidase, would be expected to inhibit electron transport. Such inhibition would lead to increased electron leakage and more ROS production, much like the well-known effect of adding electron transport inhibitors. Recent studies reveal that ROS and lipid peroxidation products are effective inhibitors of the electron-transport complexes. In some cases, inactivation of enzymes correlates with chemical modification of only a small number of unusually reactive amino acids. In this article, we review current knowledge of ROS-induced alterations within three complexes: (1) complex IV; (2) complex III; and (3) complex I. Our goal is to identify "hot spots" within each complex that are easily chemically modified and could be responsible for ROS-induced inhibition of the individual complexes. Special attention has been placed on ROS-induced damage to cardiolipin that is tightly bound to each of the inner membrane protein complexes. Peroxidation of the bound cardiolipin is thought to be particularly important since its close proximity and long residence time on the protein make it an especially effective reagent for subsequent ROS-induced damage to these proteins.
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- Andrej Musatov
- Department of Biochemistry, The University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX 78229-3900, USA
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Al-Hasan YM, Evans LC, Pinkas GA, Dabkowski ER, Stanley WC, Thompson LP. Chronic hypoxia impairs cytochrome oxidase activity via oxidative stress in selected fetal Guinea pig organs. Reprod Sci 2012; 20:299-307. [PMID: 22923417 DOI: 10.1177/1933719112453509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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We hypothesized that chronic hypoxia disrupts mitochondrial function via oxidative stress in fetal organs. Pregnant guinea pig sows were exposed to either normoxia or hypoxia (10.5% O2, 14 days) in the presence or absence of the antioxidant, N-acetylcysteine (NAC). Near-term anesthetized fetuses were delivered via hysterotomy, and fetal livers, hearts, lungs, and forebrains harvested. We quantified the effects of chronic hypoxia on cytochrome oxidase (CCO) activity and 2 factors known to regulate CCO activity: malondialdehyde (MDA) and CCO subunit 4 (COX4). Hypoxia increased the MDA levels in fetal liver, heart, and lung with a corresponding reduction in CCO activity, prevented by prenatal NAC. The COX4 expression paralleled CCO activity in fetal liver and lung, but was unaltered in fetal hearts due to hypoxia. Hypoxia reduced the brain COX4 expression despite having no effect on CCO activity. This study identifies the mitochondrion as an important target site in tissue-specific oxidative stress for the induction of fetal hypoxic injury.
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- Yazan M Al-Hasan
- Department of Physiology, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
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Espinoza HM, Williams CR, Gallagher EP. Effect of cadmium on glutathione S-transferase and metallothionein gene expression in coho salmon liver, gill and olfactory tissues. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2012; 110-111:37-44. [PMID: 22257444 PMCID: PMC3321375 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2011.12.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2011] [Revised: 12/10/2011] [Accepted: 12/14/2011] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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The glutathione S-transferases (GSTs) are a multifunctional family of phase II enzymes that detoxify a variety of environmental chemicals, reactive intermediates, and secondary products of oxidative damage. GST mRNA expression and catalytic activity have been used as biomarkers of exposure to environmental chemicals. However, factors such as species differences in induction, partial analyses of multiple GST isoforms, and lack of understanding of fish GST gene regulation, have confounded the use of GSTs as markers of pollutant exposure. In the present study, we examined the effect of exposure to cadmium (Cd), a prototypical environmental contaminant and inducer of mammalian GST, on GST mRNA expression in coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) liver, gill, and olfactory tissues. GST expression data were compared to those for metallothionein (MT), a prototypical biomarker of metal exposure. Data mining of genomic databases led to the development of quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) assays for salmon GST isoforms encompassing 9 subfamilies, including alpha, mu, pi, theta, omega, kappa, rho, zeta and microsomal GST. In vivo acute (8-48 h) exposures to low (3.7 ppb) and high (347 ppb) levels of Cd relevant to environmental scenarios elicited a variety of transient, albeit minor changes (<2.5-fold) in tissue GST profiles, including some reductions in GST mRNA expression. In general, olfactory GSTs were the earliest to respond to cadmium, whereas, more pronounced effects in olfactory and gill GST expression were observed at 48 h relative to earlier time points. Although evaluation of GSTs reflected a cadmium-associated oxidative stress response, there was no clear GST isoform in any tissue that could serve as a reliable biomarker of acute cadmium exposure. By contrast, metallothionein (MT) mRNA was consistently and markedly induced in all three tissues by cadmium, and among the tissues examined, olfactory MT was the most sensitive marker of cadmium exposures. In summary, coho salmon exhibit a complex GST tissue profile consisting of at least 9 isoforms, all of which are present in the peripheral olfactory system. Short-term exposure to environmental levels of Cd causes transient changes in salmon GST consistent with oxidative stress, and in some cases, includes a loss of GST. In a biomarker context, however, monitoring of tissue MT mRNA expression, especially in the peripheral olfactory system, may be of greater utility for assessing short-term environmental exposures to cadmium.
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Stemmer U, Hermetter A. Protein modification by aldehydophospholipids and its functional consequences. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2012; 1818:2436-45. [PMID: 22450235 PMCID: PMC3790970 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2012.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2011] [Revised: 03/02/2012] [Accepted: 03/09/2012] [Indexed: 10/30/2022]
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Phospholipid aldehydes represent a particular subclass of lipid oxidation products. They are chemically reactive and can form Schiff bases with proteins and aminophospholipids. As chemically bound molecular entities they modulate the functional properties of biomolecules in solution and the surface of supramolecular systems including plasma lipoproteins and cell membranes. The lipid-protein and lipid-lipid conjugates may be considered the active primary platforms that are responsible for the biological effects of aldehydophospholipids, e.g. receptor binding, cell signaling, and recognition by the immune system. Despite the fact that aldehydophospholipids are covalently associated, they are subject to exchange between nucleophiles since their imine conjugates are not stable. As a consequence, aldehydophospholipids exist in a dynamic equilibrium between different "states" depending on the lipid and protein environment. Aldehydophospholipids may also contribute to the systemic administration and activity of oxidized phospholipids by inducing release of microparticles by cells. These effects are lipid-specific. Future studies should help clarify the mechanisms and consequences of these membrane-associated effects of "phospholipid stress". This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Oxidized phospholipids-their properties and interactions with proteins.
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- Ute Stemmer
- Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria
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Knockaert L, Berson A, Ribault C, Prost PE, Fautrel A, Pajaud J, Lepage S, Lucas-Clerc C, Bégué JM, Fromenty B, Robin MA. Carbon tetrachloride-mediated lipid peroxidation induces early mitochondrial alterations in mouse liver. J Transl Med 2012; 92:396-410. [PMID: 22157718 DOI: 10.1038/labinvest.2011.193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 264] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Although carbon tetrachloride (CCl(4))-induced acute and chronic hepatotoxicity have been extensively studied, little is known about the very early in vivo effects of this organic solvent on oxidative stress and mitochondrial function. In this study, mice were treated with CCl(4) (1.5 ml/kg ie 2.38 g/kg) and parameters related to liver damage, lipid peroxidation, stress/defense and mitochondria were studied 3 h later. Some CCl(4)-intoxicated mice were also pretreated with the cytochrome P450 2E1 inhibitor diethyldithiocarbamate or the antioxidants Trolox C and dehydroepiandrosterone. CCl(4) induced a moderate elevation of aminotransferases, swelling of centrilobular hepatocytes, lipid peroxidation, reduction of cytochrome P4502E1 mRNA levels and a massive increase in mRNA expression of heme oxygenase-1 and heat shock protein 70. Moreover, CCl(4) intoxication induced a severe decrease of mitochondrial respiratory chain complex IV activity, mitochondrial DNA depletion and damage as well as ultrastructural alterations. Whereas DDTC totally or partially prevented all these hepatic toxic events, both antioxidants protected only against liver lipid peroxidation and mitochondrial damage. Taken together, our results suggest that lipid peroxidation is primarily implicated in CCl(4)-induced early mitochondrial injury. However, lipid peroxidation-independent mechanisms seem to be involved in CCl(4)-induced early hepatocyte swelling and changes in expression of stress/defense-related genes. Antioxidant therapy may not be an efficient strategy to block early liver damage after CCl(4) intoxication.
