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Niemelä O, Bloigu A, Bloigu R, Nivukoski U, Kultti J, Pohjasniemi H. Patterns of IgA Autoantibody Generation, Inflammatory Responses and Extracellular Matrix Metabolism in Patients with Alcohol Use Disorder. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:13124. [PMID: 37685930 PMCID: PMC10487441 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241713124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2023] [Revised: 08/17/2023] [Accepted: 08/21/2023] [Indexed: 09/10/2023] Open
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Recent data have emphasized the role of inflammation and intestinal immunoglobulin A (IgA) responses in the pathogenesis of alcoholic liver disease (ALD). In order to further explore such associations, we compared IgA titers against antigens targeted to ethanol metabolites and tissue transglutaminase with pro- and anti-inflammatory mediators of inflammation, markers of liver status, transferrin protein desialylation and extracellular matrix metabolism in alcohol-dependent patients with or without liver disease and in healthy controls. Serum IgAs against protein adducts with acetaldehyde (HbAch-IgA), the first metabolite of ethanol, and tissue transglutaminase (tTG-IgA), desialylated transferrin (CDT), pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines, markers of liver status (GT, ALP) and extracellular matrix metabolism (PIIINP, PINP, hyaluronic acid, ICTP and CTx) were measured in alcohol-dependent patients with (n = 83) or without (n = 105) liver disease and 88 healthy controls representing either moderate drinkers or abstainers. In ALD patients, both tTG-IgA and HbAch-IgA titers were significantly higher than those in the alcoholics without liver disease (p < 0.0005 for tTG-IgA, p = 0.006 for Hb-Ach-IgA) or in healthy controls (p < 0.0005 for both comparisons). The HbAch-IgA levels in the alcoholics without liver disease also exceeded those found in healthy controls (p = 0.0008). In ROC analyses, anti-tTG-antibodies showed an excellent discriminative value in differentiating between ALD patients and healthy controls (AUC = 0.95, p < 0.0005). Significant correlations emerged between tTG-IgAs and HbAch-IgAs (rs = 0.462, p < 0.0005), CDT (rs = 0.413, p < 0.0001), GT (rs = 0.487, p < 0.0001), alkaline phosphatase (rs = 0.466, p < 0.0001), serum markers of fibrogenesis: PIIINP (rs = 0.634, p < 0.0001), hyaluronic acid (rs = 0.575, p < 0.0001), ICTP (rs = 0.482, p < 0.0001), pro-inflammatory cytokines IL-6 (rs = 0.581, p < 0.0001), IL-8 (rs = 0.535, p < 0.0001) and TNF-α (rs = 0.591, p < 0.0001), whereas significant inverse correlations were observed with serum TGF-β (rs = -0.366, p < 0.0001) and CTx, a marker of collagen degradation (rs = -0.495, p < 0.0001). The data indicate that the induction of IgA immune responses toward ethanol metabolites and tissue transglutaminaseis a characteristic feature of patients with AUD and coincides with the activation of inflammation, extracellular matrix remodeling and the generation of aberrantly glycosylated proteins. These processes appear to work in concert in the sequence of events leading from heavy drinking to ALD.
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- Onni Niemelä
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Medical Research Unit, Seinäjoki Central Hospital, 60220 Seinäjoki, Finland; (U.N.); (J.K.); (H.P.)
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, 33014 Tampere, Finland
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- Research Unit of Population Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oulu, 90220 Oulu, Finland;
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- Infrastructure of Population Studies, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oulu, 90220 Oulu, Finland;
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Medical Research Unit, Seinäjoki Central Hospital, 60220 Seinäjoki, Finland; (U.N.); (J.K.); (H.P.)
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, 33014 Tampere, Finland
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Medical Research Unit, Seinäjoki Central Hospital, 60220 Seinäjoki, Finland; (U.N.); (J.K.); (H.P.)
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, 33014 Tampere, Finland
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Medical Research Unit, Seinäjoki Central Hospital, 60220 Seinäjoki, Finland; (U.N.); (J.K.); (H.P.)
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, 33014 Tampere, Finland
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The medical disorders of alcoholism rank among the leading public health problems worldwide and the need for predictive and prognostic risk markers for assessing alcohol use disorders (AUD) has been widely acknowledged. Early-phase detection of problem drinking and associated tissue toxicity are important prerequisites for timely initiations of appropriate treatments and improving patient's committing to the objective of reducing drinking. Recent advances in clinical chemistry have provided novel approaches for a specific detection of heavy drinking through assays of unique ethanol metabolites, phosphatidylethanol (PEth) or ethyl glucuronide (EtG). Carbohydrate-deficient transferrin (CDT) measurements can be used to indicate severe alcohol problems. Hazardous drinking frequently manifests as heavy episodic drinking or in combinations with other unfavorable lifestyle factors, such as smoking, physical inactivity, poor diet or adiposity, which aggravate the metabolic consequences of alcohol intake in a supra-additive manner. Such interactions are also reflected in multiple disease outcomes and distinct abnormalities in biomarkers of liver function, inflammation and oxidative stress. Use of predictive biomarkers either alone or as part of specifically designed biological algorithms helps to predict both hepatic and extrahepatic morbidity in individuals with such risk factors. Novel approaches for assessing progression of fibrosis, a major determinant of prognosis in AUD, have also been made available. Predictive algorithms based on the combined use of biomarkers and clinical observations may prove to have a major impact on clinical decisions to detect AUD in early pre-symptomatic stages, stratify patients according to their substantially different disease risks and predict individual responses to treatment.
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- Onni Niemelä
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Medical Research Unit, Seinäjoki Central Hospital and Tampere University, Seinäjoki, Finland.
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Niemelä O, Aalto M, Bloigu A, Bloigu R, Halkola AS, Laatikainen T. Alcohol Drinking Patterns and Laboratory Indices of Health: Does Type of Alcohol Preferred Make a Difference? Nutrients 2022; 14:4529. [PMID: 36364789 PMCID: PMC9658819 DOI: 10.3390/nu14214529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2022] [Revised: 10/23/2022] [Accepted: 10/25/2022] [Indexed: 09/10/2023] Open
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Although excessive alcohol consumption is a highly prevalent public health problem the data on the associations between alcohol consumption and health outcomes in individuals preferring different types of alcoholic beverages has remained unclear. We examined the relationships between the amounts and patterns of drinking with the data on laboratory indices of liver function, lipid status and inflammation in a national population-based health survey (FINRISK). Data on health status, alcohol drinking, types of alcoholic beverages preferred, body weight, smoking, coffee consumption and physical activity were recorded from 22,432 subjects (10,626 men, 11,806 women), age range 25-74 years. The participants were divided to subgroups based on the amounts of regular alcohol intake (abstainers, moderate and heavy drinkers), patterns of drinking (binge or regular) and the type of alcoholic beverage preferred (wine, beer, cider or long drink, hard liquor or mixed). Regular drinking was found to be more typical in wine drinkers whereas the subjects preferring beer or hard liquor were more often binge-type drinkers and cigarette smokers. Alcohol use in all forms was associated with increased frequencies of abnormalities in the markers of liver function, lipid status and inflammation even at rather low levels of consumption. The highest rates of abnormalities occurred, however, in the subgroups of binge-type drinkers preferring beer or hard liquor. These results demonstrate that adverse consequences of alcohol occur even at moderate average drinking levels especially in individuals who engage in binge drinking and in those preferring beer or hard liquor. Further emphasis should be placed on such patterns of drinking in policies aimed at preventing alcohol-induced adverse health outcomes.
