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Wyart E, Hsu MY, Sartori R, Mina E, Rausch V, Pierobon ES, Mezzanotte M, Pezzini C, Bindels LB, Lauria A, Penna F, Hirsch E, Martini M, Mazzone M, Roetto A, Geninatti Crich S, Prenen H, Sandri M, Menga A, Porporato PE. Iron supplementation is sufficient to rescue skeletal muscle mass and function in cancer cachexia. EMBO Rep 2022; 23:e53746. [PMID: 35199910 PMCID: PMC8982578 DOI: 10.15252/embr.202153746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2021] [Revised: 01/20/2022] [Accepted: 01/25/2022] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Cachexia is a wasting syndrome characterized by devastating skeletal muscle atrophy that dramatically increases mortality in various diseases, most notably in cancer patients with a penetrance of up to 80%. Knowledge regarding the mechanism of cancer-induced cachexia remains very scarce, making cachexia an unmet medical need. In this study, we discovered strong alterations of iron metabolism in the skeletal muscle of both cancer patients and tumor-bearing mice, characterized by decreased iron availability in mitochondria. We found that modulation of iron levels directly influences myotube size in vitro and muscle mass in otherwise healthy mice. Furthermore, iron supplementation was sufficient to preserve both muscle function and mass, prolong survival in tumor-bearing mice, and even rescues strength in human subjects within an unexpectedly short time frame. Importantly, iron supplementation refuels mitochondrial oxidative metabolism and energy production. Overall, our findings provide new mechanistic insights in cancer-induced skeletal muscle wasting, and support targeting iron metabolism as a potential therapeutic option for muscle wasting diseases.
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- Elisabeth Wyart
- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, Molecular Biotechnology Center, University of Torino, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, Molecular Biotechnology Center, University of Torino, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, Molecular Biotechnology Center, University of Torino, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, Molecular Biotechnology Center, University of Torino, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Surgical, Oncological and Gastroenterological Sciences, Padova University Hospital, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Torino, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Metabolism and Nutrition Research Group, Louvain Drug Research Institute, Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain), Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Life Sciences and System Biology, University of Torino, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Torino, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, Molecular Biotechnology Center, University of Torino, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, Molecular Biotechnology Center, University of Torino, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, Molecular Biotechnology Center, University of Torino, Turin, Italy.,Laboratory of Tumor Inflammation and Angiogenesis, Center for Cancer Biology (CCB), Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie (VIB), Leuven, Belgium.,Laboratory of Tumor Inflammation and Angiogenesis, Department of Oncology, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KUL), Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Torino, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, Molecular Biotechnology Center, University of Torino, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, University Hospital Antwerp, Edegem, Belgium.,Center for Oncological Research (CORE), Integrated Personalized and Precision Oncology Network (IPPON), University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, Molecular Biotechnology Center, University of Torino, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, Molecular Biotechnology Center, University of Torino, Turin, Italy
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Rethinking IRPs/IRE system in neurodegenerative disorders: Looking beyond iron metabolism. Ageing Res Rev 2022; 73:101511. [PMID: 34767973 DOI: 10.1016/j.arr.2021.101511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2021] [Revised: 10/21/2021] [Accepted: 11/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Iron regulatory proteins (IRPs) and iron regulatory element (IRE) systems are well known in the progression of neurodegenerative disorders by regulating iron related proteins. IRPs are also regulated by iron homeostasis. However, an increasing number of studies have suggested a close relationship between the IRPs/IRE system and non-iron-related neurodegenerative disorders. In this paper, we reviewed that the IRPs/IRE system is not only controlled by iron ions, but also regulated by such factors as post-translational modification, oxygen, nitric oxide (NO), heme, interleukin-1 (IL-1), and metal ions. In addition, by regulating the transcription of non-iron related proteins, the IRPs/IRE system functioned in oxidative metabolism, cell cycle regulation, abnormal proteins aggregation, and neuroinflammation. Finally, by emphasizing the multiple regulations of IRPs/IRE system and its potential relationship with non-iron metabolic neurodegenerative disorders, we provided new strategies for disease treatment targeting IRPs/IRE system.