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Morris EM, Rector RS, Thyfault JP, Ibdah JA. Mitochondria and redox signaling in steatohepatitis. Antioxid Redox Signal 2011; 15:485-504. [PMID: 21128703 PMCID: PMC3118705 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2010.3795] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Alcoholic and nonalcoholic fatty liver diseases are potentially pathological conditions that can progress to steatohepatitis, fibrosis, and cirrhosis. These conditions affect millions of people throughout the world in part through poor lifestyle choices of excess alcohol consumption, overnutrition, and lack of regular physical activity. Abnormal mitochondrial and cellular redox homeostasis has been documented in steatohepatitis and results in alterations of multiple redox-sensitive signaling cascades. Ultimately, these changes in signaling lead to altered enzyme function and transcriptional activities of proteins critical to mitochondrial and cellular function. In this article, we review the current hypotheses linking mitochondrial redox state to the overall pathophysiology of alcoholic and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis and briefly discuss the current therapeutic options under investigation.
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- E Matthew Morris
- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65212, USA
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Roede JR, Jones DP. Reactive species and mitochondrial dysfunction: mechanistic significance of 4-hydroxynonenal. ENVIRONMENTAL AND MOLECULAR MUTAGENESIS 2010; 51:380-90. [PMID: 20544880 PMCID: PMC5906392 DOI: 10.1002/em.20553] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Mitochondrial dysfunction is a global term used in the context of "unhealthy" mitochondria. In practical terms, mitochondria are extremely complex and highly adaptive in structure, chemical and enzymatic composition, subcellular distribution and functional interaction with other components of cells. Consequently, altered mitochondrial properties that are used in experimental studies as measures of mitochondrial dysfunction often provide little or no distinction between adaptive and maladaptive changes. This is especially a problem in terms of generation of oxidant species by mitochondria, wherein increased generation of superoxide anion radical (O(2*)(-)) or hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2)) is often considered synonymously with mitochondrial dysfunction. However, these oxidative species are signaling molecules in normal physiology so that a change in production or abundance is not a good criterion for mitochondrial dysfunction. In this review, we consider generation of reactive electrophiles and consequent modification of mitochondrial proteins as a means to define mitochondrial dysfunction. Accumulated evidence indicates that 4-hydroxynonenal (HNE) modification of proteins reflects mitochondrial dysfunction and provides an operational criterion for experimental definition of mitochondrial dysfunction. Improved means to detect and quantify mitochondrial HNE-protein adduct formation could allow its use for environmental healthrisk assessment. Furthermore, application of improved mass spectrometry-based proteomic methods will lead to further understanding of the critical targets contributing to disease risk.
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- James R. Roede
- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
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Ferreira AGK, Lima DD, Delwing D, Mackedanz V, Tagliari B, Kolling J, Schuck PF, Wajner M, Wyse ATS. Proline impairs energy metabolism in cerebral cortex of young rats. Metab Brain Dis 2010; 25:161-8. [PMID: 20437088 DOI: 10.1007/s11011-010-9193-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2009] [Accepted: 08/31/2009] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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In the present study we investigated the effect of acute hyperprolinemia on some parameters of energy metabolism, including the activities of succinate dehydrogenase and cytocrome c oxidase and (14)CO(2) production from glucose and acetate in cerebral cortex of young rats. Lipid peroxidation determined by the levels of thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances, as well as the influence of the antioxidants alpha-tocopherol plus ascorbic acid on the effects elicited by Pro on enzyme activities and on the lipid peroxidation were also evaluated. Wistar rats of 12 and 29 days of life received one subcutaneous injection of saline or proline (12.8 or 18.2 micromol/g body weight, respectively) and were sacrificed 1 h later. In another set of experiments, 5- and 22-day-old rats were pretreated for a week with daily intraperitoneal administration of alpha-tocopherol (40 mg/kg) plus ascorbic acid (100 mg/kg) or saline. Twelve hours after the last injection, rats received one injection of proline or saline and were sacrificed 1 h later. Results showed that acute administration of proline significantly reduced cytochrome c oxidase activity and increased succinate dehydrogenase activity and (14)CO(2) production in cerebral cortex, suggesting that Pro might disrupt energy metabolism in brain of young rats. In addition, proline administration increased the thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances levels, which were prevented by antioxidants. These findings suggest that mitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative stress may be important contributors to the neurological dysfunction observed in some hyperprolinemic patients and that treatment with antioxidants may be beneficial in this pathology.
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- Andréa G K Ferreira
- Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto de Ciências Básicas da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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Damaceno-Rodrigues NR, Veras MM, Negri EM, Zanchi ACT, Rhoden CR, Saldiva PHN, Dolhnikoff M, Caldini EG. Effect of pre- and postnatal exposure to urban air pollution on myocardial lipid peroxidation levels in adult mice. Inhal Toxicol 2009; 21:1129-37. [DOI: 10.3109/08958370902798430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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González R, Ferrín G, Hidalgo AB, Ranchal I, López-Cillero P, Santos-Gónzalez M, López-Lluch G, Briceño J, Gómez MA, Poyato A, Villalba JM, Navas P, de la Mata M, Muntané J. N-acetylcysteine, coenzyme Q10 and superoxide dismutase mimetic prevent mitochondrial cell dysfunction and cell death induced by d-galactosamine in primary culture of human hepatocytes. Chem Biol Interact 2009; 181:95-106. [PMID: 19523936 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2009.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2009] [Revised: 05/28/2009] [Accepted: 06/03/2009] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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D-Galactosamine (D-GalN) induces reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation and cell death in cultured hepatocytes. The aim of the study was to evaluate the cytoprotective properties of N-acetylcysteine (NAC), coenzyme Q(10) (Q(10)) and the superoxide dismutase (SOD) mimetic against the mitochondrial dysfunction and cell death in D-GalN-treated hepatocytes. Hepatocytes were isolated from liver resections. NAC (0.5 mM), Q(10) (30 microM) or MnTBAP (Mn(III)tetrakis(4-benzoic acid) porphyrin chloride (1mg/mL) were co-administered with D-GalN (40 mM) in hepatocytes. Cell death, oxidative stress, mitochondrial transmembrane potential (MTP), ATP, mitochondrial oxidized/reduced glutathione (GSH) and Q(10) ratios, electronic transport chain (ETC) activity, and nuclear- and mitochondria-encoded expression of complex I subunits were determined in hepatocytes. d-GalN induced a transient increase of mitochondrial hyperpolarization and oxidative stress, followed by an increase of oxidized/reduced GSH and Q(10) ratios, mitochondrial dysfunction and cell death in hepatocytes. The cytoprotective properties of NAC supplementation were related to a reduction of ROS generation and oxidized/reduced GSH and Q(10) ratios, and a recovery of mitochondrial complexes I+III and II+III activities and cellular ATP content. The co-administration of Q(10) or MnTBAP recovered oxidized/reduced GSH ratio, and reduced ROS generation, ETC dysfunction and cell death induced by D-GalN. The cytoprotective properties of studied antioxidants were related to an increase of the protein expression of nuclear- and mitochondrial-encoded subunits of complex I. In conclusion, the co-administration of NAC, Q(10) and MnTBAP enhanced the expression of complex I subunits, and reduced ROS production, oxidized/reduced GSH ratio, mitochondrial dysfunction and cell death induced by D-GalN in cultured hepatocytes.