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- Onni Niemelä
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Medical Research Unit, Seinäjoki Central Hospital and Tampere University, 60220 Seinäjoki, Finland
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- Department of Psychiatry, Seinäjoki Central Hospital, Tampere University, 33100 Tampere, Finland
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- Center for Life Course Health Research, University of Oulu, 90570 Oulu, Finland
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- Infrastructure of Population Studies, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oulu, 90570 Oulu, Finland
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Medical Research Unit, Seinäjoki Central Hospital and Tampere University, 60220 Seinäjoki, Finland
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- Department of Public Health Solutions, National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), 00271 Helsinki, Finland
- Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, University of Eastern Finland, 70210 Kuopio, Finland
- Joint Municipal Authority for North Karelia Social and Health Services, 80210 Joensuu, Finland
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Blood Cell Responses Following Heavy Alcohol Consumption Coincide with Changes in Acute Phase Reactants of Inflammation, Indices of Hemolysis and Immune Responses to Ethanol Metabolites. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms232112738. [PMID: 36361528 PMCID: PMC9656529 DOI: 10.3390/ijms232112738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2022] [Revised: 10/06/2022] [Accepted: 10/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Aberrations in blood cells are common among heavy alcohol drinkers. In order to shed further light on such responses, we compared blood cell status with markers of hemolysis, mediators of inflammation and immune responses to ethanol metabolites in alcohol-dependent patients at the time of admission for detoxification and after abstinence. Blood cell counts, indices of hemolysis (LDH, haptoglobin, bilirubin), calprotectin (a marker of neutrophil activation), suPAR, CD163, pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines and autoantibodies against protein adducts with acetaldehyde, the first metabolite of ethanol, were measured from alcohol-dependent patients (73 men, 26 women, mean age 43.8 ± 10.4 years) at baseline and after 8 ± 1 days of abstinence. The assessments also included information on the quantities of alcohol drinking and assays for biomarkers of alcohol consumption (CDT), liver function (AST, ALT, ALP, GGT) and acute phase reactants of inflammation. At baseline, the patients showed elevated values of CDT and biomarkers of liver status, which decreased significantly during abstinence. A significant decrease also occurred in LDH, bilirubin, CD163 and IgA and IgM antibodies against acetaldehyde adducts, whereas a significant increase was noted in blood leukocytes, platelets, MCV and suPAR levels. The changes in blood leukocytes correlated with those in serum calprotectin (p < 0.001), haptoglobin (p < 0.001), IL-6 (p < 0.02) and suPAR (p < 0.02). The changes in MCV correlated with those in LDH (p < 0.02), MCH (p < 0.01), bilirubin (p < 0.001) and anti-adduct IgG (p < 0.01). The data indicates that ethanol-induced changes in blood leukocytes are related with acute phase reactants of inflammation and release of neutrophil calprotectin. The studies also highlight the role of hemolysis and immune responses to ethanol metabolites underlying erythrocyte abnormalities in alcohol abusers.
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Riaz F, Wei P, Pan F. Fine-tuning of regulatory T cells is indispensable for the metabolic steatosis-related hepatocellular carcinoma: A review. Front Cell Dev Biol 2022; 10:949603. [PMID: 35912096 PMCID: PMC9337771 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2022.949603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2022] [Accepted: 06/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The majority of chronic hepatic diseases are caused by nutritional imbalance. These nutritional inequities include excessive intake of alcohol and fat, which causes alcoholic liver disease (ALD) and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), respectively. The pathogenesis of hepatic diseases is mainly dependent on oxidative stress, autophagy, DNA damage, and gut microbiota and their metabolites. These factors influence the normal physiology of the liver and impact the hepatic microenvironment. The hepatic microenvironment contains several immune cells and inflammatory cytokines which interact with each other and contribute to the progression of chronic hepatic diseases. Among these immune cells, Foxp3+ CD4+ regulatory T cells (Tregs) are the crucial subset of CD4+ T cells that create an immunosuppressive environment. This review emphasizes the function of Tregs in the pathogenesis of ALD and NAFLD and their role in the progression of NAFLD-associated hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Briefly, Tregs establish an immunosuppressive landscape in the liver by interacting with the innate immune cells and gut microbiota and their metabolites. Meanwhile, with the advancement of steatosis, these Tregs inhibit the proliferation, activation and functions of other cytotoxic T cells and support the progression of simple steatosis to HCC. Briefly, it can be suggested that targeting Tregs can act as a favourable prognostic indicator by modulating steatosis and insulin resistance during the pathogenesis of hepatic steatosis and NAFLD-associated HCC.
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- Farooq Riaz
- Center for Cancer Immunology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China
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- Center for Cancer Immunology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China
- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Department of otolaryngology, Children’s Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, Chongqing, China
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- Center for Cancer Immunology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China
- *Correspondence: Fan Pan,
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Rodriguez FD, Coveñas R. Biochemical Mechanisms Associating Alcohol Use Disorders with Cancers. Cancers (Basel) 2021; 13:cancers13143548. [PMID: 34298760 PMCID: PMC8306032 DOI: 10.3390/cancers13143548] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2021] [Revised: 07/01/2021] [Accepted: 07/14/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Simple Summary Of all yearly deaths attributable to alcohol consumption globally, approximately 12% are due to cancers, representing approximately 0.4 million deceased individuals. Ethanol metabolism disturbs cell biochemistry by targeting the structure and function of essential biomolecules (proteins, nucleic acids, and lipids) and by provoking alterations in cell programming that lead to cancer development and cancer malignancy. A better understanding of the metabolic and cell signaling realm affected by ethanol is paramount to designing effective treatments and preventive actions tailored to specific neoplasias. Abstract The World Health Organization identifies alcohol as a cause of several neoplasias of the oropharynx cavity, esophagus, gastrointestinal tract, larynx, liver, or female breast. We review ethanol’s nonoxidative and oxidative metabolism and one-carbon metabolism that encompasses both redox and transfer reactions that influence crucial cell proliferation machinery. Ethanol favors the uncontrolled production and action of free radicals, which interfere with the maintenance of essential cellular functions. We focus on the generation of protein, DNA, and lipid adducts that interfere with the cellular processes related to growth and differentiation. Ethanol’s effects on stem cells, which are responsible for building and repairing tissues, are reviewed. Cancer stem cells (CSCs) of different origins suffer disturbances related to the expression of cell surface markers, enzymes, and transcription factors after ethanol exposure with the consequent dysregulation of mechanisms related to cancer metastasis or resistance to treatments. Our analysis aims to underline and discuss potential targets that show more sensitivity to ethanol’s action and identify specific metabolic routes and metabolic realms that may be corrected to recover metabolic homeostasis after pharmacological intervention. Specifically, research should pay attention to re-establishing metabolic fluxes by fine-tuning the functioning of specific pathways related to one-carbon metabolism and antioxidant processes.
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- Francisco D. Rodriguez
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Salamanca, 37007 Salamanca, Spain
- Group GIR USAL: BMD (Bases Moleculares del Desarrollo), 37007 Salamanca, Spain;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +34-677-510-030
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- Group GIR USAL: BMD (Bases Moleculares del Desarrollo), 37007 Salamanca, Spain;
- Institute of Neurosciences of Castilla y León (INCYL), Laboratory of Neuroanatomy of the Peptidergic Systems, University of Salamanca, 37007 Salamanca, Spain
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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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Duryee MJ, Wiese BM, Bowman JR, Vanlandingham JD, Klassen LW, Thiele GE, Hunter CD, Anderson DR, Mikuls TR, Thiele GM. Liver tissue metabolically transformed by alcohol induces immune recognition of liver self-proteins but not in vivo inflammation. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2018; 314:G418-G430. [PMID: 29351393 PMCID: PMC5899239 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00183.2017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Precision-cut liver slices (PCLSs) provide a novel model for studies of alcoholic liver disease (ALD). This is relevant, as in vivo ethanol exposure does not appear to generate significant liver damage in ethanol-fed mice, except in the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism binge model of ALD. Previous studies have shown that the two metabolites of ethanol consumption, malondialdhyde (MDA) and acetaldehyde (AA), combine to form MDA-AA (MAA) adducts, which have been correlated with the development and progression of ALD. In this study, murine PCLSs were incubated with ethanol and examined for the production of MAA adducts. PCLSs were homogenized, and homogenates were injected into C57BL/6 mice. PCLSs from control-, pair-, and ethanol-fed animals served as targets in in situ cytotoxic assays using primed T cells from mice hyperimmunized with control or ethanol-exposed PCLS homogenates. A CD45.1/CD45.2 passive-transfer model was used to determine whether T cells from the spleens of mice hyperimmunized with PCLS ethanol-exposed homogenates trafficked to the liver. PCLSs incubated with ethanol generated MAA-modified proteins in situ. Cytotoxic (CD8+) T cells from immunized mice killed naïve PCLSs from control- and pair-fed mice in vitro, a response that was blunted in PCLSs from ethanol-fed mice. Furthermore, CD45.1 CD8+ T cells from hyperimmunized mice trafficked to the liver but did not initiate liver damage. This study demonstrates that exposure to liver tissue damaged by ethanol mediates robust immune responses to well-characterized alcohol metabolites and native liver proteins in vitro. Moreover, although these proinflammatory T cells traffic to the liver, these responses appear to be dampened in vivo by locally acting pathways. NEW & NOTEWORTHY This study shows that the metabolites of ethanol and lipid breakdown produce malondialdehyde-acetaldehyde adducts in the precision-cut liver slice model system. Additionally, precision-cut liver slices exposed to ethanol and harboring malondialdehyde-acetaldehyde adducts generate liver-specific antibody and T cell responses in the spleens of naïve mice that could traffic to the liver.