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Cellular iron homeostasis is regulated by post-transcriptional feedback mechanisms, which control the expression of proteins involved in iron uptake, release and storage. Two cytoplasmic proteins with mRNA-binding properties, iron regulatory proteins 1 and 2 (IRP1 and IRP2) play a central role in this regulation. Foremost, IRPs regulate ferritin H and ferritin L translation and thus iron storage, as well as transferrin receptor 1 (TfR1) mRNA stability, thereby adjusting receptor expression and iron uptake via receptor-mediated endocytosis of iron-loaded transferrin. In addition splice variants of iron transporters for import and export at the plasma-membrane, divalent metal transporter 1 (DMT1) and ferroportin are regulated by IRPs. These mechanisms have probably evolved to maintain the cytoplasmic labile iron pool (LIP) at an appropriate level. In certain tissues, the regulation exerted by IRPs influences iron homeostasis and utilization of the entire organism. In intestine, the control of ferritin expression limits intestinal iron absorption and, thus, whole body iron levels. In bone marrow, erythroid heme biosynthesis is coordinated with iron availability through IRP-mediated translational control of erythroid 5-aminolevulinate synthase mRNA. Moreover, the translational control of HIF2α mRNA in kidney by IRP1 coordinates erythropoietin synthesis with iron and oxygen supply. Besides IRPs, body iron absorption is negatively regulated by hepcidin. This peptide hormone, synthesized and secreted by the liver in response to high serum iron, downregulates ferroportin at the protein level and thereby limits iron absorption from the diet. Hepcidin will not be discussed in further detail here.
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- Lukas C Kühn
- Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), ISREC - Swiss Institute for Experimental Cancer Research, EPFL_SV_ISREC, Room SV2516, Station 19, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.
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Bresgen N, Eckl PM. Oxidative stress and the homeodynamics of iron metabolism. Biomolecules 2015; 5:808-47. [PMID: 25970586 PMCID: PMC4496698 DOI: 10.3390/biom5020808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 148] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2014] [Revised: 04/21/2015] [Accepted: 04/22/2015] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Iron and oxygen share a delicate partnership since both are indispensable for survival, but if the partnership becomes inadequate, this may rapidly terminate life. Virtually all cell components are directly or indirectly affected by cellular iron metabolism, which represents a complex, redox-based machinery that is controlled by, and essential to, metabolic requirements. Under conditions of increased oxidative stress—i.e., enhanced formation of reactive oxygen species (ROS)—however, this machinery may turn into a potential threat, the continued requirement for iron promoting adverse reactions such as the iron/H2O2-based formation of hydroxyl radicals, which exacerbate the initial pro-oxidant condition. This review will discuss the multifaceted homeodynamics of cellular iron management under normal conditions as well as in the context of oxidative stress.
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- Nikolaus Bresgen
- Department of Cell Biology, University of Salzburg, Hellbrunnerstrasse 34, 5020 Salzburg, Austria.
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- Department of Cell Biology, University of Salzburg, Hellbrunnerstrasse 34, 5020 Salzburg, Austria.
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Hepponstall M, Ignjatovic V, Binos S, Monagle P, Jones B, Cheung MHH, d’Udekem Y, Konstantinov IE. Remote ischemic preconditioning (RIPC) modifies plasma proteome in humans. PLoS One 2012; 7:e48284. [PMID: 23139772 PMCID: PMC3489679 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0048284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2012] [Accepted: 09/21/2012] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Remote Ischemic Preconditioning (RIPC) induced by brief episodes of ischemia of the limb protects against multi-organ damage by ischemia-reperfusion (IR). Although it has been demonstrated that RIPC affects gene expression, the proteomic response to RIPC has not been determined. This study aimed to examine RIPC induced changes in the plasma proteome. Five healthy adult volunteers had 4 cycles of 5 min ischemia alternating with 5 min reperfusion of the forearm. Blood samples were taken from the ipsilateral arm prior to first ischaemia, immediately after each episode of ischemia as well as, at 15 min and 24 h after the last episode of ischemia. Plasma samples from five individuals were analysed using two complementary techniques. Individual samples were analysed using 2Dimensional Difference in gel electrophoresis (2D DIGE) and mass spectrometry (MS). Pooled samples for each of the time-points underwent trypsin digestion and peptides generated were analysed in triplicate using Liquid Chromatography and MS (LC-MS). Six proteins changed in response to RIPC using 2D DIGE analysis, while 48 proteins were found to be differentially regulated using LC-MS. The proteins of interest were involved in acute phase response signalling, and physiological molecular and cellular functions. The RIPC stimulus modifies the plasma protein content in blood taken from the ischemic arm in a cumulative fashion and evokes a proteomic response in peripheral blood.