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- Raúl González
- Liver Research Unit, Reina Sofía University Hospital, Córdoba, Spain
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Lakshmi Devi S, Anuradha CV. Mitochondrial damage, cytotoxicity and apoptosis in iron-potentiated alcoholic liver fibrosis: amelioration by taurine. Amino Acids 2009; 38:869-79. [PMID: 19381777 DOI: 10.1007/s00726-009-0293-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2008] [Accepted: 04/03/2009] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Taurine effectively prevents ischemia-induced apoptosis in the cardiomyocytes and hypothalamic nuclei. The present study explores the influence of taurine on mitochondrial damage, oxidative stress and apoptosis in experimental liver fibrosis. Male albino Wistar rats were divided into six groups and maintained for a period of 60 days as follows: Group I, control; Group II, ethanol treatment [6 g/(kg/day)]; Group III, fibrosis induced by ethanol and iron (0.5% w/w); Group IV, ethanol + iron + taurine (2% w/v); Group V, ethanol + taurine treatment and Group VI, control + taurine treatment. Hepatocytes isolated from ethanol plus iron-treated rats showed decreased cell viability and redox ratio, increased reactive oxygen species formation, lipid peroxidation, DNA fragmentation, and formation of apoptotic bodies. Liver mitochondria showed increased susceptibility to swell, diminished activities of mitochondrial respiratory chain complexes and antioxidants. Taurine administration to fibrotic rats restored mitochondrial function, reduced reactive oxygen species formation, prevented DNA damage, and apoptosis. Thus taurine might contribute to the amelioration of the disease process.
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- S Lakshmi Devi
- Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar, Chidambaram 608 002, Tamil Nadu, India
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Wei Y, Clark SE, Thyfault JP, Uptergrove GME, Li W, Whaley-Connell AT, Ferrario CM, Sowers JR, Ibdah JA. Oxidative stress-mediated mitochondrial dysfunction contributes to angiotensin II-induced nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in transgenic Ren2 rats. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 2009; 174:1329-37. [PMID: 19246643 DOI: 10.2353/ajpath.2009.080697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Emerging evidence indicates that impaired mitochondrial fatty acid beta-oxidation plays a key role in liver steatosis. We have recently demonstrated that increased angiotensin (ANG) II causes progressive hepatic steatosis associated with oxidative stress; however, the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. We hypothesized that ANG II causes hepatic mitochondrial oxidative damage and impairs mitochondrial beta-oxidation, thereby leading to hepatic steatosis. We used the Ren2 rat with elevated endogenous ANG II levels to evaluate mitochondrial ultrastructural changes, gene expression levels, and beta-oxidation. Compared with Sprague-Dawley littermates, Ren2 livers exhibited mitochondrial damage and reduced beta-oxidation, as evidenced by ultrastructural abnormalities, decrease of mitochondrial content, percentage of palmitate oxidation to CO(2), enzymatic activities (beta-HAD and citrate synthase), and the expression levels of cytochrome c, cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1, and mitochondrial transcription factor A. These abnormalities were improved with either ANG II receptor blocker valsartan or superoxide dismutase/catalase mimetic tempol treatment. Both valsartan and tempol substantially attenuated mitochondrial lipid peroxidation in Ren2 livers. Interestingly, there was no difference in the expression of key enzymes (ACC1 and FAS) for fatty acid syntheses and their transcription factors (SREBP-1c and ChREBP) between Sprague-Dawley, untreated Ren2, and valsartan- or tempol-treated Ren2 rats. These results document that ANG II induces mitochondrial oxidative damage and impairs mitochondrial beta-oxidation, contributing to liver steatosis.
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- Yongzhong Wei
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO 65212, USA
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Thyfault JP, Rector RS, Uptergrove GM, Borengasser SJ, Morris EM, Wei Y, Laye MJ, Burant CF, Qi NR, Ridenhour SE, Koch LG, Britton SL, Ibdah JA. Rats selectively bred for low aerobic capacity have reduced hepatic mitochondrial oxidative capacity and susceptibility to hepatic steatosis and injury. J Physiol 2009; 587:1805-16. [PMID: 19237421 DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2009.169060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 130] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Fatty liver has been linked to low aerobic fitness, but the mechanisms are unknown. We previously reported a novel model in which rats were artificially selected to be high capacity runners (HCR) and low capacity runners (LCR) that in a sedentary condition have robustly different intrinsic aerobic capacities. We utilized sedentary HCR/LCR rats (generation 17; max running distance equalled 1514 +/- 91 vs. 200 +/- 12 m for HCR and LCR, respectively) to investigate if low aerobic capacity is associated with reduced hepatic mitochondrial oxidative capacity and increased susceptibility to hepatic steatosis. At 25 weeks of age, LCR livers displayed reduced mitochondrial content (reduced citrate synthase activity and cytochrome c protein) and reduced oxidative capacity (complete palmitate oxidation in hepatic mitochondria (1.15 +/- 0.13 vs. 2.48 +/- 1.1 nm g(-1) h, P < 0.0001) and increased peroxisomal activity (acyl CoA oxidase and catalase activity) compared to the HCR. The LCR livers also displayed a lipogenic phenotype with higher protein content of both sterol regulatory element binding protein-1c and acetyl CoA carboxylase. These differences were associated with hepatic steatosis in the LCR including higher liver triglycerides (6.00 +/- 0.71 vs. 4.20 +/- 0.39 nmol g(-1), P = 0.020 value), >2-fold higher percentage of hepatocytes associated with lipid droplets (54.0 +/- 9.2 vs. 22.0 +/- 3.5%, P = 0.006), and increased hepatic lipid peroxidation compared to the HCR. Additionally, in rats aged to natural death, LCR livers had significantly greater hepatic injury (fibrosis and apoptosis). We provide novel evidence that selection for low intrinsic aerobic capacity causes reduced hepatic mitochondrial oxidative capacity that increases susceptibility to both hepatic steatosis and liver injury.
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- John P Thyfault
- Harry S. Truman Memorial VA Hospital, Research Service, Columbia, MO 65201, USA.