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- Michael J. Duryee
- 1Experimental Immunology Laboratory, Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska,2Experimental Immunology Laboratory, Omaha Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Veterans Affairs Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System, Omaha, Nebraska
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- 1Experimental Immunology Laboratory, Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska
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- 1Experimental Immunology Laboratory, Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska
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- 1Experimental Immunology Laboratory, Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska
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- 1Experimental Immunology Laboratory, Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska,2Experimental Immunology Laboratory, Omaha Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Veterans Affairs Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System, Omaha, Nebraska
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- 1Experimental Immunology Laboratory, Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska
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- 1Experimental Immunology Laboratory, Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska,2Experimental Immunology Laboratory, Omaha Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Veterans Affairs Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System, Omaha, Nebraska
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- 3Experimental Immunology, Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Research in Cardiovascular Disease Laboratory at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska
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- 1Experimental Immunology Laboratory, Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska,2Experimental Immunology Laboratory, Omaha Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Veterans Affairs Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System, Omaha, Nebraska
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- 1Experimental Immunology Laboratory, Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska,2Experimental Immunology Laboratory, Omaha Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Veterans Affairs Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System, Omaha, Nebraska,4Department of Pathology and Microbiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska
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Afifiyan N, Tillman B, French BA, Masouminia M, Samadzadeh S, French SW. Over expression of proteins that alter the intracellular signaling pathways in the cytoplasm of the liver cells forming Mallory-Denk bodies. Exp Mol Pathol 2017; 102:106-114. [PMID: 28089901 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexmp.2017.01.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2017] [Accepted: 01/12/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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In this study, liver biopsy sections fixed in formalin and embedded in paraffin (FFPE) from patients with alcoholic hepatitis (AH) were used. The results showed that the expression of the SYK protein was up regulated by RNA-seq and real time PCR analyses in the alcoholic hepatitis patients compared to controls. The results were supported by using the IHC fluorescent antibody staining intensity morphometric quantitation. Morphometric quantification of fluorescent intensity measurement showed a two fold increase in SYK protein in the cytoplasm of the cells forming MDBs compared to surrounding normal hepatocytes. The expression of AKT1 was also analyzed. AKT1 is a serine/threonine-specific protein kinase that plays a key role in multiple cellular processes such as glucose metabolism, apoptosis, cell proliferation, transcription and cell migration. The AKT protein was also increased in hepatocyte balloon cells forming MDBs. This observation demonstrates the role of SYK and its subsequent effect on the internal signaling pathways such as PI3K/AKT as well as p70S6K, as a potential multifunctional target in protein quality control mechanisms of hepatocytes when ER stress is activated.
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- N Afifiyan
- Department of Pathology, Harbor UCLA Medical Center and Los Angeles BioMedical Institute, 1000W, Carson, Torrance, CA 90509, United States
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- Department of Pathology, Harbor UCLA Medical Center and Los Angeles BioMedical Institute, 1000W, Carson, Torrance, CA 90509, United States
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- Department of Pathology, Harbor UCLA Medical Center and Los Angeles BioMedical Institute, 1000W, Carson, Torrance, CA 90509, United States
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- Department of Pathology, Harbor UCLA Medical Center and Los Angeles BioMedical Institute, 1000W, Carson, Torrance, CA 90509, United States
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- Department of Pathology, Harbor UCLA Medical Center and Los Angeles BioMedical Institute, 1000W, Carson, Torrance, CA 90509, United States
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- Department of Pathology, Harbor UCLA Medical Center and Los Angeles BioMedical Institute, 1000W, Carson, Torrance, CA 90509, United States.
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Qu BG, Bi W, Jia YG, Liu YX, Wang H, Su JL, Liu LL, Wang ZD, Wang YF, Han XH, Pan JD, Ren GY, Hu WJ. Association between circulating inflammatory molecules and alcoholic liver disease in men. Cell Stress Chaperones 2016; 21:865-72. [PMID: 27329162 PMCID: PMC5003803 DOI: 10.1007/s12192-016-0711-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2016] [Revised: 06/07/2016] [Accepted: 06/09/2016] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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The association between alcoholic liver disease (ALD) and the inflammatory response remains controversial. The aim of this study was to explore this association between ALD and inflammation. We enrolled 214 male participants, who were divided into three age-matched groups: ALD (n = 135), chronic alcohol ingestion without ALD (non-ALD; n = 42), and control (n = 37). The BMI was significantly higher in the ALD group than in the non-ALD and control groups (all P = 0.000). Further, the constituent ratio of the liver inflammatory level was significantly higher in the ALD group than in the non-ALD and control groups (P = 0.002 and P = 0.000, respectively). In addition, the median serum ALT, AST, and GGT levels were significantly higher in the ALD group than in the control group (P = 0.023, P = 0.008, and P = 0.000, respectively); these levels were also significantly higher in the ALD group than in the non-ALD group (P = 0.013, P = 0.010, and P = 0.000, respectively). The median serum CRP level was significantly higher in the ALD group than in the non-ALD and control groups (P = 0.006 and P = 0.000, respectively). Further, the median serum TNF-α level was significantly lower in the ALD group than in the non-ALD and control groups (P = 0.004 and P = 0.000, respectively). The median serum sOX40L and HSP70 levels were significantly lower in the ALD group than in the control group (P = 0.008 and P = 0.018, respectively). In addition, the ALT, AST, and GGT levels were positively correlated with the CRP level (r = 0.211, P = 0.002; r = 0.220, P = 0.001 and r = 0.295, P = 0.000, respectively), and the GGT level was negatively correlated with the TNF-α (r = -0.225, P = 0.001), sOX40L (r = -0.165, P = 0.016), and HSP70 levels (r = -0.178, P = 0.009). Further, the Cr level was negatively correlated with the IL-10 level (r = -0.166, P = 0.015). Logistic regression analysis verified that the BMI (OR = 1.637, 95%CI: 1.374-1.951, P = 0.000) and GGT level were significantly higher (OR = 1.039, 95%CI: 1.020-1.059, P = 0.000) and that the TNF-α (OR = 0.998, 95%CI: 0.996-1.000, P = 0.030) and HSP70 levels were significantly lower (OR = 1.017, 95%CI: 1.003-1.031, P = 0.029) in the ALD group than in the non-ALD group. Further, the moderate-to-severe ALD patients had a significantly higher serum CRP level (Or = 1.349, 95%CI: 1.066-1.702, P = 0.013) and significantly lower HSP60 (OR = 0.965, 95%CI: 0.938-0.993, P = 0.014) and HSP70 levels (OR = 0.978, 95%CI: 0.962-0.995, P = 0.010) than the mild ALD patients. These results suggest that ALD patients may present with obesity, liver damage, and an imbalanced inflammatory immune response, mainly manifesting as decreased levels of immune inflammatory cytokines. In addition, they suggest that certain liver and kidney function parameters and ALD severity are either positively or negatively correlated with certain inflammatory cytokines. Hence, ALD patients may be at increased risks of obesity- and inflammation-related diseases. Accordingly, to control the inflammatory response, preventative measures for patients with this disease should include weight control and protection of liver and kidney function.
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- Bao-Ge Qu
- Department of Gastroenterology, Taishan Hospital, Taian, Shandong, 271000, People's Republic of China.