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- Michele Hepponstall
- Haematology Research, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Cardiac Surgery Unit and Cardiology, Royal Children’s Hospital; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Bioscience Research Division, Department of Primary Industries, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Haematology Research, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Bioscience Research Division, Department of Primary Industries, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Haematology Research, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Haematology Research, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Cardiac Surgery Unit and Cardiology, Royal Children’s Hospital; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Haematology Research, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Cardiac Surgery Unit and Cardiology, Royal Children’s Hospital; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Haematology Research, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Cardiac Surgery Unit and Cardiology, Royal Children’s Hospital; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Haematology Research, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Cardiac Surgery Unit and Cardiology, Royal Children’s Hospital; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Mizukami S, Ichimura R, Kemmochi S, Wang L, Taniai E, Mitsumori K, Shibutani M. Tumor promotion by copper-overloading and its enhancement by excess iron accumulation involving oxidative stress responses in the early stage of a rat two-stage hepatocarcinogenesis model. Chem Biol Interact 2010; 185:189-201. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2010.03.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2010] [Revised: 03/07/2010] [Accepted: 03/09/2010] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Lemire J, Mailloux R, Auger C, Whalen D, Appanna VD. Pseudomonas fluorescens orchestrates a fine metabolic-balancing act to counter aluminium toxicity. Environ Microbiol 2010; 12:1384-90. [PMID: 20353438 DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2010.02200.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Aluminium (Al), an environmental toxin, is known to disrupt cellular functions by perturbing iron (Fe) homeostasis. However, Fe is essential for such metabolic processes as the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle and oxidative phosphorylation, the two pivotal networks that mediate ATP production during aerobiosis. To counter the Fe conundrum induced by Al toxicity, Pseudomonas fluorescens utilizes isocitrate lyase and isocitrate dehydrogenase-NADP dependent to metabolize citrate when confronted with an ineffective aconitase provoked by Al stress. By invoking fumarase C, a hydratase devoid of Fe, this microbe is able to generate essential metabolites. To compensate for the severely diminished enzymes like Complex I, Complex II and Complex IV, the upregulation of a H(2)O-generating NADH oxidase enables the metabolism of citrate, the sole carbon source via a modified TCA cycle. The overexpression of succinyl-CoA synthetase affords an effective route to ATP production by substrate-level phosphorylation in the absence of O(2). This fine metabolic balance enables P. fluorescens to survive the dearth of bioavailable Fe triggered by an Al environment, a feature that may have potential applications in bioremediation technologies.