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The effect of capillarisin on glycochenodeoxycholic acid-induced apoptosis and heme oxygenase-1 in rat primary hepatocytes. Mol Cell Biochem 2009; 325:53-9. [DOI: 10.1007/s11010-008-0019-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2008] [Accepted: 12/30/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Devi SL, Viswanathan P, Anuradha CV. Taurine enhances the metabolism and detoxification of ethanol and prevents hepatic fibrosis in rats treated with iron and alcohol. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY 2009; 27:120-126. [PMID: 21783929 DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2008.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2008] [Revised: 08/27/2008] [Accepted: 09/10/2008] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The study examines the effects of taurine on the metabolism and detoxification of ethanol in liver fibrosis induced by simultaneous administration of iron carbonyl (0.5%, w/w) and ethanol (6g/(kgday)). Ethanol and iron administration caused liver damage and fibrosis as evidenced by liver histology and biochemical profile in plasma. Over accumulation of iron and a loss in taurine in hepatic tissue was observed in fibrotic animals. The activities of alcohol dehydrogenase and aldehyde dehydrogenase were significantly reduced in these rats compared to control. Adaptive induction of activities of Cytochrome P4502E1 (CYP2E1) and aniline hydroxylase accompanied by the reduction in glutathione-S-transferase, DT-diaphorase and glyoxalases I and II was observed. Taurine administration (2% in drinking water) ameliorated the effects of ethanol and iron. Hepatic damage and fibrosis were reduced in taurine-supplemented rats. Thus taurine has the potential for the treatment of alcoholic liver fibrosis.
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- Shanmugam Lakshmi Devi
- Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar 608002, Tamil Nadu, India
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Mun JA, Doh E, Min H. In vitro inhibition of 10-formyltetrahydrofolate dehydrogenase activity by acetaldehyde. Nutr Res Pract 2008; 2:195-9. [PMID: 20016718 PMCID: PMC2788200 DOI: 10.4162/nrp.2008.2.4.195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2008] [Revised: 10/30/2008] [Accepted: 11/26/2008] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Alcoholism has been associated with folate deficiency in humans and laboratory animals. Previous study showed that ethanol feeding reduces the dehydrogenase and hydrolase activity of 10-formyltetrahydrofolate dehydrogenase (FDH) in rat liver. Hepatic ethanol metabolism generates acetaldehyde and acetate. The mechanisms by which ethanol and its metabolites produce toxicity within the liver cells are unknown. We purified FDH from rat liver and investigated the effect of ethanol, acetaldehyde and acetate on the enzyme in vitro. Hepatic FDH activity was not reduced by ethanol or acetate directly. However, acetaldehyde was observed to reduce the dehydrogenase activity of FDH in a dose- and time-dependent manner with an apparent IC50 of 4 mM, while the hydrolase activity of FDH was not affected by acetaldehyde in vitro. These results suggest that the inhibition of hepatic FDH dehydrogenase activity induced by acetadehyde may play a role in ethanol toxicity.
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- Ju-Ae Mun
- Department of Food and Nutrition, College of Life Science and Nano Technology, Hannam University, 461-6 Jeonmin-dong, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-811, Korea
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Adams T, Gavin CL, Taylor S, Waddell W, Cohen S, Feron V, Goodman J, Rietjens I, Marnett L, Portoghese P, Smith R. The FEMA GRAS assessment of α,β-unsaturated aldehydes and related substances used as flavor ingredients. Food Chem Toxicol 2008; 46:2935-67. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2008.06.082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2008] [Revised: 06/06/2008] [Accepted: 06/26/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Nocito A, Dahm F, Jochum W, Jang JH, Georgiev P, Bader M, Renner EL, Clavien PA. Serotonin mediates oxidative stress and mitochondrial toxicity in a murine model of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis. Gastroenterology 2007; 133:608-18. [PMID: 17681180 DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2007.05.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 125] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2006] [Accepted: 04/26/2007] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is one of the most common causes of liver enzyme elevation in the West. Its prevalence is likely to increase further, paralleling the epidemic increase of the metabolic syndrome. Serotonin degradation by monoamine oxidase A (MAO-A) was recently implicated as an important source of reactive oxygen species. We therefore tested the pathogenetic role of serotonin in a murine model of diet-induced steatohepatitis. METHODS Wild-type and serotonin-deficient mice, tryptophan hydroxylase 1 (Tph1(-/-)) were fed a choline-methionine-deficient diet for 2 and 6 weeks. MAO-A was inhibited with clorgyline. Steatosis, hepatocyte injury, and hepatic inflammation were assessed by histology, immunohistochemistry, and biochemical analysis. Expression levels of MAO-A and serotonin transporter were analyzed by reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction and Western blot. Oxidative stress was detected by measuring lipid peroxidation. Mitochondrial damage was determined by electron microscopy and quantification of cytochrome c release. RESULTS After choline-methionine-deficient diet, Tph1(-/-) mice displayed an equal degree of steatosis, yet reduced hepatocellular injury and less severe inflammation. The difference in these NASH-defining features could be attributed to an increased uptake and catabolism of serotonin, yielding enhanced levels of reactive oxygen species and lipid peroxides, which mediated hepatocellular injury by mitochondrial damage and inflammation. Inhibition of MAO-A reduced hepatocellular damage in wild-type mice. Correspondingly, MAO-A expression was up-regulated significantly in human NASH. CONCLUSIONS This study provides evidence that serotonin plays a role in the pathogenesis of steatohepatitis, and therefore might represent a novel target for the prevention and treatment of NASH.
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- Antonio Nocito
- Swiss Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Center, Department of Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Mitochondrial dysfunction is involved in the three stages of the transition from lack of exercise and excessive food intake to insulin resistance, diabetes and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). In muscle, lack of exercise, a fat-rich diet, a polymorphism in peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator-1 (PGC-1), and possibly age-related mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) mutations may variously combine their effects to decrease PGC-1 expression, mitochondrial biogenesis and fat oxidation. Together with excessive food intake, insufficient fat oxidation causes fat accumulation and cellular stress in myocytes. The activation of Jun N-terminal kinase and protein kinase C-theta triggers the serine phosphorylation and inactivation of the insulin receptor substrate, and hampers the insulin-mediated translocation of glucose transporter-4 to the plasma membrane. Initially, the trend for increased blood glucose increases insulin secretion by pancreatic beta-cells. High plasma insulin levels compensate for insulin resistance in muscle and maintain normal blood glucose levels. Eventually, however, increased uncoupling protein-2 expression and possibly acquired mtDNA mutations in pancreatic beta-cells can blunt glucose-mediated adenosine triphosphate (ATP) formation and insulin secretion, to cause diabetes in some patients. High plasma glucose and/or insulin levels induce hepatic lipogenesis and cause hepatic steatosis. In fat-engorged hepatocytes, several vicious cycles involving tumor necrosis factor-alpha, reactive oxygen species (ROS), peroxynitrite, and lipid peroxidation products alter respiratory chain polypeptides and mtDNA, thus partially blocking the flow of electrons in the respiratory chain. The overreduction of upstream respiratory chain complexes increases mitochondrial ROS and peroxynitrite formation. Oxidative stress increases the release of lipid peroxidation products and cytokines, which together trigger the liver lesions of NASH.
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- Dominique Pessayre
- French National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM) Unit 773, Bichat-Beaujon Center for Biomedical Research, Mitochondrial Team, and Paris 7 University, Faculty of Medicine Xavier Bichat, Paris, France.
