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Jiang C, Yan F, Qin Y, Liang J, Xie L, Wang Y, Li T, Wang J, Zheng L, Ya Y. A sensitive acetylcholinesterase biosensor based on NaOH etching glassy carbon electrode for electrochemical determination of 3-nitropropionic acid. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2021.115329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Awuchi CG, Ondari EN, Ogbonna CU, Upadhyay AK, Baran K, Okpala COR, Korzeniowska M, Guiné RPF. Mycotoxins Affecting Animals, Foods, Humans, and Plants: Types, Occurrence, Toxicities, Action Mechanisms, Prevention, and Detoxification Strategies-A Revisit. Foods 2021; 10:1279. [PMID: 34205122 PMCID: PMC8228748 DOI: 10.3390/foods10061279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2021] [Revised: 05/22/2021] [Accepted: 05/25/2021] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Mycotoxins are produced by fungi and are known to be toxic to humans and animals. Common mycotoxins include aflatoxins, ochratoxins, zearalenone, patulin, sterigmatocystin, citrinin, ergot alkaloids, deoxynivalenol, fumonisins, trichothecenes, Alternaria toxins, tremorgenic mycotoxins, fusarins, 3-nitropropionic acid, cyclochlorotine, sporidesmin, etc. These mycotoxins can pose several health risks to both animals and humans, including death. As several mycotoxins simultaneously occur in nature, especially in foods and feeds, the detoxification and/or total removal of mycotoxins remains challenging. Moreover, given that the volume of scientific literature regarding mycotoxins is steadily on the rise, there is need for continuous synthesis of the body of knowledge. To supplement existing information, knowledge of mycotoxins affecting animals, foods, humans, and plants, with more focus on types, toxicity, and prevention measures, including strategies employed in detoxification and removal, were revisited in this work. Our synthesis revealed that mycotoxin decontamination, control, and detoxification strategies cut across pre-and post-harvest preventive measures. In particular, pre-harvest measures can include good agricultural practices, fertilization/irrigation, crop rotation, using resistant varieties of crops, avoiding insect damage, early harvesting, maintaining adequate humidity, and removing debris from the preceding harvests. On the other hand, post-harvest measures can include processing, chemical, biological, and physical measures. Additionally, chemical-based methods and other emerging strategies for mycotoxin detoxification can involve the usage of chitosan, ozone, nanoparticles, and plant extracts.
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- Chinaza Godswill Awuchi
- Department of Biochemistry, Kampala International University, Bushenyi P.O. Box 20000, Uganda;
- School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Kampala International University, Kampala P.O. Box 20000, Uganda
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- Department of Biochemistry, Kampala International University, Bushenyi P.O. Box 20000, Uganda;
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- Department of Biochemistry, Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta, Abeokuta P.M.B. 2240, Ogun State, Nigeria;
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- School of Biotechnology, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar 751019, Odisha, India;
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- Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Sciences, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, 51-630 Wrocław, Poland; (K.B.); (M.K.)
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- Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Sciences, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, 51-630 Wrocław, Poland; (K.B.); (M.K.)
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- Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Sciences, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, 51-630 Wrocław, Poland; (K.B.); (M.K.)
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- CERNAS Research Centre, Polytechnic Institute of Viseu, 3504-510 Viseu, Portugal
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Garde A, Sherwood DR. Fueling Cell Invasion through Extracellular Matrix. Trends Cell Biol 2021; 31:445-456. [PMID: 33549396 PMCID: PMC8122022 DOI: 10.1016/j.tcb.2021.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2020] [Revised: 01/07/2021] [Accepted: 01/14/2021] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Cell invasion through extracellular matrix (ECM) has pivotal roles in cell dispersal during development, immune cell trafficking, and cancer metastasis. Many elegant studies have revealed the specialized cellular protrusions, proteases, and distinct modes of migration invasive cells use to overcome ECM barriers. Less clear, however, is how invasive cells provide energy, specifically ATP, to power the energetically demanding membrane trafficking, F-actin polymerization, and actomyosin machinery that mediate break down, remodeling, and movement through ECMs. Here, we provide an overview of the challenges of examining ATP generation and delivery within invading cells and how recent studies using diverse invasion models, experimental approaches, and energy biosensors are revealing that energy metabolism is an integral component of cell invasive behavior that is dynamically tuned to overcome the ECM environment.