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- Joseph Lemire
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Laurentian University, 935 Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury, ON, Canada, P3E 2C6
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Induction of GST-P-positive proliferative lesions facilitating lipid peroxidation with possible involvement of transferrin receptor up-regulation and ceruloplasmin down-regulation from the early stage of liver tumor promotion in rats. Arch Toxicol 2009; 84:319-31. [PMID: 20091025 DOI: 10.1007/s00204-009-0496-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2009] [Accepted: 11/30/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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To elucidate the role of metal-related molecules in hepatocarcinogenesis, we examined immunolocalization of transferrin receptor (Tfrc), ceruloplasmin (Cp) and metallothionein (MT)-1/2 in relation to liver cell foci positive for glutathione-S-transferase placental form (GST-P) in the early stage of tumor promotion by fenbendazole (FB), phenobarbital, piperonyl butoxide or thioacetamide in a rat two-stage hepatocarcinogenesis model. To estimate the involvement of oxidative stress responses to the promotion, immunolocalization of 4-hydroxy-2-nonenal, malondialdehyde and acrolein was similarly examined. Our findings showed that MT-1/2 immunoreactivity was not associated with the cellular distribution of GST-P and proliferating cell nuclear antigen, suggesting no role of MT-1/2 in hepatocarcinogenesis. We also found enhanced expression of Tfrc after treatment with strong tumor-promoting chemicals. With regard to Cp, the population showing down-regulation was increased in the GST-P-positive foci in relation to tumor promotion. Up-regulation of Tfrc and down-regulation of Cp was maintained in GST-P-positive neoplastic lesions induced after long-term promotion with FB, suggesting the expression changes occurring downstream of the signaling pathway involved in the formation of GST-P-positive lesions. Furthermore, enhanced accumulation of lipid peroxidation end products was observed in the GST-P-positive foci by promotion. Post-initiation treatment with peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha agonists did not enhance any such distribution changes in GST-P-negative foci. The results thus suggest that facilitation of lipid peroxidation is involved in the induction of GST-P-positive lesions by tumor promotion from an early stage, and up-regulation of Tfrc and down-regulation of Cp may be a signature of enhanced oxidative cellular stress in these lesions.
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Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) includes a spectrum of clinical entities ranging from simple steatosis to non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) with possible evolution to cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. Iron is considered a putative element that interacts with oxygen radicals in inducing liver damage and fibrosis. The role of hepatic iron in the progression of NASH remains controversial, but in some patients, iron may have a role in the pathogenesis of NASH. Though genetic factors, insulin resistance, dysregulation of iron-regulatory molecules, erythrophagocytosis by Kupffer cells may be responsible for hepatic iron accumulation in NASH, exact mechanisms involved in iron overload remain to be clarified. Iron reduction therapy such as phlebotomy or dietary iron restriction may be promising in patients with NASH/NAFLD to reduce insulin resistance as well as serum transaminase activities.
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- Yoshio Sumida
- Center for Digestive and Liver Diseases, Nara City Hospital, Nara, Japan
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Altamura C, Squitti R, Pasqualetti P, Gaudino C, Palazzo P, Tibuzzi F, Lupoi D, Cortesi M, Rossini PM, Vernieri F. Ceruloplasmin/Transferrin system is related to clinical status in acute stroke. Stroke 2009; 40:1282-8. [PMID: 19228837 DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.108.536714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE In acute stroke, Iron (Fe) may amplify reperfusion injury by catalyzing the conversion of superoxide and hydrogen peroxide into highly reactive radicals. Transferrin (Tf) is the main protein regulating Fe homeostasis, whereas Ceruplasmin (CP) is a circulating ferroxidase enzyme able to oxidize ferrous ions to less toxic ferric forms. This study aims at investigating whether CP, Copper (Cu), Tf, and Fe play a role in the pathophysiology of acute stroke. METHODS We enrolled 35 acute stroke patients and 44 controls. All patients underwent: neurological examination assessed by National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS), ultrasound evaluation of carotid atherosclerosis, brain MRI to quantify ischemic lesion volume and measurement of serum levels of CP, Cu, Tf, Fe, hydro-peroxides, and Total plasmatic antioxidant capacity. RESULTS In patients, NIHSS scores were associated with Tf (r=-0.48, P=0.004), hydro-peroxides (r=0.34, P=0.046), CP (r=0.43, P=0.012), and lesion volume (r=0.50, P=0.004). Lesion volume was inversely associated with Tf (r=-0.44, P=0.012). CP and hydro-peroxides were also largely related (r=0.81, P<0.001). The model multiple R was 0.57, resulting in a 32.5% of explained NIHSS variance with Tf accounting for 23.4% and CP for 9.1%. CONCLUSIONS CP and Tf levels are representative of clinical status in acute stroke patients. Our findings suggest a protective role of Tf in acute stroke and a possible ambivalent role of CP.
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- Claudia Altamura
- Neurologia Clinica, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Roma, Italy.