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Jung ME, Agarwal R, Simpkins JW. Ethanol withdrawal posttranslationally decreases the activity of cytochrome c oxidase in an estrogen reversible manner. Neurosci Lett 2007; 416:160-4. [PMID: 17320290 PMCID: PMC2081971 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2007.01.065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2006] [Revised: 01/19/2007] [Accepted: 01/30/2007] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Cytochrome c oxidase (COX) is a key mitochondrial enzyme that catalyzes electron transfer at the terminal stage of respiratory chain and is composed of multisubunits. We hypothesize that ethanol withdrawal (EW) impairs the activity of COX and estrogen deprivation exacerbates this problem. Five-month-old ovariectomized rats with or without 17beta-estradiol (E2) replacement received a control dextrin or a liquid ethanol diet (6.5%, 5 weeks). They were then sacrificed either during ethanol exposure or at 24h of EW (EW group). Mitochondria of the cerebellum and cortex were processed to measure the activities of total COX, COX subunit I, and IV. The effects of EW and E2 on the protein levels of these subunits were also assessed using an immunoblotting method. As compared to the control dextrin and ethanol exposure, EW decreased the activities of total COX, COX I, and COX IV. E2 treatment prevented the effects of EW on the activities of total COX and COX IV but not COX I. Neither EW nor E2 altered the protein levels of the subunits. These findings suggest that a counteracting relationship exists between the effects of EW and E2 on the activity of COX in a subunit specific manner.
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- Marianna E Jung
- Department of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, 3500 Camp Bowie Blvd., Fort Worth, TX 76107-2699, USA.
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Conklin D, Prough R, Bhatanagar A. Aldehyde metabolism in the cardiovascular system. MOLECULAR BIOSYSTEMS 2006; 3:136-50. [PMID: 17245493 DOI: 10.1039/b612702a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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- Daniel Conklin
- Institute of Molecular Cardiology, Louisville, KY 40292, USA
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García-Ruiz I, Rodríguez-Juan C, Díaz-Sanjuan T, del Hoyo P, Colina F, Muñoz-Yagüe T, Solís-Herruzo JA. Uric acid and anti-TNF antibody improve mitochondrial dysfunction in ob/ob mice. Hepatology 2006; 44:581-91. [PMID: 16941682 DOI: 10.1002/hep.21313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 146] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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The mechanisms responsible for low mitochondrial respiratory chain (MRC) activity in the liver of patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis are unknown. In this study, we examined the cause of this dysfunction in ob/ob mice. Forty-six mice were distributed in six groups: group I: C57BL/6J mice; group II: C57BL/6J Lep(-/-) mice (ob/ob); group III, ob/ob mice treated with manganese [III] tetrakis (5,10,15,20 benzoic acid) porphyrin (MnTBAP); group IV, ob/ob mice treated with IgG1 immunoglobulin; group V, ob/ob mice treated with anti-TNF antibody; group VI: ob/ob mice treated with uric acid. In liver tissue, we measured MRC activity, fatty acid beta-oxidation, tumor necrosis factor (TNF), inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), 3-tyrosine-nitrated proteins, 3-tyrosine-nitrated mitochondrial proteins, including cytochrome c and ND4 subunit of complex I. MRC activity was decreased in ob/ob mice. TNF levels, iNOS protein expression, and tyrosine nitrated proteins were markedly increased in the liver of ob/ob mice. In these animals, mitochondrial proteins were markedly tyrosine nitrated, particularly the ND4 subunit of complex I and cytochrome c. Treatment of these animals with uric acid, a peroxynitrite scavenger, anti-TNF antibody, or MnTBAP decreased tyrosine nitrated proteins, improved the activity of MRC complexes, and led to a marked regression of hepatic steatosis and inflammation. In conclusion, MRC dysfunction and liver lesions found in ob/ob mice are likely to reflect the tyrosine nitration of mitochondrial proteins by peroxynitrite or a peroxynitrite-derivate radical. Increased hepatic TNF and iNOS expression might enhance peroxynitrite formation and inhibition of MRC complexes.
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- Inmaculada García-Ruiz
- Research Center, Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Avd. Córdoba, Madrid, Spain
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O'Brien PJ, Siraki AG, Shangari N. Aldehyde sources, metabolism, molecular toxicity mechanisms, and possible effects on human health. Crit Rev Toxicol 2006; 35:609-62. [PMID: 16417045 DOI: 10.1080/10408440591002183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 501] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Aldehydes are organic compounds that are widespread in nature. They can be formed endogenously by lipid peroxidation (LPO), carbohydrate or metabolism ascorbate autoxidation, amine oxidases, cytochrome P-450s, or myeloperoxidase-catalyzed metabolic activation. This review compares the reactivity of many aldehydes towards biomolecules particularly macromolecules. Furthermore, it includes not only aldehydes of environmental or occupational concerns but also dietary aldehydes and aldehydes formed endogenously by intermediary metabolism. Drugs that are aldehydes or form reactive aldehyde metabolites that cause side-effect toxicity are also included. The effects of these aldehydes on biological function, their contribution to human diseases, and the role of nucleic acid and protein carbonylation/oxidation in mutagenicity and cytotoxicity mechanisms, respectively, as well as carbonyl signal transduction and gene expression, are reviewed. Aldehyde metabolic activation and detoxication by metabolizing enzymes are also reviewed, as well as the toxicological and anticancer therapeutic effects of metabolizing enzyme inhibitors. The human health risks from clinical and animal research studies are reviewed, including aldehydes as haptens in allergenic hypersensitivity diseases, respiratory allergies, and idiosyncratic drug toxicity; the potential carcinogenic risks of the carbonyl body burden; and the toxic effects of aldehydes in liver disease, embryo toxicity/teratogenicity, diabetes/hypertension, sclerosing peritonitis, cerebral ischemia/neurodegenerative diseases, and other aging-associated diseases.
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- Peter J O'Brien
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Begriche K, Igoudjil A, Pessayre D, Fromenty B. Mitochondrial dysfunction in NASH: causes, consequences and possible means to prevent it. Mitochondrion 2006; 6:1-28. [PMID: 16406828 DOI: 10.1016/j.mito.2005.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 532] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2005] [Accepted: 10/13/2005] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Calorie-enriched diet and lack of exercise are causing a worldwide surge of obesity, insulin resistance and lipid accretion in liver (i.e. hepatic steatosis), which can lead to steatohepatitis. Steatosis and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) can also be induced by drugs such as amiodarone, tamoxifen and some antiretroviral drugs, including stavudine and zidovudine. There is accumulating evidence that mitochondrial dysfunction (more particularly respiratory chain deficiency) plays a key role in the physiopathology of NASH whatever its initial cause. In contrast, the mitochondrial beta-oxidation of fatty acids can be either increased (as in insulin resistance-associated NASH) or decreased (as in drug-induced NASH). However, in both circumstances, generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) by the damaged respiratory chain can be augmented. ROS generation in an environment enriched in lipids in turn induces lipid peroxidation which releases highly reactive aldehydic derivatives (e.g. malondialdehyde) that have diverse detrimental effects on hepatocytes and other hepatic cells. In hepatocytes, ROS, reactive nitrogen species and lipid peroxidation products further impair the respiratory chain, either directly or indirectly through oxidative damage to the mitochondrial genome. This consequently leads to the generation of more ROS and a vicious cycle occurs. Mitochondrial dysfunction can also lead to apoptosis or necrosis depending on the energy status of the cell. ROS and lipid peroxidation products also increase the generation of several cytokines (TNF-alpha, TGF-beta, Fas ligand) playing a key role in cell death, inflammation and fibrosis. Recent investigations have shown that some genetic polymorphisms can significantly increase the risk of steatohepatitis and that several drugs can prevent or even reverse NASH. Interestingly, most of these drugs could exert their beneficial effects by improving directly or indirectly mitochondrial function in liver. Finding a drug, which could fully prevent oxidative stress and mitochondrial dysfunction in NASH is a major challenge for the next decade.