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- Aastha Garde
- Department of Cell Biology, Duke University, Box 3709, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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- Department of Biology, Duke University, Box 90338, Durham, NC 27708, USA; Regeneration Next, Duke University, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
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Sidhu A, Diwan V, Kaur H, Bhateja D, Singh CK, Sharma S, Padi SSV. Nicotinamide reverses behavioral impairments and provides neuroprotection in 3-nitropropionic acid induced animal model ofHuntington's disease: implication of oxidative stress- poly(ADP- ribose) polymerase pathway. Metab Brain Dis 2018; 33:1911-1921. [PMID: 30054774 DOI: 10.1007/s11011-018-0297-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2018] [Accepted: 07/23/2018] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Huntington's disease (HD) is characterized by cognitive and psychiatric impairment caused by neuronal degeneration in the brain. Several studies have supported the hypothesis that oxidative stress is the main pathogenic factor in HD. The current study aims to determine the possible neuroprotective effects of nicotinamide on 3-nitropropionic acid (3-NP) induced HD. Male Wistar albino rats were divided into six groups. Group I was the vehicle-treated control, group II received 3-NP (20 mg/kg, intraperitoneally (i.p.) for 4 days, group III received nicotinamide (500 mg/kg, i.p.). The remaining groups received a combination of 3-NP plus nicotinamide 100, 300 or 500 mg/kg, i.p. respectively for 8 days. Afterward, the motor function and hind paw activity in the limb withdrawal were tested; rats were then euthanized for biochemical and histopathological analyses. Treatment of rats with 3-NP altered the motor function, elevated oxidative stress and caused significant histopathological changes in the brain. The treatment of rats with nicotinamide (100, 300 and 500 mg/kg) improved the motor function tested by locomotor activity test, movement analysis, and limb withdrawal test, which was associated with decreased oxidative stress markers (malondialdehyde, nitrites) and increased antioxidant enzyme (glutathione) levels. In addition, nicotinamide treatment decreased lactate dehydrogenase and prevented neuronal death in the striatal region. Our study, therefore, concludes that antioxidant drugs like nicotinamide might slow progression of clinical HD and may improve the motor functions in HD patients. To the best of our knowledge, this study is the first to explore the neuroprotective effects of nicotinamide on 3-NP-induced HD.
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- Akram Sidhu
- Neuropharmacology Division, Department of Pharmacology, I.S.F College of Pharmacy, Ferozepur Road, Ghal Kalan, Moga, Punjab, 142001, India.