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Hochhauser E, Ben-Ari Z, Pappo O, Chepurko Y, Vidne BA. TPEN attenuates hepatic apoptotic ischemia/ reperfusion injury and remote early cardiac dysfunction. Apoptosis 2005; 10:53-62. [PMID: 15711922 DOI: 10.1007/s10495-005-6061-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The release of cardioactive substances during hepatic ischemia/reperfusion injury generates toxic free radicals that inflict hepatic and remote cardiac damage. The aim of the study was to determine whether TPEN, a potent iron chelator, ameliorates the apoptotic hepatic and cardiac function injuries. Three groups of isolated rat livers were studied: (1) continuously perfused with Krebs-Henseleit solution; (2) subjected to 120 min of ischemia and 15 min of reperfusion; (3) as in group 2, with TPEN administered prior to ischemia. Isolated hearts were perfused for 65 min with the effluent of the reperfused livers. Results showed that TPEN administration reduced the release of norepinephrine, epinephrine, dopamine, prostaglandin E2 and angiotensin II, decreased intrahepatic caspase-3 activity, and decreased the mean hepatocyte apoptotic index (TUNEL assay) (p = 0.001). Perfusion with post-ischemic hepatic effluent caused a transient 15-min increase in left ventricular contraction and coronary flow (p < 0.05), followed by a decrease in cardiac function at one hour. TPEN reduced the transient elevation in left ventricular contraction p < 0.05), but did not prevent the subsequent decrease in cardiac function. In conclusion, TPEN attenuates post-ischemic apoptotic hepatic injury by modulating caspase-3-like activity and reduces the cardioactive substances released from the liver.
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- E Hochhauser
- The Cardiac Research Laboratory of the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Felsenstein Medical Research Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Otaki Y, Nakanishi T, Hasuike Y, Moriguchi R, Nanami M, Hama Y, Izumi M, Takamitsu Y. Defective regulation of iron transporters leading to iron excess in the polymorphonuclear leukocytes of patients on maintenance hemodialysis. Am J Kidney Dis 2005; 43:1030-9. [PMID: 15168383 DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2004.02.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND Although hemodialysis (HD) patients are suspected of having defectively regulated iron metabolism, intracellular iron status has never been investigated thoroughly. To clarify the iron metabolism of HD patients, proteins involved in iron import (transferrin receptor [TfR]), as well as export (ferroportin 1), were investigated in polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNLs). Relations between iron status and several PMNL functions also were tested. METHODS Seventeen HD patients and 17 controls were recruited. Relative quantitative polymerase chain reaction was used to measure ferroportin 1 and TfR messenger RNA (mRNA), and ferroportin 1 and TfR expression were semiquantified by means of Western blot analysis or immunohistochemistry. PMNL functions also were examined. RESULTS Serum iron levels were significantly lower in HD patients than controls, and serum ferritin levels, as well as PMNL ferritin and iron content, were elevated in HD patients. Ferroportin 1 mRNA levels were substantially lower in PMNLs from HD patients, whereas TfR mRNA levels were higher. Western blot analysis and immunohistochemistry confirmed that expression of the corresponding proteins paralleled those of the mRNAs. PMNL phagocytic and bactericidal activity did not differ between HD patients and controls. Chemotactic peptide f-Met-Leu-Phe-stimulated degranulation activity of lactoferrin (Lf) was decreased significantly in HD patients, whereas those of myeloperoxidase and elastase were accelerated. Lf release correlated negatively with intracellular ferritin level. CONCLUSION We show for the first time that increased iron levels in PMNLs of HD patients were associated with downregulation of ferroportin 1 and upregulation of TfR, which might be linked to hypercytokinemia.
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- Yoshinaga Otaki
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Kidney and Dialysis, Hyogo College of Medicine, Hyogo, Japan
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Iron regulatory proteins (IRP1 and 2) function as translational regulators that coordinate the cellular iron metabolism of eukaryotes by binding to the mRNA of target genes such as the transferrin receptor or ferritin. In addition to IRP2, IRP1 serves as sensor of reactive oxygen species (ROS). As iron and oxygen are essential but potentially toxic constituents of most organisms, ROS-mediated modulation of IRP1 activity may be an important regulatory element in dissecting iron homeostasis and oxidative stress. The responses of IRP1 towards reactive oxygen species are compartment-specific and rather complex: H2O2 activates IRP1 via a signaling cascade that leads to upregulation of the transferrin receptor and cellular iron accumulation. Contrary, superoxide inactivates IRP1 by a direct chemical attack being limited to the intracellular compartment. In particular, activation of IRP1 by H2O2 has established a new regulatory link between inflammation and iron metabolism with new clinical implications. This mechanism seems to contribute to the anemia of chronic disease and inflammation-mediated iron accumulation in tissues. In addition, the cytotoxic side effects of redox-cycling anticancer drugs such as doxorubicin may involve H2O2-mediated IRP1 activation. These molecular insights open up new therapeutic strategies for the clinical management of chronic inflammation and drug-mediated cardiotoxicity.