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- Karima Begriche
- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM) Unité 481, Faculté de Médecine Xavier Bichat, 16 rue Henri Huchard, 750118 Paris, France
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Argüelles S, Machado A, Ayala A. "In vitro" effect of lipid peroxidation metabolites on elongation factor-2. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2006; 1760:445-52. [PMID: 16469450 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2005.12.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 198] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2005] [Revised: 12/05/2005] [Accepted: 12/13/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Elongation Factor-2 (eEF-2) is the protein that catalyzes the translocation of the ribosome through mRNA. Not all oxidants affect eEF-2, which is extremely sensitive to oxidative stress caused mainly by lipid peroxidant compounds such as cumene hydroperoxide and t-butyl hydroperoxide. Lipid peroxides constitute a potential hazard to living organisms because of their direct reactivity with a variety of biomolecules and the ability to decompose into free radicals and reactive aldehydes. In this "in vitro" study, we show the effect of three of these aldehydes on the levels of hepatic eEF-2. The results suggest that the toxicity associated with prooxidant-mediated hepatic lipid peroxidation on protein synthesis can originate from the interaction of the aldehydic end products of lipid peroxidation with eEF-2.
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- Sandro Argüelles
- Departamento de Bioquímica, Bromatología, Toxicología, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Sevilla, C/.Tramontana s/n, 41012-Sevilla, Spain
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Patel VB, Worrall S, Emery PW, Preedy VR. PROTEIN ADDUCT SPECIES IN MUSCLE AND LIVER OF RATS FOLLOWING ACUTE ETHANOL ADMINISTRATION. Alcohol Alcohol 2005; 40:485-93. [PMID: 16131499 DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agh196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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AIMS Previous immunohistochemical studies have shown that the post-translational formation of aldehyde-protein adducts may be an important process in the aetiology of alcohol-induced muscle disease. However, other studies have shown that in a variety of tissues, alcohol induces the formation of various other adduct species, including hybrid acetaldehyde-malondialdehyde-protein adducts and adducts with free radicals themselves, e.g. hydroxyethyl radical (HER)-protein adducts. Furthermore, acetaldehyde-protein adducts may be formed in reducing or non-reducing environments resulting in distinct molecular entities, each with unique features of stability and immunogenicity. Some in vitro studies have also suggested that unreduced adducts may be converted to reduced adducts in situ. Our objective was to test the hypothesis that in muscle a variety of different adduct species are formed after acute alcohol exposure and that unreduced adducts predominate. METHODS Rabbit polyclonal antibodies were raised against unreduced and reduced aldehydes and the HER-protein adducts. These were used to assay different adduct species in soleus (type I fibre-predominant) and plantaris (type II fibre-predominant) muscles and liver in four groups of rats administered acutely with either [A] saline (control); [B] cyanamide (an aldehyde dehydrogenase inhibitor); [C] ethanol; [D] cyanamide+ethanol. RESULTS Amounts of unreduced acetaldehyde and malondialdehyde adducts were increased in both muscles of alcohol-dosed rats. However there was no increase in the amounts of reduced acetaldehyde adducts, as detected by both the rabbit polyclonal antibody and the RT1.1 mouse monoclonal antibody. Furthermore, there was no detectable increase in malondialdehyde-acetaldehyde and HER-protein adducts. Similar results were obtained in the liver. CONCLUSIONS Adducts formed in skeletal muscle and liver of rats exposed acutely to ethanol are mainly unreduced acetaldehyde and malondialdehyde species.
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- Vinood B Patel
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Westminster, 115 New Cavendish Street, London W1W 6UW, UK.
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Dumitrescu RG, Shields PG. The etiology of alcohol-induced breast cancer. Alcohol 2005; 35:213-25. [PMID: 16054983 DOI: 10.1016/j.alcohol.2005.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 135] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2005] [Accepted: 04/23/2005] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women in the United States, and it is second among cancer deaths in women. Results of most epidemiologic studies, as well as of most experimental studies in animals, have shown that alcohol intake is associated with increased breast cancer risk. Alcohol consumption may cause breast cancer through different mechanisms, including through mutagenesis by acetaldehyde, through perturbation of estrogen metabolism and response, and by inducing oxidative damage and/or by affecting folate and one-carbon metabolism pathways. Alcohol-metabolizing enzymes are present in human breast tissue. Acetaldehyde is a known, although weak, mutagen. However, results of some studies with human subjects implicate this agent in the context of genetic susceptibilities to increased ethanol metabolism. Reactive oxygen species, resulting from ethanol metabolism, may be involved in breast carcinogenesis by causing damage, as well as by generating DNA and protein adducts. Alcohol interferes with estrogen pathways in multiple ways, influencing hormone levels and effects on the estrogen receptors. With regard to one-carbon metabolism, alcohol can negatively affect folate levels, and the folate perturbation affects DNA methylation and DNA synthesis, which is important in carcinogenesis. Some study results indicate that genetic variants of one-carbon metabolism genes might increase alcohol-related breast cancer risk. For all these pathways, genetic polymorphisms might play a role in increasing further a woman's risk for breast cancer. Additional studies are needed to determine the relative importance of these pathways, as well as the modifying influence by genetic variation.
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- Ramona G Dumitrescu
- Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University Medical Center, 3800 Reservoir Road, Lombardi Building, SS Level, 150, Washington, DC 20057, USA
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Ren JC, Banan A, Keshavarzian A, Zhu Q, Lapaglia N, McNulty J, Emanuele NV, Emanuele MA. Exposure to ethanol induces oxidative damage in the pituitary gland. Alcohol 2005; 35:91-101. [PMID: 15963422 DOI: 10.1016/j.alcohol.2005.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2004] [Revised: 11/30/2004] [Accepted: 02/06/2005] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Chronic exposure of pubertal male rats to ethanol results in a decline in serum testosterone and decreased or inappropriately normal serum luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) levels suggesting a functional defect in the pituitary. The molecular mechanisms behind this disorder are undefined. A role for ethanol-induced oxidative damage in the pathophysiology is supported by studies in liver, muscle, and heart of experimental animals, but there is limited evidence in the pituitary. We examined markers of oxidative damage to lipids and proteins in pituitaries from rats consuming ethanol for 5, 10, 20, 30, and 60 days in addition to markers of damage to nucleic acids in pituitaries after 60 days of ethanol exposure. There were increases in 8-oxo-deoxyguanosine immunoreactivity, a marker of oxidative damage to nucleic acids, and an overall increase in malondialdehyde and 4-hydroxynonenal, markers of lipid peroxidation. Protein carbonylation and protein nitrotyrosination, markers of protein oxidation, were significantly increased after 30 days and 60 days of ethanol consumption, respectively. After 60 days of ethanol exposure, TUNEL assay revealed that cell death in the ethanol-treated pituitaries was not significantly different from that in the pair-fed controls at the time of examination. We also measured serum testosterone, FSH, and LH after ethanol consumption for 5, 10, 20, 30, and 60 days. Through 5 to 60 days of ethanol exposure, testosterone levels were consistently lower whereas LH and FSH were inappropriately unchanged, suggesting pituitary malfunction. These results provide evidence for ethanol-induced oxidative damage at the pituitary level, which may contribute to pituitary dysfunction.