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- Surgery of Gastroenterology, Taian City's Central Hospital, Taian, Shandong, 271000, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Taishan Hospital, Taian, Shandong, 271000, People's Republic of China
- Taishan College, Taian, Shandong, 271000, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Taishan Hospital, Taian, Shandong, 271000, People's Republic of China
- Taishan College, Taian, Shandong, 271000, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Taishan Hospital, Taian, Shandong, 271000, People's Republic of China
- Taishan College, Taian, Shandong, 271000, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Taishan Hospital, Taian, Shandong, 271000, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Taishan Hospital, Taian, Shandong, 271000, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Taishan Hospital, Taian, Shandong, 271000, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Taishan Hospital, Taian, Shandong, 271000, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Taishan Hospital, Taian, Shandong, 271000, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Taishan Hospital, Taian, Shandong, 271000, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Taishan Hospital, Taian, Shandong, 271000, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Taishan Hospital, Taian, Shandong, 271000, People's Republic of China
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Torok NJ. Update on Alcoholic Hepatitis. Biomolecules 2015; 5:2978-86. [PMID: 26540078 PMCID: PMC4693265 DOI: 10.3390/biom5042978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2015] [Revised: 10/26/2015] [Accepted: 10/29/2015] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Alcoholic liver disease is one of the most prevalent liver diseases worldwide, and a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Alcoholic hepatitis is a severe form of liver injury in patients with alcohol abuse, can present as an acute on chronic liver failure associated with a rapid decline in liver synthetic function, and consequent increase in mortality. Despite therapy, about 30%-50% of patients with severe alcoholic hepatitis eventually die. The pathogenic pathways that lead to the development of alcoholic hepatitis are complex and involve oxidative stress, gut dysbiosis, and dysregulation of the innate and adaptive immune system with injury to the parenchymal cells and activation of hepatic stellate cells. As accepted treatment approaches are currently limited, a better understanding of the pathophysiology would be required to generate new approaches that improve outcomes. This review focuses on recent advances in the diagnosis, pathogenesis of alcoholic hepatitis and novel treatment strategies.
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- Natalie J Torok
- Department of Internal Medicine, UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA.
- Department of Internal Medicine, Northern California VA System, Mather, CA 95655, USA.
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Kasztelan-Szczerbińska B, Surdacka A, Celiński K, Roliński J, Zwolak A, Miącz S, Szczerbiński M. Prognostic Significance of the Systemic Inflammatory and Immune Balance in Alcoholic Liver Disease with a Focus on Gender-Related Differences. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0128347. [PMID: 26107937 PMCID: PMC4480424 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0128347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2015] [Accepted: 04/25/2015] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Objectives Mechanisms of immune regulation in alcoholic liver disease (ALD) are still unclear. The aim of our study was to determine an impact of Th17 / regulatory T (Treg) cells balance and its corresponding cytokine profile on the ALD outcome. Possible gender-related differences in the alcohol-induced inflammatory response were also assessed. Materials and Methods 147 patients with ALD were prospectively recruited, assigned to subgroups based on their gender, severity of liver dysfunction and presence of ALD complications at admission, and followed for 90 days. Peripheral blood frequencies of Th17 and Treg cells together with IL-1beta, IL-6, IL-17A, IL-23, and TGF-beta1 levels were investigated. Flow cytometry was used to identify T cell phenotype and immunoenzymatic ELISAs for the corresponding cytokine concentrations assessment. Multivariable logistic regression was applied in order to select independent predictors of advanced liver dysfunction and the disease complications. Results IL-17A, IL-1beta, IL-6 levels were significantly increased, while TGF-beta1 decreased in ALD patients. The imbalance with significantly higher Th17 and lower Treg frequencies was observed in non-survivors. IL-6 and TGF-beta1 levels differed in relation to patient gender in ALD group. Concentrations of IL-6 were associated with the severity of liver dysfunction, development of ALD complications, and turned out to be the only independent immune predictor of 90-day survival in the study cohort. Conclusions We conclude that IL-6 revealed the highest diagnostic and prognostic potential among studied biomarkers and was related to the fatal ALD course. Gender-related differences in immune regulation might influence the susceptibility to alcohol-associated liver injury.
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- Department of Clinical Immunology, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Gastroenterology with Endoscopy Unit, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Clinical Immunology, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Provincial Specialist Hospital, Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Gastroenterology with Endoscopy Unit, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland
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Qu BG, Wang H, Jia YG, Su JL, Wang ZD, Wang YF, Han XH, Liu YX, Pan JD, Ren GY. Changes in tumor necrosis factor-α, heat shock protein 70, malondialdehyde, and superoxide dismutase in patients with different severities of alcoholic fatty liver disease: a prospective observational study. Medicine (Baltimore) 2015; 94:e643. [PMID: 25789959 PMCID: PMC4602479 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000000643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2014] [Revised: 02/18/2015] [Accepted: 02/20/2015] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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The relationships among inflammation, oxidative balance, and the severity of alcoholic fatty liver disease (AFLD) remain unknown. The aim of this study is to explore the relationships among tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α), heat shock protein 70 (HSP70), malondialdehyde (MDA), superoxide dismutase (SOD), and the severity of AFLD.From January 2012 to December 2013, 162 participants were enrolled in this study and divided into 4 groups: 44 cases of mild AFLD (group A), 55 cases of moderate-to-severe AFLD (group B), 44 cases of alcohol consumption without AFLD (group C), and 20 cases of no alcohol consumption without AFLD (group D). A cross-sectional study was conducted by detecting the serum levels of TNF-α, HSP70, MDA, and SOD by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.The median serum levels of TNF-α and HSP70 among the 4 groups were statistically significant (P = 0.000 and 0.001, respectively). The median serum levels of TNF-α in groups A and B were significantly lower than in group C (P = 0.002 and 0.000, respectively), and the median serum level of TNF-α in group B was significantly lower than in group D (P = 0.023). In addition, the median serum level of HSP70 in group B was significantly lower than in groups A and C (P = 0.002 and 0.000, respectively), and the median serum level of HSP70 in group C was significantly higher than in group D (P = 0.044). However, the median serum level of MDA in group B was significantly lower than only group C (P = 0.008).Chronic alcohol ingestion without AFLD may result in a significant increase in the circulation of certain inflammatory markers; the severity of AFLD is associated with circulating inflammatory markers, and moderate-to-severe AFLD may result in a more significant reduction of these markers. However, moderate-to-severe AFLD may also result in a significant downregulation of oxidative stress products.
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- Bao-Ge Qu
- From the Department of Gastroenterology (BQ, HW, YJ, JS, ZW, YW, XH, YL, JP, GR), Taishan Hospital, Taian, Shandong, and Taishan Medical College, Taian, Shandong, P.R. China
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Lian M, Hua J, Sheng L, Qiu DK. Prevalence and significance of autoantibodies in patients with alcoholic liver disease. J Dig Dis 2013; 14:396-401. [PMID: 23517444 DOI: 10.1111/1751-2980.12057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVE This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence and significance of serum autoantibodies in alcoholic liver disease (ALD) patients. METHODS In total, 90 male patients diagnosed with ALD or ALD overlapping with chronic hepatitis B (CHB) were included and their medical records were retrospectively reviewed. Clinical data and laboratory findings were collected. Anti-nuclear antibody (ANA), anti-mitochondrial antibody (AMA) and anti-smooth muscle antibody (SMA) were detected by indirect immunofluorescent assay. RESULTS Autoantibodies were found in 69.6% (48/69) of patients with ALD and 66.7% (14/21) of those with ALD overlapping with CHB. The prevalence of total ANA in ALD patients was 63.8% (44/69). High titers of autoantibodies and multi-autoantibodies were found to be more often associated with cirrhosis than non-cirrhosis. There was a significant difference in the levels of globulin, white blood cell and platelet count (P < 0.05) between patients with positive and negative autoantibodies. However, the values of the other parameters were similar in the two groups. Patients with ALD more frequently had positive autoantibodies than those with CHB alone (69.6% vs. 37.5%, P < 0.01). And 10.4% of ALD patients with positive autoantibodies had systemic autoimmune or vascular diseases, which was not found in the CHB patients. CONCLUSIONS Autoantibodies are frequently present in patients with ALD and correlate to advanced liver disease. A high prevalence of autoantibodies in ALD may indicate that alcoholic-associated immune disturbance occurs during the development of the disease.
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- Min Lian
- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Institute of Digestive Disease, Shanghai, China
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Individual and joint impacts of ethanol use, BMI, age and gender on serum gamma-glutamyltransferase levels in healthy volunteers. Int J Mol Sci 2013; 14:11929-41. [PMID: 23736697 PMCID: PMC3709764 DOI: 10.3390/ijms140611929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2013] [Revised: 05/20/2013] [Accepted: 05/22/2013] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Excessive ethanol consumption, obesity and increasing age may all lead to increased serum levels of gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGT) enzyme, which plays a key role in the metabolism of extracellular reduced glutathione. However, as yet, the interactions between the various modulators of GGT activities have remained poorly defined. We analyzed data from 15,617 apparently healthy individuals (7254 men and 8363 women, mean age 46 ± 13 years, range 25–74 years) who participated in a national cross-sectional health survey in Finland between 1997 and 2007. All subjects underwent detailed clinical examinations and interviews, including the amount of ethanol use and smoking habits. GGT levels were measured from all participants, and the individual and joint impacts of the different study variables on GGT levels were assessed. Significant individual effects were noted for ethanol use (p < 0.001), body mass index (BMI) (p < 0.001), age (p < 0.001) and smoking (p < 0.001). In men, significant two-factor interactions occurred between ethanol use and age (p < 0.020). Among those over 40 years of age, ethanol consumption was found to be a stronger determinant of increased GGT levels than in men below 40 years, whereas in the latter age group, BMI was found to predominate. In women, a significant two-factor interaction occurred between ethanol and BMI (p = 0.010), whereas it did not with ethanol use and age. The data underscores the role of ethanol consumption and age as major determinants of increased GGT levels in men, whereas in women, a relatively stronger impact was noted for ethanol intake and BMI. In light of the ability of GGT enzyme to modulate crucial redox-sensitive functions, the present findings also support the use of GGT as a biomarker of oxidative stress.