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- UQ Diamantina Institute, Centre for Kidney Disease Research, Translational Research Institute, The University of Queensland, Woolloongabba, QLD, 4102, Australia
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- Neuropharmacology Division, Department of Pharmacology, I.S.F College of Pharmacy, Ferozepur Road, Ghal Kalan, Moga, Punjab, 142001, India
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- Neuropharmacology Division, Department of Pharmacology, I.S.F College of Pharmacy, Ferozepur Road, Ghal Kalan, Moga, Punjab, 142001, India
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- Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana, Punjab, 141012, India
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- Neuropharmacology Division, Department of Pharmacology, I.S.F College of Pharmacy, Ferozepur Road, Ghal Kalan, Moga, Punjab, 142001, India
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- Neuropharmacology Division, Department of Pharmacology, I.S.F College of Pharmacy, Ferozepur Road, Ghal Kalan, Moga, Punjab, 142001, India
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Misihairabgwi J, Ishola A, Quaye I, Sulyok M, Krska R. Diversity and fate of fungal metabolites during the preparation of oshikundu, a Namibian traditional fermented beverage. WORLD MYCOTOXIN J 2018. [DOI: 10.3920/wmj2018.2352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Sorghum and pearl millet, ingredients for the popular Namibian traditional fermented beverage oshikundu, are prone to fungal infection, raising concerns for consumer health from mycotoxin exposure. This study aimed at determining the diversity of fungal metabolites in street-vended ingredients and their transfer rates into oshikundu. A total of 105 samples (40 sorghum malt, 40 pearl millet, 25 oshikundu) were analysed for 700 fungal, bacterial and plant metabolites, using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. Of 98 quantified metabolites, 84 were fungal, some being mycotoxins. Aspergillus metabolites were most prevalent (50%, n=42), including aflatoxins, aflatoxin precursors, cyclopiazonic acid and 3-nitropropionic acid from Aspergillus flavus; helvolic acid, gliotoxin and fumiquinazolines from Aspergillus fumigatus and cytochalasin E, patulin and tryptoquivalines from Aspergillus clavatus. High levels of up to 2,280 μg/kg for cyclopiazonic acid and 11,900 μg/kg for 3-nitropropionic acid were quantified in sorghum malts. Other metabolites included fumonisins, curvularin, alternariol and dihydroergosine produced by Fusarium, Penicillium, Alternaria and Claviceps genera, respectively. European Union legislated mycotoxins occurred in cereals at a prevalence range of 3-75%, while none were quantifiable in oshikundu. Aflatoxin B1 was quantified in pearl millet meals (13%) and sorghum malts (50%), with 15% sorghum malts having levels above the European Union regulatory limit of 5 μg/kg. Fumonisin B1 was quantified in pearl millet meals (50%) and sorghum malts (75%) at maximum levels of 3,060 μg/kg and 123 μg/kg respectively, and levels in 5% pearl millet meals were above the European Union regulatory limit of 2,000 μg/kg. Zearalenone and ochratoxin A were quantified in the cereals at levels below European Union regulatory limits. For most metabolites quantifiable in oshikundu, transfer rates from cereals to oshikundu were above 50%, necessitating the use of good quality ingredients for preparing oshikundu and assessment of consumer exposure to mycotoxins.
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- J.M. Misihairabgwi
- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, School of Medicine, University of Namibia, Private Bag 13301, Windhoek, Namibia
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Phytochemistry, School of Pharmacy, University of Namibia, Private Bag 13301, Windhoek, Namibia
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- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, School of Medicine, University of Namibia, Private Bag 13301, Windhoek, Namibia
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- Center for Analytical Chemistry, Department of Agrobiotechnology (IFA-Tulln), University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna (BOKU), Konrad Lorenz Str. 20, 3430, Tulln, Austria
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- Center for Analytical Chemistry, Department of Agrobiotechnology (IFA-Tulln), University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna (BOKU), Konrad Lorenz Str. 20, 3430, Tulln, Austria
- Institute for Global Food Security, School of Biological Sciences, Queen´s University Belfast, University Road, Belfast BT7 1NN, United Kingdom
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Matumba L, Sulyok M, Monjerezi M, Biswick T, Krska R. Fungal metabolites diversity in maize and associated human dietary exposures relate to micro-climatic patterns in Malawi. WORLD MYCOTOXIN J 2015. [DOI: 10.3920/wmj2014.1773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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This study investigated the diversity of fungal metabolites in maize across four agro-ecological zones of Malawi. A total of 90 maize samples (for human consumption), collected from farmsteads, were analysed for 235 fungal metabolites using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. A total of 65 metabolites were found in the samples. 75% of samples from the hottest agro-ecological zone contained either aflatoxins, fumonisins, deoxynivalenol, zearalenone; or a combination thereof in levels exceeding European Union (EU) maximum levels, whereas the related fraction was only 17% in the cool temperature zone. Aflatoxins, citrinin, 3-nitropropionic acid, monocerin and equisetin were most prevalent and in higher levels in samples from hot agro-ecological zones, whereas deoxynivalenol, nivalenol, zearalenone and aurofusarin were most prevalent in cool agro-ecologies. On the basis of per-capita maize consumption, estimated daily intakes for all samples from hot ecologies were well above the JECFA's provisional maximum tolerable daily intake (PMTDI) of 2.0 μg/kg body weight (bw)/day for fumonisins, whereas the PMTDI of 1.0 μg/kg bw/day for deoxynivalenol was exceeded in relatively more (90%) samples from the cool highlands than the other zones. These results demonstrate the influence of micro-climatic conditions on mycotoxin prevalence patterns and underscores the need for development of agro-ecological specific mycotoxin dietary exposure management strategies.