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- Sebastian Mueller
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 410, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
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Chaston TB, Richardson DR. Iron chelators for the treatment of iron overload disease: relationship between structure, redox activity, and toxicity. Am J Hematol 2003; 73:200-10. [PMID: 12827659 DOI: 10.1002/ajh.10348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 135] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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The success of the iron (Fe) chelator desferrioxamine (DFO) in the treatment of beta-thalassemia is limited by its lack of bioavailability. The design and characterization of synthetic alternatives to DFO has attracted much scientific interest and has led to the discovery of orally active chelators that can remove pathological Fe deposits. However, chelators that access intracellular Fe pools can be toxic by either inhibiting Fe-containing enzymes or promoting Fe-mediated free radical damage. Interestingly, toxicity does not necessarily correlate with Fe-binding affinity or with chelation efficacy, suggesting that other factors may promote the cytopathic effects of chelators. In this review, we discuss the interactions of chelators and their Fe complexes with biomolecules that can lead to toxicity and tissue damage.
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- Timothy B Chaston
- Children's Cancer Institute Australia for Medical Research, The Iron Metabolism and Chelation Program, Randwick, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Kwik-Uribe CL, Reaney S, Zhu Z, Smith D. Alterations in cellular IRP-dependent iron regulation by in vitro manganese exposure in undifferentiated PC12 cells. Brain Res 2003; 973:1-15. [PMID: 12729948 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-8993(03)02457-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Manganese (Mn) may interfere with iron regulation by altering the binding of iron regulatory proteins (IRPs) to their response elements found on the mRNA encoding proteins critical to iron homeostasis. To explore this, the effects of 24-h in vitro manganese exposure (1, 10, 50, and 200 microM Mn) on: (i) total intracellular and labile iron concentrations; (ii) the cellular abundance of transferrin receptor (TfR), H- and L-ferritin, and mitochondrial aconitase proteins; and (iii) IRP binding to a [32P](-) labeled mRNA sequence of L-ferritin were evaluated in undifferentiated PC12 cells. In vitro manganese exposure altered the cellular abundance of TfR, H-/L-ferritin, and m-aconitase, resulting in an increase in labile iron. This latter effect led to a decrease in IRP binding activity at the lower (10 and 50 microM) manganese exposures. In contrast, 200 microM manganese exposure increased IRP binding, in spite of the significant increase in labile iron. These data indicate that at lower exposures, manganese directly interfered with IRP-dependent translational events, producing an increase in labile iron, which in turn signaled a decrease in IRP binding at 24 h. At higher exposures, the intracellular burden of manganese resulted in overt cytotoxicity and appeared to compromise the normal compensatory response to increased labile iron, producing increased IRP binding. We conclude that low to moderate manganese exposure interferes with cellular iron regulation, and thus may serve as a contributory mechanism underlying manganese neurotoxicity.
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- Catherine L Kwik-Uribe
- Department of Environmental Toxicology, University of California, 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, USA
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Perotti A, Cresta S, Grasselli G, Capri G, Minotti G, Gianni L. Cardiotoxic effects of anthracycline-taxane combinations. Expert Opin Drug Saf 2003; 2:59-71. [PMID: 12904125 DOI: 10.1517/14740338.2.1.59] [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: 11/05/2022]
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The association of doxorubicin (DOX) and paclitaxel (PTX) is very active in breast cancer. Unfortunately, PTX may potentiate the cardiotoxic effects of anthracyclines: it causes nonlinear disposition of DOX and its metabolites, leading to persistant of elevated plasma concentrations of the anthracyclines. However, this pharmacokinetic interference is not sufficient to explain the enhanced cardiotoxicity of the combination. Recent data suggest that PTX stimulates the conversion of DOX to cardiotoxic metabolites (namely doxorubicinol) inside cardiomyocytes. Docetaxel (DTX) does not have a major influence on DOX plasma concentration because it does not interfere with its elimination. Clinical data suggest that DTX may not enhance anthracycline cardiotoxicity, but patients seldom received a total anthracycline dose compatible with increased risk. Furthermore, there are experimental data indicating that DTX can also stimulate the metabolism of DOX to toxic species in human heart.