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- Jian-Ching Ren
- The Neuroscience Program, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL 60153, USA
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Rich diet and lack of exercise are causing a surge in obesity, insulin resistance and steatosis, which can evolve into steatohepatitis. Patients with non-alcoholic steatohepatitis have increased lipid peroxidation, increased tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) and increased mitochondrial beta-oxidation rates. Their in-vivo ability to re-synthesize ATP after a fructose challenge is decreased, and their hepatic mitochondria exhibit ultrastructural lesions, depletion of mitochondrial DNA and decreased activity of respiratory chain complexes. Although the mechanisms for these effects is unknown, the basal cellular formation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) may oxidize fat deposits to cause lipid peroxidation, which damages mitochondrial DNA, proteins and cardiolipin to partially hamper the flow of electrons within the respiratory chain. This flow may be further decreased by TNF-alpha, which can release cytochrome c from mitochondria. Concomitantly, the increased mitochondrial fatty acid beta-oxidation rate augments the delivery of electrons to the respiratory chain. Due to the imbalance between a high electron input and a restricted outflow, electrons may accumulate within complexes I and III, and react with oxygen to form the superoxide anion radical. Increased mitochondrial ROS formation could in turn directly oxidize mitochondrial DNA, proteins and lipids, enhance lipid peroxidation-related mitochondrial damage, trigger hepatic TNF-alpha formation and deplete antioxidants, thus further blocking electron flow and further increasing mitochondrial ROS formation. Mitochondrial dysfunction plays an important role in liver lesions, through the ROS-induced release of both biologically active lipid peroxidation products and cytokines. In particular, the up-regulation of both TNF-alpha and Fas triggers mitochondrial membrane permeability and apoptosis. The ingestion of apoptotic bodies by stellate cells stimulates fibrogenesis, which is further activated by lipid peroxidation products and high leptin levels. Chronic apoptosis is compensated by increased cell proliferation, which, together with oxidative DNA damage, may cause gene mutations and cancer.
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- Dominique Pessayre
- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM) Unité 481, Faculté de Médecine Xavier Bichat, Paris, France.
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Marino MD, Aksenov MY, Kelly SJ. Vitamin E protects against alcohol‐induced cell loss and oxidative stress in the neonatal rat hippocampus. Int J Dev Neurosci 2004; 22:363-77. [PMID: 15380836 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdevneu.2004.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2004] [Revised: 04/15/2004] [Accepted: 04/15/2004] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Oxidative stress has been proposed as a possible mechanism underlying nervous system deficits associated with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS). Current research suggests that antioxidant therapy may afford some level of protection against the teratogenic effects of alcohol. This study examined the effectiveness of antioxidant treatment in alleviating biochemical, neuroanatomical, and behavioral effects of neonatal alcohol exposure. Neonatal rats were administered alcohol (5.25 g/kg) by intragastric intubation on postnatal days 7, 8, and 9. A subset of alcohol-exposed pups were co-administered a high dose of Vitamin E (2 g/kg, or 71.9 IU/g). Controls consisted of a non-treated group, a group given the administration procedure only, and a group given the administration procedure plus the Vitamin E dose. Ethanol-exposed animals showed impaired spatial navigation in the Morris water maze, a decreased number of hippocampal CA1 pyramidal cells, and higher protein carbonyl formation in the hippocampus than controls. Vitamin E treatment alleviated the increase in protein carbonyls and the reduction in CA1 pyramidal cells seen in the ethanol-exposed group. However, the treatment did not improve spatial learning in the ethanol-exposed animals. These results suggest that while oxidative stress-related neurodegeneration may be a contributing factor in FAS, the antioxidant protection against alcohol-induced oxidative stress and neuronal cell loss in the rat hippocampus does not appear to be sufficient to prevent the behavioral impairments associated with FAS. Our findings underscore the complexity of the pathogenesis of behavioral deficits in FAS and suggest that additional mechanisms beyond oxidative damage of hippocampal neurons also contribute to the disorder.
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- Melissa D Marino
- Department of Psychology, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA
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Fromenty B, Robin MA, Igoudjil A, Mansouri A, Pessayre D. The ins and outs of mitochondrial dysfunction in NASH. DIABETES & METABOLISM 2004; 30:121-38. [PMID: 15223984 DOI: 10.1016/s1262-3636(07)70098-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 181] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Rich diet and lack of exercise are causing a surge in obesity, insulin resistance and steatosis, which can evolve into steatohepatitis. Steatosis and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) can also be induced by drugs such as amiodarone, tamoxifen and some antiretroviral drugs. There is growing evidence that mitochondrial dysfunction, and more specifically respiratory chain deficiency, plays a role in the pathophysiology of NASH whatever its initial cause. In contrast, the B-oxidation of fatty acids can be either increased (as in insulin resistance-associated NASH) or decreased (as in drug-induced NASH). However, in both circumstances, the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) by the damaged respiratory chain is augmented, as components of this chain are over-reduced by electrons, which then abnormally react with oxygen to form increased amounts of ROS. Concomitantly, ROS oxidize fat deposits to release lipid peroxidation products that have detrimental effects on hepatocytes and other hepatic cells. In hepatocytes, ROS and lipid peroxidation products further impair the respiratory chain, either directly or indirectly through oxidative damage to the mitochondrial genome. This, in turn, leads to the generation of more ROS and a vicious cycle ensues. Mitochondrial dysfunction can also lead to apoptosis or necrosis depending on the energy status of the cell. ROS and lipid peroxidation products also activate stellate cells, thus resulting in fibrosis. Finally, ROS and lipid peroxidation increase the generation of several cytokines (TNF-alpha, TGF-B, Fas ligand) that play sundry roles in the pathogenesis of NASH. Recent investigations have shown that some genetic polymorphisms can significantly increase the risk of steatohepatitis and that several drugs can prevent or even reverse NASH. For the next decade, reducing the incidence of NASH will be a major challenge for hepatologists.
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- B Fromenty
- Institut national de la Santé et de la Recherche médicale (INSERM) Unité 481, Faculté de Médecine Xavier Bichat, 750118 Paris, France.