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- L. Matumba
- Department of Agricultural Research Services, Chitedze Station, P.O. Box 158, Lilongwe, Malawi
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- Department for Agrobiotechnology (IFA-Tulln), University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU), Konrad Lorenz Str. 20, 3430 Tulln, Austria
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- Chancellor College, Department of Chemistry, University of Malawi, P.O. Box 280, Zomba, Malawi
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- Chancellor College, Department of Chemistry, University of Malawi, P.O. Box 280, Zomba, Malawi
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- Department for Agrobiotechnology (IFA-Tulln), University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU), Konrad Lorenz Str. 20, 3430 Tulln, Austria
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Li Y, Periwal V. Synergy in free radical generation is blunted by high-fat diet induced alterations in skeletal muscle mitochondrial metabolism. Biophys J 2013; 104:1127-41. [PMID: 23473496 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2013.01.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2012] [Revised: 01/15/2013] [Accepted: 01/18/2013] [Indexed: 10/27/2022] Open
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Due to their role in cellular energetics and metabolism, skeletal muscle mitochondria appear to play a key role in the development of insulin resistance and type II diabetes. High-fat diet can induce higher levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS), evidenced by hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) emission from mitochondria, which may be causal for insulin resistance in skeletal muscle. The underlying mechanisms are unclear. Recent published data on single substrate (pyruvate, succinate, fat) metabolism in both normal diet (CON) and high-fat diet (HFD) states of skeletal muscle allowed us to develop an integrated mathematical model of skeletal muscle mitochondrial metabolism. Model simulations suggested that long-term HFD may affect specific metabolic reaction/pathways by altering enzyme activities. Our model allows us to predict oxygen consumption and ROS generation for any combination of substrates. In particular, we predict a synergy between (iso-membrane potential) combinations of pyruvate and fat in ROS production compared to the sum of ROS production with each substrate singly in both CON and HFD states. This synergy is blunted in the HFD state.
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- Yanjun Li
- Laboratory of Biological Modeling, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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Nishimura M, Okimura Y, Fujita H, Yano H, Lee J, Suzaki E, Inoue M, Utsumi K, Sasaki J. Mechanism of 3-nitropropionic acid-induced membrane permeability transition of isolated mitochondria and its suppression by L-carnitine. Cell Biochem Funct 2008; 26:881-91. [DOI: 10.1002/cbf.1521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Oxidase, superoxide dismutase, and hydrogen peroxide reductase activities of methanobactin from types I and II methanotrophs. J Inorg Biochem 2008; 102:1571-80. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2008.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2007] [Revised: 02/04/2008] [Accepted: 02/08/2008] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Aiken KJ, Bickford JS, Kilberg MS, Nick HS. Metabolic regulation of manganese superoxide dismutase expression via essential amino acid deprivation. J Biol Chem 2008; 283:10252-63. [PMID: 18187411 PMCID: PMC2447627 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m709944200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2007] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Organisms respond to available nutrient levels by rapidly adjusting metabolic flux, in part through changes in gene expression. A consequence of adaptations in metabolic rate is the production of mitochondria-derived reactive oxygen species. Therefore, we hypothesized that nutrient sensing could regulate the synthesis of the primary defense of the cell against superoxide radicals, manganese superoxide dismutase. Our data establish a novel nutrient-sensing pathway for manganese superoxide dismutase expression mediated through essential amino acid depletion concurrent with an increase in cellular viability. Most relevantly, our results are divergent from current mechanisms governing amino acid-dependent gene regulation. This pathway requires the presence of glutamine, signaling via the tricarboxylic acid cycle/electron transport chain, an intact mitochondrial membrane potential, and the activity of both the MEK/ERK and mammalian target of rapamycin kinases. Our results provide evidence for convergence of metabolic cues with nutrient control of antioxidant gene regulation, revealing a potential signaling strategy that impacts free radical-mediated mutations with implications in cancer and aging.