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- Antonella Perotti
- Division of Medical Oncology, Istituto Nazionale per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumouri, 20133 Milan, Italy
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Park KS, Kim H, Kim NG, Cho SY, Choi KH, Seong JK, Paik YK. Proteomic analysis and molecular characterization of tissue ferritin light chain in hepatocellular carcinoma. Hepatology 2002; 35:1459-66. [PMID: 12029631 DOI: 10.1053/jhep.2002.33204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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To investigate a molecular basis for iron depletion in human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), 19 cases of HCC were analyzed by two-dimensional electrophoresis (2DE) and matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization mass spectrometry (MALDI-MS). Results were compared with those of paired adjacent nontumorous liver tissues. Comparative analysis of the respective spot patterns in 2DE showed that tissue ferritin light chain (T-FLC), an iron-storage protein, was either severely suppressed or reduced to undetectable levels in HCC, which was further supported by Western blot and immunohistochemical analysis. In contrast, transferrin receptor (TfR) was shown to be overexpressed in the same HCC samples. Interestingly, the relative levels of messenger RNA (mRNA) expression of T-FLC in HCC, which were measured by a real-time quantitative reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (PCR), exhibited almost the same levels as those in normal tissues, suggesting that the translational or posttranslational modification of T-FLC may be the cause of T-FLC suppression in HCC. Furthermore, with PCR-based loss of heterozygosity analysis, only 1 of 19 HCCs showed chromosomal deletions at 19q13.3-q13.4 where T-FLC is located, indicating that the suppression of T-FLC is unlikely due to structural genomic changes with HCC. In conclusion, both proteomic and genomic evidence support not only a basis for the suppression of T-FLC in HCC but also provide a new clue to the unresolved question of iron depletion during hepatocarcinogenesis.
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MESH Headings
- Biomarkers, Tumor/analysis
- Biomarkers, Tumor/genetics
- Blotting, Western
- Carcinoma, Hepatocellular/chemistry
- Carcinoma, Hepatocellular/metabolism
- Carcinoma, Hepatocellular/pathology
- Electrophoresis, Gel, Two-Dimensional
- Ferritins/analysis
- Ferritins/genetics
- Humans
- Immunohistochemistry
- Iron/metabolism
- Liver/chemistry
- Liver/metabolism
- Liver/pathology
- Liver Neoplasms/chemistry
- Liver Neoplasms/metabolism
- Liver Neoplasms/pathology
- Prospective Studies
- Proteome/analysis
- Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization
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- Kang-Sik Park
- Yonsei Proteome Research Center, Department of Biochemistry and Bioproducts Research Center, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea.