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Stagos D, Chen Y, Brocker C, Donald E, Jackson BC, Orlicky DJ, Thompson DC, Vasiliou V. Aldehyde dehydrogenase 1B1: molecular cloning and characterization of a novel mitochondrial acetaldehyde-metabolizing enzyme. Drug Metab Dispos 2010; 38:1679-87. [PMID: 20616185 DOI: 10.1124/dmd.110.034678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Ethanol-induced damage is largely attributed to its toxic metabolite, acetaldehyde. Clearance of acetaldehyde is achieved by its oxidation, primarily catalyzed by the mitochondrial class II aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH2). ALDH1B1 is another mitochondrial aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH) that shares 75% peptide sequence homology with ALDH2. Recent population studies in whites suggest a role for ALDH1B1 in ethanol metabolism. However, to date, no formal documentation of the biochemical properties of ALDH1B1 has been forthcoming. In this current study, we cloned and expressed human recombinant ALDH1B1 in Sf9 insect cells. The resultant enzyme was purified by affinity chromatography to homogeneity. The kinetic properties of purified human ALDH1B1 were assessed using a wide range of aldehyde substrates. Human ALDH1B1 had an exclusive preference for NAD(+) as the cofactor and was catalytically active toward short- and medium-chain aliphatic aldehydes, aromatic aldehydes, and the products of lipid peroxidation, 4-hydroxynonenal and malondialdehyde. Most importantly, human ALDH1B1 exhibited an apparent K(m) of 55 μM for acetaldehyde, making it the second low K(m) ALDH for metabolism of this substrate. The dehydrogenase activity of ALDH1B1 was sensitive to disulfiram inhibition, a feature also shared with ALDH2. The tissue distribution of ALDH1B1 in C57BL/6J mice and humans was examined by quantitative polymerase chain reaction, Western blotting, and immunohistochemical analysis. The highest expression occurred in the liver, followed by the intestinal tract, implying a potential physiological role for ALDH1B1 in these tissues. The current study is the first report on the expression, purification, and biochemical characterization of human ALDH1B1 protein.
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- Dimitrios Stagos
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences,University of Colorado-Denver, Aurora, CO, USA
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Zhang B, Zhang CP, Jiang YP, Tian ZB, Niu QH. Anti-lipid peroxidation effects of taurine ganbo in rats with alcoholic liver disease. Shijie Huaren Xiaohua Zazhi 2010; 18:340-345. [DOI: 10.11569/wcjd.v18.i4.340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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AIM: To observe the protective and therapeutic effects and anti-lipid peroxidation effects of taurine ganbo in rats with alcoholic liver disease.
METHODS: A rat model of alcoholic liver disease was established by intragastric infusion of alcohol. Seventy-five male Wistar rats were randomly divided into five groups: normal control group, model group, low-dose taurine ganbo group, middle-dose taurine ganbo group, and high-dose taurine ganbo group. The model group was given dehydrated alcohol (500 mL/L) once a day for 8 weeks. The three taurine ganbo groups were treated as the model group and additionally given taurine ganbo once a day for 8 weeks. The normal control group was given equal volumes of distilled water for the same duration. After treatment, all the rats were killed. Serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate amino transferase (AST), triglyceride (TG), total cholesterol (T-CHO), glucose (GLU), and circulating IgG against malondialdehyde-modified human serum albumin (MDA-HSA) were measured. Hepatic pathological changes were observed.
RESULTS: The levels of serum ALT, AST, TG, T-CHO, and GLU were significantly higher in the model group than in the normal control group, the middle- and high-dose taurine ganbo groups (all P < 0.0). The levels of serum ALT, AST and GLU in the low-dose taurine ganbo group were lower than those in the model group (63.67 U/L ± 6.89 U/L vs 81.53 U/L ± 22.85 U/L, 131.2 U/L ± 11.63 U/L vs 156.47 U/L ± 32.23 U/L, and 6.38 mmol/L ± 0.66 mmol/L vs 6.86 mmol/L ± 0.67 mmol/L, respectively; all P < 0.01 or 0.05). The level of circulating IgG against MDA-HSA in the model group was higher than those in the normal control group and the middle- and high-dose taurine ganbo groups (all P < 0.01). Compared to the normal control group, the model group had a much heavier lipid accumulation (P < 0.01). The hepatic pathological changes were milder in the middle- and high-dose groups than in the model group (both P < 0.05).
CONCLUSION: Taurine ganbo can attenuate alcohol-mediated increase in serum ALT, AST, TG and T-CHO levels and exert anti-lipid peroxidation effects in rats with alcoholic liver disease.
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Antigen-presenting cells under the influence of alcohol. Trends Immunol 2008; 30:13-22. [PMID: 19059005 DOI: 10.1016/j.it.2008.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2008] [Revised: 09/18/2008] [Accepted: 09/19/2008] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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The negative influence of alcohol (ethanol) and its metabolites on innate and adaptive immunity is well-recognized. Much attention has recently been focused on the impact of acute and chronic alcohol exposure on antigen-presenting cells (APC). In particular, insights have been gained into how the properties of human blood monocytes and rodent macrophages are influenced by alcohol in vitro and in vivo. Here, we review the impact of alcohol on various aspects of APC function and the underlying mechanisms, including its effects on intracellular signaling events. We also discuss new information regarding the influence of alcohol on various APC populations in the liver, a primary site of alcohol metabolism.
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Bootorabi F, Jänis J, Valjakka J, Isoniemi S, Vainiotalo P, Vullo D, Supuran CT, Waheed A, Sly WS, Niemelä O, Parkkila S. Modification of carbonic anhydrase II with acetaldehyde, the first metabolite of ethanol, leads to decreased enzyme activity. BMC BIOCHEMISTRY 2008; 9:32. [PMID: 19036170 PMCID: PMC2605449 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2091-9-32] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2008] [Accepted: 11/27/2008] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Acetaldehyde, the first metabolite of ethanol, can generate covalent modifications of proteins and cellular constituents. However, functional consequences of such modification remain poorly defined. In the present study, we examined acetaldehyde reaction with human carbonic anhydrase (CA) isozyme II, which has several features that make it a suitable target protein: It is widely expressed, its enzymatic activity can be monitored, its structural and catalytic properties are known, and it contains 24 lysine residues, which are accessible sites for aldehyde reaction. RESULTS Acetaldehyde treatment in the absence and presence of a reducing agent (NaBH3(CN)) caused shifts in the pI values of CA II. SDS-PAGE indicated a shift toward a slightly higher molecular mass. High-resolution mass spectra of CA II, measured with and without NaBH3(CN), indicated the presence of an unmodified protein, as expected. Mass spectra of CA II treated with acetaldehyde revealed a modified protein form (+26 Da), consistent with a "Schiff base" formation between acetaldehyde and one of the primary NH2 groups (e.g., in lysine side chain) in the protein structure. This reaction was highly specific, given the relative abundance of over 90% of the modified protein. In reducing conditions, each CA II molecule had reacted with 9-19 (14 on average) acetaldehyde molecules (+28 Da), consistent with further reduction of the "Schiff bases" to substituted amines (N-ethyllysine residues). The acetaldehyde-modified protein showed decreased CA enzymatic activity. CONCLUSION The acetaldehyde-derived modifications in CA II molecule may have physiological consequences in alcoholic patients.
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- Fatemeh Bootorabi
- Institute of Medical Technology, Tampere University Hospital, 33520 Tampere, Finland.