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- Kimberly J Aiken
- Department of Neuroscience, McKnight Brain Institute, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610, USA
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Alpha-tocopheryl succinate induces apoptosis by targeting ubiquinone-binding sites in mitochondrial respiratory complex II. Oncogene 2008; 27:4324-35. [PMID: 18372923 DOI: 10.1038/onc.2008.69] [Citation(s) in RCA: 222] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Alpha-tocopheryl succinate (alpha-TOS) is a selective inducer of apoptosis in cancer cells, which involves the accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS). The molecular target of alpha-TOS has not been identified. Here, we show that alpha-TOS inhibits succinate dehydrogenase (SDH) activity of complex II (CII) by interacting with the proximal and distal ubiquinone (UbQ)-binding site (Q(P) and Q(D), respectively). This is based on biochemical analyses and molecular modelling, revealing similar or stronger interaction energy of alpha-TOS compared to that of UbQ for the Q(P) and Q(D) sites, respectively. CybL-mutant cells with dysfunctional CII failed to accumulate ROS and underwent apoptosis in the presence of alpha-TOS. Similar resistance was observed when CybL was knocked down with siRNA. Reconstitution of functional CII rendered CybL-mutant cells susceptible to alpha-TOS. We propose that alpha-TOS displaces UbQ in CII causing electrons generated by SDH to recombine with molecular oxygen to yield ROS. Our data highlight CII, a known tumour suppressor, as a novel target for cancer therapy.
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Takahashi T, Okuno M, Okamoto T, Kishi T. NADPH-dependent coenzyme Q reductase is the main enzyme responsible for the reduction of non-mitochondrial CoQ in cells. Biofactors 2008; 32:59-70. [PMID: 19096101 DOI: 10.1002/biof.5520320108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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We purified an NADPH-dependent coenzyme Q reductase (NADPH-CoQ reductase) in rat liver cytosol and compared its enzymatic properties with those of the other CoQ10 reductases such as NADPH: quinone acceptor oxidoreductase 1 (NQO1), lipoamide dehydrogenase, thioredoxine reductase and glutathione reductase. NADPH-CoQ reductase was the only enzyme that preferred NADPH to NADH as an electron donor and was also different from the other CoQ10 reductases in the sensitivities to its inhibitors and stimulators. Especially, Zn2+ was the most powerful inhibitor for NADPH-CoQ reductase, but CoQ10 reduction by the other CoQ10 reductases could not be inhibited by Zn2+. Furthermore, the reduction of the CoQ9 incorporated into HeLa cells was also inhibited by Zn2+ in the presence of pyrithione, a zinc ionophore. Moreover, NQO1 gene silencing in HeLa cells by transfection of a small interfering RNA resulted in lowering of both the NQO1 protein level and the NQO1 activity by about 75%. However, this transfection did not affect the NADPH-CoQ reductase activity and the reduction of CoQ9 incorporated into the cells. These results suggest that the NADPH-CoQ reductase located in cytosol may be the main enzyme responsible for the reduction of non-mitochondrial CoQ in cells.
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- Takayuki Takahashi
- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Department of Health Sciences and Social Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kobe Gakuin University, Kobe, Japan.