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Adachi J, Asano M, Ueno Y, Niemelä O, Ohlendieck K, Peters TJ, Preedy VR. Alcoholic muscle disease and biomembrane perturbations (review). J Nutr Biochem 2004; 14:616-25. [PMID: 14629892 DOI: 10.1016/s0955-2863(03)00114-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Excessive alcohol ingestion is damaging and gives rise to a number of pathologies that influence nutritional status. Most organs of the body are affected such as the liver and gastrointestinal tract. However, skeletal muscle appears to be particularly susceptible, giving rise to the disease entity alcoholic myopathy. Alcoholic myopathy is far more common than overt liver disease such as cirrhosis or gastrointestinal tract pathologies. Alcohol myopathy is characterised by selective atrophy of Type II (anaerobic, white glycolic) muscle fibres: Type I (aerobic, red oxidative) muscle fibres are relatively protected. Affected patients have marked reductions in muscle mass and impaired muscle strength with subjective symptoms of cramps, myalgia and difficulty in gait. This affects 40-60% of chronic alcoholics (in contrast to cirrhosis, which only affects 15-20% of chronic alcohol misuers).Many, if not all, of these features of alcoholic myopathy can be reproduced in experimental animals, which are used to elucidate the pathological mechanisms responsible for the disease. However, membrane changes within these muscles are difficult to discern even under the normal light and electron microscope. Instead attention has focused on biochemical and other functional studies. In this review, we provide evidence from these models to show that alcohol-induced defects in the membrane occur, including the formation of acetaldehyde protein adducts and increases in sarcoplasmic-endoplasmic reticulum Ca(2+)-ATPase (protein and enzyme activity). Concomitant increases in cholesterol hydroperoxides and oxysterol also arise, possibly reflecting free radical-mediated damage to the membrane. Overall, changes within muscle membranes may reflect, contribute to, or initiate the disturbances in muscle function or reductions in muscle mass seen in alcoholic myopathy. Present evidence suggest that the changes in alcoholic muscle disease are not due to dietary deficiencies but rather the direct effect of ethanol or its ensuing metabolites.
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- Junko Adachi
- Department of Legal Medicine, Kobe University School of Medicine, Kusunoki-cho 7 Chuo-ku, 650-0017, Kobe, Japan.
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Bellé NAV, Dalmolin GD, Fonini G, Rubin MA, Rocha JBT. Polyamines reduces lipid peroxidation induced by different pro-oxidant agents. Brain Res 2004; 1008:245-51. [PMID: 15145762 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2004.02.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 207] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/11/2004] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Polyamines, among other functions, are considered to act as a free radical scavenger and antioxidant. The quinolinic acid (QA), sodium nitroprusside (SNP) and iron (Fe+2) stimulate production of free radicals and lipid peroxidation. In the present study, we investigated the free radical and/or aldehyde scavenger effects of polyamines spermine and spermidine on thiobarbituric acid reactive species (TBARS) production induced by QA, SNP, Fe+2/EDTA system and free Fe2+ in rat brain. Spermine and spermidine inhibited QA-induced TBARS production; however spermine was a better antioxidant than spermidine. Spermine also inhibited SNP-, Fe+2/EDTA- and free Fe2+-induced TBARS production, but had a modest effect. Spermidine, in turn, also discretely inhibited SNP-, Fe+2/EDTA- and free Fe2+-induced TBARS production. In the presence of MK-801, QA-induced TBARS production was considerably more inhibited by polyamines. In addition, arcaine does not affect the reducer effect of polyamines. The present findings suggest that the observed effects of polyamines are not related to the activation of NMDA receptor but with their antioxidant and free radical scavenger properties.
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- Nádia Aléssio Velloso Bellé
- Departamento de Química, Centro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Campus UFSM, Santa Maria, RS 97105-900, Brazil
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Niemelä O, Parkkila S, Worrall S, Emery PW, Preedy VR. Generation of Aldehyde-Derived Protein Modifications in Ethanol-Exposed Heart. Alcohol Clin Exp Res 2003; 27:1987-92. [PMID: 14691387 DOI: 10.1097/01.alc.0000099260.58926.f2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Although excessive ethanol consumption is known to lead to a variety of adverse effects in the heart, the molecular mechanisms of such effects have remained poorly defined. We hypothesized that posttranslational covalent binding of reactive molecular species to proteins occurs in the heart in response to acute ethanol exposure. METHODS The generation of protein adducts with several aldehydic species was examined by using monospecific antibodies against adducts with malondialdehyde (MDA), acetaldehyde (AA), MDA-AA hybrids, and hydroxyethyl radicals. Specimens of heart tissue were obtained from rats after intraperitoneal injections with alcohol (75 mmol/kg body weight) with or without pretreatment with cyanamide (0.05 mmol/kg body weight), an aldehyde dehydrogenase inhibitor. RESULTS The amounts of MDA and unreduced AA adducts were found to be significantly increased in the heart of the rats treated with ethanol, cyanamide, or both, whereas no other adducts were detected in statistically significant quantities. Immunohistochemical studies for characterization of adduct distribution revealed sarcolemmal adducts of both MDA and AA in the rats treated with ethanol and cyanamide in addition to intracellular adducts, which were also present in the group treated with ethanol alone. CONCLUSIONS These findings support the role of enhanced lipid peroxidation and the generation of protein-aldehyde condensates in vivo as a result of excessive ethanol intake. These findings may have implications in the molecular mechanisms of cardiac dysfunction in alcoholics.
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- Onni Niemelä
- Etela-Pohjanmaa Central Hospital Laboratory, Department of Clinical Chemistry and Institute of Medical Technology, University of Tampere, Finland.
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Gardner JL, Doi AM, Pham RT, Huisden CM, Gallagher EP. Ontogenic differences in human liver 4-hydroxynonenal detoxification are associated with in vitro injury to fetal hematopoietic stem cells. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 2003; 191:95-106. [PMID: 12946646 DOI: 10.1016/s0041-008x(03)00220-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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4-hydroxynonenal (4HNE) is a highly mutagenic and cytotoxic alpha,beta-unsaturated aldehyde that can be produced in utero during transplacental exposure to prooxidant compounds. Cellular protection against 4HNE injury is provided by alcohol dehydrogenases (ADH), aldehyde reductases (ALRD), aldehyde dehydrogenases (ALDH), and glutathione S-transferases (GST). In the present study, we examined the comparative detoxification of 4HNE by aldehyde-metabolizing enzymes in a panel of adult and second-trimester prenatal liver tissues and report the toxicological ramifications of ontogenic 4HNE detoxification in vitro. The initial rates of 4HNE oxidation and reduction were two- to fivefold lower in prenatal liver subcellular fractions as compared to adult liver, and the rates of GST conjugation of 4HNE were not detectable in either prenatal or adult cytosolic fractions. GSH-affinity purification of hepatic cytosol yielded detectable and roughly equivalent rates of GST-4HNE conjugation for the two age groups. Consistent with the inefficient oxidative and reductive metabolism of 4HNE in prenatal liver, cytosolic fractions prepared from prenatal liver exhibited a decreased ability to protect against 4HNE-protein adduct formation relative to adults. Prenatal liver hematopoietic stem cells (HSC), which constitute a significant percentage of prenatal liver cell populations, exhibited ALDH activities toward 4HNE, but little reductive or conjugative capacity toward 4HNE through ALRD, ADH, and GST. Cultured HSC exposed to 5 microM 4HNE exhibited a loss in viability and readily formed one or more high molecular weight 4HNE-protein adduct(s). Collectively, our results indicate that second trimester prenatal liver has a lower ability to detoxify 4HNE relative to adults, and that the inefficient detoxification of 4HNE underlies an increased susceptibility to 4HNE injury in sensitive prenatal hepatic cell targets.
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- James L Gardner
- Department of Physiological Sciences, Center for Environmental and Human Toxicology, P.O. Box 110885, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
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