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Vidali M, Hietala J, Occhino G, Ivaldi A, Sutti S, Niemelä O, Albano E. Immune responses against oxidative stress-derived antigens are associated with increased circulating tumor necrosis factor-alpha in heavy drinkers. Free Radic Biol Med 2008; 45:306-11. [PMID: 18460346 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2008.04.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2008] [Revised: 02/26/2008] [Accepted: 04/08/2008] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Growing evidence indicates that pro-inflammatory cytokines play a key role in alcoholic liver disease (ALD). This study investigates whether immune response toward oxidative stress-derived antigens could be involved in promoting cytokine production in alcohol abusers. Cytokine profile and circulating IgG against human serum albumin modified by malondialdehyde (MDA-HSA) and against oxidized cardiolipin (Ox-CL) were evaluated in 59 heavy drinkers (HD) with (n=30) or without (n=29) ALD and 34 healthy controls. IgG against MDA-HSA and Ox-CL were significantly higher in HD with ALD than in HD without liver injury or healthy controls. The elevation of these antibodies was associated with higher circulating levels of IL-2 (p=0.005) and TNF-alpha (p=0.001), but not of IL-6 or IL-8. The prevalence of abnormal TNF-alpha was 5-fold higher in HD with oxidative stress-induced IgG than in those without. HD with the combined elevation of both TNF-alpha and oxidative stress-induced IgG had 11-fold (OR 10.7; 95%CI 1.2-97.2; p=0.023) greater risk of advanced ALD than those with high TNF-alpha, but no immune responses. Moreover, the combined elevation of TNF-alpha and lipid peroxidation-derived IgG was an independent predictor of ALD in HD. We propose that immune responses towards oxidative stress-derived antigen promote TNF-alpha production and contribute to liver damage in alcohol abusers.
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- Matteo Vidali
- Department of Medical Sciences and Interdepartmental Research Centre for Autoimmune Diseases , University Amedeo Avogadro of East Piedmont, Via Solaroli 17, 28100 Novara, Italy
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Duryee MJ, Klassen LW, Jones BL, Willis MS, Tuma DJ, Thiele GM. Increased immunogenicity to P815 cells modified with malondialdehyde and acetaldehyde. Int Immunopharmacol 2008; 8:1112-8. [PMID: 18550015 DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2008.03.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 192] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2008] [Revised: 03/24/2008] [Accepted: 03/25/2008] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Aldehyde modified proteins have been associated with the development and/or progression of alcoholic liver disease (ALD). These protein adducts are capable of initiating many immunological responses that are harmful to the normal homeostasis of organism function. Previous studies have shown that malondialdehyde (MDA) and acetaldehyde (AA) synergistically form a unique adduct (MAA) with soluble proteins, which are capable of inducing cytokine release, T-cell proliferation, and antibody production. The purpose of this study was to determine whether MAA adduction can elicit similar responses to cells using a well-defined tumor model. The mouse mastocytoma P815 tumor cell line was modified with MAA (P815-MAA) or left unmodified (P815) and 10(6) irradiated cells were injected into DBA/2 mice once a week for 5 weeks. Serum was collected and tested for antibody responses to P815 cells and the MAA epitope. Immunization of MAA adducted P815 cells into syngeneic DBA/2 mice induced a strong antibody response to the MAA epitope as determined by ELISA on Alb and MAA-Alb (508 microg/ml and 1092 microg/ml, respectively). In addition, antibody to unmodified P815 cells was detected by fluorescent technique. Mice immunized with P815 cells or PBS showed little or no reactivity to the MAA epitope or P815 cells. Studies to assess IL-12 stimulation showed that peritoneal macrophages from P815 and PBS immunized animals produced modest amounts of IL-12 (20 and 35 pg/ml) when stimulated with Alb or MAA-Alb. However, macrophage from P815-MAA immunized mice responded to soluble MAA adduct (142 pg/ml). Finally, in tumor survival studies the mean survival was 14.25 days in PBS treated mice; 15.75 days with P815 immunized mice and 18.25 days with P815-MAA immunized mice. Therefore, these data strongly suggest that antibody responses are induced by P815 cells modified with MAA adducts. This may be a possible tool to begin looking at how alcohol metabolites potentially modify cells and/or cellular components making them recognizable to the immune system as foreign. It is thought that these studies define a model system that will be useful in assessing antibody and potentially T-cell responses to cells that are modified by MAA.
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- Michael J Duryee
- University of Nebraska Medical Center, Department of Internal Medicine, 983025 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-3025, United States.
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The development of alcoholic liver disease (ALD) can be attributed to many factors that cause damage to the liver and alter its functions. Data collected over the last 30 years strongly suggests that an immune component may be involved in the onset of this disease. This is best evidenced by the detection of circulating autoantibodies, infiltration of immune cells in the liver, and the detection of hepatic aldehyde modified proteins in patients with ALD. Experimentally, there are numerous immune responses that occur when proteins are modified with the metabolites of ethanol. These products are formed in response to the high oxidative state of the liver during ethanol metabolism, causing the release of many inflammatory processes and potential of necrosis or apoptosis of liver cells. Should cellular proteins become modified with these reactive alcohol metabolites and be recognized by the immune system, then immune responses may be initiated. Therefore, it was the purpose of this article to shed some insight into how the immune system is involved in the development and/or progression of ALD.
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- Michael J Duryee
- Omaha VA Medical Center, Research Service 151, Rm 325, 4101 Woolworth Avenue, Omaha, NE 68105, USA.
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Gramenzi A, Caputo F, Biselli M, Kuria F, Loggi E, Andreone P, Bernardi M. Review article: alcoholic liver disease--pathophysiological aspects and risk factors. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2006; 24:1151-61. [PMID: 17014574 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2006.03110.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 131] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND Alcoholic liver disease has a known aetiology but a complex and incompletely known pathogenesis. It is an extremely common disease with significant morbidity and mortality, but the reason why only a relatively small proportion of heavy drinkers progress to advanced disease remains elusive. AIM To recognize the factors responsible for the development and progression of alcoholic liver disease, in the light of current knowledge on this matter. METHODS We performed a structured literature review identifying studies focusing on the complex pathogenetic pathway and risk factors of alcoholic liver disease. Results In addition to the cumulative amount of alcohol intake and alcohol consumption patterns, factors such as gender and ethnicity, genetic background, nutritional factors, energy metabolism abnormalities, oxidative stress, immunological mechanisms and hepatic co-morbid conditions play a key role in the genesis and progression of alcoholic liver injury. CONCLUSIONS Understanding the pathogenesis and risk factors of alcoholic liver disease should provide insight into the development of therapeutic strategies.
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- A Gramenzi
- Dipartimento di Medicina Interna, Cardioangiologia ed Epatologia, Università di Bologna, Policlinico S. Orsola, Via Massarenti 9, 40138 Bologna, Italy
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A causal association has been established between alcohol consumption and cancers of the oral cavity, pharynx, larynx, oesophagus, liver, colon, rectum, and, in women, breast; an association is suspected for cancers of the pancreas and lung. Evidence suggests that the effect of alcohol is modulated by polymorphisms in genes encoding enzymes for ethanol metabolism (eg, alcohol dehydrogenases, aldehyde dehydrogenases, and cytochrome P450 2E1), folate metabolism, and DNA repair. The mechanisms by which alcohol consumption exerts its carcinogenic effect have not been defined fully, although plausible events include: a genotoxic effect of acetaldehyde, the main metabolite of ethanol; increased oestrogen concentration, which is important for breast carcinogenesis; a role as solvent for tobacco carcinogens; production of reactive oxygen species and nitrogen species; and changes in folate metabolism. Alcohol consumption is increasing in many countries and is an important cause of cancer worldwide.
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- Paolo Boffetta
- International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France.
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Acute and chronic ethanol treatment has been shown to increase the production of reactive oxygen species, lower cellular antioxidant levels, and enhance oxidative stress in many tissues, especially the liver. Ethanol-induced oxidative stress plays a major role in the mechanisms by which ethanol produces liver injury. Many pathways play a key role in how ethanol induces oxidative stress. This review summarizes some of the leading pathways and discusses the evidence for their contribution to alcohol-induced liver injury. Many of the seminal reports in this topic have been published in Hepatology , and it is fitting to review this research area for the 25th Anniversary Issue of the Journal.