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Loss of the SdhB, but Not the SdhA, subunit of complex II triggers reactive oxygen species-dependent hypoxia-inducible factor activation and tumorigenesis. Mol Cell Biol 2007; 28:718-31. [PMID: 17967865 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.01338-07] [Citation(s) in RCA: 334] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Mitochondrial complex II is a tumor suppressor comprised of four subunits (SdhA, SdhB, SdhC, and SdhD). Mutations in any of these should disrupt complex II enzymatic activity, yet defects in SdhA produce bioenergetic deficiency while defects in SdhB, SdhC, or SdhD induce tumor formation. The mechanisms underlying these differences are not known. We show that the inhibition of distal subunits of complex II, either pharmacologically or via RNA interference of SdhB, increases normoxic reactive oxygen species (ROS) production, increases hypoxia-inducible factor alpha (HIF-alpha) stabilization in an ROS-dependent manner, and increases growth rates in vitro and in vivo without affecting hypoxia-mediated activation of HIF-alpha. Proximal pharmacologic inhibition or RNA interference of complex II at SdhA, however, does not increase normoxic ROS production or HIF-alpha stabilization and results in decreased growth rates in vitro and in vivo. Furthermore, the enhanced growth rates resulting from SdhB suppression are inhibited by the suppression of HIF-1alpha and/or HIF-2alpha, indicating that the mechanism of SdhB-induced tumor formation relies upon ROS production and subsequent HIF-alpha activation. Therefore, differences in ROS production, HIF proliferation, and cell proliferation contribute to the differences in tumor phenotype in cells lacking SdhB as opposed to those lacking SdhA.
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Banerjee A, Meenakumari KJ, Krishna A. Relationship between delayed embryonic development and metabolic factors and fat deposition in fruit bat Cynopterus sphinx. Reprod Fertil Dev 2007; 19:626-33. [PMID: 17601410 DOI: 10.1071/rd06160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2006] [Accepted: 04/16/2007] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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The present study was undertaken in the fruit bat Cynopterus sphinx, which breeds twice in quick succession at Varanasi, India. Its gestation period varies significantly in the two successive pregnancies of the year owing to delayed embryonic development during the first (winter) pregnancy. The primary aim of the present study was to determine the role of metabolic factors in delayed embryonic development in the fruit bat C. sphinx. Variation in bodyweight, fat deposition, oxygen (O2) consumption rate, basal metabolic rate (BMR), body temperature (Tb) and hepatic succinate dehydrogenase (SDH) activity, along with circulating levels of thyroid hormones (tri-iodothyronine and thyroxine), were examined as metabolic factors during the two successive pregnancies in C. sphinx. The increase in bodyweight observed in November was due to accumulation of white adipose tissue in the posterior abdominal region. A significant decline in O2 consumption rate, BMR, Tb and SDH activity was found in early winter in November–December, which coincides closely with the period of fat accumulation and with the period of delayed embryonic development in C. sphinx. A significantly higher O2 consumption rate, BMR, Tb and SDH activity was noted during the second pregnancy in, when embryonic development was relatively faster. Thyroid hormone levels were high during the period of embryonic delay compared with levels during the remaining months. The results of the present study suggest that the delayed embryonic development in C. sphinx during early winter may be due to a low O2 consumption rate, BMR, Tb and SDH activity in November–December. The energy saved by suppressing embryonic development in this species may be advantageous for fat accumulation. Increased thyroid hormone levels during the early winter period might facilitate fat accumulation in C. sphinx.