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Sumida Y, Nakashima T, Yoh T, Kakisaka Y, Nakajima Y, Ishikawa H, Mitsuyoshi H, Okanoue T, Nakamura H, Yodoi J. Serum thioredoxin elucidates the significance of serum ferritin as a marker of oxidative stress in chronic liver diseases. LIVER 2001; 21:295-9. [PMID: 11589765 DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0676.2001.210501.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND/AIMS Serum thioredoxin (TRX) levels have recently been established as an indicator of oxidative stress in various diseases. The aim of the present study was to clarify the clinical significance of serum ferritin in chronic liver diseases. METHODS Levels of ferritin, transferrin saturation (TS), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), and TRX were measured in the sera of patients with chronic hepatitis C (CH-C, n=92), chronic hepatitis B (CH-B, n=28), nonalcoholic fatty liver (FL, n=31), or alcoholic liver diseases (ALD, n=17). Serum TRX levels were evaluated with a recently established sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay kit. RESULTS Serum TRX levels were significantly higher in CH-C, FL, and ALD than in healthy volunteers. A larger proportion of patients with CH-C, FL, and ALD had elevated levels of serum ferritin than CH-B. Serum ferritin levels were positively correlated with levels of TS, AST, and TRX in CH-C, but were merely correlated with TS values in CH-B. Ferritin levels were also well correlated with AST and TRX, but not with TS in FL and ALD. CONCLUSION Oxidative stress, which was evaluated by measuring serum TRX, in addition to storage iron and hepatocyte damage is a cause of increasing serum ferritin levels in chronic liver diseases. An elevated serum ferritin level, which was correlated with TS, indicates that iron-induced oxidative stress contributes to CH-C. Elevated ferritin levels in FL and ALD may be mostly due to iron-unrelated stresses.
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- Y Sumida
- Third Department of Internal Medicine, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
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Berg D, Gerlach M, Youdim MB, Double KL, Zecca L, Riederer P, Becker G. Brain iron pathways and their relevance to Parkinson's disease. J Neurochem 2001; 79:225-36. [PMID: 11677250 DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.2001.00608.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 256] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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A central role of iron in the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease (PD), due to its increase in substantia nigra pars compacta dopaminergic neurons and reactive microglia and its capacity to enhance production of toxic reactive oxygen radicals, has been discussed for many years. Recent transcranial ultrasound findings and the observation of the ability of iron to induce aggregation and toxicity of alpha-synuclein have reinforced the critical role of iron in the pathogenesis of nigrostriatal injury. Presently the mechanisms involved in the disturbances of iron metabolism in PD remain obscure. In this review we summarize evidence from recent studies suggesting disturbances of iron metabolism in PD at possibly different levels including iron uptake, storage, intracellular metabolism, release and post-transcriptional control. Moreover we outline that the interaction of iron with other molecules, especially alpha-synuclein, may contribute to the process of neurodegeneration. Because many neurodegenerative diseases show increased accumulation of iron at the site of neurodegeneration, it is believed that maintenance of cellular iron homeostasis is crucial for the viability of neurons.
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- D Berg
- Department of Neurology, Bayerische Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Germany.
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Mueller S, Pantopoulos K, Hübner CA, Stremmel W, Hentze MW. IRP1 activation by extracellular oxidative stress in the perfused rat liver. J Biol Chem 2001; 276:23192-6. [PMID: 11297549 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m100654200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The expression of several proteins with critical functions in iron metabolism is regulated post-transcriptionally by the binding of iron regulatory proteins, IRP1 and IRP2, to mRNA iron responsive elements (IREs). In iron-deficient tissues and cultured cells, both IRP1 and IRP2 are activated for high affinity IRE binding. Previous work showed that IRP1 is also activated when cultured cells are exposed to H(2)O(2). The well established role of iron and H(2)O(2) in tissue injury (based on Fenton chemistry) suggests that this response may have important pathophysiological implications. This is particularly relevant in inflammation, where cytotoxic immune cells release large amounts of reactive oxygen species. Here, we describe a rat liver perfusion model to study IRP1 activation under H(2)O(2) generation conditions that mimic a physiological inflammatory response, using steady-state concentrations of H(2)O(2) produced by a glucose/ glucose oxidase/catalase system. We show first that stimulated neutrophils are able to increase serum levels of H(2)O(2) by a factor of 10, even in the presence of H(2)O(2)-degrading erythrocytes. We further show that perfusion of rat liver with glucose oxidase leads to a rapid activation of IRE binding activity in the intact organ. Mobility shift assays with liver extracts and IRP1 or IRP2-specific probes indicate that only IRP1 responds to H(2)O(2). Our study demonstrates a principal existence of iron regulation by oxidative stress at the intact organ level. It also provides a link between iron metabolism and the inflammatory response, as H(2)O(2) is a major product of the oxidative burst of neutrophils and macrophages.
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- S Mueller
- Department of Internal Medicine IV, University of Heidelberg, Bergheimer Str. 58, 69115, Germany.
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