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- Aparajita Dey
- Department of Pharmacology and Biological Chemistry, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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Taylor B, Rehm J. Moderate alcohol consumption and diseases of the gastrointestinal system: a review of pathophysiological processes. Dig Dis 2005; 23:177-80. [PMID: 16508281 DOI: 10.1159/000090164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND/AIMS Alcohol drinking is responsible for a number of gastrointestinal diseases and cancers. Although heavy drinking episodes and chronic drinking are well linked to mechanisms of disease, moderate alcohol consumption and its effects are less well known. This review attempts to fill a gap in the literature surrounding moderate alcohol consumption. METHODS A systematic review of the English literature using PubMed was used. RESULTS A dose-response risk relationship exists between alcohol consumption and digestive disease risk. Acetaldehyde is the main factor in alcohol-related damage in moderate alcohol consumption and acts through numerous methods to exert damaging effects. CONCLUSION Zero alcohol intake is recommended for lowest risk of alcohol-related digestive tract diseases and conditions. However, given the lowest overall mortality is associated with moderate drinking, moderate drinking with no bingeing episodes is recommended.
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Although alcohol abuse is known to cause a wide array of adverse effects on blood cell formation, the molecular mechanisms by which alcohol exerts its toxic actions have remained poorly defined. Elevated mean corpuscular volume (MCV), macrocytosis, is the most typical morphological abnormality induced by excessive ethanol consumption. This paper reviews recent data indicating that acetaldehyde, the first metabolite of ethanol, may play a role in the haematological derangements in peripheral blood cells and in bone marrow of alcoholic patients. Studies in experimental animals and in human alcoholics have shown that acetaldehyde can bind to proteins and cellular constituents forming stable adducts. Elevated adduct levels have been found from the erythrocytes of alcohol abusers, which may also be associated with ethanol-induced effects in haematopoiesis and adverse consequences in cellular functions.
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- Onni Niemelä
- EP Central Hospital, Laboratory and the Department of Clinical Chemistry, and Institute of Medical Technology, University of Tampere, Finland.
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Stewart SF, Vidali M, Day CP, Albano E, Jones DEJ. Oxidative stress as a trigger for cellular immune responses in patients with alcoholic liver disease. Hepatology 2004; 39:197-203. [PMID: 14752838 DOI: 10.1002/hep.20021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Serum antibodies reactive with neo-antigens generated during ethanol metabolism have been identified in patients with alcoholic liver disease (ALD), although their role in the pathogenesis of disease remains unclear. In this study, we characterized peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) T-cell and antibody responses to human serum albumin (HAS) adducted with acetaldehyde under reducing conditions (AcA-HSA) or with malondialdehyde (MDA-HSA) in patients with advanced ALD (AALD, n = 28), heavy drinkers with no liver disease (NALD, n = 14), and mild/moderate drinking controls (n = 22). Peak proliferative responses of PBMC were assessed in vitro by tritiated thymidine incorporation after the addition of optimized concentrations of antigen or OKT3. Antibody titers were determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). MDA-HSA induced PBMC T-cell proliferation was significantly higher in ALD than in NALD or control patients. Moreover, 10 of 28 (36%) of ALD patients had significant T-cell proliferative responses to MDA-HSA compared to 0 of 14 (0%, P =.02) of the NALD group and 2 of 22 (9%, P <.05) of controls. No significant difference in PBMC T-cell response to Aca-HSA was seen between subject groups. Patients with positive cellular responses to MDA had higher serum anti-MDA antibody titers than those not exhibiting a positive cellular response (P <.005). In conclusion, the pattern of cellular and humoral responses to MDA adducts suggests that the development of these responses may be a susceptibility factor for the development of advanced alcoholic liver disease. The apparent importance of T-cell responses to MDA adducts suggests that oxidative stress may represent an important stimulus for the development of cellular immune responses associated with advanced ALD.
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- Stephen F Stewart
- Centre for Liver Research, Medical School, Framlington Place, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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Willis MS, Thiele GM, Tuma DJ, Klassen LW. T cell proliferative responses to malondialdehyde-acetaldehyde haptenated protein are scavenger receptor mediated. Int Immunopharmacol 2003; 3:1381-99. [PMID: 12946435 DOI: 10.1016/s1567-5769(03)00136-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Malondialdehyde-acetaldehyde (MAA) haptenated proteins have been described in disease processes related to prolonged oxidative stress (via malondialdehyde production), such as alcohol liver disease (ALD), non-alcoholic non-steatohepatitis (NASH) and atherosclerosis. Experimentally, high titer IgG1 antibody responses are seen after immunization without adjuvant; however, T cell proliferative responses and the role of scavenger receptors in this immunogenicity has not previously been described. In this study, T cell proliferative responses to the carrier protein, but not the MAA hapten itself, were identified in vitro. Moreover, these T proliferative responses were inhibited when MAA-hen egg lysozyme (HEL) was co-immunized with excess scavenger receptor ligand polyG (poly-guanylic acid), implicating the role of (a) scavenger receptor(s) in initiating the T helper cell response. Activated B cells were unable to process and present MAA-HEL preferentially to T cells, while thioglycollate-elicited (but not Con A-elicited) macrophages and dendritic cells (DC) did so with approximately 32-fold less MAA-HEL than native antigen necessary to initiate equal proliferative responses. While this preferential processing and presentation may be related to several factors, preferential binding of MAA haptenated proteins mediated by scavenger receptors may be one mechanism. IL-4 was absent from the supernatants of T proliferative assays despite a strong IgG1 response in vivo, although the TH2 cytokines IL-6 and IL-10 were expressed. Since the modification of proteins by the MAA have previously been shown to occur after ethanol consumption in vivo, the ability of MAA haptens to experimentally enhance immune responses, specifically humoral and T cell responses, may represent mechanisms by which autoimmune phenomena found in ALD occur.
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- Monte S Willis
- Veterans Affairs Alcohol Research Center, Omaha Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 4101 Woolworth Ave., Omaha, NE 68105.
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Rigamonti C, Mottaran E, Reale E, Rolla R, Cipriani V, Capelli F, Boldorini R, Vidali M, Sartori M, Albano E. Moderate alcohol consumption increases oxidative stress in patients with chronic hepatitis C. Hepatology 2003; 38:42-9. [PMID: 12829985 DOI: 10.1053/jhep.2003.50275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The mechanisms by which alcohol consumption worsens the evolution of chronic hepatitis C (CHC) are poorly understood. We have investigated the possible interaction between hepatitis C virus (HCV) and ethanol in promoting oxidative stress. Circulating IgG against human serum albumin (HSA) adducted with malondialdehyde (MDA-HSA), 4-hydroxynonenal (HNE-HSA), or arachidonic acid hydroperoxide (AAHP-HSA) and against oxidized cardiolipin (Ox-CL) were evaluated as markers of oxidative stress in 145 CHC patients with different alcohol consumption, 20 HCV-free heavy drinkers (HD) without liver disease, and 50 healthy controls. Anti-MDA IgG was increased in CHC patients irrespective of alcohol intake as well as in the HD group. CHC patients with moderate alcohol intake (<50 g ethanol/d), but not HD, also had significantly higher values of anti-AAHP-HSA, anti-HNE-HSA, and anti-Ox-CL IgG (P <.05) than controls. A further elevation (P <.001) of these antibodies was evident in CHC patients with heavy alcohol intake (>50 g ethanol/d). Anti-AAHP and anti-Ox-CL IgG above the 95th percentile in the controls were observed in 24% to 26% of moderate and 58% to 63% of heavy drinkers but only in 6% to 9% of the abstainers. The risk of developing oxidative stress during CHC was increased 3-fold by moderate and 13- to 24-fold by heavy alcohol consumption. Heavy drinking CHC patients had significantly more piecemeal necrosis and fibrosis than abstainers. Diffuse piecemeal necrosis was 4-fold more frequent among alcohol-consuming patients with lipid peroxidation-related antibodies than among those without these antibodies. In conclusion, even moderate alcohol consumption promotes oxidative stress in CHC patients, suggesting a role for oxidative injury in the worsening of CHC evolution by alcohol.
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Apoptosis is a normal physiologic form of cell death that follows activation of either an intrinsic or extrinsic pathway. In the intrinsic, various stimuli, such as oxidative stress, lead to mitochondrial dysfunction and the release of pro-apoptotic factors. Ligand binding to cell surface death receptors, such as Fas, activates the extrinsic pathway. Due to the rapid clearance of apoptotic cells, detection and quantification of apoptotic cells is prone to underestimation. In the liver, the importance of apoptosis is evident both during development and homeostasis of the biliary tree. Apoptosis also plays a prominent role in liver pathogenesis. Induction of the extrinsic apoptotic pathway by cytotoxic lymphocytes predominates in autoimmune liver diseases, viral hepatitis, and liver allograft rejection. Biliary cell apoptosis is highly regulated by bcl-2 family members. Both the extrinsic and intrinsic pathways are active in alcohol-related liver disease. Overexpression of anti-apoptotic proteins and FasL allow liver tumor cells to evade tumor specific cytotoxic lymphocytes. Agents that modulate apoptosis may be of future therapeutic benefit in a number of liver diseases.