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- Arnab Banerjee
- Department of Zoology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221 005, India
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Mabanta L, Valane P, Borne J, Frame MD. Initiation of remote microvascular preconditioning requires KATP channel activity. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2006; 290:H264-71. [PMID: 16126818 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00455.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The purpose of this study was to investigate vascular preconditioning of individual microvascular networks. Prior work shows that exposure of downstream arterioles to specific agonists preconditions upstream arterioles so that they exhibit an altered local vasoactive response [remote microvascular preconditioning (RMP)]. We hypothesized that mitochondrial ATP-sensitive K+ (KATP) channels were involved in stimulation of RMP. Arteriolar diameter (∼15 μm) was observed ∼1,000 μm upstream of the remote exposure site in the cheek pouch of pentobarbital sodium-anesthetized (70 mg/kg) male hamsters ( n = 104); all agonists were applied via micropipette. RMP was initiated by application of pinacidil (Pin), diazoxide (DZ), sodium nitroprusside (SNP), or bradykinin (BK) to the downstream vessel. After 15 min, RMP was apparent at the upstream observation site from testing of local vasoactive responses to l-arginine. Pin, DZ, SNP, and BK each stimulated RMP. To evaluate a specific role for mitochondrial KATP channels in this response, 5-hydroxydecanoate was applied (via a 2nd pipette) during downstream stimulation with agonist. 5-Hydroxydecanoate blocked RMP initiated by Pin, DZ, or SNP, suggesting that mitochondrial KATP channels are involved before SNP signal transduction. To verify this, we applied Nω-nitro-l-arginine during DZ or SNP stimulation. RMP was blocked during SNP, but not during DZ, stimulation. Thus stimulation of the RMP response requires mitochondrial KATP channel activity after stimulation by nitric oxide donors.
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- Lauren Mabanta
- Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, SUNY Stony Brook, Stony Brook, New York 11794, USA
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Weissmann N, Zeller S, Schäfer RU, Turowski C, Ay M, Quanz K, Ghofrani HA, Schermuly RT, Fink L, Seeger W, Grimminger F. Impact of mitochondria and NADPH oxidases on acute and sustained hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 2005; 34:505-13. [PMID: 16357364 DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.2005-0337oc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
Abstract
Hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction (HPV) matches lung perfusion with ventilation to optimize pulmonary gas exchange. However, it remains unclear whether acute HPV (occurring within seconds) and the vasoconstrictor response to sustained alveolar hypoxia (developing over several hours) are triggered by identical mechanisms. We investigated the effect of mitochondrial and NADPH oxidase inhibitors on both phases of HPV in intact rabbit lungs. These studies revealed that the sustained HPV is largely dependent on mitochondrial complex I and totally dependent on complex IV, whereas NADPH oxidase dependence was only observed for acute HPV. These findings were reinforced by an alternative approach employing lungs from mice deficient in the NADPH oxidase subunit p 47(phox). In these mice (which lack a subunit suggested to be important for the function of most NADPH oxidase isoforms), but not in gp 91(phox)-deficient mice (which represent only one isoform of NADPH oxidases), acute HPV was significantly reduced, while non-hypoxia-induced vasoconstrictions elicited by the thromboxane mimetic U46619 were not affected. We concluded that the acute phase and the sustained phase of HPV are differentially regulated, with NADPH oxidase activity predominating in the acute phase, while a strong dependence on mitochondrial participation was observed for the second phase.
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- Norbert Weissmann
- University Giessen Lung Centre (UGLC), Medical Clinic II/V, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Klinikstrasse 36, 35392 Giessen, Germany.
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Chomcheon P, Wiyakrutta S, Sriubolmas N, Ngamrojanavanich N, Isarangkul D, Kittakoop P. 3-Nitropropionic acid (3-NPA), a potent antimycobacterial agent from endophytic fungi: is 3-NPA in some plants produced by endophytes? JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2005; 68:1103-5. [PMID: 16038559 DOI: 10.1021/np050036a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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3-Nitropropionic acid (3-NPA, 1) was found in extracts of several strains of endophytic fungi. 3-NPA (1) exhibited potent antimycobacterial activity with the minimum inhibition concentration of 3.3 microM, but was inactive against NCI-H187, BC, KB, and Vero cell lines. Endophytes were found to produce high levels of 3-NPA (1), and therefore 3-NPA (1) accumulated in certain plants may be produced by the associated endophytes. 3-NPA (1) may be used as a chemotaxonomic marker for endophytic fungi. The structure of 3-hydroxypropionic acid, a nematicidal agent, should be revised to 3-NPA (1).
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- Porntep Chomcheon
- Program of Biotechnology and Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
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