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- Jingxiang Bai
- Department of Pharmacology and Biological Chemistry, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, 1 G. Levy Place, P.O. Box 1123, New York, NY 10029, USA
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Niemelä O, Parkkila S, Bradford B, Iimuro Y, Pasanen M, Thurman RG. Effect of Kupffer cell inactivation on ethanol-induced protein adducts in the liver. Free Radic Biol Med 2002; 33:350-5. [PMID: 12126756 DOI: 10.1016/s0891-5849(02)00894-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Tissue deposition of protein adducts derived from ethanol metabolism and lipid peroxidation, has been suggested to play a role in the initiation of alcoholic liver disease. The mechanisms modulating adduct formation have, however, remained unclear. We used immunohistochemical methods to examine acetaldehyde (AA) and malondialdehyde (MDA) adducts and cytochrome P4502E1 and P4503A2 expression in rats after administration of (i) an ethanol-diet (n = 6), (ii) ethanol-diet plus gadolinium chloride (GdCl(3)), a selective Kupffer cell toxicant (n = 7), or (iii) control diet (n = 6). A 4 week ethanol treatment resulted in liver steatosis, necrosis, and inflammation and deposition of protein adducts with both AA and MDA, which colocalized with areas of fatty change. The intensities (mean +/- SD) of the immunohistochemical reactions for both AA (2.50 +/- 1.23) and MDA (3.00 +/- 1.10) adducts were significantly higher in the ethanol-fed animals than in the controls (0.083 +/- 0.20) (0.16 +/- 0.25) (p <.001). GdCl(3) prevented adduct accumulation, the mean immunohistochemistry scores being 0.86 +/- 1.07 for AA and 1.64 +/- 0.63 for MDA, the former showing a more striking reduction (p <.01). The hepatic cytochrome enzymes were not different in the ethanol-fed groups with or without GdCl(3). The data indicates that Kupffer cells are involved in the generation of protein adducts with both acetaldehyde and ethanol-induced lipid peroxidation products in alcoholic liver disease.
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- Onni Niemelä
- Laboratory Medicine, EP Central Hospital, Seinäjoki, Finland.
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Immune reactions toward the liver have been implicated in the pathogenesis of alcoholic liver disease (ALD), however the antigens involved are still poorly characterized. The contribution of free radical mechanisms to the immune reactions associated with ALD first emerged from the observation that the binding of hydroxyethyl free radicals (HER) to hepatic proteins, including cytochrome P4502E1 (CYP2E1), stimulates the production of specific antibodies in both alcohol-fed rats and alcoholic patients. We have subsequently observed that ALD patients have increased titers of antibodies directed against protein adducts with different lipid peroxidation products and antigens derived from the combination of malonildialdehyde and acetaldehyde. Free radical mechanisms can also contribute in promoting the autoimmune reactions often associated with ALD. Indeed, we have observed that antiphospholipid antibodies present in more than 50% of ALD patients recognize oxidized cardiolipin complexed with beta2-glycoprotein 1. Furthermore, a strict association between anti-HER IgG and the development of autoantibodies against CYP2E1 indicates that CYP2E1 modification by HER might promote anti-CYP2E1 autoreactivity in subjects with alcoholic cirrhosis. Altogether, these observations suggest the importance of ethanol-induced oxidative stress in stimulating immune reactions towards both liver allo-and self-antigens.
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- Emanuele Albano
- Department of Medical Sciences, University Amedeo Avogadro of East Piedmont, Novara, Italy.
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Mottaran E, Stewart SF, Rolla R, Vay D, Cipriani V, Moretti M, Vidali M, Sartori M, Rigamonti C, Day CP, Albano E. Lipid peroxidation contributes to immune reactions associated with alcoholic liver disease. Free Radic Biol Med 2002; 32:38-45. [PMID: 11755315 DOI: 10.1016/s0891-5849(01)00757-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 304] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Increasing evidence indicates the involvement of immune reactions in the pathogenesis of alcoholic liver disease. We have investigated whether ethanol-induced oxidative stress might contribute to immune response in alcoholics. Antibodies against human serum albumin modified by reaction with malondialdehyde (MDA), 4-hydroxynonenal (HNE), 2-hexenal, acrolein, methylglyoxal, and oxidized arachidonic and linoleic acids were measured by ELISA in 78 patients with alcoholic cirrhosis and/or hepatitis, 50 patients with nonalcoholic cirrhosis, 23 heavy drinkers with fatty liver, and 80 controls. Titers of IgG-recognizing epitopes derived from MDA, HNE, and oxidized fatty acids were significantly higher in alcoholic as compared to nonalcoholic cirrhotics or healthy controls. No differences were instead observed in the titers of IgG-recognizing acrolein-, 2-hexenal-, and methylglyoxal-modified albumin. Alcoholics showing high IgG titers to one adduct tended to have high titers to all the others. However, competition experiments showed that the antigens recognized were structurally unrelated. Anti-MDA and anti-HNE antibodies were significantly higher in cirrhotics with more severe disease as well as in heavy drinkers with cirrhosis or extensive fibrosis than in those with fatty liver only. We conclude that antigens derived from lipid peroxidation contribute to the development of immune responses associated with alcoholic liver disease.
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- Elisa Mottaran
- Department of Medical Sciences, Amedeo Avogadro University of East Piedmont, Via Solaroli 17, 28100 Novara, Italy
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Research has substantiated the role of several mechanisms responsible for alcohol-induced hepatotoxicity. These mechanisms include: oxidative stress and lipid peroxidation; immunogenic processes initiated by formation of protein adducts of acetaldehyde, other aldehydes and 1-hydroxyethyl radicals; and activation of Kupffer cells by endotoxin and subsequent cascade of events that involved cytokines, chemokines, and adhesion molecules. Increasing evidence implicates enhanced intestinal permeability caused by alcohol ingestion as the culprit that leads to endotoxemia. While oxidative stress is important, the principal source of reactive oxygen species that causes alcohol-induced liver injury is hotly debated. Potential sources may include cytochrome P450IIE1, activated Kupffer cells, and mitochondrial electron transfer chain. Apoptosis is likely an important pathway that culminates in hepatocyte cell death. Abstinence, corticosteroids, and enteral nutrition remain the cornerstones in the treatment of alcoholic hepatitis. The efficacies of medications such as S-adenosylmethionine and pentoxifylline will need further confirmation by additional randomized trials before they can be recommended as standard therapies for alcoholic hepatitis.
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- L Lumeng
- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202, USA.
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BACKGROUND Recent advances in the field of acetaldehyde (AcH) research have raised the need for a comprehensive review on the role of AcH in the actions of alcohol. This update is an attempt to summarize the available AcH research. METHODS The descriptive part of this article covers not only recent research but also the development of the field. Special emphasis is placed on mechanistic analyses, new hypotheses, and conclusions. RESULTS Elevated AcH during alcohol intoxication causes alcohol sensitivity, which involves vasodilation associated with increased skin temperature, subjective feelings of hotness and facial flushing, increased heart and respiration rate, lowered blood pressure, sensation of dry mouth or throat associated with bronchoconstriction and allergy reactions, nausea and headache, and also reinforcing reactions like euphoria. These effects seem to involve catecholamine, opiate peptide, prostaglandin, histamine, and/or kinin mechanisms. The contribution of AcH to the pathological consequences of chronic alcohol intake is well established for different forms of cancer in the digestive tract and the upper airways. AcH seems to play a role in the etiology of liver cirrhosis. AcH may have a role in other pathological developments, which include brain damage, cardiomyopathy, pancreatitis, and fetal alcohol syndrome. AcH creates both unpleasant aversive reactions that protect against excessive alcohol drinking and euphoric sensations that may reinforce alcohol drinking. The protective effect of AcH may be used in future treatments that involve gene therapy with or without liver transplantation. CONCLUSIONS AcH plays a role in most of the actions of alcohol. The individual variability in these AcH-mediated actions will depend on the genetic polymorphism, not only for the alcohol and AcH-metabolizing enzymes but also for the target sites for AcH actions. The subtle balance between aversive and reinforcing, protecting and promoting factors will determine the overall behavioral and pathological developments.
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- C J Eriksson
- Department of Mental Health and Alcohol Research, National Public Health Institute, Helsinki, Finland.
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